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: January 13, 2023

(Date of Earliest Event Reported)

REALTY INCOME CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland1-1337433-0580106
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)

11995 El Camino Real, San Diego, California92130
(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)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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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
1.125% Notes due 2027 O27A New York Stock Exchange
1.875% Notes due 2027 O27B New York Stock Exchange
1.625% Notes due 2030 O30 New York Stock Exchange
1.750% Notes due 2033 O33A New York Stock Exchange
2.500% Notes due 2042 O42 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 January 13, 2023, Realty Income Corporation (the "Company") closed its offering of $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 5.050% Notes due 2026 and $600,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.850% Notes due 2030, pursuant to a purchase agreement dated January 9, 2023 entered into by and among the Company, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, BofA Securities, Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, as representatives of the underwriters.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

4.1Indenture dated as of October 28, 1998 between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as successor trustee (filed as exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Form 8-K, filed on October 28, 1998 and dated October 27, 1998 and incorporated herein by reference).
4.2Form of 5.050% Note due 2026 issued on January 13, 2023 (contained in Exhibit 4.4 hereto).
4.3Form of 4.850% Note due 2030 issued on January 13, 2023 (contained in Exhibit 4.4 hereto).
4.4Officers' Certificate dated January 13, 2023 pursuant to Sections 201, 301 and 303 of the Indenture dated as of October 28, 1998 between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as successor trustee, establishing the terms of a new series of debt securities entitled "5.050% Notes due 2026" and a new series of debt securities entitled "4.850% Notes due 2030" and including the forms of debt securities of each such series.
5.1Opinion of Venable LLP.
5.2Opinion of Latham & Watkins LLP.
23.1Consent of Venable LLP (contained in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto).
23.2Consent of Latham & Watkins (contained in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5.2 hereto).
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: January 13, 2023 REALTY INCOME CORPORATION
By: /s/ Bianca Martinez
Bianca Martinez
Senior Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary

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