Realty Income Successfully Prices $500 Million Offering of Senior Notes Due 2054

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Realty Income (NYSE: O) has priced a public offering of $500 million in 5.375% senior unsecured notes due 2054. The notes were priced at 98.374% of the principal amount, yielding an effective semi-annual yield to maturity of 5.486%. The company plans to use the net proceeds for general corporate purposes, including debt repayment, property acquisitions, and potential business combinations. The offering is expected to close on August 26, 2024.

Realty Income, known as 'The Monthly Dividend Company®', is an S&P 500 company with a portfolio of 15,450 properties across the U.S. and Europe. The company has a track record of 650 consecutive monthly dividends and has increased its dividend for 30 consecutive years.

Positive

• Successful pricing of $500 million senior unsecured notes offering
• Effective semi-annual yield to maturity of 5.486%
• Proceeds to be used for debt repayment, property acquisitions, and potential business growth
• Portfolio of 15,450 properties across multiple countries
• 650 consecutive monthly dividends paid
• 30 consecutive years of dividend increases

Negative

• Potential dilution of shareholder value due to new debt issuance
• Increased long-term debt obligations with notes due in 2054

Insights

Financial Analyst

Realty Income's $500 million senior notes offering at 5.375% yield is a strategic move to optimize their capital structure. The 5.486% effective yield, while higher than current short-term rates, provides long-term stability until 2054. This offering enhances liquidity and financial flexibility, important for REITs. The diverse use of proceeds, including debt repayment and property acquisitions, signals a balanced approach to growth and risk management. However, investors should note the slight discount on the offering price, indicating market appetite for higher yields in the current economic climate. Overall, this move strengthens Realty Income's position in the competitive REIT landscape, supporting their monthly dividend model.

Real Estate Investment Expert

This debt offering by Realty Income demonstrates confidence in their long-term business model. The 30-year maturity aligns with the company's strategy of owning long-term, net-leased properties. With a portfolio of 15,450 properties across multiple countries, this capital raise supports their global expansion plans. The ability to issue long-term debt at these rates reflects market trust in Realty Income's business model and credit quality. However, the 5.486% yield is relatively high for an investment-grade REIT, possibly indicating some market concerns about long-term interest rate trends. Investors should watch how efficiently Realty Income deploys this capital, especially in property acquisitions and developments, to ensure it translates into sustainable dividend growth.

Market Strategist

Realty Income's debt offering is well-timed, capitalizing on the current interest rate environment before potential future hikes. The $500 million raise provides a substantial war chest for opportunistic investments in a potentially softening real estate market. The company's status as a Dividend Aristocrat adds credibility to this offering. However, the 5.486% yield suggests a premium over Treasury rates, reflecting both the company's credit profile and market demand for yield. Investors should monitor how this additional leverage impacts Realty Income's balance sheet metrics and dividend coverage ratios. The diverse use of proceeds, including potential M&A activity, hints at an aggressive growth strategy that could reshape the company's risk profile in the coming years.

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Realty Income Corporation (Realty Income, NYSE: O), The Monthly Dividend Company^®, today announced the pricing of a public offering of $500 million of 5.375% senior unsecured notes due 2054 (the "Notes"). The public offering price for the Notes was 98.374% of the principal amount for an effective semi-annual yield to maturity of 5.486%.

The net proceeds from this offering will be used for general corporate purposes, which may include, among other things, the repayment or repurchase of Realty Income's indebtedness (including borrowings under Realty Income's revolving credit facility and commercial paper programs), foreign currency swaps or other hedging instruments, the development, redevelopment and acquisition of additional properties, acquisition or business combination transactions, redemptions of Realty Income's outstanding preferred stock, and the expansion and improvement of certain properties in our portfolio.

This offering is expected to close on August 26, 2024, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

The active joint book-running managers for the offering are Barclays, J.P. Morgan, RBC Capital Markets, TD Securities, and Wells Fargo Securities.

A copy of the prospectus supplement and prospectus, when available, related to this offering may be obtained by contacting: Barclays Capital Inc., c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, barclaysprospectus@broadridge.com, 1-888-603-5847; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 383 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10179, Attention: Investment Grade Syndicate Desk, 3rd Floor, Facsimile: 212-834-6081; RBC Capital Markets, LLC, 200 Vesey Street, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10281, Toll-Free Number: (866) 375-6829, Fax: (212) 428-6308, Email: rbcnyfixedincomeprospectus@rbccm.com, ATTN: Syndicate Operations; TD Securities (USA) LLC, 1 Vanderbilt Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10017, Attention: DCM – Transaction Advisory, by telephone (toll free) at 1-855-495-9846; and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, 608 2nd Avenue South, Suite 1000, Minneapolis, MN 55402, Attn: WFS Customer Service, Email: wfscustomerservice@wellsfargo.com, by telephone (toll free) at 1-800-645-3751. 

These securities are offered pursuant to a Registration Statement that has become effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities are only offered by means of the prospectus included in the Registration Statement and the prospectus supplement related to the offering. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any offer or sale of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction where, or to any person to whom, the offer, solicitation, or sale of these securities would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction.

About Realty Income

Realty Income (NYSE: O), an S&P 500 company, is real estate partner to the world's leading companies. Founded in 1969, we invest in diversified commercial real estate and have a portfolio of 15,450 properties in all 50 U.S. states, the U.K., and six other countries in Europe. We are known as "The Monthly Dividend Company^®," and have a mission to deliver stockholders dependable monthly dividends that grow over time. Since our founding, we have declared 650 consecutive monthly dividends and are a member of the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats^® index, having increased our dividend for the last 30 consecutive years.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. When used in this press release, the words "estimated," "anticipated," "expect," "believe," "intend," "continue," "should," "may," "likely," "plans," and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include discussions of our business and portfolio (including our growth strategies and our intention to acquire or dispose of properties including geographies, timing, partners, clients and terms); re-leases, re-development and speculative development of properties and expenditures related thereto; future operations and results; the announcement of operating results, strategy, plans, and the intentions of management; settlement of shares of common stock sold pursuant to forward sale confirmations under our at-the-market program; dividends, including the amount, timing and payment of dividends related thereto; and trends in our business, including trends in the market for long-term leases of freestanding, single-client properties. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions about us, which may cause our actual future results to differ materially from expected results. Some of the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are, among others, our continued qualification as a real estate investment trust; general domestic and foreign business, economic, or financial conditions; competition; fluctuating interest and currency rates; inflation and its impact on our clients and us; access to debt and equity capital markets and other sources of funding (including the terms and partners of such funding); continued volatility and uncertainty in the credit markets and broader financial markets; other risks inherent in the real estate business including our clients' defaults under leases, increased client bankruptcies, potential liability relating to environmental matters, illiquidity of real estate investments, and potential damages from natural disasters; impairments in the value of our real estate assets; changes in domestic and foreign income tax laws and rates; our clients' solvency; property ownership through joint ventures, partnerships and other arrangements which may limit control of the underlying investments; epidemics or pandemics, measures taken to limit their spread, the impacts on us, our business, our clients, and the economy generally; the loss of key personnel; the outcome of any legal proceedings to which we are a party or which may occur in the future; acts of terrorism and war; the anticipated benefits as a result of our merger with Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.; and those additional risks and factors discussed in our reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future plans and performance and speak only as of the date of this press release. Actual plans and operating results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in this press release. We do not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements or publicly release the results of any forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date these statements were made.

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FAQ

What is the size and interest rate of Realty Income's (O) new senior notes offering?

Realty Income (O) has priced a public offering of $500 million in 5.375% senior unsecured notes due 2054.

When is the closing date for Realty Income's (O) $500 million notes offering?

The offering is expected to close on August 26, 2024, subject to customary closing conditions.

How does Realty Income (O) plan to use the proceeds from the $500 million notes offering?

Realty Income plans to use the net proceeds for general corporate purposes, including debt repayment, property acquisitions, development, and potential business combinations.

What is the effective yield of Realty Income's (O) new senior notes due 2054?

The notes were priced at 98.374% of the principal amount, resulting in an effective semi-annual yield to maturity of 5.486%.

How many consecutive monthly dividends has Realty Income (O) declared?

Realty Income has declared 650 consecutive monthly dividends since its founding.