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): ~~July 6~~May 15, ~~2005~~2008

HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant specified in its charter)


Maryland	1-13100	56-1871668
(State of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

HIGHWOODS REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

(Exact name of registrant specified in its charter)

North Carolina	0000-21731	56-1869557
(State of Formation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
(State of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

3100 Smoketree Court , Suite 600

Suite 600

Raleigh, North Carolina 27604

(Address of principal executive offices, zip code)

~~Registrant~~Registrants’s telephone number, including area code: (919) 872-4924

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

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Item 25.0203. ~~Results~~Amendments to Articles of ~~Operations~~Incorporation ~~and~~or ~~Financial~~Bylaws; ~~Condition~~Change in Fiscal Year.

OnAs ~~July~~part 6,of ~~2005~~its periodic review of corporate governance matters, the Board of Directors of Highwoods Properties, Inc., (the ~~general~~“Company”) ~~partner~~recently ofrecommended that the Company’s stockholders approve an ~~Highwoods~~amendment ~~Realty~~to ~~Limited~~the ~~Partnership,~~Company’s ~~issued~~charter ato ~~press~~declassify ~~release~~the ~~announcing~~Board ~~its~~of ~~financial~~Directors ~~results~~and provide for the ~~year~~annual ~~ended~~election ~~December~~of ~~31,~~directors ~~2004~~commencing ~~and~~with ~~three~~the ~~months~~annual ~~ended~~meeting ~~March~~of ~~31,~~stockholders ~~2005~~to be held in 2009. This ~~press~~amendment ~~release~~was isduly ~~attached~~approved ~~hereto~~by asthe Company’s ~~Exhibit~~stockholders ~~99.1.~~at Inthe ~~addition,~~annual wemeeting ~~posted~~ of stockholders held on ~~our~~May 15, ~~web~~2008. ~~site~~The ~~supplemental~~amendment ~~information~~does ~~regarding~~not ~~our~~affect ~~financial~~the ~~results~~unexpired ~~for~~terms of directors elected at the ~~year~~2007 ~~ended~~and ~~December~~2008 ~~31,~~annual ~~2004~~meetings. Articles of Amendment have been duly filed with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland in accordance with the ~~three~~Maryland ~~months~~General ~~ended~~Corporation ~~March~~Law. ~~31,~~At ~~2005~~the annual meeting, athe ~~copy~~Company’s ofstockholders ~~which~~also iselected ~~attached~~three ~~hereto~~directors and ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as ~~Exhibit~~our 99independent registered public accounting firm for 2008.2.

Exhibit		Description
99.1		Press Release, dated July 6, 2005
99.2		Supplemental financial and operating information of Highwoods Properties, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2004 and the three months ended March 31, 2005.

On May 15, 2008, the Company’s Board of Directors also amended the Company’s bylaws to eliminate references to Board classification. As part of the Board’s initiative to update certain other provisions due to evolving changes in the Maryland General Corporation Law and technological advances, the bylaws were also amended to permit electronic delivery of notices and delivery of uncertificated shares, modify meeting, notice and quorum requirements for Board meetings in emergency situations and clarify provisions relating to stockholder proposals and special board and stockholder meetings.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)

Exhibits


No.		Description
3.1		Amended and Restated Charter of the Company

3.2		Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each of the ~~registrant~~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. Milller Jeffrey D. Miller Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary HIGHWOODS REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP By: Highwoods Properties, Inc., its general partner By: /s/ ~~Terry~~Jeffrey LD. ~~Stevens~~Miller ~~Terry~~Jeffrey LD. ~~Stevens~~Miller Vice President, ~~Chief~~General ~~Financial~~Counsel ~~Officer~~ and ~~Treasurer~~Secretary

Dated: ~~July 6~~May 16, ~~2005~~2008

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