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  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0'><b>UNITED STATES</b></p>
  
  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0'><b>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</b></p>
  
  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0'>Washington, D.C.
  20549</p>
  
  
  
  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><u>__________________________</u></b></p>
  
  
  
  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>FORM 8-K</b></p>
  
  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0'><b>&nbsp;</b>Current Report</p>
  
  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0'>Pursuant to Section
  13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</p>
  
  
  
  
  
  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>Date of Report (date
  of earliest event reported):&nbsp; February 4, 2008</p>
  
  
  
  
  
  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0'><b><u>PARKWAY PROPERTIES, INC</u></b><u>.</u></p>
  
  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0'>(Exact Name of
  Registrant as Specified in its Charter)</p>
  
  
  
  
  
  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0'>&nbsp;</p>
  
  
  
  
  
  <p class=MsoNormal style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <u>Maryland</u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <u>1-11533</u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <u>74-2123597</u></p>
  
  <p class=MsoNormal style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (State or Other Jurisdiction &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Commission
  File Number)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (IRS Employer</p>
  
  <p class=MsoNormal style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; of Incorporation)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Identification
  No.)</p>
  
  
  
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  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:4.5pt;text-align:center; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0'><u>One
  Jackson Place, Suite 1000, 188 East Capitol Street, Jackson, MS 39225-4647</u></p>
  
  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:4.5pt;text-align:center; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0'>(Address
  of Principal Executive Offices, including zip code)</p>
  
  
  
  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:4.5pt;text-align:center; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0'>&nbsp;</p>
  
  
  
  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0'><u>(601) 948-4091</u></p>
  
  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0'>(Registrant's
  telephone number, including area code)</p>
  
  
  
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  Applicable</u></p>
  
  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0'>(Former name or
  former address, if changed since last report)</p>
  
  
  
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  <p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0'>Check the appropriate box below if
  the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation
  of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General
  Instruction A.2. below):</p>
  
  
  
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  <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &#61551;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Written communications pursuant to
  Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</p>
  
  <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &#61551;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Soliciting material pursuant to Rule
  14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</p>
  
  <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &#61551;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Pre-commencement communications
  pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</p>
  
  <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &#61551;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Pre-commencement communications
  pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</p>
  
  
  
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  <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b>Item 5.02&nbsp; Departure of
  Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
  Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers</b></p>
  
  
  
  <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>The Board of Directors of Parkway
  Properties, Inc. (the &quot;Company&quot;) announced that J. Mitchell Collins has been
  appointed as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of
  the Company, effective March 1, 2008.&nbsp; A copy of the press release announcing
  such appointment is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.&nbsp; In connection with the
  appointment of Mr. Collins, Mandy M. Pope, the Company's Senior Vice President
  and Controller will relinquish her role as interim Chief Financial Officer.</p>
  
  
  
  <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>Mr. Collins, age 39, joins the
  Company from Equity Inns, Inc. (NYSE: ENN), a real estate investment trust,
  where he was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. &nbsp;Prior to
  joining Equity Inns in 2004, Mr. Collins was Executive Vice President and Chief
  Financial Officer at ResortQuest International, Inc. (NYSE: RZT), a resort
  property management company. &nbsp;From 1990 to 2000, Mr. Collins was with Arthur
  Anderson LLP and served on its U.S. Hospitality Team.&nbsp; Mr. Collins is a
  graduate of the University of Mississippi with a Bachelors of Science degree in
  Accounting. &nbsp;He received a Masters of Business Administration from the Owen
  Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University.</p>
  
  
  
  <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>Mr. Collins will be paid an
  annual base salary of $260,000 and will be eligible to participate in the
  Company's 2008 cash incentive bonus program (described in the Company's Form
  8-K filed January 16, 2008) with a maximum bonus of 50% of his base salary for
  achievement of individual and Company performance goals. &nbsp;If approved by the
  Board, Mr. Collins will receive an award of 2,600 time-based restricted shares
  that will vest four years from the date of grant in addition to 875 performance-based
  restricted shares that will vest on January 10, 2009 if the performance target
  set by the Compensation Committee in connection with GEAR UP Plan is met. </p>
  
  
  
  <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b>Item 9.01&nbsp; Financial
  Statements and Exhibits.</b></p>
  
  
  
  <p class=MsoNormal>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Exhibits</p>
  
  
  
  <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:27.0pt;margin-bottom:
  12.0pt;margin-left:1.0in;text-align:justify'>99&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Press release dated February
  5, 2008</p>
  
  
  
  <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>SIGNATURES</p>
  
  
  
  <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in'>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 hereunto duly
  authorized.</p>
  
  
  
  <p class=MsoNormal>Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; February 5, 2008</p>
  
  
  
  <p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:3.0in'>PARKWAY PROPERTIES, INC.</p>
  
  
  
  <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:3.25in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0'>By: <u>/s/ Mandy M. Pope&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </u></p>
  
  <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:3.5in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0'>Mandy M. Pope</p>
  
  <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:3.5in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0'>Interim Chief Financial Officer, </p>
  
  <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:3.5in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0'>
  Senior Vice President and Controller</p>
  
  
  
  <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:3.5in; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0'>&nbsp;</p>
  
  
  
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text: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  UNITED STATES
  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):  February 4, 2008
  PARKWAY PROPERTIES, INC
  .
  (Exact Name of
  Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
  Maryland
  1-11533
  74-2123597
  (State or Other Jurisdiction             (Commission
  File Number)                      (IRS Employer
  of Incorporation)                                                                                 Identification
  No.)
  One
  Jackson Place, Suite 1000, 188 East Capitol Street, Jackson, MS 39225-4647
  (Address
  of Principal Executive Offices, including zip code)
  (601) 948-4091
  (Registrant's
  telephone number, including area code)
  Not
  Applicable
  (Former name or
  former address, if changed since last report)
  Check the appropriate box below if
  the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation
  of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General
  Instruction A.2. below):
         Written communications pursuant to
  Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
         Soliciting material pursuant to Rule
  14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
         Pre-commencement communications
  pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
         Pre-commencement communications
  pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
  Page 1 of 2
  Item 5.02  Departure of
  Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
  Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
  The Board of Directors of Parkway
  Properties, Inc. (the "Company") announced that J. Mitchell Collins has been
  appointed as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of
  the Company, effective March 1, 2008.  A copy of the press release announcing
  such appointment is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.  In connection with the
  appointment of Mr. Collins, Mandy M. Pope, the Company's Senior Vice President
  and Controller will relinquish her role as interim Chief Financial Officer.
  Mr. Collins, age 39, joins the
  Company from Equity Inns, Inc. (NYSE: ENN), a real estate investment trust,
  where he was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.  Prior to
  joining Equity Inns in 2004, Mr. Collins was Executive Vice President and Chief
  Financial Officer at ResortQuest International, Inc. (NYSE: RZT), a resort
  property management company.  From 1990 to 2000, Mr. Collins was with Arthur
  Anderson LLP and served on its U.S. Hospitality Team.  Mr. Collins is a
  graduate of the University of Mississippi with a Bachelors of Science degree in
  Accounting.  He received a Masters of Business Administration from the Owen
  Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University.
  Mr. Collins will be paid an
  annual base salary of $260,000 and will be eligible to participate in the
  Company's 2008 cash incentive bonus program (described in the Company's Form
  8-K filed January 16, 2008) with a maximum bonus of 50% of his base salary for
  achievement of individual and Company performance goals.  If approved by the
  Board, Mr. Collins will receive an award of 2,600 time-based restricted shares
  that will vest four years from the date of grant in addition to 875 performance-based
  restricted shares that will vest on January 10, 2009 if the performance target
  set by the Compensation Committee in connection with GEAR UP Plan is met.
  Item 9.01  Financial
  Statements and Exhibits.
  (d)        Exhibits
  99     Press release dated February
  5, 2008
  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 hereunto duly
  authorized.
  Date:    February 5, 2008
  PARKWAY PROPERTIES, INC.
  By:
  /s/ Mandy M. Pope
  Mandy M. Pope
  Interim Chief Financial Officer,
  Senior Vice President and Controller
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