SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 27, 1997 HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) MARYLAND (State of Incorporation) 1-13100 56-1871668 (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.) 3100 SMOKETREE COURT, SUITE 600 27604 RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA (Zip Code) (Address of principal executive offices) (919) 872-4924 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS Highwoods Properties, Inc. (the "Company") has entered into agreements (the "ACP Transaction Agreements") with Associated Capital Properties, Inc. and certain affiliates ("ACP") and other property owners pursuant to which the Company will combine its property operations with ACP and acquire a portfolio of 84 office properties encompassing 6.5 million rentable square feet ("the ACP Properties") and approximately 50 acres of land for development in six markets in Florida (the "ACP Transaction"). The ACP Properties were 90% leased as of June 30, 1997. The ACP Properties include 82 office properties (78 of which are suburban) in Florida's four major markets, Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville and South Florida, one 245,000-square foot suburban office property in Tallahassee and one 51,831-square foot office property in Ft. Myers. The ACP Properties include seven properties that ACP has under contract to purchase. Under the terms of the ACP Transaction Agreements, the Company will acquire all of the outstanding capital stock of ACP and all of the ownership interests in the entities that own the ACP Properties for an aggregate purchase price of $617 million, subject to certain adjustments. The cost of the ACP Transaction is expected to consist of the issuance of 3,036,702 Common Units (valued at $32.50 per Common Unit), the assumption of $481 million of mortgage debt ($391 million of which is expected to be paid off by the Company on the date of closing), the issuance of 90,342 shares of Common Stock (valued at $32.50 per share), a capital expenditure reserve of $11 million and a cash payment of $24 million. All Common Units and Common Stock to be issued in the transaction are subject to restrictions on transfer or redemption. Lock-up restrictions with respect to the Common Units issued to ACP and its affiliates will expire over a three-year period in equal annual installments commencing one year from the date of issuance. The restrictions on the transfer of the Common Stock to be issued to ACP and its affiliates are to expire in 25% increments (six months, one year, two years and three years from the date of closing). All lockup restrictions on the transfer of such Common Units or Common Stock issued to ACP and its affiliates will expire in the event of a change of control of the Company or a material adverse change in the financial condition of the Company. Such restrictions will also expire if James R. Heistand, president of ACP, is not appointed or elected as a director of the Company within one year from the date of closing. Also in connection with the ACP Transaction, the Company will issue to certain affiliates of ACP warrants to purchase 1,479,290 shares of the Common Stock at $32.50 per share. Under the terms of the the ACP Transaction Agreements, the right of the Company or ACP to terminate the ACP Transaction is generally limited to the following: (i) the failure to close on or before October 15, 1997, provided that the terminating party has acted in good faith; (ii) the existence of any material adverse change in the business or financial condition or the financial or business prospects of the Company since March 31, 1997; and (iii) the existence of any material structural or environmental defects or title or other deficiencies existing at any or all of the ACP Properties. In certain circumstances, if the ACP Transaction is terminated, the terminating party may be required to pay a break-up fee of $15 million. Upon completion of the ACP Transaction, Mr. Heistand will become a regional vice president of the Company responsible for its Florida operations and will become an advisory member of the Company's investment committee. Mr. Heistand is expected to join the Company's Board of Directors and become a voting member of the Company's investment committee within the next year. Mr. Heistand has over 19 years of commercial real estate experience in Florida. Over 100 employees of ACP are expected to join the Company, including the two other members of ACP's senior management team, Allen C. de Olazarra and Dale Johannes. DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS Certain matters discussed herein are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended. Those statements are identified as words such as "expect," "should" and words of similar import. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which cannot be predicted with accuracy and some of which might not even be anticipated. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that its expectations will be achieved. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company's current expectations include general economic conditions, local real estate conditions and other risks detailed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 1996. 1 ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS (a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired Associated Capital Properties Portfolio Report of Independent Auditors Combined Statements of Revenue and Certain Operating Expenses Notes to Combined Statements of Revenues and Certain Operating Expenses 1997 Pending Acquisitions Report of Independent Auditors Combined Statements of Revenue and Certain Operating Expenses Notes to Combined Statements of Revenues and Certain Operating Expenses (b) Pro Forma Financial Information Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combining Financial Statements Pro Forma Condensed Combining Balance Sheet (unaudited) as of June 30, 1997 Pro Forma Condensed Statement of Operations (unaudited) for the six months ended June 30, 1997 Pro Forma Condensed Statements of Operations (unaudited) for the year ended December 31, 1996 Notes to Pro Forma Condensed Combining Financial Statements (c) The following exhibits are filed as part of this report: 2.1 Master Agreement of Merger and Acquisition by and among Highwoods Properties, Inc., Highwoods/Forsyth Limited Partnership, Associated Capital Properties, Inc. and its shareholders dated August 27, 1997 23.1 Consent of Coopers & Lybrand LLP 2 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC. /S/ CARMAN J. LIUZZO ___________________________ Carman J. Liuzzo Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Date: September 18, 1997 3 INDEX TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC. UNAUDITED PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION Pro Forma Condensed Combining Balance Sheet (unaudited) as of June 30, 1997............................................ F-2 Notes to Pro Forma Condensed Combining Balance Sheet................................................................... F-3 Pro Forma Condensed Combining Statement of Operations (unaudited) for the six months ended June 30, 1997............... F-4 Notes to Pro Forma Condensed Combining Statement of Operations......................................................... F-5 Pro Forma Condensed Combining Statement of Operations (unaudited) for the year ended December 31, 1996................. F-6 Notes to Pro Forma Condensed Combining Statement of Operations......................................................... F-7 ASSOCIATED CAPITAL PROPERTIES PORTFOLIO Report of Independent Accountants...................................................................................... F-9 Combined Statements of Revenue and Certain Operating Expenses for the year ended December 31, 1996 and for the (unaudited) six months ended June 30, 1997........................................................................... F-10 Notes to Combined Statements of Revenues and Certain Operating Expenses................................................ F-11 1997 PENDING ACQUISITIONS Report of Independent Accountants...................................................................................... F-13 Combined Statements of Revenue and Certain Operating Expenses for the year ended December 31, 1996 and for the (unaudited) six months ended June 30, 1997........................................................................... F-14 Notes to Combined Statements of Revenues and Certain Operating Expenses................................................ F-15 F-1 HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC. PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINING BALANCE SHEET (UNAUDITED) JUNE 30, 1997 (IN THOUSANDS) AUGUST 1997 OFFERING HISTORICAL (A) (B) ACP, INC. (C) OFFERING (D) ASSETS Real estate assets, net.............................. $1,664,751 $ -- $ 617,000 $ -- Cash and cash equivalents............................ 18,625 57,000 (23,700) -- Accounts and notes receivables....................... 14,078 -- -- -- Accrued straight line rent receivable................ 8,682 -- -- -- Other assets......................................... 31,402 -- -- -- $1,737,538 $57,000 $ 593,300 $ -- LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Mortgages and notes payable.......................... $ 647,473 $ -- $ 481,171 $(232,444) Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other......... 28,211 -- 10,500 -- Total liabilities.................................... 675,684 -- 491,671 (232,444) Minority interest.................................... 171,759 -- 98,693 -- Preferred stock...................................... 125,000 -- Stockholders' equity: Common stock...................................... 364 18 9 70 Additional paid in capital........................ 783,437 56,982 2,927 232,374 Distributions in excess of net earnings........... (18,706) -- -- Total Stockholders' equity........................... 890,095 57,000 2,936 232,444 $1,737,538 $57,000 $ 593,300 $ -- PRO FORMA ASSETS Real estate assets, net.............................. $2,281,751 Cash and cash equivalents............................ 51,925 Accounts and notes receivables....................... 14,078 Accrued straight line rent receivable................ 8,682 Other assets......................................... 31,402 $2,387,838 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Mortgages and notes payable.......................... 896,200 Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other......... 38,711 Total liabilities.................................... 934,911 Minority interest.................................... 270,452 Preferred stock...................................... 125,000 Stockholders' equity: Common stock...................................... 461 Additional paid in capital........................ 1,075,720 Distributions in excess of net earnings........... (18,706) Total Stockholders' equity........................... 1,182,475 $2,387,838 F-2 HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC. NOTES TO PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINING BALANCE SHEET (UNAUDITED) JUNE 30, 1997 1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION The accompanying unaudited pro forma condensed combining balance sheet is presented as if the following transactions had been consummated on June 30, 1997: (a) the completion of the proposed purchase of the stock of and merger with Associated Capital Properties, Inc. (together with its affiliates, "ACP") and the acquisition of an affiliated property portfolio (collectively, the "ACP Portfolio") (the "Merger"), (b) the issuance of 7 million shares of Common Stock at an assumed price of $35 per share (the "Offering") and (c) the completion of the acquisition of the seven properties that ACP has under contract to purchase (the "1997 Pending Acquisitions"). The acquisitions have been or will be accounted for using the purchase method of accounting. Accordingly, assets acquired and liabilities assumed have been or will be recorded at their estimated fair values which may be subject to further refinement, including appraisals and other analyses. Management does not expect that the final allocation of the purchase prices for the above acquisitions will differ materially from the preliminary allocations. This unaudited pro forma condensed combining balance sheet should be read in conjunction with the pro forma condensed combining statement of operations of the Company for the six months ended June 30, 1997 and for the year ended December 31, 1996, the consolidated financial statements and related notes of the Company included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996, the unaudited financial statements and related notes of the Company included in its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 1997 and June 30, 1997, and the financial statements and related notes of Associated Capital Properties Portfolio and 1997 Pending Acquisitions included herein. The pro forma condensed combining balance sheet is unaudited and not necessarily indicative of what the actual financial position would have been had the aforementioned transactions actually occurred on June 30, 1997, nor does it purport to represent the future financial position of the Company. 2. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET (a.) Represents the Company's historical balance sheet contained in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1997. (b.) Reflects the net proceeds of the Company's August 1997 Offering of 1.8 million shares of Common Stock. (c.) Reflects the allocation of the $ 617 million purchase price to the fair value of the net assets acquired in the Merger. The purchase price will consist of the issuance of 3,036,702 Common Units (valued at $32.50 per Common Unit), the assumption of $481 million of mortgage debt, the issuance of 90,342 shares of Common Stock (valued at $32.50 per share), a cash payment of $24 million and $11 million capital expenditure reserve. (d.) Reflects the issuance of 7 million shares of Common Stock in the Offering at an assumed offering price of $35 per share and the use of the net proceeds to pay off debt to be assumed in the Merger. In determining net proceeds from the Offering, underwriting discounts and other offering costs have been assumed to equal $12.6 million. F-3 HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC. PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED) FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1997 (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA) CENTURY CENTER 1997 AND ANDERSON OTHER ACP PENDING PRO FORMA HISTORICAL (A) TRANSACTIONS (B) OFFERINGS (C) PORTFOLIO (D) ACQUISITIONS (E) ADJUSTMENTS REVENUE: Rental property......... $115,478 $ 1,047 $ -- $34,691 $7,305 $ 1,721(f) Other Income............ 4,081 -- -- 998 71 -- 119,559 1,047 -- 35,689 7,376 1,721 OPERATING EXPENSES: Rental property......... 31,588 317 -- 16,449 3,216 Depreciation and amortization.......... 19,900 715 -- -- -- 6,013(g) INTEREST EXPENSE: Contractual........... 22,516 1,358 (3,711) -- -- 8,883(h) Amortization of deferred financing costs.............. 1,122 -- -- -- -- -- 23,638 1,358 (3,711) -- -- 8,883 General and administrative........ 4,284 -- -- -- -- -- Income before minority interest.............. 40,149 (1,343) 3,711 19,240 4,160 (13,175) Minority interest....... (6,424) -- -- -- -- (3,228)(i) Income before extraordinary item and dividends on preferred shares................ 33,725 (1,343) 3,711 19,240 4,160 (16,403) Dividends on 8 5/8% Series A Redeemable Preferred Shares...... (4,102) -- (1,289) -- -- -- Net income available for common shareholders before extraordinary item.................. $ 29,623 $ (1,343) $ 2,422 $19,240 $4,160 $ (16,403) Net income per common share................. $ 0.84 Weighted average shares................ 35,375 PRO FORMA REVENUE: Rental property......... $160,242 Other Income............ 5,150 165,392 OPERATING EXPENSES: Rental property......... 51,570 Depreciation and amortization.......... 26,628 INTEREST EXPENSE: Contractual........... 29,046 Amortization of deferred financing costs.............. 1,122 30,168 General and administrative........ 4,284 Income before minority interest.............. 52,742 Minority interest....... (9,652 ) Income before extraordinary item and dividends on preferred shares................ 43,090 Dividends on 8 5/8% Series A Redeemable Preferred Shares...... (5,391 ) Net income available for common shareholders before extraordinary item.................. $ 37,699 Net income per common share................. $ 0.84 Weighted average shares................ 45,037 F-4 HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC. NOTES TO PRO FORMA STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED) FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1997 1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION The accompanying unaudited pro forma condensed combining statement of operations is presented as if the following transactions had been consummated on January 1, 1996: (a) the completion of the merger with Anderson Properties, Inc. ("Anderson Properties") and the purchase of a portfolio of properties from affiliates of Anderson Properties (the "Anderson Transaction") and the purchase of Century Center Office Park and an affiliated property portfolio (the "Century Center Transaction"), (b) the completion of the offering of $125,000,000 of 8 5/8% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares and of $100,000,000 of Exercisable Put Option Securities (collectively the "Other Offerings"), (c) the completion of the Merger and (d) the completion of the 1997 Pending Acquisitions. This unaudited pro forma condensed combining statement of operations should be read in conjunction with the pro forma condensed balance sheet of the Company as of June 30, 1997, the consolidated financial statements and related notes of the Company included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996, the unaudited financial statements and related notes of the Company included in its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 1997 and June 30, 1997, and the financial statements and related notes of Associated Capital Properties Portfolio and 1997 Pending Acquisitions included herein. The pro forma condensed combining statement of operations is unaudited and is not necessarily indicative of what the Company's actual results would have been had the aforementioned transactions actually occurred on January 1, 1996 nor does it purport to represent the future operating results of the Company. 2. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (a.) Represents the Company's historical statement of operations contained in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the six months ended June 30, 1997. (b.) Reflects the historical statement of operations of Century Center Office Park and an affiliated portfolio ("Century Center") and Anderson Properties for the period from January 1, 1997 through the respective dates of their acquisition, adjusted on a pro forma basis for interest expense and depreciation expense. (c.) Reflects the estimated interest expense savings on the Company's $280 million unsecured revolving line of credit (the "Revolving Loan") and other loans repaid with the proceeds of the Other Offerings and the dividends incurred on the Preferred Stock from January 1, 1997 through the date of the Other Offerings. (d.) Represents the historical statement of operations of ACP and the ACP Portfolio for the six months ended June 30, 1997 and the historical operations of properties acquired by ACP during 1997 from January 1, 1997 to the respective dates of their acquisition. (e.) Reflects the historical statements of operations of the 1997 Pending Acquisitions for the six months ended June 30, 1997. (f.) Reflects incremental rental revenue for significant leases signed during 1997 related to buildings acquired that were owner-occupied prior to June 30, 1997. (g.) Represents the net adjustment to depreciation expense based upon an assumed allocation of the purchase price to land, buildings and development in process. Building depreciation is computed on a straight-line basis using an estimated life of 40 years. (h.) Represents the net adjustment to interest expense to reflect interest costs on $391 million in borrowings under the Revolving Loan at an assumed rate of 6.5% (the capped interest rate based on a 30-day LIBOR rate of 5.5% plus 100 basis points) and $90 million in assumed debt at a weighted average interest rate of 8.25%. (i.) Represents the net adjustment to minority interest to reflect the pro forma minority interest percentage of 18.3%. F-5 HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996 (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE) CENTURY CENTER CROCKER 1996 AND ANDERSON HISTORICAL (A) TRANSACTION (B) EAKIN & SMITH (C) OFFERINGS (D) TRANSACTIONS REVENUE: Rental property........................... $130,848 $47,892 $ 3,000 $ -- $ 27,128(e) Other Income.............................. 7,078 (1,424) 512 -- 137,926 46,468 3,512 -- 27,128 OPERATING EXPENSES: Rental property........................... 35,313 15,709 957 -- 18,218(e) Depreciation and amortization............. 22,095 9,048 453 -- 5,722(f) INTEREST EXPENSE Contractual............................. 24,699 13,048 1,207 (4,504) 10,861(g) Amortization of deferred financing costs................................. 1,911 374 -- 1,059 -- 26,610 13,422 1,207 (3,445) 10,861 General and administrative................ 5,666 271 200 -- -- Income before minority interest......... 48,242 8,018 695 3,445 (7,673) Minority interest......................... (6,782) -- -- -- -- Income before extraordinary item and dividends on preferred shares........... 41,460 8,018 695 3,445 (7,673) Dividends on 8 5/8% Series A Redeemable Preferred Shares............. -- -- -- -- -- Net Income available for common shareholders before extraordinary item.................................... $ 41,460 $ 8,018 $ 695 $ 3,445 $ (7,673) Net income per common share............... $ 1.59 Weighed average shares.................... 26,111 ACP 1997 OTHER PORTFOLIO PENDING PRO FORMA OFFERINGS (H) HISTORICAL (I) ACQUISITIONS (J) ADJUSTMENTS PRO FORMA REVENUE: Rental property........................... $ -- $ 59,513 $ 13,689 $ 3,605(k) $ 285,675 Other Income.............................. -- 1,615 300 -- 8,081 -- 61,128 13,989 3,605 293,756 OPERATING EXPENSES: Rental property........................... -- 32,195 6,388 -- 108,780 Depreciation and amortization............. -- -- -- 12,025(l) 49,343 INTEREST EXPENSE Contractual............................. (7,421) -- -- 17,768(m) 55,658 Amortization of deferred financing costs................................. -- -- -- -- 3,344 (7,421) -- -- 17,768 59,002 General and administrative................ -- -- -- 6,137 Income before minority interest......... 7,421 28,933 7,601 (26,188) 70,494 Minority interest......................... -- -- -- (6,118)(n) (12,900) Income before extraordinary item and dividends on preferred shares........... 7,421 28,933 7,601 (32,306) 57,594 Dividends on 8 5/8% Series A Redeemable Preferred Shares............. (10,781) -- -- -- (10,781) Net Income available for common shareholders before extraordinary item.................................... $ (3,360) $ 28,933 $ 7,601 $(32,306) $ 46,813 Net income per common share............... $ 1.04 Weighed average shares.................... 45,037 F-6 HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC. NOTES TO PRO FORMA STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996 1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION The accompanying unaudited pro forma condensed combining statement of operations is presented as if the following transactions had been consummated on January 1, 1996: (a.) the acquisition of 70 properties and the business operations of Crocker Realty Trust, Inc. and its affiliates (the "Crocker Transaction"); (b.) the acquisition of seven properties and 18 acres of development land, a 103,000-square foot suburban office development project and the business operations of Eakin & Smith, Inc. (collectively, the "Eakin & Smith Transaction"); (c.) the Company's 1996 offerings including: (i) $100 million of 6 3/4% Notes due December 1, 2003 and $110 million of 7% Notes due December 1, 2006, (ii) $125 million of 8 5/8% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares, (iii) 2,250,000 shares of Common Stock at $29.50 per share and (iv) 1,093,577 shares of Common Stock at prices of $29.16, $29.01, and $28.86 for 137,198, 344,753 and 611,626 shares, respectively (collectively, the "1996 Offerings"); (d.) the completion of the Anderson and Century Center Transactions, (e.) the completion of the Other Offerings; (f.) the completion of the Merger; (g.) the completion of the 1997 Pending Acquisitions; and (h.) the completion of the Offering. This unaudited pro forma condensed combining statement of operations should be read in conjunction with the pro forma condensed combining balance sheet of the Company as of June 30, 1997, the consolidated financial statements and related notes of the Company included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996, the unaudited financial statements and related notes of the Company included in its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 1997 and June 30, 1997, and the financial statements and related notes of Associated Capital Properties Portfolio and 1997 Pending Acquisitions included herein. The pro forma condensed combining statement of operations is unaudited and is not necessarily indicative of what the Company's actual results would have been had the aforementioned transactions actually occurred on January 1, 1996 nor does it purport to represent the future operating results of the Company. 2. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE UNAUDITED PRO FORMA STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (a.) Represents the Company's historical statement of operations contained in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996. (b.) Reflects the historical operations of Crocker Realty Trust, Inc. adjusted on a pro forma basis for interest expense, depreciation expense and other items, for the period of time during 1996 prior to its acquisition by the Company. (c.) Reflects the historical operations of Eakin & Smith, adjusted on a pro forma basis for interest expense, depreciation expense and other items, for the period of time during 1996 prior to its acquisition by the Company. (d.) Reflects the pro forma effects of the 1996 Offerings. (e.) Reflects the historical statement of operations of Century Center and Anderson Properties for the year ended December 31, 1996. (f.) Reflects the estimated depreciation expense based upon an assumed allocation of the purchase price to land, buildings and development in process and building depreciation computed on a straight-line basis using an estimated life of 40 years. F-7 HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC. NOTES TO PRO FORMA STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS -- CONTINUED 2. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE UNAUDITED PRO FORMA STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS -- Continued (g.) Reflects the estimated interest expense on the assumed mortgages and notes payable at an average interest rate of 7.15% assumed in the Century Center Transaction and 8.78% for those assumed in the Anderson Transaction and incremental borrowings under the Revolving Loan at an average interest rate of 7%. (h.) Reflects the pro forma effects of the Company's Other Offerings. (i.) Represents the historical statement of operations of the ACP Portfolio, for the year ended December 31, 1996, the historical statement of operations from January 1, 1996 to the date of acquisition of the properties that were acquired by ACP in 1996 and the historical statement of operations for the 12 months ended December 31, 1996 of the properties that were acquired by ACP in 1997. (j.) Reflects the historical results of operations of 1997 Pending Acquisitions for the year ended December 1996. (k.) Reflects incremental rental revenue for significant leases signed during 1997 related to buildings acquired that were owner-occupied prior to December 31, 1996. (l.) Represents the net adjustment of depreciation expense based upon an assumed allocation of the purchase price to land, buildings and development in process. Building depreciation is computed on a straight-line basis using an estimated life of 40 years. (m.) Represents the net adjustment to interest expense to reflect interest costs on $391 million in borrowings under the Revolving Loan at an assumed rate of 6.5% capped (the effective interest rate based on a 30-day LIBOR rate of 5.5% plus 100 basis points) and $90 million in assumed debt at a weighted average interest rate of 8.25%. (n.) Represents the net adjustment to minority interest to reflect the pro forma minority interest percentage of 18.3%. F-8 REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC. We have audited the accompanying combined statement of revenue and certain operating expenses of the Associated Capital Properties Portfolio (as described in Note 1) for the year ended December 31, 1996. This combined statement of revenue and certain operating expenses is the responsibility of the management of the Associated Capital Properties Portfolio. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the combined statement of revenue and certain operating expenses based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the statement of revenue and certain operating expenses is free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statement. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. The accompanying combined statement of revenue and certain operating expenses was prepared for the purpose of complying with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, as described in Note 1 for real estate operations acquired by Highwoods Properties, Inc. and is not intended to be a complete presentation of the revenue and expenses of the property and may not be comparable to those resulting from the proposed future operations of the property. In our opinion, the combined statement of revenue and certain operating expenses presents fairly, in all material respects, the combined revenue and certain operating expenses, as defined above, of the Associated Capital Properties Portfolio for the year ended December 31, 1996 in conformity with generally accepted accounting principals. COOPERS & LYBRAND LLP Memphis, Tennessee September 12, 1997 F-9 ASSOCIATED CAPITAL PROPERTIES PORTFOLIO COMBINED STATEMENTS OF REVENUE AND CERTAIN OPERATING EXPENSES FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996 AND THE (UNAUDITED) SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1997 (NOTE 1) (IN THOUSANDS) SIX MONTHS ENDED 1996 JUNE 30, 1997 (UNAUDITED) Revenue: Rental............................................................................................ $50,026 $30,115 Tenant reimbursements............................................................................. 9,487 4,576 Other............................................................................................. 1,615 998 Total revenue.................................................................................. 61,128 35,689 Certain operating expenses: Property operating and maintenance................................................................ 22,831 11,238 Property management............................................................................... 2,270 1,419 Real estate taxes................................................................................. 5,660 3,116 Insurance......................................................................................... 668 314 Ground rent....................................................................................... 766 362 Total certain operating expenses............................................................... 32,195 16,449 Excess of revenue over certain operating expenses................................................. $28,933 $19,240 See accompanying notes to statements of revenue and certain operating expenses. F-10 ASSOCIATED CAPITAL PROPERTIES PORTFOLIO NOTES TO COMBINED STATEMENTS OF REVENUE AND CERTAIN OPERATING EXPENSES FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996 NOTE 1. ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES ORGANIZATION The accompanying combined statements of revenue and certain operating expenses include the combined operations of certain commercial office properties (the "ACP Portfolio") located in Florida which are to be acquired from Associated Capital Properties, Inc. and its affiliates ("ACP"). The properties are to be acquired by Highwoods Properties, Inc. ("Highwoods" or the "Company") pursuant to a Master Agreement of Merger and Acquisition between Highwoods and ACP dated August 27, 1997. The ACP Portfolio consists of 77 office properties with approximately 5.4 million rentable square feet located in the Jacksonville, Orlando, South Florida, Tampa and Ft. Myers markets. BASIS OF PRESENTATION Associated Capital Properties Portfolio is not a legal entity but rather a combination of the operations of certain properties to be acquired by the Company. The accompanying statements were prepared to comply with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission for real estate operations to be acquired by the Company. The accompanying statements were prepared on a combined basis as the properties being acquired are under common control or management and are being acquired under a single agreement of merger and acquisition. The accompanying statements are not representative of the actual operations for the period presented as certain expenses that may not be comparable to the expenses expected to be incurred by the Company in the future operations of the ACP Portfolio have been excluded. Excluded expenses consist of interest, depreciation and amortization and general and administrative costs. REVENUE RECOGNITION Rental revenue is recognized on a straight-line basis over the terms of the related leases. USE OF ESTIMATES The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. UNAUDITED INTERIM STATEMENT In the opinion of management, the unaudited combined financial statement for the six months ended June 30, 1997 reflects all adjustments (consisting solely of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of the results of the respective interim period. The revenue and certain operating expenses for the interim period is not necessarily indicative of the ACP Portfolio's future revenue and certain operating expenses for a full year. PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Property management expenses include the direct property management costs incurred by ACP and, for periods prior to ACP management, the fees charged by third-party property managers. F-11 ASSOCIATED CAPITAL PROPERTIES PORTFOLIO NOTES TO COMBINED STATEMENTS OF REVENUE AND CERTAIN OPERATING EXPENSES -- CONTINUED NOTE 2. LEASES Office space in the ACP Portfolio is generally leased to tenants under lease terms that provide for the tenants to pay for increases in operating expenses in excess of specified amounts. The future minimum lease payments to be received under the existing operating leases as of December 31, 1996 are as follows (in thousands): 1997.......................................................................... $ 46,244 1998.......................................................................... 37,551 1999.......................................................................... 30,489 2000.......................................................................... 23,925 2001.......................................................................... 17,306 Thereafter.................................................................... 68,871 The above future minimum lease payments do not include specified payments for tenant reimbursements of operating expenses. Certain properties were substantially occupied by their former owners. The accompanying combined statements of revenues and certain operating expenses does not include any imputed revenues from the former owners up through the dates of acquisition by ACP. The following is a summary of these properties and the approximate annual rental rate under lease agreements with the former owner occupants: APPROXIMATE DATE ANNUAL PROPERTY NAME ACQUIRED RENTAL Fireman's Fund Building October 1996 $ 485,000 Independent Square April 1997 2,160,000 Campus Crusade May 1997 900,000 Gray Street May 1997 60,000 F-12 REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC. We have audited the accompanying combined statement of revenue and certain operating expenses of the 1997 Pending Acquisitions (as described in Note 1) for the year ended December 31, 1996. This combined statement of revenue and certain operating expenses is the responsibility of the owners and property management of the 1997 Pending Acquisitions. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the statement of revenue and certain operating expenses based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the statement of revenue and certain operating expenses is free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statement. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. The accompanying combined statement of revenue and certain operating expenses was prepared for the purpose of complying with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, as described in Note 1, for real estate operations acquired by Highwoods Properties, Inc. and is not intended to be a complete presentation of the revenue and expenses of the properties and may not be comparable to those resulting from the proposed future operations of the properties. In our opinion, the combined statement of revenue and certain expenses presents fairly, in all material respects, the combined revenue and certain operating expenses, as described in Note 1, of the 1997 Pending Acquisitions for the year ended December 31, 1996, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principals. COOPERS & LYBRAND LLP Memphis, Tennessee September 12, 1997 F-13 1997 PENDING ACQUISITIONS COMBINED STATEMENTS OF REVENUE AND CERTAIN OPERATING EXPENSES FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996 AND THE (UNAUDITED) SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1997 (NOTE 1) (IN THOUSANDS) SIX MONTHS ENDED 1996 JUNE 30, 1997 (UNAUDITED) Revenue: Rental............................................................................................ $11,676 $ 6,262 Tenant reimbursements............................................................................. 1,868 977 Parking........................................................................................... 145 66 Other............................................................................................. 300 71 Total revenue.................................................................................. 13,989 7,376 Certain operating expenses: Property operating and maintenance................................................................ 3,960 1,965 Property management............................................................................... 615 333 Real estate taxes................................................................................. 1,545 784 Insurance......................................................................................... 268 134 Total certain operating expenses............................................................... 6,388 3,216 Excess of revenue over certain operating expenses................................................. $ 7,601 $ 4,160 See accompanying notes to statement of revenue and certain operating expenses. F-14 1997 PENDING ACQUISITIONS NOTES TO COMBINED STATEMENTS OF REVENUE AND CERTAIN OPERATING EXPENSES -- CONTINUED NOTE 1. ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES ORGANIZATION The accompanying combined statements of revenue and certain operating expenses include the combined operations of certain commercial office properties located in Florida that are pending acquisition in 1997 (the "1997 Pending Acquisitions") by Associated Capital Properties, Inc. and its affiliates ("ACP") from third parties. The properties are to be acquired by Highwoods Properties, Inc. ("Highwoods" or the "Company") pursuant to a Master Agreement of Merger and Acquisition between Highwoods and ACP dated August 27, 1997. The 1997 Pending Acquisitions consist of 7 office properties with approximately 1.0 million rentable square feet located in the Orlando and South Florida markets. BASIS OF PRESENTATION The accompanying statements were prepared to comply with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission for real estate operations to be acquired by the Company. The accompanying statements were prepared on a combined basis as they are to be acquired by Highwoods pursuant to a single agreement of merger and acquisition. There are no interproperty accounts to be eliminated. The accompanying statements are not representative of the actual operations for the periods presented as certain expenses that may not be comparable to the expenses expected to be incurred by the Company in the future operations of the 1997 Pending Acquisitions have been excluded. REVENUE RECOGNITION Rental revenue is recognized on a straight-line basis over the terms of the related leases. PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Property management expenses include fees charged by third parties under property management agreements. USE OF ESTIMATES The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. UNAUDITED INTERIM STATEMENT In the opinion of management, the unaudited combined financial statement for the six months ended June 30, 1997 reflects all adjustments (consisting solely of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of the results of the respective interim period. The revenue and certain operating expenses for the interim period are not necessarily indicative of the 1997 Pending Acquisitions' future revenue and certain operating expenses for a full year. NOTE 2. LEASES Office space in the 1997 Pending Acquisitions is generally leased to tenants under lease terms which provide for the tenants to pay for increases in operating expenses in excess of specified amounts. The future minimum lease payments to be received under the existing operating leases as of December 31, 1996 are as follows (in thousands): 1997........................................................................... $11,055 1998........................................................................... 9,189 1999........................................................................... 6,900 2000........................................................................... 4,799 2001........................................................................... 3,527 Thereafter..................................................................... 13,006 The above future minimum lease payments do not include specified payments for tenant reimbursements of operating expenses. F-15