Sec Form 4 Filing - Steamboat Capital Partners, LLC @ Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. - 2023-11-07

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Steamboat Capital Partners, LLC 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. [ WHLR] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director X __ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 24 MAPLE AVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 11/07/2023 (Street) RYE,, NY10580 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _____ Form filed by One Reporting Person __ X __ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock, $0.01 par value 11/07/2023 S 272,073 ( 1 ) D $ 0.3151 ( 2 ) 282,794 I See footnote ( 5 ) ( 7 ) Common Stock, $0.01 par value 11/07/2023 S 2,229 ( 1 ) D $ 0.3151 ( 2 ) 5,998 I See footnote ( 6 ) ( 7 )

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares Series D Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock $ 169.6 11/07/2023 S 6,005 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) Common Stock, $0.01 par value 883 $ 13.8212 ( 4 ) 247,569 I See footnote ( 5 ) ( 7 ) Series D Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock $ 169.6 11/07/2023 S 74 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) Common Stock, $0.01 par value 10 $ 13.8212 ( 4 ) 3,038 I See footnote ( 6 ) ( 7 )

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Steamboat Capital Partners, LLC 24 MAPLE AVE RYE,, NY10580 X Kiai Parsa 24 MAPLE AVE RYE,, NY10580 X Signatures Steamboat Capital Partners, LLC, /s/ Parsa Kiai, Managing Member 11/09/2023 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ Parsa Kiai 11/09/2023 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )The Reporting Persons ceased to be beneficial owners of more than 10% of Series D Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock during the course of 11/7/23. This is the number of shares sold on 11/7/23, prior to such cessation, rounded up in each case. ( 2 )This is an average price. Actual prices received for the shares sold on 11/7/23 and reported on this line range from $0.29 to $.345. The reporting persons hereby undertake to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected. ( 3 )Convertible at any time. (Also redeemable for $25 plus accrued and unpaid dividends. Redemption proceeds are payable, at the option of the Issuer, in cash or common stock.) ( 4 )This is an average price. Actual prices received for the shares sold on 11/7/23 and reported on this line range from $13.81 to $13.925. The reporting persons hereby undertake to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected. The shares reported on this line represent the number of shares sold on 11/7/23 before the Reporting Persons ceased to be beneficial owners of more than 10% of the Series D Cumulative Convertible Preferred Shares, rounded up in each case. ( 5 )Ownership of Steamboat Capital Partners Master Fund, LP (Master) which has delegated investment discretion to Steamboat Capital Partners, LLC (IA). ( 6 )Ownership of Steamboat Capital Partners II, LP (II). ( 7 )Steamboat Capital Partners GP, LLC (GP) is general partner of, and entitled to receive a performance allocation from, each of Master and II. Parsa Kiai ("Kiai") is the Managing Member of GP and IA. Accordingly, Kiai may be deemed to have a pecuniary interest in the shares owned by Master and II and IA. Kiai and IA are filers of this report, filing jointly but not as a group and each disclaims beneficial ownership of securities reported hereon except to the extent of its or his pecuniary interest therein.

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