Realty Income - More on Dividends




			Current Annualized Dividend Amounts Table
			Dividend Schedule for 2008
			Dividend History Graphic
			Common Stock Dividend History
			Dividend Tax Status
			Dividend Reinvestment
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We are proud to be known as The Monthly Dividend Company®. Our shareholders and investors receive dependable monthly income that can be used to improve and enrich their quality of life.

The following table indicates the current annualized dividend amounts for the Company's common stock traded on the NYSE under the ticker symbol "O". (The current dividend yield for our common stock can be found on the Investment home page.)

(As of April 2008)

Monthly Amount Annualized Rate

Common Stock $0.137375 $1.6485

Month Record Date Payment Date

January 1/2/08 1/15/08

February 2/1/08 2/15/08

March 3/3/08 3/17/08

April 4/1/08 4/15/08

May 5/1/08 5/15/08

We have paid monthly dividends throughout our 39 -year operating history and have regularly increased the amount of the monthly dividend since becoming a public company in 1994. The following depicts the steady increase in the amount of the dividend since 1994.

Schedule of Common Stock Dividend Distributions updated through 4/15/08

Realty Income also pays monthly dividends on its Class D Preferred Stock (NYSE:"OPrD"), Class E Preferred Stock (NYSE:"OPrE"), and monthly interest on its Monthly Income Senior Notes (NYSE: "OUI").

Annualized Preferred Stock Dividend or Interest Amounts

Monthly Amount Annualized Rate

Preferred D Stock $0.1536459 $1.84375

Senior Notes $0.171875 $2.0625

Preferred E Stock $0.140625 $1.6875

Preferred Class D Stock Monthly Dividend Declarations for 2007

Record Date Dividend Payment Date

Jan 1 Jan 16

Feb 1 Feb 15

Mar 1 Mar 17

Apr 1 Apr 15

May 1 May 15

Preferred Class E Stock Monthly Dividend Declarations for 2007

Record Date Dividend Payment Date

Jan 1 Jan 15

Feb 1 Feb 15

Mar 1 Mar 17

Apr 1 Apr 15

May 1 May 15

Common Stock Dividend Tax Status Information for 2006
Our transfer agent, BNY Mellon, generally mails IRS Form 1099 on the last business day of January each year. The following table contains information on the taxable portion of dividends paid during 2007.

2007 Common Stock Dividend Allocation(Adobe Acrobat File, 183K)
2007 Class D Preferred Stock Dividend Allocation(Adobe Acrobat File, 182K)
2007 Class E Preferred Stock Dividend Allocation(Adobe Acrobat File, 182K)

Dividend reinvestment is provided at most major brokerage firms. Due to the costs involved and the limited number of shareholders who would like to reinvest dividends and don't have access to a brokerage account, Realty Income has no plans to implement a corporate dividend reinvestment plan.

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