whlr-20231107

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): November 7, 2023

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 No.)


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

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:


☐			Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐			Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐			Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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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).

Emerging growth company ☐

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% Subordinated Convertible Notes due 2031

WHLRL

Nasdaq Capital Market

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On November 7, 2023, Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it had reported its financial and operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023. A copy of the Company's press release is hereby furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed "filed" with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") nor incorporated by reference in any registration statement filed by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), unless specified otherwise.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On November 7, 2023, the Company made publicly available certain supplemental financial information for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 on its investor relations website, https://ir.whlr.us/

This supplemental financial information is hereby furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.2, shall not be deemed "filed" with the SEC nor incorporated by reference in any registration statement filed by the Company under the Securities Act unless specified otherwise. The information found on, or otherwise accessible through, the Company's website is not incorporated into, and does not form a part of, this Current Report on Form 8-K or any other report or document the Company files with or furnishes to the SEC.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibits are included with this Report:

Exhibit No.


99.1			Press release, dated November 7, 2023
99.2			Supplemental financial information for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023
104			Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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 7, 2023