whlr-20240506

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (date of earliest event reported): May 6, 2024

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:


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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 8.01 Other Events

Results of May 2024 Series D Preferred Stock Redemptions

•The eighth monthly “Holder Redemption Date” occurred on May 6, 2024.

•The Company received no redemption requests from any holders of its Series D Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series D Preferred Stock”).

Cumulative Series D Preferred Stock Redemption Information (Unchanged from April 2024)

•To date, the Company has processed 182 redemption requests, collectively redeeming 948,631 shares of Series D Preferred Stock.

•Accordingly, the Company has issued 67,042,618 shares of its common stock, par value $0.01 (“Common Stock”) in settlement of an aggregate redemption price of approximately $35.9 million.

•As of May 6, 2024, the Company had 68,023,718 shares of Common Stock and 2,577,240 shares of Series D Preferred Stock outstanding.

June 2024 Redemptions

•The deadline for the next monthly round of Series D Preferred Stock redemptions is May 25, 2024.

•The next monthly Holder Redemption Date will occur on June 5, 2024.

•Required redemption forms and a list of frequently asked questions can each be found on the Company’s website at https://ir.whlr.us/series-d/series-d-redemption.

Information contained on the Company’s website is not incorporated by reference into this Current Report on Form 8-K and should not be considered to be part of this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Excepted Holder Agreement

On April 26, 2024, the Company’s Board of Directors, under the terms of the Company’s charter (the “Charter”), created an aggregate stock ownership limit of 14% (the “Capital Stock Excepted Holder Limit”) for Howard Amster, a stockholder of the Company, and entities through which he holds such stock. On May 3, 2024, the Company entered into an Excepted Holder Agreement with Mr. Amster with respect to such limit. The Capital Stock Excepted Holder Limit provides that Mr. Amster is exempted from the Charter’s ownership limit of not more than 9.8% in value of the aggregate of all classes of stock of the Company and is instead subject to the percentage limit established by the Board. Mr. Amster remains subject to the Charter’s limitation of his ownership to 9.8% of all outstanding Common Stock of the Company. The Excepted Holder Agreement and Capital Stock Excepted Holder Limit will automatically terminate upon reduction of Mr. Amster’s ownership of all classes of stock of the Company below 9.8% in value in the aggregate.

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