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: February 15, 2006

 

REALTY INCOME CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

220 West Crest Street, Escondido, California 92025-1707
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(760) 741-2111
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

None
(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:

 

o    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

Item 2.02                Results of Operations and Financial Condition

 

On February 15, 2006, we issued a press release, which sets forth our results of operations for the quarter ended December 31, 2005.  A copy of our press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.  This information shall not be deemed “filed” for any purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not incorporated by reference into any of our filings, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in any such filing.

 

Item 9.01                                 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

Exhibits                                          The following exhibit is filed with this Form 8-K:

 

99.1         Press release dated February 15, 2006

 

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: February 15, 2006	REALTY INCOME CORPORATION
	By:	/s/Michael R. Pfeiffer
		Michael R. Pfeiffer
		Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 

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