Whitestone Declares First Quarter 2021 Dividends, Provides a Business Update Related to COVID-19 Rental Collections and Liqui...
December 10 2020 - 7:00AM
Whitestone REIT (NYSE: WSR) (“Whitestone” or the “Company”), a
leading owner and operator of open-air, e-commerce resistant,
lifestyle community-centered retail properties located in the
largest, fastest-growing and most affluent Texas and Arizona
markets in the Sunbelt, provides a business update regarding the
dividend for the first quarter of 2021, liquidity borrowings, and
rental collections for the month of November.
Dividend AnnouncementWhitestone REIT’s Board of
Trustees has declared a monthly cash dividend of $0.035 per share
on the Company’s common shares and operating partnership units. The
dividend amount of $0.035 per share represents a quarterly amount
of $0.105, and an annualized amount of $0.42 per share. The first
quarter dividend distribution for 2021 will be as detailed
below:
Month |
|
Record Date |
Payment Date |
January |
|
1/5/2021 |
1/14/2021 |
February |
|
2/2/2021 |
2/11/2021 |
March |
|
3/2/2021 |
3/11/2021 |
Full Repayment of COVID Liquidity BorrowingsBy
year-end, the Company expects to repay in full the liquidity
borrowings of $30 million that Whitestone had previously drawn on
its unsecured credit facility on March 17th 2020. The Company
repaid approximately $10 million in Q3 2020 and expects to repay
the remaining $20 million in December 2020.
The payoff of liquidity was from cash flow and cash on hand.
Rental Collections(1)
|
November2020 |
Third Quarter 2020 |
Second Quarter2020 |
% of Billed Recurring RentsCollected - Cash |
92.4% |
90% |
81% |
(1) Collection rates are calculated as the cash base rents
and NNN payments received during the applicable quarter through
December 8, 2020, divided by the contractual base rents and
estimated NNN charges billed each quarter. Contractual base rents
and NNN payments billed have not been adjusted for any COVID-19
related rent relief.
Jim Mastandrea, Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer commented, “Our business, portfolio, and tenants continue
to exhibit remarkable strength and resiliency, as evidence by our
rental collection results and projected full repayment of our $30
million in liquidity borrowings from our unsecured credit facility
by year end. We are also pleased to announce our 126th, 127th, and
128th consecutive monthly dividend for the first quarter of 2021.”
Mr. Mastandrea concluded, “Whitestone’s business model continues to
show strength in our strategically-chosen markets, and supports our
local tenant entrepreneurs as they continue to serve the essential
lifestyle needs of their communities.”
About Whitestone REITWhitestone is a
community-centered shopping center REIT that acquires, owns,
manages, develops and redevelops high-quality neighborhood centers
primarily in the largest, fastest-growing and most affluent markets
in the Sunbelt. Whitestone seeks to create Communities That Thrive
through Creating Local Connections between consumers in the
surrounding communities and a well-crafted mix of national,
regional, and local tenants that provide daily necessities, needed
services, entertainment, and experiences.
Whitestone is a member of the Sure Dividend Monthly Dividend
Stock List and has consistently paid dividends for over 15
years. Whitestone’s strong balanced and managed capital structure
provides stability and flexibility for growth and positions
Whitestone to perform well through economic cycles. For additional
information, please visit www.whitestonereit.com.
Forward-Looking Statements Certain statements
contained in this press release constitute forward-looking
statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).
The Company intends for all such forward-looking statements to be
covered by the safe-harbor provisions for forward-looking
statements contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act and
Section 21E of the Exchange Act, as applicable. Such information is
subject to certain risks and uncertainties, as well as known and
unknown risks, which could cause actual results to differ
materially from those projected or anticipated. Therefore, such
statements are not intended to be a guarantee of our performance in
future periods. Such forward-looking statements include statements
about our earnings guidance, future liquidity, performance growth
and expectations and other matters and can generally be identified
by the Company’s use of forward- looking terminology, such as
“may,” “will,” “plan,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “believe,”
“continue,” “goals” or similar words or phrases that are
predictions of future events or trends and which do not relate
solely to historical matters.
The following are additional factors that could cause the
Company's actual results and its expectations to differ materially
from those described in the Company's forward-looking statements:
the Company's ability to meet its long-term goals, its assumptions
regarding its earnings guidance, including its ability to execute
effectively its acquisition and disposition strategy, to continue
to execute its development pipeline on schedule and at the expected
costs, and its ability to grow its NOI as expected, which could be
impacted by a number of factors, including, among other things, its
ability to continue to renew leases or re-let space on attractive
terms and to otherwise address its leasing rollover; its ability to
successfully identify, finance and consummate suitable
acquisitions, and the impact of such acquisitions, including
financing developments, capitalization rates and internal rates of
return; the Company’s ability to reduce or otherwise effectively
manage its general and administrative expenses; the Company’s
ability to fund from cash flows or otherwise distributions to its
shareholders at current rates or at all; current adverse market and
economic conditions; lease terminations or lease defaults; the
impact of competition on the Company's efforts to renew existing
leases; changes in the economies and other conditions of the
specific markets in which the Company operates; economic,
legislative and regulatory changes, including the impact of the Tax
Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017; the success of the Company's real estate
strategies and investment objectives; the Company's ability to
continue to qualify as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended; and other factors detailed in the Company's most
recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10- Q
and other documents the Company files with the Securities and
Exchange Commission from time to time.
Contact Whitestone REIT:Kevin ReedDirector of
Investor Relations(713) 435-2219ir@whitestonereit.com
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