Whitestone REIT Announces Offering of 4.2M Shares at $12.80

Whitestone REIT WSR, announced today the pricing of its public offering of 4,200,000 common shares at a price to the public of $12.80 per share. The offering was increased in size from the originally contemplated 4,000,000 common shares. The underwriters have been granted a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 630,000 common shares at the public offering price, less the underwriting discount and commissions, to cover over-allotments, if any. The net proceeds to Whitestone, after deducting the underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses, are expected to be approximately $50.91 million (exclusive of the underwriters' over-allotment option). The offering is expected to close on August 28, 2012, subject to customary closing conditions