Whitestone REIT Elects Julia B. Buthman as Board of Trustees

Whitestone REIT is a community-centered real estate investment trust (REIT) that acquires, owns, operates, and develops open-air, retail centers located in Phoenix, Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio. Its centers are convenience focused merchandised with a mix of service-oriented tenants providing food (restaurants and grocers), self-care (health and fitness), services (financial and logistics), education and entertainment to the surrounding communities. The Company's properties include Ahwatukee Plaza, Kempwood Plaza, Davenport Village, Eldorado Plaza, Fountain Hills Plaza, Fountain Square, Fulton Ranch Towne Center, Anderson Arbor, Lakeside Market, Headquarters Village, Heritage Trace Plaza, La Mirada, Keller Place, Lakeside Market, Keller Place, Town Park Plaza, Lion Square, Las Colinas Village, Lake Woodlands Crossing, Dana Park Pad, Arcadia Towne Center and Garden Oaks Shopping Center, among others. It also owns Scottsdale Commons, a retail center in Scottsdale.