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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:18.0pt;">Securities and Exchange Commission<br>
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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 18,
  2018<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>
    </td>
   <td valign=top width=33% 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;">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>
    </td>
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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>
    </td>
   <td valign=top width=33% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
    <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>
    </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;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(IRS Employer Identification No.)</font></p>
    </td>
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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:9.0pt;">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:9.0pt;">[&#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:9.0pt;">[&#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:9.0pt;">[&#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:9.0pt;">[&#160;&#160; ] Pre-commencement
  communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</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:9.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <div align=left><table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 style="width:99.88%;">
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    <td valign=top width=83% style="height:15.05pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
    <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;"><font face="times new roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:12.0pt;">Indicate by check mark whether the
    registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the
    Securities Act of 1933 (&#167;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the
    Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#167;240.12b-2 of this chapter).</font></p>
    </td>
   <td valign=top width=17% style="height:15.05pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
    <p align=right style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:right;"><font face="times new roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:12.0pt;">Emerging growth
    company&#160; </font><font face=wingdings style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:12.0pt;">o</font></p>
    </td>
   </tr>
  <tr style="height:12.65pt;">
    <td valign=top width=83% style="height:12.65pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
    <p style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;">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.</font></p>
    </td>
   <td valign=top width=17% style="height:12.65pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
    <p align=right style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;text-align:right;"><font face=wingdings style="font-size:9.0pt;">o</font></p>
    </td>
   </tr>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;"><font face="times new roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:12.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">Item
  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:4.0pt;"><font color=black face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">(a)&#160; On
  May 18, 2018, Realty Income Corporation (the &quot;Company&quot;) held its 2018
  annual meeting of stockholders (the &quot;Annual Meeting&quot;). As of March 8,
  2018, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 284,374,321 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:4.0pt;"><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:4.0pt;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 2019 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="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>
  
  <div align=left><table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 style="border-collapse:collapse;width:486.000000pt;">
   <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 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;">171,452,246</font></p>
    </td>
   <td valign=bottom width=16% style="padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
    <p align=right style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">7,537,461</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;">555,430</font></p>
    </td>
   <td valign=top width=17% 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;">77,236,820</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=top 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;">175,768,586</font></p>
    </td>
   <td valign=top width=16% style="padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
    <p align=right style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">3,170,495</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 face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">606,056</font></p>
    </td>
   <td valign=top width=17% 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;">77,236,820</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=top 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;">176,555,347</font></p>
    </td>
   <td valign=top width=16% style="padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
    <p align=right style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">2,373,492</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 face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">616,298</font></p>
    </td>
   <td valign=top width=17% 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;">77,236,820</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=top 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;">143,506,191</font></p>
    </td>
   <td valign=top width=16% style="padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
    <p align=right style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">35,433,948</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 face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">604,998</font></p>
    </td>
   <td valign=top width=17% 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;">77,236,820</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=top 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;">138,509,740</font></p>
    </td>
   <td valign=top width=16% style="padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
    <p align=right style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">40,424,866</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 face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">610,531</font></p>
    </td>
   <td valign=top width=17% 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;">77,236,820</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=top 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;">175,961,898</font></p>
    </td>
   <td valign=top width=16% style="padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
    <p align=right style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">2,965,469</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 face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">617,770</font></p>
    </td>
   <td valign=top width=17% 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;">77,236,820</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=top 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;">143,495,133</font></p>
    </td>
   <td valign=top width=16% style="padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
    <p align=right style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">35,425,289</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 face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">624,715</font></p>
    </td>
   <td valign=top width=17% 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;">77,236,820</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=top 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;">176,602,444</font></p>
    </td>
   <td valign=top width=16% style="padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;">
    <p align=right style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:right;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">2,326,048</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 face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">616,645</font></p>
    </td>
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    <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">77,236,820</font></p>
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  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, 2018.&nbsp;&nbsp;This proposal was approved,
  with 252,415,524 shares voted for, 3,222,909 shares voted against, and 1,143,524
  shares representing abstentions.&#160; No broker non-votes resulted from the vote on
  this proposal.&#160; </font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:4.0pt;"><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 3 considered
  at the Annual Meeting was the approval, on an advisory basis, of the
  compensation of the Company&#8217;s named executive officers. This proposal was
  approved, with 163,106,494 shares voted for, 14,721,108 shares voted against, 1,717,535
  shares representing abstentions and 77,236,820 shares representing broker non-votes.</font></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">(d)&#160; Not applicable.</font></p>
  
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    <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Dated: May 21, 2018</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 18,
  2018
  (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))
  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
  o
  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.
  o
  Item
  5.07        Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  (a)  On
  May 18, 2018, Realty Income Corporation (the "Company") held its 2018
  annual meeting of stockholders (the "Annual Meeting"). As of March 8,
  2018, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 284,374,321 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 2019 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.
  171,452,246
  7,537,461
  555,430
  77,236,820
  John P. Case
  175,768,586
  3,170,495
  606,056
  77,236,820
  A. Larry Chapman
  176,555,347
  2,373,492
  616,298
  77,236,820
  Priya Cherian Huskins
  143,506,191
  35,433,948
  604,998
  77,236,820
  Michael D. McKee
  138,509,740
  40,424,866
  610,531
  77,236,820
  Gregory T. McLaughlin
  175,961,898
  2,965,469
  617,770
  77,236,820
  Ronald L. Merriman
  143,495,133
  35,425,289
  624,715
  77,236,820
  Stephen E. Sterrett
  176,602,444
  2,326,048
  616,645
  77,236,820
  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, 2018.  This proposal was approved,
  with 252,415,524 shares voted for, 3,222,909 shares voted against, and 1,143,524
  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 163,106,494 shares voted for, 14,721,108 shares voted against, 1,717,535
  shares representing abstentions and 77,236,820 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 21, 2018
  REALTY INCOME CORPORATION
  By:
  /s/ Michael R. Pfeiffer
  Michael R. Pfeiffer
  Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary