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: July 9, 2013
(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.)

 

600 La Terraza Boulevard, Escondido, California 92025-3873
(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(760) 741-2111
(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))

 


 

Item 8.01        Other Events

 

On July 9, 2013, Realty Income Corporation (the “Company”) entered into a purchase agreement with Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representatives of the underwriters (the “Underwriters”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.650% Notes due 2023.  The offering is anticipated to close on July 16, 2013.

 

Item 9.01        Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits

 

1.1

 

Purchase Agreement, dated July 9, 2013 between the Underwriters and the Company.

 


 

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: July 11, 2013

REALTY INCOME CORPORATION

 

 

 

By:

/s/ PAUL M. MEURER

 

 

 

Paul M. Meurer

 

 

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 


 

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

 

 

1.1

 

Purchase Agreement, dated July 9, 2013, between the Underwriters and the Company.