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  <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>
  
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  Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory
  Arrangements of Certain Officers.</font></b></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">On July 9, 2018,
  Realty Income Corporation&#8217;s (the &#8220;Company&#8217;s&#8221;) Board of Directors (the &#8220;Board&#8221;)
  elected Reginald H. Gilyard and Gerardo I. Lopez to the Board.&#160; The Company&#8217;s
  Board has affirmatively determined that Messrs. Gilyard and Lopez are
  &#8220;independent&#8221; after applying the Company&#8217;s categorical standards contained in
  its Corporate Governance Guidelines.&#160; This brings the number of independent directors
  of the Company to nine persons and the total number of Board members to ten
  persons.</font></p>
  
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  terms of the Company&#8217;s 2012 Incentive Award Plan, as amended, upon election to
  the Board, Messrs. Gilyard and Lopez automatically received a grant of 4,000
  shares of our common stock, which will vest evenly over three years.</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">There are no
  understandings or arrangements between Messrs. Gilyard, Lopez, or any other
  person and the Company or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to which Messrs.
  Gilyard and Lopez were selected to serve as directors of the Company.&#160; There
  are no family relationships between Mr. Gilyard or Mr. Lopez and any director,
  executive officer or person nominated or chosen by the Company to become a
  director or executive officer, and there are no transactions between Mr. Gilyard,
  Mr. Lopez, or any of their immediate family members and the Company or any of
  its subsidiaries.</font></p>
  
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">Mr. Gilyard is
  a Senior Advisor and also served as Partner and Managing Director at The Boston
  Consulting Group, Inc. (BCG). Prior to BCG, Mr. Gilyard served as Dean of the
  Argyros School of Business and Economics at Chapman University. Mr. Gilyard is
  a director of First American Financial Corporation (NYSE: FAF). Mr. Gilyard
  holds a B.S. from the United States Air Force Academy, an M.S. from the United
  States Air Force Institute of Technology, and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business
  School.</font></p>
  
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  partner of High Bluff Capital Partners, and is the Executive Chairman of
  Quiznos, Inc., which is privately owned by High Bluff Capital Partners. Mr.
  Lopez previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Extended
  Stay America, Inc. (NYSE: STAY), and President and Chief Executive Officer of
  AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AMC). Prior to AMC, he served as
  President, Global Consumer Products Group at Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:
  SBUX). Mr. Lopez is a director of CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE: CBG), Brinker
  International, Inc. (NYSE: EAT), and Newell Brands (NYSE: NWL). Mr. Lopez holds
  a B.A. from George Washington University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business
  School.</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
  :
  July 9,
  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 5.02         Departure of Directors or Certain
  Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory
  Arrangements of Certain Officers.
  On July 9, 2018,
  Realty Income Corporation's (the "Company's") Board of Directors (the "Board")
  elected Reginald H. Gilyard and Gerardo I. Lopez to the Board.  The Company's
  Board has affirmatively determined that Messrs. Gilyard and Lopez are
  "independent" after applying the Company's categorical standards contained in
  its Corporate Governance Guidelines.  This brings the number of independent directors
  of the Company to nine persons and the total number of Board members to ten
  persons.
  Pursuant to the
  terms of the Company's 2012 Incentive Award Plan, as amended, upon election to
  the Board, Messrs. Gilyard and Lopez automatically received a grant of 4,000
  shares of our common stock, which will vest evenly over three years.
  There are no
  understandings or arrangements between Messrs. Gilyard, Lopez, or any other
  person and the Company or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to which Messrs.
  Gilyard and Lopez were selected to serve as directors of the Company.  There
  are no family relationships between Mr. Gilyard or Mr. Lopez and any director,
  executive officer or person nominated or chosen by the Company to become a
  director or executive officer, and there are no transactions between Mr. Gilyard,
  Mr. Lopez, or any of their immediate family members and the Company or any of
  its subsidiaries.
  Mr. Gilyard is
  a Senior Advisor and also served as Partner and Managing Director at The Boston
  Consulting Group, Inc. (BCG). Prior to BCG, Mr. Gilyard served as Dean of the
  Argyros School of Business and Economics at Chapman University. Mr. Gilyard is
  a director of First American Financial Corporation (NYSE: FAF). Mr. Gilyard
  holds a B.S. from the United States Air Force Academy, an M.S. from the United
  States Air Force Institute of Technology, and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business
  School.
  Mr. Lopez is a
  partner of High Bluff Capital Partners, and is the Executive Chairman of
  Quiznos, Inc., which is privately owned by High Bluff Capital Partners. Mr.
  Lopez previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Extended
  Stay America, Inc. (NYSE: STAY), and President and Chief Executive Officer of
  AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AMC). Prior to AMC, he served as
  President, Global Consumer Products Group at Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:
  SBUX). Mr. Lopez is a director of CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE: CBG), Brinker
  International, Inc. (NYSE: EAT), and Newell Brands (NYSE: NWL). Mr. Lopez holds
  a B.A. from George Washington University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business
  School.
  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: July 12, 2018
  REALTY INCOME CORPORATION
  By:
  /s/ Michael R. Pfeiffer
  Michael R. Pfeiffer
  Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary