GlobeNewswire Inc | Apr 15, 2021 04:05PM EDT

April 15, 2021

RALEIGH, N.C., April 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Highwoods Properties, Inc. (NYSE:HIW) announces its Board of Directors today declared a cash dividend of $0.48 per share of common stock for the quarter ended March 31, 2021, which equates to an annual dividend of $1.92 per share. This quarterly dividend is payable on June 8, 2021 to all holders of record as of May 17, 2021.

The Board also declared a cash dividend of $21.5625 per share of the Companys 8 5/8% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock. The dividend is payable on June 1, 2021, which is the next regularly scheduled dividend payment date, to all holders of record as of May 17, 2021.

About HighwoodsHighwoods Properties, Inc., headquartered in Raleigh, is a publicly-traded (NYSE:HIW) real estate investment trust (REIT) and a member of the S&P MidCap 400 Index.The Company is a fully-integrated office REIT that owns, develops, acquires, leases and manages properties primarily in the best business districts (BBDs) of Atlanta, Charlotte, Nashville, Orlando, Pittsburgh, Raleigh, Richmond and Tampa. For more information about Highwoods, please visit our website at www.highwoods.com.

Contact: Brendan Maiorana Executive Vice President, Finance and Treasurer brendan.maiorana@highwoods.com 919-872-4924