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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: June 25, 2010
 
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.)
 
600 La Terraza Boulevard, Escondido, California 92025-3873
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(760) 741-2111
(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:
 
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Item 7.01
Regulation FD Disclosure
 
On June 25, 2010, Realty Income Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing it has closed $258 million of the approximately $269 million previously announced acquisition of Diageo Chateau & Estate Wines properties. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.  The information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and the information contained in Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not incorporated by reference into any of the Company’s filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in any such filing.
 
Item 8.01
Other Events
 
On June 25, 2010, the Company announced that it had closed $258 million of the approximately $269 million previously announced acquisition of Diageo Chateau & Estate Wines properties.  The remaining property, for approximately $11.1 million, is expected to close within the next 30 days.  The properties acquired are located throughout the Napa County, California and are comprised of  approximately 1,690 acres of vineyard properties as well as the winery, production, retail and visitor buildings of both the Sterling Vineyards winery and the Beaulieu Vineyards (BV) winery with combined leasable space of approximately 394,000 square feet.
 
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
 
(d)  Exhibits
 
99.1   Press release dated June 25, 2010
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
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: June 25, 2010
 
REALTY INCOME CORPORATION
   
 
By:
 
 
 /s/ MICHAEL R. PFEIFFER
       
Michael R. Pfeiffer
       
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 
 

 

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.                                Description

99.1                                    Press release dated June 25, 2010