STONE R DARY 4

What Happened

• Stone R. Dary, a director of Cousins Properties Inc. (CUZ), was granted a total of 9,867 shares on June 1, 2026 as director compensation under the company's 2019 Incentive Stock Plan. The grants break down as 5,681 shares at $26.40 each (value $149,978) and 4,186 shares at $25.08 each (value $104,985), totaling ≈ $254,963. These were awards (transaction code A), i.e., stock issued in lieu of or as part of director fees—not an open-market purchase.

Key Details

• Transaction date(s): 2026-06-01
• Grants: 5,681 shares @ $26.40 = $149,978; 4,186 shares @ $25.08 = $104,985; total 9,867 shares ≈ $254,963
• Transaction type: Award/Grant (code A) — stock issued for director compensation
• Shares owned after the transaction: Not specified in the filing
• Footnotes:
  • F1: Portion of the 2026–2027 director retainer was paid in stock; number of shares determined using the June 1, 2026 closing price.
  • F2: Some stock was issued in place of cash compensation and valued at 95% of the closing price per the 2019 Plan.
• Filing: Report filed 2026-06-03 reporting the 2026-06-01 transaction; appears to be filed timely.

Context

• This is routine director compensation converted into equity, which aligns director pay with shareholder interests. Such awards are common and do not necessarily signal the director buying or selling based on private information. For retail investors, purchases (open-market buys) often provide clearer signals of insider sentiment than routine compensation grants.