HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC. — Director's Dealing 2008

Mar 4, 2008

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES INC (HIW)
CIK: 0000921082
Period of Report: 2008-03-01

Reporting Person: Miller Jeffrey Douglas (General Counsel & Sec.)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2008-03-03	Common Stock	A	12385	—	Acquired	21218	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2008-03-03	Stock Options (right to buy)	$29.48	A	29298	Acquired	2015-03-02	Common Stock (29298)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Restricted stock is granted by the Company and not purchased by the reporting person.

F2: Includes 65.7720 shares acquired in 2007 through the issuer's employee stock purchase plan.

F3: Option vests ratably over four years on March 1st