NYSE: HIW | 4Q 2015
D E V E L O P M E N T | A C Q U I S I T I O N | L E A S I N G | A S S E T M A N A G E M E N T
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By Market
By Customer
Federal Government 5.5
MetLife 2.3
PPG Industries 1.4
HCA Corporation 1.2
EQT Corporation 1.2
International Paper 1.1
Healthways 1.0
Bass, Berry & Sims 1.0
State of Georgia 0.9
Lockton Companies 0.9
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Diversification (% of Annualized Revenue 12/31/2015)
(% of Annualized Revenue 3/1/2016)
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12/31/11
20.39
20.86
21.48
22.27
23.49
$/SF
12/31/12 12/31/13 12/31/14 12/31/15
Average Office Cash Rental Rates forAll In-Place Leases as of:
Operations
Earned FFO of $0.82 per share
// $3.08 per share for full year
Grew same property cash NOI by 4.4% year-over-year
// 6.7% for full year
Increased occupancy to 93.1% at year-end
// 120 basis points higher than year-end 2014
Leasing
Leased 1.0 million square feet of second generation office
// 6.9 year average term...19% longer than prior 5Q average
Grew average in-place office cash rents per square foot by
5.5% year-over-year
Achieved GAAP rent growth of +10.6% on second generation
office leases signed
Investment
Agreed to sell substantially all of its wholly-owned Country
Club Plaza assets for $660 million
// Closed March 1, 2016
Financing
Paid off $112 million of secured debt
// 6.9% weighted average interest rate maturing in 2016
// Growing unencumbered NOI to over 91%
Issued 744,000 shares of common stock through ATM
// Average gross sales price of $43.54 per share
// Net proceeds of $32 million
Ended the year with leverage of 44.9%
// Reduced to 38.4% upon Country Club Plaza closing
4Q 2015
HIGHLIGHTS
Top 10 16.5
Raleigh17%
Atlanta19%
Nashville14%
Tampa13%
Kansas City1%
Memphis8%
Pittsburgh9%
Greensboro6%
Richmond6%
Orlando7%
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DEVELOPMENT2016 DEVELOPMENT GUIDANCE
$100 – $200M
Cash Rent CommencementInvestment($M) SF Pre-Leased % 4Q15 1Q16 2Q16 3Q16 4Q16 1Q17 2Q17 3Q17 4Q17 1Q18 2Q18
MetLife I 53 213,500 100
Biologics HQ 15 75,000 100
MetLife II 57 213,500 100
GlenLake Five 37 166,000 88
Enterprise V (Industrial) 7.6 131,000 0
Laser Spine Institute HQ 56 176,000 100
Seven Springs West 59 203,000 86
Seven Springs II 38 131,000 43
5000 CentreGreen 41 167,000 0
Bridgestone Americas HQ 200 514,000 99
Riverwood 200 107 299,000 66
Totals $670 2,289,000 77%
$200M Bridgestone Americas HQ
Nashville
514K SF
99% pre-leased
$37M GlenLake Five
Raleigh
166K SF
88% leasedDelivered 1Q15Stabilizes 2Q17
$15M Biologics HQ
Raleigh
75K SF
100% leasedDelivered &
Stabilized 2Q15
$546M 70% Pre-leased 1.8M SF
5 Markets 8 Buildings
Pipeline
$110M MetLife I & II
Raleigh
427K SF
100% leasedDelivered &
Stabilized 2Q15
$38M Seven Springs II
Nashville
131K SF
43% pre-leasedCompletion 2Q17 Stabilizes 3Q18
$56M Laser Spine Institute HQ
Tampa
176K SF
100% pre-leasedCompletion 1Q16Stabilizes 1Q16
$59M Seven Springs West
Nashville
203K SF
86% pre-leasedCompletion 3Q16
Stabilizes 1Q17
$107M Riverwood 200
Atlanta
299K SF
66% pre-leased
Completion 2Q17Stabilizes 2Q19
Completion 3Q17Stabilizes 3Q17
$7.6M Enterprise V (Industrial)
Greensboro
131K SF
0% pre-leased
Completion 2Q16Stabilizes 2Q17
$41M 5000 CentreGreen
Raleigh
167K SF
0% pre-leased Completion 3Q17Stabilizes 3Q19
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VALUE-ADD ACQUISITIONS2016 ACQUISITION GUIDANCE
$220 - $320M
9.2M SF of acquisitions since 2011
We have captured 8.9% of occupancy in value add
lease-upThere is
another 3.2% of occupancy yet to be captured!
HighwoodtizingShock ‘n Awe
BI CapEx
Brand Trigger
Highwoods Standard
421 Fayetteville
Before
Before
After
After
$153M PinnacleNashville
$92M 421 FayettevilleRaleigh
$68M Lincoln PlazaOrlando
$46M Glenlake N & S (2 bldgs)Atlanta
$118M CBD Orlando (5 bldgs)Orlando
$143M One Alliance CenterAtlanta
$56M Meridian I & II (2 bldgs)Tampa
$99M EQT PlazaPittsburgh
$147M Two Alliance CenterAtlanta
$214M PPG Place (6 bldgs)Pittsburgh
$86M Riverwood 100Atlanta
2014
2013
2012
2011
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Sell Country Club Plaza $660M Kansas City
804,000 SF retail
468,000 SF office
Buyer: Taubman/Macerich 50/50 JV
Closed 3/1/16
4.7% YR 1 cap rate
Closed HIW KC-based office upon sale
Highwoods retained:
// 149,000 SF of wholy-owned office
// Ownership in 2 JVs (12.5%/50%) that own 554,000 SF of office
// Will dispose of these over time
Source
Bought Monarch Centre (2 Buildings) $303M Buckhead Atlanta
896,000 SF
80% occupancy (with known near-term moveouts)
20% below replacement cost
Acquired 9/30/15
Project 7+% stabilized return
Uses
Bought SunTrust Financial Centre $124M CBD Tampa
528,000 SF
77% occupancy (with known near-term moveouts)
40% below replacement cost
Acquired 9/30/15
Project 7+% stabilized return
Buy ??? $230M
RE-INVESTMENT SPREAD
$230 M
$124 M
$303 M
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Sound Maturity Ladder (3/1/16)
38.4% Debt + Preferreds as % of Gross Assets
5.8x Debt to Annualized EBITDA
90.4% Unencumbered NOI
3.1% Secured Debt as % of Gross Assets
Investment Grade Ratings
* Factors that could cause actual 2016 FFO results to differ materially from Highwoods current expectations are detailed in the Company’s 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent SEC filings.
Low High
FFO per Share $3.18 $3.30
Growth in Same Property Cash NOI from Continuing Operations 4.0% 5.0%
Straight-Line Rental Income $22M $24M
G&A Expenses $36M $38M
Year-End Occupancy 92.5% 93.5%
Weighted Average Fully Diluted Shares Outstanding 99M 100M
Disposition of Plaza Assets $660M $660M
Acquisitions Using Escrowed Funds from Disposition of Plaza Assets $0M $220M
Other Potential Dispositions $100M $200M
Other Potential Acquisitions $ $0M $100M
Potential Development Announcements $100M $200M
2016 Outlook* (Assumptions as of February 10, 2016)
Strong Balance Sheet (3/1/16)
Joint Ventures 2005 2015* Reduction
Buildings 70 13 -81%
SF 7.3M 1.8M -75%
% of Annualized Revenue 10.2% 2.0% -80%
Streamlines leasing and operating processes Enhances unencumbered pool Removes JV partner credit risk Reduces G&A expenses
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Baa2 BBB
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$44 Secured
$380Bonds
$132Secured
$235 LOC
$200Bank LoanFloating
$200Bonds
$298Bonds
$350Bank Loan
Fixed /Floating
$248Bonds
$0 $0
7.50%
5.49%
7.50%
1.54%
3.75%3.36%
2.29%
Average Interest Rate
FINANCIALS
*Pro-forma: Includes 3/4/2016 sale of Concourse (Greensboro)
Effect Assumed in FFO Outlook
Effect Not Assumed in FFO Outlook
FFO GROWTH
5.2% YOY INCREASE AT MIDPOINT
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