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Realty Income (NYSE: O) to issue $400.0 million 2029 and 2033 notes

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Realty Income Corporation entered into a purchase agreement to issue and sell $400.0 million of 3.950% Notes due 2029 and $400.0 million of 4.500% Notes due 2033 to a syndicate of underwriters led by Wells Fargo Securities, Barclays Capital, BofA Securities, Mizuho Securities USA, and TD Securities (USA). The offering is anticipated to close on October 6, 2025, subject to customary closing conditions. The company also reiterates extensive forward-looking statement language, highlighting risks related to its real estate operations, financing conditions, macroeconomic trends, and other business uncertainties.

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Realty Income adds two new unsecured note tranches, extending debt maturity profile.

Realty Income Corporation agreed to issue $400.0 million of 3.950% Notes due 2029 and $400.0 million of 4.500% Notes due 2033 through major underwriters. This expands its fixed-rate debt stack with staggered maturities in 2029 and 2033.

The filing does not describe covenants or use of proceeds, so implications for leverage, liquidity, or investment capacity are not detailed here. The anticipated October 6, 2025 closing is conditioned on customary closing requirements, which is standard for investment-grade note offerings.

The extensive forward-looking statements discussion underscores exposure to interest rates, capital market access, client solvency, and real estate-specific risks. Subsequent filings may clarify how these specific notes fit into the broader funding strategy and portfolio plans.

Item 8.01 Other Events Other
Voluntary disclosure of events the company deems important to shareholders but not covered by other items.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits Exhibits
Financial statements, pro forma financial information, and exhibit attachments filed with this report.
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United States

Securities and Exchange Commission

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Form 8-K

 

Current Report

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of report: September 25, 2025

(Date of Earliest Event Reported)

 

REALTY INCOME CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Maryland   1-13374   33-0580106
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
  (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

11995 El Camino Real, San Diego, California 92130
(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(858) 284-5000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A
(former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading symbol   Name of Each Exchange On Which
Registered
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value   O   New York Stock Exchange
1.125% Notes due 2027   O27A   New York Stock Exchange
1.875% Notes due 2027   O27B   New York Stock Exchange
5.000% Notes due 2029   O29B   New York Stock Exchange
1.625% Notes due 2030   O30   New York Stock Exchange
4.875% Notes due 2030   O30B   New York Stock Exchange
5.750% Notes due 2031   O31A   New York Stock Exchange
3.375% Notes due 2031   O31B   New York Stock Exchange
1.750% Notes due 2033   O33A   New York Stock Exchange
5.125% Notes due 2034   O34   New York Stock Exchange
3.875% Notes due 2035   O35B   New York Stock Exchange
6.000% Notes due 2039   O39   New York Stock Exchange
5.250% Notes due 2041   O41   New York Stock Exchange
2.500% Notes due 2042   O42   New York Stock Exchange

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company ¨

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

 

 

 

 

 

Item 8.01 Other Events

 

On September 25, 2025, Realty Income Corporation (the “Company”) entered into a purchase agreement with Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., BofA Securities, Inc., Mizuho Securities USA LLC and TD Securities (USA) LLC, as representatives (the “Representatives”) of the underwriters listed therein (the “Underwriters”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell to the Underwriters $400.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 3.950% Notes due 2029 and $400.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 4.500% Notes due 2033. The offering is anticipated to close on October 6, 2025, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Current Report on Form 8-K 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 herein, 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 management thereof; our platform; growth strategies, investment pipeline and intentions 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; operations and results; the announcement of operating results, strategy, plans, and the intentions of management; our share repurchase program; settlement of shares of common stock sold pursuant to forward sale confirmations under our at-the-market program; dividends, including the amount, timing and payments of dividends; and macroeconomic and other business trends, including interest rates and trends in the market for long-term leases of freestanding, single-client properties.

 

Forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions about Realty Income Corporation 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); volatility and uncertainty in the credit and financial markets; other risks inherent in the real estate business, including our clients’ solvency, client defaults under leases, increased client bankruptcies, potential liability relating to environmental matters, illiquidity of real estate investments (including rights of first refusal or rights of first offer), and potential damages from natural disasters; impairments in the value of our real estate assets; volatility and changes in domestic and foreign laws and the application, enforcement or interpretation thereof (including with respect to tax laws and rates); property ownership through co-investment ventures, funds, joint ventures, partnerships and other arrangements which, among other things, may transfer or limit our control of the underlying investments; epidemics or pandemics; 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; and the anticipated benefits from mergers, acquisitions, co-investment ventures, funds, joint ventures, partnerships and other arrangements; 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. Those forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future plans and performance and speak only as of the date of this report. Actual plans and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in this report and expectations and forecasts made in the forward-looking statements discussed in this report may not materialize. We do not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements or to 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 or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits

 

1.1   Purchase Agreement, dated September 25, 2025 between the Representatives of the Underwriters and the Company.
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

Dated: September 26, 2025 REALTY INCOME CORPORATION
     
  By: /s/ Bianca Martinez
    Bianca Martinez
    Senior Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary

 

 

 

FAQ

What did Realty Income Corporation (O) announce in its latest Form 8-K?

Realty Income Corporation announced a purchase agreement to issue $400.0 million of 3.950% Notes due 2029 and $400.0 million of 4.500% Notes due 2033 to a group of underwriters, with closing expected on October 6, 2025, subject to customary conditions.

How large is Realty Income’s new notes offering and what are the interest rates?

The company agreed to issue $400.0 million of 3.950% Notes due 2029 and $400.0 million of 4.500% Notes due 2033. These fixed-rate notes add to Realty Income’s existing listed debt securities across various maturities on the New York Stock Exchange.

When is Realty Income’s new notes offering expected to close?

The offering is anticipated to close on October 6, 2025, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. This timing follows the September 25, 2025 purchase agreement and reflects a typical settlement window for underwritten investment-grade note offerings.

Which banks are underwriting Realty Income Corporation’s new notes?

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., BofA Securities, Inc., Mizuho Securities USA LLC, and TD Securities (USA) LLC are acting as representatives of the underwriters. They are named in the purchase agreement as leading the syndicate buying the 2029 and 2033 notes.

What risks and uncertainties does Realty Income highlight with this announcement?

The company cites risks around maintaining REIT status, economic conditions, competition, interest and currency rate fluctuations, funding access, real estate market risks, legal proceedings, and impacts from laws, pandemics, terrorism, or war, noting actual results may differ materially from forward-looking statements.

What exhibit was filed with Realty Income’s Form 8-K about the notes?

The company filed a Purchase Agreement dated September 25, 2025 as Exhibit 1.1, detailing the agreement between the underwriter representatives and Realty Income. It also included a Cover Page Interactive Data File as Exhibit 104, formatted as Inline XBRL within Exhibit 101.