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): June 17, 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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¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS.
On June 17, 2015, the Registrant, through WHLR-Parkway Plaza, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“WHLR-Parkway Plaza”) 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 “Purchase Agreement”) as buyer, with FR Brunswick I, LLC and FR Brunswick II, LLC, both Colorado limited liability companies, as sellers (the “Sellers”), for the purchase of a retail shopping center located in Brunswick, Georgia, commonly known as Parkway Plaza, for the sales price of Six Million Seventy Five Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($6,075,000).
No director, officer or affiliate of the Registrant is affiliated with the Sellers.
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 | Purchase Agreement, dated June 17, 2015, by and among WHLR-Parkway Plaza and the Sellers. |
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: June 18, 2015
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Number | Description of Exhibit | | | |
99.1 | Purchase Agreement, dated June 17, 2015, by and among WHLR-Parkway Plaza and the Sellers. |