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HOUSTON, Jan. 29, 2016 -- Whitestone REIT (NYSE:WSR) today released the Federal income tax treatment of its 2015 cash distributions to holders of its common shares (CUSIP 966084204). The final classifications of the distributions for 2015, which will be reported on Form 1099-DIV, are as follows:
| Record Date | Payable Date | Total Distribution per Share | Ordinary Dividends- Taxable (Box 1a) | Qualified Dividends (Box 1b) | Capital Gain Distributions (Box 2a) | Unrecaptured Section 1250 Gain(1) (Box 2b) | Return of Capital- Nontaxable (Box 3) | ||||||||||||||
| 1/6/2015 | 1/13/2015 | $ | 0.095 | $ | 0.0579 | $ | 0.0000 | $ | 0.00128 | $ | 0.0005 | $ | 0.03582 | ||||||||
| 2/3/2015 | 2/10/2015 | $ | 0.095 | $ | 0.0579 | $ | 0.0000 | $ | 0.00128 | $ | 0.0005 | $ | 0.03582 | ||||||||
| 3/3/2015 | 3/10/2015 | $ | 0.095 | $ | 0.0579 | $ | 0.0000 | $ | 0.00128 | $ | 0.0005 | $ | 0.03582 | ||||||||
| 4/2/2015 | 4/9/2015 | $ | 0.095 | $ | 0.0579 | $ | 0.0000 | $ | 0.00128 | $ | 0.0005 | $ | 0.03582 | ||||||||
| 5/5/2015 | 5/12/2015 | $ | 0.095 | $ | 0.0579 | $ | 0.0000 | $ | 0.00128 | $ | 0.0005 | $ | 0.03582 | ||||||||
| 6/2/2015 | 6/9/2015 | $ | 0.095 | $ | 0.0579 | $ | 0.0000 | $ | 0.00128 | $ | 0.0005 | $ | 0.03582 | ||||||||
| 7/2/2015 | 7/9/2015 | $ | 0.095 | $ | 0.0579 | $ | 0.0000 | $ | 0.00128 | $ | 0.0005 | $ | 0.03582 | ||||||||
| 8/3/2015 | 8/10/2015 | $ | 0.095 | $ | 0.0579 | $ | 0.0000 | $ | 0.00128 | $ | 0.0005 | $ | 0.03582 | ||||||||
| 9/2/2015 | 9/9/2015 | $ | 0.095 | $ | 0.0579 | $ | 0.0000 | $ | 0.00128 | $ | 0.0005 | $ | 0.03582 | ||||||||
| 10/5/2015 | 10/12/2015 | $ | 0.095 | $ | 0.0579 | $ | 0.0000 | $ | 0.00128 | $ | 0.0005 | $ | 0.03582 | ||||||||
| 11/2/2015 | 11/9/2015 | $ | 0.095 | $ | 0.0579 | $ | 0.0000 | $ | 0.00128 | $ | 0.0005 | $ | 0.03582 | ||||||||
| 12/2/2015 | 12/9/2015 | $ | 0.095 | $ | 0.0579 | $ | 0.0000 | $ | 0.00128 | $ | 0.0005 | $ | 0.03582 | ||||||||
| Totals | $ | 1.14 | $ | 0.69483 | $ | 0.0000 | $ | 0.01539 | $ | 0.006 | $ | 0.42978 | |||||||||
| 100 | % | 60.95 | % | 1.35 | % | 37.70 | % | ||||||||||||||
| (1) Amounts in Box 2b are included in Box 2a. | |||||||||||||||||||||
About Whitestone REIT
Whitestone REIT (NYSE:WSR) is a fully integrated real estate investment trust ("REIT") that owns, redevelops, repositions, leases, manages and operates Community Centered PropertiesTM. Whitestone focuses on value creation in its community centers, concentrating on local service-oriented tenants. Whitestone's diversified tenant base provides service offerings including specialty retail, grocery, restaurants, medical, educational and financial services. Founded in 1998, the Company is internally managed with a portfolio of 70 commercial properties in Texas, Arizona, and Illinois. For additional information about the Company, please visit www.whitestonereit.com.
Contact Whitestone REIT: Bob Aronson Director of Investor Relations Direct: (713) 435-2219; Mobile: 832-364-8314 [email protected]
