whlr-20220228

Maryland

001-35713

45-2681082

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)

(Commission
File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)


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

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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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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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

On February 28, 2022, Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. (the “Company”), issued a press release announcing its financial results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2021. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

In connection with this press release, on February 28, 2022, the Company posted certain supplemental information regarding the Company’s operations for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2021 on its website, www.whlr.us. A copy of the supplemental information is attached as Exhibit 99.2 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibits hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless it is specifically incorporated by reference therein.

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


99.1			Press release, dated February 28, 2022.
99.2			Financial and Operating Results for the three and twelve months ended December 31 , 202 1 .
104			Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)