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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000726728-18-000070
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180709
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180712
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180712

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:		18950084

	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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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;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>

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</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>

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since last report)</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:6.0pt;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;">Item 5.02&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Departure of Directors or Certain
Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory
Arrangements of Certain Officers.</font></b></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;">&nbsp;</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;">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>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">Pursuant to the
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>

<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. 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.</font></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;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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<p style="margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;text-indent:.25in;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">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. </font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Michael R. Pfeiffer</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary</font></p>
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