Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
CHARLESWORTH TOM G
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
COUSINS PROPERTIES INC [CUZ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Executive Vice President
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
2500 WINDY RIDGE PARKWAY SUITE 1600
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/19/2005
(Street)

ATLANTA, GA 30339
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 01/19/2005   M   69,148 A $ 21.23 221,523 (1) D  
Common Stock 01/19/2005   F   55,158 (2) D $ 30.45 166,365 (1) D  
Common Stock               10,396 (3) I See Footnote

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options (Right to buy) $ 21.23 01/19/2005   M     69,148 12/28/2001 12/28/2010 Common Stock 69,148 $ 0 4,704 (4) (5) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
CHARLESWORTH TOM G
2500 WINDY RIDGE PARKWAY SUITE 1600
ATLANTA, GA 30339
      Executive Vice President  

Signatures

 /s/ Tom G. Charlesworth   01/21/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Includes 18,652 shares awarded under Cousins Properties Incorporated 1999 Incentive Stock Plan. The shares will be paid in any event if the employee is employed approximately six years from the grant date. Such shares may be awarded earlier as follows: (i) In three years if Funds from Operations Per Shares ("FFOPS") has grown 15% per annum; (ii) In four years if FFOPS has grown by 14% per annum; and (iii) In five years if FFOPS has grown 13% per annum. Includes 14,571 of restricted stock awarded under the Cousins Properties Incorporated (CPI) 1999 Incentive Stock Plan. These shares will vest 25% per year on each anniversary date of the grant, and 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.
(2) In payment of the exercise price, the reporting person delivered 48,210 shares. 6,948 shares were withheld by the Company to pay the reporting person's tax liability as provided under the Plan.
(3) Represents the shares deemed allocated to the reporting person as beneficiary in the Company's Profit Sharing Plan.
(4) After this transaction, the reporting person directly holds 238,653 stock options. These options were granted under various Cousins Properties Incorporated Employee Stock Option Plans between December 14, 1999 and December 8, 2004 at exercisable prices between $17.36 and $31.25 per share, and will expire between December 14, 2009 and December 8, 2014. For options granted prior to December 28, 2000, 20% of the options become exercisable each year on the anniversary of the grant date, with the shares being 100% vested in year 5 of the grant term. For options granted on or after December 28, 2000, 25% of the options become exercisable each year on the anniversary of the grant date, with shares being 100% vested in year 4 of the grant term. The Plan under which these options were granted complies with Rule 16b-3 and provides for tax withholding.
(5) On November 19, 2004, the number of options beneficially owned and the corresponding exercise prices were adjusted due to the payment of a special dividend on November 18, 2004. The number of options increased by approximately 22.24% and the exercise price decreased by approximately 18.19%.

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