HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC. — Director's Dealing 2014

Oct 1, 2014

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES INC (HIW)
CIK: 0000921082
Period of Report: 2014-09-29

Reporting Person: Mulhern Mark F (SVP/CFO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2014-09-29	Common Stock	A	14350	—	Acquired	21842	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2014-09-29	Stock Option (right to buy)	$39.20	A	24249	Acquired	2024-09-29	Common Stock (24249)	Direct

Footnotes

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

F2: Twenty-five percent of the options will vest on September 29, 2015 and the remaining options will vest ratably on March 1st of each year thereafter, such that all options will be vested on March 1, 2018.