ri8k_062112.htm
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 21, 2012
(Date of Earliest Event Reported)
REALTY INCOME CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Maryland
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1-13374
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33-0580106
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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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:
[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
On June 21, 2012, following approval by the stockholders of Realty Income Corporation (the "Company"), the Company filed an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, as amended (the “Charter”), to increase the number of authorized shares of the Company’s common stock to 370,100,000 and the number of authorized shares of the Company’s preferred stock to 69,900,000 (the “Charter Amendment”). On June 21, 2012, the Charter Amendment took effect. The Charter Amendment is attached as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On June 21, 2012, the Company reconvened its 2012 annual meeting of stockholders, which was adjourned to permit additional time to solicit stockholder votes on Proposal 4, a proposal to approve the Charter Amendment. Proposal 4 was approved, with 69,729,464 shares voted for, 11,092,926 shares voted against and 1,197,086 shares representing abstentions. No broker non-votes resulted from the vote on this proposal.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
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3.1
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Articles of Amendment, dated June 21, 2012.
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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.
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Dated: June 21, 2012
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REALTY INCOME CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/ MICHAEL R. PFEIFFER
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Michael R. Pfeiffer
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Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No. Description
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3.1
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Articles of Amendment, dated June 21, 2012.
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