UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

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): September 11, 2018 (September 11, 2018)

 

 

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:

 

☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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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. ☐

 

 

 

ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

 

Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) made available to investors a presentation (the “Company Presentation”) regarding the Company and its proxy contest against Joseph Stilwell, Stilwell Value Partners VII, L.P., Stilwell Value LLC and certain of their affiliates. In addition, the Company intends to use the Company Presentation at various investor meetings beginning on September 11, 2018. The Company Presentation is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

On September 11, 2018 the Company Presentation will be available through the investor relations page of the Company’s website under Proxy Materials at https://ir.whlr.us/proxy-materials.

 

The Company considers portions of this Current Report on Form 8-K to contain “forward-looking” statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When the Company uses words such as “may,” “will,” “intend,” “should,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “project,” “estimate” or similar expressions that do not relate solely to historical matters, it is making forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that may cause the actual results to differ materially from the Company’s expectations discussed in the forward-looking statements. The Company’s expected results may not be achieved, and actual results may differ materially from expectations. Specifically, the Company’s statements regarding: (i) the Company's ability to implement a strategic long-term plan; (ii) the Company's ability to reduce operating costs, including general and administrative expenses; (iii) the Company's ability to decrease debt through asset dispositions; (iv) the Company's ability to improve its balance sheet and cash flows; (v) the Company's ability to stabilize cash flows; (vi) the Company's ability to reduce the KeyBank line below $50 million; (vii) the Company's ability to payoff the Revere loan; (viii) the Company's ability to reinstate a common stock dividend are forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond our control, are difficult to predict and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or forecasted in the forward-looking statements. For these reasons, among others, investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Additional factors are discussed in the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available for review at www.sec.gov. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly revise these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date hereof.

 

Important Additional Information

 

The Company, its directors and certain of its executive officers are participants in the solicitation of proxies from the Company’s stockholders in connection with matters to be considered at the Company’s 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2018 Annual Meeting”). The Company has filed a definitive proxy statement and WHITE proxy card with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in connection with its solicitation of proxies from the Company’s stockholders. STOCKHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO READ SUCH PROXY STATEMENT, ACCOMPANYING WHITE PROXY CARD AND ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE AS THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Information regarding the identities of the Company’s directors and executive officers, and their direct or indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, are set forth in the proxy statement and other materials filed with the SEC in connection with the 2018 Annual Meeting. Stockholders can obtain the proxy statement, any amendments or supplements to the proxy statement, and any other documents filed by the Company with the SEC at no charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. These documents are also available at no charge in the “SEC Filings” or “Proxy Materials” sections of the Company’s website at www.whlr.us.

 

 

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

Company Presentation dated September 11, 2018.

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Number		Description of Exhibit
99.1		Company Presentation dated September 11, 2018.

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

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/ David Kelly
		David Kelly
		President and Chief Executive Officer

 

Dated: September 11, 2018