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HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC.

HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC. is an American real estate investment trust based in Raleigh, active since 2012.2 Its shares trade on NYSE under the symbol HIW.2

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Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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  • TickerHIW on NYSE2
  • IndustryReal Estate Investment Trusts2
  • HeadquartersRaleigh, United States2
  • Incorporated inMD3
  • Business address150 Fayetteville Street, Ste 1400, Raleigh, Nc 276013
  • Filer categoryLarge accelerated filer3
  • Legal formStock Corporation2
  • LEIZIIGTYKL9T0X3HLTDX532
  • StatusActive2
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)2
  • Registered addressC/O THE CORPORATION TRUST, INCORPORATED, 21093-2264 Lutherville-Timonium, United States2
  • Registered withBusiness Services (Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation), D038716882

Financials

From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from.

Key numbers, fiscal 2025

67.6%Operating margin5
20.2%Net margin5
-2.4%Revenue growth, 20255
6.8%Return on equity5

What sells

Revenue by product, business segment and region, as the company reports it to the SEC.

Business segments

Raleigh, NC brought in 22% of the revenue HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC. broke down this way in fiscal 2025.

  1. Raleigh, NC$180.7M522%up 4% from 2024
  2. Nashville, TN$156.6M519%down 7% from 2024
  3. Atlanta, GA$145.0M518%down 1% from 2024
  4. Charlotte, NC$93.4M512%up 6% from 2024
  5. Tampa, FL$88.0M511%down 11% from 2024
  6. Orlando, FL$57.1M57%down 2% from 2024
  7. Total Corporate$49.1M56%down 14% from 2024
  8. Richmond, VA$36.2M54%up 3% from 2024
Business segments by year
Business segments202320242025
Raleigh, NC$182.0M$173.2M$180.7M
Nashville, TN$171.8M$169.2M$156.6M
Atlanta, GA$143.7M$146.2M$145.0M
Charlotte, NC$86.0M$88.0M$93.4M
Tampa, FL$99.4M$98.9M$88.0M
Orlando, FL$58.0M$58.4M$57.1M
Total Corporate$57.2M$56.8M$49.1M
Richmond, VA$35.9M$35.3M$36.2M

Where the money goes

Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2025

  • Other costs61¢$491.0M
  • Interest19¢$152.4M
  • Profit20¢$162.7M

Out of $806.1M in revenue.5

Where each dollar of operating cash went, fiscal 2025

  • Dividends paid60¢$216.7M
  • Kept or used elsewhere40¢$142.5M

Out of $359.2M of cash from operations.5

Financial statements

Revenue67895$806.1M in 2025+10% since 2019
0$250.0M$500.0M$750.0M$1.0B2019: $736.0M$736.0M20192020: $736.9M$736.9M2020+0%2021: $768.0M$768.0M2021+4%2022: $828.9M$828.9M2022+8%2023: $834.0M$834.0M2023+1%2024: $825.9M$825.9M2024−1%2025: $806.1M$806.1M2025−2%
Operating income67895$544.7M in 2025+12% since 2019
0$200.0M$400.0M$600.0M2019: $487.5M$487.5M20192020: $505.1M$505.1M2020+4%2021: $531.6M$531.6M2021+5%2022: $569.1M$569.1M2022+7%2023: $565.2M$565.2M2023−1%2024: $553.7M$553.7M2024−2%2025: $544.7M$544.7M2025−2%
Net income67895$162.7M in 2025+15% since 2019
0$100.0M$200.0M$300.0M$400.0M2019: $141.7M$141.7M20192020: $357.9M$357.9M2020+153%2021: $323.3M$323.3M2021−10%2022: $164.0M$164.0M2022−49%2023: $151.3M$151.3M2023−8%2024: $104.3M$104.3M2024−31%2025: $162.7M$162.7M2025+56%

Every line of the income statement as filed: the last 3 fiscal years, latest first.5

Period ending2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-31
Rental and other revenues$806.1M$825.9M$834.0M
Rental property and other expenses$261.4M$272.2M$268.8M
Depreciation and amortization$295.0M$299.0M$299.4M
Impairments of real estate assets$8.8M$24.6M$0
General and administrative$40.3M$41.9M$42.9M
Total operating expenses$605.4M$637.7M$611.0M
Interest expense$152.4M$147.2M$136.7M
Other income$9.6M$12.3M$4.4M
Gains on disposition of property$107.1M$46.8M$47.8M
Gain on deconsolidation of affiliate$0$0$11.8M
Loss on disposition of investment in unconsolidated affiliate-$4.7M$0$0
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates$2.4M$4.2M$1.1M
Net income$162.7M$104.3M$151.3M
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership-$3.1M-$2.0M-$3.2M
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates$74.0K$34.0K$549.0K
Dividends on Preferred Stock-$2.4M-$2.5M-$2.5M
Net income available for common stockholders$157.3M$99.8M$146.2M
Net income available for common stockholders (in dollars per share)$1.45$0.94$1.39
Weighted average Common Shares outstanding - basic (in shares)108.5M shares106.2M shares105.5M shares
Net income available for common stockholders (in dollars per share)$1.45$0.94$1.39
Weighted average Common Shares outstanding - diluted (in shares)110.6M shares108.3M shares107.8M shares

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Corporate structure

HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC. sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Major holders of HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC. reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Property and equipment

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Land$609.2M5 Dec 31, 2025$570.3M5 Dec 31, 2024+6.8%

Real estate and locations

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Real estate investments, net$5.1B5 Dec 31, 2025$4.8B5 Dec 31, 2024+5.2%
Real estate investments, at cost$7.0B5 Dec 31, 2025$6.6B5 Dec 31, 2024+5.4%
Real estate accumulated depreciation$1.9B5 Dec 31, 2025$1.8B5 Dec 31, 2024+5.9%

Investments

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Cash and cash equivalents$27.4M5 Dec 31, 2025$22.4M5 Dec 31, 2024+22.1%
Stakes in other companies (equity method)$471.6M5 Dec 31, 2025$485.7M5 Dec 31, 2024−2.9%

Intangibles and goodwill

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Finite-lived intangibles, gross$414.2M5 Dec 31, 2025$380.3M5 Dec 31, 2024+8.9%
Accumulated amortization$170.0M5 Dec 31, 2025$170.3M5 Dec 31, 2024−0.2%
Finite-lived intangibles, net$244.3M5 Dec 31, 2025$210.0M5 Dec 31, 2024+16.3%

Properties, in its own words

Properties

The following table sets forth information about our portfolio by geographic location as of December 31, 2025:

The rest of Item 2

Market · Rentable Square Feet · Occupancy · Percentage of Annualized GAAP Rental Revenue (1)

Raleigh · 5,827,000 · 89.3 · 21.6

Nashville · 5,105,000 · 81.8 · 18.7

Atlanta · 4,622,000 · 86.4 · 16.9

Charlotte · 2,402,000 · 87.1 · 12.8

Tampa · 2,523,000 · 88.8 · 10.3

Orlando · 1,789,000 · 87.6 · 6.2

Richmond · 1,740,000 · 84.9 · 4.8

Other · 2,822,000 · 75.7 · 8.7

Total · 26,830,000 · 85.3 · 100.0

(1)Annualized GAAP Rental Revenue is GAAP rental revenue (base rent plus cost recovery income, including straight-line rent) from our office properties for the month of December 2025 multiplied by 12.

The following table sets forth the net changes in rentable square footage of our portfolio:

Acquisitions · 757 · — · —

Developments Placed In-Service · 68 · 18 · —

Remeasurements/Other (1) · (353) · 575 · 5

Dispositions · (842) · (605) · (383)

Net Change in Rentable Square Footage · (370) · (12) · (378)

(1)The decrease in square footage during 2025 was primarily due to two non-core assets encompassing 0.4 million rentable square feet that were taken out of service during 2025, which resulted from a change in our assumptions about the use of such assets. The increase in square footage during 2024 was due to the inclusion of in-service properties owned by consolidated and unconsolidated joint ventures (at our share). See Explanatory Note.

The following table sets forth operating information about our portfolio:

Average Occupancy · Annualized GAAP Rent Per Square Foot (1) · Annualized Cash Rent Per Square Foot (2)

2021 · 90.0 · 30.75 · 29.63

2022 · 90.8 · 31.89 · 30.51

2023 · 89.2 · 32.79 · 32.18

2024 · 88.0 · 33.73 · 33.18

2025 · 85.5 · 34.80 · 33.71

(1)Annualized GAAP Rent Per Square Foot is GAAP rental revenue (base rent plus cost recovery income, including straight-line rent) for the month of December of the respective year multiplied by 12, divided by total occupied rentable square footage.

(2)Annualized Cash Rent Per Square Foot is cash rental revenue (base rent plus cost recovery income, excluding straight-line rent) for the month of December of the respective year multiplied by 12, divided by total occupied rentable square footage.

Customers

The following table sets forth information concerning the 20 largest customers in our portfolio as of December 31, 2025:

Customer · Rentable Square Feet · Annualized GAAP Rental Revenue (1) · Percent of Total Annualized GAAP Rental Revenue (1) · Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term in Years

Bank of America · 620,790 · 34,316 · 4.31 · 8.6

Asurion · 543,794 · 27,620 · 3.47 · 10.8

Federal Government · 748,955 · 21,600 · 2.71 · 3.6

Metropolitan Life Insurance · 667,228 · 20,631 · 2.59 · 5.2

Bridgestone Americas · 506,128 · 19,089 · 2.40 · 11.7

PPG Industries · 370,927 · 11,058 · 1.39 · 5.5

Advance Auto Parts · 218,043 · 9,944 · 1.25 · 6.8

Mars Petcare · 223,700 · 9,817 · 1.23 · 5.4

Vanderbilt University · 294,389 · 9,342 · 1.17 · 3.8

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. · 183,864 · 6,464 · 0.81 · 2.4

CapFinancial Group · 135,631 · 6,360 · 0.80 · 10.6

Albemarle Corporation · 139,242 · 6,215 · 0.78 · 10.2

Deloitte · 132,328 · 5,993 · 0.75 · 4.9

Lifepoint Corporate Services · 202,991 · 5,978 · 0.75 · 3.2

Robinson Bradshaw & Hinson PA · 101,502 · 5,712 · 0.72 · 14.4

Regus · 169,833 · 5,564 · 0.70 · 4.6

Delta Community Credit Union · 128,589 · 5,522 · 0.69 · 6.8

Global Payments · 168,051 · 5,240 · 0.66 · 7.2

PNC Bank · 146,394 · 4,707 · 0.59 · 2.9

Martin Marietta · 125,432 · 4,509 · 0.57 · 10.3

Total · 5,827,811 · 225,681 · 28.34 · 7.3

(1)Annualized GAAP Rental Revenue is GAAP rental revenue (base rent plus cost recovery income, including straight-line rent) for the month of December 2025 multiplied by 12.

Lease Expirations

The following table sets forth scheduled lease expirations for existing leases in our portfolio as of December 31, 2025:

Lease Expiring (1) · Number of Leases Expiring · Rentable Square Feet Subject to Expiring Leases · Percentage of Leased Square Footage Represented by Expiring Leases · Annualized GAAP Rental Revenue Under Expiring Leases (2) · Average Annual GAAP Rental Rate Per Square Foot for Expirations · Percent of Annualized GAAP Rental Revenue Represented by Expiring Leases (2)

2026 (3) · 409 · 2,047,446 · 8.9 · 65,224 · 31.86 · 8.2

2027 · 360 · 2,570,746 · 11.2 · 83,418 · 32.45 · 10.5

2028 · 299 · 2,423,458 · 10.6 · 80,438 · 33.19 · 10.1

2029 · 254 · 1,959,416 · 8.6 · 60,575 · 30.91 · 7.6

2030 · 258 · 2,798,559 · 12.2 · 88,245 · 31.53 · 11.1

2031 · 219 · 2,826,293 · 12.3 · 92,568 · 32.75 · 11.6

2032 · 111 · 1,455,151 · 6.4 · 58,592 · 40.27 · 7.4

2033 · 151 · 1,415,709 · 6.2 · 51,253 · 36.20 · 6.4

2034 · 57 · 1,455,125 · 6.4 · 65,301 · 44.88 · 8.2

2035 · 65 · 826,252 · 3.6 · 26,527 · 32.11 · 3.3

Thereafter · 138 · 3,113,558 · 13.6 · 124,591 · 40.02 · 15.6

2,321 · 22,891,713 · 100.0 · 796,732 · 34.80 · 100.0

(1)Expirations that have been renewed are reflected above based on the renewal expiration date. Expirations include leases related to completed not stabilized development properties but exclude leases related to developments in-process.

(2)Annualized GAAP Rental Revenue is GAAP rental revenue (base rent plus cost recovery income, including straight-line rent) for the month of December 2025 multiplied by 12.

(3)Includes 46,000 rentable square feet of leases that are on a month-to-month basis, which represent 0.2% of total annualized GAAP rental revenue.

Land Held for Development

Item 2 of the 10-K filed Feb 10, 2026.14

Leadership

Who has led HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC., and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Board members and other officers (24)

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries (GLEIF)

Ownership links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); each one cites its LEI record.

Former names

  • HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES INCSep 8, 1995 to Jul 1, 20193

Timeline

  1. Sep 3, 2019New chief executive Theodore J. Klinck becomes CEO15
  2. Jun 6, 2012Founded HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC. is founded2
  3. Jan 4, 2006New chief executive Edward J. Fritsch becomes CEO16

Calendar

Coming up

  1. Oct 27, 2026 · After the closeReports results for the quarter ending Sep/2026 A year earlier it reported $0.86 a share, on Oct 28, 2025.45

Upcoming dates from Nasdaq's calendar; past results from the company's 8-K filings (Item 2.02). The full markets calendar

Filings

134 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 77 insider forms, 32 large holders, 25 other. The latest 20:

  1. Aug 14, 2026SCHEDULE 13G/A EDGAR
  2. Jul 28, 2026SCHEDULE 13G/A EDGAR
  3. Jun 18, 20264 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  4. May 18, 20264 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  5. May 18, 20264 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  6. May 18, 20264 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  7. May 18, 20264 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  8. May 18, 20264 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  9. May 18, 20264 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  10. Apr 30, 2026SCHEDULE 13G EDGAR
  11. Mar 27, 2026ARS EDGAR
  12. Mar 27, 2026DEFA14A EDGAR
  13. Mar 27, 2026DEF 14A EDGAR
  14. Mar 26, 2026SCHEDULE 13G/A EDGAR
  15. Mar 3, 20264 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  16. Mar 3, 20264 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  17. Mar 3, 20264 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  18. Mar 3, 20264 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  19. Feb 13, 2026SCHEDULE 13G/A EDGAR
  20. Feb 12, 20265 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR

The 134 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.

Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Insider trades

10 open-market trades by officers, directors and large owners since October 2021: 6 buys and 4 sales. Grants, option exercises and gifts are left out.

DateWhoTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
Sep 17, 2025Hartzell David JohnDirectorSale4,300$32.10$138.0KForm 4
Nov 6, 2024Hartzell David JohnDirectorSale6,173$33.26$205.3KForm 4
Feb 22, 2024Evans Carlos EDirectorBuy20,000$23.67$473.4KForm 4
Oct 27, 2023Leary Brian MEVP & COOBuy1,000$17.67$17.7KForm 4
Mar 23, 2023Klinck Theodore JPresident and CEOBuy5,000$19.81$99.0KForm 4
Sep 28, 2022Maiorana Brendan CEVP, CFOBuy1,500$27.21$40.8KForm 4
Sep 22, 2022Klinck Theodore JPresident and CEOBuy5,000$28.25$141.2KForm 4
Sep 22, 2022Miller Jeffrey DouglasEVP, General Counsel & Sec.Buy1,000$28.25$28.2KForm 4
Aug 31, 2022Gadis David LDirectorSale650$30.49$19.8KForm 4
Nov 11, 2021Mulhern Mark FEVP/CFOSale16,154$47.11$761.0KForm 4

From Forms 4 filed with the SEC.

Major holders

Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.

Executive pay

What the company paid its top executives, from the summary compensation table in its proxy statement. Total pay includes salary, bonus, stock and option awards and other pay, as the company valued them.

YearExecutiveAgeSalaryTotal pay
2025Theodore J. Klinck$772.1K$5.1M54
2025Brendan C. Maiorana$495.2K$2.1M54
2025Brian M. Leary$489.1K$2.0M54
2025Jeffrey D. Miller$359.2K$1.4M54
2024President and Chief Executive Officer$757.5K$5.1M54
2024Executive VicePresident and Chief Financial Officer$485.8K$2.1M54
2024Executive Vice PresidentGeneral Counsel and Secretary$352.4K$1.4M54
2023President and Chief Executive Officer$755.8K$4.7M54
2023Executive VicePresident and Chief Financial Officer$484.7K$1.9M54
2023Executive Vice PresidentGeneral Counsel and Secretary$351.6K$1.3M54

Held by these funds

The largest holders among investment managers' 13F reports for the quarter ending Jun 30, 2026, the top 25 of 100. Change is in shares since the quarter before.

FundSharesValueShare of the fundChange
BlackRock, Inc.21,011,850$633.7M0.0%+3,452,685
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC12,035,994$363.0M0.0%+301,909
State Street Corp7,592,955$229.0M0.0%+773,322
Massachusetts Financial Services Co /ma/5,856,593$187.5M0.1%+211,377
Vanguard Capital Management LLC4,957,271$149.5M0.0%+81,880
Geode Capital Management, LLC3,222,880$97.2M0.0%+975,880
Quantinno Capital Management LP3,099,543$93.5M0.1%+1,291,439
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc2,501,704$75.5M0.0%+321,255
Aew Capital Management L P2,399,904$72.4M4.3%+171,665
Gotham Asset Management, LLC2,382,143$71.8M0.2%+2,254,613
Daiwa Securities Group Inc.2,068,305$62.4M0.1%−34,041
Northern Trust Corp2,038,125$61.5M0.0%+486,879
Morgan Stanley1,636,752$49.4M0.0%+226,819
Sei Investments Co1,546,723$46.6M0.0%+199,479
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP1,514,977$45.7M0.0%−36,919
Nuveen, LLC1,505,944$45.4M0.0%−23,788
CORDA Investment Management, LLC.1,284,718$38.7M2.4%+3,370
Bank of New York Mellon Corp1,279,682$38.6M0.0%+141,519
Bank Of America Corp /de/1,203,072$36.3M0.0%−19,151
Ameriprise Financial Inc1,115,451$33.6M0.0%+147,353
UBS Group AG1,083,063$32.7M0.0%+576,116
Jpmorgan Chase & Co889,927$27.0M0.0%−497,705
Invesco Ltd.868,302$26.2M0.0%−98,788
Jupiter Topco LLC842,713$25.4M0.0%New
M&g PLC823,728$24.7M0.1%+150,111

13F reports cover disclosed long positions in U.S. stocks only.

Members of Congress who traded it

6 trades disclosed by members of Congress. “Vs S&P since” is the stock’s change since the trade minus the S&P 500’s.

DateMemberTradeAmountVs S&P sinceFiling
May 12, 2025Jefferson ShreveRepublican, HouseSale$15,001 - $50,000+36.3%Report
Mar 13, 2025Jefferson ShreveRepublican, HouseBuy$15,001 - $50,000−34.5%Report
Mar 5, 2025Jefferson ShreveRepublican, HouseBuy$15,001 - $50,000−31.0%Report
Jun 24, 2019Donna Shalala, HouseSale$1,001 - $15,000+194.8%Report
Apr 3, 2019Donna Shalala, HouseBuy$1,001 - $15,000−207.0%Report
Feb 6, 2019Donna Shalala, HouseBuy$1,001 - $15,000−218.9%Report

Members report amounts as ranges, not exact figures. Returns are price-only (no dividends).

SEC filer profile

How HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC. is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

  • Name on EDGARHIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC.1
  • CIK0000921082
  • Employer ID (EIN)56-187166814
  • Filer statusLarge accelerated filer not an emerging growth company; not a smaller reporting company; not a shell company14
  • Incorporated inMaryland14
  • Fiscal year endsDecember 311
  • Industry code (SIC)6798 Real Estate Investment Trusts1
  • SEC reviewing officeOffice of Real Estate & Construction, Division of Corporation Finance1
  • Business address150 Fayetteville Street, Ste 1400, Raleigh, NC 276011
  • Phone91987249241
  • Shares outstanding110,272,697 as of Apr 21, 202612
  • Public float$3.3B as of Jun 30, 202514
  • AuditorDeloitte & Touche LLP, Raleigh, North Carolina PCAOB ID 34; it also attests to the company’s internal control over financial reporting14
  • On EDGAR sinceSep 8, 19951
  • Filings1,799 in all: 4 (936), 8-K (163), SC 13G/A (120), 10-Q (92), 5 (88), 4/A (54), SC 13G (43), 10-K (29)1
    All 48 form types

    DEF 14A (29), 424B2 (22), 424B3 (22), 424B5 (20), 3 (17), UPLOAD (14), S-3/A (13), DEFA14A (12), 8-K/A (11), S-3 (11), S-8 (11), CORRESP (9), S-3ASR (9), SCHEDULE 13G/A (9), 10-K/A (7), 10-Q/A (6), 8-A12B (5), ARS (5), POS AM (5), SC 13D/A (4), SCHEDULE 13G (4), NT 10-K (3), NT 10-Q (3), 144 (2), 25 (2), 424B4 (2), EFFECT (2), PRE 14A (2), RW (2), 10-K405 (1), 25-NSE (1), 424B1 (1), 5/A (1), 8-A12B/A (1), S-11 (1), S-3D (1), S-3DPOS (1), S-4 (1), S-8 POS (1), SC 13D (1)

  • Latest filingsAnnual report (10-K) Feb 10, 2026
    Quarterly report (10-Q) Jul 28, 2026
    Proxy statement (DEF 14A) Mar 27, 2026
    Latest 8-K (8-K) Jun 4, 2026

Securities registered for trading

ClassSymbolExchange
Common Stock, $.01 par value, of Highwoods Properties, Inc.HIWNew York Stock Exchange

From the cover page of the 10-K filed Feb 10, 2026 (Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act).14

Risk factors and legal proceedings

The risks HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC. names in Item 1A of its 10-K filed Feb 10, 2026: 23 risks under these headings, as written.14

  • Risks Related to our Operations
  • We face considerable competition in the leasing market and may be unable to renew existing leases or re-let space on terms similar to the existing leases, or we may spend significant capital in our efforts to renew and re-let space, which may adversely affect our results of operations.
  • Difficulties or delays in renewing leases with large customers or re-leasing space vacated by large customers could materially impact our results of operations.
  • Natural disasters and climate change could have an adverse impact on our cash flow and operating results.
  • Our insurance coverage on our properties may be inadequate.
  • Failure to comply with Federal government contractor requirements could result in substantial costs and loss of substantial revenue.
  • We face risks associated with security breaches through cyber attacks, cyber intrusions, ransomware or otherwise, as well as other significant disruptions of our information technology (“IT”) networks and related systems.
  • Risks Related to our Investment Activities
  • Recent and future acquisitions and development properties may fail to perform in accordance with our expectations and may require renovation and development costs exceeding our estimates.
  • Illiquidity of real estate investments and the tax effect of dispositions could significantly impede our ability to sell assets or respond to favorable or adverse changes in the performance of our properties.
  • We face risks associated with the development of mixed-use commercial properties.
  • We own certain properties subject to ground leases that limit our uses of the properties, restrict our ability to sell or otherwise transfer the properties and expose us to the loss of the properties if such agreements are breached by us, terminated or not renewed.
The other 13 risks
  • Risks Related to our Financing Activities
  • Our use of debt could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
  • Increases in interest rates would increase our interest expense.
  • Risks Related to our Status as a REIT
  • The Company may be subject to taxation as a regular corporation if it fails to maintain its REIT status, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s stockholders and on the Operating Partnership.
  • Even if we remain qualified as a REIT, we may face other tax liabilities that adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.
  • Complying with REIT requirements may cause us to forego otherwise attractive opportunities or liquidate otherwise attractive investments.
  • The prohibited transactions tax may limit our ability to sell properties.
  • Dividends payable by REITs do not qualify for the reduced tax rates available for some dividends.
  • Risks Related to an Investment in our Securities
  • The price of our Common Stock is volatile and may decline.
  • Tax elections regarding distributions may impact the future liquidity of the Company or our stockholders.
  • Tax legislative or regulatory action could adversely affect us or our stockholders.
  • We cannot assure you that we will continue to pay dividends at historical rates.
  • Cash distributions reduce the amount of cash that would otherwise be available for other business purposes, including paying off debt, reinvesting in our existing portfolio or funding future growth initiatives.
  • Limits on changes in control may discourage takeover attempts beneficial to stockholders.

Legal proceedings

From time to time, we are a party to a variety of legal proceedings, claims and assessments arising in the ordinary course of our business. We regularly assess the liabilities and contingencies in connection with these matters based on the latest information available. For matters where it is probable that we have incurred or will incur a loss and the loss or range of loss can be reasonably estimated, the estimated loss is accrued and charged to income in our Consolidated Financial Statements. In other instances, because of the uncertainties related to both the probable outcome and amount or range of loss, a reasonable estimate of liability, if any, cannot be made. Based on the current expected outcome of such matters, none of these proceedings, claims or assessments is expected to have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

The opening of Item 3, Legal Proceedings.14

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