Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. Announces Amendment and Extension of Modified Dutch Auction Tender Offer
Virginia Beach, VA
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February 17, 2021 08:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. (the “Company” or “Wheeler”) (NASDAQ: WHLR) announced today it is extending its previously announced “Modified Dutch Auction” tender offer for its outstanding Series D Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series D Shares”) to 11:59 P.M., Eastern Standard Time, on Friday, March 12, 2021 and is reducing the value of Series D Shares purchased from $20 million to $6 million.
The reduction in value of Series D purchased is a result of ongoing discussions with our primary lender to redeploy the majority of the net proceeds from our $25 million term loan to repay certain Company indebtedness that are maturing in 2021. These ongoing discussions are at an initial stage and subject, in all respects, to the execution of definitive documents. As such, the tender offer is now conditional on the execution of definitive documents reflecting the outcome of these discussions.
Except as set forth herein, the complete terms and conditions of the tender offer remain the same as set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated December 23, 2020, and the related Letter of Transmittal.
As of 11:59 pm on February 16, 2021, the original expiration date for the tender offer, 1,473,646 Series D Shares had been validly tendered.
The Information Agent for the tender offer is Equiniti (US) Services LLC, and the Depositary is Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
Copies of the Offer to Purchase and the related Letter of Transmittal have previously been mailed to holders of the Company’s Series D Shares. Additional copies of the Offer to Purchase, the related Letter of Transmittal or the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery may be obtained at the Company’s expense from, and questions regarding the tender offer may be directed to, the information agent, Equiniti (US) Services LLC, at (833) 503-4130 for stockholders and (516) 220-8356 for banks and brokers.
This press release is for informational purposes only and is not an offer to buy or the solicitation of an offer to sell any shares of Wheeler’s Series D Shares. The tender offer will be made solely in accordance with the terms of the Offer to Purchase and the related Letter of Transmittal. Shareholders and investors are urged to read Wheeler’s tender offer statement on Schedule TO filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) December 23, 2020, in connection with the tender offer, which includes as exhibits the Offer to Purchase and the related Letter of Transmittal. These documents have been filed with the SEC, and investors may obtain them without charge from the SEC at its website (www.sec.gov) or from Equiniti (US) Services LLC, the Information Agent for the tender offer, by calling (833) 503-4130 for stockholders and (516) 220-8356 for banks and brokers.
