Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On July 15, 2009, the Board of Directors of Cousins Properties Incorporated (the "Company") elected Lawrence L. Gellerstedt, III, the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, to the Board of Directors of the Company, effective immediately.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On July 15, 2009, the Board of Directors of the Company declared a dividend payable to holders of the Company's common stock of $0.15 per share. The dividend is payable to shareholders of record as of the close of business on August 3, 2009, and it is expected to be paid on September 16, 2009. Shareholders will have the option to elect to receive payment of the dividend in cash or shares, except that the aggregate amount of cash payable in the dividend will be limited to 33.34% of the total value of the dividend, or approximately $2.6 million. Cash will be paid in lieu of fractional shares.
A copy of the press release announcing the dividend 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 July 15, 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: July 15, 2009

COUSINS PROPERTIES INCORPORATED

By: /s/ James A. Fleming James A. Fleming Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer