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): December 16, 2010
 
RETAIL OPPORTUNITY INVESTMENTS CORP.
 
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
         
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
001-33749
(Commission File Number)
 
26-0500600
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
     
3 Manhattanville Road, Purchase, NY
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
10577
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (914) 272-8080
 
Not applicable
 
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
 
On December 16, 2010, subsidiaries of Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. (the "Company") completed the acquisition of a shopping center located in Chino Hills, California known as Gateway Village from Grand Gateway I, LLC, Grand Gateway II, LLC and Grand Gateway III, LLC (collectively, the “Gateway Sellers”), an unaffiliated third party.  The net purchase price for Gateway Village was approximately $34.0 million. Included in the net purchase price was the assumption of three existing mortgage loans (the “Gateway Loans”) with an aggregate outstanding principal balance of approximately $21.8 million.  The Gateway Loans bear interest at a range of 5.6% to 6.1% per annum with maturity dates ranging from February 2014 to July 2016.  The remainder of the net purchase price was funded in 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 Gateway Village, 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.
 
Gateway Village
 
·  
Independent Auditors’ Report
 
·  
Statement of Revenues and Certain Expenses for the Year Ended December 31, 2010
 
·  
Notes to Statement of Revenues and Certain Expenses for the Year Ended December 31, 2010
 
(b)      Pro Forma Financial Information.
 
·  
Pro Forma Consolidated Statement of Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 2010 (Unaudited)
 
·  
Notes to Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
 
(c)      Exhibits.
 
Exhibit No.
 
Description
23.1
 
Consent of Independent Auditor.
     
99.1
 
Financial statements and pro forma financial information referenced above under paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Item 9.01.

 
 
 

 
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.
 

 
  RETAIL OPPORTUNITY INVESTMENTS CORP.  
     
     
Dated:  April 15, 2011
By:
/s/ John B. Roche
 
   
John B. Roche
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit No.
 
Description
23.1
 
Consent of Independent Auditor.
     
99.1
 
Financial Statement of Property Acquired and Pro Forma Financial Information.
 
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 and the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-170692) of Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. of our report dated April 15, 2011, relating to our audit of the Statement of Revenues and Certain Expenses of Gateway Village, for the year ended December 31, 2010, included in this Current Report on Form 8-K.
 
/s/ PKF LLP
 
New York, New York
April 15, 2011
 
Exhibit 99.1
 
 
Page
Gateway Village
 
   
   
   
   
 
   
   

 

 

 

 
 
 

 
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 Gateway Village, located in Chino Hills, California (the “Property”) for the year ended December 31, 2010 (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 also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statement, 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, 2010, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
/s/ PKF LLP
 
New York, New York
April 15, 2011
 

 
 
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GATEWAY VILLAGE
     STATEMENT OF REVENUES AND CERTAIN EXPENSES
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
 

 
   
For the Year
Ended
December 31,
2010
 
Revenues
     
Rental income (note 3)
  $ 3,514  
Other income
    9  
Total revenues
    3,523  
         
Certain Expenses
       
Utilities
    71  
Cleaning services
    65  
Repairs, maintenance, and supplies
    210  
Real estate taxes
    488  
Insurance
    14  
General & administrative
    38  
Total expenses
    886  
         
Excess of revenues over certain expenses
  $ 2,637  
 

 
    See accompanying notes to statement of revenues and certain expenses.
 
 
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GATEWAY VILLAGE
NOTES TO STATEMENT OF REVENUES AND CERTAIN EXPENSES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010


1.Business and Organization
 
Gateway Village (the “Property”) is a shopping center located in Chino Hills, California.  The Property was owned by Grand Gateway I, LLC, Grand Gateway II, LLC and Grand Gateway III, LLC (collectively “Gateway Sellers”).  The Property, which has one anchor tenant, has an aggregate gross rentable area of approximately 97,000 square feet.  The anchor tenant occupies approximately 27,000 square feet.
 
On December 16, 2010, the Property was acquired by ROIC Gateway Holding I, LLC, ROIC Gateway Holding II, LLC and ROIC Gateway Holding III, LLC (collectively “Gateway Buyers”), wholly-owned subsidiaries of Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. (the “Company”).
 
2.Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
 
Basis of Presentation
 
The Statement of Revenues and Certain Expenses (the “financial statement”) has 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 Property.
 
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.
 
3.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, 2010, the future minimum rentals on non-cancelable operating leases expiring in various years are as follows:
 
Year ending December 31
 
Amounts
 
       
2011
  $ 2,442,145  
2012
    2,395,282  
2013
    1,905,764  
2014
    1,008,684  
2015
    935,683  
Thereafter
    3,158,755  
    $ 11,846,313  
 
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 a decrease of $77,600 in rental income for the year ended December 31, 2010.
 
4.Commitments and Contingencies
 
None.
 
 
 
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RETAIL OPPORTUNITY INVESTMENTS CORP.
PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
 
The unaudited pro forma consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2010 is presented as if Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. (the “Company”) had completed the acquisition of the properties known as Gateway Village on January 1, 2010.
 
The purchase price allocation is calculated in accordance with the Accounting Standards Codification 805, and is preliminary and could be subject to change.
 
The pro forma consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K. 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 on January 1, 2010; 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 YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010
 
(UNAUDITED)
(in thousands, except per share data)

   
Company
Historical(1)
   
Gateway
Village
   
Pro Forma
Adjustments
   
Company
Pro Forma
 
Revenue
                       
Base rents
  $ 12,381     $ 2,540     $ 159 (2)   $ 15,080  
Recoveries from tenants
    2,879       974               3,853  
Mortgage interest
    1,069                       1,069  
Total revenues
    16,329       3,514       159       20,002  
                                 
Operating expenses                                
Property operating
    2,848       360               3,208  
Property taxes
    1,697       488               2,185  
Depreciation and amortization
    6,081               667 (3)     6,748  
General & Administrative Expenses
    8,381       38               8,419  
Acquisition transaction costs
    2,636               15 (4)     2,651  
Total operating expenses
    21,643       886       682       23,211  
                                 
Operating (loss) income
    (5,314 )     2,628       (523 )     (3,209 )
Non-operating income (expenses)
Interest expense and other finance expenses
    (324 )             (980 ) (5)     (1,304 )
Gain on bargain purchase
    2,217                       2,217  
Equity in earnings from unconsolidated
joint ventures
    38                       38  
Interest income
    1,109               (59 )(6)     1,050  
Other income
    1,873       9               1,882  
Net (loss) income attributable to Retail
Opportunity Investments Corp.
  $ (401 )   $ 2,637     $ (1,562 )   $ 674  
                                 
Pro forma weighted average shares
outstanding – basic and diluted
    41,582                       41,582  
                                 
Pro forma (loss) income per share
Basic and diluted:
  $ (0.01 )                   $ 0.02  
                                 
Pro forma dividends per common share:   $ 0.18                     $ 0.18  
 
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
 
 
1.  
Derived from the Company’s audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2010.
2.  
Reflects the pro forma adjustment of $159 for the year ended December 31, 2010, to record operating rents on a straight-line basis beginning January 1, 2010.
3.  
Reflects the estimated depreciation for the Property based on estimated values allocated to building at the beginning period presented.  Depreciation expense is computed on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful life of the assets as follows:
 
 
Estimated Useful Life
 
Year Ended
December 31, 2010
Depreciation
Expense
 
         
Building
39 years
  $ 667  
           
 
4.  
Reflects the pro forma adjustment for estimated costs related to the acquisition of the Property.
5.  
Reflects the pro forma adjustment to interest expense on the assumption of the mortgage loan as if the acquisition has been made on January 1, 2010.
6.  
Reflects the pro forma adjustment to interest income to assume the acquisition has been made on January 1, 2010.
 
 
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