o-20260521

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: May 21, 2026

(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(s)	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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 21, 2026, the Company held its Annual Meeting and, as of the close of business on March 2, 2026, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 932,450,634 shares of common stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. Proxies for the Annual Meeting were solicited pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

The following is a brief description of each matter voted upon at the Annual Meeting and a statement of the number of votes cast for or against and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each matter, as applicable.

Proposal 1: Election of eleven directors to serve until the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified.

All eleven director nominees listed in the Company's Proxy Statement and set forth below were elected by the Company's stockholders to hold office until the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified:


	Voted For	Voted Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
Priscilla Almodovar	642,029,416	7,715,184	799,884	140,705,160
A. Larry Chapman	631,730,806	17,954,386	859,292	140,705,160
Reginald H. Gilyard	621,353,603	28,325,273	865,608	140,705,160
Mary Hogan Preusse	636,160,550	13,523,854	860,080	140,705,160
Kim Hourihan	648,227,928	1,444,963	871,593	140,705,160
Priya Cherian Huskins	603,342,713	46,309,310	892,461	140,705,160
Jeff Jacobson	647,136,464	2,543,893	864,127	140,705,160
Gerardo I. Lopez	645,690,984	3,936,027	917,473	140,705,160
Michael D. McKee	623,771,331	25,849,286	923,867	140,705,160
Gregory T. McLaughlin	628,667,908	20,937,379	939,197	140,705,160
Sumit Roy	644,870,647	4,806,442	867,395	140,705,160

Proposal 2: Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.

The Company's stockholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 as follows:


Voted For	Voted Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
722,083,545	67,809,190	1,356,909	—

Proposal 3: A non-binding advisory proposal to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as described in the Proxy Statement.

The Company's stockholders approved on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as described in the Proxy Statement as follows:


Voted For	Voted Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
596,608,216	51,050,410	2,885,858	140,705,160

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: May 22, 2026	REALTY INCOME CORPORATION

	By:	/s/ BIANCA MARTINEZ
		Bianca Martinez
		Senior Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary

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