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): June 29, 2017 (June 28, 2017)
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
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ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATION AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.
On June 28, 2017, Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. (the “Company”), issued a press release announcing its preliminary unaudited May 2017 AFFO results. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS.
On June 28, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing the sales of a raw land parcel at Carolina Place and an outparcel at Rivergate Shopping Center. The Company also announced that it will issue its financial results for the 2017 second quarter ended June 30, 2017 on Tuesday, August 8, 2017, after the close of trading. The Company will discuss these results in a conference call the following morning, Wednesday, August 9, 2017, at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Standard Time. Conference call details will be provided at a later date. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
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 June 28, 2017.
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: June 29, 2017
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Number | Description of Exhibit | |||
| 99.1 | Press release dated June 28, 2017. | |||