RETAIL OPPORTUNITY INVESTMENTS CORP. (NASDAQ:ROIC) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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
25, 2017 at which 102,865,726 shares of the Companys common stock
were represented in person or by proxy representing approximately
93.7% of the issued and outstanding shares of the Companys common
stock entitled to vote.
(b)At the Annual Meeting, the Companys stockholders (i) elected
the eight directors named below to serve until the Companys 2018
Annual Meeting of Stockholders; (ii) ratified the appointment of
Ernst Young LLP as the Companys independent registered public
accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017;
(iii) approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the
Companys named executive officers; and (iv) determined, on an
advisory basis, the frequency of holding future stockholder
advisory votes on the compensation of the Companys named
executive officers. The proposals are described in detail in the
Companys 2017 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 | |
| Richard A. Baker | 93,452,204 | 684,769 | 8,728,753 |
| Michael J. Indiveri | 75,653,420 | 18,483,553 | 8,728,753 |
| Edward H. Meyer | 70,441,624 | 23,695,349 | 8,728,753 |
| Lee S. Neibart | 92,776,189 | 1,360,784 | 8,728,753 |
| Charles J. Persico | 75,664,342 | 18,472,631 | 8,728,753 |
| Laura H. Pomerantz | 93,496,548 | 640,425 | 8,728,753 |
| Stuart A. Tanz | 93,494,343 | 642,630 | 8,728,753 |
| Eric S. Zorn | 93,495,938 | 641,035 | 8,728,753 |
(ii)The voting results with respect to the ratification of the
appointment of Ernst Young LLP as the Companys independent
registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending
December 31, 2017 were as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
| 102,680,362 | 116,601 | 68,763 |
(iii)The voting results with respect to the approval, on an
advisory basis, of the compensation of the Companys named
executive officers were as follows:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
| 91,174,088 | 2,808,466 | 154,410 | 8,728,762 |
(iv)The voting results with respect to the advisory proposal to
determine the frequency of holding future stockholder advisory
votes on the compensation of the Companys named executive
officers were as follows:
| Every Year | Every 2 Years | Every 3 Years | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
| 72,502,209 | 76,705 | 19,112,207 | 291,855 | 10,882,750 |
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 up +0.30 at 20.90 with 740,162 shares trading hands.