Whitestone REIT (NYSE:WSR) ("Whitestone" or the "Company") announced that today its shareholders approved the all-cash acquisition of Whitestone by certain Ares Real Estate funds ("Ares") at the special meeting of shareholders held for such purpose.

Whitestone will provide final vote results for the special meeting, as certified by the independent Inspector of Election, on a Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC").