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): March 26, 2015
WHEELER REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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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 March 26, 2015, the Registrant, through WHLR-Beaver Ruin Village II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“WHLR-Beaver Ruin Village II”) and 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 (the “Sale Agreement”) as buyer, with ARCADO II, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company, as seller (the “Seller”), for the purchase of a retail shopping center located in Lilburn, Georgia, commonly known as Beaver Ruin Village II, for the sales price of Four Million Three Hundred Seventy Five Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($4,375,000).
No director, officer or affiliate of the Registrant is affiliated with the Seller.
On March 30, 2015, the Registrant issued a press release announcing the contract to acquire Beaver Ruin Village II.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
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(a) | Financial statement of businesses acquired. |
Not applicable.
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(b) | Pro forma financial information. |
Not applicable.
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(c) | Shell company transactions. |
Not Applicable.
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99.1 | Sale Agreement, dated March 26, 2015, by and between WHLR-Beaver Ruin Village II and the Seller. |
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99.2 | Press release, dated March 30, 2015, relating to WHLR-Beaver Ruin Village II's entry into the contract to acquire Beaver Ruin Village II. |
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.
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WHEELER REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST, INC. |
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By: | | /s/ Jon S. Wheeler |
| | Jon S. Wheeler |
| | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
Dated: March 30, 2015
EXHIBIT INDEX
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99.1 | Sale Agreement, dated March 26, 2015, by and between WHLR-Beaver Ruin Village II and the Seller. |
99.2 | Press release, dated March 30, 2015, relating to WHLR-Beaver Ruin Village II's entry into the contract to acquire Beaver Ruin Village II. |