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  <p align=center style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:18.0pt;">Form&nbsp;8-K</font></b></p>
  
  <p align=center style="margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:18.0pt;">Current Report</font></b></p>
  
  <p align=center style="margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or
  15(d) of the<br>
  Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </font></b></p>
  
  <p align=center style="margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">Date of report</font></b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">: </font><b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#160;May 12,
  2015<br>
  (Date of Earliest Event Reported)</font></b></p>
  
  <p align=center style="margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:18.0pt;">REALTY
  INCOME CORPORATION <br>
  </font></b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Exact name of registrant as
  specified in its charter)</font></p>
  
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    <p align=center style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Maryland</font></b></p>
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    <p align=center style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">1-13374</font></b></p>
    </td>
   <td valign=top width=34% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
    <p align=center style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">33-0580106</font></b></p>
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    <p align=center style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(State or Other Jurisdiction of
    Incorporation or Organization)</font></p>
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    <p align=center style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Commission File Number)</font></p>
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    <p align=center style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(IRS Employer Identification No.)</font></p>
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  <p align=center style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:6.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">11995 El Camino
  Real, San Diego, California 92130<br>
  </font></b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Address of principal executive offices)</font></p>
  
  <p align=center style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">(858)&nbsp;284-5000<br>
  </font></b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Registrant&#8217;s telephone number, including
  area code)</font></p>
  
  <p align=center style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">N/A<br>
  </font></b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">(former name or former address, if changed
  since last report)</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:12.0pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">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:</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:6.0pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">[&#160;&#160; ] Written
  communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:6.0pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">[&#160;&#160; ] Soliciting material
  pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:6.0pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">[&#160;&#160; ] Pre-commencement
  communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
  240.14d-2(b))</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:6.0pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">[&#160;&#160; ] Pre-commencement
  communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
  240.13e-4(c))</font></p>
  
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  5.07&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders</font></b></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">(a)&#160; On May 12, 2015, Realty
  Income Corporation (the &quot;Company&quot;) held its 2015 annual meeting of
  stockholders (the &quot;Annual Meeting&quot;). As of March 12, 2015, the record
  date for the Annual Meeting, there were 227,024,420 common shares issued and
  outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. Proxies for the Annual
  Meeting were solicited pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act
  of 1934.</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">(b)&#160; The results of the matters
  voted upon at the Annual Meeting were as follows:</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">Proposal
  1 considered at the Annual Meeting was the election of eight directors to serve
  until the 2016 annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective
  successors are duly elected and qualified.</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face=arial,sans-serif lang=EN-US style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; All of management&#8217;s
  nominees for directors as listed in the proxy statement were elected with the
  following share vote:</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <div align=left><table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 style="border-collapse:collapse;width:496.799988pt;">
   <tr>
    <td valign=bottom width=33% style="padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
    <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face=arial,sans-serif style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
   <td valign=top width=17% style="padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
    <div style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in;">
    <p align=center style="border:none;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;padding:0in;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
    <p align=center style="border:none;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;padding:0in;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#160;Voted&#160;&#160; For</font></b></p>
    </div>
    </td>
   <td valign=bottom width=16% style="padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
    <div style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in;">
    <p align=center style="border:none;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;padding:0in;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Voted Against</font></b></p>
    </div>
    </td>
   <td valign=bottom width=17% style="padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
    <div style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in;">
    <p align=center style="border:none;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;padding:0in;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Abstentions</font></b></p>
    </div>
    </td>
   <td valign=bottom width=17% style="padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
    <div style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in;">
    <p align=center style="border:none;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;padding:0in;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Broker</font></b></p>
    <p align=center style="border:none;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;padding:0in;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Non-Votes</font></b></p>
    </div>
    </td>
   </tr>
  <tr>
    <td valign=bottom width=33% style="padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
    <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Kathleen R. Allen, Ph.D.</font></p>
    </td>
   <td valign=bottom width=17% style="padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
    <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">129,379,872 </font></p>
    </td>
   <td valign=bottom width=16% style="padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
    <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">3,450,480 </font></p>
    </td>
   <td valign=bottom width=17% style="padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
    <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">769,284 </font></p>
    </td>
   <td valign=top width=17% style="padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
    <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">72,345,355</font></p>
    </td>
   </tr>
  <tr>
    <td valign=bottom width=33% style="padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
    <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">John P. Case</font></p>
    </td>
   <td valign=bottom width=17% style="padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
    <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">132,179,402 </font></p>
    </td>
   <td valign=bottom width=16% style="padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
    <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">608,657 </font></p>
    </td>
   <td valign=bottom width=17% style="padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
    <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">811,577 </font></p>
    </td>
   <td valign=top width=17% style="padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
    <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">72,345,355</font></p>
    </td>
   </tr>
  <tr>
    <td valign=bottom width=33% style="padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
    <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">A. Larry Chapman</font></p>
    </td>
   <td valign=bottom width=17% style="padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
    <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">132,138,970 </font></p>
    </td>
   <td valign=bottom width=16% style="padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
    <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">639,566 </font></p>
    </td>
   <td valign=bottom width=17% style="padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
    <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">821,100 </font></p>
    </td>
   <td valign=top width=17% style="padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
    <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">72,345,355</font></p>
    </td>
   </tr>
  <tr>
    <td valign=bottom width=33% style="padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
    <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Priya Cherian Huskins</font></p>
    </td>
   <td valign=bottom width=17% style="padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
    <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">132,195,429 </font></p>
    </td>
   <td valign=bottom width=16% style="padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
    <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">577,569 </font></p>
    </td>
   <td valign=bottom width=17% style="padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
    <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">826,638 </font></p>
    </td>
   <td valign=top width=17% style="padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
    <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">72,345,355</font></p>
    </td>
   </tr>
  <tr>
    <td valign=bottom width=33% style="padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
    <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Michael D. McKee</font></p>
    </td>
   <td valign=bottom width=17% style="padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
    <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">131,244,642 </font></p>
    </td>
   <td valign=bottom width=16% style="padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
    <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">1,536,465 </font></p>
    </td>
   <td valign=bottom width=17% style="padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
    <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">818,529 </font></p>
    </td>
   <td valign=top width=17% style="padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
    <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">72,345,355</font></p>
    </td>
   </tr>
  <tr>
    <td valign=bottom width=33% style="padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
    <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Gregory T. McLaughlin</font></p>
    </td>
   <td valign=bottom width=17% style="padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
    <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">132,172,997 </font></p>
    </td>
   <td valign=bottom width=16% style="padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
    <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">614,319 </font></p>
    </td>
   <td valign=bottom width=17% style="padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
    <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">812,320 </font></p>
    </td>
   <td valign=top width=17% style="padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
    <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">72,345,355</font></p>
    </td>
   </tr>
  <tr>
    <td valign=bottom width=33% style="padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
    <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Ronald L. Merriman</font></p>
    </td>
   <td valign=bottom width=17% style="padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
    <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">131,576,149 </font></p>
    </td>
   <td valign=bottom width=16% style="padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
    <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">1,196,154 </font></p>
    </td>
   <td valign=bottom width=17% style="padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
    <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">827,333 </font></p>
    </td>
   <td valign=top width=17% style="padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
    <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">72,345,355</font></p>
    </td>
   </tr>
  <tr>
    <td valign=bottom width=33% style="padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
    <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Stephen E. Sterrett</font></p>
    </td>
   <td valign=bottom width=17% style="padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
    <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">132,276,477</font></p>
    </td>
   <td valign=bottom width=16% style="padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
    <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">496,954</font></p>
    </td>
   <td valign=bottom width=17% style="padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
    <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">826,205</font></p>
    </td>
   <td valign=top width=17% style="padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
    <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">72,345,355</font></p>
    </td>
   </tr>
  </table></div>
  
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font color=black face=arial,sans-serif lang=EN-US style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Proposal 2 considered at the Annual Meeting was
  the ratification of the appointment of KPMG&nbsp;LLP as the Company's
  independent registered public accounting firm for the year ended December 31,
  2015.&nbsp;&nbsp;This proposal was approved, with 203,135,967 shares voted for,
  1,425,921 shares voted against, and 1,383,103 shares representing abstentions.&#160;
  No broker non-votes resulted from the vote on this proposal.&#160; </font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
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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
  :
  May 12,
  2015
  (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))
  Item
  5.07        Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  (a)  On May 12, 2015, Realty
  Income Corporation (the "Company") held its 2015 annual meeting of
  stockholders (the "Annual Meeting"). As of March 12, 2015, the record
  date for the Annual Meeting, there were 227,024,420 common shares issued and
  outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. Proxies for the Annual
  Meeting were solicited pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act
  of 1934.
  (b)  The results of the matters
  voted upon at the Annual Meeting were as follows:
  Proposal
  1 considered at the Annual Meeting was the election of eight directors to serve
  until the 2016 annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective
  successors are duly elected and qualified.
  All of management's
  nominees for directors as listed in the proxy statement were elected with the
  following share vote:
  Voted   For
  Voted Against
  Abstentions
  Broker
  Non-Votes
  Kathleen R. Allen, Ph.D.
  129,379,872
  3,450,480
  769,284
  72,345,355
  John P. Case
  132,179,402
  608,657
  811,577
  72,345,355
  A. Larry Chapman
  132,138,970
  639,566
  821,100
  72,345,355
  Priya Cherian Huskins
  132,195,429
  577,569
  826,638
  72,345,355
  Michael D. McKee
  131,244,642
  1,536,465
  818,529
  72,345,355
  Gregory T. McLaughlin
  132,172,997
  614,319
  812,320
  72,345,355
  Ronald L. Merriman
  131,576,149
  1,196,154
  827,333
  72,345,355
  Stephen E. Sterrett
  132,276,477
  496,954
  826,205
  72,345,355
  Proposal 2 considered at the Annual Meeting was
  the ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's
  independent registered public accounting firm for the year ended December 31,
  2015.  This proposal was approved, with 203,135,967 shares voted for,
  1,425,921 shares voted against, and 1,383,103 shares representing abstentions. 
  No broker non-votes resulted from the vote on this proposal.
  Proposal 3 considered at the Annual Meeting was
  the approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company's named
  executive officers.  This proposal was approved, with 125,767,755 shares voted for,
  5,520,559 shares voted against, 2,311,322 shares representing abstentions and 72,345,355
  shares representing broker non-votes.
  (c)  Not applicable.
  (d)  Not applicable.
  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: May 13, 2015
  REALTY INCOME CORPORATION
  By:
  /s/ MICHAEL R. PFEIFFER
  Michael R. Pfeiffer
  Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary