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 27, 2016
RETAIL OPPORTUNITY INVESTMENTS CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Maryland (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
001-33749 (Commission File Number) |
26-0500600 (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 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
333-189057-01 (Commission File Number) |
94-2969738 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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8905 Towne Centre Drive, Suite 108 San Diego, California |
92122 (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 677-0900
Not applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(a) Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.’s (the “Company”) Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) was held on April 27, 2016 at which 94,519,077 shares of the Company’s common stock were represented in person or by proxy representing approximately 94.72% of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock entitled to vote.
(b) At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders (i) elected the eight directors named below to serve until the Company’s 2017 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, 2016; 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 2016 Proxy Statement. 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:
| For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | % of Votes Supporting | |
| Richard A. Baker | 85,436,366 | 310,388 | 8,772,323 | 99.64% |
| Michael J. Indiveri | 85,475,928 | 270,826 | 8,772,323 | 99.68% |
| Edward H. Meyer | 79,571,216 | 6,175,538 | 8,772,323 | 92.80% |
| Lee S. Neibart | 85,469,022 | 277,732 | 8,772,323 | 99.68% |
| Charles J. Persico | 85,468,817 | 277,937 | 8,772,323 | 99.68% |
| Laura H. Pomerantz | 85,480,502 | 266,252 | 8,772,323 | 99.69% |
| Stuart A. Tanz | 85,478,781 | 267,973 | 8,772,323 | 99.69% |
| Eric S. Zorn | 85,474,886 | 271,868 | 8,772,323 | 99.68% |
(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, 2016 were as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | % of Votes Supporting |
| 94,128,893 | 340,557 | 49,627 | 0 | 99.64% |
(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 For | Votes Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | % of Votes Supporting |
| 82,834,114 | 2,725,300 | 187,335 | 8,772,323 | 96.81% |
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: May 3, 2016 | RETAIL OPPORTUNITY INVESTMENTS CORP. | ||
| By: | /s/ Michael B. Haines | ||
| Name: Michael B. Haines | |||
| Title: Chief Financial Officer | |||
| Dated: May 3, 2016 | 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 | |||