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

Cousins Properties Incorporated

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Georgia

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

0-3576

(Commission File Number)

58-0869052

(IRS Employer Identification Number)

191 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 3600, 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)

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

(b) On November 10, 2008, Joel T. Murphy, the executive vice president and chief leasing and asset management officer of Cousins Properties Incorporated (the “Company”), notified the Company that he is retiring effective December 31, 2008. Mr. Murphy has agreed to serve as a consultant to the Company after his retirement. Compensatory arrangements with respect to his retirement and service as a consultant have not yet been finalized.

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: November 14, 2008