Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (date of earliest event reported): December 17, 2015
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) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
2529 Virginia Beach Blvd., Suite 200
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
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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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS.
On December 17, 2015, the Registrant, through WHLR-Riverbridge Shopping Center, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“WHLR-Riverbridge Shopping Center”) and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wheeler REIT, L.P., a Virginia limited partnership of which the Registrant is the sole general partner, entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) as buyer, with Riverbridge, LTD., a Georgia limited partnership, as seller (the “Seller”), for the purchase of a retail shopping center located in Carrollton, Georgia, commonly known as Riverbridge Shopping Center, for the sales price of Seven Million and 00/100 Dollars ($7,000,000.00).
No director, officer or affiliate of the Registrant is affiliated with the Seller.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
| (a) | Financial statement of businesses acquired. |
Not applicable.
| (b) | Pro forma financial information. |
Not applicable.
| (c) | Shell company transactions. |
Not Applicable.
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| 99.1 | Purchase Agreement, dated December 17, 2015, by and between WHLR-Riverbridge Shopping Center and the Seller. |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| WHEELER REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Jon S. Wheeler | |
| Jon S. Wheeler | ||
| Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | ||
Dated: December 21, 2015
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Number | Description of Exhibit | |||
| 99.1 | Purchase Agreement, dated December 17, 2015, by and between WHLR-Riverbridge Shopping Center and the Seller. | |||