UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
DC 20549
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Whitestone
REIT
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April 23,
2009
Dear
Whitestone REIT Shareholder:
By now,
you should have received the notice of our annual meeting of shareholders and
proxy statement which was mailed a few weeks ago. For those who are able to
attend, we look forward to seeing you at the meeting, to be held in Houston on
May 7, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. at the Houston Engineering and Scientific Society
Club, 5430 Westheimer Road.
The Board
of Trustees recommends a vote “For” the following proposals:
1.
Election of the following nominees to the Company’s Board:
James C.
Mastandrea and Jack L. Mahaffey
2.
Ratification of Pannell Kerr Forster of Texas, P.C. as our independent
registered public accountants.
It is
important that your shares be represented at the annual meeting. If you are not
able to attend the meeting in person, we urge you to authorize a proxy to vote
your shares. This can be done in one of three ways:
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TELEPHONE:
Call toll-free 1-800-776-9437 if calling from the United
States,
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or
1-718-921-8500 from foreign countries.
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MAIL:
Sign, date and promptly return your proxy card. For your
convenience, we have also enclosed a proxy card with complete voting
instructions and a return envelope so that you can vote your shares if you
do not have the original card that was mailed to you with the proxy
statement. If you have already voted the original proxy card, please
disregard the enclosed card.
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INTERNET:
Access www.voteproxy.com
and follow the on-screen
instructions.
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Whitestone
has hired Morrow, Inc., a proxy solicitation firm, to call and explain the
proposal items and answer any questions you may have. As always, you can call
our management team or trustees with your questions as well.
We thank
you for your continued confidence and support.
Sincerely,
Anne
Gregory
Assistant
Vice President, Marketing and Investor Relations
Enclosures:
Proxy Card with Authorization Instructions
Postage-Paid
Envelope to Mail Proxy to American Stock Transfer
How To
Locate Your Account Number
Whitestone
REIT Company Number = 11457
How
to locate your Account Number:
On your original Proxy
Card:
OR
On a
recent Dividend Check:
... OR -
simply call American Stock Transfer’s Shareholder Services: Toll-free (800)
937 - 5449