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): January 22, 1998 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 The purpose of this filing is to report certain pro forma financial information of Highwoods Properties, Inc. (the "Company") as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 1997 and for the year ended December 31, 1996 and to set forth certain exhibits in connection with (i) an agreement of the Company dated January 22, 1998 to sell 2,000,000 shares of common stock (2,300,000 shares of common stock if the over-allotment option is exercised in full) in an underwritten public offering for net proceeds of approximately $68.2 million (approximately $78.5 million if the over-allotment option is exercised in full) and (ii) an offering by Highwoods/Forsyth Limited Partnership (the "Operating Partnership") of $100 million of % MandatOry Par Put Remarketed Securities SM("MOPPRSSM") due January , 2013 and $100 million of % Notes due January , . ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS Following is a list of the financial statements, pro forma financial information and exhibits filed as a part of this report: (b) Pro Forma Financial Information Pro Forma Condensed Combining Financial Statements Pro Forma Condensed Combining Balance Sheet (unaudited) as of September 30, 1997 Pro Forma Condensed Combining Statement of Operations (unaudited) for the nine months ended September 30, 1997 Pro Forma Condensed Combining 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: 8 Opinion of Alston & Bird LAP regarding certain federal tax matters 12 Statement of computation of ratios 1 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: January 22, 1998 2 INDEX TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC. UNAUDITED PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION Pro Forma Condensed Combining Balance Sheet (unaudited) as of September 30, 1997....................................... F-2 Notes to Pro Forma Condensed Combining Balance Sheet................................................................... F-3 Pro Forma Condensed Combining Statement of Operations (unaudited) for the nine months ended September 30, 1997......... F-5 Notes to Pro Forma Condensed Combining Statement of Operations......................................................... F-6 Pro Forma Condensed Combining Statement of Operations (unaudited) for the year ended December 31, 1996................. F-8 Notes to Pro Forma Condensed Combining Statement of Operations......................................................... F-9 F-1 HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC. PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINING BALANCE SHEET (UNAUDITED) SEPTEMBER 30, 1997 (IN THOUSANDS) USE OF COMMON PREFERRED STOCK STOCK HISTORICAL (A) ACP, INC. (B) OFFERING PROCEEDS (C) OFFERING (D) ASSETS Real estate assets, net...................................... $1,730,906 $ 617,000 $ -- $ -- Cash and cash equivalents.................................... 184,230 (25,465) (166,916) 9,192 Accounts and notes receivables............................... 16,798 -- -- -- Accrued straight line rent receivable........................ 10,024 -- -- -- Other assets................................................. 38,220 -- -- -- $1,980,178 $ 591,535 $(166,916) $ 9,192 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Mortgages and notes payable.................................. $ 649,188 $ 481,171 $(166,916) $ (273,050) Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other................. 41,565 10,500 -- -- Total liabilities............................................ 690,753 491,671 (166,916) (273,050) Minority interest............................................ 174,913 96,041 -- -- Preferred stock: Series A.................................................. 125,000 -- -- -- Series B.................................................. 172,500 -- -- -- Stockholders' equity: Common stock.............................................. 379 1 -- 85 Additional paid in capital................................ 839,912 3,822 282,157 Distributions in excess of net earnings................................................ (23,279) -- -- -- Total Stockholders' equity................................... 1,114,512 3,823 -- 282,242 $1,980,178 $ 591,535 $(166,916) $ 9,192 MOPPRS ACQUIRED OTHER ACQUIRED AND DEBT 1998 COMMON PROPERTIES (E) PROPERTIES (F) OFFERING (G) STOCK OFFERING (H) ASSETS Real estate assets, net...................................... $106,936 $155,801 $ -- $ -- Cash and cash equivalents.................................... -- -- -- 37,442 Accounts and notes receivables............................... -- -- -- -- Accrued straight line rent receivable........................ -- -- -- -- Other assets................................................. -- -- 1,600 -- $106,936 $155,801 $1,600 $ 37,442 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Mortgages and notes payable.................................. $105,184 $145,191 $1,600 $(30,807) Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other................. 1,752 640 -- -- Total liabilities............................................ 106,936 145,831 1,600 (30,807) Minority interest............................................ -- 9,970 -- -- Preferred stock: Series A.................................................. -- -- -- -- Series B.................................................. -- -- -- -- Stockholders' equity: Common stock.............................................. -- -- -- 20 Additional paid in capital................................ -- -- -- 68,229 Distributions in excess of net earnings................................................ -- -- -- -- Total Stockholders' equity................................... -- -- -- 68,249 $106,936 $155,801 $1,600 $ 37,442 PRO FORMA ASSETS Real estate assets, net...................................... $2,610,643 Cash and cash equivalents.................................... 38,483 Accounts and notes receivables............................... 16,798 Accrued straight line rent receivable........................ 10,024 Other assets................................................. 39,820 $2,715,768 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Mortgages and notes payable.................................. $ 911,561 Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other................. 54,457 Total liabilities............................................ 966,018 Minority interest............................................ 280,924 Preferred stock: Series A.................................................. 125,000 Series B.................................................. 172,500 Stockholders' equity: Common stock.............................................. 485 Additional paid in capital................................ 1,194,120 Distributions in excess of net earnings................................................ (23,279) Total Stockholders' equity................................... 1,468,826 $2,715,768 F-2 HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC. NOTES TO PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINING BALANCE SHEET (UNAUDITED) SEPTEMBER 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 September 30, 1997: (a) the completion of the Company's business combination 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 completion of the acquisition of the seven properties that ACP had under contract to purchase (the "1997 Pending Acquisitions"), (c) the issuance of 8.5 million shares of the Company's common stock, $.01 par value (the "Common Stock"), at a price of $35 per share (the "Common Stock Offering"), (d) the completion of the business combination with Riparius Development Corporation and the acquisitions of seven properties in Winston-Salem, NC and one property in Nashville, TN (collectively, the "Acquired Properties"), (e) the completion of the pending Garcia acquisition consisting of fourteen properties, six service center properties and 66 acres of development land and the completion of four other acquisitions of seven properties (collectively, the "Other Acquired Properties"), (f) the issuance of $100 million of MandatOry Par Put Remarketed Securities ("MOPPRSSM") due 2013 at an assumed interest rate of 6.6% and $100 million in debt securities, due 2008, at an assumed interest rate of 6.92% (the "MOPPRS and Debt Offering") and (g) the issuance of 2.0 million shares of the Company's Common Stock, at a price of $36 per share (the "1998 Common Stock Offering"). The acquisitions have been accounted for using the purchase method of accounting. Accordingly, assets acquired and liabilities assumed have been recorded at their estimated fair values, which may be subject to further refinement, including appraisals and other analyses. 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 nine months ended September 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, June 30, 1997 and September 30, 1997, and the financial statements and related notes of Associated Capital Properties Portfolio and 1997 Pending Acquisitions included in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 1, 1997 (as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 16, 1997). 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 September 30, 1997, nor does it purport to represent the future financial position of the Company. 2. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINING 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 September 30, 1997. (b.) Reflects the allocation of the $617 million purchase price to the fair value of the net assets acquired in the Merger and the 1997 Pending Acquisitions (collectively, the "ACP Transaction"). The purchase price consisted of the issuance of 2,955,238 Common Units (valued at $32.50 per Common Unit), the assumption of $481 million of mortgage debt, the issuance of 117,617 shares of Common Stock (valued at $32.50 per share), a cash payment of approximately $24 million and an $11 million capital expenditure reserve. (c.) Reflects the use of the net proceeds from the issuance of 6.9 million 8% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares (the "Series B Preferred Shares") to pay off $166.9 million of debt assumed in the ACP Transaction. (d.) Reflects the issuance of 8.5 million shares of Common Stock in the Common Stock Offering at an offering price of $35 per share and the use of the net proceeds to pay off $273.1 million of debt assumed in the ACP Transaction. Underwriting discounts and other offering costs equaled approximately $15.3 million. F-3 HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC. NOTES TO PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINING BALANCE SHEET (UNAUDITED) -- CONTINUED 2. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINING BALANCE SHEET -- Continued (e.) Reflects the allocation of the $106.9 million purchase price to the fair value of the net assets acquired in the Acquired Properties. The purchase price consisted of a draw on the Company's $430 million unsecured revolving lines of credit (the "Lines of Credit") of $105.2 million and a capital expenditure reserve of $1.7 million. (f.) Reflects the allocation of the $155.8 million purchase price to the fair value of the net assets acquired in the Other Acquired Properties. The purchase price consisted of the issuance of 299,810 Class A Units (215,863 of which were valued at $32.50 per Class A Unit and 83,947 of which were valued at $35.20), the assumption of $31.0 million of mortgage debt, a draw on the Lines of Credit of $114.2 million and a capital expenditure reserve of $.6 million. (g.) Reflects the issuance of $100 million of MOPPRS due 2013 at an assumed interest rate of 6.6% and $100 million in debt securities, due 2008, at an assumed interest rate of 6.92% and the use of the net proceeds to pay off approximately $201.4 million of debt drawn on the Lines of Credit. In determining net proceeds from the MOPPRS and Debt Offering, the amount paid to the Company by the remarketing dealer for the right to remarket the securities was assumed to equal $3.0 million and the underwriting discounts and other offering costs to be paid by the Company have been assumed to equal $1.6 million. (h.) Reflects the issuance of 2.0 million shares of Common Stock in the 1998 Common Stock Offering at an offering price of $36 per share and the use of a portion of the net proceeds to pay off debt drawn on the Lines of Credit. Underwriting discounts and other offering costs have been assumed to equal $3.8 million. F-4 HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC. PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED) FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1997 (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA) USE OF PREFERRED CENTURY CENTER 1997 STOCK AND ANDERSON OTHER ACP PENDING OFFERING HISTORICAL (A) TRANSACTIONS (B) OFFERINGS (C) PORTFOLIO (D) ACQUISITIONS (E) PROCEEDS REVENUE: Rental property.................... $177,246 $ 1,047 $ -- $52,411 $ 10,560 $ -- Other Income....................... 5,968 -- -- 1,880 123 -- 183,214 1,047 -- 54,291 10,683 -- OPERATING EXPENSES: Rental property.................... 48,995 317 -- 23,956 4,396 -- Depreciation and amortization...... 31,051 715 -- 9,019 -- -- INTEREST EXPENSE: Contractual....................... 33,082 1,358 (1,077) 25,746 -- (8,604)(f) Amortization of deferred financing costs............................ 1,689 -- -- -- -- -- 34,771 1,358 (1,077) 25,746 -- (8,604) General and administrative......... 6,694 -- -- -- -- -- Income before minority interest.... 61,703 (1,343) 1,077 (4,430) 6,287 8,604 Minority interest.................. (9,872) -- -- -- -- (1,540)(g) Income before extraordinary item and dividends on preferred shares............................ 51,831 (1,343) 1,077 (4,430) 6,287 7,064 Dividends on preferred shares...... (6,972) -- (1,289) -- -- (10,175)(h) Net income available for common shareholders before extraordinary item.............................. $ 44,859 $ (1,343) $ (212) $(4,430) $ 6,287 $ (3,111) Net income per common share........ $ 1.25 Weighted average shares............ 35,777 MOPPRS COMMON AND STOCK ACQUIRED OTHER ACQUIRED DEBT 1998 COMMON PRO FORMA OFFERING PROPERTIES (J) PROPERTIES (K) OFFERING STOCK OFFERING ADJUSTMENTS PRO FORMA REVENUE: Rental property.................... $ -- $9,332 $ 13,255 $ -- $ -- $ -- $263,851 Other Income....................... -- -- -- -- -- -- 7,971 -- 9,332 13,255 -- -- -- 271,822 OPERATING EXPENSES: Rental property.................... -- 1,727 6,474 -- -- 188(o) 86,053 Depreciation and amortization...... -- -- -- -- -- 3,369(p) 44,154 INTEREST EXPENSE: Contractual....................... (14,075)(i) -- -- (685 ) (1,588)(n) 13,245(q) 47,4 02 Amortization of deferred financing costs............................ -- -- -- 178(m) -- -- 1,867 (14,075) -- -- (507) (1,588) 13,245 49,269 General and administrative......... -- -- -- -- -- -- 6,694 Income before minority interest.... 14,075 7,605 6,781 507 1,588 (16,802) 85,652 Minority interest.................. (2,519)(g) -- -- (91 (g) (284)(g) (1,026) (15,332 ) Income before extraordinary item and dividends on preferred shares............................ 11,556 7,605 6,781 416 1,304 (17,828) 70,320 Dividends on preferred shares...... -- -- -- -- -- -- (18,436 ) Net income available for common shareholders before extraordinary item.............................. $ 11,556 $7,605 $ 6,781 $ 416 $ 1,304 $ (17,828) $ 51,884 Net income per common share........ $ 1.07 Weighted average shares............ 48,566 F-5 HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC. NOTES TO PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED) FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 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 business combination 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 issuance of 125,000 8 5/8% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares (the "Series A Preferred Shares") and of $100,000,000 of Exercisable Put Option Notes (collectively the "Other Offerings"), (c) the completion of the Merger (d) the completion of the 1997 Pending Acquisitions, (e) the issuance of 6.9 million Series B Preferred Shares at a price of $25 per share (the "Preferred Stock Offering"), (f) the completion of the Common Stock Offering, (g) the completion of the Acquired Properties, (h) the completion of the Other Acquired Properties, (i) the completion of the MOPPRS and Debt Offering and (j) the completion of the 1998 Common Stock 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 September 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, June 30, 1997 and September 30, 1997, and the financial statements and related notes of Associated Capital Properties Portfolio and 1997 Pending Acquisitions included in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 1, 1997 (as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 16, 1997). 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 nine months ended September 30, 1997. (b.) Reflects the historical statement of operations of Century Center Office Park and an affiliated portfolio ("Century Center") and the properties acquired in the Anderson Transaction 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 $127.5 million of the Lines of Credit and $63.1 million of other loans repaid with the proceeds of the Other Offerings and the dividends incurred on the Company's Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares from January 1, 1997 through the date of the offering of the Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares. (d.) Represents the historical revenues and operating expenses of the ACP Portfolio for the nine months ended September 30, 1997 and the historical operations of properties acquired by ACP during 1997 from January 1, 1997 to the respective dates of their acquisition adjusted on a pro forma basis for incremental revenue related to owner-occupied buildings, interest expense and depreciation expense related to the ACP Portfolio and the 1997 Pending Acquisitions. (e.) Reflects the historical revenues and operating expenses of the 1997 Pending Acquisitions for the nine months ended September 30, 1997. F-6 HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC. NOTES TO PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED) -- CONTINUED 2. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS -- Continued (f.) Reflects the estimated interest expense savings on $166.9 million of the Lines of Credit repaid with the proceeds of the Preferred Stock Offering. (g.) Represents the net adjustment to minority interest to reflect the pro forma minority interest percentage of 17.9%. (h.) Represents the 8% dividend on the Series B Preferred Shares issued in the Preferred Stock Offering. (i.) Represents the estimated interest expense savings on $273.1 million of the Lines of Credit repaid with the proceeds of the Common Stock Offering. (j.) Reflects the historical revenues and operating expenses of Acquired Properties for the nine months ended September 30, 1997 (k.) Reflects the historical revenues and operating expenses of Other Acquired Properties for the nine months ended September 30, 1997. (l.) Represents the estimated interest expense on $100 million of MOPPRS due 2013 at an assumed interest rate of 6.6% and $100 million in debt securities, due 2008 (at an assumed rate of 6.92%) offset by the interest expense savings on the $201.4 million of the Lines of Credit repaid with the proceeds of the MOPPRS and Debt Offering. (m.) Represents the amortization of the deferred financing costs associated with the MOPPRS and Debt Offering, straight-line over the terms of the securities offset by the amortization of the $3.0 million MOPPRS premium paid by the remarketing dealer, using the effective interest method over the term of the securities. (n.) Represents the estimated interest expense savings on $30.8 million of the Lines of Credit repaid with a portion of the net proceeds of the 1998 Common Stock Offering. (o.) Represents the incremental operating expenses to be incurred by the Company upon completion of the Acquired Properties and the Other Acquired Properties. (p.) Represents the net adjustment of depreciation expense for Acquired Properties and the Other Acquired Properties 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. (q.) Represents the net adjustment to interest expense to reflect interest costs on $219.4 million in borrowings under the Lines of Credit at an assumed rate of 6.87% (the capped interest rate based on a 30-day LIBOR rate of 5.87% plus 100 basis points) and $31.0 million in assumed debt at a weighted average interest rate of 8.33%. F-7 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 ACP CROCKER EAKIN & 1996 AND ANDERSON OTHER PORTFOLIO HISTORICAL (A) TRANSACTION (B) SMITH (C) OFFERINGS (D) TRANSACTIONS(E) OFFERINGS (F) HISTORICAL (G) REVENUE: Rental property.... $130,848 $47,892 $ 3,000 $ -- $ 27,128 $ -- $ 63,118 Other Income....... 7,078 (1,424) 512 -- -- -- 1,615 137,926 46,468 3,512 -- 27,128 64,733 OPERATING EXPENSES: Rental property.... 35,313 15,709 957 -- 18,218 -- 32,195 Depreciation and amortization..... 22,095 9,048 453 -- 5,722 -- 12,025 INTEREST EXPENSE Contractual...... 24,699 13,048 1,207 (4,504) 10,861 (7,421) 34,328 Amortization of deferred financing costs.......... 1,911 374 -- 1,059 -- -- -- 26,610 13,422 1,207 (3,445) 10,861 (7,421) 34,328 General and administrative... 5,666 271 200 -- -- -- -- Income before minority interest....... 48,242 8,018 695 3,445 (7,673) 7,421 (13,815) Minority interest......... (6,782) -- -- -- -- -- -- Income before extraordinary item and dividends on preferred shares........... 41,460 8,018 695 3,445 (7,673) 7,421 (13,815) Dividends on preferred shares........... -- -- -- -- -- (10,781) -- Net Income available for common shareholders before extraordinary item............. $ 41,460 $ 8,018 $ 695 $ 3,445 $ (7,673) $(3,360) $(13,815) Net income per common share..... $ 1.59 Weighed average shares........... 26,111 USE OF PREFERRED MOPPRS 1998 1997 STOCK COMMON OTHER AND COMMON PENDING OFFERING STOCK ACQUIRED ACQUIRED DEBT STOCK PRO FORMA ACQUISITIONS (H) PROCEEDS OFFERING PROPERTIES (M) PROPERTIES (N) OFFERING OFFERING ADJUSTMENTS REVENUE: Rental property.... $ 13,689 $ -- $ -- $ 12,925 $ 13,996 $ -- $ -- $ -- Other Income....... 300 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 13,989 -- -- 12,925 13,996 -- OPERATING EXPENSES: Rental property.... 6,388 -- -- 2,755 7,989 -- -- 250(r) Depreciation and amortization..... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 4,492(s) INTEREST EXPENSE Contractual...... -- (11,472 )(i) (18,767 (l) -- -- (914 )(o) (2,117 ) 17,660 (t) Amortization of deferred financing costs.......... -- -- -- -- -- 238 (p) -- -- -- (11,472 ) (18,767 ) -- -- (676 ) (2,117 ) 17,660 General and administrative... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Income before minority interest....... 7,601 11,472 18,767 10,170 6,007 676 2,117 (22,402) Minority interest......... -- (2,053 )(j) (3,359 (j) -- -- (121 )(j) (379 ) (1,759)( j) Income before extraordinary item and dividends on preferred shares........... 7,601 9,419 15,408 10,170 6,007 555 1,738 (24,161) Dividends on preferred shares........... -- (13,800 )(k) -- -- -- -- -- -- Net Income available for common shareholders before extraordinary item............. $ 7,601 $ (4,381 ) $15,408 $ 10,170 $ 6,007 $ 555 $1,738 $ (24,161) Net income per common share..... Weighed average shares........... PRO FORMA REVENUE: Rental property.... $312,596 Other Income....... 8,081 320,677 OPERATING EXPENSES: Rental property.... 119,774 Depreciation and amortization..... 53,835 INTEREST EXPENSE Contractual...... 56,608 Amortization of deferred financing costs.......... 3,582 60,190 General and administrative... 6,137 Income before minority interest....... 80,741 Minority interest......... (14,453 ) Income before extraordinary item and dividends on preferred shares........... 66,288 Dividends on preferred shares........... (24,581 ) Net Income available for common shareholders before extraordinary item............. $ 41,707 Net income per common share..... $ 0.86 Weighed average shares........... 48,566 F-8 HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC. NOTES TO PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINING STATEMENTS 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; (h.) the completion of the Preferred Stock Offering; (i.) the completion of the Common Stock Offering; (j.) the completion of the Acquired Properties; (k.) the completion of the Other Acquired Properties; (l.) the completion of the MOPPRS and Debt Offering; and (m.) the completion of the 1998 Common Stock 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 September 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, June 30, 1997 and September 30, 1997 and the financial statements and related notes of Associated Capital Properties Portfolio and 1997 Pending Acquisitions included in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 1, 1997 (as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 16, 1997). 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 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, adjusted on a pro forma basis for interest expense, depreciation expense and other items. F-9 HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC. NOTES TO PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED) -- CONTINUED 2. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS -- Continued (f.) Reflects the estimated interest expense savings on $127.5 million of the Lines of Credit and $63.1 million of other loans repaid with the proceeds of the Other Offerings and the dividends incurred on the Company's Series A Preferred Shares. (g.) Represents the historical revenues and operating expenses 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. These amounts have been adjusted on a pro forma basis for incremental revenue related to owner-occupied buildings, interest expense and depreciation expense related to the ACP Portfolio and the 1997 Pending Acquisitions. (h.) Reflects the historical revenues and operating expenses of 1997 Pending Acquisitions for the year ended December 1996. (i.) Represents the estimated interest expense savings on $166.9 million of the Lines of Credit repaid with the proceeds of the Preferred Stock Offering. (j.) Represents the net adjustment to minority interest to reflect the pro forma minority interest percentage of 17.9%. (k.) Represents the 8% dividend on Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares sold by the Company in the Preferred Stock Offering. (l.) Represents the estimated interest expense savings on $273.1 million of the Lines of Credit repaid with the proceeds of the Common Stock Offering. (m.) Reflects the historical revenues and operating expenses of Acquired Properties for the year ended December 31, 1996. (n.) Reflects the historical revenues and operating expenses of the Other Acquired Properties for the year ended December 31, 1996. (o.) Represents the estimated interest expense on the $100 million of MOPPRS due 2013 at an assumed interest rate of 6.6% and $100 million in debt securities, due 2008 (at an assumed rate of 6.92%) offset by the interest expense savings on the $201.4 million of the Lines of Credit repaid with the proceeds of the MOPPRS and Debt Offering. (p.) Represents the amortization of the deferred financing costs associated with the MOPPRS and Debt Offering, straight-line over the terms of the securities offset by the amortization of the $3.0 million premium paid by the remarketing dealer, using the effective interest method over the term of the securities. (q.) Represents the estimated interest expense savings on $30.8 million of the Lines of Credit repaid with a portion of the net proceeds of the 1998 Common Stock Offering. (r.) Represents the incremental operating expenses to be incurred by the Company upon completion of the Acquired Properties and the Other Acquired Properties. (s.) Represents the net adjustment of depreciation expense for Acquired Properties and Other Acquired Properties 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. (t.) Represents the net adjustment to interest expense to reflect interest costs on $219.4 million in borrowings under the Lines of Credit at an assumed rate of 6.87% capped (the effective interest rate based on a 30-day LIBOR rate of 5.87% plus 100 basis points) and $31.0 million in assumed debt at a weighted average interest rate of 8.33%. F-10