(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
i919-i872-4924
(Registrants’ telephone number, including area code)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title
of Each Class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
iCommon Stock, $.01 par value, of Highwoods Properties, Inc.
iHIW
iNew
York Stock Exchange
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 16, 2023, the Company held its annual meeting of stockholders. The final vote of the matters presented for a vote at such meeting was as follows:
Matter
For
Against
Abstain/
Withheld
Broker
Non-Votes
(1)
Election of Directors:
4,601,318
Charles A. Anderson
90,556,155
1,010,018
Gene
H. Anderson
88,486,635
3,079,538
Thomas P. Anderson
68,203,018
23,363,155
Carlos E. Evans
87,397,839
4,168,334
David
L. Gadis
90,534,703
1,031,470
David J. Hartzell
88,558,683
3,007,490
Theodore J. Klinck
90,263,019
1,303,154
Anne
H. Lloyd
88,549,437
3,016,736
(2)
Ratification of appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent auditor for 2023
95,325,634
729,560
112,297
(3)
Advisory
vote on executive compensation
85,631,126
5,762,830
172,217
4,601,318
1 Year
2
Years
3 Years
Abstain
(4)
Advisory vote on frequency of say-on-pay votes
88,777,615
47,593
2,686,447
54,518
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each of the registrants has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.