Wheeler REIT to issue 810K and 358K shares in exchanges
The preferred shares exchanged were retired and cancelled, and the company stated that the transactions generated no cash proceeds.
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Form Type
424B3
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. (WHLR) issued a prospectus supplement to a prospectus relating to the issuance from time to time of up to 100,090,365 common shares. The supplement includes a report that the company agreed to issue 809,880 common shares on November 3, 2026, in exchange for 32,589 Series B and 2,550 Series D preferred shares, and 358,000 common shares on November 6, 2026, in exchange for 8,000 Series B and 2,000 Series D preferred shares.
The company stated it received no cash proceeds from the exchanges and that the preferred shares exchanged were retired and cancelled. It expected the transactions to settle in accordance with customary settlement cycles.
Filing Explained
The company says it relied on a registration exemption for these exchange shares; issuing common shares increases the share count and reduces existing holders’ percentage ownership, while the exchanged preferred shares were cancelled and the company received no cash.
Key Figures
Common shares covered by the prospectus: up to 100,090,365 shares
Common shares agreed to be issued: 809,880 shares
Series B Preferred Stock exchanged: 32,589 shares
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Common shares covered by the prospectus
up to 100,090,365 shares
Issuance from time to time
Common shares agreed to be issued
809,880 shares
November 3, 2026 exchange transactions
Series B Preferred Stock exchanged
32,589 shares
November 3, 2026 exchange transactions
Series D Preferred Stock exchanged
2,550 shares
November 3, 2026 exchange transactions
Common shares agreed to be issued
358,000 shares
November 6, 2026 exchange transaction
Series B Preferred Stock exchanged
8,000 shares
November 6, 2026 exchange transaction
Series D Preferred Stock exchanged
2,000 shares
November 6, 2026 exchange transaction
Key Terms
Series D Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, customary settlement cycles, par value
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Series D Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock financial
"Series D Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock"
Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act regulatory
"contained in Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act"
customary settlement cycles technical
"expected to settle in accordance with customary settlement cycles"
par value financial
"Common Stock, par value $0.01"
Par value is the fixed amount printed on a bond or stock that represents its original value when issued. It’s like the face value of a coin or bill—what the issuer promises to pay back or the starting price of a stock—though it often doesn’t change with market prices. It matters because it helps determine certain financial details, like how much the company will pay back at maturity.
Offering Details
shelf · up to 100,090,365 shares
Offering
Offering Type
shelf
Securities Offered
Common Stock
Offering Amount
up to 100,090,365 shares
FAQ
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Did WHLR receive cash from the preferred-stock exchanges?
No. The company stated it received no cash proceeds from the transactions and that the preferred shares exchanged were retired and cancelled.
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Prospectus Supplement No. 27 | Filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) | |||||||||||||
| (To Prospectus dated July 2, 2026) | Registration No. 333-296944 | |||||||||||||
Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc.
This is Prospectus Supplement No. 27 (this “Prospectus Supplement”) to our Prospectus, dated July 2, 2026 (the “Prospectus”), relating to the issuance from time to time by Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. of up to 100,090,365 shares of our common stock, par value $0.01 (“Common Stock”). Terms used but not defined in this Prospectus Supplement have the meanings ascribed to them in the Prospectus.
We have attached to this Prospectus Supplement our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 9, 2026. The attached information updates and supplements, and should be read together with, the Prospectus, as supplemented from time to time.
Investing in our Common Stock involves a high degree of risk. You should review carefully the risks and uncertainties described under the heading “Risk Factors” beginning on page 6 of the Prospectus, and under similar headings in any amendments or supplements to the Prospectus.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of the Prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this Prospectus Supplement is November 9, 2026.
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): November 3, 2026
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 or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||||||||||||
2529 Virginia Beach Blvd. Virginia Beach, VA | 23452 | |||||||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) | |||||||
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)) | ||||
| ☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) | ||||
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. ☐
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| 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 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 | ||||||||||||
Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
On November 3, 2026, Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) agreed to issue an aggregate amount of 809,880 shares of its common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), to two unaffiliated holders of the Company’s securities (together, the “November 3 Investors”) in separate exchanges for an aggregate amount of 32,589 shares of the Company's Series B Preferred Stock (the “Series B Preferred Stock”) and 2,550 shares of the Company's Series D Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series D Preferred Stock” and, together with the Series B Preferred Stock, the “Preferred Stock”). One transaction involved the issuance of one hundred forty-two shares of Common Stock in exchange for one share of the Series D Preferred Stock and four shares of the Series B Preferred Stock. The other transaction involved the issuance of twenty shares of Common Stock in exchange for one share of Series D Preferred Stock. The Company expects the transactions to settle in accordance with customary settlement cycles.
On November 6, 2026, the Company agreed to issue 358,000 shares of Common Stock to an unaffiliated holder of the Company’s securities (the “November 6 Investor”) in exchange for 8,000 shares of the Series B Preferred Stock and 2,000 shares of the Series D Preferred Stock in one transaction. The transaction involved the issuance of one hundred seventy-nine shares of Common Stock in exchange for four shares of Series B Preferred Stock and one share of Series D Preferred Stock. The Company expects the transaction to settle in accordance with customary settlement cycles.
The Company did not receive any cash proceeds in these transactions, and the shares of the Preferred Stock exchanged have been retired and cancelled.
The Company issued the Common Stock to the November 3 Investors and the November 6 Investor (together, the “Investors”) in reliance upon the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), contained in Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act on the basis that the issuance of Common Stock to the Investors constituted an exchange with existing holders of the Company’s securities, and no commission or other remuneration was paid or given directly or indirectly for soliciting such transactions.
This Current Report on Form 8-K does not constitute an offer to exchange any securities of the Company for the Common Stock, the Series D Preferred Stock, the Series B Preferred Stock or other securities of the Company.
SIGNATURES
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 | ||||||||
Dated: November 9, 2026