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Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - Q ( Mark One ) ý QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the quarterly period ended March 31 , 2021 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to Commission file number 001-35713 WHEELER REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST , INC . ( Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter ) Maryland ( State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization ) 2529 Virginia Beach Blvd. Virginia Beach . Virginia ( Address of Principal Executive Offices ) ( 757 ) 627-9088 45-2681082 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 23452 ( Zip Code ) ( Registrant's Telephone Number , Including Area Code ) N / A ( Former Name , Former Address and Former Fiscal Year , if Changed Since Last Report ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Name of each exchange on which registered Title of each class Series B Convertible Preferred Stock Common Stock , $ 0.01 par value per share Series D Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock Trading Symbol ( s ) WHLR WHLRP WHLRD Nasdaq Capital Market Nasdaq Capital Market Nasdaq Capital Market Indicate by check mark whether the registrant : ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes ý No - Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site , if any , every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( § 232.405 ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files ) . Yes ý No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , or a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of “ large accelerated filer , ” “ accelerated filer , ” “ smaller reporting company " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . 1