Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust : First Quarter 2025 Supplement

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SUPPLEMENTAL WHLR REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST €oliseum MQ €Iover Plaza Clover, SC WH " LR Hampton, VA Table of Contents Page Glossary of Terms 4 Company Overview 6 Financial and Portfolio Overview 7 Financial and Operating Results 8 Financial Summary Consolidated Balance Sheets 12 Consolidated Statements of Operations 13 Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures 14 Debt Summary 17 Portfolio Summary Property Summary 19 Top Ten Tenants by Annualized Base Rent and Lease Expiration Schedules 22 Leasing Summary 24 Cautionary Note on Forward-Looking Statements This document contains forward-looking statements that are within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and such statements are intended to be covered by the safe harbor. When used in this presentation, the words "continue," "may," "approximately," "potentially," or similar expressions, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, forecasts and assumptions that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially. These risks include, but are not limited to: the use of and demand for retail space; general and economic business conditions, including the rate and other terms on which we are able to lease our properties; the loss or bankruptcy of the Company's tenants; the geographic concentration of our properties in the Mid-Atlantic, Southeast and Northeast; consumer spending and confidence trends, including those affecting the ability of individuals to spend in retail shopping centers; availability, terms and deployment of capital; substantial dilution of our common stock, par value $0.01 ("Common Stock") and steep decline in its market value resulting from the exercise by the holders of our Series D Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (the "Series D Preferred Stock") of their redemption rights and downward adjustment of the Conversion Price (as defined below) on our outstanding 7.00% Subordinated Convertible Notes due 2031 (the "Convertible Notes"), each of which has already occurred and is anticipated to continue; given the volatility in the trading of our Common Stock, whether we have registered and, as necessary, can continue to register sufficient shares of our Common Stock to settle redemptions of all Series D Preferred Stock tendered to us by the holders thereof; the degree and nature of our competition; changes in governmental regulations, accounting rules, tax rates and similar matters, including tariff-related measures; the ability and willingness of the Company's tenants and other third parties to satisfy their obligations under their respective contractual arrangements with the Company; the ability and willingness of the Company's tenants to renew their leases with the Company upon expiration; the Company's ability to re-lease its properties on the same or better terms in the event of non-renewal or in the event the Company exercises its right to replace an existing tenant, and obligations the Company may incur in connection with the replacement of an existing tenant; litigation risks generally; the risk that shareholder litigation filed by the Company's former CEO, Daniel Khoshaba, may result in significant costs of defense, indemnification and liability, and divert management's attention away from running the Company; the Company's ability to maintain compliance with the financial and other covenants in its debt agreements and under the terms of its Series D Preferred Stock; financing risks, such as the Company's inability to obtain new financing or refinancing on favorable terms as the result of market volatility or instability and increases in the Company's borrowing costs as a result of changes in interest rates and other factors; the impact of the Company's leverage on operating performance; our ability to successfully execute strategic or necessary asset acquisitions and divestitures; risks related to the market for retail space generally, including reductions in consumer spending, variability in retailer demand for leased space, adverse impact of e-commerce, ongoing consolidation in the retail sector and changes in economic conditions and consumer confidence; risks endemic to real estate and the real estate industry generally; the adverse effect of any future pandemic, endemic or outbreak of infectious diseases, and mitigation efforts, including government-imposed lockdowns, to control their spread; risks to our information systems - or those of our tenants or vendors - from service interruption, misappropriation of data, breaches of security or information technology, or other cyber-related attacks; competitive risks; the Company's ability to maintain compliance with the listing standards of the Nasdaq Capital Market ("Nasdaq"); the effects on the trading market of our Common Stock the one-for-24 reverse stock split effected on May 16, 2024 (the "May 2024 Reverse Stock Split"), the one-for-five reverse stock split effected on June 27, 2024 (the "June 2024 Reverse Stock Split"), the one-for-three reverse stock split effected on September 19, 2024 (the "September 2024 Reverse Stock Split", the one-for-two reverse stock split effected on November 18, 2024 (the "November 2024 Reverse Stock Split" and collectively with the May 2024 Reverse Stock Split, June 2024 Reverse Stock Split and September 2024 Reverse Stock Split, the "2024 Reverse Stock Splits"), the one-for-four reverse stock split effected on January 27, 2025 (the "January 2025 Reverse Stock Split"), the one-for-five reverse stock split effected on March 26, 2025 (the "March 2025 Reverse Stock Split" and, together with the 2024 Reverse Stock Splits and the January 2025 Reverse Stock Split, the "Reverse Stock Splits") and any reverse stock splits the Company may effect in the future; damage to the Company's properties from catastrophic weather and other natural events, and the physical effects of climate change; the risk that an uninsured loss on the Company's properties or a loss that exceeds the limits of the Company's insurance policies could subject the Company to lost capital or revenue on those properties; the risk that continued increases in the cost of necessary insurance could negatively impact the Company's profitability; the Company's ability and willingness to maintain its qualification as a real estate investment trust ("REIT") in light of economic, market, legal, tax and other considerations; the ability of our operating partnership, Wheeler REIT, L.P. (the "Operating Partnership"), and each of our other partnerships and limited liability companies to be classified as partnerships or disregarded entities for federal income tax purposes; the impact of e-commerce on our tenants' business; and the inability to generate sufficient cash flows due to market conditions, competition, uninsured losses, changes in tax or other applicable laws. The forward-looking statements contained in this document are based on our current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on the Company. For a description of the risks and uncertainties that could impact the Company's future results, performance or transactions, see the reports filed by the Company with the SEC, including its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and annual reports on Form 10-K. There can be no assurance that future developments affecting the Company will be those that the Company has anticipated. Except for ongoing obligations to disclose material information as required by the federal securities laws, the Company undertakes no obligation to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. All of the above factors are difficult to predict, contain uncertainties that may materially affect the Company's actual results and may be beyond the Company's control. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for the Company's management to predict all such factors or to assess the effects of each factor on the Company's business. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the Company's current expectations will be realized. ‌Glossary of Terms Term Definition Adjusted FFO ("AFFO") We believe the computation of funds from operations ("FFO") in accordance with the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts' ("Nareit") definition includes certain items that are not indicative of the results provided by our operating portfolio and affect the comparability of our period-over-period performance. These items include, but are not limited to, legal settlements, non-cash share-based compensation expense, non-cash amortization on loans and acquisition costs. Therefore, in addition to FFO, management uses Adjusted FFO ("AFFO"), a non-GAAP measure, for REITs, which we define to exclude such items. Management believes that these adjustments are appropriate in determining AFFO as they are not indicative of the operating performance of our assets. In addition, we believe that AFFO is a useful supplemental measure for the investing community to use in comparing us to other REITs as many REITs provide some form of adjusted or modified FFO. However, there can be no assurance that AFFO presented by us is comparable to the adjusted or modified FFO of other REITs. Anchor Lease occupying 20,000 square feet or more. Annualized Base Rent ("ABR") Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization ("EBITDA") Funds from Operations ("FFO") Gross Leasable Area ("GLA") Monthly base rent on occupied space as of the end of the current reporting period multiplied by twelve months, excluding the impact of tenant concessions and rent abatements. A widely-recognized non-GAAP financial measure that the Company believes, when considered with financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP, is useful to investors and lenders in understanding financial performance and providing a relevant basis for comparison against other companies, including other REITs. While EBITDA should not be considered as a substitute for net income attributable to the Company's common stockholders, net operating income, cash flow from operating activities, or other income or cash flow data prepared in accordance with GAAP, the Company believes that EBITDA may provide additional information with respect to the Company's performance or ability to meet its future debt service requirements, capital expenditures and working capital requirements. The Company computes EBITDA by excluding interest expense, net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests, depreciation and amortization, and impairment of long-lived assets and notes receivable from income from continuing operations. The Company also presents Adjusted EBITDA, which excludes items affecting the comparability of the periods presented, including but not limited to, costs associated with acquisitions and capital related activities. We use FFO, a non-GAAP measure, as an alternative measure of our operating performance, specifically as it relates to results of operations and liquidity. We compute FFO in accordance with standards established by the Board of Governors of Nareit in its March 1995 White Paper (as amended in November 1999, April 2002 and December 2018). As defined by Nareit, FFO represents net income (computed in accordance with GAAP), excluding gains (or losses) from sales of property, plus real estate-related depreciation and amortization (excluding amortization of loan origination costs), plus impairment of real estate related long-lived assets and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. Most industry analysts and equity REITs, including us, consider FFO to be an appropriate supplemental measure of operating performance because, by excluding gains or losses on dispositions and excluding depreciation, FFO is a helpful tool that can assist in the comparison of the operating performance of a company's real estate between periods, or as compared to different companies. Management uses FFO as a supplemental measure to conduct and evaluate our business because there are certain limitations associated with using GAAP net income alone as the primary measure of our operating performance. Historical cost accounting for real estate assets in accordance with GAAP implicitly assumes that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time, while historically real estate values have risen or fallen with market conditions. Accordingly, we believe FFO provides a valuable alternative measurement tool to GAAP when presenting our operating results. The total amount of leasable space in an investment property. Ground Lease A lease in which the tenant owns the building but not the land it is built on. Term Definition Leased Rate / % Leased The space committed to lessee under a signed lease agreement as a percentage of gross leasable area executed through March 31, 2025. Local Tenant Tenant with presence in one state with 10 or less locations. National / Regional Tenant Occupancy Rate / % Occupied Rent Spread: Tenant with presence in multiple states or single state presence with more than 10 locations. The space delivered to a tenant under a signed lease agreement as a percentage of gross leasable area through March 31, 2025. New Rent Spread Weighted average change over the gross value of the new lease, annualized per square foot, compared to the annualized base rent per square foot of the prior tenant. Renewal Rent Spread Weighted average change over the gross value of the renewed lease, annualized per square foot, compared to the annualized base rent per square foot of the prior rate. Same-Property Properties owned during all periods presented herein. Same-Property Net Operating Income ("Same-Property NOI") Same-Property net operating income ("Same-Property NOI") is a widely-used non-GAAP financial measure for REITs. The Company believes that Same-Property NOI is a useful measure of the Company's property operating performance. The Company defines Same-Property NOI as property revenues (rental and other revenues) less property and related expenses (property operation and maintenance and real estate taxes). Because Same-Property NOI excludes general and administrative expenses, depreciation and amortization, gain or loss on sale or capital expenditures and leasing costs and impairment charges, it provides a performance measure, that when compared year over year, reflects the revenues and expenses directly associated with owning and operating commercial real estate properties and the impact to operations from trends in occupancy rates, rental rates and operating costs, providing perspective not immediately apparent from operating income. The Company uses Same-Property NOI to evaluate its operating performance since Same-Property NOI allows the Company to evaluate the impact of factors, such as occupancy levels, lease structure, lease rates and tenant base, have on the Company's results, margins and returns. Properties are included in Same-Property NOI if they are owned and operated for the entirety of both periods being compared. Consistent with the capital treatment of such costs under GAAP, tenant improvements, leasing commissions and other direct leasing costs are excluded from Same-Property NOI. The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is consolidated operating income. Same-Property NOI should not be considered as an alternative to consolidated operating income prepared in accordance with GAAP or as a measure of liquidity. Further, Same-Property NOI is a measure for which there is no standard industry definition and, as such, it is not consistently defined or reported on among the Company's peers, and thus may not provide an adequate basis for comparison among REITs. SOFR Secured Overnight Financing Rate Undeveloped Property Vacant land without GLA.

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