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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Securities and Exchange Commission</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Form&nbsp;8-K</font></b></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Current Report</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="line-height:15.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d)&nbsp;of the<br> Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Date of report: <b>&#160;April&nbsp;25, 2013</b></font></p>
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<p align="center" style="line-height:13.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">600 La Terraza Boulevard, Escondido, California 92025-3873<br>  </font></b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Address of principal executive offices)</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:12.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 2.02</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Results of Operations and Financial Condition</b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">On April&nbsp;25, 2013, Realty Income Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;) issued a press release setting forth its results of operations for the quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2013.&#160; A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.&#160; This information, including the information contained in the press release, shall not be deemed &#147;filed&#148; for purposes of Section&nbsp;18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not incorporated by reference into any of the Company&#146;s filings, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in any such filing.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 63.0pt;text-indent:-63.0pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">(d)&nbsp; Exhibits</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">99.1&#160;&#160; Press release dated April&nbsp;25, 2013</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.25in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">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.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">/s/ MICHAEL R. PFEIFFER   </font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Executive Vice   President, General Counsel<br>   and Secretary</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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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 25, 2013
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 2.02
Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On April 25, 2013, Realty Income Corporation (the "Company") issued a press release setting forth its results of operations for the quarter ended March 31, 2013.  A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.  This information, including the information contained in the press release, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not incorporated by reference into any of the Company's filings, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in any such filing.
Item 9.01
Financial
Statements and Exhibits
(d)  Exhibits
99.1   Press release dated April 25, 2013
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 25,   2013
REALTY INCOME CORPORATION
By:
/s/ MICHAEL R. PFEIFFER
Michael R. Pfeiffer
Executive Vice   President, General Counsel
and Secretary
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Press release dated   April 25, 2013