HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC. — Director's Dealing 2015

Mar 4, 2015

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES INC (HIW)
CIK: 0000921082
Period of Report: 2015-03-02

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2015-03-02	Common Stock	M	3600	$33.93	Acquired	74965	Direct
2015-03-02	Common Stock	M	7382	$36.50	Acquired	82347	Direct
2015-03-02	Common Stock	M	3676	$37.71	Acquired	86023	Direct
2015-03-02	Common Stock	M	4378	$32.00	Acquired	90401	Direct
2015-03-02	Common Stock	S	19036	$46.13	Disposed	71365	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2015-03-02	Stock Option (right to buy)	$33.93	M	3600	Disposed	2018-02-27	Common Stock (3600)	Direct
2015-03-02	Stock Option (right to buy)	$32.00	M	4378	Disposed	2019-02-27	Common Stock (4378)	Direct
2015-03-02	Stock Option (right to buy)	$36.50	M	7382	Disposed	2020-02-28	Common Stock (7382)	Direct
2015-03-02	Stock Option (right to buy	$37.71	M	3676	Disposed	2024-02-28	Common Stock (3676)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Represents the weighted average sale price. Sale prices range from $46.12- $46.14

F2: The reporting person upon request by the Commission staff, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer, agrees to disclose full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

F3: Options vest ratably over 4 years on March 1st of each year after the grant date.