Hickson Richard G IV 4

What Happened
Richard G. Hickson IV, Executive Vice President of Cousins Properties (CUZ), received an award of 14,693 restricted shares on 2026-02-13 valued at $22.46 each (total $330,005). To satisfy the tax withholding on that grant, 4,640 shares were withheld on 2026-02-17 at the same $22.46 price (value $104,214).

Key Details

• Primary grant: 14,693 restricted shares (Code A) at $22.46/share — total value $330,005 (granted 2026-02-13).
• Tax withholding: 4,640 shares withheld (Code F) at $22.46/share — value $104,214 (recorded 2026-02-17).
• Vesting: Awarded restricted shares vest equally over three years on each anniversary of the grant; Cousins will hold the shares until they vest. While unvested, the reporting person has dividend and voting rights; unvested shares forfeit upon termination (Footnote F1).
• Additional restricted shares noted in the filing: 35,874 (F2) and 25,458 (F4) awarded under the 2019 Omnibus Incentive Stock Plan.
• Shares owned after the transactions are not specified in this filing.
• Filing: Form 4 filed 2026-02-17 for a 2026-02-13 transaction — filed within the SEC’s two-business-day window (no late filing indicated).

Context
This was a restricted stock award (not an open-market purchase or option exercise). The withholding of 4,640 shares to pay taxes is a routine administrative disposition common with equity grants and does not represent a voluntary sale for investment purposes. The award vests over three years, so the economic ownership and potential sale restrictions remain until vesting.