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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): April 26, 2021

RETAIL OPPORTUNITY INVESTMENTS CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Maryland001-3374926-0500600
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

RETAIL OPPORTUNITY INVESTMENTS PARTNERSHIP, LP
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware333-189057-0194-2969738
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
11250 El Camino Real, Suite 200
San Diego,California92130
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)
(858) 677-0900
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
_________________
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d- 2(b))
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter)
    Emerging growth company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:
Name of RegistrantTitle of each classTrading SymbolName of each exchange on which registered
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per shareROICNASDAQ
Retail Opportunity Investments Partnership, LPNoneNoneNone




Item 5.07    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(a)    111,002,462 shares of the common stock of Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. (the “Company”) were represented in person or by proxy at the Company’s 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on April 26, 2021 (the “Annual Meeting”), representing approximately 93.7% of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock that were entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.
(b)    At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders (i) elected the eight directors named below to serve until the Company’s 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders; (ii) ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021; and (iii) approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s proxy statement for the Annual Meeting. The final results for the votes regarding each proposal are set forth below.
(i)    The voting results with respect to the election of each director were as follows:

 
 ForWithheldBroker Non-Votes
Richard A. Baker99,013,3023,328,0228,661,138
Angela K. Ho101,958,288383,0368,661,138
Michael J. Indiveri76,713,66325,627,6618,661,138
Lee S. Neibart100,214,6032,126,7218,661,138
Charles J. Persico76,731,14925,610,1758,661,138
Laura H. Pomerantz98,553,0913,788,2338,661,138
Stuart A. Tanz100,594,2921,747,0328,661,138
Eric S. Zorn60,644,73341,696,5918,661,138
 
(ii)    The voting results with respect to the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021 were as follows:
 
Votes ForVotes AgainstAbstainBroker Non-Votes
106,548,5144,396,93457,0140
 
(iii)    The voting results with respect to the approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers were as follows:
 
Votes ForVotes AgainstAbstainBroker Non-Votes
85,843,49716,414,00683,8188,661,141







SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: April 29, 2021 RETAIL OPPORTUNITY INVESTMENTS CORP.
By:/s/ Michael B. Haines
Name: Michael B. Haines
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Dated: April 29, 2021 RETAIL OPPORTUNITY INVESTMENTS PARTNERSHIP, LP
By:RETAIL OPPORTUNITY INVESTMENTS GP, LLC, its general partner
By:/s/ Michael B. Haines
Name: Michael B. Haines
Title: Chief Financial Officer