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This page provides access to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings for Highwoods Properties, Inc. (NYSE: HIW) and its operating partnership, Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership. Highwoods is a publicly traded, fully integrated office real estate investment trust that owns, develops, acquires, leases and manages properties in major business districts such as Atlanta, Charlotte, Dallas, Nashville, Orlando, Raleigh, Richmond and Tampa.
Through its SEC filings, Highwoods discloses material events, capital markets activity and key contractual arrangements. For example, Form 8-K reports detail the entry into underwriting agreements for debt offerings and the completion of a public offering of 5.350% notes due 2033 issued by the operating partnership under an automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3. These filings describe the governing indenture, officers’ certificates, interest terms and maturity dates for the notes.
Investors researching HIW can use this filings page to locate current and historical documents such as Form 8-K reports on material events, as well as registration statements and related prospectus supplements referenced in those reports. The filings also identify the corporate structure of Highwoods Properties, Inc. as a Maryland corporation and Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership as a North Carolina limited partnership through which the company conducts its operations.
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Cohen & Steers and its affiliates reported a sizable institutional stake in Highwoods Properties, Inc. common stock. As of December 31, 2025, Cohen & Steers, Inc. and related entities beneficially owned 12,354,822 HIW shares, representing 11.24% of the outstanding common stock.
The group reports sole voting power over 9,506,409 shares and sole dispositive power over 12,354,822 shares, with no shared voting or dispositive power. Subsidiaries, including Cohen & Steers Capital Management, UK, Asia, and Ireland entities, hold shares for the benefit of their account holders, who are entitled to dividends and sale proceeds.
The reporting persons classify themselves as a parent holding company and investment advisers and certify the position is held in the ordinary course of business, not for the purpose of changing or influencing control of Highwoods Properties.
Highwoods Properties, Inc. and its operating partnership entered into equity distribution agreements to offer and sell up to
The program also allows the company to use forward sale agreements, under which counterparties will initially sell borrowed shares and the company expects to later physically settle for cash based on a forward sale price. Separately, under an agreement with Jefferies, the company may sell warrants with strike prices above the hedge establishment price, receiving warrant premiums and, upon exercise, additional cash proceeds tied to the warrant strike.
Agents, forward sellers and warrant hedge sellers will receive compensation of up to
Highwoods Properties, Inc. is offering up to $300,000,000 of its common stock through an at-the-market program using multiple sales agents, forward sale agreements and warrant sale agreements. Common stock is listed on the NYSE under “HIW,” with a last reported price of $25.99 per share on February 10, 2026.
The company may sell shares directly, via borrowed-share forward sales, and by issuing warrants whose strike prices are expected to be above, but not substantially above, hedge prices. It plans to use net proceeds, including forward and warrant-related cash, for acquisitions and development, debt repayment (including its $750 million revolver), preferred equity actions, working capital and general corporate purposes.
Forward and warrant structures introduce potential dilution to earnings per share, return on equity and dividends per share, and can create cash obligations if settled in cash or terminated early. The filing highlights risks around hedge unwinds, stock price movements, REIT tax treatment of cash settlements and early termination or acceleration events tied to borrowing costs, extraordinary corporate events and bankruptcy or insolvency.
Highwoods Properties, Inc. and Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership have filed an automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3, allowing them and any selling stockholders to offer, from time to time, common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares, guarantees and Operating Partnership debt securities.
The company may use net proceeds from its own offerings for general corporate purposes, including acquisitions and development, debt repayment, working capital and other needs, while it will not receive proceeds from sales by selling stockholders. Highwoods operates as an office-focused REIT and its common stock trades on the NYSE under the symbol HIW, with REIT-related ownership limits designed to protect its tax status.
Highwoods Properties, Inc. is a fully integrated office REIT based in Raleigh that owns, develops, acquires, leases and manages workplaces in the best business districts of Atlanta, Charlotte, Dallas, Nashville, Orlando, Raleigh, Richmond and Tampa. Its common stock trades on the NYSE under the symbol HIW.
As of December 31, 2025, the portfolio totaled 26.83 million rentable square feet with 85.3% occupancy; Raleigh and Nashville were the largest contributors to annualized GAAP rental revenue. The company emphasizes a conservative, flexible balance sheet, geographic diversification and owning high-quality, commute-worthy office environments.
The filing highlights risks from work-from-home trends, leasing competition, potential impairments, environmental and regulatory costs, cybersecurity threats and financing risks. It also details human capital initiatives, including a 315‑employee workforce, low multi‑year turnover, succession and trade apprenticeship programs, diversity and inclusion efforts and performance‑linked total rewards, all intended to support long-term REIT performance.
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC filed a Schedule 13G reporting beneficial ownership of 11,527,855 shares of Highwoods Properties Inc common stock, representing 10.48% of the class, as of the event date of 01/30/2026.
Vanguard reports shared voting power over 12,813 shares and shared dispositive power over 11,527,855 shares, with no sole voting or dispositive authority. The filing follows an internal realignment at The Vanguard Group, after which portfolio management and proxy voting moved to Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC. Vanguard certifies the stake is held in the ordinary course of business and not to change or influence control of Highwoods Properties.
Highwoods Properties, Inc., through Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership, completed a public offering of $350,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.350% Notes due January 15, 2033. The notes were issued under an existing indenture and an officers’ certificate dated November 14, 2025.
The notes bear interest at 5.350% per year, accruing from November 14, 2025, with payments in U.S. dollars made semi-annually on January 15 and July 15, commencing July 15, 2026. The offering was conducted off the Operating Partnership’s automatic shelf registration on Form S-3 with a prospectus dated February 7, 2023 and a prospectus supplement dated November 4, 2025.
Cohen & Steers filed Amendment No. 7 to Schedule 13G reporting a significant passive ownership in Highwoods Properties, Inc. (HIW). As of the event date, the group beneficially owned 13,899,180 shares of common stock, representing 12.86% of the class. The filer reported sole voting power over 10,774,228 shares and sole dispositive power over 13,899,180 shares, with no shared voting or dispositive power.
The filing lists multiple affiliated advisers, including Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc., Cohen & Steers UK Limited, Cohen & Steers Asia Limited, and Cohen & Steers Ireland Limited. The shares are held for the benefit of account holders at these entities, who may receive dividends or sale proceeds on their holdings. The certification states the position is held in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of changing or influencing control of the issuer.
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership, together with Highwoods Properties, Inc., entered into an underwriting agreement for a public offering of $350 million aggregate principal amount of 5.350% Notes due January 15, 2033. The offering is being made under the Operating Partnership’s automatic shelf registration on Form S-3, using a base prospectus dated February 7, 2023 and a prospectus supplement dated November 4, 2025.
The notes’ terms are governed by a 1996 indenture with U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association as trustee, and an officers’ certificate to be dated November 14, 2025. The transaction is expected to close on November 14, 2025. Wells Fargo Securities, BofA Securities, J.P. Morgan, PNC Capital Markets, Truist Securities and U.S. Bancorp Investments are acting as representatives of the underwriters.
Highwoods Properties, Inc. (HIW) reported third‑quarter results and portfolio moves for the period ended September 30, 2025. Rental and other revenues were $201.8M versus $204.3M a year ago, while net income available to common stockholders was $12.9M versus $14.6M. For the nine months, revenues were $602.8M versus $620.3M, and net income available to common stockholders rose to $128.6M from $103.5M, aided by higher gains on property sales.
The company recorded an $8.8M impairment on two non‑core, out‑of‑service Atlanta assets. It continued active capital recycling: acquisitions included Advance Auto Parts Tower in Raleigh for $137.9M and the Legacy Union parking garage in Charlotte for $110.2M; dispositions totaled $16.0M in Richmond during Q3 and $146.3M earlier in the year. Year‑to‑date gains on disposition were $87.9M.
HIW issued 1.55M shares in Q3 under its $300.0M equity distribution agreements (average gross price $31.82), generating $48.6M in net proceeds; nine‑month net proceeds were $50.0M. The $200.0M unsecured term loan maturity was extended to January 2029. Total mortgages and notes payable, net, were $3.40B, with $220.0M drawn on the $750.0M revolver and $529.9M of unused capacity at quarter‑end. The company paid a $0.50 per‑share common dividend in Q3.