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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)
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(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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7,362,039
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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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48,110
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8.
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Shared
Dispositive Power
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7,313,929
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9.
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Aggregate
Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
7,362,039
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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)
10.36%
based on 71,080,090 shares outstanding as of October 26,
2009.
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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 US-REIT High Income Open Mother Fund (“US-REIT High Income Open
Mother”), Nomura US-REIT Open Mother Fund (“Nomura US-REIT Open Mother”),
US-REIT Mother Fund (“US-REIT Mother”), Global REIT Mother Fund (“Global
REIT Mother”), Global REIT Open Mother Fund (“Global REIT Open Mother”),
International REIT Index Mother Fund (“International REIT Index Mother”),
Nomura Global REIT Mother Fund (“Nomura Global REIT Mother”), World REIT
Index Mother Fund (“World REIT Index Mother”) and Nomura Fund Series –
North American REIT Fund (“North American
REIT”).
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NAM
serves as investment manager to each of the US-REIT High Income Open
Mother, Nomura US-REIT Open Mother, US-REIT Mother, Global REIT Mother,
Global REIT Open Mother, International REIT Index Mother, Nomura Global
REIT Mother, World REIT Index Mother and North American REIT. In such
capacity, NAM may be deemed to have voting and dispositive power over the
Shares held for the accounts of each of the US-REIT High Income Open
Mother, Nomura US-REIT Open Mother, US-REIT Mother, Global REIT Mother,
Global REIT Open Mother, International REIT Index Mother, Nomura Global
REIT Mother, World REIT Index Mother and North American
REIT.
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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 January 31, 2010, NAM may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of
7,362,039 Shares. This amount consists of: (1) 52,800 Shares held for the
account of US-REIT High Income Open Mother, (2) 14,000 Shares held for the
account of Nomura US-REIT Open Mother, (3) 755,609 Shares held for the
account of US-REIT Mother, (4) 50,100 Shares held for the account of
Global REIT Mother, (5) 1,584,100 Shares held for the account of Global
REIT Open Mother, (6) 44,600 Shares held for the account of International
REIT Index Mother, (7) 2,162,300 Shares held for the account of Nomura
Global REIT Mother, (8) 3,510 Shares held for the account of World REIT
Index Mother, and (9) 2,695,020 Shares held for the account of North
American REIT.
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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 10.36% 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 71,080,090 Shares
outstanding as of October 26, 2009).
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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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7,362,039
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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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48,110
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(iv)
Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of:
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7,313,929
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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 [
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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 10, 2010
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NOMURA
ASSET MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
By: /s/ Kenji Kitagawa
Name: Kenji
Kitagawa
Title: Managing
Director
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