SEC Company Response from COUSINS PROPERTIES INC (CUZ) (CIK 0000025232) (CUZ) — Jul 22, 2016
COUSINS PROPERTIES INC (CUZ) (CIK 0000025232)
Date: July 22, 2016 · CIK: 0000025232 · Accession: 0001193125-16-655229
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CORRESP 1 filename1.htm CORRESP [Cousins Properties Letterhead] July 22, 2016 Division of Corporation Finance United States Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20549 Attention: Tom Kluck Re: Cousins Properties Incorporated Registration Statement on Form S-4 File No. 333-211849 Dear Mr. Kluck: Pursuant to Rule 461 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Cousins Properties Incorporated (“Cousins”) hereby respectfully requests acceleration of effectiveness of the above-referenced registration statement so that it may become effective at 5:15 p.m., Eastern time, on July 22, 2016, or as soon as possible thereafter. In connection with this request, Cousins acknowledges the following: • Should the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the registration statement effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the registration statement; • The action of the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the registration statement effective, does not relieve Cousins from its full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the registration statement; and • Cousins may not assert staff comments and the declaration of effectiveness as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States. Please direct any questions regarding this request to David E. Shapiro ((212) 403-1314; DEShapiro@wlrk.com) or Marshall P. Shaffer ((212) 403-1368; MPShaffer@wlrk.com) of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz. In addition, please notify Mr. Shapiro or Mr. Shaffer when this request for acceleration has been granted. Sincerely, Cousins Properties Incorporated By: /s/ Pamela F. Roper Pamela F. Roper Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary cc: Parkway Properties, Inc. 390 North Orange Avenue, Suite 2400 Orlando, Florida 32801 Attention: General Counsel Facsimile: (407) 209-0061 Email: jdorsett@pky.com Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz 51 West 52nd Street New York, New York 10019 Attention: Edward D. Herlihy David E. Shapiro Marshall P. Shaffer Facsimile: (212) 403-2000 Email: edherlihy@wlrk.com deshapiro@wlrk.com mpshaffer@wlrk.com Hogan Lovells US LLP 555 Thirteenth Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20004 Attention: David Bonser Bruce Gilchrist Facsimile: (202) 637-5910 Email: David.Bonser@hoganlovells.com Bruce.Gilchrist@hoganlovells.com