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: October 21, 2013
(Date of Earliest Event Reported)

REALTY INCOME CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 7.01              Regulation FD Disclosure.

On October 21, 2013, Realty Income Corporation, a Maryland corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its acquisition activity for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2013.  A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.  This information, including the information contained in the press release furnished as 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, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in any such filing.

Item 8.01              Other events.

We are disclosing the following information to supplement the discussions under the heading “United States Federal Income Tax Considerations” included in our Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-186788):

SUPPLEMENTAL UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS

This discussion is a supplement to, and is intended to be read together with, the discussion under the heading “United States Federal Income Tax Considerations” in the prospectus dated February 22, 2013 (the “Base Prospectus”) included in our Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed with the SEC on February 22, 2013.

The following discussion supersedes the ninth bullet of the fourth paragraph in the discussion under the heading “United States Federal Income Tax Considerations—Taxation of Realty Income Corporation—General” in the Base Prospectus.

·              ninth, if we acquire any asset from a corporation which is or has been a C corporation in a transaction in which the basis of the asset in our hands is less than its fair market value, in each case determined on the date we acquired the asset, and we subsequently recognize gain on the disposition of the asset during the ten-year period beginning on the date on which we acquired the asset, then we will be required to pay tax at the highest regular corporate tax rate on this gain to the extent of the excess of (a) the fair market value of the asset over (b) our adjusted basis in the asset, in each case determined as of the date on which we acquired the asset. The ten-year period described above has been reduced to five years for property dispositions occurring in 2013 (but not with respect to dispositions in later years). The results described in this paragraph with respect to the recognition of gain assume that the C corporation will refrain from making an election to receive different treatment under applicable Treasury Regulations on its tax return for the year in which we acquire the asset from the C corporation. The IRS has issued Treasury Regulations which exclude from the application of this built-in gains tax any gain from the sale of property we acquire in an exchange under Section 1031 (a like kind exchange) or 1033 (an involuntary conversion) of the Code.

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The following discussion supersedes, in its entirety, the discussions under the heading “United States Federal Income Tax Considerations—Foreign Accounts” in the Base Prospectus.

Foreign Accounts

Withholding taxes may apply to certain types of payments made to “foreign financial institutions” (as defined in the Code) and certain other non-U.S. entities (including payments to U.S. holders who hold shares of our stock or debt securities through such a foreign financial institution or non-U.S. entity). Specifically, a 30% withholding tax may be imposed on dividends on, and gross proceeds from the sale or other disposition of, our capital stock or our debt securities paid to a foreign financial institution or to a non-financial foreign entity, unless (1) the foreign financial institution undertakes certain diligence and reporting, (2) the non-financial foreign entity either certifies it does not have any substantial U.S. owners or furnishes identifying information regarding each substantial U.S. owner, or (3) the foreign financial institution or non-financial foreign entity otherwise qualifies for an exemption from these rules. If the payee is a foreign financial institution and is subject to the diligence and reporting requirements in clause (1) above, in order to avoid the imposition of such withholding, it generally must undertake to identify accounts held by certain U.S. persons or U.S.-owned foreign entities, annually report certain information about such accounts to the IRS (or, in some cases, local tax authorities), and withhold 30% on payments it makes to non-compliant foreign financial institutions and certain other account holders. Foreign financial institutions located in jurisdictions that have an intergovernmental agreement with the United States governing these withholding and reporting requirements may be subject to different rules.

The IRS has issued final Treasury Regulations and additional guidance providing that the withholding provisions described above will generally apply to payments of dividends or interest made on or after July 1, 2014 and to payments of gross proceeds from a sale or other disposition of capital stock or debt securities on or after January 1, 2017. Because we may not know the extent to which a distribution is a dividend for U.S. federal income tax purposes at the time it is made, for purposes of these withholding rules we may treat the entire distribution as a dividend. In addition, these rules generally would not apply to debt securities issued before July 1, 2014, provided that if any such debt securities are significantly modified (within the meaning of applicable Treasury Regulations) on or after July 1, 2014, payments on such debt securities could be subject to the withholding rules described above. Prospective investors should consult their tax advisors regarding these withholding provisions.

Item 9.01              Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99.1                        Press Release issued by Realty Income Corporation on October 21, 2013.

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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.

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

99.1                        Press Release issued by Realty Income Corporation on October 21, 2013.

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