 INDIANAPOLIS and CHICAGO, July 19, 2021 PRNewswire -- Kite Realty Group Trust NYSE: KRG and Retail Properties of America, Inc. NYSE: RPAI today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which RPAI would merge into a subsidiary of KRG, with KRG continuing as the surviving public company. The strategic transaction joins together two high-quality portfolios with complementary geographic footprints creating a top five shopping center REIT by enterprise value. 