8-K
filed July 14, 2026, 4:53 PM ET
ticker WSR
CIK 0001175535
M&A
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 1.00
Ares completes $1.7B all-cash acquisition of Whitestone REIT at $19.00/share
Whitestone REIT
- Ares Management (NYSE: ARES) acquired Whitestone REIT for $19.00 per share/unit in an all-cash transaction valued at ~$1.7B.
- Whitestone's 54 retail properties (~4.8M sq ft) in Phoenix, Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio added to Ares portfolio.
- Whitestone common shares delisted from NYSE; trading suspended July 14, 2026; company will deregister under Exchange Act.
- All Whitestone directors (Feng, Buthman, Gathright, Holeman, Jones, Miller) resigned; officers of Merger Sub became surviving company officers.
- Whitestone's A&R Credit Agreement, Nationwide Loan, and Notes repaid and terminated upon closing.
Key facts
Extracted from this filing and checked against the source text.
Executive change
SEC 8-K Item 5.02
confidence 0.95
Kristian M. Gathright resigned as Trustee at Whitestone REIT.
- Action
- resigned
- Role
- Trustee
Exact text from the filing
Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, as of the Company Merger Effective Time, Amy S. Feng, Julia B. Buthman, Kristian M. Gathright, David K. Holeman, Jeffrey A. Jones, and Donald A. Miller ceased serving as members of the Company’s board of trustees and each committee thereof.
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Executive change
SEC 8-K Item 5.02
confidence 0.95
Amy S. Feng resigned as Trustee at Whitestone REIT.
- Action
- resigned
- Role
- Trustee
Exact text from the filing
Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, as of the Company Merger Effective Time, Amy S. Feng, Julia B. Buthman, Kristian M. Gathright, David K. Holeman, Jeffrey A. Jones, and Donald A. Miller ceased serving as members of the Company’s board of trustees and each committee thereof.
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Executive change
SEC 8-K Item 5.02
confidence 0.95
Julia B. Buthman resigned as Trustee at Whitestone REIT.
- Action
- resigned
- Role
- Trustee
Exact text from the filing
Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, as of the Company Merger Effective Time, Amy S. Feng, Julia B. Buthman, Kristian M. Gathright, David K. Holeman, Jeffrey A. Jones, and Donald A. Miller ceased serving as members of the Company’s board of trustees and each committee thereof.
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Executive change
SEC 8-K Item 5.02
confidence 0.95
David K. Holeman resigned as Trustee at Whitestone REIT.
- Action
- resigned
- Role
- Trustee
Exact text from the filing
Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, as of the Company Merger Effective Time, Amy S. Feng, Julia B. Buthman, Kristian M. Gathright, David K. Holeman, Jeffrey A. Jones, and Donald A. Miller ceased serving as members of the Company’s board of trustees and each committee thereof.
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Executive change
SEC 8-K Item 5.02
confidence 0.95
Jeffrey A. Jones resigned as Trustee at Whitestone REIT.
- Action
- resigned
- Role
- Trustee
Exact text from the filing
Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, as of the Company Merger Effective Time, Amy S. Feng, Julia B. Buthman, Kristian M. Gathright, David K. Holeman, Jeffrey A. Jones, and Donald A. Miller ceased serving as members of the Company’s board of trustees and each committee thereof.
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Executive change
SEC 8-K Item 5.02
confidence 0.95
Donald A. Miller resigned as Trustee at Whitestone REIT.
- Action
- resigned
- Role
- Trustee
Exact text from the filing
Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, as of the Company Merger Effective Time, Amy S. Feng, Julia B. Buthman, Kristian M. Gathright, David K. Holeman, Jeffrey A. Jones, and Donald A. Miller ceased serving as members of the Company’s board of trustees and each committee thereof.
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