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SCHEDULE
13G
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| CUSIP No.: 431284108 |
Page 2 of
6 Pages
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1.
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Names
of Reporting Persons
Nomura
Asset Management Co., Ltd.
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2.
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Check
the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
(a)
[ ]
(b)
[X]
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3.
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SEC
Use Only
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4.
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Citizenship
or Place of Organization
Tokyo,
Japan
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Number
of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned
by Each
Reporting
Person
With
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5.
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Sole
Voting Power
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1,946,400
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6.
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Shared
Voting Power
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0
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7.
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Sole
Dispositive Power
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60,600
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8.
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Shared
Dispositive Power
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1,885,800
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9.
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Aggregate
Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
1,946,400
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10.
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Check
if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
[ ]
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11.
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Percent
of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
3.06%
based on 63,566,893 shares outstanding as of October 31,
2008.
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12.
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Type
of Reporting Person
IA
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Item
1 (a)
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Name
of Issuer:
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Highwoods
Properties, Inc. (the “Issuer”)
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Item
1(b)
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Address
of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:
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3100
Smoketree Court, Suite 600, Raleigh, N.C. 27604
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Item
2(a)
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Name
of Person Filing:
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This Statement is filed on behalf of Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.
(“NAM”). This Statement relates to Shares (as defined herein) held for the
accounts of Global REIT Mother Fund (“Global REIT Mother”), Global REIT
Open Mother Fund (“Global REIT Open”), International REIT Index Mother
Fund (“International REIT Index”), Nomura Global REIT Mother Fund (“Nomura
Global REIT”) and World REIT Index Mother Fund (“World REIT
Index”).
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NAM serves as investment manager to each of Global REIT Mother,
Global REIT Open, International REIT Index, Nomura Global REIT, and World
REIT Index. In such capacity, NAM may be deemed to have voting
and dispositive power over the Shares held for the accounts of each of
Global REIT Mother, Global REIT Open, International REIT Index, Nomura
Global REIT, and World REIT Index.
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Item
2(b)
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Address
of Principal Office or, if none, Residence:
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The address of the principal office of NAM is 1-12-1, Nihonbashi,
Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan 103-8260
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Item
2(c)
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Citizenship:
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NAM
is a Japanese corporation
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Item
2(d)
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Title
of Class of Securities:
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Common
Stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Shares”)
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Item
2(e)
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CUSIP
Number:
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431284108
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[X]
An investment adviser in accordance with Rule
13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E)
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Item
4
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Ownership:
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Item
4(a)
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Amount
Beneficially Owned:
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As of December 31, 2008, NAM may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of
1,946,400 Shares. This amount consists of: (A)
66,900 Shares held for the account of Global REIT Mother; (B) 1,262,400
Shares held for the account of Global REIT Open; (C) 57,100 Shares held
for the account of International REIT Index; (D) 556,500 Shares held for
the account of Nomura Global REIT and (E) 3,500 Shares held for the
account of World REIT Index.
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Item
4(b)
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Percent
of Class:
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The number of shares of which NAM may be deemed to be the beneficial owner
of constitutes approximately 3.06% of the total number of Shares
outstanding (based upon the information provided by the issuer in its most
recently-filed quarterly report on Form 10-Q, there was 63,566,893 shares
outstanding as of October 31, 2008).
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Item
4(c)
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Number
of Shares of which such person has:
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(i)
Sole power to vote or direct the vote:
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1,946,400
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(ii)
Shared power to vote or direct the vote:
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0
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(iii)
Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of:
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60,600
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(iv)
Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of:
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1,885,800
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Item
5
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Ownership
of 5% or Less of a Class:
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If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date
hereof the Reporting Person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more
than five percent of the class of securities, check the following
[X].
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Item
6
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Ownership
of More than 5% on Behalf of Another Person:
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This
Item 6 is not applicable.
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Item
7
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Identification
and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being
Reported on By the Parent Holding Company:
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This
Item 7 is not applicable.
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Item
8
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Identification
and Classification of Members of the Group:
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This
Item 8 is not applicable.
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Item
9
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Notice
of Dissolution of Group:
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This
Item 9 is not applicable.
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Item
10
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Certification:
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By signing below each of the Reporting Persons certifies that, to the best
of their knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not
acquired and are not held for
the
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purpose
of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer
of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection
with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or
effect.
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Date:
February 12, 2009
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NOMURA
ASSET MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
By: /s/ Tsunehiko
Ohnishi
Name: Tsunehiko
Ohnishi
Title: Managing
Director
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