Cousins Properties Announces Results of Second Quarter Dividend Elections

ATLANTA, GA--Cousins Properties Incorporated (NYSE: CUZ) announced today the results of the shareholders’ elections relating to Cousins’ second quarter common stock dividend of $0.09 per share declared by its Board of Directors on April 15, 2010.

The dividend will consist of approximately $3.0 million in cash and 866,000 shares of common stock.

 The amount of cash elected to be received was greater than the cash limit of 33.34% of the total value of the dividend, or approximately $3.0 million, and therefore shareholders who elected to receive all cash will receive a combination of cash and stock.

 The number of shares included in the dividend is calculated based on the $6.98 average closing price per share of Cousins’ common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on June 7, 8 and 9, 2010. The dividend of $0.09 per share will be paid as follows:

---to shareholders electing to receive the dividend in all stock, Cousins will pay the entire dividend in common stock;

---to shareholders either electing to receive the dividend in all cash or failing to make an election, Cousins will pay the dividend in the form of $0.0389 per share in cash and $0.0511 per share in common stock; and

Cousins will pay fractional shares in cash.

Registered shareholders with questions regarding the dividend election may call American Stock Transfer & Trust Co., Cousins’ transfer agent, at 1-800-937-5449.

 If your shares are held through a bank, broker or nominee and you have questions regarding the dividend election, please contact your bank, broker or nominee.

 The issuance of approximately 866,000 shares of Cousins’ common stock pursuant to this dividend resulted in an effective increase of 0.86% in shares of common stock outstanding on the record date of May 3, 2010.

Contacts
Cameron Golden, 404-407-1984, CameronGolden@cousinsproperties.com
http://www.cousinsproperties.com/