contemplated by the UPREIT Merger Agreement was for the Predecessor to implement the Reorganization. Effective as of 12:01 a.m., New York time, on January 1, 2023, pursuant to the UPREIT Merger Agreement, UPREIT Merger Sub merged with and into the Predecessor, with the Predecessor continuing as the surviving entity and a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of Holdco (the “UPREIT Merger”). At the effective time of the UPREIT Merger, each outstanding share of capital stock of the Predecessor was converted into one equivalent share of capital stock of Holdco. Effective as of January 3, 2023, the Predecessor converted into a limited liability company, organized in the State of Delaware, known as Kimco Realty OP, LLC, the entity we refer to herein as Kimco OP. In connection with the Reorganization, Holdco changed its name to Kimco Realty Corporation, the entity we refer to herein as the Company.
The Company had the same consolidated assets and liabilities immediately following the UPREIT Merger as the Predecessor immediately before the UPREIT Merger. The Company is the sole managing member of, owns 100% of the limited liability company interests of and exercises exclusive control over Kimco OP. After the consummation of the RPT Mergers, the Company will remain the sole managing member of, own 98.2% of the limited liability interests of and continue to exercise exclusive control over Kimco OP. In the future, Kimco OP may, from time to time, acquire properties from sellers by issuing limited liability company interests of Kimco OP to such sellers in exchange for a contribution of those properties to Kimco OP, which exchange may be tax-deferred in whole or in part. Following the Reorganization, the business, management and directors of the Company, and the rights and limitations of the holders of the Company’s equity, are the same as the business, management and directors of the Predecessor, and the rights and limitations of holders of the Predecessor’s equity, immediately prior to the Reorganization.
Agreement and Plan of Merger with RPT Realty
On August 28, 2023, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “RPT Merger Agreement”) by and among the Company, Kimco OP, Tarpon Acquisition Sub, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Tarpon Merger Sub”), Tarpon OP Acquisition Sub, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and direct wholly owned subsidiary of Kimco OP (“OP Merger Sub”), RPT Realty, a Maryland real estate investment trust (“RPT”) and RPT Realty, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“RPT OP”), pursuant to which (i) OP Merger Sub will be merged with and into RPT OP, with RPT OP continuing as the surviving entity (the “Partnership Merger”), (ii) immediately after the Partnership Merger, RPT will be merged with and into Tarpon Merger Sub, with Tarpon Merger Sub continuing as the surviving entity (the “Company Merger” and, together with the Partnership Merger, the “RPT Mergers”), and (iii) immediately following the Company Merger, the Company will contribute to Kimco OP all of the membership interests of Tarpon Merger Sub, as a result of which RPT OP will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Kimco OP.
As discussed in more detail below, under the terms of the RPT Merger Agreement, RPT shareholders will receive 0.6049 of a newly-issued share (the “Exchange Ratio”) of the Company’s common stock for each RPT share they own, representing a total consideration of approximately $11.34 per RPT share based on the Company’s closing share price on August 25, 2023. At closing, Company stockholders and RPT shareholders are expected to own approximately 92% and 8% of the combined company, respectively.
At the effective time of the Company Merger (the “Company Merger Effective Time”), (i) each common share of beneficial interest, par value $0.01 per share, of RPT (other than certain shares as set forth in the RPT Merger Agreement) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Company Merger Effective Time will be cancelled and automatically converted into the right to receive 0.6049 shares of the Company’s common stock, without interest, together with the right, if any, to receive cash in lieu of fractional shares of the Company’s common stock and (ii) each share of 7.25% Series D Cumulative Convertible Perpetual Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest, par value $0.01 per share, of RPT (other than certain shares as set forth in the RPT Merger Agreement) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Company Merger Effective Time will be cancelled and automatically converted into the right to receive one one-thousandth of a share of a newly created series of preferred stock, par value $1.00 per share, of the Company (or depositary shares in respect thereof) having the rights, preferences and privileges substantially as set forth in the RPT Merger Agreement, in each case, without interest, and subject to any withholding required under applicable law, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the RPT Merger Agreement.
At the effective time of the Partnership Merger (the “Partnership Merger Effective Time”), (i) the general partner interest in RPT OP and each limited partnership interest of RPT OP (“RPT OP Units”), in each case, that are held by RPT as of immediately prior to the Partnership Merger Effective Time will remain outstanding at and following the Partnership Merger Effective Time, (ii) each Series D Preferred Unit, as defined in the RPT OP