{"url_path":"/sec/o/8-k/2026-07-13/item-8-01","section_key":"item-8-01","section_title":"Item 8.01 Other Events.**","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-07-13","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/726728/0001104659-26-083103-index.html","accession_number":"0001104659-26-083103","cik":"0000726728","ticker":"O","issuer_name":"REALTY INCOME CORP","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/726728/0001104659-26-083103-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0000726728","primary_entity_name":"REALTY INCOME CORP"},"word_count":921,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"**Item 8.01 Other Events.**\n\n \n\nOn July 10, 2026, the Company increased to $2.75 billion from\n$1.50 billion the maximum aggregate amount outstanding at any time of unsecured commercial paper notes (the “U.S. Notes”)\nwhich the Company may issue on a private placement basis under the U.S. commercial paper program it established on August 21, 2020\n(the “U.S. Program”), and increased to $2.75 billion from $1.50 billion the maximum aggregate amount outstanding at any time\nof unsecured euro-commercial paper notes (the “Euro Notes” and, together with the U.S. Notes, the “Notes”) which\nthe Company may issue under the Euro-commercial paper program it established on July 28, 2022 (the “Euro Program” and,\ntogether with the U.S. Program, the “Programs”). Outside of reflecting such increases, no other changes were made to the agreements\nentered into to establish the Programs other than updating the private placement memoranda and information memorandum, as applicable,\nfor the Programs.\n\n \n\nUnder the Programs, the Company may issue Notes from time to time,\nand the proceeds of the Notes will be used for general corporate purposes.\n\n \n\nThe maturities of the U.S. Notes will vary, but may not exceed 360\ndays from the date of issue. The maturities of the Euro Notes will vary, but may not exceed 183 days from the date of issue. The face\nor principal amount of U.S. Notes outstanding under the U.S. Program at any time may not exceed $2.75 billion. The face or principal amount\nof Euro Notes outstanding under the Euro Program at any time may not exceed $2.75 billion. The Notes will be sold at a discount from par\nor, alternatively, will be sold at par and bear interest at rates that will vary based on market conditions at the time of the issuance\nof the Notes. The Notes have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”),\nor any state securities laws, and may not be offered and sold except in compliance with an applicable exemption from the registration\nrequirements of the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws. The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K\nshall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to purchase any securities, nor shall there be any sale of the Notes\nin any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.\n\n \n\n*Forward-Looking Statements*\n\n \n\nThis Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements\nwithin the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,\nor the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. When used herein,\nthe words “estimate,” “anticipate,” “assume,” “expect,” “believe,” “intend,”\n“continue,” “should,” “may,” “likely,” “plan,” “seek,” and similar\nexpressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include discussions of our business, strategy;\nliquidity and cash flows; plans, and the intentions of management; our platform; our financing activities, including issuances under our\ncommercial paper programs; and growth strategies.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nForward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and\nassumptions about us which may cause our actual future results to differ materially from expected results. Some of the factors that could\ncause actual results to differ materially are, among others, our continued qualification as a real estate investment trust; general domestic\nand foreign business, economic, or financial conditions; competition; fluctuating interest and currency rates; inflation and its impact\non our clients and us; access to debt and equity capital markets and other sources of funding (including the terms, structure and partners\nof such funding); volatility and uncertainty in the credit and financial markets; other risks inherent in real estate, private capital,\ncredit and mezzanine investments, and joint ventures or co-investment ventures including solvency, defaults under leases, bankruptcies,\npotential liability relating to environmental matters, illiquidity of real estate investments (including rights of first refusal or rights\nof first offer), and potential damages from natural disasters; impairments in the value of our real estate assets; volatility and changes\nin domestic and foreign laws and the application, enforcement or interpretation thereof (including with respect to tax laws and rates);\nproperty ownership through co-investment ventures, funds, joint ventures, partnerships and other arrangements which, among other things,\nmay transfer or limit our control of the underlying investments; epidemics or pandemics; the loss of key personnel; the threat and outcome\nof any legal proceedings to which we are a party or which may occur in the future; acts of terrorism and war; the anticipated benefits\nfrom mergers, acquisitions, co-investment ventures, funds, joint ventures, partnerships, and other arrangements; and those additional\nrisks and factors discussed in our reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are cautioned not to place\nundue reliance on forward-looking statements. Those forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future plans and performance and\nspeak only as of the date of this report. Past operating results and performance are provided for informational purposes and are not a\nguarantee of future results. There can be no assurance that historical trends will continue. Actual plans and results may differ materially\nfrom what is expressed or forecasted in this report and forecasts made in the forward-looking statements discussed in this report may\nnot materialize. We do not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements or to publicly release the results of any forward-looking\nstatements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date these statements were made or to reflect the occurrence\nof unanticipated events."}