Cousins Properties Declares Second Quarter Common and Preferred Stock Dividends
April 15 2010 - 4:01PM
Business Wire
Cousins Properties Incorporated (NYSE: CUZ) announced today that
its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.09
per share, payable June 18, 2010, to common stockholders of record
as of May 3, 2010. The dividend will be payable in a combination of
cash and shares of the Company’s common stock with the cash
component of the dividend not to exceed 33.34% of the aggregate
dividend amount.
Pursuant to IRS Revenue Procedure 2010-12, shareholders may
elect to receive payment of the dividend all in cash or all in
common shares. Shareholders who do not make an election will be
deemed to have elected to receive their dividend in cash. To the
extent that cash elections are received with respect to more than
33.34% of the aggregate dividend amount, the cash portion will be
prorated among shareholders electing to receive cash. Common shares
included in the dividend will be valued at the average of the
closing prices of Cousins common stock on the New York Stock
Exchange on June 7, 8 and 9, 2010. The Company expects the dividend
to be fully taxable to its shareholders and reserves the right to
pay the dividend entirely in cash.
An information letter will be mailed to shareholders of record
promptly after May 11, 2010. The properly completed election form
to receive cash or common shares must be received by the Company’s
transfer agent prior to 5:00 p.m. (EST) on June 4, 2010. If
your shares are held through a bank, broker or nominee, and you
have questions regarding the dividend, please contact such bank,
broker or nominee. Registered stockholders with questions regarding
the dividend may call the Company’s transfer agent, American Stock
Transfer & Trust Company, at (800) 937-5449.
The Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash
dividend on its Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred
Stock. The dividend of $0.484375 per share, or $1.9375 on an
annualized basis, is payable May 17, 2010, to Series A
preferred stockholders of record on May 3, 2010.
The Board of Directors has also declared a regular quarterly
cash dividend on its Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred
Stock. The dividend of $0.46875 per share, or $1.875 on an
annualized basis, is payable May 17, 2010, to Series B
preferred stockholders of record on May 3, 2010.
Cousins Properties Incorporated is a leading diversified real
estate company with extensive experience in development,
acquisition, financing, management and leasing. Based in Atlanta,
the Company actively invests in office, multi-family, retail and
land development projects. Since its founding in 1958, Cousins has
developed 20 million square feet of office space,
20 million square feet of retail space, more than 3,500
multi-family units and more than 60 single-family neighborhoods.
The Company is a fully integrated equity real estate investment
trust (REIT) and trades on the New York Stock Exchange under
the symbol CUZ. For more, please visit
www.cousinsproperties.com.
This press release does not constitute an offer of any
securities for sale. Certain matters discussed in this press
release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the
federal securities laws and are subject to uncertainties and risk
and actual results may differ materially from projections. Readers
should carefully review Cousins’ financial statements and notes
thereto, as well as the risk factors described in Part I,
Item 1A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2009 and other documents Cousins files
from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Such
forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and
speak as of the date of such statements. Cousins undertakes no
obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking
statement, whether as a result of future events, new information or
otherwise.
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