GlobeNewswire Inc | May 17, 2021 08:30AM EDT

May 17, 2021

SAN DIEGO, May 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. (NASDAQ:ROIC) announced today that it has been selected as a 2021 Green Lease Leader by the U.S. Department of Energys Better Buildings Alliance and the Institute for Market Transformation. Specifically, ROIC was awarded the highest Gold level designation in recognition of its initiatives to incorporate critical energy efficiency, cost savings, air quality and sustainability criteria into its leases.

Stuart A. Tanz, President and Chief Executive Officer of Retail Opportunity Investments Corp., stated, We are pleased to have earned this award and to again be recognized as a leader in terms of our environmental, social and governance best practices. As this latest award reflects, we are proactively engaged and working collaboratively with our tenants to integrate environmental sustainability into every aspect of our portfolio operations.

ABOUT RETAIL OPPORTUNITY INVESTMENTS CORP.

Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. (NASDAQ: ROIC), is a fully-integrated, self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT) that specializes in the acquisition, ownership and management of grocery-anchored shopping centers located indensely-populated,metropolitan markets across the West Coast. As of March 31, 2021, ROIC owned 88 shopping centers encompassing approximately 10.1 million square feet. ROIC is the largestpublicly-traded,grocery-anchored shopping centerREIT focused exclusively on the West Coast. ROIC is a member of the S&P SmallCap 600 Index and has investment-grade corporate debt ratings from Moody's Investor Services, Standard & Poors, and Fitch Ratings, Inc. Additional information is available at: www.roireit.net.

When used herein, the words "believes," "anticipates," "projects," "should," "estimates," "expects," guidance and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements with the meaning of that term in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and in Section 21F of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Certain statements contained herein may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results of ROIC to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Information regarding such risks and factors is described in ROIC's filings with the SEC, including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, which is available at: www.roireit.net.

Contact:Ashley Rubino, Investor Relations858-677-0900arubino@roireit.net