Good morning. I am David Holeman, Chief Executive Officer and Trustee of Whitestone REIT, and it's my pleasure to welcome you to Whitestone's Special Meeting of Shareholders. All shareholders of record as of the close of business on May 14, 2026, were invited to attend this special meeting. We will now proceed with the business of the special meeting. Pursuant to the company's bylaws, serving as the chair of this meeting, I hereby call this virtual meeting to order. I will also serve as the secretary of the special meeting. We will conduct the meeting in accordance with certain procedures to ensure fairness to all shareholders in attendance and an orderly and constructive meeting. These procedures are set forth in the rules of conduct, which are posted to the special meeting web portal. The agenda for the special meeting has also been posted to the special meeting web portal. Before we begin with the formal business of the meeting, I would like to handle some administrative matters and present the following items. The signed copy of the notice of the special meeting of shareholders dated May 19, 2026, stating the special meeting's time, place, and purpose. The affidavit of mailing from Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., received by the company prior to this special meeting, which certifies the processing and mailing of proxy materials, including the proxy statement and the notice of meeting on May 19, 2026, to Whitestone shareholders as of the record date in accordance with applicable law. The certified list of shareholders of the company as of the close of business on May 14, 2026, the record date for this special meeting that was prepared by the company's transfer agent and received by the company prior to this special meeting. Based on that list, there were 51,393,977 common shares of beneficial interest of Whitestone issued and outstanding and entitled to vote as of the close of the business on the record date. Each of the proxy cards submitted to the company's appointing proxies. I hereby direct that these documents be filed with the company's records of this special meeting. I would like to introduce Richard L. Leza Jr., a Representative of Broadridge Financial Solutions, who will be serving as Inspector of Election for the special meeting and is responsible for the tabulation of proxies and ballots. Mr. Leza has received a list certified true and correct by the company's transfer agent of all shareholders of record entitled to vote at this special meeting. Mr. Leza has previously reported to me that there are present at the meeting, virtually or represented by proxy, shareholders entitled to cast at least a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast as of the close of business on the record date for this meeting, which is sufficient to establish a quorum for the transaction of business with respect to all of the proposals on the agenda. As secretary of this meeting, I confirm that a quorum is present at this special meeting. All holders of Whitestone common shares of beneficial interest at the close of business on May 14, 2026, the record date, are entitled to vote at this meeting, either virtually or by proxy, on all business to properly come before the meeting. Each holder of Whitestone's common shares of beneficial interest is entitled to one vote for each common share of beneficial interest held as of the record date. We will now move into the voting on the matters before this meeting. Motions and seconds will not be required for the proposals listed in the proxy statement and on the agenda. I will now review each of the items up for vote at this meeting. The first item of business on our agenda is Proposal one, the proposal to approve the merger of Whitestone with and into AREG Wizard Intermediate LP, or the company merger, as described in the proxy statement. The second item of business on our agenda is Proposal two, the proposal to approve on a non-binding advisory basis the compensation that may be paid or become payable to Whitestone's named executive officers in connection with the company merger as described in the proxy statement. The third and final item of business on our agenda is Proposal three, the proposal to approve one or more adjournments of the special meeting from time to time, if necessary or appropriate, including to solicit additional proxies if there are insufficient votes at the time of the special meeting to approve Proposal one, or to seek a quorum if one is not initially obtained. This proposal will not be called if Proposal one receives the requisite approvals from Whitestone shareholders. Information concerning these proposals is contained in the proxy statement that has been previously distributed and posted on our investor relations website. There are no other matters to be brought before the shareholders at this special meeting. Shareholders may submit their votes at this meeting by virtual ballot. I note that voting by proxy or otherwise has taken place prior to commencement of the meeting, and all votes cast so far have been counted. If you have already sent in your proxy and do not wish to change your vote, it is not necessary to submit a virtual ballot. For those shareholders who have not submitted a proxy or wish to revoke a previously submitted proxy, please follow the instructions provided on the special meeting web portal in order to cast your virtual ballot. I now declare the polls for this meeting to be open. It is now 10:06 A.M. Eastern Time. We will hold the polls open for a few minutes. During this period, we will respond to any questions submitted in conformity with the rules of conduct for this meeting. Absent questions, or during any time remaining after the responding questions, there will be silence. We will now pause for questions. It is now 10:08 A.M. Eastern Time. I now declare the polls for this meeting closed. Will the Inspector of Election please report the preliminary results of the vote? Mr. Leza? Thank you, Mr. Holeman. Proposal one has received the affirmative vote of the holders of Whitestone's common shares of beneficial interest entitled to cast a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast thereon. Proposal two has not received the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast on such proposal. Proposal three was not called because Proposal one was approved. If Proposal three had been called, it would have received the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast on such proposal. Thank you, Mr. Leza. Because Proposal one has received the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast thereon, I declare that Proposal one is approved by the shareholders, and the shareholder approval condition in the merger agreement dated April 8, 2026 has been met. Because Proposal two has not received the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the votes cast on this matter, I declare that Proposal two is not approved by the shareholders. I hereby direct the final results of the voting to be incorporated into the minutes of this meeting. The company will file a Form 8-K with the SEC with the detailed voting results within the next four business days. The business for which this meeting has been held is now complete. I declare the meeting formally concluded and adjourned. I want to thank all of you for attending today's meeting and for your support of Whitestone. That concludes our meeting today. You may now disconnect.