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: August 26, 2024
(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 |
| 6.000% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.01 Par Value | | O PR | | 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 |
| 5.125% Notes due 2034 | | O34 | | New York Stock Exchange |
| 6.000% Notes due 2039 | | O49 | | 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 August 26, 2024, Realty Income Corporation (the “Company”) closed its offering of $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 5.375% Notes due 2054, pursuant to a purchase agreement dated August 19, 2024 entered into by and among the Company, Barclays Capital Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, TD Securities (USA) LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, 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 5.375% Note due 2054 issued on August 26, 2024 (contained in Exhibit 4.3 hereto). |
| 4.3 | | Officers’ Certificate dated August 26, 2024 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 “5.375% Notes due 2054” and including the form 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 (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: August 26, 2024 | REALTY INCOME CORPORATION |
| | | |
| | By: | /s/ Bianca Martinez |
| | | Bianca Martinez |
| | | Senior Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary |
