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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
____________

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 5, 2017

Cousins Properties Incorporated
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Georgia
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

001-11312
(Commission File Number)

58-0869052
(IRS Employer Identification Number)


191 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 500, Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1740
(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (404) 407-1000

Not applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
 
 
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

On January 3, 2016, Cousins Properties Incorporated (the “Company”) filed a press release which provided an update on 2016 year-end activity and 2017 FFO guidance. A copy of this Press Release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The furnishing of these materials is not intended to constitute a representation that such furnishing is required by Regulation FD or other securities laws, or that the fact sheet or presentation materials include material investor information that is not otherwise publicly available. In addition, the Company does not assume any obligation to update such information in the future.

The information contained in the fact sheet and presentation shall not be deemed “filed” with the Commission nor incorporated by reference in any registration statement filed by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.


Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)    Exhibits

The following exhibits are filed herewith:

Exhibit No.        Exhibit Description

99.1             Press Release providing 2016 year-end update and 2017 FFO Guidance









































Signatures


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: January 5, 2017


COUSINS PROPERTIES INCORPORATED

By:
/s/ Pamela F. Roper
Pamela F. Roper
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

















































EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.            Exhibit Description

99.1                     Press Release, dated January 3, 2017