Exhibit 4.2

THIS CERTIFIES THATis the owner of DATEDCOUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED:COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A.TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR,FULLY-PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK OFWheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. (hereinafter called the “Company”), transferable on the books ofthe Company in person or by duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this Certificate properly endorsed. ThisCertificate and the shares represented hereby, are issued and shall be held subject to all of the provisions of theArticles of Incorporation, as amended, and the By-Laws, as amended, of the Company (copies of which are onfile with the Company and with the Transfer Agent), to all of which each holder, by acceptance hereof, assents.This Certificate is not valid unless countersigned and registered by the Transfer Agent and Registrar.Witness the facsimile seal of the Company and the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers.SERIES A PREFERRED STOCKNO PAR VALUESERIES A PREFERRED STOCKTHIS CERTIFICATE IS TRANSFERABLEIN CANTON, MA, JERSEY CITY, NJ ANDCOLLEGE STATION, TXSEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONSCertificateNumberShares.WHEELER REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST, INC.INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF MARYLANDChairman and PresidentByAUTHORIZED SIGNATURE016570| 003590|127C|RESTRICTED||4|057-423<<Month Day, Year>>* * 000000* * * * * ** * * 000000* * * * ** * * * 000000* * * ** * * * * 000000* * ** * * * * * 000000* *** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample**** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander DavidSample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. AlexanderDavid Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr.Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample ****Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample**** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander DavidSample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. AlexanderDavid Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr.Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample ****Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Sample **** Mr.Sample**000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000**S***ZERO HUNDRED THOUSANDZERO HUNDRED AND ZERO***MR. SAMPLE & MRS. SAMPLE &MR. SAMPLE & MRS. SAMPLENNNNNZQ 000000Certificate Numbers1234567890/12345678901234567890/12345678901234567890/12345678901234567890/12345678901234567890/12345678901234567890/1234567890Total TransactionNum/No.123456Denom.123456Total1234567MR A SAMPLEDESIGNATION (IF ANY)ADD 1ADD 2ADD 3ADD 4PO BOX 43004, Providence, RI 02940-3004CUSIP XXXXXX XX XHolder ID XXXXXXXXXXInsurance Value 1,000,000.00Number of Shares 123456DTC 12345678 123456789012345THIS CERTIFIES THATis the owner ofDATEDCOUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED:COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A.TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR,FULLY-PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK OFWheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. (hereinafter called the “Company”), transferable on the books ofthe Company in person or by duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this Certificate properly endorsed. ThisCertificate and the shares represented hereby, are issued and shall be held subject to all of the provisions of theArticles of Incorporation, as amended, and the By-Laws, as amended, of the Company (copies of which are onfile with the Company and with the Transfer Agent), to all of which each holder, by acceptance hereof, assents.This Certificate is not valid unless countersigned and registered by the Transfer Agent and Registrar.Witness the facsimile seal of the Company and the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers.SERIES A PREFERRED STOCKNO PAR VALUESERIES A PREFERRED STOCKTHIS CERTIFICATE IS TRANSFERABLEIN CANTON, MA, JERSEY CITY, NJ ANDCOLLEGE STATION, TXSEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONSCertificateNumberShares.WHEELER REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST, INC.INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF MARYLANDChairman and PresidentByAUTHORIZED SIGNATURE016570| 003590|127C|RESTRICTED||4|057-423<<Month Day, Year>>* * 000000* * * * * ** * * 000000* * * * ** * * * 000000* * * ** * * * * 000000* * ** * * * * * 000000* *** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample**** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander DavidSample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. AlexanderDavid Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr.Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample ****Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample**** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander DavidSample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. AlexanderDavid Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr.Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample ****Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Alexander David Sample **** Mr. Sample **** Mr.Sample**000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000 **Shares****000000**S***ZERO HUNDRED THOUSANDZERO HUNDRED AND ZERO***MR. SAMPLE & MRS. SAMPLE &MR. SAMPLE & MRS. SAMPLENNNNNZQ 000000Certificate Numbers1234567890/12345678901234567890/12345678901234567890/12345678901234567890/12345678901234567890/12345678901234567890/1234567890Total TransactionNum/No.123456Denom.123456Total1234567MR A SAMPLEDESIGNATION (IF ANY)ADD 1ADD 2ADD 3ADD 4PO BOX 43004, Providence, RI 02940-3004CUSIP XXXXXX XX XHolder ID XXXXXXXXXXInsurance Value 1,000,000.00Number of Shares 123456DTC 12345678 123456789012345

The IRS requires that we report the cost basis of certain sharesacquired after January 1, 2011. If your shares were covered bythe legislation and you have sold or transferred the shares andrequested a specific cost basis calculation method, we haveprocessed as requested. If you did not specify a cost basiscalculation method, we have defaulted to the first in, first out(FIFO) method. Please visit our website or consult your taxadvisor if you need additional information about cost basis.If you do not keep in contact with us or do not have anyactivity in your account for the time periods specified by statelaw, your property could become subject to state unclaimedproperty laws and transferred to the appropriate state..WHEELER REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST, INC.THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, ORAPPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED (I) IN THE ABSENCEOF (A) AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (B) AN OPINIONOF COUNSEL, IN A FORM REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMPANY, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT OR (II) UNLESSSOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 144A UNDER SAID ACT. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREBODING, THE SECURITIES MAY BE PLEDGED INCONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR OTHER LOAN OR FINANCING ARRANGEMENT SECURED BY THE SECURITIES.The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in fullaccording to applicable laws or regulations:TEN COM - as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - ............................................Custodian ................................................(Cust) (Minor)TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act.........................................................(State)JT TEN - as joint tenants with right of survivorship UNIF TRF MIN ACT - .............................................Custodian (until age ................................)and not as tenants in common (Cust).............................under Uniform Transfers to Minors Act ...................(Minor) (State)Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.THE CORPORATION WILL FURNISH TO ANY STOCKHOLDER, ON REQUEST AND WITHOUT CHARGE, A FULL STATEMENT OF THE INFORMATIONREQUIRED BY SECTION 2-211(B) OF THE CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS ARTICLE OF THE ANNOTATED CODE OF MARYLAND WITH RESPECT TOTHE DESIGNATIONS AND ANY PREFERENCES, CONVERSION AND OTHER RIGHTS, VOTING POWERS, RESTRICTIONS, LIMITATIONS AS TO DIVIDENDSAND OTHER DISTRIBUTIONS, QUALIFICATIONS, AND TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF REDEMPTION OF THE STOCK OF EACH CLASS WHICH THECORPORATION HAS AUTHORITY TO ISSUE AND, IF THE CORPORATION IS AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE ANY PREFERRED OR SPECIAL CLASS IN SERIES, (I)THE DIFFERENCES IN THE RELATIVE RIGHTS AND PREFERENCES BETWEEN THE SHARES OF EACH SERIES TO THE EXTENT SET, AND (II) THEAUTHORITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO SET SUCH RIGHTS AND PREFERENCES OF SUBSEQUENT SERIES, THE FOREGOING SUMMARY DOESNOT PURPORT TO BE COMPLETE AND IS SUBJECT TO AND QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO THE CHARTER OF THE CORPORATION, ACOPY OF WHICH WILL BE SENT WITHOUT CHARGE TO EACH STOCKHOLDER WHO SO REQUESTS, SUCH REQUEST MUST BE MADE TO THESECRETARY OF THE CORPORATION AT ITS PRINCIPAL OFFICE.THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON BENEFICIAL AND CONSTRUCTIVE OWNERSHIP ANDTRANSFER SUBJECT TO CERTAIN FURTHER RESTRICTIONS AND EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THE CORPORATION’S CHARTER, (I) NO PERSONMAY BENEFICIALLY OR CONSTRUCTIVELY OWN SHARES OF ANY CLASS OR SERIES OF THE CAPITAL STOCK OF THE CORPORATION IN EXCESS OF NINEAND EIGHT-TENTHS PERCENT (9.8%) IN VALUE OR IN NUMBER OF SHARES, WHICHEVER IS MORE RESTRICTIVE, OF ANY CLASS OR SERIES OF CAPITALSTOCK OF THE CORPORATION UNLESS SUCH PERSON IS AN EXCEPTED HOLDER (IN WHICH CASE THE EXCEPTED HOLDER LIMIT SHALL BEAPPLICABLE); (II) NO PERSON MA Y BENEFICIALLY OR CONSTRUCTIVELY OWN SHARES OF CAPITAL STOCK THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE CORPORATIONBEING “CLOSELY HELD” UNDER SECTION 856(H) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE “CODE”); (III) NO PERSON MAYTRANSFER SHARES OF CAPITAL STOCK THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE CAPITAL STOCK OF THE CORPORATION BEING BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY LESSTHAN ONE HUNDRED (100) PERSONS (DETERMINED WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ANY RULES OF ATTRIBUTION) (IV) NO PERSON MAY BENEFICIALLY OWNSHARES OF CAPITAL STOCK THAT WOULD RESULT IN 25% OR MORE OF ANY CLASS OF CAPITAL STOCK BEING BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY ONE OR MOREBENEFIT PLAN INVESTORS, DISREGARDING CAPITAL STOCK OWNED BY CONTROLLING PERSONS (OTHER THAN CONTROLLING PERSONS WHICH AREBENEFIT PLAN INVESTORS); AND (V) NO PERSON MAY TRANSFER SHARES OF CAPITAL STOCK WITHOUT OBTAINING FROM ITS TRANSFEREE AREPRESENTATION AND AGREEMENT THAT (A) ITS TRANSFEREE IS NOT (AND WILL NOT BE), AND IS NOT ACTING ON THE BEHALF OF, A BENEFIT PLANINVESTOR OR A CONTROLLING PERSON AND (B) SUCH TRANSFEREE WILL OBTAIN FROM ITS TRANSFEREE THE REPRESENTATION AND AGREEMENTSET FORTH IN THIS CLAUSE (V) (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION CLAUSES (A) AND (B). ANY PERSON WHO BENEFICIALLY OR CONSTRUCTIVELY OWNSOR ATTEMPTS TO BENEFICIALLY OR CONSTRUCTIVELY OWN SHARES OF CAPITAL STOCK WHICH CAUSES OR WILL CAUSE A PERSON TO BENEFICIALLYOR CONSTRUCTIVELY OWN SHARES OF CAPITAL STOCK IN EXCESS OR IN VIOLATION OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MUST IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THECORPORATION IF ANY OF THE RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OR OWNERSHIP ABOVE ARE VIOLA TED IN (I), (II) OR (III), THE SHARES OF CAPITAL STOCKREPRESENTED HEREBY WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY TRANSFERRED TO A TRUSTEE OF A CHARITABLE TRUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF ONE OR MORECHARITABLE BENEFICIARIES. IF, NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING SENTENCE, A TRANSFER TO THE CHARITABLE TRUST IS NOT EFFECTIVE FORANY REASON TO PREVENT A VIOLATION OF THE RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OR OWNERSHIP (I), (II) OR (III) ABOVE, THEN THE ATTEMPTED TRANSFEROF THAT NUMBER OF SHARES OF CAPITAL STOCK THAT OTHERWISE WOULD CAUSE ANY PERSON TO VIOLATE SUCH RESTRICTIONS SHALL BE VOIDAS INITIO. IF ANY OF THE RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AND OWNERSHIP IN (IV) AND (V) ABOVE ARE VIOLATED, THEN THE ATTEMPTED TRANSFER OFTHAT NUMBER OF SHARES OF CAPITAL STOCK THAT OTHERWISE WOULD CAUSE ANY PERSON TO VIOLATE SUCH RESTRICTIONS SHALL BE VOID ASINITIO. IF, NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING SENTENCE, A PURPORTED TRANSFER IS NOT TREATED AS BEING VOID AB INITIO FOR ANY REASON,THEN THE SHARES TRANSFERRED [N SUCH VIOLATION SHALL AUTOMATICALLY BE TRANSFERRED TO A CHARITABLE TRUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF ACHARITABLE BENEFICIARY, AND THE PURPORTED OWNER OF TRANSFEREE WILL ACQUIRE NO RIGHTS IN SUCH SHARES. IN ADDITION, THECORPORATION MAY REDEEM SHARES UPON THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SPECIFIED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION IF THEBOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES THAT OWNERSHIP OR A TRANSFER OR OTHER EVENT MAY VIOLATE THE RESTRICTIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE. ALLCAPITALIZED TERMS IN THIS LEGEND HAVE THE MEANINGS DEFINED IN THE CHARTER OF THE CORPORATION, AS THE SAME MAYBE AMENDED FROMTIME TO TIME. A COPY OF WHICH, INCLUDING THE RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AND OWNERSHIP, WILL BE FURNISHED TO EACH HOLDER OF CAPITALSTOCK OF THE CORPORATION ON REQUEST AND WITHOUT CHARGE. REQUESTS FOR SUCH A COPY MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE SECRETARY OF THECORPORATION AT ITS PRINCIPAL OFFICE.IF THIS CERTIFICATE IS LOST, STOLEN OR DESTROYED, THE CORPORATION WILL REQUIRE A BOND OF INDEMNITY AS A CONDITION TO THEISSUANCE OF A REPLACEMENT CERTIFICATE.