Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust: sets 2026 annual meeting and proposal deadlines

What happened

• Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. announced it plans to hold its 2026 annual meeting of stockholders on Friday, Dec 4, 2026, in person in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Stockholders of record at the close of business on Oct 2, 2026 will be entitled to notice of and to vote at the 2026 annual meeting.
• Because the scheduled date is more than 30 days from the anniversary of the Company’s 2025 annual meeting (Aug 20, 2025), the deadlines in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC on Jul 11, 2025 no longer apply, and the Company provided revised deadlines for proposals and nominations.

Key details

• Rule 14a-8 stockholder proposals to be included in the Company’s proxy statement must be received no later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on Oct 14, 2026.
• Advance notice bylaw nominations and other business outside Rule 14a-8 must be delivered in writing to the Company’s Secretary no later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on Oct 16, 2026 (the tenth calendar day following the date of the Form 8-K).
• To be included on a universal proxy card, notices must set forth the information required by Rule 14a-19 of the Exchange Act and be provided by Oct 16, 2026.
• Notices and proposals must be delivered to the Company’s Secretary, Sydney Schlimgen, at 2529 Virginia Beach Boulevard, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23452.

Why it may matter

• This Form 8-K reports Item 5.08 (shareholder director nominations) and provides the revised deadlines and procedures for submitting proposals and director nominations for the 2026 annual meeting.
• This filing does not show why the insider traded or why the company acted.