UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 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): July 2130, 2025

Whitestone REIT

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Maryland		001-34855		76-0594970
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

2600 South Gessner, Suite 500,	~~2600 South Gessner, Suite 500,~~	~~77063~~
Houston, Texas	~~Houston, Texas~~	77063
(Address of principal executive offices)	~~(Address of principal executive offices)~~	(Zip Code)

~~Registrant's telephone number, including area code:~~ (713) 827-9595

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest, par value $0.001 per share	WSR	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 42.~~01 Changes~~02 inResults ~~Registrant’s~~of ~~Certifying~~Operations ~~Accountant~~and Financial Condition.

On July 2130, 2025, Whitestone REIT (the “Company”) ~~was~~announced ~~notified~~its ~~that~~financial ~~Pannell~~results ~~Kerr~~for ~~Forster~~the three ofand ~~Texas~~six months ended June 30, P2025.C. ~~(“PKF”),~~A copy of the Company’s ~~independent~~July ~~registered~~30, ~~public~~2025 press ~~accounting~~release ~~firm,~~is ~~entered~~furnished ~~into~~as aExhibit ~~transaction with~~99.1 ~~Withum~~to ~~Smith+Brown,~~this PCcurrent ~~(“Withum”)~~report ~~pursuant~~on toForm ~~which~~8-K. ~~certain~~A copy of the ~~professional~~Company’s ~~staff~~Quarterly Operating and ~~partners~~Financial ofSupplemental ~~PKF~~Package ~~joined~~is ~~Withum~~furnished ~~due~~as toExhibit ~~the~~99.2 ~~acquisition of~~to ~~certain~~this ~~assets~~current ofreport ~~PKF~~on byForm ~~Withum~~8-K. OnThe ~~July~~information ~~21,~~contained ~~2025,~~in ~~PKF~~this ~~resigned~~current asreport ~~the~~on ~~auditors~~Form of8-K, ~~the~~including ~~Company,~~Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, shall not be deemed “filed” with the ~~approval~~Securities ofand ~~the~~Exchange ~~Audit~~Commission ~~Committee~~nor ofincorporated ~~the~~by ~~Company’s~~reference ~~Board~~into ofany ~~Directors,~~registration ~~Withum~~statement ~~was~~filed ~~engaged~~or asto be filed by the Company’s ~~independent~~under ~~registered~~the ~~public~~Securities ~~accounting~~Act ~~firm~~of 1933, as amended.

~~The~~Item ~~reports~~9.01 ofExhibits PKF on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.

~~During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, and the subsequent interim period through July 21, 2025, there were~~ (id) no “disagreements,” as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K between the Company and PKF on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which, if not resolved to PKF’s satisfaction, would have caused PKF to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreement in connection with its reports on the Company’s financial statements for such period and (ii) no “reportable events,” as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-KExhibits.

The Company provided PKF with a copy of this Current Report on Form 8-K prior to its filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) and requested that PKF furnish the Company with a letter addressed to the Commission stating whether it agrees with the above statements and, if it does not agree, the respects in which it does not agree99.1 Press Arelease ~~copy~~ of ~~PKF’s~~Whitestone ~~letter~~REIT, dated July 2130, 2025~~, is filed as Exhibit 16~~.~~1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.~~

~~During~~99.2 Quarterly ~~the~~Supplemental ~~years~~Operating ~~ended December 31, 2024~~ and ~~2023,~~Financial ~~and~~Data ~~the~~Package ~~subsequent~~for ~~interim~~Whitestone ~~period~~REIT ~~through~~for ~~July 21, 2025, neither~~ the three Company nor anyone acting on its behalf consulted with Withum regarding: (i) the application of accounting principles to any specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s consolidated financial statements, and ~~neither~~six amonths ~~written~~ended ~~report~~June ~~nor oral advice was provided to the Company that Withum concluded was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to any accounting~~30, auditing, or financial reporting issue; (ii) any matter that was the subject of a “disagreement,” as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K; or (iii) any “reportable event,” as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K2025.

~~Item~~104 Cover ~~9.01~~Page ~~Financial~~Interactive ~~Statements~~Data ~~and~~File ~~Exhibits.~~(embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

~~(d)~~EXHIBIT ~~Exhibits~~INDEX

Exhibit Number Description

99.1	Press release of Whitestone REIT, dated July 30, 2025.
99.2	Quarterly Supplemental Operating and Financial Data for Whitestone REIT for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025.
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

16.1	Letter dated July 21, 2025 from Pannell Kerr Forster of Texas, P.C. to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

		~~Whitestone REIT~~	Whitestone REIT
		~~(Registrant)~~	(Registrant)
Date:	July 2130, 2025	~~By: /s/ David K. Holeman~~	By: /s/ John S. Hogan
		Name: David K. Holeman Title: Chief Executive Officer
			Name: John S. Hogan Title: Chief Financial Officer

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