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Highwoods Properties, Inc. - 10-Q Summary (Q3 2025)

Business Context and Reporting Period

This report covers the quarterly period ended September 30, 2025, for Highwoods Properties, Inc. (the "Company") and Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership (the "Operating Partnership"). The Company is a fully integrated office REIT owning, developing, and managing properties in major business districts across Atlanta, Charlotte, Dallas, Nashville, Orlando, Raleigh, Richmond, and Tampa. As of September 30, 2025, the portfolio included 27.2 million rentable square feet of in-service properties and 1.4 million square feet under development.

Key Financial Metrics

Material Changes vs. Prior Period

• Revenue Decline: Rental revenues decreased 1.2% in Q3 and 2.8% YTD compared to 2024. This was driven by lost revenue from property dispositions, lower same-property revenues (due to decreased occupancy and cost recoveries), and properties taken out of service. These declines were partially offset by acquisitions (Advance Auto Parts Tower in Raleigh and Legacy Union parking garage in Charlotte).
• Net Income Volatility: While Q3 net income decreased slightly ($1.8 million), YTD net income increased significantly ($25.5 million). The YTD increase was primarily due to a $45.3 million increase in gains on disposition of property ($87.9 million in 2025 vs. $42.6 million in 2024).
• Impairment Charge: The Company recorded an $8.8 million impairment charge in Q3 2025 related to two non-core, out-of-service assets at Century Center in Atlanta. No such charge was recorded in the prior year periods.
• Occupancy: Portfolio occupancy decreased from 87.1% at year-end 2024 to 85.3% as of September 30, 2025.

Guidance, Outlook, and Risks

• Outlook: Management expects average occupancy to range from 85.0% to 86.0% for the remainder of 2025. The Company plans to sell between $50 million and $500 million of assets over the next six months to fund acquisitions of high-quality office buildings exceeding $500 million.
• Dividends: A cash dividend of $0.50 per share was declared on October 23, 2025, payable December 9, 2025.
• Liquidity: The Company maintains a conservative balance sheet with no debt maturities scheduled prior to 2027. It has a $750 million revolving credit facility with $529.9 million available as of September 30, 2025.
• Risks: Key risks include the potential for work-from-home trends to negatively impact long-term office demand, the ability to lease second-generation space on favorable terms, and interest rate fluctuations affecting debt service costs.
• Unusual Items: The YTD 2024 results included a $5.8 million refund of Tennessee franchise taxes, which is not expected to recur in 2025.

Investor Verification Checklist

• Occupancy Trends: Verify the trajectory of the 85.3% occupancy rate and the impact of lease expirations on future revenue stability.
• Disposition Gains: Assess the sustainability of net income given the significant reliance on one-time gains from property sales ($87.9 million YTD) versus core operating performance.
• Impairment Details: Review the specific valuation assumptions used for the $8.8 million impairment at Century Center and the potential for further write-downs on non-core assets.
• Debt Maturity Profile: Confirm the absence of debt maturities before 2027 and the terms of the modified $200 million term loan extended to 2029.
• Acquisition Pipeline: Monitor the progress of the planned $500+ million in acquisitions and the execution of the asset recycling strategy.