Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. Announces Change to a Virtual Only Format for 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
The date, time and webcast link for the virtual Annual Meeting are as follows:
ROIC Virtual Annual Meeting
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Webcast Link: | http://www.viewproxy.com/ROIREIT/2020/vm |
The proposals to be voted on at the Annual Meeting remain the same as those set forth in the Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting previously mailed or made available to stockholders (the “Proxy Materials”). As described in the Proxy Materials, you are entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting if you were a stockholder as of the close of business on
Attending the Virtual Annual Meeting
The Company hopes that all stockholders who can do so will attend the Annual Meeting via the live webcast. The virtual meeting has been designed to provide the same rights to participate as you would have at an in-person meeting. During the Annual Meeting, you may ask questions and will be able to vote your shares electronically. You may also submit questions during the registration process set forth below in advance of the Annual Meeting. The Company will respond to as many inquiries at the Annual Meeting as time allows.
Both stockholders of record and stockholders who hold their shares in “street name” will need to register to be able to attend the virtual Annual Meeting via live webcast, submit their questions during the virtual Annual Meeting and vote their shares electronically at the virtual Annual Meeting by following the instructions below.
If you are a stockholder of record, you must:
- First register at http://www.viewproxy.com/ROIREIT/2020 by
11:59 p.m., Eastern time , onApril 21, 2020 . You will need to enter your name, phone number, email address, and control number (included on your proxy card that was included with the Proxy Materials) as part of the registration, following which, you will receive an email confirming your registration, as well as the password you will need to enter the Annual Meeting.
If you do not have your control number, you may still attend the Annual Meeting as a guest (non-stockholder) but you will not have the option to participate in or vote your shares electronically at the Annual Meeting.
- On the day of the Annual Meeting, if you have properly registered, you may enter the Annual Meeting by logging in using the password you received via email in your registration confirmation at http://www.viewproxy.com/ROIREIT/2020/vm (you will need the control number included on your proxy card that was included with the Proxy Materials).
- If you wish to vote your shares electronically at the Annual Meeting, you will need to visit www.AALvote.com/ROIC during the Annual Meeting while the polls are open (you will need the control number included on your proxy card that was included with the Proxy Materials).
If your shares are held in a “street name,” you must:
- Obtain a legal proxy from your broker, bank or other nominee.
- Register at http://www.viewproxy.com/ROIREIT/2020 by
11:59 p.m., Eastern time , onApril 20, 2020 .
You will need to enter your name, phone number and email address, and provide a copy of the legal proxy (which may be uploaded to the registration website or sent via VirtualMeeting@viewproxy.com) as part of the registration, following which, you will receive an email confirming your registration, your virtual control number, as well as the password to attend the Annual Meeting.
Please note, if you do not provide a copy of the legal proxy, you may still attend the Annual Meeting as a guest (non-stockholder) but you will not have the option to participate in or vote your shares electronically at the Annual Meeting.
- On the day of the Annual Meeting, if you have properly registered, you may enter the Annual Meeting by logging in using the password you received via email in your registration confirmation at http://www.viewproxy.com/ROIREIT/2020/vm (you will need the virtual control number assigned to you in your registration confirmation email to enter the Annual Meeting).
- If you wish to vote your shares electronically at the Annual Meeting, you will need to visit http://www.AALvote.com/ROIC during the Annual Meeting while the polls are open (you will need the virtual control number assigned to you in your registration confirmation email).
Technical Difficulties
We will have technicians ready to assist you with any technical difficulties you may have accessing the Annual Meeting live webcast. Please be sure to check in by
Further information regarding this change to the format of the Annual Meeting and other matters can be found in the proxy supplement filed by the Company with the
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