OAK BROOK, Ill., July 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Retail Properties of America, Inc. (NYSE:  RPAI) (the "Company") today announced that its Board of Directors declared the third quarter dividend for the Company's 7.00% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock. The dividend of $0.4375 per preferred share will be paid on September 30, 2015 to preferred stockholders of record on September 18, 2015.

The Company also announced that its Board of Directors declared the third quarter dividend for the Company's outstanding Class A common stock. The dividend of $0.165625 per common share will be paid on October 9, 2015 to Class A common stockholders of record on September 25, 2015.

ABOUT RPAI

Retail Properties of America, Inc. is a REIT and is one of the largest owners and operators of high quality, strategically located shopping centers in the United States. As of March 31, 2015, the Company owned 212 retail operating properties representing 31.3 million square feet. The Company is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol RPAI. Additional information about the Company is available at www.rpai.com.   

CONTACT INFORMATION
Michael Fitzmaurice, VP – Finance
Retail Properties of America, Inc.
(630) 634-4233

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SOURCE Retail Properties of America, Inc.