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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000726728-16-000072
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20161110
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
FILED AS OF DATE:		20161117
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20161117

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			REALTY INCOME CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000726728
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
		IRS NUMBER:				330580106
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-13374
		FILM NUMBER:		162005607

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		11995 EL CAMINO REAL
		CITY:			SAN DIEGO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92130
		BUSINESS PHONE:		8582845000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		11995 EL CAMINO REAL
		CITY:			SAN DIEGO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92130
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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;">REALTY INCOME CORPORATION <br>
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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>

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area code) </font></p>

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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt" face="Times New Roman">On November 10, 2016, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Realty Income Corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) approved special one-time grants of restricted share and restricted share units to 29 employees to reward exceptional performance during 2016 and to promote continued retention. The awards covered 92,117 shares of the Company&#8217;s common stock in the aggregate and included the following grants to the Company&#8217;s named executive officers: John P. Case 18,423 restricted shares, Sumit Roy 9,211 restricted shares, Paul M. Meurer 3,685 restricted shares, Michael R. Pfeiffer 3,685 restricted share units, and Neil Abraham 3,685 restricted shares. The awards vest in four equal installments on each anniversary of the grant date subject to continued employment through each vesting date and are subject to the terms and conditions of the Company&#8217;s 2012 Stock Incentive Award Plan and applicable award agreements, including accelerated vesting under certain circumstances as set forth in the award agreements. </FONT></P>

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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. </font></p>

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