Whitestone REIT Provides Update on Hurricane Harvey

HOUSTON, Aug. 28, 2017 -- Whitestone REIT (NYSE:WSR) (“Whitestone” or the “Company”) announced today that preliminary reports indicate Hurricane Harvey has caused only minor damage to the Company's community-centered properties located in Houston, Austin and San Antonio, Texas.  All of the Company’s properties in the region, including its headquarters location, are currently operational. As the storm is ongoing in the Houston metro area and may continue for several days, the Company will provide additional information or updates in the event of a material change in this situation.

CEO Comments
Whitestone’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer James C. Mastandrea commented, “We are focused on taking care of our employees, tenants and consumers, and we stand ready to provide assistance to our Whitestone REIT community-centered properties and neighbors. Our hearts go out to the local communities and everyone impacted by this devastating storm, and we thank the local emergency, medical, and law enforcement officials who are working tirelessly to ensure the safety and security of our neighbors and local citizens.”

About Whitestone REIT
Whitestone is a Community-Centered retail REIT that acquires, owns, manages, develops and redevelops high quality “E-commerce resistant” neighborhood, community and lifestyle retail centers principally located in the largest, fastest-growing and most affluent markets in the Sunbelt. Whitestone’s optimal mix of national, regional and local tenants provides daily necessities, needed services and entertainment to the respective communities which are not readily available online. 

Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this press release constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). The Company intends for all such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe-harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act, as applicable. Such information is subject to certain risks and uncertainties, as well as known and unknown risks, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or anticipated. Therefore, such statements are not intended to be a guarantee of the Company’s performance in future periods. Such forward-looking statements can generally be identified by the Company’s use of forward-looking terminology, such as “may,” “will,” “plan,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue” or similar words or phrases that are predictions of future events or trends and which do not relate solely to historical matters, and include, without limitation, the Company’s beliefs and intentions regarding the impact and results of the disposition and transition to a pure-play retail REIT and other factors detailed in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other documents the Company files with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. The Company cannot guarantee the accuracy of any such forward-looking statements contained in this press release, and the Company does not intend to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Contact Whitestone REIT:
Kevin Reed
Director of Investor Relations
(713) 435-2219
[email protected]