SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (date of earliest event reported): May 13, 2013
WHEELER REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maryland | 001-35713 | 45-2681082 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
2529 Virginia Beach Blvd., Suite 200
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (757) 627-9088
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ITEM 1.01 ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT.
On May 13, 2013, the Registrant, through WHLR-Warren Commons, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“WHLR-Warren”), which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wheeler REIT, L.P., a Virginia limited partnership of which the Registrant is the sole general partner, entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement dated May 13, 2013, as purchaser, with Echo Warren Associates, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Echo Warren”), as seller, for the purchase of real property known as the Warren Commons Shopping Center and located in Warren County, Pennsylvania for a purchase price of Five Million Two Hundred Fifty Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($5,250,000).
In addition, on May 13, 2013, the Registrant, through Warren Commons Associates, LLC, a Virginia limited liability company (“Warren Commons”), which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wheeler REIT, L.P., a Virginia limited partnership of which the Registrant is the sole general partner, entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement dated May 13, 2013, as purchaser, with Echo Dillsburg, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Echo Dillsburg”), as seller, for the purchase of 11.66 acres of real property that is adjoining vacant land to the Warren Commons Shopping Center and located in Warren County, Pennsylvania for a purchase price of Two Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($200,000).
Jon Wheeler, the Registrant’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, is the Manager for Warren Commons and WHLR-Warren. No director, officer or affiliate of the Registrant is affiliated with Echo Dillsburg or Echo Warren.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
| (a) | Financial statement of businesses anticipated to be acquired.* |
Report of Independent Auditor
Statement of Revenues and Certain Operating Expenses for the Year Ended December 31, 2012
Notes to Statement of Revenues and Certain Operating Expenses for the Years Ended December 31, 2012
| (b) | Pro forma financial information. ** |
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2012
Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Statement of Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 2012
Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
| (c) | Shell company transactions. |
Not Applicable
| (d) | Exhibits |
| 10.1 | Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated May 13, 2013 by and between WHLR-Warren and Echo Warren |
| 10.2 | Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated May 13, 2013 by and between Warren Commons and Echo Dillsburg |
| 23.1 | Consent of Cherry Bekaert LLP |
| * | Filed as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. |
| ** | Filed as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| WHEELER REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Jon S. Wheeler | |
| Jon S. Wheeler | ||
| Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | ||
Dated: May 15, 2013