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Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Item 5.02    Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers;  Compensation Arrangements of Certain Officers </span></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;text-indent:4.5pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">Appointment of Gregory J. Whyte as Chief Operating Officer</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;text-indent:18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">On December 14, 2022, Realty Income Corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) announced its appointment of Gregory J. Whyte, as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer of the Company (the &#8220;COO&#8221;) effective January 3, 2023 (the &#8220;Effective Date&#8221;).</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;text-indent:18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Mr. Whyte, 62, has been involved extensively in the REIT and publicly traded real estate securities industry since 1987, as both an equity research analyst and, more recently, in investment banking. From 2007 until 2016, Mr. Whyte was Senior Advisor in the Real Estate Leisure and Lodging Investment Banking group at UBS Securities. Prior to that, he was Managing Director, Global Head of Real Estate Equity Research at Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) from 1991 to 2006. Since 2022, Mr. Whyte has served as an independent director of Orion Office REIT, Inc. (NYSE: ONL), including as the chair of its Compensation Committee and as a member of the Audit Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Mr. Whyte also served as an independent director of TIER REIT, Inc. (NYSE: TIER) from 2017 to 2019. Mr. Whyte first joined Nareit in 1988. </span></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;text-indent:18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Mr. Whyte has no family relationships with any director, executive officer or person nominated or chosen by the Company to become a director or executive officer of the Company. Mr. Whyte is not a party to any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;text-indent:18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">In addition, in connection with Mr. Whyte&#8217;s appointment as the COO, the Board of Directors of the Company (the &#8220;Board&#8221;) approved the following compensation for Mr. Whyte as the COO, effective as of the Effective Date: an annual base salary of $550,000, a target annual cash bonus of $400,000, and reimbursement of relocation expenses up to $75,000. In addition, Mr. Whyte is eligible to participate in the company&#8217;s long-term incentive program, with a 2023 target long-term incentive value of $1,550,000.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;text-indent:18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Mr. Whyte was also designated as a participant in the Company&#8217;s Executive Severance Plan (the &#8220;Severance Plan&#8221;), and Mr. Whyte and the Company entered into a participation agreement under the Severance Plan (the &#8220;Participation Agreement&#8221;).  Pursuant to the Severance Plan and the Participation Agreement, if Mr. Whyte&#8217;s employment with the Company is terminated by the Company without &#8220;cause&#8221; or by Mr. Whyte due to a &#8220;constructive termination&#8221; (each as defined in the Severance Plan), then, subject to his execution and non-revocation of a severance agreement and general release of claims Mr. Whyte will be entitled to receive:</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;text-indent:18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8226;</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:14.5pt">a lump-sum cash payment in an amount equal to the product of (x) one (or, in the event of a termination within 12 months following a change in control of the Company, two), and (y) the sum of (i) Mr. Whyte&#8217;s then-current annual base salary, plus (ii) the average annual cash bonus earned by Mr. Whyte for the previous three years or such lesser number of years for which Mr. Whyte received an annual cash bonus (or, if Mr. Whyte was not previously eligible to earn an annual cash bonus, his target annual cash bonus);</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;text-indent:18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8226;</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:14.5pt">continued group health insurance coverage at the Company&#8217;s expense during the 12-month period (or, in the event of a termination within 12 months following a change in control of the Company, the 18-month period) following Mr. Whyte&#8217;s termination date or until Mr. Whyte becomes covered under another group health insurance plan, whichever occurs first; and</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;text-indent:18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8226;</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:14.5pt">each outstanding and unvested time-vesting restricted stock and restricted stock unit award held by Mr. Whyte will vest in full as of his termination date, and each outstanding and unvested performance-vesting equity award held by Mr. Whyte will be treated in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan and award agreement governing such award.  </span></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;text-indent:18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">If Mr. Whyte&#8217;s employment with the Company is terminated by reason of his death or disability, then, each outstanding and unvested time-vesting restricted stock and restricted stock unit award held by Mr. Whyte will also fully vest.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;text-indent:18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Mr. Whyte&#8217;s right to receive and retain the severance benefits payable under the Severance Plan is conditioned on his continued compliance with any restrictive covenants with respect to which he is bound and his timely return of all Company property in his possession following his termination date.  The Participation Agreement contains certain restrictive covenants that will apply to Mr. Whyte, including a confidentiality covenant that extends indefinitely.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;text-indent:18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The foregoing descriptions of the Severance Plan and the Participation Agreement are not complete and are subject to and qualified in their entirety by the terms of the Severance Plan previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 and the Participation Agreement filed as Exhibit 10.2, in each case, to the Company&#8217;s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on January 18, 2019.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;text-indent:18pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;text-indent:18pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="height:27pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"/><div style="min-height:18pt;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Forward-Looking Statements</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;text-indent:18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements which are based on current expectations, forecasts and assumptions that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially, including statements related to the disclosures contained herein. These risks and uncertainties include, among others, the risks and uncertainties included in the reports and other filings by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company&#8217;s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2022, June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2022, and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 under the heading &#8220;Risk Factors.&#8221; The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;text-indent:18pt"><span><br/></span></div><div id="i94dc22ee6b684f6da9240fcd6a9aef7d_261"></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Item 7.01    Regulation of FD Disclosure</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;text-indent:18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">On December 14, 2022, the Company issued a press release announcing the Company&#8217;s planned appointment of Mr. Whyte as COO of the Company. 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release dated December </a><a style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;text-decoration:underline" href="pressreleasedateddecember1.htm">14</a><a style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;text-decoration:underline" href="pressreleasedateddecember1.htm">, 2022</a></span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-indent:18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">104</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 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Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">By:</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">/s/ MICHELLE BUSHORE</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;</span></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Michelle Bushore</span></td></tr><tr><td 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text: o-20221214
  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:
  December 14, 2022
  (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)
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  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
  Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
  Title of Each Class
  Trading Symbol(s)
  Name of Each Exchange On Which Registered
  Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share
  O
  New York Stock Exchange
  1.125% Notes due 2027
  O27A
  New York Stock Exchange
  1.875% Notes due 2027
  O27B
  New York Stock Exchange
  1.625% Notes due 2030
  O30
  New York Stock Exchange
  1.750% Notes due 2033
  O33A
  New York Stock Exchange
  2.500% Notes due 2042
  O42
  New York Stock Exchange
  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
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  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.
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  Item 5.02    Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers;  Compensation Arrangements of Certain Officers
  Appointment of Gregory J. Whyte as Chief Operating Officer
  On December 14, 2022, Realty Income Corporation (the "Company") announced its appointment of Gregory J. Whyte, as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer of the Company (the "COO") effective January 3, 2023 (the "Effective Date").
  Mr. Whyte, 62, has been involved extensively in the REIT and publicly traded real estate securities industry since 1987, as both an equity research analyst and, more recently, in investment banking. From 2007 until 2016, Mr. Whyte was Senior Advisor in the Real Estate Leisure and Lodging Investment Banking group at UBS Securities. Prior to that, he was Managing Director, Global Head of Real Estate Equity Research at Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) from 1991 to 2006. Since 2022, Mr. Whyte has served as an independent director of Orion Office REIT, Inc. (NYSE: ONL), including as the chair of its Compensation Committee and as a member of the Audit Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Mr. Whyte also served as an independent director of TIER REIT, Inc. (NYSE: TIER) from 2017 to 2019. Mr. Whyte first joined Nareit in 1988.
  Mr. Whyte has no family relationships with any director, executive officer or person nominated or chosen by the Company to become a director or executive officer of the Company. Mr. Whyte is not a party to any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
  In addition, in connection with Mr. Whyte's appointment as the COO, the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") approved the following compensation for Mr. Whyte as the COO, effective as of the Effective Date: an annual base salary of $550,000, a target annual cash bonus of $400,000, and reimbursement of relocation expenses up to $75,000. In addition, Mr. Whyte is eligible to participate in the company's long-term incentive program, with a 2023 target long-term incentive value of $1,550,000.
  Mr. Whyte was also designated as a participant in the Company's Executive Severance Plan (the "Severance Plan"), and Mr. Whyte and the Company entered into a participation agreement under the Severance Plan (the "Participation Agreement").  Pursuant to the Severance Plan and the Participation Agreement, if Mr. Whyte's employment with the Company is terminated by the Company without "cause" or by Mr. Whyte due to a "constructive termination" (each as defined in the Severance Plan), then, subject to his execution and non-revocation of a severance agreement and general release of claims Mr. Whyte will be entitled to receive:
  •
  a lump-sum cash payment in an amount equal to the product of (x) one (or, in the event of a termination within 12 months following a change in control of the Company, two), and (y) the sum of (i) Mr. Whyte's then-current annual base salary, plus (ii) the average annual cash bonus earned by Mr. Whyte for the previous three years or such lesser number of years for which Mr. Whyte received an annual cash bonus (or, if Mr. Whyte was not previously eligible to earn an annual cash bonus, his target annual cash bonus);
  •
  continued group health insurance coverage at the Company's expense during the 12-month period (or, in the event of a termination within 12 months following a change in control of the Company, the 18-month period) following Mr. Whyte's termination date or until Mr. Whyte becomes covered under another group health insurance plan, whichever occurs first; and
  •
  each outstanding and unvested time-vesting restricted stock and restricted stock unit award held by Mr. Whyte will vest in full as of his termination date, and each outstanding and unvested performance-vesting equity award held by Mr. Whyte will be treated in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan and award agreement governing such award.
  If Mr. Whyte's employment with the Company is terminated by reason of his death or disability, then, each outstanding and unvested time-vesting restricted stock and restricted stock unit award held by Mr. Whyte will also fully vest.
  Mr. Whyte's right to receive and retain the severance benefits payable under the Severance Plan is conditioned on his continued compliance with any restrictive covenants with respect to which he is bound and his timely return of all Company property in his possession following his termination date.  The Participation Agreement contains certain restrictive covenants that will apply to Mr. Whyte, including a confidentiality covenant that extends indefinitely.
  The foregoing descriptions of the Severance Plan and the Participation Agreement are not complete and are subject to and qualified in their entirety by the terms of the Severance Plan previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 and the Participation Agreement filed as Exhibit 10.2, in each case, to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on January 18, 2019.
  Forward-Looking Statements
  This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements which are based on current expectations, forecasts and assumptions that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially, including statements related to the disclosures contained herein. These risks and uncertainties include, among others, the risks and uncertainties included in the reports and other filings by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2022, June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2022, and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 under the heading "Risk Factors." The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
  Item 7.01    Regulation of FD Disclosure
  On December 14, 2022, the Company issued a press release announcing the Company's planned appointment of Mr. Whyte as COO of the Company. A copy of this press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
  The information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and the information contained in Exhibit 99.1 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 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, 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.
  Exhibit No
  Description
  99.1
  Press release dated December
  14
  , 2022
  104
  Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)
  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: December 14, 2022
  REALTY INCOME CORPORATION
  By:
  /s/ MICHELLE BUSHORE
  Michelle Bushore
  Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel and Secretary