Current Report Filing (8-k)

United States

Securities and Exchange Commission

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 8-K

Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report: September 23, 2020
(Date of Earliest Event Reported)

REALTY INCOME CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland		1-13374		33-0580106
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

11995 El Camino Real, San Diego, California 92130
(Address of principal executive offices)

(858) 284-5000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A
(former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading symbol	Name of Each Exchange On Which Registered
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value	O	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Item 8.01 Other Events

On September 23, 2020, Realty Income Corporation (the “Company”) entered into a purchase agreement with Barclays Bank PLC, Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, as representatives (the “Representatives”) of the underwriters listed therein (the “Underwriters”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell £400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 1.625% Notes due 2030. The offering is anticipated to close on October 1, 2020 subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

1.1		Purchase Agreement, dated September 23, 2020 between the Representatives of the Underwriters and the Company.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: September 24, 2020	REALTY INCOME CORPORATION

	By:	/s/ MICHAEL R. PFEIFFER
		Michael R. Pfeiffer
		Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Secretary