On April 26, 2017, Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. (the “Company”) issued an earnings release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2017. A copy of the earnings release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference. On April 26, 2017, in connection with this earnings release, the Company posted certain supplemental information regarding the Company’s operations for the quarter ended March 31, 2017>on its website, www.roireit.net. A copy of the supplemental information is attached as Exhibit 99.2 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this Current Report, including the exhibits hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless it is specifically incorporated by reference therein.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No. Description

99.1 Earnings Release, dated April 26, 2017

99.2 Supplemental Information for the quarter ended March 31, 2017

About RETAIL OPPORTUNITY INVESTMENTS CORP. (NASDAQ:ROIC)

Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. is an integrated, self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT). The Company’s primary business is the ownership, management and redevelopment of retail real estate properties. The Company specializes in the acquisition, ownership and management of necessity-based community and neighborhood shopping centers on the west coast of the United States, anchored by supermarkets and drugstores. Its portfolio consists of approximately 70 retail properties totaling over 8.6 million square feet of gross leasable area (GLA). It focuses on leasing to retailers that provide necessity-based, non-discretionary goods and services, catering to the basic and daily needs of the surrounding community. Its properties include Paramount Plaza, Santa Ana Downtown Plaza, Claremont Promenade, Sycamore Creek, Desert Springs Marketplace, Glendora Shopping Center, Cypress Center West, Harbor Place Center, Diamond Hills Plaza and Five Points Plaza, Peninsula Marketplace.

RETAIL OPPORTUNITY INVESTMENTS CORP. (NASDAQ:ROIC) Recent Trading Information

RETAIL OPPORTUNITY INVESTMENTS CORP. (NASDAQ:ROIC) closed its last trading session down -0.42 at 21.10 with 868,758 shares trading hands.