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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):  February 16, 2021
RETAIL PROPERTIES OF AMERICA, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland 001-35481 42-1579325
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
2021 Spring Road, Suite 200, Oak Brook, Illinois 60523
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (630) 634-4200
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par valueRPAINew York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company    
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o



Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
    The information in this Item 2.02 – “Results of Operations and Financial Condition” is being furnished. Such information, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for any purpose, including for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Item 2.02, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
On February 16, 2021, Retail Properties of America, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2020. A copy of this press release as well as a copy of the supplemental financial information referred to in the press release are made available on the Company’s website and are attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively, and are incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)Exhibits
The following Exhibits are included in this Report:
99.1
99.2
101.SCH
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
101.CAL
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.LAB
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
101.PRE
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
101.DEF
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
104
Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL with applicable taxonomy extension information contained in Exhibits 101.*).
Filed herewith.





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 PROPERTIES OF AMERICA, INC.
 (Registrant)
  
 By:/s/ JULIE M. SWINEHART
  Julie M. Swinehart
Date:February 16, 2021 
Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer