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Realty Income Corp — Current Report (Form 8-K)

Form
8-K
Filed
April 7, 2026
Period
Apr 7, 2026
Ticker
O
Accession
0001104659-26-040362
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Realty Income closes $800 million of 4.750% notes due 2033 under a March 30, 2026 purchase agreement.

About Realty Income Corp
Market cap
$55.9B
1Y TSR
+14.4%
3Y TSR
+6.6%
Board grade
B-
Sector
Real Estate
CEO
Sumit Roy
Last annual meeting: May 21, 2026 · View full Realty Income Corp profile →

 

 

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: April 7, 2026

(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)

 

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:

 

¨Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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
5.000% Notes due 2029   O29B   New York Stock Exchange
1.625% Notes due 2030   O30   New York Stock Exchange
4.875% Notes due 2030   O30B   New York Stock Exchange
5.750% Notes due 2031   O31A   New York Stock Exchange
3.375% Notes due 2031   O31B   New York Stock Exchange
1.750% Notes due 2033   O33A   New York Stock Exchange
5.125% Notes due 2034   O34   New York Stock Exchange
3.875% Notes due 2035   O35B   New York Stock Exchange
6.000% Notes due 2039   O39   New York Stock Exchange
5.250% Notes due 2041   O41   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 April 7, 2026, Realty Income Corporation (the “Company”) closed its offering of $800 million aggregate principal amount of its 4.750% Notes due 2033, pursuant to a purchase agreement dated March 30, 2026 entered into by and among the Company, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, BBVA Securities Inc., BofA Securities, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and TD Securities (USA) LLC as representatives of the underwriters.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits

 

4.1 Indenture 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).
4.2 Form of 4.750% Note due 2033 issued on April 7, 2026 (contained in Exhibit 4.3 hereto).
4.3+ Officers’ Certificate dated April 7, 2026 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 “4.750 % Notes due 2033” and including the forms of debt security.
5.1 Opinion of Venable LLP.
5.2 Opinion of Latham & Watkins LLP.
23.1 Consent of Venable LLP (contained in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto).
23.2 Consent of Latham & Watkins LLP (contained in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5.2 hereto).
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL)

 

+Certain of the schedules and attachments to this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to Regulation S-K, Item 601(a)(5). The registrant hereby undertakes to provide further information regarding such omitted materials to the SEC upon request.

 

 

 

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: April 7, 2026 REALTY INCOME CORPORATION
     
  By: /s/ Bianca Martinez
    Bianca Martinez
    Senior Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary

 

 

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When did Realty Income Corp file this 8-K?
Realty Income Corp (O) filed this Current Report (Form 8-K) with the SEC on April 7, 2026. The accession number assigned by EDGAR is 0001104659-26-040362.
What does an 8-K disclose?
Form 8-K is the SEC's current-report form, used to disclose material events between periodic reports (10-K / 10-Q). Triggers include CEO/CFO departures, acquisitions, bankruptcies, earnings releases, auditor changes, changes in fiscal year, and amendments to corporate governance. Each 8-K is keyed to one or more Item numbers (1.01 through 9.01).
What is the key takeaway from this filing?
Realty Income closes $800 million of 4.750% notes due 2033 under a March 30, 2026 purchase agreement. This is Boardroom Alpha's one-line summary of the current report; see the full filing text above for the formal disclosure.
What Item codes does an 8-K cover?
An 8-K's Item codes (1.01 through 9.01) specify what kind of event is being disclosed — e.g. Item 1.01 for entering a material agreement, Item 5.02 for departure/election of directors and executive officers, Item 8.01 for other events. The Item codes for this 8-K appear in the filing text above.
Where can I find Realty Income Corp's prior current reports on EDGAR?
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