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  0001403051
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0000726728
  REALTY INCOME CORP
  001-13374
  11995 EL CAMINO REAL
  SAN DIEGO
  CA
  92130
  8582845000
  McLaughlin Gregory
  Director
  Common Equity
  Rockefeller Capital Management
  45 Rockefeller Plaza, Floor 5
  New York
  NY
  10111
  1250
  70212.00
  875211050
  12/03/2024
  NYSE
  Common Equity
  05/17/2022
  Payment for Services Rendered
  Reality Income
  N
  1250
  05/17/2022
  Compensation
  Y
  12/03/2024
  Carmen Zamores as a duly authorized representative of Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, as attorney-in-fact for McLaughlin Gregory