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accession: "0000726728-25-000137"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "O"
cik: "0000726728"
company_name: "REALTY INCOME CORP"
filed_at: "2025-10-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T04:01:03.972484+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Realty Income appoints Kim Hourihan to Board of Directors effective Oct 14, 2025

## Summary
- Kim Hourihan appointed as independent director; Board expands to 11 members.
- Initial restricted stock grant of $200,000 vesting over 3 years, plus annual equity and cash retainers.
- Hourihan is Managing Director and Global Head of Strategy at Invesco Real Estate ($90.1B AUM).
- She will serve on Compensation and Talent Committee; no disclosable related-party transactions.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000726728-25-000137
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: O
- cik: 0000726728
- company_name: REALTY INCOME CORP
- filed_at: 2025-10-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/726728/000072672825000137/0000726728-25-000137-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/726728/000072672825000137/o-20251014.htm

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