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~~April 1529, ~~2008~~2009

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	000-21731	56-1869557
(State of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

3100 Smoketree Court, Suite 600

Raleigh, North Carolina 27604

(Address of principal executive offices, zip code)

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

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Item 52.0302. ~~Amendments~~Results ~~to Articles~~ of ~~Incorporation~~Operations orand ~~Bylaws;~~Financial ~~Change in Fiscal Year~~Condition.

~~As part of its periodic review of corporate governance matters~~On April 29, ~~the Board of Directors of Highwoods Properties~~2009, ~~Inc.~~we ~~(the~~issued ~~“Company”)~~a ~~recently~~press ~~recommended~~release ~~that~~announcing ~~the~~financial ~~Company’s~~information ~~stockholders approve an amendment to the Company’s charter to declassify the Board of Directors and provide~~ for the ~~annual~~quarter ~~election~~ended ofMarch 31, ~~directors commencing with the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in~~ 2009. This ~~amendment~~press ~~was~~release ~~duly~~is ~~approved~~attached byas ~~the Company’s~~Exhibit ~~stockholders~~99.1. atIn ~~the~~addition, ~~annual~~we ~~meeting~~posted ~~of stockholders held~~ on ~~May 15,~~our ~~2008.~~web ~~The~~site ~~amendment~~supplemental ~~does~~information ~~not~~regarding ~~affect the unexpired terms of directors elected at the 2007 and 2008 annual meetings. Articles of Amendment have been duly filed with~~our ~~the~~operations ~~State~~for ~~Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland in accordance with~~ the ~~Maryland~~quarter ~~General~~ended ~~Corporation~~March 31, ~~Law. At the annual meeting~~2009, ~~the~~a ~~Company’s~~copy ~~stockholders also elected three directors and ratified the appointment~~ of ~~Deloitte~~which ~~& Touche~~is ~~LLP~~attached as ~~our~~Exhibit ~~independent registered public accounting firm for 2008~~99.2.

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.

(cd) Exhibits

No.		Description
3.1		Amended and Restated Charter of the Company
99.1		Press Release dated April 29, 2009
3.2		Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company
99.2		Supplemental information for the quarter ended March 31, 2009

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. Milller
	Jeffrey D. Miller
	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
		Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Dated: ~~May 16~~April 30, ~~2008~~2009

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