The Company was formed in December 2017 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of SITE Centers Corp. ("SITE Centers" or the "Manager"). On July 1, 2018, the date of the Company's spin-off from SITE Centers into a separate publicly traded company, the Company owned and operated 48 retail shopping centers and had two reportable segments: continental U.S. and Puerto Rico. As a result of the sale of the Company's remaining Puerto Rico assets in August 2021, the Company ceased reporting financial results for the Puerto Rico segment and instead commenced reporting the financial results of the Puerto Rico segment as discontinued operations for all periods presented. On April 12, 2022, Retail Value Inc. ("RVI" or the "Company") completed the sale of its last real estate asset, Crossroads Center, and no longer owns an interest in any real property.



                               EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

On June 30, 2022, the Company filed a certificate of dissolution with the Secretary of State of the State of Ohio. Pursuant to the Ohio Revised Code, the Company will continue to exist for a period of five years following the filing of the certificate of dissolution for the purpose of paying, satisfying and discharging any unknown or contingent claims or any debts or other obligations, collecting and distributing its assets, and doing all other acts required to liquidate and wind-up its business and affairs. In connection with the filing of the certificate of dissolution and in recognition of the substantial completion of the Company's original strategy, the Company's independent directors resigned from the Company's Board of Directors on July 1, 2022, and the Board of Directors is now comprised exclusively of management directors.

The Company remains focused on managing the wind-up activities, including the payment of known and contingent liabilities (including the wind-up expenses) and the distribution of available funds to the Company's common shareholders. The dissolution and wind-up process and the amount and timing of additional distributions to shareholders entail risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, it is not possible to predict the timing or aggregate amount that will ultimately be distributed to shareholders, and no assurance can be given that future distributions will equal or exceed the estimate of net assets in liquidation presented in the Company's Consolidated Statement of Net Assets. See further discussion below under "Liquidity, Capital Resources and Financing Activities-Winding Up and Dissolution."

The Company intends to seek to avail itself of relief provided by the SEC that allows certain liquidating REITs to end most of their reporting obligations under the Exchange Act while winding up their businesses. As a result of such process, shareholders would have access to substantially limited public information about the Company. Qualifying for such relief involves, among other steps, the closing of a corporation's stock transfer books. If the Company were to close its stock transfer books, the Company's common shares


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would no longer be assignable or transferrable on the Company's books, other than transfers by will, intestate succession or operation of law. Additionally, the Company anticipates that as part of such process the OTC Pink Market would no longer quote prices for the Company's common shares and the Depository Trust Company would cease to permit transfers of the Company's common shares among its participants. The Company expects that these developments would cause brokers to significantly restrict future trading in the shares. As a result, the Company expects that liquidity in its shares would be significantly curtailed.

Transaction Highlights

From its formation in December 2017 through April 12, 2022, the Company sold all of its properties (in thousands):



                                                                 Total Owned        Gross
Date Sold           Property Name              City, State           GLA         Sales Price
04/17/18    Silver Spring Square            Mechanicsburg, PA            343     $     80,810   (1)
            The Walk at Highwoods
06/27/18    Preserve                        Tampa, FL                    138           25,025   (1)
07/06/18    Tequesta Shoppes                Tequesta, FL                 110           14,333
07/10/18    Lake Walden Square              Plant City, FL               245           29,000
08/01/18    East Lloyd Commons              Evansville, IN               160           23,000
08/13/18    Grandville Marketplace          Grandville, MI               224           16,700
08/29/18    Brandon Blvd Shoppes            Valrico, FL                   86           14,650
09/14/18    Gresham Station                 Gresham, OR                  342           64,500
10/18/18    Palm Valley Pavilions West      Goodyear, AZ                 233           44,800
            International Drive Value
11/13/18    Center                          Orlando, FL                  186           26,157
11/20/18    Douglasville Pavilion           Atlanta, GA                  266           35,120
12/14/18    Kyle Crossing                   Kyle, TX                     121           27,600
02/08/19    Millenia Plaza                  Orlando, FL                  412           56,400
02/27/19    Homestead Pavilion (TD Bank)    Homestead, FL                  4            4,091
            West Allis Center
03/01/19    (Chick-Fil-A)                   Milwaukee, WI                  5            2,211
03/04/19    Lowe's Home Improvement         Hendersonville, TN           129           16,058
03/26/19    Midway Marketplace              St. Paul, MN                 324           31,210
04/05/19    Mariner Square                  Spring Hill, FL              194           17,000
05/23/19    Shoppers World of Brookfield    Brookfield, WI               203           19,450
05/31/19    Homestead Pavilion              Homestead, FL                295           62,250
06/13/19    Beaver Creek Crossings          Apex, NC                     321           52,750
08/07/19    Harbison Court                  Columbia, SC                 242           36,500
08/09/19    West Allis Center               West Allis, WI               259           18,100
12/19/19    Marketplace at Towne Centre     Mesquite, TX                 180           19,150
            Newnan Crossing (Except
01/15/20    Lowe's Parcel)                  Newnan, GA                    92           11,600
02/19/20    Hamilton Commons                Mays Landing, NJ             403           60,000
            Tucson Spectrum Shopping
02/26/20    Center                          Tucson, AZ                   717           84,000
06/30/20    Big Oaks Crossing               Tupelo, MS                   348           21,000
            Newnan Crossing (Lowe's
07/27/20    Parcel)                         Newnan, GA                   130           15,550
09/24/20    Riverdale Village               Coon Rapids, MN              788           70,000
            Peach Street Marketplace
              (Longhorn Steakhouse
12/21/20    Parcel)                         Erie, PA                       5            2,075
12/22/20    Plaza Palma Real                Humacao, PR                  448           50,000
04/09/21    Marketplace of Brown Deer       Brown Deer, WI               405           10,250
04/13/21    Noble Town Center               Jenkintown, PA               168           14,000
04/14/21    Plaza Vega Baja                 Vega Baja, PR                185            4,500
04/21/21    Uptown Solon                    Solon, OH                    182           10,100
06/03/21    Señorial Plaza                  Rio Piedras, PR              202           20,350
            Puerto Rico Portfolio (9
08/27/21    properties)                     Puerto Rico                3,538          550,000
            Continental U.S. Portfolio (5
10/01/21    properties)                     Various                    2,623          264,000
12/06/21    Green Ridge Square              Grand Rapids, MI             216           23,250
12/15/21    Willowbrook Plaza               Houston, TX                  385           37,100
04/12/22    Crossroads Center               Gulfport, MS                 555           38,500
                                                                      16,412     $  2,023,140

                                   Asset sales (Post Spin-Off)        15,931     $  1,917,305


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Manager

The Company does not have any employees. In connection with the Company's separation from SITE Centers on July 1, 2018, the Company entered into the External Management Agreement and Property Management Agreements which governed the fees, terms and conditions pursuant to which SITE Centers served as the Company's manager until December 31, 2021. On December 15, 2021, the Company and certain subsidiaries of SITE Centers entered into a new management agreement ("New Management Agreement") which took effect on January 1, 2022 and compensated the Manager for property management and leasing services for Crossroads Center (prior to its sale in April 2022) and compensates the Manager for corporate services in connection with the wind-up of the Company's business.

Effective January 1, 2022, pursuant to the terms of the New Management Agreement, the Company will pay the Manager an asset management fee for services rendered in connection with corporate management of the Company in an aggregate amount of (i) $500,000 for calendar year 2022, (ii) $300,000 per annum commencing on January 1, 2023 until the end of the calendar quarter in which the Company's shares are deregistered under the Exchange Act and/or the Company's reporting obligations under the Exchange Act are suspended or terminated, and (iii) $100,000 per annum, commencing from the calendar quarter immediately following the calendar quarter in which the Company's shares are deregistered under the Exchange Act and/or the Company's reporting obligations under the Exchange Act are suspended or terminated until the expiry of the term of the New Management Agreement (June 30, 2027) or the earlier termination thereof. In addition, pursuant to the New Management Agreement, the Company paid the Manager a property management fee of $88,000 on account of Crossroads Center, which was sold in April 2022. In April 2022, in accordance with the terms of the New Management Agreement, the Company paid SITE Centers a $385,000 disposition fee for the sale of Crossroads Center and a $500,000 incentive payment in recognition of the successful completion of the Company's disposition program (including the sale of Crossroads Center).

The New Management Agreement also obligates the Company to pay or reimburse the Manager for all commercially reasonable third-party costs and expenses incurred in the performance of its duties under the New Management Agreement, including but not limited to, all fees and expenses paid to outside advisors (including legal and accounting fees), consultants, architects, engineers and other professionals reasonably required for the performance of the Manager's duties.



                         CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") requires management to make estimates and assumptions in certain circumstances that affect amounts reported in the accompanying consolidated financial statements and related notes. Estimates and assumptions include, among other things, the collectability of receivables. It is possible that the ultimate outcome as anticipated by management in formulating its estimates inherent in these financial statements might not materialize. Accordingly, actual results could differ from these estimates. Subsequent to the Company's adoption of the liquidation basis of accounting as of May 1, 2022, the Company is required to estimate all costs expected to be incurred through the end of liquidation including the estimated amount of cash the Company expects to collect on the remaining receivables.

Revenue Recognition and Accounts Receivable

Prior to the adoption of the liquidation basis of accounting, rental income was reduced for the elimination of unpaid contractual lease payments for tenants that are on the cash basis of accounting due to collectability concerns.

Upon the adoption of the liquidation basis of accounting, receivable balances were assessed for collectability and upon the determination that the collection of the receivable is probable. Prior to the adoption of the liquidation basis of accounting, the Company made estimates of the collectability of its accounts receivable. The Company analyzed tenant credit worthiness, as well as both current economic and tenant-specific sector trends when evaluating the probability of collection of accounts receivable. In evaluating tenant credit worthiness, the Company's assessment may have included a review of payment history, tenant sales performance and financial position. The time to resolve these amounts may exceed one year. These estimates have a direct impact on the Company's net assets because once the amount is not considered probable of being collected, assets are reduced. While the Company is working to maximize payments, collection of past due amounts is not guaranteed.



               COMPARISON OF 2022 AND 2021 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The discussion of the Company's 2021 performance compared to 2020 is set forth in "Comparison of 2021 and 2020 Results of Operations" included in Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in Part II of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.


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Period from May 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022

As a result of the adoption of the liquidation basis of accounting as of May 1, 2022, the results of operations for the current-year period is not comparable to the prior-year period. The decrease in net assets in liquidation for the period from May 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022 is primarily a result of distributions to common shareholders of $31.0 million and the payment of additional expenses associated with the wind-up of the Company's operations, partially offset by payments received that were in excess of estimated receivables or were not anticipated.

Period from January 1, 2022 through April 30, 2022

For the four months ended April 30, 2022, the Company reported results for one operating property, Crossroads Center, which was sold in April 2022. The operations of this property account for a majority of the revenues and operating expenses reported for the four months ended April 30, 2022. The change in income, as compared to the year ended December 31, 2021, is a result of the sale of all of the Company's remaining real estate assets in 2021, except for Crossroads Center. The general and administrative expenses primarily represent legal, audit, tax and compliance services and director compensation. The decrease in interest expense primarily was due to the repayment of the Company's mortgage loan in August 2021. Debt extinguishment costs in 2021 (primarily related to the non-cash write-off of unamortized deferred financing costs) were incurred in connection with the prepayments of the mortgage loan with asset sale proceeds. Additionally, included in discontinued operations for the four months ended April 30, 2022, is 2021 overage rent (for the Company's ownership period of the asset) from a major tenant in Puerto Rico that was not required to report its sales information until the first quarter of 2022.



             LIQUIDITY, CAPITAL RESOURCES AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES

The Company maintains a cash balance to satisfy projected expenses and known and unknown claims which might arise during the winding up and dissolution process. The Company's capital source primarily is unrestricted cash. See further discussion below under "- Winding Up and Dissolution."

In addition to the Liability for Estimated Wind-Up Expenses included in the Consolidated Statement of Net Assets, the Company may be subject to other expenses such as insurance deductibles or costs incurred in connection with any litigation which may arise during the winding up and dissolution process. These costs cannot be reasonably estimated and, thus are not included as a deduction from the Net Assets in Liquidation at December 31, 2022. There is no assurance that the distributions will equal or exceed the estimate of net assets in liquidation presented herein.

Common Share Dividends

In December 2021, the Company declared a cash dividend of $3.27 per common share that was paid in January 2022, funded primarily with asset sale proceeds. In April 2022, the Company declared a cash dividend of $2.13 per common share that was paid in May 2022, funded primarily with proceeds from the sale of the Company's last property, Crossroads Center. In June 2022, the Company declared a cash dividend of $1.16 per common share that was paid in July 2022 and was funded primarily with collections of accounts receivable and prior reserves for potential claims by purchasers under property sale agreements that did not materialize prior to the expiration of their general survival periods ("Survival Period Reserves"). In September 2022, the Company declared a cash dividend of $0.31 per common share that was paid in October 2022 and was funded primarily with the collection of a note receivable, Survival Period Reserves and other cash on hand. In 2022, the Company paid cash dividends totaling $6.87 per common share, or $145.1 million in the aggregate.

The amount of the 2022 dividends is expected to exceed the amount of REIT taxable income generated by the Company in 2022. Accordingly, federal income taxes were not incurred by the Company in 2022.

Dividend Distributions

Prior to December 31, 2022, the Company operated in a manner that allowed it to qualify as a REIT and generally not be subject to U.S. federal income and excise tax. U.S. federal income tax law generally requires that a REIT distribute annually to holders of its capital stock at least 90% of its REIT taxable income, without regard to the deduction for dividends paid and excluding net capital gains, and that it pay tax at regular corporate rates to the extent that it annually distributes less than 100% of its REIT taxable income. Any distributions the Company makes to its shareholders will be at the discretion of the Company's Board of Directors and will depend upon, among other things, the Company's actual and anticipated liquidity, which will be affected by various factors, including its known expenses (including management fees and other obligations owing to SITE Centers) and projected expenses relating to the Company's wind-up. Effective January 1, 2023, the Company elected to surrender its REIT status in connection with the ongoing wind-up of its operations and in recognition that the nature of the Company's remaining operations makes future compliance with REIT requirements impracticable.


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Winding Up and Dissolution

There are many factors that will affect the timing and amount of any additional distributions to shareholders, including, among other things, the amount of current cash balances utilized to satisfy projected expenses and known and unknown claims which might arise during the Company's winding up and dissolution process. Accordingly, it is not possible to predict the timing or aggregate amount that will ultimately be distributed to shareholders, and no assurance can be given that any future distributions will be made or that any future distributions will equal or exceed the estimate of net assets in liquidation presented in the Company's Consolidated Statement of Net Assets.

In connection with the sale of Crossroads Center, the Company's last property, on April 12, 2022, the Company adopted liquidation accounting effective May 1, 2022, which was the beginning of the fiscal month after the sale date. The liquidation basis of accounting is appropriate when the liquidation of a company appears imminent, and the net realizable value of its assets is reasonably determinable. Under this basis of accounting, assets and liabilities are stated at their net realizable value (or liquidation value) and estimated costs through the liquidation date are accrued to the extent reasonably determinable.

The Company filed a certificate of dissolution with the Secretary of State of the State of Ohio on June 30, 2022. Pursuant to Ohio law, the Company will continue to exist for a period of five years following the filing of the certificate of dissolution for the purpose of paying, satisfying and discharging any unknown or contingent claims or any debts or other obligations, collecting and distributing its assets, and doing all other acts required to liquidate and wind-up its business and affairs. Under Ohio law, if the Company makes distributions to its shareholders without making adequate provisions for payment of creditors' claims, the Company's shareholders could be liable to creditors to the extent of any payments due to creditors (up to the aggregate amount previously received by the shareholder from the Company). Therefore, the Company retained a portion of the proceeds from its final asset sales in order to establish a reserve fund to satisfy and discharge expenses projected to be incurred, and any unknown or contingent claims, debts or obligations which might arise, during the five-year wind-up period subsequent to the filing of the certificate of dissolution. It is likely that the Company will not make a final distribution until all such expenses and contingent claims are paid, resolved or fail to materialize, which could be one or more years following the date on which the certificate of dissolution was filed. The Company is unable to provide any assurances with respect to the amount of any future distributions or the timing thereof.

Contracts governing property dispositions typically allow the purchaser to make claims for breaches of most representations and other provisions under the sale agreement for a period of nine to12 months following the disposition, subject to a cap, which is typically 2% to 3% of the gross sales price. As of December 31, 2022, the survival period for all of the Company's sale agreements had expired except for the survival period applicable to the sale of the Company's final property, which was capped at approximately $0.8 million and expired in January 2023. This potential liability was not included in the Consolidated Statement of Net Assets.

The Company also maintains cash balances to pay, among other items, fees to SITE Centers under the New Management Agreement, professional fees (accountants and law firms) and potential insurance deductibles (specifically, a $1.5 million deductible applicable to any claims made with respect to a tail insurance policy for directors and officers, that is not accrued for in the Consolidated Statement of Net Assets) and vendor expenses. See "Risk Factors-Risks Related to the Wind-Up of the Company's Operations-If the Company Makes Distributions to Shareholders Without Making Adequate Provisions for Payment of Creditors' Claims and Expenses, Shareholders Could Be Liable to the Creditors to the Extent of Any Payments Due to Creditors" included in Item 1A. Risk Factors in Part 1of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

In April 2022, the Company de-listed its common shares from the NYSE in anticipation of the winding up of its business and the Company's common shares currently are quoted on the OTC Pink Market under the ticker symbol "RVIC". In July 2022, the independent members of the Company's Board of Directors resigned, and the Board of Directors is now comprised exclusively of management directors.

Through its winding up and dissolution, the Company will be required to continue to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, even if compliance with these reporting requirements is economically burdensome. In order to curtail expenses, the Company intends to seek to avail itself of relief provided by the SEC that allows certain liquidating REITs to end most of their Exchange Act reporting while winding up their businesses. As a result of such process, shareholders would have access to substantially limited public information about the Company.

Qualifying for such relief involves, among other steps, the closing of a corporation's stock transfer books. If this were to occur at the Company, the Company's common shares would no longer be assignable or transferrable on the Company's books, other than transfers by will, intestate succession or operation of law. Additionally, the Company anticipates that as part of such process the OTC Pink Market would no longer quote prices for the Company's common shares and the Depository Trust Company would cease to permit transfers of the Company's common shares among its participants. The Company expects these developments would cause brokers to significantly restrict future trading in the shares. As a result, the Company expects that liquidity in its shares would be significantly curtailed. If the Company is able to avail itself of such relief and end most of its Exchange Act reporting, it anticipates that it would realize a reduction in accrued costs of approximately $1 million to $1.7 million.


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See "Risk Factors-Risks Related to the Company's Common Shares- The Company May Take Steps That Significantly Decrease Liquidity in Its Shares in Connection With Availing Itself of Relief to Cease Filing Most Reports With the SEC" included in Item 1A. Risk Factors in Part I of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Cash Flow Activity

The Company's cash flow activities are summarized as follows (in thousands):



                                                       Four Months              The Year
                                                     Ended April 30,       Ended December 31,
                                                          2022                    2021
Cash flow provided by operating activities          $           3,099     $             61,741
Cash flow provided by investing activities                     36,196                  892,013
Cash flow used for financing activities                       (69,053 )             (1,014,079 )


Changes in cash flow compared to the prior year are described as follows:



Operating Activities: Cash provided by operating activities decreased $58.6
million primarily due to the following:
•
Decrease in operating income due to asset sales, partially offset by
•
Reduction of interest payments.

Investing Activities: Cash provided by investing activities decreased $855.8
million primarily due to the following:
•
Decrease in proceeds from dispositions of real estate of $865.7 million,
partially offset by
•
Decrease in payments for real estate improvements of $9.9 million.

Financing Activities: Cash used for financing activities decreased by $945.0
million primarily due to the following:
•
Decrease in dividends paid of $400.8 million;
•
Decrease in repayment of mortgage debt and credit facility costs of $354.2
million and
•
Dividend paid in 2021 on redeemable equity of $190.0 million.

                           FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations should be read in conjunction with the Company's consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this report. Historical results and percentage relationships set forth in the Company's consolidated financial statements, including trends that might appear, should not be taken as indicative of future operations. The Company considers portions of this information to be "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Exchange Act, both as amended, with respect to the Company's expectations for future periods. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements related to the wind-up of the Company's operations and the timing or amount of any future distributions to shareholders. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that its expectations will be achieved. For this purpose, any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical fact should be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Without limiting the foregoing, the words "will," "believes," "anticipates," "plans," "expects," "seeks," "estimates" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Readers should exercise caution in interpreting and relying on forward-looking statements because such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that are, in some cases, beyond the Company's control and that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements and that could materially affect the Company's actual results, performance or achievements. For additional factors that could cause the results of the Company to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements, see Item 1A. Risk Factors in Part I of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Factors that could cause actual results, performance or achievements (including amounts available for distribution to shareholders) to differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following:

The occurrence and outcome of litigation, including litigation with former tenants and purchasers of its properties;

The Company may be unable to collect amounts owed to it by third parties;

The Company is subject to potential environmental liabilities;

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A change in the Company's relationship with SITE Centers and SITE Centers' ability to retain qualified personnel and adequately manage the Company;

Potential conflicts of interest with SITE Centers and the Company's ability to replace SITE Centers as manager (and the fees to be paid to any replacement manager) in the event the New Management Agreement is terminated and

The Company and its vendors, including SITE Centers, could sustain a disruption, failure or breach of their respective networks and systems, including as a result of cyber-attacks, which could disrupt the wind-up of the Company's operations, compromise the confidentiality of sensitive information and result in fines and penalties.


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