SEC Form 3

FORM 3

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

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Silveira Lauren N. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O RETAIL OPPORTUNITY INVESTMENTS CORP 11250 EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 200 (Street) SAN DIEGO CA 92130 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 05/11/2023	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol RETAIL OPPORTUNITY INVESTMENTS CORP [ ROIC ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) VP, Chief Accounting Officer	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share	27,567(1)	I	See footnote(2)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes 4,999 and 8,000 shares of unvested restricted stock issued pursuant to the Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. Amended and Restated 2009 Equity Plan and Second Amended and Restated 2009 Equity Plan, respectively. These shares vest ratably over a 3-year period based on their grant dates. 6,000 shares vest on January 1, 2024, 4,333 shares vest on January 1, 2025 and 2,666 shares vest on January 1, 2026.

2. These shares are held by the Silveira Family Trust dated February 15, 2017 of which Lauren N. Silveira is a Trustee.

Remarks:

Exhibit List: Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

	/s/ Michael B. Haines, Attorney-in-fact for Lauren N. Silveira	05/11/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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