Item 8.01. Other Events.
On June 3, 2009 Cousins Properties Incorporated (the "Company") issued a press release relating to the dividend to be paid on June 5, 2009 to the holders of record of the Company's common stock as of the close of business on May 1, 2009. A copy of the press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits The following exhibit is filed herewith:

Exhibit No. Description

99.1 Cousins Properties Incorporated Press Release, dated June 3, 2009.

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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: June 3, 2009

COUSINS PROPERTIES INCORPORATED

By: /s/ Robert M. Jackson Robert M. Jackson Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary