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Issuer:     Whitestone REIT (WSR)
CIK:        0001175535
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-10-30T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001437749-24-032641
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Whitestone REIT rejects MCB Real Estate's $15/share acquisition indication
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- Board unanimously rejected MCB's $15/share all-cash indication of interest as undervaluing the company.
- Board's NAV and DCF analyses show higher intrinsic value than the $15/share offer.
- Reiterated 2024 Core FFO per share estimate of $0.98-$1.04; raised Same Store NOI growth target to 3.75%-4.75%.
- Q3 2024 Debt/EBITDAre at 7.2x, a 0.6x improvement YoY; total shareholder returns over 60% since Jan 2022.
- Described MCB's offer as opportunistically timed; board committed to maximizing value for all shareholders.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1175535/000143774924032641/0001437749-24-032641-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1175535/000143774924032641/wstr20241030_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-24-032641

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