whlr-20241105

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)

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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% Subordinated Convertible Notes due 2031

WHLRL

Nasdaq Capital Market

•Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) processed 15 redemption requests from holders of its Series D Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series D Preferred Stock”), collectively redeeming 74,740 shares of Series D Preferred Stock for a redemption price of approximately $39.70 per share ($25.00 per share plus the amount of all accrued but unpaid dividends to and including the November 5, 2024 Holder Redemption Date) (the “Redemption Price”).

•The Company settled the aggregate Redemption Price through the issuance of 303,366 shares of it common stock, par value $0.01 (“Common Stock”) .

•The volume weighted average of the closing sales price, as reported on the Nasdaq Capital Market, per share of Common Stock for the ten consecutive trading days immediately preceding, but not including, the November 5, 2024 Holder Redemption Date was approximately $9.78.

•To date, the Company has processed 244 redemption requests, collectively redeeming 1,256,338 shares of Series D Preferred Stock.

•The Company has issued approximately 1,169,000 shares of its Common Stock in settlement of all such redemption requests in the aggregate.

•As of November 6, 2024, the Company had 1,294,310 shares of Common Stock and 2,357,209 shares of Series D Preferred Stock outstanding.

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

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