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OAK BROOK, Ill.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Retail Properties of America, Inc. (NYSE: RPAI) announced today that two of its subsidiaries signed leases with ULTA Beauty including a 10,070-square-foot lease at Governoras Marketplace in Tallahassee, FL and a 15,407-square-foot lease at Plaza Santa Fe in Santa Fe, NM.

"The completion of these transactions further highlights our proactive approach to the asset management and leasing of our properties"

aThe completion of these transactions further highlights our proactive approach to the asset management and leasing of our properties,a said Maria Pope Toliopoulos, vice president and director of leasing for Retail Properties of America, Inc.

Governoras Marketplace is a 243,107-square-foot power center located in Tallahassee, FL minutes away from Florida State University with easy access from US-90 and US-27 at Magnolia Drive. ULTA Beauty will join Bed Bath & Beyond, Sports Authority, Marshalls, Michaels, Old Navy and Petco.

Plaza Santa Fe is a 224,223-square-foot power center ideally located along the premier retail corridor in Santa Fe, NM. The high traffic center is anchored by Michaels, Best Buy, TJ Maxx and PetSmart.

About RPAI

Retail Properties of America, Inc. is a fully integrated, self-administered and self-managed real estate company that owns and operates high quality, strategically located shopping centers across 35 states. The company is one of the largest owners and operators of shopping centers in the United States. 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 ].

About ULTA Beauty

ULTA Beauty is the largest beauty retailer that provides one-stop shopping for prestige, mass and salon products and salon services in the United States. ULTA Beauty provides affordable indulgence to its customers by combining unmatched product breadth, value and convenience with the distinctive environment and experience of a specialty retailer. ULTA Beauty offers a unique combination of over 20,000 prestige and mass beauty products across the categories of cosmetics, fragrance, haircare, skincare, bath and body products and salon styling tools, as well as salon haircare products. ULTA Beauty also offers a full-service salon in all of its stores. As of April 28, 2012, the Company operates 467 retail stores across 44 states and also distributes its products through the Companyas website: [ www.ulta.com ].

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