Exhibit 99.1




FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WHEELER REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST, INC. TO PRESENT AT
REITWEEK 2016: NAREIT'S INVESTOR FORUM

Virginia Beach, VA – June 6, 2016 – Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. (NASDAQ:WHLR) (“Wheeler” or the “Company”) announced today that the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Jon Wheeler, is scheduled to present at the REITWeek 2016: NAREIT’s Investor Forum in New York, New York on Thursday, June 9, 2016 at 8:45 am ET. The presentation will be broadcast live and accessible via the following link: https://reitstream.com/reitweek2016/whlr .

Materials from the presentation will be available through the investor relations page on the Company’s website at http://ir.stockpr.com/whlr/overview.

About Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust Inc.
Headquartered in Virginia Beach, VA, Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. is a fully-integrated, self-managed commercial real estate investment company focused on acquiring and managing income-producing retail properties with a primary focus on grocery-anchored centers. Wheeler’s portfolio contains well-located, potentially dominant retail properties in secondary and tertiary markets that generate attractive risk-adjusted returns, with a particular emphasis on grocery-anchored retail centers.

Additional information about Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. can be found at the Company’s corporate website: www.whlr.us.

CONTACT:
INVESTOR RELATIONS:
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Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc.
The Equity Group Inc.
Wilkes Graham
Terry Downs
Chief Financial Officer
Associate
(757) 627-9088
(212)836-9615
wilkes@whlr.us
tdowns@equityny.com

Laura Nguyen
Adam Prior
Director of Capital Markets
Senior Vice-President
(757) 627-9088
(212)836-9606
lnguyen@whlr.us
aprior@equityny.com

Robin Hanisch
Corporate Secretary
(757) 627-9088
robin@whlr.us