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CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13G
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FILED AS OF DATE:		20100210
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20100210

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000921082
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
		IRS NUMBER:				561871668
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		SC 13G
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-44395
		FILM NUMBER:		10588363

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3100 SMOKETREE CT
		STREET 2:		STE 600
		CITY:			RALEIGH
		STATE:			NC
		ZIP:			27604
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9198724924

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3100 SMOKETREE COURT
		STREET 2:		STE 600
		CITY:			RALEIGH
		STATE:			NC
		ZIP:			27604

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001055964
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0331

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	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2 1 14 NIHONBASHI
		STREET 2:		CHUO KU, TOKYO
		CITY:			JAPAN 103-0027
		STATE:			M0
		BUSINESS PHONE:		0332419511

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		STREET 1:		2 1 14 NIHONBASHI CHUO
		STREET 2:		CHUO KU, TOKYO
		CITY:			JAPAN 103-0027
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      <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">This
      Statement is filed on behalf of Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. (&#8220;NAM&#8221;).
      This Statement relates to Shares (as defined herein) held for the accounts
      of US-REIT High Income Open Mother Fund (&#8220;US-REIT High Income Open
      Mother&#8221;), Nomura US-REIT Open Mother Fund (&#8220;Nomura US-REIT Open Mother&#8221;),
      US-REIT Mother Fund (&#8220;US-REIT Mother&#8221;), Global REIT Mother Fund (&#8220;Global
      REIT Mother&#8221;), Global REIT Open Mother Fund (&#8220;Global REIT Open Mother&#8221;),
      International REIT Index Mother Fund (&#8220;International REIT Index Mother&#8221;),
      Nomura Global REIT Mother Fund (&#8220;Nomura Global REIT Mother&#8221;), World REIT
      Index Mother Fund (&#8220;World REIT Index Mother&#8221;) and Nomura Fund Series &#8211;
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REIT&#8221;).</font></font></div>
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      Mother, Nomura US-REIT Open Mother, US-REIT Mother, Global REIT Mother,
      Global REIT Open Mother, International REIT Index Mother, Nomura Global
      REIT Mother, World REIT Index Mother and North American REIT. In such
      capacity, NAM may be deemed to have voting and dispositive power over the
      Shares held for the accounts of each of the US-REIT High Income Open
      Mother, Nomura US-REIT Open Mother, US-REIT Mother, Global REIT Mother,
      Global REIT Open Mother, International REIT Index Mother, Nomura Global
      REIT Mother, World REIT Index Mother and North American
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      7,362,039 Shares. This amount consists of: (1) 52,800 Shares held for the
      account of US-REIT High Income Open Mother, (2) 14,000 Shares held for the
      account of Nomura US-REIT Open Mother, (3) 755,609 Shares held for the
      account of US-REIT Mother, (4) 50,100 Shares held for the account of
      Global REIT Mother, (5) 1,584,100 Shares held for the account of Global
      REIT Open Mother, (6) 44,600 Shares held for the account of International
      REIT Index Mother, (7) 2,162,300 Shares held for the account of Nomura
      Global REIT Mother, (8) 3,510 Shares held for the account of World REIT
      Index Mother, and (9) 2,695,020 Shares held for the account of North
      American REIT.</font></div>
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      constitutes approximately 10.36% of the total number of Shares outstanding
      (based upon the information provided by the issuer in its most
      recently-filed quarterly report on Form 10-Q, there was 71,080,090 Shares
      outstanding as of October 26, 2009).</font></div>
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                                                    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">0</font></div>
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