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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-21-091473
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-A12B
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20210713
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20210713

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-A12B
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-13374
		FILM NUMBER:		211086912

	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 STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>United States</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 18pt"><B>Securities and
Exchange Commission<BR>
</B></FONT><B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 14pt">Washington, D.C. 20549</FONT></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Form 8-A</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 18pt"><B>REALTY INCOME
CORPORATION<BR>
</B></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 34%; padding: 0.25pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Maryland</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 32%; padding: 0.25pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>1-13374</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; padding: 0.25pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 32%; padding: 0.25pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>33-0580106</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding: 0.25pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(State or Other Jurisdiction of<BR>
Incorporation or Organization)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding: 0.25pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(Commission File Number)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0.25pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding: 0.25pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(IRS Employer Identification No.)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding: 0.25pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>11995 El Camino Real, San Diego, California</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding: 0.25pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>92130</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Address of principal executive offices)</P>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0.25pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding: 0.25pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(Zip Code)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Securities to be registered pursuant to Section
    12(b) of the Act:</B></P>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 0.25pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Title of Each Class to be so Registered</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0.25pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding: 0.25pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0.25pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 0.25pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Name of Each Exchange on Which Each Class is to be Registered</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 0.25pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>1.125% Notes due 2027</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0.25pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding: 0.25pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0.25pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 0.25pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>The New York Stock Exchange</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding: 0.25pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>1.750% Notes due 2033</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0.25pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding: 0.25pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; padding: 0.25pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding: 0.25pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>The New York Stock Exchange</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities
pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instructions A.(c) or (e), check the following box.
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#120;</FONT>&#9;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities
pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d) or (e), check the following box.
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities concurrently
with a Regulation A offering, check the following box. <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Securities Act registration statement or Regulation
A offering statement file number to which this form relates:</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>333-257510</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Securities to be registered pursuant to Section
12(g) of the Act:</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>None.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>(Title of Class)</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Realty Income Corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) has filed with
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;Commission&#8221;) pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, a prospectus supplement dated July 8, 2021 (the &#8220;Prospectus Supplement&#8221;) to a prospectus dated June 29, 2021 (the
 &#8220;Prospectus&#8221;) contained in the Company&#8217;s effective Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-257510)
(the &#8220;Registration Statement&#8221;), which Registration Statement was filed with the Commission on June 29, 2021, relating to the
securities to be registered hereunder. The Company incorporates by reference the Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement to the extent
set forth below.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 1. Description of Registrant&#8217;s Securities to be Registered.
</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The information required by this item is incorporated by reference
to the information contained and incorporated by reference in the sections captioned &#8220;Description of Notes&#8221; and &#8220;Supplemental
U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations&#8221; in the Prospectus Supplement and &#8220;Description of the Debt Securities&#8221; in the
Prospectus.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 2. Exhibits.</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 9%; text-align: center"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/726728/0001047469-98-038356-index.html" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">4.1</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; padding: 0.25pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 89%; padding: 0.25pt"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/726728/0001047469-98-038356-index.html" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Indenture dated as of October 28, 1998 between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as successor trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company&#8217;s Form 8-K, filed on October 28, 1998 and incorporated herein by reference).</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/726728/000110465921091468/tm2120465d15_ex4-4.htm"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">4.2.</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.25pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.25pt"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/726728/000110465921091468/tm2120465d15_ex4-4.htm"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Form of 1.125% Note due 2027 (filed as an Exhibit 4.2 to the Company&#8217;s Form 8-K, filed on July 13, 2021 and incorporated herein by reference).</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: middle; text-align: center"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/726728/000110465921091468/tm2120465d15_ex4-4.htm"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">4.3</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.25pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.25pt"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/726728/000110465921091468/tm2120465d15_ex4-4.htm"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Form of 1.750% Note due 2033 (filed as an Exhibit 4.3 to the Company&#8217;s Form 8-K, filed on July 13, 2021 and incorporated herein by reference).</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/726728/000110465921091468/tm2120465d15_ex4-4.htm"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">4.4</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.25pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0.25pt"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/726728/000110465921091468/tm2120465d15_ex4-4.htm"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Officers&#8217; Certificate dated July 13, 2021 pursuant to Sections 201, 301 and 303 of the Indenture dated as of October 28, 1998 between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as successor trustee, establishing a series of securities entitled &#8220;1.125% Notes due 2027&#8221; and a series of securities entitled &#8220;1.750% Notes due 2033&#8221; (filed as an Exhibit 4.4 to the Company&#8217;s Form 8-K, filed on July 13, 2021 and incorporated herein by reference).</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURE</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in">Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Dated: July 13, 2021</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">REALTY INCOME CORPORATION</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; width: 3%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; width: 46%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/s/ MICHELLE BUSHORE</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Michelle Bushore</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel and Secretary</FONT></TD></TR>
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