UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
______________
 
FORM 10-Q
 
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2014

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, NC 27604
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
919-872-4924
(Registrants’ telephone number, including area code)
______________
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Highwoods Properties, Inc.   Yes   x     No ¨      Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership   Yes   x     No ¨
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Highwoods Properties, Inc.   Yes   x     No ¨      Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership   Yes   x     No ¨
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of 'large accelerated filer,' 'accelerated filer' and 'smaller reporting company' in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act.
Highwoods Properties, Inc.
Large accelerated filer x     Accelerated filer ¨       Non-accelerated filer ¨       Smaller reporting company ¨
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership
Large accelerated filer ¨     Accelerated filer ¨       Non-accelerated filer x       Smaller reporting company ¨
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act).
Highwoods Properties, Inc.   Yes   ¨     No x      Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership   Yes   ¨     No x
 
The Company had 90,361,707 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of July 21, 2014 .

	

EXPLANATORY NOTE

We refer to Highwoods Properties, Inc. as the “Company,” Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership as the “Operating Partnership,” the Company’s common stock as “Common Stock” or “Common Shares,” the Company’s preferred stock as “Preferred Stock” or “Preferred Shares,” the Operating Partnership’s common partnership interests as “Common Units” and the Operating Partnership’s preferred partnership interests as “Preferred Units.” References to “we” and “our” mean the Company and the Operating Partnership, collectively, unless the context indicates otherwise.

The Company conducts its activities through the Operating Partnership and is its sole general partner. The partnership agreement provides that the Operating Partnership will assume and pay when due, or reimburse the Company for payment of, all costs and expenses relating to the ownership and operations of, or for the benefit of, the Operating Partnership. The partnership agreement further provides that all expenses of the Company are deemed to be incurred for the benefit of the Operating Partnership.

Certain information contained herein is presented as of July 21, 2014 , the latest practicable date for financial information prior to the filing of this Quarterly Report.

This report combines the Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2014 of the Company and the Operating Partnership. We believe combining the quarterly reports into this single report results in the following benefits:

•	combined reports better reflect how management and investors view the business as a single operating unit;	

•	combined reports enhance investors' understanding of the Company and the Operating Partnership by enabling them to view the business as a whole and in the same manner as management;	

•	combined reports are more efficient for the Company and the Operating Partnership and result in savings in time, effort and expense; and	

•	combined reports are more efficient for investors by reducing duplicative disclosure and providing a single document for their review.	

To help investors understand the significant differences between the Company and the Operating Partnership, this report presents the following separate sections for each of the Company and the Operating Partnership:

•	Consolidated Financial Statements;	

•	the following Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements:	

•	Note 8 - Noncontrolling Interests; and	

•	Note 13 - Earnings Per Share and Per Unit;	

•	Item 4 - Controls and Procedures; and	

•	Item 6 - Certifications of CEO and CFO Pursuant to Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.	

HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC.
HIGHWOODS REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

QUARTERLY REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2014

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION	 	
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)	2	
HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC.:	 	
Consolidated Balance Sheets at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013	2	
Consolidated Statements of Income for the Three and Six Months Ended
June 30, 2014 and 2013	3	
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three and Six Months Ended
June 30, 2014 and 2013	4	
Consolidated Statements of Equity for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2014 and 2013	5	
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2014 and 2013	6	
HIGHWOODS REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP:	 	
Consolidated Balance Sheets at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013	8	
Consolidated Statements of Income for the Three and Six Months Ended
June 30, 2014 and 2013	9	
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three and Six Months Ended
June 30, 2014 and 2013	10	
Consolidated Statements of Capital for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2014 and 2013	11	
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2014 and 2013	12	
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS	14	
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS	31	
Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements	31	
Executive Summary	32	
Results of Operations	33	
Liquidity and Capital Resources	37	
Critical Accounting Estimates	40	
Non-GAAP Information	41	
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK	44	
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES	44	
 	 	
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION	 	
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS	44	
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS	44	

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited and in thousands, except share and per share data)

								
 	June 30,
2014	 	December 31,
2013	
Assets:	 	 	 	
Real estate assets, at cost:	 	 	 	
Land	$	382,575		 	$	393,602		
Buildings and tenant improvements	3,724,554		 	3,748,869		
Development in process	114,790		 	44,621		
Land held for development	104,873		 	110,374		
 	4,326,792		 	4,297,466		
Less-accumulated depreciation	(1,011,477	)	 	(985,244	)	
Net real estate assets	3,315,315		 	3,312,222		
Real estate and other assets, net, held for sale	68,159		 	—		
Cash and cash equivalents	18,699		 	10,184		
Restricted cash	10,602		 	14,169		
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $1,390 and $1,648, respectively	27,972		 	26,430		
Mortgages and notes receivable, net of allowance of $275 and $302, respectively	10,140		 	26,409		
Accrued straight-line rents receivable, net of allowance of $798 and $1,063, respectively	132,051		 	126,014		
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates	30,387		 	29,901		
Deferred financing and leasing costs, net of accumulated amortization of $102,430 and $92,220, respectively	218,022		 	222,211		
Prepaid expenses and other assets, net of accumulated amortization of $13,466 and $12,905,
respectively	45,453		 	39,561		
Total Assets	$	3,876,800		 	$	3,807,101		
Liabilities, Noncontrolling Interests in the Operating Partnership and Equity:	 	 	 	
Mortgages and notes payable	$	2,058,972		 	$	1,956,299		
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	219,296		 	218,962		
Financing obligations	24,672		 	26,664		
Total Liabilities	2,302,940		 	2,201,925		
Commitments and contingencies		 		
Noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership	123,205		 	106,480		
Equity:	 	 	 	
Preferred Stock, $.01 par value, 50,000,000 authorized shares;	 	 	 	
8.625% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares (liquidation preference $1,000 per share), 29,077 shares issued and outstanding	29,077		 	29,077		
Common Stock, $.01 par value, 200,000,000 authorized shares;	 	 	 	
90,361,707 and 89,920,915 shares issued and outstanding, respectively	904		 	899		
Additional paid-in capital	2,366,281		 	2,370,368		
Distributions in excess of net income available for common stockholders	(962,205	)	 	(920,433	)	
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(4,719	)	 	(2,611	)	
Total Stockholders’ Equity	1,429,338		 	1,477,300		
Noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates	21,317		 	21,396		
Total Equity	1,450,655		 	1,498,696		
Total Liabilities, Noncontrolling Interests in the Operating Partnership and Equity	$	3,876,800		 	$	3,807,101		

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Income
(Unaudited and in thousands, except per share amounts)

																
 	Three Months Ended
June 30,	 	Six Months Ended
June 30,	
 	2014	 	2013	 	2014	 	2013	
Rental and other revenues	$	152,722		 	$	132,618		 	$	301,175		 	$	262,995		
Operating expenses:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Rental property and other expenses	55,275		 	47,317		 	111,665		 	93,911		
Depreciation and amortization	50,443		 	40,624		 	98,608		 	80,712		
Impairments of real estate assets	588		 	—		 	588		 	—		
General and administrative	8,733		 	8,397		 	19,447		 	18,979		
Total operating expenses	115,039		 	96,338		 	230,308		 	193,602		
Interest expense:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Contractual	20,640		 	22,398		 	41,390		 	45,196		
Amortization of deferred financing costs	799		 	948		 	1,451		 	1,897		
Financing obligations	(226	)	 	(60	)	 	(266	)	 	61		
 	21,213		 	23,286		 	42,575		 	47,154		
Other income:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Interest and other income	1,410		 	1,617		 	2,809		 	3,400		
Gains/(losses) on debt extinguishment	18		 	—		 	18		 	(164	)	
 	1,428		 	1,617			2,827			3,236		
Income from continuing operations before disposition of investment properties and activity in unconsolidated affiliates	17,898		 	14,611		 	31,119		 	25,475		
Gains/(losses) on disposition of property	5,947		 	(37	)	 	5,947		 	(37	)	
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates	667		 	913		 	638		 	1,349		
Income from continuing operations	24,512		 	15,487		 	37,704		 	26,787		
Discontinued operations:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Income from discontinued operations	—		 	1,995		 	—		 	4,339		
Impairments of real estate assets	—		 	(1,066	)	 	—		 	(2,194	)	
Net gains on disposition of discontinued operations	—		 	13,163		 	384		 	14,407		
 	—		 	14,092		 	384		 	16,552		
Net income	24,512		 	29,579		 	38,088		 	43,339		
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership	(742	)	 	(1,243	)	 	(1,140	)	 	(1,824	)	
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates	(438	)	 	(187	)	 	(861	)	 	(390	)	
Dividends on Preferred Stock	(627	)	 	(627	)	 	(1,254	)	 	(1,254	)	
Net income available for common stockholders	$	22,705		 	$	27,522			$	34,833			$	39,871		
Earnings per Common Share – basic:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Income from continuing operations available for common stockholders	$	0.25		 	$	0.17		 	$	0.38		 	$	0.30		
Income from discontinued operations available for common stockholders	—		 	0.16		 	0.01		 	0.19		
Net income available for common stockholders	$	0.25		 	$	0.33		 	$	0.39		 	$	0.49		
Weighted average Common Shares outstanding – basic	90,254		 	82,811		 	90,111		 	81,925		
Earnings per Common Share – diluted:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Income from continuing operations available for common stockholders	$	0.25		 	$	0.17		 	$	0.38		 	$	0.30		
Income from discontinued operations available for common stockholders	—		 	0.16		 	0.01		 	0.19		
Net income available for common stockholders	$	0.25		 	$	0.33		 	$	0.39		 	$	0.49		
Weighted average Common Shares outstanding – diluted	93,312		 	86,631		 	93,172		 	85,752		
Dividends declared per Common Share	$	0.425		 	$	0.425		 	$	0.850		 	$	0.850		
Net income available for common stockholders:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Income from continuing operations available for common stockholders	$	22,705		 	$	14,033		 	$	34,461		 	$	24,031		
Income from discontinued operations available for common stockholders	—		 	13,489		 	372		 	15,840		
Net income available for common stockholders	$	22,705		 	$	27,522		 	$	34,833		 	$	39,871		
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(Unaudited and in thousands)

																
 	Three Months Ended
June 30,	 	Six Months Ended
June 30,	
 	2014	 	2013	 	2014	 	2013	
Comprehensive income:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net income	$	24,512		 	$	29,579		 	$	38,088		 	$	43,339		
Other comprehensive income/(loss):	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Unrealized gains/(losses) on tax increment financing bond	105		 	(91	)	 	270		 	299		
Unrealized gains/(losses) on cash flow hedges	(2,846	)	 	6,319		 	(4,250	)	 	6,599		
Amortization of cash flow hedges	944		 	800		 	1,872		 	1,588		
Total other comprehensive income/(loss)	(1,797	)	 	7,028		 	(2,108	)	 	8,486		
Total comprehensive income	22,715		 	36,607		 	35,980		 	51,825		
Less-comprehensive (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1,180	)	 	(1,430	)	 	(2,001	)	 	(2,214	)	
Comprehensive income attributable to common stockholders	$	21,535		 	$	35,177		 	$	33,979		 	$	49,611		

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Equity
(Unaudited and in thousands, except share amounts)

	
																															
 	Number of Common Shares	 	Common Stock	 	Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares	 	Additional Paid-In Capital	 	Accumulated Other Compre-hensive Loss	 	Non-controlling Interests in Consolidated Affiliates	 	Distributions in Excess of Net Income Available for Common Stockholders	 	Total	
Balance at December 31, 2013	89,920,915		 	$	899		 	$	29,077		 	$	2,370,368		 	$	(2,611	)	 	$	21,396		 	$	(920,433	)	 	$	1,498,696		
Issuances of Common Stock, net of shares redeemed for tax withholdings	281,992		 	3		 	—		 	8,709		 	—		 	—		 	—		 	8,712		
Conversions of Common Units to Common Stock	4,417		 	—		 	—		 	162		 	—		 	—		 	—		 	162		
Dividends on Common Stock			 	—		 	—		 	—		 	—		 	—		 	(76,605	)	 	(76,605	)	
Dividends on Preferred Stock			 	—		 	—		 	—		 	—		 	—		 	(1,254	)	 	(1,254	)	
Adjustment of noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership to fair value			 	—		 	—		 	(18,337	)	 	—		 	—		 	—		 	(18,337	)	
Distributions to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates			 	—		 	—		 	—		 	—		 	(940	)	 	—		 	(940	)	
Issuances of restricted stock	154,383		 	—		 	—		 	—		 	—		 	—		 	—		 	—		
Share-based compensation expense, net of forfeitures			 	2		 	—		 	5,379		 	—		 	—		 	—		 	5,381		
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership			 	—		 	—		 	—		 	—		 	—		 	(1,140	)	 	(1,140	)	
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates			 	—		 	—		 	—		 	—		 	861		 	(861	)	 	—		
Comprehensive income:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net income			 	—		 	—		 	—		 	—		 	—		 	38,088		 	38,088		
Other comprehensive loss			 	—		 	—		 	—		 	(2,108	)	 	—		 	—		 	(2,108	)	
Total comprehensive income	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	35,980		
Balance at June 30, 2014	90,361,707		 	$	904		 	$	29,077		 	$	2,366,281		 	$	(4,719	)	 	$	21,317		 	$	(962,205	)	 	$	1,450,655		

	
																															
 	Number of Common Shares	 	Common Stock	 	Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares	 	Additional Paid-In Capital	 	Accumulated Other Compre-hensive Loss	 	Non-controlling Interests in Consolidated Affiliates	 	Distributions in Excess of Net Income Available for Common Stockholders	 	Total	
Balance at December 31, 2012	80,311,437		 	$	803		 	$	29,077		 	$	2,040,306		 	$	(12,628	)	 	$	4,753		 	$	(897,418	)	 	$	1,164,893		
Issuances of Common Stock, net of shares redeemed for tax withholdings	3,434,687		 	34		 	—		 	122,456		 	—		 	—		 	—		 	122,490		
Conversions of Common Units to Common Stock	72,471		 	—		 	—		 	2,851		 	—		 	—		 	—		 	2,851		
Dividends on Common Stock		 	—		 	—		 	—		 	—		 	—		 	(69,563	)	 	(69,563	)	
Dividends on Preferred Stock		 	—		 	—		 	—		 	—		 	—		 	(1,254	)	 	(1,254	)	
Adjustment of noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership to fair value		 	—		 	—		 	(9,649	)	 	—		 	—		 	—		 	(9,649	)	
Distributions to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates		 	—		 	—		 	—		 	—		 	(408	)	 	—		 	(408	)	
Issuances of restricted stock	151,630		 	—		 	—		 	—		 	—		 	—		 	—		 	—		
Share-based compensation expense, net of forfeitures	(1,813	)	 	3		 	—		 	4,734		 	—		 	—		 	—		 	4,737		
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership		 	—		 	—		 	—		 	—		 	—		 	(1,824	)	 	(1,824	)	
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates		 	—		 	—		 	—		 	—		 	390		 	(390	)	 	—		
Comprehensive income:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net income		 	—		 	—		 	—		 	—		 	—		 	43,339		 	43,339		
Other comprehensive income		 	—		 	—		 	—		 	8,486		 	—		 	—		 	8,486		
Total comprehensive income	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	51,825		
Balance at June 30, 2013	83,968,412		 	$	840		 	$	29,077		 	$	2,160,698		 	$	(4,142	)	 	$	4,735		 	$	(927,110	)	 	$	1,264,098		

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited and in thousands)

								
 	Six Months Ended
June 30,	
 	2014	 	2013	
Operating activities:	 	 	 	
Net income	$	38,088		 	$	43,339		
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:	 	 	 	
Depreciation and amortization	98,608		 	84,767		
Amortization of lease incentives and acquisition-related intangible assets and liabilities	234		 	(198	)	
Share-based compensation expense	5,381		 	4,737		
Allowance for losses on accounts and accrued straight-line rents receivable	1,278		 	380		
Accrued interest on mortgages and notes receivable	(232	)	 	—		
Amortization of deferred financing costs	1,451		 	1,897		
Amortization of cash flow hedges	1,872		 	1,588		
Amortization of mortgages and notes payable fair value adjustments	(902	)	 	—		
Impairments of real estate assets	588		 	2,194		
(Gains)/losses on debt extinguishment	(18	)	 	164		
Net gains on disposition of property	(6,331	)	 	(14,370	)	
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates	(638	)	 	(1,349	)	
Changes in financing obligations	(628	)	 	(391	)	
Distributions of earnings from unconsolidated affiliates	1,216		 	2,827		
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:	 	 	 	
Accounts receivable	1,491		 	2,295		
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(4,962	)	 	(2,284	)	
Accrued straight-line rents receivable	(10,365	)	 	(8,009	)	
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	(11,597	)	 	(661	)	
Net cash provided by operating activities	114,534		 	116,926		
Investing activities:	 	 	 	
Investments in acquired real estate and related intangible assets, net of cash acquired	—		 	(228,461	)	
Investments in development in process	(69,928	)	 	(11,499	)	
Investments in tenant improvements and deferred leasing costs	(54,794	)	 	(42,343	)	
Investments in building improvements	(28,877	)	 	(26,466	)	
Net proceeds from disposition of real estate assets	8,975		 	60,381		
Distributions of capital from unconsolidated affiliates	468		 	435		
Investments in mortgages and notes receivable	(234	)	 	(432	)	
Repayments of mortgages and notes receivable	16,817		 	276		
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates	(6,225	)	 	(429	)	
Changes in restricted cash and other investing activities	686		 	7,853		
Net cash (used in) investing activities	(133,112	)	 	(240,685	)	
Financing activities:	 	 	 	
Dividends on Common Stock	(76,605	)	 	(69,563	)	
Redemptions of Common Units	(93	)	 	—		
Dividends on Preferred Stock	(1,254	)	 	(1,254	)	
Distributions to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership	(2,497	)	 	(3,140	)	
Distributions to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates	(940	)	 	(408	)	
Proceeds from the issuance of Common Stock	11,404		 	126,738		
Costs paid for the issuance of Common Stock	(42	)	 	(1,711	)	
Repurchase of shares related to tax withholdings	(2,650	)	 	(2,537	)	
Borrowings on revolving credit facility	302,100		 	346,300		
Repayments of revolving credit facility	(360,800	)	 	(233,900	)	
Borrowings on mortgages and notes payable	296,949		 	—		
Repayments of mortgages and notes payable	(134,648	)	 	(39,610	)	
Payments on financing obligations	(1,364	)	 	(575	)	
Additions to deferred financing costs and other financing activities	(2,467	)	 	(242	)	
Net cash provided by financing activities	27,093		 	120,098		
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	$	8,515		 	$	(3,661	)	
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows – Continued
(Unaudited and in thousands)

	
								
 	Six Months Ended
June 30,	
 	2014	 	2013	
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	$	8,515		 	$	(3,661	)	
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period	10,184		 	13,783		
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period	$	18,699		 	$	10,122		

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

	
								
 	Six Months Ended
June 30,	
 	2014	 	2013	
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized	$	41,468		 	$	40,480		

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:

	
								
 	Six Months Ended
June 30,	
 	2014	 	2013	
Unrealized gains/(losses) on cash flow hedges	$	(4,250	)	 	$	6,599		
Conversions of Common Units to Common Stock	162		 	2,851		
Changes in accrued capital expenditures	10,726		 	12,618		
Write-off of fully depreciated real estate assets	16,994		 	17,732		
Write-off of fully amortized deferred financing and leasing costs	13,273		 	11,363		
Unrealized gains on marketable securities of non-qualified deferred compensation plan	210		 	312		
Adjustment of noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership to fair value	18,337		 	9,649		
Unrealized gains on tax increment financing bond	270		 	299		
Receivable related to redemption of investment in unconsolidated affiliate	4,660		 	—		

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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HIGHWOODS REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited and in thousands, except unit and per unit data)

								
 	June 30,
2014	 	December 31,
2013	
Assets:	 	 	 	
Real estate assets, at cost:	 	 	 	
Land	$	382,575		 	$	393,602		
Buildings and tenant improvements	3,724,554		 	3,748,869		
Development in process	114,790		 	44,621		
Land held for development	104,873		 	110,374		
 	4,326,792		 	4,297,466		
Less-accumulated depreciation	(1,011,477	)	 	(985,244	)	
Net real estate assets	3,315,315		 	3,312,222		
Real estate and other assets, net, held for sale	68,159		 	—		
Cash and cash equivalents	18,793		 	10,281		
Restricted cash	10,602		 	14,169		
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $1,390 and $1,648, respectively	27,972		 	26,430		
Mortgages and notes receivable, net of allowance of $275 and $302, respectively	10,140		 	26,409		
Accrued straight-line rents receivable, net of allowance of $798 and $1,063, respectively	132,051		 	126,014		
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates	30,387		 	29,901		
Deferred financing and leasing costs, net of accumulated amortization of $102,430 and $92,220, respectively	218,022		 	222,211		
Prepaid expenses and other assets, net of accumulated amortization of $13,466 and $12,905,
respectively	45,383		 	39,561		
Total Assets	$	3,876,824		 	$	3,807,198		
Liabilities, Redeemable Operating Partnership Units and Equity:	 	 	 	
Mortgages and notes payable	$	2,058,972		 	$	1,956,299		
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	219,250		 	218,887		
Financing obligations	24,672		 	26,664		
Total Liabilities	2,302,894		 	2,201,850		
Commitments and contingencies		 		
Redeemable Operating Partnership Units:	 	 	 	
Common Units, 2,936,955 and 2,943,872 outstanding, respectively	123,205		 	106,480		
Series A Preferred Units (liquidation preference $1,000 per unit), 29,077 units issued and
outstanding	29,077		 	29,077		
Total Redeemable Operating Partnership Units	152,282		 	135,557		
Equity:	 	 	 	
Common Units:	 	 	 	
General partner Common Units, 928,899 and 924,560 outstanding, respectively	14,048		 	14,508		
Limited partner Common Units, 89,024,000 and 88,587,546 outstanding, respectively	1,391,002		 	1,436,498		
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(4,719	)	 	(2,611	)	
Noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates	21,317		 	21,396		
Total Equity	1,421,648		 	1,469,791		
Total Liabilities, Redeemable Operating Partnership Units and Equity	$	3,876,824		 	$	3,807,198		

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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HIGHWOODS REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Consolidated Statements of Income
(Unaudited and in thousands, except per unit amounts)

																
 	Three Months Ended
June 30,	 	Six Months Ended
June 30,	
 	2014	 	2013	 	2014	 	2013	
Rental and other revenues	$	152,722		 	$	132,618		 	$	301,175		 	$	262,995		
Operating expenses:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Rental property and other expenses	55,258		 	47,295		 	111,632		 	93,915		
Depreciation and amortization	50,443		 	40,624		 	98,608		 	80,712		
Impairments of real estate assets	588		 	—		 	588		 	—		
General and administrative	8,750		 	8,419		 	19,480		 	18,975		
Total operating expenses	115,039		 	96,338		 	230,308		 	193,602		
Interest expense:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Contractual	20,640		 	22,398		 	41,390		 	45,196		
Amortization of deferred financing costs	799		 	948		 	1,451		 	1,897		
Financing obligations	(226	)	 	(60	)	 	(266	)	 	61		
 	21,213		 	23,286		 	42,575		 	47,154		
Other income:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Interest and other income	1,410		 	1,617		 	2,809		 	3,400		
Gains/(losses) on debt extinguishment	18		 	—		 	18		 	(164	)	
 	1,428		 	1,617		 	2,827		 	3,236		
Income from continuing operations before disposition of investment properties and activity in unconsolidated affiliates	17,898		 	14,611		 	31,119		 	25,475		
Gains/(losses) on disposition of property	5,947		 	(37	)	 	5,947		 	(37	)	
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates	667		 	916		 	638		 	1,299		
Income from continuing operations	24,512		 	15,490		 	37,704		 	26,737		
Discontinued operations:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Income from discontinued operations	—		 	1,995		 	—		 	4,339		
Impairments of real estate assets	—		 	(1,066	)	 	—		 	(2,194	)	
Net gains on disposition of discontinued operations	—		 	13,163		 	384		 	14,407		
 	—		 	14,092		 	384		 	16,552		
Net income	24,512		 	29,582		 	38,088		 	43,289		
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates	(438	)	 	(187	)	 	(861	)	 	(390	)	
Distributions on Preferred Units	(627	)	 	(627	)	 	(1,254	)	 	(1,254	)	
Net income available for common unitholders	$	23,447		 	$	28,768		 	$	35,973		 	$	41,645		
Earnings per Common Unit – basic:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Income from continuing operations available for common unitholders	$	0.25		 	$	0.17		 	$	0.38		 	$	0.30		
Income from discontinued operations available for common unitholders	—		 	0.16		 	0.01		 	0.19		
Net income available for common unitholders	$	0.25		 	$	0.33		 	$	0.39		 	$	0.49		
Weighted average Common Units outstanding – basic	92,782		 	86,090		 	92,640		 	85,223		
Earnings per Common Unit – diluted:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Income from continuing operations available for common unitholders	$	0.25		 	$	0.17		 	$	0.38		 	$	0.30		
Income from discontinued operations available for common unitholders	—		 	0.16		 	0.01		 	0.19		
Net income available for common unitholders	$	0.25		 	$	0.33		 	$	0.39		 	$	0.49		
Weighted average Common Units outstanding – diluted	92,903		 	86,222		 	92,763		 	85,343		
Distributions declared per Common Unit	$	0.425		 	$	0.425		 	$	0.850		 	$	0.850		
Net income available for common unitholders:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Income from continuing operations available for common unitholders	$	23,447		 	$	14,676		 	$	35,589		 	$	25,093		
Income from discontinued operations available for common unitholders	—		 	14,092		 	384		 	16,552		
Net income available for common unitholders	$	23,447		 	$	28,768		 	$	35,973		 	$	41,645		
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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HIGHWOODS REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(Unaudited and in thousands)

																
 	Three Months Ended
June 30,	 	Six Months Ended
June 30,	
 	2014	 	2013	 	2014	 	2013	
Comprehensive income:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net income	$	24,512		 	$	29,582		 	$	38,088		 	$	43,289		
Other comprehensive income/(loss):	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Unrealized gains/(losses) on tax increment financing bond	105		 	(91	)	 	270		 	299		
Unrealized gains/(losses) on cash flow hedges	(2,846	)	 	6,319		 	(4,250	)	 	6,599		
Amortization of cash flow hedges	944		 	800		 	1,872		 	1,588		
Total other comprehensive income/(loss)	(1,797	)	 	7,028		 	(2,108	)	 	8,486		
Total comprehensive income	22,715		 	36,610		 	35,980		 	51,775		
Less-comprehensive (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(438	)	 	(187	)	 	(861	)	 	(390	)	
Comprehensive income attributable to common unitholders	$	22,277			$	36,423		 	$	35,119		 	$	51,385		

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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HIGHWOODS REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Consolidated Statements of Capital
(Unaudited and in thousands)

	
																				
 	Common Units	 	Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive Loss	 	Noncontrolling
Interests in
Consolidated
Affiliates	 	Total Partners’
Capital	
 	General
Partners’
Capital	 	Limited
Partners’
Capital	 						
Balance at December 31, 2013	$	14,508		 	$	1,436,498		 	$	(2,611	)	 	$	21,396		 	$	1,469,791		
Issuances of Common Units, net of units redeemed for tax withholdings	87		 	8,625		 	—		 	—		 	8,712		
Redemptions of Common Units	(1	)	 	(92	)	 	—		 	—		 	(93	)	
Distributions paid on Common Units	(788	)	 	(77,966	)	 	—		 	—		 	(78,754	)	
Distributions paid on Preferred Units	(13	)	 	(1,241	)	 	—		 	—		 	(1,254	)	
Share-based compensation expense, net of forfeitures	54		 	5,327		 	—		 	—		 	5,381		
Distributions to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates	—		 	—		 	—		 	(940	)	 	(940	)	
Adjustment of Redeemable Common Units to fair value and contributions/distributions from/to the General Partner	(171	)	 	(17,004	)	 	—		 	—		 	(17,175	)	
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates	(9	)	 	(852	)	 	—		 	861		 	—		
Comprehensive income:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net income	381		 	37,707		 	—		 	—		 	38,088		
Other comprehensive loss	—		 	—		 	(2,108	)	 	—		 	(2,108	)	
Total comprehensive income	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	35,980		
Balance at June 30, 2014	$	14,048		 	$	1,391,002		 	$	(4,719	)	 	$	21,317		 	$	1,421,648		

	
																				
 	Common Units	 	Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive Loss	 	Noncontrolling
Interests in
Consolidated
Affiliates	 	Total Partners’
Capital	
 	General
Partners’
Capital	 	Limited
Partners’
Capital	 						
Balance at December 31, 2012	$	11,427		 	$	1,131,481		 	$	(12,628	)	 	$	4,753		 	$	1,135,033		
Issuances of Common Units, net of units redeemed for tax withholdings	1,225		 	121,265		 	—		 	—		 	122,490		
Distributions paid on Common Units	(724	)	 	(71,631	)	 	—		 	—		 	(72,355	)	
Distributions paid on Preferred Units	(13	)	 	(1,241	)	 	—		 	—		 	(1,254	)	
Share-based compensation expense, net of forfeitures	47		 	4,690		 	—		 	—		 	4,737		
Distributions to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates	—		 	—		 	—		 	(408	)	 	(408	)	
Adjustment of Redeemable Common Units to fair value and contributions/distributions from/to the General Partner	(59	)	 	(5,927	)	 	—		 	—		 	(5,986	)	
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates	(4	)	 	(386	)	 	—		 	390		 	—		
Comprehensive income:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net income	433		 	42,856		 	—		 	—		 	43,289		
Other comprehensive income	—		 	—		 	8,486		 	—		 	8,486		
Total comprehensive income	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	51,775		
Balance at June 30, 2013	$	12,332		 	$	1,221,107		 	$	(4,142	)	 	$	4,735		 	$	1,234,032		

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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HIGHWOODS REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited and in thousands)

								
 	Six Months Ended
June 30,	
 	2014	 	2013	
Operating activities:	 	 	 	
Net income	$	38,088		 	$	43,289		
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:	 	 	 	
Depreciation and amortization	98,608		 	84,767		
Amortization of lease incentives and acquisition-related intangible assets and liabilities	234		 	(198	)	
Share-based compensation expense	5,381		 	4,737		
Allowance for losses on accounts and accrued straight-line rents receivable	1,278		 	380		
Accrued interest on mortgages and notes receivable	(232	)	 	—		
Amortization of deferred financing costs	1,451		 	1,897		
Amortization of cash flow hedges	1,872		 	1,588		
Amortization of mortgages and notes payable fair value adjustments	(902	)	 	—		
Impairments of real estate assets	588		 	2,194		
(Gains)/losses on debt extinguishment	(18	)	 	164		
Net gains on disposition of property	(6,331	)	 	(14,370	)	
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates	(638	)	 	(1,299	)	
Changes in financing obligations	(628	)	 	(391	)	
Distributions of earnings from unconsolidated affiliates	1,216		 	2,814		
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:	 	 	 	
Accounts receivable	1,491		 	2,295		
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(4,892	)	 	(2,189	)	
Accrued straight-line rents receivable	(10,365	)	 	(8,009	)	
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	(11,568	)	 	(587	)	
Net cash provided by operating activities	114,633		 	117,082		
Investing activities:	 	 	 	
Investments in acquired real estate and related intangible assets, net of cash acquired	—		 	(228,461	)	
Investments in development in process	(69,928	)	 	(11,499	)	
Investments in tenant improvements and deferred leasing costs	(54,794	)	 	(42,343	)	
Investments in building improvements	(28,877	)	 	(26,466	)	
Net proceeds from disposition of real estate assets	8,975		 	60,381		
Distributions of capital from unconsolidated affiliates	468		 	435		
Investments in mortgages and notes receivable	(234	)	 	(432	)	
Repayments of mortgages and notes receivable	16,817		 	276		
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates	(6,225	)	 	(429	)	
Changes in restricted cash and other investing activities	686		 	7,853		
Net cash (used in) investing activities	(133,112	)	 	(240,685	)	
Financing activities:	 	 	 	
Distributions on Common Units	(78,754	)	 	(72,355	)	
Redemptions of Common Units	(93	)	 	—		
Distributions on Preferred Units	(1,254	)	 	(1,254	)	
Distributions to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates	(940	)	 	(408	)	
Proceeds from the issuance of Common Units	11,404		 	126,738		
Costs paid for the issuance of Common Units	(42	)	 	(1,711	)	
Repurchase of units related to tax withholdings	(2,650	)	 	(2,537	)	
Borrowings on revolving credit facility	302,100		 	346,300		
Repayments of revolving credit facility	(360,800	)	 	(233,900	)	
Borrowings on mortgages and notes payable	296,949		 	—		
Repayments of mortgages and notes payable	(134,648	)	 	(39,610	)	
Payments on financing obligations	(1,364	)	 	(575	)	
Additions to deferred financing costs and other financing activities	(2,917	)	 	(747	)	
Net cash provided by financing activities	26,991		 	119,941		
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	$	8,512		 	$	(3,662	)	
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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HIGHWOODS REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Continued
(Unaudited and in thousands)

	
								
 	Six Months Ended
June 30,	
 	2014	 	2013	
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	$	8,512		 	$	(3,662	)	
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period	10,281		 	13,867		
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period	$	18,793		 	$	10,205		

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

	
								
 	Six Months Ended
June 30,	
 	2014	 	2013	
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized	$	41,468		 	$	40,480		

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:

	
								
 	Six Months Ended
June 30,	
 	2014	 	2013	
Unrealized gains/(losses) on cash flow hedges	$	(4,250	)	 	$	6,599		
Changes in accrued capital expenditures	10,726		 	12,618		
Write-off of fully depreciated real estate assets	16,994		 	17,732		
Write-off of fully amortized deferred financing and leasing costs	13,273		 	11,363		
Unrealized gains on marketable securities of non-qualified deferred compensation plan	210		 	312		
Adjustment of Redeemable Common Units to fair value	16,725		 	5,482		
Unrealized gains on tax increment financing bond	270		 	299		
Receivable related to redemption of investment in unconsolidated affiliate	4,660		 	—		

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC.
HIGHWOODS REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2014
(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per share and per unit data)
(Unaudited)

1.    Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies

Description of Business

Highwoods Properties, Inc. (the “Company”) is a fully-integrated real estate investment trust (“REIT”) that provides leasing, management, development, construction and other customer-related services for its properties and for third parties. The Company conducts its activities through Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership (the “Operating Partnership”). At June 30, 2014 , we owned or had an interest in 32.1 million rentable square feet of in-service office, industrial and retail properties, 0.9 million rentable square feet of office properties under development and approximately 600 acres of development land.
 
The Company is the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership. At June 30, 2014 , the Company owned all of the Preferred Units and 90.0 million , or 96.9% , of the Common Units in the Operating Partnership. Limited partners own the remaining 2.9 million Common Units. During the six months ended June 30, 2014 , the Company redeemed 2,500 Common Units for less than $0.1 million in cash and redeemed 4,417 Common Units for a like number of shares of Common Stock.

Common Stock Offerings
 
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 , the Company issued 50,293 and 73,877 shares of Common Stock, respectively, under its equity sales agreements at an average gross sales price of $38.38 and $38.35 per share, respectively, and received net proceeds, after sales commissions, of $1.9 million and $2.8 million , respectively. As a result of this activity and the redemptions discussed above, the percentage of Common Units owned by the Company increased from 96.8% at December 31, 2013 to 96.9% at June 30, 2014 .

Basis of Presentation

Our Consolidated Financial Statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). Our Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 were retrospectively revised from previously reported amounts to reflect in discontinued operations the operations for those properties classified as discontinued operations.

The Company's Consolidated Financial Statements include the Operating Partnership, wholly owned subsidiaries and those entities in which the Company has the controlling interest. The Operating Partnership's Consolidated Financial Statements include wholly owned subsidiaries and those entities in which the Operating Partnership has the controlling interest. All intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated. At June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 , we had involvement with, but are not the primary beneficiary in, an entity that we concluded to be a variable interest entity (see Note 3).

The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements and accompanying unaudited consolidated financial information, in the opinion of management, contain all adjustments (including normal recurring accruals) necessary for a fair presentation of our financial position, results of operations and cash flows. We have condensed or omitted certain notes and other information from the interim Consolidated Financial Statements presented in this Quarterly Report as permitted by SEC rules and regulations. These Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with our 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Use of Estimates
 
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC.
HIGHWOODS REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per share and per unit data)

1.    Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies – Continued
 
Recently Issued Accounting Standards

The Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") recently issued an accounting standard update that requires only those real estate asset sales representing a strategic shift in operations (e.g., a disposal of a major geographic area or a major line of business) to be reflected in discontinued operations. This accounting standard update is required to be adopted in 2015. Early adoption is permitted, but only for real estate asset sales that have not been previously reflected as discontinued operations. We elected to early adopt the accounting standard update as of April 1, 2014, resulting in the operations of current period dispositions and property classified as held for sale at June 30, 2014 being included in continuing operations on our Consolidated Statements of Income.  Prior to adoption, we were generally required to reflect all real estate asset sales as discontinued operations, which required reclassification of the earnings of the sold assets from continuing operations for all periods presented.

The FASB recently issued an accounting standard update that requires the use of a new five-step model to recognize revenue from customer contracts. The five-step model requires that we identify the contract with the customer, identify the performance obligations in the contract, determine the transaction price, allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract and recognize revenue when we satisfy the performance obligations. We will also be required to disclose information regarding the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. The accounting standard update is required to be adopted in 2017. Retrospective application is required either to all periods presented or with the cumulative effect of initial adoption recognized in the period of adoption. We are in the process of evaluating this accounting standard update.

2.    Real Estate Assets

Dispositions

During the second quarter of 2014, we sold two land parcels in Atlanta, GA in separate transactions for an aggregate sale price of $9.5 million and recorded aggregate gains on disposition of property of $5.9 million .

Impairments

During the second quarter of 2014, we recorded impairments of real estate assets of $0.6 million on an office property in Greensboro, NC. This impairment was due to a change in the assumed timing of future disposition and leasing assumptions, which reduced the future expected cash flows from the impaired property.

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HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC.
HIGHWOODS REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per share and per unit data)

3.    Mortgages and Notes Receivable

The following table sets forth our mortgages and notes receivable:

	
								
 	June 30,
2014	 	December 31,
2013	
Seller financing (first mortgages)	$	—		 	$	16,454		
Less allowance	—		 	—		
 	—		 	16,454		
Mortgage receivable	9,901		 	9,435		
Less allowance	—		 	—		
 	9,901		 	9,435		
Promissory notes	514		 	822		
Less allowance	(275	)	 	(302	)	
 	239		 	520		
Mortgages and notes receivable, net	$	10,140		 	$	26,409		

During 2010, we provided seller financing in conjunction with two disposition transactions. We accounted for thes e dispositions using the installment method, whereby a gain on disposition of property was deferred until the seller financing was repaid. During the first quarter of 2014, the $16.5 million of seller financing was fully repaid and we recorded the $0.4 million gain on disposition of property.

During 2012, we provided secured acquisition financing to a third party. We also agreed to loan such third party $8.4 million on a secured basis to fund future infrastructure development. As of June 30, 2014 , $0.5 million has been funded to the third party for infrastructure development. We concluded this arrangement to be an interest in a variable interest entity. However, since we do not have the power to direct matters that most significantly impact the activities of the entity, we do not qualify as the primary beneficiary. Accordingly, the entity is not consolidated. Our risk of loss with respect to this arrangement is limited to the carrying value of the mortgage receivable and the future infrastructure development funding commitment.

We evaluate the ability to collect our mortgages and notes receivable by monitoring the leasing statistics and/or market fundamentals of these assets. As of June 30, 2014 , our mortgages and notes receivable were not in default and there were no other indicators of impairment.

The following table sets forth our notes receivable allowance, which relates only to promissory notes:

	
																
 	Three Months Ended
June 30,	 	Six Months Ended
June 30,	
 	2014	 	2013	 	2014	 	2013	
Beginning notes receivable allowance	$	300		 	$	437		 	$	302		 	$	182		
Recoveries/write-offs/other	(25	)	 	(61	)	 	(27	)	 	194		
Total notes receivable allowance	$	275		 	$	376		 	$	275		 	$	376		

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HIGHWOODS REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per share and per unit data)

4.    Investments in Affiliates

Unconsolidated Affiliates

We have equity interests of up to 50.0% in various joint ventures with unrelated third parties that are accounted for using the equity method of accounting because we have the ability to exercise significant influence over their operating and financial policies.

The following table sets forth the summarized income statements of our unconsolidated affiliates:

	
																
 	Three Months Ended
June 30,	 	Six Months Ended
June 30,	
 	2014	 	2013	 	2014	 	2013	
Income Statements:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Rental and other revenues	$	12,845		 	$	23,935		 	$	25,278		 	$	47,451		
Expenses:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Rental property and other expenses	6,236		 	11,739		 	12,439		 	22,948		
Depreciation and amortization	3,328		 	6,227		 	6,817		 	12,373		
Impairments of real estate assets	—		 	—		 	—		 	4,790		
Interest expense	2,301		 	4,689		 	4,512		 	9,428		
Total expenses	11,865		 	22,655		 	23,768		 	49,539		
Income/(loss) before disposition of properties	980		 	1,280		 	1,510		 	(2,088	)	
Gains on disposition of properties	—		 	43		 	1,949		 	67		
Net income/(loss)	$	980		 	$	1,323		 	$	3,459		 	$	(2,021	)	
Our share of:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Depreciation and amortization	$	923		 	$	2,092		 	$	1,954		 	$	4,107		
Impairments of real estate assets	$	—		 	$	—		 	$	—		 	$	1,020		
Interest expense	$	764		 	$	1,732		 	$	1,540		 	$	3,484		
Gains on disposition of properties	$	—		 	$	10		 	$	955		 	$	431		
Net income	$	491		 	$	571		 	$	1,646		 	$	575		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Our share of net income	$	491		 	$	571		 	$	1,646		 	$	575		
Adjustments for management and other fees	176		 	342		 	345		 	774		
Impairment of investment in unconsolidated affiliate	—		 	—		 	(1,353	)	 	—		
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates	$	667		 	$	913		 	$	638		 	$	1,349		

Board of Trade Investment Company ("Board of Trade")

During the first quarter of 2014, Board of Trade sold an office property to an unrelated third party for gross proceeds of $8.3 million and recorded a gain of $1.9 million . As our cost basis was different from the basis reflected at the entity level, we recorded a net impairment charge on our investment of $0.4 million . This charge represented the other-than-temporary decline in the fair value below the carrying value of our investment. During the second quarter of 2014, our 49.0% interest in Board of Trade was redeemed in exchange for $4.7 million .

Highwoods KC Glenridge Office, LLC (“KC Glenridge”)

During the second quarter of 2014, KC Glenridge paid at maturity the remaining $14.9 million balance on a secured mortgage loan with an effective interest rate of 4.84% .

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HIGHWOODS REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per share and per unit data)

5.    Intangible Assets and Below Market Lease Liabilities
 
The following table sets forth total intangible assets and acquisition-related below market lease liabilities, net of accumulated amortization:

	
								
 	June 30,
2014	 	December 31,
2013	
Assets:	 	 	 	
Deferred financing costs	$	19,567		 	$	17,363		
Less accumulated amortization	(6,434	)	 	(5,204	)	
 	13,133		 	12,159		
Deferred leasing costs (including lease incentives and above market lease and in-place lease acquisition-related intangible assets)	300,885		 	297,068		
Less accumulated amortization	(95,996	)	 	(87,016	)	
 	204,889		 	210,052		
Deferred financing and leasing costs, net	$	218,022		 	$	222,211		
 	 	 	 	
Liabilities (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities):	 	 	 	
Acquisition-related below market lease liabilities	$	54,903		 	$	55,323		
Less accumulated amortization	(11,080	)	 	(8,478	)	
 	$	43,823		 	$	46,845		

The following table sets forth amortization of intangible assets and below market lease liabilities:

	
																
 	Three Months Ended
June 30,	 	Six Months Ended
June 30,	
 	2014	 	2013	 	2014	 	2013	
Amortization of deferred financing costs	$	799		 	$	948		 	$	1,451		 	$	1,897		
Amortization of deferred leasing costs and acquisition-related intangible assets (in depreciation and amortization)	$	10,050		 	$	7,888		 	$	19,978		 	$	15,963		
Amortization of lease incentives (in rental and other revenues)	$	399		 	$	340		 	$	750		 	$	716		
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets (in rental and other revenues)	$	1,114		 	$	484		 	$	2,230		 	$	950		
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets (in rental property and other expenses)	$	139		 	$	139		 	$	276		 	$	276		
Amortization of acquisition-related below market lease liabilities (in rental and other revenues)	$	(1,500	)	 	$	(1,031	)	 	$	(3,022	)	 	$	(2,153	)	

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HIGHWOODS REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per share and per unit data)

5.    Intangible Assets and Below Market Lease Liabilities - Continued
 
The following table sets forth scheduled future amortization of intangible assets and below market lease liabilities:

	
																									
 	 	Amortization of Deferred Financing Costs	 	Amortization of Deferred Leasing Costs and Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (in Depreciation and Amortization)	 	Amortization of Lease Incentives (in Rental and Other Revenues)	 	Amortization of Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (in Rental and Other Revenues)	 	Amortization of Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (in Rental Property and Other Expenses)	 	Amortization of Acquisition-Related Below Market Lease Liabilities (in Rental and Other Revenues)	
July 1 through December 31, 2014	 	$	1,558		 	$	18,266		 	$	689		 	$	2,107		 	$	277		 	$	(2,979	)	
2015	 	3,087		 	34,839		 	1,135		 	3,619		 	553		 	(5,718	)	
2016	 	2,823		 	29,299		 	934		 	2,810		 	553		 	(5,427	)	
2017	 	2,529		 	25,379		 	843		 	2,269		 	553		 	(5,164	)	
2018	 	1,404		 	21,095		 	748		 	1,426		 	553		 	(5,016	)	
Thereafter	 	1,732		 	49,508		 	2,580		 	3,768		 	1,086		 	(19,519	)	
 	 	$	13,133		 	$	178,386		 	$	6,929		 	$	15,999		 	$	3,575		 	$	(43,823	)	
Weighted average remaining amortization periods as of June 30, 2014 (in years)	 	4.8		 	6.5		 	8.2		 	6.6		 	6.5		 	8.7		

6.    Mortgages and Notes Payable
 
The following table sets forth our mortgages and notes payable:

	
								
 	June 30,
2014	 	December 31,
2013	
Secured indebtedness	$	352,857		 	$	488,664		
Unsecured indebtedness	1,706,115		 	1,467,635		
Total mortgages and notes payable	$	2,058,972		 	$	1,956,299		
 
At June 30, 2014 , our secured mortgage loans were collateralized by real estate assets with an aggregate undepreciated book value of $ 652.4 million .
 
Our $ 475.0 million unsecured revolving credit facility is scheduled to mature in January 2018 and includes an accordion feature that allows for an additional $ 75.0 million of borrowing capacity subject to additional lender commitments. Assuming no defaults have occurred, we have an option to extend the maturity for two additional six-month periods. The interest rate at our current credit ratings is LIBOR plus 110 basis points and the annual facility fee is 20 basis points. There was $ 157.0 million and $ 181.0 million outstanding under our revolving credit facility at June 30, 2014 and July 21, 2014 , respectively. At both June 30, 2014 and July 21, 2014 , we had $ 0.1 million of outstanding letters of credit, which reduces the availability on our revolving credit facility. As a result, the unused capacity of our revolving credit facility at June 30, 2014 and July 21, 2014 was $ 317.9 million and $ 293.9 million , respectively.
 
During the second quarter of 2014, the Operating Partnership issued $300 million aggregate principal amount of 3.20% Notes due June 15, 2021 , less original issue discount of $3.1 million . These notes were priced at 98.983% for an effective yield of 3.363% . Underwriting fees and other expenses were incurred that aggregated $2.4 million ; these costs were deferred and will be amortized over the term of the notes.

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HIGHWOODS REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per share and per unit data)

6.    Mortgages and Notes Payable - Continued

During the second quarter of 2014, we prepaid without penalty the remaining $123.7 million balance on a secured mortgage loan with an effective interest rate of 3.11% that was originally scheduled to mature in July 2014 .
 
During the second quarter of 2014, we prepaid the remaining $7.2 million balance on a secured mortgage loan with an effective interest rate of 3.32% that was originally scheduled to mature in August 2014 . We recorded less than $0.1 million of gain on debt extinguishment related to this prepayment.

We are currently in compliance with financial covenants and other requirements with respect to our consolidated debt.

7.	Derivative Financial Instruments	
 
Our interest rate swaps have been designated as and are being accounted for as cash flow hedges with changes in fair value recorded in other comprehensive income each reporting period. No gain or loss was recognized related to hedge ineffectiveness or to amounts excluded from effectiveness testing on our cash flow hedges during the six months ended June 30, 2014 . We have no collateral requirements related to our interest rate swaps.
 
Amounts reported in accumulated other comprehensive loss ("AOCL") related to derivatives will be reclassified to interest expense as interest payments are made on our variable-rate debt. During the period from July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015, we estimate that $3.4 million will be reclassified to interest expense.
 
The following table sets forth the gross fair value of our derivatives:

	
								
 	June 30,
2014	 	December 31,
2013	
Derivatives:	 	 	 	
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges in prepaid expenses and other assets:	 	 	 	
Interest rate swaps	$	—		 	$	301		
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities:	 	 	 	
Interest rate swaps	$	2,744		 	$	510		

The following table sets forth the effect of our cash flow hedges on AOCL and interest expense:

	
																
 	Three Months Ended
June 30,	 	Six Months Ended
June 30,	
 	2014	 	2013	 	2014	 	2013	
Derivatives Designated as Cash Flow Hedges:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Amount of unrealized gains/(losses) recognized in AOCL on derivatives (effective portion):	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Interest rate swaps	$	(2,846	)	 	$	6,319		 	$	(4,250	)	 	$	6,599		
Amount of losses reclassified out of AOCL into contractual interest expense (effective portion):	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Interest rate swaps	$	944		 	$	800		 	$	1,872		 	$	1,588		

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HIGHWOODS REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per share and per unit data)

		
8.	Noncontrolling Interests	

Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Affiliates
 
At June 30, 2014 , our noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates relates to our joint venture partner's 50.0% interest in office properties in Richmond, VA. Our joint venture partner is an unrelated third party.

Noncontrolling Interests in the Operating Partnership

The following table sets forth the Company's noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership:

	
								
 	Six Months Ended
June 30,	
 	2014	 	2013	
Beginning noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership	$	106,480		 	$	124,869		
Adjustment of noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership to fair value	18,337		 	9,649		
Conversions of Common Units to Common Stock	(162	)	 	(2,851	)	
Redemptions of Common Units	(93	)	 	—		
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership	1,140		 	1,824		
Distributions to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership	(2,497	)	 	(3,140	)	
Total noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership	$	123,205		 	$	130,351		

The following table sets forth net income available for common stockholders and transfers from the Company's noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership:

	
																
 	Three Months Ended
June 30,	 	Six Months Ended
June 30,	
 	2014	 	2013	 	2014	 	2013	
Net income available for common stockholders	$	22,705		 	$	27,522		 	$	34,833		 	$	39,871		
Increase in additional paid in capital from conversions of Common Units
to Common Stock	—		 	2,500		 	162		 	2,851		
Change from net income available for common stockholders and transfers from noncontrolling interests	$	22,705		 	$	30,022		 	$	34,995		 	$	42,722		

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HIGHWOODS REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per share and per unit data)

		
9.	Disclosure About Fair Value of Financial Instruments	

The following summarizes the three levels of inputs that we use to measure fair value.

Level 1.   Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Our Level 1 asset is our investments in marketable securities that we use to pay benefits under our non-qualified deferred compensation plan. Our Level 1 liability is our non-qualified deferred compensation obligation. The Company's Level 1 noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership relate to the ownership of Common Units by various individuals and entities other than the Company.

Level 2. Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the related assets or liabilities.

Our Level 2 assets include the fair value of certain of our mortgages and notes receivable and certain of our interest rate swaps. Our Level 2 liabilities include the fair value of our mortgages and notes payable and the remainder of our interest rate swaps.

The fair value of mortgages and notes receivable and mortgages and notes payable is estimated by the income approach utilizing contractual cash flows and market-based interest rates to approximate the price that would be paid in an orderly transaction between market participants. The fair value of interest rate swaps is determined using the market standard methodology of netting the discounted future fixed cash receipts and the discounted expected variable cash payments. The variable cash payments of interest rate swaps are based on the expectation of future LIBOR interest rates (forward curves) derived from observed market LIBOR interest rate curves. In addition, credit valuation adjustments are incorporated in the fair values to account for potential nonperformance risk, but were concluded to not be significant inputs to the calculation for the periods presented.
 
Level 3. Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.
 
Our Level 3 assets include (1) certain of our mortgages and notes receivable, which were estimated by the income approach utilizing internal cash flow projections and market interest rates to estimate the price that would be paid in an orderly transaction between market participants, (2) our tax increment financing bond, which is not routinely traded but whose fair value is determined by the income approach utilizing contractual cash flows and market-based interest rates to estimate the projected redemption value based on quoted bid/ask prices for similar unrated municipal bonds, and (3) any real estate assets recorded at fair value on a non-recurring basis as a result of our quarterly impairment analysis, which were valued using the terms of definitive sales contracts or the sales comparison approach and substantiated with internal cash flow projections.
 
Our Level 3 liabilities include the fair value of our contingent consideration to acquire real estate assets and financing obligations, which were estimated by the income approach to approximate the price that would be paid in an orderly transaction between market participants, utilizing: (1) contractual cash flows; (2) market-based interest rates; and (3) a number of other assumptions including demand for space, competition for customers, changes in market rental rates, costs of operation and expected ownership periods.

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HIGHWOODS REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per share and per unit data)

		
9.	Disclosure About Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Continued	

The following table sets forth our assets and liabilities and the Company's noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership that are measured at fair value within the fair value hierarchy.

	
																	
 	 	 	 	Level 1	 	Level 2	 	Level 3	
 	 	Total	 	Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for Identical Assets or Liabilities	 	Significant Observable Inputs	 	Significant Unobservable Inputs	
Fair Value at June 30, 2014:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Assets:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mortgages and notes receivable, at fair value (1)	 	$	10,144		 	$	—		 	$	239		 	$	9,905		
Marketable securities of non-qualified deferred compensation plan (in prepaid expenses and other assets)	 	3,869		 	3,869		 	—		 	—		
Impaired real estate assets	 	4,922		 	—		 	—		 	4,922		
Tax increment financing bond (in prepaid expenses and other assets)	 	13,673		 	—		 	—		 	13,673		
Total Assets	 	$	32,608		 	$	3,869		 	$	239		 	$	28,500		
Noncontrolling Interests in the Operating Partnership	 	$	123,205		 	$	123,205		 	$	—		 	$	—		
Liabilities:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mortgages and notes payable, at fair value (1)	 	$	2,152,505		 	$	—		 	$	2,152,505		 	$	—		
Interest rate swaps (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	 	2,744		 	—		 	2,744		 	—		
Non-qualified deferred compensation obligation (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	 	3,869		 	3,869		 	—		 	—		
Financing obligations, at fair value (1)	 	22,466		 	—		 	—		 	22,466		
Total Liabilities	 	$	2,181,584		 	$	3,869		 	$	2,155,249		 	$	22,466		

																	
Fair Value at December 31, 2013:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Assets:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mortgages and notes receivable, at fair value (1)	 	$	26,485		 	$	—		 	$	17,029		 	$	9,456		
Interest rate swaps (in prepaid expenses and other assets)	 	301		 	—		 	301		 	—		
Marketable securities of non-qualified deferred compensation plan (in prepaid expenses and other assets)	 	3,996		 	3,996		 	—		 	—		
Tax increment financing bond (in prepaid expenses and other assets)	 	13,403		 	—		 	—		 	13,403		
Total Assets	 	$	44,185		 	$	3,996		 	$	17,330		 	$	22,859		
Noncontrolling Interests in the Operating Partnership	 	$	106,480		 	$	106,480		 	$	—		 	$	—		
Liabilities:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mortgages and notes payable, at fair value (1)	 	$	2,037,385		 	$	—		 	$	2,037,385		 	$	—		
Interest rate swaps (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	 	510		 	—		 	510		 	—		
Non-qualified deferred compensation obligation (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities)	 	3,996		 	3,996		 	—		 	—		
Financing obligations, at fair value (1)	 	22,478		 	—		 	—		 	22,478		
Total Liabilities	 	$	2,064,369		 	$	3,996		 	$	2,037,895		 	$	22,478		
__________
(1)    Amounts recorded at historical cost on our Consolidated Balance Sheets at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 .

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HIGHWOODS REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per share and per unit data)

		
9.	Disclosure About Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Continued	

The following table sets forth the changes in our Level 3 asset and liability, which are recorded at fair value on our Consolidated Balance Sheets:

	
																
 	Three Months Ended
June 30,	 	Six Months Ended
June 30,	
 	2014	 	2013	 	2014	 	2013	
Asset:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Tax Increment Financing Bond:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Beginning balance	$	13,568		 	$	14,324		 	$	13,403		 	$	14,496		
Principal repayment	—		 	—		 	—		 	(562	)	
Unrealized gains/(losses) (in AOCL)	105		 	(91	)	 	270		 	299		
Ending balance	$	13,673		 	$	14,233		 	$	13,673		 	$	14,233		
Liability:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Contingent Consideration to Acquire Real Estate Assets:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Beginning balance	$	—		 	$	375		 	$	—		 	$	563		
Unrecognized (gains)/losses (in general and administrative expenses)	—		 	9		 	—		 	(179	)	
Ending balance	$	—		 	$	384		 	$	—		 	$	384		

During 2007, we acquired a tax increment financing bond associated with a parking garage developed by us. This bond amortizes to maturity in 2020 . The estimated fair value at June 30, 2014 was $0.8 million below the outstanding principal due on the bond. If the discount rate used to fair value this bond was 100 basis points higher or lower, the fair value of the bond would have been $0.4 million lower or $0.4 million higher, respectively, as of June 30, 2014 . We intend to hold this bond and have concluded that we will not be required to sell this bond before recovery of the bond principal. Payment of the principal and interest for the bond is guaranteed by us. We have recorded no credit losses related to the bond during the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 . There is no legal right of offset with the liability, which we report as a financing obligation, related to this tax increment financing bond.
 
The impaired real estate assets that were measured in the second quarter of 2014 at fair value and deemed to be Level 3 assets were valued based primarily on market-based inputs and our assumptions about the use of the assets, as observable inputs were not available. In the absence of observable inputs, we estimate the fair value of real estate using unobservable data such as estimated discount and capitalization rates. We also utilize local and national industry market data such as comparable sales, sales contracts and appraisals to assist us in our estimation of fair value. Significant increases or decreases in any valuation inputs in isolation would result in a significantly lower or higher fair value measurement.

The following table sets forth quantitative information about the unobservable input of our Level 3 assets, which are recorded at fair value on our Consolidated Balance Sheets:

	
							
 	 	Valuation
Technique	 	Unobservable
Input	 	Rate	
Assets:	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Tax increment financing bond	 	Income approach	 	Discount rate	 	9.0%	
Impaired real estate assets	 	Income approach	 	Capitalization rate	 	9.5%	
 	 	 	 	Discount rate	 	10.0%	

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HIGHWOODS REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
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10.	Share-Based Payments	
 
During the six months ended June 30, 2014 , the Company granted 166,081 stock options with an exercise price equal to the closing market price of a share of Common Stock on the date of grant. The fair value of each option is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, which resulted in a weighted average grant date fair value per share of $ 6.89 . During the six months ended June 30, 2014 , the Company also granted 87,373 shares of time-based restricted stock and 67,010 shares of total return-based restricted stock with weighted average grant date fair values per share of $ 37.63 and $ 35.25 , respectively. We recorded share-based compensation expense of $1.1 million and $1.3 million during the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 , respectively, and $ 5.4 million and $ 4.7 million during the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 , respectively. At June 30, 2014 , there was $5.5 million of total unrecognized share-based compensation costs, which will be recognized over a weighted average remaining contractual term of 2.5 years.

11.	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	
 
The following table sets forth the components of AOCL:

	
																
 	Three Months Ended
June 30,	 	Six Months Ended
June 30,	
 	2014	 	2013	 	2014	 	2013	
Tax increment financing bond:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Beginning balance	$	(864	)	 	$	(1,508	)	 	$	(1,029	)	 	$	(1,898	)	
Unrealized gains/(losses) on tax increment financing bond	105		 	(91	)	 	270		 	299		
Ending balance	(759	)	 	(1,599	)	 	(759	)	 	(1,599	)	
Cash flow hedges:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Beginning balance	(2,058	)	 	(9,662	)	 	(1,582	)	 	(10,730	)	
Unrealized gains/(losses) on cash flow hedges	(2,846	)	 	6,319		 	(4,250	)	 	6,599		
Amortization of cash flow hedges (1)	944		 	800		 	1,872		 	1,588		
Ending balance	(3,960	)	 	(2,543	)	 	(3,960	)	 	(2,543	)	
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(4,719	)		$	(4,142	)	 	$	(4,719	)	 	$	(4,142	)	
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(1)    Amounts reclassified out of AOCL into contractual interest expense.

		
12.	Real Estate and Other Assets Held For Sale and Discontinued Operations	

The following table sets forth the major classes of assets of our real estate and other assets, net, held for sale:

	
								
 	June 30,
2014	 	December 31,
2013	
Assets:	 	 	 	
Land	$	11,488		 	$	—		
Buildings and tenant improvements	81,936		 	—		
Land held for development	2,597		 	—		
Less-accumulated depreciation	(34,281	)	 	—		
Net real estate assets	61,740		 	—		
Accrued straight-line rents receivable, net	3,873		 	—		
Deferred leasing costs, net	1,825		 	—		
Prepaid expenses and other assets	721		 	—		
Real estate and other assets, net, held for sale	$	68,159		 	$	—		

The following table sets forth our operations that were classified as discontinued operations prior to the adoption of the accounting standard update discussed in Note 1:

	
																
 	Three Months Ended
June 30,	 	Six Months Ended
June 30,	
 	2014	 	2013	 	2014	 	2013	
Rental and other revenues	$	—		 	$	6,262		 	$	—		 	$	13,260		
Operating expenses:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Rental property and other expenses	—		 	2,416		 	—		 	4,866		
Depreciation and amortization	—		 	1,851		 	—		 	4,055		
Total operating expenses	—		 	4,267		 	—		 	8,921		
Income from discontinued operations	—		 	1,995		 	—		 	4,339		
Impairments of real estate assets	—		 	(1,066	)	 	—		 	(2,194	)	
Net gains on disposition of discontinued operations	—		 	13,163		 	384		 	14,407		
Total discontinued operations	$	—		 	$	14,092		 	$	384		 	$	16,552		

As of June 30, 2014 , real estate and other assets, net, held for sale consisted of 11 office properties in Richmond, VA and five office properties and a land parcel in Raleigh, NC. None of these properties were classified as discontinued operations during the six months ended June 30, 2014 . As of December 31, 2013 , there were no real estate and other assets, net, held for sale.

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HIGHWOODS REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per share and per unit data)

		
13.	Earnings Per Share and Per Unit	

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share of the Company:

	
																
 	Three Months Ended
June 30,	 	Six Months Ended
June 30,	
 	2014	 	2013	 	2014	 	2013	
Earnings per Common Share - basic:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Numerator:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Income from continuing operations	$	24,512		 	$	15,487		 	$	37,704		 	$	26,787		
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership from continuing operations	(742	)	 	(640	)	 	(1,128	)	 	(1,112	)	
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates from continuing operations	(438	)	 	(187	)	 	(861	)	 	(390	)	
Dividends on Preferred Stock	(627	)	 	(627	)	 	(1,254	)	 	(1,254	)	
Income from continuing operations available for common stockholders	22,705		 	14,033		 	34,461		 	24,031		
Income from discontinued operations	—		 	14,092		 	384		 	16,552		
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership from discontinued operations	—		 	(603	)	 	(12	)	 	(712	)	
Income from discontinued operations available for common stockholders	—		 	13,489		 	372		 	15,840		
Net income available for common stockholders	$	22,705		 	$	27,522		 	$	34,833		 	$	39,871		
Denominator:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Denominator for basic earnings per Common Share – weighted average shares	90,254		 	82,811		 	90,111		 	81,925		
Earnings per Common Share - basic:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Income from continuing operations available for common stockholders	$	0.25		 	$	0.17		 	$	0.38		 	$	0.30		
Income from discontinued operations available for common stockholders	—		 	0.16		 	0.01		 	0.19		
Net income available for common stockholders	$	0.25		 	$	0.33		 	$	0.39		 	$	0.49		
Earnings per Common Share - diluted:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Numerator:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Income from continuing operations	$	24,512		 	$	15,487		 	$	37,704		 	$	26,787		
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates from continuing operations	(438	)	 	(187	)	 	(861	)	 	(390	)	
Dividends on Preferred Stock	(627	)	 	(627	)	 	(1,254	)	 	(1,254	)	
Income from continuing operations available for common stockholders before net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership	23,447		 	14,673		 	35,589		 	25,143		
Income from discontinued operations available for common stockholders	—		 	14,092		 	384		 	16,552		
Net income available for common stockholders before net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership	$	23,447		 	$	28,765		 	$	35,973		 	$	41,695		
Denominator:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Denominator for basic earnings per Common Share – weighted average shares	90,254		 	82,811		 	90,111		 	81,925		
Add:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Stock options using the treasury method	121		 	132		 	123		 	120		
Noncontrolling interests Common Units	2,937		 	3,688		 	2,938		 	3,707		
Denominator for diluted earnings per Common Share – adjusted weighted average shares and assumed conversions (1) (2)	93,312		 	86,631		 	93,172		 	85,752		
Earnings per Common Share - diluted:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Income from continuing operations available for common stockholders	$	0.25		 	$	0.17		 	$	0.38		 	$	0.30		
Income from discontinued operations available for common stockholders	—		 	0.16		 	0.01		 	0.19		
Net income available for common stockholders	$	0.25		 	$	0.33		 	$	0.39		 	$	0.49		
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HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC.
HIGHWOODS REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per share and per unit data)

		
13.	Earnings Per Share and Per Unit - Continued	
		
(1)	There were 0.3 million options outstanding during the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 0.2 million and 0.3 million options outstanding during the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 , respectively, that were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the impact of including such options would be anti-dilutive . There were no such options outstanding during the three months ended June 30, 2014.	
		
(2)	Includes all unvested restricted stock where dividends on such restricted stock are non-forfeitable.	
 
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per unit of the Operating Partnership:

	
																
 	Three Months Ended
June 30,	 	Six Months Ended
June 30,	
 	2014	 	2013	 	2014	 	2013	
Earnings per Common Unit - basic:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Numerator:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Income from continuing operations	$	24,512		 	$	15,490		 	$	37,704		 	$	26,737		
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates from continuing operations	(438	)	 	(187	)	 	(861	)	 	(390	)	
Distributions on Preferred Units	(627	)	 	(627	)	 	(1,254	)	 	(1,254	)	
Income from continuing operations available for common unitholders	23,447		 	14,676		 	35,589		 	25,093		
Income from discontinued operations available for common unitholders	—		 	14,092		 	384		 	16,552		
Net income available for common unitholders	$	23,447		 	$	28,768		 	$	35,973		 	$	41,645		
Denominator:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Denominator for basic earnings per Common Unit – weighted average units	92,782		 	86,090		 	92,640		 	85,223		
Earnings per Common Unit - basic:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Income from continuing operations available for common unitholders	$	0.25		 	$	0.17		 	$	0.38		 	$	0.30		
Income from discontinued operations available for common unitholders	—		 	0.16		 	0.01		 	0.19		
Net income available for common unitholders	$	0.25		 	$	0.33		 	$	0.39		 	$	0.49		
Earnings per Common Unit - diluted:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Numerator:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Income from continuing operations	$	24,512		 	$	15,490		 	$	37,704		 	$	26,737		
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates from continuing operations	(438	)	 	(187	)	 	(861	)	 	(390	)	
Distributions on Preferred Units	(627	)	 	(627	)	 	(1,254	)	 	(1,254	)	
Income from continuing operations available for common unitholders	23,447		 	14,676		 	35,589		 	25,093		
Income from discontinued operations available for common unitholders	—		 	14,092		 	384		 	16,552		
Net income available for common unitholders	$	23,447		 	$	28,768		 	$	35,973		 	$	41,645		
Denominator:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Denominator for basic earnings per Common Unit – weighted average units	92,782		 	86,090		 	92,640		 	85,223		
Add:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Stock options using the treasury method	121		 	132		 	123		 	120		
Denominator for diluted earnings per Common Unit – adjusted weighted average units and assumed conversions (1) (2)	92,903		 	86,222		 	92,763		 	85,343		
Earnings per Common Unit - diluted:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Income from continuing operations available for common unitholders	$	0.25		 	$	0.17		 	$	0.38		 	$	0.30		
Income from discontinued operations available for common unitholders	—		 	0.16		 	0.01		 	0.19		
Net income available for common unitholders	$	0.25		 	$	0.33		 	$	0.39		 	$	0.49		
__________
		
(1)	There were 0.3 million options outstanding during the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 0.2 million and 0.3 million options outstanding during the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 , respectively, that were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per unit because the impact of including such options would be anti-dilutive . There were no such options outstanding during the three months ended June 30, 2014.	
		
(2)	Includes all unvested restricted stock where dividends on such restricted stock are non-forfeitable.	

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HIGHWOODS REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per share and per unit data)

		
14.	Segment Information	

The following tables summarize the rental and other revenues and net operating income, the primary industry property-level performance metric used by our chief operating decision maker which is defined as rental and other revenues less rental property and other expenses, for each of our reportable segments:

	
																
 	Three Months Ended
June 30,	 	Six Months Ended
June 30,	
 	2014	 	2013	 	2014	 	2013	
Rental and Other Revenues:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Office:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Atlanta, GA	$	23,627		 	$	17,933		 	$	46,604		 	$	35,100		
Greenville, SC	767		 	855		 	1,608		 	1,706		
Kansas City, MO	4,086		 	4,033		 	8,183		 	8,002		
Memphis, TN	10,055		 	9,653		 	19,890		 	19,033		
Nashville, TN	20,182		 	14,188		 	39,787		 	28,258		
Orlando, FL	9,148		 	2,230		 	18,068		 	4,451		
Piedmont Triad, NC	6,580		 	6,516		 	13,030		 	12,893		
Pittsburgh, PA	14,014		 	13,951		 	27,771		 	27,639		
Raleigh, NC	22,538		 	21,719		 	44,029		 	42,379		
Richmond, VA	12,020		 	11,856		 	23,763		 	23,628		
Tampa, FL	17,129		 	17,394		 	33,756		 	34,828		
Total Office Segment	140,146		 	120,328		 	276,489		 	237,917		
Industrial:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Atlanta, GA	204		 	211		 	408		 	414		
Piedmont Triad, NC	3,006		 	3,117		 	5,694		 	6,239		
Total Industrial Segment	3,210		 	3,328		 	6,102		 	6,653		
Retail:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Kansas City, MO	9,366		 	8,962		 	18,584		 	18,425		
Total Retail Segment	9,366		 	8,962		 	18,584		 	18,425		
Total Rental and Other Revenues	$	152,722		 	$	132,618		 	$	301,175		 	$	262,995		

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HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC.
HIGHWOODS REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per share and per unit data)

		
14.	Segment Information - Continued	

	
																
 	Three Months Ended
June 30,	 	Six Months Ended
June 30,	
 	2014	 	2013	 	2014	 	2013	
Net Operating Income:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Office:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Atlanta, GA	$	14,321		 	$	11,170		 	$	28,018		 	$	22,063		
Greenville, SC	390		 	475		 	865		 	971		
Kansas City, MO	2,698		 	2,636		 	5,303		 	5,198		
Memphis, TN	5,789		 	5,298		 	11,396		 	10,927		
Nashville, TN	13,999		 	10,030		 	27,152		 	19,715		
Orlando, FL	5,346		 	1,070		 	10,722		 	2,148		
Piedmont Triad, NC	4,249		 	4,256		 	8,247		 	8,355		
Pittsburgh, PA	7,988		 	7,902		 	15,181		 	15,320		
Raleigh, NC	16,326		 	15,675		 	31,358		 	30,299		
Richmond, VA	8,265		 	8,242		 	15,941		 	16,355		
Tampa, FL	10,031		 	10,472		 	20,066		 	21,691		
Total Office Segment	89,402		 	77,226		 	174,249		 	153,042		
Industrial:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Atlanta, GA	122		 	120		 	244		 	239		
Piedmont Triad, NC	2,161		 	2,364		 	4,028		 	4,609		
Total Industrial Segment	2,283		 	2,484		 	4,272		 	4,848		
Retail:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Kansas City, MO	5,764		 	5,607		 	11,029		 	11,228		
Total Retail Segment	5,764		 	5,607		 	11,029		 	11,228		
Corporate and other	(2	)	 	(16	)	 	(40	)	 	(34	)	
Total Net Operating Income	97,447		 	85,301		 	189,510		 	169,084		
Reconciliation to income from continuing operations before disposition of investment properties and activity in unconsolidated affiliates:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Depreciation and amortization	(50,443	)	 	(40,624	)	 	(98,608	)	 	(80,712	)	
Impairments of real estate assets	(588	)	 	—		 	(588	)	 	—		
General and administrative expenses	(8,733	)	 	(8,397	)	 	(19,447	)	 	(18,979	)	
Interest expense	(21,213	)	 	(23,286	)	 	(42,575	)	 	(47,154	)	
Other income	1,428		 	1,617		 	2,827		 	3,236		
Income from continuing operations before disposition of investment properties and activity in unconsolidated affiliates	$	17,898		 	$	14,611		 	$	31,119		 	$	25,475		

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HIGHWOODS REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per share and per unit data)

		
15.	Subsequent Events	

On July 1, 2014, we received $4.7 million in cash in connection with the second quarter redemption of our former investment in Board of Trade.

On July 1, 2014, we prepaid the remaining $36.9 million balance on a secured mortgage loan with an effective interest rate of 3.34% that was originally scheduled to mature in April 2015. We expect to record $0.3 million of loss on debt extinguishment related to this prepayment.

On July 29, 2014, we sold five office properties and a land parcel in a single transaction in Raleigh, NC for a sale price of $58.7 million and expect to record a gain on disposition of property of $11.7 million.

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The Company is a fully integrated office REIT that owns, develops, acquires, leases and manages properties primarily in the best business districts (BBDs) of Atlanta, Kansas City, Memphis, Nashville, Orlando, Pittsburgh, Raleigh, Richmond, Tampa and the Triad. The Company conducts its activities through the Operating Partnership. The Operating Partnership is managed by the Company, its sole general partner. Additional information about us can be found on our website at www.highwoods.com . Information on our website is not part of this Quarterly Report.

You should read the following discussion and analysis in conjunction with the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes contained elsewhere in this Quarterly Report.

Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Some of the information in this Quarterly Report may contain forward-looking statements. Such statements include, in particular, statements about our plans, strategies and prospects under this section. You can identify forward-looking statements by our use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “continue” or other similar words. Although we believe that our plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by such forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot assure you that our plans, intentions or expectations will be achieved. When considering such forward-looking statements, you should keep in mind the following important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement:

•	the financial condition of our customers could deteriorate;	

•	we may not be able to lease or release second generation space, defined as previously occupied space that becomes available for lease, quickly or on as favorable terms as old leases;	

•	we may not be able to lease our newly constructed buildings as quickly or on as favorable terms as originally anticipated;	

•	we may not be able to complete development, acquisition, reinvestment, disposition or joint venture projects as quickly or on as favorable terms as anticipated;	

•	development activity by our competitors in our existing markets could result in an excessive supply of office properties relative to customer demand;	

•	our markets may suffer declines in economic growth;	

•	unanticipated increases in interest rates could increase our debt service costs;	

•	unanticipated increases in operating expenses could negatively impact our operating results;	

•	we may not be able to meet our liquidity requirements or obtain capital on favorable terms to fund our working capital needs and growth initiatives or repay or refinance outstanding debt upon maturity; and	

•	the Company could lose key executive officers.	

This list of risks and uncertainties, however, is not intended to be exhaustive. You should also review the other cautionary statements we make in “Business – Risk Factors” set forth in our 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect any future events or circumstances or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

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Executive Summary
 
Our Strategic Plan focuses on:

•	owning high-quality, differentiated real estate assets in the key infill business districts in our core markets;	

•	improving the operating results of our existing properties through concentrated leasing, asset management, cost control and customer service efforts;	

•	developing and acquiring office properties in key infill business districts that improve the overall quality of our portfolio and generate attractive returns over the long term for our stockholders;	

•	disposing of properties no longer considered to be core assets primarily due to location, age, quality and overall strategic fit; and	

•	maintaining a conservative and flexible balance sheet with ample liquidity to meet our funding needs and growth prospects.	
 
While we own and operate a limited number of industrial and retail properties, our operating results depend heavily on successfully leasing and operating our office properties. Economic growth and employment levels in our core markets are and will continue to be important factors in predicting our future operating results.
 
The key components affecting our rental and other revenues are average occupancy, rental rates, cost recovery income, new developments placed in service, acquisitions and dispositions. Average occupancy generally increases during times of improving economic growth, as our ability to lease space outpaces vacancies that occur upon the expirations of existing leases. Average occupancy generally declines during times of slower economic growth, when new vacancies tend to outpace our ability to lease space. Asset acquisitions, dispositions and new developments placed in service directly impact our rental revenues and could impact our average occupancy, depending upon the occupancy rate of the properties that are acquired, sold or placed in service. A further indicator of the predictability of future revenues is the expected lease expirations of our portfolio. As a result, in addition to seeking to increase our average occupancy by leasing current vacant space, we also must concentrate our leasing efforts on renewing our existing leases prior to expiration. For more information regarding our lease expirations, see "Properties - Lease Expirations" in our 2013 Annual Report. Our occupancy increased from 89.9% at December 31, 2013 to 90.8% at June 30, 2014 . In light of leases signed to date and our forecasted leasing activity for the remainder of 2014, we expect average occupancy to be approximately 90.9% for the remainder of 2014 and year-end 2014 occupancy to be 91.8% to 92.5%.
 
Whether or not our rental revenue tracks average occupancy proportionally depends upon whether rents under signed new and renewal leases are higher or lower than the rents under expiring leases. Annualized rental revenues from second generation leases expiring during any particular year are generally less than 15% of our total annual rental revenues. The following table sets forth information regarding second generation leases signed during the second quarter of 2014 (we define second generation leases as leases with new customers and renewals of existing customers in space that has been previously occupied under our ownership and leases with respect to vacant space in acquired buildings):

	
																								
 	Office	 	Industrial	 	Retail	
 	New	 	Renewal	 	New	 	Renewal	 	New	 	Renewal	
Leased space (in rentable square feet)	776,038		 	678,436		 	22,130		 	47,112		 	—		 	64,644		
Average term (in years - rentable square foot weighted)	9.3		 	5.9		 	4.7		 	2.8		 	—		 	3.0		
Base rents (per rentable square foot) (1)	$	24.19		 	$	22.53		 	$	6.09		 	$	7.64		 	$	—		 	$	18.84		
Rent concessions (per rentable square foot) (1)	(0.95	)	 	(0.43	)	 	(0.29	)	 	—		 	—		 	—		
GAAP rents (per rentable square foot) (1)	$	23.24		 	$	22.10		 	$	5.80		 	$	7.64		 	$	—		 	$	18.84		
Tenant improvements (per rentable square foot) (1)	$	3.62		 	$	1.28		 	$	0.89		 	$	0.15		 	$	—		 	$	0.68		
Leasing commissions (per rentable square foot) (1)	$	0.97		 	$	0.53		 	$	0.11		 	$	0.07		 	$	—		 	$	0.08		
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(1)	Weighted average per rentable square foot on an annual basis over the lease term.	

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Compared to previous leases in the same spaces, annual combined GAAP rents for new and renewal leases signed in the second quarter were $22.71 per rentable square foot, or 14.2% higher , for office leases, $7.06 per rentable square foot, or 1.9% higher , for industrial leases and $18.84 per rentable square foot, or 19.4% higher , for retail leases.

We strive to maintain a diverse, stable and creditworthy customer base. We have an internal guideline whereby customers that account for more than 3% of our revenues are periodically reviewed with the Company's Board of Directors. No customer currently accounts for more than 2% of our revenues other than the Federal Government , which accounted for less than 7% of our revenues on an annualized basis, as of June 30, 2014 .
 
Our expenses primarily consist of rental property expenses, depreciation and amortization, general and administrative expenses and interest expense. From time to time, expenses also include impairments of real estate assets. Rental property expenses are expenses associated with our ownership and operation of rental properties and include expenses that vary somewhat proportionately to occupancy levels, such as janitorial services and utilities, and expenses that do not vary based on occupancy, such as property taxes and insurance. Depreciation and amortization is a non-cash expense associated with the ownership of real property and generally remains relatively consistent each year, unless we buy, place in service or sell assets, since we depreciate our properties and related building and tenant improvement assets on a straight-line basis over fixed lives. General and administrative expenses consist primarily of management and employee salaries and other personnel costs, corporate overhead and short and long-term incentive compensation.
 
We intend to maintain a conservative and flexible balance sheet that allows us to capitalize on favorable development and acquisition opportunities as they arise. We anticipate commencing up to $150 million of new development in 2014 . Such projects would likely not be placed in service until 2015 or beyond. We also anticipate acquiring up to $300 million of new properties and selling up to $175 million of non-core buildings in 2014 . We generally seek to acquire and develop assets that improve the average quality of our overall portfolio and deliver consistent and sustainable value for our stockholders over the long-term. Whether or not an asset acquisition or new development results in higher per share net income or funds from operations ("FFO") in any given period depends upon a number of factors, including whether the net operating income for any such period exceeds the actual cost of capital used to finance the acquisition. Forward-looking information regarding 2014 operating performance contained below under "Results of Operations" excludes the impact of any potential acquisitions or dispositions.

Results of Operations

Three Months Ended June 30, 2014 and 2013
 
Rental and Other Revenues
 
Rental and other revenues were $20.1 million , or 15.2% , higher in the second quarter of 2014 as compared to 2013 primarily due to 2013 acquisitions and development properties placed in service, which accounted for $19.5 million of the increase, and higher same property revenues of $0.7 million. Same property rental and other revenues were higher primarily due to higher average GAAP rents per rentable square foot and a bankruptcy settlement, partly offset by lower termination fees in 2014 and a decrease in average occupancy to 90.3% in the second quarter of 2014 from 90.7% in the second quarter of 2013 . We expect rental and other revenues for the remainder of 2014 to increase over 2013 primarily due to the full year contribution of acquisitions closed and development properties placed in service in 2013 and higher same property revenues resulting from increasing average occupancy, higher cost recovery income and higher average GAAP rents per rentable square foot.

Operating Expenses
 
Rental property and other expenses were $8.0 million , or 16.8% , higher in the second quarter of 2014 as compared to 2013 primarily due to 2013 acquisitions and development properties placed in service, which accounted for $7.3 million of the increase, and higher same property operating expenses of $1.0 million. Same property operating expenses were higher primarily due to higher utilities, contract services and repairs and maintenance in 2014. We expect rental property and other expenses for the remainder of 2014 to increase over 2013 primarily due to the full year contribution of acquisitions closed and development properties placed in service in 2013. We expect same property operating expenses for the remainder of 2014 to remain relatively unchanged to 2013 primarily due to higher property taxes, contract services and utilities, offset by lower repairs and maintenance.
 
Operating margin, defined as rental and other revenues less rental property and other expenses expressed as a percentage of rental and other revenues, was lower at 63.8% for the second quarter of 2014 as compared to 64.3% for the second quarter of 2013 . We expect operating margin for the remainder of 2014 to slightly increase over 2013 .

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Depreciation and amortization was $9.8 million , or 24.2% , higher in the second quarter of 2014 as compared to 2013 primarily due to 2013 acquisitions and development properties placed in service. We expect depreciation and amortization for the remainder of 2014 to increase over 2013 primarily due to the full year contribution of acquisitions closed and development properties placed in service in 2013.

We recorded impairments of real estate assets of $0.6 million in the second quarter of 2014 on an office property in Greensboro, NC, which resulted from a change in the assumed timing of future disposition and leasing assumptions. We recorded no such impairments in the second quarter of 2013.

General and administrative expenses were $0.3 million , or 4.0% , higher in the second quarter of 2014 as compared to 2013 primarily due to higher incentive compensation and company-wide base salaries, offset by lower acquisition costs. We expect general and administrative expenses for the remainder of 2014 to decrease over 2013 primarily due to lower incentive compensation and acquisition costs, partly offset by higher company-wide base salaries.

Interest Expense
 
Interest expense was $2.1 million , or 8.9% , lower in the second quarter of 2014 as compared to 2013 primarily due to lower average interest rates and higher capitalized interest, partly offset by higher average debt balances. We expect interest expense for the remainder of 2014 to decrease slightly over 2013 primarily due to higher capitalized interest and lower average interest rates, partly offset by higher average debt balances and higher financing obligation interest expense.

Other Income

Other income was $0.2 million , or 11.7% , lower in the second quarter of 2014 as compared to 2013 primarily due to the repayments in the first quarter of 2014 of $16.5 million of mortgages receivable, which consisted of seller financing provided in connection with 2010 disposition transactions. We expect other income for the remainder of 2014 to decrease over 2013 as a result of the repayments of mortgages receivable in the first quarter of 2014.

Gains on Disposition of Property

Gains on disposition of property were $6.0 million higher in the second quarter of 2014 as compared to 2013 due to the sale of two land parcels in Atlanta, GA in 2014.

Equity in Earnings of Unconsolidated Affiliates

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates was $0.2 million , or 26.9% , lower in the second quarter of 2014 as compared to 2013 primarily due to the acquisitions of certain joint venture interests and assets in the third quarter of 2013. We expect equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates for the remainder of 2014 to remain consistent with 2013 due to impairments of real estate assets recorded in 2013 offset by the reduction of our overall joint venture investments in 2013 and 2014.

Impairments of Real Estate Assets in Discontinued Operations

We recorded impairments of real estate assets of $1.1 million on four properties in a single office park in Winston-Salem, NC in the second quarter of 2013. These impairments were due to a change in the assumed timing of future dispositions and leasing assumptions. We recorded no such impairments in the second quarter of 2014.

Net Gains on Disposition of Discontinued Operations
 
Net gains on disposition of discontinued operations were $13.2 million lower in the second quarter of 2014 as compared to 2013 due to the building disposition activity in the second quarter of 2013. No such activity occurred in the second quarter of 2014.

Earnings Per Common Share - Diluted

Diluted earnings per share was $0.08 , or 24.2% , lower in the second quarter of 2014 as compared to 2013 due to a decrease in net income for the reasons discussed above and an increase in the weighted average Common Shares outstanding from 2013 and 2014 issuances.

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Six Months Ended June 30, 2014 and 2013
 
Rental and Other Revenues
 
Rental and other revenues were $38.2 million , or 14.5% , higher in the first six months of 2014 as compared to 2013 primarily due to 2013 acquisitions and development properties placed in service, which accounted for $39.8 million of the increase, partly offset by lower same property revenues of $1.0 million. Same property rental and other revenues were lower primarily due to a decrease in average occupancy to 89.9% in the first six months of 2014 from 90.9% in the first six months of 2013 and lower termination fees in 2014, partly offset by higher cost recovery income and a bankruptcy settlement in 2014.

Operating Expenses
 
Rental property and other expenses were $17.8 million , or 18.9% , higher in the first six months of 2014 as compared to 2013 primarily due to 2013 acquisitions and development properties placed in service, which accounted for $15.1 million of the increase, and higher same property operating expenses of $3.5 million. Same property operating expenses were higher primarily due to higher utilities and snow removal costs as a result of harsher than normal winter conditions and repairs and maintenance.
 
Operating margin, defined as rental and other revenues less rental property and other expenses expressed as a percentage of rental and other revenues, was lower at 62.9% for the first six months of 2014 as compared to 64.3% for the first six months of 2013 .

Depreciation and amortization was $17.9 million , or 22.2% , higher in the first six months of 2014 as compared to 2013 primarily due to 2013 acquisitions and development properties placed in service.
 
We recorded impairments of real estate assets of $0.6 million in the second quarter of 2014 on an office property in Greensboro, NC, which resulted from a change in the assumed timing of future disposition and leasing assumptions. We recorded no such impairments in the first six months of 2013.

General and administrative expenses were $0.5 million , or 2.5% , higher in the first six months of 2014 as compared to 2013 primarily due to higher incentive compensation and company-wide base salaries, offset by lower acquisition costs.

Interest Expense
 
Interest expense was $4.6 million , or 9.7% , lower in the first six months of 2014 as compared to 2013 primarily due to lower average interest rates, higher capitalized interest and lower financing obligation interest expense, partly offset by higher average debt balances.

Other Income

Other income was $0.4 million , or 12.6% , lower in the first six months of 2014 as compared to 2013 primarily due to the repayments in the first quarter of 2014 of $16.5 million of mortgages receivable, which consisted of seller financing provided in connection with 2010 disposition transactions. This decrease in other income was partly offset by a loss on debt extinguishment in the first quarter of 2013.

Gains on Disposition of Property

Gains on disposition of property were $6.0 million higher in the first six months of 2014 as compared to 2013 due to the sale of two land parcels in Atlanta, GA in the second quarter of 2014.

Equity in Earnings of Unconsolidated Affiliates

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates was $0.7 million , or 52.7% , lower in the first six months of 2014 as compared to 2013 primarily due to a net impairment of our investment in Board of Trade Investment Company in the first quarter of 2014 and the acquisitions of certain joint venture interests and assets in the third quarter of 2013. Partly offsetting these impacts was our share of impairments of real estate assets in a joint venture in the first quarter of 2013.

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Impairments of Real Estate Assets in Discontinued Operations

We recorded impairments of real estate assets of $1.1 million on seven industrial properties in Atlanta, GA in the first quarter of 2013 and $1.1 million on four properties in a single office park in Winston-Salem, NC in the second quarter of 2013. These impairments were due to a change in the assumed timing of future dispositions and leasing assumptions. We recorded no such impairments in the first six months of 2014.

Net Gains on Disposition of Discontinued Operations
 
Net gains on disposition of discontinued operations were $14.0 million lower in the first six months of 2014 as compared to 2013 due to no building disposition activity in 2014 and the recognition of a deferred gain in 2014 on a 2010 disposition transaction that was accounted for using the installment method.

Earnings Per Common Share - Diluted

Diluted earnings per common share was $0.10 , or 20.4% , lower in the first six months of 2014 as compared to 2013 due to a decrease in net income for the reasons discussed above and an increase in the weighted average Common Shares outstanding from 2013 and 2014 issuances.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Overview

Our goal is to maintain a conservative and flexible balance sheet with access to multiple sources of debt and equity capital and sufficient availability under our revolving credit facility. We generally use rents received from customers to fund our operating expenses, recurring capital expenditures and distributions. To fund property acquisitions, development activity or building renovations and repay debt upon maturity, we may use current cash balances, sell assets, obtain new debt and/or issue equity. Our debt generally consists of unsecured debt securities, unsecured bank term loans, mortgage debt and borrowings under our unsecured revolving credit facility.

Statements of Cash Flows

We report and analyze our cash flows based on operating activities, investing activities and financing activities. The following table sets forth the changes in the Company’s cash flows ($ in thousands):

	
												
 	Six Months Ended
June 30,	 	 	
 	2014	 	2013	 	Change	
Net Cash Provided By Operating Activities	$	114,534		 	$	116,926		 	$	(2,392	)	
Net Cash (Used In) Investing Activities	(133,112	)	 	(240,685	)	 	107,573		
Net Cash Provided By Financing Activities	27,093		 	120,098		 	(93,005	)	
Total Cash Flows	$	8,515		 	$	(3,661	)	 	$	12,176		

In calculating net cash related to operating activities, depreciation and amortization, which are non-cash expenses, are added back to net income. As a result, we have historically generated a positive amount of cash from operating activities. From period to period, cash flow from operations depends primarily upon changes in our net income, as discussed more fully above under “Results of Operations,” changes in receivables and payables, and net additions or decreases in our overall portfolio, which affect the amount of depreciation and amortization expense.

Net cash related to investing activities generally relates to capitalized costs incurred for leasing and major building improvements and our acquisition, development, disposition and joint venture capital activity. During periods of significant net acquisition and/or development activity, our cash used in such investing activities will generally exceed cash provided by investing activities, which typically consists of cash received upon the sale of properties and distributions of capital from our joint ventures.

Net cash related to financing activities generally relates to distributions, incurrence and repayment of debt, and issuances, repurchases or redemptions of Common Stock, Common Units and Preferred Stock. As discussed previously, we use a significant amount of our cash to fund distributions. Whether or not we have increases in the outstanding balances of debt during a period depends generally upon the net effect of our acquisition, disposition, development and joint venture activity. We generally use our revolving credit facility for daily working capital purposes, which means that during any given period, in order to minimize interest expense, we may record significant repayments and borrowings under our revolving credit facility.

The decrease in net cash provided by operating activities in the first six months of 2014 as compared to 2013 was primarily due to higher cash paid for operating expenses in 2014, partly offset by higher net cash from the operations of properties acquired in 2013. We expect net cash provided by operating activities for the remainder of 2014 to be higher as compared to 2013 due to the full year impact of properties acquired in 2013 and higher cash flows from leases signed in 2013 and prior years as free rent periods expire.

The decrease in net cash used in investing activities in the first six months of 2014 as compared to 2013 was primarily due to lower acquisition activity and higher repayments of mortgages and notes receivable in 2014, partly offset by higher development activity, higher expenditures on tenant improvements and lower net proceeds from dispositions of real estate assets in 2014. We expect net cash used in investing activities for the remainder of 2014 to be lower as compared to 2013 due to our plans to acquire $100 million to $300 million of office buildings and commence development of $75 million to $150 million of office buildings. Additionally, as of June 30, 2014 , we have approximately $100 million left to fund of our previously-announced development activity. We expect these uses of cash for investing activities will be partly offset by $150 million to $175 million of non-core dispositions.

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The decrease in net cash provided by financing activities in the first six months of 2014 as compared to 2013 was primarily due to higher proceeds from the issuance of Common Stock in 2013 and higher aggregate dividends on Common Stock in 2014 due to higher shares outstanding, partly offset by higher net debt borrowings in 2014. Assuming the net effect of our acquisition, disposition, development and joint venture activity in the remainder of 2014 results in an increase in our assets, we would expect outstanding debt balances to increase. However, because we plan to continue to maintain a flexible and conservative balance sheet with mortgages and notes payable and outstanding preferred stock representing around 40% to 45% of the undepreciated book value of our assets, we would also expect higher outstanding balances of Common Stock in such event.

Capitalization

The following table sets forth the Company’s capitalization (in thousands, except per share amounts):

	
								
 	June 30,
2014	 	December 31,
2013	
Mortgages and notes payable, at recorded book value	$	2,058,972		 	$	1,956,299		
Financing obligations	$	24,672		 	$	26,664		
Preferred Stock, at liquidation value	$	29,077		 	$	29,077		
Common Stock outstanding	90,362		 	89,921		
Common Units outstanding (not owned by the Company)	2,937		 	2,944		
Per share stock price at period end	$	41.95		 	$	36.17		
Market value of Common Stock and Common Units	$	3,913,893		 	$	3,358,927		
Total capitalization	$	6,026,614		 	$	5,370,967		
 
At June 30, 2014 , our mortgages and notes payable and outstanding preferred stock represented 34.6% of our total capitalization and 42.4% of the undepreciated book value of our assets.

Our mortgages and notes payable as of June 30, 2014 consisted of $352.9 million of secured indebtedness with a weighted average interest rate of 5.67% and $1,706.1 million of unsecured indebtedness with a weighted average interest rate of 4.04% . The secured indebtedness was collateralized by real estate assets with an aggregate undepreciated book value of $652.4 million .

Current and Future Cash Needs
 
Rental and other revenues are our principal source of funds to meet our short-term liquidity requirements. Other sources of funds for short-term liquidity needs include available working capital and borrowings under our existing revolving credit facility, which had $ 293.9 million of availability at July 21, 2014 . Our short-term liquidity requirements primarily consist of operating expenses, interest and principal amortization on our debt, distributions and capital expenditures, including building improvement costs, tenant improvement costs and lease commissions. Building improvements are capital costs to maintain or enhance existing buildings not typically related to a specific customer. Tenant improvements are the costs required to customize space for the specific needs of customers. We anticipate that our available cash and cash equivalents and cash provided by operating activities, together with cash available from borrowings under our revolving credit facility, will be adequate to meet our short-term liquidity requirements.
 
Our long-term liquidity uses generally consist of the retirement or refinancing of debt upon maturity (including mortgage debt, our revolving credit facility, term loans and other unsecured debt), funding of existing and new building development or land infrastructure projects and funding acquisitions of buildings and development land. Our expected future capital expenditures for started and/or committed new development projects were approximately $100 million at June 30, 2014 . Additionally, we may, from time to time, retire some or all of our remaining outstanding Preferred Stock and/or unsecured debt securities through redemptions, open market repurchases, privately negotiated acquisitions or otherwise.
 
We expect to meet our long-term liquidity needs through a combination of:

•	cash flow from operating activities;	

•	bank term loans and borrowings under our revolving credit facility;	

•	the issuance of unsecured debt;	

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•	the issuance of secured debt;	

•	the issuance of equity securities by the Company or the Operating Partnership; and	

•	the disposition of non-core assets.	
 
Disposition Activity

During the second quarter of 2014, we sold two land parcels in Atlanta, GA in separate transactions for an aggregate sale price of $9.5 million and recorded aggregate gains on disposition of property of $5.9 million .

On July 29, 2014, we sold five office properties and a land parcel in a single transaction in Raleigh, NC for a sale price of $58.7 million and expect to record a gain on disposition of property of $11.7 million.

Financing Activity

During the first quarter of 2014, we entered into separate sales agreements with each of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated, BB&T Capital Markets, a division of BB&T Securities, LLC, Capital One Securities, Inc., Comerica Securities, Inc., Jefferies LLC, Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Piper Jaffray & Co., RBC Capital Markets, LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC. During the second quarter of 2014 , the Company issued 50,293 shares of Common Stock at an average gross sales price of $38.38 per share and received net proceeds, after sales commissions, of $1.9 million . We paid less than $0.1 million in sales commissions to Piper Jaffray & Co. during the second quarter of 2014 .

Our $ 475.0 million unsecured revolving credit facility is scheduled to mature in January 2018 and includes an accordion feature that allows for an additional $ 75.0 million of borrowing capacity subject to additional lender commitments. Assuming no defaults have occurred, we have an option to extend the maturity for two additional six month periods. The interest rate at our current credit ratings is LIBOR plus 110 basis points and the annual facility fee is 20 basis points. The interest rate and facility fee are based on the higher of the publicly announced ratings from Moody's Investors Service or Standard & Poor's Ratings Services. We use our revolving credit facility for working capital purposes and for the short-term funding of our development and acquisition activity and, in certain instances, the repayment of other debt. The continued ability to borrow under the revolving credit facility allows us to quickly capitalize on strategic opportunities at short-term interest rates. There was $ 157.0 million and $ 181.0 million outstanding under our revolving credit facility at June 30, 2014 and July 21, 2014 , respectively. At both June 30, 2014 and July 21, 2014 , we had $ 0.1 million of outstanding letters of credit, which reduces the availability on our revolving credit facility. As a result, the unused capacity of our revolving credit facility at June 30, 2014 and July 21, 2014 was $ 317.9 million and $ 293.9 million , respectively.
 
During the second quarter of 2014, the Operating Partnership issued $300 million aggregate principal amount of 3.20% Notes due June 15, 2021, less original issue discount of $3.1 million. These notes were priced at 98.983% for an effective yield of 3.363%. Underwriting fees and other expenses were incurred that aggregated $2.4 million; these costs were deferred and will be amortized over the term of the notes.

During the second quarter of 2014, we prepaid without penalty the remaining $123.7 million balance on a secured mortgage loan with an effective interest rate of 3.11% that was originally scheduled to mature in July 2014.
 
During the second quarter of 2014, we prepaid the remaining $7.2 million balance on a secured mortgage loan with an effective interest rate of 3.32% that was originally scheduled to mature in August 2014.

On July 1, 2014, we prepaid the remaining $36.9 million balance on a secured mortgage loan with an effective interest rate of 3.34% that was originally scheduled to mature in April 2015.

We regularly evaluate the financial condition of the financial institutions that participate in our credit facilities and as counterparties under interest rate swap agreements using publicly available information. Based on this review, we currently expect these financial institutions to perform their obligations under our existing facilities and swap agreements.
 
Covenant Compliance
 
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performance, property and financing transactions and general economic conditions, we cannot assure you that we will continue to be in compliance.
 
Our revolving credit facility and bank term loans require us to comply with customary operating covenants and various financial requirements. Upon an event of default on the revolving credit facility, the lenders having at least 51.0% of the total commitments under the revolving credit facility can accelerate all borrowings then outstanding, and we could be prohibited from borrowing any further amounts under our revolving credit facility, which would adversely affect our ability to fund our operations.
 
As of June 30, 2014 , the Operating Partnership has the following unsecured notes outstanding ($ in thousands):

	
														
 	Face Amount	 	Carrying Amount	 	Stated Interest Rate	 	Effective Interest Rate	
Notes due March 2017	$	379,685		 	$	379,369		 	5.850	%	 	5.880	%	
Notes due April 2018	$	200,000		 	$	200,000		 	7.500	%	 	7.500	%	
Notes due June 2021	$	300,000		 	$	296,991		 	3.200	%	 	3.363	%	
Notes due January 2023	$	250,000		 	$	247,755		 	3.625	%	 	3.752	%	

The indenture that governs these outstanding notes requires us to comply with customary operating covenants and various financial ratios. The trustee or the holders of at least 25.0% in principal amount of either series of bonds can accelerate the principal amount of such series upon written notice of a default that remains uncured after 60 days.
 
We may not be able to repay, refinance or extend any or all of our debt at maturity or upon any acceleration. If any refinancing is done at higher interest rates, the increased interest expense could adversely affect our cash flow and ability to pay distributions. Any such refinancing could also impose tighter financial ratios and other covenants that restrict our ability to take actions that could otherwise be in our best interest, such as funding new development activity, making opportunistic acquisitions, repurchasing our securities or paying distributions.
 
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

During the second quarter of 2014, our KC Glenridge joint venture paid at maturity the remaining $14.9 million balance on a secured mortgage loan with an effective interest rate of 4.84%.

During the second quarter of 2014, our 49.0% interest in Board of Trade Investment Company was redeemed in exchange for $4.7 million . On July 1, 2014, we received the $4.7 million in cash in connection with this redemption.

Critical Accounting Estimates
 
There were no changes made by management to the critical accounting policies in the six months ended June 30, 2014 . For a description of our critical accounting estimates, see “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Critical Accounting Estimates” in our 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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Non-GAAP Information
 
The Company believes that FFO, FFO available for common stockholders and FFO available for common stockholders per share are beneficial to management and investors and are important indicators of the performance of any equity REIT. Because these FFO calculations exclude such factors as depreciation, amortization and impairments of real estate assets and gains or losses from sales of operating real estate assets, which can vary among owners of identical assets in similar conditions based on historical cost accounting and useful life estimates, they facilitate comparisons of operating performance between periods and between other REITs. Management believes that historical cost accounting for real estate assets in accordance with GAAP implicitly assumes that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time. Since real estate values have historically risen or fallen with market conditions, many industry investors and analysts have considered the presentation of operating results for real estate companies that use historical cost accounting to be insufficient on a stand-alone basis. As a result, management believes that the use of FFO, FFO available for common stockholders and FFO available for common stockholders per share, together with the required GAAP presentations, provides a more complete understanding of the Company's performance relative to its competitors and a more informed and appropriate basis on which to make decisions involving operating, financing and investing activities.
 
FFO, FFO available for common stockholders and FFO available for common stockholders per share are non-GAAP financial measures and therefore do not represent net income or net income per share as defined by GAAP. Net income and net income per share as defined by GAAP are the most relevant measures in determining the Company's operating performance because these FFO measures include adjustments that investors may deem subjective, such as adding back expenses such as depreciation, amortization and impairments. Furthermore, FFO available for common stockholders per share does not depict the amount that accrues directly to the stockholders' benefit. Accordingly, FFO, FFO available for common stockholders and FFO available for common stockholders per share should never be considered as alternatives to net income, net income available for common stockholders or net income available for common stockholders per share as indicators of the Company's operating performance.
 
The Company's presentation of FFO is consistent with FFO as defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, which is calculated as follows:

•	Net income/(loss) computed in accordance with GAAP;	

•	Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates;	

•	Plus depreciation and amortization of depreciable operating properties;	

•	Less gains, or plus losses, from sales of depreciable operating properties, plus impairments on depreciable operating properties and excluding items that are classified as extraordinary items under GAAP;	

•	Plus or minus our share of adjustments, including depreciation and amortization of depreciable operating properties, for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures (to reflect funds from operations on the same basis); and	

•	Plus or minus adjustments for depreciation and amortization and gains/(losses) on sales of depreciable operating properties, plus impairments on depreciable operating properties, and noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates related to discontinued operations.	
 
In calculating FFO, the Company includes net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership, which the Company believes is consistent with standard industry practice for REITs that operate through an UPREIT structure. The Company believes that it is important to present FFO on an as-converted basis since all of the Common Units not owned by the Company are redeemable on a one-for-one basis for shares of its Common Stock.

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The following table sets forth the Company's FFO, FFO available for common stockholders and FFO available for common stockholders per share ($ in thousands, except per share amounts):

	
																
 	Three Months Ended
June 30,	 	Six Months Ended
June 30,	
 	2014	 	2013	 	2014	 	2013	
Funds from operations:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net income	$	24,512		 	$	29,579		 	$	38,088		 	$	43,339		
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates	(438	)	 	(187	)	 	(861	)	 	(390	)	
Depreciation and amortization of real estate assets	49,600		 	40,044		 	97,193		 	79,562		
Impairments of depreciable properties	588		 	—		 	588		 	—		
Unconsolidated affiliates:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Depreciation and amortization of real estate assets	923		 	2,092		 	1,954		 	4,107		
Impairments of depreciable properties	—		 	—		 	—		 	1,020		
Impairment of investment in unconsolidated affiliate	—		 	—		 	1,353		 	—		
(Gains) on disposition of depreciable properties	—		 	(10	)	 	(955	)	 	(431	)	
Discontinued operations:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Depreciation and amortization of real estate assets	—		 	1,851		 	—		 	4,055		
Impairments of depreciable properties	—		 	1,066		 	—		 	2,194		
(Gains) on disposition of depreciable properties	—		 	(13,163	)	 	(384	)	 	(14,407	)	
Funds from operations	75,185		 	61,272		 	136,976		 	119,049		
Dividends on Preferred Stock	(627	)	 	(627	)	 	(1,254	)	 	(1,254	)	
Funds from operations available for common stockholders	$	74,558		 	$	60,645		 	$	135,722		 	$	117,795		
Funds from operations available for common stockholders per share	$	0.80		 	$	0.70		 	$	1.46		 	$	1.37		
Weighted average shares outstanding (1)	93,312		 	86,631		 	93,172		 	85,752		
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(1)	Includes assumed conversion of all potentially dilutive Common Stock equivalents.	

In addition, the Company believes net operating income from continuing operations (“NOI”) and same property NOI are useful supplemental measures of the Company’s property operating performance because such metrics provide a performance measure of the revenues and expenses directly involved in owning real estate assets and a perspective not immediately apparent from net income or FFO. The Company defines NOI as rental and other revenues from continuing operations, less rental property and other expenses from continuing operations. The Company defines cash NOI as NOI less straight-line rent and lease termination fees. Other REITs may use different methodologies to calculate NOI and same property NOI.

As of June 30, 2014 , our same property portfolio consisted of 256 in-service office, industrial and retail properties encompassing 25.8 million rentable square feet that were wholly owned during the entirety of the periods presented (from January 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014 ). As of December 31, 2013 , our same property portfolio consisted of 247 in-service office, industrial and retail properties encompassing 24.1 million rentable square feet that were wholly owned during the entirety of the periods presented (from January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2013 ). The change in our same property portfolio was due to the addition of eight office properties encompassing 1.6 million rentable square feet acquired during 2012 and one newly developed office property encompassing 0.1 million rentable square feet placed in service during 2012 .

Rental and other revenues related to properties not in our same property portfolio were $24.9 million and $5.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 , respectively, and $48.7 million and $9.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 , respectively. Rental property and other expenses related to properties not in our same property portfolio were $9.8 million and $2.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 , respectively, and $19.3 million and $5.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 , respectively.

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The following table sets forth the Company’s NOI and same property NOI:

	
																
 	Three Months Ended
June 30,	 	Six Months Ended
June 30,	
 	2014	 	2013	 	2014	 	2013	
Income from continuing operations before disposition of investment properties and activity in unconsolidated affiliates	$	17,898		 	$	14,611		 	$	31,119		 	$	25,475		
Other income	(1,428	)	 	(1,617	)	 	(2,827	)	 	(3,236	)	
Interest expense	21,213		 	23,286		 	42,575		 	47,154		
General and administrative expenses	8,733		 	8,397		 	19,447		 	18,979		
Impairments of real estate assets	588		 	—		 	588		 	—		
Depreciation and amortization	50,443		 	40,624		 	98,608		 	80,712		
Net operating income from continuing operations	97,447		 	85,301		 	189,510		 	169,084		
Less – non same property and other net operating income	(15,121	)	 	(2,715	)	 	(29,419	)	 	(4,490	)	
Total same property net operating income from continuing operations	$	82,326		 	$	82,586		 	$	160,091		 	$	164,594		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Rental and other revenues	$	152,722		 	$	132,618		 	$	301,175		 	$	262,995		
Rental property and other expenses	55,275		 	47,317		 	111,665		 	93,911		
Total net operating income from continuing operations	97,447		 	85,301		 	189,510		 	169,084		
Less – non same property and other net operating income	(15,121	)	 	(2,715	)	 	(29,419	)	 	(4,490	)	
Total same property net operating income from continuing operations	$	82,326		 	$	82,586		 	$	160,091		 	$	164,594		
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total same property net operating income from continuing operations	$	82,326		 	$	82,586		 	$	160,091		 	$	164,594		
Less – straight-line rent and lease termination fees	(2,340	)	 	(3,300	)	 	(5,088	)	 	(8,211	)	
Same property cash net operating income from continuing operations	$	79,986		 	$	79,286		 	$	155,003		 	$	156,383		

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

For information regarding our market risk as of December 31, 2013, see "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk" in our 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

SEC rules require us to maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our annual and periodic reports filed with the SEC is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms. The Company's CEO and CFO have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures of the Company and the Operating Partnership were each effective at the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report.

SEC rules also require us to establish and maintain internal control over financial reporting designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. There were no changes in internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended June 30, 2014 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting. There were also no changes in internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended June 30, 2014 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Operating Partnership's internal control over financial reporting.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

The following table sets forth information related to shares of Common Stock surrendered by employees to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of restricted stock during the second quarter of 2014 :

	
								
 	 	Total Number of Shares Purchased	 	Weighted Average Price Paid per Share	
 	 	 	 	 	
April 1 to April 30	 	—		 	—		
May 1 to May 31	 	370		 	$	40.44		
June 1 to June 30	 	—		 	—		
Total	 	370		 	$	40.44		

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

	
		
Exhibit
Number	Description	
4.1	Form of 3.20% Notes due June 15, 2021 (filed as part of the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 27, 2014)	
4.2	Officers' Certificate Establishing the Terms of the 3.20% Notes, dated as of May 27, 2014 (filed as part of the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 27, 2014)	
12.1	Statement re: Computation of Ratios of the Company	
12.2	Statement re: Computation of Ratios of the Operating Partnership	
31.1	Certification of CEO Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for the Company	
31.2	Certification of CFO Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for the Company	
31.3	Certification of CEO Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for the Operating Partnership	
31.4	Certification of CFO Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for the Operating Partnership	
32.1	Certification of CEO Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for the Company	
32.2	Certification of CFO Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for the Company	
32.3	Certification of CEO Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for the Operating Partnership	
32.4	Certification of CFO Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for the Operating Partnership	
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document	
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document	
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document	
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document	
101.LAB	XBRL Extension Labels Linkbase	
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document	

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/ Terry L. Stevens	
 	Terry L. Stevens	
 	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	

	
		
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership
 	
By:	Highwoods Properties, Inc., its sole general partner	
By: 	
/s/ Terry L. Stevens	
 	Terry L. Stevens	
 	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	

Date: July 29, 2014

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Exhibit 12.1

HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC.
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND
PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS

	
					
 	 	Six Months Ended
June 30, 2014	
Earnings:	 	 	
Income from continuing operations before equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates	 	$	37,066		
Fixed charges	 	45,799		
Capitalized interest	 	(1,503	)	
Distributions of earnings from unconsolidated affiliates	 	1,216		
Total earnings	 	$	82,578		
 	 	 	
Fixed charges and Preferred Stock dividends:	 	 	
Contractual interest expense	 	$	41,390		
Amortization of deferred financing costs	 	1,451		
Financing obligations interest income	 	(266	)	
Capitalized interest	 	1,503		
Interest component of rental expense	 	1,721		
Total fixed charges	 	45,799		
Preferred Stock dividends	 	1,254		
Total fixed charges and Preferred Stock dividends	 	$	47,053		
 	 	 	
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges	 	1.80		
Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and Preferred Stock dividends	 	1.75		

Exhibit 12.2

HIGHWOODS REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND
PREFERRED UNIT DISTRIBUTIONS

	
					
 	 	Six Months Ended
June 30, 2014	
Earnings:	 	 	
Income from continuing operations before equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates	 	$	37,066		
Fixed charges	 	45,799		
Capitalized interest	 	(1,503	)	
Distributions of earnings from unconsolidated affiliates	 	1,216		
Total earnings	 	$	82,578		
 	 	 	
Fixed charges and Preferred Unit distributions:	 	 	
Contractual interest expense	 	$	41,390		
Amortization of deferred financing costs	 	1,451		
Financing obligations interest income	 	(266	)	
Capitalized interest	 	1,503		
Interest component of rental expense	 	1,721		
Total fixed charges	 	45,799		
Preferred Unit distributions	 	1,254		
Total fixed charges and Preferred Unit distributions	 	$	47,053		
 	 	 	
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges	 	1.80		
Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and Preferred Unit distributions	 	1.75		

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 302
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT

I, Edward J. Fritsch, certify that:

1.	I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Highwoods Properties, Inc.;	

2.	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;	

3.	Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;	

4.	The Registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Registrant and have:	

(a)	designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;	

(b)	designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;	

(c)	evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and	

(d)	disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the Registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and	

5.	The Registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Registrant’s auditors and the Audit Committee of the Registrant’s Board of Directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):	

(a)	all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and	

(b)	any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.	

Date: July 29, 2014

	
	
/s/ Edward J. Fritsch	
Edward J. Fritsch
President and Chief Executive Officer	

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 302
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT

I, Terry L. Stevens, certify that:

1.	I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Highwoods Properties, Inc.;	

2.	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;	

3.	Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;	

4.	The Registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Registrant and have:	

(a)	designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;	

(b)	designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;	

(c)	evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and	

(d)	disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the Registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and	

5.	The Registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Registrant’s auditors and the Audit Committee of the Registrant’s Board of Directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):	

(a)	all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and	

(b)	any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.	

Date: July 29, 2014

	
	
/s/ Terry L. Stevens	
Terry L. Stevens
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	

Exhibit 31.3

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 302
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT

I, Edward J. Fritsch, certify that:

1.	I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership;	

2.	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;	

3.	Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;	

4.	The Registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Registrant and have:	

(a)	designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;	

(b)	designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;	

(c)	evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and	

(d)	disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the Registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and	

5.	The Registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Registrant’s auditors and the Audit Committee of the Registrant’s Board of Directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):	

(a)	all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and	

(b)	any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.	

Date: July 29, 2014

	
	
/s/ Edward J. Fritsch	
Edward J. Fritsch
President and Chief Executive Officer of the General Partner	

Exhibit 31.4

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 302
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT

I, Terry L. Stevens, certify that:

1.	I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership;	

2.	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;	

3.	Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;	

4.	The Registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Registrant and have:	

(a)	designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;	

(b)	designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;	

(c)	evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and	

(d)	disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the Registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and	

5.	The Registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Registrant’s auditors and the Audit Committee of the Registrant’s Board of Directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):	

(a)	all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and	

(b)	any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.	

Date: July 29, 2014

	
	
/s/ Terry L. Stevens	
Terry L. Stevens
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the General Partner	

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Highwoods Properties, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2014 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Edward J. Fritsch, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1)	The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and	
		
2)	The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.	

	
	
/s/ Edward J. Fritsch	
Edward J. Fritsch
President and Chief Executive Officer	
July 29, 2014	

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Highwoods Properties, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2014 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Terry L. Stevens, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1)	The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and	
		
2)	The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.	

	
	
/s/ Terry L. Stevens	
Terry L. Stevens
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	
July 29, 2014	

Exhibit 32.3

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership (the “Operating Partnership”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2014 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Edward J. Fritsch, President and Chief Executive Officer of Highwoods Properties, Inc., general partner of the Operating Partnership, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1)	The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and	
		
2)	The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Operating Partnership.	

	
	
/s/ Edward J. Fritsch	
Edward J. Fritsch
President and Chief Executive Officer of the General Partner	
July 29, 2014	

Exhibit 32.4

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership (the “Operating Partnership”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2014 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Terry L. Stevens, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Highwoods Properties, Inc., general partner of the Operating Partnership, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1)	The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and	
		
2)	The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Operating Partnership.	

	
	
/s/ Terry L. Stevens	
Terry L. Stevens
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the General Partner	
July 29, 2014