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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): December 6, 2021
RETAIL OPPORTUNITY INVESTMENTS CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Maryland | 001-33749 | 26-0500600 |
(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)
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Delaware | 333-189057-01 | 94-2969738 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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11250 El Camino Real, Suite 200 | | | |
San Diego, | California | | 92130 |
(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)
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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 Registrant | Title of each class | Trading Symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. | Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share | ROIC | NASDAQ |
Retail Opportunity Investments Partnership, LP | None | None | None |
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On December 6, 2021, Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. (the "Company") announced that its Board of Directors declared a special cash dividend of $0.07 per share payable on January 14, 2022 to stockholders of record on December 23, 2021. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit No. | Description |
99.1 | |
101 | Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document |
104 | The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL (and contained in Exhibit 101) |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Dated: December 6, 2021 | RETAIL OPPORTUNITY INVESTMENTS CORP. |
| | By: | /s/ Michael B. Haines |
| | | Name: Michael B. Haines |
| | | Title: Chief Financial Officer |
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| | 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 |
Document
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. TRADED: NASDAQ: ROIC
11250 El Camino Real, Suite 200
San Diego, CA 92130
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, December 6, 2021
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. Declares Special Cash Dividend of $0.07 Per Share
San Diego, CA, December 6, 2021 - Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. (NASDAQ:ROIC) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a special cash dividend of $0.07 per share payable on January 14, 2022 to stockholders of record on December 23, 2021. This special dividend is a result of gain on sale realized in connection with ROIC’s property disposition initiative during 2021.
The Board of Directors did not make any change in the Company’s policy with respect to regular quarterly dividends.
ABOUT RETAIL OPPORTUNITY INVESTMENTS CORP.
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. (NASDAQ: ROIC), is a fully-integrated, self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT) that specializes in the acquisition, ownership and management of grocery-anchored shopping centers located in densely-populated, metropolitan markets across the West Coast. As of September 30, 2021, ROIC owned 86 shopping centers encompassing approximately 9.8 million square feet. ROIC is the largest publicly-traded, grocery-anchored shopping center REIT focused exclusively on the West Coast. ROIC is a member of the S&P SmallCap 600 Index and has investment-grade corporate debt ratings from Moody's Investor Services, Standard & Poor’s, and Fitch Ratings, Inc. Additional information is available at: www.roireit.net.
When used herein, the words "believes," "anticipates," "projects," "should," "estimates," "expects," “guidance” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements with the meaning of that term in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and in Section 21F of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Certain statements contained herein may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results of ROIC to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Information regarding such risks and factors is described in ROIC's filings with the SEC, including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, which is available at: www.roireit.net.
Contact:
Ashley Rubino, Investor Relations
858-677-0900
arubino@roireit.net