M. Colin Connolly compensation by year
Cousins Properties Summary Compensation Table · all 10 fiscal years held| Component | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $341,250 | $405,000 | $430,000 | $600,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 | $730,000 | $750,000 | $768,750 | $791,813 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | — | — | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $558,558 | $1,129,649 | $906,610 | $1,644,645 | $2,403,537 | $2,999,439 | $3,828,832 | $4,602,915 | $5,736,747 | $6,154,830 |
| Option awards | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | — | — | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $418,919 | $479,014 | $411,360 | $1,083,420 | $773,500 | $1,072,890 | $978,419 | $1,265,550 | $1,422,111 | $1,705,564 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | — | — | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $29,046 | $30,283 | $33,044 | $32,274 | $30,583 | $32,280 | $35,427 | $37,956 | $61,979 | $36,718 |
| Total | $1,347,773 | $2,043,946 | $1,781,014 | $3,360,339 | $3,907,620 | $4,804,609 | $5,572,678 | $6,656,421 | $7,989,587 | $8,688,925 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Cousins Properties Inc. DEF 14A filed March 18, 2026, accession 0000025232-26-000031, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the Cousins Properties Inc. filed document, accession 0000025232-26-000031. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed March 18, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2019 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 57,036 | $2,349,883 | — |
| RSU | 39,794 | $1,639,513 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in Cousins Properties Inc.'s FY2019 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Cousins Properties’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| M. Colin Connolly · this page | President and Chief Executive Officer | $8,688,925 |
| Gregg D. Adzema | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $3,349,856 |
| Kennedy Hicks | Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer | $2,417,274 |
| Richard G. Hickson IV | Executive Vice President - Operations | $2,082,872 |
| John S. McColl | Executive Vice President - Development | $2,068,246 |
Board service
Cousins Properties board · FY2024–FY2025How this board is paid
Company policy: Cousins Properties pays directors a $80,000 cash retainer and $135,000 in Common Stock. As stated in Cousins Properties's FY2025 proxy.
Committees
Sustainability · Executive
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