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): April 19, 2013

 

 

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))

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

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ITEM 8.01

OTHER EVENTS.

On April 19, 2013, Tuckernuck Associates LLC, a subsidiary of Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, L.P., a Virginia limited partnership and the operating partnership (the “Operating Partnership”) of Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation, entered into a Promissory Note (the “Note”) with Aviva Life and Annuity Company for $6.5 million to refinance debt on the Shoppes at TJ Maxx shopping center that matured on April 19, 2013. The Note matures on May 1, 2020, provides for an interest rate of 3.88% and a 300-month amortization and is guaranteed by the Operating Partnership.

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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.

 

Dated: April 25, 2013