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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8‑K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): March 17, 2017
Whitestone REIT | ||||
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) | ||||
Maryland | 001-34855 | 76-0594970 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
2600 South Gessner, Suite 500, Houston, Texas | 77063 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
(713) 827-9595 | ||||
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) | ||||
Not Applicable | ||||
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) | ||||
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On March 17, 2017, the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of Whitestone REIT (the “Company”) elected David F. Taylor as a new Class I trustee, with his service to begin immediately. Mr. Taylor was elected to fill a vacancy that had been created on March 17, 2017, when the Board increased the size of the Board from five to six trustees in accordance with the Company’s declaration of trust and bylaws, as amended. It has not been determined at this time upon which committees of the Board Mr. Taylor will serve. Mr. Taylor will serve until the 2019 annual meeting of shareholders. Mr. Taylor has been determined by the Board to meet the “independence” standards of the New York Stock Exchange.
There were no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Taylor and any person pursuant to which he was elected a trustee. Mr. Taylor will receive the same compensation as the other non-employee members of the Board. A description of the compensation payable to the Company’s trustees was included in the Company’s Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2016.
Mr. Taylor currently serves as the Managing Partner of the Houston office of Locke Lord LLP. Mr. Taylor has been a Partner in the firm of Locke Lord LLP since 1996 and has served as a corporate and securities attorney at Locke Lord LLP since 1989.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
On March 17, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Taylor, which is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1. The information contained in Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” with the Securities and Exchange Commission nor incorporated by reference into any registration statement filed or to be filed by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 | Whitestone REIT Press Release dated March 17, 2017. | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
WHITESTONE REIT | ||
Date: March 17, 2017 | By: | /s/ David K. Holeman |
David K. Holeman | ||
Chief Financial Officer | ||
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 | Whitestone REIT Press Release dated March 17, 2017. | |