---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000025232-26-000021"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CUZ"
cik: "0000025232"
company_name: "COUSINS PROPERTIES INC"
filed_at: "2026-03-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T18:17:49.785181+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Cousins Properties highlights $1.4B acquisitions since 2024 and 5.3x leverage in March 2026 investor deck

## Summary
- Portfolio 22.2M SF, 90.7% leased, avg year built 2011; 72% of NOI from assets developed/redeveloped since 2010.
- Record leasing pipeline >1.2M SF; 47 consecutive quarters of cash rent increases; 11.5% FFO/share growth forecast 2023-2026.
- Lowest office sector leverage at 5.3x Net Debt/EBITDA; $890M liquidity; $89M forward equity.
- Since 2024 sourced >$1.4B in acquisitions including 300 Tryon ($317.5M), Vantage ($328.5M), Link ($218M), Sail Tower ($521.8M).
- Active development 916K SF; land bank supports 5.3M SF; 100% Sun Belt/Class A portfolio.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000025232-26-000021
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CUZ
- cik: 0000025232
- company_name: COUSINS PROPERTIES INC
- filed_at: 2026-03-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/25232/000002523226000021/0000025232-26-000021-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/25232/000002523226000021/cuz-20260309.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000025232-26-000021
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000025232-26-000021.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000025232-26-000021.txt

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