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4 · COUSINS PROPERTIES INC · Filed Feb 17, 2026

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Cousins Properties (CUZ) SVP Jeffrey Symes Receives Restricted Stock Award

What Happened

Jeffrey D. Symes, Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Cousins Properties (CUZ), received a grant of 5,788 restricted shares on 2026-02-13 valued at $22.46 each (total ~$129,998).
On 2026-02-17, 1,936 of those shares were withheld/disposed to satisfy the reporting person's tax liability (at the same $22.46 price, value ~$43,483). Net new restricted shares delivered = 3,852.

Key Details

Transaction types: A = Award/Grant (5,788 shares), F = Shares withheld for taxes (1,936 shares).
Prices and values: $22.46 per share; award value $129,998; tax-withheld shares value $43,483.
Vesting: The restricted shares vest equally over three years (annual vesting on each anniversary). Company holds the shares until they vest; Symes retains voting rights and cash dividends while shares are unvested. Unvested shares forfeit upon termination.
Other holdings noted in the filing: the filing references additional restricted-stock amounts (e.g., 14,416 and 10,070 restricted shares in prior awards) and 4,890 shares held jointly with spouse.
Filing date: Form filed 2026-02-17 for a 2026-02-13 grant; filing appears to be timely.

Context

This was an equity award (restricted stock grant) rather than an open-market purchase or sale. The withholding of 1,936 shares was to cover tax obligations (a routine administrative action), not a market sale.
Restricted-stock awards indicate compensation alignment with long-term shareholder performance but do not necessarily signal a personal trading decision.

Form 4

Period: 2026-02-13

SVP, Chief Accounting Officer

Transactions

Award
Common Stock
[F1][F2][F3]
2026-02-13$22.46/sh+5,788$129,998→ 24,654 total
Tax Payment
Common Stock
[F4][F3][F5]
2026-02-17$22.46/sh−1,936$43,483→ 22,718 total

Footnotes (5)

[F1]Award of restricted stock shares under the Cousins Properties Incorporated (CPI) 2019 Omnibus Incentive Stock Plan. These shares will vest equally over three years on each anniversary date of the grant. CPI will hold these shares until such shares become vested. While the shares are being held prior to vesting, the reporting person will have the right to receive all cash dividends and to vote the restricted shares. All unvested shares will forfeit upon termination of employment.
[F2]Includes 14,416 of restricted stock awarded under the Cousins Properties Incorporated (CPI) 2019 Omnibus Incentive Stock Plan. While the shares are being held prior to vesting, the reporting person will have the right to receive all cash dividends and to vote the restricted shares. All unvested shares will forfeit upon termination of employment.
[F3]Includes 4,890 of stock held in joint account with spouse.
[F4]Shares withheld from the vesting of restricted stock to pay the reporting person's tax liability as permitted under the 2019 Omnibus Incentive Stock Plan.
[F5]Includes 10,070 of restricted stock awarded under the Cousins Properties Incorporated (CPI) 2019 Omnibus Incentive Stock Plan. While the shares are being held prior to vesting, the reporting person will have the right to receive all cash dividends and to vote the restricted shares. All unvested shares will forfeit upon termination of employment.

Signature

/s/ Jeffrey Symes|2026-02-17

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