UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): October 28, 2022

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 or organization)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS employer identification number)

2529 Virginia Beach Blvd., Virginia Beach, VA		23452
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (757) 627-9088

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	WHLR	Nasdaq Capital Market
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock	WHLRP	Nasdaq Capital Market
Series D Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock	WHLRD	Nasdaq Capital Market
7.00% Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes due 2031	WHLRL	Nasdaq Capital Market

Item 5.02.

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On October 28, 2022, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) voted to elect Ms. Megan Parisi as a director of the Company effective as of November 1, 2022.

Since 2010, Ms. Parisi has been the Director of Communications at a group of private investment partnerships known as The Stilwell Group. Ms. Parisi is a graduate of Cornell University, where she obtained her B.S. degree.

The Board has determined that Ms. Parisi qualifies as an independent director for purposes of the rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market as well as applicable rules adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

Ms. Parisi will receive compensation based on the same policies as the Company’s other non-employee directors, which are described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC on April 29, 2022. Ms. Parisi has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction with the Company that is reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K, nor have any such transactions been proposed.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	WHEELER REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST, INC.

	By:	/s/ M. Andrew Franklin
		Name: M. Andrew Franklin
		Title: Chief Executive Officer and President

Dated: November 1, 2022