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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 10, 2017

HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

	
					
 	Maryland	001-13100	56-1871668	 	
 	(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)	(Commission
File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)	 	

HIGHWOODS REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

	
					
 	North Carolina	000-21731	56-1869557	 	
 	(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)	(Commission
File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)	 	

3100 Smoketree Court, Suite 600
Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
(Address of principal executive offices, zip code)

Registrants' telephone number, including area code: (919) 872-4924

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrants under any of the following provisions:

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I ndicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company     ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.     ¨

	

		
Item 5.07.	Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.	

On May 10, 2017, the Company held its annual meeting of stockholders. The final vote of the matters presented for a vote at such meeting was as follows:

	
														
 	Matter	 	For	 	Against	 	Abstain/
Withheld	 	Broker Non-Votes	
(1)	Election of Directors:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	3,743,506		
 	Charles A. Anderson	 	88,688,851		 	 	 	496,113		 	 	
 	Gene H. Anderson	 	88,108,288		 	 	 	1,076,676		 	 	
 	Carlos E. Evans	 	88,007,712		 	 	 	1,177,252		 	 	
 	Edward J. Fritsch	 	88,563,020		 	 	 	621,944		 	 	
 	David J. Hartzell	 	88,689,141		 	 	 	495,823		 	 	
 	Sherry A. Kellett	 	88,294,584		 	 	 	890,380		 	 	
 	O. Temple Sloan, Jr.	 	88,039,935		 	 	 	1,145,029		 	 	
(2)	Ratification of appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as
independent auditor for 2017	 	92,313,026		 	588,725		 	26,719		 	 	
(3)	Advisory vote on executive compensation	 	84,582,305		 	4,476,523		 	126,136		 	3,743,506		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	Matter	 	1 Year	 	2 Years	 	3 Years	 	Abstain	
(4)	Advisory vote on frequency of say-on-pay votes	 	76,159,712		 	27,828		 	12,907,144		 	90,280		

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each of the registrants has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	
				
 	 	HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC.	
 	 	By: 	/s/ Jeffrey D. Miller	
 	 	 	Jeffrey D. Miller	
 	 	 	Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary	

	
				
 	 	HIGHWOODS REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	
 	 	By: Highwoods Properties, Inc., its general partner	
 	 	By: 	/s/ Jeffrey D. Miller	
 	 	 	Jeffrey D. Miller	
 	 	 	Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary	

Dated: May 10, 2017