Some of the information in this presentation may contain forward-looking statements. Such statements include, in particular, statements about our plans, strategies andprospects such as the following: the expected financial and operational results and the related assumptions underlying our expected results, including but not limited topotential losses related to customer difficulties, anticipated building usage and expected economic activity due to COVID-19; the continuing ability to borrow under theCompany’s revolving credit facility; the anticipated total investment, projected leasing activity, estimated replacement cost and expected net operating income of acquiredproperties and properties to be developed; and expected future leverage of the Company. You can identify forward-looking statements by our use of forward-lookingterminology such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “continue” or other similar words. Although we believe that our plans, intentions and expectationsreflected 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 important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from thosecontained in any forward-looking statement. Currently, one of the most significant factors that could cause actual outcomes to differ materially from our forward-lookingstatements is the potential adverse effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, and federal, state, and/or local regulatory guidelines to control it, on our financial condition,operating results and cash flows, our customers, the real estate market in which we operate, the global economy and the financial markets. The extent to which theCOVID-19 pandemic impacts us and our customers will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted with confidence, including thescope, severity and duration of the pandemic, the direct and indirect economic effects of the pandemic and containment measures, and potential changes in customerbehavior, among others.

Additional factors, many of which may be influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic, that could cause actual outcomes or results to differ materially from those indicated inthese statements include: the financial condition of our customers could deteriorate or further worsen; our assumptions regarding potential losses related to customerfinancial difficulties due to the COVID-19 pandemic could prove incorrect; counterparties under our debt instruments, particularly our revolving credit facility, may attemptto avoid their obligations thereunder, which, if successful, would reduce our available liquidity; we may not be able to lease or re-lease second generation space, definedas previously occupied space that becomes available for lease, quickly or on as favorable terms as old leases; we may not be able to lease newly constructed buildings asquickly or on as favorable terms as originally anticipated; we may not be able to complete development, acquisition, reinvestment, disposition or joint venture projects asquickly or on as favorable terms as anticipated; development activity in our existing markets could result in an excessive supply relative to customer demand; our marketsmay suffer declines in economic and/or office employment growth; unanticipated increases in interest rates could increase our debt service costs; unanticipated increasesin 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 fundour working capital needs and growth initiatives or 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 “Business – Risk Factors”set forth in our 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K and “Risk Factors” in our second quarter 2020 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Given these uncertainties, you should notplace undue reliance on forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions to these forward-looking statements toreflect any future events or circumstances or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

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OPERATIONSRENT COLLECTION & RELIEF2020 OUTLOOKBALANCE SHEET & LIQUIDITYINVESTMENTSDEVELOPMENTMARKET ROTATION PLANGEOGRAPHIC MIXSUSTAINABILITY

MARS PETCARE HQ | NASHVILLE

HIGHWOODS | AT-A-GLANCE | 2Q201

OPERATIONS

COVID-19 RESPONSE• Existing Business Continuity Plan (BCP)

• BCP created in 2012 and updated annually• Overseen by Executive Leadership• Led by Asset Management (including Customer Service) and Local Teams• Supported by HR, Marketing, Legal and Technology Teams• Customer and employee focused

• Health and wellbeing of employees, customers and guests is primary priority

• Results to-date• All buildings have remained open• Disinfected all impacted areas when there has been virus exposure or

suspected exposure• Developed return-to-work protocols consistent with CDC and local

government guidelines

HIGHWOODS | AT-A-GLANCE | 2Q202

OPERATIONS

RENT COLLECTIONS• Collected 99% of 2Q’20 rents• Collected 99% of July rents• Rent deferral agreements for 1.2% of annualized rent• Multi-functional team across HIW responsible for following up with

late payers• Led by COO, Legal and Local Teams• Supported by Finance and Executive Management

• Objective to protect HIW interests and maximize long-term benefit to HIW• HIW working closely with customers with need-based requests

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HIGHWOODS | AT-A-GLANCE | 2Q203

AVERAGE IN-PLACE CASH RENT

GAAP RENT GROWTH

SAME PROPERTY AND AVERAGE OCCUPANCY

*2Q20 - trailing twelve months

Outlook range

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*2019 Same property NOI growth excludes impact from LSI’s sudden closure in Q1’19**2020 outlook range includes 125 basis point impact related to rent deferrals and abatements due to COVID-19

$/SF %LEASE ECONOMICS

***Net effective rent defined as cash rent due over the term less operating expenses and leasing capital expenditures (TI/LC)

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HIGHWOODS | AT-A-GLANCE | 2Q204

EXPIRATIONS > 100K SFCustomer Market Expiration SF Comments

2020FAA Atlanta Holdover 100K Finalizing terms

T-Mobile Tampa 3Q 116K Vacated 7/31/2020

2021 None remaining

2022 None remaining

RENEWALS

COMPLETEDOVER THE LAST 2 YEARS

>100K SF

CUMULATIVE FORWARD EXPIRATIONS*PERCENT OF REVENUE

3.5 year avg

2.5 year avg

*As of Q2 for each year

Georgia Building Authority

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OPERATIONS

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5%

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Professional Services

Finance/Banking

Health & Social Care

Insurance

Manufacturing

Government

Real Estate

Remaining (10 industries)

INDUSTRY DIVERSIFICATION

HIGHWOODS | AT-A-GLANCE | 2Q205

RENT COLLECTION & RELIEF

Need-Based Requests # SF Annualized

Rent %

Deferral as % Annualized

RentAgreed-upon & In-process deals 140 1,991,414 7.8% 1.2%

TOP 10 CUSTOMERS BY % OF RENT*Federal Government 4.9%Bank of America 3.9%Bridgestone Americas 2.6%Metropolitan Life Insurance 2.5%Mars Petcare 1.5%PPG Industries 1.5%EQT Corporation 1.2%Vanderbilt University 1.2%Tivity 1.1%Bass, Berry & Sims 1.1%TOTAL Top 10 Customers 21.4%

SMALL HEALTHCARE PRACTICE

1.7%RESTAURANTS/

RETAIL

1.5%1.3%COWORKING

*Based on annualized cash revenue as of June 2020

2Q’20 RENTSCOLLECTED

99%RENT RELIEF DEALS

JULY RENTSCOLLECTED

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CHANGES TO FFO OUTLOOK NON-FFO CHANGES TO OUTLOOK$ millions

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***Rent deferral agreements as of July 2020

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ANNUALIZED DIVIDEND PER SHARE$

HIGHWOODS | AT-A-GLANCE | 2Q206

FFO PER SHARE

2020 OUTLOOK

*2019 FFO excludes balance sheet write-offs associated with LSI’s sudden closure in Q1’19 and one-time costs associated with the Market Rotation Plan.

HISTORICAL FFO PER SHARE Outlook midpoint

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**Outlook excludes potential lost revenues and non-cash straight line rent credit losses due to COVID-19.

FFO OUTLOOK REDUCED

<1% AT THE OUTLOOK

MIDPOINT

Outlook as of Feb 4, 2020 Low High$3.60 $3.72

COVID-19 Impacts and Business UpdateRental revenue ($0.04) ($0.02)Parking revenue ($0.09) ($0.05)OpEx savings $0.08 $0.06 G&A savings $0.01 $0.01 Dispositions and miscellaneous items ($0.01) ($0.01)Other $0.04 ($0.03)

Outlook as of July 28, 2020* $3.59 $3.68 *The Company expects it will incur losses during the remainder of 2020 related to customer financial difficulties relates COVID-19. Given the fluidity of the pandemic and its uncertain impacts such losses are too speculative and therefore not included in the outlook as of July 28, 2020.

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$ millions

HIGHWOODS | AT-A-GLANCE | 2Q207

BALANCE SHEET & LIQUIDITY

36.8% 4.9x 3.47%

1.6% 96.8% Baa2 BBB

Weighted AverageInterest Rate

Net Debt toAnnualized EBITDAre

Debt + Preferredas % of Gross Assets

Secured Debtas % of Gross Assets Unencumbered NOI

STRONG BALANCE SHEET

GREATER THAN

OF PROFORMALIQUIDITY

$750MPROFORMA MATURITY LADDER*

3.78% 4.06% 4.30% 3.24%3.62%1.58% AVERAGE INTEREST RATES 2.65%

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INVESTMENTS

HIGHWOODS | AT-A-GLANCE | 2Q208

ACQUISITIONS $2.4B TOTAL

DISPOSITIONS $2.2B TOTAL

DEVELOPMENT ANNOUNCEMENTS

ACQUISITIONS & DISPOSITIONS$ millions

$ millions

DEVELOPMENTS $1.5B TOTAL

ACQUISITIONTAMPA

ACQUISITIONRALEIGH

DEVELOPMENTNASHVILLE

DISPOSITIONGREENSBORO

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Acquisitions Dispositions

Market Acres Office SF Potential Investment

Nashville 58 1,934,000Tampa* 37 1,413,000Raleigh 32 1,093,000Richmond 23 350,000Orlando 2 451,000Atlanta 1 175,000Pittsburgh - 58,000Charlotte - 40,000Total 153 5,514,000

HIGHWOODS | AT-A-GLANCE | 2Q209

DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE

DEVELOPMENT

Current Pipeline Market Invst ($M)

SF(K)

Pre-leased

(%)

ProformaStabilization 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q

MetLife III Raleigh 65 219 100 2Q21

GlenLake Seven Raleigh 44 126 100 1Q21

Midtown One Tampa 71 150 0 4Q22

Virginia Springs II Nashville 38 111 0 3Q22

Asurion HQ Nashville 285 553 98 1Q22

Market Under Construction(SF in millions) Projects % of Stock

Competitive SetPre-leased

(%)

Atlanta 5.2 21 5.1 60

Raleigh 2.4 9 5.6 39

Nashville 1.7 5 5.3 30

Charlotte 1.2 5 4.4 27

Pittsburgh 1.1 7 2.7 43

Tampa 1.0 3 3.6 0

Richmond 0.4 5 1.5 42

PROFORMA DEVELOPMENT CASH RENT COMMENCEMENT

COMPETITIVE SET CONSTRUCTION

FUTURE HEADQUARTERS DELIVERIES

MARTIN MARIETTA2021 Stabilization

ASURION2022 Stabilization

GLENLAKE SEVEN

RALEIGH$44M

Investment

126KSquare Feet

100%Leased

POTENTIAL FUTURE PROJECTS

RALEIGH

RALEIGH PITTSBURGH

TAMPA

NASHVILLE

NASHVILLE

$503MInvestment

1.2MSquare Feet

77%Pre-leased

ASURION HQ NASHVILLE

$285MInvestment

553KSquare Feet

98%Leased

20222020

FUTURE DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL | LAND BANK

*Includes 600K SF potential at Midtown Tampa not on HIW-owned land

$2.2BTOTAL

2021

HIGHWOODS | AT-A-GLANCE | 2Q2010

FFO NeutralIncreases Cash FlowLeverage NeutralImproves Portfolio QualityImproves Portfolio EfficiencySimplifies OperationsEnhances Future Growth

PHASE ONE COMPLETE

PHASE TWO IN PROGRESSAttractive Properties

MARKET ROTATION PLAN

• Greensboro and Memphis MOB Portfolio• Memphis Office Properties along Poplar Corridor• Greensboro Office PropertiesClosed $23M July 2020

BANK OF AMERICA TOWER | CHARLOTTE

$72M under contract; expected to close in 2020$55M in various stages of sale process

GEOGRAPHIC MIX

GREATER THAN

REVENUEIN TOP ULI MARKETS

PITTSBURGH8%

CHARLOTTE4%

ATLANTA19%

ORLANDO7%

TAMPA13%

NASHVILLE21%

RALEIGH18%

RICHMOND6%

HIGHWOODS | AT-A-GLANCE | 2Q2011

2020 TOP REAL ESTATE MARKETSAustinRALEIGH/DURHAMNASHVILLECHARLOTTEBostonDallas/Fort WorthORLANDOATLANTALos AngelesSeattleTAMPA/ST. PETERSBURG

80%Based on annualized cash revenue as of June 2020 including stabilization of current development pipeline

*Represents remaining properties in Greensboro and Memphis. The Company plans to exit these markets as part of phase two of the market rotation plan.

OTHER*4%

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HIGHWOODS | AT-A-GLANCE | 2Q2012

SUSTAINABILITY 2020 SUSTAINABLE GOALSFROM A 2016 BASELINE

20% REDUCTIONenergy intensity

20% REDUCTIONcarbon emissions

10% REDUCTIONwater use

CURRENT GOAL PROGRESSION TO DATESINCE 2016

11.0% reduction to date

11.6%reduction to date

14.9% reduction to date

ADDITIONAL PROGRESS

3.5%energy reduction

In 2019

3.6%GHG emissions

reductionIn 2019

2.4%water reduction

In 2019

67.5average Energy

Star scoreIn 2019

$43Minvested in energy efficiency projects

Since 2006

100%of managed buildings

benchmarked in energy star portfolio

managerSince 2013

100%of eligible core

portfolio achieved energy star certification

68 certifications in 2019

100%of new development

office portfolio(2M SF) LEED

certifiedSince 2013