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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 15, 2023
 WHEELER REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)  
Maryland 001-3571345-2681082
(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: (757627-9088
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)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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 StockWHLRD
Nasdaq Capital Market
7.00% Subordinated Convertible Notes due 2031WHLRL
Nasdaq Capital Market



Item 8.01. Other Events.

On November 15, 2023, the Company determined that interest on its 7.00% Subordinated Convertible Notes due 2031 (the “Notes”) payable on December 31, 2023 to holders of record of the Notes at the close of business at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on December 1, 2023, shall be in the form of the Company’s Series D Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock.




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 20, 2023