Form 8-K Equity Offering 8.13.2013



 


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): August 7, 2013


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, North Carolina 27604
(Address of principal executive offices, zip code)

Registrants' 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 registrants under any of the following provisions:
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Item 8.01.
Other Events.

On August 7, 2013, Highwoods Properties, Inc. (the “Company”) and Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership entered into an underwriting agreement with Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and Jefferies LLC relating to an offering of 3,750,000 shares of the Company's common stock. In addition, the Company granted to the underwriters an option for 30 days to purchase up to 562,500 additional shares. The offering was made pursuant to the Company's automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-172134), including the related prospectus dated February 9, 2011, and a prospectus supplement dated August 7, 2013, as the same may be amended or supplemented. The closing of the offering, which included the full exercise of the underwriters' option to purchase additional shares, occurred on August 13, 2013. The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the offering to repay borrowings outstanding under its $475 million unsecured revolving credit facility, to fund its property acquisitions and development activity and for general corporate purposes.

Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)    Exhibits

No.    Description

1
Underwriting Agreement
5
Opinion of Hunton & Williams LLP regarding the legality of the shares
8
Opinion of Hunton & Williams LLP as to certain tax matters
23
Consent of Hunton & Williams LLP (included in Exhibits 5 and 8)


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
 
 
 
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: August 13, 2013