Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

Exchange Transactions

During the nine months ended September 30, 2026, the Company issued an aggregate of 234,650 shares of its Common Stock to holders of the Company’s securities in exchange for 803,302 shares of the Company's Series B Preferred Stock and 138,411 shares of the Company’s Series D Preferred Stock. The Company did not receive any cash proceeds as a result of the exchanges, and the shares of the Preferred Stock exchanged have been retired and cancelled. The Company issued the Common Stock in these transactions in reliance upon the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act contained in Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act on the basis that the issuance of Common Stock 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.

Sales of Series D Preferred Stock

During the nine months ended September 30, 2026, the Company issued an aggregate of 281,666 shares of its Series D Preferred Stock to certain investors in consideration for 14,950 shares of Cedar Series B Preferred Stock and 421,050 shares of Cedar Series C Preferred Stock held by such investors. Immediately following the closing of each transaction, WHLR contributed the acquired Cedar Preferred Stock to Cedar and those shares were retired. The Company did not receive any cash proceeds as a result of the transactions. The Company issued Series D Preferred Stock in these transactions in reliance upon the exemption provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act as transactions not involving a public offering.

All of the foregoing issuances of Common Stock and Series D Preferred Stock were made to "accredited investors."

See Note 10, Equity and Mezzanine Equity, to our condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-Q for additional details.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

The Company had redemptions of its Series D Preferred Stock and exchanges of its Common Stock for its Series B Preferred Stock and Series D Preferred Stock during the three months ended September 30, 2026.

See Note 10, Equity and Mezzanine Equity, to our condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-Q for additional details.