Ex. 99.1

Report of Independent Auditor

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of

Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc.

Report on the Statements

We have audited the accompanying combined statements of revenues and certain operating expenses (the “Statements”) of Clover Plaza Associates, LLC, South Square Associates, LLC, St. George Plaza Associates, LLC, Waterway Plaza Associates, LLC and Westland Square Associates, LLC (collectively referred to as the “Properties”) for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011.

Management’s Responsibility for the Statements

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these Statements, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Auditor’s Responsibility

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these Statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the Statements are free from material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the Statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditors’ judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the Statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity’s preparation and fair presentation of the Statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the Statements.

We believe the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

Opinion

In our opinion, the Statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the revenues and certain operating expenses of the Properties for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Emphasis of Matter

The accompanying Statements was prepared as described in Note 2, for the purpose of complying with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission for inclusion in the Form 8-K/A of Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. and are not intended to be a complete presentation of the Properties’ revenues and expenses.

 

/s/ Cherry Bekaert LLP
Virginia Beach, Virginia
February 28, 2014


Clover Plaza Associates, LLC, South Square Associates, LLC, St. George Plaza Associates, LLC, Waterway Plaza Associates, LLC and Westland Square Associates, LLC

Combined Statements of Revenues and Certain Operating Expenses

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013 (Unaudited) and the Years Ended December 31, 2012 and 2011

 

     Nine Months Ended      Year Ended      Year Ended  
     September 30, 2013      December 31, 2012      December 31, 2011  
     (unaudited)                

REVENUES:

        

Rental income

   $ 1,354,524       $ 1,827,567       $ 1,882,138   

Tenant reimbursements and other income

     93,253         344,709         355,036   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Revenues

     1,447,777         2,172,276         2,237,174   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

CERTAIN OPERATING EXPENSES:

        

Property operating

     157,709         269,886         271,364   

Real estate taxes

     202,458         267,442         265,791   

Repairs and maintenance

     79,917         80,447         61,213   

Other

     73,649         24,919         58,154   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Certain Operating Expenses

     513,733         642,694         656,522   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Excess of Revenues Over Certain Operating Expenses

   $ 934,044       $ 1,529,582       $ 1,580,652   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to statements of revenues and certain operating expenses.


Clover Plaza Associates, LLC, South Square Associates, LLC, St. George Plaza Associates, LLC, Waterway Plaza Associates, LLC and Westland Square Associates, LLC

Notes to Combined Statements of Revenues and Certain Operating Expenses

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013 (Unaudited) and the Years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011

 

1. Business and Purchase and Sale Agreement

On December 23, 2013, Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. (referred to hereafter as the “Trust” or the “Company”), through WHLR-St. George LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“WHLR-St. George”), WHLR-South Square LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“WHLR-South”), WHLR-Waterway LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“WHLR-Waterway”), WHLR-Clover LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“WHLR-Clover”) and WHLR-Westland LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“WHLR-Westland”) (collectively the “WHLR Special Purpose Entities”), all of which are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Wheeler REIT, L.P., a Virginia limited partnership (“Wheeler REIT”) of which the Trust is the sole general partner, entered into Assignments of Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “PSA Assignments”) with Wheeler REIT. Pursuant to the PSA Assignments, for nominal consideration, the WHLR Special Purpose Entities succeeded to the rights of Wheeler REIT under that certain Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), dated December 23, 2013 between Wheeler REIT, as purchaser, and South Square Associates, LLC, a Virginia limited liability company (“South Square”), Clover Plaza Associates, LLC, a Virginia limited liability company (“Clover Plaza”), Waterway Plaza Associates, LLC, a Virginia limited liability company (“Waterway”), Westland Square Associates, LLC, a Virginia limited liability company (“Westland”), and St. George Plaza Associates, LLC, a Virginia limited liability company (“St. George”) as sellers, for the purchase of their respective 50.8176% tenant-in-common interests in five shopping centers known as: Clover Plaza located in Clover, South Carolina; South Square located in Lancaster, South Carolina; St. George Plaza, located in St. George, South Carolina; Waterway Plaza, located in Little River, South Carolina; and, Westland Square, located in West Columbia, South Carolina (collectively the “Properties”).

On December 23, 2013, the Trust through the WHLR Special Purpose Entities, entered into Assignments of Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “TIC PSA Assignments”) with Wheeler Interests, LLC, a Virginia limited liability company (“Wheeler Interests”). Pursuant to the TIC PSA Assignments, for nominal consideration, the WHLR Special Purpose Entities succeeded to the rights of Wheeler Interests under that certain Tenant in Common Interests Purchase Agreement (the “TIC Purchase Agreement”), dated December 2, 2013 between Wheeler Interests, as purchaser, and BCP South Square, LLC, a Virginia limited liability company (“BCP South Square”), BCP Clover, LLC, a Virginia limited liability company (“BCP Clover”), BCP Waterway, LLC, a Virginia limited liability company (“BCP Waterway”), BCP Westland Square, LLC, a Virginia limited liability company (“BCP Westland”), and BCP St. George, LLC, a Virginia limited liability company (“BCP St. George”) as sellers, for the purchase of their respective 49.1824% tenant-in-common interests in the Properties.

As of December 23, 2013, the Special Purpose Entities closed the transactions and acquired the Properties for approximately $15.85 million in cash.

 

2. Basis of Presentation

The Combined Statements of Revenues and Certain Operating Expenses (the “Statements”) have been prepared for the purpose of complying with Rule 3-14 of Regulation S-X, promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, and are not intended to be a complete presentation of the Properties’ revenues and expenses. Certain operating expenses include only those expenses expected to be comparable to the proposed future operations of the Properties. Expenses such as depreciation and amortization are excluded from the accompanying Statements. The Statements have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting which requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of the revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

The Statements have been presented on a combined basis due to the fact that the acquisition was executed in a single transaction from entities under common control. Combining schedules have been presented in the accompanying notes which provide detailed financial information for each property acquired.

 

3. Revenues

The Properties lease retail space under various lease agreements with its tenants. All leases are accounted for as noncancelable operating leases. The leases include provisions under which the Properties are reimbursed for common area maintenance, real estate taxes and insurance costs. Pursuant to the lease agreements, income related to these reimbursed costs is recognized in the period the applicable costs are incurred. Certain leases contain renewal options at various periods at various rental rates.

Food Lion is the only tenant of the Properties whose annualized rental income on a straight line basis represented greater than 10% of combined total annualized rental income for all tenants on a straight line basis. Straight line rental income from Food Lion represented 55.77%, 56.17% and 55.08% of the combined rental income for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 (unaudited) and the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

The termination, delinquency or nonrenewal of the above tenants may have a material adverse effect on revenues. No other tenant represents more than 10% of annualized rental income as of September 30, 2013 (unaudited) and December 31, 2012 and 2011.


Clover Plaza Associates, LLC, South Square Associates, LLC, St. George Plaza Associates, LLC, Waterway Plaza Associates, LLC and Westland Square Associates, LLC

Notes to Combined Statements of Revenues and Certain Operating Expenses

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013 (Unaudited) and the Years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011

 

3. Revenues (continued)

The weighted average remaining lease terms for tenants at the Properties was 3.21 years as of September 30, 2013. Future minimum rentals to be received under noncancelable tenant operating leases for each of the next five years and thereafter, excluding CAM and percentage rent based on tenant sales volume, as of September 30, 2013 (unaudited) and December 31, 2012 were as follows:

 

     For the Twelve Months Ending
September 30,
            For the Years Ending
December 31,
 

2014

   $ 1,813,933         2013       $ 1,750,157   

2015

     1,720,622         2014         1,746,701   

2016

     1,259,961         2015         1,535,626   

2017

     774,995         2016         1,001,864   

2018

     333,204         2017         659,922   

Thereafter

     334,560         Thereafter         294,154   
  

 

 

       

 

 

 
   $ 6,237,275          $ 6,988,424   
  

 

 

       

 

 

 

The above schedule takes into consideration all renewals and new leases executed subsequent to September 30, 2013 until the date of this report.

 

4. Combining Schedules

Combining income statements are presented below for each of the periods presented:

 

     Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
(unaudited)
 
     Clover
Plaza
     South
Square
     Waterway
Plaza
     Westland
Square
     St. George
Plaza
     Total  

REVENUES:

                 

Rental income

   $ 245,215       $ 236,524       $ 321,593       $ 288,135       $ 263,057       $ 1,354,524   

Tenant reimbursements and other income

     28,146         10,649         11,002         27,368         16,088         93,253   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Revenues

     273,361         247,173         332,595         315,503         279,145         1,447,777   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

CERTAIN OPERATING EXPENSES:

                 

Property operating

     28,156         29,719         38,389         34,911         26,534         157,709   

Real estate taxes

     53,480         31,524         22,289         41,695         53,470         202,458   

Repairs and maintenance

     30,398         10,696         20,759         12,403         5,661         79,917   

Other

     6,391         5,897         45,214         9,782         6,365         73,649   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Certain Operating Expenses

     118,425         77,836         126,651         98,791         92,030         513,733   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Excess of Revenues Over Certain Operating Expenses

   $ 154,936       $ 169,337       $ 205,944       $ 216,712       $ 187,115       $ 934,044   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     Year Ended December 31, 2012  
     Clover
Plaza
     South
Square
     Waterway
Plaza
     Westland
Square
     St. George
Plaza
     Total  

REVENUES:

                 

Rental income

   $ 340,709       $ 360,165       $ 407,510       $ 384,917       $ 334,266       $ 1,827,567   

Tenant reimbursements and other income

     85,140         50,850         67,168         72,123         69,428         344,709   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Revenues

     425,849         411,015         474,678         457,040         403,694         2,172,276   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

CERTAIN OPERATING EXPENSES:

                 

Property operating

     49,134         49,849         73,613         53,051         44,239         269,886   

Real estate taxes

     71,658         41,183         28,875         54,866         70,860         267,442   

Repairs and maintenance

     29,182         8,674         12,283         12,332         17,976         80,447   

Other

     5,147         2,848         5,638         3,267         8,019         24,919   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Certain Operating Expenses

     155,121         102,554         120,409         123,516         141,094         642,694   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Excess of Revenues Over Certain Operating Expenses

   $ 270,728       $ 308,461       $ 354,269       $ 333,524       $ 262,600       $ 1,529,582   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 


Clover Plaza Associates, LLC, South Square Associates, LLC, St. George Plaza Associates, LLC, Waterway Plaza Associates, LLC and Westland Square Associates, LLC

Notes to Combined Statements of Revenues and Certain Operating Expenses

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013 (Unaudited) and the Years ended December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011

 

4. Combining Schedules (continued)

 

     Year Ended December 31, 2011  
     Clover
Plaza
     South
Square
     Waterway
Plaza
     Westland
Square
     St. George
Plaza
     Total  

REVENUES:

                 

Rental income

   $ 324,010       $ 355,267       $ 418,430       $ 396,927       $ 387,504       $ 1,882,138   

Tenant reimbursements and other income

     77,448         47,314         67,333         84,685         78,256         355,036   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Revenues

     401,458         402,581         485,763         481,612         465,760         2,237,174   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

CERTAIN OPERATING EXPENSES:

                 

Property operating

     46,310         49,747         73,320         55,149         46,838         271,364   

Real estate taxes

     70,251         38,227         28,875         54,664         73,774         265,791   

Repairs and maintenance

     6,669         10,355         13,281         11,256         19,652         61,213   

Other

     5,141         2,900         13,092         34,001         3,020         58,154   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Certain Operating Expenses

     128,371         101,229         128,568         155,070         143,284         656,522   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Excess of Revenues Over Certain Operating Expenses

   $ 273,087       $ 301,352       $ 357,195       $ 326,542       $ 322,476       $ 1,580,652