Whitestone REIT's Board of Trustees Declares Third Quarter 2017 Dividends

HOUSTON, June 15, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Whitestone REIT WSR ("Whitestone" or the "Company") today announced that its Board of Trustees has declared a quarterly cash dividend for the 2017 third quarter of 28.5 cents per share on the Company's common stock and Operating Partnership units.  The third quarter dividend will be paid in three installments of 9.5 cents each as detailed below:

About Whitestone REIT
Whitestone REIT WSR is a community-centered retail real estate investment trust ("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.  Visit www.whitestonereit.com for additional information.

Whitestone REIT Contact:
David K. Holeman
Chief Financial Officer
Investor Relations: (713) 435-2219
ir@whitestonereit.com