SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 8, 2019

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)

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

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

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.     ¨
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

			
Title of Each Class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered	
Common Stock, $.01 par value, of
Highwoods Properties, Inc.	HIW	New York Stock Exchange	

	

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

On May 8, 2019, the Company held its annual meeting of stockholders. The final vote of the matters presented for a vote at such meeting was as follows:

	
														
 	Matter	 	For	 	Against	 	Abstain/
Withheld	 	Broker Non-Votes	
(1)	Election of Directors:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	4,132,283		
 	Charles A. Anderson	 	91,963,193		 	 	 	663,348		 	 	
 	Gene H. Anderson	 	91,007,110		 	 	 	1,619,431		 	 	
 	Carlos E. Evans	 	90,409,297		 	 	 	2,217,244		 	 	
 	Edward J. Fritsch	 	91,898,142		 	 	 	728,399		 	 	
 	David J. Hartzell	 	91,954,369		 	 	 	672,172		 	 	
 	Sherry A. Kellett	 	90,884,991		 	 	 	1,741,550		 	 	
 	Anne H. Lloyd	 	91,232,747		 	 	 	1,393,794		 	 	
(2)	Ratification of appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as
independent auditor for 2019	 	96,035,117		 	608,567		 	115,140		 	 	
(3)	Advisory vote on executive compensation	 	89,223,111		 	3,207,977		 	195,453		 	4,132,283		

SIGNATURES

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

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

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

Dated: May 8, 2019