HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC. — Director's Dealing 2009

Feb 5, 2009

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES INC (HIW)
CIK: 0000921082
Period of Report: 2009-02-03

Reporting Person: Hartzell David John (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2009-02-03	Common Stock	A	2343	$23.29	Acquired	2343	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2009-02-03	Stock Option (right to buy)	$23.29	A	10000	Acquired	2016-02-02	Common Stock (10000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Option vests ratably on the first through fourth anniversaries of grant date.