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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="d4689516e192-wk-Fact-E8FB0D5044C82CAB69299AFC41C3D73D" name="dei:EntityRegistrantName" contextRef="D2020Q3bondoffering_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="d4689516e221-wk-Fact-BE8B4C55D8F62C45DB229AFC41CA2D03" name="dei:EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode" contextRef="D2020Q3bondoffering_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="d4689516e226-wk-Fact-86E8680ADB6E01F3CF5A9AFC41C86BDC" name="dei:EntityFileNumber" contextRef="D2020Q3bondoffering_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="d4689516e231-wk-Fact-5E81E74319BC73B6CC1B9AFC41CDEF41" name="dei:EntityTaxIdentificationNumber" contextRef="D2020Q3bondoffering_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="d4689516e277-wk-Fact-F80FD8DB952EC77E95C49AFC41C9A7C7" name="dei:EntityAddressAddressLine1" contextRef="D2020Q3bondoffering"><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="d4689516e282-wk-Fact-9DF8C29283E72B0DD47C9AFC41C76AEC" name="dei:EntityAddressAddressLine2" contextRef="D2020Q3bondoffering"><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="d4689516e289-wk-Fact-16A336F7F72916DEE9289AFC41D04F56" name="dei:EntityAddressCityOrTown" contextRef="D2020Q3bondoffering"><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="d4689516e294-wk-Fact-8A557E5E35DD3A4A75C29AFC41CB7CA3" name="dei:EntityAddressStateOrProvince" contextRef="D2020Q3bondoffering"><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="d4689516e299-wk-Fact-CB24E240F488D4250B729AFC41D13BEF" name="dei:EntityAddressPostalZipCode" contextRef="D2020Q3bondoffering"><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="d4689516e308-wk-Fact-A29C53D27D0D2DF8ACA49AFC41CFCF14" name="dei:CityAreaCode" contextRef="D2020Q3bondoffering"><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="d4689516e313-wk-Fact-25D1B00D54995518CF399AFC41CE99AB" name="dei:LocalPhoneNumber" contextRef="D2020Q3bondoffering"><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="d4689516e329-wk-Fact-1024C46BB1CA1F729A209AFC41C0B417" name="dei:WrittenCommunications" contextRef="D2020Q3bondoffering" 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="d4689516e335-wk-Fact-8CEEA18DF40B67A50DD39AFC41CFE6B1" name="dei:SolicitingMaterial" contextRef="D2020Q3bondoffering" 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="d4689516e341-wk-Fact-7BB689949807370AB1349AFC41C5A4D2" name="dei:PreCommencementTenderOffer" contextRef="D2020Q3bondoffering" 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="d4689516e347-wk-Fact-2584DFDF8972394D66769AFC41C3BCC8" name="dei:PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer" contextRef="D2020Q3bondoffering" 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="d4689516e366-wk-Fact-79503657C4A4D4B153F69AFC41D447D0" name="dei:EntityEmergingGrowthCompany" contextRef="D2020Q3bondoffering" 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="d4689516e413-wk-Fact-563AEF2101E9D6B3FE679AFC41CA5BB6" name="dei:Security12bTitle" contextRef="D2020Q3bondoffering">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="d4689516e418-wk-Fact-096215E0B71F3722ABF29AFC41C69D55" name="dei:TradingSymbol" contextRef="D2020Q3bondoffering">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="d4689516e423-wk-Fact-F15BEF4FB32D6F9523B19AFC41C832A8" name="dei:SecurityExchangeName" contextRef="D2020Q3bondoffering" 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:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"> </span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Notes Offering</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;">On July 30, 2020, Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership (the “Operating Partnership”) and Highwoods Properties, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an underwriting agreement with Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, BofA Securities, Inc., Jefferies LLC and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc., as representatives of the several underwriters named therein, relating to a public offering of $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Operating Partnership’s 2.600% Notes due February 1, 2031. The terms of the notes are governed by an indenture, dated as of December 1, 1996, among the Operating Partnership, the Company, and U.S. Bank National Association (as successor in interest to Wachovia Bank, N.A. as merged with and into First Union National Bank of North Carolina), as trustee, and an officers’ certificate to be dated as of August 13, 2020 establishing the terms of the notes.</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 notes are being issued pursuant to the Operating Partnership’s automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-236249-01), including the related prospectus dated February 4, 2020, and a prospectus supplement dated July 30, 2020, as the same may be amended or supplemented.</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 closing of the offering is expected to occur on August 13, 2020.</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:left;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Tender Offer</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;">On July 30, 2020, the Company announced that the Operating Partnership commenced a tender offer to purchase for cash up to $100,000,000 (the “Tender Cap”) aggregate principal amount of its $300,000,000 outstanding 3.20% Notes due 2021, and on July 30, 2020, the Company announced that it increased the Tender Cap from $100,000,000 to $150,000,000. The tender offer is being made exclusively pursuant to an offer to purchase, dated July 30, 2020, which sets forth the terms and conditions of the tender offer. </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;">Copies of the press releases announcing the tender offer and the increase in the Tender Cap are attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively, and are incorporated in this Item 8.01 by reference.</span></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></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:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"> </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:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"> </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:8pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"> </span></div><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;">1</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#0000FF;-sec-extract:exhibit;" href="#ex1bondunderwritingagr.htm"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Underwriting Agreement, dated July 30, 2020, by and among Highwoods Properties, Inc., Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, BofA Securities, Inc., Jefferies LLC and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc., as representatives of the several underwriters named therein</span></a></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:48px;text-indent:-48px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div><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;">99.1</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#0000FF;-sec-extract:exhibit;" href="#ex991hiwpressrelease73.htm"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Press release, dated July 30, 2020</span></a></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:48px;text-indent:-48px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div><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;">99.2</span></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#0000FF;-sec-extract:exhibit;" href="#ex992hiwpressrelease73.htm"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Press release, dated July 30, 2020</span></a></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:48px;text-indent:-48px;font-size:10pt;"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br/></span></div><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;"><br/></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: July 31, 2020</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><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>