UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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): September 30, 2010
RETAIL OPPORTUNITY INVESTMENTS CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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001-33749
(Commission File Number)
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26-0500600
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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3 Manhattanville Road, Purchase, NY
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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10577
(Zip Code)
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (914) 272-8080
Not applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, 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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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On September 30, 2010, a subsidiary of Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. (the "Company") completed the acquisition of a neighborhood shopping center located in Corona, California ("Sycamore Creek") from Shops at Sycamore Creek, LLC, an unaffiliated third party. The net purchase price for Sycamore Creek was approximately $17.25 million and was funded from available cash.
Set forth in Item 9.01 are financial statements prepared pursuant to Rule 3-14 of Regulation S-X relating to the acquisition of Sycamore Creek, which individually is not considered significant within the meaning of Rule 3-14.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired.
Sycamore Creek
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Independent Auditors’ Report
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Statements of Revenues and Certain Expenses for the Year Ended December 31, 2009 (Audited) and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 (Unaudited)
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Notes to Statements of Revenues and Certain Expenses for the Year Ended December 31, 2009 (Audited) and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 (Unaudited)
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(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.
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Pro Forma Consolidated Statement of Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 (Unaudited)
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Pro Forma Consolidated Statement of Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 2009 (Unaudited)
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Notes to Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
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(c) Exhibits.
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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23.1
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Consent of Independent Auditor
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99.1
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Financial statements and pro forma financial information referenced above under paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Item 9.01
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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.
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RETAIL OPPORTUNITY INVESTMENTS CORP.
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Dated: November 18, 2010
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/s/ John B. Roche
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John B. Roche
Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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23.1
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Consent of Independent Auditor
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99.1
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Financial Statements of Property Acquired and Pro Forma Financial Information.
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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITOR
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (No. 333-163866) on Form S-3 of Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. of our report dated November 17, 2010, relating to our audit of the Statements of Revenues and Certain Expenses of Sycamore Creek, for the year ended December 31, 2009, included in this Current Report on Form 8-K.
/s/ PKF LLP
New York, New York
November 17, 2010
Exhibit 99.1
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Sycamore Creek
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders
We have audited the accompanying Statement of Revenues and Certain Expenses of the property known as Sycamore Creek, located in Corona, California (the “Property”) for the year ended December 31, 2009 (the “financial statement”). The financial statement is the responsibility of the Property's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial statement based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statement is free of material misstatement. An audit includes consideration of internal controls over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Property's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statement. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well
as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
The accompanying financial statement was prepared for the purpose of complying with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission as described in note 2 and is not intended to be a complete presentation of the Property's revenues and expenses.
In our opinion, the financial statement referred to above presents fairly, in all material respects, the revenues and certain expenses of the Property for the year ended December 31, 2009, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
/s/ PKF LLP
New York, New York
November 17, 2010
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Year Ended
December 31,
2009
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Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
2010
(Unaudited)
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Revenues
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Rental income (note 3)
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$ | 1,442 | $ | 1,134 | ||||
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Other income
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Total revenues
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1,442 | 1,134 | ||||||
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Certain Expenses
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Utilities
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36 | 32 | ||||||
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Cleaning services
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13 | 16 | ||||||
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Repairs, maintenance, and supplies
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59 | 56 | ||||||
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Real estate taxes
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152 | 125 | ||||||
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Insurance
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25 | 9 | ||||||
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General & administrative
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8 | 1 | ||||||
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Total expenses
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293 | 239 | ||||||
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Excess of revenues over certain expenses
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$ | 1,149 | $ | 895 | ||||
See accompanying notes to statements of revenues and certain expenses.
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SYCAMORE CREEK
NOTES TO STATEMENTS OF REVENUES AND CERTAIN EXPENSES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009 (AUDITED) AND
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 (UNAUDITED)
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Business and Organization
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Sycamore Creek (the “Property”) is a shopping center located in Corona, California. The Property is owned by Shops at Sycamore Creek, LLC. The Property, which has one anchor tenant, has an aggregate gross rentable area of approximately 74,198 square feet. The anchor tenant occupies approximately 48,119 square feet.
On September 30, 2010, the Property was acquired by ROIC California, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. (the “Company”), an unaffiliated party.
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Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
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Basis of Presentation
The Statements of Revenues and Certain Expenses (the “financial statement”) have been prepared for the purpose of complying with the provisions of Rule 3-14 of Regulation S-X promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), which requires certain information with respect to real estate operations to be included with certain filings with the SEC. The financial statement includes the historical revenues and certain expenses of the Property, exclusive of rental income related to parcels not acquired by the Company, interest income, depreciation and amortization, rental income relating to the allocation of purchase price of the Property to above/below market leases and management and advisory fees, which may not be comparable to the corresponding amounts reflected in the future operations of the Prop
erty.
Revenue Recognition
The Property’s operations consist of rental income earned from tenants under leasing arrangements which generally provide for minimum rents and tenant reimbursements. All leases are classified as operating leases. Minimum rents are recognized by amortizing the aggregate lease payments on a straight-line basis over the terms of the lease (including rent holidays). Tenant reimbursements for real estate taxes, common area maintenance and other recoverable costs are recognized as rental income in the period that the expenses are incurred.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires the Property’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Accounts Receivable
Bad debts are recorded under the specific identification method, whereby uncollectible receivables are reserved for when identified.
Repairs and Maintenance
Repairs and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred, while significant improvements, renovations and replacements are capitalized.
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Leases
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The Property is subject to non-cancelable lease agreements, subject to various escalation clauses, with tenants for retail space. As of December 31, 2009, the future minimum rentals on non-cancelable operating leases expiring in various years are as follows:
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Year ending December 31
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Amounts
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2010
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$ | 1,212,749 | ||
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2011
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1,272,965 | |||
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2012
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1,281,452 | |||
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2013
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1,246,893 | |||
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2014
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1,096,707 | |||
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Thereafter
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13,768,414 | |||
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The tenant leases provide for annual rentals that include the tenants’ proportionate share of real estate taxes and certain property operating expenses. The Property’s tenant leases generally include tenant renewal options that can extend the lease terms.
Rental income on the financial statement includes the effect of amortizing the aggregate minimum lease payments on a straight-line basis over the entire terms of the leases, which amounted to an increase in rental income for the year ended December 31, 2009 and nine months ended September 30, 2010 of $85,200 and $74,400, respectively.
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4.
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Commitments and Contingencies
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None.
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RETAIL OPPORTUNITY INVESTMENTS CORP.
PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
The unaudited pro forma consolidated statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and for the year ended December 31, 2009 are presented as if Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. (the “Company”) had completed the acquisition of the property known as Sycamore Creek (the “Property”) on the first day of each period presented.
The purchase price is calculated based on a 20/80 allocation to Land and Building, respectively. As of the date of this report, the Company is in the process of evaluating the purchase price allocation in accordance with the Accounting Standards Codification 805. The purchase price allocation is preliminary and could be subject to change.
The pro forma consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K and the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30, 2010. The pro forma consolidated financial statements do not purport to represent the Company’s results of operations that would actually have occurred assuming the completion of the acquisition of the Property had occurred by the first day of the periods presented; nor do they purport to project the Company’s results of operations as of any future date or for any future period.
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RETAIL OPPORTUNITY INVESTMENTS CORP.
PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2010
(UNAUDITED)
(in thousands, except per share data)
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Company
Historical
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Sycamore
Creek
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Pro Forma
Adjustments
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Company
Pro Forma
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Revenue
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Base rents
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$ | 7,082 | $ | 954 | $ | 8 | (1) | $ | 8,044 | |||||||
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Recoveries from tenants
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1,640 | 180 | 1,820 | |||||||||||||
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Mortgage receivable
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636 | — | 636 | |||||||||||||
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Total revenues
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9,358 | 1,134 | 8 | 10,500 | ||||||||||||
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Operating expenses
Property operating
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1,360 | 113 | 1,473 | |||||||||||||
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Property taxes
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945 | 125 | 1,070 | |||||||||||||
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Depreciation and amortization
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2,920 | 265 | (2) | 3,185 | ||||||||||||
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General & Administrative Expenses
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6,347 | 1 | 6,348 | |||||||||||||
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Acquisition transaction costs
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1,479 | 15 | (3) | 1,494 | ||||||||||||
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Total operating expenses
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13,051 | 239 | 280 | 13,570 | ||||||||||||
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Operating (loss) income
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(3,693 | ) | 895 | (272 | ) | (3,070 | ) | |||||||||
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Non-operating income (expenses)
Interest expense
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Interest income
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936 | (58 | )(4) | 878 | ||||||||||||
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Net loss (income) attributable to
Retail Opportunity Investments
Corp.
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$ | (2,834 | ) | $ | 895 | $ | (330 | ) | $ | (2,269 | ) | |||||
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Pro forma weighted average shares
outstanding – basic and diluted
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41,570 | 41,570 | ||||||||||||||
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Pro forma loss per share
Basic and diluted:
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$ | (0.07 | ) | $ | (0.05 | ) | ||||||||||
| Pro forma dividends per common share: | $ | 0.12 | $ | 0.12 | ||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to pro forma consolidated financial statements
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RETAIL OPPORTUNITY INVESTMENTS CORP.
PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009
(UNAUDITED)
(in thousands, except per share data)
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Company
Historical
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Sycamore
Creek
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Pro Forma
Adjustments
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Revenue
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Base rents
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$ | 46 | $ | 1,241 | $ | 9 | (1) | $ | 1,296 | |||||||
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Recoveries from tenants
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Total revenues
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46 | 1,442 | 9 | 1,497 | ||||||||||||
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Operating expenses
Property operating
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9 | 133 | 142 | |||||||||||||
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Property taxes
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— | 152 | 152 | |||||||||||||
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Depreciation and amortization
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29 | 354 | (2) | 383 | ||||||||||||
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General and administrative
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11,145 | 8 | 11,153 | |||||||||||||
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Property acquisition costs
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202 | 25 | (3) | 227 | ||||||||||||
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Total operating expenses
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11,385 | 293 | 379 | 12,057 | ||||||||||||
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Operating (loss) income
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(11,339 | ) | 1,149 | (370 | ) | (10,560 | ) | |||||||||
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Interest income
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1,705 | (74 | )(4) | 1,631 | ||||||||||||
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(Loss) Income before Provision for
Income Taxes
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(9,634 | ) | 1,149 | (444 | ) | (8,929 | ) | |||||||||
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Benefit for Income Taxes
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(268 | ) | (268 | ) | ||||||||||||
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Net loss (income) for the period
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$ | (9,366 | ) | $ | 1,149 | $ | (444 | ) | $ | (8,661 | ) | |||||
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Pro forma weighted average shares
outstanding – basic and diluted
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49,735 | 49,735 | ||||||||||||||
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Pro forma loss per share
Basic and diluted:
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$ | (0.19 | ) | $ | (0.17 | ) | ||||||||||
See accompanying notes to pro forma consolidated financial statements
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RETAIL OPPORTUNITY INVESTMENTS CORP.
NOTES TO PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
(Dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)
Adjustments to the Pro Forma Consolidated Statement of Operations
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Reflects the pro forma adjustment of $8 and $9 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2010 and year ended December 31, 2009, respectively, to record operating rents on a straight-line basis beginning January 1, 2009.
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Reflects the estimated depreciation for the Property based on estimated values allocated to building at the beginning periods presented. Depreciation expense is computed on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of the assets as follows:
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Estimated Useful
Life
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Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2010
Depreciation Expense
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Year Ended
December 30, 2010
Depreciation
Expense
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Building
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39 years
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$ | 265 | $ | 354 | ||||
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Reflects the pro forma adjustment for estimated costs related to the acquisition of the Property.
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Reflects the pro forma adjustment to interest income to assume the acquisition has been made on the first day of the periods presented.
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