SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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): January 19, 2016
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 January 19, 2016, the Registrant issued a press release announcing the declaration of a monthly cash dividend of $0.0175 per share of common stock to shareholders of record on January 31, 2016. The Registrant expects to pay the dividend on or about February 29, 2016.
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 | Press release dated January 19, 2016, announcing the payment, on or about February 29, 2016, of a monthly cash dividend of $0.0175 per share of common stock declared to shareholders of record on January 31, 2016. | |||
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: January 19, 2016
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Number | Description of Exhibit | |||
| 99.1 | Press release dated January 19, 2016, announcing the payment, on or about February 29, 2016, of a monthly cash dividend of $0.0175 per share of common stock declared to shareholders of record on January 31, 2016. | |||