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): April 1, 2014
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
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS.
On April 1, 2014, the Registrant issued a press release announcing that it entered into a $25 million secured guidance line credit facility with KeyBank National Association (“KeyBank”).
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
| (a) | Financial statements of businesses acquired. |
Not Applicable.
| (b) | Pro forma financial information. |
Not Applicable.
| (c) | Shell company transactions. |
Not Applicable.
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| 99.1 | Press release, dated April 1, 2014, relating to the credit facility with KeyBank. |
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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: April 2, 2014
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Number |
Description of Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Press release, dated April 1, 2014, relating to the credit facility with KeyBank. | |