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contextRef="D2019Q4Form8KATM7">56-1871668</ix:nonNumeric></span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(State or other jurisdiction </span></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">of incorporation or organization)</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(Commission</span></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">File Number)</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(I.R.S. Employer </span></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Identification Number)</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><span><ix:nonNumeric id="d66284250e192-wk-Fact-4834A42CB89B6D8F000CFC4B1C2FD1E6" name="dei:EntityRegistrantName" contextRef="D2019Q4Form8KATM7_srt_ConsolidatedEntitiesAxis_srt_SubsidiariesMember"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">HIGHWOODS REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP</span></ix:nonNumeric></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;"> </span></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:4px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:93.1640625%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="5"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:3%;"></td><td style="width:33%;"></td><td style="width:29%;"></td><td style="width:33%;"></td><td style="width:2%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;"><span><ix:nonNumeric id="d66284250e221-wk-Fact-D9E0A29F64A7ECAB7082FC4B1C1E35AE" name="dei:EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode" contextRef="D2019Q4Form8KATM7_srt_ConsolidatedEntitiesAxis_srt_SubsidiariesMember" format="ixt-sec:stateprovnameen">North Carolina</ix:nonNumeric></span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;"><span><ix:nonNumeric id="d66284250e226-wk-Fact-B98A7346D3F44921383EFC4B1C1E60F9" name="dei:EntityFileNumber" contextRef="D2019Q4Form8KATM7_srt_ConsolidatedEntitiesAxis_srt_SubsidiariesMember">000-21731</ix:nonNumeric></span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;"><span><ix:nonNumeric id="d66284250e231-wk-Fact-9C5D767517774591A8DCFC4B1C1FCACF" name="dei:EntityTaxIdentificationNumber" contextRef="D2019Q4Form8KATM7_srt_ConsolidatedEntitiesAxis_srt_SubsidiariesMember">56-1869557</ix:nonNumeric></span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(State or other jurisdiction </span></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">of incorporation or organization)</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(Commission</span></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">File Number)</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(I.R.S. Employer </span></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Identification Number)</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"> </span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><span><ix:nonNumeric id="d66284250e277-wk-Fact-DEF8B307832551AD7763FC4B1C30AA8F" name="dei:EntityAddressAddressLine1" contextRef="D2019Q4Form8KATM7"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">3100 Smoketree Court</span></ix:nonNumeric></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">, </span><span><ix:nonNumeric id="d66284250e282-wk-Fact-D0FEC1FDACE3CCFD381CFC4B1C32FADF" name="dei:EntityAddressAddressLine2" contextRef="D2019Q4Form8KATM7"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">Suite 600</span></ix:nonNumeric></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;"> </span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><span><ix:nonNumeric id="d66284250e289-wk-Fact-DF46AD2094E9210281CCFC4B1C2EB128" name="dei:EntityAddressCityOrTown" contextRef="D2019Q4Form8KATM7"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">Raleigh</span></ix:nonNumeric></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">, </span><span><ix:nonNumeric id="d66284250e294-wk-Fact-442FA4A8B238069322C5FC4B1C2E3ED9" name="dei:EntityAddressStateOrProvince" contextRef="D2019Q4Form8KATM7"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">NC</span></ix:nonNumeric></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;"> </span><span><ix:nonNumeric id="d66284250e299-wk-Fact-062313908AEC915A8651FC4B1C2E5E82" name="dei:EntityAddressPostalZipCode" contextRef="D2019Q4Form8KATM7"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">27604</span></ix:nonNumeric></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;"> </span></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><span><ix:nonNumeric id="d66284250e308-wk-Fact-0513DB4F83AAF24A5245FC4B1C302ABC" name="dei:CityAreaCode" contextRef="D2019Q4Form8KATM7"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">919</span></ix:nonNumeric></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">-</span><span><ix:nonNumeric id="d66284250e313-wk-Fact-67D685BB887132B7C5F0FC4B1C329818" name="dei:LocalPhoneNumber" contextRef="D2019Q4Form8KATM7"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">872-4924</span></ix:nonNumeric></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;"> </span></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">(Registrants’ telephone number, including area code)</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><span style="font-family:Wingdings;font-size:9pt;"><br/></span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrants under any of the following provisions: </span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span><ix:nonNumeric id="d66284250e329-wk-Fact-F7CD7D4C85424D949CF4FC4B1C2F4AD8" name="dei:WrittenCommunications" contextRef="D2019Q4Form8KATM7" format="ixt-sec:boolballotbox">☐</ix:nonNumeric></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span><ix:nonNumeric id="d66284250e335-wk-Fact-9432A5C37AA757A4C3EBFC4B1C302E90" name="dei:SolicitingMaterial" contextRef="D2019Q4Form8KATM7" format="ixt-sec:boolballotbox">☐</ix:nonNumeric></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span><ix:nonNumeric id="d66284250e341-wk-Fact-A9121CA9CB406DD620B8FC4B1C2F1041" name="dei:PreCommencementTenderOffer" contextRef="D2019Q4Form8KATM7" format="ixt-sec:boolballotbox">☐</ix:nonNumeric></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><span><ix:nonNumeric id="d66284250e347-wk-Fact-D540BA0805B93C32E5B8FC4B1C31602D" name="dei:PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer" contextRef="D2019Q4Form8KATM7" format="ixt-sec:boolballotbox">☐</ix:nonNumeric></span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:4px;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">I</span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">ndicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). </span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Emerging growth company</span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;">   </span><span><ix:nonNumeric id="d66284250e366-wk-Fact-65E7216894CD84EC5EE4FC4B1C31FFB7" name="dei:EntityEmergingGrowthCompany" contextRef="D2019Q4Form8KATM7" format="ixt-sec:boolballotbox"><span style="font-family:Arial Unicode MS;font-size:9pt;">☐</span></ix:nonNumeric></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;"> </span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.</span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;">   </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">☐</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:4px;padding-top:8px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:9pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:37%;"></td><td style="width:30%;"></td><td style="width:33%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">Title of Each Class</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">Trading Symbol(s)</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered</span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;"><span><ix:nonNumeric id="d66284250e413-wk-Fact-70A37244BC26BF16A064FC4B1C23D06C" name="dei:Security12bTitle" contextRef="D2019Q4Form8KATM7">Common Stock, $.01 par value, of <br/>Highwoods Properties, Inc.</ix:nonNumeric></span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;"><span><ix:nonNumeric id="d66284250e418-wk-Fact-5E8F5821A7D1A9E86BE0FC4B1C2251CB" name="dei:TradingSymbol" contextRef="D2019Q4Form8KATM7">HIW</ix:nonNumeric></span></span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;"><span><ix:nonNumeric id="d66284250e423-wk-Fact-545D4E0B7C362C1D64BEFC4B1C228CA4" name="dei:SecurityExchangeName" contextRef="D2019Q4Form8KATM7" format="ixt-sec:exchnameen">New York Stock Exchange</ix:nonNumeric></span></span></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:93.359375%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:100%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:13px;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div><br/></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"></hr><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></div><div><br/></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:0px;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 8.01.</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Other Events.</span></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">On February 5, 2020, Highwoods Properties, Inc. (the “Company”) and Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership entered into separate equity distribution agreements with each of Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, BofA Securities, Inc., BTIG, LLC, Capital One Securities, Inc., Fifth Third Securities, Inc., Jefferies LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Regions Securities LLC and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. Under the terms of the equity distribution agreements, the Company may offer and sell up to $300,000,000 in aggregate gross sales price of shares of common stock from time to time through such firms, acting as agents of the Company or as principals. Sales of the shares, if any, may be made by means of ordinary brokers’ transactions on the New York Stock Exchange or otherwise at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices or as otherwise agreed with any of such firms (which may include block trades).</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Subject to the terms and conditions of each equity distribution agreement, each firm will use its commercially reasonable efforts to sell on the Company’s behalf any shares to be offered by the Company under that equity distribution agreement. Under the terms of each equity distribution agreement, the Company also may sell shares to any of the firms, as principal for its own respective account, at a price per share to be agreed upon at the time of sale. If the Company sells shares to any such firm acting as principal, it will enter into a separate terms agreement with that agent, and the Company will describe the agreement in a separate prospectus supplement or pricing supplement. If the Company engages the firm for a sale of shares that would constitute a “distribution” within the meaning of Rule 100 of Regulation M under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Company and the firm will agree to compensation that is customary for the firm with respect to such transactions.</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The shares of common stock will be issued pursuant to the Company’s automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-236249), as amended, including the related prospectus dated February 4, 2020, and a prospectus supplement dated February 5, 2020, as the same may be amended or supplemented.</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:0px;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 9.01.</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Financial Statements and Exhibits.</span></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:-48px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(d)    Exhibits</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">No.</span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">    </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">Description</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:0px;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">1</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#0000FF;-sec-extract:exhibit;" href="#exhibit1equitysalesagr.htm"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Form of Equity Distribution Agreement, dated February 5, 2020, among Highwoods Properties, Inc., Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership and each of the firms named therein</span></a></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:0px;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">5</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#0000FF;-sec-extract:exhibit;" href="#exhibit5legalopinion02.htm"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Opinion of DLA Piper LLP (US) regarding the legality of the shares</span></a></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:0px;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">8</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#0000FF;-sec-extract:exhibit;" href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/921082/000092108220000006/exhibit8taxopinions-3capit.htm"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Opinion of Vinson & Elkins LLP as to certain tax matters (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 8 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-236249) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 4, 2020)</span></a></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:0px;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">23.1</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#0000FF;-sec-extract:exhibit;" href="#exhibit5legalopinion02.htm"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Consent of DLA Piper LLP (US) (included in Exhibit 5)</span></a></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:4px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:0px;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">23.2</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#0000FF;-sec-extract:exhibit;" href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/921082/000092108220000006/exhibit8taxopinions-3capit.htm"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Consent of Vinson & Elkins LLP (included in Exhibit 8)</span></a></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:0px;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">104</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)</span></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:-48px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div><div><br/></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"></hr><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></div><div><br/></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:-48px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">SIGNATURES</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each of the registrants has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:91.40625%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="4"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:47%;"></td><td style="width:2%;"></td><td style="width:8%;"></td><td style="width:43%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC.</span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">By: </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">/s/ Jeffrey D. Miller</span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">Jeffrey D. Miller</span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-style:italic;">Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary</span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:21px;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:21px;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:21px;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:21px;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td></tr></table></div><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:91.40625%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="4"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:47%;"></td><td style="width:2%;"></td><td style="width:8%;"></td><td style="width:43%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">HIGHWOODS REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP</span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">By: Highwoods Properties, Inc., its general partner</span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">By: </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">/s/ Jeffrey D. Miller</span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">Jeffrey D. Miller</span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-style:italic;">Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary</span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:21px;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:21px;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:21px;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:21px;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </span></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Dated: February 5, 2020</span></div><div><br/></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div></div> </div></body> </html>