10-Q 1 hiw0930201210q.htm 3RD QUARTER 2012 FORM 10-Q

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
______________
FORM 10-Q
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2012
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, NC 27604
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
919-872-4924
(Registrants’ telephone number, including area code)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Highwoods Properties, Inc. Yes S No £ Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership Yes S No £
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Highwoods Properties, Inc. Yes S No £ Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership Yes S No £
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of 'large accelerated filer,' 'accelerated filer' and 'smaller reporting company' in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act.
Highwoods Properties, Inc.
Large accelerated filer S Accelerated filer £ Non-accelerated filer £ Smaller reporting company £
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership
Large accelerated filer £ Accelerated filer £ Non-accelerated filer S Smaller reporting company £
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act).
Highwoods Properties, Inc. Yes £ No S Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership Yes £ No S
The Company had 78,529,922 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of October 22, 2012.

HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC.
HIGHWOODS REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
QUARTERLY REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2012
TABLE OF CONTENTS

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION |
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) | 3
HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC.: |
Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 | 4
Consolidated Statements of Income for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 | 5
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 | 6
Consolidated Statements of Equity for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 | 7
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 | 8
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements | 10
HIGHWOODS REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP: |
Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 | 29
Consolidated Statements of Income for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 | 30
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 | 31
Consolidated Statements of Capital for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 | 32
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 | 33
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements | 35
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS | 51
Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements | 51
Executive Summary | 52
Results of Operations | 53
Liquidity and Capital Resources | 56
Critical Accounting Estimates | 59
Non-GAAP Information | 59
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK | 62
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES | 62
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION |
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS | 63
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS | 63

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
We refer to Highwoods Properties, Inc. as the “Company,” Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership as the “Operating Partnership,” the Company’s common stock as “Common Stock” or “Common Shares,” the Company’s preferred stock as “Preferred Stock” or “Preferred Shares,” the Operating Partnership’s common partnership interests as “Common Units,” the Operating Partnership’s preferred partnership interests as “Preferred Units” and in-service properties (excluding for-sale residential condominiums) to which the Company and/or the Operating Partnership have title and 100.0% ownership rights as the “Wholly Owned Properties.” References to “we” and “our” mean the Company and the Operating Partnership, collectively, unless the context indicates otherwise.
The partnership agreement provides that the Operating Partnership will assume and pay when due, or reimburse the Company for payment of, all costs and expenses relating to the ownership and operations of, or for the benefit of, the Operating Partnership. The partnership agreement further provides that all expenses of the Company are deemed to be incurred for the benefit of the Operating Partnership.
Certain information contained herein is presented as of October 22, 2012, the latest practicable date for financial information prior to the filing of this Quarterly Report.
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HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited and in thousands, except share and per share data)

| September 30, 2012 |  | December 31, 2011
Assets: |  |  |
Real estate assets, at cost: |  |  |
Land | $ | 371,478 |  |  | $ | 355,694 |
Buildings and tenant improvements | 3,200,350 |  |  | 3,009,155 |
Development in process | 11,566 |  |  | — |
Land held for development | 102,482 |  |  | 105,206 |
| 3,685,876 |  |  | 3,470,055 |
Less-accumulated depreciation | (926,668 | ) |  | (869,046 | )
Net real estate assets | 2,759,208 |  |  | 2,601,009 |
For-sale residential condominiums | 1,238 |  |  | 4,751 |
Real estate and other assets, net, held for sale | — |  |  | 124,273 |
Cash and cash equivalents | 9,086 |  |  | 11,188 |
Restricted cash | 21,578 |  |  | 26,666 |
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $3,437 and $3,548, respectively | 21,144 |  |  | 30,093 |
Mortgages and notes receivable, net of allowance of $211 and $61, respectively | 16,943 |  |  | 18,600 |
Accrued straight-line rents receivable, net of allowance of $1,076 and $1,294, respectively | 112,660 |  |  | 99,490 |
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated affiliates | 78,406 |  |  | 100,367 |
Deferred financing and leasing costs, net of accumulated amortization of $73,579 and $62,319, respectively | 149,170 |  |  | 127,774 |
Prepaid expenses and other assets, net of accumulated amortization of $12,585 and $15,089, respectively | 40,452 |  |  | 36,781 |
Total Assets | $ | 3,209,885 |  |  | $ | 3,180,992 |
Liabilities, Noncontrolling Interests in the Operating Partnership and Equity: |  |  |
Mortgages and notes payable | $ | 1,778,555 |  |  | $ | 1,868,906 |
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities | 152,053 |  |  | 148,607 |
Financing obligations | 27,791 |  |  | 30,150 |
Liabilities, net, held for sale | — |  |  | 35,815 |
Total Liabilities | 1,958,399 |  |  | 2,083,478 |
Commitments and contingencies |  |  |
Noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership | 123,141 |  |  | 110,655 |
Equity: |  |  |
Preferred Stock, $.01 par value, 50,000,000 authorized shares; |  |  |
8.625% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares (liquidation preference $1,000 per share), 29,077 shares issued and outstanding | 29,077 |  |  | 29,077 |
Common Stock, $.01 par value, 200,000,000 authorized shares; |  |  |
78,529,922 and 72,647,697 shares issued and outstanding, respectively | 785 |  |  | 726 |
Additional paid-in capital | 1,985,322 |  |  | 1,803,997 |
Distributions in excess of net income available for common stockholders | (877,962 | ) |  | (845,853 | )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (13,426 | ) |  | (5,734 | )
Total Stockholders’ Equity | 1,123,796 |  |  | 982,213 |
Noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates | 4,549 |  |  | 4,646 |
Total Equity | 1,128,345 |  |  | 986,859 |
Total Liabilities, Noncontrolling Interests in the Operating Partnership and Equity | $ | 3,209,885 |  |  | $ | 3,180,992 |

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Income
(Unaudited and in thousands, except per share amounts)

| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Rental and other revenues | $ | 128,214 |  |  | $ | 117,265 |  |  | $ | 382,120 |  |  | $ | 339,497 |
Operating expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rental property and other expenses | 47,233 |  |  | 44,031 |  |  | 138,132 |  |  | 122,358 |
Depreciation and amortization | 38,651 |  |  | 35,051 |  |  | 115,755 |  |  | 99,659 |
Impairments of real estate assets | — |  |  | 2,429 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,429 |
General and administrative | 9,725 |  |  | 12,212 |  |  | 28,298 |  |  | 27,983 |
Total operating expenses | 95,609 |  |  | 93,723 |  |  | 282,185 |  |  | 252,429 |
Interest expense: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contractual | 22,910 |  |  | 23,264 |  |  | 70,309 |  |  | 68,444 |
Amortization of deferred financing costs | 907 |  |  | 806 |  |  | 2,709 |  |  | 2,448 |
Financing obligations | (205 | ) |  | 201 |  |  | (357 | ) |  | 584 |
| 23,612 |  |  | 24,271 |  |  | 72,661 |  |  | 71,476 |
Other income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest and other income | 1,916 |  |  | 1,505 |  |  | 5,883 |  |  | 5,277 |
Losses on debt extinguishment | — |  |  | — |  |  | (973 | ) |  | (24 | )
| 1,916 |  |  | 1,505 |  |  | 4,910 |  |  | 5,253 |
Income from continuing operations before disposition of property, condominiums and investments in unconsolidated affiliates and equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates | 10,909 |  |  | 776 |  |  | 32,184 |  |  | 20,845 |
Gains on disposition of property | — |  |  | 262 |  |  | — |  |  | 462 |
Gains/(losses) on for-sale residential condominiums | 80 |  |  | (476 | ) |  | 255 |  |  | (322 | )
Gains on disposition of investments in unconsolidated affiliates | — |  |  | 2,282 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,282 |
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates | 1,324 |  |  | 1,113 |  |  | 2,670 |  |  | 3,933 |
Income from continuing operations | 12,313 |  |  | 3,957 |  |  | 35,109 |  |  | 27,200 |
Discontinued operations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income from discontinued operations | 547 |  |  | 1,714 |  |  | 4,062 |  |  | 5,348 |
Net gains on disposition of discontinued operations | 22,936 |  |  | 2,573 |  |  | 29,455 |  |  | 2,573 |
| 23,483 |  |  | 4,287 |  |  | 33,517 |  |  | 7,921 |
Net income | 35,796 |  |  | 8,244 |  |  | 68,626 |  |  | 35,121 |
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership | (1,653 | ) |  | (366 | ) |  | (3,166 | ) |  | (1,496 | )
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates | (159 | ) |  | (249 | ) |  | (566 | ) |  | (554 | )
Dividends on Preferred Stock | (627 | ) |  | (627 | ) |  | (1,881 | ) |  | (3,926 | )
Excess of Preferred Stock redemption/repurchase cost over carrying value | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,895 | )
Net income available for common stockholders | $ | 33,357 |  |  | $ | 7,002 |  |  | $ | 63,013 |  |  | $ | 27,250 |
Earnings per Common Share – basic: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income from continuing operations available for common stockholders | $ | 0.15 |  |  | $ | 0.04 |  |  | $ | 0.42 |  |  | $ | 0.28 |
Income from discontinued operations available for common stockholders | 0.29 |  |  | 0.06 |  |  | 0.42 |  |  | 0.10 |
Net income available for common stockholders | $ | 0.44 |  |  | $ | 0.10 |  |  | $ | 0.84 |  |  | $ | 0.38 |
Weighted average Common Shares outstanding – basic | 76,590 |  |  | 72,492 |  |  | 74,703 |  |  | 72,176 |
Earnings per Common Share – diluted: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income from continuing operations available for common stockholders | $ | 0.14 |  |  | $ | 0.04 |  |  | $ | 0.42 |  |  | $ | 0.28 |
Income from discontinued operations available for common stockholders | 0.29 |  |  | 0.06 |  |  | 0.42 |  |  | 0.10 |
Net income available for common stockholders | $ | 0.43 |  |  | $ | 0.10 |  |  | $ | 0.84 |  |  | $ | 0.38 |
Weighted average Common Shares outstanding – diluted | 80,495 |  |  | 76,402 |  |  | 78,568 |  |  | 76,127 |
Dividends declared per Common Share | $ | 0.425 |  |  | $ | 0.425 |  |  | $ | 1.275 |  |  | $ | 1.275 |
Net income available for common stockholders: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income from continuing operations available for common stockholders | $ | 10,980 |  |  | $ | 2,928 |  |  | $ | 31,090 |  |  | $ | 19,724 |
Income from discontinued operations available for common stockholders | 22,377 |  |  | 4,074 |  |  | 31,923 |  |  | 7,526 |
Net income available for common stockholders | $ | 33,357 |  |  | $ | 7,002 |  |  | $ | 63,013 |  |  | $ | 27,250 |

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(Unaudited and in thousands)

| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Comprehensive income/(loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income | $ | 35,796 |  |  | $ | 8,244 |  |  | $ | 68,626 |  |  | $ | 35,121 |
Other comprehensive income/(loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized gains/(losses) on tax increment financing bond | (101 | ) |  | 600 |  |  | 482 |  |  | 129 |
Unrealized losses on cash flow hedges | (3,337 | ) |  | — |  |  | (10,424 | ) |  | — |
Amortization of cash flow hedges | 791 |  |  | (30 | ) |  | 2,250 |  |  | (87 | )
Total other comprehensive income/(loss) | (2,647 | ) |  | 570 |  |  | (7,692 | ) |  | 42 |
Total comprehensive income | 33,149 |  |  | 8,814 |  |  | 60,934 |  |  | 35,163 |
Less-comprehensive (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests | (1,812 | ) |  | (615 | ) |  | (3,732 | ) |  | (2,050 | )
Comprehensive income attributable to the Company | $ | 31,337 |  |  | $ | 8,199 |  |  | $ | 57,202 |  |  | $ | 33,113 |

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Equity
(Unaudited and in thousands, except share amounts)

| Number of Common Shares |  | Common Stock |  | Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares |  | Additional Paid-In Capital |  | Accumulated Other Compre-hensive Loss |  | Non-controlling Interests in Consolidated Affiliates |  | Distributions in Excess of Net Income Available for Common Stockholders |  | Total
Balance at December 31, 2011 | 72,647,697 |  |  | $ | 726 |  |  | $ | 29,077 |  |  | $ | 1,803,997 |  |  | $ | (5,734 | ) |  | $ | 4,646 |  |  | $ | (845,853 | ) |  | $ | 986,859 |
Issuances of Common Stock, net | 5,701,974 |  |  | 57 |  |  | — |  |  | 186,617 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 186,674 |
Conversions of Common Units to Common Stock | 21,366 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 731 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 731 |
Dividends on Common Stock |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (95,122 | ) |  | (95,122 | )
Dividends on Preferred Stock |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,881 | ) |  | (1,881 | )
Adjustment of noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership to fair value |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (12,485 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (12,485 | )
Distributions to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (663 | ) |  | — |  |  | (663 | )
Issuances of restricted stock | 158,885 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Share-based compensation expense |  |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | 6,462 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 6,464 |
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (3,166 | ) |  | (3,166 | )
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 566 |  |  | (566 | ) |  | — |
Comprehensive income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 68,626 |  |  | 68,626 |
Other comprehensive loss |  |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (7,692 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (7,692 | )
Total comprehensive income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60,934 |
Balance at September 30, 2012 | 78,529,922 |  |  | $ | 785 |  |  | $ | 29,077 |  |  | $ | 1,985,322 |  |  | $ | (13,426 | ) |  | $ | 4,549 |  |  | $ | (877,962 | ) |  | $ | 1,128,345 |

| Number of Common Shares |  | Common Stock |  | Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares |  | Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares |  | Additional Paid-In Capital |  | Accumulated Other Compre-hensive Loss |  | Non-controlling Interests in Consolidated Affiliates |  | Distributions in Excess of Net Income Available for Common Stockholders |  | Total
Balance at December 31, 2010 | 71,690,487 |  |  | $ | 717 |  |  | $ | 29,092 |  |  | $ | 52,500 |  |  | $ | 1,766,886 |  |  | $ | (3,648 | ) |  | $ | 4,460 |  |  | $ | (761,785 | ) |  | $ | 1,088,222 |
Issuances of Common Stock, net | 711,234 |  |  | 7 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 22,036 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 22,043 |
Conversions of Common Units to Common Stock | 43,308 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,344 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,344 |
Dividends on Common Stock |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (91,900 | ) |  | (91,900 | )
Dividends on Preferred Stock |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (3,926 | ) |  | (3,926 | )
Adjustment of noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership to fair value |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 10,177 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 10,177 |
Distributions to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (391 | ) |  | — |  |  | (391 | )
Issuances of restricted stock | 134,352 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Redemptions/repurchases of Preferred Stock |  |  | — |  |  | (15 | ) |  | (52,500 | ) |  | 1,895 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,895 | ) |  | (52,515 | )
Share-based compensation expense |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4,769 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4,771 |
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,496 | ) |  | (1,496 | )
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 554 |  |  | (554 | ) |  | — |
Comprehensive income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 35,121 |  |  | 35,121 |
Other comprehensive income |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 42 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 42 |
Total comprehensive income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 35,163 |
Balance at September 30, 2011 | 72,579,381 |  |  | $ | 726 |  |  | $ | 29,077 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,807,107 |  |  | $ | (3,606 | ) |  | $ | 4,623 |  |  | $ | (826,435 | ) |  | $ | 1,011,492 |

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited and in thousands)

| Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2012 |  | 2011
Operating activities: |  |  |
Net income | $ | 68,626 |  |  | $ | 35,121 |
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization | 117,764 |  |  | 103,594 |
Amortization of lease incentives and acquisition-related intangible assets and liabilities | 358 |  |  | 1,347 |
Share-based compensation expense | 6,464 |  |  | 4,771 |
Allowance for losses on accounts and accrued straight-line rents receivable | 1,235 |  |  | 1,586 |
Amortization of deferred financing costs | 2,709 |  |  | 2,448 |
Amortization of cash flow hedges | 2,250 |  |  | (87 | )
Impairments of real estate assets | — |  |  | 2,429 |
Losses on debt extinguishment | 973 |  |  | 24 |
Net gains on disposition of property | (29,455 | ) |  | (3,035 | )
(Gains)/losses on for-sale residential condominiums | (255 | ) |  | 322 |
Gains on disposition of investments in unconsolidated affiliates | — |  |  | (2,282 | )
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates | (2,670 | ) |  | (3,933 | )
Changes in financing obligations | (1,010 | ) |  | (339 | )
Distributions of earnings from unconsolidated affiliates | 3,249 |  |  | 3,400 |
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |  |  |
Accounts receivable | 5,310 |  |  | (3,493 | )
Prepaid expenses and other assets | (3,258 | ) |  | (586 | )
Accrued straight-line rents receivable | (13,609 | ) |  | (9,280 | )
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities | (20,663 | ) |  | 4,118 |
Net cash provided by operating activities | 138,018 |  |  | 136,125 |
Investing activities: |  |  |
Investments in acquired real estate and related intangible assets, net of cash acquired | (158,200 | ) |  | (75,510 | )
Investments in development in process | (5,392 | ) |  | (5,835 | )
Investments in tenant improvements and deferred leasing costs | (61,821 | ) |  | (59,692 | )
Investments in building improvements | (27,229 | ) |  | (9,521 | )
Net proceeds from disposition of real estate assets | 152,456 |  |  | 16,530 |
Net proceeds from disposition of for-sale residential condominiums | 3,768 |  |  | 2,770 |
Proceeds from disposition of investments in unconsolidated affiliates | — |  |  | 4,756 |
Distributions of capital from unconsolidated affiliates | 1,035 |  |  | 1,304 |
Repayments of mortgages and notes receivable | 1,657 |  |  | 338 |
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated affiliates | (3,928 | ) |  | (39,665 | )
Changes in restricted cash and other investing activities | 2,904 |  |  | (15,598 | )
Net cash used in investing activities | (94,750 | ) |  | (180,123 | )
Financing activities: |  |  |
Dividends on Common Stock | (95,122 | ) |  | (91,900 | )
Redemptions/repurchases of Preferred Stock | — |  |  | (52,515 | )
Dividends on Preferred Stock | (1,881 | ) |  | (3,926 | )
Distributions to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership | (4,733 | ) |  | (4,818 | )
Distributions to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates | (663 | ) |  | (391 | )
Proceeds from the issuance of Common Stock | 191,667 |  |  | 22,043 |
Costs paid for the issuance of Common Stock | (2,745 | ) |  | — |
Repurchase of shares related to tax withholdings | (2,248 | ) |  | — |
Borrowings on revolving credit facility | 219,800 |  |  | 285,400 |
Repayments of revolving credit facility | (492,800 | ) |  | (150,400 | )
Borrowings on mortgages and notes payable | 225,000 |  |  | 200,000 |
Repayments of mortgages and notes payable | (77,264 | ) |  | (156,602 | )
Payments on financing obligations | (1,316 | ) |  | — |
Additions to deferred financing costs and other financing activities | (3,065 | ) |  | (6,011 | )
Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities | (45,370 | ) |  | 40,880 |
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents | $ | (2,102 | ) |  | $ | (3,118 | )

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows – Continued
(Unaudited and in thousands)

| Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2012 |  | 2011
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents | $ | (2,102 | ) |  | $ | (3,118 | )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period | 11,188 |  |  | 14,206 |
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period | $ | 9,086 |  |  | $ | 11,088 |

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

| Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2012 |  | 2011
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized | $ | 72,793 |  |  | $ | 69,321 |

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:

| Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2012 |  | 2011
Unrealized losses on cash flow hedges | $ | (10,424 | ) |  | $ | — |
Conversion of Common Units to Common Stock | 731 |  |  | 1,344 |
Changes in accrued capital expenditures | 1,829 |  |  | 3,707 |
Write-off of fully depreciated real estate assets | 36,918 |  |  | 39,039 |
Write-off of fully amortized deferred financing and leasing costs | 14,189 |  |  | 13,683 |
Unrealized gains/(losses) on marketable securities of non-qualified deferred compensation plan | 310 |  |  | (354 | )
Adjustment of noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership to fair value | 12,485 |  |  | (10,177 | )
Unrealized gains on tax increment financing bond | 482 |  |  | 129 |
Assumption of mortgages and notes payable related to acquisition activities | — |  |  | 192,367 |
Reduction of advances to unconsolidated affiliates related to acquisition activities | 26,000 |  |  | — |
Issuances of Common Units to acquire real estate assets | 2,299 |  |  | — |

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2012
(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
1. Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies
Description of Business
Highwoods Properties, Inc., together with its consolidated subsidiaries (the “Company”), is a fully-integrated, self-administered and self-managed equity real estate investment trust (“REIT”) that provides leasing, management, development, construction and other customer-related services for its properties and for third parties. The Company conducts virtually all of its activities through Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership (the “Operating Partnership”). At September 30, 2012, the Company and/or the Operating Partnership wholly owned: 299 in-service office, industrial and retail properties, comprising 29.0 million square feet; five for-sale residential condominiums; 581 acres of undeveloped land suitable for future development, of which 518 acres are considered core assets; and one office property under development.
The Company is the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership. At September 30, 2012, the Company owned all of the Preferred Units and 78.1 million, or 95.4%, of the Common Units in the Operating Partnership. Limited partners, including one officer and two directors of the Company, own the remaining 3.8 million Common Units. In the event the Company issues shares of Common Stock, the net proceeds are contributed to the Operating Partnership in exchange for additional Common Units. Generally, the Operating Partnership is required to redeem each Common Unit at the request of the holder thereof for cash equal to the value of one share of the Company’s Common Stock, $0.01 par value, based on the average of the market price for the 10 trading days immediately preceding the notice date of such redemption, provided that the Company at its option may elect to acquire any such Common Units presented for redemption for cash or one share of Common Stock. The Common Units owned by the Company are not redeemable. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company redeemed 21,366 Common Units for a like number of shares of Common Stock and issued 66,864 Common Units to acquire real estate assets. As a result of this activity, the percentage of Common Units owned by the Company increased from 95.1% at December 31, 2011 to 95.4% at September 30, 2012.
Common Stock Offerings
The Company has entered into equity sales agreements with various financial institutions to offer and sell, from time to time, shares of its Common Stock by means of ordinary brokers' transactions on the New York Stock Exchange or otherwise at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices or as otherwise agreed with any of the institutions. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company issued 2,867,768 and 5,490,244 shares, respectively, of Common Stock under these agreements at an average gross sales price of $33.22 and $33.33 per share, respectively, raising net proceeds, after sales commissions and expenses, of $93.8 million and $180.2 million, respectively.
Basis of Presentation
Our Consolidated Financial Statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). Our Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2011 was recast from previously reported amounts to reflect in real estate and other assets, net, held for sale those properties which qualified as held for sale during the three months ended September 30, 2012. Our Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 were recast from previously reported amounts to reflect in discontinued operations the operations for those properties that qualified for discontinued operations. Prior period amounts related to capital expenditures in our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows have been disaggregated to conform to the current period presentation.
Our Consolidated Financial Statements include the Operating Partnership, wholly owned subsidiaries and those entities in which we have the controlling financial interest. All intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, we had involvement with no entities that we concluded to be variable interest entities.
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HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)
1. Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies – Continued
The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements and accompanying unaudited consolidated financial information, in the opinion of management, contain all adjustments (including normal recurring accruals) necessary for a fair presentation of our financial position, results of operations and cash flows. We have omitted certain notes and other information from the interim consolidated financial statements presented in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as permitted by SEC rules and regulations. These Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with our 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
As a result of adopting certain new or amended accounting pronouncements in the first quarter of 2012, we have enhanced our disclosure of assets and liabilities measured at fair value and elected to continue use of credit valuation adjustments on a net basis by counterparty as part of the calculation to determine the fair value of our derivatives. Our disclosures now include: (1) significant transfers between Levels 1 and 2 of the fair value hierarchy, if any; (2) additional quantitative and qualitative information regarding fair value measurements categorized as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy; and (3) the hierarchy classification for items whose fair value is not recorded on our Consolidated Balance Sheets but was disclosed previously in our Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. Additionally, we have presented comprehensive income in a separate financial statement entitled Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.
2. Real Estate Assets
Acquisitions
During the third quarter of 2012, we acquired three properties for a total purchase price of $161.2 million, consisting of (1) a 492,000 square foot office property in Atlanta, GA for $144.9 million and (2) two medical office properties in Greensboro, NC for $16.3 million, which included the issuance of 66,864 Common Units and contingent consideration with fair value at the acquisition date of $0.7 million. We expensed approximately $0.7 million of acquisition costs related to these transactions. The assets acquired and liabilities assumed were recorded at fair value as determined by management based on information available at the acquisition date and on current assumptions as to future operations.
The following table sets forth a summary of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the acquisition of the office property in Atlanta, GA discussed above:

| Total Purchase Price Allocation
Real estate assets | $ | 135,128 |
Acquisition-related intangible assets (in deferred financing and leasing costs) | 21,637 |
Acquisition-related below market lease liabilities (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities) | (11,875 | )
Total allocation | $ | 144,890 |

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HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)
2. Real Estate Assets - Continued
During the third quarter of 2011, we acquired a six-building, 1,540,000 square foot office complex in Pittsburgh, PA and a 503,000 square foot office building in Atlanta, GA for a purchase price of $188.5 million and $78.3 million, respectively.
The following table sets forth our rental and other revenues and net income, adjusted for interest expense and depreciation and amortization related to purchase price allocations and acquisition costs assuming: (1) the 492,000 square foot office building in Atlanta, GA was acquired on January 1, 2011, with proforma adjustments being included in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 and (2) the office complex in Pittsburgh, PA and the 503,000 square foot office building in Atlanta, GA were acquired on January 1, 2010, with proforma adjustments being included in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011.

| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Proforma rental and other revenues | $ | 132,632 |  |  | $ | 132,269 |  |  | $ | 395,161 |  |  | $ | 385,246 |
Proforma net income | $ | 35,765 |  |  | $ | 7,626 |  |  | $ | 68,526 |  |  | $ | 33,268 |
Proforma earnings per share - basic | $ | 0.43 |  |  | $ | 0.09 |  |  | $ | 0.84 |  |  | $ | 0.35 |
Proforma earnings per share - diluted | $ | 0.43 |  |  | $ | 0.09 |  |  | $ | 0.84 |  |  | $ | 0.35 |

During the second quarter of 2012, we also acquired a 178,300 square foot office property in Cary, NC from our DLF I joint venture for an agreed upon value of $26.0 million by reducing the balance of the advance due to us from the joint venture.
Dispositions
During the third quarter of 2012, we sold:

• | an office property in Kansas City, MO for $6.5 million and recorded gain on disposition of discontinued operations of $1.9 million.

• | five office buildings in Nashville, TN for $41.0 million and recorded gain on disposition of discontinued operations of $7.0 million.

• | three buildings in Jackson, MS and Atlanta, GA for $86.5 million and recorded gain on disposition of discontinued operations of $14.0 million.

During the second quarter of 2012, we sold an office property in Pinellas County, FL for gross proceeds of $9.5 million and recorded gain on disposition of discontinued operations of $1.4 million related to this disposition.
During the first quarter of 2012, we sold 96 vacant rental residential units in Kansas City, MO for gross proceeds of $11.0 million and recorded gain on disposition of discontinued operations of $5.1 million related to this disposition.
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HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)
3. Mortgages and Notes Receivable
The following table sets forth our mortgages and notes receivable:

| September 30, 2012 |  | December 31, 2011
Seller financing (first mortgages) | $ | 15,853 |  |  | $ | 17,180 |
Less allowance | — |  |  | — |
| 15,853 |  |  | 17,180 |
Promissory notes | 1,301 |  |  | 1,481 |
Less allowance | (211 | ) |  | (61 | )
| 1,090 |  |  | 1,420 |
Mortgages and notes receivable, net | $ | 16,943 |  |  | $ | 18,600 |

Our mortgages and notes receivable consist primarily of seller financing issued in conjunction with two disposition transactions in 2010. This seller financing is evidenced by first mortgages secured by the assignment of rents and the underlying real estate assets. We evaluate the collectability of the receivables by monitoring the leasing statistics and market fundamentals of these assets. As of September 30, 2012, the payments on both mortgages receivable were current and there were no other indications of impairment on the receivables. We may be required to take impairment charges in the future if and to the extent the underlying collateral diminishes in value.
The following table sets forth our notes receivable allowance, which relates only to promissory notes:

| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Beginning notes receivable allowance | $ | 118 |  |  | $ | 617 |  |  | $ | 61 |  |  | $ | 868 |
Bad debt expense | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 184 |
Recoveries/write-offs/other | 93 |  |  | (72 | ) |  | 150 |  |  | (507 | )
Total notes receivable allowance | $ | 211 |  |  | $ | 545 |  |  | $ | 211 |  |  | $ | 545 |

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HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)
4. Investments in and Advances to Affiliates
Unconsolidated Affiliates
We have equity interests of up to 50.0% in various joint ventures with unrelated third parties and a secured debt interest in one of those joint ventures, as described below. The following table sets forth the combined, summarized income statements for our unconsolidated joint ventures on the purchase accounting basis:

| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Income Statements: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rental and other revenues | $ | 25,051 |  |  | $ | 25,623 |  |  | $ | 75,920 |  |  | $ | 75,619 |
Expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rental property and other expenses | 11,624 |  |  | 10,805 |  |  | 35,706 |  |  | 33,576 |
Depreciation and amortization | 6,355 |  |  | 6,759 |  |  | 18,839 |  |  | 19,670 |
Impairments of real estate assets | — |  |  | — |  |  | 7,180 |  |  | — |
Interest expense | 4,980 |  |  | 5,976 |  |  | 16,077 |  |  | 17,841 |
Total expenses | 22,959 |  |  | 23,540 |  |  | 77,802 |  |  | 71,087 |
Income/(loss) before disposition of properties | 2,092 |  |  | 2,083 |  |  | (1,882 | ) |  | 4,532 |
Gains on disposition of properties | — |  |  | — |  |  | 6,275 |  |  | — |
Net income | $ | 2,092 |  |  | $ | 2,083 |  |  | $ | 4,393 |  |  | $ | 4,532 |
Our share of: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization of real estate assets | $ | 2,028 |  |  | $ | 2,066 |  |  | $ | 5,801 |  |  | $ | 6,192 |
Impairments of real estate assets | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,002 |  |  | $ | — |
Interest expense | $ | 1,775 |  |  | $ | 1,965 |  |  | $ | 5,598 |  |  | $ | 6,159 |
Net income | $ | 914 |  |  | $ | 442 |  |  | $ | 1,252 |  |  | $ | 2,112 |
Our share of net income | $ | 914 |  |  | $ | 442 |  |  | $ | 1,252 |  |  | $ | 2,112 |
Adjustments for management and other fees | 410 |  |  | 671 |  |  | 1,418 |  |  | 1,821 |
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates | $ | 1,324 |  |  | $ | 1,113 |  |  | $ | 2,670 |  |  | $ | 3,933 |

During the second quarter of 2011, we provided a $38.3 million interest-only secured loan to our DLF I joint venture that originally was scheduled to mature in March 2012. The loan bears interest at LIBOR plus 500 basis points. The maturity date of the loan has been extended to December 31, 2012. In the second quarter of 2012, the outstanding balance of the loan was reduced to $13.0 million as a result of our acquisition of an office property from the joint venture. We recorded interest income from this loan in interest and other income of $0.1 million and $0.5 million during the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and $0.8 million and $0.8 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
During the second quarter of 2012, our DLF II joint venture obtained a $50.0 million, three-year secured mortgage loan from a third party lender, bearing a fixed interest rate of 3.5% on $39.1 million of the loan and a floating interest rate of LIBOR plus 250 basis points on $10.9 million of the loan, which was used by the joint venture to repay a secured loan at maturity to a third party lender.
During the first quarter of 2012, we recorded $1.0 million as our share of impairments of real estate assets on two office properties in our DLF I joint venture, due to a decline in projected occupancy and a change in the assumed holding period of those assets, which reduced the expected future cash flows from the properties.
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HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)
4. Investments in and Advances to Affiliates - Continued
Consolidated Affiliates
During the third quarter of 2012, we provided a three-year, $20.8 million interest-only secured loan to our Harborview Plaza joint venture that is scheduled to mature in September 2015, which the joint venture used to repay a secured loan at maturity to a third party lender. This new loan bears interest at LIBOR plus 500 basis points, subject to a LIBOR floor of 0.5%.
5. Intangible Assets and Below Market Lease Liabilities
The following table sets forth total intangible assets and acquisition-related below market lease liabilities, net of accumulated amortization:

| September 30, 2012 |  | December 31, 2011
Assets: |  |  |
Deferred financing costs | $ | 19,952 |  |  | $ | 18,044 |
Less accumulated amortization | (8,115 | ) |  | (5,797 | )
| 11,837 |  |  | 12,247 |
Deferred leasing costs (including lease incentives and acquisition-related intangible assets) | 202,797 |  |  | 172,049 |
Less accumulated amortization | (65,464 | ) |  | (56,522 | )
| 137,333 |  |  | 115,527 |
Deferred financing and leasing costs, net | $ | 149,170 |  |  | $ | 127,774 |
Liabilities (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities): |  |  |
Acquisition-related below market lease liabilities | $ | 28,015 |  |  | $ | 16,441 |
Less accumulated amortization | (2,556 | ) |  | (971 | )
| $ | 25,459 |  |  | $ | 15,470 |

The following table sets forth amortization of intangible assets and acquisition-related below market lease liabilities:

| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Amortization of deferred financing costs | $ | 907 |  |  | $ | 806 |  |  | $ | 2,709 |  |  | $ | 2,448 |
Amortization of deferred leasing costs and acquisition-related intangible assets (in depreciation and amortization) | $ | 6,836 |  |  | $ | 5,189 |  |  | $ | 20,542 |  |  | $ | 13,945 |
Amortization of lease incentives (in rental and other revenues) | $ | 393 |  |  | $ | 369 |  |  | $ | 1,075 |  |  | $ | 1,010 |
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets (in rental and other revenues) | $ | 433 |  |  | $ | 239 |  |  | $ | 1,027 |  |  | $ | 617 |
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets (in rental property and other expenses) | $ | 46 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 46 |  |  | $ | — |
Amortization of acquisition-related below market lease liabilities (in rental and other revenues) | $ | (647 | ) |  | $ | (230 | ) |  | $ | (1,744 | ) |  | $ | (280 | )

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HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)
5. Intangible Assets and Below Market Lease Liabilities - Continued
The following table sets forth scheduled future amortization of intangible assets and below market lease liabilities:

|  | Amortization of Deferred Financing Costs |  | Amortization of Deferred Leasing Costs and Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (in Depreciation and Amortization) |  | Amortization of Lease Incentives (in Rental and Other Revenues) |  | Amortization of Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (in Rental and Other Revenues) |  | Amortization of Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (in Rental Property and Other Expenses) |  | Amortization of Acquisition-Related Below Market Lease Liabilities (in Rental and Other Revenues)
October 1 through December 31, 2012 |  | $ | 1,069 |  |  | $ | 7,020 |  |  | $ | 349 |  |  | $ | 293 |  |  | $ | 140 |  |  | $ | (802 | )
2013 |  | 3,381 |  |  | 25,080 |  |  | 1,286 |  |  | 991 |  |  | 553 |  |  | (3,168 | )
2014 |  | 3,009 |  |  | 21,190 |  |  | 1,134 |  |  | 734 |  |  | 553 |  |  | (3,106 | )
2015 |  | 2,395 |  |  | 17,216 |  |  | 902 |  |  | 549 |  |  | 553 |  |  | (2,894 | )
2016 |  | 1,024 |  |  | 14,047 |  |  | 708 |  |  | 489 |  |  | 553 |  |  | (2,603 | )
Thereafter |  | 959 |  |  | 37,292 |  |  | 2,536 |  |  | 969 |  |  | 2,196 |  |  | (12,886 | )
|  | $ | 11,837 |  |  | $ | 121,845 |  |  | $ | 6,915 |  |  | $ | 4,025 |  |  | $ | 4,548 |  |  | $ | (25,459 | )
Weighted average remaining amortization periods as of September 30, 2012 (in years) |  | 3.6 |  |  | 7.1 |  |  | 7.6 |  |  | 5.6 |  |  | 8.2 |  |  | 9.9 |

The following table sets forth the intangible assets acquired and below market lease liabilities assumed as a result of 2012 acquisition activity:

|  | Above Market Lease Intangible Assets |  | In-Place Lease Intangible Assets |  | Tax Abatement Intangible Assets |  | Below Market Lease Liabilities
Amount recorded from acquisition activity |  | $ | 1,285 |  |  | $ | 21,479 |  |  | $ | 4,593 |  |  | $ | (11,875 | )
Weighted average remaining amortization periods (in years) |  | 5.3 |  |  | 9.2 |  |  | 8.2 |  |  | 11.3 |

6. Mortgages and Notes Payable
The following table sets forth our mortgages and notes payable:

| September 30, 2012 |  | December 31, 2011
Secured indebtedness | $ | 685,390 |  |  | $ | 715,742 |
Unsecured indebtedness | 1,093,165 |  |  | 1,153,164 |
Total mortgages and notes payable | $ | 1,778,555 |  |  | $ | 1,868,906 |

At September 30, 2012, our secured mortgage loans were secured by real estate assets with an aggregate undepreciated book value of $1,148.2 million.
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HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)
6. Mortgages and Notes Payable - Continued
Our $475.0 million unsecured revolving credit facility is scheduled to mature on July 27, 2015 and includes an accordion feature that allows for an additional $75.0 million of borrowing capacity subject to additional lender commitments. Assuming no defaults have occurred, we have an option to extend the maturity for an additional year. The interest rate at our current credit ratings is LIBOR plus 150 basis points and the annual facility fee is 35 basis points. The interest rate and facility fee are based on the higher of the publicly announced ratings from Moody's Investors Service or Standard & Poor's Ratings Services. We use our revolving credit facility for working capital purposes and for the short-term funding of our development and acquisition activity and, in certain instances, the repayment of other debt. The continued ability to borrow under the revolving credit facility allows us to quickly capitalize on strategic opportunities at short-term interest rates. There was $89.0 million and $59.5 million outstanding under our revolving credit facility at September 30, 2012 and October 22, 2012, respectively. At both September 30, 2012 and October 22, 2012, we had $0.1 million of outstanding letters of credit, which reduces the availability on our revolving credit facility. As a result, the unused capacity of our revolving credit facility at September 30, 2012 and October 22, 2012 was $385.9 million and $415.4 million, respectively.
During the third quarter of 2012, we paid down the amount outstanding under our variable rate construction loan by $34.3 million.
During the second quarter of 2012, we repurchased $12.1 million principal amount of unsecured notes due March 2017 bearing interest of 5.85% for a purchase price of 107.5% of par value. We recorded $1.0 million of loss on debt extinguishment related to this repurchase.
During the first quarter of 2012, we obtained a $225.0 million, seven-year unsecured bank term loan bearing interest of LIBOR plus 190 basis points. This floating interest rate effectively was fixed by the interest rate swaps discussed in Note 7. The proceeds were used to pay off amounts then outstanding under our revolving credit facility.
We are currently in compliance with the debt covenants and other requirements with respect to our outstanding debt.

7. | Derivative Financial Instruments

We have six floating-to-fixed interest rate swaps for seven-year periods each with respect to an aggregate of $225.0 million LIBOR-based borrowings. These swaps effectively fix the underlying LIBOR rate at a weighted average of 1.678%. The counterparties under the swaps are major financial institutions. The swap agreements contain a provision whereby if we default on any of our indebtedness, if greater than $10.0 million and that results in repayment of such indebtedness being, or becoming capable of being accelerated by the lender, then we could also be declared in default on our derivative obligations. These swaps have been designated as and are being accounted for as cash flow hedges with changes in fair value recorded in other comprehensive income each reporting period. No gain or loss was recognized related to hedge ineffectiveness or to amounts excluded from effectiveness testing on our cash flow hedges during the nine months ended September 30, 2012. As of September 30, 2012, we have not posted any collateral related to our interest rate swap liability.
Amounts reported in accumulated other comprehensive loss ("AOCL") related to derivatives will be reclassified to interest expense as interest payments are made on our variable-rate debt. During the period from October 1, 2012 through September 30, 2013, we estimate that $3.3 million will be reclassified as an increase to interest expense.
The following table sets forth the fair value of our derivative instruments:

| September 30, 2012 |  | December 31, 2011
Liability Derivatives: |  |  |
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities: |  |  |
Interest rate swaps | $ | 10,274 |  |  | $ | 2,202 |

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)

7. | Derivative Financial Instruments - Continued

The following table sets forth the effect of our cash flow hedges on AOCL and interest expense:

| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Derivatives Designated as Cash Flow Hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of unrealized losses recognized in AOCL on derivatives (effective portion): |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate swaps | $ | (3,337 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (10,424 | ) |  | $ | — |
Amount of (gains)/losses reclassified out of AOCL into contractual interest expense (effective portion): |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate swaps | $ | 791 |  |  | $ | (30 | ) |  | $ | 2,250 |  |  | $ | (87 | )

8. | Noncontrolling Interests

Noncontrolling Interests in the Operating Partnership
Noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership relate to the ownership of Common Units by various individuals and entities other than the Company. Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership is computed by applying the weighted average percentage of Common Units not owned by the Company during the period, as a percent of the total number of outstanding Common Units, to the Operating Partnership’s net income for the period after deducting distributions on Preferred Units.
The following table sets forth noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership:

| Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2012 |  | 2011
Beginning noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership | $ | 110,655 |  |  | $ | 120,838 |
Adjustments of noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership to fair value | 12,485 |  |  | (10,177 | )
Issuances of Common Units | 2,299 |  |  | — |
Conversion of Common Units to Common Stock | (731 | ) |  | (1,344 | )
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership | 3,166 |  |  | 1,496 |
Distributions to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership | (4,733 | ) |  | (4,818 | )
Total noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership | $ | 123,141 |  |  | $ | 105,995 |

The following table sets forth net income available for common stockholders and transfers from noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership:

| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Net income available for common stockholders | $ | 33,357 |  |  | $ | 7,002 |  |  | $ | 63,013 |  |  | $ | 27,250 |
Increase in additional paid in capital from conversion of Common Units to Common Stock | 100 |  |  | 709 |  |  | 731 |  |  | 1,344 |
Issuances of Common Units | (2,299 | ) |  | — |  |  | (2,299 | ) |  | — |
Change from net income available for common stockholders and transfers from noncontrolling interests | $ | 31,158 |  |  | $ | 7,711 |  |  | $ | 61,445 |  |  | $ | 28,594 |

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)

8. | Noncontrolling Interests - Continued

Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Affiliates
At September 30, 2012, noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates relates to our joint venture partner's 50.0% interest in office properties located in Richmond, VA. Our joint venture partner is an unrelated third party.

9. | Disclosure About Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The following summarizes the three levels of inputs that we use to measure fair value, as well as the assets, noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership and liabilities that we recognize at fair value using those levels of inputs.
Level 1. Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Our Level 1 assets are investments in marketable securities that we use to pay benefits under our non-qualified deferred compensation plan. Our Level 1 noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership relate to the ownership of Common Units by various individuals and entities other than the Company. Our Level 1 liability is our non-qualified deferred compensation obligation.
Level 2. Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the related assets or liabilities.
Our Level 2 asset is the fair value of our mortgages and notes receivable, which was estimated by the income approach utilizing contractual cash flows and market-based interest rates to approximate the price that would be paid in an orderly transaction between market participants.
Our Level 2 liabilities include (1) the fair value of our mortgages and notes payable, which was estimated by the income approach utilizing contractual cash flows and market-based interest rates to approximate the price that would be paid in an orderly transaction between market participants and (2) interest rate swaps whose fair value is determined using the market standard methodology of netting the discounted future fixed cash receipts and the discounted expected variable cash payments. The variable cash payments of our interest rate swaps are based on the expectation of future LIBOR interest rates (forward curves) derived from observed market LIBOR interest rate curves. In addition, credit valuation adjustments are incorporated in the fair values to account for potential nonperformance risk, but were concluded to not be significant inputs to the calculation for the periods presented.
Level 3. Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.
Our Level 3 assets include our tax increment financing bond, which is not routinely traded but whose fair value is determined by the income approach utilizing contractual cash flows and market-based interest rates to estimate the projected redemption value based on quoted bid/ask prices for similar unrated municipal bonds and, if any, real estate assets and for-sale residential condominiums recorded at fair value on a non-recurring basis as a result of our quarterly impairment analysis, which were valued using broker opinion of value and substantiated by internal cash flow projections.
Our Level 3 liabilities include the fair value of our contingent consideration to acquire real estate assets and financing obligations, which were estimated by the income approach to approximate the price that would be paid in an orderly transaction between market participants, utilizing: (1) contractual cash flows; (2) market-based interest rates; and (3) a number of other assumptions including demand for space, competition for customers, changes in market rental rates, costs of operation and expected ownership periods.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)

9. | Disclosure About Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Continued

The following tables set forth the assets, noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership and liabilities that we measure at fair value by level within the fair value hierarchy. We determine the level based on the lowest level of substantive input used to determine fair value.

|  |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3
| September 30, 2012 |  | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or Liabilities |  | Significant Observable Inputs |  | Significant Unobservable Inputs
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mortgages and notes receivable, at fair value (1) | $ | 17,382 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 17,382 |  |  | $ | — |
Marketable securities of non-qualified deferred compensation plan (in prepaid expenses and other assets) | 3,264 |  |  | 3,264 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Tax increment financing bond (in prepaid expenses and other assets) | 15,270 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 15,270 |
Total Assets | $ | 35,916 |  |  | $ | 3,264 |  |  | $ | 17,382 |  |  | $ | 15,270 |
Noncontrolling Interests in the Operating Partnership | $ | 123,141 |  |  | $ | 123,141 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mortgages and notes payable, at fair value (1) | $ | 1,889,775 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,889,775 |  |  | $ | — |
Interest rate swaps (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities) | 10,274 |  |  | — |  |  | 10,274 |  |  | — |
Non-qualified deferred compensation obligation (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities) | 3,264 |  |  | 3,264 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Contingent consideration to acquire real estate assets (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities) | 563 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 563 |
Financing obligations, at fair value (1) | 18,930 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 18,930 |
Total Liabilities | $ | 1,922,806 |  |  | $ | 3,264 |  |  | $ | 1,900,049 |  |  | $ | 19,493 |

|  |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3
| December 31, 2011 |  | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or Liabilities |  | Significant Observable Inputs |  | Significant Unobservable Inputs
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mortgages and notes receivable, at fair value (1) | $ | 18,990 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 18,990 |  |  | $ | — |
Marketable securities of non-qualified deferred compensation plan (in prepaid expenses and other assets) | 3,149 |  |  | 3,149 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Tax increment financing bond (in prepaid expenses and other assets) | 14,788 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 14,788 |
Impaired real estate assets and for-sale residential condominiums | 12,767 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 12,767 |
Total Assets | $ | 49,694 |  |  | $ | 3,149 |  |  | $ | 18,990 |  |  | $ | 27,555 |
Noncontrolling Interests in the Operating Partnership | $ | 110,655 |  |  | $ | 110,655 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mortgages and notes payable, at fair value (1) | $ | 1,959,438 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,959,438 |  |  | $ | — |
Interest rate swaps (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities) | 2,202 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,202 |  |  | — |
Non-qualified deferred compensation obligation (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities) | 3,149 |  |  | 3,149 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Financing obligations, at fair value (1) | 18,866 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 18,866 |
Total Liabilities | $ | 1,983,655 |  |  | $ | 3,149 |  |  | $ | 1,961,640 |  |  | $ | 18,866 |

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)

9. | Disclosure About Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Continued

(1) Amounts carried at historical cost on our Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.
The following table sets forth the changes in our Level 3 asset and liability, which are recorded at fair value on our Consolidated Balance Sheets on a recurring basis:

| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Asset: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax Increment Financing Bond: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance | $ | 15,371 |  |  | $ | 15,228 |  |  | $ | 14,788 |  |  | $ | 15,699 |
Unrealized gains/(losses) (in AOCL) | (101 | ) |  | 600 |  |  | 482 |  |  | 129 |
Ending balance | $ | 15,270 |  |  | $ | 15,828 |  |  | $ | 15,270 |  |  | $ | 15,828 |
Liability: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent Consideration to Acquire Real Estate Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance | $ | 677 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 677 |  |  | $ | — |
Unrealized gains (in general and administrative) | (114 | ) |  | — |  |  | (114 | ) |  | — |
Ending balance | $ | 563 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 563 |  |  | $ | — |

During 2007, we acquired a tax increment financing bond associated with a parking garage developed by us. This bond amortizes to maturity in 2020. The estimated fair value at September 30, 2012 was $1.8 million below the outstanding principal due on the bond. If the discount rate used to fair value this bond was 100 basis points higher or lower, the fair value of the bond would have been $0.5 million lower or $0.6 million higher, respectively, as of September 30, 2012. We intend to hold this bond and have concluded that we will not be required to sell this bond before recovery of the bond principal. Payment of the principal and interest for the bond is guaranteed by us. We have recorded no credit losses related to the bond during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011. There is no legal right of offset with the liability, which we report as a financing obligation, related to this tax increment financing bond.
The following table sets forth quantitative information about the unobservable inputs of our Level 3 asset and liability, which are recorded at fair value on our Consolidated Balance Sheets on a recurring basis:

| Fair Value at September 30, 2012 |  | Valuation Technique |  | Unobservable Input |  | Rate/ Percentage
Tax increment financing bond | $ | 15,270 |  |  | Income approach |  | Discount rate |  | 10.73 | %
Contingent consideration to acquire real estate assets | $ | 563 |  |  | Income approach |  | Payout percentage |  | 75.00 | %

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)

10. | Share-based Payments

During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we granted 190,886 stock options with an exercise price equal to the closing market price of a share of our Common Stock on the date of grant. The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, which resulted in a weighted average grant date fair value per share of $5.47. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we also granted 90,983 shares of time-based restricted stock and 67,902 shares of total return-based restricted stock with weighted average grant date fair values per share of $32.27 and $38.71, respectively. We recorded stock-based compensation expense of $2.0 million and $1.3 million during the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and $6.5 million and $4.8 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. At September 30, 2012, there was $5.6 million of total unrecognized stock-based compensation costs, which will be recognized over a weighted average remaining contractual term of 2.5 years.

11. | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

The following table sets forth the components of accumulated other comprehensive loss:

| Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2012 |  | 2011
Tax increment financing bond: |  |  |
Beginning balance | $ | (2,309 | ) |  | $ | (2,543 | )
Unrealized gains on tax increment financing bond | 482 |  |  | 129 |
Ending balance | (1,827 | ) |  | (2,414 | )
Cash flow hedges: |  |  |
Beginning balance | (3,425 | ) |  | (1,105 | )
Unrealized losses on cash flow hedges | (10,424 | ) |  | — |
Amortization of cash flow hedges | 2,250 |  |  | (87 | )
Ending balance | (11,599 | ) |  | (1,192 | )
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss | $ | (13,426 | ) |  | $ | (3,606 | )

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)

12. | Discontinued Operations

The following table sets forth our operations which required classification as discontinued operations:

| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Rental and other revenues | $ | 875 |  |  | $ | 5,301 |  |  | $ | 10,120 |  |  | $ | 16,219 |
Operating expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rental property and other expenses | 293 |  |  | 2,199 |  |  | 3,766 |  |  | 6,572 |
Depreciation and amortization | — |  |  | 1,269 |  |  | 2,009 |  |  | 3,935 |
Total operating expenses | 293 |  |  | 3,468 |  |  | 5,775 |  |  | 10,507 |
Interest expense | 35 |  |  | 119 |  |  | 283 |  |  | 364 |
Income from discontinued operations | 547 |  |  | 1,714 |  |  | 4,062 |  |  | 5,348 |
Net gains on disposition of discontinued operations | 22,936 |  |  | 2,573 |  |  | 29,455 |  |  | 2,573 |
Total discontinued operations | $ | 23,483 |  |  | $ | 4,287 |  |  | $ | 33,517 |  |  | $ | 7,921 |

The following table sets forth the major classes of assets and liabilities of our real estate and other assets, net, held for sale and liabilities, net, held for sale:

| September 30, 2012 |  | December 31, 2011
Assets: |  |  |
Land | $ | — |  |  | $ | 14,077 |
Buildings and tenant improvements | — |  |  | 135,013 |
Less-accumulated depreciation | — |  |  | (32,254 | )
Net real estate assets | — |  |  | 116,836 |
Accrued straight-line rents receivable | — |  |  | 6,520 |
Deferred leasing costs, net | — |  |  | 811 |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | — |  |  | 106 |
Real estate and other assets, net, held for sale | $ | — |  |  | $ | 124,273 |
Liabilities: |  |  |
Mortgages and notes payable | $ | — |  |  | $ | 34,307 |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | — |  |  | 214 |
Financing obligations | — |  |  | 1,294 |
Liabilities, net, held for sale | $ | — |  |  | $ | 35,815 |

As of September 30, 2012, there were no real estate and other assets, net, held for sale. As of December 31, 2011, real estate and other assets held for sale, net, included five office properties in Nashville, TN, one office property in Pinellas County, FL, one office property and 96 residential units in Kansas City, MO and three buildings in Jackson, MS and Atlanta, GA. All of these properties qualified for discontinued operations.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)

13. | Earnings Per Share

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:

| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Earnings per Common Share - basic: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Numerator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income from continuing operations | $ | 12,313 |  |  | $ | 3,957 |  |  | $ | 35,109 |  |  | $ | 27,200 |
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership from continuing operations | (547 | ) |  | (153 | ) |  | (1,572 | ) |  | (1,101 | )
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates from continuing operations | (159 | ) |  | (249 | ) |  | (566 | ) |  | (554 | )
Dividends on Preferred Stock | (627 | ) |  | (627 | ) |  | (1,881 | ) |  | (3,926 | )
Excess of Preferred Stock redemption/repurchase cost over carrying value | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,895 | )
Income from continuing operations available for common stockholders | 10,980 |  |  | 2,928 |  |  | 31,090 |  |  | 19,724 |
Income from discontinued operations | 23,483 |  |  | 4,287 |  |  | 33,517 |  |  | 7,921 |
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership from discontinued operations | (1,106 | ) |  | (213 | ) |  | (1,594 | ) |  | (395 | )
Income from discontinued operations available for common stockholders | 22,377 |  |  | 4,074 |  |  | 31,923 |  |  | 7,526 |
Net income available for common stockholders | $ | 33,357 |  |  | $ | 7,002 |  |  | $ | 63,013 |  |  | $ | 27,250 |
Denominator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Denominator for basic earnings per Common Share – weighted average shares (1) (2) | 76,590 |  |  | 72,492 |  |  | 74,703 |  |  | 72,176 |
Earnings per Common Share - basic: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income from continuing operations available for common stockholders | $ | 0.15 |  |  | $ | 0.04 |  |  | $ | 0.42 |  |  | $ | 0.28 |
Income from discontinued operations available for common stockholders | 0.29 |  |  | 0.06 |  |  | 0.42 |  |  | 0.10 |
Net income available for common stockholders | $ | 0.44 |  |  | $ | 0.10 |  |  | $ | 0.84 |  |  | $ | 0.38 |
Earnings per Common Share - diluted: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Numerator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income from continuing operations | $ | 12,313 |  |  | $ | 3,957 |  |  | $ | 35,109 |  |  | $ | 27,200 |
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates from continuing operations | (159 | ) |  | (249 | ) |  | (566 | ) |  | (554 | )
Dividends on Preferred Stock | (627 | ) |  | (627 | ) |  | (1,881 | ) |  | (3,926 | )
Excess of Preferred Stock redemption/repurchase cost over carrying value | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,895 | )
Income from continuing operations available for common stockholders before net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership | 11,527 |  |  | 3,081 |  |  | 32,662 |  |  | 20,825 |
Income from discontinued operations available for common stockholders | 23,483 |  |  | 4,287 |  |  | 33,517 |  |  | 7,921 |
Net income available for common stockholders before net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership | $ | 35,010 |  |  | $ | 7,368 |  |  | $ | 66,179 |  |  | $ | 28,746 |
Denominator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Denominator for basic earnings per Common Share –weighted average shares (1) (2) | 76,590 |  |  | 72,492 |  |  | 74,703 |  |  | 72,176 |
Add: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock options using the treasury method | 137 |  |  | 138 |  |  | 127 |  |  | 169 |
Noncontrolling interests Common Units | 3,768 |  |  | 3,772 |  |  | 3,738 |  |  | 3,782 |
Denominator for diluted earnings per Common Share – adjusted weighted average shares and assumed conversions (1) | 80,495 |  |  | 76,402 |  |  | 78,568 |  |  | 76,127 |
Earnings per Common Share - diluted: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income from continuing operations available for common stockholders | $ | 0.14 |  |  | $ | 0.04 |  |  | $ | 0.42 |  |  | $ | 0.28 |
Income from discontinued operations available for common stockholders | 0.29 |  |  | 0.06 |  |  | 0.42 |  |  | 0.10 |
Net income available for common stockholders | $ | 0.43 |  |  | $ | 0.10 |  |  | $ | 0.84 |  |  | $ | 0.38 |

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)

13. | Earnings Per Share - Continued

(1) | There were 0.5 million and 0.4 million options outstanding during the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and 0.5 million and 0.3 million options outstanding during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, that were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the impact of including such options would be anti-dilutive.

(2) | Includes all unvested restricted stock since dividends on restricted stock are non-forfeitable.

14. | Segment Information

The following table summarizes the rental and other revenues and net operating income, the primary industry property-level performance metric which is defined as rental and other revenues less rental property and other expenses, for each reportable segment:

| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Rental and Other Revenues: (1) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Office: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Atlanta, GA | $ | 14,074 |  |  | $ | 12,167 |  |  | $ | 44,315 |  |  | $ | 34,701 |
Greenville, SC | 3,297 |  |  | 3,617 |  |  | 10,289 |  |  | 10,558 |
Kansas City, MO | 4,015 |  |  | 3,412 |  |  | 11,176 |  |  | 10,371 |
Memphis, TN | 9,106 |  |  | 9,393 |  |  | 27,612 |  |  | 27,808 |
Nashville, TN | 14,289 |  |  | 13,793 |  |  | 42,471 |  |  | 40,106 |
Orlando, FL | 2,747 |  |  | 2,676 |  |  | 8,189 |  |  | 7,612 |
Piedmont Triad, NC | 5,603 |  |  | 4,913 |  |  | 15,753 |  |  | 15,546 |
Pittsburgh, PA | 9,485 |  |  | 1,568 |  |  | 27,681 |  |  | 1,568 |
Raleigh, NC | 20,585 |  |  | 20,047 |  |  | 60,758 |  |  | 59,462 |
Richmond, VA | 11,852 |  |  | 13,375 |  |  | 35,453 |  |  | 36,425 |
Tampa, FL | 17,615 |  |  | 17,370 |  |  | 52,324 |  |  | 50,808 |
Total Office Segment | 112,668 |  |  | 102,331 |  |  | 336,021 |  |  | 294,965 |
Industrial: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Atlanta, GA | 3,215 |  |  | 3,293 |  |  | 9,522 |  |  | 9,989 |
Piedmont Triad, NC | 3,142 |  |  | 3,151 |  |  | 9,392 |  |  | 8,953 |
Total Industrial Segment | 6,357 |  |  | 6,444 |  |  | 18,914 |  |  | 18,942 |
Retail: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Kansas City, MO | 9,189 |  |  | 8,490 |  |  | 27,185 |  |  | 25,590 |
Total Retail Segment | 9,189 |  |  | 8,490 |  |  | 27,185 |  |  | 25,590 |
Total Rental and Other Revenues | $ | 128,214 |  |  | $ | 117,265 |  |  | $ | 382,120 |  |  | $ | 339,497 |

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)

14. | Segment Information - Continued

| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Net Operating Income: (1) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Office: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Atlanta, GA | $ | 8,700 |  |  | $ | 7,402 |  |  | $ | 28,215 |  |  | $ | 21,555 |
Greenville, SC | 1,807 |  |  | 2,096 |  |  | 5,989 |  |  | 6,238 |
Kansas City, MO | 2,547 |  |  | 2,000 |  |  | 7,064 |  |  | 6,255 |
Memphis, TN | 5,381 |  |  | 5,166 |  |  | 16,234 |  |  | 15,297 |
Nashville, TN | 9,777 |  |  | 9,273 |  |  | 29,262 |  |  | 27,275 |
Orlando, FL | 1,368 |  |  | 1,378 |  |  | 4,214 |  |  | 3,829 |
Piedmont Triad, NC | 3,330 |  |  | 2,895 |  |  | 9,780 |  |  | 9,944 |
Pittsburgh, PA | 4,952 |  |  | 888 |  |  | 13,859 |  |  | 888 |
Raleigh, NC | 13,907 |  |  | 13,900 |  |  | 42,045 |  |  | 41,386 |
Richmond, VA | 7,868 |  |  | 7,767 |  |  | 24,283 |  |  | 23,852 |
Tampa, FL | 11,077 |  |  | 10,786 |  |  | 32,721 |  |  | 31,475 |
Total Office Segment | 70,714 |  |  | 63,551 |  |  | 213,666 |  |  | 187,994 |
Industrial: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Atlanta, GA | 2,331 |  |  | 2,406 |  |  | 6,936 |  |  | 7,417 |
Piedmont Triad, NC | 2,257 |  |  | 2,251 |  |  | 6,852 |  |  | 6,582 |
Total Industrial Segment | 4,588 |  |  | 4,657 |  |  | 13,788 |  |  | 13,999 |
Retail: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Kansas City, MO | 5,679 |  |  | 5,026 |  |  | 16,534 |  |  | 15,146 |
Total Retail Segment | 5,679 |  |  | 5,026 |  |  | 16,534 |  |  | 15,146 |
Total Net Operating Income | 80,981 |  |  | 73,234 |  |  | 243,988 |  |  | 217,139 |
Reconciliation to income from continuing operations before disposition of property, condominiums and investments in unconsolidated affiliates and equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization | (38,651 | ) |  | (35,051 | ) |  | (115,755 | ) |  | (99,659 | )
Impairments of assets held for use | — |  |  | (2,429 | ) |  | — |  |  | (2,429 | )
General and administrative | (9,725 | ) |  | (12,212 | ) |  | (28,298 | ) |  | (27,983 | )
Interest expense | (23,612 | ) |  | (24,271 | ) |  | (72,661 | ) |  | (71,476 | )
Other income | 1,916 |  |  | 1,505 |  |  | 4,910 |  |  | 5,253 |
Income from continuing operations before disposition of property, condominiums and investments in unconsolidated affiliates and equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates | $ | 10,909 |  |  | $ | 776 |  |  | $ | 32,184 |  |  | $ | 20,845 |

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(1) | Net of discontinued operations.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)

15. | Subsequent Events

On October 11, 2012, we modified our $200.0 million, five-year unsecured bank term loan, which was originally scheduled to mature in February 2016. The loan is now scheduled to mature in January 2018 and the interest rate was reduced from LIBOR plus 220 basis points to LIBOR plus 165 basis points. We incurred $0.9 million of deferred financing fees in connection with the modification, which will be amortized along with existing unamortized deferred loan fees over the remaining term of the new loan. Proceeds from two new participants, aggregating $35.0 million, were used to reduce amounts outstanding under our revolving credit facility. Two of the original participants, which still hold an aggregate $35.0 million of the principal balance under the original term loan, will be fully paid off on or before February 25, 2013.
On October 18, 2012, we acquired an additional medical office property in Greensboro, NC for a purchase price of $13.3 million. This purchase price includes the assumption of secured debt expected to be recorded at fair value of $7.9 million, with an effective interest rate of 4.06%, including amortization of deferred financing costs. This debt matures in August 2014. We expect to expense approximately $0.1 million of acquisition costs related to this transaction.
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Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited and in thousands, except unit and per unit data)

| September 30, 2012 |  | December 31, 2011
Assets: |  |  |
Real estate assets, at cost: |  |  |
Land | $ | 371,478 |  |  | $ | 355,694 |
Buildings and tenant improvements | 3,200,350 |  |  | 3,009,155 |
Development in process | 11,566 |  |  | — |
Land held for development | 102,482 |  |  | 105,206 |
| 3,685,876 |  |  | 3,470,055 |
Less-accumulated depreciation | (926,668 | ) |  | (869,046 | )
Net real estate assets | 2,759,208 |  |  | 2,601,009 |
For-sale residential condominiums | 1,238 |  |  | 4,751 |
Real estate and other assets, net, held for sale | — |  |  | 124,273 |
Cash and cash equivalents | 9,174 |  |  | 11,151 |
Restricted cash | 21,578 |  |  | 26,666 |
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $3,437 and $3,548, respectively | 21,144 |  |  | 30,093 |
Mortgages and notes receivable, net of allowance of $211 and $61, respectively | 16,943 |  |  | 18,600 |
Accrued straight-line rents receivable, net of allowance of $1,076 and $1,294, respectively | 112,660 |  |  | 99,490 |
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated affiliates | 77,364 |  |  | 99,296 |
Deferred financing and leasing costs, net of accumulated amortization of $73,579 and $62,319, respectively | 149,170 |  |  | 127,774 |
Prepaid expenses and other assets, net of accumulated amortization of $12,585 and $15,089, respectively | 40,410 |  |  | 36,781 |
Total Assets | $ | 3,208,889 |  |  | $ | 3,179,884 |
Liabilities, Redeemable Operating Partnership Units and Equity: |  |  |
Mortgages and notes payable | $ | 1,778,555 |  |  | $ | 1,868,906 |
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities | 151,963 |  |  | 148,607 |
Financing obligations | 27,791 |  |  | 30,150 |
Liabilities, net, held for sale | — |  |  | 35,815 |
Total Liabilities | 1,958,309 |  |  | 2,083,478 |
Commitments and contingencies |  |  |
Redeemable Operating Partnership Units: |  |  |
Common Units, 3,775,016 and 3,729,518 outstanding, respectively | 123,141 |  |  | 110,655 |
Series A Preferred Units (liquidation preference $1,000 per unit), 29,077 units issued and outstanding | 29,077 |  |  | 29,077 |
Total Redeemable Operating Partnership Units | 152,218 |  |  | 139,732 |
Equity: |  |  |
Common Units: |  |  |
General partner Common Units, 818,961 and 759,684 outstanding, respectively | 11,069 |  |  | 9,575 |
Limited partner Common Units, 77,302,152 and 71,479,204 outstanding, respectively | 1,096,170 |  |  | 948,187 |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (13,426 | ) |  | (5,734 | )
Noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates | 4,549 |  |  | 4,646 |
Total Equity | 1,098,362 |  |  | 956,674 |
Total Liabilities, Redeemable Operating Partnership Units and Equity | $ | 3,208,889 |  |  | $ | 3,179,884 |

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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Consolidated Statements of Income
(Unaudited and in thousands, except per unit amounts)

| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Rental and other revenues | $ | 128,214 |  |  | $ | 117,265 |  |  | $ | 382,120 |  |  | $ | 339,497 |
Operating expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rental property and other expenses | 47,159 |  |  | 43,963 |  |  | 137,937 |  |  | 122,376 |
Depreciation and amortization | 38,651 |  |  | 35,051 |  |  | 115,755 |  |  | 99,659 |
Impairments of real estate assets | — |  |  | 2,429 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,429 |
General and administrative | 9,799 |  |  | 12,280 |  |  | 28,493 |  |  | 27,965 |
Total operating expenses | 95,609 |  |  | 93,723 |  |  | 282,185 |  |  | 252,429 |
Interest expense: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contractual | 22,910 |  |  | 23,264 |  |  | 70,309 |  |  | 68,444 |
Amortization of deferred financing costs | 907 |  |  | 806 |  |  | 2,709 |  |  | 2,448 |
Financing obligations | (205 | ) |  | 201 |  |  | (357 | ) |  | 584 |
| 23,612 |  |  | 24,271 |  |  | 72,661 |  |  | 71,476 |
Other income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest and other income | 1,916 |  |  | 1,505 |  |  | 5,883 |  |  | 5,277 |
Losses on debt extinguishment | — |  |  | — |  |  | (973 | ) |  | (24 | )
| 1,916 |  |  | 1,505 |  |  | 4,910 |  |  | 5,253 |
Income from continuing operations before disposition of property, condominiums and investments in unconsolidated affiliates and equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates | 10,909 |  |  | 776 |  |  | 32,184 |  |  | 20,845 |
Gains on disposition of property | — |  |  | 262 |  |  | — |  |  | 462 |
Gains/(losses) on for-sale residential condominiums | 80 |  |  | (476 | ) |  | 255 |  |  | (322 | )
Gains on disposition of investments in unconsolidated affiliates | — |  |  | 2,282 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,282 |
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates | 1,328 |  |  | 1,113 |  |  | 2,679 |  |  | 3,945 |
Income from continuing operations | 12,317 |  |  | 3,957 |  |  | 35,118 |  |  | 27,212 |
Discontinued operations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income from discontinued operations | 547 |  |  | 1,714 |  |  | 4,062 |  |  | 5,348 |
Net gains on disposition of discontinued operations | 22,936 |  |  | 2,573 |  |  | 29,455 |  |  | 2,573 |
| 23,483 |  |  | 4,287 |  |  | 33,517 |  |  | 7,921 |
Net income | 35,800 |  |  | 8,244 |  |  | 68,635 |  |  | 35,133 |
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates | (159 | ) |  | (249 | ) |  | (566 | ) |  | (554 | )
Distributions on Preferred Units | (627 | ) |  | (627 | ) |  | (1,881 | ) |  | (3,926 | )
Excess of Preferred Unit redemption/repurchase cost over carrying value | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,895 | )
Net income available for common unitholders | $ | 35,014 |  |  | $ | 7,368 |  |  | $ | 66,188 |  |  | $ | 28,758 |
Earnings per Common Unit – basic: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income from continuing operations available for common unitholders | $ | 0.15 |  |  | $ | 0.04 |  |  | $ | 0.42 |  |  | $ | 0.28 |
Income from discontinued operations available for common unitholders | 0.29 |  |  | 0.06 |  |  | 0.43 |  |  | 0.10 |
Net income available for common unitholders | $ | 0.44 |  |  | $ | 0.10 |  |  | $ | 0.85 |  |  | $ | 0.38 |
Weighted average Common Units outstanding – basic | 79,949 |  |  | 75,855 |  |  | 78,032 |  |  | 75,549 |
Earnings per Common Unit – diluted: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income from continuing operations available for common unitholders | $ | 0.15 |  |  | $ | 0.04 |  |  | $ | 0.42 |  |  | $ | 0.28 |
Income from discontinued operations available for common unitholders | 0.29 |  |  | 0.06 |  |  | 0.43 |  |  | 0.10 |
Net income available for common unitholders | $ | 0.44 |  |  | $ | 0.10 |  |  | $ | 0.85 |  |  | $ | 0.38 |
Weighted average Common Units outstanding – diluted | 80,086 |  |  | 75,993 |  |  | 78,159 |  |  | 75,718 |
Distributions declared per Common Unit | $ | 0.425 |  |  | $ | 0.425 |  |  | $ | 1.275 |  |  | $ | 1.275 |
Net income available for common unitholders: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income from continuing operations available for common unitholders | $ | 11,531 |  |  | $ | 3,081 |  |  | $ | 32,671 |  |  | $ | 20,837 |
Income from discontinued operations available for common unitholders | 23,483 |  |  | 4,287 |  |  | 33,517 |  |  | 7,921 |
Net income available for common unitholders | $ | 35,014 |  |  | $ | 7,368 |  |  | $ | 66,188 |  |  | $ | 28,758 |

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(Unaudited and in thousands)

| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Comprehensive income/(loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income | $ | 35,800 |  |  | $ | 8,244 |  |  | $ | 68,635 |  |  | $ | 35,133 |
Other comprehensive income/(loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unrealized gains/(losses) on tax increment financing bond | (101 | ) |  | 600 |  |  | 482 |  |  | 129 |
Unrealized losses on cash flow hedges | (3,337 | ) |  | — |  |  | (10,424 | ) |  | — |
Amortization of cash flow hedges | 791 |  |  | (30 | ) |  | 2,250 |  |  | (87 | )
Total other comprehensive income/(loss) | (2,647 | ) |  | 570 |  |  | (7,692 | ) |  | 42 |
Total comprehensive income | $ | 33,153 |  |  | $ | 8,814 |  |  | $ | 60,943 |  |  | $ | 35,175 |
Less-comprehensive (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests | (159 | ) |  | (249 | ) |  | (566 | ) |  | (554 | )
Comprehensive income attributable to the Operating Partnership | $ | 32,994 |  |  | $ | 8,565 |  |  | $ | 60,377 |  |  | $ | 34,621 |

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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Consolidated Statements of Capital
(Unaudited and in thousands, except unit amounts)

| Common Units |  | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss |  | Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Affiliates |  | Total Partners’ Capital
| General Partners’ Capital |  | Limited Partners’ Capital |
Balance at December 31, 2011 | $ | 9,575 |  |  | $ | 948,187 |  |  | $ | (5,734 | ) |  | $ | 4,646 |  |  | $ | 956,674 |
Issuances of Common Units, net | 1,890 |  |  | 187,083 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 188,973 |
Distributions paid on Common Units | (994 | ) |  | (98,340 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (99,334 | )
Distributions paid on Preferred Units | (19 | ) |  | (1,862 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,881 | )
Share-based compensation expense | 65 |  |  | 6,399 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 6,464 |
Distributions to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (663 | ) |  | (663 | )
Adjustment of Redeemable Common Units to fair value and contributions/distributions from/to the General Partner | (128 | ) |  | (12,686 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (12,814 | )
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates | (6 | ) |  | (560 | ) |  | — |  |  | 566 |  |  | — |
Comprehensive income/(loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income | 686 |  |  | 67,949 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 68,635 |
Other comprehensive loss | — |  |  | — |  |  | (7,692 | ) |  | — |  |  | (7,692 | )
Total comprehensive income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60,943 |
Balance at September 30, 2012 | $ | 11,069 |  |  | $ | 1,096,170 |  |  | $ | (13,426 | ) |  | $ | 4,549 |  |  | $ | 1,098,362 |

| Common Units |  | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss |  | Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Affiliates |  | Total Partners’ Capital
| General Partners’ Capital |  | Limited Partners’ Capital |
Balance at December 31, 2010 | $ | 10,044 |  |  | $ | 994,610 |  |  | $ | (3,648 | ) |  | $ | 4,460 |  |  | $ | 1,005,466 |
Issuances of Common Units, net | 220 |  |  | 21,823 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 22,043 |
Distributions paid on Common Units | (962 | ) |  | (95,235 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (96,197 | )
Distributions paid on Preferred Units | (39 | ) |  | (3,887 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (3,926 | )
Share-based compensation expense | 48 |  |  | 4,723 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4,771 |
Distributions to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (391 | ) |  | (391 | )
Adjustment of Redeemable Common Units to fair value and contributions/distributions from/to the General Partner | 144 |  |  | 14,095 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 14,239 |
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates | (6 | ) |  | (548 | ) |  | — |  |  | 554 |  |  | — |
Comprehensive income/(loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income | 351 |  |  | 34,782 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 35,133 |
Other comprehensive income | — |  |  | — |  |  | 42 |  |  | — |  |  | 42 |
Total comprehensive income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 35,175 |
Balance at September 30, 2011 | $ | 9,800 |  |  | $ | 970,363 |  |  | $ | (3,606 | ) |  | $ | 4,623 |  |  | $ | 981,180 |

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited and in thousands)

| Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2012 |  | 2011
Operating activities: |  |  |
Net income | $ | 68,635 |  |  | $ | 35,133 |
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization | 117,764 |  |  | 103,594 |
Amortization of lease incentives and acquisition-related intangible assets and liabilities | 358 |  |  | 1,347 |
Share-based compensation expense | 6,464 |  |  | 4,771 |
Allowance for losses on accounts and accrued straight-line rents receivable | 1,235 |  |  | 1,586 |
Amortization of deferred financing costs | 2,709 |  |  | 2,448 |
Amortization of cash flow hedges | 2,250 |  |  | (87 | )
Impairments of real estate assets | — |  |  | 2,429 |
Losses on debt extinguishment | 973 |  |  | 24 |
Net gains on disposition of property | (29,455 | ) |  | (3,035 | )
(Gains)/losses on for-sale residential condominiums | (255 | ) |  | 322 |
Gains on disposition of investments in unconsolidated affiliates | — |  |  | (2,282 | )
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates | (2,679 | ) |  | (3,945 | )
Changes in financing obligations | (1,010 | ) |  | (339 | )
Distributions of earnings from unconsolidated affiliates | 3,230 |  |  | 3,382 |
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |  |  |
Accounts receivable | 5,310 |  |  | (3,493 | )
Prepaid expenses and other assets | (3,216 | ) |  | (542 | )
Accrued straight-line rents receivable | (13,609 | ) |  | (9,280 | )
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities | (20,753 | ) |  | 4,118 |
Net cash provided by operating activities | 137,951 |  |  | 136,151 |
Investing activities: |  |  |
Investments in acquired real estate and related intangible assets, net of cash acquired | (158,200 | ) |  | (75,510 | )
Investments in development in process | (5,392 | ) |  | (5,835 | )
Investments in tenant improvements and deferred leasing costs | (61,821 | ) |  | (59,692 | )
Investments in building improvements | (27,229 | ) |  | (9,521 | )
Net proceeds from disposition of real estate assets | 152,456 |  |  | 16,530 |
Net proceeds from disposition of for-sale residential condominiums | 3,768 |  |  | 2,770 |
Proceeds from disposition of investments in unconsolidated affiliates | — |  |  | 4,756 |
Distributions of capital from unconsolidated affiliates | 1,035 |  |  | 1,304 |
Repayments of mortgages and notes receivable | 1,657 |  |  | 338 |
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated affiliates | (3,928 | ) |  | (39,665 | )
Changes in restricted cash and other investing activities | 2,904 |  |  | (15,598 | )
Net cash used in investing activities | (94,750 | ) |  | (180,123 | )
Financing activities: |  |  |
Distributions on Common Units | (99,334 | ) |  | (96,197 | )
Redemptions/repurchases of Preferred Units | — |  |  | (52,515 | )
Distributions on Preferred Units | (1,881 | ) |  | (3,926 | )
Distributions to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates | (663 | ) |  | (391 | )
Proceeds from the issuance of Common Units | 191,667 |  |  | 22,043 |
Costs paid for the issuance of Common Units | (2,745 | ) |  | — |
Repurchase of units related to tax withholdings | (2,248 | ) |  | — |
Borrowings on revolving credit facility | 219,800 |  |  | 285,400 |
Repayments of revolving credit facility | (492,800 | ) |  | (150,400 | )
Borrowings on mortgages and notes payable | 225,000 |  |  | 200,000 |
Repayments of mortgages and notes payable | (77,264 | ) |  | (156,602 | )
Payments on financing obligations | (1,316 | ) |  | — |
Additions to deferred financing costs and other financing activities | (3,394 | ) |  | (6,615 | )
Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities | (45,178 | ) |  | 40,797 |
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents | $ | (1,977 | ) |  | $ | (3,175 | )

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Continued
(Unaudited and in thousands)

| Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2012 |  | 2011
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents | $ | (1,977 | ) |  | $ | (3,175 | )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period | 11,151 |  |  | 14,198 |
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period | $ | 9,174 |  |  | $ | 11,023 |

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

| Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2012 |  | 2011
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized | $ | 72,793 |  |  | $ | 69,321 |

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:

| Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2012 |  | 2011
Unrealized losses on cash flow hedges | $ | (10,424 | ) |  | $ | — |
Changes in accrued capital expenditures | 1,829 |  |  | 3,707 |
Write-off of fully depreciated real estate assets | 36,918 |  |  | 39,039 |
Write-off of fully amortized deferred financing and leasing costs | 14,189 |  |  | 13,683 |
Unrealized gains/(losses) on marketable securities of non-qualified deferred compensation plan | 310 |  |  | (354 | )
Adjustment of Redeemable Common Units to fair value | 10,187 |  |  | (14,843 | )
Unrealized gains on tax increment financing bond | 482 |  |  | 129 |
Assumption of mortgages and notes payable related to acquisition activities | — |  |  | 192,367 |
Reduction of advances to unconsolidated affiliates related to acquisition activities | 26,000 |  |  | — |
Issuances of Common Units to acquire real estate assets | 2,299 |  |  | — |

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2012
(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per unit data)
(Unaudited)
1. Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies
Description of Business
Highwoods Properties, Inc., together with its consolidated subsidiaries (the “Company”), is a fully-integrated, self-administered and self-managed equity real estate investment trust (“REIT”) that provides leasing, management, development, construction and other customer-related services for its properties and for third parties. The Company conducts virtually all of its activities through Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership (the “Operating Partnership”). At September 30, 2012, the Company and/or the Operating Partnership wholly owned: 299 in-service office, industrial and retail properties, comprising 29.0 million square feet; five for-sale residential condominiums; 581 acres of undeveloped land suitable for future development, of which 518 acres are considered core assets; and one office property under development.
The Company is the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership. At September 30, 2012, the Company owned all of the Preferred Units and 78.1 million, or 95.4%, of the Common Units in the Operating Partnership. Limited partners, including one officer and two directors of the Company, own the remaining 3.8 million Common Units. In the event the Company issues shares of Common Stock, the net proceeds are contributed to the Operating Partnership in exchange for additional Common Units. Generally, the Operating Partnership is required to redeem each Common Unit at the request of the holder thereof for cash equal to the value of one share of the Company’s Common Stock, $0.01 par value, based on the average of the market price for the 10 trading days immediately preceding the notice date of such redemption, provided that the Company at its option may elect to acquire any such Common Units presented for redemption for cash or one share of Common Stock. The Common Units owned by the Company are not redeemable. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company redeemed 21,366 Common Units for a like number of shares of Common Stock and issued 66,864 Common Units to acquire real estate assets. As a result of this activity, the percentage of Common Units owned by the Company increased from 95.1% at December 31, 2011 to 95.4% at September 30, 2012.
Common Stock Offerings
The Company has entered into equity sales agreements with various financial institutions to offer and sell, from time to time, shares of its Common Stock by means of ordinary brokers' transactions on the New York Stock Exchange or otherwise at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices or as otherwise agreed with any of the institutions. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company issued 2,867,768 and 5,490,244 shares, respectively, of Common Stock under these agreements at an average gross sales price of $33.22 and $33.33 per share, respectively, raising net proceeds, after sales commissions and expenses, of $93.8 million and $180.2 million, respectively.
Basis of Presentation
Our Consolidated Financial Statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). Our Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2011 was revised from previously reported amounts to reflect in real estate and other assets, net, held for sale those properties which qualified as held for sale during the three months ended September 30, 2012. Our Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 were revised from previously reported amounts to reflect in discontinued operations the operations for those properties that qualified for discontinued operations. Prior period amounts related to capital expenditures in our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows have been disaggregated to conform to the current period presentation.
Our Consolidated Financial Statements include wholly owned subsidiaries and those entities in which we have the controlling financial interest. All intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, we had involvement with no entities that we concluded to be variable interest entities.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per unit data)
1. Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies – Continued
The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements and accompanying unaudited consolidated financial information, in the opinion of management, contain all adjustments (including normal recurring accruals) necessary for a fair presentation of our financial position, results of operations and cash flows. We have omitted certain notes and other information from the interim consolidated financial statements presented in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as permitted by SEC rules and regulations. These Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with our 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
As a result of adopting certain new or amended accounting pronouncements in the first quarter of 2012, we have enhanced our disclosure of assets and liabilities measured at fair value and elected to continue use of credit valuation adjustments on a net basis by counterparty as part of the calculation to determine the fair value of our derivatives. Our disclosures now include: (1) significant transfers between Levels 1 and 2 of the fair value hierarchy, if any; (2) additional quantitative and qualitative information regarding fair value measurements categorized as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy; and (3) the hierarchy classification for items whose fair value is not recorded on our Consolidated Balance Sheets but was disclosed previously in our Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. Additionally, we have presented comprehensive income in a separate financial statement entitled Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.
2. Real Estate Assets
Acquisitions
During the third quarter of 2012, we acquired three properties for a total purchase price of $161.2 million, consisting of (1) a 492,000 square foot office property in Atlanta, GA for $144.9 million and (2) two medical office properties in Greensboro, NC for $16.3 million, which included the issuance of 66,864 Common Units and contingent consideration with fair value at the acquisition date of $0.7 million. We expensed approximately $0.7 million of acquisition costs related to these transactions. The assets acquired and liabilities assumed were recorded at fair value as determined by management based on information available at the acquisition date and on current assumptions as to future operations.
The following table sets forth a summary of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the acquisition of the office property in Atlanta, GA discussed above:

| Total Purchase Price Allocation
Real estate assets | $ | 135,128 |
Acquisition-related intangible assets (in deferred financing and leasing costs) | 21,637 |
Acquisition-related below market lease liabilities (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities) | (11,875 | )
Total allocation | $ | 144,890 |

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(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per unit data)
2. Real Estate Assets - Continued
During the third quarter of 2011, we acquired a six-building, 1,540,000 square foot office complex in Pittsburgh, PA and a 503,000 square foot office building in Atlanta, GA for a purchase price of $188.5 million and $78.3 million, respectively.
The following table sets forth our rental and other revenues and net income, adjusted for interest expense and depreciation and amortization related to purchase price allocations and acquisition costs assuming: (1) the 492,000 square foot office building in Atlanta, GA was acquired on January 1, 2011, with proforma adjustments being included in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 and (2) the office complex in Pittsburgh, PA and the 503,000 square foot office building in Atlanta, GA were acquired on January 1, 2010, with proforma adjustments being included in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011.

| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Proforma rental and other revenues | $ | 132,632 |  |  | $ | 132,269 |  |  | $ | 395,161 |  |  | $ | 385,246 |
Proforma net income | $ | 35,769 |  |  | $ | 7,626 |  |  | $ | 68,535 |  |  | $ | 33,280 |
Proforma earnings per share - basic | $ | 0.44 |  |  | $ | 0.09 |  |  | $ | 0.85 |  |  | $ | 0.36 |
Proforma earnings per share - diluted | $ | 0.44 |  |  | $ | 0.09 |  |  | $ | 0.85 |  |  | $ | 0.36 |

During the second quarter of 2012, we also acquired a 178,300 square foot office property in Cary, NC from our DLF I joint venture for an agreed upon value of $26.0 million by reducing the balance of the advance due to us from the joint venture.
Dispositions
During the third quarter of 2012, we sold:

• | an office property in Kansas City, MO for $6.5 million and recorded gain on disposition of discontinued operations of $1.9 million.

• | five office buildings in Nashville, TN for $41.0 million and recorded gain on disposition of discontinued operations of $7.0 million.

• | three buildings in Jackson, MS and Atlanta, GA for $86.5 million and recorded gain on disposition of discontinued operations of $14.0 million.

During the second quarter of 2012, we sold an office property in Pinellas County, FL for gross proceeds of $9.5 million and recorded gain on disposition of discontinued operations of $1.4 million related to this disposition.
During the first quarter of 2012, we sold 96 vacant rental residential units in Kansas City, MO for gross proceeds of $11.0 million and recorded gain on disposition of discontinued operations of $5.1 million related to this disposition.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per unit data)
3. Mortgages and Notes Receivable
The following table sets forth our mortgages and notes receivable:

| September 30, 2012 |  | December 31, 2011
Seller financing (first mortgages) | $ | 15,853 |  |  | $ | 17,180 |
Less allowance | — |  |  | — |
| 15,853 |  |  | 17,180 |
Promissory notes | 1,301 |  |  | 1,481 |
Less allowance | (211 | ) |  | (61 | )
| 1,090 |  |  | 1,420 |
Mortgages and notes receivable, net | $ | 16,943 |  |  | $ | 18,600 |

Our mortgages and notes receivable consist primarily of seller financing issued in conjunction with two disposition transactions in 2010. This seller financing is evidenced by first mortgages secured by the assignment of rents and the underlying real estate assets. We evaluate the collectability of the receivables by monitoring the leasing statistics and market fundamentals of these assets. As of September 30, 2012, the payments on both mortgages receivable were current and there were no other indications of impairment on the receivables. We may be required to take impairment charges in the future if and to the extent the underlying collateral diminishes in value.
The following table sets forth our notes receivable allowance, which relates only to promissory notes:

| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Beginning notes receivable allowance | $ | 118 |  |  | $ | 617 |  |  | $ | 61 |  |  | $ | 868 |
Bad debt expense | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 184 |
Recoveries/write-offs/other | 93 |  |  | (72 | ) |  | 150 |  |  | (507 | )
Total notes receivable allowance | $ | 211 |  |  | $ | 545 |  |  | $ | 211 |  |  | $ | 545 |

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per unit data)
4. Investments in and Advances to Affiliates
Unconsolidated Affiliates
We have equity interests of up to 50.0% in various joint ventures with unrelated third parties and a secured debt interest in one of those joint ventures, as described below. The following table sets forth the combined, summarized income statements for our unconsolidated joint ventures on the purchase accounting basis:

| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Income Statements: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rental and other revenues | $ | 24,062 |  |  | $ | 24,618 |  |  | $ | 72,916 |  |  | $ | 72,576 |
Expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rental property and other expenses | 11,024 |  |  | 10,239 |  |  | 33,901 |  |  | 31,765 |
Depreciation and amortization | 6,044 |  |  | 6,437 |  |  | 17,905 |  |  | 18,736 |
Impairments of real estate assets | — |  |  | — |  |  | 7,180 |  |  | — |
Interest expense | 4,817 |  |  | 5,802 |  |  | 15,583 |  |  | 17,310 |
Total expenses | 21,885 |  |  | 22,478 |  |  | 74,569 |  |  | 67,811 |
Income/(loss) before disposition of properties | 2,177 |  |  | 2,140 |  |  | (1,653 | ) |  | 4,765 |
Gains on disposition of properties | — |  |  | — |  |  | 6,275 |  |  | — |
Net income | $ | 2,177 |  |  | $ | 2,140 |  |  | $ | 4,622 |  |  | $ | 4,765 |
Our share of: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization of real estate assets | $ | 1,989 |  |  | $ | 2,028 |  |  | $ | 5,684 |  |  | $ | 6,078 |
Impairments of real estate assets | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,002 |  |  | $ | — |
Interest expense | $ | 1,754 |  |  | $ | 1,944 |  |  | $ | 5,536 |  |  | $ | 6,093 |
Net income | $ | 925 |  |  | $ | 448 |  |  | $ | 1,281 |  |  | $ | 2,142 |
Our share of net income | $ | 925 |  |  | $ | 448 |  |  | $ | 1,281 |  |  | $ | 2,142 |
Adjustments for management and other fees | 403 |  |  | 665 |  |  | 1,398 |  |  | 1,803 |
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates | $ | 1,328 |  |  | $ | 1,113 |  |  | $ | 2,679 |  |  | $ | 3,945 |

During the second quarter of 2011, we provided a $38.3 million interest-only secured loan to our DLF I joint venture that originally was scheduled to mature in March 2012. The loan bears interest at LIBOR plus 500 basis points. The maturity date of the loan has been extended to December 31, 2012. In the second quarter of 2012, the outstanding balance of the loan was reduced to $13.0 million as a result of our acquisition of an office property from the joint venture. We recorded interest income from this loan in interest and other income of $0.1 million and $0.5 million during the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and $0.8 million and $0.8 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
During the second quarter of 2012, our DLF II joint venture obtained a $50.0 million, three-year secured mortgage loan from a third party lender, bearing a fixed interest rate of 3.5% on $39.1 million of the loan and a floating interest rate of LIBOR plus 250 basis points on $10.9 million of the loan, which was used by the joint venture to repay a secured loan at maturity to a third party lender.
During the first quarter of 2012, we recorded $1.0 million as our share of impairments of real estate assets on two office properties in our DLF I joint venture, due to a decline in projected occupancy and a change in the assumed holding period of those assets, which reduced the expected future cash flows from the properties.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per unit data)
4. Investments in and Advances to Affiliates - Continued
Consolidated Affiliates
During the third quarter of 2012, we provided a three-year, $20.8 million interest-only secured loan to our Harborview Plaza joint venture that is scheduled to mature in September 2015, which the joint venture used to repay a secured loan at maturity to a third party lender. This new loan bears interest at LIBOR plus 500 basis points, subject to a LIBOR floor of 0.5%.
5. Intangible Assets and Below Market Lease Liabilities
The following table sets forth total intangible assets and acquisition-related below market lease liabilities, net of accumulated amortization:

| September 30, 2012 |  | December 31, 2011
Assets: |  |  |
Deferred financing costs | $ | 19,952 |  |  | $ | 18,044 |
Less accumulated amortization | (8,115 | ) |  | (5,797 | )
| 11,837 |  |  | 12,247 |
Deferred leasing costs (including lease incentives and acquisition-related intangible assets) | 202,797 |  |  | 172,049 |
Less accumulated amortization | (65,464 | ) |  | (56,522 | )
| 137,333 |  |  | 115,527 |
Deferred financing and leasing costs, net | $ | 149,170 |  |  | $ | 127,774 |
Liabilities (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities): |  |  |
Acquisition-related below market lease liabilities | $ | 28,015 |  |  | $ | 16,441 |
Less accumulated amortization | (2,556 | ) |  | (971 | )
| $ | 25,459 |  |  | $ | 15,470 |

The following table sets forth amortization of intangible assets and acquisition-related below market lease liabilities:

| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Amortization of deferred financing costs | $ | 907 |  |  | $ | 806 |  |  | $ | 2,709 |  |  | $ | 2,448 |
Amortization of deferred leasing costs and acquisition-related intangible assets (in depreciation and amortization) | $ | 6,836 |  |  | $ | 5,189 |  |  | $ | 20,542 |  |  | $ | 13,945 |
Amortization of lease incentives (in rental and other revenues) | $ | 393 |  |  | $ | 369 |  |  | $ | 1,075 |  |  | $ | 1,010 |
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets (in rental and other revenues) | $ | 433 |  |  | $ | 239 |  |  | $ | 1,027 |  |  | $ | 617 |
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets (in rental property and other expenses) | $ | 46 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 46 |  |  | $ | — |
Amortization of acquisition-related below market lease liabilities (in rental and other revenues) | $ | (647 | ) |  | $ | (230 | ) |  | $ | (1,744 | ) |  | $ | (280 | )

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per unit data)
5. Intangible Assets and Below Market Lease Liabilities - Continued
The following table sets forth scheduled future amortization of intangible assets and below market lease liabilities:

|  | Amortization of Deferred Financing Costs |  | Amortization of Deferred Leasing Costs and Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (in Depreciation and Amortization) |  | Amortization of Lease Incentives (in Rental and Other Revenues) |  | Amortization of Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (in Rental and Other Revenues) |  | Amortization of Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets (in Rental Property and Other Expenses) |  | Amortization of Acquisition-Related Below Market Lease Liabilities (in Rental and Other Revenues)
October 1 through December 31, 2012 |  | $ | 1,069 |  |  | $ | 7,020 |  |  | $ | 349 |  |  | $ | 293 |  |  | $ | 140 |  |  | $ | (802 | )
2013 |  | 3,381 |  |  | 25,080 |  |  | 1,286 |  |  | 991 |  |  | 553 |  |  | (3,168 | )
2014 |  | 3,009 |  |  | 21,190 |  |  | 1,134 |  |  | 734 |  |  | 553 |  |  | (3,106 | )
2015 |  | 2,395 |  |  | 17,216 |  |  | 902 |  |  | 549 |  |  | 553 |  |  | (2,894 | )
2016 |  | 1,024 |  |  | 14,047 |  |  | 708 |  |  | 489 |  |  | 553 |  |  | (2,603 | )
Thereafter |  | 959 |  |  | 37,292 |  |  | 2,536 |  |  | 969 |  |  | 2,196 |  |  | (12,886 | )
|  | $ | 11,837 |  |  | $ | 121,845 |  |  | $ | 6,915 |  |  | $ | 4,025 |  |  | $ | 4,548 |  |  | $ | (25,459 | )
Weighted average remaining amortization periods as of September 30, 2012 (in years) |  | 3.6 |  |  | 7.1 |  |  | 7.6 |  |  | 5.6 |  |  | 8.2 |  |  | 9.9 |

The following table sets forth the intangible assets acquired and below market lease liabilities assumed as a result of 2012 acquisition activity:

|  | Above Market Lease Intangible Assets |  | In-Place Lease Intangible Assets |  | Tax Abatement Intangible Assets |  | Below Market Lease Liabilities
Amount recorded from acquisition activity |  | $ | 1,285 |  |  | $ | 21,479 |  |  | $ | 4,593 |  |  | $ | (11,875 | )
Weighted average remaining amortization periods (in years) |  | 5.3 |  |  | 9.2 |  |  | 8.2 |  |  | 11.3 |

6. Mortgages and Notes Payable
The following table sets forth our mortgages and notes payable:

| September 30, 2012 |  | December 31, 2011
Secured indebtedness | $ | 685,390 |  |  | $ | 715,742 |
Unsecured indebtedness | 1,093,165 |  |  | 1,153,164 |
Total mortgages and notes payable | $ | 1,778,555 |  |  | $ | 1,868,906 |

At September 30, 2012, our secured mortgage loans were secured by real estate assets with an aggregate undepreciated book value of $1,148.2 million.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per unit data)
6. Mortgages and Notes Payable - Continued
Our $475.0 million unsecured revolving credit facility is scheduled to mature on July 27, 2015 and includes an accordion feature that allows for an additional $75.0 million of borrowing capacity subject to additional lender commitments. Assuming no defaults have occurred, we have an option to extend the maturity for an additional year. The interest rate at our current credit ratings is LIBOR plus 150 basis points and the annual facility fee is 35 basis points. The interest rate and facility fee are based on the higher of the publicly announced ratings from Moody's Investors Service or Standard & Poor's Ratings Services. We use our revolving credit facility for working capital purposes and for the short-term funding of our development and acquisition activity and, in certain instances, the repayment of other debt. The continued ability to borrow under the revolving credit facility allows us to quickly capitalize on strategic opportunities at short-term interest rates. There was $89.0 million and $59.5 million outstanding under our revolving credit facility at September 30, 2012 and October 22, 2012, respectively. At both September 30, 2012 and October 22, 2012, we had $0.1 million of outstanding letters of credit, which reduces the availability on our revolving credit facility. As a result, the unused capacity of our revolving credit facility at September 30, 2012 and October 22, 2012 was $385.9 million and $415.4 million, respectively.
During the third quarter of 2012, we paid down the amount outstanding under our variable rate construction loan by $34.3 million.
During the second quarter of 2012, we repurchased $12.1 million principal amount of unsecured notes due March 2017 bearing interest of 5.85% for a purchase price of 107.5% of par value. We recorded $1.0 million of loss on debt extinguishment related to this repurchase.
During the first quarter of 2012, we obtained a $225.0 million, seven-year unsecured bank term loan bearing interest of LIBOR plus 190 basis points. This floating interest rate effectively was fixed by the interest rate swaps discussed in Note 7. The proceeds were used to pay off amounts then outstanding under our revolving credit facility.
We are currently in compliance with the debt covenants and other requirements with respect to our outstanding debt.

7. | Derivative Financial Instruments

We have six floating-to-fixed interest rate swaps for seven-year periods each with respect to an aggregate of $225.0 million LIBOR-based borrowings. These swaps effectively fix the underlying LIBOR rate at a weighted average of 1.678%. The counterparties under the swaps are major financial institutions. The swap agreements contain a provision whereby if we default on any of our indebtedness, if greater than $10.0 million and that results in repayment of such indebtedness being, or becoming capable of being accelerated by the lender, then we could also be declared in default on our derivative obligations. These swaps have been designated as and are being accounted for as cash flow hedges with changes in fair value recorded in other comprehensive income each reporting period. No gain or loss was recognized related to hedge ineffectiveness or to amounts excluded from effectiveness testing on our cash flow hedges during the nine months ended September 30, 2012. As of September 30, 2012, we have not posted any collateral related to our interest rate swap liability.
Amounts reported in accumulated other comprehensive loss ("AOCL") related to derivatives will be reclassified to interest expense as interest payments are made on our variable-rate debt. During the period from October 1, 2012 through September 30, 2013, we estimate that $3.3 million will be reclassified as an increase to interest expense.
The following table sets forth the fair value of our derivative instruments:

| September 30, 2012 |  | December 31, 2011
Liability Derivatives: |  |  |
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities: |  |  |
Interest rate swaps | $ | 10,274 |  |  | $ | 2,202 |

7. | Derivative Financial Instruments - Continued

The following table sets forth the effect of our cash flow hedges on AOCL and interest expense:

| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Derivatives Designated as Cash Flow Hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of unrealized losses recognized in AOCL on derivatives (effective portion): |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate swaps | $ | (3,337 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (10,424 | ) |  | $ | — |
Amount of (gains)/losses reclassified out of AOCL into contractual interest expense (effective portion): |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate swaps | $ | 791 |  |  | $ | (30 | ) |  | $ | 2,250 |  |  | $ | (87 | )

8. | Noncontrolling Interests

Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Affiliates
At September 30, 2012, noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates relates to our joint venture partner's 50.0% interest in office properties located in Richmond, VA. Our joint venture partner is an unrelated third party.

9. | Disclosure About Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The following summarizes the three levels of inputs that we use to measure fair value, as well as the assets and liabilities that we recognize at fair value using those levels of inputs.
Level 1. Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Our Level 1 assets are investments in marketable securities that we use to pay benefits under our non-qualified deferred compensation plan. Our Level 1 liability is our non-qualified deferred compensation obligation.
Level 2. Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the related assets or liabilities.
Our Level 2 asset is the fair value of our mortgages and notes receivable, which was estimated by the income approach utilizing contractual cash flows and market-based interest rates to approximate the price that would be paid in an orderly transaction between market participants.
Our Level 2 liabilities include (1) the fair value of our mortgages and notes payable, which was estimated by the income approach utilizing contractual cash flows and market-based interest rates to approximate the price that would be paid in an orderly transaction between market participants and (2) interest rate swaps whose fair value is determined using the market standard methodology of netting the discounted future fixed cash receipts and the discounted expected variable cash payments. The variable cash payments of our interest rate swaps are based on the expectation of future LIBOR interest rates (forward curves) derived from observed market LIBOR interest rate curves. In addition, credit valuation adjustments are incorporated in the fair values to account for potential nonperformance risk, but were concluded to not be significant inputs to the calculation for the periods presented.
Level 3. Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.
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(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per unit data)

9. | Disclosure About Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Continued

Our Level 3 assets include our tax increment financing bond, which is not routinely traded but whose fair value is determined by the income approach utilizing contractual cash flows and market-based interest rates to estimate the projected redemption value based on quoted bid/ask prices for similar unrated municipal bonds and, if any, real estate assets and for-sale residential condominiums recorded at fair value on a non-recurring basis as a result of our quarterly impairment analysis, which were valued using broker opinion of value and substantiated by internal cash flow projections.
Our Level 3 liabilities include the fair value of our contingent consideration to acquire real estate assets and financing obligations, which were estimated by the income approach to approximate the price that would be paid in an orderly transaction between market participants, utilizing: (1) contractual cash flows; (2) market-based interest rates; and (3) a number of other assumptions including demand for space, competition for customers, changes in market rental rates, costs of operation and expected ownership periods.
The following tables set forth the assets and liabilities that we measure at fair value by level within the fair value hierarchy. We determine the level based on the lowest level of substantive input used to determine fair value.

|  |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3
| September 30, 2012 |  | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or Liabilities |  | Significant Observable Inputs |  | Significant Unobservable Inputs
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mortgages and notes receivable, at fair value (1) | $ | 17,382 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 17,382 |  |  | $ | — |
Marketable securities of non-qualified deferred compensation plan (in prepaid expenses and other assets) | 3,264 |  |  | 3,264 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Tax increment financing bond (in prepaid expenses and other assets) | 15,270 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 15,270 |
Total Assets | $ | 35,916 |  |  | $ | 3,264 |  |  | $ | 17,382 |  |  | $ | 15,270 |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mortgages and notes payable, at fair value (1) | $ | 1,889,775 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,889,775 |  |  | $ | — |
Interest rate swaps (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities) | 10,274 |  |  | — |  |  | 10,274 |  |  | — |
Non-qualified deferred compensation obligation (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities) | 3,264 |  |  | 3,264 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Contingent consideration to acquire real estate assets (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities) | 563 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 563 |
Financing obligations, at fair value (1) | 18,930 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 18,930 |
Total Liabilities | $ | 1,922,806 |  |  | $ | 3,264 |  |  | $ | 1,900,049 |  |  | $ | 19,493 |

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per unit data)

9. | Disclosure About Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Continued

|  |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3
| December 31, 2011 |  | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or Liabilities |  | Significant Observable Inputs |  | Significant Unobservable Inputs
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mortgages and notes receivable, at fair value (1) | $ | 18,990 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 18,990 |  |  | $ | — |
Marketable securities of non-qualified deferred compensation plan (in prepaid expenses and other assets) | 3,149 |  |  | 3,149 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Tax increment financing bond (in prepaid expenses and other assets) | 14,788 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 14,788 |
Impaired real estate assets and for-sale residential condominiums | 12,767 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 12,767 |
Total Assets | $ | 49,694 |  |  | $ | 3,149 |  |  | $ | 18,990 |  |  | $ | 27,555 |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mortgages and notes payable, at fair value (1) | $ | 1,959,438 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,959,438 |  |  | $ | — |
Interest rate swaps (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities) | 2,202 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,202 |  |  | — |
Non-qualified deferred compensation obligation (in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities) | 3,149 |  |  | 3,149 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Financing obligations, at fair value (1) | 18,866 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 18,866 |
Total Liabilities | $ | 1,983,655 |  |  | $ | 3,149 |  |  | $ | 1,961,640 |  |  | $ | 18,866 |

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(1) Amounts carried at historical cost on our Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.
The following table sets forth the changes in our Level 3 asset and liability, which are recorded at fair value on our Consolidated Balance Sheets on a recurring basis:

| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Asset: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax Increment Financing Bond: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance | $ | 15,371 |  |  | $ | 15,228 |  |  | $ | 14,788 |  |  | $ | 15,699 |
Unrealized gains/(losses) (in AOCL) | (101 | ) |  | 600 |  |  | 482 |  |  | 129 |
Ending balance | $ | 15,270 |  |  | $ | 15,828 |  |  | $ | 15,270 |  |  | $ | 15,828 |
Liability: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent Consideration to Acquire Real Estate Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance | $ | 677 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 677 |  |  | $ | — |
Unrealized gains (in general and administrative) | (114 | ) |  | — |  |  | (114 | ) |  | — |
Ending balance | $ | 563 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 563 |  |  | $ | — |

During 2007, we acquired a tax increment financing bond associated with a parking garage developed by us. This bond amortizes to maturity in 2020. The estimated fair value at September 30, 2012 was $1.8 million below the outstanding principal due on the bond. If the discount rate used to fair value this bond was 100 basis points higher or lower, the fair value of the bond would have been $0.5 million lower or $0.6 million higher, respectively, as of September 30, 2012. We intend to hold this bond and have concluded that we will not be required to sell this bond before recovery of the bond principal. Payment of the principal and interest for the bond is guaranteed by us. We have recorded no credit losses related to the bond during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011. There is no legal right of offset with the liability, which we report as a financing obligation, related to this tax increment financing bond.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per unit data)

9. | Disclosure About Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Continued

The following table sets forth quantitative information about the unobservable inputs of our Level 3 asset and liability, which are recorded at fair value on our Consolidated Balance Sheets on a recurring basis:

| Fair Value at September 30, 2012 |  | Valuation Technique |  | Unobservable Input |  | Rate/ Percentage
Tax increment financing bond | $ | 15,270 |  |  | Income approach |  | Discount rate |  | 10.73 | %
Contingent consideration to acquire real estate assets | $ | 563 |  |  | Income approach |  | Payout percentage |  | 75.00 | %

10. | Share-based Payments

During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company granted 190,886 stock options with an exercise price equal to the closing market price of a share of its Common Stock on the date of grant. The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, which resulted in a weighted average grant date fair value per share of $5.47. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company also granted 90,983 shares of time-based restricted stock and 67,902 shares of total return-based restricted stock with weighted average grant date fair values per share of $32.27 and $38.71, respectively. We recorded stock-based compensation expense of $2.0 million and $1.3 million during the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and $6.5 million and $4.8 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. At September 30, 2012, there was $5.6 million of total unrecognized stock-based compensation costs, which will be recognized over a weighted average remaining contractual term of 2.5 years.

11. | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

The following table sets forth the components of accumulated other comprehensive loss:

| Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2012 |  | 2011
Tax increment financing bond: |  |  |
Beginning balance | $ | (2,309 | ) |  | $ | (2,543 | )
Unrealized gains/(losses) on tax increment financing bond | 482 |  |  | 129 |
Ending balance | (1,827 | ) |  | (2,414 | )
Cash flow hedges: |  |  |
Beginning balance | (3,425 | ) |  | (1,105 | )
Unrealized losses on cash flow hedges | (10,424 | ) |  | — |
Amortization of cash flow hedges | 2,250 |  |  | (87 | )
Ending balance | (11,599 | ) |  | (1,192 | )
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss | $ | (13,426 | ) |  | $ | (3,606 | )

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HIGHWOODS REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per unit data)

12. | Discontinued Operations

The following table sets forth our operations which required classification as discontinued operations:

| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Rental and other revenues | $ | 875 |  |  | $ | 5,301 |  |  | $ | 10,120 |  |  | $ | 16,219 |
Operating expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rental property and other expenses | 293 |  |  | 2,199 |  |  | 3,766 |  |  | 6,572 |
Depreciation and amortization | — |  |  | 1,269 |  |  | 2,009 |  |  | 3,935 |
Total operating expenses | 293 |  |  | 3,468 |  |  | 5,775 |  |  | 10,507 |
Interest expense | 35 |  |  | 119 |  |  | 283 |  |  | 364 |
Income from discontinued operations | 547 |  |  | 1,714 |  |  | 4,062 |  |  | 5,348 |
Net gains on disposition of discontinued operations | 22,936 |  |  | 2,573 |  |  | 29,455 |  |  | 2,573 |
Total discontinued operations | $ | 23,483 |  |  | $ | 4,287 |  |  | $ | 33,517 |  |  | $ | 7,921 |

The following table sets forth the major classes of assets and liabilities of our real estate and other assets, net, held for sale and liabilities, net, held for sale:

| September 30, 2012 |  | December 31, 2011
Assets: |  |  |
Land | $ | — |  |  | $ | 14,077 |
Buildings and tenant improvements | — |  |  | 135,013 |
Less-accumulated depreciation | — |  |  | (32,254 | )
Net real estate assets | — |  |  | 116,836 |
Accrued straight-line rents receivable | — |  |  | 6,520 |
Deferred leasing costs, net | — |  |  | 811 |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | — |  |  | 106 |
Real estate and other assets, net, held for sale | $ | — |  |  | $ | 124,273 |
Liabilities: |  |  |
Mortgages and notes payable | $ | — |  |  | $ | 34,307 |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | — |  |  | 214 |
Financing obligations | — |  |  | 1,294 |
Liabilities, net, held for sale | $ | — |  |  | $ | 35,815 |

As of September 30, 2012, there were no real estate and other assets, net, held for sale. As of December 31, 2011, real estate and other assets held for sale, net, included five office properties in Nashville, TN, one office property in Pinellas County, FL, one office property and 96 residential units in Kansas City, MO and three buildings in Jackson, MS and Atlanta, GA. All of these properties qualified for discontinued operations.
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HIGHWOODS REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per unit data)

13. | Earnings Per Unit

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per unit:

| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Earnings per Common Unit - basic: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Numerator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income from continuing operations | $ | 12,317 |  |  | $ | 3,957 |  |  | $ | 35,118 |  |  | $ | 27,212 |
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates from continuing operations | (159 | ) |  | (249 | ) |  | (566 | ) |  | (554 | )
Distributions on Preferred Units | (627 | ) |  | (627 | ) |  | (1,881 | ) |  | (3,926 | )
Excess of Preferred Unit redemption/repurchase cost over carrying value | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,895 | )
Income from continuing operations available for common unitholders | 11,531 |  |  | 3,081 |  |  | 32,671 |  |  | 20,837 |
Income from discontinued operations available for common unitholders | 23,483 |  |  | 4,287 |  |  | 33,517 |  |  | 7,921 |
Net income available for common unitholders | $ | 35,014 |  |  | $ | 7,368 |  |  | $ | 66,188 |  |  | $ | 28,758 |
Denominator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Denominator for basic earnings per Common Unit – weighted average units (1) (2) | 79,949 |  |  | 75,855 |  |  | 78,032 |  |  | 75,549 |
Earnings per Common Unit - basic: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income from continuing operations available for common unitholders | $ | 0.15 |  |  | $ | 0.04 |  |  | $ | 0.42 |  |  | $ | 0.28 |
Income from discontinued operations available for common unitholders | 0.29 |  |  | 0.06 |  |  | 0.43 |  |  | 0.10 |
Net income available for common unitholders | $ | 0.44 |  |  | $ | 0.10 |  |  | $ | 0.85 |  |  | $ | 0.38 |
Earnings per Common Unit - diluted: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Numerator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income from continuing operations | $ | 12,317 |  |  | $ | 3,957 |  |  | $ | 35,118 |  |  | $ | 27,212 |
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates from continuing operations | (159 | ) |  | (249 | ) |  | (566 | ) |  | (554 | )
Distributions on Preferred Units | (627 | ) |  | (627 | ) |  | (1,881 | ) |  | (3,926 | )
Excess of Preferred Unit redemption/repurchase cost over carrying value | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,895 | )
Income from continuing operations available for common unitholders | 11,531 |  |  | 3,081 |  |  | 32,671 |  |  | 20,837 |
Income from discontinued operations available for common unitholders | 23,483 |  |  | 4,287 |  |  | 33,517 |  |  | 7,921 |
Net income available for common unitholders | $ | 35,014 |  |  | $ | 7,368 |  |  | $ | 66,188 |  |  | $ | 28,758 |
Denominator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Denominator for basic earnings per Common Unit –weighted average units (1) (2) | 79,949 |  |  | 75,855 |  |  | 78,032 |  |  | 75,549 |
Add: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock options using the treasury method | 137 |  |  | 138 |  |  | 127 |  |  | 169 |
Denominator for diluted earnings per Common Unit – adjusted weighted average units and assumed conversions (1) | 80,086 |  |  | 75,993 |  |  | 78,159 |  |  | 75,718 |
Earnings per Common Unit - diluted: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income from continuing operations available for common unitholders | $ | 0.15 |  |  | $ | 0.04 |  |  | $ | 0.42 |  |  | $ | 0.28 |
Income from discontinued operations available for common unitholders | 0.29 |  |  | 0.06 |  |  | 0.43 |  |  | 0.10 |
Net income available for common unitholders | $ | 0.44 |  |  | $ | 0.10 |  |  | $ | 0.85 |  |  | $ | 0.38 |

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(1) | There were 0.5 million and 0.4 million options outstanding during the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and 0.5 million and 0.3 million options outstanding during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, that were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per unit because the impact of including such options would be anti-dilutive.

(2) | Includes all unvested restricted stock since dividends on restricted stock are non-forfeitable.

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HIGHWOODS REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per unit data)

14. | Segment Information

The following table summarizes the rental and other revenues and net operating income, the primary industry property-level performance metric which is defined as rental and other revenues less rental property and other expenses, for each reportable segment:

| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Rental and Other Revenues: (1) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Office: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Atlanta, GA | $ | 14,074 |  |  | $ | 12,167 |  |  | $ | 44,315 |  |  | $ | 34,701 |
Greenville, SC | 3,297 |  |  | 3,617 |  |  | 10,289 |  |  | 10,558 |
Kansas City, MO | 4,015 |  |  | 3,412 |  |  | 11,176 |  |  | 10,371 |
Memphis, TN | 9,106 |  |  | 9,393 |  |  | 27,612 |  |  | 27,808 |
Nashville, TN | 14,289 |  |  | 13,793 |  |  | 42,471 |  |  | 40,106 |
Orlando, FL | 2,747 |  |  | 2,676 |  |  | 8,189 |  |  | 7,612 |
Piedmont Triad, NC | 5,603 |  |  | 4,913 |  |  | 15,753 |  |  | 15,546 |
Pittsburgh, PA | 9,485 |  |  | 1,568 |  |  | 27,681 |  |  | 1,568 |
Raleigh, NC | 20,585 |  |  | 20,047 |  |  | 60,758 |  |  | 59,462 |
Richmond, VA | 11,852 |  |  | 13,375 |  |  | 35,453 |  |  | 36,425 |
Tampa, FL | 17,615 |  |  | 17,370 |  |  | 52,324 |  |  | 50,808 |
Total Office Segment | 112,668 |  |  | 102,331 |  |  | 336,021 |  |  | 294,965 |
Industrial: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Atlanta, GA | 3,215 |  |  | 3,293 |  |  | 9,522 |  |  | 9,989 |
Piedmont Triad, NC | 3,142 |  |  | 3,151 |  |  | 9,392 |  |  | 8,953 |
Total Industrial Segment | 6,357 |  |  | 6,444 |  |  | 18,914 |  |  | 18,942 |
Retail: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Kansas City, MO | 9,189 |  |  | 8,490 |  |  | 27,185 |  |  | 25,590 |
Total Retail Segment | 9,189 |  |  | 8,490 |  |  | 27,185 |  |  | 25,590 |
Total Rental and Other Revenues | $ | 128,214 |  |  | $ | 117,265 |  |  | $ | 382,120 |  |  | $ | 339,497 |

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per unit data)

14. | Segment Information - Continued

| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Net Operating Income: (1) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Office: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Atlanta, GA | $ | 8,708 |  |  | $ | 7,409 |  |  | $ | 28,239 |  |  | $ | 21,556 |
Greenville, SC | 1,809 |  |  | 2,098 |  |  | 5,994 |  |  | 6,237 |
Kansas City, MO | 2,549 |  |  | 2,002 |  |  | 7,070 |  |  | 6,254 |
Memphis, TN | 5,386 |  |  | 5,171 |  |  | 16,247 |  |  | 15,295 |
Nashville, TN | 9,786 |  |  | 9,282 |  |  | 29,285 |  |  | 27,271 |
Orlando, FL | 1,369 |  |  | 1,379 |  |  | 4,217 |  |  | 3,829 |
Piedmont Triad, NC | 3,333 |  |  | 2,898 |  |  | 9,788 |  |  | 9,943 |
Pittsburgh, PA | 4,957 |  |  | 888 |  |  | 13,862 |  |  | 888 |
Raleigh, NC | 13,920 |  |  | 13,913 |  |  | 42,083 |  |  | 41,383 |
Richmond, VA | 7,875 |  |  | 7,774 |  |  | 24,302 |  |  | 23,851 |
Tampa, FL | 11,087 |  |  | 10,797 |  |  | 32,750 |  |  | 31,473 |
Total Office Segment | 70,779 |  |  | 63,611 |  |  | 213,837 |  |  | 187,980 |
Industrial: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Atlanta, GA | 2,333 |  |  | 2,408 |  |  | 6,942 |  |  | 7,416 |
Piedmont Triad, NC | 2,259 |  |  | 2,253 |  |  | 6,857 |  |  | 6,581 |
Total Industrial Segment | 4,592 |  |  | 4,661 |  |  | 13,799 |  |  | 13,997 |
Retail: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Kansas City, MO | 5,684 |  |  | 5,030 |  |  | 16,547 |  |  | 15,144 |
Total Retail Segment | 5,684 |  |  | 5,030 |  |  | 16,547 |  |  | 15,144 |
Total Net Operating Income | 81,055 |  |  | 73,302 |  |  | 244,183 |  |  | 217,121 |
Reconciliation to income from continuing operations before disposition of property, condominiums and investments in unconsolidated affiliates and equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization | (38,651 | ) |  | (35,051 | ) |  | (115,755 | ) |  | (99,659 | )
Impairments of assets held for use | — |  |  | (2,429 | ) |  | — |  |  | (2,429 | )
General and administrative | (9,799 | ) |  | (12,280 | ) |  | (28,493 | ) |  | (27,965 | )
Interest expense | (23,612 | ) |  | (24,271 | ) |  | (72,661 | ) |  | (71,476 | )
Other income | 1,916 |  |  | 1,505 |  |  | 4,910 |  |  | 5,253 |
Income from continuing operations before disposition of property, condominiums and investments in unconsolidated affiliates and equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates | $ | 10,909 |  |  | $ | 776 |  |  | $ | 32,184 |  |  | $ | 20,845 |

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HIGHWOODS REALTY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(tabular dollar amounts in thousands, except per unit data)

15. | Subsequent Events

On October 11, 2012, we modified our existing $200.0 million, five-year unsecured bank term, which was originally scheduled to mature in February 2016. The loan is now scheduled to mature in January 2018 and the interest rate was reduced from LIBOR plus 220 basis points to LIBOR plus 165 basis points. We incurred $0.9 million of deferred financing fees in connection with the modification, which will be amortized along with existing unamortized deferred loan fees over the remaining term of the new loan. Proceeds from two new participants, aggregating $35.0 million, were used to reduce amounts outstanding under our revolving credit facility. Two of the original participants, which still hold an aggregate $35.0 million of the principal balance under the original term loan, will be fully paid off on or before February 25, 2013.
On October 18, 2012, we acquired an additional medical office property in Greensboro, NC for a purchase price of $13.3 million. This purchase price includes the assumption of secured debt expected to be recorded at fair value of $7.9 million, with an effective interest rate of 4.06%, including amortization of deferred financing costs. This debt matures in August 2014. We expect to expense approximately $0.1 million of acquisition costs related to this transaction.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The Company is a fully integrated, self-administered and self-managed equity REIT that provides leasing, management, development, construction and other customer-related services for our properties and for third parties. The Company conducts virtually all of its activities through the Operating Partnership. The Operating Partnership is managed by the Company, its sole general partner. At September 30, 2012, we owned or had an interest in 333 in-service office, industrial and retail properties, encompassing approximately 34.1 million square feet, which includes one office property under development encompassing 228,000 square feet and a 12.5% interest in a 261,000 square foot office property directly owned by the Company (not included in the Operating Partnership's Consolidated Financial Statements); five for-sale residential condominiums and a 215-unit rental residential property under development. We are based in Raleigh, North Carolina, and our properties and development land are located in Florida, Georgia, Missouri, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. Additional information about us can be found on our website at www.highwoods.com. Information on our website is not part of this Quarterly Report.
You should read the following discussion and analysis in conjunction with the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes contained elsewhere in this Quarterly Report.
Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Some of the information in this Quarterly Report may contain forward-looking statements. Such statements include, in particular, statements about our plans, strategies and prospects under this section. You can identify forward-looking statements by our use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “continue” or other similar words. Although we believe that our plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by such forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot assure you that our plans, intentions or expectations will be achieved. When considering such forward-looking statements, you should keep in mind the following important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement:

• | the financial condition of our customers could deteriorate;

• | we may not be able to lease or release second generation space, defined as previously occupied space that becomes available for lease, quickly or on as favorable terms as old leases;

• | we may not be able to lease our newly constructed buildings as quickly or on as favorable terms as originally anticipated;

• | we may not be able to complete development, acquisition, reinvestment, disposition or joint venture projects as quickly or on as favorable terms as anticipated;

• | development activity by our competitors in our existing markets could result in an excessive supply of office, industrial and retail properties relative to customer demand;

• | our markets may suffer declines in economic growth;

• | unanticipated increases in interest rates could increase our debt service costs;

• | unanticipated increases in operating expenses could negatively impact our operating results;

• | we may not be able to meet our liquidity requirements or obtain capital on favorable terms to fund our working capital needs and growth initiatives or to repay or refinance outstanding debt upon maturity; and

• | the Company could lose key executive officers.

This list of risks and uncertainties, however, is not intended to be exhaustive. You should also review the other cautionary statements we make in “Item 1A. Business – Risk Factors” set forth in our 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect any future events or circumstances or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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Executive Summary
Our Strategic Plan focuses on:

• | owning high-quality, differentiated real estate assets in the better submarkets in our core markets;

• | improving the operating results of our existing properties through concentrated leasing, asset management, cost control and customer service efforts;

• | developing and acquiring office properties in key infill submarkets that improve the overall quality of our portfolio and generate attractive returns over the long-term for our stockholders;

• | selectively disposing of properties no longer considered to be core assets primarily due to location, age, quality and overall strategic fit; and

• | maintaining a conservative, flexible balance sheet with ample liquidity to meet our funding needs and growth prospects.

While we own and operate a limited number of industrial, retail and residential properties, our operating results depend heavily on successfully leasing and operating our office properties. Economic growth and employment levels in our core markets are and will continue to be important determinative factors in predicting our future operating results.
The key components affecting our rental and other revenues are average occupancy, rental rates, new developments placed in service, acquisitions and dispositions. Average occupancy generally increases during times of improving economic growth, as our ability to lease space outpaces vacancies that occur upon the expirations of existing leases. Average occupancy generally declines during times of slower economic growth, when new vacancies tend to outpace our ability to lease space. Asset acquisitions, dispositions and new developments placed in service directly impact our rental revenues and could impact our average occupancy, depending upon the occupancy rate of the properties that are acquired, sold or placed in service. A further indicator of the predictability of future revenues is the expected lease expiration schedule of our portfolio. As a result, in addition to seeking to increase our average occupancy by leasing current vacant space, we also must concentrate our leasing efforts on renewing leases on expiring space.
Whether or not our rental revenue tracks average occupancy proportionally depends upon whether rents under new leases signed are higher or lower than the rents under the previous leases. Annualized rental revenues from second generation leases signed during any particular year are generally less than 15% of our total annual rental revenues. During the third quarter of 2012, we leased 0.9 million square feet of second generation office space, defined as space previously occupied under our ownership that becomes available for lease or acquired vacant space, with a weighted average term of 5.8 years. On average, tenant improvements for such leases were $14.66 per square foot, lease commissions were $4.80 per square foot and rent concessions were $3.27 per square foot. Annualized GAAP rents under such office leases were $20.91 per square foot, or 2.4% higher than under previous leases.
We strive to maintain a diverse, stable and creditworthy customer base. We have an internal guideline whereby customers that account for more than 3% of our revenues are periodically reviewed with the Company's Board of Directors. Currently, no customer accounts for more than 3% of our revenues other than the Federal Government, which accounted for 7.2% of our revenues on an annualized basis, as of September 30, 2012.
Our expenses primarily consist of rental property expenses, depreciation and amortization, general and administrative expenses and interest expense. From time to time, expenses also include impairments of assets held for use. Rental property expenses are expenses associated with our ownership and operation of rental properties and include expenses that vary somewhat proportionately to occupancy levels, such as common area maintenance and utilities, and expenses that do not vary based on occupancy, such as property taxes and insurance. Depreciation and amortization is a non-cash expense associated with the ownership of real property and generally remains relatively consistent each year, unless we buy, place in service or sell assets, since we depreciate our properties and related building and tenant improvement assets on a straight-line basis over a fixed life. General and administrative expenses, net of amounts capitalized, consist primarily of management and employee salaries and other personnel costs, corporate overhead and long-term incentive compensation.
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We intend to maintain a conservative and flexible balance sheet that allows us to capitalize on favorable development and acquisition opportunities as they arise. As of September 30, 2012, our mortgages and notes payable represented 43.0% of the undepreciated book value of our assets. We expect this ratio to remain under 50% during the remainder of 2012.
Results of Operations
Three Months Ended September 30, 2012 and 2011
Rental and Other Revenues
Rental and other revenues from continuing operations were $10.9 million, or 9.3%, higher in the third quarter of 2012 as compared to 2011 primarily due to recent acquisitions, which accounted for $11.8 million of the increase. In addition, same property revenues were $0.6 million higher in the third quarter of 2012 as compared to 2011 primarily due to a slight increase in same property average occupancy and annualized GAAP rents per square foot from 90.0% and $18.72, respectively, in the third quarter of 2011 to 90.4% and $18.73, respectively, in the third quarter of 2012 and higher operating expense recoveries. These increases were partly offset by lower construction income of $1.7 million. We expect rental and other revenues for the remainder of 2012, adjusted for any future acquisitions, to be higher compared to 2011 primarily due to the contribution of recent acquisitions and slightly higher average occupancy in our same property portfolio.
Operating Expenses
Rental property and other expenses were $3.2 million, or 7.3%, higher in the third quarter of 2012 as compared to 2011 primarily due to recent acquisitions, which accounted for $5.0 million of the increase, partly offset by $1.7 million lower cost of construction income. In addition, same property operating expenses were $0.5 million lower in the third quarter of 2012 as compared to 2011 primarily due to lower real estate taxes. We expect rental property and other expenses for the remainder of 2012, adjusted for any future acquisitions, to be higher compared to 2011 primarily due to the contribution of recent acquisitions.
Operating margin, defined as rental and other revenues less rental property and other expenses expressed as a percentage of rental and other revenues, was higher at 63.2% in the third quarter of 2012 as compared to 62.5% in 2011. Operating margin is expected to be similar for the remainder of 2012 as compared to 2011.
Depreciation and amortization was $3.6 million, or 10.3%, higher in the third quarter of 2012 as compared to 2011 primarily due to recent acquisitions, which accounted for $4.0 million of the increase. We expect depreciation expense for the remainder of 2012, adjusted for any future acquisitions, to be higher compared to 2011 for a similar reason as stated above.
Impairments of assets held for use was $2.4 million lower in the third quarter of 2012 as compared to 2011 primarily due to the impairment of two office properties located in Orlando, FL in the third quarter of 2011 which resulted from a change in the assumed timing of future dispositions. Impairments can arise from a number of factors; accordingly, there can be no assurances that we will not be required to record additional impairment charges in the future.
General and administrative expenses were $2.5 million, or 20.4%, lower in the third quarter of 2012 as compared to 2011 primarily due to lower acquisition costs which accounted for $3.6 million of the decrease, partly offset by higher salaries and incentive compensation and by higher deferred compensation expense caused by changes in valuation which is fully offset by a corresponding adjustment from higher values of the related segregated assets recorded in interest and other income. We expect general and administrative expenses for the remainder of 2012, adjusted for any future acquisitions, to be similar to 2011.
Interest Expense
Interest expense was $0.7 million, or 2.7%, lower in the third quarter of 2012 as compared to 2011 primarily due to lower average debt balances, average interest rates and financing obligation interest expense and higher capitalized interest. We anticipate interest expense will decrease for the remainder of 2012 as compared to 2011 for similar reasons as stated above.
Gains on Disposition of Investment in Unconsolidated Affiliates
Gains on disposition of investment in unconsolidated affiliates was $2.3 million lower in the third quarter of 2012 as compared to 2011 due to our partner exercising its option to acquire our 10.0% equity interest in one of our unconsolidated joint ventures in 2011.
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Net Gains on Disposition of Discontinued Operations
Net gains on disposition of discontinued operations were $20.4 million higher in the third quarter of 2012 as compared to 2011 due to higher disposition activity.
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 and 2011
Rental and Other Revenues
Rental and other revenues from continuing operations were $42.6 million, or 12.6%, higher in the nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to 2011 primarily due to recent acquisitions, which accounted for $36.5 million of the increase. In addition, same property revenues were $7.2 million higher in the nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to 2011 primarily due to an increase in same property average occupancy and annualized GAAP rents per square foot from 89.9% and $18.52, respectively, in the nine months ended September 30, 2011 to 90.7% and $18.75, respectively, in the nine months ended September 30, 2012, higher operating expense recoveries and higher net termination fees. These increases were partly offset by lower construction income of $1.7 million.
Operating Expenses
Rental property and other expenses were $15.8 million, or 12.9%, higher in the nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to 2011 primarily due to recent acquisitions, which accounted for $16.5 million of the increase, partly offset by $1.7 million lower cost of construction income. In addition, same property operating expenses were $0.4 million higher in the nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to 2011 primarily due to higher repairs and maintenance costs, partly offset by lower utilities and real estate taxes.
Operating margin, defined as rental and other revenues less rental property and other expenses expressed as a percentage of rental and other revenues, was lower at 63.9% in the nine months ended September 30, 2012, as compared to 64.0% in 2011.
Depreciation and amortization was $16.1 million, or 16.2%, higher in the nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to 2011 primarily due to recent acquisitions, which accounted for $14.2 million of the increase.
Impairments of assets held for use was $2.4 million lower in the nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to 2011 primarily due to the impairment of two office properties located in Orlando, FL in the third quarter of 2011 which resulted from a change in the assumed timing of future dispositions.
General and administrative expenses were $0.3 million, or 1.1%, higher in the nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to 2011 primarily due to lower acquisition and dead deal costs, offset by higher salaries and incentive compensation and by higher deferred compensation expense caused by changes in valuation which is fully offset by a corresponding adjustment from higher values of the related segregated assets recorded in interest and other income.
Interest Expense
Interest expense was $1.2 million, or 1.7%, higher in the nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to 2011 primarily due to higher average debt balances, partly offset by lower average interest rates and financing obligation interest expense.
Gains on Disposition of Investment in Unconsolidated Affiliates
Gains on disposition of investment in unconsolidated affiliates was $2.3 million lower in the nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to 2011 due to our partner exercising its option to acquire our 10.0% equity interest in one of our unconsolidated joint ventures in 2011.
Equity in Earnings of Unconsolidated Affiliates
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates was $1.3 million lower in the nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to 2011 primarily due to our share of impairments of real estate assets on two office properties in our DLF I joint venture in 2011.
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Net Gains on Disposition of Discontinued Operations
Net gains on disposition of discontinued operations were $26.9 million higher in the nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to 2011 due to higher disposition activity.
Dividends on Preferred Stock and Excess of Preferred Stock Redemption/Repurchase Cost Over Carrying Value
Dividends on Preferred Stock were $2.0 million lower in the nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to 2011 and excess of Preferred Stock redemption/repurchase cost over carrying value was $1.9 million lower in the nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to 2011 due to the redemption of all remaining Series B Preferred Shares in 2011.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
Overview
Our goal is to maintain a conservative and flexible balance sheet with access to multiple sources of debt and equity capital and sufficient availability under our revolving credit facility. We generally use rents received from customers to fund our operating expenses, capital expenditures and distributions. To fund property acquisitions, development activity or building renovations and repay debt upon maturity, we may use current cash balances, sell assets, obtain new debt and/or issue equity. Our debt generally consists of mortgage debt, unsecured debt securities and borrowings under our revolving credit facility.
Statements of Cash Flows
We report and analyze our cash flows based on operating activities, investing activities and financing activities. The following table sets forth the changes in the Company’s cash flows ($ in thousands):

| Nine Months Ended September 30, |  |
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | Change
Net Cash Provided By Operating Activities | $ | 138,018 |  |  | $ | 136,125 |  |  | $ | 1,893 |
Net Cash Used In Investing Activities | (94,750 | ) |  | (180,123 | ) |  | 85,373 |
Net Cash Provided By/(Used In) Financing Activities | (45,370 | ) |  | 40,880 |  |  | (86,250 | )
Total Cash Flows | $ | (2,102 | ) |  | $ | (3,118 | ) |  | $ | 1,016 |

In calculating net cash related to operating activities, depreciation and amortization, which are non-cash expenses, are added back to net income. As a result, we have historically generated a positive amount of cash from operating activities. From period to period, cash flow from operations depends primarily upon changes in our net income, as discussed more fully above under “Results of Operations,” changes in receivables and payables, and net additions or decreases in our overall portfolio, which affect the amount of depreciation and amortization expense.
Net cash related to investing activities generally relates to capitalized costs incurred for leasing and major building improvements and our acquisition, development, disposition and joint venture capital activity. During periods of significant net acquisition and/or development activity, our cash used in such investing activities will generally exceed cash provided by investing activities, which typically consists of cash received upon the sale of properties and distributions of capital from our joint ventures.
Net cash related to financing activities generally relates to distributions, incurrence and repayment of debt, and issuances, repurchases or redemptions of Common Stock, Common Units and Preferred Stock. As discussed previously, we use a significant amount of our cash to fund distributions. Whether or not we have increases in the outstanding balances of debt during a period depends generally upon the net effect of our acquisition, disposition, development and joint venture activity. We generally use our revolving credit facility for working capital purposes, which means that during any given period, in order to minimize interest expense, we may record significant repayments and borrowings under our revolving credit facility.
The change in net cash related to operating activities in the nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to 2011 was primarily due to higher net cash from acquired properties, partly offset by higher cash paid for operating expenses.
The change in net cash related to investing activities in the nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to 2011 was primarily due to higher acquisition activity in 2012, a loan to an unconsolidated affiliate in 2011 and higher net proceeds from disposition of real estate assets in 2012, partly offset by proceeds from disposition of investment in unconsolidated affiliates in 2011.
The change in net cash related to financing activities in the nine months ended September 30, 2012 as compared to 2011 was primarily due to higher net repayments of borrowings in 2012, partly offset by higher proceeds from the issuance of Common Stock in 2012 and redemptions/repurchases of Preferred Stock in 2011.
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Capitalization
The following table sets forth the Company’s capitalization (in thousands, except per share amounts):

| September 30, 2012 |  | December 31, 2011
Mortgages and notes payable, at recorded book value | $ | 1,778,555 |  |  | $ | 1,903,213 |
Financing obligations | $ | 27,791 |  |  | $ | 31,444 |
Preferred Stock, at liquidation value | $ | 29,077 |  |  | $ | 29,077 |
Common Stock outstanding | 78,530 |  |  | 72,648 |
Common Units outstanding (not owned by the Company) | 3,775 |  |  | 3,730 |
Per share stock price at period end | $ | 32.62 |  |  | $ | 29.67 |
Market value of Common Stock and Common Units | $ | 2,684,789 |  |  | $ | 2,266,135 |
Total market capitalization | $ | 4,520,212 |  |  | $ | 4,229,869 |

At September 30, 2012, our mortgages and notes payable represented 39.3% of our total market capitalization and consisted of $685.4 million of secured indebtedness with a weighted average interest rate of 5.71% and $1,093.2 million of unsecured indebtedness with a weighted average interest rate of 4.72%. The secured indebtedness was collateralized by real estate assets with an aggregate undepreciated book value of $1,148.2 million.
Current and Future Cash Needs
Rental and other revenues are our principal source of funds to meet our short-term liquidity requirements. Other sources of funds for short-term liquidity needs include available working capital and borrowings under our existing revolving credit facility, which had $415.4 million of availability at October 22, 2012. Our short-term liquidity requirements primarily consist of operating expenses, interest and principal amortization on our debt, dividends and distributions and capital expenditures, including building improvement costs, tenant improvement costs and lease commissions. Building improvements are capital costs to maintain existing buildings not typically related to a specific customer. Tenant improvements are the costs required to customize space for the specific needs of customers. We anticipate that our available cash and cash equivalents and cash provided by operating activities, together with cash available from borrowings under our revolving credit facility, will be adequate to meet our short-term liquidity requirements.
Our long-term liquidity uses generally consist of the retirement or refinancing of debt upon maturity (including mortgage debt, our revolving and construction credit facilities, term loans and other unsecured debt), funding of existing and new building development or land infrastructure projects and funding acquisitions of buildings and development land. Additionally, we may, from time to time, retire some or all of our remaining outstanding Preferred Stock and/or unsecured debt securities through redemptions, open market repurchases, privately negotiated acquisitions or otherwise.
We expect to meet our long-term liquidity needs through a combination of:

• | cash flow from operating activities;

• | borrowings under our revolving credit facility;

• | the issuance of unsecured debt;

• | the issuance of secured debt;

• | the issuance of equity securities by the Company or the Operating Partnership; and

• | the disposition of non-core assets.

Recent Acquisition and Disposition Activity
During the third quarter of 2012, we acquired three properties for a total purchase price of $161.2 million, consisting of (1) a 492,000 square foot office property in Atlanta, GA for $144.9 million and (2) two medical office properties in Greensboro, NC for $16.3 million, which included the issuance of 66,864 Common Units and contingent consideration with fair value at the
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acquisition date of $0.7 million. We expensed approximately $0.7 million of acquisition costs related to these transactions. On October 18, 2012, we acquired an additional medical office property in Greensboro, NC for a purchase price of $13.3 million. This purchase price includes the assumption of secured debt expected to be recorded at fair value of $7.9 million, with an effective interest rate of 4.06%, including amortization of deferred financing costs. This debt matures in August 2014. We expect to expense approximately $0.1 million of acquisition costs related to this transaction.
During the third quarter of 2012, we sold:

• | an office property in Kansas City, MO for $6.5 million and recorded gain on disposition of discontinued operations of $1.9 million.

• | five office buildings in Nashville, TN for $41.0 million and recorded gain on disposition of discontinued operations of $7.0 million.

• | three buildings in Jackson, MS and Atlanta, GA for $86.5 million and recorded gain on disposition of discontinued operations of $14.0 million.

Recent Financing Activity
On May 25, 2011, we entered into separate equity sales agreements with each of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc. and RBC Capital Markets. During the third quarter of 2012, the Company issued 1,481,450 shares of Common Stock under these equity sales agreements at an average gross sales price of $33.07 per share raising net proceeds, after sales commissions and expenses, of $48.3 million. We paid an aggregate of $0.7 million in sales commissions to Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc. and RBC Capital Markets during the third quarter of 2012.
On September 5, 2012, we entered into separate equity sales agreements with each of Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, BB&T Capital Markets, a division of Scott & Stringfellow, LLC, Jefferies & Company, Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Piper Jaffray & Co. Under the terms of the equity distribution agreements, the Company may offer and sell shares of its Common Stock from time to time through such firms, acting as agents of the Company or as principals. Sales of the shares, if any, may be made by means of ordinary brokers' transactions on the New York Stock Exchange or otherwise at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices or as otherwise agreed with any of such firms. During the third quarter of 2012, the Company issued 1,386,318 shares of Common Stock under these equity distribution agreements at an average gross sales price of $33.39 per share raising net proceeds, after sales commissions and expenses, of $45.6 million. We paid an aggregate of $0.7 million in sales commissions to Wells Fargo Securities, LLC during the third quarter of 2012.
Our $475.0 million unsecured revolving credit facility is scheduled to mature on July 27, 2015 and includes an accordion feature that allows for an additional $75.0 million of borrowing capacity subject to additional lender commitments. Assuming no defaults have occurred, we have an option to extend the maturity for an additional year. The interest rate at our current credit ratings is LIBOR plus 150 basis points and the annual facility fee is 35 basis points. The interest rate and facility fee are based on the higher of the publicly announced ratings from Moody's Investors Service or Standard & Poor's Ratings Services. We use our revolving credit facility for working capital purposes and for the short-term funding of our development and acquisition activity and, in certain instances, the repayment of other debt. The continued ability to borrow under the revolving credit facility allows us to quickly capitalize on strategic opportunities at short-term interest rates. There was $89.0 million and $59.5 million outstanding under our revolving credit facility at September 30, 2012 and October 22, 2012, respectively. At both September 30, 2012 and October 22, 2012, we had $0.1 million of outstanding letters of credit, which reduces the availability on our revolving credit facility. As a result, the unused capacity of our revolving credit facility at September 30, 2012 and October 22, 2012 was $385.9 million and $415.4 million, respectively.
On October 11, 2012, we modified our $200.0 million, five-year unsecured bank term loan, which was originally scheduled to mature in February 2016. The loan is now scheduled to mature in January 2018 and the interest rate was reduced from LIBOR plus 220 basis points to LIBOR plus 165 basis points. We incurred $0.9 million of deferred financing fees in connection with the modification, which will be amortized along with existing unamortized deferred loan fees over the remaining term of the new loan. Proceeds from two new participants, aggregating $35.0 million, were used to reduce amounts outstanding under our revolving credit facility. Two of the original participants, which still hold an aggregate $35.0 million of the principal balance under the original term loan, will be fully paid off on or before February 25, 2013.
During the third quarter of 2012, we paid down the amount outstanding under our variable rate construction loan by $34.3 million.
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We regularly evaluate the financial condition of the lenders that participate in our credit facilities using publicly available information. Based on this review, we currently expect our lenders, which are major financial institutions, to perform their obligations under our existing facilities.
Covenant Compliance
We are currently in compliance with the covenants and other requirements with respect to our outstanding debt. Although we expect to remain in compliance with these covenants and ratios for at least the next year, depending upon our future operating performance, property and financing transactions and general economic conditions, we cannot assure you that we will continue to be in compliance.
Our revolving credit facility and bank term loans require us to comply with customary operating covenants and various financial requirements. Upon an event of default on the revolving credit facility, the lenders having at least 66.7% of the total commitments under the revolving credit facility can accelerate all borrowings then outstanding, and we could be prohibited from borrowing any further amounts under our revolving credit facility, which would adversely affect our ability to fund our operations.
The Operating Partnership has $379.2 million carrying amount of 2017 bonds outstanding and $200.0 million carrying amount of 2018 bonds outstanding. The indenture that governs these outstanding notes requires us to comply with customary operating covenants and various financial ratios. The trustee or the holders of at least 25.0% in principal amount of either series of bonds can accelerate the principal amount of such series upon written notice of a default that remains uncured after 60 days.
We may not be able to repay, refinance or extend any or all of our debt at maturity or upon any acceleration. If any refinancing is done at higher interest rates, the increased interest expense could adversely affect our cash flow and ability to pay distributions. Any such refinancing could also impose tighter financial ratios and other covenants that restrict our ability to take actions that could otherwise be in our best interest, such as funding new development activity, making opportunistic acquisitions, repurchasing our securities or paying distributions.
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
During the second quarter of 2011, we provided a $38.3 million interest-only secured loan to our DLF I joint venture that originally was scheduled to mature in March 2012. The loan bears interest at LIBOR plus 500 basis points. The maturity date of the loan has been extended to December 31, 2012. In the second quarter of 2012, the outstanding balance of the loan was reduced to $13.0 million as a result of our acquisition of an office property from the joint venture. We recorded interest income from this loan in interest and other income of $0.1 million and $0.5 million during the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and $0.8 million and $0.8 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
During the third quarter of 2012, we provided a three-year, $20.8 million interest-only secured loan to our Harborview Plaza joint venture that is scheduled to mature in September 2015, which the joint venture used to repay a secured loan at maturity to a third party lender. This new loan bears interest at LIBOR plus 500 basis points, subject to a LIBOR floor of 0.5%.
There were no other significant changes to our off balance sheet arrangements in the three months ended September 30, 2012. For information regarding our off balance sheet arrangements at December 31, 2011, see Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in our 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Critical Accounting Estimates
There were no changes made by management to the critical accounting policies in the nine months ended September 30, 2012. For a description of our critical accounting estimates, see “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Critical Accounting Estimates” in our 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Non-GAAP Measures - FFO and NOI
The Company believes that Funds from Operations (“FFO”) and FFO per share are beneficial to management and investors and are important indicators of the performance of any equity REIT. Because FFO and FFO per share calculations exclude such factors as depreciation, amortization and impairments of real estate assets and gains or losses from sales of operating real estate assets, which can vary among owners of identical assets in similar conditions based on historical cost accounting and useful life estimates, they facilitate comparisons of operating performance between periods and between other REITs. Management believes that historical cost accounting for real estate assets in accordance with GAAP implicitly assumes that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time. Since real estate values have historically risen or fallen with market conditions, many industry investors and analysts have considered the presentation of operating results for real estate companies that use historical cost accounting to be insufficient on a stand-alone basis. As a result, management believes that the use of FFO and FFO per share,
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together with the required GAAP presentations, provides a more complete understanding of the Company's performance relative to its competitors and a more informed and appropriate basis on which to make decisions involving operating, financing and investing activities.
FFO and FFO per share are non-GAAP financial measures and therefore do not represent net income or net income per share as defined by GAAP. Net income and net income per share as defined by GAAP are the most relevant measures in determining the Company's operating performance because FFO and FFO per share include adjustments that investors may deem subjective, such as adding back expenses such as depreciation, amortization and impairments. Furthermore, FFO per share does not depict the amount that accrues directly to the stockholders' benefit. Accordingly, FFO and FFO per share should never be considered as alternatives to net income or net income per share as indicators of the Company's operating performance.
The Company's presentation of FFO is consistent with FFO as defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”), which is calculated as follows:

• | Net income/(loss) computed in accordance with GAAP;

• | Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates;

• | Plus depreciation and amortization of depreciable operating properties;

• | Less gains, or plus losses, from sales of depreciable operating properties, plus impairments on depreciable operating properties and excluding items that are classified as extraordinary items under GAAP;

• | Plus or minus our proportionate share of adjustments, including depreciation and amortization of depreciable operating properties, for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures (to reflect funds from operations on the same basis); and

• | Plus or minus adjustments for depreciation and amortization and gains/(losses) on sales of depreciable operating properties, plus impairments on depreciable operating properties, and noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates related to discontinued operations.

In calculating FFO, the Company excludes net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in the Operating Partnership, which the Company believes is consistent with standard industry practice for REITs that operate through an UPREIT structure. The Company believes that it is important to present FFO on an as-converted basis since all of the Common Units not owned by the Company are redeemable on a one-for-one basis for shares of its Common Stock.
The following table sets forth the Company's FFO and FFO per share ($ in thousands, except per share amounts):

| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Funds from operations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income | $ | 35,796 |  |  | $ | 8,244 |  |  | $ | 68,626 |  |  | $ | 35,121 |
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates | (159 | ) |  | (249 | ) |  | (566 | ) |  | (554 | )
Depreciation and amortization of real estate assets | 38,093 |  |  | 34,534 |  |  | 114,233 |  |  | 98,249 |
Impairments of depreciable properties | — |  |  | 2,429 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,429 |
Unconsolidated affiliates: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization of real estate assets | 2,028 |  |  | 2,066 |  |  | 5,801 |  |  | 6,192 |
Impairments of depreciable properties | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,002 |  |  | — |
Discontinued operations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization of real estate assets | — |  |  | 1,269 |  |  | 2,009 |  |  | 3,935 |
(Gains) on disposition of depreciable properties | (22,936 | ) |  | (2,573 | ) |  | (29,455 | ) |  | (2,573 | )
Funds from operations | 52,822 |  |  | 45,720 |  |  | 161,650 |  |  | 142,799 |
Dividends on Preferred Stock | (627 | ) |  | (627 | ) |  | (1,881 | ) |  | (3,926 | )
Excess of Preferred Stock redemption/repurchase cost over carrying value | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,895 | )
Funds from operations available for common stockholders | $ | 52,195 |  |  | $ | 45,093 |  |  | $ | 159,769 |  |  | $ | 136,978 |
Funds from operations available for common stockholders per share | $ | 0.65 |  |  | $ | 0.59 |  |  | $ | 2.03 |  |  | $ | 1.80 |
Weighted average shares outstanding (1) | 80,495 |  |  | 76,402 |  |  | 78,568 |  |  | 76,127 |

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(1) | Includes assumed conversion of all potentially dilutive Common Stock equivalents.

In addition, the Company believes net operating income from continuing operations (“NOI”) and same property NOI are useful supplemental measures of the Company’s property operating performance because such metrics provide a performance measure of the revenues and expenses directly involved in owning real estate assets and provides a perspective not immediately apparent from net income or FFO. The Company defines NOI as rental and other revenues from continuing operations, less rental property and other expenses from continuing operations. The Company defines cash NOI as NOI less straight line rent and lease termination fees. Other REITs may use different methodologies to calculate NOI and same property NOI.
Our same property portfolio currently consists of 284 in-service office, industrial and retail properties encompassing 25.8 million square feet that were wholly owned during the entirety of the periods presented (from January 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012). In our 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K, our same property portfolio consisted of 289 in-service office, industrial and retail properties encompassing 26.2 million square feet that were wholly owned during the entirety of the periods presented therein (from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2011). The change in our same property portfolio was due to the addition of one office property encompassing 0.3 million square feet acquired during 2010 and three newly developed office properties encompassing 0.5 million square feet placed in service during 2010, offset by the removal of nine office properties encompassing 1.2 million square feet qualifying for discontinued operations during 2012.
Rental and other revenues related to properties not in our same property portfolio were $18.8 million and $8.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and $52.6 million and $17.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Rental property and other expenses related to properties not in our same property portfolio were $8.7 million and $5.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and $25.5 million and $10.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
The following table sets forth the Company’s NOI and same property NOI:

| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Income from continuing operations before disposition of property, condominiums and investments in unconsolidated affiliates and equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates | $ | 10,909 |  |  | $ | 776 |  |  | $ | 32,184 |  |  | $ | 20,845 |
Other (income) | (1,916 | ) |  | (1,505 | ) |  | (4,910 | ) |  | (5,253 | )
Interest expense | 23,612 |  |  | 24,271 |  |  | 72,661 |  |  | 71,476 |
General and administrative | 9,725 |  |  | 12,212 |  |  | 28,298 |  |  | 27,983 |
Impairments of real estate assets | — |  |  | 2,429 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,429 |
Depreciation and amortization | 38,651 |  |  | 35,051 |  |  | 115,755 |  |  | 99,659 |
Net operating income from continuing operations | 80,981 |  |  | 73,234 |  |  | 243,988 |  |  | 217,139 |
Less – non same property and other net operating income | 10,140 |  |  | 3,501 |  |  | 27,142 |  |  | 7,149 |
Total same property net operating income from continuing operations | $ | 70,841 |  |  | $ | 69,733 |  |  | $ | 216,846 |  |  | $ | 209,990 |
Rental and other revenues | $ | 128,214 |  |  | $ | 117,265 |  |  | $ | 382,120 |  |  | $ | 339,497 |
Rental property and other expenses | 47,233 |  |  | 44,031 |  |  | 138,132 |  |  | 122,358 |
Total net operating income from continuing operations | 80,981 |  |  | 73,234 |  |  | 243,988 |  |  | 217,139 |
Less – non same property and other net operating income | 10,140 |  |  | 3,501 |  |  | 27,142 |  |  | 7,149 |
Total same property net operating income from continuing operations | $ | 70,841 |  |  | $ | 69,733 |  |  | $ | 216,846 |  |  | $ | 209,990 |
Total same property net operating income from continuing operations | $ | 70,841 |  |  | $ | 69,733 |  |  | $ | 216,846 |  |  | $ | 209,990 |
Less – straight-line rent and lease termination fees | 2,002 |  |  | 2,697 |  |  | 9,276 |  |  | 8,876 |
Same property cash net operating income from continuing operations | $ | 68,839 |  |  | $ | 67,036 |  |  | $ | 207,570 |  |  | $ | 201,114 |

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
For information regarding our market risk as of March 31, 2012, see "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk" in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2012.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
SEC rules require us to maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our annual and periodic reports filed with the SEC is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms. The Company's CEO and CFO have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures of the Company and the Operating Partnership were each effective at the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report.
SEC rules also require us to establish and maintain internal control over financial reporting designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepting accounting principles. There were no changes in internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended September 30, 2012 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting. There were also no changes in internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended September 30, 2012 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Operating Partnership's internal control over financial reporting.
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ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
During the third quarter of 2012, the Company issued an aggregate of 3,000 shares of Common Stock to holders of Common Units in the Operating Partnership upon the redemption of a like number of Common Units in private offerings exempt from the registration requirements pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act. Each of the holders of Common Units was an accredited investor under Rule 501 of the Securities Act. The resale of such shares was registered by the Company under the Securities Act.
During the third quarter of 2012, the Operating Partnership issued an aggregate of 66,864 Common Units as part of the acquisition of two medical office properties in Greensboro, NC. The Common Units were issued in private offerings exempt from registration requirements pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act to accredited investors under Rule 501 of the Securities Act.
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number | Description
1 | Form of Equity Distribution Agreement, dated September 5, 2012, among the Company, the Operating Partnership and each of the firms named therein (filed as part of the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated September 5, 2012)
10.1 | Second Amendment, dated as of October 11, 2012, to Credit Agreement, dated as of February 2, 2011, by and among the Company, the Operating Partnership and the Subsidiaries named therein and the Lenders named therein (filed as part of the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 11, 2012)
10.2 | First Amendment, dated as of October 11, 2012, to Credit Agreement, dated as of January 11, 2012, by and among the Company, the Operating Partnership and the Subsidiaries named therein and the Lenders named therein (filed as part of the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 11, 2012)
10.3 | First Amendment, dated as of October 12, 2012, to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of July 27, 2011, by and among the Company, the Operating Partnership and the Subsidiaries named therein and the Lenders named therein (filed as part of the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 11, 2012)
12.1 | Statement re: Computation of Ratios of the Company
12.2 | Statement re: Computation of Ratios of the Operating Partnership
31.1 | Certification of CEO Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for the Company
31.2 | Certification of CFO Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for the Company
31.3 | Certification of CEO Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for the Operating Partnership
31.4 | Certification of CFO Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for the Operating Partnership
32.1 | Certification of CEO Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for the Company
32.2 | Certification of CFO Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for the Company
32.3 | Certification of CEO Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for the Operating Partnership
32.4 | Certification of CFO Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for the Operating Partnership
101.INS | XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB | XBRL Extension Labels Linkbase
101.PRE | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

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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/ Terry L. Stevens
| Terry L. Stevens
| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership
By: | Highwoods Properties, Inc., its sole general partner
By: | /s/ Terry L. Stevens
| Terry L. Stevens
| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Date: October 30, 2012
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