length negotiations. Redetermined TRS service income generally represents income of a taxable REIT subsidiary that is understated as a result of services provided to us or on our behalf.

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Eleventh, we may elect to retain and pay income tax on our net capital gain. In that case, a stockholder would include its proportionate share of our undistributed capital gain (to the extent we make a timely designation of such gain to the stockholder) in its income, would be deemed to have paid the tax that we paid on such gain, and would be allowed a credit for its proportionate share of the tax deemed to have been paid, and an adjustment would be made to increase the tax basis of the stockholder in our capital stock.

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Twelfth, if we fail to comply with the requirement to send annual letters to our stockholders holding at least a certain percentage of our stock, as determined under applicable Treasury Regulations, requesting information regarding the actual ownership of our stock, and the failure is not due to reasonable cause or is due to willful neglect, we will be subject to a $25,000 penalty, or if the failure is intentional, a $50,000 penalty.

We and our subsidiaries may be subject to a variety of taxes other than U.S. federal income tax, including payroll taxes and state and local income, property and other taxes on our assets and operations.

From time to time, we may own properties in other countries, which may impose taxes on our operations within their jurisdictions. To the extent possible, we will structure our activities to minimize our non-U.S. tax liability. However, there can be no assurance that we will be able to eliminate our non-U.S. tax liability or reduce it to a specified level. Furthermore, as a REIT, both we and our stockholders will derive little or no benefit from foreign tax credits arising from those non-U.S. taxes.

Requirements for Qualification as a REIT

The Code defines a REIT as a corporation, trust or association:

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that is managed by one or more trustees or directors;

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that issues transferable shares or transferable certificates to evidence its beneficial ownership;

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(4) that is not a financial institution or an insurance company within the meaning of certain provisions of the Code;

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that is beneficially owned by 100 or more persons;

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not more than 50% in value of the outstanding stock of which is owned, actually or constructively, by five or fewer individuals, including certain specified entities, during the last half of each taxable year; and

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that meets other tests, described below, regarding the nature of its income and assets and the amount of its distributions.

The Code provides that conditions (1) to (4), inclusive, must be met during the entire taxable year and that condition (5) must be met during at least 335 days of a taxable year of 12 months, or during a proportionate part of a taxable year of less than 12 months. Conditions (5) and (6) do not apply until after the first taxable year for which an election is made to be taxed as a REIT. For purposes of condition (6), the term “individual” includes a supplemental unemployment compensation benefit plan, a private foundation or a portion of a trust permanently set aside or used exclusively for charitable purposes, but generally does not include a qualified pension plan or profit sharing trust.

We believe that we have been organized and have operated in a manner that has allowed us, and will continue to allow us, to satisfy conditions (1) through (7) inclusive, during the relevant time periods. In addition, our charter provides for restrictions regarding ownership and transfer of our shares that are intended to assist us in continuing to satisfy the share ownership requirements described in conditions (5) and (6) above. A description of the share ownership and transfer restrictions relating to our common stock is contained in the discussion under the heading ~~(see “—~~“Description of Capital Stock — Restrictions on Ownership and Transfers of ~~Stock”)~~Stock.” These

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restrictions, however, do not ensure that we have previously satisfied, and may not ensure that we will, in all cases, be able to continue to satisfy, the share ownership requirements described in conditions (5) and (6) above. If we fail to satisfy these share ownership requirements, then, except as provided in the next sentence, our status as a REIT will terminate. If, however, we comply with the rules contained in applicable Treasury Regulations that require us to ascertain the actual ownership of our shares and we do not know, or would not have known through the exercise of reasonable diligence, that we failed to meet the requirement described in condition (6) above, we will be treated as having met this requirement. See “— Failure to ~~Qualify.~~Qualify.”

In addition, we may not maintain our status as a REIT unless our taxable year is the calendar year. We have and will continue to have a calendar taxable year.

Ownership of Interests in Partnerships, Limited Liability Companies and Qualified REIT Subsidiaries

In the case of a REIT that is a partner in a partnership (for purposes of this discussion, references to “partnership” include a limited liability company treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and references to “partner” include a member in such a limited liability company), Treasury Regulations provide that the REIT will be deemed to own its proportionate share of the assets of the partnership based on its interest in partnership capital, subject to special rules relating to the 10% asset test described below. Also, the REIT will be deemed to be entitled to its proportionate share of the income of that entity. The assets and gross income of the partnership retain the same character in the hands of the REIT for purposes of Section 856 of the Code, including satisfying the gross income tests and the asset tests. Thus, our pro rata share of the assets and items of income of any partnership or disregarded entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes in which we directly or indirectly own an interest is treated as our assets and items of income for purposes of applying the requirements described in this discussion, including the gross income and asset tests described below. A brief summary of the rules governing the U.S. federal income taxation of partnerships is set forth below in “— Tax Aspects of the Subsidiary Partnerships and the Limited Liability ~~Companies.~~Companies.”

We generally have control of our subsidiary partnerships and intend to operate them in a manner consistent with the requirements for our qualification as a REIT. We may from time to time be a limited partner or non-managing member in some of our partnerships. If a partnership in which we own an interest takes or expects to take actions that could jeopardize our status as a REIT or require us to pay tax, we

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may be forced to dispose of our interest in such entity. In addition, it is possible that a partnership could take an action which could cause us to fail a gross income or asset test, and that we would not become aware of such action in time to dispose of our interest in the partnership or take other corrective action on a timely basis. In such a case, we could fail to qualify as a REIT unless we were entitled to relief, as described below.

We may from time to time own and operate certain properties through wholly-owned subsidiaries that we intend to be treated as “qualified REIT subsidiaries” under the Code. A corporation (or other entity treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) will qualify as our qualified REIT subsidiary if we own 100% of the corporation’s outstanding stock and do not elect with the subsidiary to treat it as a “taxable REIT subsidiary,” as described below. A qualified REIT subsidiary is not treated as a separate corporation, and all assets, liabilities and items of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit of a qualified REIT subsidiary are treated as assets, liabilities and items of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit of the parent REIT for all purposes under the Code, including all REIT qualification tests. Thus, in applying the U.S. federal income tax requirements described in this discussion, any qualified REIT subsidiaries we own are ignored, and all assets, liabilities and items of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit of such corporations are treated as our assets, liabilities and items of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit. A qualified REIT subsidiary is not subject to U.S. federal income tax, and our ownership of the stock of a qualified REIT subsidiary will not violate the restrictions on ownership of securities, as described below under “— Asset ~~Tests.~~Tests.”

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Ownership of Interests in Taxable REIT Subsidiaries

We currently own an interest in a number of taxable REIT subsidiaries and may acquire securities in additional taxable REIT subsidiaries in the future. A taxable REIT subsidiary is a corporation (or other entity treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) other than a REIT in which a REIT directly or indirectly holds stock, and that has made a joint election with such REIT to be treated as a taxable REIT subsidiary. If a taxable REIT subsidiary owns more than 35% of the total voting power or value of the outstanding securities of another corporation, such other corporation will also be treated as a taxable REIT subsidiary. Other than some activities relating to lodging and health care facilities, a taxable REIT subsidiary may generally engage in any business, including the provision of customary or non-customary services to tenants of its parent REIT. A taxable REIT subsidiary is subject to U.S. federal income tax as a regular C corporation. A REIT is not treated as holding the assets of a taxable REIT subsidiary or as receiving any income that the taxable REIT subsidiary earns. Rather, the stock issued by the taxable REIT subsidiary is an asset in the hands of the REIT, and the REIT generally recognizes as income the dividends, if any, that it receives from the taxable REIT subsidiary. A REIT’s ownership of securities of a taxable REIT subsidiary is not subject to the 5% or 10% asset test described below. See “— Asset ~~Tests.~~Tests.” ~~For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, taxpayers~~Taxpayers are subject to a limitation on their ability to deduct net business interest generally equal to 30% of adjusted taxable income, subject to certain exceptions. For any taxable year beginning in 2019 or 2020, the 30% limitation has been increased to a 50% limitation, provided that for partnerships the 50% limitation applies for any taxable year beginning in 2020 only. Taxpayers may elect to use their 2019 adjusted taxable income for purposes of computing their 2020 limitation. See “— Annual Distribution ~~Requirements.~~Requirements.” While not certain, this provision may limit the ability of our taxable REIT subsidiaries to deduct interest, which could increase their taxable income.

Income Tests

We must satisfy two gross income requirements annually to maintain our qualification as a REIT. First, in each taxable year we must derive directly or indirectly at least 75% of our gross income (excluding gross income from prohibited transactions, certain hedging transactions and certain foreign currency gains) from investments relating to real property or mortgages on real property, including “rents from real property,” dividends from other REITs and, in certain circumstances, interest, or certain types of temporary investments. Second, in each taxable year we must derive at least 95% of our gross income (excluding gross income from prohibited transactions, certain hedging transactions and certain foreign currency gains) from the real property investments described above or dividends, interest and gain from the sale or disposition of stock or securities, or from any combination of the foregoing. For these purposes, the term “interest” generally does not include any amount received or accrued, directly or indirectly, if the determination of all or some of the amount depends in any way on the income or profits of any person. However, an amount received or accrued generally will not be excluded from the term “interest” solely by reason of being based on a fixed percentage or percentages of receipts or sales.

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Rents we receive from a tenant will qualify as “rents from real property” for the purpose of satisfying the gross income requirements for a REIT described above only if all of the following conditions are met:

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The amount of rent is not based in whole or in part on the income or profits of any person. However, an amount we receive or accrue generally will not be excluded from the term “rents from real property” solely because it is based on a fixed percentage or percentages of receipts or sales or if it is based on the net income of a tenant which derives substantially all of its income with respect to such property from subleasing of substantially all of such property, to the extent that the rents paid by the subtenants would qualify as rents from real property if we earned such amounts directly;

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Neither we nor an actual or constructive owner of 10% or more of our capital stock actually or constructively owns 10% or more of the interests in the assets or net profits of a non-corporate tenant, or, if the tenant is a corporation, 10% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock entitled to vote or 10% or more of the total value of all classes of stock of the tenant. Rents we receive from such a tenant that is a taxable REIT subsidiary of ours, however, will not be excluded from the definition of “rents from real property” as a result of this condition if at least 90% of the space at the property to which the rents relate is leased to third parties, and the rents paid by the taxable REIT subsidiary are substantially comparable to rents paid by our other tenants for comparable space.

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Whether rents paid by a taxable REIT subsidiary are substantially comparable to rents paid by other tenants is determined at the time the lease with the taxable REIT subsidiary is entered into, extended, and modified, if such modification increases the rents due under such lease. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, if a lease with a “controlled taxable REIT subsidiary” is modified and such modification results in an increase in the rents payable by such taxable REIT subsidiary, any such increase will not qualify as “rents from real property.” For purposes of this rule, a “controlled taxable REIT subsidiary” is a taxable REIT subsidiary in which the parent REIT owns stock possessing more than 50% of the voting power or more than 50% of the total value of the outstanding stock of such taxable REIT subsidiary;

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Rent attributable to personal property, leased in connection with a lease of real property, is not greater than 15% of the total rent received under the lease. If this condition is not met, then the portion of the rent attributable to personal property will not qualify as “rents from real property.” To the extent that rent attributable to personal property, leased in connection with a lease of real property, exceeds 15% of the total rent received under the lease, we may transfer a portion of such personal property to a taxable REIT subsidiary; and

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We generally may not operate or manage the property or furnish or render services to our tenants, subject to a 1% de minimis exception and except as provided below. We may, however, perform services that are “usually or customarily rendered” in connection with the rental of space for occupancy only and are not otherwise considered “rendered to the occupant” of the property. Examples of these services include the provision of light, heat, or other utilities, trash removal and general maintenance of common areas. In addition, we may employ an independent contractor from whom we derive no revenue to provide customary services to our tenants, or a taxable REIT subsidiary (which may be wholly or partially owned by us) to provide both customary and non-customary services to our tenants without causing the rent we receive from those tenants to fail to qualify as “rents from real property.”

We generally do not intend to take actions we believe will cause us to fail to satisfy the rental conditions described above. However, we may intentionally fail to satisfy some of these conditions to the extent we determine, based on the advice of our tax counsel, that the failure will not jeopardize our tax status as a REIT. In addition, with respect to the limitation on the rental of personal property, we generally have not obtained appraisals of the real property and personal property leased to tenants. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the IRS will not disagree with our determinations of value.

From time to time, we may enter into hedging transactions with respect to one or more of our assets or liabilities. Our hedging activities may include entering into interest rate swaps, caps and floors, options to purchase these items and futures and forward contracts. Income from a hedging transaction, including gain from the sale or disposition of such a transaction, that is clearly identified as a hedging transaction as

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specified in the Code will not constitute gross income under, and thus will be exempt from, the 75% and 95% gross income tests. The term “hedging transaction,” as used above, generally means (A) any transaction we enter into in the normal course of our business primarily to manage risk of (1) interest rate changes or fluctuations with respect to borrowings made or to be made by us to acquire or carry real estate assets, or (2) currency fluctuations with respect to an item of qualifying income under the 75% or 95% gross income test or any property which generates such income and (B) new transactions entered into to hedge the income or loss from prior hedging transactions, where the property or indebtedness which was the subject of the prior hedging transaction was extinguished or disposed of. To the extent that we do not properly identify such transactions as hedges or we hedge with other types of financial instruments, the income from those transactions is not likely to be treated as qualifying income for purposes of the gross income tests. We intend to structure any hedging transactions in a manner that does not jeopardize our status as a REIT.

~~From time to time we may own properties or~~We have investments in several entities located outside the United ~~States.~~States and from time to time may invest in additional entities or properties located outside the United States, through a taxable REIT subsidiary or otherwise. These acquisitions could cause us to incur foreign currency gains or losses. Any foreign currency gains, to the extent attributable to specified items of qualifying income or gain, or specified qualifying assets, however, generally will not constitute gross income for purposes of the 75% and 95% gross income tests, and therefore will be excluded from these tests.

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share of such interest would also qualify under the 75% gross income test to the extent the interest is paid on a loan that is adequately secured by real property).

We will monitor the amount of the dividend and other income from our taxable REIT subsidiaries and will take actions intended to keep this income, and any other nonqualifying income, within the limitations of the gross income tests. Although we expect these actions will be sufficient to prevent a violation of the gross income tests, we cannot guarantee that such actions will in all cases prevent such a violation.

If we fail to satisfy one or both of the 75% or 95% gross income tests for any taxable year, we may nevertheless qualify as a REIT for the year if we are entitled to relief under certain provisions of the Code. We generally may make use of the relief provisions if:

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following our identification of the failure to meet the 75% or 95% gross income tests for any taxable year, we file a schedule with the IRS setting forth each item of our gross income for purposes of the 75% or 95% gross income tests for such taxable year in accordance with Treasury Regulations to be issued; and

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our failure to meet these tests was due to reasonable cause and not due to willful neglect.

It is not possible, however, to state whether in all circumstances we would be entitled to the benefit of these relief provisions. For example, if we fail to satisfy the gross income tests because nonqualifying income that we intentionally accrue or receive exceeds the limits on nonqualifying income, the IRS could conclude that our failure to satisfy the tests was not due to reasonable cause. If these relief provisions do not apply to a particular set of circumstances, we will not qualify as a REIT. See “— Failure to ~~Qualify”~~Qualify” below. As discussed above in — “— General,” even if these relief provisions apply, and we retain our status as a REIT, a tax would be imposed with respect to our nonqualifying income. We may not always be able to comply with the gross income tests for REIT qualification despite periodic monitoring of our income.

Prohibited Transaction Income

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transaction. We intend to hold our properties for investment with a view to long-term appreciation, to engage in the business of acquiring, developing and owning our properties and to make occasional sales of the properties as are consistent with our investment objectives. We do not intend, and do not intend to permit any of the partnerships in which we own an interest, to enter into any sales that are prohibited transactions. However, the IRS may successfully contend that some or all of the sales made by us or our subsidiary partnerships are prohibited transactions. We would be required to pay the 100% penalty tax on our allocable share of the gains resulting from any such sales. The 100% penalty tax will not apply to gains from the sale of assets that are held through a taxable REIT subsidiary, but such income will be subject to regular U.S. federal corporate income tax.

Penalty Tax

Any redetermined rents, redetermined deductions, excess interest or redetermined TRS service income we generate will be subject to a 100% penalty tax. In general, redetermined rents are rents from real property that are overstated as a result of any services furnished to any of our tenants by a taxable REIT subsidiary of ours, redetermined deductions and excess interest represent any amounts that are deducted by a taxable REIT subsidiary of ours for amounts paid to us that are in excess of the amounts that would have been deducted based on arm’s length negotiations, and redetermined TRS service income is income of a taxable REIT subsidiary that is understated as a result of services provided to us or on our behalf. Rents we receive will not constitute redetermined rents if they qualify for certain safe harbor provisions contained in the Code.

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We do not believe we have been, and do not expect to be, subject to this penalty tax, although any rental or service arrangements we enter into from time to time may not satisfy the safe-harbor provisions ~~described~~referenced above. These determinations are inherently factual, and the IRS has broad discretion to assert that amounts paid between related parties should be reallocated to clearly reflect their respective incomes. If the IRS successfully made such an assertion, we would be required to pay a 100% penalty tax on any overstated rents paid to us, or any excess deductions or understated income of our taxable REIT subsidiaries.

Asset Tests

At the close of each calendar quarter of our taxable year, we must also satisfy certain tests relating to the nature and diversification of our assets. First, at least 75% of the value of our total assets must be represented by real estate assets, cash, cash items and U.S. government securities. For purposes of this test, the term “real estate assets” generally means real property (including interests in real property and interests in mortgages on real property or on both real property and, to a limited extent, personal property), shares (or transferable certificates of beneficial interest) in other REITs, any stock or debt instrument attributable to the investment of the proceeds of a stock offering or a public offering of debt with a term of at least five years (but only for the one-year period beginning on the date the REIT receives such proceeds), debt instruments of publicly offered REITs and personal property leased in connection with a lease of real property for which the rent attributable to personal property is not greater than 15% of the total rent received under the lease.

Second, not more than 25% of the value of our total assets may be represented by securities (including securities of taxable REIT subsidiaries), other than those securities includable in the 75% asset test.

Third, of the investments included in the 25% asset class, and except for certain investments in other REITs, our qualified REIT subsidiaries and taxable REIT subsidiaries, the value of any one issuer’s securities may not exceed 5% of the value of our total assets, , and we may not own more than 10% of the total vote or value of the outstanding securities of any one issuer. Certain types of securities we may own are disregarded as securities solely for purposes of the 10% value test, including, but not limited to, securities satisfying the “straight debt” safe harbor, securities issued by a partnership that itself would satisfy the 75% income test if it were a REIT, any loan to an individual or an estate, any obligation to pay rents from real property and any security issued by a REIT. In addition, solely for purposes of the 10% value test, the determination of our interest in the assets of a partnership in which we own an interest will be based on our proportionate interest in any securities issued by the partnership, excluding for this purpose certain securities described in the Code. From time to time we may own securities (including debt securities) of issuers that do not qualify as a REIT, a qualified REIT subsidiary or a taxable REIT subsidiary. We intend that our ownership of any such securities will be structured in a manner that allows us to comply with the asset tests described above.

Fourth, not more than 20% ~~(25% for taxable years beginning after July 30, 2008 and before January 1, 2018)~~ of the value of our total assets may be represented by the securities of one or more taxable REIT subsidiaries. We currently own 100% of the stock of certain corporations that have

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elected, together with us, to be treated as our taxable REIT subsidiaries, and we may acquire securities in additional taxable REIT subsidiaries in the future. So long as each of these companies qualifies as a taxable REIT subsidiary of ours, we will not be subject to the 5% asset test, the 10% voting ~~securities~~power limitation or the 10% value limitation with respect to our ownership of the securities of such companies. We believe that the aggregate value of our taxable REIT subsidiaries has not exceeded, and in the future will not exceed, 20% ~~(25% for taxable years beginning after July 30, 2008 and before January 1, 2018)~~ of the aggregate value of our gross assets. We generally do not obtain independent appraisals to support these conclusions. In addition, there can be no assurance that the IRS will not disagree with our determinations of value.

Fifth, not more than 25% of the value of our total assets may be represented by debt instruments of publicly offered REITs to the extent those debt instruments would not be real estate assets but for the inclusion of debt instruments of publicly offered REITs in the meaning of real estate assets, as described above (e.g., a debt instrument issued by a publicly offered REIT that is not secured by a mortgage on real property).

The asset tests must be satisfied at the close of each calendar quarter of our taxable year in which we (directly or through ~~our~~any qualified REIT ~~subsidiaries~~subsidiary or ~~partnerships)~~partnership) acquire securities in the applicable issuer, and also at the close of each calendar quarter in which we increase our ownership of securities of such issuer (including as a result of an increase in our interest in any partnership that owns such securities). For example,

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our indirect ownership of securities of each issuer may increase as a result of our capital contributions to, or the redemption of other partners’ interests in, a partnership in which we have an ownership interest. Also, after initially meeting the asset tests at the close of any quarter, we will not lose our status as a REIT for failure to satisfy the asset tests at the end of a later quarter solely by reason of changes in asset values. If we fail to satisfy an asset test because we acquire securities or other property during a quarter (including as a result of an increase in our interest in any partnership), we may cure this failure by disposing of sufficient nonqualifying assets within 30 days after the close of that quarter. We believe that we have maintained, and we intend to maintain, adequate records of the value of our assets to ensure compliance with the asset tests. If we fail to cure any noncompliance with the asset tests within the 30-day cure period, we would cease to qualify as a REIT unless we are eligible for certain relief provisions discussed below.

Certain relief provisions may be available to us if we discover a failure to satisfy the asset tests described above after the 30-day cure period. Under these provisions, we will be deemed to have met the 5% and 10% asset tests if the value of our nonqualifying assets (i) does not exceed the lesser of (a) 1% of the total value of our assets at the end of the applicable quarter or (b) $10,000,000, and (ii) we dispose of the nonqualifying assets or otherwise satisfy such tests within (a) six months after the last day of the quarter in which the failure to satisfy the asset tests is discovered or (b) the period of time prescribed by Treasury Regulations to be issued. For violations of any of the asset tests due to reasonable cause and not due to willful neglect and that are, in the case of the 5% and 10% asset tests, in excess of the de minimis exception described above, we may avoid disqualification as a REIT after the 30-day cure period by taking steps including (i) the disposition of sufficient nonqualifying assets, or the taking of other actions, which allow us to meet the asset tests within (a) six months after the last day of the quarter in which the failure to satisfy the asset tests is discovered or (b) the period of time prescribed by Treasury Regulations to be issued, (ii) paying a tax equal to the greater of (a) $50,000 or (b) the U.S. federal corporate income tax rate multiplied by the net income generated by the nonqualifying assets, and (iii) disclosing certain information to the IRS.

Although we believe we have satisfied the asset tests described above and plan to take steps to ensure that we satisfy such tests for any quarter with respect to which retesting is to occur, there can be no assurance that we will always be successful, or will not require a reduction in our overall interest in an issuer (including in a taxable REIT subsidiary). If we fail to cure any noncompliance with the asset tests in a timely manner, and the relief provisions described above are not available, we would cease to qualify as a REIT. See “— Failure to ~~Qualify.~~Qualify.”

Annual Distribution Requirements

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90% of our REIT taxable income; and

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90% of our after-tax net income, if any, from foreclosure property; minus

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the excess of the sum of certain items of non-cash income over 5% of our REIT taxable income.

For these purposes, our REIT taxable income is computed without regard to the dividends paid deduction and our net capital gain. In addition, for purposes of this test, non-cash income generally means income attributable to leveled stepped rents, original issue discount, cancellation of indebtedness or a like-kind exchange that is later determined to be taxable.

In addition, our REIT taxable income will be reduced by any taxes we are required to pay on any gain we recognize from the disposition of any asset we acquired from a corporation that is or has been a C corporation in a transaction in which our tax basis in the asset is less than the fair market value of the asset, in each case determined as of the date on which we acquired the asset, within the five-year period following our acquisition of such asset, as described above under “— ~~General.~~General.”

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~~purposes of computing their 2020 limitation.~~ Any business interest deduction that is disallowed due to this limitation may be carried forward to future taxable years, subject to special rules applicable to partnerships. If we or any of our subsidiary partnerships are subject to this interest expense limitation, our REIT taxable income for a taxable year may be increased. Taxpayers that conduct certain real estate businesses may elect not to have this interest expense limitation apply to them, provided that they use an alternative depreciation system to depreciate certain property. We believe that we or any of our subsidiary partnerships that are subject to this interest expense limitation will be eligible to make this election. If such election is made, although we or such subsidiary partnership, as applicable, would not be subject to the interest expense limitation described above, depreciation deductions may be reduced and, as a result, our REIT taxable income for a taxable year may be increased.

We generally must pay, or be treated as paying, the distributions described above in the taxable year to which they relate. At our election, a distribution will be treated as paid in a taxable year if it is declared before we timely file our tax return for such year and paid on or before the first regular dividend payment after such declaration, provided such payment is made during the 12-month period following the close of such year. These distributions are treated as received by our stockholders in the year in which they are paid. This is so even though these distributions relate to the prior year for purposes of the 90% distribution requirement. In order to be taken into account for purposes of our distribution requirement, except as provided below, the amount distributed must not be preferential — i.e., every stockholder of the class of stock to which a distribution is made must be treated the same as every other stockholder of that class, and no class of stock may be treated other than according to its dividend rights as a class. This preferential dividend limitation will not apply to distributions made by us, provided we qualify as a “publicly offered REIT.” We believe that we are, and expect we will continue to be, a “publicly offered REIT.” To the extent that we do not distribute all of our net capital gain, or distribute at least 90%, but less than 100%, of our REIT taxable income, as adjusted, we will be required to pay regular U.S. federal corporate income tax on the undistributed amount. We believe that we have made, and we intend to continue to make, timely distributions sufficient to satisfy these annual distribution requirements and to minimize our corporate tax obligations.

We expect that our REIT taxable income will be less than our cash flow because of depreciation and other non-cash charges included in computing REIT taxable income. Accordingly, we anticipate that we generally will have sufficient cash or liquid assets to enable us to satisfy the distribution requirements described above. However, from time to time, we may not have sufficient cash or other liquid assets to meet these distribution requirements due to timing differences between the actual receipt of income and actual payment of deductible expenses, and the inclusion of income and deduction of expenses in determining our taxable income. In addition, we may decide to retain our cash, rather than distribute it, in order to repay debt or for other reasons. If these timing differences occur, we may borrow funds to pay dividends or pay dividends in the form of taxable stock distributions in order to meet the distribution requirements, while preserving our cash.

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included in our deduction for dividends paid for the earlier year. In that case, we may be able to avoid being taxed on amounts distributed as deficiency dividends, subject to the 4% excise tax described below. However, we will be required to pay interest to the IRS based upon the amount of any deduction claimed for deficiency dividends. While the payment of a deficiency dividend will apply to a prior year for purposes of our REIT distribution requirements, it will be treated as an additional distribution to our stockholders in the year such dividend is paid.

Furthermore, we will be required to pay a 4% excise tax to the extent we fail to distribute during each calendar year at least the sum of 85% of our ordinary income for such year, 95% of our capital gain net income for the year and any undistributed taxable income from prior periods. Any ordinary income and net capital gain on which U.S. federal corporate income tax is imposed for any year is treated as an amount distributed during that year for purposes of calculating this excise tax.

For purposes of the 90% distribution requirement and excise tax described above, dividends declared during the last three months of the taxable year, payable to stockholders of record on a specified date during such period and paid during January of the following year, will be treated as paid by us and received by our stockholders on December 31 of the year in which they are declared.

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Like-Kind Exchanges

We may dispose of real property that is not held primarily for sale in transactions intended to qualify as like-kind exchanges under the Code. Such like-kind exchanges are intended to result in the deferral of gain for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The failure of any such transaction to qualify as a like-kind exchange could require us to pay U.S. federal income tax, possibly including the 100% prohibited transaction tax, or deficiency dividends, depending on the facts and circumstances surrounding the particular transaction.

Tax Liabilities and Attributes Inherited in Connection with the Merger and Other Acquisitions

We or one of our subsidiaries may from time to time acquire other REITs through a merger or acquisition, including our acquisition of ~~VEREIT~~Spirit pursuant to the Merger. If ~~VEREIT~~Spirit or any other such REIT failed to qualify as a REIT for any of its taxable years, such REIT would be liable for (and we or our subsidiary, as applicable, as the surviving corporation in the merger or acquisition, would be obligated to pay) regular U.S. federal corporate income tax on its taxable income for such taxable years. In addition, if such REIT was a C corporation at the time of the merger or acquisition, the tax consequences described in the following paragraph generally would apply. If such REIT failed to qualify as a REIT for any of its previous taxable years, but qualified as a REIT at the time of such merger or acquisition, and we acquired such REIT’s assets in a transaction in which our tax basis in the assets of such REIT is determined, in whole or in part, by reference to such REIT’s tax basis in such assets, we generally would be subject to tax on the built-in gain on each asset of such REIT as described below if we were to dispose of the asset in a taxable transaction during the five-year period following such REIT’s requalification as a REIT, subject to certain exceptions. Moreover, even if such REIT qualified as a REIT at all relevant times, we would similarly be liable for other unpaid taxes (if any) of such REIT (such as the 100% tax on gains from any sales treated as “prohibited transactions” as described above under “— Prohibited Transaction ~~Income”~~Income”).

From time to time, we may acquire other corporations or entities and, in connection with such acquisitions, we may succeed to the historical tax attributes and liabilities of such entities. For example, if we acquire a C corporation and subsequently dispose of its assets within five years of the acquisition, we could be required to pay the built-in gain tax described above under “— ~~General.~~General.” In addition, in order to qualify as a REIT, at the end of any taxable year, we must not have any earnings and profits accumulated in a non-REIT year. As a result, if we acquire a C corporation, we must distribute the corporation’s earnings and profits accumulated prior to the acquisition before the end of the taxable year in which we acquire the corporation. We also could be required to pay the acquired entity’s unpaid taxes even though such liabilities arose prior to the time we acquired the entity.

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the nature of the assets that we acquire from such corporation or entity and the income we derive from those assets may have an effect on our tax status as a REIT.

Foreclosure Property

The foreclosure property rules permit us (by our election) to foreclose or repossess properties without being disqualified as a REIT as a result of receiving income that does not qualify under the gross income tests. However, in such a case, we would be subject to the U.S. federal corporate income tax on the net non-qualifying income from ~~the~~ “foreclosure property,” and the after-tax amount would increase the dividends we would be required to distribute to stockholders. See “— Annual Distribution ~~Requirements.~~Requirements.” This corporate tax would not apply to income that qualifies under the REIT 75% income test.

Foreclosure property treatment is generally available for an initial period of three years and may, in certain circumstances, be extended for an additional three years. However, foreclosure property treatment will end on the first day on which we enter into a lease of the applicable property that will give rise to income that does not qualify under the REIT 75% income test, but will not end if the lease will give rise only to qualifying income under such test. Foreclosure property treatment also will end if any construction takes place on the property (other than completion of a building or other improvement that was more than 10% complete before default became imminent).

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Failure to Qualify

If we discover a violation of a provision of the Code that would result in our failure to qualify as a REIT, certain specified cure provisions may be available to us. Except with respect to violations of the gross income tests and asset tests (for which the cure provisions are described above), and provided the violation is due to reasonable cause and not due to willful neglect, these cure provisions generally impose a $50,000 penalty for each violation in lieu of a loss of REIT status. If we fail to satisfy the requirements for taxation as a REIT in any taxable year, and the relief provisions do not apply, we will be required to pay regular U.S. federal corporate income tax, including any applicable alternative minimum tax, ~~for taxable years beginning before January 1, 2018,~~ on our taxable income. Distributions to stockholders in any year in which we fail to qualify as a REIT will not be deductible by us. As a result, we anticipate that our failure to qualify as a REIT would reduce the cash available for distribution by us to our stockholders. In addition, if we fail to qualify as a REIT, we will not be required to distribute any amounts to our stockholders and all distributions to stockholders will be taxable as regular corporate dividends to the extent of our current and accumulated earnings and profits. In such event, corporate stockholders may be eligible for the dividends-received deduction. In addition, non-corporate stockholders, including individuals, may be eligible for the preferential tax rates on qualified dividend income. Non-corporate stockholders, including individuals, generally may deduct up to 20% of dividends from a REIT, other than capital gain dividends and dividends treated as qualified dividend income, for taxable years beginning before January 1, 2026 for purposes of determining their U.S. federal income tax (but not for purposes of the 3.8% Medicare tax), subject to certain holding period requirements and other limitations. If we fail to qualify as a REIT, such stockholders may not claim this deduction with respect to dividends paid by us. Unless entitled to relief under specific statutory provisions, we would also be ineligible to elect to be treated as a REIT for the four taxable years following the year for which we lose our qualification. It is not possible to state whether in all circumstances we would be entitled to this statutory relief.

Tax Aspects of the Subsidiary Partnerships and the Limited Liability Companies

General

From time to time, we may own, directly or indirectly, interests in various partnerships and limited liability companies. We expect these will be treated as partnerships or disregarded entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes. In general, entities that are treated as partnerships or disregarded entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes are “pass-through” entities which are not required to pay U.S. federal income tax. Rather, partners of such partnerships are allocated their shares of the items of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit of the partnership, and are potentially required to pay tax on this income, without regard to whether they receive a distribution from the partnership. We will include in our income our share of these partnership items for purposes of the various gross income tests, the computation of our REIT taxable

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income and the REIT distribution requirements. Moreover, for purposes of the asset tests, we will include our pro rata share of assets held by these partnerships, based on our capital interests in each such entity. See “— Taxation of Realty Income — Ownership of Interests in Partnerships, Limited Liability Companies and Qualified REIT ~~Subsidiaries.~~Subsidiaries.” A disregarded entity is not treated as a separate entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and all assets, liabilities and items of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit of a disregarded entity are treated as assets, liabilities and items of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit of its parent that is not a disregarded entity for all purposes under the Code, including all REIT qualification tests.

Entity Classification

Our interests in the subsidiary partnerships and limited liability companies involve special tax considerations, including the possibility that the IRS might challenge the status of these entities as partnerships or disregarded entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes. For example, an entity that would otherwise be treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes may nonetheless be taxable as a corporation if it is a “publicly traded partnership” and certain other requirements are met. A partnership would be treated as a publicly traded partnership if its interests are traded on an established securities market or are readily tradable on a secondary market or a substantial equivalent thereof, within the meaning of applicable Treasury Regulations. We do not anticipate that any subsidiary partnership will be treated as a publicly traded partnership that is taxable as a corporation. However, if any such entity were treated as a corporation, it would be required to pay an entity-level tax on its income. In this situation, the character of our assets and items of gross income would change and could prevent us from satisfying the REIT asset tests and possibly

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the REIT income tests. See “— Taxation of Realty Income — Asset ~~Tests”~~Tests” and “— Income ~~Tests.~~Tests.” This, in turn, could prevent us from qualifying as a REIT. See “— Taxation of Realty Income — Failure to ~~Qualify”~~Qualify” for a discussion of the effect of our failure to meet these tests. In addition, a change in the tax status of a subsidiary treated as a partnership or disregarded entity to a corporation might be treated as a taxable event. If so, we might incur a tax liability without any related cash payment. We believe that each of our partnerships and limited liability companies are and will continue to be treated as partnerships or disregarded entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Allocations of Items of Income, Gain, Loss and Deduction

A partnership agreement (or, in the case of a limited liability company treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the limited liability company agreement) generally will determine the allocation of income and loss among partners. These allocations, however, will be disregarded for tax purposes if they do not comply with the provisions of Section 704(b) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder. Generally, Section 704(b) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder require that partnership allocations respect the economic arrangement of the partners. If an allocation of partnership income or loss does not comply with the requirements of Section 704(b) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder, the item subject to the allocation will be reallocated in accordance with the partners’ interests in the partnership. This reallocation will be determined by taking into account all of the facts and circumstances relating to the economic arrangement of the partners with respect to such item. We intend that the allocations of taxable income and loss in each of the partnerships in which we own an interest from time to time comply with the requirements of Section 704(b) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder.

Tax Allocations With Respect to the Properties

Under Section 704(c) of the Code, items of income, gain, loss and deduction attributable to appreciated or depreciated property that is contributed to a partnership in exchange for an interest in the partnership must be allocated in a manner so that the contributing partner is charged with the unrealized gain or benefits from the unrealized loss associated with the property at the time of the contribution. The amount of the unrealized gain or unrealized loss generally is equal to the difference between the fair market value or book value and the adjusted tax basis of the contributed property at the time of contribution (this difference is referred to as a book-tax difference), as adjusted from time to time. These allocations are solely for U.S. federal income tax purposes and do not affect the book capital accounts or other economic or legal arrangements among the partners. Some of the partnerships in which we own an interest were formed by way of contributions of appreciated property. The relevant partnership and/or limited liability company

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agreements require that allocations be made in a manner consistent with Section 704(c) of the Code. Under Section 704(c) of the Code we could be allocated less depreciation or more gain on sale with respect to a contributed property than the amounts that would have been allocated to us if we had instead acquired the contributed property with an initial tax basis equal to its fair market value. Such allocations might adversely affect our ability to comply with the REIT distribution requirements. See “— Taxation of Realty Income — Requirements for Qualification as a ~~REIT”~~REIT” and “— Taxation of Realty Income — Annual Distribution ~~Requirements.~~Requirements.”

Any property acquired by a subsidiary partnership in a taxable transaction will initially have a tax basis equal to its fair market value, and Section 704(c) of the Code generally will not apply.

Partnership Audit Rules

~~The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 changed the rules applicable to U.S. federal income~~Under current tax ~~audits of partnerships. Under the new rules (which are generally effective for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017), among other changes and~~law, subject to certain exceptions, any audit adjustment to items of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit of a partnership (and any partner’s distributive share thereof) is determined, and taxes, interest or penalties attributable thereto are assessed and collected, at the partnership level. It is possible that these rules could result in partnerships in which we directly or indirectly invest being required to pay additional taxes, interest and penalties as a result of an audit adjustment, and we, as a direct or indirect partner of these partnerships, could be required to bear the economic burden of those taxes, interest and penalties even though we, as a REIT, may not otherwise have been required to pay additional corporate-level taxes as a result of the related audit adjustment. Investors are urged to consult their tax advisors with respect to these rules and their potential impact on their ownership of our common stock.

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Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences to Holders of Our Common Stock

The following discussion is a summary of the material U.S. federal income tax consequences to U.S. holders and non-U.S. holders of owning and disposing of our common stock. The rules governing U.S. federal income taxation of holders owning and disposing of our common ~~stock.~~stock are complex. This section is only a summary of such rules. We urge holders to consult their tax advisors to determine the impact of U.S. federal, state and local income tax laws on ownership of our common stock, including any reporting requirements.

Taxation of Taxable U.S. Holders of Our Common Stock

Distributions Generally

Distributions out of our current or accumulated earnings and profits will be treated as dividends and, other than with respect to capital gain dividends and certain amounts which have previously been subject to corporate level tax, as discussed below, will be taxable to our taxable U.S. holders as ordinary income when actually or constructively received. See “— Tax ~~Rates”~~Rates” below. As long as we qualify as a REIT, these distributions will not be eligible for the dividends-received deduction in the case of U.S. holders that are corporations or, except to the extent described in “— Tax ~~Rates”~~Rates” below, the preferential rates on qualified dividend income applicable to non-corporate U.S. holders, including individuals. For purposes of determining whether distributions to holders of our common stock are out of our current or accumulated earnings and profits, our earnings and profits will be allocated first to our outstanding preferred stock, if any, and then to our outstanding common stock.

To the extent that we make distributions on our common stock in excess of our current and accumulated earnings and profits allocable to such stock, these distributions will be treated first as a tax-free return of capital to a U.S. holder to the extent of the U.S. holder’s adjusted tax basis in such shares of stock. This treatment will reduce the U.S. holder’s adjusted tax basis in such shares of stock by ~~the~~such amount, ~~of the excess of the distribution over our current and accumulated earnings and profits allocable to such stock,~~ but not below zero. Distributions in excess of our current and accumulated earnings and profits and in excess of a U.S. holder’s adjusted tax basis in its shares will be taxable as capital gain. Such gain will be taxable as long-term capital gain if the shares have been held for more than one year. Dividends we declare in October, November or December of any year and which are payable to a holder of record on a specified date in any of these months will be treated as both paid by us and received by the holder on December 31 of that year, provided we actually pay the dividend on or before January 31 of the following year. U.S. holders may not include in their own income tax returns any of our net operating losses or capital losses.

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Capital Gain Dividends

Dividends that we properly designate as capital gain dividends will generally be taxable to our taxable U.S. holders as a gain from the sale or disposition of a capital asset held for more than one year, to the extent that such gain does not exceed our actual net capital gain for the taxable year and may not exceed our dividends paid for the taxable year, including dividends paid the following year that are treated as paid in the current year. U.S. holders that are corporations may, however, be required to treat up to 20% of certain capital gain dividends as ordinary income. If we properly designate any portion of a dividend as a capital gain dividend, then, except as otherwise required by law, we presently intend to allocate a portion of the total capital gain dividends paid or made available to holders of all classes of our capital stock for the year to the holders of each class of our capital stock in proportion to the amount that our total dividends, as determined for U.S. federal income tax purposes, paid or made available to the holders of each such class of our capital stock for the year bears to the total dividends, as determined for U.S. federal income tax purposes, paid or made available to holders of all classes of our capital stock for the year. In addition, except as otherwise required by law, we will make a similar allocation with respect to any undistributed long-term capital gains which are to be included in our stockholders’ long-term capital gains, based on the allocation of the capital gain amount which would have resulted if those undistributed long-term capital gains had been distributed as “capital gain dividends” by us to our stockholders.

Retention of Net Capital Gains

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so elect, our earnings and profits (determined for U.S. federal income tax purposes) would be adjusted accordingly, and a U.S. holder generally would:

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include its pro rata share of our undistributed capital gain in computing its long-term capital gains in its U.S. federal income tax return for its taxable year in which the last day of our taxable year falls, subject to certain limitations as to the amount that is includable;

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be deemed to have paid its share of the capital gains tax imposed on us on the designated amounts included in the U.S. holder’s income as long-term capital gain;

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receive a credit or refund for the amount of tax deemed paid by it;

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increase the adjusted tax basis of its common stock by the difference between the amount of includable gains and the tax deemed to have been paid by it; and

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in the case of a U.S. holder that is a corporation, appropriately adjust its earnings and profits for the retained capital gains in accordance with Treasury Regulations to be promulgated by the IRS.

Passive Activity Losses and Investment Interest Limitations

Distributions we make and gain arising from the sale or exchange of our common stock by a U.S. holder will not be treated as passive activity income. As a result, U.S. holders generally will not be able to apply any “passive losses” against this income or gain. A U.S. holder generally may elect to treat capital gain dividends, capital gains from the disposition of our common stock and income designated as qualified dividend income, as described in “— Tax ~~Rates”~~Rates” below, as investment income for purposes of computing the investment interest limitation, but in such case, the holder will be taxed at ordinary income rates on such amount. Other distributions made by us, to the extent they do not constitute a return of capital, generally will be treated as investment income for purposes of computing the investment interest limitation.

Dispositions of Our Common Stock

If a U.S. holder sells or disposes of shares of our common stock, it will recognize gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes in an amount equal to the difference between the amount of cash and the fair market value of any property received on the sale or other disposition and the holder’s adjusted tax basis in the shares. This gain or loss, except as provided below, will be long-term capital gain or loss if the holder has held such common stock for more than one year. However, if a U.S. holder recognizes a loss upon the sale or other disposition of common stock that it has held for six months or less, after applying certain holding

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period rules, the loss recognized will be treated as a long-term capital loss to the extent the U.S. holder received distributions from us which were required to be treated as long-term capital gains. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations.

Tax Rates

The maximum tax rate for non-corporate taxpayers for (1) long-term capital gains, including certain “capital gain dividends,” generally is 20% (although depending on the characteristics of the assets which produced these gains and on designations which we may make, certain capital gain dividends may be taxed at a 25% rate) and (2) “qualified dividend income” generally is 20%. In general, dividends payable by REITs are not eligible for the reduced tax rate on qualified dividend income, except to the extent that certain holding period requirements have been met and the REIT’s dividends are attributable to dividends received from taxable corporations (such as its taxable REIT subsidiaries) or to income that was subject to tax at the corporate/REIT level (for example, if the REIT distributed taxable income that it retained and paid tax on in the prior taxable year). Capital gain dividends will only be eligible for the rates described above to the extent that they are properly designated by the REIT as “capital gain dividends.” U.S. holders that are corporations may be required to treat up to 20% of some capital gain dividends as ordinary income. In addition, non-corporate U.S. holders, including individuals, generally may deduct up to 20% of dividends from a REIT, other than capital gain dividends and dividends treated as qualified dividend income, for taxable years beginning before January 1, 2026 for purposes of determining their U.S. federal income tax (but not for purposes of the 3.8% Medicare tax), subject to certain holding period requirements and other limitations.

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Taxation of Tax-Exempt Holders of Our Common Stock

Dividend income from us and gain arising upon a sale of shares of our common stock generally should not be unrelated business taxable income (“UBTI”), to a tax-exempt holder, except as described below. This income or gain will be UBTI, however, to the extent a tax-exempt holder holds its shares as “debt-financed property” within the meaning of the Code. Generally, “debt-financed property” is property the acquisition or holding of which was financed through a borrowing by the tax-exempt holder.

For tax-exempt holders that are social clubs, voluntary employee benefit associations or supplemental unemployment benefit trusts exempt from U.S. federal income taxation under Sections 501(c)(7), (c)(9) or (c)(17) of the Code, respectively, income from an investment in our shares will constitute UBTI unless the organization is able to properly claim a deduction for amounts set aside or placed in reserve for specific purposes so as to offset the income generated by its investment in our shares. These prospective investors should consult their tax advisors concerning these “set aside” and reserve requirements.

Notwithstanding the above, however, a portion of the dividends paid by a “pension-held REIT” may be treated as UBTI as to certain trusts that hold more than 10%, by value, of the interests in the REIT. A REIT will not be a “pension-held REIT” if it is able to satisfy the “not closely held” requirement without relying on the “look-through” exception with respect to certain trusts or if such REIT is not “predominantly held” by “qualified trusts.” As a result of restrictions on ownership and transfer of our stock contained in our charter, we do not expect to be classified as a “pension-held REIT,” and as a result, the tax treatment described above should be inapplicable to our holders. However, because our common stock is (and, we anticipate, will continue to be) publicly traded, we cannot guarantee that this will always be the case.

Taxation of Non-U.S. Holders of Our Common Stock

The following discussion addresses the rules governing U.S. federal income taxation of the ownership and disposition of our common stock by non-U.S. holders. These rules are complex, and no attempt is made herein to provide more than a brief summary of such rules. Accordingly, the discussion does not address all aspects of U.S. federal income taxation and does not address other federal, state, local or non-U.S. tax consequences that may be relevant to a non-U.S. holder in light of its particular circumstances. We urge non-U.S. holders to consult their tax advisors to determine the impact of U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. income and other tax laws and any applicable tax treaty on the acquisition, ownership and disposition of shares of our common stock, including any reporting requirements.

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Distributions Generally

Distributions (including any taxable stock distributions) that are neither attributable to gains from sales or exchanges by us of ~~USRPIs~~United States real property interests (“USRPIs”) nor designated by us as capital gain dividends (except as described below) will be treated as dividends of ordinary income to the extent that they are made out of our current or accumulated earnings and profits. Such distributions ordinarily will be subject to withholding of U.S. federal income tax at a 30% rate or such lower rate as may be specified by an applicable income tax treaty, unless the distributions are treated as effectively connected with the conduct by the non-U.S. holder of a trade or business within the United States (and, if required by an applicable income tax treaty, the non-U.S. holder maintains a permanent establishment in the United States to which such dividends are attributable). Under certain treaties, however, lower withholding rates generally applicable to dividends do not apply to dividends from a REIT. Certain certification and disclosure requirements must be satisfied for a non-U.S. holder to be exempt from withholding under the effectively connected income exemption. Dividends that are treated as effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business generally will not be subject to withholding but will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on a net basis at the regular rates, in the same manner as dividends paid to U.S. holders are subject to U.S. federal income tax. Any such dividends received by a non-U.S. holder that is a corporation may also be subject to an additional branch profits tax at a 30% rate (applicable after deducting U.S. federal income taxes paid on such effectively connected income) or such lower rate as may be specified by an applicable income tax treaty.

Except as otherwise provided below, we expect to withhold U.S. federal income tax at the rate of 30% on any distributions made to a non-U.S. holder unless:

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the non-U.S. holder furnishes an IRS Form W-8ECI (or other applicable documentation) claiming that the distribution is income effectively connected with the non-U.S. holder’s trade or business.

Distributions in excess of our current and accumulated earnings and profits will not be taxable to a non-U.S. holder to the extent that such distributions do not exceed the adjusted tax basis of the holder’s common stock, but rather will reduce the adjusted tax basis of such stock. To the extent that such distributions exceed the non-U.S. holder’s adjusted tax basis in such common stock, they generally will give rise to gain from the sale or exchange of such stock, the tax treatment of which is described below. However, such excess distributions may be treated as dividend income for certain non-U.S. holders. For withholding purposes, we expect to treat all distributions as made out of our current or accumulated earnings and profits. However, amounts withheld may be refundable if it is subsequently determined that the distribution was, in fact, in excess of our current and accumulated earnings and profits, provided that certain conditions are met.

Capital Gain Dividends and Distributions Attributable to a Sale or Exchange of United States Real Property Interests

Distributions to a non-U.S. holder that we properly designate as capital gain dividends, other than those arising from the disposition of a USRPI, generally should not be subject to U.S. federal income taxation, unless:

(1)

the investment in our common stock is treated as effectively connected with the conduct by the non-U.S. holder of a trade or business within the United States (and, if required by an applicable income tax treaty, the non-U.S. holder maintains a permanent establishment in the United States to which such dividends are attributable), in which case the non-U.S. holder will be subject to the same treatment as U.S. holders with respect to such gain, except that a non-U.S. holder that is a corporation may also be subject to a branch profits tax of up to 30%, as discussed above; or

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the non-U.S. holder is a nonresident alien individual who is present in the United States for 183 days or more during the taxable year and certain other conditions are met, in which case the non-U.S. holder will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at a rate of 30% on the non-U.S. holder’s capital gains (or such lower rate specified by an applicable income tax treaty), which may be offset by U.S. source capital losses

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of such non-U.S. holder (even though the individual is not considered a resident of the United States), provided the non-U.S. holder has timely filed U.S. federal income tax returns with respect to such losses.

Pursuant to the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act, which is referred to as “FIRPTA,” distributions to a non-U.S. holder that are attributable to gain from sales or exchanges by us of USRPIs, whether or not designated as capital gain dividends, will cause the non-U.S. holder to be treated as recognizing such gain as income effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business. Non-U.S. holders generally would be taxed at the regular rates applicable to U.S. holders, subject to any applicable alternative minimum tax and a special alternative minimum tax in the case of nonresident alien individuals. We also will be required to withhold and to remit to the IRS 21% of any distribution to non-U.S. holders attributable to gain from sales or exchanges by us of USRPIs. Distributions subject to FIRPTA may also be subject to a 30% branch profits tax in the hands of a non-U.S. holder that is a corporation. The amount withheld is creditable against the non-U.S. holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability. However, any distribution with respect to any class of stock that is “regularly traded,” as defined by applicable Treasury Regulations, on an established securities market located in the United States is not subject to FIRPTA, and therefore, not subject to the 21% U.S. withholding tax described above, if the non-U.S. holder did not own more than 10% of such class of stock at any time during the one-year period ending on the date of the distribution. Instead, such distributions generally will be treated as ordinary dividend distributions and subject to withholding in the manner described above with respect to ordinary dividends. In addition, distributions to certain non-U.S. publicly traded shareholders that meet certain record-keeping and other requirements (“qualified shareholders”) are exempt from FIRPTA, except to the extent owners of such qualified shareholders that are not also qualified shareholders own, actually or constructively, more than 10% of our capital stock. Furthermore, distributions to certain “qualified foreign pension funds” or entities all of the interests of which are held by such “qualified foreign pension funds” are exempt from FIRPTA. Non-U.S. holders should consult their tax advisors regarding the application of these rules.

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Retention of Net Capital Gains

Although the law is not clear on the matter, it appears that amounts we designate as retained net capital gains in respect of our common stock should be treated with respect to non-U.S. holders as actual distributions of capital gain dividends. Under this approach, the non-U.S. holders may be able to offset as a credit against their U.S. federal income tax liability their proportionate share of the tax paid by us on such retained net capital gains and to receive from the IRS a refund to the extent their proportionate share of such tax paid by us exceeds their actual U.S. federal income tax liability. If we were to designate any portion of our net capital gain as retained net capital gain, non-U.S. holders should consult their tax advisors regarding the taxation of such retained net capital gain.

Sale of Our Common Stock

Gain realized by a non-U.S. holder upon the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of our common stock generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax unless such stock constitutes a USRPI. In general, stock of a domestic corporation that constitutes a “United States real property holding corporation,” or USRPHC, will constitute a USRPI. We believe that we are a USRPHC. Our common stock will not, however, constitute a USRPI so long as we are a “domestically controlled qualified investment entity.” A “domestically controlled qualified investment entity” includes a REIT in which at all times during a five-year testing period less than 50% in value of its stock is held directly or indirectly by non-United States persons, subject to certain rules. For purposes of determining whether a REIT is a “domestically controlled qualified investment entity,” a person who at all applicable times holds less than 5% of a class of stock that is “regularly traded” is treated as a United States person unless the REIT has actual knowledge that such person is not a United States person. Proposed Treasury Regulations, if finalized, would provide additional guidance for determining whether a REIT is a domestically controlled qualified investment entity and clarify, among other things, that ownership by non-U.S. persons (other than persons treated as United States persons as described in the preceding sentence) will be determined by looking through pass-through entities and certain U.S. corporations. We believe, but cannot guarantee, that we are a “domestically controlled qualified investment entity.” Because our common stock is (and, we anticipate, will continue to be) publicly traded, no assurance can be given that we will continue to be a “domestically controlled qualified investment entity.”

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Even if we do not qualify as a “domestically controlled qualified investment entity” at the time a non-U.S. holder sells our common stock, gain realized from the sale or other taxable disposition by a non-U.S. holder of such capital stock would not be subject to U.S. federal income tax under FIRPTA as a sale of a USRPI if:

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our common stock is “regularly traded,” as defined by applicable Treasury Regulations, on an established securities market such as the New York Stock Exchange; and

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such non-U.S. holder owned, actually and constructively, 10% or less of our common stock throughout the shorter of the five-year period ending on the date of the sale or other taxable disposition or the non-U.S. holder’s holding period.

In addition, dispositions of our common stock by qualified shareholders are exempt from FIRPTA, except to the extent owners of such qualified shareholders that are not also qualified shareholders own, actually or constructively, more than 10% of our capital stock. Furthermore, dispositions of our capital stock by certain “qualified foreign pension funds” or entities all of the interests of which are held by such “qualified foreign pension funds” are exempt from FIRPTA. Non-U.S. holders should consult their tax advisors regarding the application of these rules.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, gain from the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of our common stock not otherwise subject to FIRPTA will be taxable to a non-U.S. holder if either (a) the investment in our common stock is treated as effectively connected with the conduct by the non-U.S. holder of a trade or business within the United States (and, if required by an applicable income tax treaty, the non-U.S. holder maintains a permanent establishment in the United States to which such gain is attributable), in which case the non-U.S. holder will be subject to the same treatment as U.S. holders with respect to such gain, except that a non-U.S. holder that is a corporation may also be subject to the 30% branch profits tax (or such lower rate as may be specified by an applicable income tax treaty) on such gain, as adjusted for certain items, or (b) the non-U.S. holder is a nonresident alien individual who is present in the United States for 183 days or more during the taxable year and certain other conditions are met, in which case the non-U.S. holder will be subject to a 30% tax on the non-U.S. holder’s capital gains (or such lower rate specified by an applicable income tax treaty), which may be offset by U.S. source capital losses of the non-U.S. holder (even though the individual is not considered a resident of the United States), provided the non-U.S. holder has timely filed U.S. federal income tax returns with respect to such losses. In addition, even if we are a domestically controlled qualified investment

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entity, upon disposition of our capital stock, a non-U.S. holder may be treated as having gain from the sale or other taxable disposition of a USRPI if the non-U.S. holder (1) disposes of such stock within a 30-day period preceding the ex-dividend date of a distribution, any portion of which, but for the disposition, would have been treated as gain from the sale or exchange of a USRPI and (2) acquires, or enters into a contract or option to acquire, or is deemed to acquire, other shares of that stock during the 61-day period beginning with the first day of the 30-day period described in clause (1), unless such stock is “regularly traded” and the non-U.S. holder did not own more than 10% of the stock at any time during the one-year period ending on the date of the distribution described in clause (1).

If gain on the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of our common stock were subject to taxation under FIRPTA, the non-U.S. holder would be required to file a U.S. federal income tax return and would be subject to regular U.S. federal income tax with respect to such gain in the same manner as a taxable U.S. holder (subject to any applicable alternative minimum tax and a special alternative minimum tax in the case of nonresident alien individuals). In addition, if the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of our common stock were subject to taxation under FIRPTA, and if shares of our common stock were not “regularly traded” on an established securities market, the purchaser of such common stock generally would be required to withhold and remit to the IRS 15% of the purchase price.

Information Reporting and Backup Withholding

U.S. Holders

A U.S. holder may be subject to information reporting and backup withholding when such holder receives payments on our common stock or proceeds from the sale or other taxable disposition of such

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stock. Certain U.S. holders are exempt from backup withholding, including corporations and certain tax-exempt organizations. A U.S. holder will be subject to backup withholding if such holder is not otherwise exempt and:

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the holder fails to furnish the holder’s taxpayer identification number, which for an individual is ordinarily his or her social security number;

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the holder furnishes an incorrect taxpayer identification number;

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the applicable withholding agent is notified by the IRS that the holder previously failed to properly report payments of interest or dividends; or

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the holder fails to certify under penalties of perjury that the holder has furnished a correct taxpayer identification number and that the IRS has not notified the holder that the holder is subject to backup withholding.

Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules may be allowed as a refund or a credit against a U.S. holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability, provided the required information is timely furnished to the IRS. U.S. holders should consult their tax advisors regarding their qualification for an exemption from backup withholding and the procedures for obtaining such an exemption.

Non-U.S. Holders

Payments of dividends on our common stock generally will not be subject to backup withholding, provided the applicable withholding agent does not have actual knowledge or reason to know the holder is a United States person and the holder either certifies its non-U.S. status, such as by furnishing a valid IRS Form W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E or W-8ECI, or otherwise establishes an exemption. However, information returns are required to be filed with the IRS in connection with any distributions on our common stock to the non-U.S. holder, regardless of whether such distributions constitute a dividend or whether any tax was actually withheld. In addition, proceeds of the sale or other taxable disposition of such stock within the United States or conducted through certain U.S.-related brokers generally will not be subject to backup withholding or information reporting, if the applicable withholding agent receives the certification described above and does not have actual knowledge or reason to know that such holder is a United States person, or the holder otherwise establishes an exemption. Proceeds of a disposition of such stock conducted through a non-U.S. office of a non-U.S. broker generally will not be subject to backup withholding or information reporting.

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Copies of information returns that are filed with the IRS may also be made available under the provisions of an applicable treaty or agreement to the tax authorities of the country in which the non-U.S. holder resides or is established.

Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules may be allowed as a refund or a credit against a non-U.S. holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability, provided the required information is timely furnished to the IRS.

Medicare Contribution Tax on Unearned Income

Certain U.S. holders that are individuals, estates or trusts are required to pay an additional 3.8% tax on, among other things, dividends on stock and capital gains from the sale or other disposition of stock, subject to certain limitations. U.S. holders should consult their tax advisors regarding the effect, if any, of these rules on their ownership and disposition of our common stock.

Additional Withholding Tax on Payments Made to Foreign Accounts

Withholding taxes may be imposed under ~~FATCA~~Sections 1471 to 1474 of the Code (such sections commonly referred to as the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”)) on certain types of payments made to non-U.S. financial institutions and certain other non-U.S. entities. Specifically, a 30% withholding tax may be imposed on dividends on our common stock or (subject to the proposed Treasury Regulations discussed below) gross proceeds from the sale or other disposition of our common stock, in each case paid

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to a “foreign financial institution” or a “non-financial foreign entity” (each as defined in the Code), unless (1) the foreign financial institution undertakes certain diligence and reporting obligations, (2) the non-financial foreign entity either certifies it does not have any “substantial United States owners” (as defined in the Code) or furnishes identifying information regarding each substantial United States owner, or (3) the foreign financial institution or non-financial foreign entity otherwise qualifies for an exemption from these rules. If the payee is a foreign financial institution and is subject to the diligence and reporting requirements in clause (1) above, it must enter into an agreement with the U.S. Department of the Treasury requiring, among other things, that it undertake to identify accounts held by certain “specified United States persons” or “United States owned foreign entities” ~~(each~~(each as defined in the Code), annually report certain information about such accounts and withhold 30% on certain payments to non-compliant foreign financial institutions and certain other account holders. Foreign financial institutions located in jurisdictions that have an intergovernmental agreement with the United States governing FATCA may be subject to different rules.

Under the applicable Treasury Regulations and administrative guidance, withholding under FATCA generally applies to payments of dividends on our common stock. While withholding under FATCA would have applied also to payments of gross proceeds from the sale or other disposition of stock on or after January 1, 2019, proposed Treasury Regulations eliminate FATCA withholding on payments of gross proceeds entirely. Taxpayers generally may rely on these proposed Treasury Regulations until final Treasury Regulations are issued. Because we may not know the extent to which a distribution is a dividend for U.S. federal income tax purposes at the time it is made, for purposes of these withholding rules we may treat the entire distribution as a dividend.

Prospective investors should consult their tax advisors regarding the potential application of withholding under FATCA to their ownership of our common stock.

Other Tax Consequences

State, local and non-U.S. income tax laws may differ substantially from the corresponding U.S. federal income tax laws, and this discussion does not purport to describe any aspect of the tax laws of any state, local or non-U.S. jurisdiction, or any U.S. federal tax other than the income tax. You should consult your tax advisor regarding the effect of state, local and non-U.S. tax laws with respect to our tax treatment as a REIT and on the ownership and disposition of our common stock.

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THE ~~REALTY INCOME~~SPIRIT SPECIAL MEETING

Date, Time and Place

The ~~Realty Income~~Spirit special meeting will be held virtually at www.proxydocs.com/SRC at 9:00 a.m., ~~at Pacific~~Central Time on ~~, 2021.~~January 19, 2024.

The Spirit special meeting will be held in a virtual-only format conducted via live audio webcast. To attend the Spirit special meeting, you must register prior to the start of the Spirit special meeting at www.proxydocs.com/SRC and enter the unique control number included on your voting instruction form or proxy card. After completing your registration, you will receive further instructions via email, including a unique link that will allow you to access the Spirit special meeting and to vote and submit questions during the Spirit special meeting.

Spirit has retained Mediant, a BetaNXT business, to host the live webcast of the Spirit special meeting. You may call the technical support number that will be available in the instructional email you receive after completing your registration for the Spirit special meeting if you encounter any technical difficulty logging-in or otherwise accessing the Spirit special meeting.

Purpose of the ~~Realty Income~~Spirit Special Meeting

At the ~~Realty Income~~Spirit special meeting, ~~Realty Income stockholders~~holders of Spirit common stock will be asked to consider and vote upon the following matters:

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the ~~Realty Income Issuance~~Merger Proposal;

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the Compensation Proposal; and

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the ~~Realty Income~~ Adjournment ~~Proposal, if necessary.~~Proposal.

Recommendation of the ~~Realty Income~~Spirit Board of Directors

The ~~Realty Income~~Spirit board of directors unanimously has determined that the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated bythereby, including the Merger, ~~Agreement~~ are advisable and in the best interests of ~~Realty Income~~Spirit and its stockholders and has unanimously approved the Merger Agreement and the ~~Realty Income Issuance Proposal.~~transactions contemplated thereby, including the Merger.

The ~~Realty Income~~Spirit board of directors unanimously recommends that holders of ~~Realty Income~~Spirit common stock vote “FOR” the ~~Realty Income Issuance~~Merger Proposal, “FOR” the Compensation Proposal and “FOR” the ~~Realty Income~~ Adjournment Proposal.

~~Realty Income~~ Record Date; Stock Entitled to Vote

Only holders of record of ~~shares of Realty Income~~Spirit common stock at the close of business on ~~, 2021,~~December 19, 2023, the record date for the ~~Realty Income~~Spirit special meeting, will be entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the ~~Realty Income~~Spirit special meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof. ~~You may~~Each share of Spirit common stock is entitled to cast one vote ~~for each share~~on all matters that come before the Spirit special meeting.

As of ~~Realty Income~~December 14, 2023, there were 141,552,606 shares of Spirit common stock ~~that you owned on the record date.~~outstanding.

~~On the record date, there were shares~~As of ~~Realty Income common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Realty Income special meeting.~~

~~On the record date, approximately %~~December 14, 2023, less than 1% of the outstanding shares of ~~Realty Income~~Spirit common stock were held by ~~Realty Income~~Spirit directors and executive officers and their respective affiliates. ~~Realty Income~~Spirit currently expects that the directors and executive officers of ~~Realty Income~~Spirit will vote their shares in favor of the ~~Realty Income Issuance Proposal,~~proposal to approve the Merger, although none has entered into any agreements obligating them to do so.

Quorum

~~Stockholders who hold~~The holders of a majority of the ~~total number of~~outstanding shares of ~~Realty Income~~Spirit common stock ~~issued and outstanding~~as of the close of business on ~~the record date~~December 19, 2023 must be present at the Spirit special meeting or represented by proxy to constitute a quorum to transact business at the ~~Realty Income~~Spirit special meeting. ~~All shares of Realty Income common stock represented at the Realty Income special meeting, including abstentions~~Stockholders who abstain from voting and broker non-votes ~~(shares held by a broker, bank or nominee that~~ are represented at the meeting, but with respect to which the broker, bank or nominee is not instructed by the beneficial owner of such shares to vote on the particular proposal), will be treated as presentcounted for purposes of ~~determining the presence or absence of~~establishing a ~~quorum at the Realty Income special meeting.~~

~~Required Vote~~

The Realty Income Issuance Proposal requires the affirmative vote of the majority of the votes cast by Realty Income common stockholders, in person or by proxy, at the Realty Income special meeting, assumingquorum. A broker non-vote occurs when a quorum is present. Approval of the Realty Income Adjournment Proposal requires the affirmative vote of the majority of the votes cast by Realty Income common stockholders, in person or by proxy, at the Realty Income special meeting, assuming a quorum is present. If a quorum is not present, the chairman of the Realty Income special meeting may adjourn the Realty Income special meeting.beneficial

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owner does not provide voting instructions to the beneficial owner’s broker or custodian with respect to a proposal on which the broker or custodian does not have discretionary authority to vote.

Required Vote

Approval of the Merger Proposal requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Spirit common stock. The approval of the ~~Realty Income Issuance~~Compensation Proposal and the Adjournment Proposal require the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the votes cast by holders of Spirit common stock, in person (virtually) or by proxy, at the Spirit special meeting, assuming a quorum is present; however, the vote on the Compensation Proposal is nonbinding and advisory only.

The approval of the Merger Proposal is a condition to the completion of the ~~Mergers.~~

~~Realty Income stockholders do not need to take any action at the Realty Income special meeting relating to the Spin-Off.~~Merger.

Abstentions and Broker Non-Votes

If you are a ~~Realty Income~~Spirit stockholder and fail to vote, or fail to instruct your broker, bank or nominee to vote, ~~it will have no effect on the Realty Income Issuance Proposal~~ or ~~the Realty Income Adjournment Proposal, assuming a quorum is present. If you are a Realty Income stockholder and~~ abstain from voting, it will have the same effect as a vote against the ~~Realty Income Issuance~~Merger Proposal, ~~assuming a quorum is present,~~ and it will have no effect on the ~~Realty Income~~Compensation Proposal or the Adjournment Proposal, in each case, assuming a quorum is present. Although abstentions and broker non-votes will be counted as present for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present to ~~organize~~convene the ~~Realty Income~~Spirit special meeting, they will not be counted as ~~present, represented by proxy or~~votes cast for purposes of determining whether the requisite vote to approve any of such ~~proposal~~proposals has been obtained. ~~Abstentions~~

Virtually Attending the Spirit Special Meeting

If you wish to virtually attend the Spirit special meeting via the Spirit special meeting website, you must (i) be a Spirit stockholder of record at the close of business on December 19, 2023, (ii) hold your shares of Spirit common stock beneficially in the name of a broker, bank or other nominee as of the record date or (iii) hold a valid proxy for the Spirit special meeting.

To attend the Spirit special meeting, you must register prior to the start of the Spirit special meeting at www.proxydocs.com/SRC and enter the unique control number included on your voting instruction form or proxy card. After completing your registration, you will receive further instructions via email, including a unique link that will allow you to access the Spirit special meeting and to vote and submit questions during the Spirit special meeting. If you hold your shares of Spirit common stock in street name beneficially through a broker, bank or other nominee and you wish to virtually attend and vote at the Spirit special meeting via the Spirit special meeting website, you must provide a legal proxy from your bank, broker or other nominee during registration to obtain a virtual control number. If you are unable to obtain a legal proxy from your bank, broker or other nominee, you will be able to register to attend the Spirit special meeting, but may not vote your shares at the Spirit special meeting.

If you plan to virtually attend and vote at the Spirit special meeting via the Spirit special meeting website, Spirit still encourages you to submit your voting instructions in advance by the Internet, telephone or by mail so that your vote will be counted ~~as present for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present~~even if you later decide not to ~~organize~~virtually attend the ~~Realty Income~~Spirit special meeting ~~and they will have~~via the ~~same effect a vote against for purposes of determining whether~~Spirit special meeting website. Submitting your proxy by the ~~requisite vote to approve the Realty Income Issuance Proposal has been obtained, but they~~Internet, telephone or mail will not ~~be counted as a~~limit your right to virtually attend and vote ~~cast for purposes of determining whether~~at the ~~requisite vote~~Spirit special meeting via the Spirit special meeting website if you later decide to ~~approve the Realty Income Adjournment Proposal has been obtained.~~do so.

Shares Held in Street Name

If you hold your shares in a stock brokerage account or if your shares are held by a bank or nominee (that is, in street name), you must provide the record holder of your shares with instructions on how to vote your shares. Please follow the voting instructions provided by your broker, bank or nominee. Please note that you may not vote shares held in street name by returning a proxy card directly to ~~Realty Income~~Spirit or by voting ~~in person~~virtually at the ~~Realty Income~~Spirit special meeting unless you provide a “legal proxy,” which you must obtain from your broker, bank or nominee. Further, brokers, banks orand nominees who hold shares of ~~Realty Income~~Spirit common stock on behalf of their customers may not give a proxy to ~~Realty Income~~Spirit to vote those shares without specific instructions from their customers.

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If you are a ~~Realty Income~~Spirit stockholder and you do not instruct your broker, bank or nominee to vote, your broker, bank or nominee will not be ~~prohibited from voting~~permitted to vote those shares, onwhich will have the ~~Realty Income Issuance Proposal or the Realty Income Adjournment Proposal, but those non-votes, if any, will be present for purposes of determining a quorum but have no~~ effect ~~on the Realty Income Issuance Proposal or the Realty Income Adjournment Proposal.~~as described above under “— Abstentions and Broker Non-Votes.”

Voting of Proxies

A proxy card is enclosed for your use. ~~Realty Income~~Spirit requests that you sign the accompanying proxy and return it promptly in the enclosed postage-paid envelope. You may also vote your shares by telephone or through the ~~Internet. Information and applicable deadlines for voting proxies~~Internet by ~~telephone or through~~following the ~~Internet are~~instructions set forth on the enclosed proxy ~~card.~~card and submitting your vote by the conclusion of voting at the Spirit special meeting. When the accompanying proxy is returned properly executed, the shares of ~~Realty Income~~Spirit common stock represented by it will be voted at the ~~Realty Income~~Spirit special meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof in accordance with the instructions contained in the proxy.

If a proxy is signed and returned without an indication as to how the shares of ~~Realty Income~~Spirit common stock represented by the proxy are to be voted with regard to a particular proposal, the ~~Realty Income~~shares of Spirit common stock represented by the proxy will be voted in favor of each such ~~proposal. At~~proposal, as applicable. As of the date hereof, ~~Realty Income’s~~the management of Spirit has no knowledge of any business that will be presented for consideration at the ~~Realty Income~~Spirit special meeting and which would be required to be set forth in this ~~joint~~ proxy statement/prospectus other than the matters set forth in the accompanying Notice of Special Meeting of Stockholders of ~~Realty Income.~~Spirit. In accordance with the ~~Realty Income Bylaws~~amended and ~~Maryland law,~~restated bylaws of Spirit (the “Spirit Bylaws”) and the MGCL, business transacted at the ~~Realty Income~~Spirit special meeting will be limited to those matters set forth in such notice. Nonetheless, if any other matter is properly presented at the ~~Realty Income~~Spirit special meeting for consideration, it is intended that the persons named in the enclosed proxy and acting thereunder will vote in accordance with their discretion on such matter.

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Your vote is ~~important.~~ important. Accordingly, please sign and return the enclosed proxy card or submit your voting instructions in advance by the Internet or telephone, whether or not you plan to attend the ~~Realty Income~~Spirit special meeting ~~in person.~~virtually.

Revocability of Proxies or Voting Instructions

If you are a holder of record of ~~Realty Income~~shares of Spirit common stock on the record date for the ~~Realty Income~~Spirit special meeting, you have the power to revoke your proxy at any time before your proxy is voted at the ~~Realty Income~~Spirit special meeting. You can revoke your proxy in one of three ways:

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you can send a signed notice of revocation;

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you can grant a new, valid proxy bearing a later date; or

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if you are a holder of record, you can attend the ~~Realty Income~~Spirit special meeting and vote ~~in person,~~virtually, which will automatically cancel any proxy previously given, ~~or you can revoke your proxy in person,~~ but your attendance alone will not revoke any proxy that you have previously given.

If you choose either of the first two methods, your notice of revocation or your new proxy must be received by Realty Income’s Corporate Secretary at 11995 El Camino Real, San Diego, California 92130, no later than the beginning of the Realty Income special meeting. If you have voted your shares by telephone or through the Internet, you may revoke your prior telephone or Internet vote by recording another vote using the telephone or Internet, or by signing and returning a proxy card dated as of a date that is later than your last telephone or Internet vote.

~~Plan participants who wish to revoke their voting instructions must contact the applicable plan trustee and follow its procedures.~~

~~Solicitation of Proxies~~

In accordance with the Merger Agreement, the cost of proxy solicitation for the Realty Income special meeting will be borne by Realty Income. In addition to the use of the mail, proxies may be solicited by officers and directors and regular employees of Realty Income, without additional remuneration, by personal interview, telephone, facsimile or otherwise. Realty Income will also request brokerage firms, nominees, custodians and fiduciaries to forward proxy materials to the beneficial owners of shares held of record on the record date and will provide customary reimbursement to such firms for the cost of forwarding these materials. Realty Income has retained Georgeson LLC to assist in its solicitation of proxies and has agreed to pay them a fee of $ , plus reasonable expenses, for these services.

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~~REALTY INCOME PROPOSALS~~

~~REALTY INCOME PROPOSAL 1: THE REALTY INCOME ISSUANCE PROPOSAL~~

Pursuant to NYSE rules, stockholder approval is required prior to the issuance of shares if the number of shares to be issued in a transaction equals 20% or more of the number of shares outstanding prior to the issuance. Accordingly, Realty Income is requesting that holders of outstanding shares of Realty Income common stock consider and vote on a proposal to approve the issuance of additional shares of Realty Income common stock, pursuant to the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

Approval of the Realty Income Issuance Proposal is a condition to the closing of the Merger. If the Realty Income Issuance Proposal is not approved, the Mergers will not occur. For a detailed discussion of the terms and conditions of the Mergers, see “The Mergers — The Merger Agreement — Conditions to Completion of the Mergers.”

~~Required Vote~~

Approval of the Realty Income Issuance Proposal requires the affirmative vote of the majority of the votes cast by Realty Income common stockholders, in person or by proxy at the Realty Income special meeting, assuming a quorum is present. For purposes of this vote, an abstention will have the same effect as a vote “~~AGAINST~~” the Realty Income Issuance Proposal. For purposes of this vote, a failure to vote will have no effect on the Realty Income Issuance Proposal, provided that a quorum is otherwise present at the special meeting.

~~The Realty Income board of directors unanimously recommends that Realty Income stockholders vote “FOR” the approval of the Realty Income Issuance Proposal.~~

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~~REALTY INCOME PROPOSAL 2: THE REALTY INCOME ADJOURNMENT PROPOSAL~~

Realty Income stockholders are being asked to approve the adjournment of the Realty Income special meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies in favor of the Realty Income Issuance Proposal, if there are insufficient votes at the time of such adjournment to approve such proposals, as discussed below.

If, at the Realty Income special meeting, the number of shares of Realty Income common stock present or represented and voting in favor of the Realty Income Issuance Proposal is insufficient to approve the corresponding proposal, Realty Income may move to adjourn the Realty Income special meeting in order to enable the Realty Income board of directors to solicit additional proxies for approval of such proposal.

Realty Income is asking its stockholders to authorize the holder of any proxy solicited by the Realty Income board of directors to vote to grant discretionary authority to the proxy holders, and each of them individually, to vote in favor of the adjournment of the Realty Income special meeting to another time and place, for the purpose of soliciting additional proxies. If the Realty Income stockholders approve this proposal, Realty Income could adjourn the Realty Income special meeting and any adjourned session of the Realty Income special meeting and use the additional time to solicit additional proxies, including the solicitation of proxies from Realty Income stockholders who have previously voted.

~~Required Vote~~

Approval of the Realty Income Adjournment Proposal requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by the holders of Realty Income common stock, in person or by proxy, at the Realty Income special meeting, assuming quorum is present. The votes cast “~~FOR” each of the Realty Income Issuance Proposal and the Realty Income Adjournment Proposal must exceed the votes cast “AGAINST” each such proposal. If a quorum is not present, the chairman of the Realty Income special meeting may adjourn the Realty Income special meeting.~~

~~The Realty Income board of directors unanimously recommends that Realty Income stockholders vote “FOR” the Realty Income Adjournment Proposal.~~

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~~THE VEREIT SPECIAL MEETING~~

~~Date, Time and Place~~

~~The VEREIT special meeting will be held virtually at at , Eastern Time on , 2021.~~

Due to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and in order to protect the health and safety of VEREIT’s employees, stockholders and the greater community, the VEREIT special meeting will be held in a virtual-only format conducted via live audio webcast. To access the VEREIT special meeting, visit and enter the unique 16-digit control number included on your voting instruction form or proxy card. VEREIT stockholders will be able to vote electronically during the VEREIT special meeting.

VEREIT has retained to host the live webcast of the VEREIT special meeting. You may call the technical support number that will be available 30 minutes before the VEREIT special meeting begins at if you encounter any technical difficulty logging-in or otherwise accessing the VEREIT special meeting.

~~Purpose of the VEREIT Special Meeting~~

~~At the VEREIT special meeting, VEREIT common stockholders will be asked to consider and vote upon the following matters:~~

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~~the VEREIT Merger Proposal;~~

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~~the VEREIT Compensation Proposal; and~~

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~~the VEREIT Adjournment Proposal, if necessary.~~

~~Recommendation of the VEREIT Board of Directors~~

The VEREIT board of directors unanimously has determined that the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the Mergers, are advisable and in the best interests of VEREIT and its stockholders and has unanimously approved the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the Mergers.

The VEREIT board of directors unanimously recommends that holders of VEREIT common stock vote “FOR” the VEREIT Merger Proposal, “FOR” the VEREIT Compensation Proposal and “FOR” the VEREIT Adjournment Proposal.

~~VEREIT Record Date; Stock Entitled to Vote~~

Only holders of record of VEREIT common stock at the close of business on , 2021, the record date for the VEREIT special meeting, will be entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the VEREIT special meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof. Each share of VEREIT common stock is entitled to cast one vote on all matters that come before the VEREIT special meeting.

~~On the record date, there were shares of VEREIT common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the VEREIT special meeting.~~

On the record date, approximately % of the outstanding shares of VEREIT common stock were held by VEREIT directors and executive officers and their respective affiliates. VEREIT currently expects that the directors and executive officers of VEREIT will vote their shares in favor of the proposal to approve the Merger, although none has entered into any agreements obligating them to do so.

~~Quorum~~

Stockholders who hold a majority of the total number of shares of VEREIT common stock issued and outstanding on the record date must be present in person (virtually) or represented by proxy to constitute a quorum at the VEREIT special meeting. All shares of VEREIT common stock represented at the VEREIT special meeting, including abstentions and broker non-votes (shares held by a broker, bank or nominee that

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are represented at the special meeting, but with respect to which the broker, bank or nominee is not instructed by the beneficial owner of such shares to vote on the particular proposal), will be treated as present for purposes of determining the presence or absence of a quorum at the VEREIT special meeting.

~~Required Vote~~

Approval of the VEREIT Merger Proposal requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of VEREIT common stock. The approval of the VEREIT Compensation Proposal and the VEREIT Adjournment Proposal requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the votes cast by holders of VEREIT common stock, in person (virtually) or by proxy, at the VEREIT special meeting, assuming a quorum is present; however, the vote on the VEREIT Compensation Proposal is nonbinding and advisory only.

~~The approval of the VEREIT Merger Proposal is a condition to the completion of the Merger.~~

~~VEREIT stockholders do not need to take any action at the VEREIT special meeting relating to the Spin-Off~~.

~~Abstentions and Broker Non-Votes~~

If you are a VEREIT stockholder and fail to vote, fail to instruct your broker, bank or nominee to vote, or abstain from voting, it will have the same effect as a vote against the VEREIT Merger Proposal, and will have no effect on the VEREIT Compensation Proposal or the VEREIT Adjournment Proposal, in each case, assuming a quorum is present. Although abstentions and broker non-votes, if any, will be counted as present for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present to organize the VEREIT special meeting, they will not be counted as cast for purposes of determining whether the requisite vote to approve any of such proposals has been obtained.

~~Virtually~~ Attending the ~~VEREIT Special Meeting~~

If you wish to virtually attend the VEREIT special meeting via the VEREIT special meeting website, you must (i) be a VEREIT shareholder of record at the close of business on , 2021, (ii) hold your shares of VEREIT common stock beneficially in the name of a broker, bank or other nominee as of the VEREIT record date or (iii) hold a valid proxy for the VEREIT special meeting.

To access the VEREIT special meeting, visit and enter the unique 16-digit control number included on your voting instruction form or proxy card. Whether you hold shares of VEREIT common stock directly in your name as the holder of record or in the name of a broker, bank or nominee, you may virtually vote your shares at the VEREIT special meeting.

If you plan to virtually attend and vote at the VEREIT special meeting via the VEREIT special meeting website, VEREIT still encourages you to submit your voting instructions in advance by the Internet, telephone or (if you received a paper copy of the proxy materials) by mail so that your vote will be counted even if you later decide not to virtually attend the VEREIT special meeting via the VEREIT special meeting website. Submitting your proxy by the Internet, telephone or mail will not limit your right to virtually attend and vote at the VEREIT special meeting via the VEREIT special meeting website if you later decide to do so.

~~Shares Held in Street Name~~

If you hold your shares in a stock brokerage account or if your shares are held by a bank or nominee (that is, in street name), you may vote virtually at the VEREIT special meeting by using the 16-digit control number included on your proxy card or voting instruction form, or provide the record holder of your shares with instructions on how to vote your shares. Please follow the voting instructions provided by your broker, bank or nominee. Please note that you may not vote shares held in street name by returning a proxy card directly to VEREIT unless you provide a “legal proxy,” which you must obtain from your broker, bank or nominee. Further, brokers, banks and nominees who hold shares of VEREIT common stock on behalf of their customers may not give a proxy to VEREIT to vote those shares without specific instructions from their customers.

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If you are a VEREIT stockholder and you do not instruct your broker, bank or nominee to vote, your broker, bank or nominee will not be permitted to vote those shares, and it will have the effect as described above under “— Abstentions and Broker Non-Votes.”

~~Voting of Proxies~~

A proxy card is enclosed for your use. VEREIT requests that you sign the accompanying proxy and return it promptly in the enclosed postage-paid envelope. You may also vote your shares by telephone or through the Internet. Information and applicable deadlines for voting by telephone or through the Internet are set forth on the enclosed proxy card. When the accompanying proxy is returned properly executed, the shares of VEREIT common stock represented by it will be voted at the VEREIT special meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof in accordance with the instructions contained in the proxy.

If a proxy is signed and returned without an indication as to how the shares of VEREIT common stock represented by the proxy are to be voted with regard to a particular proposal, the shares of VEREIT common stock represented by the proxy will be voted in favor of each such proposal, as applicable. As of the date hereof, the management of VEREIT has no knowledge of any business that will be presented for consideration at the VEREIT special meeting and which would be required to be set forth in this joint proxy statement/prospectus other than the matters set forth in the accompanying Notice of Special Meeting of Stockholders of VEREIT. In accordance with the bylaws of VEREIT, as amended (which we refer to as the “VEREIT Bylaws”) and the MGCL, business transacted at the VEREIT special meeting will be limited to those matters set forth in such notice. Nonetheless, if any other matter is properly presented at the VEREIT special meeting for consideration, it is intended that the persons named in the enclosed proxy and acting thereunder will vote in accordance with their discretion on such matter.

~~Your vote is important~~. Whether or not you expect to attend the VEREIT special meeting, VEREIT urges you to vote your shares as promptly as possible by: (1) accessing the Internet at www.proxyvote.com; (2) calling (800) 690-6903 for those who hold shares in their own name or (800) 454-8683 for shares held in “street name”; or (3) signing and returning the enclosed proxy card in the postage-paid envelope provided, so that your shares may be represented and voted at the VEREIT special meeting.

~~Revocability of Proxies or Voting Instructions~~

If you are a VEREIT common stockholder on the record date for the VEREIT special meeting, you have the power to revoke your proxy at any time before your proxy is voted at the VEREIT special meeting. You can revoke your proxy in one of three ways:

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~~you can send a signed notice of revocation;~~

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~~you can grant a new, valid proxy bearing a later date; or~~

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~~you can attend the VEREIT special meeting and vote virtually, which will automatically cancel any proxy previously given.~~

~~Attending the VEREIT~~Spirit special meeting without voting will not, by itself, revoke your proxy. If your shares of ~~VEREIT~~Spirit common stock are held by a bank, broker or nominee, you should follow the instructions provided by the bank, broker or nominee.

If you choose either of the first two methods, your notice of revocation or your new proxy must be received by ~~the secretary of VEREIT~~Spirit’s investor relations department at ~~2325 E. Camelback Road, 9th Floor, Phoenix, Arizona 85016,~~2727 North Harwood Street, Suite 300, Dallas, Texas 75201, no later than one day prior to the ~~VEREIT~~Spirit special meeting. If you have voted your shares by telephone or through the Internet, you may revoke your prior telephone or Internet vote by recording a different vote using the telephone or Internet, or by signing and returning a proxy card dated as of a date that is later than your last telephone or Internet vote.

Solicitation of Proxies

In accordance with the Merger Agreement, the cost of proxy solicitation for the ~~VEREIT~~Spirit special meeting will be borne by ~~VEREIT.~~Spirit. In addition to the use of the mail, proxies may be solicited by officers and directors and regular employees of ~~VEREIT,~~Spirit, without additional remuneration, by personal interview, telephone, facsimile or otherwise. Spirit will also request brokerage firms, nominees, custodians and fiduciaries to forward

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~~facsimile or otherwise. VEREIT will also request brokerage firms, nominees, custodians and fiduciaries to forward~~ proxy materials to the beneficial owners of shares held of record on the record date and will provide customary reimbursement to such firms for the cost of forwarding these materials. ~~VEREIT~~Spirit has retained ~~Okapi Partners~~D.F. King & Co., Inc. to assist in its solicitation of proxies and has agreed to pay them a fee of ~~$ ,~~approximately $20,000, plus reasonable expenses, for these ~~services.~~services and potentially additional fees for other services related to the proxy solicitation.

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~~VEREIT~~SPIRIT PROPOSALS

~~VEREIT~~ PROPOSAL 1: THE ~~VEREIT~~ MERGER PROPOSAL

~~VEREIT~~Spirit is asking its stockholders to approve the Merger and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, on the terms and subject to the conditions of the Merger Agreement. For a detailed discussion of the terms of the Merger Agreement, see ~~“The Mergers —~~ “The Merger ~~Agreement.~~Agreement.” As discussed in the section entitled ~~“The~~“The Merger — ~~VEREIT’s~~Spirit’s Reasons for the Merger; ~~Recommendations~~Recommendation of the ~~VEREIT~~Spirit Board of Directors,” after careful consideration, the ~~VEREIT~~Spirit board of directors, by a ~~unanimous~~ vote of all directors, approved the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the Merger, and declared the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the Merger, to be advisable and in the best interest of ~~VEREIT~~Spirit and its stockholders.

Approval of the ~~VEREIT~~ Merger Proposal is a condition to the closing of the Merger. If the ~~VEREIT~~ Merger Proposal is not approved, the Merger will not occur. For a detailed discussion of the terms and conditions of the Merger, see ~~“The Mergers —~~ “The Merger Agreement — Conditions to Completion of the ~~Mergers.~~Merger.”

Required Vote

Approval of the ~~VEREIT~~ Merger Proposal requires the affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of ~~VEREIT~~Spirit common stock. For purposes of this vote, an abstention, broker non-vote or failure to vote will have the same effect as a vote “AGAINST” the ~~VEREIT~~ Merger Proposal.

The ~~VEREIT~~Spirit board of directors unanimously recommends that ~~VEREIT~~Spirit stockholders vote ~~“FOR”~~ “FOR”the ~~VEREIT~~ Merger ~~Proposal.~~Proposal.

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PROPOSAL 2: THE ~~VEREIT~~ COMPENSATION PROPOSAL

~~Under Item 402(t)~~In accordance with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of ~~Regulation S-K and~~2010 (as set forth in Section 14A of the Exchange Act and the applicable SEC rules issued ~~thereunder, VEREIT~~thereunder), Spirit is ~~required~~providing holders of Spirit common stock with the opportunity to ~~submit~~cast a ~~proposal to its stockholders for an~~non-binding, advisory ~~(non-binding)~~ vote to approve certain compensation that may be paid or become payable to ~~VEREIT’s~~Spirit’s named executive officers in connection with the completion of the Merger as ~~discussed~~disclosed pursuant to Item 402(t) of Regulation S-K in the section entitled ~~“The Mergers~~“The Merger — Interests of ~~VEREIT~~Spirit Directors and Executive Officers in the Merger,” including the footnotes to the table and the associated narrative discussion.

The ~~VEREIT~~Spirit board of directors unanimously recommends that ~~VEREIT~~Spirit stockholders approve the following resolution:

“RESOLVED, that the compensation that may be paid or become payable to the named executive officers of ~~VEREIT,~~Spirit Realty Capital, Inc. in connection with the Merger, as disclosed pursuant to Item 402(t) of Regulation S-K in the table in the section of the ~~joint~~ proxy statement/prospectus entitled ~~“The Mergers~~“The Merger — Interests of ~~VEREIT~~Spirit Directors and Executive Officers in the Merger — Quantification of Potential Payments and Benefits to ~~VEREIT’s~~Spirit’s Named Executive Officers in Connection with the ~~Merger”~~Merger” including the footnotes to the table and the associated narrative discussion, and the agreements and plans pursuant to which such compensation may be paid or become payable, is hereby APPROVED.”

Required Vote

The vote on the ~~VEREIT~~ Compensation Proposal is a vote separate and apart from the vote on the ~~VEREIT~~ Merger Proposal and approval of the ~~VEREIT~~ Compensation Proposal is not a condition to consummation of the Merger. Accordingly, you may vote to approve the ~~VEREIT~~ Merger Proposal and vote not to approve the ~~VEREIT~~ Compensation Proposal and vice versa. Because the vote on the ~~VEREIT~~ Compensation Proposal is advisory only, it will not be binding on ~~VEREIT or Realty Income.~~Spirit. Accordingly, if the Merger ~~Agreement~~ is ~~approved and adopted and the Mergers are~~ completed, the compensation will be payable, subject only to the conditions applicable thereto, regardless of the outcome of the vote on the ~~VEREIT~~ Compensation Proposal.

The approval of the ~~VEREIT~~ Compensation Proposal requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the votes cast by holders of ~~VEREIT~~Spirit common stock, assuming a quorum is present; however, such vote is non-binding and advisory only.

The ~~VEREIT~~Spirit board of directors unanimously recommends that ~~VEREIT~~Spirit stockholders vote “FOR”the ~~VEREIT~~ Compensation ~~Proposal.~~Proposal.

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PROPOSAL 3: THE ~~VEREIT~~ ADJOURNMENT PROPOSAL

~~VEREIT~~Spirit is asking its stockholders to approve the adjournment of the ~~VEREIT~~Spirit special meeting, ~~at which a quorum is present,~~ if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies in favor of the ~~VEREIT~~ Merger Proposal, if there are insufficient votes at the time of such adjournment to approve such proposal.

If, at the ~~VEREIT~~Spirit special meeting, ~~at which a quorum is present,~~ the number of shares of ~~VEREIT~~Spirit common stock present or represented and voting in favor of the ~~VEREIT~~ Merger Proposal is insufficient to approve such proposal, ~~VEREIT~~Spirit may move to adjourn the ~~VEREIT~~Spirit special meeting in order to enable the ~~VEREIT~~Spirit board of directors to solicit additional proxies for approval of the ~~VEREIT~~ Merger Proposal.

~~VEREIT~~Spirit is asking its stockholders to authorize the holder of any proxy solicited by the ~~VEREIT~~Spirit board of directors to vote ~~to grant~~in favor of granting discretionary authority to the proxy holders, and each of them individually, to ~~vote in favor of~~adjourn the ~~adjournment of the VEREIT~~Spirit special meeting to another time and place for the purpose of soliciting additional proxies. If the ~~VEREIT~~Spirit stockholders approve this proposal, ~~VEREIT~~Spirit could adjourn the ~~VEREIT~~Spirit special meeting and any adjourned session of the ~~VEREIT~~Spirit special meeting and use the additional time to solicit additional proxies, including the solicitation of proxies from ~~VEREIT~~Spirit stockholders who have previously voted.

Required Vote

Approval of the ~~VEREIT~~ Adjournment Proposal requires the affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the votes cast by holders of ~~VEREIT~~Spirit common stock, in person (virtually) or by proxy, at the ~~VEREIT~~Spirit special meeting, assuming a quorum is present. If a quorum is not present, the chairman of the ~~VEREIT special~~ meeting may adjourn the ~~VEREIT special~~ meeting to another place, date or time announced at the ~~VEREIT~~Spirit special meeting (subject to certain restrictions in the Merger Agreement, including that the ~~VEREIT~~Spirit special meeting generally may not be held ~~without Realty Income’s consent,~~ on a date that is more than 30 days after the date on which the ~~VEREIT~~Spirit special meeting was originally scheduled).

The ~~VEREIT~~Spirit board of directors unanimously recommends that ~~VEREIT~~Spirit stockholders vote ~~“FOR”~~ “FOR”the ~~VEREIT~~ Adjournment ~~Proposal.~~Proposal.

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COMPARATIVE STOCK PRICES AND DIVIDENDS

Shares of Realty Income common stock are listed for trading on the NYSE under the symbol “O.” Shares of ~~VEREIT~~Spirit common stock are listed for trading on the NYSE under the symbol ~~“VER.~~“SRC.” The following table presents trading information for Realty Income and ~~VEREIT~~Spirit common stock on ~~April 28, 2021,~~October 27, 2023, the last trading day before public announcement of the Merger Agreement and ~~, 2021,~~December 14, 2023, the latest practicable trading day before the date of this ~~joint~~ proxy statement/prospectus.

	Realty Income Common Stock									VEREIT Common Stock									Realty Income Common Stock									Spirit Common Stock
Date	High			Low			Close			High			Low			Close			High			Low			Close			High			Low			Close
April 28, 2021		$	69.33		$	68.50		$	68.60		$	41.65		$	41.19		$	41.26
, 2021		$			$			$			$			$			$
October 27, 2023																				$	49.87		$	48.81		$	49.00		$	33.23		$	32.22		$	32.35
December 14, 2023																				$	58.24		$	57.45		$	57.82		$	44.61		$	44.05		$	44.32

For illustrative purposes, the following table provides ~~VEREIT~~Spirit equivalent per share information on each of the specified dates. ~~VEREIT~~Spirit equivalent per share amounts are calculated by multiplying the per share price of each share of Realty Income common stock by ~~0.705,~~0.762, the Exchange Ratio.

	Realty Income Common Stock									VEREIT Common Stock									Realty Income Common Stock									Spirit Common Stock
Date	High			Low			Close			High			Low			Close			High			Low			Close			High			Low			Close
April 28, 2021		$	69.33		$	68.50		$	68.60		$	48.88		$	48.29		$	48.36
, 2021		$			$			$			$			$			$
October 27, 2023																				$	49.87		$	48.81		$	49.00		$	38.00		$	37.19		$	37.34
December 14, 2023																				$	58.24		$	57.45		$	57.82		$	44.38		$	43.78		$	44.06

The following tables set forth the high and low sales prices of Realty Income common stock and ~~VEREIT~~Spirit common stock as reported in the NYSE’s consolidated transaction reporting system, and the quarterly cash dividends declared per share, for the calendar quarters indicated.

Realty Income Common Stock

	High			Low			Dividend Declared			High			Low			Dividend Declared
2018
First Quarter		$	57.07		$	47.26		$	0.6575
Second Quarter		$	54.99		$	48.81		$	0.6590
Third Quarter		$	59.18		$	52.74		$	0.6605
Fourth Quarter		$	66.85		$	55.56		$	0.6620
2019
First Quarter		$	74.14		$	61.60		$	0.6770
Second Quarter		$	73.94		$	66.21		$	0.6785
Third Quarter		$	77.50		$	67.70		$	0.6800
Fourth Quarter		$	82.17		$	71.45		$	0.6815
2020
First Quarter		$	84.92		$	38.00		$	0.6980		$	84.92		$	38.00		$	0.6980
Second Quarter		$	65.56		$	43.41		$	0.6995		$	65.56		$	43.41		$	0.6995
Third Quarter		$	66.80		$	56.33		$	0.7010		$	66.80		$	56.33		$	0.7010
Fourth Quarter		$	65.09		$	57.09		$	0.7025		$	65.09		$	57.09		$	0.7025
2021
First Quarter		$	64.60		$	57.00		$	0.7040		$	64.60		$	57.00		$	0.7040
Second Quarter		$			$			$			$	71.84		$	63.64		$	0.7045
Third Quarter (through , 2021)		$			$
Third Quarter											$	72.75		$	64.86		$	0.7065
Fourth Quarter											$	74.60		$	64.98		$	0.7180
2022
First Quarter											$	72.55		$	63.90		$	0.7395
Second Quarter											$	75.40		$	62.29		$	0.7410
Third Quarter											$	75.11		$	57.61		$	0.7425
Fourth Quarter											$	66.44		$	55.50		$	0.7440
2023
First Quarter											$	68.85		$	59.07		$	0.7515
Second Quarter											$	63.55		$	58.13		$	0.7650

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	High			Low			Dividend Declared
Third Quarter		$	64.18		$	49.38		$	0.7665
Fourth Quarter (through December 14, 2023)		$	58.22		$	45.08		$	0.7680

~~VEREIT~~Spirit Common Stock

	High			Low			Dividend Declared			High			Low			Dividend Declared
2018
First Quarter		$	39.15		$	33.10		$	0.6875
Second Quarter		$	37.85		$	32.60		$	0.6875
Third Quarter		$	40.00		$	35.58		$	0.6875
Fourth Quarter		$	39.55		$	34.40		$	0.6875
2019
First Quarter		$	42.80		$	35.00		$	0.6875
Second Quarter		$	48.58		$	39.63		$	0.6875
Third Quarter		$	50.65		$	43.85		$	0.6875
Fourth Quarter		$	50.25		$	45.10		$	0.6875
2020
First Quarter		$	50.90		$	17.78		$	0.6875		$	54.63		$	18.37		$	0.6250
Second Quarter		$	36.80		$	19.00		$	0.3850		$	40.43		$	20.83		$	0.6250
Third Quarter		$	36.40		$	29.85		$	0.3850		$	38.21		$	31.30		$	0.6250
Fourth Quarter		$	39.03		$	30.05		$	0.3850		$	42.32		$	29.40		$	0.6250
2021
First Quarter		$	40.67		$	34.76		$	0.4620		$	45.25		$	36.89		$	0.6250
Second Quarter		$			$			$	0.4620		$	51.17		$	42.52		$	0.6250
Third Quarter											$	52.29		$	46.01		$	0.6380
Fourth Quarter											$	51.00		$	43.65		$	0.6380
2022
First Quarter											$	49.94		$	43.78		$	0.6380
Second Quarter											$	48.24		$	35.79		$	0.6380
Third Quarter											$	44.93		$	35.37		$	0.6630
Fourth Quarter											$	42.65		$	34.31		$	0.6630
2023
First Quarter											$	44.65		$	37.05		$	0.6630
Second Quarter											$	40.57		$	36.91		$	0.6630
Third Quarter											$	42.33		$	32.83		$	0.6696
Fourth Quarter (through December 14, 2023)											$	44.61		$	32.22		$	0.6696

Spirit Series A Preferred Stock

	High			Low			Dividend Declared
2020
First Quarter		$	27.10		$	12.14		$	0.3750
Second Quarter		$	25.70		$	17.77		$	0.3750
Third Quarter		$	27.01		$	23.80		$	0.3750
Fourth Quarter		$	27.10		$	25.18		$	0.3750
2021
First Quarter		$	26.90		$	25.44		$	0.3750
Second Quarter		$	27.66		$	26.01		$	0.3750
Third Quarter		$	26.96		$	25.54		$	0.3750
Fourth Quarter		$	26.26		$	25.19		$	0.3750
2022
First Quarter		$	25.75		$	24.50		$	0.3750
Second Quarter		$	25.64		$	22.96		$	0.3750

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	High			Low			Dividend Declared
Third Quarter		$	26.00		$	22.52		$	0.3750
Fourth Quarter		$	23.67		$	21.00		$	0.3750
2023
First Quarter		$	24.37		$	19.45		$	0.3750
Second Quarter		$	24.69		$	21.43		$	0.3750
Third Quarter		$	22.80		$	20.10		$	0.3750
Fourth Quarter (through December 14, 2023)		$	24.62		$	19.72		$	0.3750

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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ~~— REALTY INCOME~~

The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements and notes thereto present the unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of ~~March 31, 2021~~September 30, 2023 and the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations for the ~~three~~nine months ended ~~March 31, 2021~~September 30, 2023 and the year ended December 31, ~~2020.~~2022. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information was prepared in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X as amended by the final rule, Release No. 33-10786 “Amendments to Financial Disclosures about Acquired and Disposed Businesses”, in order to give effect to the ~~Mergers~~Pro Forma Transactions (as defined and described below) and the assumptions and adjustments described in the accompanying notes to the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements.

On ~~April~~October 29, ~~2021,~~2023, Realty Income ~~and VEREIT each~~Corporation (“Realty Income”) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (as amended from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”) with Saints MD Subsidiary, Inc., (“Merger ~~Agreement, by~~Sub”) a Maryland corporation and ~~among VEREIT, VEREIT OP, Realty Income, Merger Sub 1, and Merger Sub 2, pursuant to which the combination~~direct wholly owned subsidiary of Realty Income, and ~~VEREIT~~Spirit Realty Capital, Inc. (“Spirit”). Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, upon the closing, Spirit will be ~~accomplished through (i) a merger of Merger Sub 2 with and into VEREIT OP, with VEREIT OP continuing as the surviving entity, and (ii) immediately thereafter, a merger of VEREIT~~merged with and into Merger Sub, 1, with Merger Sub 1 continuing as the surviving ~~corporation. In connection with~~corporation (the “Merger”). At the time the Merger becomes effective (the “Effective Time”), (i) each ~~VEREIT~~outstanding share of Spirit common ~~stockholder~~stock, par value $0.05 per share will ~~have the right to receive 0.705 newly issued~~be converted into 0.762 (the “Exchange Ratio”) shares of Realty Income common stock, par value $0.01 per share, ~~for~~and (ii) each outstanding share of ~~VEREIT common~~Spirit Series A preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share that they own immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger. In addition, pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions of the Merger Agreement, at the date and time the Partnership Merger becomes effective, (i) each outstanding VEREIT OP common unit owned by a partner of VEREIT OP other than VEREIT that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Partnership Merger Effective Time, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, will be converted into ~~the number~~one share of newly ~~issued shares of~~created Realty Income ~~common~~Series A preferred stock, ~~equal to~~par value $0.01 per share having substantially the ~~Exchange Ratio, (ii) each outstanding VEREIT OP~~same terms as the Spirit Series F Preferred Unit that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Partnership Merger Effective Time (other than VEREIT OP Series F Preferred Units owned by VEREIT), subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, will be converted into the right to receive $25.00 plus all accumulated and unpaid distributions to and including the day that is set forth in the Series F Preferred Stock Redemption Notice (as defined below), and (iii) each VEREIT OP Series F Preferred Unit and VEREIT OP common unit owned by VEREIT that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Partnership Merger Effective Time, subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, will remain outstanding as partnership interests in the surviving entity.A preferred stock. Holders of shares of ~~VEREIT~~Spirit common stock and ~~VEREIT OP common units~~Spirit Series A preferred stock (other than those held by Spirit, Realty Income or their respective affiliates) will receive cash in lieu of fractional shares. ~~Further,~~At the Effective Time, each award of outstanding restricted Spirit common stock (a “Spirit restricted stock award”), will be cancelled and automatically converted into Realty Income common stock using the Exchange Ratio as a multiplier and cash consideration in respect of any fractional shares, and each outstanding vested or unvested Spirit performance share award (a “Spirit performance share award”) whether or not then vested, will be cancelled and automatically converted into Realty Income common stock in accordance with the Merger Agreement based on the greater of target level of achievement of the applicable performance goals and actual level of achievement of the applicable performance goals as of immediately prior to the ~~Mergers, VEREIT will also issue the Series F Preferred Stock Redemption Notice with respect to all~~Effective Time, and cash consideration in lieu of ~~the outstanding shares~~any fractional share of ~~VEREIT Series F Preferred Stock with a redemption date as set forth in the Series F Preferred Stock Redemption Notice, and~~ Realty Income ~~will cause funds to be deposited in escrow to pay~~common stock, and the ~~redemption price for each share~~amount of ~~VEREIT Series F Preferred Stock at the liquidation preference of $25.00 plus all~~any accrued and unpaid ~~dividends up~~cash dividend equivalents corresponding to ~~and including the redemption date set forth in the Series F Preferred Stock Redemption Notice.~~each such Spirit performance share award.

The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements have been prepared by applying the acquisition method of accounting with Realty Income treated as the acquiror. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements are based on the historical consolidated financial statements of Realty Income and historical consolidated financial statements of ~~VEREIT~~Spirit as adjusted to give effect to the ~~Mergers.~~ following (collectively referred to as the “Pro Forma Transactions”):

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The Merger;

•

Merger transaction costs specifically related to the Merger; and

•

Adjustments to reflect compensation expense as a result of the acceleration of certain pre-existing Spirit stock-based compensation awards in connection with the Merger.

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of ~~March 31, 2021~~September 30, 2023 gives effect to the ~~Mergers~~Pro Forma Transactions as if they had occurred on ~~March 31, 2021.~~September 30, 2023. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations for the ~~three~~nine months ended ~~March 31, 2021~~September 30, 2023, and the year ended December 31, ~~2020~~2022, give effect to the ~~Mergers~~Pro Forma Transactions as if they had occurred on January 1, ~~2020.~~2022.

These unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements are prepared for informational purposes only and are based on assumptions and estimates considered appropriate by Realty Income’s management. The unaudited pro forma adjustments represent Realty Income’s management’s estimates based on information available as of the date of the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements and are subject to change as additional information becomes available and additional analyses are

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adjustments give appropriate effect to those assumptions and are properly applied in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements do not purport to be indicative of what Realty Income’s financial condition or results of operations actually would have been if the ~~Mergers~~Pro Forma Transactions had been consummated as of the dates indicated, nor do they purport to represent Realty Income’s financial position or results of operations for future periods.

Additionally, these unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements do not include any adjustments not otherwise described herein, including such adjustments associated with: (1) Realty Income or ~~VEREIT~~Spirit’s real estate acquisitions that have closed or may close after ~~March 31, 2021~~September 30, 2023 or the related financing of those acquisitions, (2) certain Realty Income or ~~VEREIT~~Spirit rental rate increases that ~~are based on consumer price index,~~occurred after September 30, 2023, (3) potential synergies that may be achieved following the ~~Mergers,~~Merger, including potential overall savings in general and administrative expense, or any strategies that Realty Income’s management may consider in order to continue to efficiently manage Realty Income’s operations, (4) any one-time integration and other costs (including any cash severance payments or the acceleration of equity awards prior to the closing at the discretion of the boards of directors) related to the Merger that may be incurred following the ~~consummation of the Mergers, and (5) any one-time integration and other costs (including acceleration of share-based compensation awards and cash severance payments) which~~Merger closing, including those that may be necessary to achieve the potential synergies, since the extent of such costs is not reasonably ~~certain. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements do not give effect to the contemplated contribution, after the Mergers,~~certain, (5) any debt or equity issuances, repayments, or redemptions, by Realty Income ~~and VEREIT of certain of their office properties (the “OfficeCo Properties”)~~or Spirit, which may occur subsequent to a newly formed wholly owned subsidiary of Realty Income (“OfficeCo”), and the contemplated distribution by Realty Income of all of the outstanding voting shares of common stock in OfficeCo to Realty Income’s stockholders (which, at that time, would also include the VEREIT stockholders who, as a result of the Mergers, received shares of Realty Income common stock and who continued to hold those shares as of the close of business on the record date for such distribution) on a pro rata basis (the “Spin-Off”), or a sale of some or all of the OfficeCo Properties, because, pursuantSeptember 30, 2023, but prior to the ~~terms of the~~ Merger ~~Agreement, Realty Income~~closing, including Spirit’s contemplated additional $200 million term loan draw in December 2023, and ~~VEREIT have broad discretion to amend the scope~~(6) any hedge accounting assessment and terms of the Spin-Off, including, among other things, the properties to be included as part of the OfficeCo Properties (including adding or removing properties), Realty Income and VEREIT may alternatively seek to sell some or all of the OfficeCo Properties, and Realty Income may elect not to pursue the Spin-Off at all. Please refer to Note 6 of the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements for informationredesignation related to the ~~OfficeCo Properties and the potential Spin-Off or sale~~existing interest rate swaps of ~~some or all of the OfficeCo Properties.~~Spirit.

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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED BALANCE SHEET
~~March 31, 2021~~AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2023
(in thousands)

	Realty Income Historical, As Reclassified (Note 3)			VEREIT Historical, As Reclassified (Note 3)			Merger Adjustments (Note 5)			Item in Note 5	Pro Forma Combined			Realty Income Historical			Spirit Historical, As Reclassified (Note 3)			Pro Forma Transactions Adjustments (Note 4)			Item in Note 4		Pro Forma Combined
ASSETS
Real estate held for investment, at cost:
Land		$	6,672,885		$	2,698,232		$	593,773	[1]		$	9,964,890		$	14,408,324		$	1,808,364		$	49,088		[1]		$	16,265,776
Buildings and improvements			15,171,070			9,941,903			783,350	[1]			25,896,323			33,606,951			7,015,086			(948,871)		[1]			39,673,166
Total real estate held for investment, at cost			21,843,955			12,640,135			1,377,123				35,861,213			48,015,275			8,823,450			(899,783)					55,938,942
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization			(3,668,269)			(2,909,417)			2,909,417	[2]			(3,668,269)			(5,781,056)			(1,354,807)			1,354,807		[2]			(5,781,056)
Real estate held for investment, net			18,175,686			9,730,718			4,286,540				32,192,944			42,234,219			7,468,643			455,024					50,157,886
Real estate and lease intangibles held for sale, net			22,500			4,888			6,412	[3]			33,800			19,927			61,545			31,255		[3]			112,727
Cash and cash equivalents			183,984			318,561			(374,066)	[8] [12]			128,479			344,129			134,166			(156,656)		[4]			321,639
Accounts receivable, net			307,017			330,871			(278,871)	[4]			359,017			678,441			199,826			(185,245)		[5]			693,022
Lease intangible assets, net			1,820,146			931,832			1,779,006	[5]			4,530,984			5,089,293			389,100			844,630		[6]			6,323,023
Goodwill			14,114			1,337,773			(120,500)	[6]			1,231,387			3,731,478			225,600			377,467		[7]			4,334,545
Other assets, net			456,123			322,715			24,466	[7]			803,304			3,239,433			171,328			(11,785)		[8]			3,398,976
Total assets		$	20,979,570		$	12,977,358		$	5,322,987			$	39,279,915		$	55,336,920		$	8,650,208		$	1,354,690				$	65,341,818
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Distributions payable		$	88,662		$	106,989		$	(1,041)	[8]		$	194,610		$	187,288		$	99,571		$	(99,571)		[4]		$	187,288
Accounts payable and accrued expenses			200,168			116,486			76,000	[9]			392,654			660,366			69,045			60,000		[9]			789,411
Lease intangible liabilities, net			313,907			117,121			382,580	[10]			813,608			1,426,264			106,814			284,677		[10]			1,817,755
Other liabilities			277,325			264,968			—				542,293			786,437			61,737			—					848,174
Line of credit payable and commercial paper			675,000			—			—				675,000			858,260			—			—					858,260
Term loan, net			249,407			—			—				249,407			1,287,995			1,090,198			10,507		[11]			2,388,700
Mortgages payable, net			282,037			1,035,328			61,075	[11]			1,378,440			824,240			4,545			(316)		[11]			828,469
Notes payable, net			7,326,051			4,586,252			338,994	[11]			12,251,297			17,482,652			2,725,505			(385,651)		[11]			19,822,506
Total liabilities			9,412,557			6,227,144			857,608				16,497,309			23,513,502			4,157,415			(130,354)					27,540,563
Stockholders’ equity:
Commitments and contingencies
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Preferred stock and paid-in capital			—			371,781			(371,781)	[12]			—			—			166,177			(1,957)		[12]			164,220
Common stock and paid-in capital			15,371,016			12,981,320			(1,737,692)	[12]			26,614,644			38,031,829			7,307,795			(1,412,109)		[12]			43,927,515
Distributions in excess of net income			(3,827,660)			(6,610,678)			6,581,472	[12]			(3,856,866)			(6,416,534)			(3,036,475)			2,954,406		[12]			(6,498,603)
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income			(8,484)			634			(634)	[12]			(8,484)
Accumulated other comprehensive income																41,849			55,296			(55,296)		[12]			41,849
Total stockholders’ equity			11,534,872			6,743,057			4,471,365				22,749,294			31,657,144			4,492,793			1,485,044					37,634,981
Noncontrolling interests			32,141			7,157			(5,986)	[13]			33,312			166,274			—			—					166,274
Total equity			11,567,013			6,750,214			4,465,379				22,782,606			31,823,418			4,492,793			1,485,044					37,801,255
Total liabilities and equity		$	20,979,570		$	12,977,358		$	5,322,987			$	39,279,915		$	55,336,920		$	8,650,208		$	1,354,690				$	65,341,818

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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
~~For the three months ended March 31, 2021~~FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2023
(in thousands, except ~~share and~~ per share data)

Realty Income
Historical

VEREIT
Historical,
As Reclassified
(Note 3)

Merger
Adjustments
(Note 5)

Item in
Note 5

Pro Forma
Combined

Item in
Note 5

REVENUE
Rental (including reimbursable) $ 439,365 $ 290,309 $ 18,460 [14] $ 748,134
Other 3,439 4,166 — 7,605
Total revenue 442,804 294,475 18,460 755,739
EXPENSES
Depreciation and amortization 177,985 108,075 95,789 [15] 381,849
Interest 73,075 60,736 (15,191) [16] 118,620
Property (including reimbursable) 28,499 30,605 1,436 [17] 60,540
General and administrative 20,796 15,948 3,448 [18] 40,192
Income taxes 6,225 928 — 7,153
Provisions for impairment 2,720 31,849 — 34,569
Total expenses 309,300 248,141 85,482 642,923
Gain on sales of real estate 8,401 76,074 — 84,475
Foreign currency and derivative gains, net 804 — — 804
Equity in income of unconsolidated entities — 447 — 447
Loss on extinguishment of debt (46,473) (2,132) — (48,605)
Income from continuing operations 96,236 120,723 (67,022) 149,937
Income attributable to noncontrolling interests (296) (76) — (372)
Income from continuing operations available to common stockholders $ 95,940 $ 120,647 $ (67,022) $ 149,565
Income from continuing operations available to common stockholders per common share:
Basic and diluted $ 0.26 $ 0.50 $ 0.28 [20]
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic 371,522,607 229,159,472 (67,435,394) 533,246,685 [20]
Diluted 371,601,901 229,429,867 (67,188,665) 533,843,103 [20]

	Realty Income Historical			Spirit Historical, As Reclassified (Note 3)			Pro Forma Transactions Adjustments (Note 4)			Item in Note 4		Pro Forma Combined
REVENUE
Rental (including reimbursable)		$	2,929,440		$	561,765		$	24,244		[13]		$	3,515,449
Other			73,268			9,200			1,212		[14]			83,680
Total revenue			3,002,708			570,965			25,456					3,599,129
EXPENSES
Depreciation and amortization			1,419,321			236,527			15,180		[15]			1,671,028
Interest			522,110			104,993			63,066		[16]			690,169
Property (including reimbursable)			235,081			24,077			72		[17]			259,230
General and administrative			106,521			46,190			—					152,711
Provisions for impairment			59,801			36,052			—					95,853
Merger and integration-related costs			4,532			—			—					4,532
Total expenses			2,347,366			447,839			78,318					2,873,523
Gain on sales of real estate			19,675			66,450			—					86,125
Foreign currency and derivative gain, net			4,957			—			—					4,957
Equity in income and impairment of investment in unconsolidated entities			411			—			—					411
Other income, net			12,985			—			—					12,985
Income before income taxes			693,370			189,576			(52,862)					830,084
Income taxes			(36,218)			(754)			—					(36,972)
Net income			657,152			188,822			(52,862)					793,112
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests			(3,248)			—			—					(3,248)
Dividends paid to preferred stockholders			—			(7,763)			—					(7,763)
Net income available to common stockholders		$	653,904		$	181,059		$	(52,862)				$	782,101
Amounts available to common stockholders per common share:												(Note 5)
Net income, basic and diluted		$	0.96		$	1.28							$	0.99
Weighted average common shares outstanding:												(Note 5)
Basic			681,419			141,095								789,815
Diluted			682,129			141,103								790,525

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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
~~For the year ended December~~FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, ~~2020~~2022
(in thousands, except ~~share and~~ per share data)

Realty Income
Historical

VEREIT
Historical,
As Reclassified
(Note 3)

Merger
Adjustments
(Note 5)

Item in
Note 5

Pro Forma
Combined

Item in
Note 5

REVENUE
Rental (including reimbursable) $ 1,639,533 $ 1,158,285 $ 58,161 [14] $ 2,855,979
Other 12,092 9,691 — 21,783
Total revenue 1,651,625 1,167,976 58,161 2,877,762
EXPENSES
Depreciation and amortization 677,038 452,008 375,298 [15] 1,504,344
Interest 309,336 265,660 (63,016) [16] 511,980
Property (including reimbursable) 104,603 122,967 5,744 [17] 233,314
General and administrative 73,215 68,487 15,509 [18] 157,211
Income taxes 14,693 4,513 — 19,206
Provisions for impairment 147,232 65,075 — 212,307
Merger-related costs — — 76,000 [19] 76,000
Total expenses 1,326,117 978,710 409,535 2,714,362
Gain on sales of real estate 76,232 95,292 — 171,524
Foreign currency and derivative gains (losses), net 4,585 (85,392) — (80,807)
Equity in income and gain on disposition of unconsolidated entities — 3,539 — 3,539
Loss on extinguishment of debt (9,819) (1,486) — (11,305)
Income from continuing operations 396,506 201,219 (351,374) 246,351
Income attributable to noncontrolling interests (1,020) (91) — (1,111)
Income from continuing operations available to common stockholders $ 395,486 $ 201,128 $ (351,374) $ 245,240
Income from continuing operations available to common stockholders per common share:
Basic $ 1.15 $ 0.72 $ 0.48 [20]
Diluted $ 1.14 $ 0.72 $ 0.48 [20]
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic 345,280,126 217,548,175 (55,824,097) 507,004,204 [20]
Diluted 345,415,258 217,862,005 (55,548,984) 507,728,279 [20]

	Realty Income Historical			Spirit Historical, As Reclassified (Note 3)			Pro Forma Transactions Adjustments (Note 4)			Item in Note 4		Pro Forma Combined
REVENUE
Rental (including reimbursable)		$	3,299,657		$	703,029		$	36,775		[13]		$	4,039,461
Other			44,024			6,600			1,617		[14]			52,241
Total revenue			3,343,681			709,629			38,392					4,091,702
EXPENSES
Depreciation and amortization			1,670,389			292,985			42,623		[15]			2,005,997
Interest			465,223			117,622			86,643		[16]			669,488
Property (including reimbursable)			226,330			29,837			96		[17]			256,263
General and administrative			138,459			62,023			—					200,482
Provisions for impairment			25,860			37,156			—					63,016
Merger and integration-related costs			13,897			—			82,069		[18]			95,966
Total expenses			2,540,158			539,623			211,431					3,291,212
Gain on sales of real estate			102,957			110,900			—					213,857
Foreign currency and derivative (loss), net			(13,311)			—			—					(13,311)
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt			367			(172)			—					195
Equity in income and impairment of investment in unconsolidated entities			(6,448)			—			—					(6,448)
Other income, net			30,511			5,679			—					36,190
Income before income taxes			917,599			286,413			(173,039)					1,030,973
Income taxes			(45,183)			(897)			—					(46,080)
Net income			872,416			285,516			(173,039)					984,893
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests			(3,008)			—			—					(3,008)
Dividends paid to preferred stockholders			—			(10,350)			—					(10,350)
Net income available to common stockholders		$	869,408		$	275,166		$	(173,039)				$	971,535
Amounts available to common stockholders per common share:												(Note 5)
Net income, basic and diluted		$	1.42		$	2.04							$	1.35
Weighted average common shares outstanding:												(Note 5)
Basic			611,766			134,548								720,162
Diluted			612,181			134,646								720,577

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1 — Basis of Presentation

The Realty Income and ~~VEREIT~~Spirit historical financial information has been derived from each respective company’s unaudited consolidated financial statements included in their respective Quarterly ~~Report~~Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended ~~March 31, 2021,~~September 30, 2023, and audited consolidated financial statements included in their respective Annual ~~Report~~Reports on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, ~~2020,~~2022, which have been incorporated by reference into this ~~joint~~ proxy statement/prospectus. Certain ~~of VEREIT’s~~ historical amounts of Spirit have been reclassified to conform to Realty Income’s financial statement presentation, as discussed further in Note 3. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements should be read in conjunction with Realty Income’s and ~~VEREIT’s historical~~Spirit’s respective unaudited consolidated financial statements ~~and the notes thereto~~ included in their respective Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended ~~March 31, 2021,~~September 30, 2023, and audited consolidated financial statements included in their respective Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, ~~2020,~~2022, which have been incorporated by reference into this ~~joint~~ proxy statement/prospectus. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet gives effect to the ~~Mergers~~Pro Forma Transactions as if they had been completed on ~~March 31, 2021.~~September 30, 2023. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations give effect to the ~~Mergers~~Pro Forma Transactions as if they had been completed on January 1, ~~2020.~~2022.

The historical financial statements of Realty Income and ~~VEREIT~~Spirit have been adjusted in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements to give pro forma effect to the accounting for the ~~Mergers~~Pro Forma Transactions under U.S. GAAP (“~~Merger~~Pro Forma Transactions Adjustments”). The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements and related notes were prepared using the acquisition method of accounting in accordance with ~~ASC~~Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 805, Business Combinations (“ASC 805”), with Realty Income treated as the acquiror of ~~VEREIT.~~Spirit. ASC 805 requires, among other things, that the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination be recognized at their fair values as of the acquisition date. For purposes of the unaudited pro forma condensed combined ~~balance sheet,~~financial statements, the estimated preliminary purchase consideration in the Merger has been allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed of ~~VEREIT~~Spirit based upon Realty Income management’s preliminary estimate of their fair values as of ~~March 31, 2021.~~September 30, 2023. The allocations of the purchase price reflected in these unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements have not been finalized and are based upon the best available information at the current time. A final determination of the fair values of the assets and liabilities, which cannot be made prior to the completion of the ~~Mergers~~Merger and which is anticipated to occur during the ~~fourth~~first quarter of ~~2021,~~2024, will be based on the actual valuations of the tangible and intangible assets and liabilities that exist as of the date of completion of the ~~Mergers.~~Merger. The completion of the final valuations, the allocations of the purchase price, the impact of ongoing integration activities, the timing of the completion of the ~~Mergers~~Merger and other changes in tangible and intangible assets and liabilities that occur prior to the completion of the ~~Mergers~~Merger could cause material differences in the information presented.

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements and related notes herein present unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial condition and results of operations of Realty Income, after giving pro forma effect to the ~~Mergers,~~Pro Forma Transactions, which include the issuance of Realty Income common stock to ~~VEREIT~~Spirit stockholders, the assumption of ~~VEREIT’s~~Spirit’s outstanding debt, ~~the redemption of all of the outstanding shares of VEREIT Series F Preferred Stock, and~~ the conversion of each outstanding ~~VEREIT OP common unit owned by a partner of VEREIT OP other than VEREIT that is issued and~~Spirit Series A preferred stock outstanding into newly issued shares of Realty Income ~~common~~Series A preferred stock, ~~equal to the Exchange Ratio.~~and related transactions.

The ~~Mergers~~Merger, the Pro Forma Transactions and the related adjustments are described in these accompanying notes to the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements do not ~~give effect~~reflect the impact of the potential incremental financing that may be obtained prior to the ~~Spin-Off or any sales of all or a portion~~close of the ~~OfficeCo Properties.~~Merger, nor incorporate the effectiveness of the application of any new hedge accounting redesignation related to the interest rate swaps currently held by Spirit and anticipated of being undertaken by Realty Income as these arrangements are still being evaluated as of the date of this filing. In the opinion of Realty Income’s management, all material adjustments have been made that are necessary to present fairly, in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X of the SEC, the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements do not purport to be indicative of the ~~overall~~combined company’s financial position

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or results of operations of the combined company that would have occurred if the ~~Mergers~~Pro Forma Transactions had been completed on the dates indicated, nor are they indicative of the ~~overall~~combined company’s financial position or results of operations that may be expected for any future period or date. In addition, future results may vary significantly from those reflected in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements due to factors discussed in the “Risk Factors” ~~section, beginning on page 26.~~section.

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Note 2 — Significant Accounting Policies

The accounting policies used in the preparation of these unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements are those set out in Realty Income’s audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, ~~2020~~2022, and Realty Income’s unaudited consolidated financial statements as of and for the ~~three~~nine months ended ~~March 31, 2021.~~September 30, 2023. During the preparation of this unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information, management performed a preliminary analysis of Spirit’s financial information to identify differences in accounting policies as compared to those of Realty Income. With the information currently available, Realty Income’s management has determined that there were no significant accounting policy differences between Realty Income and ~~VEREIT~~Spirit and, therefore, no adjustments ~~are necessary~~were made to conform ~~VEREIT’s~~Spirit’s financial statements to the accounting policies used by Realty Income in the preparation of the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements. This conclusion is subject to change as further assessment iswill be performed and finalized for purchase accounting.

As part of the application of ASC 805, Realty Income will continue to conduct a more detailed review of ~~VEREIT’s~~Spirit’s accounting policies in an effort to determine if differences in accounting policies require further reclassification or adjustment of ~~VEREIT’s~~Spirit’s results of operations or reclassification or adjustment of assets or liabilities to conform to Realty Income’s accounting policies and classifications. Therefore, Realty Income may identify additional differences between the accounting policies of the two companies that, when conformed, could have a material impact on the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information. In certain cases, the information necessary to evaluate the differences in accounting policies and the impacts thereof may not be available until after the ~~Mergers are~~Merger is completed.

Note 3 — Reclassification Adjustments

~~The VEREIT and Realty Income~~Spirit’s historical financial statement line items include the reclassification of certain historical balances to conform to the post-combination Realty Income presentation of these unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements, as described below. These reclassifications have no effect on previously reported total assets, total liabilities, stockholders’ equity or net income ~~from continuing operations~~available to common stockholders of ~~Realty Income or VEREIT.~~Spirit.

Balance Sheet

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The carrying amount of Realty Income’s goodwill of $14.1 million, previously classified as a component of Other assets, net, was reclassified into a new caption, Goodwill, on Realty Income’s consolidated balance sheet.

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VEREIT’s balances for Operating lease right-of-use assets, Investment in unconsolidated entities, Restricted cash, and Rent and tenant receivables and other assets, net (excluding straight-line rent receivable, net and accounts receivable, net), previously disclosed as separate components of ~~VEREIT’s~~Spirit’s September 30, 2023 Land and improvements on Spirit’s consolidated balance sheet have been reclassified to ~~Other assets, net~~Realty Income’s (i) Land and (ii) Building and improvements, as follows (in thousands):

March 31, 2021
Rent and tenant receivables and other assets, net $ 368,926
Less: Straight-line rent receivable, net (278,871)
Less: Accounts receivable, net (52,000)
Operating lease right-of-use assets 191,443
Investments in unconsolidated entities 80,513
Restricted cash 12,704
Other assets, net, as presented $ 322,715

	September 30, 2023
Land and improvements:		$	2,742,072
Land (as presented)			1,808,364
Building and improvements			933,708

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~~VEREIT’s balances for Straight-line rent receivable, net and Accounts receivable, net,~~Spirit’s September 30, 2023 balance of $1.4 billion previously ~~disclosed~~classified as ~~a component of Rent and tenant receivables and other assets, net,~~Accumulated depreciation on ~~VEREIT’s~~Spirit’s consolidated balance sheet, ~~have~~has been reclassified to ~~Accounts receivable, net as follows (in thousands):~~Realty Income’s Accumulated depreciation and amortization.

March 31, 2021
Straight-line rent receivable, net $ 278,871
Accounts receivable, net 52,000
Accounts receivable, net, as presented $ 330,871

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Spirit’s September 30, 2023 balance of $61.5 million previously classified as Real estate assets held for sale, net on Spirit’s consolidated balance sheet, has been reclassified to Realty Income’s Real estate and lease intangibles held for sale, net.

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~~VEREIT’s~~Spirit’s September 30, 2023 balances for ~~intangible lease assets and~~ the ~~related accumulated amortization, which were~~accounts previously ~~reported on a gross basis~~classified as Loan receivables, net, components of ~~the Total real~~Deferred costs and other assets, net (as shown in table below) and Real estate ~~investments,~~assets under direct financing leases, net ~~subtotal on VEREIT’s consolidated balance sheet,~~ have been reclassified ~~outside of Total real estate investments, net~~ to ~~Lease intangible~~Realty Income’s Other assets, net, as follows (in thousands):

March 31, 2021
Intangible lease assets $ 1,883,826
Less: Accumulated amortization (951,994)
Lease intangible assets, net, as presented $ 931,832

	September 30, 2023
Loans receivable, net		$	52,949
Portion of deferred costs and other assets, net			110,975
Real estate assets under direct financing leases, net			7,404
Other assets, net (as presented)		$	171,328

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~~VEREIT’s balances for~~$199.8 million of Spirit’s September 30, 2023 receivables and straight-line rent previously classified by Spirit as Deferred ~~rent~~costs and other assets, net have been reclassified from Deferred costs and other assets, net to Realty Income’s Accounts receivable, net.

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Spirit’s September 30, 2023 balance of $2.7 billion previously classified as Senior unsecured notes, net on Spirit’s consolidated balance sheet, has been reclassified to Realty Income’s Notes payable, net.

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The components of Spirit’s September 30, 2023 Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities ~~and Operating lease liabilities previously disclosed as separate components of VEREIT’s~~on Spirit’s consolidated balance sheet, have been reclassified to Realty Income’s (i) Distributions payable, (ii) Accounts payable and accrued expenses, and (iii) Other liabilities, as follows (in thousands):

March 31, 2021
Deferred rent and other liabilities $ 62,944
Operating lease liabilities 202,024
Other liabilities, as presented $ 264,968

	September 30, 2023
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities:		$	230,353
Distributions payable (as presented)			99,571
Accounts payable and accrued expenses (as presented)			69,045
Other liabilities (as presented)			61,737

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~~VEREIT’s~~Spirit’s September 30, 2023 balance ~~for Corporate bonds, net,~~ of ~~$4.6~~$3.0 billion previously ~~disclosed~~classified as ~~a separate component of VEREIT’s consolidated balance sheet,~~Accumulated deficit has been reclassified to ~~Notes payable, net.~~Realty Income’s Distributions in excess of net income.

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~~VEREIT’s balance for Preferred~~Spirit’s September 30, 2023 balances previously classified as Common stock ~~previously disclosed as a separate component~~and Capital in excess of VEREIT’s consolidated balance sheet, and the associated amount of additional paid-in capital, previously disclosed as a component of Additional paid-in capital on VEREIT’s consolidated balance sheet,common stock par value have been reclassified to ~~Preferred stock and paid-in capital, as follows (in thousands):~~

March 31, 2021
Preferred stock $ 149
Additional paid-in capital 371,632
Preferred stock and paid-in capital, as presented $ 371,781

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~~VEREIT’s balances for Common stock and Additional paid-in capital, previously disclosed as separate components of VEREIT’s consolidated balance sheet, have been reclassified to~~Realty Income’s Common stock and paid-in capital, as follows (in thousands):

March 31, 2021
Common stock $ 2,291
Additional paid-in capital 13,350,661
Less: Additional paid-in capital related to preferred stock (371,632)
Common stock and paid-in capital, as presented $ 12,981,320

	September 30, 2023
Common stock		$	7,067
Capital in excess of common stock par value			7,300,728
Common stock and paid-in capital (as presented)		$	7,307,795

~~Statements of Operations:~~Income Statement

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~~VEREIT’s Fees~~Spirit’s balances for Interest income on loans receivable, Earned income from ~~managed partnerships~~direct financing leases and Other operating income previously classified as separate components of ~~$0.5 million and $3.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and year ended December 31, 2020, respectively, previously disclosed as a separate component of Total~~Spirit’s Revenues, have been reclassified to Realty Income’s Other revenue, ~~on VEREIT’s consolidated statements of operations, were reclassified under Revenue as Other.~~

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VEREIT’s Other income, net, of $3.7 million and $6.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and year ended December 31, 2020, respectively, previously disclosed as a separate component of Other income (expenses) on VEREIT’s consolidated statements of operations, was reclassified under Revenue as Other. Total reclassifications within Other under Revenue are as follows (in thousands):

	For the nine months ended September 30, 2023			For the year ended December 31, 2022
Interest income on loans receivable		$	3,919		$	1,884
Earned income from direct financing leases			393			525
Other operating income			4,888			4,191
Other revenue (as presented)		$	9,200		$	6,600

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For the three
months ended
March 31, 2021

For the year ended
December 31, 2020

Fees from managed partnerships $ 500 $ 3,081
Other income, net 3,666 6,610
Other, as presented $ 4,166 $ 9,691

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Spirit’s balances of Deal pursuit costs of $1.2 million and $4.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, and year ended December 31, 2022, respectively, have been reclassified to Realty Income’s General and administrative.

•

~~VEREIT’s Acquisition-related~~Spirit’s balances for Gain on disposition of assets of $66.5 million and ~~Litigation~~$110.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, and ~~non-routine costs, net, previously disclosed as separate components~~year ended December 31, 2022, respectively, have been reclassified to Realty Income’s Gain on sales of ~~operating expenses on VEREIT’s consolidated statements of operations, were combined with General and administrative expense in a single line item, as follows (in thousands):~~real estate.

For the thre
months ended
March 31, 2021

For the year ended
December 31, 2020

Acquisition-related $ 1,354 $ 4,790
Litigation and non-routine costs, net 68 2,348
General and administrative 14,526 61,349
General and administrative, as presented $ 15,948 $ 68,487

Note 4 — Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation and Pro Forma Transactions Adjustments

Estimated Preliminary Purchase Price

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements reflect the preliminary allocation of the purchase consideration to ~~VEREIT’s~~Spirit’s identifiable net assets acquired. The preliminary allocation of purchase consideration in these unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements is based upon an estimated preliminary purchase price of approximately ~~$17.6~~$6.0 billion. The calculation of the estimated preliminary purchase price related to the ~~Mergers~~Merger is as follows (in thousands, except share and per share data):

Amount
Estimated shares of VEREIT common stock and VEREIT OP common units to be exchanged(a)
229,281,987
Exchange Ratio 0.705
Estimated shares of Realty Income common stock to be issued 161,643,801
Closing price of Realty Income common stock on June 1, 2021(b)
$ 69.35
Estimated fair value of Realty Income common stock to be issued to former holders of VEREIT common stock and VEREIT OP common units(b)
$ 11,209,998
Redemption of VEREIT Series F Preferred Stock and VEREIT OP Series F Preferred OP Units(c)
374,066
Estimated fair value of VEREIT’s equity-based compensation awards attributable
to pre-combination services(d)
33,630
Consideration to be transferred $ 11,617,694
Preliminary fair value of VEREIT mortgages payable and notes payable assumed
by Realty Income
6,021,649
Total estimated preliminary purchase price $ 17,639,343

	Amount
Shares of Spirit’s common stock to be exchanged(a)			141,331,218
Exchange Ratio			0.762
Shares of Realty Income common stock issued			107,694,388
Closing price of Realty Income common stock on December 11, 2023		$	54.39
Estimated fair value of Realty Income common stock to be issued to the former holders of Spirit common stock		$	5,857,498
Shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock issued in exchange for Spirit Series A preferred stock(b)			6,900,000
Closing price of Spirit Series A preferred stock on December 11, 2023(b)		$	23.80
Estimated fair value of Realty Income Series A preferred stock to be issued to the former holders of Spirit Series A preferred stock		$	164,220
Estimated fair value of Spirit’s performance share awards attributable to pre-combination services(c)		$	21,538
Cash payment for accrued and unpaid dividend equivalents to Spirit performance share award holders to be settled by Realty Income(d)		$	4,021
Less: estimated fair value of Spirit restricted stock awards attributable to post-combination costs(e)		$	(5,419)
Total estimated preliminary purchase price		$	6,041,858

(a)

Includes ~~229,129,954~~141,331,218 shares of ~~VEREIT~~Spirit common stock outstanding as of ~~March 31, 2021 and 152,033 VEREIT OP~~September 30, 2023, inclusive of 206,817 unvested Spirit restricted stock awards which will be converted into Realty Income common ~~units outstanding as~~stock at the Effective Time. The portion of ~~March 31, 2021.~~the converted unvested Spirit restricted stock awards related to post-combination expense is removed in footnote (e) below. Under the Merger Agreement, these shares and units are to be converted to Realty Income common stock at an Exchange Ratio of ~~0.705~~0.762 per share of ~~VEREIT~~Spirit’s common ~~stock or VEREIT OP common unit, as applicable.~~stock.

(b)

~~The estimated~~Includes 6,900,000 shares of Spirit Series A preferred stock outstanding as of September 30, 2023. Under the Merger Agreement, these shares are to be converted to the newly issued Realty Income Series A preferred stock at an exchange ratio of 1.0 per share of Spirit Series A preferred stock at the Effective Time. Given that Spirit Series A preferred stock is publicly traded, and it will be exchanged into a newly created class of Realty Income Series A preferred stock having substantially the same terms as the Spirit Series A preferred stock, the publicly traded price of Spirit Series A preferred stock is the best indicator of the preliminary fair value of Realty Income ~~common~~Series A preferred stock yet to be ~~issued to former holders of VEREIT common stock and VEREIT OP common units is based upon the per share closing price of Realty~~issued.

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~~Income’s common stock on June 1, 2021 which was $69.35, multiplied by the estimated shares of Realty Income common stock to be issued.~~

(c)

Immediately prior to and conditional upon the consummation of the Mergers, VEREIT will issue a notice of redemption with respect to all of the outstanding shares of the VEREIT Series F Preferred Stock, and Realty Income will cause funds to be deposited in escrow to pay the redemption price for each share of the VEREIT Series F Preferred Stock at the liquidation preference of $25.00 plus all accrued and unpaid dividends up to and including the redemption date. The estimated preliminary purchase price presented in these unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements is based upon 14,921,012 shares of the VEREIT Series F Preferred Stock (including 49,766 shares of the VEREIT OP Series F Preferred Units included within Noncontrolling interests) outstanding as of March 31, 2021 and the accrued and unpaid dividends on such VEREIT Series F Preferred Stock of $1.0 million.

~~(d)~~

Represents the estimated fair value of fully vested ~~VEREIT DSU Awards which~~Spirit performance share awards that will be converted into Realty Income common stock ~~upon~~at the ~~Mergers, as well as~~Effective Time that are attributable to pre-combination services.

(d)

Represents the amount of any accrued and unpaid cash dividend equivalents corresponding to each Spirit performance share award that will be settled by Realty Income in cash.

(e)

Represents the estimated fair value of ~~the Realty Income replacement employee and executive stock options,~~Spirit restricted stock ~~units, and performance restricted stock units~~awards that will be ~~granted at~~accelerated and converted into Realty Income common stock upon the ~~closing date of~~Effective Time, reflecting the ~~Mergers and which are~~value attributable to ~~pre-combination~~post-combination services.

The actual value of the Realty Income common stock and Realty Income Series A preferred stock to be issued in the ~~Mergers~~Merger will depend on the market price of shares of Realty Income common stock and Realty Income Series A preferred stock at the closing date of the ~~Mergers,~~Merger, and therefore the actual purchase price will ~~fluctuate with the market price of Realty Income common stock~~not be known until the ~~Mergers are~~Merger is consummated. As a result, the final purchase price could differ significantly from the current estimate, which could materially impact the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements. A 10% difference in the Realty ~~Income’s~~Income common stock and the Realty Income Series A preferred stock price from the assumptions set forth in the table above would change the purchase price by approximately ~~$1.1 billion,~~$602.2 million, which would be recorded as an adjustment to the fair value of the ~~net~~ assets and liabilities acquired, including goodwill as applicable.

~~The~~ In addition, the outstanding number of shares of ~~VEREIT~~Spirit common stock, ~~the outstanding number of VEREIT OP common units,~~ and the outstanding shares of ~~the VEREIT~~Spirit Series ~~F Preferred Stock and the VEREIT OP Series F Preferred Units~~A preferred stock may change prior to the closing of the ~~Mergers~~Merger due to transactions in the ordinary course of business, including unknown changes in vesting of outstanding ~~VEREIT~~Spirit equity-based awards and any grants of new ~~VEREIT~~ equity-based awards. ~~These changes are not expected to have a material impact on the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements.~~

~~Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation~~Balance Sheet

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The ~~preliminary purchase price allocation~~components of Spirit’s September 30, 2023 Land and improvements on Spirit’s consolidated balance sheet have been reclassified to ~~assets acquired~~Realty Income’s (i) Land and liabilities assumed is provided throughout these notes to the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements. The following table provides a summary of the preliminary purchase price allocation by major categories of assets acquired(ii) Building and ~~liabilities assumed based on Realty Income management’s preliminary estimate of their respective fair values~~improvements, as ~~of March 31, 2021~~follows (in thousands):

Amount
Total estimated preliminary purchase price $ 17,639,343
Assets:
Real estate held for investment $ 14,017,258
Real estate and lease intangibles held for sale 11,300
Lease intangible assets 2,710,838
Cash and cash equivalents 318,561
Accounts receivable 52,000
Other assets 347,181
Total assets acquired $ 17,457,138

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Amount
Liabilities:
Distributions payable $ 105,948
Accounts payable and accrued expenses(a)
163,280
Lease intangible liabilities 499,701
Other liabilities 264,968
Mortgages payable 1,096,403
Notes payable 4,925,246
Total liabilities assumed $ 7,055,546
Estimated preliminary fair value of net assets acquired $ 10,401,592
Add: Estimated preliminary fair value of noncontrolling interests acquired 1,171
Goodwill $ 1,217,273

	September 30, 2023
Land and improvements:		$	2,742,072
Land (as presented)			1,808,364
Building and improvements			933,708

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~~This~~Spirit’s September 30, 2023 balance ~~includes $46.8 million~~ of ~~estimated transaction costs~~$1.4 billion previously classified as Accumulated depreciation on Spirit’s consolidated balance sheet, has been reclassified to ~~be incurred by VEREIT as a result of the Mergers. These costs are expected to be recognized as an expense in VEREIT's pre-combination statement of operations~~Realty Income’s Accumulated depreciation and ~~therefore they are reflected as a liability assumed by Realty Income, with no impact on pro forma combined distributions in excess of net income.~~amortization.

~~The preliminary fair values~~•

Spirit’s September 30, 2023 balance of ~~identifiable~~$61.5 million previously classified as Real estate assets ~~acquired and liabilities assumed are based~~held for sale, net on ~~a valuation as of the assumed consummation date of the Mergers that is prepared by~~Spirit’s consolidated balance sheet, has been reclassified to Realty Income with assistance of a third-party valuation advisor. For the preliminary estimate of fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed of VEREIT, Realty Income used publicly available benchmarking information as well as a variety of other assumptions, including market participant assumptions. The allocation is dependent upon certain valuation and other studies that have not yet been finalized. Accordingly, the pro forma purchase price allocation is subject to further adjustment as additional information becomes available and as additional analyses and final valuations are completed, and such differences could be material. In particular, the fair values of the assets and liabilities were estimated, in part, based upon the allocation of realIncome’s Real estate and ~~intangible~~ lease ~~assets and liabilities, and adjusted to reflect reasonable estimations~~intangibles held for above-market and below-market leases, in-place lease values, and avoided lease origination costs, and to incorporate estimates for the mark-to-market adjustments (i.e., premiums) of mortgages payable and notes payable to be assumed in the Mergers, all of which are based on Realty Income’s historical experience with similar assets and liabilities. In determining the estimated fair value of VEREIT’s tangible assets, Realty Income utilized customary methods, including the income, market, and cost approaches. Amounts allocated to land, buildings and improvements, tenant improvements, and lease intangible assets and liabilities were based on an analysis performed by third parties based on Realty Income’s, VEREIT’s and other portfolios with similar property characteristics.sale, net.

The purchase price allocation presented above has not been finalized. The final determination of the allocation of the purchase price will be based on the fair value of such assets and liabilities as of the actual consummation date of the Mergers and will be completed after the Mergers are consummated. These final fair values will be determined based on Realty Income’s management’s judgment, which is based on various factors, including (1) market conditions, (2) the industry in which the client operates, (3) the characteristics of the real estate (i.e., location, size, demographics, value and comparative rental rates), (4) the client credit profile, (5) store profitability metrics and the importance of the location of the real estate to the operations of the client’s business, and/or (6) real estate valuations. The final determination of these estimated fair values, the assets’ useful lives and the depreciation and amortization methods are dependent upon certain valuations and other analyses that have not yet been completed, and as previously stated could differ materially from the amounts presented in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements. The final determination will be completed as soon as practicable but no later than one year after the consummation of the Mergers. Any increase or decrease in the fair value of the net assets acquired, as compared to the information shown herein, could change the portion of the purchase consideration allocable to goodwill and could impact the operating results of the combined company following the Mergers due to differences in the allocation of the purchase consideration, as well as changes in the depreciation and amortization related to some of the acquired assets.

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Spirit’s September 30, 2023 balances for the accounts previously classified as Loan receivables, net, components of Deferred costs and other assets, net (as shown in table below) and Real estate assets under direct financing leases, net have been reclassified to Realty Income’s Other assets, net, as follows (in thousands):

	September 30, 2023
Loans receivable, net		$	52,949
Portion of deferred costs and other assets, net			110,975
Real estate assets under direct financing leases, net			7,404
Other assets, net (as presented)		$	171,328

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$199.8 million of Spirit’s September 30, 2023 receivables and straight-line rent previously classified by Spirit as Deferred costs and other assets, net have been reclassified from Deferred costs and other assets, net to Realty Income’s Accounts receivable, net.

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The components of Spirit’s September 30, 2023 Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities on Spirit’s consolidated balance sheet, have been reclassified to Realty Income’s (i) Distributions payable, (ii) Accounts payable and accrued expenses, and (iii) Other liabilities, as follows (in thousands):

	September 30, 2023
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities:		$	230,353
Distributions payable (as presented)			99,571
Accounts payable and accrued expenses (as presented)			69,045
Other liabilities (as presented)			61,737

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Spirit’s September 30, 2023 balance of $3.0 billion previously classified as Accumulated deficit has been reclassified to Realty Income’s Distributions in excess of net income.

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Spirit’s September 30, 2023 balances previously classified as Common stock and Capital in excess of common stock par value have been reclassified to Realty Income’s Common stock and paid-in capital, as follows (in thousands):

	September 30, 2023
Common stock		$	7,067
Capital in excess of common stock par value			7,300,728
Common stock and paid-in capital (as presented)		$	7,307,795

Income Statement

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Spirit’s balances for Interest income on loans receivable, Earned income from direct financing leases and Other operating income previously classified as separate components of Spirit’s Revenues, have been reclassified to Realty Income’s Other revenue, as follows (in thousands):

	For the nine months ended September 30, 2023			For the year ended December 31, 2022
Interest income on loans receivable		$	3,919		$	1,884
Earned income from direct financing leases			393			525
Other operating income			4,888			4,191
Other revenue (as presented)		$	9,200		$	6,600

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Spirit’s balances for Gain on disposition of assets of $66.5 million and $110.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, and year ended December 31, 2022, respectively, have been reclassified to Realty Income’s Gain on sales of real estate.

Note 54 — ~~Merger~~Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation and Pro Forma Transactions Adjustments

Estimated Preliminary Purchase Price

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements reflect the preliminary allocation of the purchase consideration to Spirit’s identifiable net assets acquired. The preliminary allocation of purchase consideration in these unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements is based upon an estimated preliminary purchase price of approximately $6.0 billion. The calculation of the estimated preliminary purchase price related to the Merger is as follows (in thousands, except share and per share data):

	Amount
Shares of Spirit’s common stock to be exchanged(a)			141,331,218
Exchange Ratio			0.762
Shares of Realty Income common stock issued			107,694,388
Closing price of Realty Income common stock on December 11, 2023		$	54.39
Estimated fair value of Realty Income common stock to be issued to the former holders of Spirit common stock		$	5,857,498
Shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock issued in exchange for Spirit Series A preferred stock(b)			6,900,000
Closing price of Spirit Series A preferred stock on December 11, 2023(b)		$	23.80
Estimated fair value of Realty Income Series A preferred stock to be issued to the former holders of Spirit Series A preferred stock		$	164,220
Estimated fair value of Spirit’s performance share awards attributable to pre-combination services(c)		$	21,538
Cash payment for accrued and unpaid dividend equivalents to Spirit performance share award holders to be settled by Realty Income(d)		$	4,021
Less: estimated fair value of Spirit restricted stock awards attributable to post-combination costs(e)		$	(5,419)
Total estimated preliminary purchase price		$	6,041,858

(a)

Includes 141,331,218 shares of Spirit common stock outstanding as of September 30, 2023, inclusive of 206,817 unvested Spirit restricted stock awards which will be converted into Realty Income common stock at the Effective Time. The portion of the converted unvested Spirit restricted stock awards related to post-combination expense is removed in footnote (e) below. Under the Merger Agreement, these shares and units are to be converted to Realty Income common stock at an Exchange Ratio of 0.762 per share of Spirit’s common stock.

(b)

Includes 6,900,000 shares of Spirit Series A preferred stock outstanding as of September 30, 2023. Under the Merger Agreement, these shares are to be converted to the newly issued Realty Income Series A preferred stock at an exchange ratio of 1.0 per share of Spirit Series A preferred stock at the Effective Time. Given that Spirit Series A preferred stock is publicly traded, and it will be exchanged into a newly created class of Realty Income Series A preferred stock having substantially the same terms as the Spirit Series A preferred stock, the publicly traded price of Spirit Series A preferred stock is the best indicator of the preliminary fair value of Realty Income Series A preferred stock yet to be issued.

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(c)

Represents the estimated fair value of fully vested Spirit performance share awards that will be converted into Realty Income common stock at the Effective Time that are attributable to pre-combination services.

(d)

Represents the amount of any accrued and unpaid cash dividend equivalents corresponding to each Spirit performance share award that will be settled by Realty Income in cash.

(e)

Represents the estimated fair value of Spirit restricted stock awards that will be accelerated and converted into Realty Income common stock upon the Effective Time, reflecting the value attributable to post-combination services.

The actual value of the Realty Income common stock and Realty Income Series A preferred stock to be issued in the Merger will depend on the market price of shares of Realty Income common stock and Realty Income Series A preferred stock at the closing date of the Merger, and therefore the actual purchase price will not be known until the Merger is consummated. As a result, the final purchase price could differ significantly from the current estimate, which could materially impact the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements. A 10% difference in the Realty Income common stock and the Realty Income Series A preferred stock price from the assumptions set forth in the table above would change the purchase price by approximately $602.2 million, which would be recorded as an adjustment to the fair value of the assets and liabilities acquired, including goodwill as applicable. In addition, the outstanding number of shares of Spirit common stock, and the outstanding shares of Spirit Series A preferred stock may change prior to the closing of the Merger due to transactions in the ordinary course of business, including unknown changes in vesting of outstanding Spirit equity-based awards and any grants of new equity-based awards.

Balance Sheet

•

The components of Spirit’s September 30, 2023 Land and improvements on Spirit’s consolidated balance sheet have been reclassified to Realty Income’s (i) Land and (ii) Building and improvements, as follows (in thousands):

	September 30, 2023
Land and improvements:		$	2,742,072
Land (as presented)			1,808,364
Building and improvements			933,708

•

Spirit’s September 30, 2023 balance of $1.4 billion previously classified as Accumulated depreciation on Spirit’s consolidated balance sheet, has been reclassified to Realty Income’s Accumulated depreciation and amortization.

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	September 30, 2023
Loans receivable, net		$	52,949
Portion of deferred costs and other assets, net			110,975
Real estate assets under direct financing leases, net			7,404
Other assets, net (as presented)		$	171,328

•

	September 30, 2023
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities:		$	230,353
Distributions payable (as presented)			99,571
Accounts payable and accrued expenses (as presented)			69,045
Other liabilities (as presented)			61,737

•

Spirit’s September 30, 2023 balance of $3.0 billion previously classified as Accumulated deficit has been reclassified to Realty Income’s Distributions in excess of net income.

•

	September 30, 2023
Common stock		$	7,067
Capital in excess of common stock par value			7,300,728
Common stock and paid-in capital (as presented)		$	7,307,795

Income Statement

•

	For the nine months ended September 30, 2023			For the year ended December 31, 2022
Interest income on loans receivable		$	3,919		$	1,884
Earned income from direct financing leases			393			525
Other operating income			4,888			4,191
Other revenue (as presented)		$	9,200		$	6,600

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Note 4 — Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation and Pro Forma Transactions Adjustments

Estimated Preliminary Purchase Price

	Amount
Shares of Spirit’s common stock to be exchanged(a)			141,331,218
Exchange Ratio			0.762
Shares of Realty Income common stock issued			107,694,388
Closing price of Realty Income common stock on December 11, 2023		$	54.39
Estimated fair value of Realty Income common stock to be issued to the former holders of Spirit common stock		$	5,857,498
Shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock issued in exchange for Spirit Series A preferred stock(b)			6,900,000
Closing price of Spirit Series A preferred stock on December 11, 2023(b)		$	23.80
Estimated fair value of Realty Income Series A preferred stock to be issued to the former holders of Spirit Series A preferred stock		$	164,220
Estimated fair value of Spirit’s performance share awards attributable to pre-combination services(c)		$	21,538
Cash payment for accrued and unpaid dividend equivalents to Spirit performance share award holders to be settled by Realty Income(d)		$	4,021
Less: estimated fair value of Spirit restricted stock awards attributable to post-combination costs(e)		$	(5,419)
Total estimated preliminary purchase price		$	6,041,858

(a)

(b)

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(c)

(d)

Represents the amount of any accrued and unpaid cash dividend equivalents corresponding to each Spirit performance share award that will be settled by Realty Income in cash.

(e)

Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation

The preliminary purchase price allocation to assets acquired and liabilities assumed is provided throughout these notes to the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements. The following table provides a summary of the preliminary purchase price allocation by major categories of assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on Realty Income management’s preliminary estimate of their respective fair values as of September 30, 2023 (in thousands):

	Amount
Total estimated preliminary purchase price		$	6,041,858
Assets:
Real estate held for investment		$	7,923,667
Real estate and lease intangibles held for sale			92,800
Lease intangible assets			1,233,730
Cash and cash equivalents(a)			39,531
Accounts receivable			14,581
Other assets			159,543
Total assets acquired		$	9,463,852
Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses(b)		$	127,045
Lease intangible liabilities			391,491
Other liabilities			61,737
Term loan			1,100,705
Mortgages payable			4,229
Notes payable			2,339,854
Total liabilities assumed		$	4,025,061
Estimated preliminary fair value of net assets acquired		$	5,438,791
Goodwill		$	603,067

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(a)

This balance does not include $4.0 million of the Pro Forma Transactions Adjustments related to Realty Income’s cash payment for accrued and unpaid dividend equivalents to Spirit performance share award holders, that is included in the Total estimated preliminary purchase price. The balance also does not include the Pro Forma Transactions Adjustments related to the settlement of $58.0 million of Spirit’s estimated transaction-related costs following the Effective Time.

(b)

This balance includes $58.0 million of estimated transaction-related costs to be incurred by Spirit which have not yet been reflected in the historical consolidated financial statements of Spirit and will be settled by Realty Income following the Effective Time.

The preliminary fair values of identifiable assets acquired, and liabilities assumed are based on an estimated valuation as of an assumed date upon which the Effective Time would occur that was prepared by Realty Income with the assistance of a third-party valuation advisor. For the preliminary estimate of fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed of Spirit, Realty Income used publicly available benchmarking information as well as a variety of other assumptions, including market participant assumptions. The allocation is dependent upon certain valuation and other studies that have not yet been finalized. Accordingly, the pro forma preliminary purchase price allocation is subject to further adjustment as additional information becomes available and as additional analyses and final valuations are completed, and such differences could be material. In particular, the fair values of the assets and liabilities were estimated, in part, based upon the allocation of real estate and intangible lease assets and liabilities, and adjusted to reflect reasonable estimations for above-market and below-market leases, in-place lease values, and avoided lease origination costs, and to incorporate estimates for the mark-to-market adjustments (i.e., discounts) of mortgages payable and notes payable to be assumed in the Merger, all of which are based on Realty Income’s historical experience with similar assets and liabilities. In determining the estimated fair value of Spirit’s assets and liabilities, Realty Income utilized customary methods, including the income, market, and cost approaches. Amounts allocated to land, buildings and improvements, tenant improvements, and lease intangible assets and liabilities were based on an analysis performed by third parties based on Realty Income’s, Spirit’s and other portfolios with similar property characteristics.

The purchase price allocation presented above is preliminary and it has not been finalized. The final determination of the allocation of the purchase price will be completed no later than twelve months following the Effective Time. These final fair values will be determined based on Realty Income’s management’s judgment, which is based on various factors, including (1) market conditions, (2) the industry in which the client operates, (3) the characteristics of the real estate (i.e., location, size, demographics, value and comparative rental rates), (4) the client credit profile, (5) store profitability metrics and the importance of the location of the real estate to the operations of the client’s business, and/or (6) real estate valuations. The final determination of these estimated fair values, the assets’ useful lives and the depreciation and amortization methods are dependent upon certain valuations and other analyses that have not yet been completed, and as previously stated could differ materially from the amounts presented in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements. The final determination will be completed as soon as practicable but no later than one year after the consummation of the Merger. Any increase or decrease in the fair value of the net assets acquired, as compared to the information shown herein, could change the portion of the purchase consideration allocable to goodwill and could impact the operating results of the combined company following the Merger due to differences in the allocation of the purchase consideration, as well as changes in the depreciation and amortization related to some of the acquired assets.

Balance Sheet

The pro forma adjustments reflect the effect of the ~~Mergers~~Pro Forma Transactions on Realty Income’s and ~~VEREIT’s~~Spirit’s historical consolidated balance sheets as if the ~~Mergers~~Pro Forma Transactions occurred on ~~March 31, 2021.~~September 30, 2023.

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Assets

The pro forma adjustments for Land and Buildings and improvements reflect: (i) the elimination of ~~VEREIT’s~~Spirit’s historical carrying values of ~~$2.7~~$1.8 billion for Land and ~~$9.9~~$7.0 billion for Buildings and improvements, and (ii) the recognition of the fair value of these assets of ~~$3.3~~$1.9 billion for Land and ~~$10.7~~$6.1 billion for Buildings and improvements, based upon the preliminary valuation of the tangible real estate assets to be acquired. For information regarding the valuation methodology applied to the tangible real estate assets, refer to the Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation section of Note 4. The pro forma adjustments are presented as follows (in thousands):

	Estimated fair value			Less: Elimination of historical carrying value			Total pro forma adjustment			Estimated fair value			Less: Elimination of historical gross carrying value			Total pro forma adjustment
Land		$	3,292,005		$	(2,698,232)		$	593,773		$	1,857,452		$	(1,808,364)		$	49,088
Buildings and improvements			10,725,253			(9,941,903)			783,350			6,066,215			(7,015,086)			(948,871)

Accumulated depreciation and amortization were adjusted to eliminate ~~VEREIT’s~~Spirit’s historical accumulated depreciation ~~and amortization balances~~balance of ~~$2.9~~$1.4 billion.

~~VEREIT’s~~Spirit’s Real estate and lease intangibles held for sale, net ~~were~~was adjusted ~~by $6.4~~to remove the historical carrying value of $61.5 million, toand reflect ~~the contract sale price,~~its assets at fair value, less estimated selling expenses, on those assets, totaling ~~$11.3~~$92.8 million. The fair value was determined based on the contractual sale prices from executed sale agreements.

Pro forma adjustment to Cash and cash equivalents and Distributions payable represents the payment of dividends declared, but not paid, as of the Effective Date to Spirit’s common stock, restricted stock award, and Spirit performance share award holders. The Cash and cash equivalents line also includes a settlement of Spirit’s estimated transaction-related costs of $58.0 million.

Accounts receivable, net ~~were~~was adjusted to eliminate ~~VEREIT’s~~Spirit’s historical straight-line rent receivable, net, of ~~$278.9~~$185.2 million, which is not treated as a separately recognized asset on the combined company’s balance sheet.

5)6)

The pro forma adjustments for Lease intangible assets, net reflect: (i) the elimination of ~~VEREIT’s~~Spirit’s historical carrying values for these assets, net of the associated accumulated amortization, of ~~$931.8~~$389.1 million and (ii) the recognition of the fair value of these assets of ~~$2.7~~$1.2 billion, based upon the preliminary valuation of the intangible real estate assets to be acquired. For information regarding the valuation methodology applied to the lease intangible assets, refer to the Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation section of Note 4. The following table summarizes the major classes of lease intangible assets acquired and the total pro forma adjustment to Lease intangible assets, net (in thousands):

Amount
Preliminary allocation of fair value:
In-place leases $ 2,063,904
Leasing commissions and marketing costs 290,457
Above-market lease assets 356,477
Less: Elimination of historical carrying value of lease intangible assets, net (931,832)
Total pro forma adjustment $ 1,779,006

	Amount
Preliminary allocation of fair value:
In-place leases		$	803,589
Leasing commissions, legal and marketing costs			250,429
Above-market lease assets			179,712
Less: Elimination of historical carrying value of lease intangible assets, net			(389,100)
Total pro forma adjustment		$	844,630

6)7)

The pro forma adjustments for Goodwill reflect: (i) the elimination of ~~VEREIT’s~~Spirit’s historical goodwill balance of ~~$1.3 billion,~~$225.6 million, and (ii) the recognition of the preliminary goodwill balance associated with the ~~Mergers~~Merger of ~~$1.2 billion~~$603.1 million based on the preliminary purchase price allocation. For additional information, refer to the Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation section of Note 4.

Other assets, net was adjusted to reflect (i) the elimination of Spirit’s deferred financing costs, net and capitalized lease transaction costs of $9.2 million, (ii) the elimination of Spirit’s historical carrying value

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~~Other assets, net were adjusted to (i) eliminate deferred costs,~~for Loans receivable, net of ~~$4.3~~$52.9 million, ~~which consist primarily~~and (iii) the recognition of ~~unamortized deferred financing costs for VEREIT’s revolving credit facility, and (ii) recognize~~ the fair value of ~~acquired below-market~~the loans receivable and ground leases right of ~~$28.8 million, based upon the preliminary valuation~~use assets of ~~these contracts.~~

$50.3 million.

Liabilities

The pro forma adjustment for Distributions payable represents $1.0 million of dividends on the VEREIT Series F Preferred Stock accrued through March 31, 2021, which will be paid by Realty Income immediately prior to and in conjunction with the Mergers, as the consummation of the Mergers is contingent upon the settlement of the VEREIT Series F Preferred Stock, including the unpaid accrued dividends on the VEREIT Series F Preferred Stock.

The pro forma adjustment for Accounts payable and accrued expenses represents ~~$29.2 million and $46.8~~$60.0 million of estimated ~~transaction~~transaction-related costs to be incurred by Realty Income ~~and VEREIT, respectively, as a result~~which have not yet been reflected in the historical consolidated financial statements of Realty Income. This line item also contains an accrual of $58.0 million of the ~~Mergers.~~estimated transaction-related costs to be incurred by Spirit which have not yet been reflected in the historical consolidated financial statements, as well as the assumed settlement of this amount. See Note 4 for additional details.

10)

The pro forma adjustments for Lease intangible liabilities, net reflect: (i) the elimination of ~~VEREIT’s~~Spirit’s historical carrying values for ~~these~~the intangible lease liabilities, net of the associated accumulated amortization, of ~~$117.1~~$106.8 million, and (ii) the recognition of the fair value of these intangible liabilities of ~~$499.7~~$391.5 million, based upon the preliminary valuation of the intangible lease liabilities to be assumed. For information regarding the valuation methodology applied to the lease intangible liabilities, refer to the Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation section of Note 4.

11)

In connection with the Merger, Realty Income expects to assume $3.9 billion of Spirit’s total historical cost debt outstanding as of September 30, 2023, with a weighted average interest rate of 3.4% and weighted average remaining term of 4.8 years. The pro forma adjustments for Term loan, net, Mortgages payable, net and Notes payable, net reflect: (i) the elimination of ~~VEREIT’s~~Spirit’s historical carrying values of ~~these liabilities,~~the Term loan, net, Mortgages payable, net and Notes payable, net including the associated unamortized deferred financing costs and net discounts, of ~~$1.0~~$1.1 billion, $4.5 million and $2.7 billion for ~~mortgages~~the Term loan, net, Mortgages payable, net and ~~$4.6 billion for notes~~Notes payable, net respectively, and (ii) the recognition of the fair value of $1.1 billion, ~~for mortgages payable~~$4.2 million and ~~$4.9~~$2.3 billion for ~~notes~~the Term loan, net, Mortgages payable, net and Notes payable, net respectively, based upon the preliminary valuation of these liabilities. The preliminary fair value of ~~mortgages~~Term loan, net, Mortgages payable, ~~has been estimated by an independent third party using a~~net and Notes payable, net derived either based on (i) market quotes for identical or similar instruments in markets or (ii) discounted cash flow ~~analysis, based on~~analyses using estimates of ~~observable~~the amount and timing of future cash flows, market ~~interest rates. The preliminary fair value of notes payable has been estimated using quoted market prices in active markets with limited trading volume, when available.~~rates and credit spreads. The following table summarizes the pro forma adjustments to the Term loan, net, Mortgages payable, net and Notes payable, net (in thousands):

	Mortgages payable			Notes payable			Term loan, net			Mortgages payable, net			Notes payable, net
Estimated fair value		$	1,096,403		$	4,925,246
Less: Elimination of historical carrying value, including unamortized deferred financing costs and net discounts			(1,035,328)			(4,586,252)
Elimination of historical carrying value of the remaining debt instruments, including unamortized deferred financing costs and net discounts								$	(1,090,198)		$	(4,545)		$	(2,725,505)
Estimated pro forma fair value of liabilities assumed in the Merger									1,100,705			4,229			2,339,854
Total pro forma adjustment		$	61,075		$	338,994		$	10,507		$	(316)		$	(385,651)

Equity

12)

The following table summarizes the pro forma adjustments for ~~stockholders’~~ equity (in thousands):

Preferred stock
and paid-in
capital

Common stock
and paid-in
capital

Distributions
in excess of
net income

Accumulated
other
comprehensive
(loss) income

Redemption of the VEREIT Series F Preferred Stock(a)
$ (371,781) $ — $ — $ —
Issuance of Realty Income common stock(b)
— 11,209,998 — —
Settlement and exchange of VEREIT equity-based awards(c)
— 33,630 — —
Elimination of VEREIT’s historical equity balances — (12,981,320) 6,610,678 (634)
Realty Income merger related costs(d)
— — (29,206) —
Total pro forma adjustment $ (371,781) $ (1,737,692) $ 6,581,472 $ (634)

	Preferred stock and paid-in capital			Common stock and paid-in capital			Distributions in excess of net income			Accumulated other comprehensive loss
Issuance of Realty Income common stock(a)		$	—		$	5,873,617		$	—		$	—
Issuance of Realty Income Series A preferred stock(b)			164,220			—			—			—
Settlement of Spirit’s equity-based awards(c)			—			22,069			(22,069)			—
Spirit transaction-related costs(d)			—			—			(58,000)			—
Elimination of Spirit’s historical equity balances(e)			(166,177)			(7,307,795)			3,094,475			(55,296)

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	Preferred stock and paid-in capital			Common stock and paid-in capital			Distributions in excess of net income			Accumulated other comprehensive loss
Realty Income transaction-related costs(f)			—			—			(60,000)			—
Total pro forma adjustment		$	(1,957)		$	(1,412,109)		$	2,954,406		$	(55,296)

~~(a)~~

The pro forma adjustment reflects the redemption of the VEREIT Series F Preferred Stock at the liquidation preference of $25.00 per share, plus accrued and unpaid dividends, as described in Note 4. The total pro forma adjustment to cash and cash equivalents represents the amounts to be paid by Realty Income to redeem the VEREIT Series F Preferred Stock of $371.8 million, the VEREIT OP Series F Preferred Units of $1.2 million, and the accrued and unpaid dividends of $1.0 million.

~~(b)~~(a)

The pro forma adjustment represents the issuance of Realty Income common stock as consideration for the ~~Mergers,~~Merger, as described in the Estimated Preliminary Purchase Price section of Note 4. The fair value of Realty Income common stock ~~to be~~ issued to former holders of ~~VEREIT~~Spirit’s common stock ~~and VEREIT OP common units~~ is based on the adjusted per share closing price of Realty Income common stock of ~~$69.35~~$54.39 on ~~June 1, 2021.~~December 11, 2023.

(b)

The pro forma adjustment represents the issuance of Realty Income Series A preferred stock as consideration for the Merger, as described in the Estimated Preliminary Purchase Price section of Note 4. The fair value of Realty Income Series A preferred stock issued to former holders of Spirit Series A preferred stock is based on the fair value of Spirit Series A preferred stock of $23.80 on December 11, 2023.

(c)

Represents the estimated fair value of fully vested ~~VEREIT DSU Awards~~Spirit restricted stock awards and Spirit performance share award units of $22.1 million which will be converted into Realty Income common stock upon the ~~Mergers, as well as the fair value~~Effective Time. The vesting of ~~the~~these awards is to be discretionarily accelerated and they will be converted into Realty Income ~~replacement employee and executive~~common stock ~~options, restricted stock units, and performance restricted stock units that will be granted at~~upon the ~~closing date of~~Effective Time, reflecting the ~~Mergers and which are~~value attributable to ~~pre-combination~~the post-combination services.

(d)

The pro forma adjustment to distributions in excess of net income ~~excludes $46.8~~includes $58.0 million of estimated transaction-related costs to be incurred by Spirit which have not yet been reflected in the historical consolidated financial statements of Spirit and which will be settled by Realty Income following the Effective Time.

(e)

The pro forma adjustment represents the elimination of Spirit’s historical equity balances and the $58.0 million of estimated transaction-related costs to be incurred by Spirit which have not yet been reflected in the historical consolidated financial statements of Spirit. Refer to note (d) above.

(f)

The pro forma adjustment to distributions in excess of net income includes $60.0 million of estimated transaction costs to be incurred by ~~VEREIT~~Realty Income as a result of the ~~Mergers. These costs are expected to be recognized as an expense~~Merger, which have not yet been reflected in ~~VEREIT's pre-combination statement of operations and therefore they are reflected as a liability assumed by~~ Realty ~~Income, with no impact on pro forma combined distributions in excess of net income.~~Income’s historical consolidated financial statements.

~~13)~~

The pro forma adjustment reflects the removal of noncontrolling interests related to shares of the VEREIT OP Series F Preferred Units held by VEREIT OP’s minority partners, totaling $1.8 million, and the VEREIT OP common units, totaling $4.2 million, which will be exchanged into Realty Income common stock upon consummation of the Mergers.

Statements of Operations

The pro forma adjustments reflect the effect of the ~~Mergers~~Pro Forma Transactions on Realty Income’s and ~~VEREIT’s~~Spirit’s historical consolidated statements of operations ~~and shares used in computing income from continuing operations available to common stockholders per common share~~ as if the ~~Mergers~~Pro Forma Transactions occurred on January 1, ~~2020.~~2022.

~~Revenue~~Revenues

~~14)~~13)

Rental (including reimbursable)

The historical rental revenues for Realty Income and ~~VEREIT~~Spirit represent contractual and straight-line rents and amortization of above-market and below-market lease intangibles associated with the leases in effect during the periods presented. The adjustments included in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations are presented to: (i) eliminate the historical straight-line rents and amortization of above-market and below-market lease intangibles for the real estate properties of ~~VEREIT~~Spirit acquired as part of the ~~Mergers,~~Merger, and (ii) adjust contractual rental property revenue for ~~such~~the acquired properties to a straight-line basis and amortize above-market and below-market lease intangibles recognized as a result of the Merger.

The pro forma adjustment for the amortization of above-market and below-market lease intangibles recognized as a result of the ~~Mergers~~Merger was estimated based on a straight-line methodology and the estimated remaining weighted average contractual, in-place lease term of ~~8.4~~10.2 years. The lease intangible asset and liability fair values and estimated amortization expense may differ materially from the

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preliminary determination within these unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements. The pro forma adjustments to rental revenues do not purport to be indicative of the expected change in rental revenues of the combined company in any future periods.

The following table summarizes the adjustments made to rental revenues for the ~~real estate properties of VEREIT to be acquired as part of the Mergers for the three~~nine months ended ~~March 31, 2021~~September 30, 2023, and year ended December 31, ~~2020~~2022 (in thousands):

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Elimination of
historical
amounts(a)

Recognition of
post-combination
amounts

Total
pro forma
adjustment

For the three months ended March 31, 2021
Straight-line rents $ (4,470) $ 16,737 $ 12,267
Amortization of above-market and below-market lease intangibles 1,537 4,656 6,193
Total pro forma adjustment $ (2,933) $ 21,393 $ 18,460
For the year ended December 31, 2020
Straight-line rents $ (23,149) $ 59,908 $ 36,759
Amortization of above-market and below-market lease intangibles 2,777 18,625 21,402
Total pro forma adjustment $ (20,372) $ 78,533 $ 58,161

	Elimination of historical amounts			Recognition of post-combination amounts(a)			Total pro forma adjustment
For the nine months ended September 30, 2023
Straight-line rent, net		$	(26,127)		$	35,555		$	9,428
Amortization of above-market and below-market lease intangibles and deferred lease incentives, net			(767)			15,583			14,816
Total pro forma adjustment		$	(26,894)		$	51,138		$	24,244
For the year ended December 31, 2022
Straight-line rent, net		$	(36,902)		$	55,090		$	18,188
Amortization of above-market and below-market lease intangibles and deferred lease incentives, net			(2,190)			20,777			18,587
Total pro forma adjustment		$	(39,092)		$	75,867		$	36,775

(a)

~~Elimination~~Recognition of ~~historical~~post-combination amounts excludes amounts related to ~~VEREIT~~Spirit properties that were sold between January 1, ~~2020~~2022 and ~~March 31, 2021,~~September 30, 2023, because such properties are not a part of the net assets acquired in the ~~Mergers.~~Merger.

~~Expense~~14)

The pro forma adjustment to Other revenue of $1.2 million and $1.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, and year ended December 31, 2022, respectively, reflects the impact of the Merger on the amount recognized in Spirit’s historical consolidated statements of operations for the periods presented from the amortization of the fair value adjustment on Spirit’s Loans Receivables to be assumed in the Merger.

Expenses

15)

The adjustments included in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations are presented to: (i) eliminate the historical depreciation and amortization of real estate properties of ~~VEREIT~~Spirit acquired as part of the ~~Mergers,~~Merger, and (ii) to recognize additional depreciation and amortization expense associated with the fair value of acquired real estate tangible and intangible assets. ~~Refer to Note 4 for additional information.~~

The pro forma adjustment for the depreciation and amortization of acquired assets is calculated using a straight-line methodology and is based on estimated useful lives for building and site improvements, the remaining contractual, in-place lease term for intangible lease assets, and the lesser of the estimated useful life and the remaining contractual, in-place lease term for tenant improvements. The useful life of a particular building depends upon a number of factors including the condition of the building upon acquisition. For purposes of the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations, the weighted average useful life for buildings and site improvements is ~~29.3~~29.9 years; the weighted average useful life for tenant improvements is ~~8.3~~10.2 years; and the weighted average remaining contractual, in-place lease term is ~~8.4~~10.2 years. The fair value of acquired real estate tangible and intangible assets, estimated useful lives of such assets, and estimated depreciation and amortization expense may differ materially from the preliminary determination within these unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements. The pro forma adjustments to depreciation and amortization expense are not necessarily indicative of the expected change in depreciation and amortization expense of the combined company in any future periods.

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The following table summarizes adjustments made to depreciation and amortization expense by asset category for ~~the~~Spirit’s real estate properties ~~of VEREIT~~ to be acquired as part of the ~~Mergers~~Merger for the ~~three~~nine months ended ~~March 31, 2021~~September 30, 2023, and year ended December 31, ~~2020~~2022 (in thousands):

	For the three months ended March 31, 2021			For the year ended December 31, 2020			For the nine months ended September 30, 2023			For the year ended December 31, 2022
Buildings and improvements(a)		$	99,405		$	397,618		$	150,215		$	200,286
Tenant improvements(a)			31,095			124,379			23,957			31,943
In-place leases and leasing commissions and marketing costs(a)			72,167			288,667			77,535			103,379
Less: Elimination of historical depreciation and amortization ~~(a)~~			(106,878)			(435,366)			(236,527)			(292,985)
Total pro forma adjustment		$	95,789		$	375,298		$	15,180		$	42,623

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16)

The ~~following table summarizes the~~ pro forma adjustments to interest expense ~~for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and year ended December 31, 2020, which~~ reflect the impact toof the Merger on the amounts recognized in ~~VEREIT’s~~Spirit’s historical consolidated statements of operations for the periods presented from: (i) the elimination of historical deferred financing cost amortization, (ii) the elimination of historical amortization on net premiums/discounts, and (iii) the amortization of the fair value adjustment on ~~VEREIT’s~~Spirit’s interest swap assets, term loan, mortgages, and notes payable assumed in the ~~Mergers~~Merger. The following table summarizes the pro forma adjustments to interest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, and year ended December 31, 2022 (in thousands):

For the three months
ended March 31, 2021

For the year ended
December 31, 2020

Elimination of historical deferred financing costs amortization $ (2,555) $ (15,114)
Elimination of historical amortization of net (discounts)/premiums
(248) 1,650
Amortization of the fair value adjustment on mortgages and notes payable (12,388) (49,552)
Total pro forma adjustment $ (15,191) $ (63,016)

	For the nine months ended September 30, 2023			For the year ended December 31, 2022
Elimination of Spirit historical deferred financing costs amortization		$	(5,944)		$	(5,410)
Elimination of Spirit historical amortization of net discounts			(982)			(1,269)
Amortization of the fair value adjustment on swap assets, term loan, mortgages and notes payable			69,992			93,322
Total pro forma adjustment		$	63,066		$	86,643

The pro forma adjustments for the amortization of the fair value adjustment on ~~VEREIT’s~~Spirit’s interest rate swaps, term loan, mortgages and notes payable assumed in the ~~Mergers~~Merger were estimated based on a straight-line approach and the weighted average remaining contractual term of ~~3.6~~3.0 years for the interest rate swaps, 7.3 years for mortgages payable, remaining contractual term of 2.8 years for term loan and ~~8.2~~5.7 years for notes payable. The fair value adjustment on ~~VEREIT’s~~Spirit’s interest rate swaps, term loan, mortgages and notes payable and estimated amortization expense may differ materially from the preliminary determination within these unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements. The pro forma adjustments to interest expense do not purport to be indicative of the expected change in interest expense of the combined company in any future periods.

17)

Represents an adjustment to increase ground leases rent expense by ~~$1.4~~$0.1 million for the ~~three~~nine months ended ~~March 31, 2021~~September 30, 2023, and ~~$5.7~~$0.1 million for the year ended December 31, ~~2020~~2022 as a result of the revaluation of operating lease right-of-use assets and recognition of the above-market and below-market ground lease intangible assets. The adjustment is computed based on a straight-line approach and using a weighted average remaining lease term of ~~11.8~~16.1 years. The fair value adjustment on ~~VEREIT’s~~Spirit’s ground leases may differ materially from the preliminary determination within these unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements. The pro forma adjustments to property (including reimbursable) expense do not purport to be indicative of the expected change in ground rent expense of the combined company in any future periods.

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18)

Represents anthe adjustment to ~~recognize additional post-combination compensation expense~~Merger and integration-related costs of ~~$3.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and $15.5~~$82.1 million for the year ended December 31, ~~2020~~2022 to recognize (i) additional post-combination compensation expense of $22.1 million associated with the fair value of Realty Income ~~replacement awards~~common stock issued to the holders of ~~VEREIT~~Spirit’s restricted stock ~~units,~~awards and performance ~~restricted~~ stock ~~units~~awards, and stock options. The adjustment is based upon a straight-line vesting approach. The fair value of Realty Income’s replacement awards may differ materially from the preliminary determination within these unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements. The pro forma adjustments to general and administrative expense do not purport to be indicative of the expected change in compensation expense of the combined company in any future periods.

~~19)~~

~~Represents the adjustment for Merger-related~~(ii) estimated transaction-related costs of ~~$76.0~~$60.0 million ~~for the year ended December 31, 2020 resulting from estimated transaction-related costs~~ that are not currently reflected in the historical consolidated financial statements of Realty ~~Income and VEREIT; these~~Income. These estimated ~~transaction~~transaction-related costs consist primarily of transfer taxes, advisor, ~~fees,~~ legal, ~~fees, change in control payments,~~ and accounting fees. It is assumed that these costs will not affect the combined statements of operations beyond twelve months after the closing date of the ~~Mergers.~~Merger.

Note 5 — Pro Forma Net Income ~~from continuing operations available~~Available to ~~common stockholders~~Common Stockholders per ~~common share:~~

~~20)~~Common Share

The following table summarizes the unaudited pro forma net income from continuing operations per common share for the ~~three~~nine months ended ~~March 31, 2021~~September 30, 2023, and the year ended December 31, ~~2020~~2022, as if the ~~Mergers~~Pro Forma Transactions occurred on January 1, ~~2020~~2022 (in thousands, except ~~share and~~ per share data):

	For the nine months ended September 30, 2023			For the year ended December 31, 2022
Numerator
Pro forma net income available to common stockholders		$	782,101		$	971,535
Denominator
Realty Income historical weighted average common shares outstanding			681,419			611,766
Spirit’s common stock converted into Realty Income common stock (141,331 shares and units outstanding, multiplied by the Exchange Ratio of 0.762)			107,694			107,694
Spirit’s performance share awards converted into Realty Income common stock (921 shares and units outstanding, multiplied by the Exchange Ratio of 0.762)			702			702
Pro forma weighted average common shares outstanding – basic			789,815			720,162
Realty Income historical weighted average dilutive shares			710			415
Pro forma weighted average Realty Income common shares outstanding – diluted			790,525			720,577
Pro forma amounts of net income available to common stockholders per common share:
Basic and diluted		$	0.99		$	1.35

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For the three months
ended March 31, 2021

For the year ended
December 31, 2020

Numerator
Pro forma income from continuing operations available to common stockholders $ 149,565 $ 245,240
Denominator
Realty Income historical weighted average common shares outstanding 371,522,607 345,280,126
VEREIT common stock and VEREIT OP common units converted into Realty Income common stock (229,281,987 shares and units outstanding, multiplied by the Exchange Ratio of 0.705) 161,643,801 161,643,801
VEREIT DSU Awards converted into Realty Income common
stock (113,868 units, multiplied by the Exchange Ratio of
0.705)
80,277 80,277
Pro forma weighted average common shares outstanding –
basic
533,246,685 507,004,204
Realty Income historical weighted average dilutive shares 79,294 135,132
Unvested VEREIT equity-based awards exchanged into Realty
Income equity-based awards
517,124 588,943
Pro forma weighted average common shares outstanding –
diluted
533,843,103 507,728,279
Pro forma income from continuing operations available to common stockholders per common share:
Basic and diluted $ 0.28 $ 0.48

~~Note 6 — The Spin-Off and OfficeCo Properties~~

As noted above, the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements do not give effect to the Spin-Off, or a sale of some or all of the OfficeCo Properties, because, pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, Realty Income and VEREIT have broad discretion to amend the scope and terms of the Spin-Off, including, among other things, the properties to be included as part of the OfficeCo Properties (including adding or removing properties). Realty Income and VEREIT may alternatively seek to sell some or all of the OfficeCo Properties, and Realty Income may elect not to consummate the Spin-Off at all.

~~As of the date of this joint proxy statement/~~prospectus, following the consummation of the Mergers, VEREIT and Realty Income intend to contribute to OfficeCo in connection with the Spin-Off and/or sell up to 93 total OfficeCo Properties, of which up to 53 properties would be office properties owned by VEREIT (the “VEREIT OfficeCo Properties”), and up to 40 properties would be office properties owned by Realty Income (the “Realty Income OfficeCo Properties”).

As of March 31, 2021, the VEREIT OfficeCo Properties represented total leasable square feet of 7.6 million, of which 94.5% were occupied. The carrying value of the total assets of the VEREIT OfficeCo Properties, net of the associated accumulated depreciation, as of March 31, 2021 was $1.3 billion on a historical U.S. GAAP basis, and was subject to $177.9 million in total mortgage debt principal. In April 2021, $19.1 million in mortgage principal for a VEREIT OfficeCo Property was repaid in full. Total revenues generated by the VEREIT OfficeCo Properties were $40.3 million and $168.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and the year ended December 31, 2020, respectively, also on a historical U.S. GAAP basis.

As of March 31, 2021, the Realty Income OfficeCo Properties represented total leasable square feet of 3.0 million, of which 95.3% were occupied. The carrying value of the total assets of the Realty Income OfficeCo Properties, net of the associated accumulated depreciation, as of March 31, 2021 was $536.4 million on a historical U.S. GAAP basis, and was subject to $36.3 million in total mortgage debt principal. In April

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2021, $14.0 million in mortgage principal for a Realty Income OfficeCo Property was repaid in full. Total revenues generated by the Realty Income OfficeCo Properties were $13.0 million and $53.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and the year ended December 31, 2020, respectively, also on a historical U.S. GAAP basis.

After giving effect to the Merger Adjustments for the VEREIT OfficeCo Properties, which include the adjustment of land, buildings and other tangible real estate assets to fair value and the recognition of lease intangible assets and liabilities, as if the Mergers had been completed on March 31, 2021, and the impact of straight-line rent and amortization of above-market and below-market lease intangibles as if the Mergers had been completed on January 1, 2020, the OfficeCo Properties, in total, would have represented approximately 6% of the combined company total assets as of March 31, 2021 and approximately 7% and approximately 8% of total revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and the year ended December 31, 2020, respectively. If the Spin-Off of the OfficeCo Properties is effectuated, Realty Income’s management estimates transfer taxes of $40.0 million will be incurred.

~~As described elsewhere in this joint proxy statement/~~prospectus, subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, Realty Income may, after consultation with and good faith consideration of any comments from VEREIT, determine, or in certain cases, amend, the scope and terms of the Spin-Off, including, among other things, the properties to be included as part of the OfficeCo Properties (including adding or removing properties), the scope and nature of the reorganization plan, the terms of the separation and distribution agreement, and the scope of transition services to be provided by Realty Income following the Spin-Off, if any. In addition, subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, Realty Income may, after consultation with and good faith consideration of any comments from VEREIT, alternatively seek to sell some or all of the OfficeCo Properties to third parties in connection with the closing of the Merger, and the parties may otherwise sell certain properties that would have otherwise been included in the OfficeCo Properties during the pendency of the Mergers. Similarly, Realty Income may, in its sole discretion, elect to waive the Spin-Off Condition, and consummate the Mergers without effectuating the Spin-Off. Accordingly, stockholders of Realty Income and VEREIT should not place undue reliance on the consummation of the Spin-Off as described in this joint proxy statement/~~prospectus in determining whether or not to approve the proposals contemplated in this joint proxy statement/~~prospectus. For more information regarding the terms of the contemplated Spin-Off, see “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to the Spin-Off” and “The Mergers — The Merger Agreement — The Spin-Off.”

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~~THE SPIN-OFF~~

~~General~~

Following the effective time of the Merger, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, Realty Income and VEREIT intend to contribute certain of their office properties (the “OfficeCo Properties”) to a newly formed direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Realty Income, and for Realty Income to distribute all of the outstanding voting shares of common stock in OfficeCo to Realty Income’s stockholders (which, at that time, would also include the VEREIT stockholders as a result of the Merger) on a pro rata basis (the “Spin-Off”).

In connection with the Spin-Off, Realty Income and VEREIT intend to enter into all agreements necessary to effectuate the Spin Off, including the Separation and Distribution Agreement, in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions of the Merger Agreement.

If the Spin-Off is consummated, continuing holders of shares of Realty Income common stock will be entitled to receive a number of shares of OfficeCo common stock based on a distribution ratio determined by the Realty Income board of directors for each share of Realty Income common stock held by such stockholder as of the close of business on the record date of the OfficeCo Distribution. If the Spin-Off is consummated on the first business day following the closing of the Merger, based on the shares of Realty Income common stock and VEREIT common stock outstanding as of the record date, we estimate that legacy Realty Income common stockholders will own approximately 70% of the common stock of OfficeCo, and legacy VEREIT common stockholders that receive shares of Realty Income common stock in the Merger and continue to hold such stock as of the record date of the OfficeCo Distribution will own approximately 30% of the common stock of OfficeCo.

~~After giving pro forma effect to the Mergers, and based on the properties contemplated to be contributed to OfficeCo in connection with the Spin-Off as of the date of this joint proxy statement/~~prospectus, the OfficeCo Properties, in total, would have represented approximately 6% of the combined company total assets at March 31, 2021 and approximately 7% and approximately 8% of total revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and year ended December 31, 2020, respectively.

Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, Realty Income will not be obligated to consummate the Mergers until the Spin-Off is, in all respects, ready to be consummated contemporaneously with the closing of the Merger, including the SEC declaring effective the Form 10 registration statement related to the Spin-Off. However, Realty Income may, in its sole discretion, waive the Spin-Off Condition at any time, and the Spin-Off Condition shall be deemed to be automatically waived on January 29, 2022. In addition, subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, Realty Income may, after consultation with and good faith consideration of any comments from VEREIT, determine or, in certain cases, amend, the scope and terms of the Spin-Off, including, among other things, the properties to be included as part of the OfficeCo Properties (including adding or removing properties), the scope and nature of the reorganization plan, the terms of the separation and distribution agreement, and the scope of transition services, if any, to be provided by Realty Income following the Spin-Off.

Subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, Realty Income also may, after consultation with and good faith consideration of any comments from VEREIT, alternatively seek to sell some or all of the OfficeCo Properties to third parties in connection with the closing of the Merger, and the parties may otherwise sell certain properties that would have otherwise been included in the OfficeCo Properties during the pendency of the Merger. Accordingly, the specific size and composition of the OfficeCo Properties, the nature of the Spin-Off, and the occurrence of the Spin-Off promptly following the Mergers, if at all, are all subject to change, and there can be no assurances that the Spin-Off will be consummated on the terms contemplated in this joint proxy statement/prospectus, or at all. For more information regarding the terms of the contemplated Spin-Off, see “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to the Spin-Off,” “The Mergers — The Merger Agreement — The Spin-Off,” and “The Spin-Off.”

~~The OfficeCo Properties~~

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~~OfficeCo Properties that were identified by the parties as of the date of this joint proxy statement/~~prospectus will be distributed to OfficeCo in connection therewith. As noted above, the assets that are contributed to OfficeCo in connection with the Spin-Off are subject to change, and thus this information is for illustrative purposes only.

~~Operations of OfficeCo~~

Assuming the Spin-Off is consummated, VEREIT and Realty Income intend for OfficeCo to operate as a self-managed, publicly traded office REIT, engaged in the ownership, acquisition, development and leasing of office assets throughout the United States.

Prior to the consummation of the Mergers, Realty Income will, after consultation with and good faith consideration of any comments from VEREIT, identify and designate individuals to serve on OfficeCo’s board of directors and committees thereof, and individuals to serve as executive officers of OfficeCo.

~~OfficeCo is contemplated to elect and qualify to be taxed as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes beginning with OfficeCo’s taxable year that includes the distribution.~~

~~Anticipated Portfolio of OfficeCo~~

~~As of the date of this joint proxy statement/~~prospectus, following the consummation of the Mergers, VEREIT and Realty Income intend for the contribution of OfficeCo Properties to consist of up to 93 total office properties, of which up to 53 properties would be office properties owned by VEREIT (the “VEREIT OfficeCo Properties”), and up to 40 properties would be office properties owned by Realty Income (the “Realty Income OfficeCo Properties”). The following information related to the anticipated portfolio of OfficeCo Properties is provided only as of or for the respective periods set forth below, and any subsequent information or developments will not have been reflected therein.

As of March 31, 2021, the VEREIT OfficeCo Properties represented total leasable square feet of approximately 7.6 million, of which approximately 95% were occupied. The carrying value of the total assets of the VEREIT OfficeCo Properties at March 31, 2021 was $1.3 billion on a historical GAAP basis, and were subject to $177.9 million in total mortgage debt principal. In April 2021, $19.1 million in mortgage principal for a VEREIT OfficeCo Property was repaid in full. Total revenues generated by the VEREIT OfficeCo Properties were $40.3 million and $168.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and year ended December 31, 2020, respectively, also on a historical GAAP basis.

As of March 31, 2021, the Realty Income OfficeCo Properties represented total leasable square feet of approximately 3.0 million, of which approximately 95% were occupied. The carrying value of the total assets of the Realty Income OfficeCo Properties at March 31, 2021 was $536.4 million on a historical GAAP basis, and were subject to $36.3 million in total mortgage debt principal. In April 2021, $14.0 million in mortgage principal for a Realty Income OfficeCo Property was repaid in full. Total revenues generated by the Realty Income OfficeCo Properties were $13.0 million and $53.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and year ended December 31, 2020, respectively, also on a historical GAAP basis.

After giving pro forma effect to the Mergers, the OfficeCo Properties, in total, would have represented approximately 6% of the combined company total assets at March 31, 2021 and approximately 7% and approximately 8% of total revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and year ended December 31, 2020, respectively.

The weighted average lease term for the OfficeCo Properties as of December 31, 2020 was approximately 4 years. In addition, as of December 31, 2020, after giving pro forma effect to the Mergers, and based on total annualized contractual rent as of December 31, 2020:

•

~~approximately 72% of the clients of the OfficeCo Properties would have had investment grade credit ratings or are subsidiaries or affiliates of investment grade companies;~~

•

~~the top ten clients, by total annualized contractual rent as of December 31, 2020, would have represented approximately 47% of the total contractual rent of the OfficeCo Properties;~~

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~~no clients, by total annualized contractual rent as of December 31, 2020, would have represented more than 10% of the total contractual rent of the OfficeCo Properties; and~~

•

the top five industries in which the clients would have operated would have been healthcare (approximately 17%), telecommunications (approximately 14%), insurance (approximately 13%), financial services (approximately 11%) and government services (approximately 10%).

~~Anticipated OfficeCo Financing~~

If the Spin-Off is consummated, certain of OfficeCo Properties are expected to remain subject to mortgages securing certain existing property-level indebtedness, equal to up to a total of approximately $181 million as of March 31, 2021 (excluding property-level indebtedness that has been repaid after March 31, 2021), subject to the satisfaction of terms and conditions contained in the agreements governing such indebtedness, including obtaining any consents or approvals from the lenders required thereunder. Realty Income and its subsidiaries may procure adequate financing for the capitalization of OfficeCo, as determined by Realty Income, after consultation with and good faith consideration of any comments from VEREIT, including the transfer to or assumption by OfficeCo or a subsidiary thereof of such mortgages and property-level indebtedness. Additionally, OfficeCo may enter into new term loans and/or alternative sources of financing to adequately capitalize OfficeCo, including seeking sources to provide adequate working capital to fund near-term operations and to fund anticipated near-term acquisitions and general corporate purposes.

~~Spin-Off Modifications, Sales of OfficeCo Properties Other Alternatives~~

As described elsewhere in this joint proxy statement/prospectus, subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, Realty Income may, after consultation with and good faith consideration of any comments from VEREIT, determine, or in certain cases, amend, the scope and terms of the Spin-Off, including, among other things, the properties to be included as part of the OfficeCo Properties (including adding or removing properties), the scope and nature of the reorganization plan, the terms of the separation and distribution agreement, and the scope of transition services to be provided by Realty Income following the Spin-Off, if any. In addition, subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, Realty Income may, after consultation with and good faith consideration of any comments from VEREIT, alternatively seek to sell some or all of the OfficeCo Properties to third parties in connection with the closing of the Merger, and the parties may otherwise sell certain properties that would have otherwise been included in the OfficeCo Properties during the pendency of the Mergers. Similarly, Realty Income may, in its sole discretion, elect to waive the Spin-Off Condition, and consummate the Mergers without effectuating the Spin-Off. For more information regarding the terms of the contemplated Spin-Off, see “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to the Spin-Off” and “The Mergers — The Merger Agreement — The Spin-Off.”

Realty Income and VEREIT intend to effectuate the separation of the OfficeCo Properties from the combined company following the Mergers in the manner that creates optimal value for the combined company and its stockholders. Realty Income and VEREIT currently believe that the Spin-Off is the most effective strategy to achieve that goal. However, in the process of effectuating the steps necessary to consummate the Spin-Off, certain issues may arise that may impact the feasibility of the Spin-Off or the benefits of the Spin-Off to the combined company and its stockholders, including significant unanticipated costs or expenses (including consent fees), failure to obtain required consents or approvals, adverse tax implications, or other adverse impacts. Accordingly, Realty Income and VEREIT may determine that it is in the best interest of the combined company and its stockholders to withhold and retain certain assets otherwise contemplated to be contributed to OfficeCo in connection with the Spin-Off, to add certain additional assets to OfficeCo, or to retain the OfficeCo Properties as part of the combined company following the Mergers. In addition, in accordance with the Merger Agreement, Realty Income and VEREIT intend to engage with third parties to potentially sell some or all of the assets contemplated to be contributed to OfficeCo, which the parties may determine will create greater value for the combined company and its stockholders than the Spin-Off. Realty Income may elect, after consultation with and good faith consideration of any comments from VEREIT, to pursue these transactions, and subject to the consummation of the Mergers, sell some or all of the OfficeCo Properties, or abandon the Spin-Off entirely. Accordingly, stockholders of Realty Income and VEREIT should not place undue reliance on the consummation of the Spin-Off as described in this joint proxy statement/~~prospectus in determining whether or not to approve the proposals contemplated in this joint proxy statement/~~~~prospectus.~~

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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

The following description of some of the terms of ~~the~~ Realty Income common stock, Realty Income Series A preferred stock, the Realty Income Articles and the Realty Income Bylaws, and the MGCL does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the MGCL, the Realty Income Articles and Realty Income Bylaws. Copies of the most recent Realty Income Articles and Realty Income Bylaws, and any subsequent amendments thereto, have been filed or incorporated by reference as exhibits to the most recent Realty Income Annual Report on Form 10-K or a subsequent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Realty Income with the SEC. You may obtain copies of any of those documents by visiting the ~~SEC~~SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

Realty Income has authority to issue ~~740,200,000~~1,300,000,000 shares of Realty Income common stock, $0.01 par value per share, and 69,900,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share (“of which, at the time of the Merger, 6,900,000 shares will be classified and designated as Realty Income Series A preferred ~~stock”~~stock. Realty Income common stock, Realty Income Series A preferred stock and ~~such~~any other class or series of Realty Income preferred stock ~~together with the Realty Income common stock, the~~outstanding from time to time are collectively referred to herein as “Realty Income capital ~~stock”).~~stock.”

Common Stock

Subject to the preferential rights of any other class or series of Realty Income capital stock, including Realty Income Series A preferred stock, and to the provisions of the Realty Income Articles regarding the restrictions on ownership and transfer of stock, holders of Realty Income common stock are entitled to receive dividends when, as and if authorized by the Realty Income board of directors and declared by Realty Income out of assets legally available therefor. The terms of the Realty Income Series A preferred stock will, and the terms any other preferred stock Realty Income may issue in the future may, provide for restrictions or prohibitions on the payment of dividends on, and the purchase of, Realty Income common stock and ~~may also provide~~ for holders of that class or series of preferred stock to receive preferential distributions in the event of Realty Income’s liquidation, dissolution or winding up before any payments may be made on Realty Income common stock.

For information concerning any class or series of preferred stock of Realty Income ~~preferred stock~~ that may be outstanding from time to time, see the articles supplementary classifying and designating the shares of such class or series of preferred stock, which have been or will be, as the case may be, filed or incorporated by reference as an exhibit to Realty Income’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K or a subsequent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Realty Income with the SEC, and the description of any such class or series of preferred stock of Realty Income ~~preferred stock~~ contained in the applicable Registration Statement on Form 8-A, including any amendments and reports filed for the purpose of updating such description, which have been or will be filed by Realty Income with the SEC. You may obtain copies of any of these documents by visiting the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Realty Income Articles authorize the Realty Income board of directors to classify and reclassify any unissued shares of Realty Income common stock or ~~Realty Income~~ preferred stock into other classes or series of stock and to establish the number of shares in each class or series and to set the terms, preferences, conversion and other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends or other distributions, qualifications or terms or conditions of redemption for each such class or series. Thus, the Realty Income board of directors could cause the issuance of shares of preferred stock with dividend rights, rights to distributions in the event of Realty Income’s liquidation, dissolution or winding up, voting rights or other rights that could adversely affect the rights of holders of Realty Income common stock or delay or prevent a tender offer or change of control of Realty Income that might involve a premium price for shares of Realty Income common stock or otherwise be in their best interests, any of which could adversely affect the market price of Realty Income common stock.

Subject to the provisions of the Realty Income Articles regarding the restrictions on ownership and transfer of Realty Income common stock (see ~~“Restrictions~~“— Restrictions on Ownership and Transfers of ~~Stock”~~Stock” below), each outstanding share of Realty Income common stock entitles the holder to one vote on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders, including the election of directors (other than any directors to be elected exclusively by holders of outstanding preferred stock of Realty Income, ~~preferred stock~~if any, or any other class or series

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of Realty Income capital stock). Except as provided with respect to any other class or series of stock, the holders of shares of Realty Income common stock will possess the exclusive voting power.

Holders of Realty Income common stock do not have cumulative voting rights in the election of directors, which means that holders of more than 50% of all the shares of Realty Income common stock voting for the

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election of directors can elect all the directors standing for election (other than any directors to be elected exclusively by holders of outstanding preferred stock of Realty Income, ~~preferred stock~~if any, or any other class or series of Realty Income capital stock) at the time if they choose to do so, and the holders of the remaining shares of Realty Income common stock cannot elect any such directors. All of the members of the Realty Income board of directors currently serve for a ~~one year~~ term ~~continuing until~~ending at the next annual meeting of stockholders following their election ~~or appointment~~ and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified. Holders of shares of Realty Income common stock do not have preemptive rights, which means they have no right under the Realty Income Articles, Realty Income Bylaws, or Maryland law to acquire any additional shares of Realty Income common stock that may be issued by Realty Income at a subsequent date. Holders of shares of Realty Income common stock have no preference, conversion, exchange, sinking fund or redemption rights. Under Maryland law, stockholders generally are not liable for the corporation’s debts or obligations.

Under the MGCL, a Maryland corporation generally cannot dissolve, amend its charter, merge, convert into another entity, sell all or substantially all of its assets, engage in a share exchange or engage in similar transactions outside the ordinary course of business unless approved by its stockholders by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter unless a lesser percentage (but not less than a majority of all of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter) is set forth in the corporation’s charter. The Realty Income Articles provide that any such action ~~shall~~will be effective if approved by the affirmative vote of holders of shares entitled to cast a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast on the matter. Because the term “substantially all” of a company’s assets is not defined in the MGCL, it is subject to Maryland common law and to judicial interpretation and review in the context of the unique facts and circumstances of any particular transaction. Accordingly, there may be uncertainty as to whether a sale of “substantially all” of Realty Income’s assets has taken place within the meaning of the MGCL provisions described above.

Preferred Stock

General

The Realty Income board of directors may authorize the issuance from time to time of shares of stock of Realty Income of any class or series as the Realty Income board of directors may deem advisable. The Realty Income board of directors may further classify any unissued shares of preferred stock and reclassify any previously classified but unissued shares of preferred stock of any series, from time to time, in one or more series of stock, with such preferences, conversion and other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends and other distributions, qualifications and terms of conditions of redemption as determined by the Realty Income board of directors. The Realty Income Articles provide that Realty Income has the authority to issue 69,900,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share.

Realty Income Series A Preferred Stock

The Realty Income board of directors (or a duly authorized committee thereof) will, prior to the Effective Time, classify 6,900,000 shares of Realty Income’s authorized but unissued preferred stock as 6.000% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (“Realty Income Series A preferred stock”). This section describes the rights of the Realty Income Series A preferred stock as set forth in the form of Realty Income Series A articles supplementary, included as Exhibit A to the Merger Agreement, which is attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex A. The Realty Income board of directors may authorize the issuance and sale of additional shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock from time to time. Holders of shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock do not have preemptive rights, which means they have no right under the Realty Income Articles, Realty Income Bylaws, or Maryland law to acquire any additional shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock that may be issued by Realty Income at a subsequent date.

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Ranking

Realty Income Series A preferred stock ranks, with respect to dividend rights and rights upon voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of Realty Income’s affairs:

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senior to all classes or series of Realty Income common stock and all classes or series of Realty Income capital stock now or hereafter authorized, issued or outstanding expressly designated as ranking junior to Realty Income Series A preferred stock;

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on parity with any other class or series of Realty Income capital stock expressly designated as ranking on parity with Realty Income Series A preferred stock; and

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junior to any other class or series of Realty Income capital stock expressly designated as ranking senior to Realty Income Series A preferred stock, none of which exists on the date hereof.

The term “capital stock” does not include convertible or exchangeable debt securities, which, prior to conversion or exchange, rank senior in right of payment to Realty Income Series A preferred stock. Realty Income Series A preferred stock also ranks junior in right of payment to our other existing and future debt obligations.

Dividends

Subject to the preferential rights of the holders of any class or series of Realty Income capital stock ranking senior to Realty Income Series A preferred stock with respect to dividend rights, holders of shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock are entitled to receive, when, as and if authorized by the Realty Income board of directors and declared by Realty Income, out of funds legally available for the payment of dividends, cumulative cash dividends at the rate of 6.000% per annum of the $25.00 liquidation preference per share of Realty Income Series A preferred stock (equivalent to the fixed annual amount of $1.50 per share of Realty Income Series A preferred stock).

Dividends on Realty Income Series A preferred stock accrue and are cumulative from and including the date of the last dividend payment by Spirit to holders of Spirit Series A preferred stock prior to the Effective Time (or, if the Effective Time occurs after the record date for a dividend on the Spirit Series A preferred stock and before the applicable payment date for the Spirit Series A preferred stock, as of the date of payment of such dividend for the Spirit Series A preferred stock) and are payable quarterly in arrears on or about the last day of March, June, September and December of each year commencing on the first dividend payment date after the Effective Time (provided that if the Effective Time occurs after the dividend record date for a dividend and before the dividend payment date for such dividend, such date shall be the scheduled dividend payment date for the next succeeding dividend); provided, however, that if such day is not a business day, then the dividend may be paid on either the immediately preceding business day or next succeeding business day at Realty Income’s option, except that, if such business day is in the next succeeding year, such payment will be made on the immediately preceding business day, in each case with the same force and effect as if made on such date. The term “business day” means each day, other than a Saturday or a Sunday, that is neither a legal holiday nor a day on which banking institutions in New York City are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close.

The amount of any dividend payable on Realty Income Series A preferred stock for any partial dividend period is prorated and computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. A “dividend period” is the respective period commencing on and including the first day of January, April, July and October of each year and ending on, and including, the last day of March, June, September and December (other than the dividend period during which any shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock will be redeemed). Dividends are payable to holders of record as they appear in the Realty Income stock records at the close of business on the applicable record date, which will be the date designated by the Realty Income board of directors as the record date for the payment of dividends that is not more than 35 and not fewer than 10 days prior to the scheduled dividend payment date.

Dividends on Realty Income Series A preferred stock will accrue whether or not:

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those dividends are authorized or declared.

Except as described in the next two paragraphs, unless full cumulative dividends on Realty Income Series A preferred stock for all past dividend periods will have been or contemporaneously are declared and paid in cash or declared and a sum sufficient for the payment thereof in cash is set apart for payment, Realty Income will not:

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declare and pay or declare and set aside for payment of dividends, and Realty Income will not declare and make any distribution of cash or other property, directly or indirectly, on or with respect to any shares of Realty Income common stock or shares of any other class or series of Realty Income capital stock ranking, as to dividends, on parity with or junior to Realty Income Series A preferred stock, for any period; or

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redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire for any consideration, or make any other distribution of cash or other property, directly or indirectly, on or with respect to, or pay or make available any monies for a sinking fund for the redemption of, any Realty Income common stock or shares of any other class or series of Realty Income capital stock ranking, as to dividends and upon liquidation, on parity with or junior to Realty Income Series A preferred stock.

The foregoing sentence, however, will not prohibit:

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dividends payable solely in Realty Income capital stock ranking junior to Realty Income Series A preferred stock;

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the conversion into or exchange for other shares of any class or series of Realty Income capital stock ranking junior to Realty Income Series A preferred stock; and

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Realty Income’s purchase of shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock, preferred stock of Realty Income ranking on parity with Realty Income Series A preferred stock as to payment of dividends and upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up or capital stock or equity securities ranking junior to Realty Income Series A preferred stock pursuant to the Realty Income Articles to the extent necessary to preserve Realty Income’s status as a REIT as discussed under “— Restrictions on Ownership and Transfers of Stock.”

When Realty Income does not pay dividends in full (and does not set apart a sum sufficient to pay them in full) on Realty Income Series A preferred stock and the shares of any other class or series of capital stock ranking, as to dividends, on parity with Realty Income Series A preferred stock, Realty Income will declare any dividends upon Realty Income Series A preferred stock and each such other class or series of capital stock ranking, as to dividends, on parity with Realty Income Series A preferred stock pro rata, so that the amount of dividends declared per share of Realty Income Series A preferred stock and such other class or series of capital stock will in all cases bear to each other the same ratio that accrued dividends per share on Realty Income Series A preferred stock and such other class or series of capital stock (which will not include any accrual in respect of unpaid dividends on such other class or series of capital stock for prior dividend periods if such other class or series of capital stock does not have a cumulative dividend) bear to each other. No interest, or sum of money in lieu of interest, will be payable in respect of any dividend payment or payments on Realty Income Series A preferred stock which may be in arrears.

Holders of shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock are not entitled to any dividend, whether payable in cash, property or shares of capital stock, in excess of full cumulative dividends on Realty Income Series A preferred stock as described above. Any dividend payment made on Realty Income Series A preferred stock will first be credited against the earliest accrued but unpaid dividends due with respect to those shares which remain payable. Accrued but unpaid dividends on Realty Income Series A preferred stock will accumulate as of the dividend payment date on which they first become payable.

Realty Income does not intend to declare dividends on Realty Income Series A preferred stock, or pay or set apart for payment dividends on Realty Income Series A preferred stock, if the terms of any of Realty Income agreements, including any agreements relating to indebtedness, prohibit such a declaration, payment or setting apart for payment or provide that such declaration, payment or setting apart for payment would constitute a breach of or default under such an agreement. Likewise, no dividends will be authorized

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by the Realty Income board of directors and declared by Realty Income or paid or set apart for payment if such authorization, declaration or payment is restricted or prohibited by law.

Realty Income’s revolving credit facility and term loan facilities prohibit us from making distributions to our stockholders, or redeeming or otherwise repurchasing shares of Realty Income capital stock, including Realty Income Series A preferred stock, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an event of default, except in limited circumstances including as necessary to enable Realty Income to maintain its qualification as a REIT and to avoid the payment of income or excise tax. Consequently, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an event of default under the revolving credit facility or term loan facilities, Realty Income may not be able to pay all or a portion of the dividends payable to the holders of Realty Income Series A preferred stock or redeem all or a portion of Realty Income Series A preferred stock. In addition, in the event of a default under the revolving credit facility or term loan facilities, Realty Income would be unable to borrow under such facilities and any amounts it had borrowed thereunder could become immediately due and payable. The agreements governing Realty Income’s future debt instruments may also include restrictions on its ability to pay dividends to holders or make redemptions of Realty Income Series A preferred stock.

Liquidation Preference

Upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of Realty Income’s affairs, before any distribution or payment will be made to holders of shares of Realty Income common stock or any other class or series of Realty Income capital stock ranking, as to rights upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our affairs, junior to Realty Income Series A preferred stock, the holders of shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock will be entitled to be paid out of Realty Income’s assets legally available for distribution to stockholders, after payment of or provision for Realty Income’s debts and other liabilities (including any class or series of capital stock ranking, as to rights upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our affairs, senior to Realty Income Series A preferred stock), a liquidation preference of $25.00 per share of Realty Income Series A preferred stock, plus an amount equal to any accrued and unpaid dividends (whether or not authorized or declared) up to but excluding the date of payment. If, upon Realty Income’s voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up, its available assets are insufficient to pay the full amount of the liquidating distributions on all outstanding shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock and the corresponding amounts payable on all shares of each other class or series of Realty Income capital stock ranking, as to rights upon voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up, on parity with Realty Income Series A preferred stock in the distribution of assets, then holders of shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock and each such other class or series of capital stock ranking, as to rights upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up, on parity with Realty Income Series A preferred stock will share ratably in any distribution of assets in proportion to the full liquidating distributions to which they would otherwise be respectively entitled.

Holders of shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock will be entitled to written notice of any distribution in connection with any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of Realty Income’s affairs not less than 30 days and not more than 60 days prior to the distribution payment date. After payment of the full amount of the liquidating distributions to which they are entitled, holders of shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock will have no right or claim to any of Realty Income’s remaining assets. Realty Income’s consolidation or merger with or into any other corporation, trust or other entity, or the voluntary sale, lease, transfer or conveyance of all or substantially all of its property or business, will not be deemed to constitute a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of its affairs.

In determining whether a distribution (other than upon voluntary or involuntary liquidation), by dividend, redemption or other acquisition of shares of Realty Income capital stock or otherwise, is permitted under the MGCL, amounts that would be needed, if Realty Income were to be dissolved at the time of the distribution, to satisfy the preferential rights upon dissolution of holders of shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock will not be added to total liabilities.

Optional Redemption

On and after the Closing Date, Realty Income may, at its option, upon not fewer than 30 and not more than 60 days’ written notice, redeem Realty Income Series A preferred stock, in whole or in part, at any time

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or from time to time, for cash at a redemption price of $25.00 per share, plus all accrued and unpaid dividends (whether or not authorized or declared) up to but excluding the date fixed for redemption, without interest, to the extent Realty Income has funds legally available for that purpose.

If fewer than all of the outstanding shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock are to be redeemed, Realty Income will select the shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock to be redeemed pro rata (as nearly as may be practicable without creating fractional shares) or by lot as it determines. If such redemption is to be by lot and, as a result of such redemption, any holder of shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock, other than a holder of Realty Income Series A preferred stock that has received an exemption from the ownership limit, would have actual or constructive ownership of more than 9.8% of the issued and outstanding shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock in value or number of shares, whichever is more restrictive, because such holder’s shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock were not redeemed, or were only redeemed in part, then, except as otherwise provided in the Realty Income Articles, Realty Income will redeem the requisite number of shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock of such holder such that no holder will own in excess of the 9.8% Realty Income Series A preferred stock ownership limit subsequent to such redemption. See “— Restrictions on Ownership and Transfers of Stock” below. In order for their shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock to be redeemed, holders must surrender their shares at the place, or in accordance with the book-entry procedures, designated in the notice of redemption. Holders will then be entitled to the redemption price and any accrued and unpaid dividends payable upon redemption following surrender of the shares as detailed below. If (i) a notice of redemption has been given (in the case of a redemption of Realty Income Series A preferred stock other than to preserve Realty Income’s status as a REIT), (ii) the funds necessary for the redemption have been set aside by Realty Income in trust for the benefit of the holders of any shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock called for redemption and (iii) irrevocable instructions have been given to pay the redemption price and all accrued and unpaid dividends, then from and after the redemption date, dividends will cease to accrue on such shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock and such shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock will no longer be deemed outstanding. At such time, all rights of the holders of such shares will terminate, except the right to receive the redemption price plus any accrued and unpaid dividends payable upon redemption, without interest. So long as full cumulative dividends on the Realty Income Series A preferred stock for all past dividend periods shall have been or contemporaneously are (i) declared and paid in cash, or (ii) declared and a sum sufficient for the payment thereof in cash is set apart for payment, and subject to the provisions of applicable law, Realty Income may from time to time repurchase all or any part of Realty Income Series A preferred stock, including the repurchase of shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock in open-market transactions and individual purchases at such prices as Realty Income negotiates, in each case as duly authorized by the Realty Income board of directors.

Unless full cumulative dividends on all shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock have been or contemporaneously are authorized, declared and paid in cash or declared and a sum sufficient for the payment thereof in cash is set apart for payment for all past dividend periods, no shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock will be redeemed unless all outstanding shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock are simultaneously redeemed and Realty Income will not purchase or otherwise acquire directly or indirectly any shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock or any class or series of Realty Income capital stock ranking, as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, on parity with or junior to the Realty Income Series A preferred stock (except by conversion into or exchange for Realty Income capital stock ranking junior to Realty Income Series A preferred stock as to dividends and upon liquidation); provided, however, that whether or not the requirements set forth above have been met, Realty Income may purchase shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock, preferred stock ranking on parity with Realty Income Series A preferred stock as to payment of dividends and upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up or capital stock or equity securities ranking junior to Realty Income Series A preferred stock pursuant to the Realty Income Articles to the extent necessary to ensure that Realty Income continues to meet the requirements for qualification as a REIT for federal income tax purposes, and may purchase or acquire shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock pursuant to a purchase or exchange offer made on the same terms to holders of all outstanding shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock. See “— Restrictions on Ownership and Transfers of Stock” below.

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preferred stock to be redeemed at their respective addresses as they appear on Realty Income’s stock transfer records as maintained by the transfer agent named below. No failure to give such notice or any defect therein or in the mailing thereof will affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock except as to the holder to whom notice was defective or not given. In addition to any information required by law or by the applicable rules of any exchange upon which Realty Income Series A preferred stock may be listed or admitted to trading, each notice will state:

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the redemption date;

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the redemption price;

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the number of shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock to be redeemed;

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the place or places where the certificates, if any, representing shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock are to be surrendered for payment of the redemption price;

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procedures for surrendering noncertificated shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock for payment of the redemption price;

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that dividends on the shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock to be redeemed will cease to accumulate on such redemption date; and

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that payment of the redemption price and any accumulated and unpaid dividends will be made upon presentation and surrender of such Realty Income Series A preferred stock.

If fewer than all of the shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock held by any holder are to be redeemed, the notice mailed to such holder will also specify the number of shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock held by such holder to be redeemed.

Realty Income is not required to provide such notice in the event it redeems Realty Income Series A preferred stock in order to maintain its status as a REIT.

If a redemption date falls after a dividend record date and on or prior to the corresponding dividend payment date, each holder of shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock at the close of business of such dividend record date will be entitled to the dividend payable on such shares on the corresponding dividend payment date notwithstanding the redemption of such shares on or prior to such dividend payment date, and each holder of shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock that surrenders such shares on such redemption date will be entitled to the dividends accruing after the end of the applicable dividend period, up to but excluding the redemption date. Except as described above, Realty Income will make no payment or allowance for unpaid dividends, whether or not in arrears, on Realty Income Series A preferred stock for which a notice of redemption has been given.

All shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock that are redeemed or repurchased, or otherwise acquired in any other manner by Realty Income, will be retired and restored to the status of authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock, without designation as to series or class.

Realty Income’s revolving credit facility and term loan facilities prohibit it from redeeming or otherwise repurchasing any shares of Realty Income capital stock, including Realty Income Series A preferred stock, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an event of default, except in limited circumstances.

Special Optional Redemption

Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control (as defined below), Realty Income may, at its option, redeem Realty Income Series A preferred stock, in whole or in part within 120 days after the first date on which such Change of Control occurred, by paying in cash $25.00 per share, plus any accrued and unpaid dividends to, but not including, the date of redemption. If, prior to the Change of Control Conversion Date (as defined below), Realty Income has provided or provides notice of redemption with respect to Realty Income Series A preferred stock (whether pursuant to the optional redemption right or the special optional redemption right), the holders of Realty Income Series A preferred stock will not have the conversion right described below under “— Preferred Stock — Conversion Rights”.

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Realty Income will mail to you, if you are a record holder of Realty Income Series A preferred stock, a notice of redemption, postage pre-paid, no fewer than 30 days nor more than 60 days before the redemption date. Realty Income will send the notice to your address shown on Realty Income’s share transfer books. A failure to give notice of redemption or any defect in the notice or in its mailing will not affect the validity of the redemption of any Realty Income Series A preferred stock except as to the holder to whom notice was defective or not given. Each notice will state the following:

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the redemption date;

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the redemption price;

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the number of shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock to be redeemed;

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the place or places where the certificates, if any, representing shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock are to be surrendered for payment of the redemption price;

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procedures for surrendering noncertificated shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock for payment of the redemption price;

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that dividends on the shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock to be redeemed will cease to accumulate on such redemption date;

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that payment of the redemption price and any accumulated and unpaid dividends will be made upon presentation and surrender of such Realty Income Series A preferred stock;

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that Realty Income Series A preferred stock is being redeemed pursuant to the special optional redemption right in connection with the occurrence of a Change of Control and a brief description of the transaction or transactions constituting such Change of Control; and

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that the holders of Realty Income Series A preferred stock to which the notice relates will not be able to tender such Realty Income Series A preferred stock for conversion in connection with the Change of Control and each share of Realty Income Series A preferred stock tendered for conversion that is selected, prior to the Change of Control Conversion Date, for redemption will be redeemed on the related date of redemption instead of converted on the Change of Control Conversion Date.

If Realty Income redeems fewer than all of the outstanding shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock, the notice of redemption mailed to each stockholder will also specify the number of shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock held by such holder to be redeemed. In this case, Realty Income will determine the number of shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock to be redeemed as described above in “— Preferred Stock — Optional Redemption”.

If Realty Income has given a notice of redemption and has set aside sufficient funds for the redemption in trust for the benefit of the holders of Realty Income Series A preferred stock called for redemption, then from and after the redemption date, those shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock will be treated as no longer being outstanding, no further dividends will accrue and all other rights of the holders of those shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock will terminate. The holders of those shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock will retain their right to receive the redemption price for their shares and any accrued and unpaid dividends through, but not including, the redemption date, without interest.

The holders of Realty Income Series A preferred stock at the close of business on a dividend record date will be entitled to receive the dividend payable with respect to Realty Income Series A preferred stock on the corresponding payment date notwithstanding the redemption of Realty Income Series A preferred stock between such record date and the corresponding payment date or Realty Income’s default in the payment of the dividend due. Except as provided above, Realty Income will make no payment or allowance for unpaid dividends, whether or not in arrears, on Realty Income Series A preferred stock to be redeemed.

A “Change of Control” is when the following have occurred and are continuing:

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the acquisition by any person, including any syndicate or group deemed to be a “person” under Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act, of beneficial ownership, directly or indirectly, through a purchase, merger or other acquisition transaction or series of purchases, mergers or other acquisition transactions of stock of Realty Income entitling that person to exercise more than 50% of the total

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voting power of all stock of Realty Income entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (except that such person will be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all securities that such person has the right to acquire, whether such right is currently exercisable or is exercisable only upon the occurrence of a subsequent condition); and

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following the closing of any transaction referred to in the bullet point above, neither Realty Income nor the acquiring or surviving entity has a class of common securities (or ADRs representing such securities) listed on the NYSE, the NYSE American or NASDAQ or listed or quoted on an exchange or quotation system that is a successor to the NYSE, the NYSE American or NASDAQ.

Conversion Rights

Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, each holder of Realty Income Series A preferred stock will have the right, unless, prior to the Change of Control Conversion Date, Realty Income has provided or provides notice of its election to redeem Realty Income Series A preferred stock as described above under “— Preferred Stock — Optional Redemption” or “— Special Optional Redemption,” to convert some or all of the Realty Income Series A preferred stock held by such holder (the “Change of Control Conversion Right”) on the Change of Control Conversion Date into a number of shares of Realty Income common stock per share of Realty Income Series A preferred stock (the “Common Stock Conversion Consideration”), which is equal to the lesser of:

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the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the sum of the $25.00 liquidation preference plus the amount of any accrued and unpaid dividends to, but not including the Change of Control Conversion Date (unless the Change of Control Conversion Date is after a record date for a Realty Income Series A preferred stock dividend payment and prior to the corresponding Realty Income Series A preferred stock dividend payment date, in which case no additional amount for such accrued and unpaid dividend will be included in this sum) by (ii) the Common Stock Price (as defined below) (such quotient, the “Conversion Rate”); and

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4.51957 (i.e., the Share Cap).

The Share Cap is subject to pro rata adjustments for any share splits (including those effected pursuant to a distribution of Realty Income common stock), subdivisions or combinations (in each case, a “Share Split”) with respect to Realty Income common stock as follows: the adjusted Share Cap as the result of a Share Split will be the number of shares of Realty Income common stock that is equivalent to the product obtained by multiplying (i) the Share Cap in effect immediately prior to such Share Split by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares of Realty Income common stock outstanding after giving effect to such Share Split and the denominator of which is the number of shares of Realty Income common stock outstanding immediately prior to such Share Split.

For the avoidance of doubt, subject to the immediately succeeding sentence, the aggregate number of shares of Realty Income common stock (or equivalent Alternative Conversion Consideration (as defined below), as applicable) issuable in connection with the exercise of the Change of Control Conversion Right will not exceed 31,185,064 shares of Realty Income common stock (or equivalent Alternative Conversion Consideration, as applicable) (the “Exchange Cap”). The Exchange Cap is subject to pro rata adjustments for any Share Splits on the same basis as the corresponding adjustments to the Share Cap.

In the case of a Change of Control pursuant to which Realty Income common stock will be converted into cash, securities or other property or assets (including any combination thereof) (the “Alternative Form Consideration”), a holder of Realty Income Series A preferred stock will receive upon conversion of such Realty Income Series A preferred stock the kind and amount of Alternative Form Consideration which such holder would have owned or been entitled to receive upon the Change of Control had such holder held a number of shares of Realty Income common stock equal to the Common Stock Conversion Consideration immediately prior to the effective time of the Change of Control (the “Alternative Conversion Consideration,” and the Common Stock Conversion Consideration or the Alternative Conversion Consideration, as may be applicable to a Change of Control, is referred to as the “Conversion Consideration”).

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amount of consideration actually received by holders of a majority of Realty Income common stock that voted for such an election (if electing between two types of consideration) or holders of a plurality of Realty Income common stock that voted for such an election (if electing between more than two types of consideration), as the case may be, and will be subject to any limitations to which all holders of Realty Income common stock are subject, including, without limitation, pro rata reductions applicable to any portion of the consideration payable in the Change of Control.

Realty Income will not issue fractional shares of Realty Income common stock upon the conversion of Realty Income Series A preferred stock. Instead, Realty Income will pay the cash value of such fractional shares.

Within 15 days following the occurrence of a Change of Control, Realty Income will provide to holders of Realty Income Series A preferred stock a notice of occurrence of the Change of Control that describes the resulting Change of Control Conversion Right. This notice will state the following:

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the events constituting the Change of Control;

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the date of the Change of Control;

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the last date on which the holders of Realty Income Series A preferred stock may exercise their Change of Control Conversion Right;

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the method and period for calculating the Common Stock Price;

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the Change of Control Conversion Date;

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that if, prior to the Change of Control Conversion Date, Realty Income has provided or provides notice of its election to redeem all or any portion of Realty Income Series A preferred stock, holders will not be able to convert shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock designated for redemption and such shares will be redeemed on the related redemption date, even if such shares have already been tendered for conversion pursuant to the Change of Control Conversion Right;

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if applicable, the type and amount of Alternative Conversion Consideration entitled to be received per share of Realty Income Series A preferred stock;

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the name and address of the paying agent and the conversion agent; and

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the procedures that the holders of Realty Income Series A preferred stock must follow to exercise the Change of Control Conversion Right.

Realty Income will issue a press release for publication on the Dow Jones & Company, Inc., Business Wire, PR Newswire or Bloomberg Business News (or, if these organizations are not in existence at the time of issuance of the press release, such other news or press organization as is reasonably calculated to broadly disseminate the relevant information to the public), or post a notice on its website, in any event prior to the opening of business on the first business day following any date on which Realty Income provides the notice described above to the holders of Realty Income Series A preferred stock.

To exercise the Change of Control Conversion Right, the holders of Realty Income Series A preferred stock will be required to deliver, on or before the close of business on the Change of Control Conversion Date, the certificates (if any) representing Realty Income Series A preferred stock to be converted, duly endorsed for transfer, together with a written conversion notice completed, to Realty Income’s transfer agent. The conversion notice must state:

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the relevant Change of Control Conversion Date;

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the number of shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock to be converted; and

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that Realty Income Series A preferred stock is to be converted pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Realty Income Series A preferred stock.

The “Change of Control Conversion Date” is the date Realty Income Series A preferred stock is to be converted, which will be a business day that is no fewer than 20 days nor more than 35 days after the date on which Realty Income provides the notice described above to the holders of Realty Income Series A preferred stock.

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The “Common Stock Price” will be (i) if the consideration to be received in the Change of Control by the holders of Realty Income common stock is solely cash, the amount of cash consideration per share of Realty Income common stock or (ii) if the consideration to be received in the Change of Control by holders of Realty Income common stock is other than solely cash (x) the average of the closing sale prices per share of Realty Income common stock (or, if no closing sale price is reported, the average of the closing bid and ask prices or, if more than one in either case, the average of the average closing bid and the average closing ask prices) for the ten consecutive trading days immediately preceding, but not including, the effective date of the Change of Control as reported on the principal U.S. securities exchange on which Realty Income common stock is then traded, or (y) the average of the last quoted bid prices for Realty Income common stock in the over-the-counter market as reported by OTC Markets Group Inc. or similar organization for the ten consecutive trading days immediately preceding, but not including, the effective date of the Change of Control, if Realty Income common stock is not then listed for trading on a U.S. securities exchange.

Holders of Realty Income Series A preferred stock may withdraw any notice of exercise of a Change of Control Conversion Right (in whole or in part) by a written notice of withdrawal delivered to Realty Income’s transfer agent prior to the close of business on the business day prior to the Change of Control Conversion Date. The notice of withdrawal must state:

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the number of withdrawn shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock;

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if certificated Realty Income Series A preferred stock has been issued, the certificate numbers of the withdrawn shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock; and

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the number of shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock, if any, which remain subject to the conversion notice.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Realty Income Series A preferred stock is held in global form, the conversion notice and/or the notice of withdrawal, as applicable, must comply with applicable procedures of The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”).

Realty Income Series A preferred stock as to which the Change of Control Conversion Right has been properly exercised and for which the conversion notice has not been properly withdrawn will be converted into the applicable Conversion Consideration in accordance with the Change of Control Conversion Right on the Change of Control Conversion Date, unless prior to the Change of Control Conversion Date Realty Income has provided or provides notice of its election to redeem such shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock, whether pursuant to the optional redemption right or the special optional redemption right. If Realty Income elects to redeem shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock that would otherwise be converted into the applicable Conversion Consideration on a Change of Control Conversion Date, such shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock will not be so converted and the holders of such shares will be entitled to receive on the applicable redemption date $25.00 per share, plus any accrued and unpaid dividends thereon to, but not including, the redemption date, in accordance with the optional redemption right or special optional redemption right. See “— Preferred Stock — Optional Redemption” and “— Special Optional Redemption” above.

Realty Income will deliver amounts owing upon conversion no later than the third business day following the Change of Control Conversion Date.

In connection with the exercise of any Change of Control Conversion Right, Realty Income will comply with all federal and state securities laws and stock exchange rules in connection with any conversion of Realty Income Series A preferred stock into shares of Realty Income common stock. Notwithstanding any other terms of the Realty Income Series A preferred stock, no holder of Realty Income Series A preferred stock will be entitled to convert such Realty Income Series A preferred stock into shares of Realty Income common stock to the extent that receipt of such Realty Income common stock would cause such holder (or any other person) to exceed the share ownership limits contained in the Realty Income Articles, including the Realty Income Series A articles supplementary, unless Realty Income provides an exemption from this limitation for such holder. See “— Restrictions on Ownership and Transfers of Stock” below.

The Change of Control conversion feature may make it more difficult for a party to take over Realty Income or discourage a party from taking over the company.

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Except as provided above in connection with a Change of Control, Realty Income Series A preferred stock is not convertible into or exchangeable for any other securities or property.

No Maturity, Sinking Fund or Mandatory Redemption

Realty Income Series A preferred stock has no maturity date and Realty Income is not required to redeem Realty Income Series A preferred stock at any time. Accordingly, Realty Income Series A preferred stock will remain outstanding indefinitely, unless Realty Income decides, at its option, to exercise the redemption right or, under circumstances where the holders of Realty Income Series A preferred stock have a conversion right, such holders convert Realty Income Series A preferred stock into Realty Income common stock. Realty Income Series A preferred stock is not subject to any sinking fund.

Limited Voting Rights

Holders of shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock do not have any voting rights, except as will be set forth in the Realty Income Series A articles supplementary.

If dividends on Realty Income Series A preferred stock are in arrears for six or more quarterly periods, whether or not consecutive (a “preferred dividend default”), holders of shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock (voting separately as a class together with the holders of all other classes or series of Realty Income preferred stock ranking on parity with the Realty Income Series A preferred stock with respect to payment of dividends and the distribution of assets upon the Realty Income’s liquidation, dissolution or winding up and upon which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable (such stock, the “Parity Preferred”)) will be entitled to vote for the election of two additional directors to serve on the Realty Income board of directors (the “preferred stock directors”), until all unpaid dividends for past dividend periods with respect to Realty Income Series A preferred stock and any other class or series of Parity Preferred have been paid. In such a case, the number of directors serving on the Realty Income board of directors will be increased by two. The preferred stock directors will be elected by a plurality of the votes cast in the election for a one-year term and each preferred stock director will serve until his or her successor is duly elected and qualifies or until the director’s right to hold the office terminates, whichever occurs earlier. The election will take place at:

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a special meeting called upon the written request of holders of at least 10% of the outstanding shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock together with any other class or series of Parity Preferred, if this request is received more than 90 days before the date fixed for the next annual or special meeting of Realty Income stockholders or, if Realty Income receives the request for a special meeting within 90 days before the date fixed for its next annual or special meeting of stockholders, at the annual or special meeting of stockholders; and

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each subsequent annual meeting (or special meeting held in its place) until all dividends accumulated on Realty Income Series A preferred stock and on any Parity Preferred have been paid in full for all past dividend periods.

If and when all accumulated dividends on Realty Income Series A preferred stock and all other classes or series of Parity Preferred will have been paid in full, holders of shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock will be divested of the voting rights set forth above (subject to re-vesting in the event of each and every preferred dividend default) and the term and office of such preferred stock directors so elected will terminate and the entire board of directors will be reduced accordingly.

Any preferred stock director elected by holders of shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock and other holders of Parity Preferred may be removed at any time with or without cause by the vote of, and may not be removed otherwise than by the vote of, the holders of record of a majority of the outstanding shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock and other Parity Preferred entitled to vote thereon when they have the voting rights described above (voting as a single class). So long as a preferred dividend default continues, any vacancy in the office of a preferred stock director may be filled by written consent of the preferred stock director remaining in office, or if none remains in office, by a vote of the holders of record of a majority of the outstanding shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock when they have the voting rights described above (voting as a single class with all other classes or series of Parity Preferred). The preferred stock directors will each be entitled to one vote on any matter.

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In addition, so long as any shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock remain outstanding, Realty Income will not, without the consent or the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock and each other class or series of Parity Preferred (voting together as a single class):

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authorize, create or issue, or increase the number of authorized or issued shares of, any class or series of stock ranking senior to the Realty Income Series A preferred stock with respect to payment of dividends, or the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, or reclassify any authorized Realty Income capital stock into any such shares, or create, authorize or issue any obligation or security convertible into or evidencing the right to purchase any such shares; or

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amend, alter or repeal the provisions of the Realty Income Articles, including the terms of Realty Income Series A preferred stock, whether by merger, consolidation, transfer or conveyance of substantially all of the company’s assets or otherwise, so as to materially and adversely affect any right, preference, privilege or voting power of Realty Income Series A preferred stock,

except that with respect to the occurrence of any of the events described in the second bullet point immediately above, so long as Realty Income Series A preferred stock remains outstanding with the terms of Realty Income Series A preferred stock materially unchanged, taking into account that, upon the occurrence of an event described in the second bullet point above, Realty Income may not be the surviving entity, the occurrence of such event will not be deemed to materially and adversely affect the rights, preferences, privileges or voting power of the Realty Income Series A preferred stock, and in such case such holders will not have any voting rights with respect to the events described in the second bullet point immediately above. Furthermore, if holders of shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock receive the greater of the full trading price of Realty Income Series A preferred stock on the date of an event described in the second bullet point immediately above or the $25.00 per share liquidation preference pursuant to the occurrence of any of the events described in the second bullet point immediately above, then such holders will not have any voting rights with respect to the events described in the second bullet point immediately above. If any event described in the second bullet point above would materially and adversely affect the rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers of Realty Income Series A preferred stock disproportionately relative to other classes or series of Parity Preferred, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock, voting separately as a class, will also be required.

Holders of shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock are not entitled to vote with respect to any increase in the total number of authorized shares of Realty Income capital stock, any increase in the number of authorized shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock or the creation or issuance of any other class or series of capital stock, or any increase in the number of authorized shares of any other class or series of capital stock, in each case ranking on parity with or junior to Realty Income Series A preferred stock with respect to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up.

Holders of shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock do not have any voting rights with respect to, and the consent of the holders of shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock is not required for, the taking of any corporate action, including any merger or consolidation involving Realty Income or a sale of all or substantially all of its assets, regardless of the effect that such merger, consolidation or sale may have upon the powers, preferences, voting power or other rights or privileges of Realty Income Series A preferred stock, except as set forth above.

In addition, the voting provisions above will not apply if, at or prior to the time when the act with respect to which the vote would otherwise be required would occur, Realty Income has redeemed or called for redemption upon proper procedures all outstanding shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock.

In any matter in which Realty Income Series A preferred stock may vote (as expressly provided in the Realty Income Series A articles supplementary), each share of Realty Income Series A preferred stock will be entitled to one vote per $25.00 of liquidation preference. As a result, each share of Realty Income Series A preferred stock will be entitled to one vote.

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Provision of Financial Information

Whether or not Realty Income is subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, Realty Income will, to the extent permitted under the Exchange Act, file with the SEC the annual reports, quarterly reports and other documents that it would have been required to file with the SEC pursuant to such Section 13 or 15(d) if so subject, such documents to be filed with the SEC on or prior to the respective dates (the “Required Filing Dates”) by which Realty Income would have been required so to file such documents if so subject.

Realty Income will also in any event (1) within 15 days of each Required Filing Date transmit by mail or electronic transmittal to all holders of Realty Income Series A preferred stock, as their names and addresses appear in the security register, without cost to such holders, copies of the annual reports, quarterly reports and other documents that it is required to file or would have been required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act if subject to such sections, provided that the foregoing transmittal requirement will be deemed satisfied if the foregoing reports and documents are available on the SEC’s EDGAR system or on the Realty Income website within the applicable time period specified above, and (2) if filing such documents with the SEC is not permitted under the Exchange Act, promptly upon written request and payment of the reasonable cost of duplication and delivery, supply copies of such documents to any prospective holder of Realty Income Series A preferred stock.

Restrictions on Ownership and Transfer

The Realty Income Series A articles supplementary will contain, and Realty Income Series A preferred stock will be subject to, restrictions on ownership and transfer that are substantially similar to those described under the heading “— Restrictions on Ownership and Transfers of Stock” below. The Realty Income Series A articles supplementary will provide that, subject to certain exceptions, no person or entity may actually or beneficially own, or be deemed to own by virtue of the applicable constructive ownership provisions of the Code, more than 9.8% (in value or number of shares, whichever is more restrictive) of the outstanding shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock (the “Realty Income Series A preferred stock ownership limit”). In certain circumstances, Realty Income’s board of directors may exempt a person from the ownership limit, as described under the heading “— Restrictions on Ownership and Transfers of Stock” below.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Realty Income Series A articles supplementary, no holder of shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock is entitled to convert any shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock into shares of Realty Income common stock to the extent that receipt of such shares of Realty Income common stock would cause such holder (or any other person) to exceed the ownership limits contained in the Realty Income Articles.

The restrictions on ownership and transfer described above and under the heading “— Restrictions on Ownership and Transfers of Stock” below could delay, defer or prevent a transaction or a change of control of Realty Income that might involve a premium price for Realty Income capital stock that Realty Income stockholders believe to be in their best interest.

Listing

Realty Income Series A preferred stock is expected to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “OA.”

Book-Entry Procedures

Realty Income Series A preferred stock will only be issued in the form of global securities held in book-entry form. DTC or its nominee will be the sole registered holder of Realty Income Series A preferred stock. Owners of beneficial interests in Realty Income Series A preferred stock represented by the global securities will hold their interests pursuant to the procedures and practices of DTC. As a result, beneficial interests in any such securities are shown on, and transfers are effected only through, records maintained by DTC and its direct and indirect participants and any such interest may not be exchanged for certificated securities, except in limited circumstances. Owners of beneficial interests must exercise any rights in respect of other interests, including any right to convert or require repurchase of their interests in Realty Income Series A

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preferred stock, in accordance with the procedures and practices of DTC. Beneficial owners are not holders and are not entitled to any rights provided to the holders of Realty Income Series A preferred stock under the global securities or the articles supplementary. Realty Income and any of its agents may treat DTC as the sole holder and registered owner of the global securities.

DTC is a limited-purpose trust company organized under the New York Banking Law, a “banking organization” within the meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code, and a “clearing agency” registered pursuant to the provisions of Section 17A of the Exchange Act. DTC facilitates the settlement of transactions amongst participants through electronic computerized book-entry changes in participants’ accounts, eliminating the need for physical movement of securities certificates. DTC’s participants include securities brokers and dealers, including the underwriters, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and other organizations, some of whom and/or their representatives own DTC. Access to DTC’s book-entry system is also available to others, such as banks, brokers, dealers and trust companies that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a participant, either directly or indirectly.

Realty Income Series A preferred stock, represented by one or more global securities, will be exchangeable for certificated securities with the same terms only if:

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DTC is unwilling or unable to continue as depositary or if DTC ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act and a successor depositary is not appointed by Realty Income within 90 days; or

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Realty Income decides to discontinue use of the system of book-entry transfer through DTC (or any successor depositary).

Restrictions on Ownership and Transfers of Stock

To maintain Realty Income’s status as a ~~real estate investment trust (a “REIT”)~~REIT under the Code, no more than 50% in value of outstanding shares of Realty Income capital stock may be owned, actually or constructively, by or for five or fewer individuals (as defined in the Code to include certain entities) during the last half of a taxable year. In addition, if Realty Income, or an owner of 10% or more of Realty Income capital stock, actually or constructively owns 10% or more of a Realty Income ~~tenant~~client (or a ~~tenant~~client of any partnership or limited liability company that is treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes in which Realty Income is a partner or member), the rent received by Realty Income (either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) from that ~~tenant~~client will not be qualifying income for purposes of the REIT gross income tests of the Code. A REIT’s stock must also be beneficially owned by 100 or more persons during at least 335 days of a taxable year of twelve months or during a proportionate part of a shorter taxable year.

Because Realty Income expects to continue to qualify as a REIT, the Realty Income Articles contain restrictions on the ownership and transfer of Realty Income common stock which, among other purposes, are intended to assist Realty Income in complying with applicable Code requirements. The Realty Income Articles provide that, subject to certain specified exceptions, no person or entity may own, or be deemed to own by virtue of the applicable constructive ownership provisions of the Code, more than 9.8% (by value or by number of shares, whichever is more restrictive) of the outstanding shares of Realty Income common stock. We refer to this restriction as the “ownership limit.” The constructive ownership rules of the Code are complex and may cause shares of common stock owned actually or constructively by a group of related individuals and/or entities to be constructively owned by one individual or entity. As a result, the acquisition of less than 9.8% of the shares of Realty Income common stock (or the acquisition of an interest in an entity that owns, actually or constructively, shares of Realty Income common stock) by an individual or entity, could nevertheless cause that individual or entity, or another individual or entity, to constructively own more than 9.8% of the outstanding shares of Realty Income common stock and thus violate the ownership limit, or any other limit as provided in the Realty Income Articles (including the Realty Income Series A preferred stock ownership limit) or as otherwise permitted by the Realty Income board of directors. The Realty Income board of directors may, but in no event is required to, exempt from the ownership limit a particular stockholder if it determines that such ownership will not jeopardize Realty Income’s status as a REIT. As a condition of such exemption, the Realty Income board of directors may require a ruling from the IRS or an opinion of counsel satisfactory to it and/or undertakings or representations from the applicant with respect to preserving Realty Income’s REIT status.

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The Realty Income Articles further prohibit (1) any person from actually or constructively owning shares of Realty Income common stock that would result in Realty Income being “closely held” under Section 856(h) of the Code or otherwise cause Realty Income to fail to qualify as a REIT, and (2) any person from transferring shares of Realty Income common stock if such transfer would result in shares of Realty Income capital stock being beneficially owned by fewer than 100 persons (determined without reference to any rules of attribution).

Any person who acquires or attempts to acquire actual or constructive ownership of shares of Realty Income common stock that would violate any of the foregoing restrictions on transferability and ownership is required to give written notice to Realty Income immediately and provide Realty Income with such other information as Realty Income may request in order to determine the effect of such transfer on Realty Income’s status as a REIT. The foregoing restrictions on transferability and ownership will not apply if the Realty Income board of directors determines that it is no longer in Realty Income’s best interest to attempt to qualify, or to continue to qualify, as a REIT and such determination is approved by the affirmative vote of holders of two-thirds of all shares entitled to vote on the matter, as required by the Realty Income Articles. Except as otherwise described above, any change in the ownership limit would require an amendment to the Realty Income Articles. The Realty Income Series A preferred stock will be subject to similar restrictions, and Realty Income anticipates that any other class or series of preferred stock that Realty Income issues in the future will be subject to similar restrictions.

Pursuant to the Realty Income Articles, if any purported transfer of Realty Income common stock or any other event would result in any person violating the ownership limit or such other limit as provided in the Realty Income Articles, or as otherwise permitted by the Realty Income board of directors, or result in Realty Income being “closely held” under Section 856(h) of the Code, or otherwise cause Realty Income to fail to qualify as a REIT, then the number of shares that would otherwise cause such violation or result (rounded up to the nearest whole share of Realty Income common stock) will be transferred automatically to a trust, the beneficiary of which will be a qualified charitable organization selected by Realty Income. Such automatic transfer ~~shall~~will be deemed to be effective as of the close of business on the business day prior to the date of such violative transfer.

Within 20 days of receiving notice from Realty Income of the transfer of shares of Realty Income common stock to the trust, the trustee of the trust (who ~~shall~~will be designated by Realty Income and be unaffiliated with Realty Income and any prohibited transferee or prohibited owner) will be required to sell such shares to a person or entity who could own the shares without violating the ownership limit, or any other limit as provided in the Realty Income Articles or as otherwise permitted by the Realty Income board of directors, and distribute to the prohibited transferee or prohibited owner, as applicable, an amount equal to the lesser of (1) the price paid by the prohibited transferee or prohibited owner for such shares or (2) the net sales proceeds received by the trust for such shares. In the case of any event other than a transfer, or in the case of a transfer for no consideration (such as a gift), the trustee will be required to sell such shares to a qualified person or entity and distribute to the prohibited owner an amount equal to the lesser of (1) the market price (determined as provided in the Realty Income Articles) of such shares as of the date of the event resulting in the transfer or (2) the net sales proceeds received by the trust for such shares. In either case, any proceeds in excess of the amount distributable to the prohibited transferee or prohibited owner, as applicable, will be distributed to the beneficiary. Prior to a sale of any such shares by the trust, the trustee will be entitled to receive, in trust for the beneficiary, all dividends and other distributions paid by Realty Income with respect to such shares, and also will be entitled to exercise all voting rights with respect to such shares.

Subject to Maryland law, effective as of the date that such shares have been transferred to the trust, the trustee ~~shall~~will have the authority (at the trustee’s sole discretion) (1) to rescind as void any vote cast by a prohibited transferee or prohibited owner, as applicable, prior to the discovery by Realty Income that such shares of Realty Income common stock have been transferred to the trust and (2) to recast such vote in accordance with the desires of the trustee acting for the benefit of the beneficiary. However, if Realty Income has already taken irreversible corporate action, then the trustee ~~shall~~will not have the authority to rescind and recast that vote. Any dividend or other distribution paid to the prohibited transferee or prohibited owner prior to the discovery by Realty Income that such shares of Realty Income common stock had been automatically transferred to a trust as described above will be required to be repaid to the trustee upon

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demand for distribution to the beneficiary. In the event that the transfer to the trust as described above is not automatically effective (for any reason) to prevent violation of the ownership limit or any other limit as provided in the Realty Income Articles or as otherwise permitted by the Realty Income board of directors, then the Realty Income Articles provides that the transfer of such shares will be void.

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In addition, shares of Realty Income common stock held in the trust ~~shall~~will be deemed to have been offered for sale to Realty Income, or Realty Income’s designee, at a price per share equal to the lesser of (1) the price per share in the transaction that resulted in such transfer to the trust (or, in the case of a devise or gift, the market price at the time of such devise or gift) and (2) the market price on the date Realty Income, or Realty Income’s designee, accept such offer. Realty Income ~~shall~~will have the right to accept such offer until the trustee has sold the shares of Realty Income common stock held in the trust. Upon such a sale to Realty Income, the interest of the beneficiary in the shares of Realty Income common stock sold ~~shall~~will terminate and the trustee ~~shall~~will distribute the net proceeds of the sale to the prohibited transferee or prohibited owner, and any dividends or other distributions held by the trustee with respect to such shares will be paid to the beneficiary.

If any purported transfer of shares of Realty Income common stock would cause Realty Income to be beneficially owned by fewer than 100 persons, such transfer will be null and void in its entirety and the intended transferee will acquire no rights to the stock.

All certificates representing shares of Realty Income common stock will bear a legend referring to the restrictions described above. The foregoing ownership limitations could delay, defer or prevent a transaction or a change in control of Realty Income that might involve a premium price for Realty Income common stock or otherwise be in the best interests of stockholders.

As set forth in Treasury Regulations, every owner of a specified percentage (or more) of the outstanding shares of Realty Income capital stock (including both Realty Income common stock and Realty Income Series A preferred stock) must file a completed questionnaire with Realty Income containing information regarding their ownership of such shares. Under current Treasury Regulations, the percentage will be set between 0.5% and 5.0%, depending upon the number of record holders of Realty Income’s shares of stock. Under the Realty Income Articles, each common stockholder ~~shall~~will upon demand be required to disclose to Realty Income in writing such information as Realty Income may request, in good faith, in order to determine the effect, if any, of such ~~common~~ stockholder’s actual and constructive ownership of Realty Income common stock on Realty Income’s status as a REIT and to ensure compliance with the ownership limit, or any other limit as provided in the Realty Income Articles or as otherwise permitted by the Realty Income board of directors.

The transfer restrictions and limitations described above could delay or prevent a tender offer or change in control of Realty Income or reduce the possibility that a third party will attempt such a transaction, even if a tender offer or a change in control were in the Realty Income stockholders’ best interests or involved a premium price for Realty Income capital stock, which could adversely affect the market price of Realty Income common stock, Realty Income Series A preferred stock or any other class or series of Realty Income ~~preferred~~capital stock.

Election and Removal of Directors

The Realty Income Articles and Realty Income Bylaws provide that the Realty Income board of directors may establish the number of directors of Realty Income as long as the number is not fewer than the minimum number required under the MGCL, which is one, nor, unless the Realty Income Bylaws are amended, more than 15.

Pursuant to the Realty Income Articles, each of the Realty Income directors is elected by Realty Income stockholders to serve until the next annual meeting following his or her election ~~or appointment~~ and until his or her successor is duly elected and ~~qualified.~~qualifies.

Pursuant to the Realty Income Bylaws, directors in uncontested elections are elected upon the affirmative vote of a majority of the total votes cast for and against such nominee at a duly called meeting of stockholders, and directors in contested elections are elected by the affirmative vote of a plurality of the votes cast. In both uncontested and contested elections, holders of shares of Realty Income common stock have no right

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to cumulative voting in the election of directors. Consequently, at each annual meeting of stockholders, the holders of a majority of the shares of Realty Income common stock will be able to elect all of Realty Income’s directors.

Under the MGCL and the Realty Income Bylaws, except as otherwise provided in the terms of any class or series of Realty Income’s stock, vacancies on the Realty Income board of directors created by any reason other than an increase in the number of directors may be filled by a majority of the remaining directors, even if the remaining directors do not constitute a quorum, and any vacancy in the number of directors created by

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an increase in the number of directors may be filled by a majority vote of the entire ~~board.~~Realty Income board of directors. Any individual elected to fill a vacancy will serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and ~~qualified.~~qualifies.

The Realty Income Articles provide that, subject to the rights of holders of shares of one or more classes or series of preferred stock to elect or remove one or more directors (including the Realty Income Series A preferred stock), a director may be removed at any time, but only for cause ~~and~~(as defined in the Realty Income Articles) by the affirmative vote of stockholders entitled to cast a majority of the votes entitled to be cast generally in the election of directors.

Amendment to ~~Charter~~Realty Income Articles and Realty Income Bylaws

Except as provided in the MGCL, amendments to the Realty Income Articles must be advised by the Realty Income board of directors and approved by the affirmative vote of Realty Income stockholders entitled to cast a majority of all of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter. The Realty Income board of directors generally has the power to amend the Realty Income Bylaws; provided, that, amendments to certain provisions in the Realty Income Bylaws related to a written statement required to be furnished to stockholders in the event of certain distributions, Realty Income’s investment policy and restrictions, an annual report to stockholders and the definitions used in those sections of the Realty Income Bylaws must be approved by the affirmative vote of Realty Income’s stockholders entitled to cast a majority of all of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter. Additionally, stockholders may alter or repeal any provision of the Realty Income Bylaws and adopt new bylaw provisions with the approval by a majority of all votes entitled to be cast on the matter.

Maryland Business Combination Act

Under the MGCL, certain “business combinations” (including certain issuances of equity securities) between a Maryland corporation and any person who beneficially owns ten percent or more of the voting power of the corporation’s outstanding voting stock, or an affiliate or associate of the corporation who beneficially owned ten percent or more of the voting power at any time within the preceding two years, in each case referred to as an “interested stockholder,” or an affiliate thereof, are prohibited for five years after the most recent date on which the interested stockholder becomes an interested stockholder. Thereafter, any such business combination must be approved by two super-majority stockholder votes unless, among other conditions, the corporation’s common stockholders receive a minimum price (as defined in the MGCL) for their shares and the consideration is received in cash or in the same form as previously paid by the interested stockholder for its shares of common stock. The business combination provisions of the MGCL do not apply, however, to business combinations that are approved or exempted by the board of directors prior to the time that the interested stockholder becomes an interested stockholder. These provisions of the MGCL may delay, defer or prevent a transaction or a change of control of Realty Income that might involve a premium price for Realty Income common stock or any class or series of Realty Income preferred stock, or otherwise be in the best interests of Realty Income stockholders.

Maryland Control Share Acquisition Act

The MGCL provides that holders of “control shares” of a Maryland corporation acquired in a “control share acquisition” have no voting rights except to the extent approved by a vote of two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter, excluding shares of stock owned by the ~~acquiror,~~acquirer, by officers of the corporation or by employees who are also directors of the corporation. “Control shares” are voting shares of stock which, if aggregated with all other such shares of stock previously acquired by the ~~acquiror~~acquirer or in respect of which the ~~acquiror~~acquirer is able to exercise or direct the exercise of voting power (except solely by

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virtue of a revocable proxy), would entitle the ~~acquiror~~acquirer to exercise voting power in electing directors within one of the following ranges of voting power: (1) one-tenth or more but less than one-third, (2) one-third or more but less than a majority, or (3) a majority or more of all voting power. Control shares do not include shares the acquiring person is then entitled to vote as a result of having previously obtained stockholder approval. A “control share acquisition” means the acquisition of issued and outstanding control shares, subject to certain exceptions.

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the corporation to call a special meeting of stockholders to be held within 50 days of demand to consider the voting rights of the shares. If no request for a meeting is made, the corporation may itself present the question at any stockholders meeting.

If voting rights are not approved at the meeting or if the acquiring person does not deliver an acquiring person statement as required by the statute, then, subject to certain conditions and limitations, the corporation may redeem for fair value any and all of the control shares (except those for which voting rights have previously been approved). Fair value is determined, without regard to the absence of voting rights for the control shares, as of the date of the last control share acquisition by the ~~acquiror~~acquirer or, if a meeting of stockholders is held at which the voting rights of such shares are considered and not approved, as of the date of the meeting. If voting rights for control shares are approved at a ~~stockholders~~stockholders’ meeting and the ~~acquiror~~acquirer becomes entitled to vote a majority of the shares entitled to vote, all other stockholders may exercise appraisal rights, meaning that they may require us to repurchase their shares for their appraised value as determined pursuant to the MGCL. The fair value of the shares as determined for purposes of such appraisal rights may not be less than the highest price per share paid by the ~~acquiror~~acquirer in the control share acquisition.

The control share acquisition statute does not apply to (1) shares acquired in a merger, consolidation or share exchange if the corporation is a party to the transaction, or (2) acquisitions exempted by the charter or bylaws of the corporation, adopted at any time before the acquisition of the shares.

As permitted by the MGCL, the Realty Income Bylaws contain a provision exempting Realty Income from the control share acquisition statute. That bylaw provision states that the control share statute ~~shall~~will not apply to any acquisition by any person of shares of Realty Income capital stock. The Realty Income board of directors may, without the consent of any of the Realty Income stockholders, amend or eliminate this bylaw provision at any time, which means that Realty Income would then become subject to the Maryland control share acquisition statute, and there can be no assurance that such provision will not be amended or eliminated by the Realty Income board of directors at any time in the future.

Subtitle 8

Subtitle 8 of Title 3 of the MGCL permits a Maryland corporation with a class of equity securities registered under the ~~Securities~~ Exchange Act ~~of 1934, as amended,~~ and at least three independent directors to elect, by provision in its charter or bylaws or a resolution of its board of directors and notwithstanding any contrary provision in the charter or bylaws, to be subject to any or all of five provisions, including:

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a classified board;

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a two-thirds vote requirement for removing a director;

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a requirement that the number of directors be fixed only by vote of the board of directors;

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a requirement that a vacancy on the board of directors be filled only by a vote of the remaining directors in office and for the remainder of the full term of the class of directors in which the vacancy occurred and until a successor is elected and qualifies; and

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a majority requirement for the calling of a stockholder-requested special meeting of stockholders.

Realty Income has not elected to be subject to any of the provisions of Subtitle 8, including the provisions that would permit Realty Income to classify the Realty Income board of directors or increase the vote required to remove a director without stockholder approval. Through provisions in the Realty Income Articles and Realty Income Bylaws unrelated to Subtitle 8, Realty Income (1) vests in the Realty Income board of

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directors the exclusive power to fix the number of directors and (2) requires, unless called by the chairman, chief executive officer, president or the Realty Income board of directors, the request of stockholders entitled to cast not less than a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast at the meeting to call a special meeting of stockholders. The provisions of Subtitle 8 expressly provide that Subtitle 8 does not limit the power of a Maryland corporation, by provision in its charter, to confer on the holders of any class or series of preferred stock the right to elect one or more directors or designate the terms and voting powers of directors, which may vary among directors.

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Special Meetings of Stockholders

Pursuant to the Realty Income Bylaws, the chairman, chief executive officer, president or the Realty Income board of directors may call a special meeting of Realty Income stockholders. Subject to the provisions of the Realty Income Bylaws, a special meeting of the Realty Income stockholders to act on any matter that may properly be considered byat a meeting of the Realty Income stockholders will also be called by Realty Income’s secretary upon the written request of stockholders entitled to cast not less than a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast at the meeting on such matter, accompanied by the information required by the Realty Income Bylaws. Realty Income’s secretary will inform the requesting stockholders of the reasonably estimated cost of preparing and delivering the notice of meeting (including Realty Income’s proxy materials), and the requesting stockholder must pay such estimated cost before Realty Income’s secretary may prepare and deliver the notice of the special meeting.

Proxy Access

The Realty Income Bylaws include provisions ~~that,~~permitting, subject to certain eligibility, procedural and disclosure requirements, qualifying stockholders, or a qualifying group of no more than 20 stockholders, who have maintained continuous ownership of at least three percent of the outstanding shares of Realty Income common stock for at least three years ~~may~~to require Realty Income to include in Realty Income’s proxy materials for an annual meeting of stockholders a number of director nominees not to exceed the greater of two nominees or 20 percent of the number of directors up for election.

Advance Notice of Director Nomination and New Business

The Realty Income Bylaws provide that nominations of individuals for election as directors and proposals of business to be considered by stockholders at any annual meeting may be made only (1) pursuant to Realty Income’s notice of the meeting, (2) by or at the direction of the Realty Income board of directors or (3) by any stockholder who was a stockholder of record ~~as of~~at the record date set by the Realty Income board of directors for the annual meeting, at the time of giving the notice required by the Realty Income Bylaws and at the time of the meeting (and any postponement or adjournment thereof), who is entitled to vote at the meeting in the election of each individual so nominated or on such other proposed business and who has complied with the advance notice procedures and other applicable requirements and, if applicable, the proxy access provisions, of the Realty Income Bylaws. Stockholders generally must provide notice to Realty Income’s secretary not earlier than the 150th day or later than 5:00 p.m., Pacific Time, on the 120th day before the first anniversary of the date Realty Income’s proxy statement was released for the preceding year’s annual meeting.

Only the business specified in the notice of the meeting may be brought before a special meeting of Realty Income stockholders. Nominations of individuals for election as directors at a special meeting of stockholders may be made only (1) by or at the direction of the Realty Income board of directors, (2) by a stockholder that has requested that a special meeting be called for the purpose of electing directors in compliance with the Realty Income Bylaws, or (3) if the special meeting has been called in accordance with the Realty Income Bylaws for the purpose of electing directors, by a stockholder who is a stockholder of record ~~as of~~at the record date set by the Realty Income board of directors for the special meeting, at the time of giving the notice required by the Realty Income Bylaws and at the time of the special meeting (and any postponement or adjournment thereof), who is entitled to vote at the meeting in the election of each individual so nominated and who has complied with the advance notice procedures and other applicable requirements of the Realty Income Bylaws. Stockholders generally must provide notice to Realty Income’s secretary not earlier than the 120th day before such special meeting or later than 5:00 p.m., Pacific Time, on

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the later of the 90th day before the special meeting or the tenth day after the first public announcement of the date of the special meeting and such stockholder satisfies the ~~nominees of~~other applicable requirements set forth in the Realty Income ~~board of directors to be elected at the meeting.~~Bylaws.

A stockholder’s notice must contain certain information specified by the Realty Income Bylaws about the stockholder, its affiliates and any proposed business or nominee for election as a director, including information about the economic interest of the stockholder, its affiliates and any proposed nominee in Realty Income.

Exclusive Forum

The Realty Income Bylaws provide that, unless Realty Income consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, any state court of competent jurisdiction in Maryland, or, if such state courts do not have jurisdiction, the United States District Court located in the State of Maryland, will be the sole and exclusive forum for (a) any derivative action or proceeding brought on Realty Income’s behalf (other than actions arising under federal securities laws), (b) any Internal Corporate Claim, as such term is defined in the MGCL, including, without limitation (i) any action asserting a claim based on an alleged breach of any duty owed by any of Realty Income’s directors, officers or other employees to Realty Income or to Realty Income’s stockholders or (ii) any action asserting a claim against Realty Income or any of its directors, officers or other employees arising pursuant to any provision of the MGCL, the Realty Income Articles or the Realty Income Bylaws, or (c) any other action asserting a claim that is governed by the internal affairs doctrine. These choice of forum provisions will not apply to any action or proceeding under federal securities laws or claims arising under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act or any other claim for which federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction.

Furthermore, the Realty Income Bylaws provide that, unless Realty Income consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the federal district courts of the United States of America shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be the sole and exclusive forum for the resolution of any cause of action arising under the Securities Act.

Although the Realty Income Bylaws contain the choice of forum provisions described above, it is possible that a court could rule that such provisions are inapplicable for a particular claim or action or that such provisions are unenforceable. For example, under the Securities Act, federal courts have concurrent jurisdiction over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Securities Act, and investors cannot waive compliance with the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder. In addition, the exclusive forum provisions described above do not apply to any actions brought under the Exchange Act.

Effect of Certain Provisions of Maryland Law and the Realty Income Articles and Bylaws

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United States federal and/or state income tax purposes. For example, the Realty Income Articles restrict any person or entity from acquiring actual or constructive ownership of more than 9.8% (by value or by number of shares, whichever is more restrictive) of the outstanding shares of Realty Income common stock or Realty Income preferred stock. See ~~“Restrictions~~“— Restrictions on Ownership and Transfers of ~~Stock.~~Stock.” These restrictions could delay or prevent a tender offer or change in control of Realty Income or reduce the possibility that a third party will attempt such a transaction, even if a tender offer or a change of control were in the Realty Income stockholders’ interests or involved a premium price for Realty Income common stock, which could adversely affect the market price of Realty Income common stock.

The Realty Income Articles authorize the Realty Income board of directors to issue ~~Realty Income~~ preferred stock, including convertible preferred stock, without stockholder approval. The Realty Income board of directors may establish the terms, preferences, conversion or other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends or other distributions, qualifications and terms or conditions of redemption of any class or series of preferred stock that Realty Income may issue, which may include voting rights and rights to convert such preferred stock into Realty Income common stock. The issuance of preferred stock could delay or prevent a tender offer or change in control of Realty Income or reduce the possibility that a third party will

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attempt such a transaction, even if a tender offer or a change of control were in the Realty Income stockholders’ interests or involved a premium price for Realty Income common stock, Realty Income Series A preferred stock or any other class or series of preferred stock of Realty Income, ~~preferred stock,~~ which could adversely affect the market price of Realty Income common stock, Realty Income Series A preferred stock and any ~~such~~other class or series of preferred stock.

The Realty Income Articles and Realty Income Bylaws also provide that the number of directors may be established only by the Realty Income board of directors, which prevents Realty Income stockholders from increasing the number of directors and filling any vacancies created by such increase with their own nominees. The provisions of the Realty Income Bylaws discussed above under the captions “Special Meetings of Stockholders” and “Advance Notice of Director Nomination and New Business” require stockholders seeking to call a special meeting, nominate an individual for election as a director or propose other business at an annual or special meeting to comply with certain notice and information requirements. These provisions, alone or in combination, could make it more difficult for Realty Income stockholders to remove incumbent directors or fill vacancies on the Realty Income board of directors with their own nominees and could delay or prevent a proxy contest, tender offer or change in control of Realty Income or reduce the possibility that a third party will attempt such a contest or transaction, even if a proxy contest, tender offer or a change of control were in the Realty Income stockholders’ interests or involved a premium price for Realty Income common stock, Realty Income Series A preferred stock or any class or series of preferred stock of Realty Income, ~~preferred stock,~~ which could adversely affect the market price of Realty Income common stock, Realty Income Series A preferred stock and any ~~such~~other class or series of preferred ~~stock.~~stock of Realty Income.

Indemnification of Officers and Directors

The MGCL permits a Maryland corporation to include in its charter a provision limiting the liability of its directors and officers to the corporation and its stockholders for money damages except for liability resulting from:

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actual receipt of an improper benefit or profit in money, property or services, or

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active and deliberate dishonesty established by a final judgment as being material to the cause of action.

The Realty Income Articles contain such a provision which eliminates such liability to the maximum extent permitted by the MGCL.

The Realty Income Articles authorize it, and the Realty Income Bylaws obligate it, to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law, to indemnify and to pay or reimburse reasonable expenses in advance of final disposition of a proceeding to any present or former director or officer who is made or threatened to be made a party to, or witness in, the proceeding by reason of his or her service in that capacity or any individual who, while serving as one of Realty Income’s directors or officers and, at Realty Income’s request, serves or has served as a director, officer, partner, trustee, member or manager of another corporation, ~~real estate investment trust,~~REIT, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or any other enterprise and who is made or threatened to be made a party to, or witness in, the proceeding by reason of his or her service in that capacity. The Realty Income Articles and Realty Income Bylaws also permit us, with the approval of the Realty Income board of directors, to

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indemnify and advance expenses to any person who served a predecessor of Realty Income in any of the capacities described above and to any employee or agent of Realty Income or its predecessor.

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(c) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the director or officer had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful. However, under the MGCL, a Maryland corporation may not indemnify for an adverse judgment in a suit by or in the right of the corporation or for a judgment of liability on the basis that personal benefit was improperly received, unless in either case a court orders indemnification and then only for expenses. In addition, the MGCL permits a corporation to advance reasonable expenses to a director or officer upon the corporation’s receipt of (a) a written affirmation by the director or officer of his or her good faith belief that he or she has met the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification by the corporation and (b) a written undertaking by him or her or on his or her behalf to repay the amount paid or reimbursed by the corporation if it ~~shall~~will ultimately be determined that the standard of conduct was not met.

Transfer Agent

The registrar and transfer agent for Realty Income common stock and Realty Income Series A preferred stock is Computershare Trust Company, N.A.

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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT OF SPIRIT

The following table sets forth certain information regarding the beneficial ownership of shares of Spirit common stock for (1) each person who is a beneficial owner of 5% or more of Spirit common stock, (2) each of Spirit’s directors and executive officers and (3) all of Spirit’s directors and executive officers as a group, each as of December 11, 2023, unless otherwise indicated in the table below.

The SEC has defined “beneficial ownership” of a security to mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of voting power and/or investment power over such security. A stockholder is also deemed to be, as of any date, the beneficial owner of all securities that such stockholder has the right to acquire within 60 days after that date through (1) the exercise of any option, warrant or right, (2) the conversion of a security, (3) the power to revoke a trust, discretionary account or similar arrangement or (4) the automatic termination of a trust, discretionary account or similar arrangement. Each person named in the following table has sole voting and investment power with respect to all of the shares of Spirit common stock shown as beneficially owned by such person, except as otherwise set forth in the notes to the table. In computing the number of shares beneficially owned by a person and the percentage ownership of that person, shares of Spirit common stock subject to options or other rights held by that person that are exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days after December 11, 2023, are deemed outstanding, while such shares are not deemed outstanding for purposes of computing percentage ownership of any other person. Unless otherwise indicated, the address of each named person is c/o Spirit Realty Capital, Inc., 2727 North Harwood Street, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75201. No shares beneficially owned by any executive officer or director have been pledged as security.

Name of Beneficial Owner

Number of Shares
Beneficially Owned

Percentage
of All Shares(1)

Greater than 5% Stockholders

The Vanguard Group(2)

20,472,067

14.46%

BlackRock, Inc.(3)

18,071,384

12.77%

Cohen & Steers, Inc. and affiliates(4)

16,327,751

11.53%

FMR LLC(5)

9,989,957

7.06%

State Street Corporation(6)

7,714,714

5.45%

Directors and Executive Officers(7)

Jackson Hsieh(8)

595,913

Michael Hughes(9)

88,402

Ken Heimlich

73,059

Jay Young

23,351

Rochelle Thomas

28,302

Kevin Charlton

32,184

Elizabeth Frank

19,335

Michelle Frymire

10,009

Kristian Gathright

17,826

Richard Gilchrist

50,560

Diana Laing

17,835

Nicholas Shepherd

27,881

Thomas Sullivan

13,303

All Directors and Executive Officers as a Group (13 persons)

997,960

Represents less than 1.0%.

(1)

Percentages are based on 141,552,606 shares of Spirit common stock outstanding as of December 11, 2023.

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(2)

Based solely on the information provided pursuant to a statement on a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on February 9, 2023, The Vanguard Group (“Vanguard”) has sole power to vote or direct the vote of 0 shares of Spirit common stock, and sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of 20,163,887 shares of Spirit common stock, respectively; and has shared power to vote or direct the vote of 172,864 shares of Spirit common stock, and shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of 308,180, respectively. As of February 9, 2023, Vanguard was the aggregate beneficial owner of 20,472,067 shares of the common stock of the Company which represents 14.46% of Spirit outstanding shares of common stock as of December 11, 2023. The address for Vanguard is 100 Vanguard Blvd. Malvern, PA 19355.

(3)

Based solely on the information provided pursuant to a statement on a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on January 23, 2023, BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”) has sole power to vote or direct the vote of 16,870,086, and sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of 18,071,384 shares of Spirit common stock, respectively. As of January 23, 2023, BlackRock was the beneficial owner of 18,071,384 shares of the common stock of the Company which represents 12.77% of Spirit outstanding shares of common stock as of December 11, 2023. The address for BlackRock is 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055.

(4)

Based solely on the information provided pursuant to a statement on a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on February 14, 2023, this represents the number of shares of common stock beneficially owned by Cohen & Steers, Inc. (“Cohen & Steers”) either directly or through its affiliates. Cohen & Steers has sole power to vote or direct the vote of 11,680,048 shares of Spirit common stock, and sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of 16,327,751 shares of Spirit common stock, respectively. As of February 14, 2023, Cohen & Steers was the beneficial owner of 16,327,751 shares of the common stock of the Company. The number of shares beneficially owned by Cohen & Steers in the Schedule 13G/A also includes 16,241,928 reported as beneficially owned by Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc. (“Cohen & Steers Capital”) which represents 11.47% of Spirit outstanding shares of common stock as of December 11, 2023. Cohen & Steers Capital has sole power to vote or direct the vote of 11,645,991 shares of Spirit common stock, and sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of 16,241,928 shares of Spirit common stock, respectively. The number of shares beneficially owned by Cohen & Steers in the Schedule 13G/A also includes 72,352 reported as beneficially owned by Cohen & Steers UK Ltd (“Cohen & Steers UK”) which represents .05% of Spirit outstanding shares of common stock as of December 11, 2023. Cohen & Steers UK has sole power to vote or direct the vote of 20,586 shares of Spirit common stock, and sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of 72,352 shares of Spirit common stock, respectively. The number of shares beneficially owned by Cohen & Steers in the Schedule 13G/A also includes 13,471 reported as beneficially owned by Cohen & Steers Ireland Limited (“Cohen & Steers Ireland”) which represents .01% of Spirit outstanding shares of common stock as of December 11, 2023. Cohen & Steers Ireland has sole power to vote or direct the vote of 13,471 shares of Spirit common stock, and sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of 13,471 shares of Spirit common stock, respectively. The principal address for Cohen & Steers and Cohen & Steers Capital is 280 Park Avenue, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10017. The principal address for Cohen & Steers UK is 50 Pall Mall, 7th Floor, London, United Kingdom SW1Y 5JH. The principal address for Cohen & Steers Ireland is 77 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Block C, Grand Canal Docklands, Dublin 2, D02 VK60.

(5)

Based solely on the information provided pursuant to a statement on a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on February 9, 2023 jointly by FMR LLC and Abigail P. Johnson (Ms. Johnson is a director, the chairman and the chief executive officer of FMR LLC and may be deemed to have shared beneficial ownership of the common stock held by FMR, LLC). FMR LLC has sole power to vote or direct the vote of 9,798,109 shares of Spirit common stock, and sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of 9,989,957 shares of Spirit common stock, respectively. As of February 9, 2023, FMR LLC, was the beneficial owner of 9,989,957 shares of the common stock of the Company which represents 7.06% of Spirit outstanding shares of common stock as of December 11, 2023. The principal address for FMR LLC is 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210.

(6)

Based solely on the information provided pursuant to a statement on a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on February 6, 2023, State Street Corporation (“State Street”) has sole power to vote or direct the vote of 0 shares of Spirit common stock, and sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of 0 shares of Spirit common stock, respectively; and has shared power to vote or direct the vote of 5,811,216 shares of Spirit common stock, and shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of

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7,714,714 shares of Spirit common stock, respectively. As of February 6, 2023, State Street was the beneficial owner of 7,714,714 shares of the common stock of the Company which represents 5.45% of Spirit outstanding shares of common stock as of December 11, 2023. The address for State Street is State Street Financial Center, One Lincoln Street, Boston, MA 02111.

(7)

As disclosed in “280G Mitigation Actions” described above, in order to mitigate the impact of Section 280G and 4999 of the Code, certain equity awards were accelerated on December 6, 2023, which are captured in the table, including: (i) 24,072 shares of time-vesting restricted stock held by Rochelle Thomas and (ii) the target number of performance shares pursuant to performance share awards made to each of Jackson Hsieh, Michael Hughes, Ken Heimlich, Rochelle Thomas and Jay Young on February 9, 2022, and (iii) the target number of performance shares pursuant to performance share awards made to each of Jackson Hsieh, Michael Hughes, Ken Heimlich, Rochelle Thomas and Jay Young on January 19, 2023. The number excludes shares potentially awardable under the performance share awards made to each of Jackson Hsieh, Michael Hughes, Ken Heimlich and Jay Young on February 17, 2021.

(8)

Number includes 108,823 shares of common stock that Jackson Hsieh has an indirect interest in through his spouse and 1,444 held through his sons.

(9)

Number includes 240 shares of common stock that Michael Hughes has an indirect interest in through his spouse, son and daughter (collectively).

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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT OF REALTY INCOME

The following table sets forth certain information regarding the beneficial ownership of shares of Realty Income common stock for (1) each person who is a beneficial owner of 5% or more of Realty Income common stock, (2) each of Realty Income’s directors and named executive officers and (3) all of Realty Income’s directors and named executive officers as a group, each as of November 14, 2023, unless otherwise indicated in the table below.

The SEC has defined “beneficial ownership” of a security to mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of voting power and/or investment power over such security. A stockholder is also deemed to be, as of any date, the beneficial owner of all securities that such stockholder has the right to acquire within 60 days after that date through (1) the exercise of any option, warrant or right, (2) the conversion of a security, (3) the power to revoke a trust, discretionary account or similar arrangement or (4) the automatic termination of a trust, discretionary account or similar arrangement. Each person named in the following table has sole voting and investment power with respect to all of the shares of Realty Income common stock shown as beneficially owned by such person, except as otherwise set forth in the notes to the table. In computing the number of shares beneficially owned by a person and the percentage ownership of that person, shares of Realty Income common stock subject to options or other rights held by that person that are exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days after November 14, 2023, are deemed outstanding, while such shares are not deemed outstanding for purposes of computing percentage ownership of any other person. Unless otherwise indicated, the address of each named person is c/o 11995 El Camino Real, San Diego, CA 92130. No shares beneficially owned by any executive officer or director have been pledged as security.

Name of Beneficial Owner

Number of Shares
Beneficially Owned

Percentage of
All Shares(1)

Greater than 5% Shareholders

The Vanguard Group(2)

100,758,107

13.9%

BlackRock, Inc.(3)

58,673,834

8.1%

State Street Corporation(4)

50,254,953

6.9%

Cohen & Steers(5)

39,059,120

5.4%

Directors and Executive Officers

Sumit Roy(6)

253,338

Christie B. Kelly(7)

30,091

Neil M. Abraham(8)

41,630

Michelle Bushore(9)

14,640

Mark E. Hagan(10)

47,914

Shannon Kehle(11)

21,569

Gregory Whyte

—

Michael D. McKee(12)

165,500

Priscilla Almodovar(13)

14,333

Jacqueline Brady(14)

12,161

A. Larry Chapman(15)

14,757

Reginald H. Gilyard(16)

24,000

Mary Hogan Preusse(17)

24,291

Priya Cherian Huskins(18)

43,400

Gerardo I. Lopez(19)

24,000

Ronald L. Merriman(20)

30,075

Gregory T. McLaughlin(21)

31,886

All Directors and Executive Officers as a Group (17 persons)

793,585

0.1%

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Represents less than 1.0%.

(1)

Percentages are based on 723,933,461 shares of Realty Income common stock outstanding as of November 14, 2023.

(2)

Based on the information provided pursuant to a statement on a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on February 9, 2023, The Vanguard Group, Inc. (Vanguard) has sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of 97,640,067 shares of Realty Income common stock, shared power to vote or direct the vote of 1,430,055 shares of Realty Income common stock, and shared power to dispose or direct the disposition and 3,118,040 shares of Realty Income common stock. The Vanguard Group does not have the sole power to vote or direct the vote of any shares of Realty Income common stock. The address for Vanguard is 100 Vanguard Blvd. Malvern, PA 19355.

(3)

Based on the information provided pursuant to a statement on a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on January 27, 2023, BlackRock, Inc. has sole power to vote or direct the vote of 53,846,594 shares of Realty Income common stock, has sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of 58,673,834 shares of Realty Income common stock, and does not have shared power to vote or direct the vote or dispose or direct the disposition of shares of Realty Income common stock. The address for BlackRock is 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055.

(4)

Based on the information provided pursuant to a statement on a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on January 31, 2023, State Street Corporation does not have the sole power to vote or direct the vote of any shares of Realty Income common stock, or to dispose or direct the disposition of any shares of Realty Income common stock. State Street Corporation has the shared power to vote or direct the vote of 39,718,691 shares of Realty Income common stock and the shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of 50,207,192 shares of Realty Income common stock. The address for State Street is One Lincoln Street, Boston, MA 02111.

(5)

Based on the information provided pursuant to a statement on a Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on February 14, 2023, Cohen & Steers, Inc. has sole power to vote or direct the vote of 27,644,765 shares of Realty Income common stock, has the sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of 39,059,120 shares of Realty Income common stock, and does not have shared power to vote or direct the vote or dispose or direct the disposition of shares of Realty Income common stock. The principal address for Cohen & Steers is 280 Park Avenue, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10017.

(6)

Mr. Roy’s total includes 55,291 shares of unvested restricted stock and 198,047 shares of stock directly owned.

(7)

Ms. Kelly’s total includes 14,849 shares of unvested restricted stock and 15,242 shares of stock directly owned.

(8)

Mr. Abraham’s total includes 14,705 shares of unvested restricted stock and 26,925 shares of stock directly owned.

(9)

Ms. Bushore’s total includes 10,352 shares of unvested restricted stock and 4,288 shares of stock directly owned.

(10)

Mr. Hagan’s total includes 14,238 shares of unvested restricted stock and 33,676 shares of stock directly owned.

(11)

Ms. Kehle’s total includes 13,154 shares of unvested restricted stock and 8,415 shares of stock directly owned.

(12)

Mr. McKee’s total includes 133,200 shares owned of record by The McKee Family Trust dated February 11, 1995, of which he is a trustee and has shared voting and investment power, 6,400 shares owned of record by MCR Holdings, LLC, a family limited liability company, of which he and his wife have shared voting and investment power, 6,400 shares owned of record by MCC Ventures, LLC, a family limited liability company, of which he and his wife have shared voting and investment power, and 19,500 shares owned of record by an IRA, in the account of Mr. McKee.

(13)

Ms. Almodovar’s total includes 8,001 shares of unvested restricted stock and 6,332 shares of stock directly owned.

(14)

Ms. Brady’s total includes 8,001 of unvested restricted stock and 4,160 shares of stock directly owned.

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(15)

Mr. Chapman’s total includes 14,757 shares of vested stock owned of record by The Chapman Family Trust, dated March 18, 1998, of which he is a trustee and has sole voting power and shared investment power.

(16)

Mr. Gilyard’s total includes 8,002 shares of unvested restricted stock and 15,998 shares of stock directly owned.

(17)

Ms. Hogan Preusse’s total includes 8,001 shares of unvested restricted stock and 16,290 shares of stock directly owned.

(18)

Ms. Huskins’s total includes 43,400 shares owned of record by The Michael and Priya Huskins Revocable Trust dated February 12, 2001, of which she is a trustee and has shared voting and investment power.

(19)

Mr. Lopez’s total includes 8,001 shares of unvested restricted stock and 15,999 shares of stock directly owned.

(20)

Mr. Merriman’s total includes 30,075 shares owned of record by The Merriman Family Trust dated July 17, 1997, of which he is a trustee and has shared voting and investment power.

(21)

Mr. McLaughlin’s total includes 31,886 shares owned of record by The McLaughlin Family Trust dated May 28, 2009, of which he is a trustee and has shared voting and investment power.

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COMPARISON OF RIGHTS OF REALTY INCOME STOCKHOLDERS AND ~~VEREIT~~SPIRIT STOCKHOLDERS

If the Merger is consummated, common stockholders of ~~VEREIT~~Spirit will become common stockholders of Realty Income. The rights of ~~VEREIT~~Spirit stockholders are currently governed by the MGCL and the ~~VEREIT~~Spirit Articles and ~~VEREIT~~Spirit Bylaws. Upon consummation of the Merger, the rights of legacy ~~VEREIT~~Spirit common stockholders who receive shares of Realty Income common stock will be governed by the Realty Income Articles and Realty Income Bylaws, rather than the ~~VEREIT~~Spirit Articles and the ~~VEREIT~~Spirit Bylaws.

While the rights and privileges of ~~VEREIT~~Spirit stockholders are, in many instances, comparable to those of Realty Income stockholders, there are some differences. The following is a summary of the material differences between the rights of Realty Income stockholders and ~~VEREIT~~Spirit stockholders but does not purport to be a complete description of those differences or a complete description of the terms of the Realty Income common stock subject to issuance in connection with the Merger. The following summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the relevant provisions of (i) the MGCL, (ii) the Realty Income Articles, (iii) the ~~VEREIT~~Spirit Articles, (iv) the Realty Income Bylaws, and (v) the ~~VEREIT~~Spirit Bylaws.

This section does not include a complete description of all differences between the rights of Realty Income common stockholders and ~~VEREIT~~Spirit common stockholders, nor does it include a complete description of the specific rights of such holders. Furthermore, the identification of some of the differences in the rights of such holders as material is not intended to indicate that other differences that may be equally important do not exist. You are urged to read carefully the relevant provisions of Maryland law, as well as the governing corporate instruments of each of Realty Income and ~~VEREIT,~~Spirit, copies of which are available, without charge, to any person, including any beneficial owner to whom this ~~joint~~ proxy statement/prospectus is delivered, by following the instructions listed under ~~“Where~~“Where You Can Find More ~~Information.~~Information.”

	Rights of Realty Income Stockholders	Rights of ~~VEREIT~~Spirit Stockholders
Authorized Capital Stock or Shares of Beneficial Interest	Realty Income is authorized to issue an aggregate of ~~810,100,000~~1,369,900,000 shares of capital stock, consisting of (1) ~~740,200,000~~1,300,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share; and (2) 69,900,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, of which 6,900,000 shares will be classified and designated as 6.000% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share.	~~VEREIT~~Spirit is authorized to issue an aggregate of ~~1,610,000,000~~370,000,000 shares of capital stock, consisting of (1) ~~1,500,000,000~~350,000,000 shares of common stock, par value ~~$0.01~~$0.05 per share; and (2) ~~10,000,000~~20,000,000 shares of ~~manager’s~~preferred stock, par value $0.01 per ~~share;~~share, of which 6,900,000 shares are classified and ~~(3) 100,000,000 shares of preferred stock,~~designated as 6.000% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share.
	As of ~~the record date,~~December 14, 2023, there were issued and outstanding 723,949,444 shares of Realty Income common stock. There are no shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock outstanding. ~~Preferred Stock~~. The Realty Income board of directors is authorized to cause Realty Income to issue preferred stock from time-to-time in such class or series and with such preferences, conversion or other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to transferability, dividends or other distributions, qualifications or other provisions as may be fixed by the Realty Income board of directors.	As of ~~the record date,~~December 14, 2023, there were issued and outstanding 141,552,606 shares of ~~VEREIT~~Spirit common stock and 6,900,000 shares of ~~VEREIT~~Spirit Series ~~F Preferred Stock. There are no shares of VEREIT manager’s stock outstanding.~~ ~~Preferred Stock.~~ ~~The VEREIT board of directors is authorized to cause VEREIT to issue or classify or reclassify any unissued shares of~~A preferred stock from time-to-time in such classes or series and with such preferences, conversion or other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividend rights, qualifications, liquidation preferences or other terms or conditions of redemption of such shares as may be fixed by the VEREIT board of directors.

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			~~Rights of Realty Income Stockholders~~			~~Rights of VEREIT Stockholders~~outstanding.
Voting Rights			Each outstanding share of Realty Income common stock is entitled to one vote per share on all matters upon which common stockholders are entitled to vote. If a quorum exists, action on a			Subject to restrictions on ownership and transfer of Spirit common stock in the Spirit Articles (described further below), each outstanding share of Spirit common stock entitles the holder thereof to one vote on all

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			Rights of Realty Income Stockholders			Rights of Spirit Stockholders
			matter is approved if the votes cast favoring the action exceed the votes cast opposing the action, except for (i) votes pertaining to revoking or terminating Realty ~~Income qualifying or continuing to qualify~~Income’s qualification as a REIT, which requires the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of all votes entitled to be cast on the matter, and (ii) a dissolution, share exchange, merger, consolidation or sale of substantially all or substantially all of Realty Income’s assets, or amendment to the Realty Income Articles requiring stockholder approval, or removal of a director, which, in each case, requires the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of all votes entitled to be cast on the matter. See ~~“Vote~~“— Vote on ~~Mergers,~~Merger, Consolidations or Sales of Substantially All ~~Assets”~~Assets” and ~~“Charter Amendments.~~“— Charter Amendments.”			~~Each outstanding share~~matters submitted to a vote of ~~VEREIT common stock is entitled to one vote per share on all matters upon which~~ stockholders, ~~are entitled to vote.~~ ~~Each outstanding share of VEREIT Series F Preferred Stock is entitled to one vote per share on certain limited matters, unless the shares have been redeemed or called for redemption,~~ including the election of ~~two~~directors. The Spirit Bylaws provide for the election of directors, ~~whenever dividends on any shares of VEREIT Series F Preferred Stock shall be~~ in arrears for 18 or more dividend periods; the issuance, increase in or reclassification of any class or series of VEREIT capital stock ranking senior to the VEREIT Series F Preferred Stock; an amendment of the VEREIT Articles that materially and adversely affects the VEREIT Series F Preferred Stock; or a consolidation or merger, or a share exchange that affects the VEREIT Series F Preferred Stock, unless each share of VEREIT Series F Preferred Stock then outstanding remains outstanding without a material adverse change to its terms or is converted into preferred stock of the surviving entity having terms substantially identical to those of the VEREIT Series F Preferred Stock. ~~Generally, if a quorum exists and except as otherwise required~~uncontested elections, by statute or the VEREIT Articles, action on a matter is approved if the votes cast favoring the action exceed the votes cast opposing the action, except for (i) a merger, consolidation or sale of substantially all of VEREIT’s assets, which requires the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of ~~all~~the votes ~~entitled to be cast on~~cast. In contested elections, the ~~matter; (ii) removal~~election of directors is by a ~~director with or without cause, which requires the affirmative vote of two-thirds~~plurality of the ~~total~~ votes ~~entitled to be cast~~cast. Cumulative voting in the election of directors; (iii) amendments to certain provisions of the VEREIT Articles, which requires the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of all the votes entitled to be cast on the matter; and (iv) unless the shares of VEREIT Series F Preferred Stock have

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	~~Rights of Realty Income Stockholders~~	~~Rights of VEREIT Stockholders~~
		been redeemed or called for redemption, certain matters relating to the VEREIT Series F Preferred Stock, as described above, which require the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of the VEREIT Series F Preferred Stock. See “Vote on Mergers, Consolidations or Sales of Substantially All Assets” and “Charter Amendments.”
~~Cumulative Voting~~	~~Realty Income does~~directors is not ~~permit cumulative voting with respect to the election of its directors.~~	~~VEREIT does not permit cumulative voting with respect to the election of its directors.~~permitted.
Size of the Board of Directors	At any regular meeting or at any special meeting called for that purpose, a majority of Realty Income’s entire board of directors may establish, increase or decrease the number of ~~directors;~~ directors, provided that the number thereof ~~shall~~will not be less than the minimum number required by the ~~Maryland General Corporation Law.~~MGCL, nor more than 15. Directors are elected at each annual meeting of stockholders and hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor is elected and ~~qualified~~qualifies or until his or her earlier death, retirement, resignation or removal. As of the record date, the Realty Income board of directors consists of ~~nine~~eleven directors. Upon closing of the Merger, the Realty Income board of directors will consist of eleven directors.	~~Solely~~The number of directors of Spirit may be established, increased or decreased only by ~~resolution,~~ a majority of ~~VEREIT’s~~Spirit’s entire board of directors, but may ~~establish, increase or decrease the number of directors;~~ ~~provided~~ ~~that the number thereof shall~~ not be ~~less~~fewer than the minimum number (which is one) required byunder the ~~Maryland General Corporation Law~~MGCL, nor more than 15. ~~Each director~~The number of directors is currently fixed at nine. Directors are elected ~~at each annual meeting~~by holders of ~~stockholders~~Spirit common stock and ~~holds office~~serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and ~~qualified or until his or her death, resignation or removal.~~ ~~As of~~qualifies under the ~~record date, the VEREIT board of directors consists of nine directors.~~
~~Classified Board / Term~~ ~~of Directors~~	~~The Realty Income board of directors is not classified. The directors of Realty Income hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified.~~	The VEREIT board of directors is not classified. The directors of VEREIT hold office for a term of one year until the next annual meeting of VEREIT stockholders and serve until their successors are elected and qualified.
~~Removal of Directors~~	The MGCL provides that stockholders may remove directors with or without cause unless the Realty Income Articles provide that directors may be removed only for cause. However, if a director is elected by a particular voting group, that director may only be removed by the requisite vote of that voting group. ~~The Realty Income Articles provide that subject to the rights of one or more classes or series of Realty Income preferred stock to elect or remove one or~~	The MGCL provides that stockholders may remove directors with or without cause unless the VEREIT Articles provide that directors may be removed only for cause. However, if a director is elected by a particular voting group, that director may only be removed by the requisite vote of that voting group. ~~The VEREIT Articles provide that, subject to the rights of one or more classes or series of VEREIT preferred stock to elect or remove one or more~~MGCL.

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	Rights of Realty Income Stockholders	Rights of ~~VEREIT~~Spirit Stockholders
Removal of Directors	The Realty Income Articles provide that subject to the rights of one or more classes or series of preferred stock of Realty Income (including the Realty Income Series A preferred stock) to elect or remove one or more directors, any Realty Income director, or Realty Income’s entire board of directors, may be removed from office at any time, but only ~~with~~for cause, and then only by the affirmative vote of holders of ~~at least~~ a majority of ~~all~~the outstanding shares of capital stock entitled to vote onin the election of directors, voting together as a single class. “Cause” ~~shall mean~~means, with respect to any particular director a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction holding that such director caused demonstrable, material harm to Realty Income through bad faith or active and deliberate dishonesty.	Subject to the rights of holders of one or more classes or series of preferred stock to elect or remove one or more directors ~~any VEREIT~~(including the Spirit Series A preferred stock), a director may be removed ~~with or without~~only for cause and only by the affirmative vote of ~~holders of~~ at least two-thirds of ~~all shares~~the votes entitled to ~~vote on~~be cast generally in the election of directors.
~~Election of Directors~~	~~Directors are elected at the annual meeting of stockholders by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast~~“Cause” means, with respect to any particular director, a conviction of a felony or a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction holding that such director ~~nominee;~~ ~~provided~~, ~~however, that if the Realty Income board of directors determines that the number of nominees exceeds the number of directors~~caused demonstrable, material harm to ~~be elected at such meeting, each of the directors shall be elected by the affirmative vote of a plurality of the votes cast.~~	~~Directors are elected at the annual meeting of stockholders by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast with respect to such director nominee;~~ ~~provided~~, ~~however~~, that each of the directors shall be elected by the affirmative vote of a plurality of the votes cast if (i) the secretary receives notice that a stockholder has validly nominated a person for election to the board of directorsSpirit through bad faith or active and ~~(ii) the nomination has not been withdrawn on or before the 10th day before VEREIT first mails its notice for such meeting.~~deliberate dishonesty.
Filling Vacancies of Directors	Any vacancies on the Realty Income board of directors for any cause other than an increase in the number of directors can be filled by a majority of the remaining directors, even if the remaining directors do not constitute a quorum. Vacancies created through an increase in the number of directors may be filled by ~~the affirmative~~a majority vote of the entire Realty Income board of directors.	Any vacancies on the ~~VEREIT~~Spirit board of directors ~~for any cause, including an increase in the number of directors, can~~may be filled only by a majority of the remaining directors, even if such majority is less than a quorum, and any director elected to fill a vacancy will hold office for the ~~remaining directors do not constitute a quorum.~~remainder of the full term of the directorship in which the vacancy occurred and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualifies.
Charter Amendments	~~The MGCL provides that, if~~Except for certain ministerial amendments, such as name changes and changes to par value of a class or series of stock, amendments to the ~~amendment is declared advisable~~Realty Income Articles must be advised by the ~~Board~~Realty Income board of Directors, the affirmative vote of two-thirds of all outstanding stock entitled to vote is required to amend the charter of a Maryland corporation. However, the MGCL permits a corporation to reduce the voting requirement in its charter to allow for the approval of an amendment to the charterdirectors and approved by the affirmative vote of ~~no less than~~Realty Income stockholders entitled to cast a majority of all of the ~~shares outstanding and~~votes entitled to ~~vote~~be cast on the matter.	~~The MGCL provides that, if~~Except for (i) amendments to the ~~amendment is declared advisable by~~provision of Spirit Articles relating to the ~~Board~~removal of ~~Directors,~~directors and the ~~affirmative~~ vote ~~of two-thirds of all outstanding stock entitled to vote is~~ required to amend ~~the charter of a Maryland corporation. However, the MGCL permits a corporation to reduce the voting requirement in its charter to allow for~~that removal provision (which can only be amended with the approval of ~~an amendment~~stockholders entitled to ~~the charter by the affirmative vote of no less than a majority~~cast at least two-thirds of the ~~shares outstanding and~~votes entitled to ~~vote~~be cast on the ~~matter.~~matter) and (ii) amendments permitted to be made without stockholder approval under the MGCL, the Spirit Articles may

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	~~The Realty Income Articles provide that an~~	generally be amended only if such amendment ~~to the Realty Income Articles~~is declared advisable by the ~~Board of Directors may be approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares outstanding and entitled to vote on the matter.~~	The VEREIT Articles provide that VEREIT reserves the right to make any amendment now or hereafter authorized by law, including any amendment altering the terms or contract rights, as expressly set forth in the VEREIT Articles, of any shares of outstanding stock. In addition, any amendments to the provisions relating to the amendment of the VEREIT Articles and the removal of directors may only be made if declared advisable by the VEREITSpirit board of directors and approved by the affirmative vote of ~~two-thirds~~stockholders entitled to cast a majority of ~~all~~the votes entitled to be ~~cast. VEREIT may, with~~cast on the approval of a majority of the VEREIT board of directors and without any action by the stockholders, amend the VEREIT Articles to increase or decrease the aggregate number of authorized shares or the number of authorized shares of any class or series that VEREIT has authority to issue.matter.
Bylaw Amendments	The Realty Income board of directors has the power to adopt, ~~amend~~alter or repeal the Realty Income Bylaws and to adopt new provisions of the Realty Income Bylaws; provided,, however,, the provisions related to (i) the written statement Realty Income is required to furnish to stockholders, (ii) investment policy and restrictions, (iii) the annual report and (iv) the definitions in Article I of the Realty Income Bylaws to the extent used in the provision related to amendments to the Realty Income Bylaws, may not be amended, repealed or modified, or inconsistent provisions adopted with respect thereto, without the affirmative vote of stockholders entitled to cast a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter. In addition, pursuant to a binding proposal that is properly submitted by stockholders for approval at a duly called annual meeting or special meeting of stockholders, the stockholders ~~shall~~will have the power, by the affirmative vote of a majority of all votes entitled to be cast on the matter, to alter or repeal any provision of the Realty Income Bylaws and to adopt new provisions of the Realty Income Bylaws, in any such case to the extent permitted by and consistent with the Realty Income Articles, Realty Income Bylaws and applicable law.	The ~~VEREIT~~Spirit board of directors ~~shall have~~has the power to adopt, alter ~~amend~~ or repeal ~~the VEREIT Bylaws,~~ ~~provided~~, ~~however, the provisions related to (i) the Maryland Control Share Acquisition Act, (ii) the Maryland Business Combinations Statute, and (iii) limitations on the power~~any provision of the ~~VEREIT board of directors~~Spirit Bylaws and to ~~amend~~make new bylaws. In addition, the ~~VEREIT Bylaws~~Spirit stockholders may ~~not be altered, amended~~alter or ~~repealed, without the affirmative vote~~repeal any provision of the ~~majority of the votes cast by the VEREIT common stockholders. To the extent permitted by law, VEREIT stockholders may also amend the VEREIT~~Spirit Bylaws and adopt new bylaws if any such alteration, repeal or adoption is approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast on the ~~matter pursuant to~~matter.
Vote on Merger, Consolidations or Sales of Substantially All Assets	The MGCL provides that a ~~binding proposal submitted by~~dissolution, merger, consolidation, share exchange or	The MGCL provides that a ~~stockholder that (i) owned shares of VEREIT common stock in the amount and for the duration of time specified in Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act on the date the bylaw proposal is delivered~~dissolution, merger, consolidation, share exchange or mailed to and received by the secretary in accordance with the VEREIT Bylaws and (ii) continuously owns such shares through the date of the annual or special meeting of stockholders where such proposal will be considered.

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	~~applicable law.~~
~~Vote on Merger,~~ ~~Consolidations or Sales~~ ~~of Substantially All~~ ~~Assets~~	~~The MGCL provides that a dissolution, merger, consolidation, share exchange or~~ sale of substantially all or substantially all of a corporation’s assets must be declared advisable by ~~the Board~~its board of ~~Directors~~directors and approved by ~~the~~its stockholders ~~of a corporation~~ by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of all the votes entitled to be cast on the matter. However, the MGCL permits a corporation in its charter to reduce the voting requirement to allow for the approval of a dissolution, merger, consolidation, share exchange or sale of all or substantially all of the corporation’s assets by the affirmative vote of nonot less than a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter. Notwithstanding any provision of law permitting or requiring any action to be taken or authorized by the affirmative vote of the holders of a greater number of votes, the Realty Income Articles provide that any such action ~~shall~~will be effective and valid if taken or authorized by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast on the matter.	~~The MGCL provides that a dissolution, merger, consolidation, share exchange or~~ sale of substantially all or substantially all of a corporation’s assets must be declared advisable by ~~the Board~~its board of ~~Directors~~directors and approved by ~~the~~its stockholders ~~of a corporation~~ by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of all the votes entitled to be cast on the matter. However, the MGCL permits a corporation in its charter to reduce the voting requirement to allow for the approval of a dissolution, merger, consolidation, share exchange or sale of all or substantially all of the corporation’s assets by the affirmative vote of nonot less than a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter. Notwithstanding any provision of law permitting or requiring any action to be taken or authorized by the affirmative vote of the holders of a greater number of votes, the ~~VEREIT~~Spirit Articles provide that any such action ~~shall~~will be effective and valid if ~~declared advisable by the VEREIT board of directors and~~ taken or authorized by the affirmative vote of ~~holders~~a majority of ~~shares~~all the votes entitled to be cast on the matter, except that amendments to the provision of Spirit Articles relating to the removal of directors and the vote required to amend that removal provision can be amended only with the approval of stockholders entitled to cast ~~a majority~~at least two-thirds of all of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter.
Ownership Limitations	~~With~~ To maintain Realty Income’s status as a REIT under the Code, not more than 50% in value of the outstanding shares of Realty Income stock may be owned, actually or constructively, by or for five or fewer individuals (as defined in the Code to include certain entities) during the last half of a taxable year. Under the Realty Income Articles, with certain exceptions, the actual, constructive or	To maintain Spirit’s status as a REIT under the Code, not more than 50% in value of the outstanding shares of Spirit stock may be owned, actually or constructively, by or for five or fewer individuals (as defined in the Code to include certain entities) during the last half of a taxable year. Under the Spirit Articles, with certain exceptions, the actual, beneficial or constructive

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			beneficial ownership by any person of more than 9.8% (by value or by number of shares, whichever is more restrictive) of the outstanding shares of Realty Income common stock or Realty Income Series A preferred stock, is generally prohibited. The Realty Income board of directors may, but in no event is required to, exempt from the ownership limit described in the preceding paragraph above, a particular stockholder if it determines that such ownership will not jeopardize Realty Income’s status as a REIT. As a condition of such exemption, the Realty Income board of directors may require a ruling from the Internal Revenue Service or an opinion of counsel satisfactory to it and/or undertakings or representations from the applicant with respect to preserving Realty Income’s REIT status. The Realty Income Articles further prohibit (1) any person from actually or constructively owning shares of Realty Income stock that would result in Realty Income being “closely held” under Section 856(h) of the Code or otherwise cause Realty Income to fail to qualify as a REIT, and (2) any person from transferring shares of Realty Income stock if such transfer would result in shares of our capital stock being beneficially owned by fewer than 100 persons (determined without reference to any rules of attribution).			~~With certain exceptions, the constructive or beneficial~~ ownership by any person of more than 9.8% ~~in value of the aggregate of VEREIT’s outstanding shares of stock or more than 9.8% (by~~(in value or byin number of shares, whichever is more restrictive) of the outstanding shares of ~~VEREIT~~Spirit common stock or 9.8% in value of the aggregate of the outstanding shares of all classes and series of Spirit stock is generally ~~prohibited.~~
			prohibited, in each case excluding any shares of Spirit stock that are not treated as outstanding for federal income tax purposes. The ~~Realty Income~~Spirit board of directors, subject to certain limits including the directors’ duties under applicable law, may retroactively and shall prospectively exempt a person from either or both of the ownership limits described in the preceding paragraph above and, if necessary, establish a different limit on ownership for such person if it determines that such exemption could not cause or permit: five or fewer individuals to actually or beneficially own more than 49% in value of the outstanding shares of all classes or series of Spirit stock or, subject to exceptions, Spirit to own, actually or constructively, an interest in a tenant of Spirit (or a tenant of any entity owned in whole or in part by Spirit). As a condition of such exemption, the Spirit board of directors may require an opinion of counsel or a ruling from the Internal Revenue Service, in either case in form and substance satisfactory to the Spirit board of directors, in its sole and absolute discretion, ~~may exempt a person from the limitation on a person beneficially owning common shares~~ in ~~excess of the ownership limitation if the board obtains such representation and undertakings from such person as are reasonably necessary~~order to ~~ascertain that no individual’s beneficial ownership of such common shares will violate the ownership limitation~~determine or ~~that such violation will not cause Realty Income to fail to qualify~~ensure Spirit’s status as a REIT, ~~under~~and such representations, covenants and/or undertakings as are necessary or prudent to make the ~~Code,~~			~~The VEREIT~~determinations above. Notwithstanding the receipt of any ruling or opinion, Spirit’s board of directors ~~in its sole discretion,~~ may ~~exempt a person from the limitation of a person beneficially~~impose such conditions or ~~constructively owning shares in excess of the ownership limitation if (i) the board obtains such representation and undertakings from such person~~restrictions as are reasonably necessary to ascertain that no individual’s beneficial or constructive ownership of such shares would result in VEREIT being “closely held” under the Code or otherwise failing to qualify as a REIT under the Code,

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						~~and agrees that any violation of~~it deems appropriate in connection with such ~~representations or undertakings or attempted violation will result in such common stock being transferred into a trust in accordance with the Realty Income Articles.~~an exception. The ~~Realty Income~~Spirit board of directors may, in its sole and absolute discretion, ~~may exempt a person from the limitation on a person constructively owning common shares in excess~~increase or decrease one or both of the ownership ~~limitation if such person does not and represents~~limits for one or more persons, except that ita decreased ownership limit will not ~~own,~~be effective for any person whose actual, beneficial or constructive ownership of Spirit stock exceeds the decreased ownership limit at the time of the decrease until the person’s actual, beneficial or constructive ownership of Spirit’s stock equals or falls below the decreased ownership limit, although any further acquisition of Spirit stock will violate the decreased ownership limit. The Spirit Articles further prohibit any person from actually, beneficially or constructively owning shares of Spirit stock, or the Spirit board of directors from making changes to the ownership limits, that could result in Spirit being “closely held” under the Code or otherwise cause Spirit to fail to qualify as a REIT (including, but not limited to, actual, beneficial or constructive ownership of shares of Spirit stock that could result in Spirit owning (actually or constructively) an interest in a tenant ~~of Realty Income~~ that ~~would cause Realty Income to own, actually or constructively, more than a 9.8% interest~~is described in such tenant and Realty Income obtains such representations and undertakings from such person as are reasonably necessary to ascertain this fact and agrees that any violation or attempted violation will result in such common shares being transferred to a trust in accordance with the Realty Income Articles. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the inability of a person to make the described certification shall not prevent the Realty Income board of directors, in its sole discretion, from exempting such person from the limitation on a person constructively owning common shares in excess of the ownership limit if the Realty Income board of directors determines that the resulting application of Section 856(d)(2)(B) of the Code if the income Spirit derives from such tenant, taking into account Spirit’s other income that would ~~affect~~not qualify under the ~~characterization~~gross income requirements of ~~less than 0.5%~~the Code, would cause Spirit to fail to satisfy any of the gross income requirements imposed on REITs). The Spirit Articles also prevent any person from transferring shares of ~~Realty Income in any taxable year, after taking into account the effect of this sentence with respect to all other common shares to which this sentence applies.~~ Prior to granting any exception to the ownership limitations, the Realty Income board of directors may require a ruling from the IRS, or an opinion of counsel, in either case in form and substance satisfactory to the Realty Income board of directors in its sole discretion, as it may deem necessary or advisable in order to determine or ensure Realty Income’s status as a REIT.			~~(ii)~~Spirit stock if such ~~person does not and represents that it will not own, actually or constructively, an interest in a tenant of VEREIT that~~transfer would cause VEREIT to own, actually or constructively, more than a 9.8% interest in such tenant and VEREIT obtains such representations and undertakings from such person as are reasonably necessary to ascertain this fact and (iii) agrees that any violation or attempted violation will result in ~~such~~ shares ~~being transferred to a trust in accordance with the VEREIT Articles. For purposes~~ of the foregoing sentence, a tenant from whom VEREIT derives and is expected to continue to derive a sufficiently small amount of revenue such that, in the opinion of the VEREIT board of directors, rent from such tenant would not adversely affect VEREIT’s ability to qualify as a REIT will not be treated as a tenant of VEREIT. Prior to granting any exception to the ownership limitations, the VEREIT board of directors may require a ruling from the IRS, or an opinion of counsel, in either case in form and substance satisfactory to the VEREIT board of directors in its sole discretion, as it may deem necessary or advisable in order to determine or ensure VEREIT’s status as a REIT.

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~~Special Meetings of the~~ ~~Stockholders~~	A special meeting of Realty Income stockholders may be called at any time by the Realty Income board of directors, the chairman of the board, the president or the chief executive officer or by the secretary upon the written request of the holders of shares representing at least a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered at any such special meeting of stockholders.	A special meeting of VEREIT’s stockholders may be called by the VEREIT board of directors, the chairman of the board, the president, the chief executive officer or by the secretary upon the written request of the holders of shares representing at least a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast on any issue proposed to be considered at any such special meeting of stockholders.
~~Special Meetings of the~~ ~~Stockholders~~	~~Business transacted at the special meeting of stockholders will be limited to the purposes stated in the notice.~~	~~Business transacted at the special meeting~~	Spirit stock being beneficially owned by fewer than 100 persons (determined without reference to any rules of ~~stockholders will be limited to the purposes stated in the notice.~~attribution).
Advance Notice Provisions for Stockholder Nominations and Stockholder Business Proposals	The Realty Income Bylaws provide that, with respect to an annual meeting of stockholders, nominations of individuals for election to the Realty Income board of directors and the proposal of business to be considered by stockholders at the annual meeting may be made only: • pursuant to Realty Income’s notice of meeting; • by or at the direction of the Realty Income board of directors; or • upon timely and proper notice by a stockholder who is a stockholder of record at the record date for the annual meeting, at the time of giving of notice and ~~entitled to vote at~~ the ~~meeting.~~time of the annual meeting (or any postponement of adjournment thereof). In general, notice of stockholder nominations or business for an annual meeting must be delivered not earlier than the 150th day nor later than 5:00 p.m., Pacific Time, on the 120th day prior to the first anniversary of the date of the proxy statement for the preceding year’s annual ~~meeting, unless~~meeting; provided, however, that in the event that the date of the annual meeting is advanced or delayed more than 30 days from the anniversary date of the preceding year’s annual proxy meeting, in ~~which case~~order for notice by the stockholder to be timely, such notice must be so delivered not earlier than the 150th day ~~nor~~prior to the date of such annual meeting and not later than 5:00 p.m., Pacific Time, on the later ~~date~~ of the 120th day prior to the date of such annual meeting, ~~or the 10th day following the day on which public announcement of the date of the meeting is first made. Notice of stockholder nominations for a special~~as	The ~~VEREIT~~Spirit Bylaws provide that, with respect to an annual meeting of stockholders, nominations of individuals for election to the ~~VEREIT~~Spirit board of directors and the proposal of business to be considered by stockholders at the annual meeting may be made only: • pursuant to ~~VEREIT’s~~Spirit’s notice of the meeting; • by or at the direction of the ~~VEREIT~~Spirit board of directors; or • ~~upon timely and proper notice~~ by a stockholder ~~who is~~that was a stockholder of record both at the time of giving of the notice of the meeting and at the time of the annual meeting, that is entitled to vote at the ~~meeting.~~meeting and that has complied with the advance notice procedures set forth in, and provided the information and certifications required by, the Spirit Bylaws. ~~In general,~~With respect to special meetings of stockholders, only the business specified in Spirit’s notice of ~~stockholder~~meeting may be brought before the special meeting of stockholders, and nominations ~~or business~~of individuals for ~~an annual meeting must be delivered not earlier than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the 150th day nor later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the 120th day prior~~election to the ~~first anniversary~~Spirit board of directors may be made only: • by or at the direction of the ~~date~~Spirit board of directors; or • provided that the meeting has been called in accordance with the Spirit Bylaws for the purpose of electing directors, by a stockholder that is a stockholder of record both at the time of giving of the ~~proxy statement for~~notice required by the ~~preceding year’s annual meeting, unless~~Spirit Bylaws and at the annual meeting is advanced or delayed more than 30 days from the anniversary date of the preceding year’s annual meeting, in which case notice must be delivered not earlier than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the 150th day nor later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the 120th day prior to the date of such annual meeting or the 10th day following the day on which public announcement of the datetime of the meeting, that is ~~first made.~~entitled to vote at the meeting in the election of each

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			originally convened, or the 10th day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made. Notice of stockholder nominations for a special meeting must be delivered not earlier than the 120th day prior to the special meeting, and not later than 5:00 p.m., Pacific Time, on the later of the 90th day prior to the meeting or the 10th day following the day on which the public announcement is first made of the date of the ~~meeting and the nominees proposed by the Realty Income board of directors.~~meeting.			individual so nominated and that has complied with the advance notice provisions set forth in, and provided the information and certifications required by, the Spirit Bylaws. In general, Spirit must receive notice of a stockholder’s intention to make a nomination or to propose an item of business for the annual stockholders’ meeting not earlier than the 150th day and not later than the 120th day prior to the first anniversary of the date the proxy statement for the previous annual stockholders’ meeting was released to stockholders; provided, however, that if Spirit holds its annual stockholders’ meeting more than 30 days before or after the one-year anniversary date of the previous annual stockholders’ meeting, Spirit must receive the notice not earlier than the 150th day and not later than the 120th day prior to the annual stockholders’ meeting date or the tenth day following the date on which Spirit first publicly announces the date of the annual stockholders’ meeting, whichever occurs later. Notice of stockholder nominations for a special meeting must be ~~delivered not~~received by Spirit no earlier than the 120th day prior to ~~the~~such special meeting and not later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the later of the 90th day prior to ~~the~~such special meeting or the ~~10th~~tenth day following the day on which ~~the public announcement is first made of~~ the date of the special meeting and the nominees proposed by ~~the VEREIT~~Spirit board of ~~directors.~~directors to be elected at such meeting are first announced.

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~~Notice of Stockholder~~ ~~Meetings~~			Not less than 10 days nor more than 90 days before each meeting of stockholders, a written notice shall be mailed or electronic transmission shall be delivered to each stockholder entitled to vote at or to notice of such meeting at the address as it appears on the recordsRights of Realty Income ~~if written notice is sent, or to the address or number of the stockholder at which the stockholder receives electronic transmission unless such stockholder waives notice before or after the meeting.~~Stockholders			~~Not less than 10 days nor more than 90 days before each meeting~~Rights of stockholders, a written notice shall be mailed or electronic transmission shall be delivered to each stockholder entitled to vote at or to notice of such meeting at the address as it appears on the records of VEREIT, if written notice is sent, or to the address or number of the stockholder at which the stockholder receives electronic transmission unless such stockholder waives notice before or after the meeting.Spirit Stockholders
State Anti-Takeover Statutes			Under the MGCL, certain “business combinations” (which include a merger, consolidation, share exchange and certain transfers, issuances or reclassifications of equity securities) between a Maryland corporation and any person who beneficially owns 10% or more of the voting power of the corporation’s outstanding voting stock, or an affiliate or associate of the corporation who beneficially owned 10% or more of the voting power of the corporation’s then outstanding stock at any time within the preceding two years, in each case referred to as an “interested stockholder,” or an affiliate thereof, are prohibited for five years after the most recent date on which the interested stockholder becomes an interested stockholder. Thereafter, any such business combination must be recommended by the board of directors and approved by the affirmative vote of at least (i) 80% of the votes entitled to be cast by holders of outstanding shares of voting stock of the corporation and (ii) two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast by holders of voting stock of the corporation other than shares held by the interested stockholder or its affiliates or associates. The super-majority vote requirements do not apply, however, to business combinations that are approved or exempted by the board of directors prior to the time that the interested stockholder becomes an interested stockholder or if the business combination satisfies certain minimum price, form of consideration and procedural requirements. To date, Realty Income has not opted out of the business combination provisions of the MGCL.			Under the MGCL, certain “business combinations” (which include a merger, consolidation, share exchange and certain transfers, issuances or reclassifications of equity securities) between a Maryland corporation and any person who beneficially owns ~~directly or indirectly,~~ 10% or more of the voting power of the corporation’s outstanding voting stock, or an affiliate or associate of the corporation who beneficially owned ~~directly or indirectly,~~ 10% or more of the voting power of the corporation’s then outstanding stock at any time within the preceding two years, in each case referred to as an “interested stockholder,” or an affiliate thereof, are prohibited for five years after the most recent date on which the interested stockholder becomes an interested stockholder. Thereafter, any such business combination must be recommended by the board of directors and approved by the affirmative vote of at least (i) 80% of the votes entitled to be cast by holders of outstanding shares of voting stock of the corporation and (ii) two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast by holders of voting stock of the

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			corporation other than shares held by the interested stockholder or its affiliates or associates. The super-majority vote requirements do not apply, however, to business combinations that are approved or exempted by the board of directors prior to the time that the interested stockholder becomes an interested stockholder or if the business combination satisfies certain minimum price, form of consideration and procedural requirements. ~~To date, Realty Income~~The Spirit board of directors has, ~~not opted~~by resolution, elected to opt out of the business ~~combination~~combinations provisions of the MGCL.

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			As permitted by the MGCL, the Realty Income Bylaws contain a provision exempting from the control share acquisition statute all shares of Realty Income capital stock to the fullest extent permitted by the MGCL. See ~~“Maryland~~“Description of Capital Stock — Maryland Control Share Acquisition ~~Statute.~~Act.” Subtitle 8 of Title 3 of the MGCL permits a Maryland corporation with a class of equity securities registered under the Exchange Act and at least three independent directors to elect to be subject, by provision in its charter or bylaws or a resolution of its board of directors and notwithstanding any contrary provision in the charter or bylaws, to any or all of the following five provisions: • a classified board; • a two-thirds stockholder vote requirement for removing a director; • a requirement that the number of directors be fixed only by vote of the directors; • a requirement that a vacancy on the board be filled only by the remaining directors and for the remainder of the full term of the class of directors in which the vacancy occurred; and • a requirement that ~~requires~~ the request of the holders of at least a majority of all votes entitled to be cast be obtained in order to call a special meeting of stockholders. To date, Realty Income has not made any of the elections described above, although, independent of these elections, the Realty Income Articles and Realty Income Bylaws contain provisions that directors may be			corporation other than shares held by the interested stockholder or its affiliates or associates. The super-majority vote requirements do not apply, however, to business combinations that are approved or exempted by the board of directors prior to the time that the interested stockholder becomes an interested stockholder or if the business combination satisfies certain minimum price, form of consideration and procedural requirements. To date, VEREIT has opted out of the business combination provisions of the MGCL. As permitted by the MGCL, the ~~VEREIT~~Spirit Bylaws contain a provision exempting from the control share acquisition statute ~~any and~~ all ~~acquisitions of any~~ shares of ~~VEREIT capital stock to the fullest extent permitted by the MGCL. See “Maryland Control Share Acquisition Statute.”~~Spirit stock. Subtitle 8 of Title 3 of the MGCL permits a Maryland corporation with a class of equity securities registered under the Exchange Act and at least three independent directors to elect to be subject, by provision in its charter or bylaws or a resolution of its board of directors and notwithstanding any contrary provision in the charter or bylaws, to any or all of the following five provisions: • a classified board; • a two-thirds stockholder vote requirement for removing a director; • a requirement that the number of directors be fixed only by vote of the directors; • a requirement that a vacancy on the board be filled only by the remaining directors and for the remainder of the full term of the class of directors in which the vacancy occurred; and • a requirement that ~~requires~~ the request of the holders of at least a majority of all votes entitled to be cast be obtained in order to call a special meeting of stockholders. The Spirit Articles contain a provision whereby Spirit has elected, at such time Spirit became eligible to do so, to be subject to the provisions of Subtitle 8 relating to filling vacancies on the Spirit board of directors only by the remaining directors. The Spirit board of directors has further adopted a resolution prohibiting Spirit from electing to be subject to the

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	To date, Realty Income has not made any of the elections described above, although, independent of these elections, the Realty Income Articles and Realty Income Bylaws contain provisions that directors may be removed only for cause and by the vote of a majority of the votes entitled to be ~~cast and~~cast; that, generally, vacancies may be filled only by the Realty Income board of ~~directors.~~	~~To date, VEREIT has not made any~~directors; and that the request of the ~~elections described above, although, independent~~holders of these elections, the VEREIT Articles and VEREIT Bylaws contain provisions that directors may be removed by the vote of two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast, that the number of directors will be determined by the affirmative vote of a majority of the VEREIT board of directors, that, generally, vacancies may be filled only by the VEREIT board of directors, and that a request by stockholders to call a special meeting requires at least a majority of all votes entitled to be ~~cast.~~cast on any issue proposed to be considered at a special meeting of stockholders is required to call such special meeting.	provisions of Subtitle 8 relating to a classified board unless such election is approved by Spirit stockholders by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast on the matter.
Liability and Indemnification of Officers and Directors	The MGCL permits a Maryland corporation to include in its charter a provision limiting the liability of its directors and officers to the corporation and its stockholders for money damages except for liability resulting from actual receipt of an improper benefit or profit in money, property or services or active and deliberate dishonesty established by a final judgment as being material to the cause of action. The Realty Income Articles ~~contain such a provision that eliminates such liability~~authorize it, and the Realty Income Bylaws obligate it, to the maximum extent permitted by ~~the MGCL.~~ ~~The MGCL requires a corporation (unless its charter provides otherwise, which Realty Income’s Articles do not)~~Maryland law, to indemnify and to pay or reimburse reasonable expenses in advance of final disposition of a proceeding to any present or former director or officer who ~~has been successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding to which he or she~~ is made or threatened to be made a party to, or witness in, the proceeding by reason of his or her service in that capacity or any individual who, while serving as one of Realty Income’s directors or officers and, at Realty Income’s request, serves or has served as a director, officer, partner, trustee, member or manager of another corporation, REIT, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or any other enterprise and who is made or threatened to be made a party to, or witness in, the proceeding by reason of his or her service in that capacity. The ~~MGCL permits a corporation~~Realty Income Articles and Realty Income Bylaws also permit Realty Income, with the approval of the Realty Income board of directors, to indemnify ~~its present~~ and ~~former directors and officers, among others, against judgments, penalties, fines, settlements and reasonable~~advance expenses ~~actually incurred by them~~to any person who served a predecessor of Realty Income in ~~connection with~~ any ~~proceeding to which they may be made or are threatened to be made a party by reason of their service in those or other capacities unless it is established that:~~ • ~~the act or omission~~ of the ~~director~~capacities described above and to any employee or ~~officer was material to the matter giving rise to the proceeding and~~agent of Realty Income or its predecessor. Realty Income has also entered	The ~~MGCL permits a Maryland corporation to include in its charter a provision limiting~~Spirit Articles authorize it, and the liability of its directors and officers to the corporation and its stockholders for money damages except for liability resulting from actual receipt of an improper benefit or profit in money, property or services or active and deliberate dishonesty established by a final judgment as being material to the cause of action. The VEREIT Articles contain such a provision that eliminates such liabilitySpirit Bylaws obligate it, to the maximum extent permitted by ~~the MGCL.~~ ~~The MGCL requires a corporation (unless its charter provides otherwise, which VEREIT’s Articles do not)~~Maryland law, to indemnify and to pay or reimburse reasonable expenses in advance of final disposition of a proceeding to any present or former director or officer who ~~has been successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding to which he or she~~ is made, or threatened to be made a party to, the proceeding by reason of his or her service in that capacity or any individual who, while serving as one of Spirit’s directors or officers and, at Spirit’s request, serves or has served as a director, officer, partner, member, manager, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, REIT, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise and who is made or threatened to be made a party to the proceeding by reason of his or her service in that capacity. The ~~MGCL permits a corporation~~Spirit Articles and Spirit Bylaws also permit Realty Income, with the approval of the Spirit board of directors, to indemnify and advance expenses to any person who served a predecessor of Spirit in any of the capacities described above and to any employee or agent of Spirit or its ~~present and former~~predecessor. Spirit has also entered into indemnification agreements with its directors and executive officers, ~~among others, against judgments, penalties, fines, settlements and reasonable expenses actually incurred by them in connection with any proceeding~~which are intended to ~~which they may be made or are threatened to be made a party by reason of their service in those or other capacities unless it is established that:~~ • ~~the act or omission of the director or officer was material to the matter giving rise to the proceeding and~~

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			~~(1) was committed in bad faith or (2) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty;~~ • ~~the director or officer actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services; or~~ • ~~in the case of any criminal proceeding, the director or officer had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful.~~ However, under the MGCL, a Maryland corporation may not indemnify a director or officer for an adverse judgment in a suit by or in the right of the corporation or if the director or officer was adjudged liable on the basis that personal benefit was improperly received, unless in either case a court orders indemnification and then only for expenses. In addition, the MGCL permits a corporation to advance reasonable expenses to a director or officer upon the corporation’s receipt of a written affirmation by the director or officer of his or her good faith belief that he or she has met the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification by the corporation and a written undertaking by the director or on the director’s behalf to repay the amount paid or reimbursed by the corporation if it is ultimately determined that the director did not meet the standard of conduct. ~~The Realty Income Articles obligate Realty Income to provide any indemnification permitted by the laws of Maryland and shall indemnify directors, officers, agents and employees as follows:~~ • ~~Realty Income shall indemnify any individual who is a present or former director or officer of Realty Income who is made a party to a proceeding by reason of his or her service in that capacity; and~~ • ~~Realty Income shall indemnify any individual who, while a director of Realty Income and at the request of~~			~~(1) was committed in bad faith or (2) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty;~~ • ~~the director or officer actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services; or~~ • ~~in the case of any criminal proceeding, the director or officer had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful.~~ However, under the MGCL, a Maryland corporation may not indemnify a director or officer for an adverse judgment in a suit by or in the right of the corporation or if the director or officer was adjudged liable on the basis that a personal benefit was improperly received, unless in either case a court orders indemnification and then only for expenses. In addition, the MGCL permits a corporation to advance reasonable expenses to a director or officer upon the corporation’s receipt of a written affirmation by the director or officer of his or her good faith belief that he or she has met the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification by the corporation and a written undertaking by the director or on the director’s behalf to repay the amount paid or reimbursed by the corporation if it is ultimately determined that the director did not meet the standard of conduct. ~~The VEREIT Articles obligate VEREIT to provide any indemnification permitted by the laws of Maryland and shall indemnify directors and officers as follows:~~ • VEREIT shall indemnify any individual who is a present or former director or officer of VEREIT who is made or threatened to be made a party to a proceeding by reason of his or her service in that capacity; • ~~VEREIT shall indemnify any individual who, while a director or officer of VEREIT and at the request of VEREIT, serves or has~~

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	Realty Income, serves or has served as a director, officer, partner or trustee of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or any other enterprise from and against any claim or liability to which such person may become subject or which such person may incur by reason of his or her status as a present or former director or officer of Realty Income. ~~Realty Income has also entered~~ into indemnification agreements with certain of its directors and officers, which are intended to provide indemnification to the maximum extent permitted by the MGCL.	provide indemnification to the maximum extent permitted by the MGCL.
	Realty Income has purchased directors’ and officers’ liability insurance for the benefit of its directors and officers.	served as a director, officer, partner, trustee, member or manager of another corporation, real estate investment trust, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise and who is made or threatened to be made a party to a proceeding by reason of his or her service in that capacity; and • ~~VEREIT may, with approval of the VEREIT board of directors, indemnify other employees and agents of VEREIT or its predecessor.~~ ~~VEREIT has also entered into indemnification agreements with certain of its directors and officers, which are intended to provide indemnification to the maximum extent permitted by the MGCL.~~ ~~VEREIT has purchased directors’ and officers’ liability insurance for the benefit of its directors and officers.~~
Stockholder Rights Plan	Realty Income does not have a stockholder rights plan in effect.	~~VEREIT~~Spirit does not have a stockholder rights plan in effect.
Dissenters’ Rights	The MGCL provides that a stockholder of a corporation is generally entitled to receive payment of the fair value of ~~its~~their stock if the stockholder dissents from certain transactions including a proposed merger, share exchange or a sale of substantially all of the assets of the corporation, or unless the charter reserves the right to do so, any amendment authorized by law to the terms of outstanding stock. However, dissenters’ rights generally are not available to holders of shares, such as shares of Realty Income common stock, that are registered on a national securities exchange ~~or quoted on a national market security system~~ nor are ~~dissenters~~dissenters’ rights available if a provision is included in the charter providing that the stockholders are not entitled to such rights. The Realty Income Articles do not include such charter provisions, but do reserve the right to make any amendment to the Realty Income Articles, now or hereafter authorized by law, including any amendment altering the terms or contract rights, as expressly set forth in the Realty Income Articles, of any shares of outstanding stock.	The MGCL provides that a stockholder of a corporation is generally entitled to receive payment of the fair value of ~~its~~their stock if the stockholder dissents from certain transactions including a proposed merger, share exchange or a sale of substantially all of the assets of the corporation, or unless the charter reserves the right to do so, any amendment authorized by law to the terms of outstanding stock. However, dissenters’ rights generally are not available to holders of shares, such as shares of ~~VEREIT~~Spirit common stock, ~~and VEREIT Series F Preferred Stock,~~ that are registered on a national securities exchange ~~or quoted on a national market security system~~ nor are ~~dissenters~~dissenters’ rights available if a provision is included in the charter providing that the stockholders are not entitled to such rights. The ~~VEREIT~~Spirit Articles ~~provide that stockholders are not entitled~~include such charter provisions, and reserve the right to ~~appraisal~~make any amendment to the Spirit Articles, now or ~~dissenters’~~hereafter authorized by law, including any amendment altering the terms or contract rights, ~~unless a majority~~as expressly set forth in Spirit Articles, of any shares of outstanding stock.

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	Rights of Realty Income Stockholders	Rights of ~~VEREIT~~Spirit Stockholders
	to the Realty Income Articles, now or hereafter authorized by law, including any amendment altering the terms or contract rights, as expressly set forth in the Realty Income Articles, of any shares of outstanding stock.	the VEREIT board of directors determines that such rights apply to one or more transactions occurring after the date of such determination. In addition, the VEREIT Articles provide that VEREIT reserves the right to make any amendment thereto, now or hereafter authorized by law, including any amendment altering the terms or contract rights, as expressly set forth in the VEREIT Articles, of any shares of outstanding stock.
REIT Qualification	The Realty Income Articles provide that the Realty Income board of directors may revoke or otherwise terminate Realty Income’s REIT election, with the approval of the holders of at least two-thirds of all votes entitled to be cast on the matter, if it determines that it is no longer in Realty Income’s best interests to continue to qualify as a REIT.	The ~~VEREIT~~Spirit Articles provide that the ~~VEREIT~~Spirit board of directors may revoke or otherwise terminate ~~VEREIT’s~~Spirit’s REIT election, without ~~the~~ approval of ~~the~~Spirit’s stockholders, if it determines that it is no longer in ~~VEREIT’s~~Spirit’s best ~~interests~~interest to continue to ~~qualify~~be qualified as a REIT.
Exclusive Forum Provision	The Realty Income Bylaws provide that, unless Realty Income consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, any state court of competent jurisdiction in Maryland, or, if such state courts do not have jurisdiction, the United States District Court located in the State of Maryland, will be the sole and exclusive forum for (a) any derivative action or proceeding brought on Realty Income’s behalf (other than actions arising under federal securities laws), (b) any Internal Corporate Claim, as such term is defined in the MGCL, including, without limitation (i) any action asserting a claim based on an alleged breach of any duty owed by any of Realty Income’s directors, officers or other employees to Realty Income or to Realty Income’s stockholders, (ii) any action asserting a claim against Realty Income or any of its directors, officers or other employees arising pursuant to any provision of the MGCL, the Realty Income Articles ~~and~~or the Realty Income Bylaws, door (c) any other action asserting a claim that is governed by the internal affairs doctrine. These choice of forum provisions will not ~~contain a provision adopting an~~apply to any action or proceeding under federal securities laws or claims arising under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act or any other claim for which federal courts have exclusive ~~forum.~~jurisdiction.	The ~~VEREIT~~Spirit Bylaws provide that, unless ~~VEREIT~~Spirit consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of Spirit, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of any duty owed by any director, officer or other employee of Spirit to Spirit or Spirit’s stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the MGCL, the Spirit Articles or Spirit Bylaws, or (iv) any action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine will be the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Maryland or, if that ~~Court~~court does not have jurisdiction, ~~another state~~the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, Baltimore Division, in all cases subject to the court’s having personal jurisdiction over the indispensable parties named as defendants. Any person or ~~federal court sitting~~entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in ~~Maryland, will be~~shares of capital stock of Spirit is deemed to have notice of and consented to the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any internal corporate claims (as defined in the MGCL), other than any action arising under federal securities laws, including (a) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of VEREIT, (b) any action asserting a claim for a breach of any duty owed to VEREIT or its stockholders by any director, officer or employee of VEREIT, or (c) any action asserting a claim against VEREIT or any of its directors, officers or employees arising pursuant to any provisionprovisions of the ~~MGCL,~~forum selection clause of the ~~VEREIT Articles or the VEREIT Bylaws, or (ii) any other action asserting a claim against VEREIT or any of its directors, officers or employees that is governed by the internal affairs doctrine.~~Spirit Bylaws.

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			Rights of Realty Income Stockholders			Rights of Spirit Stockholders
			Furthermore, the Realty Income Bylaws provide that, unless Realty Income consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the federal district courts of the United States of America shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be the sole and exclusive forum for the resolution of any cause of action arising under the Securities Act.

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LEGAL MATTERS

The validity of the shares of Realty Income common stock and of the shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock offered by this ~~joint~~ proxy statement/prospectus will be passed on by ~~Ballard Spahr~~Venable LLP.

Certain U.S. federal income tax consequences relating to the Merger will also be passed upon for Realty Income by Latham & Watkins LLP and for ~~VEREIT~~Spirit by Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz.

Certain U.S. federal income tax consequences of the Merger regarding Realty Income’s qualification as a REIT will be passed on by Latham & Watkins LLP. Certain U.S. federal income tax consequences of the Merger regarding ~~VEREIT’s~~Spirit’s qualification as a REIT will be passed on by ~~Goodwin Procter~~Latham & Watkins LLP.

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EXPERTS

The consolidated financial statements of Realty Income Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, ~~2020~~2022 and ~~2019,~~2021, and for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, ~~2020,~~2022, and financial statement schedule III and management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, ~~2020,~~2022, have been incorporated by reference ~~in this joint proxy statement/~~~~prospectus~~herein in reliance upon the reports of KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, incorporated by reference ~~therein,~~herein, and upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing. ~~The audit report covering the December 31, 2020 financial statements refers to a change to the accounting for leases.~~

The consolidated financial statements, and the related financial statement schedules, ~~incorporated~~of Spirit Realty Capital, Inc. appearing in ~~this prospectus by reference from VEREIT,~~Spirit Realty Capital Inc.’s Annual Report ~~on Form 10-K~~(Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, ~~2020~~2022, and the effectiveness of ~~VEREIT,~~Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022 have been audited by ~~Deloitte~~Ernst & ~~Touche~~Young LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as ~~stated~~set forth in their reports ~~which are~~thereon, included therein, and incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial statements ~~and financial statement schedules have been so~~are incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon such reports given on the ~~reports~~authority of such firm ~~given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.~~

The consolidated financial statements, and related financial statement schedules, incorporated in this prospectus by reference from VEREIT Operating Partnership, L.P.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report, which is incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedules have been so incorporated in reliance upon the report of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.

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FUTURE STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS

~~Realty Income~~Spirit

~~Realty Income~~Spirit held its 2021 annual meeting of stockholders on May 18, 2021. In order for a stockholder proposal otherwise satisfying the eligibility requirements of SEC Rule 14a-8 to be considered for inclusion in the proxy statement for the Realty Income 2022 annual meeting of stockholders, it must be received by Realty Income at Realty Income’s principal office, 11995 El Camino Real, San Diego, CA 92130, on or before December 2, 2021.

For an eligible stockholder or group of stockholders to nominate a director nominee for election at the Realty Income 2022 annual meeting of stockholders pursuant to the proxy access provision of the Realty Income Bylaws, such eligible stockholder or group of stockholders must comply with the then-current advance notice requirements in the Realty Income Bylaws and deliver the proposal to Realty Income’s Corporate Secretary between November 2, 2021, and December 2, 2021, in order for such proposal to be considered timely. In addition, the Realty Income Bylaws require the eligible stockholder or group of stockholders to update and supplement such information as of specified dates.

In addition, if a stockholder desires to bring business (including director nominations) before the Realty Income 2022 annual meeting of stockholders that is not the subject of a proposal timely submitted for inclusion in the Realty Income 2022 Proxy Statement, written notice of such business, as currently prescribed in the Realty Income Bylaws, must be received by the Realty Income Corporate Secretary between November 2, 2021, and 5:00 p.m., Pacific Time, on December 2, 2021. For additional requirements, a stockholder may refer to Realty Income’s current bylaws, Article III, Section 12, “Advance Notice of Stockholder Nominees for Director and Other Stockholder Proposals,” and Article III, Section 15, “Proxy Access,” a copy of which may be obtained from Realty Income’s Corporate Secretary upon request and without charge. See “Communications with the Board” for contact information. If Realty Income does not receive timely notice pursuant to the Realty Income Bylaws, the proposal will be excluded from consideration at the meeting.

~~VEREIT~~

~~VEREIT held its 2021~~2023 annual stockholders’ meeting on ~~June~~May 3, ~~2021.~~2023. It is not expected that ~~VEREIT~~Spirit will hold an annual meeting of ~~VEREIT~~Spirit stockholders for ~~2022~~2024 unless the Merger is not completed. If the Merger is not completed, ~~under~~any stockholder proposal intended to be presented at the 2024 Spirit stockholders’ meeting must be received by Spirit at its principal executive offices at 2727 North Harwood Street, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75201 not later than November 24, 2023, and meet the requirements of Rule 14a-8 ~~in order for a stockholder proposal~~under the Exchange Act to be considered for inclusion in Spirit’s proxy materials for that meeting. Any such proposal should be sent to the attention of Spirit’s investor relations department.

In addition, the Spirit Bylaws permit stockholders to nominate directors and present other business for consideration at Spirit’s 2024 annual stockholders’ meeting if the stockholder gives timely notice in writing to Spirit’s investor relations department at its principal executive offices at 2727 North Harwood Street, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75201, and such proposal is a proper subject for stockholder action under the Spirit Bylaws. To be timely, Spirit must receive notice of a stockholder’s intention to make a nomination or to propose an item of business at the Spirit 2024 annual stockholders’ meeting not earlier than the 150th day and not later than the 120th day prior to the first anniversary of the date the proxy statement ~~and proxy card relating to~~for the ~~VEREIT 2022~~Spirit 2023 annual stockholders’ meeting ~~the proposal must be received at VEREIT’s principal executive offices no later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on December 16, 2021. VEREIT will not be required~~was released to ~~include in~~stockholders; however, if Spirit holds its ~~proxy statement and proxy card any stockholder proposal that does not meet all the requirements for such inclusion established by the SEC’s proxy rules and Maryland corporate law.~~

~~In order for an eligible stockholder or group of stockholders to nominate a director nominee for election at the VEREIT 2022~~2024 annual stockholders’ meeting pursuant to the proxy access provision of the VEREIT Bylaws, notice of such nomination and other required information must be received at VEREIT’s principal executive offices on or before December 16, 2021. In the event that the VEREIT 2022 annual stockholders’ meeting is scheduled to be held on a date more than 30 days before or ~~more than 60 days~~ after ~~June 3, 2022 (or before May 4, 2022 or after August 2, 2022),~~ the VEREIT Bylaws state that such notice and other required information must be received at VEREIT’s principal executive offices not later than the close of business on the later of (x) the 150th day prior to the scheduledone-year anniversary date of the ~~VEREIT 2022~~2023 annual stockholders’ meeting, ~~or (y)~~Spirit must receive the tenth day following the day on which VEREIT first makes a public announcement of the date of the VEREIT 2022 annual stockholders’ meeting. In no event shall the adjournment, postponement, or rescheduling of any previously scheduled meeting of VEREIT stockholders, or the public announcement thereof, commence a new time period for giving notice. In addition, the VEREIT Bylaws require the eligible stockholder or group of stockholders to update and supplement such information (or provide notice ~~stating that there are no updates or supplements) as of specified dates.~~

For any proposal that is not submitted for inclusion in VEREIT’s proxy material for the VEREIT 2022 annual stockholders’ meeting but is instead sought to be presented directly at that meeting, the VEREIT Bylaws permit such a presentation if (1) the VEREIT Secretary receives written notice of the proposal at

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~~VEREIT’s principal executive offices~~ not earlier than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on November 16, 2021 nor later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on December 16, 2021 and (2) it meets the requirements of the VEREIT Bylaws and the SEC for submittal. In the event that the date of the VEREIT 2022 annual stockholders’ meeting is advanced or delayed by more than 30 days from the first anniversary of the date of the VEREIT 2021 annual stockholders’ meeting, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be delivered not earlier than 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on the 150th day ~~prior to the date of the meeting~~ and not later than ~~5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the later of~~ the 120th day prior to the ~~date of the~~Spirit 2024 annual stockholders’ meeting ~~as originally convened,~~date or the ~~10th~~tenth day following the ~~day~~date on which ~~public announcement of~~Spirit first publicly announces the date of the Spirit 2024 annual stockholders’ meeting, ~~is first made. In no event shall the public announcement of a postponement or adjournment of an annual meeting of VEREIT stockholders commence a new time period for giving notice.~~

whichever occurs later. All nominations must also comply with the ~~VEREIT~~Spirit Bylaws and Spirit Articles. All proposals should be sent via ~~registered, certified or express~~ mail to ~~the VEREIT Secretary~~Spirit’s investor relations department at ~~VEREIT’s~~its principal executive ~~office,~~offices at 2727 North Harwood Street, Suite 300, Dallas, TX 75201.

Householding

To eliminate duplicate mailings, conserve natural resources and reduce Spirit’s printing costs and postage fees, Spirit uses a method of delivery referred to as “householding.” Householding permits Spirit to mail a single set of proxy materials (other than proxy cards, which ~~is currently: VEREIT, Inc., 2325 E. Camelback Road, 9th Floor, Phoenix, Arizona 85016, Attention: Lauren Goldberg, Executive Vice President, General Counsel~~will remain separate) to Spirit stockholders who share the same address and ~~Secretary.~~last name, unless Spirit has received contrary instructions from one or more of such stockholders. Spirit will deliver promptly, upon oral or written request, a separate copy of the proxy materials to any stockholder at the same address. If you wish to receive a separate copy of the proxy materials, then you may call 1-866-648-8133, email paper@investorelections.com or visit www.investorelections.com/SRC. Stockholders sharing an address who now receive multiple copies of our proxy materials may request delivery of a single copy by contacting Spirit as indicated above.

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OTHER MATTERS

As of the date of this ~~joint~~ proxy statement/prospectus, ~~neither~~ the ~~Realty Income~~Spirit board of directors ~~nor the VEREIT board of directors knows~~does not know of any matters that will be presented for consideration at ~~either~~ the ~~Realty Income special meeting or the VEREIT~~Spirit special meeting other than as described in this ~~joint~~ proxy statement/prospectus. In accordance with the ~~Realty Income Bylaws, the VEREIT~~Spirit Articles, Spirit Bylaws, and Maryland law, business transacted at the ~~Realty Income special meeting and the VEREIT~~Spirit special meeting will be limited to those matters set forth in the ~~respective~~ accompanying ~~notices~~notice of the Spirit special ~~meetings.~~meeting. Nonetheless, if any other matter is properly presented at the ~~Realty Income special meeting or the VEREIT~~Spirit special meeting, or any adjournments or postponements of the Spirit special ~~meetings,~~meeting, and ~~are~~is voted upon, including matters incident to the conduct of the Spirit special meeting, the enclosed proxy card will confer discretionary authority on the individuals named therein as proxies to vote the shares represented thereby as to any such other matters. It is intended that the persons named in the enclosed proxy card and acting thereunder will vote in accordance with their discretion on any such matter.

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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

Realty Income ~~VEREIT~~ and ~~VEREIT OP~~Spirit file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC under the Exchange Act. You may read and copy any of this information at the Public Reference Room of the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the Public Reference Room. The SEC also maintains an Internet website that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers, including Realty Income ~~VEREIT~~ and ~~VEREIT OP,~~Spirit, that file electronically with the SEC. The address of that site is www.sec.gov.

Investors may also consult the website of Realty Income or ~~VEREIT~~Spirit for more information concerning the ~~Mergers.~~Merger. The website of Realty Income is www.realtyincome.com. The website of ~~VEREIT~~Spirit is ~~www.vereit.com.~~www.spiritrealty.com. Information included on these websites is not incorporated by reference into this ~~joint~~ proxy statement/prospectus.

Realty Income has filed with the SEC a registration statement of which this ~~joint~~ proxy statement/prospectus forms a part. The registration statement registers the shares of Realty Income common stock and the shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock to be issued to ~~VEREIT~~Spirit stockholders in connection with the Merger. The registration statement, including the attached exhibits and schedules, contains additional relevant information about Realty Income common stock and Realty Income Series A preferred stock. The rules and regulations of the SEC allow Realty Income and ~~VEREIT~~Spirit to omit certain information included in the registration statement from this ~~joint~~ proxy statement/prospectus.

In addition, the SEC allows Realty Income ~~VEREIT~~ and ~~VEREIT OP~~Spirit to disclose important information to you by referring you to other documents filed separately with the SEC. This information is considered to be a part of this ~~joint~~ proxy statement/prospectus, except for any information that is superseded by information included directly in this ~~joint~~ proxy statement/prospectus.

This ~~joint~~ proxy statement/prospectus incorporates by reference the documents listed below that Realty Income has previously filed with the SEC (File No. 001-13374); provided, however, that we are not incorporating by reference, in each case, any documents, portions of documents or information deemed to have been furnished and not filed in accordance with SEC rules. ~~We are also not incorporating by reference the Form 10.~~ The following documents may contain important information about Realty Income, its financial condition or other matters:

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Realty Income’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, ~~2020,~~2022, filed on February ~~23, 2021~~22, 2023 (the ~~“2020~~“2022 Form 10-K”).

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Realty Income’s Quarterly ~~Report~~Reports on Form 10-Q for the ~~quarter~~quarters ended March 31, ~~2021,~~2023, June 30, 2023, and September 30, 2023, filed on May 4, ~~2021.~~2023, August 3, 2023, and November 7, 2023, respectively.

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The portions of Realty Income’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, ~~for the year ended December 31, 2021,~~ filed on ~~April 1, 2021.~~March 31, 2023, incorporated by reference in the 2022 Form 10-K.

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Realty Income’s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on January ~~14, 2021~~6, 2023;, January ~~26, 2021~~9, 2023, January 10, 2023, January 13, 2023, April 5, 2023, April 6, 2023, April 14, 2023, May 25, 2023, June 22, 2023 ~~(solely as~~(with respect to ~~the information in~~ Item 5.02 ~~of such Current Report); April~~only), June 28, 2023, June 29, 2023, July 6, 2023, August 7, 2023, October 30, ~~2021 (the “April 30, 2021 Form 8-K”), as amended by our Current Report on~~ ~~Form 8-K/Adated June 4, 2021~~2023 ~~amending the April 30, 2021 Form 8-K (solely as~~(with respect to ~~the information in~~ Item 1.01 ~~of such Current Reports);~~and Item 9.01 only), November 13, 2023, November 27, 2023, November 27, 2023, November 29, 2023, December 5, 2023 and ~~May 21, 2021~~December 1 2, 2023 (in each of the foregoing cases, excluding any current reports, or portions thereof, exhibits thereto or information therein that are “furnished” to the SEC).

•

The description of Realty Income common stock contained in Exhibit 4.59 to Realty Income’s ~~registration statement on~~2022 Form ~~8-A,~~10-K, and any amendment or report filed ~~under Section 12~~for the purpose of ~~the Exchange Act on August 4, 1992, including any subsequently filed amendments and reports~~ updating such ~~description, as updated by~~ ~~Exhibit 4.22 to the 2020 Form 10-K.~~disclosure.

In addition, Realty Income incorporates by reference into this ~~joint~~ proxy statement/prospectus any future filings it makes with the SEC under Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this ~~joint~~ proxy statement/prospectus and prior to the date of the ~~Realty Income special meeting.~~Merger is consummated. Such documents are considered to be a part of this ~~joint~~ proxy statement/prospectus, effective as of the date such documents are filed. In the event of conflicting information in these documents, the information in the latest filed document should be considered correct.

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You can obtain any of the documents listed above from the SEC, through the website of the SEC at the address described above or from Realty Income by requesting them in writing or by telephone at the following address:

Realty Income Corporation
11995 El Camino Real
San Diego, California 92130
Attention: Investor Relations
Telephone: (858) 284-5000

These documents are available from Realty Income without charge, excluding any exhibits to them unless the exhibit is specifically listed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this ~~joint~~ proxy statement/prospectus forms a part.

This ~~joint~~ proxy statement/prospectus also incorporates by reference the documents listed below that ~~VEREIT and VEREIT OP have~~Spirit previously filed with the SEC (File No. ~~001-35263 and 001-197780)~~001-36004); provided, however, that we are not incorporating by reference, in each case, any documents, portion of documents or information deemed to have been furnished and not filed in accordance with SEC rules. The following documents contain important information about ~~VEREIT,~~Spirit, its financial condition or other matters:

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~~VEREIT’s and VEREIT OP’s~~Spirit’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, ~~2020,~~2022, filed on February ~~24, 2021.~~28, 2023.

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~~VEREIT’s and VEREIT OP’s~~Spirit’s Quarterly ~~Report~~Reports on Form 10-Q for the ~~quarter~~quarters ended March 31, ~~2021,~~2023, June 30, 2023, and September 30, 2023, filed on May ~~6, 2021.~~3, 2023, August 7, 2023, and November 2, 2023, respectively.

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The portions of ~~VEREIT’s~~Spirit’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed on ~~April 15, 2021~~March 23, 2023, incorporated by reference in ~~VEREIT’s~~ Spirit’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, ~~2020.~~2022.

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~~VEREIT’s and VEREIT OP’s~~Spirit’s Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed on ~~January 5, 2021~~March 15, 2023, May 4, 2023, May 12, 2023, October 30, 2023 ~~(solely with~~(with respect to ~~the information in~~ Item ~~8.01 of such Current Report),~~ ~~February 23, 2021,~~ ~~February 26, 2021~~, ~~April 29, 2021,~~1.01 and Item 9.01 only) and ~~April 30, 2021~~December 12, 2023 (in each of the foregoing cases, excluding any current reports, or portions thereof, exhibits thereto or information therein that are “furnished” to the SEC).

•

the descriptions of ~~VEREIT’s~~Spirit common stock and ~~VEREIT’s 6.70%~~Spirit Series ~~F Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock~~A preferred stock included in ~~VEREIT’s~~Spirit’s registration ~~statement~~statements on Form 8-A filed on July ~~28, 2015~~16, 2013 and October 2, 2017, respectively, each as updated by Exhibit ~~4.20~~4.11 to ~~VEREIT’s and VEREIT OP’s~~ Spirit’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, ~~2019,~~2022, filed on February ~~26, 2020.~~28, 2023.

In addition, ~~VEREIT and VEREIT OP incorporate~~Spirit incorporates by reference into this ~~joint~~ proxy statement/prospectus any future filings it makes with the SEC under Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this ~~joint~~ proxy statement/prospectus and prior to the date of the ~~VEREIT~~Spirit special meeting. Such documents are considered to be a part of this ~~joint~~ proxy statement/prospectus, effective as of the date such documents are filed. In the event of conflicting information in these documents, the information in the latest filed document should be considered correct.

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You can obtain any of these documents from the SEC, through the website of the SEC at the address described above, or ~~VEREIT~~Spirit will provide you with copies of these documents, without charge, upon written or oral request to:

~~VEREIT,~~Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.
~~2325 E. Camelback Road, 9th Floor~~2727 North Harwood Street, Suite 300
~~Phoenix, Arizona 85016~~Dallas, Texas 75201
~~Attention:~~(972) 476-1900
Attn.: Investor Relations
~~Telephone: (877) 405-2653~~

If you are a stockholder of Realty Income or a stockholder of ~~VEREIT~~Spirit and would like to request documents, please do so by ~~, 2021,~~January 12, 2024, to receive them before the ~~Realty Income special meeting and the VEREIT~~Spirit special meeting. If you request any documents from Realty Income or ~~VEREIT,~~Spirit, Realty Income

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or ~~VEREIT~~Spirit will mail them to you by first-class mail, or by another equally prompt means, within one business day after Realty Income or ~~VEREIT~~Spirit receives your request.

This document is a prospectus of Realty Income and is a ~~joint~~ proxy statement of ~~Realty Income and VEREIT~~Spirit for the ~~Realty Income special meeting and the VEREIT~~Spirit special meeting. Neither Realty Income nor ~~VEREIT~~Spirit has authorized anyone to give any information or make any representation about the ~~Mergers or~~Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the Merger, or Realty Income or ~~VEREIT~~Spirit that is different from, or in addition to, that contained in this ~~joint~~ proxy statement/prospectus or in any of the materials that Realty Income or ~~VEREIT~~Spirit has incorporated by reference into this ~~joint~~ proxy statement/prospectus. Therefore, if anyone does give you information of this sort, you should not rely on it. The information contained in this ~~joint~~ proxy statement/prospectus reads only as of the date of this ~~joint~~ proxy statement/prospectus unless the information specifically indicates that another date applies.

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~~EXECUTION VERSION~~ANNEX A

~~Annex A — Merger Agreement~~

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

by and among

REALTY INCOME CORPORATION,

~~RAMS~~SAINTS MD SUBSIDIARY, I, INC.,

~~RAMS ACQUISITION SUB II, LLC,~~

~~VEREIT, INC.,~~

and

~~VEREIT OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.,~~SPIRIT REALTY CAPITAL, INC.

Dated as of ~~April~~October 29, ~~2021~~2023

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ARTICLE I THE TRANSACTIONS			~~A-5~~A-4
	Section 1.1 The ~~Mergers~~Merger			~~A-5~~A-4
	Section 1.2 Closing			A-5
	Section 1.3 Organizational Documents			~~A-6~~A-5
	Section 1.4 Directors and Officers			~~A-6~~A-5
	Section 1.5 Tax Consequences			~~A-6~~A-5
	ARTICLE II TREATMENT OF SECURITIES			~~A-6~~A-5
	Section 2.1 Effect on Capital Stock			~~A-6~~A-5
	Section 2.2 ~~Effect on Partnership Interests~~			~~A-7~~
	~~Section 2.3~~ Exchange of Certificates			~~A-8~~A-6
Section 2.3 Further Assurances			A-9
Section 2.4 ~~Further Assurances~~Treatment of Company Equity Awards			A-10
Section 2.5 Adjustments to Prevent Dilution			A-10
Section 2.6 Lost Certificates			A-10
Section 2.7 No Dissenters’ Rights			A-11
ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES			A-11
Section ~~2.5~~3.1 ~~Treatment~~Representations and Warranties of ~~VEREIT Equity Awards~~Company			~~A-12~~A-11
	Section ~~2.6~~3.2 ~~Adjustments to Prevent Dilution~~Representations and Warranties of Parent			~~A-13~~A-24
ARTICLE IV COVENANTS RELATING TO CONDUCT OF BUSINESS			A-31
Section ~~2.7~~4.1 ~~Lost Certificates~~Covenants of the Company			~~A-14~~A-31
	Section ~~2.8~~4.2 ~~No Dissenters’ Rights~~Covenants of Parent			~~A-14~~A-36
	ARTICLE ~~III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES~~V ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS			~~A-14~~A-38
	Section ~~3.1~~5.1 ~~Representations~~Preparation of Form S-4 and ~~Warranties of VEREIT~~Proxy Statement; Company Stockholders Meeting			~~A-14~~A-38
	~~Section 3.2~~ ~~Representations and Warranties of Realty Income~~			~~A-27~~
	~~ARTICLE IV COVENANTS RELATING TO CONDUCT OF BUSINESS~~			~~A-39~~
	~~Section 4.1~~ ~~Covenants of VEREIT~~			~~A-39~~
	~~Section 4.2~~ ~~Covenants of Realty Income~~			~~A-44~~
	~~ARTICLE V ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS~~			~~A-46~~
	~~Section 5.1~~ ~~Preparation of Proxy Statement; Stockholders Meetings~~			~~A-46~~
	Section 5.2 Access to Information			~~A-48~~A-39
	Section 5.3 Reasonable Best Efforts			~~A-48~~A-40
	Section 5.4 Acquisition Proposals			~~A-50~~A-41
	Section 5.5 NYSE Listing			~~A-53~~A-44
	Section 5.6 Employee Matters			~~A-53~~A-44
	Section 5.7 Fees and Expenses			~~A-55~~A-45
	Section 5.8 ~~Governance~~			~~A-55~~
	~~Section 5.9~~ Exculpation; Indemnification; Directors’ and Officers’ Insurance			~~A-56~~A-45
	Section ~~5.10~~5.9 Dividends			~~A-57~~A-47
	Section ~~5.11~~5.10 Public Announcements			~~A-58~~A-47
	Section ~~5.12~~5.11 Additional Agreements			~~A-58~~A-48
	Section ~~5.13~~5.12 Tax Matters			~~A-58~~A-48
	Section ~~5.14~~5.13 Financing Cooperation			~~A-59~~A-48
	Section ~~5.15~~5.14 ~~Separation and OfficeCo Distribution~~Notification of Certain Matters; Transaction Litigation			~~A-62~~A-51
	Section ~~5.16~~ ~~Redemption of VEREIT Series F Preferred Stock~~			~~A-65~~
	~~Section 5.17~~ ~~Notification of Certain Matters; Transaction Litigation.~~			~~A-65~~
	~~Section 5.18~~5.15 Section 16 Matters			~~A-65~~A-52
	Section ~~5.19~~5.16 Alternative Structure			~~A-66~~A-52
Section 5.17 Term Loan Matters			A-52

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ARTICLE VI CONDITIONS PRECEDENT			~~A-66~~A-52
	Section 6.1 Conditions to Each Party’s Obligation			~~A-66~~A-52
	Section 6.2 Conditions to Obligations of ~~VEREIT~~the Company			~~A-66~~A-53
	Section 6.3 Conditions to Obligations of ~~Realty Income~~Parent			~~A-67~~A-54
	ARTICLE VII TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT			~~A-68~~A-55
	Section 7.1 Termination			~~A-68~~A-55
	Section 7.2 Effect of Termination			~~A-70~~A-56
	ARTICLE VIII GENERAL PROVISIONS			~~A-74~~A-58
	Section 8.1 Non-Survival of Representations, Warranties and Agreements			~~A-74~~A-58
	Section 8.2 Notices			~~A-74~~A-58
	Section 8.3 Interpretation			~~A-75~~A-59
	Section 8.4 Counterparts			~~A-75~~A-59
	Section 8.5 Entire Agreement; No Third-Party Beneficiaries			~~A-75~~A-59
	Section 8.6 Governing Law			~~A-75~~A-60
	Section 8.7 Severability			~~A-75~~A-60
	Section 8.8 Assignment			~~A-76~~A-60
	Section 8.9 Submission to Jurisdiction			~~A-76~~A-60
	Section 8.10 Enforcement			~~A-76~~A-60
	Section 8.11 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL			~~A-76~~A-61
	Section 8.12 Amendment			~~A-76~~A-61
	Section 8.13 Extension; Waiver			~~A-77~~A-61
	ARTICLE IX DEFINITIONS			~~A-77~~A-61
	Exhibit A ~~Terms~~ — Form of ~~Separation and OfficeCo Distribution~~ Articles Supplementary of Parent Series A Preferred Stock

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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

This AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of ~~April~~October 29, ~~2021~~2023 (this “Agreement”), is by and among ~~REALTY INCOME CORPORATION,~~Realty Income Corporation, a Maryland corporation (“~~Realty Income~~Parent”), ~~RAMS~~Saints MD ~~SUBSIDIARY I, INC.~~Subsidiary, Inc., a Maryland corporation and a direct wholly owned Subsidiary of ~~Realty Income~~Parent (“Merger Sub 1”), ~~RAMS ACQUISITION SUB II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company~~ and ~~a direct wholly owned Subsidiary of~~Spirit Realty ~~Income (“Merger Sub 2”), VEREIT, INC.~~Capital, Inc., a Maryland corporation (“(the “~~VEREIT”), and VEREIT OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“VEREIT OP~~Company”). Each of ~~Realty Income,~~Parent, Merger Sub, ~~1, Merger Sub 2, VEREIT~~ and ~~VEREIT OP~~the Company is referred to herein as a “party” and, collectively, the “parties.”

WHEREAS, it is proposed that, at the ~~parties intend that,~~Effective Time (as defined below), and subject to the terms and conditions set forth ~~herein, (a) at~~in this Agreement, the ~~date~~Company shall merge with and ~~time~~into Merger Sub pursuant to the ~~Partnership~~ Merger (as defined below) ~~becomes effective (the “Partnership~~, with Merger ~~Effective Time”), Merger~~ Sub ~~2 will be merged with and into VEREIT OP pursuant to the Partnership Merger, with VEREIT OP~~ continuing as the surviving ~~entity~~corporation of the ~~Partnership~~ Merger and in which (i) each outstanding ~~VEREIT Partnership~~share of common stock, par value $0.05 per share, of the Company (the “Company Common Unit that is owned by VEREIT immediately prior to the Partnership Merger Effective Time will remain outstanding as one Surviving VEREIT Partnership Common Unit (as defined below), and (ii) each outstanding VEREIT Partnership Common Unit that is owned by a VEREIT OP Minority Partner (as defined below) immediately prior to the Partnership Merger Effective TimeStock”) (other than Excluded Shares) will be converted into the right to receive a number of newly issued shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of ~~Realty Income~~Parent (the “~~Realty Income~~Parent Common Stock”) equal to ~~0.705,~~0.762, subject to adjustment as provided in Section ~~2.6~~2.5 (the “Merger Consideration” and such ratio, the “Exchange Ratio”);, and (b) immediately following the Partnership Merger Effective Time, at the Effective Time (as defined below), VEREIT shall merge with and into Merger Sub 1 pursuant to the Merger (as defined below), with Merger Sub 1 continuing as the surviving corporation, and in which(ii) each outstanding share of ~~common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of VEREIT (the “VEREIT Common~~Company Series A Preferred Stock~~”) shall~~ will be converted into the right to receive ~~a number~~the Series A Merger Consideration;

WHEREAS, the Board of ~~newly issued shares of Realty Income Common Stock equal to the Exchange Ratio;~~

~~WHEREAS, each~~Directors of the ~~respective boards~~Company has (a) duly and validly authorized the execution and delivery of ~~directors, and general partners, as applicable, of VEREIT, VEREIT OP, Realty Income, and Merger Sub 1 and Merger Sub 2 has approved~~ this Agreement and declared advisable the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (b) directed that the approval of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement be submitted for consideration at a meeting of the Company’s stockholders and (c) subject to Section 5.4(b)(iii), resolved to recommend that the Company’s stockholders vote in favor of the approval of the Merger (the “Company Board Recommendation”) and to include such recommendation in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus;

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of Parent has declared advisable the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and has duly and validly authorized the execution and delivery of this Agreement and approved the consummation by Parent of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the ~~Partnership~~issuance of shares of Parent Common Stock and Parent Series A Preferred Stock in connection with the Merger;

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of Merger Sub has declared advisable the Merger and the ~~Merger, to be advisable~~other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and inhas duly and validly authorized the ~~best interests~~execution and delivery of ~~VEREIT, VEREIT OP, Realty Income,~~this Agreement and approved the consummation by Merger Sub ~~1 and Merger Sub 2, respectively, and their respective stockholders or equity holders, as applicable, on~~of the ~~terms and subject to~~transactions contemplated hereby, including the ~~conditions set forth in this Agreement;~~Merger;

WHEREAS, ~~each of (a) VEREIT, in its capacity as the general partner of VEREIT OP, and (b) Realty Income,~~Parent, in its capacity as sole stockholder of Merger Sub, ~~1 and in its capacity as sole member of Merger Sub 2,~~ has taken all actions required for the execution of this Agreement by ~~VEREIT OP,~~ Merger Sub ~~1 and Merger Sub 2, respectively,~~ and to approve the consummation by ~~VEREIT OP,~~ Merger Sub ~~1 and Merger Sub 2, respectively,~~ of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the ~~Partnership Merger and the Merger, as applicable;~~Merger; and

WHEREAS, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, (a) it is intended that the Merger will qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and (b) this Agreement is intended to be and is adopted as a “plan of reorganization” for the Merger for purposes of Sections 354 and 361 of the Code.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the respective representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, intending to be legally bound, the parties hereto agree as follows:

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ARTICLE I

THE TRANSACTIONS

Section 1.1 The ~~Mergers~~Merger.

(a)~~The Partnership Merger~~.

(i) Upon the terms and subject to satisfaction or waiver (subject to applicable Law) of the conditions set forth in this Agreement, and in accordance with the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act (the “~~DRULPA”) and the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the “DLLCA”), at the Partnership Merger Effective Time, Merger Sub 2 shall be merged with and into VEREIT OP (the “Partnership Merger”), the separate existence of Merger Sub 2 shall cease, and VEREIT OP shall continue as the surviving entity in the Partnership Merger (“Surviving VEREIT OP”). The Partnership Merger will have the effects provided in this Agreement and as set forth in the DRULPA and the DLLCA.~~

(ii) The parties shall cause the Partnership Merger to be consummated by duly executing and filing as soon as practicable on the Closing Date (as defined below) (i) a certificate of merger with respect to the Partnership Merger (the “~~Partnership Certificate of Merger~~”) with the Delaware Secretary of State, in such form as required by, and executed in accordance with, the applicable provisions of the DRULPA and the DLLCA and (ii) any other filings, recordings or publications required, if any, under the DRULPA and the DLLCA in connection with the Partnership Merger. The Partnership Merger shall become effective at the time that the Partnership Certificate of Merger has been accepted for filing by the Delaware Secretary of State or at such other date and time as may be agreed to by VEREIT and Realty Income and specified in the Partnership Certificate of Merger, but in any event prior to the Merger (as defined below).

~~(b)~~ ~~The Merger~~.

~~(i)~~ Upon the terms and subject to satisfaction or waiver (subject to applicable Law) of the conditions set forth in this Agreement, and in accordance with the Maryland General Corporation Law (the “MGCL”), at the Effective Time (as defined below), ~~VEREIT~~the Company shall be merged with and into Merger Sub 1 (the “Merger~~” and together with the Partnership Merger, the “Mergers~~”). As a result of the Merger, the separate existence of ~~VEREIT~~the Company shall

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cease, and Merger Sub 1 shall continue as the surviving corporation of the Merger (the “Surviving Corporation”) and a wholly owned Subsidiary of ~~Realty Income, with its corporate name changed to “Realty Income MD Subsidiary I, Inc.”~~Parent. The Merger will have the effects provided in this Agreement and as set forth in the MGCL.

~~(ii)~~(b) The parties shall cause the Merger to be consummated by duly executing and filing as soon as practicable on the Closing Date (as defined below) (i) articles of merger for the Merger (the “Articles of Merger”) with the State Department of ~~Assessment~~Assessments and Taxation of the State of Maryland (“SDAT”), in such form as required by, and executed in accordance with the relevant provisions of, the MGCL and (ii) any other filings, recordings or publications required, if any, under the MGCL in connection with the Merger. The Merger shall become effective at the time when the Articles of Merger have been accepted for record by the SDAT, with such date and time specified in the Articles of Merger, or on such other date and time (not to exceed 30 days from the date the Articles of Merger are accepted for record) as may be agreed to by ~~VEREIT~~the Company and ~~Realty Income~~Parent and specified in the Articles of Merger (the date and time the Merger becomes effective being the “Effective Time”)~~, it being understood and agreed that the parties shall cause the Effective Time to occur promptly following the Partnership Merger Effective Time.~~.

Section 1.2 Closing. The closing of the ~~Mergers~~Merger (the “Closing”) will take place on the date that is the second (2nd) Business Day after the satisfaction or waiver (subject to applicable Law) of the conditions set forth in Article VI (excluding conditions that, by their terms, are to be satisfied on the Closing Date, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver (subject to applicable Law) of those conditions as of the Closing), unless another date is agreed to in writing by ~~Realty Income~~Parent and ~~VEREIT (the~~the Company. The date on which the Closing ~~occurs,~~actually takes place is referred to herein as the “~~Closing Date~~“Closing Date.”). The Closing shall take place by electronic exchange of signatures and documents, unless otherwise agreed to in writing by ~~Realty Income~~Parent and ~~VEREIT.~~the Company.

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Section 1.3 Organizational Documents.

(a) The charter of Merger Sub 1 as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the charter of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter amended in accordance with applicable Law. The bylaws of Merger Sub 1 as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter amended in accordance with applicable Law.

(b) ~~The limited partnership agreement of VEREIT OP as in effect immediately prior~~Prior to the ~~Partnership Merger~~ Effective Time, Parent shall supplement, effective no later than the Effective Time, its charter to include the articles supplementary (the “Articles Supplementary”) classifying and designating the 6.000% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Parent (the “Parent Series A Preferred Stock”) substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A. At the Effective Time, the charter of Parent, as so supplemented, shall be the ~~limited partnership agreement~~charter of the Surviving VEREIT OP, with such changes, effective after the Partnership Merger Effective Time, as may be determined by Realty Income in its sole discretion prior to the Partnership Merger Effective Time,Parent, until thereafter amended, in accordance with applicable ~~Law and the applicable provisions of such limited partnership agreement.~~Law.

Section 1.4 Directors and Officers.

~~(a)~~ From and after the Effective Time, until successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified in accordance with applicable Law, the directors and officers of Merger Sub 1 immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the directors and officers of the Surviving Corporation.

(b) From and after the Partnership Merger Effective Time, until the earlier of such time as successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified in accordance with applicable Law, (i) the general partner of VEREIT OP immediately prior to the Partnership Merger Effective Time shall be the general partner of Surviving VEREIT OP until the Effective Time, and from and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall be the general partner of Surviving VEREIT OP, and (ii) the officers and authorized signatories of Merger Sub 2 immediately prior to the Partnership Merger Effective Time shall be the officers and authorized signatories of Surviving VEREIT OP.

Section 1.5 Tax Consequences. It is intended that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Merger shall qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code, and this Agreement is intended to be, and is hereby adopted as, a “plan of reorganization” for the Merger for purposes of Sections 354 and 361 of the Code.

ARTICLE II

TREATMENT OF SECURITIES

Section 2.1 Effect on Capital Stock. As of the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of any of the parties or the holders of any of the securities of the parties, the following shall occur:

(a) ~~VEREIT~~Company Common Stock. Subject to Section ~~2.3(e)~~2.2(e), each share of ~~common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of VEREIT (the “VEREIT~~Company Common Stock”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than (A) any Excluded Common Shares, and (B) shares subject to Company Restricted Stock Awards) shall be automatically converted into a number of newly issued shares of ~~Realty Income~~Parent Common Stock equal to the Exchange Ratio. As a result of the Merger, all shares of ~~VEREIT~~Company Common Stock (other than (A) any Excluded Common Shares and (B) shares subject to Company Restricted Stock Awards) shall no longer be

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outstanding and shall be automatically ~~cancelled~~canceled and retired and shall cease to exist as shares of ~~VEREIT~~Company Common Stock, and each evidence of shares in book-entry form previously ~~evidencing~~representing shares of ~~VEREIT~~Company Common Stock immediately prior to the Effective Time (the “~~VEREIT~~Company Book-Entry Shares”) and each certificate previously representing shares of ~~VEREIT~~Company Common Stock immediately prior to the Effective Time (the “~~VEREIT~~Company Common Stock Certificates”) shall thereafter represent the right to receive the shares of ~~Realty Income~~Parent Common Stock into which such shares of ~~VEREIT~~Company Common Stock were converted, in accordance with Section 2.3, without interest.

(b) Each share of Company Common Stock owned by the Company, Parent or Merger Sub, in each case, immediately prior to the Effective Time (“~~VEREIT~~Canceled Company Shares”), shall be canceled and extinguished without any conversion thereof or consideration paid therefor at the Effective Time by virtue of the Merger. Each share of Company Common Stock owned by any direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent (other than Merger Sub) or the Company, in each case, immediately prior to the Effective Time (together with the Canceled Company Shares, the “Excluded Common Shares”) shall automatically be converted into such number of shares of common stock of the Surviving Corporation, or fraction thereof, such that the ownership percentage of any such Subsidiary of the Surviving Corporation immediately following the Effective Time shall equal the ownership percentage of such Subsidiary in the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time.

(c) Company Series FA Preferred Stock. Each share of ~~VEREIT~~Company Series FA Preferred Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be automatically ~~cancelled~~converted into one (1) newly issued share of Parent Series A Preferred Stock (the “Series A Merger Consideration”) and shall have the preferences, conversion and other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends, qualifications and terms and conditions of redemption and other rights and restrictions as set forth in the Articles Supplementary. As a result of the Merger, all shares of Company Series A Preferred Stock shall no longer be outstanding and shall be automatically canceled and retired and shall cease to exist ~~but the holders thereof~~as shares of Company Series A Preferred Stock, and each evidence of shares in book-entry form previously representing shares of Company Series A Preferred Stock immediately prior to the Effective Time (together with the Company Book-Entry Shares, the “Company Book-Entry Securities”) and each certificate previously representing shares of Company Series A Preferred Stock immediately prior to the Effective Time (together with the Company Common Stock Certificates, the “Company Certificates”) shall ~~retain~~thereafter represent the right to receive ~~and shall receive,~~ the ~~payment~~shares of ~~the VEREIT~~Parent Series FA Preferred Stock ~~Redemption Amount with respect to each share~~into which such shares of ~~VEREIT~~Company Series FA Preferred Stock ~~pursuant to the terms of the Series F Preferred Stock Redemption Notice issued pursuant to~~were converted, in accordance with Section ~~5.16~~2.3., without interest.

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~~(c)~~ ~~Realty Income~~(d) Merger Sub and Parent Capital ~~Stock~~. Stock.

(i) Treatment of Merger Sub 1 Common Stock. Each share of common stock, par value ~~$0.0001~~$0.01 per share, of Merger Sub 1 (the “Merger Sub 1 Common Stock”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Merger shall remain outstanding following the Merger as a share of the Surviving Corporation.

(ii) Treatment of ~~Realty Income~~Parent Common Stock. Each share of ~~Realty Income~~Parent Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Merger shall remain outstanding following the Merger as a share of ~~Realty Income~~Parent Common Stock.

Section 2.2~~Effect on Partnership Interests~~. As of the Partnership Merger Effective Time, by virtue of the Partnership Merger and without any action on the part of any of the parties or the holders of any of the securities of the parties, the following shall occur:

~~(a)~~ ~~Limited Liability Company Interests in Merger Sub 2~~. All of the limited liability company interests of Merger Sub 2 issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Partnership Merger Effective Time shall, collectively, be converted into and become a number of common units of partnership interest in Surviving VEREIT OP (each, a “~~Surviving VEREIT Partnership Common Unit”) equal to the number of VEREIT Partnership Common Units owned by the VEREIT OP Minority Partners (as defined below), which shall be held by Realty Income.~~

~~(b)~~ ~~VEREIT Partnership Common Units Held by VEREIT~~. Each VEREIT Partnership Common Unit that is owned by VEREIT immediately prior to the Partnership Merger Effective Time, including each VEREIT Partnership Common Unit that constitutes VEREIT’s general partnership interest in VEREIT OP and each VEREIT Partnership Common Unit that constitutes VEREIT’s limited partnership interest in VEREIT OP (the “~~VEREIT Partner Units~~”), shall remain outstanding as one Surviving VEREIT Partnership Common Unit and, immediately following the Effective Time, shall be held by the Surviving Corporation, and no payment shall be made with respect thereto. For the avoidance of doubt, the number of Surviving VEREIT Partnership Common Units owned by VEREIT following the Partnership Merger Effective Time (and immediately prior to the Effective Time) shall equal the number of shares of VEREIT Common Stock to be cancelled pursuant to ~~Section 2.1(a)~~.

~~(c)~~ ~~VEREIT Partnership Common Units Held by VEREIT OP Minority Partners. Subject to~~ ~~Section 2.3(e~~), each VEREIT Partnership Common Unit issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Partnership Merger Effective Time owned by a holder of VEREIT Partnership Common Units other than VEREIT (each such holder, a “~~VEREIT OP Minority Partner~~”) shall be automatically converted into the right to receive a number of newly issued shares of Realty Income Common Stock equal to the Exchange Ratio. As a result of the Partnership Merger, all VEREIT Partnership Common Units issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Partnership Merger Effective Time owned by a VEREIT OP Minority Partner shall no longer be outstanding and shall be automatically cancelled and retired and shall cease to exist, and each evidence of such VEREIT Partnership Common Units in book-entry form previously evidencing such VEREIT Partnership Common Units immediately prior to the Partnership Merger Effective Time (the “~~VEREIT Book-Entry Partnership Common Units”) and each certificate previously representing such VEREIT Partnership Common Units immediately prior to the Partnership Merger Effective Time (the “VEREIT Partnership Common Unit Certificates”) shall thereafter represent the right to receive the shares of Realty Income Common Stock into which such VEREIT Partnership Common Units were converted, in accordance with~~ ~~Section 2.3, without interest.~~

~~(d)~~ ~~VEREIT Partnership Series F Preferred Units Held by VEREIT. Each VEREIT Partnership Series F Preferred Unit that is owned by VEREIT immediately prior to the Partnership Merger Effective Time (the “VEREIT Series F Preferred Partner Units”) shall remain outstanding as one Series F Preferred Unit in Surviving VEREIT OP (each, a “Surviving VEREIT Partnership Series F Preferred Unit~~”) and, immediately following the Effective Time, shall be held by the Surviving Corporation, and no payment shall be made with respect thereto. For the avoidance of doubt, the number of Surviving VEREIT Partnership Series F Preferred Units owned by VEREIT following the Partnership Merger Effective Time (and immediately prior to the Effective Time) shall equal the number of shares of VEREIT Series F Preferred Stock to be redeemed pursuant to ~~Section 5.16~~.

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~~(e)~~ ~~VEREIT Partnership Series F Preferred Units Held by VEREIT OP Minority Partners~~. Each VEREIT Partnership Series F Preferred Unit issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Partnership Merger Effective Time owned by a VEREIT OP Minority Partner shall be automatically cancelled and converted into the right to receive cash in the amount of $25.00 (the “~~VEREIT Partnership Series F Preferred Unit Liquidation Preference”),~~ ~~plus~~ all accumulated and unpaid distributions to and including the redemption date set forth in the Series F Preferred Stock Redemption Notice, per unit of VEREIT Partnership Series F Preferred Unit (the “~~VEREIT Partnership Series F Preferred Unit Payment Amount~~”). As a result of the Partnership Merger, all VEREIT Partnership Series F Preferred Units issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Partnership Merger Effective Time owned by a VEREIT OP Minority Partner shall no longer be outstanding and shall be automatically cancelled and retired and shall cease to exist, and each evidence of such VEREIT Partnership Series F Preferred Units in book-entry form previously evidencing such VEREIT Partnership Series F Preferred Units immediately prior to the Partnership Merger Effective Time (the “~~VEREIT Book-Entry Partnership Series F Preferred Units,” and, together with the VEREIT Book-Entry Shares and VEREIT Book-Entry Partnership Series F Preferred Units, the “VEREIT Book-Entry Securities”) and each certificate previously representing such VEREIT Partnership Series F Preferred Units immediately prior to the Partnership Merger Effective Time (the “VEREIT Partnership Series F Preferred Unit Certificates,” and, together with the VEREIT Common Stock Certificates and the VEREIT Partnership Common Unit Certificates, the “VEREIT Certificates”) shall thereafter represent the right to receive the VEREIT Partnership Series F Preferred Payment Amount, in accordance with~~ ~~Section 2.3, without interest.~~

~~Section 2.3~~ Exchange of Certificates.

(a) Exchange Agent. As of or prior to the ~~Partnership Merger~~ Effective Time, ~~Realty Income~~Parent shall deposit, or shall cause to be deposited, with a bank or trust company designated by ~~Realty Income~~Parent and reasonably acceptable to ~~VEREIT~~the Company (the “Exchange Agent”), for the benefit of the holders of ~~VEREIT~~Company Certificates and ~~VEREIT~~Company Book-Entry Securities for exchange in accordance with this Article II, (i) certificates or, at ~~Realty Income’s~~Parent’s option, evidence of shares in book-entry form representing the shares of ~~Realty Income~~Parent Common Stock, issuable pursuant to Section 2.1(a) ~~and~~or Parent Series A Preferred Stock, issuable pursuant to Section ~~2.2(c)~~2.1(c), in each case, in exchange for such ~~VEREIT~~Company Certificates or ~~VEREIT~~Company Book-Entry Securities, as applicable, and (ii) cash in immediately available funds in an amount sufficient to pay the fractional share consideration under Section ~~2.3(e)~~2.2(e) and any dividends or other distributions payable under Section ~~2.3(c)~~2.2(c), in each case, with respect ~~thereto, and the consideration payable under~~ ~~Section 2.2(e)~~ ~~in exchange for such VEREIT Partnership Series F Preferred Unit Certificates, or VEREIT Book-Entry Partnership Series F Preferred Units, as applicable.~~thereto. Such certificates and evidence of shares in book-entry form for

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shares of ~~Realty Income~~Parent Common Stock and Parent Series A Preferred Stock (together with any deposited cash sufficient to pay the fractional share consideration and any dividends or other distributions with respect thereto) so deposited are hereinafter referred to as the “Exchange Fund.”

(b) Exchange Procedures.

(i) As soon as reasonably practicable after the Effective Time (but in no event later than five (5) Business Days thereafter), ~~Realty Income~~Parent shall cause the Exchange Agent to mail (and to make available for collection by hand) to each holder of record of one or more ~~VEREIT~~Company Certificates as of immediately prior to the ~~Partnership Merger~~ Effective Time, ~~(with respect to the VEREIT OP Minority Partners) or the Effective Time (with respect to the holders of VEREIT Common Stock),~~ (1) a letter of transmittal (a “Letter of Transmittal”), which shall specify that delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to the ~~VEREIT~~Company Certificates shall pass only upon proper delivery of the ~~VEREIT~~Company Certificates (or affidavits of loss in lieu thereof), to the Exchange Agent, and which Letter of Transmittal shall be in such form and have such other provisions as ~~Realty Income~~Parent may reasonably specify, and (2) instructions for use in effecting the surrender of ~~(A) in the case of VEREIT Certificates other than VEREIT Partnership Series F Preferred Unit Certificates, the VEREIT~~Company Certificates in exchange for certificates or, at ~~Realty Income’s~~Parent’s option, evidence of shares in book-entry form representing the shares of ~~Realty Income~~Parent Common Stock issuable pursuant to Section 2.1(a) ~~and~~or Parent Series A Preferred Stock, issuable pursuant to Section ~~2.2(c)~~2.1(c), together with ~~in the case of Realty Income Common Stock,~~ any amounts that such holder has the right to receive in respect of dividends or other distributions on shares of ~~Realty Income~~Parent Common Stock or Parent Series A Preferred Stock, as applicable, pursuant to and in accordance with Section ~~2.3(c)~~2.2(c) and any

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cash such holder is entitled to receive in lieu of fractional shares of ~~Realty Income~~Parent Common Stock pursuant to and in accordance with~~Section 2.3(e), or (B) in the case of VEREIT Partnership Series F Preferred Unit Certificates, the consideration payable under~~ Section 2.2(e).

(ii) Upon surrender of a ~~VEREIT~~Company Certificate (or affidavit of loss in lieu thereof) for cancellation to the Exchange Agent, together with a Letter of Transmittal duly completed and validly executed in accordance with the instructions thereto, and such other documents as may reasonably be required by the Exchange Agent, the holder of such ~~VEREIT~~Company Certificate shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor ~~(1) in the case of VEREIT Certificates other than VEREIT Partnership Series F Preferred Unit Certificates,~~ the shares of ~~Realty Income~~Parent Common Stock formerly represented by such ~~VEREIT~~Company Certificate pursuant to the provisions of this Article II, plus any amounts that such holder has the right to receive in respect of dividends or other distributions on shares of ~~Realty Income~~Parent Common Stock or Parent Series A Preferred Stock, as applicable, pursuant to and in accordance with Section ~~2.3(c)~~2.2(c) and any cash such holder is entitled to receive in lieu of fractional shares of ~~Realty Income~~Parent Common Stock that such holder has the right to receive pursuant to and in accordance with Section ~~2.3(e), or (2) in the case of VEREIT Partnership Series F Preferred Unit Certificates, the consideration payable under~~ ~~Section~~ 2.2(e), ~~in each case~~, to be mailed, made available for collection by hand or delivered by wire transfer, within five (5) Business Days following the later to occur of (A) the Effective Time or (B) the Exchange Agent’s receipt of such ~~VEREIT~~Company Certificate (or affidavit of loss in lieu thereof), and the ~~VEREIT~~Company Certificate (or affidavit of loss in lieu thereof) so surrendered shall be forthwith ~~cancelled.~~canceled. The Exchange Agent shall accept such ~~VEREIT~~Company Certificates (or affidavits of loss in lieu thereof) upon compliance with such reasonable terms and conditions as the Exchange Agent may impose to effect an orderly exchange thereof in accordance with normal exchange practices. Until surrendered as contemplated by this Section ~~2.3(b)~~2.2(b), each ~~VEREIT~~Company Certificate shall be deemed, at any time after the Effective Time, to represent only the right to receive, upon such surrender, the consideration as expressly set forth in this Article II.

(iii) As promptly as practicable following the Effective Time (but in no event later than five (5) Business Days thereafter), ~~Realty Income~~Parent shall cause the Exchange Agent:

(A) to issue to each holder of ~~VEREIT~~Company Book-Entry Securities as of immediately prior to the ~~Partnership Merger~~ Effective Time (with respect to the VEREIT OP Minority Partners) or the Effective Time (with respect to the holders of VEREIT Common Stock) (A) in the case of VEREIT Book-Entry Securities other than VEREIT Book-Entry Partnership Series F Preferred Units, that number of uncertificated whole shares of ~~Realty Income~~Parent Common Stock or Parent Series A Preferred Stock, as applicable, that such holder is entitled to receive in respect of such ~~VEREIT~~Company Book-Entry Securities pursuant to this Article II~~, or (B) in the case of VEREIT Book-Entry Partnership Series F Preferred Units, the consideration payable under~~ ~~Section 2.2(e),~~ ~~in each case, automatically without any action on the part of such holder or delivery of any certificate, Letter of Transmittal or other evidence to the Exchange Agent,~~II; and ~~such VEREIT Book-Entry Securities shall have been cancelled in accordance with this~~ ~~Article II; and~~

(B) subject to Section ~~2.3(h)~~2.2(h), to issue and deliver to each holder of ~~VEREIT~~Company Book-Entry ~~Securities~~Shares a check or wire transfer of any amounts that such holder has the right to receive in respect of dividends or other distributions on shares of ~~Realty Income~~Parent Common Stock or Parent Series A Preferred Stock, as applicable, pursuant to and in accordance with Section ~~2.3(c)~~2.2(c) and any cash such holder is entitled to receive in lieu of fractional shares of ~~Realty Income~~Parent Common Stock that such holder has the right to receive pursuant to and in accordance with Section ~~2.3(e)~~2.2(e).

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(iv) In the event of a transfer of ownership of shares of ~~VEREIT~~Company Common Stock or ~~of VEREIT Partnership Common Units or VEREIT Partnership~~Company Series FA Preferred ~~Units held by VEREIT OP Minority Partners~~Stock that is not registered in the transfer records of ~~VEREIT or VEREIT OP, as applicable,~~the Company, it shall be a condition of payment that any ~~VEREIT~~Company Certificate surrendered in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section ~~2.3~~2.2 shall be properly endorsed or shall be otherwise in proper form for transfer, or any ~~VEREIT~~Company Book-Entry Securities shall be properly transferred, and that the Person requesting such payment shall have paid any ~~Transfer Taxes (as defined below) and other Taxes~~transfer or similar Tax required by reason of the payment of the consideration to a Person other than the registered holder of the ~~VEREIT~~Company Certificate surrendered or ~~VEREIT~~Company Book-Entry

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Securities properly transferred, or shall have established to the satisfaction of ~~Realty Income~~Parent that such Tax either has been paid or is not applicable. No interest shall be paid or accrued for the benefit of (A) holders of the ~~VEREIT~~Company Certificate on the consideration otherwise payable upon the surrender of the ~~VEREIT~~Company Certificate pursuant to this Article II or (B) ~~VEREIT~~Company Book-Entry Securities on the consideration otherwise payable in respect of such shares pursuant to this Article II.

(c) Dividends or Other Distributions with Respect to ~~Realty Income~~Parent Common Stock. No dividends or other distributions declared or made with respect to ~~Realty Income~~Parent Common Stock or Parent Series A Preferred Stock with a record date after the Effective Time shall be paid to the holder of any unsurrendered ~~VEREIT~~Company Certificate with respect to the shares of ~~Realty Income~~Parent Common Stock or Parent Series A Preferred Stock, as applicable, represented thereby and issuable hereunder, and all such dividends and other distributions shall instead be deposited by ~~Realty Income~~Parent with the Exchange Agent and shall be included in the Exchange Fund, and no cash payment in lieu of fractional shares shall be paid to any such holder pursuant to Section ~~2.3(e)~~2.2(e), in each case until the holder of such ~~VEREIT~~Company Certificate shall surrender such ~~VEREIT~~Company Certificate in accordance with this Article II. Subject to the effect of applicable Laws, following the surrender of any such ~~VEREIT~~Company Certificate, ~~(other than VEREIT Partnership Series F Preferred Unit Certificates),~~ there shall be paid to the holder of the certificates and/or evidence of shares in book-entry form representing whole shares of ~~Realty Income~~Parent Common Stock or Parent Series A Preferred Stock, as applicable, issued in exchange therefor, without interest, (i) at the time of such surrender the amount of any cash payable with respect to a fractional share of ~~Realty Income~~Parent Common Stock to which such holder is entitled pursuant to Section ~~2.3(e)~~2.2(e) and the amount of dividends or other distributions with a record date after the Effective Time theretofore paid (but withheld pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence) with respect to such whole shares of ~~Realty Income~~Parent Common Stock and (ii) at the appropriate payment date, the amount of dividends or other distributions with a record date after the Effective Time but prior to surrender and a payment date subsequent to surrender payable with respect to such whole shares of ~~Realty Income~~Parent Common ~~Stock.~~Stock or Parent Series A Preferred Stock, as applicable.

(d) No Further Ownership Rights. All shares of ~~Realty Income~~Parent Common Stock issued ~~upon conversion~~pursuant to the Merger to holders of shares of ~~VEREIT~~Company Common Stock ~~or VEREIT Partnership Common Units (including~~(together with any cash paid pursuant to Section ~~2.3(c)~~2.2(c), Section ~~2.3(e)~~2.2(e) or Section ~~2.3(i))~~2.2(i)) shall be deemed to have been issued in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to such shares of ~~VEREIT~~Company Common ~~Stock or VEREIT Partnership Common Units, respectively. All consideration paid upon cancellation of VEREIT Partnership Series F Preferred Units pursuant to~~ ~~Section 2.3(e)~~ ~~shall be deemed to have been paid in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to VEREIT Partnership Series F Preferred Units.~~Stock. There shall be no further registration of transfers on the stock transfer books of ~~Realty Income~~Parent or the Surviving Corporation of the shares of ~~VEREIT~~Company Common Stock ~~or on the unit transfer books of VEREIT OP of the VEREIT Partnership Common Units held by VEREIT OP Minority Partners which~~that were outstanding immediately prior to the ~~Partnership Merger~~ Effective ~~Time or~~Time. If, after the Effective Time, ~~as applicable. If, after the Partnership Merger Effective Time or the Effective Time, as applicable, VEREIT~~Company Certificates are presented to ~~Realty Income~~Parent or the Surviving Corporation for any reason, they shall be ~~cancelled~~canceled and exchanged as provided in this Article II.

(e) No Fractional Shares. No certificates or scrip representing fractional shares of ~~Realty Income~~Parent Common Stock shall be issued upon the surrender for exchange of ~~VEREIT~~Company Certificates, and/or ~~VEREIT~~Company Book-Entry ~~Securities~~Shares representing ~~VEREIT~~Company Common Stock, ~~or VEREIT Partnership Common Units,~~ and such fractional share interests will not entitle the owner thereof to vote or to any rights of a stockholder of ~~Realty Income.~~Parent. In lieu thereof, upon surrender of the applicable ~~VEREIT~~Company Certificates or ~~VEREIT~~Company Book-Entry ~~Securities, Realty Income~~Shares, Parent shall pay each holder of ~~VEREIT~~Company Common Stock ~~and each holder of VEREIT Partnership Common Units~~ an amount in cash equal to the product obtained by multiplying (i) the fractional share interest to which such holder (after taking into account all shares of ~~VEREIT~~Company Common Stock ~~or VEREIT Partnership Common Units, as applicable,~~ held at the ~~Partnership Merger~~ Effective Time ~~(with respect to the VEREIT OP Minority Partners) or the Effective Time (with respect to the holders of VEREIT Common Stock)~~ by such holder) would otherwise be entitled by (ii) the closing price on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”), as reported on the consolidated tape at the close of the NYSE regular session of trading, for a share of ~~Realty Income~~Parent Common Stock on the last trading day immediately preceding the Effective Time.

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entitled to be exchanged for shares of ~~Realty Income~~Parent Common Stock in accordance with and subject to the provisions of this Article II)~~, the holders of VEREIT Partnership Common Units~~ or Company Series A Preferred Stock (whose such ~~VEREIT Partnership Common Units~~shares are entitled to be exchanged for shares of ~~Realty Income Common~~Parent Series A Preferred Stock in accordance with and subject to the provisions of this Article II), ~~and the holders of VEREIT Partnership Series F Preferred Units (whose such VEREIT Partnership Series F Preferred Units are entitled to be exchanged for consideration~~ in ~~accordance with and subject to the provisions of this~~ ~~Article II~~)each case, for nine (9) months after the Effective Time shall thereafter be delivered to the Surviving Corporation, upon demand, and any such former holders of shares of ~~VEREIT~~Company Common Stock ~~VEREIT Partnership Common Units~~ or ~~VEREIT Partnership~~Company Series FA Preferred ~~Units~~Stock, as applicable, who have not theretofore complied with this Article II shall thereafter look only to the Surviving Corporation for payment of their claim for ~~VEREIT~~Company Common Stock ~~VEREIT Partnership Common Units~~ or ~~VEREIT Partnership~~Company Series FA Preferred ~~Units,~~Stock, as applicable, including any amounts in respect of dividends or other distributions on shares of ~~Realty Income~~Parent Common Stock or Parent Series A Preferred Stock, as applicable, pursuant to and in accordance with Section 2.2(c) and any cash in lieu of fractional shares of Parent Common Stock pursuant to and in accordance with Section ~~2.3(c)~~ ~~and any cash in lieu of fractional shares of Realty Income Common Stock pursuant to and in accordance with~~ ~~Section 2.3(e)~~2.2(e).

(g) No Liability. None of ~~VEREIT, VEREIT OP, Realty Income,~~the Company, Parent, Merger Sub, ~~1, Merger Sub 2~~ or the Surviving Corporation or any employee, officer, director, agent or affiliate of any of them shall be liable to any holder of shares of ~~VEREIT~~Company Common Stock ~~or any holder of VEREIT Partnership Common Units~~ for shares of ~~Realty Income~~Parent Common Stock (or dividends or other distributions with respect thereto), to any holder of Company Series A Preferred Stock for shares of Parent Series A Preferred Stock (or dividends or other distributions with respect thereto), or for any cash in lieu of fractional shares of ~~Realty Income~~Parent Common Stock ~~or any holder of VEREIT Partnership Series F Preferred Units for the consideration payable pursuant to~~ ~~Section 2.3(e)~~ from the Exchange Fund delivered to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar Law. Any amounts remaining unclaimed by holders of any such shares ~~or units~~ immediately prior to the time at which such amounts would otherwise escheat to, or become property of, any Governmental Entity ~~(as defined below)~~ shall, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, become the property of the Surviving Corporation, free and clear of any claims or interest of any such holders or their successors, assigns or personal Representatives previously entitled thereto.

(h) Withholding. Each of ~~Realty Income, VEREIT,~~Parent, the Company, Merger Sub, ~~1, Merger Sub 2,~~ the Surviving Corporation ~~VEREIT OP, the Surviving VEREIT OP~~ and the Exchange Agent, as applicable, shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the consideration otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement to any holder of shares of ~~VEREIT~~Company Common Stock, ~~VEREIT Partnership Common Units, VEREIT~~Company Series FA Preferred Stock ~~VEREIT Partnership Series F Preferred Units~~ or ~~VEREIT~~Company Equity Awards ~~(as defined below)~~ (including with respect to any related accrued dividends, dividend equivalents or other distributions) such amounts as it is required to deduct and withhold with respect to the making of such payment under the Code and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or any applicable provision of state, local or foreign tax law. To the extent that amounts are so deducted or withheld by ~~Realty Income, VEREIT,~~Parent, the Company, Merger Sub, ~~1, Merger Sub 2,~~ the Surviving Corporation ~~VEREIT OP, the Surviving VEREIT OP~~ or the Exchange Agent, such withheld amounts shall be paid to the appropriate taxing authority within the period required under applicable Law and shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Person in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made by ~~Realty Income, VEREIT,~~Parent, the Company, Merger Sub, ~~1, Merger Sub 2,~~ the Surviving Corporation ~~VEREIT OP, the Surviving VEREIT OP~~ or the Exchange Agent, as applicable.

(i) Dividends and Other Distributions. In the event that ~~(a)~~ a dividend or other distribution with respect to the shares of ~~VEREIT~~Company Common Stock or Company Series A Preferred Stock that is permitted under the terms of this Agreement (1) is declared after the date of this Agreement with a record date prior to the Effective Time and (2) has not been paid as of the Effective Time, or (b) a dividend or other distribution with respect to the VEREIT Partnership Common Units that is permitted under the terms of this Agreement (1) is declared after the date of this Agreement with a record date prior to the Partnership Merger Effective Time and (2) has not been paid as of the Partnership Merger Effective Time, then ~~in each case,~~ the holders of shares of ~~VEREIT~~Company Common Stock or the holders of ~~VEREIT Partnership Common Units,~~Company Series A Preferred Stock, as applicable, shall be entitled to receive such dividend or other distribution from ~~VEREIT or VEREIT OP, as applicable,~~the Company as of immediately prior to the Effective Time ~~or the Partnership Merger Effective Time, as applicable~~ (subject to Section ~~5.10~~5.9).

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acts or things are necessary, desirable or proper (a) to vest, perfect or confirm, of record or otherwise, in ~~Realty Income~~Parent its right, title or interest in, to or under any of the rights, privileges, powers, franchises, properties or assets of any party hereto, or (b) otherwise to carry out the purposes of this Agreement, ~~Realty Income~~Parent and its proper officers and directors or their designees shall be authorized to execute and deliver, in the name and on behalf of any such Person, all such deeds, bills of sale, assignments and assurances and to do, in the name and on behalf of any such Person, all such other acts and things as may be necessary, desirable or proper to vest, perfect or confirm ~~Realty Income’s~~Parent’s right, title or interest in, to or under any of the rights, privileges, powers, franchises, properties or assets of such party and otherwise to carry out the purposes of this Agreement.

~~Section 2.5~~ ~~Treatment of VEREIT Equity Awards~~.

~~(a)~~ ~~VEREIT Stock Options~~. As of the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holders thereof, each VEREIT Stock Option, whether vested or unvested, that is outstanding and unexercised as of immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be assumed by Realty Income and shall be converted into a Realty Income Stock Option to acquire (i) that number of shares of Realty Income Common Stock (rounded down to the nearest whole number of shares) equal to the product obtained by multiplying (A) the number of shares of VEREIT Common Stock subject to such VEREIT Stock Option as of immediately prior to the Effective Time by (B) the Exchange Ratio, (ii) at an exercise price per share of Realty Income Common Stock (rounded up to the nearest whole cent) equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (A) the exercise price per share of VEREIT Common Stock of such VEREIT Stock Option by (B) the Exchange Ratio; ~~provided~~, ~~however~~, that each such VEREIT Stock Option which is an “incentive stock option” (as defined in Section 422 of the Code) shall be adjusted in accordance with the foregoing in a manner consistent with the requirements of Section 424 of the Code. The parties intend that the adjustments in this ~~Section 2.5(a)~~ ~~are in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(B)(5)(v)(D) and will not subject any VEREIT Stock Option to Section 409A of the Code. Except as otherwise provided in this~~ ~~Section 2.5(a), each such VEREIT Stock Option assumed and converted into a Realty Income Stock Option pursuant to this~~ ~~Section 2.5(a)~~ ~~shall continue to have, and shall be subject to, the same terms and conditions as applied to the corresponding VEREIT Stock Option as of immediately prior to the Effective Time.~~

~~(b)~~ ~~VEREIT RSU Awards~~. As of the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holders thereof, each VEREIT RSU Award that is outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (whether or not then vested) shall be assumed by Realty Income and shall be converted into a Realty Income RSU Award with respect to a number of whole shares of Realty Income Common Stock (rounded to the nearest whole number of shares) equal to the product obtained by multiplying (A) (1) for each time-based VEREIT RSU Award, the number of shares of VEREIT Common Stock subject to such VEREIT RSU Award as of immediately prior to the Effective Time or (2) for each performance-based VEREIT RSU Award, the number of shares of VEREIT Common Stock subject to such performance-based VEREIT RSU Award determined based on the actual level of achievement of the applicable performance goals as of immediately prior to the Effective Time and otherwise in accordance with the applicable award agreement by (B) the Exchange Ratio; ~~provided~~, that the actual level of achievement of performance goals based on relative total shareholder return shall be determined prior to the Effective Time by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of VEREIT and shall be calculated by measuring the total shareholder return of each applicable peer company through the second to last trading day prior to the Effective Time and, in the case of VEREIT, by computing such total shareholder return using a per share price of VEREIT Common Stock equal to the product, rounded to two decimal places, of (x) the Exchange Ratio, multiplied by (y) the volume-weighted average trading price of Realty Income Common Stock over the five consecutive trading days ending on the second to last trading day prior to the Effective Time. As of immediately after the Effective Time, each such Realty Income RSU Award shall be credited with a dividend equivalent balance that is equal to the dividend equivalent balance credited on the corresponding VEREIT RSU Award as of immediately prior to the Effective Time. Except as otherwise provided in this ~~Section 2.5(b), each VEREIT RSU Award assumed and converted into a Realty Income RSU Award pursuant to this~~ ~~Section 2.5(b)~~ shall continue to have, and shall be subject to, the same terms and conditions as applied to the corresponding VEREIT RSU Award as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (including dividend equivalent rights and including all time and service vesting conditions, but excluding

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~~performance vesting conditions). For the avoidance~~Section 2.4 Treatment of ~~doubt, time and service vesting conditions applicable to performance-vesting VEREIT RSU~~Company Equity Awards that are converted into Realty Income RSU Awards shall continue to apply to such Realty Income RSU Awards through the date on which the applicable performance period would have otherwise ended (or such later date as may be applicable under the applicable VEREIT RSU Award agreement).

~~(c)~~(a) ~~VEREIT DSU Awards~~Company Restricted Stock Award. As of the Effective Time, ~~by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holders thereof,~~ each ~~VEREIT DSU~~Company Restricted Stock Award that is outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time shall, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the ~~holders~~holder thereof, ~~become fully vested~~be canceled and be automatically converted into the right to receive ~~at or within five (5) Business Days following the Effective Time,~~(i) a number of newly issued shares of ~~Realty Income~~Parent Common Stock ~~equal to the product obtained by multiplying the number of shares of VEREIT Common Stock subject to such VEREIT DSU Award as of immediately prior to the Effective Time by the Exchange Ratio~~ (rounded down ~~to the nearest whole number of shares), with any resulting fractional share being treated in accordance with~~ ~~Section 2.3(e)~~ above and with any Dividend Credits (as defined in the applicable VEREIT DSU Award agreement) with respect to such VEREIT DSU Award that have not been converted into additional units prior to the Effective Time paid in cash at, or within five (5) Business Days following, the Effective Time in accordance with the applicable VEREIT DSU Award agreement; ~~provided~~ that solely to the extent that settlement of a VEREIT DSU Award at the Effective Time would result in the application of a tax penalty on the holder of such award pursuant to Section 409A of the Code, such VEREIT DSU Award shall be assumed by Realty Income and shall be converted into a Realty Income DSU Award with respect to a number of whole shares of Realty Income Common Stock (rounded to the nearest whole number of shares) equal to the product obtained by multiplying (A) the number of shares of ~~VEREIT~~Company Common Stock subject to such ~~VEREIT DSU~~Company Restricted Stock Award as of immediately prior to the Effective Time by (B) the Exchange Ratio, ~~which Realty Income DSU Award shall be credited with~~and (ii) the ~~amount~~consideration under Section 2.2(e) in respect of the ~~Dividend Credits (as defined in~~fractional share of Parent Common Stock to which the ~~applicable VEREIT DSU Award Agreement) that~~holder would otherwise have ~~not~~ been ~~converted into additional units prior to~~entitled.

(b) Company Performance Share Awards. As of the Effective Time, ~~and are credited on the corresponding VEREIT DSU~~each Company Performance Share Award ~~as of immediately prior to the Effective Time. Each VEREIT DSU Award assumed and converted into a Realty Income DSU Award pursuant to this~~ ~~Section 2.5(c)~~ ~~shall continue to have, and shall be subject to, the same terms and conditions as applied to the corresponding VEREIT DSU Award~~that is outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time ~~(including~~(whether or not then vested) shall, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holder thereof, be canceled and automatically converted into the right to receive (i) a number of newly issued shares of Parent Common Stock (rounded down to the nearest whole number of shares) equal to the product obtained by multiplying (A) the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Company Performance Share Award determined based on, (I) to the extent the Effective Time is prior to the End Date (as defined in the applicable award agreement), the greater of target level of achievement of the applicable performance goals and actual level of achievement of the applicable performance goals as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, and otherwise (II) the actual level of achievement of the applicable performance goals as of the End Date, in each case, as determined in accordance with the terms of the applicable award agreement as in effect on the date hereof, in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company by (B) the Exchange Ratio, (ii) the consideration under Section 2.2(e) in respect of the fractional share of Parent Common Stock to which the holder would otherwise have been entitled, and (iii) the amount of any accrued and unpaid cash dividend equivalents corresponding to each such Company Performance Share Award.

(c) Termination of Company Equity Plan. As of the Effective Time, the Company Equity Plan will be terminated, and no further Company Restricted Stock Awards, Company Performance Share Awards and stock options or other awards or rights with respect to dividend equivalent rights). Any payment in respect of any VEREIT DSU Award which immediately prior to such assumption and conversion or cancellation, as applicable, was treated as “deferred compensation” subject to Section 409A of the Code shallShares will be ~~made in a manner that complies with Section 409A of the Code.~~granted thereunder.

(d) ~~VEREIT~~Company and Parent Actions. Prior to the Effective Time, the Board of Directors of ~~VEREIT~~the Company (or an applicable committee thereof) shall adopt such resolutions as are necessary to effectuate the provisions of this Section 2.4, including to provide for the treatment of the ~~VEREIT~~Company Restricted Stock ~~Options, VEREIT RSU~~ Awards and ~~VEREIT DSU~~Company Performance Share Awards (collectively, the “~~VEREIT~~Company Equity Awards”) as contemplated by this Section ~~2.5~~2.4.

~~(e)~~ ~~Plans and Awards Assumed by Realty Income; Realty Income Actions~~. AtOn the first regularly scheduled payroll date, to occur at least seven (7) Business Days, following the Effective Time, ~~Realty Income~~Parent shall ~~assume all obligations in respect of the VEREIT Equity Plans, including each outstanding VEREIT Equity Award that is converted into a Realty Income Stock Option, Realty Income RSU Award~~pay or Realty Income DSU Award. Prior to the Effective Time, the Board of Directors of Realty Income (or an applicable committee thereof) shall adopt such resolutions as are necessary to reserve for issuance a number of authorized but unissued shares of Realty Income Common Stock for delivery upon exercisedeliver or ~~settlement of the Realty Income Stock Options, Realty Income RSU Awards or Realty Income DSU Award in accordance with this~~ ~~Section 2.5~~. Effective as of the Effective Time, Realty Income shall file a registration statement on Form S-8 (or any successor or other appropriate form) with respect to the shares of Realty Income Common Stock subject to such Realty Income Stock Options, Realty Income RSU Awards and Realty Income DSU Awards. Realty Income may process any cash payments contemplated by this ~~Section 2.5, including accrued distributions and VEREIT dividend equivalents, through the payroll of Realty Income,~~cause the Surviving Corporation to pay or ~~their respective affiliates (rather than through~~deliver the ~~Exchange Agent).~~consideration payable pursuant to this Section 2.4, without interest and net of any applicable withholding or other Taxes or other amounts required by Law to be withheld. This Section 2.4 shall be subject to the last sentence of Section 5.6 of the Company Disclosure Letter.

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shares of ~~VEREIT~~Company Common Stock, ~~(ii) issued and outstanding VEREIT Partnership Common Units~~ or ~~(iii)~~(ii) issued and outstanding shares of ~~Realty Income~~Parent Common Stock, or securities convertible or exchangeable into shares of ~~VEREIT~~Company Common Stock ~~VEREIT Partnership Common Units~~ or shares of ~~Realty Income~~Parent Common Stock, in each case, as a result of a reclassification, stock or unit split (including reverse stock or unit split), stock or unit dividend or other distribution (including any dividend or other distribution of securities convertible into stock or units) or other stock or unit distribution, recapitalization, combination or exchange offer of shares or other similar transaction, the Exchange Ratio shall be equitably adjusted, without duplication, to proportionally reflect any such change; provided, that this Section ~~2.6~~2.5 shall not be construed to permit ~~VEREIT~~the Company or ~~Realty Income~~Parent to take any action with respect to its or its respective Subsidiaries’ securities that is otherwise prohibited by the terms of this Agreement.

Section ~~2.7~~2.6 Lost Certificates. If any ~~VEREIT~~Company Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the Person claiming such ~~VEREIT~~Company Certificate or to be lost, stolen or destroyed and, if requested by ~~Realty Income,~~Parent, the posting by such Person of a bond, in such reasonable

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amount as ~~Realty Income~~Parent may direct, as indemnity against any claim that may be made against it with respect to such ~~VEREIT~~Company Certificate, the Exchange Agent (or, if subsequent to the termination of the Exchange Fund and subject to Section ~~2.3(f)~~2.2(f), ~~Realty Income)~~Parent) shall issue, in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed ~~VEREIT~~Company Certificate, the shares of ~~Realty Income~~Parent Common Stock into which the shares of ~~VEREIT~~Company Common Stock ~~or VEREIT Partnership Common Units~~ represented by such ~~VEREIT~~Company Certificate were converted, or the shares of Parent Series A Preferred Stock into which the shares of Company Series A Preferred Stock represented by such Company Certificate were converted, in each case, pursuant to this Article II, together with any amounts that such holder has the right to receive in respect of dividends or other distributions on shares of ~~Realty Income~~Parent Common Stock or Parent Series A Preferred Stock, as applicable, pursuant to and in accordance with Section ~~2.3(c)~~2.2(c) and any cash such holder is entitled to receive in lieu of fractional shares of ~~Realty Income~~Parent Common Stock pursuant to and in accordance with Section ~~2.3(e)~~2.2(e).

Section ~~2.8~~2.7 No Dissenters’ Rights. No dissenters’, or objecting stockholders’ appraisal rights shall be available with respect to the ~~Mergers~~Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

ARTICLE III

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Section 3.1 Representations and Warranties of ~~VEREIT~~Company. Except (x) as set forth in the disclosure letter delivered to ~~Realty Income~~Parent by ~~VEREIT~~the Company immediately prior to the execution of this Agreement (the “~~VEREIT~~Company Disclosure Letter”) (it being understood that any matter disclosed pursuant to any section or subsection of the ~~VEREIT~~Company Disclosure Letter shall be deemed to be disclosed for all purposes of this Agreement and the ~~VEREIT~~Company Disclosure Letter, as long as the relevance of such disclosure is reasonably apparent on the face of such disclosure) or (y) as disclosed in the ~~VEREIT~~Company SEC Documents (as defined below) filed with the SEC ~~within two (2) years prior to the date hereof~~since December 31, 2020 (other than disclosures in the “Risk Factors” or “Forward Looking Statements” sections of such reports or any other disclosures in such reports to the extent they are predictive, cautionary or forward-looking in nature), ~~VEREIT~~and provided that nothing set forth or disclosed in any such Company SEC Documents will be deemed to modify or qualify the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.1(b) or Section 3.2(d)(ii), the Company hereby represents and warrants to ~~Realty Income~~Parent as follows:

(a) Organization, Standing and Power.

(i) ~~VEREIT~~The Company is duly organized, validly existing and ~~each~~in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, with the corporate power and authority to own and operate its business as presently conducted. Each of the Company’s Subsidiaries is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, with the corporate, partnership or limited liability company (as the case may be) power and authority to own and operate its business as presently conducted. ~~VEREIT~~The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is duly qualified as a foreign corporation or other entity to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where the ownership and operation of its properties or the nature of its activities makes such qualification necessary, except for such failures to be so qualified as would not have, or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a ~~VEREIT~~Company Material Adverse Effect.

(ii) Section 3.1(a)(ii) of the ~~VEREIT~~Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a true and complete list of the Subsidiaries of ~~VEREIT,~~the Company, together with the jurisdiction of organization or incorporation, as the case may be, of each such Subsidiary. Each Subsidiary of ~~VEREIT and, to VEREIT’s knowledge, each joint venture of VEREIT,~~the Company is in compliance in all material respects with the terms of its organizational documents.

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(iii) Except as set forth on Section 3.1(a)(iii) of the ~~VEREIT~~Company Disclosure Letter, neither ~~VEREIT, VEREIT OP~~the Company nor any of ~~their~~its Subsidiaries directly or indirectly owns any interest or investment (whether equity or debt) in any Person (other than in the Subsidiaries of ~~VEREIT,~~the Company, and investments in short-term investment securities that would constitute “cash items” within the meaning of Section 856(c)(4)(A) of the Code).

(iv) Section 3.1(a)(iv) of the ~~VEREIT~~Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a true and complete list of each Subsidiary of ~~VEREIT~~the Company that is a REIT, a Qualified REIT Subsidiary or a Taxable REIT Subsidiary.

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(b) Capital Structure.

(i) The authorized capital stock of ~~VEREIT~~the Company consists of ~~1,500,000,000~~350,000,000 shares of ~~VEREIT~~Company Common Stock and ~~100,000,000~~20,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, of ~~VEREIT.~~the Company, of which 6,900,000 shares are classified and designated as Company Series A Preferred Stock. As of the close of business on ~~April 23, 2021,~~October 25, 2023, (A) (i) ~~229,129,954~~141,331,218 shares of ~~VEREIT~~Company Common Stock were issued and outstanding ~~(ii) 14,871,246~~(including 206,817 shares of ~~VEREIT~~Company Common Stock subject to unvested Company Restricted Stock Awards), (ii) 6,900,000 shares of Company Series FA Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding, (iii) ~~20,028,207~~4,630,723 shares of ~~VEREIT~~Company Common Stock were reserved for issuance pursuant to future awards under the ~~VEREIT~~Company Equity ~~Plans,~~Plan, (iv) ~~1,040,598~~1,971,896 shares of ~~VEREIT~~Company Common Stock were subject to outstanding ~~VEREIT Stock Options, (v) 1,090,834 shares of VEREIT Common Stock were subject to outstanding VEREIT RSU~~Company Performance Share Awards (assuming maximum ~~performance for any such awards that are subject to performance-based vesting)~~performance), (vi) 113,868 shares of VEREIT Common Stock were subject to outstanding VEREIT DSU Awards, (vii) approximately 152,033.8 shares of VEREIT Common Stock were reserved for issuance in respect of VEREIT Partnership Common Units and (viii)(v) no shares of ~~VEREIT~~Company Common Stock were held by any Subsidiaries of ~~VEREIT~~the Company and (B) ~~(i) 229,281,987.8 VEREIT~~no Company Partnership ~~Common~~ Units (including Company Partnership Preferred Units) were issued and outstanding, ~~of which 152,033.8 VEREIT~~other than such Partnership ~~Common~~ Units ~~were~~issued to the Company and its wholly owned ~~by the Persons and~~Subsidiaries in ~~the~~such amounts ~~indicated in~~set forth on Section 3.1(b)(i) of the ~~VEREIT~~Company Disclosure Letter and 229,129,954 VEREIT Partnership Common Units were owned by VEREIT, (ii) 14,921,012 VEREIT Partnership Series F Preferred Units were issued and outstanding, of which 49,766 VEREIT Partnership Series F Preferred Units were owned by the Persons and in the amounts indicated in ~~Section 3.1(b)(i)~~ and 14,871,246 VEREIT Partnership Series F Preferred Units were owned by VEREIT, (iii) no other VEREIT Partnership Units (including VEREIT Partnership Preferred Units) were issued and outstanding, and (iv) no VEREIT Partnership Units were held by any Subsidiaries of VEREIT.Letter. All outstanding shares of ~~VEREIT~~Company Common Stock and ~~VEREIT~~Company Series FA Preferred Stock, and all outstanding ~~VEREIT~~Company Partnership Units have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable and not subject to preemptive rights.

(ii) No bonds, debentures, notes or other Indebtedness having the right to vote on any matters on which stockholders may vote (“Voting Debt”) of ~~VEREIT~~the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is issued or outstanding.

(iii) As of the close of business on ~~April 23, 2021,~~October 25, 2023, except for (A) this Agreement and (B) the ~~VEREIT Partnership Agreement, (B)~~ outstanding ~~VEREIT Partnership Units, (C) VEREIT Equity~~Company Restricted Stock Awards ~~issued~~ and ~~outstanding under~~Company Performance Share Awards in the ~~VEREIT Equity Plans, (D) with respect to any joint venture in which VEREIT or any of its subsidiaries owns an interest, and (E) as~~amounts set forth onin Section 3.1(b)~~(iii)~~(i) ~~of the VEREIT Disclosure Letter,~~), there are no options, warrants, calls, rights, commitments or agreements of any character to which ~~VEREIT or any Subsidiary of VEREIT~~the Company is a party or by which it ~~or any such Subsidiary~~ is bound obligating ~~VEREIT or any Subsidiary of VEREIT~~the Company to issue, deliver or sell, or cause to be issued, delivered or sold, additional shares of capital stock or any Voting Debt or stock appreciation rights of ~~VEREIT or of any Subsidiary of VEREIT~~the Company or obligating ~~VEREIT or any Subsidiary of VEREIT~~the Company to grant, extend or enter into any such option, warrant, call, right, commitment or agreement. As of the close of business on ~~April 23, 2021,~~October 25, 2023, there are no outstanding contractual obligations of ~~VEREIT or any of its Subsidiaries,~~the Company, except as set forth on Section 3.1(b)(iii) of the ~~VEREIT~~Company Disclosure Letter, (1) other than in respect of ~~VEREIT Partnership Units under the VEREIT Partnership Agreement or in respect of VEREIT~~Company Equity Awards under the ~~VEREIT~~Company Equity ~~Plans,~~Plan, to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of capital stock of ~~VEREIT or any of its Subsidiaries~~the Company or (2) pursuant to which ~~VEREIT or any of its~~

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~~Subsidiaries~~the Company is or could be required to register shares of ~~VEREIT~~Company Common Stock or other securities under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).

(iv) As of the close of business on October 25, 2023, except for (A) this Agreement and (B) the outstanding Company Restricted Stock Awards and Company Performance Share Awards in the amounts set forth in Section 3.1(b)(i)), there are no options, warrants, calls, rights, commitments or agreements of any character to which any Subsidiary of the Company is a party or by which any such Subsidiary is bound obligating the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company to issue, deliver or sell, or cause to be issued, delivered or sold, additional shares of capital stock or any Voting Debt or stock appreciation rights of the Company or of any Subsidiary of the Company or obligating the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company to grant, extend or enter into any such option, warrant, call, right, commitment or agreement. As of the close of business on October 25, 2023, there are no outstanding contractual obligations of any of the Company’s Subsidiaries, except as set forth on Section 3.1(b)(iii) of the Company Disclosure Letter, (1) other than in respect of Company Equity Awards under the Company Equity Plan, to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (2) pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or could be required to register shares of Company Common Stock or other securities under the Securities Act.

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(i) ~~Each of VEREIT and VEREIT OP~~The Company has all requisite corporate ~~or limited partnership~~ power and authority to execute, deliver and perform ~~their applicable~~its obligations under this Agreement and, subject to the receipt of the affirmative vote of the holders of ~~the~~a majority of the outstanding shares of ~~VEREIT~~Company Common Stock to approve the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “~~VEREIT~~Company Required Stockholders Vote”) ~~and the consent of VEREIT, in its capacity as general partner of VEREIT OP,~~, to consummate the transactions contemplated ~~hereby, as applicable (including the Partnership Merger).~~hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by ~~VEREIT and VEREIT OP, as applicable,~~the Company and the performance by ~~VEREIT and VEREIT OP, as applicable,~~the Company of ~~their~~its obligations hereunder and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of ~~VEREIT (in~~ the ~~case of VEREIT) and VEREIT (in the case of VEREIT OP),~~Company, and no other corporate ~~or limited partnership~~ action on the part of ~~VEREIT and VEREIT OP,~~the Company, other than the receipt of the ~~VEREIT~~Company Required Stockholders Vote, is necessary to authorize this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement ~~(in the case of VEREIT and VEREIT OP)~~ has been duly and validly executed and delivered by ~~VEREIT and VEREIT OP, as applicable,~~the Company, and (subject to execution by the other parties thereto) constitutes a valid and binding obligation of ~~each of VEREIT and VEREIT OP,~~the Company, subject to execution by the other parties thereto, enforceable against ~~VEREIT and VEREIT OP, as applicable,~~the Company in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability is subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and general equitable principles.

(ii) Except as set forth on Section 3.1(c)(ii) of the ~~VEREIT~~Company Disclosure Letter, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by ~~VEREIT and VEREIT OP~~the Company does not, and the consummation by ~~VEREIT and VEREIT OP~~the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby, will not (A) subject to the receipt of the ~~VEREIT~~Company Required Stockholders Vote, conflict with, or result in any violation of, or constitute a default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation or the loss of a material benefit under, or the creation of a Lien, pledge, security interest, charge or other encumbrance on any assets (any such conflict, violation, default, right of termination, cancellation or acceleration, loss or creation, regardless of context, a “Violation”) pursuant to, any provision of the organizational documents of ~~VEREIT or VEREIT OP,~~the Company, or (B) subject to obtaining or making the notification, filings, consents, approvals, ~~orders,~~Orders, authorizations, registrations, waiting period expirations or terminations, declarations and filings referred to in paragraph (iii) below, result in any Violation of any Contract ~~VEREIT~~(other than the right to terminate a Contract as a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in any Contract that is terminable by a party other than the Company or any of its Subsidiaries without cause or penalty or liability on not more than thirty (30) days’ notice or less), Company Benefit Plan or Law applicable to ~~VEREIT~~the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective properties or assets, which Violation under this clause (B) only would have, or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a ~~VEREIT~~Company Material Adverse Effect.

(iii) Except for (A) the applicable requirements, if any, of state securities or “blue sky” Laws (“Blue Sky Laws”), (B) required filings or approvals under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the Securities Act, (C) any filings or approvals required under the rules and regulations of the NYSE, (D) any required filings or authorizations, clearances, consents, approvals, or waiting period terminations or expirations under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the “HSR Act”), and foreign antitrust, competition or merger control Laws, (E) the filing of the Articles of Merger with, and the acceptance for record of the Articles of Merger by, the SDAT pursuant to the MGCL and (F) the filing of the ~~Partnership Certificate~~Articles Supplementary with, and the acceptance for record of ~~Merger with~~ the ~~Delaware Secretary of State~~Articles Supplementary by the SDAT pursuant to the ~~DRULPA and the DLLCA,~~MGCL, no consent, approval, ~~order~~Order or authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing with, any court, administrative agency or commission or other governmental authority or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, or industry self-regulatory organization (a “Governmental Entity”), is required by or with respect to ~~VEREIT~~the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by ~~VEREIT and VEREIT OP~~the Company or the consummation by ~~VEREIT and VEREIT~~

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OPthe Company of the transactions contemplated hereby, as applicable, the failure to make or obtain which would have, or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a ~~VEREIT~~Company Material Adverse Effect.

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(d) SEC Documents; Regulatory Reports.

(i) ~~VEREIT~~The Company has timely filed or furnished to the SEC all reports, schedules, statements and other documents required to be filed or furnished by it under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act since December 31, ~~2018~~2020 together with all certifications required pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”) (such documents, as supplemented or amended since the time of filing, and together with all information incorporated by reference therein and schedules and exhibits thereto, the “~~VEREIT~~Company SEC Documents”). As of their respective dates, the ~~VEREIT~~Company SEC Documents at the time filed (or, if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the date of this Agreement, as of the date of such filing) complied in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to such ~~VEREIT~~Company SEC Documents, and none of the ~~VEREIT~~Company SEC Documents when filed contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The financial statements of ~~VEREIT~~the Company included in the ~~VEREIT~~Company SEC Documents complied as to form, as of their respective dates of filing with the SEC, in all material respects with all applicable accounting requirements and with the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto (except, in the case of unaudited statements, as permitted by Form 10-Q of the SEC), have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto, or, in the case of the unaudited statements, as permitted by Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X under the Exchange Act) and fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of ~~VEREIT~~the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries and the consolidated results of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows of such companies as of the dates and for the periods shown.

(ii) ~~VEREIT~~The Company has established and maintains a system of internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules ~~13a – 15(f)~~13a-15(f) and ~~15d – 15(f)~~15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) sufficient to provide reasonable assurances regarding the reliability of financial reporting. ~~VEREIT~~The Company (A) has designed and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules ~~13a – 15(e)~~13a-15(e) and ~~15d – 15(e)~~15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) to provide reasonable assurance that all information required to be disclosed by ~~VEREIT~~the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and is accumulated and communicated to ~~VEREIT’s~~the Company’s management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure, and (B) has disclosed, based on its most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to ~~VEREIT’s~~the Company’s outside auditors and the audit committee of the Board of Directors of ~~VEREIT~~the Company (1) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect ~~VEREIT’s~~the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information and (2) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in ~~VEREIT’s~~the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Since December 31, ~~2018,~~2020, any material change in internal control over financial reporting required to be disclosed in any ~~VEREIT~~Company SEC Document has been so disclosed.

(iii) Except as set forth on Section 3.1(d)(iii) of the ~~VEREIT~~Company Disclosure Letter, ~~VEREIT~~the Company has made available to ~~Realty Income~~Parent complete and correct copies of all written correspondence between the SEC, on the one hand, and ~~VEREIT,~~the Company, on the other hand, since December 31, ~~2018.~~2020.

(iv) Neither ~~VEREIT, VEREIT OP~~the Company nor any Subsidiary of ~~VEREIT~~the Company is a party to, or has any commitment to become a party to, any joint venture, off-balance sheet partnership or any similar Contract or arrangement, including any Contract relating to any transaction or relationship between or among ~~VEREIT, VEREIT OP~~the Company or any Subsidiary of ~~VEREIT,~~the Company, on the one hand, and any unconsolidated affiliate of ~~VEREIT, VEREIT OP~~the Company, or any Subsidiary of ~~VEREIT,~~the Company, including any structured finance, special purpose or limited purpose entity or Person, on the other hand, or any

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involving, or material liabilities of, ~~VEREIT, VEREIT OP,~~the Company or any Subsidiary of ~~VEREIT~~the Company or any of their financial statements or other Company SEC ~~Documents of VEREIT.~~Documents.

(v) Since December 31, ~~2018,~~2020, (A) neither ~~VEREIT~~the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of ~~VEREIT,~~the Company, any Representative of ~~VEREIT~~the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has received or otherwise obtained knowledge of any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim, whether written or oral, regarding the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or methods of ~~VEREIT~~the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective internal accounting controls relating to periods after December 31, ~~2018,~~2020, including any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that ~~VEREIT~~the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in questionable accounting or auditing practices (except for any of the foregoing after the date hereof which have no reasonable basis), and (B) to the knowledge of ~~VEREIT,~~the Company, no attorney representing ~~VEREIT~~the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, whether or not employed by ~~VEREIT~~the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, has reported to the Board of Directors of ~~VEREIT~~the Company or any committee thereof evidence of a material Violation of securities Laws or breach of fiduciary duty relating to periods after December 31, ~~2018,~~2020, by ~~VEREIT~~the Company or any of its officers, directors, employees or agents.

(e) Information Supplied. None of the information supplied or to be supplied by ~~VEREIT~~the Company for inclusion or incorporation by reference in (i) the Form S-4 ~~or the Form 10~~ will, at the time the applicable Form is filed with the SEC and at the time it becomes effective under the Securities Act, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or (ii) the ~~Joint~~ Proxy Statement/Prospectus (as defined below) will, at the date of mailing to stockholders and at the times of the meetings of stockholders to be held in connection with the Merger, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading or (iii) the OfficeCo Distribution Prospectus will, at the date of effectiveness of the Form 10 and of mailing to stockholders, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The ~~Joint~~ Proxy Statement/Prospectus will comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder, except that no representation or warranty is made by ~~VEREIT~~the Company with respect to statements made or incorporated by reference therein based on information supplied by ~~Realty Income~~Parent for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the ~~Joint~~ Proxy Statement/Prospectus.

(f) Compliance with Applicable Laws. ~~VEREIT~~The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is in compliance with all Laws applicable to their operations or with respect to which compliance is a condition of engaging in the business thereof, except to the extent that failure to comply would not have, or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a ~~VEREIT~~Company Material Adverse Effect. Neither ~~VEREIT~~the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice since December 31, ~~2018~~2020 asserting a failure, or possible failure, to comply with any such Law, the subject of which written notice has not been resolved as required thereby or otherwise to the reasonable satisfaction of the party sending the notice, except for (i) matters being contested in good faith and set forth in Section 3.1(f) of the ~~VEREIT~~Company Disclosure Letter and (ii) such failures as would not have, or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a ~~VEREIT~~Company Material Adverse Effect.

(g) Legal Proceedings. There is no suit, action, investigation or proceeding (whether judicial, arbitral, administrative or other) pending or, to the knowledge of ~~VEREIT,~~the Company, threatened in writing, against or affecting ~~VEREIT~~the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as to which there is a significant possibility of an adverse outcome which would have, or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a ~~VEREIT~~Company Material Adverse Effect, nor is there any judgment, decree, injunction or ~~order~~Order of any Governmental Entity or arbitrator outstanding against ~~VEREIT~~the Company or any Subsidiary of ~~VEREIT~~the Company which would have, or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a ~~VEREIT~~Company Material Adverse Effect.

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(i) ~~VEREIT~~the Company and each of its Subsidiaries have (A) duly and timely filed (or there have been timely filed on their behalf) with the appropriate taxing authority all Tax Returns required to be filed by them (after giving effect to any extensions), and such Tax Returns are true, correct

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and complete, (B) duly paid in full (or there has been paid on their behalf), or made adequate provision for, all Taxes required to be paid by them, and (C) withheld and paid all Taxes required to have been withheld and paid in connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent contractor, creditor, stockholder or other third party;

(ii) neither ~~VEREIT~~the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received a written claim or, to the knowledge of ~~VEREIT,~~the Company, an unwritten claim, by any taxing authority in a jurisdiction where ~~VEREIT~~the Company or such Subsidiary does not file Tax Returns that it is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction;

(iii) there are no disputes, audits, examinations or proceedings pending (or threatened in writing), or claims asserted, for Taxes upon ~~VEREIT~~the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and neither ~~VEREIT~~the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any litigation or administrative proceeding relating to Taxes;

(iv) neither ~~VEREIT~~the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has entered into any “closing agreement” as described in Section 7121 of the Code (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign income Tax Law), has requested, has received or is subject to any written ruling of a taxing authority or has entered into any written agreement with a taxing authority with respect to any Taxes;

(v) neither ~~VEREIT~~the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has granted any extension or waiver of the limitation period for the assessment or collection of Tax that remains in effect;

(vi) there are no Tax allocation or sharing agreements or similar arrangements with respect to or involving ~~VEREIT~~the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and, after the Closing Date, neither ~~VEREIT~~the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be bound by any such Tax allocation or sharing agreements or similar arrangements or have any liability thereunder for amounts due in respect of periods prior to the Closing Date (in each case, excluding customary tax indemnities included in loan agreements or commercial agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business, agreements solely between ~~VEREIT~~the Company and/or its Subsidiaries and ~~VEREIT~~the Company Tax Protection Agreements (as defined below));

(vii) neither ~~VEREIT~~the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (A) has been a member of an affiliated group filing a consolidated federal income Tax Return (other than a group the common parent of which was ~~VEREIT~~the Company or a Subsidiary of ~~VEREIT)~~the Company) or (B) has any liability for the Taxes of any Person (other than ~~VEREIT~~the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local, or foreign Law), as a transferee or successor, by contract (excluding customary commercial contracts not primarily related to Taxes and ~~VEREIT~~the Company Tax Protection Agreements (as defined below)), or otherwise;

(viii) ~~VEREIT~~(1) the Company (A) for all taxable years commencing with its taxable year ended December 31, ~~2011~~2005 through its taxable year ended December 31 immediately prior to the Effective Time, has elected and has been subject to federal taxation as a REIT and has satisfied all requirements to qualify as a REIT, and has so qualified, for federal Tax purposes for such years, (B) at all times since such date, has operated in such a manner so as to qualify as a REIT for federal Tax purposes and will continue to operate (in each case, taking into account the permitted REIT Dividends (as defined below) under Section ~~5.10(b)~~5.9(b)) through the Effective Time in such a manner so as to so qualify for the taxable year that includes the Closing Date and (C) has not taken or omitted to take any action that could reasonably be expected to result in a challenge by the IRS or any other taxing authority to its status as a REIT, and no such challenge is pending or, to ~~VEREIT’s~~the Company’s knowledge, ~~threatened. Each~~threatened and (2) each Subsidiary of ~~VEREIT~~the Company has been since the later of its acquisition or formation and continues to be treated for federal and state income Tax purposes as (A) a partnership ~~(or~~or a disregarded ~~entity)~~entity and not as a corporation or an association or publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation, (B) a Qualified REIT Subsidiary, (C) a Taxable REIT Subsidiary or (D) a ~~REIT.~~REIT;

(ix) (1) Section 3.1(h)(ix) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth each asset of the Company and the Subsidiaries of the Company which would be subject to rules similar to Section 1374 of the Code and (2) with respect to each such asset, Section 3.1(h)(ix) of the Company

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~~(ix)~~ ~~Section 3.1(h)(ix)~~ ~~of the VEREIT Disclosure Letter sets forth each asset of VEREIT and the VEREIT Subsidiaries which would be subject to rules similar to Section 1374 of the Code. With respect to each such asset,~~ ~~Section 3.1(h)(ix)~~ ~~of the VEREIT~~ Disclosure Letter sets forth (A) the amount of any gain that could be subject to Tax pursuant to such rules, based on a good faith estimate of the value of such asset at the relevant date that a determination thereof is required to be made under such rules (it being understood that the estimated value of any such asset that is a partnership interest shall be determined on a “look-through” basis by reference to the underlying assets) and (B) the date after which such gain will no longer be subject to Tax pursuant to such rules;

(x) neither ~~VEREIT~~the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has participated in any “listed transaction” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b)(2);

(xi) neither ~~VEREIT~~the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (other than Taxable REIT Subsidiaries) currently has or, as of December 31 of any taxable year through and including the taxable year ended December 31 immediately prior to the Effective Time, has had any earnings and profits attributable to such entity or any other corporation in any non-REIT year within the meaning of Section 857 of the Code;

(xii) except as set forth on Section 3.1(h)(xii) of the ~~VEREIT~~Company Disclosure Letter, (A) there are no Tax Protection Agreements to which ~~VEREIT~~the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party (a “~~VEREIT~~Company Tax Protection Agreement”) currently in force, and (B) no Person has raised, or to the knowledge of ~~VEREIT~~the Company threatened to raise, a material claim against ~~VEREIT~~the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for any breach of any ~~VEREIT~~Company Tax Protection Agreement and none of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will give rise to any liability or obligation to make any payment under any ~~VEREIT~~Company Tax Protection Agreement;

(xiii) as of the date of this Agreement, ~~VEREIT~~the Company is not aware of any fact or circumstance that could reasonably be expected to prevent the Merger from qualifying as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code; and

(xiv) neither ~~VEREIT~~the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has constituted either a “distributing corporation” or a “controlled corporation” (within the meaning of Section 355(a)(1)(A) of the Code) in a distribution of stock qualifying for tax-free treatment under Section 355(a) of the Code (A) in the two years prior to the date of this Agreement or (B) in a distribution which could otherwise constitute part of a “plan” or “series of related transactions” (within the meaning of Section 355(e) of the Code) in conjunction with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

(i) Material Contracts. Section 3.1(i) of the ~~VEREIT~~Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a list of all ~~VEREIT~~Company Material Contracts as of the date of this Agreement, true, correct and complete copies of which ~~VEREIT~~the Company has made available to ~~Realty Income~~Parent prior to the date of this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, “~~VEREIT~~Company Material Contract” means any Contract (other than ~~VEREIT~~Company Benefit ~~Plans)~~Plans or insurance policies) to which ~~VEREIT~~the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound that:

(i) is required to be filed as an exhibit to ~~VEREIT’s~~the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K pursuant to Item 601(b)(2), (4), (9) or (10) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act;

(ii) relates to any partnership, joint venture, co-investment or similar agreement with any third parties requiring aggregate payments after the date hereof by VEREIT or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to any such partnership, joint venture, co-investment or similar agreement in excess of $10,000,000, or involving value or assets in excess of $10,000,000;

~~(iii)~~ contains any non-compete or exclusivity provision or otherwise limits in any material respect the ability of ~~VEREIT~~the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to engage in any line of business in any geographic area, except for any such provision that may be contained in ~~VEREIT~~the Company Leases entered into in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

~~(iv)~~(iii) involves the future ~~disposition or~~ acquisition of assets or properties with a fair market value in excess of ~~$10,000,000;~~ ~~provided~~ ~~that in~~$1,000,000;

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industrial property with a single tenant, such threshold shall be $25,000,000, and (3) a transaction involving a sale-leaseback transaction or a portfolio transaction, such threshold shall be $60,000,000 (unless any individual properties contained in such portfolio transaction otherwise exceed any of such thresholds described above);

~~(v) obligates VEREIT, VEREIT OP~~Company or any of ~~their~~its Subsidiaries to make non-discretionary expenditures (other than principal and/or interest payments or the deposit of other reserves with respect to debt obligations) in excess of ~~$5,000,000,~~$2,000,000, in any 12-month period, other than any ~~VEREIT~~Company Lease or any ground lease pursuant to which any third party is a lessee or sublessee on any ~~VEREIT~~Company Property (as defined below); or

~~(vi)~~(v) evidences a capitalized lease obligation or other Indebtedness to any Person, or any guaranty thereof, in excess of ~~$10,000,000,~~$2,000,000, other than any Contract in respect of a ground lease or office leases or obligations thereunder.

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Except as would not have, or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a ~~VEREIT~~Company Material Adverse Effect, each of the ~~VEREIT~~Company Material Contracts is a legal, valid and binding obligation of ~~VEREIT,~~the Company, or the Subsidiary of ~~VEREIT~~the Company that is a party thereto, and, to ~~VEREIT’s~~the Company’s knowledge, the other parties thereto, enforceable against ~~VEREIT~~the Company and its Subsidiaries and, to ~~VEREIT’s~~the Company’s knowledge, the other parties thereto in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability is subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and general equitable principles. None of ~~VEREIT~~the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is, and to ~~VEREIT’s~~the Company’s knowledge no other party is, in breach, default or Violation (and no event has occurred or not occurred through ~~VEREIT’s~~the Company’s or any Subsidiary of ~~VEREIT’s~~the Company’s action or inaction or, to ~~VEREIT’s~~the Company’s knowledge, through the action or inaction of any third party, that with notice or the lapse of time or both would constitute a breach, default or Violation) of any term, condition or provision of any ~~VEREIT~~Company Material Contract to which ~~VEREIT~~the Company or any Subsidiary of ~~VEREIT~~the Company is now a party, or by which any of them or their respective properties or assets may be bound, except for such breaches, defaults or Violations as would not have, or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a ~~VEREIT~~Company Material Adverse Effect.

(j) Benefit Plans.

(i) Section 3.1(j)(i) of the ~~VEREIT~~Company Disclosure Letter contains a true, complete and correct list of each material Benefit Plan sponsored, maintained or contributed to by ~~VEREIT~~the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or which ~~VEREIT~~the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is obligated to sponsor, maintain or contribute to, other than any plan or program maintained by a Governmental Entity to which ~~VEREIT~~the Company or its Subsidiaries contribute pursuant to applicable Law (the “~~VEREIT~~Company Benefit Plans”). No ~~VEREIT~~Company Benefit Plan is established or maintained outside of the United States or for the benefit of current or former employees, directors or individual independent contractors of ~~VEREIT~~the Company or any of its Subsidiaries residing outside of the United States.

(ii) ~~VEREIT~~The Company has delivered or made available to ~~Realty Income~~Parent a true, correct and complete copy of each ~~VEREIT~~Company Benefit Plan and, with respect thereto, if applicable, (A) all amendments, trust (or other funding vehicle) agreements, summary plan descriptions and insurance Contracts, (B) the most recent annual report (Form 5500 series including, where applicable, all schedules and actuarial and accountants’ reports) filed with the IRS and the most recent actuarial report or other financial statement relating to such ~~VEREIT~~Company Benefit Plan, (C) the most recent determination or opinion letter from the IRS for such ~~VEREIT~~Company Benefit Plan, ~~and~~ (D) any notice to or from the IRS or any office or Representative of the Department of Labor relating to any unresolved material compliance issues in respect of such ~~VEREIT~~Company Benefit Plan, and (E) all material correspondence since December 31, 2020 from any Governmental Entity regarding any active or threatened legal proceeding regarding any Company Benefit Plan.

(iii) Except as would not have, or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a ~~VEREIT~~Company Material Adverse Effect, (A) each ~~VEREIT~~Company Benefit Plan has been maintained and administered in compliance with its terms and with applicable Law, including, but not limited to, ERISA and the Code and in each case the regulations promulgated thereunder, (B) each ~~VEREIT~~Company Benefit Plan intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination or opinion letter as to its qualification from the IRS or

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is entitled to rely on an advisory or opinion letter as to its qualification issued with respect to an IRS approved master and prototype or volume submitter plan, and there are no existing circumstances or any events that have occurred that would reasonably be expected to adversely affect the qualified status of any such plan, (C) neither ~~VEREIT~~the Company nor its Subsidiaries has engaged in a transaction that has resulted in, or could result in, the assessment of a civil penalty upon ~~VEREIT~~the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 502(i) of ERISA or a Tax imposed pursuant to Section 4975 or 4976 of the Code that has not been satisfied in full, (D) there does not now exist, nor do any circumstances exist that would reasonably be expected to result in, any Controlled Group Liability that would be a liability of ~~VEREIT~~the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (E) all payments required to be made by or with respect to each ~~VEREIT~~Company Benefit Plan (including all contributions, insurance premiums or intercompany charges) with respect to all prior periods have

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been timely made or paid by ~~VEREIT~~the Company or its Subsidiaries in accordance with the provisions of each of the ~~VEREIT~~Company Benefit Plans and applicable Law and (F) there are no pending or, to ~~VEREIT’s~~the Company’s knowledge, threatened claims by or on behalf of any ~~VEREIT~~Company Benefit Plan, by any employee or beneficiary covered under any ~~VEREIT~~Company Benefit Plan or otherwise involving any ~~VEREIT~~Company Benefit Plan (other than routine claims for benefits).

(iv) ~~None~~No Company Benefit Plan is, and none of ~~VEREIT,~~the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any other entity (whether or not incorporated) that, together with ~~VEREIT~~the Company or a Subsidiary of ~~VEREIT,~~the Company, would be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code or Section 4001(b) of ERISA, maintains, contributes to, or participates in, or has ever during the past six (6) years maintained, contributed to, or participated in, or otherwise has any obligation or liability with respect to: (A) a plan subject to Title IV or Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 or 4971 of the Code, (B) a “multiple employer welfare arrangement” (as defined in Section 3(40) of ERISA), a “multiple employer plan” (as defined in Section 413(c) of the Code) or a “multiemployer plan” (as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA), or (C) any plan or arrangement which provides retiree medical or welfare benefits, except as required by applicable Law.

(v) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any obligation to provide (whether under a Company Benefit Plan or otherwise) health, accident, disability, life or other welfare benefits to any current or former director, employee or other service provider of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (or any spouse, beneficiary or dependent of the foregoing) beyond the termination of employment or other service of such director, employee or other service provider, other than health continuation coverage pursuant to Section 4980B of the Code.

~~(v)~~(vi) Except as set forth in Section 3.1(j)~~(v)~~(vi) of the ~~VEREIT~~Company Disclosure Letter, neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (either alone or in conjunction with any other event) will (A) result in any payment (including severance, unemployment compensation, “excess parachute payment” (within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code), forgiveness of Indebtedness or otherwise) becoming due to any current or former director, employee or other service provider of ~~VEREIT~~the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under any ~~VEREIT~~Company Benefit Plan or otherwise, (B) increase any benefits otherwise payable or trigger any other obligation under any ~~VEREIT~~Company Benefit Plan, (C) result in any acceleration of the time of payment, funding or vesting of any such benefits or (D) result in any limitation on the right of ~~VEREIT~~the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to amend, merge, terminate or receive a reversion of assets from any ~~VEREIT~~Company Benefit Plan or related trust. No ~~VEREIT~~Company Benefit Plan provides for, and neither ~~VEREIT~~the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is otherwise obligated to provide, the gross-up or reimbursement of Taxes under Section 409A or 4999 of the Code.

(vii) Each Company Benefit Plan has been maintained and operated in documentary and operational compliance in all material respects with Section 409A of the Code or an available exemption therefrom.

(k) Employment and Labor Matters.

(i) (A) Except in accordance with applicable Law, neither ~~VEREIT~~the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any collective bargaining or similar agreement or work rules or practices with any labor union, works council, labor organization or employee association applicable to employees of ~~VEREIT~~the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (B) there are no strikes or lockouts with respect to any employees of ~~VEREIT~~the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pending or, to ~~VEREIT’s~~the Company’s knowledge, threatened, (C) to the knowledge of ~~VEREIT,~~the Company, there is no union organizing effort pending or threatened against ~~VEREIT~~the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (D) there is no unfair labor practice, labor dispute (other than routine individual grievances) or, labor arbitration proceeding or claim, complaint or grievance relating to plant closing notification, employment statute or regulation, privacy right, labor dispute, workers’ compensation policy or long-term disability policy, safety, retaliation, immigration or discrimination matters involving any employee, in each case, pending or, to the knowledge of ~~VEREIT,~~the Company, threatened with respect to employees of ~~VEREIT~~the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and (E) there is no slowdown or work stoppage in effect or, to the knowledge of ~~VEREIT,~~the Company, threatened with respect to employees of ~~VEREIT~~the Company or

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any of its Subsidiaries, nor, has ~~VEREIT~~the Company or any of its Subsidiaries experienced any events described in clauses (B), (D) and this clause (E) hereof within the past three (3) years, except, in the case of each ~~case,~~of (B), (D) and (E), as would not have, or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a ~~VEREIT~~Company Material Adverse Effect.

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(ii) Except for such matters as would not have, or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a ~~VEREIT~~Company Material Adverse Effect, ~~VEREIT~~the Company and its Subsidiaries are, and have been, in compliance with all applicable Laws respecting labor and employment, including (A) employment and employment practices, (B) terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, (C) unfair labor practices and (D) occupational safety and health and immigration.

(iii) The Company has provided Parent with an accurate and complete list of the names of all present employees of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries and each such employee’s title, hire date, annual base salary or hourly wage rate (as applicable), bonus or other cash incentive opportunity, principal location (city, state (where applicable) and country), and status as exempt or non-exempt from the overtime requirements of applicable wage and hour Laws, and indicating whether such employee is on a work visa as of the date of this Agreement.

(iv) The Company has provided Parent with a list of all individual independent contractors and individual consultants (including those providing services through their own wholly owned entities) currently engaged by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries, along with the services provided by, date of retention for and rate of remuneration for each such Person.

(l) Absence of Certain Changes. ~~Since~~From December 31, ~~2020,~~2022 through the date hereof, (i) ~~VEREIT~~the Company and its Subsidiaries have conducted their respective businesses in the ordinary course in all material respects, ~~except in response to Covid-19 and the Covid-19 Measures,~~ and (ii) there has not been a ~~VEREIT~~Company Material Adverse Effect that is continuing.

(m) Board Approval. The Board of Directors of ~~VEREIT,~~the Company, by resolutions duly adopted by unanimous vote of those directors voting at a meeting duly called and held, has (i) approved this Agreement and declared this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the ~~Mergers,~~Merger, to be advisable and in the best interests of ~~VEREIT~~the Company and its stockholders, and (ii) resolved to recommend that the stockholders of ~~VEREIT~~the Company approve the Merger and direct that such matter be submitted for consideration by ~~VEREIT~~the Company stockholders at the ~~VEREIT~~Company Stockholders Meeting (as defined below). ~~VEREIT has taken all actions required for the execution of this Agreement by VEREIT OP and the consummation by VEREIT OP of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Partnership Merger.~~

(n) Takeover Statute. ~~Each of VEREIT and VEREIT OP~~The Company has taken such actions and votes as are necessary on its part to render the provisions of any “fair price,” “moratorium” or “control share acquisition” statute, including, the provisions contained in Subtitle 6 or Subtitle 7 of Title 3 of the MGCL or the provisions of any other anti-takeover statute or similar federal or state statute (the “Takeover Statutes”) inapplicable to this Agreement, the ~~Mergers~~Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

(o) Vote Required. The ~~VEREIT~~Company Required Stockholders Vote ~~and approval by the General Partner of VEREIT OP,~~ is the only vote of the holders of any class or series of capital stock of ~~VEREIT or of partnership interests of VEREIT OP~~the Company necessary to approve ~~and adopt this Agreement~~the Merger and the other transactions contemplated ~~hereby (including the Mergers).~~by this Agreement.

(p) Properties.

(i) Except, in each case, as ~~would not have, or~~ would not reasonably be expected to ~~have,~~be, individually or in the aggregate, material and adverse to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a ~~VEREIT Material Adverse Effect, as of~~whole, (A) the ~~date hereof, (A) VEREIT~~Company has delivered to or made available to ~~Realty Income~~Parent a true, correct and complete copy of each Material ~~VEREIT~~Company Lease, ~~that is true and complete in all material respects.~~ (B) to the knowledge of ~~VEREIT, as of~~ the ~~date hereof,~~Company, each Material ~~VEREIT~~Company Lease is in full force and effect, and neither ~~VEREIT~~the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of ~~VEREIT,~~the Company, any other party to a Material ~~VEREIT~~Company Lease, is in default beyond any applicable notice and cure period under any Material ~~VEREIT~~Company Lease, which default is in effect on the date of this Agreement and (C) neither ~~VEREIT, VEREIT OP~~the Company nor ~~any of their~~its Subsidiaries has, prior to the date hereof, received from any counterparty under any Material ~~VEREIT~~Company Lease a notice ~~from the tenant~~ of any intention to vacate ~~and~~or terminate prior to the end of the term of such Material ~~VEREIT~~Company Lease. Section 3.1(p)(i) of the ~~VEREIT~~Company Disclosure Letter sets forth, as of ~~December 31, 2020,~~October 25, 2023, a complete list of all

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Material ~~VEREIT~~Company Leases, including, with respect to each Material ~~VEREIT~~Company Lease, the address, the identities of the landlord and tenant, the square feet of rented area, the annualized rent as of the date hereof and the remaining term of such lease. Except as set forth on Section 3.1(p)(i) of the ~~VEREIT~~Company Disclosure Letter or except as has been resolved prior to the date hereof, as of the date of this Agreement, (1) no ~~tenant~~counterparty under any Material ~~VEREIT~~Company Lease is currently asserting in writing a right to cancel or terminate such Material ~~VEREIT~~Company Lease prior to the end of the current term, and (2) neither ~~VEREIT, VEREIT OP~~the Company nor any of ~~their~~its Subsidiaries has received notice of any insolvency or bankruptcy proceeding (or threatened proceedings) involving any tenant under any Material ~~VEREIT~~Company Lease where such proceeding remains pending, except, in each case, as would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, ~~to be~~ material and adverse to ~~VEREIT~~the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

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~~venture of VEREIT or any of its Subsidiaries,~~the Company owns fee simple title to or has a valid leasehold interest in, each of the real properties reflected as an asset on the most recent balance sheet of ~~VEREIT~~the Company included in the ~~VEREIT~~Company SEC Documents (each, a “~~VEREIT~~Company Property” and collectively, the “~~VEREIT~~Company Properties”), in each case free and clear of all Liens except for (A) debt and other matters set forth in Section 3.1(p)(ii) of the ~~VEREIT~~Company Disclosure Letter, (B) inchoate mechanics’, workmen’s, repairmen’s and other inchoate Liens imposed for construction work in progress or otherwise incurred in the ordinary course of business, (C) mechanics’, workmen’s and repairmen’s Liens (other than inchoate Liens for work in progress) which have heretofore been bonded or insured, (D) all matters disclosed on existing title policies or surveys, none of which, individually or in the aggregate, would have a material adverse effect on the use and operation of such ~~VEREIT~~Company Property, (E) real estate Taxes and special assessments not yet due and payable or which are being contested in good faith in the ordinary course of business and (F) Liens and other encumbrances that would not cause a material adverse effect on the value or use of the affected property. Except as would not have, or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a ~~VEREIT~~Company Material Adverse Effect, none of ~~VEREIT~~the Company nor any Subsidiary of ~~VEREIT~~the Company has received written notice to the effect that there are any condemnation proceedings that are pending or, to the knowledge of ~~VEREIT,~~the Company, threatened, with respect to any material portion of any of the ~~VEREIT~~Company Properties. Except for the owners of the properties in which ~~VEREIT~~the Company or any Subsidiary of ~~VEREIT~~the Company has a leasehold interest and except for any ~~VEREIT~~Company Property that is held by a ~~joint venture or~~ fund, no Person other than ~~VEREIT~~the Company or a Subsidiary of ~~VEREIT~~the Company has any ownership interest in any of the ~~VEREIT~~Company Properties (other than immaterial easements, licenses or similar rights). Section 3.1(p)(ii) of the ~~VEREIT~~Company Disclosure Letter contains a complete and accurate list in all material respects of the street ~~address~~addresses of each parcel of ~~VEREIT Property.~~Company Property (to the extent such parcels have street addresses).

(iii) Except, in each case, as ~~would not have, or~~ would not reasonably be expected to ~~have,~~be, individually or in the aggregate, material and adverse to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a ~~VEREIT Material Adverse Effect,~~whole, policies of title insurance or updates or endorsements have been issued, insuring ~~VEREIT’s~~the Company’s or the applicable Subsidiary of ~~VEREIT’s~~the Company’s fee simple or leasehold title to ~~each of the VEREIT Properties owned by VEREIT~~such Company Property in amounts at least equal to the purchase price paid for ownership or leasehold interest of such ~~VEREIT~~Company Property or such entity that owned such ~~VEREIT Properties~~Company Property at the time of the issuance of each such policy, and no material claim has been made against any such policy that has not been resolved. With respect to the VEREIT real properties used in connection with the Material VEREIT Leases, true and correct copies of each of the policies of title insurance or updates or endorsements have been made available to Realty Income, except, in each case, as would not reasonably expected to be material and adverse to VEREIT and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

(iv) Except as set forth on Section 3.1(p)(iv) of the ~~VEREIT~~Company Disclosure Letter, ~~VEREIT~~the Company and any Subsidiary of ~~VEREIT~~the Company (A) have not received written notice of any structural defects, or Violation of Law, relating to any ~~VEREIT~~Company Property which would have, or would reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material and adverse to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole and (B) have not received written notice of any physical damage to any Company Property which would have, or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a ~~VEREIT Material Adverse Effect~~material adverse effect on the use and ~~(B) have not received written notice~~operation of ~~any physical damage to any VEREIT~~such Company Property ~~which would have, or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a VEREIT Material Adverse Effect~~ for which there is not insurance in effect covering the cost of the restoration and the loss of revenue.

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(v) Except for ~~secured loan documents entered into in the ordinary course of business or~~ as ~~otherwise~~ set forth on Section 3.1(p)(v) of the ~~VEREIT~~Company Disclosure Letter, there are no ~~written~~ agreements which restrict ~~VEREIT~~the Company or any Subsidiary of ~~VEREIT~~the Company from transferring any of the ~~VEREIT~~Company Properties, and none of ~~the VEREIT~~such Company Properties is subject to any restriction on the sale or other disposition thereof or on the financing or release of financing thereon, except, in each case, as would not have, or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a ~~VEREIT~~Company Material Adverse Effect.

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disposed of in the ordinary course of business) or used by them in the ordinary course of business, free and clear of all Liens, and except as would not have, or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a ~~VEREIT~~Company Material Adverse Effect.

(vii) Except for discrepancies, errors or omissions that ~~individually or in the aggregate, have not had and~~ would not reasonably be expected to ~~have~~be, individually or in the aggregate, material and adverse to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a ~~VEREIT Material Adverse Effect,~~whole, the property data tape, dated as of ~~December 31, 2020,~~October 25, 2023, which data tape has previously been made available to ~~Realty Income~~Parent by or on behalf of ~~VEREIT, VEREIT OP~~the Company or ~~any of their~~its Subsidiaries, correctly (A) references each ~~VEREIT~~Company Lease that was in effect as of ~~December 31, 2020~~October 25, 2023 and to which ~~VEREIT, VEREIT OP~~the Company or ~~any of their~~its Subsidiaries are parties as lessors or sublessors with respect to each of the applicable ~~VEREIT~~Company Properties, ~~and~~ (B) identifies the rent currently payable and ~~security deposit amounts currently held under~~future rent escalators, (C) identifies the ~~VEREIT Leases as~~expiration date of ~~December 31, 2020.~~the Company Lease and any extension options and (D) identifies whether the Company Lease is NNN or NN (as those terms are customarily used in the Company’s industry) with respect to the individual Company Property subject to such Company Lease. Except as would not have, or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a ~~VEREIT~~Company Material Adverse Effect, all security deposits have been held by ~~VEREIT, VEREIT OP~~the Company or ~~one~~any of ~~their~~its Subsidiaries, as applicable, ~~in all material respects~~ in accordance with applicable Law and the applicable ~~VEREIT~~Company Leases.

(q) Environmental Matters. Except as set forth in Section 3.1(q) of the ~~VEREIT~~Company Disclosure Letter or as otherwise would not have, or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a ~~VEREIT~~Company Material Adverse Effect:

(i) (A) ~~VEREIT,~~The Company, each ~~VEREIT~~ Subsidiary of the Company and each of the ~~VEREIT~~Company Properties is in compliance and, except for matters that have been fully and finally resolved, has complied with all applicable Environmental Laws; (B) there is no litigation, investigation, request for information or other claim or proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of ~~VEREIT,~~the Company, threatened against ~~VEREIT~~the Company or any ~~VEREIT~~ Subsidiary of the Company under any applicable Environmental Laws or with respect to Hazardous Materials; (C) ~~VEREIT~~the Company holds all of the Permits (as defined below) required under applicable Environmental Laws for its current operations and is in compliance with the terms of any such Permits; and (D) ~~VEREIT~~the Company has not received any written notice of Violation or actual or potential liability under any applicable Environmental Laws or with respect to Hazardous Materials that remains unresolved, or that any judicial, administrative or compliance ~~order~~Order or claim has been issued against ~~VEREIT~~the Company or any ~~VEREIT~~ Subsidiary of the Company which remains unresolved;

(ii) to the knowledge of ~~VEREIT,~~the Company, neither ~~VEREIT~~the Company nor any ~~VEREIT~~ Subsidiary of the Company has used, generated, stored, treated or handled any Hazardous Materials on the ~~VEREIT~~Company Properties in a manner that would reasonably be expected to result in liability under any Environmental Law, and there are currently no underground storage tanks, active or abandoned, used now or in the past for the storage of Hazardous Materials on, in or under any ~~VEREIT~~Company Properties in Violation of applicable Environmental Laws. To the knowledge of ~~VEREIT,~~the Company, neither ~~VEREIT~~the Company nor any ~~VEREIT~~ Subsidiary of the Company nor any other Person has caused a release of or arranged for the disposal or treatment of Hazardous Materials at any site that would reasonably be expected to result in liability or remediation obligations to ~~VEREIT~~the Company or any ~~VEREIT~~ Subsidiary of the Company under any Environmental Law; and

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(iii) to the knowledge of ~~VEREIT,~~the Company, all Hazardous Material which has been removed from any ~~VEREIT~~Company Properties was handled, transported and disposed of at the time of removal in compliance with applicable Environmental Laws.

(r) Intellectual Property. Except as would not have, or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a ~~VEREIT~~Company Material Adverse Effect, (i) ~~VEREIT~~the Company and its Subsidiaries own or have a valid license to use all trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights and patents (including any registrations or applications for registration of any of the foregoing) (collectively, the “~~VEREIT~~Company Intellectual Property”) necessary to carry on their business substantially as currently conducted, (ii) neither ~~VEREIT~~the Company nor any such Subsidiary has received any notice of infringement of or conflict with, and to ~~VEREIT’s~~the Company’s knowledge, there are no infringements of or conflicts with, the rights of others with respect to the use of any ~~VEREIT~~Company Intellectual Property and (iii) to ~~VEREIT’s~~the Company’s knowledge, no Person is infringing on or violating any rights of the ~~VEREIT~~Company Intellectual Property.

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exemptions, orders, franchises, certifications and authorizations from Governmental Entities and accreditation and certification agencies, bodies or other organizations, including building permits and certificates of occupancy (collectively, “Permits”) held by ~~VEREIT~~the Company and its Subsidiaries are valid and sufficient in all respects for all business presently conducted by ~~VEREIT~~the Company and its Subsidiaries and for the operation of the properties of ~~VEREIT~~the Company and its Subsidiaries, (ii) all applications required to have been filed for the renewal of such Permits have been duly filed on a timely basis with the appropriate Governmental Entities, and all other filings required to have been made with respect to such Permits have been duly made on a timely basis with the appropriate Governmental Entities and (iii) neither ~~VEREIT~~the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any claim or notice indicating that ~~VEREIT~~the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is currently not in compliance with the terms of any such Permits, and to ~~VEREIT’s~~the Company’s knowledge no such noncompliance exists.

(t) Insurance. ~~VEREIT~~The Company and its Subsidiaries have obtained and maintained in full force and effect insurance in such amounts, on such terms and covering such risks as ~~VEREIT’s~~the Company’s management believes is reasonable and customary for its business. ~~VEREIT~~The Company or the applicable Subsidiary of ~~VEREIT~~the Company has paid, or caused to be paid, all premiums due under such policies and is not in default with respect to any obligations under such policies, except, in each case, as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate to be material and adverse to ~~VEREIT~~the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. All such policies are valid, outstanding and enforceable and neither ~~VEREIT~~the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has agreed to modify or cancel any of such insurance policies nor has ~~VEREIT~~the Company or any of its Subsidiaries received any notice of any actual or threatened modification or cancellation of such insurance other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or such as is normal and customary in ~~VEREIT’s~~the Company’s industry.

(u)No Joint Ventures or Partnerships. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company is party to, directly or indirectly, any (i) partnership, joint venture, co-investment or similar agreement with any third party related to the ownership or investment in real property or (ii) any other material partnership, joint venture, co-investment or similar agreement with any third party.

(v) Investment Company Act of 1940. Neither ~~VEREIT~~the Company nor any Subsidiary of ~~VEREIT~~the Company is, or on the Closing Date will be, required to be registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

~~(v)~~(w) Brokers or Finders. Neither ~~VEREIT~~the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has employed any broker or finder or incurred any liability for any brokerage fees, commissions or finders fees in connection with the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, ~~(including the OfficeCo Distribution),~~ except that ~~VEREIT~~the Company has engaged J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (“J.P. Morgan”) and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (“Morgan Stanley”) as its financial ~~advisor~~advisors and will owe fees, compensation and indemnification to each of J.P. Morgan and Morgan Stanley in connection therewith. A full and complete copy of the engagement letters with J.P. Morgan and Morgan Stanley have been made available to Parent prior to the date hereof.

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(x) Opinion of ~~VEREIT~~the Company’s Financial ~~Advisor~~Advisors. The Board of Directors of ~~VEREIT~~the Company has received the ~~opinion~~opinions of each of J.P. Morgan ~~financial advisor to VEREIT,~~and Morgan Stanley, to the effect that, as of the date of such opinion and based on and subject to the assumptions, qualifications, limitations and other matters set forth therein, the Exchange Ratio is fair, from a financial point of view, to the holders of ~~VEREIT~~shares of Company Common ~~Stock.~~Stock (other than the Company, Parent, Merger Sub and any direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent (other than Merger Sub) or the Company).

~~(x)~~(y) No Undisclosed Material Liabilities. There are no liabilities or obligations of ~~VEREIT~~the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any kind whatsoever, whether accrued, contingent, absolute, determined, determinable or otherwise, other than (i) liabilities or obligations disclosed, reflected, reserved against or otherwise provided for in ~~VEREIT’s~~the Company’s most recent balance sheet ~~for the year ended December 31, 2020~~as of June 30, 2023 or in the notes thereto; (ii) liabilities or obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices since ~~December 31, 2020;~~June 30, 2023; (iii) liabilities or obligations arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby; and (iv) liabilities or obligations that would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a ~~VEREIT~~Company Material Adverse Effect.

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~~(y)~~(z) No Additional Representations. Except for the representations and warranties made by ~~VEREIT~~the Company in this Article III, neither ~~VEREIT~~the Company nor any other Person makes any express or implied representation or warranty with respect to ~~VEREIT~~the Company or its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, operations, assets, liabilities, conditions (financial or otherwise) or prospects in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, and ~~VEREIT~~the Company hereby disclaims any such other representations or warranties. In particular, without limiting the foregoing disclaimer, neither ~~VEREIT~~the Company nor any other Person makes or has made any representation or warranty to ~~Realty Income,~~Parent, Merger Sub ~~1, Merger Sub 2~~ or any of their affiliates or Representatives with respect to (i) any financial projection, forecast, estimate, budget or prospect information relating to ~~VEREIT~~the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses or (ii) any oral or, except for the representations and warranties made by ~~VEREIT~~the Company in this Article III, written information presented to ~~Realty Income,~~Parent, Merger Sub ~~1, Merger Sub 2~~ or any of their affiliates or Representatives in the course of their due diligence investigation of ~~VEREIT~~the Company or its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, operations, assets, liabilities, conditions (financial or otherwise) or prospects, the negotiation of this Agreement or in the course of the transactions contemplated hereby.

Section 3.2 Representations and Warranties of ~~Realty Income~~Parent. Except (x) as set forth in the disclosure letter delivered to ~~VEREIT~~the Company by ~~Realty Income~~Parent immediately prior to the execution of this Agreement (the “~~Realty Income~~Parent Disclosure Letter”) (it being understood that any matter disclosed pursuant to any section or subsection of the ~~Realty Income~~Parent Disclosure Letter shall be deemed to be disclosed for all purposes of this Agreement and the ~~Realty Income~~Parent Disclosure Letter, as long as the relevance of such disclosure is reasonably apparent on the face of such disclosure) or (y) as disclosed in the ~~Realty Income~~Parent SEC Documents filed with the SEC ~~within two (2) years prior to the date hereof~~since December 31, 2020 (other than disclosures in the “Risk Factors” or “Forward Looking Statements” sections of such reports or any other disclosures in such reports to the extent they are predictive, cautionary or forward-looking in nature), ~~Realty Income~~and provided that nothing set forth or disclosed in any such Parent SEC Documents will be deemed to modify or qualify the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2(b) or Section 3.2(d)(ii), Parent hereby represents and warrants to ~~VEREIT~~the Company as follows:

(a) Organization, Standing and Power.

(i) ~~Realty Income~~Parent is duly organized, validly existing and ~~each~~in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, with the corporate power and authority to own and operate its business as presently conducted. Each of Parent’s Subsidiaries is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, with the corporate, partnership or limited liability company (as the case may be) power and authority to own and operate its business as presently conducted. ~~Realty Income~~Parent and each of its Subsidiaries is duly qualified as a foreign corporation or other entity to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where the ownership and operation of its properties or the nature of its activities makes such qualification necessary, except for such failures to be so qualified as would not have, or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a ~~Realty Income~~Parent Material Adverse Effect.

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case may be, of each such Subsidiary. Each Subsidiary of ~~Realty Income~~Parent and, to ~~Realty Income’s~~Parent’s knowledge, each joint venture of ~~Realty Income,~~Parent, is in compliance in all material respects with the terms of its organizational documents.

(iii) Except as set forth on Section 3.2(a)(iii) of the ~~Realty Income~~Parent Disclosure Letter, neither ~~Realty Income~~Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries directly or indirectly owns any interest or investment (whether equity or debt) in any Person (other than in the Subsidiaries of ~~Realty Income,~~Parent, the joint ventures of ~~Realty Income~~Parent and investments in short-term investment securities that would constitute “cash items” within the meaning of Section 856(c)(4)(A) of the Code).

(iv) Section 3.2(a)(iv) of the ~~Realty Income~~Parent Disclosure Letter sets forth a true and complete list of each Subsidiary of ~~Realty Income~~Parent that is a REIT, a Qualified REIT Subsidiary or a Taxable REIT Subsidiary.

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(b) Capital Structure.

(i) The authorized capital stock of ~~Realty Income~~Parent consists of ~~740,200,000~~1,300,000,000 shares of ~~Realty Income~~Parent Common Stock and 69,900,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share. The authorized capital stock of Merger Sub 1 consists of 1,000 shares of Merger Sub 1 Common Stock, par value ~~$0.0001~~$0.01 per share. ~~The authorized capital of Merger Sub 2 consists of 100% membership interests.~~ From the date hereof until immediately prior to the Merger, all of the capital stock or other equity interests of Merger Sub ~~1 and Merger Sub 2~~ shall be owned, directly or indirectly, by ~~Realty Income.~~Parent. As of the close of business on ~~April 23, 2021,~~October 25, 2023, (A) (i) ~~373,514,747~~723,912,487 shares of ~~Realty Income~~Parent Common Stock were issued and outstanding (including the shares subject to ~~Realty Income~~Parent Restricted Stock Awards included in clause (iii) below), (ii) ~~742,460~~25,222,249 shares of ~~Realty Income~~Parent Common Stock were reserved for issuance pursuant to future awards under the ~~Realty Income~~Parent Management Incentive Plan, the ~~Realty Income~~Parent 2003 Stock Incentive Award Plan, ~~and~~ the ~~Realty Income Corporation~~Parent 2012 Incentive Award Plan, the Parent 2021 Incentive Award Plan and the Parent Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan (collectively, the “~~Realty Income~~Parent Equity Plans”), (iii) ~~221,915~~355,097 shares of ~~Realty Income~~Parent Common Stock were subject to ~~Realty Income~~Parent Restricted Stock Awards, (iv) ~~674,997~~1,064,176 shares of ~~Realty Income~~Parent Common Stock were subject to ~~Realty Income~~Parent Performance Share Awards (assuming maximum performance for any such awards that are subject to performance-based vesting), (v) ~~24,854~~50,330 shares of ~~Realty Income~~Parent Common Stock were subject to ~~Realty Income~~Parent RSU Awards, (vi) 45,379 shares of Parent Common Stock were subject to issuance pursuant to outstanding Parent Stock Options, (vii) 2,333 shares of Parent Common Stock were subject to Parent DSU Awards and ~~(vi)~~(viii) no shares of ~~Realty Income~~Parent Common Stock were held by Subsidiaries of ~~Realty Income~~Parent and (B) no shares of ~~Realty Income~~Parent preferred stock were issued and outstanding. All outstanding shares of ~~Realty Income~~Parent Common Stock have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable and not subject to preemptive rights.

(ii) No Voting Debt of ~~Realty Income~~Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is issued or outstanding.

(iii) As of the close of business on ~~April 23, 2021,~~October 25, 2023, except for (A) this Agreement and the partnership agreement of ~~Realty Income,~~Parent, L.P. (the “~~Realty Income~~Parent Partnership Agreement”), (B) partnership units outstanding under the ~~Realty Income~~Parent Partnership Agreement, and (C) awards in respect of ~~Realty Income~~Parent Common Stock issued and outstanding under the ~~Realty Income~~Parent Equity Plans (“~~Realty Income~~Parent Equity Awards”), there are no options, warrants, calls, rights, commitments or agreements of any character to which ~~Realty Income or any Subsidiary of Realty Income~~Parent is a party or by which it ~~or any such Subsidiary~~ is bound obligating ~~Realty Income or any Subsidiary of Realty Income~~Parent to issue, deliver or sell, or cause to be issued, delivered or sold, additional shares of common stock or any Voting Debt or stock appreciation rights of ~~Realty Income or of any Subsidiary of Realty Income~~Parent or obligating ~~Realty Income or any Subsidiary of Realty Income~~Parent to grant, extend or enter into any such option, warrant, call, right, commitment or agreement. As of the close of business on ~~April 23, 2021,~~October 25, 2023, there are no outstanding contractual obligations of ~~Realty Income or any of its Subsidiaries~~Parent (1) other than in respect of partnership units under the ~~Realty Income~~Parent Partnership Agreement or in respect of ~~Realty Income~~Parent Equity Awards under the ~~Realty Income~~Parent Equity Plans, to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of common stock of ~~Realty Income~~Parent or (2) pursuant to which Parent is or could be required to register shares of Parent Common Stock or other securities under the Securities Act.

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Common Stock issued and outstanding under the Parent Equity Plans (“Parent Equity Awards”), there are no options, warrants, calls, rights, commitments or agreements of any character to which any Subsidiary of Parent is a party or by which any such Subsidiary is bound obligating Parent or any Subsidiary of Parent to issue, deliver or sell, or cause to be issued, delivered or sold, additional shares of common stock or any Voting Debt or stock appreciation rights of Parent or of any Subsidiary of Parent or obligating Parent or any Subsidiary of Parent to grant, extend or enter into any such option, warrant, call, right, commitment or agreement. As of the close of business on October 25, 2023, there are no outstanding contractual obligations of any of Parent’s Subsidiaries (1) other than in respect of partnership units under the Parent Partnership Agreement or in respect of Parent Equity Awards under the Parent Equity Plans, to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of common stock of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or (2) pursuant to which ~~Realty Income~~Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is or could be required to register shares of ~~Realty Income~~Parent Common Stock or other securities under the Securities Act.

(i) Each of ~~Realty Income, Merger Sub 1~~Parent, and Merger Sub 2 has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform their applicable obligations under this Agreement, and ~~subject to the receipt of the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the votes of shares of Realty Income Common Stock cast to approve the Realty Income Stock Issuance (the “Realty Income Required Stockholders Vote”),~~ to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, as applicable. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by ~~Realty Income, Merger Sub 1~~Parent and Merger Sub, 2, as applicable, and the performance by ~~Realty Income, Merger Sub 1~~Parent and Merger Sub 2 of their obligations hereunder and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of ~~Realty Income~~Parent (in the case of ~~Realty Income)~~Parent), by the Board of Directors of Merger Sub 1 and the sole stockholder of Merger Sub 1 (in the case of Merger ~~Sub 1) and by the sole member of Merger Sub 2 (in the case of Merger Sub 2)~~Sub), and all other necessary corporate action on the part of ~~Realty Income,~~Parent and Merger Sub, ~~1 and Merger~~

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~~Sub 2, other than the receipt of the Realty Income Required Stockholders Vote,~~ and no other corporate proceedings on the part of ~~Realty Income, Merger Sub 1~~Parent or Merger Sub 2 are necessary to authorize this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by ~~Realty Income, Merger Sub 1~~Parent and Merger Sub, 2, as applicable, and (subject to execution by the other parties thereto) constitutes a valid and binding obligation of each of ~~Realty Income, Merger Sub 1~~Parent and Merger Sub, 2, as applicable, subject to execution by the other parties thereto, enforceable against ~~Realty Income, Merger Sub 1~~Parent and Merger Sub, 2, as applicable, in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability is subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and general equitable principles.

(ii) Except as set forth on Section 3.2(c)(ii) of the ~~Realty Income~~Parent Disclosure Letter, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by ~~Realty Income, Merger Sub 1~~Parent and Merger Sub ~~2 does~~do not, and the consummation by ~~Realty Income, Merger Sub 1~~Parent and Merger Sub 2 of the transactions contemplated hereby, as applicable will not, (A) ~~subject to the receipt of the Realty Income Required Stockholders Vote,~~ conflict with, or result in any Violation of, any provision of the organizational documents of ~~Realty Income~~Parent or Merger Sub or (B) subject to obtaining or making the notification, filings, consents, approvals, ~~orders,~~Orders, authorizations, registrations, waiting period expirations or terminations, declarations and filings referred to in paragraph (iii) below, result in any Violation of any Contract, ~~Realty Income~~Parent Benefit Plan (as defined below) or Law applicable to ~~Realty Income, Merger Sub 1, Merger Sub 2~~Parent or any of ~~their~~its Subsidiaries or their respective properties or assets, which Violation under this clause (B) only would have, or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a ~~Realty Income~~Parent Material Adverse Effect.

(iii) Except for (A) the applicable requirements, if any, of Blue Sky Laws, (B) required filings or approvals under the Exchange Act and the Securities Act, (C) any filings or approvals required under the rules and regulations of the NYSE, (D) any required filings or authorizations, clearances, consents, approvals, or waiting period terminations or expirations under the HSR Act and foreign antitrust, competition or merger control Laws, (E) the filing of the Articles of Merger with, and the acceptance for record of the Articles of Merger by the SDAT pursuant to the MGCL and (F) the filing of the ~~Partnership Certificate~~Articles Supplementary with, and the acceptance for record of ~~Merger with~~ the ~~Delaware Secretary of State~~Articles Supplementary by the SDAT pursuant to the ~~DRULPA and the DLLCA,~~MGCL, no consent, approval, ~~order~~Order or authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing with, any Governmental Entity, is required by or with respect to ~~Realty Income~~Parent or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by ~~Realty Income, Merger Sub 1~~Parent or Merger Sub 2 or the consummation by ~~Realty Income, Merger Sub 1~~Parent or Merger

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Sub 2 of the transactions contemplated hereby, as applicable, the failure to make or obtain which would have, or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a ~~Realty Income~~Parent Material Adverse Effect.

(d) SEC Documents; Regulatory Reports.

(i) ~~Realty Income~~Parent has timely filed or furnished to the SEC all reports, schedules, statements and other documents required to be filed or furnished by it under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act since December 31, ~~2018,~~2020, together with all certifications required pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (such documents, as supplemented or amended since the time of filing, and together with all information incorporated by reference therein and schedules and exhibits thereto, the “~~Realty Income~~Parent SEC Documents”). As of their respective dates, the ~~Realty Income~~Parent SEC Documents at the time filed (or, if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the date of this Agreement, as of the date of such filing) complied in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to such ~~Realty Income~~Parent SEC Documents, and none of the ~~Realty Income~~Parent SEC Documents when filed contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The financial statements of ~~Realty Income~~Parent included in the ~~Realty Income~~Parent SEC Documents complied as to form, as of their respective dates of filing with the SEC, in all material respects with all applicable accounting requirements and

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with the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto (except, in the case of unaudited statements, as permitted by Form 10-Q of the SEC), have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto, or, in the case of the unaudited statements, as permitted by Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X under the Exchange Act) and fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of ~~Realty Income~~Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries and the consolidated results of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows of such companies as of the dates and for the periods shown.

(ii) ~~Realty Income~~Parent has established and maintains a system of internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules ~~13a – 15(f)~~13a-15(f) and ~~15d – 15(f)~~15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) sufficient to provide reasonable assurances regarding the reliability of financial reporting. ~~Realty Income~~Parent (A) has designed and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules ~~13a – 15(e)~~13a-15(e) and ~~15d – 15(e)~~15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) to provide reasonable assurance that all information required to be disclosed by ~~Realty Income~~Parent in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and is accumulated and communicated to ~~Realty Income’s~~Parent’s management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and (B) has disclosed, based on its most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to ~~Realty Income’s~~Parent’s outside auditors and the audit committee of the Board of Directors of ~~Realty Income~~Parent (1) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect ~~Realty Income’s~~Parent’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information and (2) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in ~~Realty Income’s~~Parent’s internal control over financial reporting. Since December 31, ~~2018,~~2020, any material change in internal control over financial reporting required to be disclosed in any ~~Realty Income~~Parent SEC Document has been so disclosed.

(iii) ~~Realty Income~~Parent has made available to ~~VEREIT~~the Company complete and correct copies of all written correspondence between the SEC, on the one hand, and ~~Realty Income,~~Parent, on the other hand, since December 31, ~~2018.~~2020.

(iv) Neither ~~Realty Income~~Parent nor any Subsidiary of ~~Realty Income~~Parent is a party to, or has any commitment to become a party to, any joint venture, off-balance sheet partnership or any similar Contract or arrangement, including any Contract relating to any transaction or relationship between or among ~~Realty Income~~Parent or any Subsidiary of ~~Realty Income,~~Parent, on the one hand, and any unconsolidated affiliate of ~~Realty Income~~Parent or any Subsidiary of ~~Realty Income,~~Parent, including any structured finance, special purpose or limited purpose entity or Person, on the other hand, or any “off balance sheet arrangements” (as defined in Item 303(a) of Regulation S-K of the SEC), where the result, purpose or effect of such Contract is

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to avoid disclosure of any material transaction involving, or material liabilities of, ~~Realty Income~~Parent or any Subsidiary of ~~Realty Income~~Parent or any of their financial statements or other Parent SEC ~~Documents of Realty Income.~~Documents.

(v) Since December 31, ~~2018,~~2020, (A) neither ~~Realty Income~~Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of ~~Realty Income,~~Parent, any Representative of ~~Realty Income~~Parent or any of its Subsidiaries has received or otherwise obtained knowledge of any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim, whether written or oral, regarding the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or methods of ~~Realty Income~~Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective internal accounting controls relating to periods after December 31, ~~2018,~~2020, including any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that ~~Realty Income~~Parent or any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in questionable accounting or auditing practices (except for any of the foregoing after the date hereof which have no reasonable basis), and (B) to the knowledge of ~~Realty Income,~~Parent, no attorney representing ~~Realty Income~~Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, whether or not employed by ~~Realty Income~~Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, has reported to the Board of Directors of ~~Realty Income~~Parent or any committee thereof evidence of a material Violation of securities Laws or breach of fiduciary duty relating to periods after December 31, ~~2018,~~2020, by ~~Realty Income~~Parent or any of its officers, directors, employees or agents.

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~~applicable~~ Form S-4 is filed with the SEC and at the time it becomes effective under the Securities Act, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or (ii) the ~~Joint~~ Proxy Statement/Prospectus (as defined below) will, at the date of mailing to stockholders and at the times of the meetings of stockholders to be held in connection with the Merger, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading or (iii) the OfficeCo Distribution Prospectus will, at the date of effectiveness of the Form 10 and of mailing to stockholders, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The ~~Joint~~ Proxy Statement/~~Prospectus and OfficeCo Distribution~~ Prospectus will comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder, except that no representation or warranty is made by ~~Realty Income~~Parent with respect to statements made or incorporated by reference therein based on information supplied by ~~VEREIT~~the Company for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the ~~Joint~~ Proxy Statement/~~Prospectus or OfficeCo Distribution~~ Prospectus.

(f) Compliance with Applicable Laws. ~~Realty Income~~Parent and each of its Subsidiaries is in compliance with all Laws applicable to their operations or with respect to which compliance is a condition of engaging in the business thereof, except to the extent that failure to comply would not have, or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a ~~Realty Income~~Parent Material Adverse Effect. Neither ~~Realty Income~~Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice since December 31, ~~2018~~2020 asserting a failure, or possible failure, to comply with any such Law, the subject of which written notice has not been resolved as required thereby or otherwise to the reasonable satisfaction of the party sending the notice, except for (i) matters being contested in good faith and set forth in Section 3.2(f) of the ~~Realty Income~~Parent Disclosure Letter and (ii) such failures as would not have, or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a ~~Realty Income~~Parent Material Adverse Effect.

(g) Legal Proceedings. There is no suit, action, investigation or proceeding (whether judicial, arbitral, administrative or other) pending or, to the knowledge of ~~Realty Income,~~Parent, threatened in writing, against or affecting ~~Realty Income~~Parent or any of its Subsidiaries as to which there is a significant possibility of an adverse outcome which would have, or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a ~~Realty Income~~Parent Material Adverse Effect, nor is there any judgment, decree, injunction or ~~order~~Order of any Governmental Entity or arbitrator outstanding against ~~Realty Income~~Parent or any Subsidiary of ~~Realty Income~~Parent which would have, or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a ~~Realty Income~~Parent Material Adverse Effect.

(h) Taxes. Except as would not have, or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a ~~Realty Income~~Parent Material Adverse Effect:

(i) ~~Realty Income~~Parent and each of its Subsidiaries have (A) duly and timely filed (or there have been timely filed on their behalf) with the appropriate taxing authority all Tax Returns required to be filed by them (after giving effect to any extensions), and such Tax Returns are true, correct and complete, (B) duly paid in full (or there has been paid on their behalf), or made adequate provision

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for, all Taxes required to be paid by them and (C) withheld and paid all Taxes required to have been withheld and paid in connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent contractor, creditor, stockholder or other third party;

(ii) neither ~~Realty Income~~Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has received a written claim or, to the knowledge of ~~Realty Income,~~Parent, an unwritten claim, by any taxing authority in a jurisdiction where ~~Realty Income~~Parent or such Subsidiary does not file Tax Returns that it is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction;

(iii) there are no disputes, audits, examinations or proceedings pending (or threatened in writing), or claims asserted, for Taxes upon ~~Realty Income~~Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, and neither ~~Realty Income~~Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any litigation or administrative proceeding relating to Taxes;

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(iv) neither ~~Realty Income~~Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has entered into any “closing agreement” as described in Section 7121 of the Code (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign income Tax Law), has requested, has received or is subject to any written ruling of a taxing authority or has entered into any written agreement with a taxing authority with respect to any Taxes;

(v) ~~neither Realty Income nor any of its Subsidiaries has granted any extension or waiver of the limitation period for the assessment or collection of Tax that remains in effect;~~

(vi) there are no Tax allocation or sharing agreements or similar arrangements with respect to or involving Realty Income or any of its Subsidiaries, and, after the Closing Date, neither Realty Income nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be bound by any such Tax allocation or sharing agreements or similar arrangements or have any liability thereunder for amounts due in respect of periods prior to the Closing Date (in each case, excluding customary tax indemnities included in loan agreements or commercial agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business, agreements solely between Realty Income and/or its Subsidiaries and Realty Income Tax Protection Agreements (as defined below));

(vii) neither Realty Income nor any of its Subsidiaries (A) has been a member of an affiliated group filing a consolidated federal income Tax Return (other than a group the common parent of which was Realty Income or a Subsidiary of Realty Income) or (B) has any liability for the Taxes of any Person (other than Realty Income or any of its Subsidiaries) under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local, or foreign Law), as a transferee or successor, by contract (excluding customary commercial contracts not primarily related to Taxes and Realty Income Tax Protection Agreements (as defined below)), or otherwise;

~~(viii) Realty Income~~(1) Parent (A) for all taxable years commencing with its taxable year ended December 31, 1994 through its taxable year ended December 31 immediately prior to the Effective Time, has elected and has been subject to federal taxation as a REIT and has satisfied all requirements to qualify as a REIT, and has so qualified, for federal Tax purposes for such years, (B) at all times since such date, has operated in such a manner so as to qualify as a REIT for federal Tax purposes and will continue to operate (in each case, taking into account the permitted REIT Dividends under Section ~~5.10(b)~~5.9(b)) through the Effective Time in such a manner so as to so qualify for the taxable year that includes the Closing Date and (C) has not taken or omitted to take any action that could reasonably be expected to result in a challenge by the IRS or any other taxing authority to its status as a REIT, and no such challenge is pending or, to ~~Realty Income’s~~Parent’s knowledge, ~~threatened. Each~~threatened and (2) each Subsidiary of ~~Realty Income~~Parent has been since the later of its acquisition or formation and continues to be treated for federal and state income Tax purposes as (A) a partnership ~~(or~~or a disregarded ~~entity)~~entity and not as a corporation or an association or publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation, (B) a Qualified REIT Subsidiary, (C) a Taxable REIT Subsidiary or (D) a REIT;

~~(ix)~~ ~~Section 3.2(h)(ix)~~ of the Realty Income Disclosure Letter sets forth each asset of Realty Income and the Subsidiaries of Realty Income which would be subject to rules similar to Section 1374 of the Code. With respect to each such asset, ~~Section 3.2(h)(ix)~~ of the Realty Income Disclosure Letter sets forth (A) the amount of any gain that could be subject to Tax pursuant to such rules, based on a good faith estimate of the value of such asset at the relevant date that a determination thereof is required to be made under such rules (it being understood that the estimated value of any such asset that is a partnership interest shall be determined on a “look-through” basis by reference to the underlying assets) and (B) the date after which such gain will no longer be subject to Tax pursuant to such rules;

~~(x)~~(vi) neither ~~Realty Income~~Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has participated in any “listed transaction” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b)(2);

(xi) neither Realty Income nor any of its Subsidiaries (other than Taxable REIT Subsidiaries) currently has or, as of December 31 of any taxable year through and including the taxable year ended December 31 immediately prior to the Effective Time, has had any earnings and profits attributable to such entity or any other corporation in any non-REIT year within the meaning of Section 857 of the Code;

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~~(xii)~~(vii) except as set forth on Section 3.2(h)~~(xii)~~(vii) of the ~~Realty Income~~Parent Disclosure Letter, (A) there are no Tax Protection Agreements to which ~~Realty Income~~Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is a party (a “~~Realty Income~~Parent Tax Protection Agreement”) currently in force, and (B) no Person has raised, or to the knowledge of ~~Realty Income~~Parent threatened to raise, a material claim against ~~Realty Income~~Parent or any of its Subsidiaries for any breach of any ~~Realty Income~~Parent Tax Protection Agreement, and none of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will give rise to any liability or obligation to make any payment under any ~~Realty Income~~Parent Tax Protection Agreement;

~~(xiii)~~(viii) as of the date of this Agreement, ~~Realty Income~~Parent is not aware of any fact or circumstance that could reasonably be expected to prevent the Merger from qualifying as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code;

~~(xiv)~~(ix) Merger Sub 1 is, since its formation has been, and at the Effective Time will be, properly treated as a Qualified REIT Subsidiary; and

~~(xv)~~(x) neither ~~Realty Income~~Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has constituted either a “distributing corporation” or a “controlled corporation” (within the meaning of Section 355(a)(1)(A) of the Code) in a distribution of stock qualifying for tax-free treatment under Section 355(a) of the Code (A) in the two years prior to the date of this Agreement or (B) in a distribution which could otherwise constitute part of a “plan” or “series of related transactions” (within the meaning of Section 355(e) of the Code) in conjunction with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

(i) ~~Material Contracts~~Absence of Certain Changes. ~~Section 3.2(i)~~ of the Realty Income Disclosure Letter sets forth a list of all Realty Income Material Contracts as of the date of this Agreement, true, correct and complete copies of which Realty Income has made available to VEREIT prior to the date of this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, “~~Realty Income Material Contract” means any Contract (other than Realty Income Benefit Plans (as defined below)) to which Realty Income or any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound that:~~

~~(i) is required to be filed as an exhibit to Realty Income’s Annual Report on Form 10-K pursuant to Item 601(b)(2), (4), (9) or (10) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act;~~

~~(ii) relates to any partnership, joint venture, co-investment or similar agreement with any third parties requiring aggregate payments after~~From December 31, 2022 through the date hereof, by Realty Income or any of its Subsidiaries of Realty Income pursuant to any such partnership, joint venture, co-investment or similar agreement in excess of $1,000,000,000, or involving value or assets in excess of $1,000,000,000;

(iii) contains any non-compete or exclusivity provision or otherwise limits in any material respect the ability of Realty Income or any of its Subsidiaries to engage in any line of business in any geographic area, except for any such provision that may be contained in Realty Income Leases entered into in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

~~(iv) involves the future disposition or acquisition of, or any merger, consolidation or similar business combination transaction involving, assets or properties with~~there has not been a ~~fair market value in excess of $1,000,000,000;~~

(v) obligates Realty Income or any of its Subsidiaries to make non-discretionary expenditures (other than principal and/or interest payments or the deposit of other reserves with respect to debt obligations) in excess of $1,000,000,000 in any 12-month period, except for any Realty Income Lease or any ground lease pursuant to which any third party is a lessee or sublessee on any Realty Income Property (as defined below); or

(vi) evidences a capitalized lease obligation or other Indebtedness to any Person, or any guaranty thereof, in excess of $1,000,000,000, other than any Contract in respect of a ground lease or office leases or obligations thereunder.

~~Except as would not have, or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Realty Income~~Parent Material Adverse Effect ~~each of the Realty Income Material Contracts is a legal, valid, and binding obligation of Realty Income or the Subsidiary of Realty Income~~ that is ~~a party thereto, and, to Realty Income’s knowledge, the other parties thereto, enforceable against Realty Income and its Subsidiaries and, to~~continuing.

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Realty Income’s knowledge, the other parties thereto in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability is subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and general equitable principles. None of Realty Income or any of its Subsidiaries is, and to Realty Income’s knowledge no other party is, in breach, default or Violation (and no event has occurred or not occurred through Realty Income’s or any Subsidiary of Realty Income’s action or inaction or, to Realty Income’s knowledge, through the action or inaction of any third party, that with notice or the lapse of time or both would constitute a breach, default or Violation) of any term, condition or provision of any Realty Income Material Contract to which Realty Income or any Subsidiary of Realty Income is now a party, or by which any of them or their respective properties or assets may be bound, except for such breaches, defaults or Violations as would not have, or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Realty Income Material Adverse Effect.

(j)~~Benefit Plans~~.

~~(i)~~ ~~Section 3.2(j)(i)~~ of the Realty Income Disclosure Letter contains a true, complete and correct list of each material Benefit Plan sponsored, maintained or contributed to by Realty Income or any of its Subsidiaries, or which Realty Income or any of its Subsidiaries is obligated to sponsor, maintain or contribute to, other than any plan or program maintained by a Governmental Entity to which Realty Income or its Subsidiaries contribute pursuant to applicable Law (the “~~Realty Income Benefit Plans”). Except as set forth on~~ ~~Section 3.2(j)(i)~~ of the Realty Income Disclosure Letter, no Realty Income Benefit Plan is established or maintained outside of the United States or for the benefit of current or former employees, directors or individual independent contractors of Realty Income or any of its Subsidiaries residing outside of the United States.

(ii) Realty Income has delivered or made available to VEREIT a true, correct and complete copy of each Realty Income Benefit Plan and, with respect thereto, if applicable, (A) all amendments, trust (or other funding vehicle) agreements, summary plan descriptions and insurance Contracts, (B) the most recent annual report (Form 5500 series including, where applicable, all schedules and actuarial and accountants’ reports) filed with the IRS and the most recent actuarial report or other financial statement relating to such Realty Income Benefit Plan, (C) the most recent determination or opinion letter from the IRS for such Realty Income Benefit Plan and (D) any notice to or from the IRS or any office or Representative of the Department of Labor relating to any unresolved compliance issues in respect of such Realty Income Benefit Plan.

(iii) Except as would not have, or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Realty Income Material Adverse Effect, (A) each Realty Income Benefit Plan has been maintained and administered in compliance with its terms and with applicable Law, including, but not limited to, ERISA and the Code and in each case the regulations promulgated thereunder, (B) each Realty Income Benefit Plan intended to be “qualified” under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination or opinion letter as to its qualification from the IRS or is entitled to rely on an advisory or opinion letter as to its qualification issued with respect to an IRS approved master and prototype or volume submitter plan, and there are no existing circumstances or any events that have occurred that would reasonably be expected to adversely affect the qualified status of any such plan, (C) neither Realty Income nor its Subsidiaries has engaged in a transaction that has resulted in, or could result in, the assessment of a civil penalty upon Realty Income or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 502(i) of ERISA or a Tax imposed pursuant to Section 4975 or 4976 of the Code that has not been satisfied in full, (D) there does not now exist, nor do any circumstances exist that would reasonably be expected to result in, any Controlled Group Liability that would be a liability of Realty Income or any of its Subsidiaries, (E) all payments required to be made by or with respect to each Realty Income Benefit Plan (including all contributions, insurance premiums or intercompany charges) with respect to all prior periods have been timely made or paid by Realty Income or its Subsidiaries in accordance with the provisions of each of the Realty Income Benefit Plans and applicable Law and (F) there are no pending or, to Realty Income’s knowledge, threatened claims by or on behalf of any Realty Income Benefit Plan, by any employee or beneficiary covered under any Realty Income Benefit Plan or otherwise involving any Realty Income Benefit Plan (other than routine claims for benefits).

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(iv) None of Realty Income, any of its Subsidiaries or any other entity (whether or not incorporated) that, together with Realty Income or a Subsidiary of Realty Income, would be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code or Section 4001(b) of ERISA, maintains, contributes to, or participates in, or has ever during the past six (6) years maintained, contributed to, or participated in, or otherwise has any obligation or liability with respect to: (A) a plan subject to Title IV or Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 or 4971 of the Code, (B) a “multiple employer welfare arrangement” (as defined in Section 3(40) of ERISA), a “multiple employer plan” (as defined in Section 413(c) of the Code) or a “multiemployer plan” (as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA), or (C) any plan or arrangement which provides for retiree medical or welfare benefits, except as required by applicable Law.

(v) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (either alone or in conjunction with any other event) will (A) result in any payment (including severance, unemployment compensation, “excess parachute payment” (within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code), forgiveness of Indebtedness or otherwise) becoming due to any current or former director, employee or other service provider of Realty Income or its Subsidiaries under any Realty Income Benefit Plan or otherwise, (B) increase any benefits otherwise payable or trigger any other obligation under any Realty Income Benefit Plan, (C) result in any acceleration of the time of payment, funding or vesting of any such benefits or (D) result in any limitation on the right of Realty Income or any of its Subsidiaries to amend, merge, terminate or receive a reversion of assets from any Realty Income Benefit Plan or related trust. No Realty Income Benefit Plan provides for, and neither Realty Income nor any of its Subsidiaries is otherwise obligated to provide, the gross-up or reimbursement of Taxes under Section 409A or 4999 of the Code.

~~(k)~~ ~~Employment and Labor Matters~~.

(i) (A) Except in accordance with applicable Law, neither Realty Income nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any collective bargaining or similar agreement or work rules or practices with any labor union, works council, labor organization or employee association applicable to employees of Realty Income or any of its Subsidiaries (“~~Realty Income Employees~~”), (B) there are no strikes or lockouts with respect to any Realty Income Employees pending or, to Realty Income’s knowledge, threatened, (C) to the knowledge of Realty Income, there is no union organizing effort pending or threatened against Realty Income or any of its Subsidiaries, (D) there is no unfair labor practice, labor dispute (other than routine individual grievances) or labor arbitration proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of Realty Income, threatened with respect to Realty Income Employees and (E) there is no slowdown or work stoppage in effect or, to the knowledge of Realty Income, threatened with respect to Realty Income Employees, nor, has Realty Income or any of its Subsidiaries experienced any events described in clauses (B), (D) and (E) hereof within the past three (3) years, except, in each case, as would not have, or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Realty Income Material Adverse Effect.

(ii) Except for such matters as would not have, or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Realty Income Material Adverse Effect, Realty Income and its Subsidiaries are, and have been, in compliance with all applicable Laws respecting (A) employment and employment practices, (B) terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, (C) unfair labor practices and (D) occupational safety and health and immigration.

~~(l)~~ ~~Absence of Certain Changes~~. Since December 31, 2020, (i) Realty Income and its Subsidiaries have conducted their respective businesses in the ordinary course in all material respects, except in response Covid-19 and the Covid-19 Measures and (ii) there has not been a Realty Income Material Adverse Effect that is continuing.

~~(m)~~ Board Approval. The Board of Directors of ~~Realty Income,~~Parent, by resolutions duly adopted by ~~unanimous vote of~~ those directors voting at a meeting duly called and held, has (i) approved this Agreement, and declared this Agreement, and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the ~~Mergers,~~Merger, and the issuance of ~~Realty Income~~Parent Common Stock and Parent Series A Preferred Stock in connection with the ~~Mergers~~Merger (the “~~Realty Income~~Parent Stock Issuance”) on the terms set forth herein, to be advisable and in the best interests of ~~Realty~~

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~~Income~~Parent and its stockholders, (ii) ~~upon~~authorized the ~~terms~~classification and ~~subject to~~designation of the ~~conditions~~Parent Series A Preferred Stock and approved the filing of ~~this Agreement, resolved to recommend that~~ the ~~stockholders of Realty Income approve~~Articles Supplementary with the ~~Realty Income Stock Issuance, and direct that such matters be submitted for consideration by Realty Income stockholders at the Realty Income Stockholders Meeting (as defined below),~~SDAT and (iii) taken all appropriate and necessary actions to render any and all limitations on ownership of shares of ~~Realty Income~~Parent Common Stock, as set forth in the organizational documents of ~~Realty Income,~~Parent, inapplicable to the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Board of Directors of Merger Sub, 1, by unanimous written consent has approved this Agreement and declared this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the ~~Mergers,~~Merger, to be advisable and in the best interests of Merger Sub 1 and its sole stockholder upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement. The sole member of Merger Sub 2 has (i) determined this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Mergers, to be advisable and in the best interests of Merger Sub 2 and its sole member and (ii) approved and adopted this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.

~~(n)~~(k) Takeover Statute. Each of ~~Realty Income, Merger Sub 1~~Parent and Merger Sub 2 has taken such actions and votes as are necessary on its part to render the provisions of any Takeover Statute inapplicable to this Agreement, the ~~Mergers~~Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

~~(o)~~(l) Vote Required. ~~The Realty Income Required Stockholders Vote is the only~~No vote of the holders of any class or series of capital stock of ~~Realty Income~~Parent is necessary to approve ~~and adopt this Agreement,~~the Merger and the other transactions contemplated ~~hereby (including the Mergers).~~by this Agreement.

~~(p)~~(m) Properties.

(i) Except as would not have, or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a ~~Realty Income~~Parent Material Adverse Effect, as of the date hereof, (A) Realty Income has delivered to or made available to VEREIT a true and complete copy in all material respects of each Realty Income Lease under which annual rents payable exceed $10,000,000 (each, a “~~Material Realty Income Lease~~”), (B) to the knowledge of Realty Income, as of the date hereof, each Material Realty Income Lease is in full force and effect, and neither Realty Income nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of Realty Income, any other party to a Material Realty Income Lease, is in default beyond any applicable notice and cure period under any Material Realty Income Lease, which default is in effect on the date of this Agreement, and (C) neither Realty Income nor any of its Subsidiaries has, prior to the date hereof, received from any counterparty under any Material Realty Income Lease a notice from the tenant of any intention to vacate prior to the end of the term of such Material Realty Income Lease. Except as set forth in ~~Section 3.2(p)(i)~~ of the Realty Income Disclosure Letter or except as has been resolved prior to the date hereof, as of the date of this Agreement, (1) no tenant under any Material Realty Income Lease is currently asserting in writing a right to cancel or terminate such Material Realty Income Lease prior to the end of the current term, and (2) none of Realty Income or any Realty Income Subsidiary has received notice of any insolvency or bankruptcy proceeding (or threatened proceeding) involving any tenant under any Material Realty Income Lease where such proceeding remains pending, except, in each case, as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to be material and adverse to Realty Income and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

~~(ii) Except as would not have, or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Realty Income Material Adverse Effect, Realty Income,~~Parent or a Subsidiary of ~~Realty Income, or a joint venture of Realty Income or any of its Subsidiaries,~~Parent owns fee simple title to or has a valid leasehold interest in, each of the real properties reflected as an asset on the most recent balance sheet of ~~Realty Income~~Parent included in the ~~Realty Income~~Parent SEC Documents (each, a “~~Realty Income~~Parent Property” and collectively, the “~~Realty Income~~Parent Properties”), in each case free and clear of all Liens except for (A) debt and other matters set forth in Section ~~3.2(p)(ii)~~3.2(m)(i) of the ~~Realty Income~~Parent Disclosure Letter or the Parent SEC Documents, (B) inchoate mechanics’, workmen’s, repairmen’s and other inchoate Liens imposed for construction work in progress or otherwise incurred in the ordinary course of business, (C) mechanics’, workmen’s and repairmen’s Liens (other than inchoate Liens for work in progress) which have heretofore been bonded or insured, (D) all matters disclosed on existing title policies or surveys, none of which, individually or in the aggregate, would have a material adverse effect on the use and operation of such ~~Realty Income~~Parent Property, (E) real estate Taxes and special assessments not

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yet due and payable or which are being contested in good faith in the ordinary course of business and (F) Liens and other encumbrances that would not cause a material adverse effect on the value or use of the affected property. Except as would not have, or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a ~~Realty Income~~Parent Material Adverse Effect, none of ~~Realty Income,~~Parent nor any Subsidiary of ~~Realty Income~~Parent has received written notice to the effect that there are any condemnation proceedings that are pending or, to the knowledge of ~~Realty Income,~~Parent, threatened, with respect to any material portion of any of the ~~Realty Income~~Parent Properties. Except for the owners of the properties in which ~~Realty Income~~Parent or any Subsidiary of ~~Realty Income~~Parent has a leasehold interest and except for any ~~Realty Income~~Parent Property that is held by a ~~joint venture or~~ fund, no Person other than ~~Realty Income~~Parent or a Subsidiary of ~~Realty Income~~Parent has any ownership interest in any of the ~~Realty Income~~Parent Properties (other than immaterial easements, licenses or similar rights).

(iii) Except as would not have, or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Realty Income Material Adverse Effect, policies of title insurance or updates or endorsements have been issued, insuring Realty Income’s or the applicable Subsidiary of Realty Income’s fee simple title to each of the Realty Income Properties owned by Realty Income in amounts at least equal to the purchase price paid for ownership of such Realty Income Property or such entity that owned such Realty Income Properties at the time of the issuance of each such policy, and no material claim has been made against any such policy that has not been resolved.

(iv) Realty Income or any Subsidiary of Realty Income (A) have not received written notice of any structural defects, or Violation of Law, relating to any Realty Income Property which would have, or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Realty Income Material Adverse Effect and (B) have not received written notice of any physical damage to any Realty Income Property which would have, or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Realty Income Material Adverse Effect for which there is not insurance in effect covering the cost of the restoration and the loss of revenue.

~~(v) Except for secured loan documents entered into in the ordinary course of business or as otherwise set forth on~~ ~~Section 3.2(p)(v)~~ of the Realty Income Disclosure Letter, there are no written agreements which restrict Realty Income or any Subsidiary of Realty Income from transferring any of the Realty Income Properties, and none of the Realty Income Properties is subject to any restriction on the sale or other disposition thereof (other than rights of first offer or rights of first refusal, tenant options or other similar preemptive rights) or on the financing or release of financing thereon, except, in each case, as would not have, or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Realty Income Material Adverse Effect.

~~(vi) Realty Income~~(ii) Parent and the Subsidiaries of ~~Realty Income~~Parent have good and sufficient title to, or are permitted to use under valid and existing leases, all personal and non-real properties and assets reflected in their books and records as being owned by them or reflected on the most recent balance sheet of ~~Realty Income~~Parent included in the ~~Realty Income~~Parent SEC Documents (except as has since been sold or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of business) or used by them in the ordinary course of business, free and clear of all Liens, and except as would not have, or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a ~~Realty Income~~Parent Material Adverse Effect.

~~(q)~~(n) Environmental Matters. Except as ~~would not have, or~~ would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a ~~Realty Income~~Parent Material Adverse ~~Effect:~~

Effect (i) ~~(A) Realty Income,~~Parent, each Subsidiary of ~~Realty Income~~Parent and each of the ~~Realty Income~~Parent Properties is in compliance and, except for matters that have been fully and finally resolved,

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has complied with all applicable Environmental Laws; ~~(B)~~(ii) there is no litigation, investigation, request for information or other claim or proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of ~~Realty Income,~~Parent, threatened against ~~Realty Income~~Parent or any Subsidiary of ~~Realty Income~~Parent under any applicable Environmental Laws or with respect to Hazardous Materials; ~~(C) Realty Income~~(iii) Parent holds all of the Permits required under applicable Environmental Laws for its current operations and is in compliance with the terms of any such ~~Permits~~Permits; and ~~(D) Realty Income~~(iv) Parent has not received any written notice of Violation or actual or potential liability under any applicable Environmental Laws or with respect to Hazardous

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Materials that remains unresolved, or that any judicial, administrative or compliance ~~order~~Order or claim has been issued against ~~Realty Income~~Parent or any Subsidiary of ~~Realty Income~~Parent which remains ~~unresolved;~~

(ii) to the knowledge of Realty Income, neither Realty Income nor any Subsidiary of Realty Income has used, generated, stored, treated or handled any Hazardous Materials on the Realty Income Properties in a manner that would reasonably be expected to result in liability under any Environmental Law, and there are currently no underground storage tanks, active or abandoned, used now or in the past for the storage of Hazardous Materials on, in or under any Realty Income Properties in Violation of applicable Environmental Laws. To the knowledge of Realty Income, neither Realty Income nor any Subsidiary of Realty Income nor any other Person has caused a release of or arranged for the disposal or treatment of Hazardous Materials at any site that would reasonably be expected to result in liability or remediation obligations to Realty Income or any Realty Income Subsidiary under any Environmental Law; and

(iii) to the knowledge of Realty Income, all Hazardous Material which has been removed from any Realty Income Properties was handled, transported and disposed of at the time of removal in compliance with applicable Environmental Laws.unresolved.

~~(r)~~ ~~Intellectual Property~~. Except as would not have, or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Realty Income Material Adverse Effect, (i) Realty Income and its Subsidiaries own or have a valid license to use all trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights and patents (including any registrations or applications for registration of any of the foregoing) (collectively, the “~~Realty Income Intellectual Property~~”) necessary to carry on their business substantially as currently conducted, (ii) neither Realty Income nor any such Subsidiary has received any notice of infringement of or conflict with, and to Realty Income’s knowledge, there are no infringements of or conflicts with, the rights of others with respect to the use of any Realty Income Intellectual Property and (iii) to Realty Income’s knowledge, no Person is infringing on or violating any rights of the Realty Income Intellectual Property.

~~(s)~~ ~~Permits~~. Except as would not have, or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Realty Income Material Adverse Effect, (i) the Permits held by Realty Income and its Subsidiaries are valid and sufficient in all respects for all business presently conducted by Realty Income and its Subsidiaries and for the operation of the properties of Realty Income and its Subsidiaries, (ii) all applications required to have been filed for the renewal of such Permits have been duly filed on a timely basis with the appropriate Governmental Entities, and all other filings required to have been made with respect to such Permits have been duly made on a timely basis with the appropriate Governmental Entities and (iii) neither Realty Income nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any claim or notice indicating that Realty Income or any of its Subsidiaries is currently not in compliance with the terms of any such Permits, and to Realty Income’s knowledge no such noncompliance exists.

~~(t)~~ ~~Insurance~~. Realty Income and its Subsidiaries have obtained and maintained in full force and effect insurance in such amounts, on such terms and covering such risks as Realty Income’s management believes is reasonable and customary for its business. Realty Income or the applicable Subsidiary of Realty Income has paid, or caused to be paid, all premiums due under such policies and is not in default with respect to any obligations under such policies, except, in each case, as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to be material and adverse to Realty Income and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. All such policies are valid, outstanding and enforceable and neither Realty Income nor any of its Subsidiaries has agreed to modify or cancel any of such insurance policies nor has Realty Income or any of its Subsidiaries received any notice of any actual or threatened modification or cancellation of such insurance other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or such as is normal and customary in Realty Income’s industry.

~~(u)~~(o) Investment Company Act of 1940. Neither ~~Realty Income~~Parent nor any Subsidiary of ~~Realty Income~~Parent is, or on the Closing Date will be, required to be registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

~~(v)~~(p) Activities of Merger Sub ~~1 and Merger Sub 2~~. Merger Sub 1 was formed on ~~April 23, 2021, and Merger Sub 2 was formed on April 23, 2021, in each case~~October 26, 2023 solely for the purpose of engaging in the

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transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Merger Sub ~~1 and Merger Sub 2 have~~has engaged in no other business activities, ~~have~~has no liabilities or obligations and ~~have~~has conducted ~~their~~its operations only as contemplated hereby.

~~(w)~~(q) Brokers or Finders. Neither ~~Realty Income~~Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has employed any broker or finder or incurred any liability for any brokerage fees, commissions or finders fees in connection with the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement ~~(including the OfficeCo Distribution),~~ except that ~~Realty Income~~Parent has engaged ~~Moelis & Company~~Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (“Wells Fargo”) as its financial advisor and will owe fees, compensation and indemnification to ~~Moelis~~Wells Fargo in connection therewith.

~~(x)~~ ~~Opinion of Realty Income Financial Advisor~~. The Board of Directors of Realty Income has received the opinion of Moelis & Company LLC, financial advisor to Realty Income, to the effect that, as of the date thereof and based on and subject to the assumptions, qualifications, limitations and other matters set forth therein, the Exchange Ratio is fair from a financial point of view to Realty Income.

~~(y)~~(r) No Undisclosed Material Liabilities. There are no liabilities or obligations of ~~Realty Income~~Parent or any of its Subsidiaries of any kind whatsoever, whether accrued, contingent, absolute, determined, determinable or otherwise, other than: (i) liabilities or obligations disclosed, reflected, reserved against or otherwise provided for in ~~Realty Income’s~~Parent’s most recent balance sheet for the year ended December 31, ~~2020~~2022 or in the notes thereto; (ii) liabilities or obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices since December 31, ~~2020;~~2022; (iii) liabilities or obligations arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby; and (iv) liabilities or obligations that would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a ~~Realty Income~~Parent Material Adverse Effect.

~~(z)~~(s) No Additional Representations. Except for the representations and warranties made by ~~Realty Income~~Parent in this Article III, neither ~~Realty Income~~Parent nor any other Person makes any express or implied representation or warranty with respect to ~~Realty Income~~Parent or its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, operations, assets, liabilities, conditions (financial or otherwise) or prospects in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, and ~~Realty Income~~Parent hereby disclaims any such other representations or warranties. In particular, without limiting the foregoing disclaimer, neither ~~Realty Income~~Parent nor any other Person makes or has made any representation or warranty to ~~VEREIT, VEREIT OP~~the Company or any of ~~their~~its affiliates or Representatives with respect to (i) any financial projection, forecast, estimate, budget or prospect information relating to ~~Realty Income~~Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, or (ii) any oral or, except for the representations and warranties made by ~~VEREIT~~the Company in this Article III, written information presented to ~~VEREIT, VEREIT OP~~the Company or any of ~~their~~its affiliates or Representatives in the course of their due diligence investigation of ~~Realty Income~~Parent or its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, operations, assets, liabilities, conditions (financial or otherwise) or prospects, the negotiation of this Agreement or in the course of the transactions contemplated hereby.

ARTICLE IV

COVENANTS RELATING TO CONDUCT OF BUSINESS

Section 4.1 Covenants of ~~VEREIT~~the Company.

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applicable to ~~VEREIT or any of its Subsidiaries, (v) to~~ the extent action is reasonably taken (or reasonably omitted) in response to Covid-19 or Covid-19 Measures that are reasonably necessary to protect the health and safety of VEREIT’s or its Subsidiaries’ employees and other individuals having business dealings with or relating to VEREITCompany or any of its Subsidiaries, or ~~to respond to third-party supply, customer, service or other business disruptions caused by Covid-19 or any Covid-19 Measures, or (vi)~~(iv) with ~~Realty Income’s~~Parent’s prior written consent (which consent is not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), ~~VEREIT~~the Company agrees as to itself and its Subsidiaries that such entities shall use commercially reasonable efforts to (1) carry on their respective businesses in the ordinary course consistent with past practice in all material respects, (2) maintain their material assets

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and properties in their current condition in all material respects (normal wear and tear and damage caused by casualty or by any reason outside of ~~VEREIT~~the Company and its Subsidiaries’ reasonable control excepted), (3) preserve ~~VEREIT’s~~the Company’s business organization intact, and to maintain its existing relations and goodwill with customers, suppliers, distributors, creditors, lessors and tenants, (4) maintain all insurance policies in all material respects and (5) maintain the status of ~~VEREIT~~the Company as a REIT.

(b) ~~VEREIT~~The Company agrees as to itself and its Subsidiaries that, from the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time or termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, except ~~(1)~~(i) as expressly contemplated or permitted by this Agreement, ~~(2) to the extent required to effect the Separation or the OfficeCo Distribution in accordance with the terms set forth on~~ ~~Exhibit A, (3)~~(ii) as set forth in Section 4.1(b) of the ~~VEREIT~~Company Disclosure Letter, ~~(4)~~(iii) as required by applicable Law or the regulations or requirements of any stock exchange or regulatory organization applicable to ~~VEREIT~~the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or ~~(5)~~(iv) with ~~Realty Income’s~~Parent’s prior written consent (which consent is not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), such entities shall not:

(i) enter into any new material line of business or create any new ~~Significant Subsidiaries;~~Subsidiaries, other than the creation of new Subsidiaries organized to conduct or continue activities otherwise permitted by Section 4.1(b);

(ii) except (A) as permitted by Section ~~5.10~~5.9, (B) for payment of any accrued dividends, dividend equivalents or other distributions pursuant to any ~~VEREIT~~Company Equity Awards in accordance with the terms thereof as in effect on the date of this Agreement (or in the case of ~~VEREIT~~Company Equity Awards issued in accordance with this Agreement following the date hereof, in accordance with the terms thereof), (C) for dividends by a Subsidiary of ~~VEREIT~~the Company to ~~VEREIT~~the Company or a Subsidiary of ~~VEREIT,~~the Company, (D) for the declaration and payment by ~~VEREIT~~the Company of dividends required pursuant to the terms of the ~~VEREIT~~Company Series FA Preferred Stock and (E) for the declaration and payment by ~~VEREIT OP~~the Company Partnership of distributions required pursuant to the terms of the ~~VEREIT~~Company Partnership ~~Series F~~ Preferred Units,, declare, set aside or pay any dividends on or make other distributions in respect of any of its capital stock, partnership interests, or other equity interests;

(iii) (A) split, combine, subdivide or reclassify any of its capital stock or issue or authorize or propose the issuance of any other securities in respect of, in lieu of or in substitution for, shares of its capital stock, or (B) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, or permit any Subsidiary to redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire any shares of its capital stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable for any shares of its capital stock, other than (1) ~~repurchases, redemptions or exchanges of VEREIT Partnership Units required pursuant to the VEREIT Partnership Agreement, (2)~~ acquisitions of shares of ~~VEREIT~~Company Common Stock tendered by holders of, or otherwise deliverable pursuant to, ~~VEREIT~~Company Equity Awards in accordance with the terms thereof as in effect on the date of this Agreement (or, in the case of ~~VEREIT~~Company Equity Awards issued in accordance with this Agreement following the date hereof, in accordance with the terms thereof) in order to satisfy obligations to pay the exercise price and/or Tax withholding obligations with respect thereto or ~~(3)~~(2) as required by ~~Section 4.07~~Article VI of the ~~VEREIT Charter;~~Company’s charter;

(iv) except for (A) issuances of shares of ~~VEREIT~~Company Common Stock upon the exercise or settlement of ~~VEREIT~~Company Equity Awards in accordance with the terms thereof as in effect on the date of this Agreement (or, in the case of ~~VEREIT~~Company Equity Awards issued in accordance with this Agreement following the date hereof, in accordance with the terms thereof), ~~(B) repurchases, redemptions~~ or ~~exchanges of VEREIT Partnership Units for VEREIT Common Stock required by the VEREIT Partnership Agreement, or (C)~~(B) issuances by a Subsidiary of its capital stock to its parent or to another wholly owned Subsidiary of ~~VEREIT,~~the Company, issue, deliver or sell, or authorize or propose the issuance, delivery or sale of, any shares of ~~VEREIT’s~~the Company’s capital stock or that of a Subsidiary of ~~VEREIT,~~the Company, any Voting Debt, any stock appreciation rights, stock options, restricted shares or other equity-based awards (whether discretionary, formulaic or automatic grants and whether under the ~~VEREIT~~Company Equity ~~Plans~~Plan or otherwise) or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or any rights, warrants or options to acquire, any such shares or Voting Debt, or enter into any agreement with respect to any of the foregoing;

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(v) amend or propose to amend the organizational documents of the Company or its Subsidiaries, in each case except for ministerial amendments;

(vi) enter into, or, except as permitted by Section 4.1(b)(vii) or Section 4.1(b)(viii), permit any Subsidiary to enter into, a plan of consolidation, merger or reorganization with any ~~person~~Person other than a wholly owned Subsidiary of ~~VEREIT;~~the Company;

~~(vi)~~(vii) other than acquisitions of real property for cash (including entering into construction, development and disbursement agreements related to) (“Acquisitions”) ~~(A)~~pursuant to the terms of letters of intent or Contracts, in each case, in effect as of the ~~ordinary course~~date hereof and set forth on Section 4.1(b)(vii) of the Company Disclosure Letter, copies of which have been provided to Parent prior to the date hereof, in each case, that would not reasonably be expected to materially delay, impede or affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in the manner contemplated hereby and ~~for which the fair market value~~would not create a non de minimis Change of ~~the total consideration paid by VEREIT~~Control Cost and its Subsidiaries in such Acquisitions does not exceed, in the case of an Acquisition of a retail property with a single tenant, $15,000,000 individually, in the case of an Acquisition of an industrial property with a single tenant, $25,000,000, in the case of an Acquisition involving a sale-leaseback transaction or a portfolio transaction, $60,000,000 million individually (unless any individual properties contained in such portfolio transaction otherwise exceed any of such thresholds described above) (provided that, in each case, ~~(1) VEREIT has provided Realty Income a copy~~the Company provides Parent with weekly updates of its ~~weekly~~ acquisition pipeline report, ~~in advance to Realty Income, (2) prior to entering into any commitment with respect to any such Acquisition, VEREIT~~the Company reasonably consults with ~~Realty Income~~Parent regarding such Acquisition, ~~and (3) no such Acquisitions shall be office properties), and (B) as set forth on~~ ~~Section 4.1(b)(vi)~~ ~~of the VEREIT Disclosure Letter;~~ ~~provided~~ that, such Acquisitions under clause (A) and (B), in the aggregate, shall not exceed $350,000,000 in any given calendar quarter, and shall not exceed $1,000,000,000 in any given calendar year (in each case, less the total acquisition volume for such period prior to the date of this Agreement), acquire, whether directly or indirectly, including by purchasing, merging or consolidating with, by purchasing a substantial equity interest in or a substantial portion of the assets of, by forming a partnership or joint venture with, or by any other manner, any real property, any personal property, any business or any corporation, partnership, association or other business organization or division thereof; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not prohibit (x) internal reorganizations or consolidations involving existing Subsidiaries that would not ~~present a material risk of any material~~ delay in the consummation of the Merger, or (y) the creation of new Subsidiaries organized to conduct or continue activities otherwise permitted by this Agreement;

~~(vii)~~(viii) other than (A) internal reorganizations or consolidations involving existing Subsidiaries that would not ~~present a material risk of any material~~ delay in the consummation of the ~~Mergers, the Separation~~Merger or ~~the OfficeCo Distribution,~~ (B) the dispositions set forth on Section 4.1(b)~~(vii)~~(viii) of the ~~VEREIT~~Company Disclosure Letter, ~~or (C) as permitted by~~ ~~Section 5.15~~, sell, assign, encumber or otherwise dispose of any real property, or any of its other, material assets (including capital stock of its Subsidiaries and Indebtedness of others held by ~~VEREIT~~the Company and its Subsidiaries);

~~(viii)~~(ix) incur, create or assume, refinance, replace or prepay any Indebtedness (or modify any of the material terms of any outstanding Indebtedness), guarantee any Indebtedness of any Person or issue or sell any warrants or rights to acquire any Indebtedness of ~~VEREIT~~the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, other than (A) Indebtedness of any wholly owned Subsidiary of ~~VEREIT~~the Company to ~~VEREIT~~the Company or to another wholly owned Subsidiary of ~~VEREIT,~~the Company, (B) Indebtedness of any Subsidiary of ~~VEREIT~~the Company to or among one of its wholly owned Subsidiaries, (C) ~~any~~as required pursuant to Section 5.17, and (D) borrowings under ~~VEREIT’s~~the Company’s existing revolving credit ~~facility in an amount not to exceed $360,000,000 outstanding;~~facility;

~~(ix)~~(x) except as disclosed in any ~~VEREIT~~the Company SEC Document filed prior to the date of this Agreement, (x) fail to maintain all financial books and records in all material respects in accordance with GAAP or (y) change its methods of accounting in effect as of December 31, ~~2020,~~2022, except as required by changes in GAAP (or any interpretation thereof) or in applicable Law, the SEC or the Financial Accounting Standards Board or any similar organization;

~~(x)~~(xi) adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation or resolutions providing for or authorizing such a liquidation or a dissolution, restructuring, recapitalization or reorganization;~~provided~~, ~~however~~, that the foregoing shall not prohibit internal reorganizations or consolidations involving wholly owned Subsidiaries that would not reasonably be expected to prevent or materially impede, hinder or delay the consummation of the Mergers, the Separation or the OfficeCo Distribution;

~~(xi)~~(xii) other than ~~(A) any action permitted under clauses (A) through (C) of~~ ~~Section 4.1(b)(viii), under~~ ~~Section 4.1(b)(xviii)~~ ~~or under~~ ~~Section 4.1(b)(xix), (B)~~ any termination, modification or renewal in accordance with the terms of any existing ~~VEREIT~~Company Material Contract (other than any Company Lease, which shall be subject to Section 4.1(b)(xx)) that occurs automatically

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without any action by ~~VEREIT, VEREIT OP~~the Company, or any of ~~their~~its Subsidiaries (C) in connection with any Tenant Improvements at any of the VEREIT Properties, but solely to the extent required pursuant to the terms of the applicable VEREIT Lease, including any new lease or amendment thereto pursuant to (~~Section 4.1(b)(xix)~~provided ~~below, or (D) as may be reasonably necessary to comply with the terms of this Agreement (provided,~~, that ~~with respect to clauses (A) through (C) of this~~ ~~Section 4.1(b)(xi)~~ no such actions may cause a Contract to include a change of control or similar provision that would require a material payment to or would give rise to any material rights (including termination rights) of the other party or parties thereto as a result of the consummation of the ~~Mergers~~Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or that would reasonably be expected to require a material payment to or would give rise to any material rights (including termination rights) of the other party or parties if a change of control of ~~Realty Income~~Parent were to occur immediately following consummation of the Merger (a “Change of Control

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Cost”)), terminate, cancel, renew or request or agree to any material amendment or material modification to, material change in, or material waiver under or assignment of, any ~~VEREIT~~Company Material Contract or enter into or materially amend any Contract that, if existing on the date of this Agreement, would be a ~~VEREIT~~Company Material Contract, or enter into any Contract that would create a Change of Control Cost or amend or modify any existing Contract so as to create a Change of Control Cost;

~~(xii)~~(xiii) waive the excess share provisions of, or otherwise grant or increase an exception to or waiver of any ownership limits set forth in, the organizational documents of ~~VEREIT~~the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for any Person;

~~(xiii)~~(xiv) take any action, or fail to take any action, which would reasonably be expected to cause ~~VEREIT~~(A) the Company to fail to qualify as a REIT or (B) any of its Subsidiaries to cease to be treated (1) as a partnership or disregarded entity for federal income tax purposes or (2) as a Qualified REIT Subsidiary, a Taxable REIT Subsidiary or a REIT under the applicable provisions of Section 856 of the Code, as the case may be;

~~(xiv)~~(xv) make or commit to make any capital expenditures in excess of the ~~2021~~applicable category set forth in the capital expenditure budget set forth on Section 4.1(b)~~(xiv)~~(xv) of the ~~VEREIT~~Company Disclosure Letter ~~(less~~(with respect to budgeted amounts for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, less any capital expenditures incurred by ~~VEREIT~~the Company or its Subsidiaries from January 1, ~~2021~~2023 to the date of this Agreement);

~~(xv)~~(xvi) take any action, or knowingly fail to take any action, which action or failure to act could be reasonably expected to prevent the Merger from qualifying as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code;

~~(xvi)~~(xvii) enter into any Tax Protection Agreement, make, change or rescind any material Tax election or change a material method of Tax accounting, amend any material Tax Return, settle or compromise any material federal, state, local or foreign income Tax liability, audit, claim or assessment for an amount materially in excess of amounts reserved therefor on the financial statements of ~~VEREIT,~~the Company, enter into any material closing agreement related to Taxes, or knowingly surrender any right to claim any material Tax refund, except in each case, (x) ~~in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (y)~~ as required by law, or ~~(z)~~(y) provided the Company provides notice to Parent before taking such action, as necessary (i) to preserve the status of ~~VEREIT~~the Company as a REIT under the Code, or (ii) to qualify or preserve the status of any Subsidiary of ~~VEREIT~~the Company as a partnership or disregarded entity for federal income tax purposes or as a Qualified REIT Subsidiary, a Taxable REIT Subsidiary or a REIT under the applicable provisions of Section 856 of the Code, as the case may be;

~~(xvii)~~(xviii) other than with respect to claims of or receivables owed to ~~VEREIT~~the Company or its Subsidiaries which arise in the ordinary course of business, waive, release, assign, settle or compromise any claim, action or proceeding, other than waivers, releases, assignments, settlements or compromises that (A) with respect to the payment of monetary damages, involve only the payment of monetary damages (excluding any portion of such payment payable under an existing property-level insurance policy) (x) equal to or lesser than the amounts specifically reserved with respect thereto on the most recent balance sheet of ~~VEREIT~~the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries included in the ~~VEREIT~~Company SEC Documents or (y) that do not exceed ~~$4,000,000~~$2,000,000 individually or ~~$10,000,000~~$5,000,000 in the aggregate, (B) do not involve the imposition of injunctive relief against ~~VEREIT~~the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or the

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Surviving Corporation following the Effective Time, and (C) do not provide for any admission of material liability by ~~VEREIT~~the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, excluding in each case any matter relating to Taxes (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall be governed by Section 4.1(b)~~(xvi)~~(xvii));

~~(xviii)~~(xix) except as required by the terms of any ~~VEREIT~~Company Benefit Plan as in effect on the date hereof, (A) ~~materially~~ increase the compensation, bonus or pension, welfare, severance or other benefits payable or provided to, or pay any bonus to, or grant any new cash- or equity-based awards (including ~~VEREIT~~Company Equity Awards) or long-term cash awards to, any current or former directors, employees or other service providers of ~~VEREIT~~the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (except for

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increases in base salary or hourly wage rate to an employee below the vice president level in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice not to exceed three percent (3%) of such employee’s base salary or hourly wage rate), (B) grant or provide any change of control, severance or retention payments or benefits to any current or former director, employee or other service provider of ~~VEREIT~~the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (C) establish, adopt, enter into or amend any ~~VEREIT~~Company Benefit Plan or any other plan, policy, program, agreement or arrangement that would be a ~~VEREIT~~Company Benefit Plan if in effect on the date hereof, other than immaterial amendments that do not result in an increase in cost to ~~VEREIT~~the Company or its affiliates of maintaining such ~~VEREIT~~Company Benefit Plan or other plan, trust, fund, policy or arrangement that would be a ~~VEREIT~~Company Benefit Plan if in effect on the date hereof, (D) enter into or amend any collective bargaining agreement or similar agreement, (E) hire any new employee of ~~VEREIT~~the Company or its Subsidiaries ~~equal to or greater~~other than employees below the ~~Vice President~~vice president level ~~or whose annual total annual compensation opportunity exceeds $250,000, other than~~hired to replace employees who terminate employment following the date of this Agreement, ~~whose annual total annual compensation opportunity does not exceed $250,000,~~ (F) promote or terminate the employment (other than for cause) of any employee of ~~VEREIT~~the Company or its Subsidiaries at the vice president level ~~of Vice President~~ or above ~~and whose annual total annual compensation opportunity is equal to or exceeds $250,000~~ (in the case of promotion, whether before or after such promotion), or (G) take any action to accelerate the vesting or payment, or fund or in any way secure the payment, of compensation or benefits under any ~~VEREIT~~Company Benefit Plan or other plan, trust, fund, policy or arrangement that would be a ~~VEREIT~~Company Benefit Plan if in effect on the date hereof;

~~(xix)~~(xx) enter into, renew, terminate, or amend, waive, release or compromise in any material respects or assign any material rights or claims under or, ~~other than as set forth on Section 4.1(xix) of the VEREIT Disclosure Letter,~~ enter into any material rent abatement or rent deferral arrangements with respect to, any ~~VEREIT~~Company Lease (or any lease for real property that, if existing as of the date hereof, would be a ~~VEREIT~~Company Lease) except for (i) automatic renewals, automatic expirations or third-party terminations of Company Leases in accordance with their terms over which the Company does not have discretionary authority, or (2) entering into any new lease pursuant to the terms of an existing letter of intent or ~~renewing or modifying~~Contract in ~~any material respect any VEREIT Lease, in each case, in~~effect as of the ~~ordinary course~~date hereof listed on Section 4.1(b)(xx) of ~~business consistent with past practice on market terms;~~the Company Disclosure Letter, copies of which have been provided to Parent prior to the date hereof; provided that (A) no such new lease shall contain any non de minimisChange of Control Costs, (B) the Company provides Parent with weekly updates of its leasing activities, and ~~(B) VEREIT shall, within fifteen (15) Business Days of~~(C) the ~~end of each calendar month, provide notice to Realty Income of such new, renewed or materially modified leases and shall provide Realty Income~~Company reasonably consults with ~~an overview of VEREIT’s pending~~Parent regarding its leasing activity;

~~(xx)~~(xxi) form any new funds, non-traded real estate investment trusts, joint ventures or other pooled investment vehicles, or similar investment structure;

~~(xxi)~~(xxii) amend or modify the compensation terms or any other material obligations of ~~VEREIT~~the Company contained in the engagement ~~letter~~letters with J.P. Morgan or Morgan Stanley in a manner adverse to ~~VEREIT~~the Company or any of ~~VEREIT’s~~the Company’s Subsidiaries or engage other financial advisers in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not restrict ~~VEREIT~~the Company from obtaining a new fairness opinion from each of J.P. Morgan or Morgan Stanley in connection with any Superior ~~Proposal;~~Proposal or amendment thereto;

~~(xxii)~~(xxiii) effect any deed in lieu of foreclosure, or sell, lease, assign, encumber or transfer to a lender any property securing Indebtedness owed to such lender; or

~~(xxiii)~~(xxiv) agree to, or make any commitment to, take, or authorize, any of the actions prohibited by this Section 4.1.

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit ~~VEREIT~~the Company from taking any action at any time or from time to time, that in the reasonable judgment of the Board of Directors of ~~VEREIT,~~the Company, upon advice of counsel to ~~VEREIT,~~the Company, is reasonably necessary for ~~VEREIT~~the Company to avoid incurring entity level income or excise Taxes under the Code

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or to maintain its qualification as a REIT under the Code for any period or portion thereof ending on or prior to the Effective Time, including making dividend or other distribution payments to stockholders of ~~VEREIT or holders of VEREIT Partnership Units~~the Company in accordance with this Agreement or otherwise or to qualify or preserve the status of any ~~VEREIT~~ Subsidiary of the Company as a disregarded entity or partnership for federal income tax purposes or as a Qualified REIT Subsidiary, a Taxable REIT Subsidiary or a REIT,

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under the applicable provisions of Section 856 of the Code, as the case may ~~be.~~be, provided the Company provides notice to Parent before taking such action.

(d) ~~VEREIT~~The Company shall (i) use its reasonable best efforts to obtain or cause to be provided the opinions referred to in Section ~~6.2(c)~~6.2(d) and Section ~~6.3(d)~~ 6.3(e), (ii) use its reasonable best efforts to obtain or cause to be provided opinions of counsel consistent with the opinions of counsel referred to in Section ~~6.2(c)~~6.2(d) and Section ~~6.3(d)~~ 6.3(e) but dated as of the effective date of the Form S-4, to the extent required for the Form S-4 to be declared effective by the SEC, (iii) deliver to ~~VEREIT~~Company REIT Counsel an officer’s certificate, dated as of the Closing Date and, if applicable, as of the effective date of the Form S-4, as applicable, signed by an officer of ~~VEREIT and VEREIT OP~~the Company and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to ~~VEREIT~~Company REIT Counsel and ~~Realty Income~~Parent (it being agreed and understood that an officer’s certificate substantially similar to the draft officer’s certificate provided to ~~Realty Income~~Parent and Company REIT Counsel prior to the date of this Agreement, if any, is and will be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to ~~Realty Income~~Parent and Company REIT Counsel subject to reasonable changes to take into account any changes in fact or law), containing representations of ~~VEREIT and VEREIT OP~~the Company reasonably necessary or appropriate to enable ~~VEREIT~~Company REIT Counsel to render the tax opinion described in Section ~~6.3(d)~~6.3(e) and any similar opinions described in Section 4.1(d)(ii), and (iv) deliver to ~~VEREIT~~the Company Merger Counsel and ~~Realty Income~~Parent Merger Counsel a tax representation letter ~~substantially~~ in form and substance ~~set forth in~~ ~~Section 4.1(d)~~ ~~of the VEREIT Disclosure Letter, with such changes as are mutually agreeable~~reasonably satisfactory to ~~VEREIT, Realty Income, VEREIT~~Company Merger Counsel and ~~Realty Income~~Parent Merger Counsel, (such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) and such changes reasonably acceptable to VEREIT Merger Counsel and Realty Income Merger Counsel as may be necessary or appropriate to reflect the terms of the Separation, the OfficeCo Distribution, any OfficeCo Sale and any changes in the facts or the structure of the transaction after the date hereof, containing representations of ~~VEREIT~~the Company reasonably necessary or appropriate to enable such counsel to render the applicable tax opinions described in Section ~~6.2(c)~~6.2(d) and Section ~~6.3(c)~~6.3(d) and any similar opinions described in Section 4.1(d)(ii) and Section 4.2(d)(ii).

(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, (i) nothing contained in this Agreement shall give ~~Realty Income,~~Parent, directly or indirectly, the right to control or direct ~~VEREIT’s~~the Company’s or ~~VEREIT’s~~the Company’s Subsidiaries’ operations prior to the Closing, (ii) prior to the Closing, ~~VEREIT~~the Company shall exercise, consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, complete control and supervision over its and its Subsidiaries’ operations, and (iii) notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, no consent of ~~Realty Income~~Parent shall be required with respect to any matter set forth in this Section 4.1 or elsewhere in this Agreement to the extent that the requirement of such consent could violate any applicable law.

Section 4.2 Covenants of ~~Realty Income~~Parent.

(a) From and after the date hereof until the earlier of the ~~Partnership Merger~~ Effective Time or termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, and except (i) as expressly contemplated or permitted by this Agreement, (ii) ~~to the extent required in order to effect the Separation and the OfficeCo Distribution on the terms and conditions set forth herein, (iii)~~ as set forth in Section 4.2(a) of the ~~Realty Income~~Parent Disclosure Letter, ~~(iv)~~(iii) as required by applicable Law or the regulations or requirements of any stock exchange or regulatory organization applicable to Realty Income or any of its Subsidiaries, (v) to the extent action is reasonably taken (or reasonably omitted) in response to Covid-19 or Covid-19 Measures that are reasonably necessary to protect the health and safety of VEREIT’s or its Subsidiaries’ employees and other individuals having business dealings with or relating to VEREITParent or any of its Subsidiaries, or ~~to respond to third-party supply, customer, service or other business disruptions caused by Covid-19 or any Covid-19 Measures, or (vi)~~(iv) with ~~VEREIT’s~~the Company’s prior written consent (which consent is not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), ~~Realty Income~~Parent agrees as to itself and its Subsidiaries that such entities shall use commercially reasonable efforts to (1) carry on their respective businesses in the ordinary course consistent with past practice in all material respects, (2)maintain their material assets and properties in their current condition in all material respects (normal wear and tear and

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damage caused by casualty or by any reason outside of ~~Realty Income~~Parent and its Subsidiaries’ reasonable control excepted), (3)preserve ~~Realty Income’s~~Parent’s business organization intact, and to maintain its existing relations and goodwill with customers, suppliers, distributors, creditors, lessors and tenants, (4) maintain all insurance policies in all material respects and (5) maintain the status of ~~Realty Income~~Parent as a REIT.

(b) ~~Realty Income~~Parent agrees as to itself and its Subsidiaries that, from the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time or termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, except ~~(1)~~(i) as expressly contemplated or permitted by this Agreement, ~~(2) to the extent required in order to effect the Separation or the OfficeCo Distribution in accordance with the terms set forth on~~ ~~Exhibit A, (3)~~(ii) as set forth in Section 4.2(b) of the ~~Realty Income~~Parent Disclosure Letter, ~~(4)~~(iii) as required by applicable Law or the regulations or requirements of any stock exchange or regulatory organization applicable to ~~Realty Income~~Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, or ~~(5)~~(iv) with ~~VEREIT’s~~the Company’s prior written consent (which consent is not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), such entities shall not:

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its capital stock, or (B) repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, or permit any Subsidiary to redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire any shares of its capital stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable for any shares of its capital stock, other than (1) repurchases, redemptions or exchanges of partnership units of Realty Income, L.P. for ~~Realty Income~~Parent Common Stock required pursuant to the ~~Realty Income~~Parent Partnership Agreement, or (2) acquisitions of shares of ~~Realty Income~~Parent Common Stock tendered by holders of, or otherwise deliverable pursuant to, ~~Realty Income~~Parent Equity Awards in accordance with the terms of the applicable ~~Realty Income~~Parent Equity Plan in order to satisfy obligations to pay the exercise price and/or Tax withholding obligations with respect thereto;

(ii) amend or propose to amend the organizational documents of ~~Realty Income, Merger Sub 1~~Parent or Merger Sub 2;(except for immaterial or ministerial amendments);

(iii) except as disclosed in any ~~Realty Income~~Parent SEC Document filed prior to the date of this Agreement, (x) fail to maintain all financial books and records in all material respects in accordance with GAAP or (y) change its methods of accounting in effect as of December 31, ~~2020,~~2022, except as required by changes in GAAP (or any interpretation thereof) or in applicable Law, the SEC or the Financial Accounting Standards Board or any similar organization;

(iv) adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation or resolutions providing for or authorizing such a liquidation or a dissolution, restructuring, recapitalization or reorganization; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not prohibit internal reorganizations or consolidations involving existing wholly owned Subsidiaries that would not reasonably be expected to prevent or materially impede, hinder or delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

(v) waive the excess share provisions of, or otherwise grant or increase an exception to or waiver of any ownership limits set forth in, the organizational documents of ~~Realty Income~~Parent or any of its Subsidiaries for any ~~person~~Person (other than ~~VEREIT, VEREIT OP~~the Company or any of ~~their respective~~its Subsidiaries);

(vi) take any action, or fail to take any action, which would reasonably be expected to cause ~~Realty Income~~Parent to fail to qualify as a REIT or any of its Subsidiaries to cease to be treated as a partnership or disregarded entity for federal income tax purposes or as a Qualified REIT Subsidiary, a Taxable REIT Subsidiary or a REIT under the applicable provisions of Section 856 of the Code, as the case may be;REIT;

(vii) take any action, or knowingly fail to take any action, which action or failure to act could be reasonably expected to prevent the Merger from qualifying as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code; or

(viii) agree to, or make any commitment to, take, or authorize, any of the actions prohibited by this Section 4.2.

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the reasonable judgment of the Board of Directors of ~~Realty Income,~~Parent, upon advice of tax counsel to ~~Realty Income,~~Parent, is reasonably necessary for ~~Realty Income~~Parent to avoid incurring entity level income or excise Taxes under the Code or maintain its qualification as a REIT under the Code, including making dividend or other distribution payments to stockholders of ~~Realty Income~~Parent in accordance with this Agreement or otherwise or to qualify or preserve the status of any Subsidiary of ~~Realty Income~~Parent as a disregarded entity or partnership for federal income tax purposes or as a Qualified REIT Subsidiary, a Taxable REIT Subsidiary or a REIT under the applicable provisions of Section 856 of the Code, as the case may ~~be.~~be, provided Parent provides notice to the Company before taking such action.

(d) ~~Realty Income~~Parent shall (i) use its reasonable best efforts to obtain or cause to be provided the opinions referred to in Section ~~6.2(d)~~6.2(e) and Section ~~6.3(c)~~6.3(d), (ii) use its reasonable best efforts to obtain or cause to be provided opinions of counsel consistent with the opinions of counsel referred to in Section ~~6.2(d)~~6.2(e) and Section ~~6.3(c)~~6.3(d) but dated as of the effective date of the Form S-4, to the extent required for the Form S-4 to be declared effective by the SEC, (iii) deliver to ~~Realty Income~~Parent REIT Counsel an officer’s certificate, dated as of the Closing Date and, if applicable, as of the effective date of the Form S-4, as applicable, signed by an officer of ~~Realty Income~~Parent and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to ~~Realty Income~~Parent REIT Counsel and ~~VEREIT~~the Company (it being agreed and understood that an officer’s certificate substantially similar to the draft officer’s certificate provided to ~~VEREIT~~Parent REIT Counsel and the Company prior to the date of this

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Agreement, if any, is and will be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to ~~VEREIT~~Parent REIT Counsel and the Company subject to reasonable changes to take into account ~~Realty Income’s ownership of VEREIT’s assets following the Merger and~~ any changes in fact or law), containing representations of ~~Realty Income~~Parent reasonably necessary or appropriate to enable ~~Realty Income~~Parent REIT Counsel to render the tax opinion described in Section ~~6.2(d)~~6.2(e) and any similar opinion described in Section 4.2(d)(ii), and (iv) deliver to ~~Realty Income~~Parent Merger Counsel and ~~VEREIT~~Company Merger Counsel a tax representation letter in form and substance ~~substantially as set forth in~~ ~~Section 4.2(d)~~ ~~of the Realty Income Disclosure Letter, with such changes as are mutually agreeable~~reasonably satisfactory to ~~Realty Income, VEREIT, Realty Income~~Parent Merger Counsel and ~~VEREIT~~Company Merger Counsel, (such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) and such changes reasonably acceptable to VEREIT Merger Counsel and Realty Income Merger Counsel as may be necessary or appropriate to reflect the terms of the Separation, the OfficeCo Distribution, any OfficeCo Sale and any changes in the facts or the structure of the transaction after the date hereof, containing representations of ~~Realty Income~~Parent and Merger Sub I reasonably necessary or appropriate to enable such counsel to render the applicable tax opinions described in Section ~~6.2(c)~~6.2(d) and Section ~~6.3(c)~~6.3(d) and any similar opinions described in Section ~~4.2(d)~~4.1(d)(ii) and Section ~~4.1(d)~~4.2(d)(ii).

ARTICLE V
ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS

Section 5.1 Preparation of Form S-4 and Proxy Statement; Company Stockholders ~~Meetings~~Meeting.

(a) As promptly as reasonably practicable following the date hereof, each of the parties hereto shall cooperate in preparing and shall cause to be filed with the SEC mutually acceptable proxy materials which shall constitute the ~~joint~~ proxy statement/prospectus relating to the matters to be submitted to the ~~VEREIT~~Company stockholders at the ~~VEREIT~~Company Stockholders Meeting (as defined below) ~~and to the Realty Income stockholders at the Realty Income Stockholders Meeting (as defined below)~~ (such ~~joint~~ proxy statement/prospectus, and any amendments or supplements thereto, the “~~Joint~~ Proxy Statement/Prospectus”), and ~~Realty Income (and, if required, Merger Sub 1 and Merger Sub 2)~~Parent shall prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 (of which the ~~Joint~~ Proxy Statement/Prospectus shall be a part) with respect to the ~~Realty Income~~Parent Stock Issuance (such Form S-4, and any amendments or supplements thereto, the “Form S-4”). Each of the parties hereto shall use reasonable best efforts to have the ~~Joint~~ Proxy Statement/Prospectus cleared by the SEC and the Form S-4 become effective or be declared effective by the SEC and to keep the Form S-4 effective as long as is necessary to consummate the ~~Mergers~~Merger and the other transactions contemplated thereby. ~~VEREIT~~The Company and ~~Realty Income~~Parent shall, as promptly as practicable after receipt thereof, provide the other party with copies of any written comments and advise the other party of any oral comments with respect to the ~~Joint~~ Proxy Statement/Prospectus or the Form S-4 received from the SEC. Each party shall cooperate and provide the other party with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on any amendment or supplement to the ~~Joint~~ Proxy Statement/Prospectus and the Form S-4 prior to filing such with the SEC, and each party will provide the other party with a copy of all such filings made with the SEC. Each party shall use its reasonable best efforts to take any action required to

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be taken under any applicable state securities laws in connection with the ~~Mergers~~Merger and the ~~Realty Income~~Parent Stock Issuance, and each party shall furnish all information concerning it and the holders of its capital ~~stock or shares of common~~ stock as may be reasonably requested in connection with any such action. Each party will advise the other party, promptly after it receives notice thereof, of the time when the Form S-4 has become effective, the issuance of any stop order, the suspension of the qualification of the ~~Realty Income~~Parent Common Stock issuable in connection with the ~~Mergers~~Merger for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or any request by the SEC for amendment of the ~~Joint~~ Proxy Statement/Prospectus or the Form S-4. If, at any time prior to the ~~Partnership Merger~~ Effective Time, any information relating to either of the parties, or their respective affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by either party, and such information should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to any of the Form S-4 or the ~~Joint~~ Proxy Statement/Prospectus so that such documents would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the party that discovers such information shall promptly notify the other party hereto and, to the extent required by law, rules or regulations, an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information shall be promptly filed with the SEC and disseminated to the stockholders of ~~VEREIT and Realty Income.~~the Company.

(b) ~~VEREIT~~The Company shall duly take all lawful action to call, give notice of, convene and hold a meeting of its stockholders as promptly as practicable following the date upon which the Form S-4 becomes effective (the “~~VEREIT~~Company Stockholders Meeting”) for the purpose of obtaining the ~~VEREIT~~Company Required Stockholders Vote. Unless a Change in ~~VEREIT~~Company Recommendation (as defined below) has occurred in accordance with Section 5.4, the Board of Directors of ~~VEREIT~~the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain from the stockholders of ~~VEREIT~~ the ~~VEREIT~~Company Required Stockholders Vote. ~~VEREIT~~The Company covenants that, unless a Change in ~~VEREIT~~Company Recommendation has occurred in accordance with Section 5.4, ~~VEREIT~~the Company will, through its Board of Directors, recommend to its

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stockholders approval of the Merger and further covenants that the ~~Joint~~ Proxy Statement/Prospectus and the Form S-4 will include such recommendation. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 5.1(b), if, on a date for which the ~~VEREIT~~Company Stockholders Meeting is scheduled, ~~VEREIT~~the Company has not received proxies representing a sufficient number of shares of ~~VEREIT~~the Company Common Stock to obtain ~~the VEREIT~~Company Required Stockholders Vote, whether or not a quorum is present, ~~VEREIT~~the Company shall have the right to make one or more successive postponements or adjournments of the ~~VEREIT~~Company Stockholders ~~Meeting;~~Meeting solely for the purpose of and for the time reasonably necessary to solicit additional proxies and obtain the Company Required Stockholders Vote; provided that (i) the ~~VEREIT~~Company shall have first reasonably consulted with Parent and (ii) the Company Stockholders Meeting is not postponed or adjourned to a date that is more than thirty (30) days after the date for which the ~~VEREIT~~Company Stockholders Meeting was originally scheduled (excluding any adjournments or postponements required by applicable Law). ~~VEREIT~~The Company agrees that, unless this Agreement shall have been terminated in accordance with Section 7.1, its obligations to hold the ~~VEREIT~~Company Stockholders Meeting pursuant to this Section 5.1(b) shall not be affected by the commencement, public proposal, public disclosure or communication to ~~VEREIT~~the Company of any Acquisition Proposal (as defined below) or by any Change in ~~VEREIT~~Company Recommendation.

~~(c) Realty Income~~ During the term of this Agreement, the Company shall ~~duly take all lawful action~~not be permitted to ~~call, give notice of, convene and hold a meeting~~submit to the vote of its stockholders ~~as promptly as practicable following the date upon which the Form S-4 becomes effective (the “Realty Income Stockholders Meeting”) for the purpose of obtaining the Realty Income Required Stockholders Vote. Unless a Change in Realty Income Recommendation has occurred in accordance with~~ ~~Section 5.4~~, the Board of Directors of Realty Income shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain from the stockholders of Realty Income the Realty Income Required Stockholders Vote. Realty Income covenants that, unless a Change in Realty Income Recommendation has occurred in accordance with ~~Section 5.4,~~ ~~Realty Income will, through its Board of Directors, recommend to its stockholders approval of the Realty Income Stock Issuance and further covenants that the Joint Proxy Statement/~~~~Prospectus and the Form S-4 will include such recommendation. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this~~ ~~Section 5.1(c)~~, if, on a date for which the Realty Income Stockholders Meeting is scheduled, Realty Income has not received proxies representing a sufficient number of shares of Realty Income Common Stock to obtain the Realty Income Required Stockholders Vote, whether or not a quorum is present, Realty Income shall have the right to make one or more successive postponements or adjournments of the Realty Income Stockholders Meeting; ~~provided~~ that the Realty Income Stockholders Meeting is not postponed or adjourned to a date that is more than thirty (30) days after the date for which the Realty Income Stockholders Meeting was originally scheduled (excluding any adjournments or postponements required by applicable Law). Realty Income agrees that, unless this Agreement shall have

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~~been terminated in accordance with~~ ~~Section 7.1, its obligations to hold the Realty Income Stockholders Meeting pursuant to this~~ ~~Section 5.1(c)~~ ~~shall not be affected by the commencement, public proposal, public disclosure or communication to Realty Income of~~ any Acquisition Proposal ~~or by any Change in Realty Income Recommendation.~~

~~(d) Each~~other than the Merger prior to the termination of ~~the parties hereto shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause the VEREIT Stockholders Meeting and the Realty Income Stockholders Meeting to be held on the same date.~~this Agreement.

Section 5.2 Access to Information.

(a) For purposes of facilitating the transactions contemplated hereby, and subject to applicable Law, upon reasonable request and advance notice, ~~each of~~ the ~~parties hereto~~Company shall (and shall cause ~~each of their respective~~its Subsidiaries to) afford to ~~the~~Parent’s Representatives ~~of the other parties~~ reasonable access, during normal business hours, ~~and in accordance with reasonable procedures established by such party,~~ during the period prior to the ~~Partnership Merger~~ Effective Time, to all its properties (other than for purposes of invasive testing), books, Contracts, records and Representatives, and, during such period, ~~each of~~ the ~~parties~~Company shall (and shall cause ~~each of their respective~~its Subsidiaries to) make available to ~~the other parties,~~Parent, upon ~~any other party’s~~Parent’s reasonable request, (i) a copy of each report, schedule, registration statement and other document filed or received by itthe Company during such period pursuant to the requirements of Federal or state securities laws, or the rules and regulations of self-regulatory organizations (other than reports or documents which ~~such party~~the Company is not permitted to disclose under applicable Law) and (ii) all other information concerning ~~its~~the Company’s business, properties and personnel as ~~such other party~~the Parent may reasonably ~~request;~~ ~~provided~~, ~~however~~, that (x) any physical access to the properties, information and personnel of any party and its Subsidiaries may be limited to the extent such party reasonably determines in good faith, in light of COVID-19 or any COVID-19 Measures, that such access would reasonably be expected to jeopardize the health and safety of any employee of such party or its Subsidiaries, and (y) Realty Income and its Subsidiaries shall only be required to provide access or make available such information pursuant to the foregoing sentence to the extent such information is necessary for VEREIT and its Subsidiaries’ to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything in this ~~Section 5.2(a)~~ to the contrary, neither Realty Income nor VEREIT nor any of their respective Subsidiaries or representatives shall, without the other party’s prior consent (not to be unreasonably withheld conditioned or delayed), communicate with any employees of the other party, other than, with respect to Realty Income, the employees set forth on ~~Section 5.2~~ ~~of the Realty Income Disclosure Letter, and with respect to VEREIT, the employees set forth on~~ ~~Section 5.2~~ ~~of the VEREIT Disclosure Letter~~;~~provided~~ ~~that the parties shall, following~~request. Following the date ~~hereof, promptly~~of this Agreement, the Company and Parent shall use reasonable efforts to develop a mutually acceptable ~~protocol~~protocols to manage communications between the parties and their respective employees. ~~In addition, neither party~~The Company further agrees to use reasonable best efforts to provide all available Company Leases to Parent as promptly as practicable following the date hereof. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to provide access to or to disclose information where such access or disclosure would jeopardize the attorney-client privilege of the institution in possession or control of such information or contravene any Law, rule, regulation, ~~order,~~Order, judgment or decree. The ~~parties~~Company will make appropriate substitute disclosure arrangements under circumstances in which the restrictions of the preceding sentence apply. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, ~~neither Realty Income nor VEREIT~~the Company shall not be required to provide any access or make any disclosure to the other pursuant to this Section 5.2 to the extent such access or information is reasonably pertinent to a litigation where ~~Realty Income~~Parent or any of its affiliates, on the one hand, and ~~VEREIT~~the Company or any of its affiliates, on the other hand, are adverse parties or reasonably likely to become adverse parties.

(b) The parties will hold any such information which is nonpublic in confidence to the extent required by, and in accordance with, the provisions of (i) the ~~Amended and Restated~~ Confidentiality Agreement between ~~VEREIT~~the Company and ~~Realty Income,~~Parent, dated as of ~~March 12, 2021,~~August 21, 2022 and (ii) the Confidentiality Agreement between Parent and the Company, dated as of September 25, 2023, and as iteach may be amended from time to time (the “Confidentiality ~~Agreement~~Agreements”), which Confidentiality ~~Agreement~~Agreements will remain in full force and effect; provided that in the event this Agreement is terminated at any time prior to the Effective Time, the terms of the Confidentiality ~~Agreement~~Agreements shall survive for a period of two (2) years following such termination.

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Section 5.3 Reasonable Best Efforts.

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promptly, and to assist and cooperate with each other in doing, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Law to cause the conditions in Article IVVI to be satisfied and to consummate and make effective the ~~Mergers~~Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement as soon as practicable, including preparing and filing as promptly as practicable all documentation to effect all necessary filings, notices, petitions, statements, registrations, submissions of information, applications and other documents necessary to consummate the ~~Mergers~~Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, each of the parties hereto agrees to (i) use its reasonable best efforts to cooperate with the other party in determining which filings are required to be made prior to the Closing with, and which consents, clearances, approvals, waiting period expirations or terminations, Permits or authorizations are required to be obtained prior to the Closing from, any Governmental Entity in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the ~~Mergers~~Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and in timely making all such filings, (ii) promptly furnish the other party, subject in appropriate cases to appropriate confidentiality agreements to limit disclosure to outside lawyers and consultants, with such information and reasonable assistance as such other party and its affiliates may reasonably request in connection with their preparation of necessary filings, registrations and submissions of information to any Governmental Entity, (iii) supply as promptly as reasonably practicable any additional information and documentary material that may be reasonably requested pursuant to any applicable Laws by any Governmental Entity, and (iv) take or cause to be taken all other actions necessary, proper or advisable to obtain applicable clearances, consents, authorizations, approvals or waivers and cause the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting periods with respect to the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement under any applicable Laws as promptly as practicable. In addition, each of ~~Realty Income~~Parent and ~~VEREIT~~the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to obtain all consents, approvals, waivers, licenses, permits, franchises, authorizations or Orders (“Consents”) of Persons other than Governmental Entities that are necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the ~~Mergers, the Separation, the OfficeCo Distribution and the other transactions contemplated thereby;~~Merger; provided, however, that ~~except as otherwise provided in~~ ~~Section 5.15~~ or ~~Exhibit A~~ ~~of this Agreement,~~ none of ~~Realty Income, VEREIT~~Parent, the Company nor any of their respective Subsidiaries shall be required to make, or commit or agree to make, any concession or payment to, or incur any liability to, any such non-Governmental Entity to obtain any such Consent that is not contingent on the closing of the Merger (unless the parties mutually consent to such concession, payment or liability (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed)).

(b) Each of the parties hereto shall, in connection with the efforts referenced in this Section 5.3(b), use its reasonable best efforts to: (i) cooperate in all respects with each other in connection with any investigation or other inquiry, including any proceeding initiated by a private party; (ii) promptly notify the other party of any communication concerning this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby to that party from or with any Governmental Entity and consider in good faith the views of the other party and keep the other party reasonably informed of the status of matters related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including furnishing the other with any written notices or other communications received by such party from, or given by such party to, any Governmental Entity and of any communication received or given in connection with any proceeding by a private party, in each case regarding any of the transactions contemplated hereby, except that any materials concerning one party’s valuation of the other party may be redacted; and (iii) permit the other party to review in draft any proposed communication to be submitted by it to any Governmental Entity with reasonable time and opportunity to comment, and consult with each other in advance of any in-person or telephonic meeting or conference with any Governmental Entity or, in connection with any proceeding by a private party, with any other Person, and, to the extent permitted by the applicable Governmental Entity or Person, not agree to participate in any meeting or discussion with any Governmental Entity relating to any filings or investigations concerning this Agreement and or any of the transactions contemplated hereby unless it invites the other party’s Representatives to attend in accordance with applicable Laws. The parties may, as they deem advisable and necessary, designate any competitively sensitive materials provided to the other under this Section 5.3 as “outside counsel only.” Such materials and the information contained therein shall be given only to outside counsel of the

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(c) In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, each of the parties hereto shall use its reasonable best efforts to resolve objections, if any, as may be asserted with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement under any Laws, including defending any lawsuits or other legal proceedings, whether judicial or administrative, challenging this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (including seeking to have any stay, temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction entered by any court or other Governmental Entity vacated or reversed).

(d) Each of ~~VEREIT,~~the Company, the Board of Directors of ~~VEREIT, Realty Income~~the Company, Parent and the Board of Directors of ~~Realty Income~~Parent shall, if any state takeover statute or similar statute becomes applicable to this Agreement, the ~~Mergers, the Separation, the OfficeCo Distribution~~Merger or any other transactions contemplated hereby, use all reasonable best efforts to ensure that the ~~Mergers, the OfficeCo Distribution~~Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement may be consummated as promptly as practicable on the terms contemplated hereby and otherwise to minimize the effect of such statute or regulation on this Agreement, the ~~Mergers~~Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby.

Section 5.4 Acquisition Proposals.

(a) ~~Each of VEREIT and Realty Income~~The Company agrees that neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any of the officers and directors of it or its Subsidiaries shall, and that it shall instruct and use its reasonable best efforts to cause its and its Subsidiaries’ Representatives not to, directly or indirectly, (i) initiate, solicit, knowingly encourage or facilitate any inquiries or the making of any proposal or offer with respect to, or a transaction to effect, a merger, reorganization, share sale, share exchange, asset sale, consolidation, business combination, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution or similar transaction involving any purchase or sale of 20% or more of the consolidated assets (including stock or other ownership interests) of it and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole and determined on a fair market value basis, or any purchase or sale of, or tender or exchange offer for, its voting securities that, if consummated, would result in any person (or the stockholders or other equity interest holders of such Person) beneficially owning securities representing 20% or more of its total voting power (or of the surviving parent entity in such transaction), in each case, other than any proposal, offer or transaction expressly permitted by ~~Section 5.15(d)~~ (any such proposal, offer or transaction (other than a proposal or offer made by one party to this Agreement or any Subsidiary thereof to another party to this Agreement or any Subsidiary thereof or any proposal, offer or transaction expressly permitted by ~~Section 5.15(d))~~ ~~being hereinafter referred to as~~ an “Acquisition Proposal,~~”),~~ (ii) participate in any discussions with or provide any confidential information or data to any ~~person~~Person relating to an Acquisition Proposal, or engage in any negotiations concerning an Acquisition Proposal, or knowingly facilitate any effort or attempt to make or implement an Acquisition Proposal, (iii) approve or execute or enter into any letter of intent, agreement in principle, merger agreement, asset purchase or share exchange agreement, option agreement or other similar agreement related to any Acquisition Proposal (an “Acquisition Agreement”) or (iv) propose or agree to do any of the foregoing.

(b)

~~(b)~~ (i) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board of Directors of ~~VEREIT and~~ the ~~Board of Directors of Realty Income~~Company shall ~~each~~ be permitted, prior to ~~its respective meeting of stockholders~~the Company Stockholders Meeting to be held pursuant to Section 5.1, and subject to (A) compliance with the other terms of this Section 5.4 and (B) first entering into a confidentiality agreement having provisions that are no less favorable to ~~such party~~the Company than those contained in the Confidentiality ~~Agreement~~Agreements (provided that such agreement need not contain any standstill or similar provision prohibiting the making of an Acquisition Proposal), to engage in discussions and negotiations with, or provide any nonpublic information or data to, any Person in response to an unsolicited bona fide written Acquisition Proposal by such Person first made after the date of this Agreement (that did not result from a material breach of this Section 5.4) and which the Board of Directors of ~~VEREIT or~~ the ~~Board of Directors of Realty Income, as applicable,~~Company concludes in good faith (after consultation with outside legal counsel and financial advisors) constitutes or is reasonably likely to result in a Superior Proposal, if and only to the extent that the directors of ~~VEREIT or of Realty Income, as applicable,~~the Company conclude in good faith (after consultation with their outside legal counsel) that failure to do so would reasonably be expected to result in a breach of their duties to ~~VEREIT or Realty Income, as applicable. VEREIT or Realty Income, as applicable,~~the Company. The Company shall provide ~~the other~~Parent with a copy of any nonpublic information or data provided to a third party pursuant to the prior sentence prior to or substantially concurrently with furnishing such information to such third party (except to the extent that such nonpublic information or data shall have been previously provided to ~~the other party)~~Parent).

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(ii) ~~Each party~~The Company shall notify ~~the other party~~Parent promptly (but in no event later than twenty-four (24) hours) after receipt of any Acquisition Proposal, or any request for nonpublic information relating to ~~such party~~the Company or any of its Subsidiaries by any ~~person~~Person that informs ~~such party~~the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that it is considering making, or has made, an Acquisition Proposal, or any inquiry from any ~~person~~Person seeking to have discussions or negotiations with such party relating to a possible Acquisition Proposal. Such notice shall be made orally and confirmed in writing, and shall indicate

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the identity of the Person making the Acquisition Proposal, inquiry or request and the ~~material~~ terms and conditions of any inquiries, proposals or offers (including a copy thereof if in writing and any related documentation or written ~~correspondence)~~correspondence, and/or a summary of the terms and conditions thereof if such inquiry, proposal or offer was not made in writing). ~~Each party~~The Company shall also promptly, and in any event within twenty-four (24) hours, notify ~~the other party,~~Parent, orally and in writing, if it enters into discussions or negotiations concerning any Acquisition Proposal or provides nonpublic information or data to any ~~person~~Person in accordance with this Section 5.4(b) and keep ~~the other party~~Parent reasonably informed of the status and terms of any such proposals, offers, discussions or negotiations on a reasonably current basis, including by providing a copy of all material documentation or written correspondence relating thereto. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, ~~each party~~the Company may contact any Person submitting an Acquisition Proposal after the date of this Agreement (that did not result from a material breach of this Section 5.4) to clarify and understand the terms of the Acquisition Proposal so as to determine whether such Acquisition Proposal constitutes or is reasonably likely to result in a Superior Proposal.

(iii) Except as provided in Section 5.4(b)(iv) or Section 5.4(b)(v), neither the Board of Directors of ~~VEREIT,~~ the ~~Board of Directors of Realty Income,~~Company nor any committee thereof shall (a) withhold, withdraw, modify or qualify in any manner adverse to the other party, or propose publicly to withhold, withdraw, modify or qualify in any manner adverse to the other party, the ~~approval, recommendation or declaration of advisability by the~~Company Board ~~of Directors of VEREIT or the Board of Directors of Realty Income, as applicable, or any such committee thereof with respect to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby,~~Recommendation, (b) fail to include the ~~approval, recommendation or declaration of advisability by the~~Company Board ~~of Directors of VEREIT or the Board of Directors of Realty Income, as applicable, or any such committee thereof with respect to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby~~Recommendation in the ~~Joint~~ Proxy ~~Statement/Prospectus,~~Statement, (c) make or publicly propose to make any recommendation in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer commenced by a third party other than a recommendation against such offer or a customary “stop, look and listen” communication or (d) in the event an Acquisition Proposal has been publicly announced or publicly disclosed, fail to publicly reaffirm the ~~approval, recommendation or declaration of advisability by the~~Company Board ~~of Directors of VEREIT or the Board of Directors of Realty Income, as applicable, or any such committee thereof with respect to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby~~Recommendation within five (5) Business Days of ~~the other party’s~~Parent’s written request that ~~Realty Income or VEREIT, as applicable,~~the Company do so (~~provided~~(provided that a party shall be entitled to make such a written request for reaffirmation only once with respect to each Acquisition Proposal and once for each material amendment to each such Acquisition Proposal) (any of the foregoing clause (a), (b), (c) or this clause (d), a “Change in ~~VEREIT~~Company Recommendation” ~~or a “Change in Realty Income Recommendation,” respectively)~~).

(iv) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, with respect to an Acquisition Proposal, the Board of Directors of ~~VEREIT or Board of Directors of Realty Income, as applicable,~~the Company may make a Change in ~~VEREIT~~Company Recommendation ~~or a Change in Realty Income Recommendation, as applicable~~ (and in the event that the Board of Directors of ~~VEREIT~~the Company determines such Acquisition Proposal to be a Superior Proposal, in accordance with this Section 5.4, terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section ~~7.1(d)(i)~~7.1(c)), in each case (including with respect to any such termination), if and only if (A) an unsolicited bona fide written Acquisition Proposal (that did not result from a material breach by the Company of this Section 5.4) is made to ~~VEREIT or Realty Income, as applicable,~~the Company by a third party, and such Acquisition Proposal is not withdrawn, (B) the Board of Directors of ~~VEREIT or~~ the ~~Board of Directors of Realty Income, as applicable,~~Company has concluded in good faith (after consultation with outside legal counsel and financial advisors) that such Acquisition Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal, (C) the Board of Directors of ~~VEREIT or of Realty Income, as applicable,~~the Company has concluded in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel) that failure to do so would reasonably be expected to result in a breach of its duties to ~~VEREIT or Realty~~

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~~Income, as applicable,~~the Company, (D) four (4) Business Days (the “Notice Period”) shall have elapsed since the ~~party proposing to take such action~~Company has given written notice to ~~the other party~~Parent advising ~~such other party~~Parent that the ~~notifying party~~Company intends to take such action and specifying in reasonable detail the reasons therefor, including the terms and conditions of any such Superior Proposal that is the basis of the proposed action (a “Notice of Recommendation Change”) (it being understood that any amendment to any material term of such Superior Proposal shall require a new Notice of Recommendation Change and a new Notice Period, except that the four (4) Business Day Notice Period referred to in clause (D) above shall instead be equal to the longer of (1) three (3) Business Days or (2) the period remaining under the Notice Period under clause (D) above immediately prior to the delivery of such additional notice under this clause (D)), (E) during the Notice Period, the ~~notifying party~~Company has considered and, at the ~~reasonable~~ request of ~~the other party,~~Parent, engaged in good faith discussions and negotiations with ~~such party~~Parent regarding, any adjustment or modification of the terms of this Agreement proposed by ~~the other party,~~Parent, and (F) the Board of Directors of the ~~party proposing~~Company, following the Notice Period, again reasonably determines in good faith (after consultation with outside legal counsel, and taking into account any adjustment or modification of the terms of this

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Agreement proposed by Parent) that failure to do so would reasonably be expected to result in a breach of its duties to the Company.

(v) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in circumstances not involving or relating to an Acquisition Proposal, the Board of Directors of the Company may make a Change in Company Recommendation if and only if (A) an Intervening Event shall have occurred, (B) the Board of Directors of the Company has first reasonably determined in good faith (after consultation with outside legal counsel) that failure to make a Change in Company Recommendation would reasonably be expected to result in a breach of its duties to the Company, (C) the Notice Period shall have elapsed since the Company has given a Notice of Recommendation Change to Parent advising that the Company intends to take such action and specifying in reasonable detail the reasons therefor, including the facts and circumstances relating to the applicable Intervening Event in reasonable detail, (D) during the Notice Period, the Company has considered and, at the request of Parent, engaged in good faith discussions and negotiations with Parent regarding, any adjustment or modification of the terms of this Agreement proposed by Parent, and (E) the Board of Directors of the Company, following the Notice Period, again reasonably determines in good faith (after consultation with outside legal counsel, and taking into account any adjustment or modification of the terms of this Agreement proposed by the other party) that failure to ~~do so~~make a Change in Company Recommendation would reasonably be expected to result in a breach of its duties to ~~such party.~~

~~(v) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to~~ the contrary, in circumstances not involving or relating to an Acquisition Proposal, the Board of Directors of VEREIT or Board of Directors of Realty Income, as applicable, may make a Change in VEREIT Recommendation or a Change in Realty Income Recommendation, as applicable, if and only if (A) a material development or material change in circumstances has first occurred or arisen after the date of this Agreement that was neither known to such party nor reasonably foreseeable as of the date of this Agreement; ~~provided~~, that (x) such change or development does not relate to an Acquisition Proposal and (y) in no event shall the fact in and of itself that VEREIT or Realty Income meets or exceeds or fails to meet or exceed internal or published projections, forecasts or revenue or earnings predictions for any period constitute such a material development or material change in circumstances that was not reasonably foreseeable as of the date of this Agreement (but the foregoing shall not exclude any change or development underlying such failure to meet or exceed such projections, forecasts or predictions), (B) the Board of Directors of the party proposing to take such action has first reasonably determined in good faith (after consultation with outside legal counsel) that failure to do so would reasonably be expected to result in a breach of its duties to such party, (C) the Notice Period shall have elapsed since the party proposing to take such action has given a Notice of Recommendation Change to the other party advising that the notifying party intends to take such action and specifying in reasonable detail the reasons therefor, (D) during the Notice Period, the notifying party has considered and, at the reasonable request of the other party, engaged in good faith discussions with such party regarding, any adjustment or modification of the terms of this Agreement proposed by the other party, and (E) the Board of Directors of the party proposing to take such action, following the Notice Period, again reasonably determines in good faith (after consultation with outside legal counsel, and taking into account any adjustment or modification of the terms of this Agreement proposed by the other party) that failure to do so would reasonably be expected to result in a breach of its duties to such party.Company.

(vi) Nothing contained in this Section 5.4 shall prohibit ~~either party~~the Company or its Subsidiaries from taking and disclosing to its stockholders a position contemplated by Rule 14e-2(a) promulgated under the Exchange Act or from making a statement contemplated by Item 1012(a) of Regulation M-A or Rule 14d-9 promulgated under the Exchange Act, or from issuing a “stop, look and listen” statement pending disclosure of its position thereunder; provided, however, that compliance with such rules shall not in any way limit or modify the effect that any action taken pursuant to such rules has under any other provision of this Agreement, including Section 7.1(c) or Section 7.1(d) or ~~Section 7.1(e)~~, as applicable; and provided,further that any such disclosure that addresses ~~or relates to~~ the approval, recommendation or declaration of advisability by the Board of Directors of ~~such party, as applicable,~~the Company with respect to this Agreement or an Acquisition Proposal shall not be deemed to be a Change in ~~VEREIT~~Company Recommendation ~~or Change in Realty Income Recommendation, as applicable, unless~~if the Board of Directors of ~~such party,~~the Company, in connection with such communication, publicly states that its recommendation with respect to this Agreement and the transactions

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contemplated hereby has not changed or ~~refers to~~expressly reaffirms the ~~prior recommendation of such party,~~Company Board Recommendation, without disclosing any Change in ~~VEREIT Recommendation or Change in Realty Income Recommendation, as applicable.~~Company Recommendation.

(c) ~~Each of VEREIT and Realty Income~~The Company agrees that (i) it will and will cause its Subsidiaries, and its and their Representatives to, cease immediately and terminate any and all existing activities, discussions or negotiations with any third parties conducted heretofore with respect to any Acquisition Proposal and (ii) except with respect to ~~VEREIT~~the Company and its Subsidiaries, it will not release any third party from, or waive any confidentiality provisions of, any confidentiality or standstill agreement to which it or any of its Subsidiaries is a party ~~with respect to any Acquisition Proposal,~~ and will use reasonable efforts to enforce the confidentiality provisions of such ~~agreements. Each~~agreements; provided that, if the Board of ~~VEREIT and Realty Income~~Directors of the Company determines in good faith after consultation with the Company’s outside legal counsel that the failure to waive a particular standstill provision would reasonably be expected to be inconsistent with the directors’ duties under applicable Law, the Company may waive such standstill solely to the extent necessary to permit the applicable Person (if it has not been solicited in material violation of this Section 5.4) to make, on a confidential basis to the Board of Directors of the Company, an Acquisition Proposal, conditioned upon such Person agreeing to disclosure of such Acquisition Proposal to Parent, in each case as contemplated by this Section 5.4 so long as the Company promptly notifies Parent thereof after granting any such waiver. The Company agrees that it will use its reasonable best efforts to promptly inform its and its Subsidiaries’ respective Representatives of the obligations undertaken in this Section 5.4.

(d) ~~Neither party~~The Company shall not submit to the vote of its stockholders any Acquisition Proposal other than the Merger ~~the Realty Income Stock Issuance~~ and the other transactions contemplated hereby prior to the termination of this Agreement.

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(e) For purposes of this Agreement, “Superior Proposal” ~~for VEREIT or Realty Income~~ means a bona fide written Acquisition Proposal that the Board of Directors of ~~VEREIT or Board of Directors of Realty Income, respectively,~~the Company concludes in good faith, after consultation with its financial advisors and outside legal counsel, taking into account all legal, financial, regulatory and other aspects of the proposal and the Person making the proposal (including any break-up fees, expense reimbursement provisions, conditions to consummation and certainty, and speed of Closing), (i) is more favorable to the stockholders of ~~VEREIT or Realty Income, respectively,~~the Company than the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and (ii) is reasonably likely to receive all required governmental approvals on a timely basis and otherwise reasonably capable of being completed on the terms proposed; provided that, for purposes of this definition of “Superior Proposal,” the term Acquisition Proposal shall have the meaning assigned to such term in ~~Section 5.4(a)~~Article IX, except that the ~~reference~~references to “20% ~~or more”~~” in the definition of “Acquisition Proposal” shall be deemed to be a ~~reference~~references to “75% ~~or more.~~.”

Section 5.5 NYSE Listing. ~~Realty Income~~Parent shall use reasonable best efforts to cause (a) the shares of ~~Realty Income~~Parent Common Stock to be issued in the ~~Mergers and~~Merger, (b) the shares of ~~Realty Income~~Parent Series A Preferred Stock to be issued in the Merger, and (c) the shares of Parent Common Stock to be reserved for issuance upon exercise or settlement of ~~Realty Income~~Parent Equity Awards issued at the Effective Time, in each case, to be approved for listing on the NYSE as promptly as practicable, subject to official notice of issuance.

Section 5.6 Employee Matters.

(a) For a period of one (1) year following the Effective Time (or, if earlier, the date of the applicable employee’s termination of employment), ~~Realty Income~~Parent shall provide, or shall cause to be provided, to each employee of ~~VEREIT~~the Company and its Subsidiaries immediately prior to the Effective Time (each, a “~~VEREIT~~Company Employee”), ~~for so long as such VEREIT Employee~~who continues employment with ~~Realty Income~~Parent or its Subsidiaries (including the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries) following the Effective Time ~~(and in the case of clause (iv), for the applicable period following termination of such VEREIT Employee’s employment)~~(each, a “Continuing Employee”), (i) ~~at least the~~ base compensation that is no less than that provided to such ~~VEREIT~~Continuing Employee immediately prior to the Effective ~~Time;~~Time, and (ii) an annual bonus opportunity that is no less favorable than is provided to similarly situated employees of Realty Income or its Subsidiaries; (iii) long-term incentive award opportunities, whether cash or equity, that are no less favorable than are provided to similarly situated employees of Realty Income or its Subsidiaries; (iv) the severancehealth and welfare benefits ~~set forth on~~ ~~Section 5.6(a)~~ ~~of the VEREIT Disclosure Letter in accordance with the terms and conditions described thereon; and (v) other employee benefits~~ (excluding ~~for this purpose, the compensation contemplated by clauses (i)-(iv) above and~~ defined benefit pension plans, post-retirement medical and welfare plans, equity and equity-based incentives, severance, retention, change in control or similar plans, policies or agreements), that are substantially comparable in the aggregate to those provided to (x) a similarly situated employee of ~~Realty Income~~Parent or its ~~Subsidiaries;~~ ~~provided~~ ~~that, for purposes of this clause (v), the employee benefits generally provided to employees of VEREIT and its~~ Subsidiaries, or (y) such Continuing Employee as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, ~~shall be deemed to be substantially comparable~~as elected by Parent in ~~the aggregate to those provided to similarly situated employees of Realty Income or~~ its ~~Subsidiaries,~~sole discretion, it being understood that the ~~VEREIT~~Continuing Employees may

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commence participation in the “employee benefit plans,” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA (whether or not subject to ERISA), maintained by ~~Realty Income~~Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (collectively, the “New Plans”) at such times as are determined by ~~Realty Income.~~Parent.

(b) For purposes of any New Plans providing benefits to any ~~VEREIT~~Continuing Employees after the Effective Time, ~~Realty Income~~Parent shall, or shall cause its applicable Subsidiary to: (i) use commercially reasonable efforts to waive all pre-existing conditions, exclusions and waiting periods with respect to participation and coverage requirements applicable to the ~~VEREIT~~Continuing Employees and their eligible dependents under any New Plans in which such employees may be eligible to participate after the Effective Time, except, with respect to pre-existing conditions or exclusions, to the extent such pre-existing conditions or exclusions would apply under the analogous ~~VEREIT~~Company Benefit Plan; (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to provide each ~~VEREIT~~Continuing Employee and their eligible dependents under any New Plan with credit for any co-payments and deductibles paid during the portion of the plan year of the corresponding ~~VEREIT~~Company Benefit Plan ending on the date such ~~VEREIT~~Continuing Employee’s participation in the New Plan begins (to the same extent that such credit was given under the analogous ~~VEREIT~~Company Benefit Plan prior to the date that the ~~VEREIT~~Continuing Employee first participates in the New Plan) in satisfying any applicable deductible or out-of-pocket requirements under the New Plan; and (iii) recognize all service of the ~~VEREIT~~Continuing Employees with ~~VEREIT~~the Company and its Subsidiaries (and any predecessors or affiliates thereof), for all purposes in any New Plan in which such employees may be eligible to participate after the Effective Time to the same extent such service was taken into account under the analogous ~~VEREIT~~Company Benefit Plan prior to the date that the ~~VEREIT~~Continuing Employee first participates in the New Plan; provided, however, that the foregoing clause (iii) shall not apply (A) to the extent it would result in duplication of benefits, or (B) for any purpose with respect to any defined benefit pension plan, postretirement welfare plan or any New Plan under which similarly situated employees of ~~Realty Income~~Parent and its Subsidiaries do not receive credit for prior service or that is grandfathered or frozen, either with respect to level of benefits or participation.

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(c) If the parties agree (which agreement shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) not less than ten (10) Business Days before the Closing Date, ~~VEREIT~~the Company shall adopt resolutions and take such corporate action as is necessary to terminate the ~~VEREIT~~Company Benefit Plans that are Tax-qualified defined contribution plans (collectively, the “~~VEREIT~~Company Qualified DC Plan”), effective as of the day prior to the Closing Date. The form and substance of such resolutions and any other actions taken in connection with the foregoing termination shall be subject to the review and comment of ~~Realty Income~~Parent (which comments shall be considered by ~~VEREIT~~the Company in good faith). If the ~~VEREIT~~Company Qualified DC Plan is terminated prior to the Closing Date, ~~Realty Income~~Parent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the ~~VEREIT~~Continuing Employees who participated in the ~~VEREIT~~Company Qualified DC Plan as of the day prior to the Closing Date to be eligible to participate in a Tax-qualified defined contribution plan maintained by Parent or one of ~~Realty Income or a Subsidiary~~its Subsidiaries thereof on the Closing Date. Upon the distribution of the assets in the accounts under the ~~VEREIT~~Company Qualified DC Plan to the participants, ~~Realty Income~~Parent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause an applicable Tax-qualified defined contribution plan of ~~Realty Income~~Parent or its Subsidiaries to accept a rollover from such participants who are then actively employed by ~~Realty Income~~Parent or its Subsidiaries who elect the rollover of (i) the cash portion of any “eligible rollover distributions” ~~(within~~(within the meaning of Section 402(c)(4) of the Code) to such employee from the ~~VEREIT~~Company Qualified DC Plan and (ii) the portion of any such eligible rollover distribution that consists of a promissory note applicable to a loan from the ~~VEREIT~~Company Qualified DC Plan to such employee.

(d) ~~(i) If~~From and after the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time, ~~occurs prior~~the Company agrees that any written communications to the ~~date on which annual bonuses with respect~~Company Employees regarding the terms and conditions of their employment (including compensation and benefits) following the Closing shall be subject to ~~VEREIT’s 2021 fiscal year are paid to employees of VEREIT~~prior review and approval by Parent and its ~~Subsidiaries (the “2021 Annual Bonus Payment Date”), then Realty Income~~outside counsel (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). Parent and the Company shall ~~pay to each VEREIT Employee who is eligible to receive an annual cash bonus from VEREIT or a Subsidiary thereof as of immediately prior to~~take the ~~Effective Time under VEREIT’s annual bonus program (the “VEREIT Annual Bonus Program~~”), (x) if such VEREIT Employee remains actively employed by VEREIT, Realty Income or any of their respective Subsidiaries through December 31, 2021, a 2021 annual bonus in an amount equal to 100% of such VEREIT Employee’s target 2021 annual bonus amount, payable no later than March 15, 2022 or (y) if such VEREIT Employee’s employment is terminated without Cause (as definedemployee-related actions described in Section ~~5.6(d)~~5.6 of the ~~VEREIT~~Company Disclosure Schedule) by Realty Income or any of its Subsidiaries (including the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries) on or after the Effective Time and prior to December 31, 2021, a prorated 2021 annual bonus, payable within thirty (30) days following termination of employment, equal

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to the product of (A) the amount equal to 100% of such VEREIT Employee’s target 2021 annual bonus amount, multiplied by (B) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days during 2021 that the VEREIT Employee was employed by VEREIT, Realty Income or any of their respective Subsidiaries and the denominator of which is 365 (provided that such prorated 2021 annual bonus shall not be payable to any VEREIT Employee who is otherwise entitled to receive, and does receive, a prorated annual bonus payment for the same period of service under the terms of such VEREIT Employee’s employment agreement with VEREIT or pursuant to any other VEREIT plan, policy agreement or arrangement).

(ii) If the Effective Time occurs on or after January 1, 2022, then Realty Income shall pay to each VEREIT Employee who is eligible to receive an annual cash bonus from VEREIT or a Subsidiary thereof as of immediately prior to the Effective Time under the VEREIT Annual Bonus Program, whose employment is terminated without Cause (as defined in Letter~~Section 5.6(d)~~ of the VEREIT Disclosure Schedule) by Realty Income or any of its Subsidiaries (including the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries) on or within ninety (90) days following the Effective Time, a prorated 2022 annual bonus, payable within thirty (30) days following termination of employment, equal to the product of (x) the amount equal to 100% of such VEREIT Employee’s target 2022 annual bonus amount (or target 2021 annual bonus amount if the 2022 annual bonus target has not yet been set) under the VEREIT Annual Bonus Program, multiplied by (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days during 2022 that the VEREIT Employee was employed by VEREIT, Realty Income or any of their respective Subsidiaries and the denominator of which is 365 (~~provided~~ that such prorated 2022 annual bonus shall not be payable to any VEREIT Employee who is otherwise entitled to receive, and does receive, a prorated annual bonus payment for the same period of service under the terms of such VEREIT Employee’s employment agreement with VEREIT or pursuant to any other VEREIT plan, policy agreement or arrangement).

(e) ~~Realty Income and VEREIT shall cooperate in good faith in order to include provisions substantially similar to the provisions of this~~ ~~Section 5.6~~ ~~in the documentation for the OfficeCo Distribution with respect to employees of OfficeCo who were employed by VEREIT and its Subsidiaries as of immediately prior to the Effective Time.~~

~~(f)~~ The provisions of this Section 5.6 are solely for the benefit of the parties to this Agreement, no current or former director, employee or other service provider or any other ~~person~~Person shall be a third-party beneficiary of this Agreement, and nothing herein shall be construed as an amendment to any ~~Realty Income~~Parent Benefit Plan, ~~VEREIT~~Company Benefit Plan or other compensation or ~~Benefit Plan~~benefit plan or arrangement for any purpose. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, nothing contained in this Agreement shall obligate ~~Realty Income, VEREIT~~Parent, the Company or any of their respective affiliates to (i) maintain any particular Benefit Plan or (ii) retain the employment or services of any current or former director, employee or other service provider.

Section 5.7 Fees and Expenses. Whether or not the Merger is consummated, all costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby shall be paid by the party incurring such expense, except ~~as otherwise provided in~~ ~~Section 7.2~~, ~~Section 5.15~~ or ~~Exhibit A~~ ~~and except~~ that (a) if the ~~Mergers are~~Merger is consummated, the Surviving Corporation shall pay, or cause to be paid, any and all Transfer Taxes imposed in connection with the ~~Mergers,~~Merger, and (b) expenses incurred in connection with filing, printing and mailing the ~~Joint~~ Proxy Statement/Prospectus, the Form S-4, ~~the OfficeCo Distribution Prospectus and the Form 10~~ and filing fees of the parties to this Agreement in connection with any filings required under the Laws governing antitrust or merger control matters related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be shared equally by ~~VEREIT~~the Company and ~~Realty Income.~~Parent.

Section 5.8~~Governance~~.

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Income shall provide VEREIT with a true and correct copy of the resolutions of the Board of Directors of Realty Income providing for the appointment, effective as of the Effective Time, of such individuals.

(b) From and after the Effective Time, the parties intend to maintain the current office of VEREIT located in Phoenix, Arizona for a period of at least seven years from the date of this Agreement.

~~Section 5.9~~ Exculpation; Indemnification; Directors’ and Officers’ Insurance.

(a) From and after the Effective Time, ~~Realty Income~~Parent shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, exculpate, indemnify, defend and hold harmless, and provide advancement of expenses to, each Person who is now, or has been at any time prior to the date hereof or who becomes prior to the Effective Time, an officer or director of ~~VEREIT, Realty Income~~the Company or ~~their respective~~its Subsidiaries (the “Indemnified Parties”) against all losses, claims, damages, costs, expenses, liabilities or judgments or amounts arising from or in connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation based in whole or in part on the fact that such Person is or was a director, officer, manager or general partner of ~~VEREIT, Realty Income~~the Company or ~~their respective~~its Subsidiaries, as applicable, or was prior to the Effective Time serving at the request of any such party as a director or officer of another Person, and pertaining to any matter existing or occurring, or any acts or omissions occurring, at or prior to the Effective Time, whether asserted or claimed prior to, or at or after, the Effective Time (including matters, acts or omissions occurring in connection with the approval of this

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Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby), in each case, to the same extent such Persons are exculpated or indemnified or have the right to advancement of expenses as of the date of this Agreement by ~~VEREIT, Realty Income~~the Company or any of ~~their respective~~its Subsidiaries pursuant to any of their organizational documents or applicable Law in existence on the date hereof.

(b) Prior to the Effective Time, ~~each of VEREIT and Realty Income~~the Company may obtain and fully pay for a “tail” prepaid insurance ~~policy(ies), each~~policy, with a claim period of six (6) years from and after the Effective Time from an insurance carrier believed to be sound and reputable, with respect to directors’ and officers’ liability insurance and fiduciary insurance (“~~VEREIT D&O Insurance” and “Realty Income~~Company D&O Insurance”) for the current and former directors and officers of ~~VEREIT, Realty Income~~the Company and ~~their respective~~its Subsidiaries, as applicable, as to the status of each such ~~person~~Person as a director or officer of ~~VEREIT, Realty Income~~the Company or ~~any of their respective~~its Subsidiaries or the service of each such ~~person~~Person prior to the Effective Time at the request of any such party as a director or officer of another Person and for facts or events that occurred at or prior to the Effective Time, ~~each of~~ which ~~VEREIT D&O Insurance and Realty Income~~Company D&O Insurance: (i) shall not have an annual premium in excess of 300% of the last annual premium paid by ~~VEREIT (in~~ the ~~case of VEREIT D&O Insurance) or Realty Income (in the case of Realty Income D&O Insurance) (300% of such last annual premium paid by VEREIT, the~~Company (the “~~VEREIT~~Company Maximum Premium” ~~and 300% of such last annual premium paid by Realty Income, the “Realty Income Maximum Premium”, with respect to, as applicable, the existing directors’ and officers’ liability insurance and fiduciary insurance)~~ prior to the date hereof for its existing directors’ and officers’ liability insurance and fiduciary insurance; and (ii) shall have terms, conditions, retentions and limits of coverage no less favorable than the existing directors’ and officers’ liability insurance and fiduciary insurance for ~~VEREIT (in~~ the ~~case of the VEREIT D&O Insurance) and Realty Income (in the case of the Realty Income D&O Insurance)~~Company with respect to matters existing or occurring prior to the Effective Time (including with respect to acts or omissions occurring in connection with this Agreement and consummation of the transaction contemplated hereby); provided, however, that if terms, conditions, retentions and limits of coverage at least as favorable as the existing directors’ and officers’ liability insurance and fiduciary insurance for ~~VEREIT or Realty Income~~the Company cannot be obtained or can be obtained only by paying an annual premium in excess of the ~~applicable VEREIT~~Company Maximum Premium, ~~(in~~ the ~~case of the VEREIT D&O Insurance) or the applicable Realty Income Maximum Premium (in the case of the Realty Income D&O Insurance), VEREIT or Realty Income, as the case may be,~~Company may obtain as much similar insurance as is reasonably practicable for an annual premium equal to the applicable ~~VEREIT~~Company Maximum ~~Premium (in the case of the VEREIT D&O Insurance) or the applicable Realty Income Maximum Premium (in the case of the Realty Income D&O Insurance).~~Premium. After the Effective Time, ~~Realty Income~~Parent shall maintain such directors’ and officers’ liability insurance and fiduciary insurance policies in full force and effect for each of their full six (6) year terms and continue to honor its respective obligations under each policy. If ~~VEREIT or Realty Income~~the Company for any reason does not obtain such “tail” prepaid

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insurance as of the Effective Time, ~~Realty Income~~Parent (i) shall continue to maintain in effect, for a period of six (6) years from and after the Effective Time for the respective current and former directors and officers of ~~VEREIT, Realty Income~~the Company and ~~their respective~~its Subsidiaries as to the status of each such Person as a director or officer of ~~VEREIT, Realty Income~~the Company or ~~their respective~~its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, and for facts or events that occurred at or prior to the Effective Time, the existing directors’ and officers’ liability insurance and fiduciary insurance of ~~VEREIT or Realty Income, as applicable, each of~~the Company, which insurance shall not have an annual premium in excess of the applicable ~~VEREIT~~Company Maximum Premium ~~(in the case of the VEREIT D&O Insurance) or the applicable Realty Income Maximum Premium (in the case of the Realty Income D&O Insurance)~~ and shall have terms, conditions, retentions and limits of coverage at least as favorable as the existing directors’ and officers’ liability insurance and fiduciary insurance for ~~VEREIT and Realty Income, as applicable,~~the Company with respect to matters existing or occurring prior to the Effective Time (including with respect to acts or omissions occurring in connection with this Agreement and consummation of the transaction contemplated hereby); provided, however, that if terms, conditions, retentions and limits of coverage at least as favorable as such existing insurance cannot be obtained or can be obtained only by paying an annual premium in excess of the ~~applicable VEREIT~~Company Maximum Premium, ~~or the applicable Realty Income Maximum Premium, Realty Income~~Parent shall only be required to obtain as much similar insurance as is reasonably practicable for an annual premium equal to the ~~applicable VEREIT Maximum Premium or the applicable Realty Income~~Company Maximum Premium; and (ii) shall maintain such ~~respective~~ directors’ and officers’ liability insurance and fiduciary insurance ~~policies~~policy in full force and effect for ~~each of their~~its full six (6) year terms and continue to honor its obligations under ~~each~~such policy.

(c) If ~~Realty Income~~Parent or any of its successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other ~~person~~Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger, or (ii) transfers or conveys all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any ~~person,~~Person, then, and in each such case, to the extent necessary, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of ~~Realty Income~~Parent shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section ~~5.9~~5.8. ~~Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any obligation of Realty Income to maintain and honor insurance policies pursuant to this~~ ~~Section 5.9~~ ~~shall survive the Separation and the OfficeCo Distribution.~~

(d) ~~Realty Income~~Parent shall pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations provided in this Section ~~5.9~~5.8; provided, that such Indemnified Party provides an undertaking to repay such expenses to the extent it is determined by a final and non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction that such Person is not legally entitled to indemnification under Law.

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(e) The provisions of this Section ~~5.9~~5.8 (i) are intended to be for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each Indemnified Party and his or her heirs and Representatives, shall be binding on all successors and assigns of ~~Realty Income~~Parent and ~~VEREIT~~the Company and shall not be amended in a manner that is adverse to any Indemnified Party (including his or her successors, assigns and heirs) without the prior written consent of such Indemnified Party (including such successors, assigns and heirs) affected thereby, and (ii) are in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses or contribution that any such Person may have by contract or otherwise.

Section ~~5.10~~5.9 Dividends.

(a) From and after the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Effective Time and termination of this Agreement, neither ~~VEREIT, VEREIT OP~~the Company nor ~~Realty Income~~Parent shall make, declare or set aside any dividend or other distribution to its respective stockholders ~~or unitholders~~ without the prior written consent of ~~VEREIT~~the Company (in the case of ~~Realty Income)~~Parent) or ~~Realty Income~~Parent (in the case of ~~VEREIT or VEREIT OP)~~the Company); provided, however, that the written consent of the other party shall not be required for the declaration and payment of regular quarterly cash dividends by ~~VEREIT and~~ the ~~declaration and payment of~~Company or regular ~~quarterly cash distributions by VEREIT OP or~~ monthly ~~(in the case of Realty Income)~~ cash dividends by Parent, in each case, in accordance with past practice at a rate not in excess of the regular cash dividend most recently declared prior to the date of this Agreement with respect to each of the (i) shares of ~~VEREIT~~Company Common Stock (with respect to the Company) (including such shares subject to Company Restricted Stock Awards), (ii) shares of ~~VEREIT~~the Company Series FA Preferred Stock ~~VEREIT Partnership~~(with respect to the Company and solely to the extent required pursuant to the terms of Company Series FA Preferred ~~Units, VEREIT Partnership Common Units~~Stock in effect as of the date of this Agreement) and (iii) shares of ~~Realty Income~~Parent Common Stock ~~respectively,~~(with respect to Parent) (including such shares subject to Parent Restricted Stock Awards), subject to, in the case of subclause (i), customary increases in accordance with past practices (it being agreed that the timing of any

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such distributions permitted by this Section 5.9 will be coordinated so that, if either the holders of ~~VEREIT~~Company Common Stock or the Company Restricted Stock Awards or the holders of shares of ~~Realty Income~~Parent Common Stock or Parent Restricted Stock Awards receive a distribution for a particular period prior to the Closing Date, then the holders of shares of ~~Realty Income~~Parent Common Stock or Parent Restricted Stock Awards and the holders of ~~VEREIT~~Company Common Stock or the Company Restricted Stock Awards, respectively, shall receive a distribution for a comparable period prior to the Closing Date).

(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else to the contrary in this Agreement, each of ~~VEREIT~~the Company and ~~Realty Income,~~Parent, as applicable, shall be permitted to declare and pay a dividend to its common stockholders, the record date and payment date for which shall be the close of business on the last Business Day prior to the Closing Date, distributing any amounts determined by such party (in each case in consultation with the other party) to be the minimum dividend required to be distributed in order for such party to qualify as a REIT and to avoid to the extent reasonably possible the incurrence of income or excise Tax (any dividend paid pursuant to this paragraph, a “REIT Dividend”).

(c) If either party determines that it is necessary to declare a REIT Dividend, it shall notify the other party at least twenty (20) days prior to the ~~Partnership Merger~~ Effective Time, and such other party shall be entitled to declare a dividend per share payable (i) in the case of ~~VEREIT,~~the Company, to holders of ~~VEREIT~~Company Common Stock or Company Restricted Stock Awards, in an amount per share of ~~VEREIT~~Company Common Stock or per Company Restricted Stock Award equal to the product of (A) the REIT Dividend declared by ~~Realty Income~~Parent with respect to each share of ~~Realty Income~~Parent Common Stock or Parent Restricted Stock Awards and (B) the Exchange Ratio and (ii) in the case of ~~Realty Income,~~Parent, to holders of shares of ~~Realty Income~~Parent Common Stock or Parent Restricted Stock Awards, in an amount per share of ~~Realty Income~~Parent Common Stock or per Parent Restricted Stock Award equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the REIT Dividend declared by ~~VEREIT~~the Company with respect to each share of ~~VEREIT~~Company Common Stock or per Company Restricted Stock Award by (y) the Exchange Ratio. The record date and payment date for any dividend payable pursuant to this Section ~~5.10(c)~~5.9(c) shall be the close of business on the last Business Day prior to the Closing Date.

Section ~~5.11~~5.10 Public Announcements. VEREIT and Realty Income shall use reasonable best efforts (a) to develop a joint communications plan, (b) to ensure that all press releases and other public statements with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby (including the Separation and the OfficeCo Distribution) shall be consistent with such joint communications plan, and (c) exceptExcept in respect of any announcement required by applicable Law or by obligations pursuant to any listing agreement with or rules of any securities exchange, or as required in connection with required notifications or filings under the HSR Act or any foreign antitrust, competition, or merger control Law or in response to any request by a Governmental Entity investigating the transactions described herein, toParent shall consult with ~~each other~~the Company before issuing any press release or, to the extent practical, otherwise making any public statement with respect to this Agreement or the transactions

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contemplated ~~hereby (including the Separation and the OfficeCo Distribution).~~hereby. In addition to the foregoing, except to the extent disclosed in or consistent with the ~~Joint~~ Proxy ~~Statement/Prospectus or OfficeCo Distribution Prospectus~~Statement in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.1 or as otherwise permitted under Section 5.4, or as required in connection with required notifications or filings under the HSR Act or any foreign antitrust, competition, or merger control Law or in response to any request by a Governmental Entity investigating the transactions described herein, ~~no party~~the Company shall not issue any press release or otherwise make any public statement or disclosure concerning ~~the other party~~Parent or ~~the other party’s~~Parent’s business, financial condition or results of operations without the consent of ~~such other party,~~Parent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

Section ~~5.12~~5.11 Additional Agreements. In case at any time after the Effective Time, any further action is necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement or to vest ~~Realty Income~~Parent with full title to all properties, assets, rights, approvals, immunities and franchises of ~~VEREIT,~~the Company, the proper officers and directors of each party to this Agreement shall take all such necessary action.

Section ~~5.13~~5.12 Tax Matters.

(a) ~~VEREIT~~The Company and ~~Realty Income~~Parent agree to use their reasonable best efforts to cause the Merger to qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code. The parties shall treat the Merger as a tax-free “reorganization” under Section 368(a) of the Code and no party shall take any position for tax purposes inconsistent therewith, except to the extent otherwise required pursuant to a “determination” within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the Code.

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documents regarding any real property transfer, sales, use, transfer, value added, stock transfer, recording, registration, stamp or similar Taxes that become payable in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (collectively, “Transfer Taxes”) and ~~VEREIT~~the Company and ~~Realty Income~~Parent shall cooperate to minimize the amount of such Transfer Taxes to the extent permitted by applicable Law. In addition, VEREIT and Realty Income shall cooperate in good faith to minimize (i) the recognition of built-in gain under Treasury Regulation Section 1.337(d)-7(b), and (ii) any state Taxes, in each case, imposed with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Section ~~5.14~~5.13 Financing Cooperation.

(a) Consistent with applicable Laws, ~~VEREIT~~the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to, and shall cause its Subsidiaries and each of its and its Subsidiaries’ respective officers and employees to use reasonable best efforts to, provide to ~~Realty Income~~Parent and its Subsidiaries, at ~~Realty Income’s~~Parent’s sole expense, all cooperation as may be reasonably requested in writing by ~~Realty Income that is necessary~~Parent in connection with (i) ~~the Realty Income Credit Agreement Amendment and the Realty Income PPN Amendment, (ii) the arranging, obtaining and syndication of the OfficeCo Debt Financing (as defined in Exhibit A)and (iii)~~ one or more equity or debt offerings or issuances of ~~Realty Income,~~Parent, that ~~Realty Income~~Parent and its Subsidiaries may pursue prior to the Effective Time and (ii) the assumption, restatement or refinancing of the Company Term Loan Credit Agreements by Parent and its Subsidiaries (any such transaction in ~~clause~~clauses (i) or (ii) ~~or (iii)~~ a “Financing”), including, without limitation, in the event such action is customary in connection with the applicable Financing, using reasonable best efforts to: (i) cooperate with customary marketing efforts relating to such Financing, including assisting in the preparation of customary confidential information memoranda, private placement memoranda, lender presentations, prospectuses, offering memoranda and other customary offering documents and marketing materials; (ii) assist in the preparation of rating agency presentations and participate in a reasonable number of meetings with rating agencies, roadshows, due diligence sessions, drafting sessions and meetings with prospective lenders and debt and equity investors, in each case, at such places (which may be by audio or ~~videoconference at such times~~videoconference) as coordinated reasonably in advance thereof at mutually agreed times; (iii) deliver documentation and other information reasonably requested by sources of such Financing as promptly as reasonably practicable with respect to (x) applicable “know-your-customer”, FINCEN and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the PATRIOT Act and (y) the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, in each case, to the extent such information is required pursuant to the applicable Financing; (iv) deliver as promptly as reasonably practicable all financial information and real property and other diligence materials related to ~~VEREIT~~the Company and its Subsidiaries customary or reasonably necessary for the arrangement or completion of such Financing; (v) direct ~~VEREIT’s~~the Company’s independent auditors to cooperate with any Financing that is a securities offering consistent with their customary practice, including requesting ~~VEREIT’s~~the Company’s independent accountants to prepare and deliver customary comfort letters (it being understood that such customary comfort letters shall include a SAS 100 review of any interim financial statements and “negative assurance” comfort covering any “stub” period) if customary for such Financing, in connection with any Financing to the applicable underwriters,

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arrangers, initial purchasers or placement agents thereof in each case, on customary terms and consistent with the customary practice of such independent accountants; (vi) assist with the preparation of pro forma financial information and pro forma financial statements solely with respect to ~~VEREIT~~the Company to the extent customary or reasonably necessary for the arrangement or completion of the Financing, including, if applicable, of the type that would be required by Regulation S-X and Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act for a public offering of securities of ~~Realty Income~~Parent and for ~~Realty Income’s~~Parent’s preparation of pro forma financial statements; (vii) assist in the preparation of customary projections, estimates and other forward looking financial information regarding the future performance of ~~VEREIT~~the Company to the extent customary or reasonably necessary for the arrangement or completion of the Financing; and (viii) the execution and delivery of such definitive financing documents, including certificates, credit agreements, note purchase agreements, securities purchase agreements, dealer manager agreements, solicitation agent agreements, authorization letters, guarantees, schedules, legal opinions and other documents, as may be reasonably necessary to facilitate such Financing, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the party executing such document; provided that any such documents referred to in this clause (viii) shall be effective no earlier than the Effective Time (other than any authorization letters that are required to be given in advance of such time in order for the Financing to be consummated on or after the Effective Time). ~~VEREIT~~The Company hereby consents to the use of its and its Subsidiaries’ logos in connection with any Financing; provided that such logos are used solely in a manner that is not intended to or is reasonably likely to harm or disparage ~~VEREIT~~the Company or its Subsidiaries or the

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reputation or goodwill of such party or its Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding any other provision set forth herein or in any other agreement between ~~Realty Income~~Parent and ~~VEREIT~~the Company or its affiliates, the parties hereto agree that ~~Realty Income~~Parent may share with the arrangers and sources of such Financing customary projections and other confidential information with respect to ~~VEREIT~~the Company (including information about ~~VEREIT’s~~the Company’s Subsidiaries) after giving effect to the Merger and the transactions contemplated hereby that the parties have cooperated in preparing, and that ~~Realty Income,~~Parent, its Subsidiaries and such arrangers and sources of Financing may share information about ~~VEREIT~~the Company and its Subsidiaries (notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in the Confidentiality ~~Agreement)~~Agreements) with potential sources of the Financing in connection with any marketing efforts in connection with the Financing, provided that the recipients of such information agree to customary confidentiality arrangements in form and substance reasonably acceptable to ~~VEREIT.~~the Company.

(b) During the period from the date of this Agreement ~~and~~until the earlier to occur of the Effective Time and the date, if any, on which this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 7.1 (the “Interim Period”), ~~Realty Income~~Parent or one or more of its Subsidiaries may (i) commence any one or more of the following: (A) one or more offers to purchase (including any “change of control offer” under the ~~VEREIT~~Company Notes Indenture and/or the notes issued thereunder) any or all of the outstanding debt issued under the ~~VEREIT~~Company Notes Indenture for cash (collectively, the “Offers to Purchase”); and/or (B) one or more offers to exchange any or all of the outstanding debt issued under the ~~VEREIT~~Company Notes Indenture for securities issued by ~~the Realty Income~~Parent or any of its affiliates (the “Offers to Exchange”); ~~and~~and/or (ii) solicit the consent of the holders of debt issued under the ~~VEREIT~~Company Notes Indenture regarding certain proposed amendments thereto (the “Consent Solicitations” and, together with the Offers to Purchase and Offers to Exchange, if any, the “Note Offers and Consent Solicitations”); provided that any such notice or offer shall expressly reflect that, and it shall be the case that, the closing of any such transaction shall not be consummated until the Effective Time. Any Note Offers and Consent Solicitations shall be made on such terms and conditions (including price to be paid and conditionality) as are proposed by ~~Realty Income~~Parent and which are permitted by the terms of the ~~VEREIT~~Company Notes Indenture and applicable Laws, including SEC rules and regulations. ~~Realty Income~~Parent shall consult with ~~VEREIT~~the Company regarding the material terms and conditions of any Note Offers and Consent Solicitations, including the timing and commencement of any Note Offers and Consent Solicitations and any tender deadlines. ~~Realty Income~~Parent shall have provided ~~VEREIT~~the Company with the necessary offer to purchase, offer to exchange, consent solicitation statement, letter of transmittal, press release, if any, in connection therewith, and each other document relevant to the transaction that will be distributed by ~~Realty Income~~Parent in the applicable Note Offers and Consent Solicitations (collectively, the “Debt Offer Documents”) a reasonable period of time in advance of commencing the applicable Note Offers and Consent Solicitations to allow ~~VEREIT~~the Company and its counsel to review and comment on such Debt Offer Documents, and ~~Realty Income~~Parent shall give reasonable and good faith consideration to any comments made or input provided with respect thereto by ~~VEREIT~~the Company and

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its legal counsel. Subject to the receipt of the requisite holder consents, in connection with any or all of the Consent Solicitations (including for the avoidance of doubt any other liability management transaction hereunder that includes a Consent Solicitation), ~~VEREIT~~the Company shall execute a supplemental indenture to the ~~VEREIT~~Company Notes Indenture in accordance with the terms thereof amending the terms and provisions thereof as described in the applicable Debt Offer Documents in a form as reasonably requested by ~~Realty Income~~Parent (the “Supplemental Indenture”); provided that the amendments effected by such supplemental indenture shall not become operative until the Effective Time. During the Interim Period, at ~~Realty Income’s~~Parent’s sole expense, ~~VEREIT~~the Company shall and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, and shall cause its and their Representatives to, provide all cooperation reasonably requested by ~~Realty Income~~Parent to assist ~~Realty Income~~Parent in connection with any Note Offers and Consent Solicitations (including using reasonable best efforts to direct ~~VEREIT’s~~the Company’s independent accountants to provide customary consents for use of their reports to the extent required in connection with any Note Offers and Consent Solicitations). The dealer manager, solicitation agent, information agent, depositary or other agent retained in connection with any Note Offers and Consent Solicitations will be selected and retained by ~~Realty Income.~~Parent. If, at any time prior to the completion of the Note Offers and Consent Solicitations, ~~VEREIT~~the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, or ~~Realty Income~~Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, on the other hand, discovers any information that should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Debt Offer Documents, so that the Debt Offer Documents shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of circumstances under which they are made,

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not misleading, such party that discovers such information shall use reasonable best efforts to promptly notify the other party, and an appropriate amendment or supplement prepared by ~~Realty Income~~Parent describing such information shall be disseminated to the holders of the notes outstanding under the ~~VEREIT~~Company Notes Indenture.

(c) ~~Realty Income~~Parent shall promptly, upon request by ~~VEREIT,~~the Company, reimburse ~~VEREIT~~the Company and its Subsidiaries for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses paid to third parties (including reasonable and documented advisor’s fees and expenses) incurred by ~~VEREIT~~the Company and its Subsidiaries in connection with the cooperation provided pursuant to this Section ~~5.14~~5.13 and indemnify and hold harmless ~~VEREIT,~~the Company, its Subsidiaries and their respective officers, directors and other Representatives from and against any and all liabilities, losses, damages, claims, costs, expenses, interest, awards, judgments and penalties (collectively, “Losses”) suffered or incurred by them in connection with any Financing, any information utilized in connection therewith or any action taken by ~~VEREIT~~the Company or any Subsidiary of ~~VEREIT~~the Company pursuant to this Section ~~5.14~~5.13, in each case, whether or not the Merger is consummated or this Agreement is terminated; provided, however, that the foregoing indemnity shall not apply with respect to any Losses resulting from any gross negligence or willful misconduct of ~~VEREIT~~the Company or its Subsidiaries or Representatives or a Willful Breach of ~~VEREIT~~the Company or any Subsidiary of ~~VEREIT~~the Company under this Agreement.

(d) Notwithstanding the requirements of Section ~~5.14(a)~~5.13(a), neither ~~VEREIT~~the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to take or permit the taking of any action pursuant to this Section ~~5.14~~5.13 that (i) would unreasonably interfere with the business or operations of ~~VEREIT~~the Company or its Subsidiaries, (ii) would require ~~VEREIT,~~the Company, its Subsidiaries or any Persons who are directors or officers of ~~VEREIT~~the Company or its Subsidiaries to pass resolutions or consents to approve or authorize the execution of any Financing or any Note Offers orand Consent Solicitations or execute or deliver any certificate, document, instrument or agreement or agree to any change or modification of any existing certificate, document, instrument or agreement, in each case, that is effective prior to the Effective Time, or that would be effective if the Effective Time does not occur (other than (x) authorization letters contemplated by clause (viii) of Section ~~5.14(a)(viii)~~5.13(a) and (y) to the extent required to be executed or delivered prior to the Effective Time pursuant to Section ~~5.14(a))~~5.13(a)), (iii) would cause any representation or warranty in this Agreement to be breached by ~~VEREIT~~the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (iv) would require ~~VEREIT~~the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to pay any commitment or other similar fee prior to the Effective Time or incur any other expense, liability or obligation in connection with any Financing or any Note Offers and Consent Solicitations prior to the Effective Time, or have any obligation of ~~VEREIT~~the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under any agreement, certificate, document or instrument be effective until the Effective Time, (v) could reasonably be expected to cause any director, officer or employee or stockholder of ~~VEREIT~~the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to incur any personal liability, (vi) could reasonably be expected to conflict with the organizational documents of ~~VEREIT~~the Company or its

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Subsidiaries or any Laws, (vii) could reasonably be expected to result in a material violation or breach of, or a default (with or without notice, lapse of time, or both) under, any contract to which ~~VEREIT~~the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, (viii) would require providing access to or disclosing information that would reasonably be expected to jeopardize any attorney-client privilege of ~~VEREIT~~the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ix) would require delivering or causing to be delivered any opinion of counsel in connection with any Financing or any Note Offers orand Consent Solicitations (other than to the extent required by Section ~~5.14(b)~~5.13(b) in connection with the entry into a Supplemental Indenture, an opinion of counsel if the trustee under the ~~VEREIT~~Company Notes Indenture requires an opinion of counsel to ~~VEREIT)~~the Company) or (x) could reasonably be expected to cause ~~VEREIT~~the Company to fail to qualify as a REIT for federal income tax purposes (including by reason of potential payments under Section ~~5.14(c)~~5.13(c) from such action).

(e) Upon the request of ~~Realty Income, VEREIT~~Parent, the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to, and cause its Subsidiaries and each of its and its Subsidiaries’ respective officers and employees to, ~~use commercially reasonable efforts to,~~ facilitate the payoff and termination of the ~~VEREIT~~Company Revolving Credit Agreement and, if any loans are outstanding under either Company Term Loan Credit Agreement immediately prior to Closing (and the obligations under such Company Term Loan Credit Agreement are not being assumed by Parent at Closing and such Company Term Loan Credit Agreement is not being amended or restated at Closing), each such Company Term Loan Credit Agreement, including obtaining a customary payoff ~~letter~~letters in connection therewith (the “Credit Agreement Payoff”); provided that any such action described ~~above~~in this clause (e) shall not be required unless it can be and is conditioned on the occurrence of the Closing.

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Financing to be obtained by ~~Realty Income~~Parent or any of its Subsidiaries ~~and OfficeCo~~ with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and no other provision of this Agreement (including the Exhibits and Schedules hereto) shall be deemed to expand or modify such obligations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is expressly understood and agreed that the parties’ obligation to consummate the Merger and the transactions contemplated hereby are not contingent upon the completion of any Financing, any Note Offers orand Consent Solicitations or the Credit Agreement Payoff. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, ~~(including the Exhibits and Schedule hereto),~~ any breach, other than a Willful Breach, by ~~VEREIT~~the Company of any of the covenants required to be performed by it under this Section ~~5.14~~5.13 shall not be considered in determining the satisfaction of the condition set forth in Section 6.3(b).

Section ~~5.15~~ ~~Separation and OfficeCo Distribution~~.

~~(a) From and after the date hereof, unless the condition set forth in~~ ~~Section 6.3(f)~~ shall have been satisfied or irrevocably waived by Realty Income, each of VEREIT and Realty Income shall, and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to cooperate and use reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary, proper or advisable to, as promptly as practicable, consummate and make effective, on the Business Day following the Closing, the Separation and the OfficeCo Distribution, in each case, in accordance with the terms set forth on ~~Exhibit A, including (i) preparing and causing to be executed all agreements necessary to effect the Separation and the OfficeCo Distribution, including a separation and distribution agreement (the “Distribution Agreement”) containing, among other provisions, the terms contemplated therefor on~~ ~~Exhibit A~~, (ii) effectuating the transfer of the OfficeCo Properties to OfficeCo or Subsidiaries thereof and obtaining any Consents and making any notifications required in connection therewith in accordance with the terms set forth on ~~Exhibit A~~, (iii) determining and electing or appointing the individuals who will comprise OfficeCo’s board of directors and management team upon consummation of the OfficeCo Distribution in accordance with the terms set forth on ~~Exhibit A, (iv) preparing and causing a registration statement on Form 10 (such registration statement, and any amendments or supplements thereto, the “Form 10~~”) to be filed by OfficeCo with respect to the Separation and the OfficeCo Distribution with, and declared effective, by the SEC, and keeping the Form 10 effective as long as is necessary to consummate the OfficeCo Distribution and the transactions contemplated thereby, and (v) obtaining all requisite corporate and other approvals, authorizations and declarations, and obtaining a customary solvency opinion in connection therewith, if necessary. In addition, from and after the date hereof, unless the condition set forth in ~~Section 6.3(f)~~ ~~shall have been satisfied or irrevocably waived by Realty Income, and except as expressly permitted or required pursuant to~~ ~~Section 5.15(d)~~, VEREIT shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, refrain from taking any action after the date of this Agreement that, to Viking’s knowledge, would reasonably be expected to prevent the consummation of the Separation and the OfficeCo Distribution on terms consistent with the terms set forth in ~~Exhibit A~~ ~~by the Spin-off Outside Date.~~

(b) Each party shall, as promptly as practicable after receipt thereof, provide the other party with copies of any written comments and advise such other party of any oral comments with respect to the Form 10 received from the SEC, and each party shall cooperate and provide the other party with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on any filing, amendment or supplement to the Form 10, or any responses to comments received from the SEC, prior to filing such with the SEC. In addition, each party shall use its reasonable best efforts to take any action required to be taken under any applicable state securities laws in connection with the OfficeCo Distribution, and shall furnish all information concerning it and the holders of its capital stock or shares of common stock as may be reasonably requested in connection with any such action. Each party will advise the other party promptly after it receives notice of the time when the Form 10 has become effective, the issuance of any stop order, the suspension of the qualification of the securities of OfficeCo issuable in connection with the OfficeCo Distribution for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or any request by the SEC for amendment of the Form 10. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating to either of the parties, or their respective affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by either party, and such information should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Form 10 so that it would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the party that discovers such information shall promptly notify the other party hereto and, to the extent required by Law, the parties shall cooperate

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to cause OfficeCo to promptly file with the SEC an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information. In addition, each of VEREIT and Realty Income shall promptly advise the other party upon receiving any written communication from any Governmental Entity and any material written communication given or received in connection with any legal proceeding by a private party, in each case in connection with the Separation or the OfficeCo Distribution and reasonably cooperate to respond to any such communication.

~~(c) In furtherance of (and without limiting) the foregoing obligations in this~~ ~~Section 5.15~~, the parties shall use reasonable best efforts to consult and cooperate with each other with respect to the Separation and the OfficeCo Distribution, and each party shall keep the other party informed on a reasonably timely basis of the status of matters related to the Separation and the OfficeCo Distribution. In the event that the parties do not agree on the terms of the Separation or the OfficeCo Distribution or actions to be taken in furtherance thereof (including with respect to the terms set forth on ~~Exhibit A), Realty Income shall, acting in good faith and after consultation with VEREIT, have the ultimate decision-making authority.~~

~~(d) (i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this~~ ~~Section 5.15~~ or ~~Section 5.4~~, at any time prior to the Effective Time, Realty Income, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and other Representatives may, directly or indirectly, and in the event that Realty Income requests cooperation from VEREIT in connection therewith, VEREIT and its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and other Representatives may, to the extent requested or approved by Realty Income, directly or indirectly, (x) solicit, initiate, propose, facilitate, induce or encourage any proposals from third parties which to acquire all or any portion of the OfficeCo Properties (each, an “~~OfficeCo Proposal~~”), including by furnishing to any Person or its Representatives any information relating to the OfficeCo Business; (y) continue, enter into, participate in or otherwise engage in any discussions or negotiations with any Person or its Representatives with respect to one or more OfficeCo Proposals; and (z) otherwise cooperate with, assist, participate in or take any action to facilitate any OfficeCo Proposals.

(ii) Realty Income shall reasonably consult with and consider in good faith any comments of VEREIT with respect to any OfficeCo Proposal, and shall keep VEREIT informed on a reasonably timely basis of the status of matters related thereto. In addition, upon written request from Realty Income, VEREIT shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, use reasonable best efforts to cooperate with Realty Income and its Subsidiaries in connection with the activities set forth in ~~Section 5.15(d)(i)~~, including by participating in the strategy with respect to the marketing and sale of any such OfficeCo Properties, and affording to any Person or its Representatives reasonable access to the business, properties, assets, books, records or other non-public information regarding the OfficeCo Properties, subject to any such Person and/or its Representatives entering into a customary non-disclosure agreement with VEREIT.

(iii) At any time prior to the Effective Time, Realty Income and its Subsidiaries may negotiate and, acting in good faith and after consultation with VEREIT, enter into one or more binding agreements with third party purchasers providing for the sale of all or any portion of the OfficeCo Properties on such terms as determined by Realty Income (each, including any ancillary documentation related thereto, an “~~OfficeCo Sale Agreement~~”), and consummate the transactions contemplated thereby, and, the parties agree to cooperate and use reasonable best efforts to facilitate the entry into such OfficeCo Sale Agreements and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, ~~provided~~, ~~however~~, that, with respect to each OfficeCo Sale Agreement, if such sale relates to OfficeCo Properties owned by VEREIT or its Subsidiaries, (A) either (1) such sale is conditioned upon the closing of the Merger, or (2) Realty Income complies with the indemnification requirements of ~~Section 5.15(d)(iv)~~ with respect to such sale, (B) such sale (1) shall not occur prior to the Partnership Merger Effective Time and (2) shall not occur prior to the Effective Time if such sale would reasonably be expected to cause VEREIT to fail to qualify as a REIT for federal Tax purposes and (C) such OfficeCo Sale Agreement (1) does not obligate VEREIT or its Subsidiaries to pay any material consent, termination or other similar fee that is payable prior to the Closing (unless Realty Income agrees to reimburse VEREIT or its Subsidiaries for such fees and such reimbursement would not reasonably be expected to cause VEREIT to fail to qualify as a REIT

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for federal Tax purposes), (2) may be terminated by VEREIT or its Subsidiaries, or shall be automatically terminated, in each case, if this Agreement is terminated, and (3) does not create any material obligations, commitments or liabilities for VEREIT or its Subsidiaries that would survive the termination of such OfficeCo Sale Agreement or this Agreement (an OfficeCo Sale Agreement that satisfies the foregoing requirements, a “~~Qualifying OfficeCo Sale Agreement~~”). Upon written request from Realty Income, VEREIT shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries and Representatives to, use reasonable best efforts to cooperate and facilitate such sale or sales, including affording to any Person or its Representatives reasonable access to the business, properties, assets, books, records or other information regarding any applicable OfficeCo Properties owned by VEREIT or its Subsidiaries, subject to any such Person and/or its Representatives entering into a customary non-disclosure agreement with VEREIT.

~~(iv) With respect to any sale of OfficeCo Properties owned by VEREIT or its Subsidiaries otherwise made in accordance with this~~ ~~Section 5.15, Realty Income may make an irrevocable election (the “OfficeCo Sale Election”), by written notice to VEREIT (the “OfficeCo Sale Notice~~”), to require that VEREIT or its Subsidiaries, as applicable, enter into one or more Qualifying OfficeCo Sale Agreements on such terms as determined by Realty Income and, subject to the terms and conditions thereof and any applicable third-party consent or other rights, to sell, immediately prior to the Effective Time, all or any portion of the OfficeCo Properties owned by VEREIT or its Subsidiaries (an “~~OfficeCo Sale”), in each case, as specified by Realty Income in the OfficeCo Sale Notice;~~ ~~provided~~, ~~however~~, that no such sale shall occur (A) prior to the Partnership Merger Effective Time or (B) prior to the Effective Time if such sale would reasonably be expected to cause VEREIT to fail to qualify as a REIT for federal Tax purposes. In the event that Realty Income has made an OfficeCo Sale Election, subject to the proviso in the preceding sentence, (X) VEREIT and its Subsidiaries shall sign such Qualifying OfficeCo Sale Agreement(s) and use reasonable best efforts to cooperate with Realty Income to consummate such OfficeCo Sale(s) immediately prior to the Effective Time in accordance with the terms of the applicable Qualifying OfficeCo Sale Agreement(s) and this ~~Section 5.15(d)~~, and (Y) if the Merger does not close, Realty Income shall indemnify, defend, protect and hold harmless VEREIT and its Subsidiaries (and regardless of whether the Merger closes any persons who are officers or directors thereof) for any Losses arising out of any OfficeCo Sale(s) contemplated by the OfficeCo Sale Election, including, without limitation, in connection with any agreements, documents or other instruments required to be delivered by VEREIT and its Subsidiaries with respect to such sale(s) (other than such Losses arising from the gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith of VEREIT, its Subsidiaries or any persons who are officers or directors thereof and, in each case, subject to the last sentence of Section 7.2(h)).

~~(e) In connection with the foregoing obligations in this~~ ~~Section 5.15~~ ~~and~~ ~~Exhibit A~~, (i) each of Realty Income, VEREIT and their respective Subsidiaries shall reasonably consult with each other with respect to all expenses, costs or Consent Fees to be incurred in connection with the Separation and the OfficeCo Distribution or the sales contemplated by ~~Section 5.15(d)~~, and (ii) all Consent fees incurred by VEREIT, Realty Income and their respective Subsidiaries in connection with obtaining any Consents required for the Separation, the OfficeCo Distribution or the sales contemplated by ~~Section 5.15(d)~~ shall be shared equally by VEREIT and Realty Income. The parties will reasonably cooperate to minimize any adverse tax consequences as a result of the reimbursement by VEREIT or Realty Income of any expenses, costs or Consent Fees pursuant to this ~~Section 5.15(e)~~.

~~(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this~~ ~~Section 5.15, none of VEREIT, Realty Income or their respective Subsidiaries (or any persons who are employees, officers or directors thereof) shall be required pursuant to this~~ ~~Section 5.15~~ or ~~Exhibit A~~ ~~(or, for the avoidance of doubt,~~ ~~Section 5.3~~ ~~with respect to the matters addressed in this~~ ~~Section 5.15~~ ~~and~~ ~~Exhibit A~~) to (i) take any action (or refrain from taking action) that would cause any representation, warranty or covenant in this Agreement to be materially breached by any party (unless such breach is expressly waived by the other party) or to result in any violation or breach of any Law by the parties or their Subsidiaries, (ii) make, or commit or agree to make, any material concession or material payment to, or incur any material obligations to, any third party unless (A) such concession, payment or obligation is contingent upon consummation of the Merger (or the requirements of ~~Section 5.15(d)~~ ~~are satisfied with respect thereto) or, in the case of any material obligations, terminable upon the termination of this Agreement, or (B) VEREIT and Realty Income~~

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mutually consent to such concession, payment or obligation (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), (iii) require Realty Income, VEREIT or any of their respective Subsidiaries to be an issuer or other obligor with respect to any financing of OfficeCo or to repay or defease any mortgages or other Indebtedness unless such obligations are contingent upon consummation of the Merger or (iv) take any action (or refrain from taking any action) that could reasonably be expected to cause VEREIT to fail to qualify as a REIT for federal income tax purposes.

(g) In the event that Realty Income has made a final determination to abandon its pursuit of the Separation and the OfficeCo Distribution, it shall promptly notify VEREIT in writing, and upon delivery of such notice, Realty Income will be deemed to have irrevocably waived the condition set forth in ~~Section 6.3(f)~~.

~~Section 5.16~~ ~~Redemption of VEREIT Series F Preferred Stock~~. On the Closing Date, immediately following the issuance of the Series F Preferred Unit Redemption Notice and immediately prior to the Partnership Merger Effective Time, (i) VEREIT shall issue a notice of redemption (the “~~Series F Preferred Stock Redemption Notice~~”) of each of the shares of the VEREIT Series F Preferred Stock compliant with the VEREIT Charter and otherwise in form and substance (including with respect to the redemption date specified therein), reasonably satisfactory to Realty Income and (ii) Realty Income shall irrevocably set aside and deposit, separate and apart from its other funds, in trust for the benefit of the holders of the VEREIT Series F Preferred Stock, cash in immediately available funds in the amount of $25.00 (the “~~VEREIT Series F Preferred Stock Liquidation Preference~~”) ~~plus~~ ~~all accrued and unpaid dividends to and including the redemption date set forth in the Series F Preferred Stock Redemption Notice, per share of VEREIT Series F Preferred Stock (the “VEREIT Series F Preferred Stock Redemption Amount”).~~

~~Section 5.17~~5.14 Notification of Certain Matters; Transaction Litigation.

(a) ~~VEREIT~~The Company shall give prompt notice to ~~Realty Income,~~Parent, and ~~Realty Income~~Parent shall give prompt notice to ~~VEREIT,~~the Company, of any written notice or other written communication received by such party from any Governmental Entity in connection with this Agreement, the ~~Mergers, the Separation, the OfficeCo Distribution~~Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or from any Person alleging that the consent of such Person is or may be required in connection with the ~~Mergers, the Separation, the OfficeCo Distribution~~Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

(b) ~~VEREIT~~The Company shall give prompt notice to ~~Realty Income,~~Parent, and ~~Realty Income~~Parent shall give prompt notice to ~~VEREIT,~~the Company, of any litigation, claim or other proceeding commenced or, to such party’s knowledge, threatened against, relating to or involving such party or any of the ~~VEREIT~~ Subsidiaries of the Company or the ~~Realty Income~~ Subsidiaries of Parent, respectively, which relate to this Agreement, the ~~Mergers, the OfficeCo Distribution~~Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement. ~~VEREIT~~The Company shall give ~~Realty Income~~Parent an opportunity to reasonably participate in the defense and settlement of any stockholder litigation against ~~VEREIT~~the Company and/or its directors relating to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, and no such settlement shall be agreed to without ~~Realty Income’s~~Parent’s prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). ~~Realty Income~~Parent shall give ~~VEREIT~~the Company the opportunity to reasonably participate in the defense and settlement of any stockholder litigation against ~~Realty Income~~Parent and/or its directors relating to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, and no such settlement which could reasonably be expected to impair or impede the parties’ ability to timely perform their obligations under this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby shall be agreed to without ~~VEREIT’s~~the Company’s prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).

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Section ~~5.18~~5.15 Section 16 ~~Matters.~~Matters ~~VEREIT, Realty Income. Merger Sub 1~~. The Company, Parent and Merger Sub 2 each shall take all such steps as may be necessary or appropriate to ensure that (a) any dispositions of ~~VEREIT~~Company Common Stock (including derivative securities related to such stock) resulting from the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement by each individual who is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act with respect to ~~VEREIT~~the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time are exempt under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, and (b) any acquisitions of ~~Realty Income~~Parent Common Stock (including derivative securities related to such stock) resulting from the ~~Mergers, the OfficeCo Distribution~~Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement by each individual who may become

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subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act with respect to ~~Realty Income~~Parent are exempt under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act.

Section ~~5.19~~5.16 Alternative Structure. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, (A) if (i) Realty Income uses reasonable best efforts to obtain the Realty Income Credit Agreement Amendment as promptly as practicable after the date hereof, and (ii) Realty Income has not obtained the Realty Income Credit Agreement Amendment by the date that is fifteen (15) Business Daysat any time prior to the ~~earlier~~date the definitive Proxy Statement is first mailed to the stockholders of the ~~date of~~Company in connection with the ~~VEREIT Stockholders Meeting and the Realty Income~~Company Stockholders Meeting, or (B) or otherwise with the prior written consent of ~~VEREIT~~the Company (which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), ~~Realty Income,~~Parent, in its sole discretion, may elect to modify the structure of the Merger so as to provide that ~~VEREIT~~the Company shall merge with and into ~~and Realty Income~~Parent (rather than Merger ~~Sub 1)~~Sub), with ~~Realty Income~~Parent continuing as the surviving corporation of the Merger (the “Alternative Structure”); provided that (a) the consideration to be paid to the stockholders of ~~VEREIT~~the Company is not thereby changed in nature or kind or reduced in amount as a result of such modification, (b) the Alternative Structure will not adversely affect (1) the tax treatment to the stockholders of ~~Realty Income or VEREIT~~the Company as a result of the Merger or payment or receipt of the Merger Consideration, or (2) the qualification and taxation of ~~VEREIT~~the Company as a REIT for federal income tax purposes for any period ~~and (c) other than the modification~~prior to the ~~Realty Income Required Stockholders Vote to~~Closing, (c) the merger contemplated by such Alternative Structure shall not require ~~a majority~~the approval of the ~~outstanding shares~~shareholders of ~~Realty Income Common Stock as a result of the Alternative Structure,~~Parent to be consummated, and (d) such Alternative Structure (after giving effect to the following sentence) will not and, will not reasonably be expected to, jeopardize, impede or ~~materially~~ delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In the event that ~~Realty Income~~Parent elects to implement the Alternative Structure, the parties agree, in good faith, to prepare and execute an amendment to this Agreement to reflect the Alternative Structure and any necessary modifications to the terms of the Agreement to give effect to the Alternative Structure (including all necessary or appropriate changes to the definitions of the Merger, the Surviving Corporation ~~the Realty Income Required Stockholders Vote and the Realty Income Stock Issuance~~ and such terms impacted thereby).

Section 5.17 Term Loan Matters. On December 15, 2023 or any date prior thereto (as determined by the Company in consultation with Parent), the Company shall, or shall cause its Subsidiaries to, in compliance with the terms of the Company 2022 Term Loan Agreement, borrow an additional $200.0 million that is permitted to be borrowed pursuant to Section 2.15 thereof titled “Increase in Term Loan Commitments”.

ARTICLE VI
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

Section 6.1 Conditions to Each Party’s Obligation. The respective obligation of each party to effect the Merger shall be subject to the satisfaction prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions unless waived by such party in writing:

(a) Stockholder Approval. ~~VEREIT~~The Company shall have obtained the ~~VEREIT Required Stockholders Vote, and Realty Income shall have obtained the Realty Income~~Company Required Stockholders Vote.

(b) NYSE Listing. The shares of ~~(i) Realty Income~~Parent Common Stock to be issued in the Merger (ii) Realty Income Common Stock to be issued in the Partnership Merger, and (iii) Realty Income Common Stock to be reserved for issuance upon exercise or settlement of VEREIT Equity Awards, in each case, shall have been approved for listing on the NYSE, subject to official notice of issuance.

(c) Form S-4. The Form S-4 shall have become effective under the Securities Act and shall not be the subject of any stop order or proceedings seeking a stop order.

(d) No Injunctions or Restraints; Illegality. No temporary restraining order, preliminary or permanent injunction or other ~~order~~Order issued by any court of competent jurisdiction or other legal restraint or prohibition preventing the consummation of the ~~Mergers~~Merger shall be in effect. There shall not be any action taken, or any statute, rule, regulation or ~~order~~Order enacted, entered, enforced or deemed

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applicable to the ~~Mergers~~Merger by any Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction which makes the consummation of the ~~Mergers~~Merger illegal.

Section 6.2 Conditions to Obligations of ~~VEREIT~~the Company. The obligation of ~~VEREIT~~the Company to effect the Merger is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions unless waived by ~~VEREIT~~the Company in writing:

(a) Representations and Warranties. (i) The representations and warranties of ~~Realty Income~~Parent set forth in ~~Section 3.2 clauses (a)~~Sections 3.2(a)(i) (Organization, Standing and Power) (other than the second sentence thereof), (b) (Capital Structure) (other than subclauses (~~clause (i)~~i) and (iii) thereof), (c)(i) (Authority), ~~(m)~~(j) (Board Approval), ~~(o)~~(l) (Vote Required), ~~(u)~~(o) (Investment Company Act of 1940), ~~(w)~~(q) (Brokers or Finders), and ~~(x)~~(r) (Opinion of ~~Realty Income~~Parent Financial Advisor) shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing

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Date as though made on and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent made as of an earlier date, in which case as of such date), (ii) the representations and warranties set forth in subclauses (i) and (iii) of Section 3.2(b)~~(i)~~ (Capital Structure) shall be true and correct in all ~~but~~ ~~de minimis~~ respects as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent expressly made as of an earlier date, in which case, such date), except for inaccuracies in such representations and warranties that are de minimis relative to the total fully-diluted equity capitalization of Parent, (iii) the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.2(i) (Absence of Certain Changes) shall be true and correct in all respects as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent made as of an earlier date, in which case as of such date), and (iv) the other representations and warranties of ~~Realty Income~~Parent set forth in this Agreement shall be true and correct as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent expressly made as of an earlier date, in which case as of such date), except, in the case of this clause ~~(iii)~~(iv), where the failure of such representations and warranties to be so true and correct (without giving effect to any limitation as to materiality or ~~Realty Income~~Parent Material Adverse Effect) has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a ~~Realty Income~~Parent Material Adverse Effect.

(b) Performance of Obligations of ~~Realty Income~~Parent Entities. Each of ~~Realty Income, Merger Sub 1~~Parent and Merger Sub 2 shall have performed in all material respects all obligations required to be performed by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing.

(c) Absence of Material Adverse Effect. Since the date of this Agreement, there shall not have occurred any event, development, change or occurrence that has had or would reasonably be expected to have had, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect that is continuing.

(d) Merger Opinion. ~~VEREIT~~The Company shall have received the opinion of ~~VEREIT~~Company Merger Counsel in form and substance substantially as set forth in Section ~~6.2(c)~~6.2(d) of the ~~VEREIT~~Company Disclosure Letter, and with such reasonable changes as are reasonably acceptable to ~~VEREIT,~~the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect that, on the basis of the facts, representations and assumptions set forth in such opinion, the Merger will qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code. The tax opinion will be subject to customary exceptions, assumptions and qualifications, and in rendering such opinion, counsel may require and rely upon the officer’s certificates delivered pursuant to Section 4.1(d) and Section 4.2(d). The condition set forth in this Section ~~6.2(c)~~6.2(d) may not be waived after receipt of the ~~VEREIT~~Company Required Stockholders Vote, unless further stockholder approval is obtained with appropriate disclosure.

~~(d)~~(e) REIT Opinion. ~~VEREIT~~The Company shall have received a tax opinion of ~~Realty Income~~Parent REIT Counsel, in form and substance substantially as set forth in Section ~~6.2(d)~~6.2(e) of the ~~Realty Income~~Parent Disclosure Letter, and with such changes as are mutually agreeable to ~~VEREIT~~the Company and ~~Realty Income~~Parent (such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), dated as of the Closing Date and addressed to ~~VEREIT,~~the Company, to the effect that, commencing with ~~Realty Income’s~~Parent’s taxable year ended December 31, ~~1994, Realty Income~~2016, Parent has been organized and has operated in conformity with the requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT under the Code and its proposed method of operation will enable ~~Realty Income~~Parent to continue to meet the requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT under the Code for its taxable year that includes the Effective Time and future taxable years. The tax opinion will be subject to customary exceptions, assumptions and qualifications, be based on the representations contained in the officer’s ~~certificates~~

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certificate delivered pursuant to Section 4.2(d) and assume the accuracy of the representations contained in the officer’s certificate delivered to ~~VEREIT~~Company REIT Counsel pursuant to Section 4.1(d).

~~(e)~~(f) Closing Certificate. ~~VEREIT~~The Company shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of ~~Realty Income~~Parent by the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of ~~Realty Income,~~Parent, dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect that the conditions set forth in Section 6.2(a), Section 6.2(b) and Section ~~6.2(b)~~6.2(c) have been satisfied.

Section 6.3 Conditions to Obligations of ~~Realty Income~~Parent. The obligation of ~~Realty Income~~Parent to effect the Merger is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions unless waived by ~~Realty Income~~Parent in writing:

(a) Representations and Warranties. (i) The representations and warranties of ~~VEREIT~~the Company set forth in ~~Section 3.1 clauses (a)~~Sections 3.1(a)(i) (Organization, Standing and Power) (other than the second sentence thereof), (b) (Capital Structure) (other than subclause (~~clause (i)~~i) thereof), (c)(i) (Authority), (m) (Board Approval), (o) (Vote Required), ~~(u)~~(v) (Investment Company Act of 1940), ~~(v)~~(w) (Brokers or Finders) and ~~(w)~~(x) ~~(Opinions~~(Opinion of ~~VEREIT~~the Company’s Financial Advisors) shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent made as of an earlier date, in which case as of such date), (ii) the representations and warranties set forth in subclause (i) of Section 3.1(b)~~(i)~~ (Capital Structure) shall be true and correct in all ~~but~~ ~~de minimis~~ respects as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent expressly made as of an earlier date, in which case, such date), except for inaccuracies in such representations and warranties that are de minimis relative to the total fully-diluted equity capitalization of the Company, (iii) the representations and warranties set forth in subclause (ii) of Section 3.1(l) (Absence of Certain Changes) shall be true and correct in all respects as of the date of this Agreement, and (iv) the other representations and warranties of ~~VEREIT~~the Company set forth in this Agreement shall be true and correct as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent expressly made as of an earlier date, in which case as of such date), except, in the case of this clause

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~~(iii)~~ (iv), where the failure of such representations and warranties to be so true and correct (without giving effect to any limitation as to materiality or ~~VEREIT~~Company Material Adverse Effect) has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a ~~VEREIT~~Company Material Adverse Effect.

(b) Performance of Obligations of ~~VEREIT~~the Company. ~~Each of VEREIT and VEREIT OP~~The Company shall have performed in all material respects all obligations required to be performed by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date.

(d) Merger Opinion. ~~Realty Income~~Parent shall have received the opinion of ~~Realty Income~~Parent Merger Counsel in form and substance substantially as set forth in Section ~~6.3(c)~~6.3(d) of the ~~Realty Income~~Parent Disclosure Letter, and with such reasonable changes as are reasonably acceptable to ~~Realty Income,~~Parent, dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect that, on the basis of the facts, representations and assumptions set forth in such opinion, the Merger will qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code. The tax opinion will be subject to customary exceptions, assumptions and qualifications, and in rendering such opinion, counsel may require and rely upon the officer’s certificates delivered pursuant to Section 4.1(d) and Section 4.2(d). ~~The condition set forth in this~~ ~~Section 6.3(c)~~ ~~may not be waived after receipt of the Realty Income Required Stockholders Vote, unless further stockholder approval is obtained with appropriate disclosure.~~

~~(d)~~(e) REIT Opinion. ~~Realty Income~~Parent shall have received a tax opinion of ~~VEREIT~~Company REIT Counsel, in form and substance substantially as set forth in Section ~~6.3(d)~~6.3(e) of the ~~VEREIT~~Company Disclosure Letter, and with such changes as are mutually agreeable to ~~Realty Income~~Parent and ~~VEREIT~~the Company (such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), dated as of the Closing Date and addressed to ~~Realty Income,~~Parent, to the effect that, commencing with ~~VEREIT’s~~the Company’s taxable year ended December 31, ~~2011~~2016 and through the Effective Time, ~~VEREIT~~the Company has been organized and has operated in conformity with the requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT under the Code. The tax opinion will be subject to customary exceptions, assumptions and qualifications, and based on the representations contained in the officer’s ~~certificates~~certificate delivered pursuant to Section 4.1(d).

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(f) Closing Certificate. ~~Realty Income~~Parent shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of ~~VEREIT~~the Company by the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of ~~VEREIT,~~the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect that the conditions set forth in Section 6.3(a), Section 6.3(b) and Section ~~6.3(b)~~6.3(c) have been satisfied.

~~(f)~~ ~~OfficeCo. The Separation and the OfficeCo Distribution shall be, in all respects, ready to be consummated in accordance with~~ ~~Exhibit A~~ hereto contemporaneously with the Closing of the Merger, including without limitation that the SEC shall have declared the Form 10, and the Form 10 remains, effective, and will close on the Business Day following the Closing; ~~provided~~, ~~however, Realty Income shall automatically be deemed to have irrevocably waived the condition set forth in this~~ ~~Section 6.3(f)~~ ~~on January 29, 2022 (the “Spin-Off Outside Date”).~~

ARTICLE VII
TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT

Section 7.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Effective Time, by action taken or authorized by the Board of Directors of the terminating party or parties, whether before or after approval of the Merger by the stockholders of ~~VEREIT or Realty Income:~~the Company:

(a) by mutual consent of ~~VEREIT~~the Company and ~~Realty Income~~Parent in a written instrument;

(b) by either ~~VEREIT~~the Company or ~~Realty Income,~~Parent, upon written notice to the other ~~party,~~party:

(i) if the Company Required Stockholders Vote shall not have been obtained upon a vote taken thereon at the duly convened Company Stockholders Meeting or at any adjournment or postponement thereof, in each case at which a vote on obtaining the Company Required Stockholders Vote was taken; provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 7.1(b), shall not be available to the Company where a failure to obtain the Company Required Stockholders Vote was primarily caused by a material breach of its obligations under (i) the first two sentences and the final sentence of Section 5.1 or (ii) Section 5.4;

(ii) if any Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction shall have issued an ~~order,~~Order, decree or ruling or taken any other action permanently enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the ~~Mergers,~~Merger, and such ~~order,~~Order, decree, ruling or other action has become final and non-appealable; provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 7.1(b) shall not be available to any party whose failure to comply with any provision of this Agreement has been the primary cause of, or resulted in, such action; or

~~(c) by either VEREIT or Realty Income,~~(iii) upon written notice to the other party, if the Merger shall not have been consummated on or before ~~April~~July 29, ~~2022~~2024 (the “Outside Date”); provided, the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section ~~7.1(c)~~7.1(b)(iii) shall not be available to any party whose material

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breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or other agreement has been the primary cause of, or resulted in, the failure of the Merger to occur on or before such date;

~~(d)~~(c) by ~~VEREIT,~~the Company, upon written notice to ~~Realty Income:~~

~~(i)~~Parent at any time prior to the receipt of the ~~VEREIT~~Company Required Stockholders Vote in order to enter into an Acquisition Agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal in accordance with the express terms and conditions of Section 5.4; provided, however, that this Agreement may not be so terminated unless the payment required by Section 7.2(b)(i) is made in full to ~~Realty Income~~Parent substantially concurrently with the occurrence of such termination and the entry into such Acquisition Agreement with respect to such Superior Proposal; ~~and~~

~~(ii)~~(d) by Parent, upon written notice to the Company upon a Change in ~~Realty Income~~Company Recommendation;

(e) by ~~Realty Income,~~the Company, upon written notice to ~~VEREIT:~~

~~upon a Change in VEREIT Recommendation;~~

~~(f) by VEREIT, upon written notice to Realty Income,~~Parent, if either ~~Realty Income, Merger Sub 1~~Parent or Merger Sub 2 shall have breached or failed to perform any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement, or if any representation or warranty of ~~Realty Income~~Parent shall have become untrue, which breach or failure to perform or to be true, either individually or in the aggregate, if occurring or continuing on the Closing Date, (A) would result in the failure to be satisfied of the condition set forth in Section 6.2(a) or (b) and (B) cannot be or has not been cured by the earlier of (1) the Outside Date and (2) thirty (30) Business Days after the giving of written notice to ~~Realty Income~~Parent of such breach; provided that ~~VEREIT~~the Company shall not have the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section ~~7.1(f)~~7.1(e) if ~~VEREIT or VEREIT OP~~the Company is then in breach of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement that would result in the failure to be satisfied of the condition set forth in Section 6.3(a) or (b); or

~~(g)~~(f) by ~~Realty Income,~~Parent, upon written notice to ~~VEREIT,~~the Company, if ~~either VEREIT or VEREIT OP~~the Company shall have breached or failed to perform any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement,

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or if any representation or warranty of ~~VEREIT~~the Company shall have become untrue, which breach or failure to perform or to be true, either individually or in the aggregate, if occurring or continuing on the Closing Date, (A) would result in the failure to be satisfied of the condition set forth in Section 6.3(a) or (b) and (B) cannot be or has not been cured by the earlier of (1) the Outside Date and (2) thirty (30) Business Days after the giving of written notice to ~~VEREIT~~the Company of such breach; provided that ~~Realty Income~~Parent shall not have the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section ~~7.1(g)~~7.1(f) if ~~Realty Income, Merger Sub 1~~Parent or Merger Sub 2 is then in breach of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement that would result in the failure to be satisfied of the condition set forth in Section 6.2(a) or (b);

(h) by either VEREIT or Realty Income, if the VEREIT Required Stockholders Vote shall not have been obtained upon a vote taken thereon at the duly convened VEREIT Stockholders Meeting or at any adjournment or postponement thereof, in each case at which a vote on obtaining the VEREIT Required Stockholders Vote was taken; ~~provided~~, ~~however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this~~ ~~Section 7.1(h)~~ shall not be available to VEREIT where a failure to obtain the VEREIT Required Stockholders Vote was primarily caused by any action or failure to act of VEREIT or its Subsidiaries that constitutes a material breach of its obligations under ~~Section 5.1~~ or ~~Section 5.4; or~~

(i) by either VEREIT or Realty Income, if the Realty Income Required Stockholders Vote shall not have been obtained upon a vote taken thereon at the duly convened Realty Income Stockholders Meeting or at any adjournment or postponement thereof, in each case at which a vote on obtaining the Realty Income Required Stockholders Vote was taken; ~~provided~~, ~~however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this~~ ~~Section 7.1(i)~~ shall not be available to Realty Income where a failure to obtain the Realty Income Required Stockholders Vote was primarily caused by any action or failure to act of Realty Income or its Subsidiaries that constitutes a material breach of its obligations under ~~Section 5.1~~ or ~~Section 5.4~~.

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Section 7.2 Effect of Termination.

(a) In the event of termination of this Agreement by either ~~VEREIT~~the Company or ~~Realty Income~~Parent as provided in Section 7.1, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and there shall be no liability or obligation on the part of ~~VEREIT~~the Company or ~~Realty Income~~Parent or their respective officers or directors, except with respect to Section 5.2(b), Section 5.7, this Section 7.2 and Article VIII and except for the Confidentiality ~~Agreement,~~Agreements, each of which shall survive such termination and except that no party shall be relieved or released from any liabilities or damages arising out of its fraud or Willful Breach of this Agreement.

(b) ~~VEREIT~~The Company Termination ~~Fee~~.Fee.

(i) If ~~VEREIT~~the Company shall terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section ~~7.1(d)(i)~~7.1(c), then ~~VEREIT~~the Company shall pay to ~~Realty Income~~Parent the ~~VEREIT~~Company Termination Fee as a condition to the effectiveness of such termination.

(ii) If ~~Realty Income~~Parent shall terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section ~~7.1(e)~~7.1(d), then ~~VEREIT~~the Company shall pay to ~~Realty Income~~Parent the ~~VEREIT~~Company Termination Fee within three (3) Business Days after termination of this Agreement.

(iii) In the event that (A) a bona fide Acquisition Proposal with respect to ~~VEREIT~~the Company shall have been publicly announced or shall have become publicly disclosed and shall not have been publicly withdrawn prior to the date that is at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the ~~VEREIT~~Company Stockholders Meeting, (B) thereafter this Agreement is terminated (1) by ~~Realty Income~~Parent or ~~VEREIT~~the Company pursuant to Section ~~7.1(c)~~7.1(b)(iii) (if the ~~VEREIT~~Company Required Stockholders Vote has not theretofore been obtained) or pursuant to Section ~~7.1(h)~~7.1(b)(i) or (2) by ~~Realty Income~~Parent pursuant to Section ~~7.1(g)~~7.1(f), due to a material breach by ~~VEREIT~~the Company of ~~its obligations under~~ (i) the first two sentences of Section 5.1 or (ii) Section 5.4, and (C) prior to the date that is twelve (12) months after the date of such termination, ~~VEREIT~~the Company either (1) consummates a transaction of a type set forth in the definition of “Acquisition Proposal” or (2) enters into an Acquisition Agreement, then ~~VEREIT~~the Company shall, on the earlier of the date such transaction is consummated or the date such Acquisition Agreement is entered into, pay to ~~Realty Income~~Parent a one-time fee equal to the ~~VEREIT~~Company Termination Fee less the amount of any ~~Realty Income~~Parent Expense Reimbursement previously paid to ~~Realty Income~~Parent (if any) pursuant to Section 7.2(b)~~(iv)~~(iii) (provided that, for purposes of this clause (C), each reference to “20%” in the definitions of “Acquisition Proposal” and “Acquisition Agreement” shall be deemed to be a reference to “50.1%”).

(iv) In the event that ~~VEREIT~~the Company or ~~Realty Income~~Parent terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section ~~7.1(h)~~7.1(b)(i) under circumstances in which the ~~VEREIT~~Company Termination Fee is not then payable, then ~~VEREIT~~the Company shall pay to ~~Realty Income~~Parent a one-time fee equal to the ~~Realty Income~~Parent Expense Reimbursement within three (3) Business Days after such termination; provided that the payment by ~~VEREIT~~the Company of the ~~Realty Income~~Parent Expense Reimbursement pursuant to this Section 7.2(b)(iv), shall not relieve ~~VEREIT~~the Company of any subsequent obligation to pay the ~~VEREIT~~Company Termination Fee pursuant to Section 7.2(b)~~(iii)~~(ii).

(c)~~Realty Income Termination Fee~~.

~~(i) If VEREIT shall terminate this Agreement pursuant to~~ ~~Section 7.1(d)(ii), then Realty Income shall pay to VEREIT the Realty Income Termination Fee within three (3) Business Days after termination of this Agreement.~~

~~(ii) In the event that (A) a~~ ~~bona fide~~ Acquisition Proposal with respect to Realty Income shall have been publicly announced or shall have become publicly disclosed and shall not have been publicly withdrawn prior to the date that is at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the Realty Income Stockholders Meeting, (B) thereafter this Agreement is terminated (1) by Realty Income or VEREIT pursuant to ~~Section 7.1(c)~~ ~~(if the Realty Income Required Stockholders Vote has not theretofore been obtained) or pursuant to~~ ~~Section 7.1(i)~~ ~~or (2) by VEREIT pursuant to~~ ~~Section 7.1(f)~~ due to a material breach by Realty Income of its obligations under Section 5.1 or Section 5.4, and (C) prior to the date that is twelve (12) months after the date of such termination, Realty Income either (1) consummates a transaction of a type set forth in the definition of “Acquisition Proposal” or (2) enters into an Acquisition Agreement, then Realty Income shall, on the earlier of the date such

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transaction is consummated or the date such Acquisition Agreement is entered into, pay to VEREIT a one-time fee equal to the Realty Income Termination Fee less the amount of any VEREIT Expense Reimbursement previously paid to VEREIT (if any) pursuant to ~~Section 7.2(c)(iii)~~ (~~provided~~ ~~that, for purposes of this clause (C), each reference to “20%” in the definitions of “Acquisition Proposal” and “Acquisition Agreement” shall be deemed to be a reference to “50.1%”).~~

~~(iii) In the event that VEREIT or Realty Income terminates this Agreement pursuant to~~ ~~Section 7.1(i)~~ under circumstances in which the Realty Income Termination Fee is not then payable, then Realty Income shall pay to VEREIT a one-time fee equal to the VEREIT Expense Reimbursement within three (3) Business Days after such termination; ~~provided~~ ~~that the payment by Realty Income of the VEREIT Expense Reimbursement pursuant to this~~ ~~Section 7.2(c)(iii),~~ ~~shall not relieve Realty Income of any subsequent obligation to pay the Realty Income Termination Fee pursuant to~~ ~~Section 7.2(c)(iii)~~.

~~(d)~~ In no event shall this Section 7.2 require ~~(i) VEREIT~~the Company to pay the ~~VEREIT Termination Fee on more than one occasion or (ii) Realty Income to pay the Realty Income~~Company Termination Fee on more than one occasion.

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agreements, the parties would not enter into this Agreement. Accordingly, if ~~either VEREIT or Realty Income~~the Company fails to pay all amounts due to the other party under this Section 7.2 on the dates specified, then ~~either VEREIT or Realty Income, as applicable,~~the Company shall pay all costs and expenses (including legal fees and expenses) incurred by ~~such other party~~Parent in connection with any action or proceeding (including the filing of any lawsuit) taken by it to collect such unpaid amounts, together with interest on such unpaid amounts at the prime lending rate prevailing at such time, as published in The Wall Street Journal, from the date such amounts were required to be paid until the date actually received by ~~such other party.~~Parent. Each of the parties hereto acknowledges that each of the ~~Realty Income~~Parent Expense Reimbursement ~~VEREIT Expense Reimbursement, Realty Income Termination Fee~~ and ~~VEREIT~~the Company Termination Fee is not a penalty, but rather are liquidated damages in a reasonable amount that will compensate a party in the circumstances in which such amounts are due and payable, which amounts would otherwise be impossible to calculate with precision.

~~(f)~~(e) The “~~VEREIT~~Company Termination Fee” shall be an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the ~~VEREIT~~Company Base Amount (as defined below) and (ii) the maximum amount, if any, that can be paid to ~~Realty Income~~Parent without causing it to fail to meet the requirements of Sections 856(c)(2) and (3) of the Code (the “REIT Requirements”) for such year determined as if (a) the payment of such amount did not constitute Qualifying Income, and (b) ~~Realty Income~~Parent has 0.5% of its gross income from unknown sources during such year which was not Qualifying Income (in addition to any known or anticipated income of ~~Realty Income~~Parent which was not Qualifying Income), in each case as determined by independent accountants to ~~Realty Income.~~Parent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event ~~Realty Income~~Parent receives Tax Guidance providing that ~~Realty Income’s~~Parent’s receipt of the ~~VEREIT~~Company Base Amount should either constitute Qualifying Income or should be excluded from gross income within the meaning of the REIT Requirements, the ~~VEREIT~~Company Termination Fee shall be an amount equal to the ~~VEREIT~~Company Base Amount and ~~VEREIT~~the Company shall, upon receiving notice that ~~Realty Income~~Parent has received the Tax Guidance, pay to ~~Realty Income~~Parent the unpaid ~~VEREIT~~Company Base Amount within five (5) Business Days. In the event that ~~Realty Income~~Parent is not able to receive the full ~~VEREIT~~Company Base Amount due to the above limitations, ~~VEREIT~~the Company shall place the unpaid amount in escrow by wire transfer within three (3) days of the date when the ~~VEREIT~~Company Termination Fee would otherwise be due but for the above limitations and shall not release any portion thereof to ~~Realty Income~~Parent unless and until ~~Realty Income~~Parent receives either one or a combination of the following once or more often: ~~(i)~~(A) a letter from ~~Realty Income’s~~Parent’s independent accountants indicating the maximum amount that can be paid at that time to ~~Realty Income~~Parent without causing ~~Realty Income~~Parent to fail to meet the REIT Requirements (calculated as described above) or ~~(ii)~~(B) the Tax Guidance, in either of which events ~~VEREIT~~the Company shall pay to ~~Realty Income~~Parent the lesser of the unpaid ~~VEREIT~~Company Base Amount or the maximum amount stated in the letter referred to in ~~(i)~~clause (A) above within five (5) Business Days after ~~VEREIT~~the Company has been notified thereof. The obligation of ~~VEREIT~~the Company to pay any unpaid portion of the ~~VEREIT~~Company Termination Fee shall terminate on the December 31 following the date which is three (3) years from the date the ~~VEREIT~~

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Company Termination Fee first becomes payable under Section 7.2(b). Amounts remaining in escrow after the obligation of ~~VEREIT~~the Company to pay the ~~VEREIT~~Company Termination Fee terminates shall be released to ~~VEREIT.~~the Company. “Qualifying Income” shall mean income described in Sections 856(c)(2)(A) — (I) and 856(c)(3)(A) — (I) of the Code. “Tax Guidance” shall mean a reasoned opinion from nationally recognized federal income tax counsel experienced in REIT tax matters or a ruling from the IRS. The “~~VEREIT~~Company Base Amount” shall mean ~~$365,000,000;~~$173,970,000; provided, however, that, in the event the ~~VEREIT~~Company Termination Fee becomes payable as a result of the termination of this Agreement prior to the Window Period End Time (a) by ~~VEREIT~~the Company pursuant to Section ~~7.1(d)(i)~~7.1(c) with respect to a Superior Proposal by a Qualified Bidder or (b) by ~~Realty Income~~Parent pursuant to Section ~~7.1(e)~~7.1(d) in response to a Change in ~~VEREIT~~Company Recommendation effected in compliance with Section 5.4(b)(iv) with respect to a Superior Proposal by a Qualified Bidder, then, in the case of either of the immediately preceding clauses (a) or this clause (b), the “~~VEREIT~~Company Base Amount” shall mean ~~$195,000,000.~~$93,680,000.

(f) The “~~Realty Income Termination Fee~~Parent Expense Reimbursement” shall be an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the ~~Realty Income~~Parent Expense Reimbursement Base Amount (as defined below) and (ii) the maximum amount, if any, that can be paid to ~~VEREIT~~Parent without causing it to fail to meet the REIT Requirements for such year determined as if (a) the payment of such amount did not constitute Qualifying Income, and (b) ~~VEREIT~~Parent has 0.5% of its gross income from unknown sources during such year which was not Qualifying Income (in addition to any known or anticipated income of ~~VEREIT~~Parent which was not Qualifying Income), in each case as determined by independent accountants to ~~VEREIT.~~Parent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event ~~VEREIT~~Parent receives Tax Guidance providing that ~~VEREIT’s~~Parent’s receipt of the Realty Income Base Amount would either constitute Qualifying Income or would be excluded from gross income within the meaning of the REIT Requirements, the Realty Income Termination Fee shall be an amount equal to the Realty Income Base Amount and Realty Income shall, upon receiving notice that VEREIT has received the Tax Guidance, pay to VEREIT the unpaid Realty Income Base Amount within five (5) Business Days. In the event that VEREIT is not able to receive the full Realty Income Base Amount due to the above limitations, subject to VEREIT’s prior delivery to Realty Income of the VEREIT Tax Accrual Opinion with respect to such escrow, Realty Income shall place the unpaid amount in escrow (the “~~Realty Income Termination Fee Escrow~~”) by wire transfer within three (3) days of the date when the Realty Income Termination Fee would otherwise be due but for the above limitations and shall not release any portion thereof to VEREIT unless and until VEREIT receives either one or a combination of the following once or more often: (i) a letter from VEREIT’s independent accountants indicating the maximum amount that can be paid at that time to VEREIT without causing VEREIT to fail to meet the REIT Requirements (calculated as described above) or (ii) the Tax Guidance, in either of which events Realty Income shall pay to VEREIT the lesser of the unpaid Realty Income Base Amount or the maximum amount stated in the letter referred to in (i) above within five (5) Business Days after Realty Income has been notified thereof. The obligation of Realty Income to pay any unpaid portion of the Realty Income Termination Fee shall terminate on the December 31 following the date which is three (3) years from the date the Realty Income Termination Fee first becomes payable under ~~Section 7.2(c). Amounts remaining in escrow after the obligation of Realty Income to pay the Realty Income Termination Fee terminates shall be released to Realty Income. The “Realty Income Base Amount” shall mean $838,000,000. The “VEREIT Tax Accrual Opinion~~” means an opinion of nationally recognized federal income tax counsel experienced in REIT tax matters based on then applicable law and complying with the requirements of Treasury Regulations Section 1.856-7(c)(2) to the effect that the deposit into the Realty Income Termination Fees Escrow Account or the VEREIT Expense Reimbursement Escrow, as applicable, should not cause the Company to recognize income for U.S. federal income tax purposes and for any Company taxable year in excess of the amount released from such escrow to VEREIT in such taxable year.

~~(g) The “Realty Income Expense Reimbursement~~” shall be an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the Realty Income Expense Reimbursement Base Amount (as defined below) and (ii) the maximum amount, if any, that can be paid to Realty Income without causing it to fail to meet the REIT Requirements for such year determined as if (a) the payment of such amount did not constitute Qualifying Income, and (b) Realty Income has 0.5% of its gross income from unknown sources during such year which was not Qualifying Income (in addition to any known or anticipated income of Realty Income which was not Qualifying Income), in each case as determined by independent accountants to Realty Income. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event Realty Income receives Tax Guidance providing that Realty Income’s receipt of the Realty IncomeParent Expense Reimbursement Base Amount should either constitute

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within the meaning of the REIT Requirements, the ~~Realty Income~~Parent Expense Reimbursement shall be an amount equal to the ~~Realty Income~~Parent Expense Reimbursement Base Amount and ~~VEREIT~~the Company shall, if required to pursuant to Section 7.2(b)(iv), upon receiving notice that ~~Realty Income~~Parent has received the Tax Guidance, pay to ~~Realty Income~~Parent the unpaid ~~Realty Income~~Parent Expense Reimbursement Base Amount within five (5) Business Days. In the event that ~~Realty Income~~Parent is not able to receive the full ~~Realty Income~~Parent Expense Reimbursement Base Amount due to the above limitations, ~~VEREIT~~the Company shall, if required to pursuant to Section 7.2(b)(iv), place the unpaid amount in escrow by wire transfer within three (3) days of the date when the ~~Realty Income~~Parent Expense Reimbursement would otherwise be due but for the above limitations and shall not release any portion thereof to ~~Realty Income~~Parent unless and until ~~Realty Income~~Parent receives either one or a combination of the following once or more often: ~~(i)~~(A) a letter from ~~Realty Income’s~~Parent’s independent accountants indicating the maximum amount that can be paid at that time to ~~Realty Income~~Parent without causing ~~Realty Income~~Parent to fail to meet the REIT Requirements (calculated as described above) or ~~(ii)~~(B) the Tax Guidance, in either of which events ~~VEREIT~~the Company shall pay to ~~Realty Income~~Parent the lesser of the unpaid ~~Realty Income~~Parent Expense Reimbursement Base Amount or the maximum amount stated in the letter referred to in ~~(i)~~clause (A) above within five (5) Business Days after ~~VEREIT~~the Company has been notified thereof. ~~The~~Any obligation of ~~VEREIT~~the Company to pay any unpaid portion of the ~~Realty Income~~Parent Expense Reimbursement shall terminate on the December 31 following the date which is three (3) years from the date the ~~Realty Income~~Parent Expense Reimbursement first becomes payable under Section 7.2(b). Amounts remaining in escrow after the obligation of ~~VEREIT~~the Company to pay the ~~Realty Income~~Parent Expense Reimbursement terminates shall be released to ~~VEREIT.~~the Company. The “~~Realty Income~~Parent Expense Reimbursement Base Amount” shall mean ~~$25,000,000.~~$25,000,000.00.

~~(h) The “VEREIT Expense Reimbursement~~” shall be an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the VEREIT Expense Reimbursement Base Amount (as defined below) and (ii) the maximum amount, if any, that can be paid to VEREIT without causing it to fail to meet the REIT Requirements for such year determined as if (a) the payment of such amount did not constitute Qualifying Income, and (b) VEREIT has 0.5% of its gross income of income from unknown sources during such year which was not Qualifying Income (in addition to any known or anticipated income of VEREIT which was not Qualifying Income), in each case as determined by independent accountants to VEREIT. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event VEREIT receives Tax Guidance providing that VEREIT’s receipt of the VEREIT Expense Reimbursement Base Amount would either constitute Qualifying Income or would be excluded from gross income within the meaning of the REIT Requirements, the VEREIT Expense Reimbursement shall be an amount equal to the VEREIT Expense Reimbursement Base Amount and Realty Income shall, upon receiving notice that VEREIT has received the Tax Guidance, pay to VEREIT the unpaid VEREIT Expense Reimbursement Base Amount within five (5) Business Days. In the event that VEREIT is not able to receive the full VEREIT Expense Reimbursement Base Amount due to the above limitations, subject to VEREIT’s prior delivery of the VEREIT Tax Accrual Opinion with respect to such escrow, Realty Income shall place the unpaid amount in escrow (the “~~VEREIT Expense Reimbursement Escrow”) by wire transfer within three (3) days of the VEREIT Expense Reimbursement first becomes payable under~~ ~~Section 7.2(c)~~ and shall not release any portion thereof to VEREIT unless and until VEREIT receives either one or a combination of the following once or more often: (i) a letter from VEREIT’s independent accountants indicating the maximum amount that can be paid at that time to VEREIT without causing VEREIT to fail to meet the REIT Requirements (calculated as described above) or (ii) the Tax Guidance, in either of which events Realty Income shall pay to VEREIT the lesser of the unpaid Realty Income Base Amount or the maximum amount stated in the letter referred to in (i) above within five (5) Business Days after Realty Income has been notified thereof. The obligation of Realty Income to pay any unpaid portion of the VEREIT Expense Reimbursement shall terminate on the December 31 following the date which is three (3) years from the date the VEREIT Expense Reimbursement first becomes payable under ~~Section 7.2(c). Amounts remaining in escrow after the obligation of Realty Income to pay the VEREIT Expense Reimbursement terminates shall be released to Realty Income. The “VEREIT Expense Reimbursement Base Amount” shall mean $25,000,000. The limitation, escrow and release provisions in this paragraph shall also apply to any indemnities payable to VEREIT under~~ ~~Section 5.15(d)(iv)~~ ~~(i.e., applying this paragraph to such indemnities as if the “VEREIT Expense Reimbursement Base Amount” was the amount of such indemnities before the application of this sentence).~~

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ARTICLE VIII
GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 8.1 Non-Survival of Representations, Warranties and Agreements. None of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in this Agreement or in any instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement, including any rights arising out of any breach of such representations, warranties, covenants, and agreements, shall survive the Effective Time, except for those covenants and agreements contained herein and therein that by their terms apply or are to be performed in whole or in part after the Effective Time or which otherwise by their terms survive the termination of this Agreement or the Effective Time.

Section 8.2 Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given (a) upon personal delivery to the party to be notified, (b) when received when sent by email to the party to be notified; provided, however, that if the sending party receives a “bounce back” or similar message indicating non-delivery is received with respect thereto, notice given by email shall not be effective unless either (i) a duplicate copy of such email notice is promptly given by one of the other methods described in this Section 8.2 or (ii) the receiving party delivers a written confirmation of receipt for such notice either by email or any other method described in this Section 8.2 or (c) when delivered by a courier (with confirmation of delivery); in each case to the party to be notified at the following address:

if to ~~VEREIT or VEREIT OP,~~the Company, to:

~~VEREIT~~Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.
~~2325 E. Camelback Road, 9th Floor~~2727 North Harwood Street, Suite 300
~~Phoenix, AZ 85016~~Dallas, Texas 75201
Attention: ~~Lauren Goldberg~~General Counsel
E-mail: ~~LGoldberg@VEREIT.com~~rthomas@spiritrealty.com

with a copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
51 West 52nd Street
New York, New York 10019
Attention:   Adam O. Emmerich
                Karessa L. Cain
Fax No.:    (212) 403-2000
E-mail:       AOEmmerich@wlrk.com
                KLCain@wlrk.com

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if to ~~Realty Income, Merger Sub 1~~Parent or Merger Sub, 2, to:

Realty Income Corporation
11995 El Camino Real
San Diego, California 92130
Attention: ~~General Counsel~~Chief Legal Officer
Email: mbushore@realtyincome.com

with copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Latham & Watkins LLP
650 Town Center Drive, 20th Floor
Costa Mesa, California 92626
Attention:   Charles Ruck
                ~~William Cernius~~Bradley Helms
                Darren Guttenberg
Fax No.:    (714) 755-8290
E-mail:       charles.ruck@lw.com
                ~~william.cernius@lw.com~~bradley.helms@lw.com
                darren.guttenberg@lw.com

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Section 8.3 Interpretation. When a reference is made in this Agreement to Sections, Exhibits or Schedules, such reference shall be to a Section of or Exhibit or Schedule to this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The table of contents and headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. Whenever the words “include,” “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.” The phrase “made available” in this Agreement shall mean that the information referred to has been made available if requested by the party to whom such information is to be made available. The phrases “herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder” and words of similar import shall be deemed to refer to this Agreement as a whole, including the Exhibits and Schedules hereto, and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. When used herein, the word “extent” and the phrase “to the extent” shall mean the degree to which a subject or other thing extends, and such word or phrase shall not simply mean “if.” References to “$” and “dollars” are to the currency of the United States of America. Any dollar or percentage thresholds set forth herein shall not be used as a benchmark for the determination of what is or is not “material,” a ~~“Realty Income~~“Parent Material Adverse Effect” or a ~~“VEREIT~~“Company Material Adverse Effect” under this Agreement. “Writing”, “written” and comparable terms refer to printing, typing and other means of reproducing words (including electronic media) in a visible form. Any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. In the event that an ambiguity or a question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement. The table of contents and headings set forth in this Agreement are for convenience of reference purposes only and shall not affect or be deemed to affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement or any term or provision hereof.

Section 8.4 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to each other party (including by means of electronic delivery), it being understood that the parties need not sign the same counterpart. Signatures to this Agreement transmitted by facsimile transmission, by electronic mail in “portable document format” ~~(“.pdf”~~(“.pdf”) form, or by any other electronic means intended to preserve the original graphic and pictorial appearance of a document, will have the same effect as physical delivery of the paper document bearing the original signature.

Section 8.5 ��Entire Agreement; No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement (including the documents and the instruments referred to herein) constitutes the entire agreement and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, other than the Confidentiality ~~Agreement,~~Agreements, which shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement. Except (a) for, after the Effective Time, the rights of the holders of ~~VEREIT~~Company Common Stock and Company Equity Awards to receive the shares of ~~Realty Income~~Parent Common Stock, ~~and~~ cash in lieu of fractional

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shares and cash dividend equivalents, as applicable, as provided in Article I and Article II, plus any dividends or other distributions as provided in Section ~~2.3(c)~~ 2.2(c)or Section ~~2.3(i)~~2.2(i), and (b) as provided in Section ~~5.9(e)~~5.8(e) which, in each case, shall inure to the benefit of the respective Persons benefiting therefrom who are expressly intended to be third-party beneficiaries thereof and who may enforce the covenants contained therein, nothing in this Agreement is intended to confer upon any ~~person~~Person other than the parties hereto or their respective heirs, successors, executors, administrators and assigns any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement.

Section 8.6 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Maryland (without giving effect to choice of law principles thereof).

Section 8.7 Severability. Any term or provision of this Agreement which is invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to that jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability and, unless the effect of such invalidity or unenforceability would prevent the parties from realizing the major portion of the economic benefits of the Merger that they currently anticipate obtaining therefrom, shall not render invalid or unenforceable the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement or affect the validity or enforceability of any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction. If any provision of this Agreement is so broad as to be unenforceable, the provision shall be interpreted to be only so broad as is enforceable.

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Section 8.8 Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations of the parties hereunder shall be assigned by any of the parties hereto (whether by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other parties, and any attempt to make any such assignment without such consent shall be null and void. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

Section 8.9 Submission to Jurisdiction. For the purposes of any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby, each party hereto irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Maryland, or, if that court does not have jurisdiction, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, Northern Division (the “Maryland Courts”). In the case of any suit, action or other proceeding in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Maryland, each of the parties irrevocably agrees to request and/or consent to the assignment of any such suit, action or other proceeding to such court’s Business and Technology Case Management Program. Each party hereto irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any action, suit or proceeding arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in the Maryland Courts, and hereby further irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such action, suit or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Each party hereto further irrevocably consents to the service of process out of any of the aforementioned courts in any such suit, action or other proceeding by the mailing of copies thereof by registered mail to such party at its address set forth in this Agreement, such service of process to be effective upon acknowledgment of receipt of such registered mail; provided that nothing in this Section 8.9 shall affect the right of any party to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by Law. The consent to jurisdiction set forth in this Section 8.9 shall not constitute a general consent to service of process in the State of Maryland and shall have no effect for any purpose except as provided in this ~~Section.~~Section 8.9. The parties hereto agree that a final judgment in any such suit, action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Law.

Section 8.10 Enforcement. The parties agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms on a timely basis or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or other equitable relief to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement in any court identified in Section 8.9, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity. The parties further agree not to assert that a remedy of specific enforcement is unenforceable, invalid, contrary to applicable Law or inequitable for any reason, and not to assert that a remedy of monetary damages would provide an adequate remedy for any such breach. Any party seeking an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement will not be required to provide any bond or other

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security in connection with such injunction or enforcement, and each party irrevocably waives any right that it may have to require the obtaining, furnishing or posting of any such bond or other security. Each party further agrees that it will use its reasonable best efforts to cooperate with the other parties in seeking and agreeing to an expedited schedule in any litigation seeking an injunction or order of specific performance.

Section 8.11 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVES ITS RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE OTHER TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY OR THE SHARES OR SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF OR THEREOF. THE SCOPE OF THIS WAIVER IS INTENDED TO BE ALL-ENCOMPASSING OF ANY AND ALL DISPUTES THAT MAY BE FILED IN ANY COURT AND THAT RELATE TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS TRANSACTION, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS, AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW AND STATUTORY CLAIMS. THIS SECTION 8.11 HAS BEEN FULLY DISCUSSED BY EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AND THESE PROVISIONS WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY EXCEPTIONS. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY FURTHER WARRANTS AND REPRESENTS THAT SUCH PARTY HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH ITS LEGAL COUNSEL, AND THAT SUCH PARTY KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.

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of the parties; provided, that after the ~~VEREIT Required Stockholders Vote or the Realty Income~~Company Required Stockholders Vote is obtained, no amendment shall be made which by Law requires further approval by the stockholders of ~~Realty Income or VEREIT~~the Company without such further approval by such stockholders.

Section 8.13 Extension; Waiver. At any time prior to the Effective Time, the parties hereto, by action taken or authorized by the Board of Directors of ~~VEREIT~~the Company or the Board of Directors of ~~Realty Income,~~Parent, as applicable, may, to the extent legally allowed, (a) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other party hereto, (b) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties of the other parties contained herein or in any document delivered pursuant hereto, and (c) waive compliance by the other party with any of the agreements or conditions contained herein. Any agreement on the part of a party hereto to any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in a written instrument signed on behalf of such party. The failure of a party to assert any of its rights under this Agreement or otherwise shall not constitute a waiver of those rights. No single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. Any waiver shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given and shall not constitute a waiver to any subsequent or other exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder.

ARTICLE IX
DEFINITIONS

“Acquisition Proposal” means any inquiry, proposal, indication of interest or offer from any Person or “group” (as defined in Section 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) (other than any of the parties or their Subsidiaries) relating to (a) any merger, consolidation, share exchange or similar business combination transaction involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that would result in any Person beneficially owning more than twenty percent (20%) of the outstanding voting securities of the Company, its operating partnership, any successor thereto or parent company thereof, (b) any sale, lease, exchange or license, transfer or other disposition, directly or indirectly (including by way of merger, consolidation, recapitalization, sale of equity interests, share exchange, joint venture or any similar transaction), of any of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ assets (including stock or other ownership interests of its respective Subsidiaries) representing more than twenty percent (20%) of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis (as determined on a fair market value basis), (c) any issuance, sale or other disposition of (including by way of merger, consolidation, share exchange, joint venture or any similar transaction) securities (or options, rights or warrants to purchase, or securities convertible into, such securities) representing more than twenty percent (20%) of the outstanding voting securities of the Company or any successor thereto or parent company

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thereof, or (d) any tender offer or exchange offer that, if consummated, would result in any Person or “group” (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) acquiring beneficial ownership (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act), or the right to acquire beneficial ownership, of more than twenty percent (20%) of the outstanding voting securities of the Company or any successor thereto or parent company thereof; provided, however, that the term “Acquisition Proposal” shall not include the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

“Benefit Plan” means, with respect to any entity, any compensation or employee benefit plan, program, policy, agreement or other arrangement, including any “employee benefit plan” (within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA, whether or not subject to ERISA), including any bonus, cash- or equity-based incentive, deferred compensation, stock purchase, health, medical, dental, disability, accident, life insurance, or vacation, paid time off, perquisite, fringe benefit, severance, change of control, retention, employment, separation, retirement, pension, or saving, plan, program, policy, agreement or arrangement.

“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which the banks in New York are authorized by Law or executive order to be closed.

“Company Equity Plan” means that certain Second Amended and Restated Company and Company Partnership 2012 Incentive Award Plan, as amended.

“Company Lease” means each lease, sublease, sub-sublease, license and other agreement (including any amendments, notices, deferral agreements or other modifications thereto) under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries leases, subleases, licenses, uses or occupies (in each case whether as landlord, tenant, sublandlord, subtenant or by other occupancy arrangement), or has the right to use or occupy, now or in the future, any real property.

“Company Material Adverse Effect” means an event, development, change or occurrence that is materially adverse to the financial condition, business or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided, however, that a Company Material Adverse Effect shall not include any event, development, change or occurrence to the extent arising out of, relating to or resulting from:

(a) changes in general business, economic or market conditions in the United States or elsewhere in the world (including changes generally in prevailing interest rates (including long-term estimates thereof), inflation, credit availability and liquidity, currency exchange rates and price levels or trading volumes in the United States or foreign securities or credit markets);

(b) changes generally affecting the industry or industries in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries operates or any of the markets or geographical areas in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries operate (including changes in the creditworthiness of tenants);

(c) any change or proposed change after the date hereof in Law or the interpretation thereof or GAAP or the interpretation thereof;

(d) changes in political or social conditions, including civil unrest, protests, public demonstrations, acts of war, armed hostility or terrorism (including cyber-terrorism or cyber-attacks), data breaches, riots, demonstrations, public disorders, civil disobedience, government “shutdowns” (including any potential or actual government “shutdown” in the United States, including the “shutdown” of any agencies or bodies thereof) or any escalation or any worsening thereof (including any acts of war or sanctions imposed in connection with (i) the current dispute involving the Russian Federation and Ukraine, including relating to Belarus and (ii) the current dispute involving Israel, Hamas, Lebanon, Syria, Iran and any other state or non-state actors involved);

(e) earthquakes, hurricanes, tornados or other acts of God, natural disasters or calamities;

(f) any epidemics, pandemics or disease outbreaks (including Covid-19) or worsening thereof;

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suppliers, lenders, partners, employees, regulators or other third parties (provided, that this clause (g) shall not apply to any inaccuracy in the representations and warranties set forth in clause (B) of Section 3.1(c)(ii));

(h) any failure by the Company to meet any internal or published industry analyst projections or forecasts or estimates of revenues or earnings for any period (it being understood and agreed that the facts and circumstances giving rise to such failure that are not otherwise excluded from the definition of a Company Material Adverse Effect may be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Company Material Adverse Effect);

(i) any change in the price or trading volume of shares of Company Common Stock (it being understood and agreed that the facts and circumstances giving rise to such change that are not otherwise excluded from the definition of a Company Material Adverse Effect may be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Company Material Adverse Effect);

(j) any reduction in the credit rating of the Company or its Subsidiaries (it being understood and agreed that the facts and circumstances giving rise to such change that are not otherwise excluded from the definition of a Company Material Adverse Effect may be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Company Material Adverse Effect); and

(k) compliance with the terms of, or the taking of any action required by, this Agreement (including the Merger) (other than any action or failure to take any action pursuant to Section 4.1, unless Parent has unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed its written consent to any such action or failure to take action);

provided, that (x) if any event, development, change or occurrence described in any of clause (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) or (f) has had a disproportionate adverse effect on the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to other similarly situated participants in the commercial real estate REIT industry, then the incremental disproportionate adverse impact (and only the incremental disproportionate adverse impact) of such event, development, change or may be taken into account for purposes of determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred, and (y) if any event, development, change or occurrence has caused or is reasonably likely to cause the Company to fail to qualify as a REIT for federal Tax purposes, such event, development, change or occurrence shall be considered a Company Material Adverse Effect, unless such failure has been, or is able to be, cured on commercially reasonable terms under the applicable provisions of the Code.

“Company Merger Counsel” means Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz (or another nationally recognized tax counsel reasonably acceptable to the Company and Parent).

“Company Notes Indenture” means that certain Indenture, dated as of August 18, 2016, by and among the Company Partnership and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time).

“Company Partnership” means Spirit Realty, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership.

“Company Partnership Agreement” means the Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Company Partnership, dated as of October 3, 2017, as amended from time to time.

“Company Partnership Preferred Unit” has the meaning assigned to the term “Preferred Units” in the Company Partnership Agreement.

“Company Partnership Unit” has the meaning assigned to the term “Partnership Unit” in the Company Partnership Agreement.

“Company Performance Share Award” means an award of the right to receive Company Common Stock subject to performance-based vesting conditions granted under the Company Equity Plan.

“Company REIT Counsel” means Latham & Watkins LLP (or another nationally recognized REIT counsel reasonably acceptable to the Company and Parent).

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“Company Restricted Stock Award” means an award of Company Common Stock subject to vesting, repurchase or other lapse restriction granted under the Company Equity Plan.

“Company Revolving Credit Agreement” means the Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of March 30, 2022, by and among the Company LP, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and the financial institutions party thereto as lenders from time to time (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time).

“Company Series A Preferred Stock” means the 6.000% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company.

“Company 2022 Term Loan Agreement” means the Term Loan Agreement, dated as of August 22, 2022 , by and among the Company LP, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and the financial institutions party thereto as lenders from time to time (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time).

“Company 2023 Term Loan Agreement” means the Term Loan Agreement, dated as of November 17, 2022, by and among the Company LP, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and the financial institutions party thereto as lenders from time to time (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time)

“Company Term Loan Credit Agreements” means the Company 2022 Term Loan Agreement and the Company 2023 Term Loan Agreement. and “Contract” means any written contract, agreement, lease, license, note, bond, mortgage, indenture, commitment or other instrument or ~~obligation.~~obligation (other than any Company Benefit Plan).

“Controlled Group Liability” means any and all liabilities (i) under Title IV of ERISA, (ii) under Section 302 of ERISA, (iii) under Sections 412 and 4971 of the Code, or (iv) as a result of a failure to comply with the continuation coverage requirements of Section 601 et seq. of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code.

“~~Covid-19” means SARS-CoV-2 or Covid-19, and any variants or evolutions thereof.~~

“~~Covid-19 Measures~~” means any applicable quarantine, “shelter in place,” “stay at home,” workforce reduction, social distancing, shut down, closure or sequester or any other applicable law, Order, directive, guideline or recommendation by a Governmental Entity, public health authority or industry group, including the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES), in each case, in connection with or in response to Covid-19.

“Environmental Laws” means any applicable Law relating (a) to releases, discharges, emissions or disposals to air, water, land or groundwater of Hazardous Materials; (b) to the use, handling or disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls, asbestos or urea formaldehyde or any other Hazardous Material; (c) to the treatment, storage, disposal or management of Hazardous Materials; (d) to exposure to Hazardous Materials or any other toxic, hazardous or other controlled, prohibited or regulated substances; (e) to the transportation, release or any other use of Hazardous Materials; or (f) to the pollution, protection or regulation of the environmental or natural resources, including the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. 9601, et seq. (“CERCLA”), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. 6901, et seq. (“RCRA”), the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. 2601, et seq., those portions of the Occupational, Safety and Health Act, 29 U.S.C. 651, et seq. relating to Hazardous Materials exposure and compliance, the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401, et seq., the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251, et seq., the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. 300f, et seq., the Hazardous Materials Transportation

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Act, 49 U.S.C. 1802 et seq. (“HMTA”) and the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act, 42 U.S.C. 11001, et seq. (“EPCRA”), and other comparable Laws and all rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto or published thereunder.

“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

“GAAP” means United States generally accepted accounting principles.

“Hazardous Materials” means each and every element, compound, chemical mixture, contaminant, pollutant, material, waste or other substance which is defined, regulated or identified under applicable Environmental Laws because of its hazardous, toxic, dangerous or deleterious properties. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, “Hazardous Materials” include “hazardous substances” as defined in CERCLA, “extremely hazardous substances” as defined in EPCRA, “hazardous waste” as defined in RCRA, “hazardous materials” as defined in HMTA, crude oil, petroleum products or any fraction thereof, radioactive materials, including source, byproduct or special nuclear materials, asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, chlorinated fluorocarbons, polychlorinated biphenyls, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and radon.

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“Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, without duplication, as of the date of determination (i) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, including accrued and unpaid interest, and any prepayment fees or penalties, (ii) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (iii) all obligations of such Person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property (including any potential future earnout, purchase price adjustment, release of “holdback” or similar payment, but excluding obligations of such Person incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice), (iv) all lease obligations of such Person capitalized on the books and records of such Person, (v) all Indebtedness of others secured by a Lien on property or assets owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the Indebtedness secured thereby have been assumed, (vi) all obligations of such Person under interest rate, currency or commodity derivatives or hedging transactions or similar arrangement (valued at the termination value thereof), (vii) all letters of credit or performance bonds issued for the account of such Person, to the extent drawn upon, and (viii) all guarantees and keepwell arrangements of such Person of any Indebtedness of any other Person other than a wholly owned Subsidiary of such Person.

“Initial Period” means the period commencing on the date of this Agreement and ending at 11:59 p.m. (New York time) on ~~May~~November 29, ~~2021.~~2023.

“Intervening Event” shall mean any event, change, effect, development, state of facts, condition or occurrence (other than any event, change, effect, development, state of facts, condition or occurrence resulting from a material breach of this Agreement by the Company) that (a) materially affects the business, assets or operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) was not known or reasonably foreseeable to the Board of Directors of the Company prior to the date of this Agreement or, if known, the material consequences of which were not reasonably foreseeable by the Board of Directors of the Company as of the date of this Agreement and (c) does not relate to an Acquisition Proposal; provided, however, that in no event shall any of the following constitute or be taken into account in determining whether an “Intervening Event” has occurred: (i) a change in the market price or trading volume of shares of capital stock of the Company and (ii) the fact that, in and of itself, the Company meets, exceeds or fails to meet any internal or published projections, estimates or expectations of the Company’s revenue, earnings or other financial performance or other financial results for any period (provided, further, that with respect to this clause (ii), any event, change, effect, development, state of facts, condition or occurrence giving rise to such change, meeting, exceeding or failure may otherwise constitute or be taken into account in determining whether an Intervening Event has occurred).

“IRS” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Service or any successor agency.

“Law” means any federal, state, local or foreign law (including common law), statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, judgment, Order, injunction, decree or agency requirement of any Governmental Entity.

“Lien” means any with respect to any asset (including any security), any mortgage, deed of trust, claim, condition, covenant, lien, pledge, charge, security interest, preferential arrangement, option or other third-party right (including right of first refusal or first offer), restriction, right of way, easement, or title defect or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset, including any restriction on the use, voting, transfer, receipt of income or other exercise of any attributes of ownership.

“Material ~~VEREIT~~Company Leases” means the ~~VEREIT~~Company Leases listed on Section 9.1(a) of the ~~VEREIT~~Company Disclosure Letter.

“~~OfficeCo” shall have the meaning set forth in~~ ~~Exhibit A~~ ~~to this Agreement.~~

“~~OfficeCo Debt Financing” shall have the meaning set forth in~~ ~~Exhibit A~~ ~~to this Agreement.~~

“~~OfficeCo Distribution” shall have the meaning set forth in~~ ~~Exhibit A~~ ~~to this Agreement.~~

“~~OfficeCo Distribution Prospectus” means a prospectus relating to the securities of OfficeCo to be issued in the OfficeCo Distribution to the Realty Income stockholders after the Closing, and any amendments or supplements thereto.~~

“Order” means any order, writ, decree, judgment, award, injunction, ruling, settlement or stipulation issued, promulgated, made, rendered or entered into by or with any Governmental Entity or arbitral body or tribunal with competent jurisdiction (in each case, whether temporary, preliminary or permanent).

“Parent DSU Awards” means an award of deferred stock units that corresponds to a number of shares of Parent Common Stock.

“Parent Material Adverse Effect” means an event, development, change or occurrence that is materially adverse to the financial condition, business or results of operations of Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided, however, that a Parent Material Adverse Effect shall not include any event, development, change or occurrence to the extent arising out of, relating to or resulting from:

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(b) changes generally affecting the industry or industries in which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries operates or any of the markets or geographical areas in which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries operate (including changes in the creditworthiness of tenants);

(c) any change or proposed change after the date hereof in Law or the interpretation thereof or GAAP or the interpretation thereof;

(e) earthquakes, hurricanes, tornados or other acts of God, natural disasters or calamities;

(f) any epidemics, pandemics or disease outbreaks (including Covid-19) or worsening thereof;

(g) the negotiation, execution, announcement or existence of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (including the Merger), including the impact thereof on relationships, contractual or otherwise, of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries with tenants, customers, suppliers, lenders, partners, employees, regulators, or other third parties (provided, that this clause (g) shall not apply to any inaccuracy in the representations and warranties set forth in this clause (B) of Section 3.2(c)(ii));

(h) any failure by Parent to meet any internal or published industry analyst projections or forecasts or estimates of revenues or earnings for any period (it being understood and agreed that the facts and circumstances giving rise to such failure that are not otherwise excluded from the definition of a Parent Material Adverse Effect may be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Parent Material Adverse Effect);

(i) any change in the price or trading volume of shares of Parent Common Stock (it being understood and agreed that the facts and circumstances giving rise to such change that are not otherwise excluded from the definition of a Parent Material Adverse Effect may be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Parent Material Adverse Effect);

(j) any reduction in the credit rating of Parent or its Subsidiaries (it being understood and agreed that the facts and circumstances giving rise to such change that are not otherwise excluded from the definition of a Parent Material Adverse Effect may be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Parent Material Adverse Effect);

(k) compliance with the terms of, or the taking of any action required by, this Agreement (including the Merger) (other than any action or failure to take any action pursuant to Section 4.2, unless the Company has unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed its written consent to any such action or failure to take action);

provided, that (x) if any event, development, change or occurrence described in any of clause (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) or (f) has had a disproportionate adverse effect on Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to other similarly situated participants in the commercial real estate REIT industry, then the incremental disproportionate adverse impact (and only the incremental disproportionate adverse impact) of such event, development, change or may be taken into account for purposes of determining whether a Parent Material Adverse Effect has occurred, and (y) if any event, development, change or occurrence has caused or is reasonably likely to cause Parent to fail to qualify as a REIT for federal Tax purposes, such event,

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development, change or occurrence shall be considered a Parent Material Adverse Effect, unless such failure has been, or is able to be, cured on commercially reasonable terms under the applicable provisions of the Code.

“Parent Merger Counsel” means Latham & Watkins LLP (or another nationally recognized tax counsel reasonably acceptable to Parent and the Company).

“Parent Performance Share Award” means an award of performance shares that correspond to a number of shares of Parent Common Stock.

“Parent REIT Counsel” means Latham & Watkins LLP (or another nationally recognized REIT counsel reasonably acceptable to Parent and the Company).

“Parent Restricted Stock Award” means an award of restricted shares of Parent Common Stock.

“Parent RSU Awards” means an award of restricted stock units that corresponds to a number of shares of Parent Common Stock.

“Parent Series A Preferred Stock” means shares of Series A Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share, of Parent having rights, preferences and privileges as set forth on Exhibit A.

“Parent Stock Option” means an option to purchase a number of shares of Parent Common Stock.

“Person” means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company, an association, a trust, or any other entity ~~group (as such term is used in Section 13 of the Exchange Act)~~ or organization, including a Governmental Entity, and any permitted successors and assigns of such Person.

“Qualified Bidder” means a Person that has made during the Initial Period an unsolicited bona fide written Acquisition Proposal (~~provided~~(provided that the Acquisition Proposal by such Person did not result from a breach of Section 5.4(a) or Section 5.4(c))) that the Board of Directors of ~~VEREIT~~the Company during the Initial Period, has concluded in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel and its financial advisors) either constitutes or is reasonably likely to result in a Superior Proposal.

“Qualified REIT Subsidiary” means a “qualified REIT subsidiary” within the meaning of Section 856(i)(2) of the Code.

“~~Realty Income Credit Agreement Amendment” shall have the meaning set forth in~~ ~~Section 5.14~~ ~~of the Realty Income Disclosure Letter.~~

“~~Realty Income DSU Award” means an award of deferred stock units that corresponds to a number of shares of Realty Income Common Stock.~~

“~~Realty Income Lease~~” means each lease, sublease, sub-sublease, license and other agreement (including any amendments, notices, deferral agreements or other modifications thereto) under which Realty Income or any of its Subsidiaries leases, subleases, licenses, uses or occupies (in each case whether as landlord, tenant, sublandlord, subtenant or by other occupancy arrangement), or has the right to use or occupy, now or in the future, any real property.

“~~Realty Income Material Adverse Effect” means an event, development, change or occurrence that is materially adverse to the financial condition, business or results of operations of Realty Income and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;~~ ~~provided~~, ~~however, that a Realty Income Material Adverse Effect shall not include any event, development, change or occurrence to the extent arising out of, relating to or resulting from:~~

(a) changes in general business, economic or market conditions in the United States or elsewhere in the world (including changes generally in prevailing interest rates, credit availability and liquidity, currency exchange rates and price levels or trading volumes in the United States or foreign securities or credit markets);

(b) changes generally affecting the industry or industries in which Realty Income or any of its Subsidiaries operates or any of the markets or geographical areas in which Realty Income or any of its Subsidiaries operate;

~~(c) any change or proposed change after the date hereof in Law or the interpretation thereof or GAAP or the interpretation thereof;~~

(d) changes in political or social conditions, including civil unrest, protects, public demonstrations, acts of war, armed hostility or terrorism (including cyber-terrorism or cyber-attacks), riots, demonstrations, public disorders, civil disobedience or any escalation or any worsening thereof;

~~(e) earthquakes, hurricanes, tornados or other acts of God, natural disasters or calamities;~~

~~(f) any epidemics, pandemics or disease outbreaks (including Covid-19) or worsening thereof and any Covid-19 Measures;~~

(g) the negotiation, execution, announcement or existence of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (including the Mergers, the Separation and the OfficeCo Distribution), including the impact thereof on relationships, contractual or otherwise, of Realty Income or any of its Subsidiaries with tenants, customers, suppliers, lenders, partners, employees or regulators (provided, that this clause (g) shall not apply to any inaccuracy in the representations and warranties set forth in ~~Section 3.2(c)(ii)(B)~~);

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facts and circumstances giving rise to such failure that are not otherwise excluded from the definition of a Realty Income Material Adverse Effect may be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Realty Income Material Adverse Effect);

(i) any change in the price or trading volume of shares of Realty Income Common Stock (it being understood and agreed that the facts and circumstances giving rise to such change that are not otherwise excluded from the definition of a Realty Income Material Adverse Effect may be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Realty Income Material Adverse Effect);

(j) any reduction in the credit rating of Realty Income or its Subsidiaries (it being understood and agreed that the facts and circumstances giving rise to such change that are not otherwise excluded from the definition of a Realty Income Material Adverse Effect may be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Realty Income Material Adverse Effect);

(k) compliance with the terms of, or the taking of any action required by, this Agreement (including the Mergers, the Separation and the OfficeCo Distribution) (other than any action or failure to take any action pursuant to ~~Section 4.2, unless VEREIT has unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed its written consent to any such action or failure to take action);~~

~~provided~~, that (x) if any event, development, change or occurrence described in any of clauses (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) or (f) has had a disproportionate adverse effect on Realty Income and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to other similarly situated participants in the commercial real estate REIT industry, then the incremental disproportionate adverse impact (and only the incremental disproportionate adverse impact) of such event, development, change or may be taken into account for purposes of determining whether a Realty Income Material Adverse Effect has occurred, and (y) if any event, development, change or occurrence has caused or is reasonably likely to cause Realty Income to fail to qualify as a REIT for federal Tax purposes, such event, development, change or occurrence shall be considered a Realty Income Material Adverse Effect, unless such failure has been, or is able to be, cured on commercially reasonable terms under the applicable provisions of the Code.

“~~Realty Income Merger Counsel” means Latham & Watkins LLP.~~

“~~Realty Income PPN Amendment” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.14 of the Realty Income Disclosure Letter.~~

“~~Realty Income Performance Share Award” means an award of performance shares that correspond to a number of shares of Realty Income Common Stock.~~

“~~Realty Income REIT Counsel” means Latham & Watkins LLP.~~

“~~Realty Income Restricted Stock Award” means an award of restricted shares of Realty Income Common Stock.~~

“~~Realty Income RSU Awards” means an award of restricted stock units that corresponds to a number of shares of Realty Income Common Stock.~~

“~~Realty Income Stock Option” means an option to purchase a number of shares of Realty Income Common Stock.~~

“REIT” means a real estate investment trust within the meaning of Sections 856 through 860 of the Code.

“Representatives” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s officers, employees, agents, or representatives (including investment bankers, financial or other advisors or consultants, auditors, accountants, attorneys, brokers, finders or other agents).

“SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

“~~Separation” shall have the meaning set forth in~~ ~~Exhibit A~~ ~~to this Agreement.~~

“~~Significant Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of VEREIT or Realty Income, as the case may be, that would qualify as a “Significant Subsidiary” of such party within the meaning of Regulation S-X of the SEC~~

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~~(and, for the avoidance of doubt, irrespective of whether or not such Subsidiary has been included in Exhibit 21 to VEREIT’s or Realty Income’s respective Annual Reports on Form 10-K).~~

“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, real estate investment trust, or other organization, whether incorporated or unincorporated, or other legal entity of which (i) such Person directly or indirectly owns or controls at least a majority of the capital stock or other equity interests having by their terms ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or others performing similar functions; (ii) such Person holds a majority of the equity economic ~~interest and~~interest; or (iii) solely for the purposes of Section 3.1(f) (Compliance with Applicable Laws), Section 3.1(g) (Legal Proceedings), 3.1(j) (Benefit Plans), 3.1(k) (Employment and Labor Matters), 3.1(q) (Environmental Matters), 3.1(r) (Intellectual Property), and the covenants contained in this Agreement, such Person is a general partner, manager or managing member, provided, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, a Person shall not be deemed to breach any representation, covenant or agreement in this Agreement as a result of any action or inaction such Person takes or fails to take as a result of any binding obligation such Person has to any joint venture partner.member.

“Tax” or “Taxes” means all federal, state, local, foreign and other taxes, levies, fees, imposts, assessments, impositions or other similar government charges in the nature of a tax, including income, estimated income, business, occupation, franchise, real property, payroll, personal property, sales, transfer, stamp, use, employment, commercial rent, withholding (including dividend withholding and withholding required pursuant to Sections 1445 and 1446 of the Code), occupancy, premium, gross receipts, profits, windfall profits, deemed profits, license, lease, severance, capital, production, corporation, ad valorem, excise, duty or other taxes, including interest, penalties and additions (to the extent applicable) thereto, whether disputed or not.

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“Tax Protection Agreement” means any agreement pursuant to which (i) any liability to direct or indirect holders of units in a partnership that is a Subsidiary of ~~VEREIT~~the Company or ~~Realty Income~~Parent (a “Relevant Partnership”) or any interests in any Subsidiary of any Relevant Partnership (any such units or interests, “Relevant Partnership Units”) relating to Taxes may arise, whether or not as a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (ii) in connection with the deferral of income Taxes of a direct or indirect holder of Relevant Partnership Units, a party to such agreement has agreed to (a) maintain a minimum level of debt or continue a particular debt, (b) retain or not dispose of assets for a period of time that has not since expired, (c) make or refrain from making Tax elections, (d) operate (or refrain from operating) in a particular manner, (e) use (or refrain from using) a specified method of taking into account book-tax disparities under Section 704(c) of the Code with respect to one or more assets of such party or any of its Subsidiaries, (f) use (or refrain from using) a particular method for allocating one or more liabilities of such party or any of its Subsidiaries under Section 752 of the Code and/or (g) only dispose of assets in a particular manner; and/or (iii) any ~~persons,~~Persons, whether or not partners in any Relevant Partnership, have been or are required to be given the opportunity to guaranty or assume debt of such Relevant Partnership or any Subsidiary of such Relevant Partnership or are so guarantying or have so assumed such debt.

“Tax Return” shall mean any report, return, document, declaration or other information or filing filed or required to be supplied to any taxing authority or jurisdiction (foreign or domestic) with respect to Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto and any amendment thereof, any information returns, any documents with respect to or accompanying payments of estimated Taxes, or with respect to or accompanying requests for the extension of time in which to file any such report, return, document, declaration or other information.

“Taxable REIT Subsidiary” means a “taxable REIT subsidiary” within the meaning of Section 856(l) of the Code.

“Tenant Improvements” means the construction or improvement of long-term real property (not including furniture, fixtures, equipment or inventory) for use in a tenant’s trade or business at the applicable property.

“to ~~Realty Income’s~~Parent’s knowledge” or “to the knowledge of ~~Realty Income~~Parent” means the actual knowledge of any of the individuals listed in Section 9.1 of the ~~Realty Income~~Parent Disclosure Letter.

“to ~~VEREIT’s~~the Company’s knowledge” or “to the knowledge of ~~VEREIT~~the Company” means the actual knowledge of any of the individuals listed in Section 9.1(b) of the ~~VEREIT~~Company Disclosure Letter.

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“~~VEREIT Credit Agreement~~” means the Credit Agreement, dated as of May 23, 2018, by and among VEREIT OP, as borrower, VEREIT, as parent, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, and the other parties party thereto (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time).

“~~VEREIT DSU Award” means an award of deferred stock units that corresponds to a number of shares of VEREIT Common Stock granted under the VEREIT Equity Plans.~~

“~~VEREIT Equity Plans” means (i) the VEREIT Equity Plan, as amended, (ii) the VEREIT Non-Executive Director Stock Plan, and (iii) the VEREIT 2021 Equity Incentive Plan.~~

“~~VEREIT Lease~~” means each lease, sublease, sub-sublease, license and other agreement (including any amendments, notices, deferral agreements or other modifications thereto) under which VEREIT or any of its Subsidiaries leases, subleases, licenses, uses or occupies (in each case whether as landlord, tenant, sublandlord, subtenant or by other occupancy arrangement), or has the right to use or occupy, now or in the future, any real property.

“~~VEREIT Material Adverse Effect” means an event, development, change or occurrence that is materially adverse to the financial condition, business or results of operations of VEREIT and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;~~ ~~provided~~, ~~however, that a VEREIT Material Adverse Effect shall not include any event, development, change or occurrence to the extent arising out of, relating to or resulting from:~~

(b) changes generally affecting the industry or industries in which VEREIT or any of its Subsidiaries operates or any of the markets or geographical areas in which VEREIT or any of its Subsidiaries operate;

~~(c) any change or proposed change after the date hereof in Law or the interpretation thereof or GAAP or the interpretation thereof;~~

~~(e) earthquakes, hurricanes, tornados or other acts of God, natural disasters or calamities;~~

~~(f) any epidemics, pandemics or disease outbreaks (including Covid-19) or worsening thereof and any Covid-19 Measures;~~

(h) any failure by VEREIT to meet any internal or published industry analyst projections or forecasts or estimates of revenues or earnings for any period (it being understood and agreed that the facts and circumstances giving rise to such failure that are not otherwise excluded from the definition of a VEREIT Material Adverse Effect may be taken into account in determining whether there has been a VEREIT Material Adverse Effect);

(i) any change in the price or trading volume of shares of VEREIT Common Stock (it being understood and agreed that the facts and circumstances giving rise to such change that are not otherwise excluded from the definition of a VEREIT Material Adverse Effect may be taken into account in determining whether there has been a VEREIT Material Adverse Effect);

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(j) any reduction in the credit rating of VEREIT or its Subsidiaries (it being understood and agreed that the facts and circumstances giving rise to such change that are not otherwise excluded from the definition of a VEREIT Material Adverse Effect may be taken into account in determining whether there has been a VEREIT Material Adverse Effect); and

(k) compliance with the terms of, or the taking of any action required by, this Agreement (including the Mergers, the Separation and the OfficeCo Distribution) (other than any action or failure to take any action pursuant to ~~Section 4.1, unless Realty Income has unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed its written consent to any such action or failure to take action);~~

~~provided~~, that (x) if any event, development, change or occurrence described in any of clauses (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) or (f) has had a disproportionate adverse effect on VEREIT and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to other similarly situated participants in the commercial real estate REIT industry, then the incremental disproportionate adverse impact (and only the incremental disproportionate adverse impact) of such event, development, change or may be taken into account for purposes of determining whether a VEREIT Material Adverse Effect has occurred, and (y) if any event, development, change or occurrence has caused or is reasonably likely to cause VEREIT to fail to qualify as a REIT for federal Tax purposes, such event, development, change or occurrence shall be considered a VEREIT Material Adverse Effect, unless such failure has been, or is able to be, cured on commercially reasonable terms under the applicable provisions of the Code.

“~~VEREIT Merger Counsel” means Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz.~~

“~~VEREIT Notes Indenture~~” means that certain Indenture, dated as of February 6, 2014, by and among ARC Properties Operating Partnership, L.P., Clark Acquisition, LLC, the guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, including, without limitation, by that certain First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 9, 2015, by and among ARC Properties Operating Partnership, L.P., American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association).

“~~VEREIT Partnership Agreement” means the Third Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of VEREIT OP, dated as of January 3, 2014, as amended from time to time.~~

“~~VEREIT Partnership Common Unit” has the meaning assigned to the term “OP Unit” in the VEREIT Partnership Agreement.~~

“~~VEREIT Partnership Preferred Unit” has the meaning assigned to the term “Preferred Units” in the VEREIT Partnership Agreement.~~

“~~VEREIT Partnership Series F Preferred Unit” has the meaning assigned to the term “Series F Preferred Unit” in the VEREIT Partnership Agreement.~~

“~~VEREIT Partnership Unit” has the meaning assigned to the term “Partnership Unit” in the VEREIT Partnership Agreement.~~

“~~VEREIT REIT Counsel” means Goodwin Procter LLP.~~

“~~VEREIT RSU Award” means an award of restricted stock units that corresponds to a number of shares of VEREIT Common Stock granted under the VEREIT Equity Plans.~~

“~~VEREIT Series F Preferred Stock” means the 6.70% Series F Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of VEREIT.~~

“~~VEREIT Stock Option” means each option to purchase shares of VEREIT Common Stock granted under the VEREIT Equity Plans.~~

“Willful Breach” means a deliberate and willful act or a deliberate and willful failure to act, in each case, which action or failure to act (as applicable) occurs with the actual knowledge that such act or failure to act constitutes or would result in a material breach of this Agreement, regardless of whether breaching was the intent and object of the act or the failure to act, and which in fact does cause a material breach of this Agreement.

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“Window Period End Time” means, with respect to a Qualified Bidder, the later of (a) 11:59 p.m. (New York time) on ~~June 13, 2021~~December 14, 2023 and (b) 11:59 p.m. (New York time) on the first (1st) Business Day after the end of any Notice Period (including any extensions thereof pursuant to Section 5.4(b)(iv))) with respect to a Superior Proposal by such Qualified Bidder for which such Notice Period commenced on or prior to ~~June 13, 2021.~~December 14, 2023.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, ~~VEREIT, VEREIT OP, Realty Income, Merger Sub 1~~the Company, Parent, and Merger Sub 2 have caused this Agreement to be signed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, all as of the date first set forth above.

~~VEREIT,~~SPIRIT REALTY CAPITAL, INC.

By:

/s/ ~~Glenn J. Rufrano~~Jackson Hsieh

Name: ~~Glenn J. Rufrano~~Jackson Hsieh

Title:
~~Title:~~

Chief Executive Officer

~~VEREIT OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.~~

~~By:~~

~~VEREIT~~
~~its sole general partner~~ and President

~~By:~~

~~/s/ Glenn J. Rufrano~~

~~Name: Glenn J. Rufrano~~
~~Title: Chief Executive Officer~~

REALTY INCOME CORPORATION

By:

/s/ Sumit Roy

Name: Sumit Roy

Title:
~~Title:~~

President, Chief Executive Officer

~~RAMS~~

SAINTS MD SUBSIDIARY, I, INC.

By:

/s/ Sumit Roy

Name: Sumit Roy

Title:
~~Title:~~

President, Chief Executive Officer

~~RAMS ACQUISITION SUB II, LLC.~~

~~By:~~

~~/s/ Sumit Roy~~

~~Name: Sumit Roy~~
~~Title: President, Chief Executive Officer~~

[Signature Page to ~~Agreement and Plan of Merger]~~Merger Agreement]

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~~EXHIBIT A~~

~~By mutual agreement, Realty Income and VEREIT may further modify the terms set forth in this~~ ~~Exhibit A~~ ~~to facilitate the objectives contemplated thereby.~~

	~~Preliminary Matters~~
	~~OfficeCo~~			OfficeCo will be a Maryland corporation that is initially a wholly owned direct or indirect subsidiary of Realty Income, or, subject to the consent of VEREIT (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), VEREIT.
	~~Separation~~			~~The “Separation” shall mean the separation of OfficeCo from Realty Income following the transfer to OfficeCo of the OfficeCo Business, in accordance with the terms of this~~ ~~Exhibit A~~ ~~and the Agreement.~~
	~~OfficeCo Distribution~~			~~The Separation will be effectuated by a pro rata distribution (the “OfficeCo Distribution~~”) of all of the outstanding shares of OfficeCo common stock to the stockholders of Realty Income pursuant to the Form 10. Realty Income may elect to retain, cause an Affiliate to retain, or sell to a third party, a class of non-voting stock of OfficeCo.
	~~Actions To Be Taken Prior to The Separation and The OfficeCo Distribution~~
	~~OfficeCo Business~~			Realty Income, VEREIT and their respective Subsidiaries will cooperate and use reasonable best efforts to transfer, following the consummation of the Merger and prior to the Separation, and in accordance with the Reorganization Plan, the office real properties of Realty Income and VEREIT (and their respective Subsidiaries) and certain other identified assets that are listed on ~~Schedule A~~ ~~of the Realty Income Disclosure Schedule (the “OfficeCo Properties”), as well as the material assets primarily related to those properties and material liabilities to the extent related to those properties (including any OfficeCo Financing, the “OfficeCo Business~~”), unless Realty Income, after consultation with and good faith consideration of any comments from VEREIT, elects to exclude any such OfficeCo Properties, assets or liabilities from the OfficeCo Business. Realty Income, after consultation with and good faith consideration of any comments from VEREIT, may elect to include certain additional properties, assets or liabilities of VEREIT, Realty Income or its Subsidiaries.
	~~Reorganization Plan~~			Realty Income, VEREIT and their respective Subsidiaries will cooperate and Realty Income shall, following consultation with and good faith consideration of any comments from VEREIT, as promptly as practicable, determine a reorganization plan (as may be amended, the “~~Reorganization Plan”) to effectuate the transfer of the OfficeCo Business to OfficeCo or Subsidiaries thereof.~~
	~~Separation Documents~~			Realty Income, VEREIT and OfficeCo, and/or, as applicable, their respective Subsidiaries, will enter into a Separation and Distribution Agreement that will govern the rights and responsibilities of each party with respect to its relationship with the other following the Separation, including with respect to the allocation of assets and liabilities, cross-indemnification and other separation matters, in each case, on such terms as determined by Realty Income, after consultation with and good faith consideration of any comments from VEREIT. In addition, Realty Income, VEREIT and OfficeCo, or their respective Subsidiaries, will enter into other customary agreements to the extent appropriate to address tax matters, employee matters, transition services and other terms of the Separation and the OfficeCo Distribution, in each case, on such terms as determined by Realty Income, after consultation with and good faith consideration of any comments from VEREIT.

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	~~Financing and Capital Structure~~			Realty Income and its Subsidiaries will use reasonable best efforts to procure, adequate financing for the capitalization of OfficeCo, as determined by Realty Income, after consultation with and good faith consideration of any comments from VEREIT (the “~~OfficeCo Debt Financing~~”), including the transfer to or assumption by OfficeCo or a Subsidiary thereof of mortgages related to OfficeCo Properties to be determined by Realty Income. VEREIT and its Subsidiaries will cooperate with respect to the OfficeCo Debt Financing on such terms as set forth in, and subject to, ~~Section 5.14~~ of the Merger Agreement (other than with respect to the transfer to or assumption by OfficeCo or a Subsidiary thereof of mortgages related to OfficeCo Properties, which cooperation shall be on such terms as set forth in, and subject to, ~~Section 5.15~~ ~~of the Merger Agreement).~~
	~~Governance and Management~~			OfficeCo’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws will be amended and restated in connection with consummation of the Separation and the OfficeCo Distribution to contain terms and provisions customary for a publicly traded REIT. Prior to consummation of the Separation and the OfficeCo Distribution, Realty Income will, after consultation with and good faith consideration of any comments from VEREIT, identify and designate (i) individuals to serve on OfficeCo’s board of directors and committees thereof, and (ii) individuals to serve as executive officers of OfficeCo.
	~~Stock Exchange~~			VEREIT and Realty Income and their respective Subsidiaries will use reasonable best efforts to cause the shares of OfficeCo’s common stock to be listed for trading on a nationally recognized U.S. stock exchange, to be selected by Realty Income.
	~~Form 10~~			VEREIT and Realty Income and their respective Subsidiaries will cooperate and use reasonable best efforts to prepare and cause the Form 10 to be filed with and declared effective by the SEC as promptly as practicable.
	~~Corporate Approvals~~			VEREIT and Realty Income and their respective Subsidiaries will cooperate and use reasonable best efforts to procure the requisite corporate and other approvals required to consummate the Separation and the OfficeCo Distribution, including the approval and declaration by the Realty Income board of directors of the OfficeCo Distribution.
	~~Solvency Opinion~~			Realty Income will engage a reputable solvency expert to provide a customary solvency and surplus opinion with respect to Realty Income’s declaration and payment of the OfficeCo Distribution, if deemed necessary by Realty Income. In furtherance of the foregoing, Realty Income and VEREIT will cooperate to provide such information, projections and analyses as may be required by the solvency expert in order to render such opinion.
	~~Third Party Consents and Approvals~~			VEREIT and Realty Income and their respective Subsidiaries will cooperate and use reasonable best efforts to obtain any Consents required with respect to the Separation and the OfficeCo Distribution in accordance with the Reorganization Plan. VEREIT and Realty Income will reasonably cooperate and seek to (i) minimize any fees or costs related to obtaining any such Consents, and (ii) cause such Consents, fees or costs to be contingent on and payable after the consummation of the Merger.

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~~Annex B~~

~~April 28, 2021~~

~~Board of Directors~~
~~Realty Income Corporation~~
~~11995 El Camino Real~~
~~San Diego, California 92130~~

~~Members of the Board:~~

~~You have requested our opinion as to the fairness, from a financial point of view, to Realty Income Corporation (the “Company”) of the Exchange Ratio (as defined below) set forth in the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Agreement”) to be entered into by and among the Company, Rams MD Subsidiary I, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub 1”), Rams Acquisition Sub II, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub 2”), VEREIT, Inc. (the “Target”), and VEREIT Operating Partnership, L.P. (“Target OP”). As more fully described in the Agreement, (a) Merger Sub 2 will be merged with and into Target OP (the “Partnership Merger~~”) and each issued and outstanding Vikings Partnership Common Unit (as defined in the Agreement), other than Vikings Partnership Common Units owned by the Target, will be converted into the right to receive 0.705 (the “~~Exchange Ratio”) shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Company Common Stock”), of the Company and (b) immediately following the Partnership Merger, the Target will be merged with and into Merger Sub 1 (the “Transaction”) and each issued and outstanding share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Target Common Stock~~”), of the Target will be converted into the right to receive a number of newly issued shares of Company Common Stock equal to the Exchange Ratio. We further understand that, pursuant to or as contemplated by the Agreement, the Company and the Target plan to undertake a series of steps to separate selected office properties of the Company and the Target into a newly formed company (“~~SpinCo~~”) and distribute, subject to and except as contemplated by the Agreement, all of the outstanding shares of common stock of SpinCo to the holders of Company Common Stock following the consummation of the Transaction (such series of steps and distributions, the “~~Separation Transactions”).~~

In arriving at our opinion, we have, among other things: (i) reviewed certain publicly available business and financial information relating to the Target and the Company; (ii) reviewed certain internal information relating to the business, earnings, cash flow, assets, liabilities and prospects of the Target furnished to us by the Target and the Company, including financial forecasts provided to or discussed with us by the management of the Company (the “~~Company Projections for the Target~~”); (iii) reviewed certain internal information relating to the business, earnings, cash flow, assets, liabilities and prospects of the Company furnished to us by the Company, including financial forecasts provided to or discussed with us by the management of the Company (the “~~Company Projections~~”); (iv) reviewed certain information relating to the capitalization (including incentive equity) of the Company and the Target provided to us by the Company and the Target and discussed with us by the management of the Company; (v) participated in discussions with members of the senior managements and representatives of the Company and the Target concerning the information described in clauses (i) through (iv) of this paragraph, as well as the businesses and prospects of the Company and the Target generally; (vi) reviewed publicly available financial and stock market data of certain other companies in lines of business that we deemed relevant; (vii) reviewed a draft, dated April 28, 2021, of the Agreement; (viii) participated in certain discussions and negotiations among representatives of the Company and the Target and their advisors; and (ix) conducted such other financial studies and analyses and took into account such other information as we deemed appropriate.

In connection with our review, we have, with your consent, relied on the information supplied to, discussed with or reviewed by us for purposes of this opinion being complete and accurate in all material respects. We

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have not assumed any responsibility for independent verification of, and we did not independently verify, any of such information. With your consent, we have relied upon, without independent verification, the assessment of the Company and its legal, tax, regulatory and accounting advisors with respect to legal, tax, regulatory and accounting matters. With respect to the financial forecasts referred to above, including the Company Projections for the Target and the Company Projections, we have assumed, at your direction, that they have been reasonably prepared on a basis reflecting the best currently available estimates and judgments of the management of the Company as to the future performance of the Target and the Company, respectively. At your direction, we have assumed that the financial forecasts referred to above, including the Company Projections for the Target and the Company Projections, are a reasonable basis upon which to evaluate the Target, the Company and the Transaction, and at your direction we have relied upon the financial forecasts for purposes of our analyses and this opinion. We express no views as to the reasonableness of any financial forecasts or the assumptions on which they are based. In addition, with your consent, we have not made any independent evaluation or appraisal of any of the assets or liabilities (contingent, derivative, off balance-sheet, or otherwise) of the Target or the Company, nor have we been furnished with any such evaluation or appraisal.

Our opinion does not address the Company’s underlying business decision to effect the Transaction or the relative merits of the Transaction as compared to any alternative business strategies or transactions that might be available to the Company and does not address any legal, regulatory, tax or accounting matters. At your direction, we have not been asked to, nor do we, offer any opinion as to any terms of the Agreement or any aspect or implication of the Transaction, except for the fairness to the Company from a financial point of view of Exchange Ratio. In that regard, our opinion does not address the Separation Transactions or any aspect or implication thereof. We are also not expressing any opinion as to what the value of shares of Company Common Stock actually will be when issued pursuant to the Transaction or the prices at which shares of Target Common Stock or Company Common Stock may trade at any time. In addition, for purposes of our analyses and this opinion we have, at your direction, assumed that the final executed form of the Agreement will not differ in any respect material to our analysis from the draft that we have reviewed, that the Transaction will be consummated in accordance with its terms without any waiver or modification that could be material to our analysis, and that the parties to the Agreement will comply with all the material terms of the Agreement. We have assumed, with your consent, that all governmental, regulatory or other consents or approvals necessary for the completion of the Transaction will be obtained, except to the extent that could not be material to our analysis. In addition, representatives of the Company have advised us and we have assumed, with your consent, that the Transaction will qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Our opinion is necessarily based on economic, monetary, market and other conditions as in effect on, and the information made available to us as of, the date hereof, and we assume no responsibility to update this opinion for developments occurring or coming to our attention after the date hereof.

We have acted as your financial advisor in connection with the Transaction and will receive a fee for our services, the principal portion of which is contingent upon the consummation of the Transaction. We also became entitled to receive a fee upon having substantially completed our work necessary to deliver this opinion, without regard to the conclusion reached herein. Our affiliates, employees, officers and partners may at any time own securities (long or short) of the Company and the Target. We are currently providing investment banking services to the Company in connection with the Separation Transactions and potential alternatives thereto. We have also provided investment banking and other services to the Company unrelated to the Transaction and in the future may provide such services to the Company and have received and may receive compensation for such services. We may, in the future, provide investment banking or other services unrelated to the Transaction to the Target and may receive compensation for such services. In the past two years prior to the date hereof, we acted as, among other things, a co-manager in various equity and debt offerings undertaken by the Company.

This opinion is for the use and benefit of the Board of Directors of the Company (solely in its capacity as such) in its evaluation of the Transaction. This opinion does not constitute a recommendation as to how any holder of securities should vote or act with respect to the Transaction or any other matter. This opinion does not address the fairness of the Transaction or any aspect or implication thereof to, or any other consideration of or relating to, the holders of any class of securities, creditors or other constituencies of the Company or the

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Target. In addition, we do not express any opinion as to the fairness of the amount or nature of any compensation to be received by any officers, directors or employees of any parties to the Transaction, or any class of such persons, whether relative to the Exchange Ratio or otherwise. This opinion was approved by a Moelis & Company LLC fairness opinion committee.

Based upon and subject to the foregoing, it is our opinion that, as the date hereof, the Exchange Ratio in the Transaction pursuant to the Agreement is fair from a financial point of view to the Company.

~~Very truly yours,~~

~~MOELIS & COMPANY LLC~~

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~~Annex C~~Exhibit A

Form of Articles Supplementary of Parent Series A Preferred Stock

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REALTY INCOME CORPORATION

ARTICLES SUPPLEMENTARY

6,900,000 SHARES OF

6.000% SERIES A CUMULATIVE REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK

Realty Income Corporation, a Maryland corporation (the “Corporation”), hereby certifies to the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland that:

FIRST: Pursuant to the authority expressly vested in the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”) by Article VI of the charter of the Corporation (the “Charter”) and Sections 2-105 and 2-208 of the Maryland General Corporation Law (the “MGCL”), the Board of Directors, by duly adopted resolutions, classified and designated 6,900,000 shares of authorized but unissued preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Corporation (“Preferred Stock”), as shares of 6.000% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, with the following preferences, conversion and other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends and other distributions, qualifications, and terms and conditions of redemption, which, upon any restatement of the Charter, shall become part of Article VI of the Charter, with any necessary or appropriate renumbering or relettering of the sections or subsections hereof.

Section 1. Designation and Number. A series of Preferred Stock, designated the “6.000% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock” (the “Series A Preferred Stock”), is hereby established. The number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock initially shall be 6,900,000.

Section 2. Rank. The Series A Preferred Stock will, with respect to dividend rights and rights upon voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, rank: (a) senior to all classes or series of the Corporation’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), and all classes or series of capital stock of the Corporation now or hereafter authorized, issued or outstanding expressly designated as ranking junior to the Series A Preferred Stock as to dividend rights and rights upon voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation; (b) on parity with any class or series of capital stock of the Corporation expressly designated as ranking on parity with the Series A Preferred Stock as to dividend rights and rights upon voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation; and (c) junior to any class or series of capital stock of the Corporation expressly designated as ranking senior to the Series A Preferred Stock as to dividend rights and rights upon voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation. The term “capital stock” does not include convertible or exchangeable debt securities, which will rank senior to the Series A Preferred Stock prior to conversion or exchange. The Series A Preferred Stock will also rank junior in right of payment to the Corporation’s existing and future debt obligations.

Section 3. Dividends.

(a) Subject to the preferential rights of the holders of any class or series of capital stock of the Corporation ranking senior to the Series A Preferred Stock as to dividends, the holders of shares of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, when, as and if authorized by the Board of Directors and declared by the Corporation, out of funds legally available for the payment of dividends, cumulative cash dividends at the rate of 6.000% per annum of the $25.00 liquidation preference per share of the Series A Preferred Stock (equivalent to a fixed annual amount of $1.50 per share of the Series A Preferred Stock). Such

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dividends shall accrue and be cumulative from and including [ ], 202[ ]2 (the “Original Issue Date”) and shall be payable quarterly in arrears on each Dividend Payment Date (as defined below), commencing [ ], 202[ ];3provided, however, that if any Dividend Payment Date is not a Business Day (as defined below), then the dividend which would otherwise have been payable on such Dividend Payment Date may be paid, at the Corporation’s option, on either the immediately preceding Business Day or the next succeeding Business Day, except that, if such Business Day is in the next succeeding calendar year, such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day, in each case with the same force and effect as if paid on such Dividend Payment Date, and no interest or additional dividends or other sums shall accrue on the amount so payable from such Dividend Payment Date to such next succeeding Business Day. The amount of any dividend payable on the Series A Preferred Stock for any partial Dividend Period (as defined below) shall be prorated and computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. Dividends will be payable to holders of record as they appear in the stockholder records of the Corporation at the close of business on the applicable Dividend Record Date (as defined below). Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained herein, each outstanding share of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive a dividend with respect to any Dividend Record Date equal to the dividend paid with respect to each other share of Series A Preferred Stock that is outstanding on such date. “Dividend Record Date” shall mean the date designated by the Board of Directors for the payment of dividends that is not more than 35 or fewer than 10 days prior to the applicable Dividend Payment Date. “Dividend Payment Date” shall mean the last calendar day of each March, June, September and December, commencing on [ ], 202[ ].4 “Dividend Period” shall mean the respective periods commencing on and including the first day of January, April, ~~28, 2021~~July and October of each year and ending on, and including, the last day of March, June, September and December (other than the Dividend Period during which any shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be redeemed pursuant to Section 5 or Section 6 hereof, which shall end on and include the day preceding the redemption date with respect to the shares of Series A Preferred Stock being redeemed).

The term “Business Day” shall mean each day, other than a Saturday or a Sunday, which is not a day on which banking institutions in New York, New York are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close.

(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock shall accrue whether or not the Corporation has earnings, whether or not there are funds legally available for the payment of such dividends, and whether or not such dividends are authorized or declared.

(c) Except as provided in Section 3(d) below, no dividends shall be declared and paid or declared and set apart for payment, and no other distribution of cash or other property may be declared and made, directly or indirectly, on or with respect to, any shares of Common Stock or shares of any other class or series of capital stock of the Corporation ranking, as to dividends, on parity with or junior to the Series A Preferred Stock (other than a dividend paid in shares of Common Stock or in shares of any other class or series of capital stock ranking junior to the Series A Preferred Stock as to payment of dividends and the distribution of assets upon the Corporation’s liquidation, dissolution or winding up) for any period, nor shall any shares of Common Stock or any other shares of any other class or series of capital stock of the Corporation ranking, as to payment of dividends and the distribution of assets upon the Corporation’s liquidation, dissolution or winding up, on parity with or junior to the Series A Preferred Stock be redeemed, purchased

To be the last dividend payment date before the Effective Time of the Merger (provided that if such Effective Time occurs after the dividend record date for a dividend and before the dividend payment date for such dividend, such date shall be the dividend payment date for such dividend).

To be the first dividend payment date after the Effective Time of the Merger (provided that if such Effective Time occurs after the dividend record date for a dividend and before the dividend payment date for such dividend, such date shall be the scheduled dividend payment date for the next succeeding dividend).

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or otherwise acquired for any consideration, nor shall any funds be paid or made available for a sinking fund for the redemption of such shares, and no other distribution of cash or other property may be made, directly or indirectly, on or with respect thereto by the Corporation (except by conversion into or exchange for other shares of any class or series of capital stock of the Corporation ranking junior to the Series A Preferred Stock as to payment of dividends and the distribution of assets upon the Corporation’s liquidation, dissolution or winding up, and except for the acquisition of shares made pursuant to the provisions of Article VII of the Charter or Section 9 hereof), unless full cumulative dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock for all past Dividend Periods shall have been or contemporaneously are (i) declared and paid in cash or (ii) declared and a sum sufficient for the payment thereof in cash is set apart for such payment.

(d) When dividends are not paid in full (and a sum sufficient for such full payment is not so set apart) on the Series A Preferred Stock and the shares of any other class or series of capital stock ranking, as to dividends, on parity with the Series A Preferred Stock, all dividends declared upon the Series A Preferred Stock and each such other class or series of capital stock ranking, as to dividends, on parity with the Series A Preferred Stock shall be declared pro rata so that the amount of dividends declared per share of Series A Preferred Stock and such other class or series of capital stock shall in all cases bear to each other the same ratio that accrued dividends per share on the Series A Preferred Stock and such other class or series of capital stock (which shall not include any accrual in respect of unpaid dividends on such other class or series of capital stock for prior Dividend Periods if such other class or series of capital stock does not have a cumulative dividend) bear to each other. No interest, or sum of money in lieu of interest, shall be payable in respect of any dividend payment or payments on the Series A Preferred Stock which may be in arrears.

(e) Holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to any dividend, whether payable in cash, property or shares of capital stock, in excess of full cumulative dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock as provided herein. Any dividend payment made on the Series A Preferred Stock shall first be credited against the earliest accrued but unpaid dividends due with respect to such shares which remain payable. Accrued but unpaid dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock will accumulate as of the Dividend Payment Date on which they first become payable.

Section 4. Liquidation Preference.

(a) Upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, before any distribution or payment shall be made to holders of shares of Common Stock or any other class or series of capital stock of the Corporation ranking, as to rights upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, junior to the Series A Preferred Stock, the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to be paid out of the assets of the Corporation legally available for distribution to its stockholders, after payment of or provision for the debts and other liabilities of the Corporation and, subject to compliance with section 7(f)(i) of these Articles Supplementary, any class or series of capital stock of the Corporation ranking, as to rights upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, senior to the Series A Preferred Stock, a liquidation preference of $25.00 per share, plus an amount equal to any accrued and unpaid dividends (whether or not authorized or declared) up to but excluding the date of payment. In the event that, upon such voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the available assets of the Corporation are insufficient to pay the full amount of the liquidating distributions on all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock and the corresponding amounts payable on all shares of other classes or series of capital stock of the Corporation ranking, as to rights upon the Corporation’s liquidation, dissolution or winding up, on parity with the Series A Preferred Stock in the distribution of assets, then the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock and each such other class or series of capital stock ranking, as to rights upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up, on parity with the Series A Preferred Stock shall share ratably in any such distribution of assets in proportion to the full liquidating distributions to which they would otherwise be respectively entitled. Written notice of any such voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, stating the payment date or dates when, and the place or places where, the amounts distributable in such circumstances shall be payable, shall be given by first class mail, postage pre-paid, not fewer than 30 or more than 60 days prior to the payment date stated therein, to each record holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock at the respective addresses of such holders as the same shall appear on the stock transfer records of the Corporation. After payment of the full amount of the liquidating distributions to which they are entitled, the holders of Series A Preferred Stock

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will have no right or claim to any of the remaining assets of the Corporation. The consolidation or merger of the Corporation with or into any other corporation, trust or entity, or the voluntary sale, lease, transfer or conveyance of all or substantially all of the property or business of the Corporation, shall not be deemed to constitute a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation.

(b) In determining whether a distribution (other than upon voluntary or involuntary liquidation), by dividend, redemption or other acquisition of shares of capital stock of the Corporation or otherwise, is permitted under the MGCL, amounts that would be needed, if the Corporation were to be dissolved at the time of the distribution, to satisfy the preferential rights upon dissolution of holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall not be added to the Corporation’s total liabilities.

Section 5. Redemption.

(a) Shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall not be redeemable prior to [ ], 202[ ]5 except as set forth in Section 6 hereof or to preserve the status of the Corporation as a REIT (as defined in Section 9(a) hereof) for United States federal income tax purposes. In addition, the Series A Preferred Stock shall be subject to the provisions of Section 9 hereof pursuant to which Series A Preferred Stock owned by a stockholder in excess of the Series A Ownership Limit (as defined in Section 9(a) hereof) shall automatically be transferred to a Trust (as defined in Section 9(a) hereof) for the exclusive benefit of a Charitable Beneficiary (as defined in Section 9(a) hereof).

(b) On and after [ ], 202[ ],6 the Corporation, at its option, upon not fewer than 30 or more than 60 days’ written notice, may redeem the Series A Preferred Stock, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time, for cash at a redemption price of $25.00 per share, plus all accrued and unpaid dividends (whether or not authorized or declared) thereon up to but not including the date fixed for redemption, without interest, to the extent the Corporation has funds legally available therefor (the “Redemption Right”). If fewer than all of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock are to be redeemed, the shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed shall be redeemed pro rata (as nearly as may be practicable without creating fractional shares) or by lot as determined by the Corporation. If redemption is to be by lot and, as a result, any holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock would have actual ownership, Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership (each as defined in Section 9(a) hereof) in excess of the Series A Ownership Limit (as defined in Section 9(a) hereof), or such other limit as permitted by the Board of Directors or a committee thereof pursuant to Section 9(b)(vii) hereof, because such holder’s shares of Series A Preferred Stock were not redeemed, or were only redeemed in part, then, except as otherwise provided in the Charter, the Corporation shall redeem the requisite number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock of such holder such that no holder will hold an amount of Series A Preferred Stock in excess of the applicable ownership limit, subsequent to such redemption. Holders of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed shall surrender such Series A Preferred Stock at the place, or in accordance with the book-entry procedures, designated in such notice and shall be entitled to the redemption price of $25.00 per share and any accrued and unpaid dividends payable upon such redemption following such surrender. If (i) notice of redemption of any shares of Series A Preferred Stock has been given (in the case of a redemption of the Series A Preferred Stock other than to preserve the status of the Corporation as a REIT), (ii) the funds necessary for such redemption have been set aside by the Corporation in trust for the benefit of the holders of any shares of Series A Preferred Stock so called for redemption, and (iii) irrevocable instructions have been given to pay the redemption price and all accrued and unpaid dividends, then from and after the redemption date, dividends shall cease to accrue on such shares of Series A Preferred Stock, such shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall no longer be deemed outstanding, and all rights of the holders of such shares shall terminate, except the right to receive the redemption price plus any accrued and unpaid dividends payable upon such redemption, without interest. So long as full cumulative dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock for all past Dividend Periods shall have been or contemporaneously are (i) declared and paid in cash, or (ii) declared and a sum sufficient for the payment thereof in cash is set apart for payment, nothing herein shall prevent or restrict the Corporation’s right or ability to purchase, from time to time, either at a public or a private sale, all or any part of the Series A Preferred Stock at such price or prices as

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the Corporation may determine, subject to the provisions of applicable law, including the repurchase of shares of Series A Preferred Stock in open-market transactions duly authorized by the Board of Directors.

(c) In the event of any redemption of the Series A Preferred Stock in order to preserve the status of the Corporation as a REIT for United States federal income tax purposes, such redemption shall be made in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 5 of these Articles Supplementary. If the Corporation calls for redemption of any shares of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to and in accordance with this Section 5(c), then the redemption price for such shares will be an amount in cash equal to $25.00 per share together with all accrued and unpaid dividends to but excluding the dated fixed for redemption.

(d) Unless full cumulative dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock for all past Dividend Periods shall have been or contemporaneously are (i) declared and paid in cash, or (ii) declared and a sum sufficient for the payment thereof in cash is set apart for payment, no shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be redeemed pursuant to the Redemption Right or Special Optional Redemption Right (defined below) unless all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock are simultaneously redeemed, and the Corporation shall not purchase or otherwise acquire directly or indirectly any shares of Series A Preferred Stock or any class or series of capital stock of the Corporation ranking, as to payment of dividends and the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, on parity with or junior to the Series A Preferred Stock (except by conversion into or exchange for shares of capital stock of the Corporation ranking, as to payment of dividends and the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, junior to the Series A Preferred Stock); provided, however, that the foregoing shall not prevent the purchase of Series A Preferred Stock, or any other class or series of capital stock of the Corporation ranking, as to payment of dividends and the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, on parity with or junior to the Series A Preferred Stock, by the Corporation in accordance with the terms of Sections 5(c) and 9 of these Articles Supplementary or otherwise, in order to ensure that the Corporation remains qualified as a REIT for United States federal income tax purposes, or the purchase or acquisition of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to a purchase or exchange offer made on the same terms to holders of all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock.

(e) Notice of redemption pursuant to the Redemption Right will be mailed by the Corporation, postage prepaid, not fewer than 30 or more than 60 days prior to the redemption date, addressed to the respective holders of record of the Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed at their respective addresses as they appear on the transfer records of the Corporation. No failure to give or defect in such notice shall affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any Series A Preferred Stock except as to the holder to whom such notice was defective or not given. In addition to any information required by law or by the applicable rules of any exchange upon which the Series A Preferred Stock may be listed or admitted to trading, each such notice shall state: (i) the redemption date; (ii) the redemption price; (iii) the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed; (iv) the place or places where the certificates, if any, representing shares of Series A Preferred Stock are to be surrendered for payment of the redemption price; (v) procedures for surrendering noncertificated shares of Series A Preferred Stock for payment of the redemption price; (vi) that dividends on the shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed will cease to accumulate on such redemption date; and (vii) that payment of the redemption price and any accumulated and unpaid dividends will be made upon presentation and surrender of such Series A Preferred Stock. If fewer than all of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by any holder are to be redeemed, the notice mailed to such holder shall also specify the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by such holder to be redeemed. Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary in these Articles Supplementary, the Corporation shall not be required to provide notice to the holder of Series A Preferred Stock in the event such holder’s Series A Preferred Stock is redeemed in accordance with Sections 5(c) and 9 of these Articles Supplementary to preserve the Corporation’s status as a REIT.

(f) If a redemption date falls after a Dividend Record Date and on or prior to the corresponding Dividend Payment Date, each holder of Series A Preferred Stock at the close of business of such Dividend Record Date shall be entitled to the dividend payable on such shares on the corresponding Dividend Payment Date notwithstanding the redemption of such shares on or prior to such Dividend Payment Date, and each holder of Series A Preferred Stock that surrenders its shares on such redemption date will be entitled to the dividends accruing after the end of the Dividend Period to which such Dividend Payment Date relates up to but excluding the redemption date. Except as provided herein, the Corporation shall make no

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payment or allowance for unpaid dividends, whether or not in arrears, on Series A Preferred Stock for which a notice of redemption has been given.

(g) All shares of the Series A Preferred Stock redeemed or repurchased pursuant to this Section 5, or otherwise acquired in any other manner by the Corporation, shall be retired and shall be restored to the status of authorized but unissued shares of Preferred Stock, without designation as to series or class.

(h) The Series A Preferred Stock shall have no stated maturity and shall not be subject to any sinking fund or mandatory redemption; provided, however, that the Series A Preferred Stock owned by a stockholder in excess of the applicable ownership limit shall be subject to the provisions of this Section 5 and Section 9 of these Articles Supplementary.

Section 6. Special Optional Redemption by the Corporation.

(a) Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control (as defined below), the Corporation will have the option upon written notice mailed by the Corporation, postage pre-paid, no fewer than 30 nor more than 60 days prior to the redemption date and addressed to the holders of record of shares of the Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed at their respective addresses as they appear on the share transfer records of the Corporation, to redeem shares of the Series A Preferred Stock, in whole or in part within 120 days after the first date on which such Change of Control occurred, for cash at $25.00 per share plus accrued and unpaid dividends, if any, to, but not including, the redemption date (“Special Optional Redemption Right”). No failure to give such notice or any defect thereto or in the mailing thereof shall affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any shares of Series A Preferred Stock except as to the holder to whom notice was defective or not given. If, prior to the Change of Control Conversion Date (as defined below), the Corporation has provided or provides notice of redemption with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock (whether pursuant to the Redemption Right or the Special Optional Redemption Right), the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock will not have the conversion right described below in Section 8 of these Articles Supplementary.

A “Change of Control” is when, after the original issuance of the Series A Preferred Stock, the following have occurred and are continuing:

(i) the acquisition by any person, including any syndicate or group deemed to be a “person” under Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), of beneficial ownership, directly or indirectly, through a purchase, merger or other acquisition transaction or series of purchases, mergers or other acquisition transactions of stock of the Corporation entitling that person to exercise more than 50% of the total voting power of all stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of the Corporation’s directors (except that such person will be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all securities that such person has the right to acquire, whether such right is currently exercisable or is exercisable only upon the occurrence of a subsequent condition); and

(ii) following the closing of any transaction referred to in (i) above, neither the Corporation nor the acquiring or surviving entity has a class of common securities (or American Depositary Receipts representing such securities) listed on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”), the NYSE American (the “NYSE American”), or the NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”), or listed or quoted on an exchange or quotation system that is a successor to the NYSE, the NYSE American or NASDAQ.

(b) In addition to any information required by law or by the applicable rules of any exchange upon which the Series A Preferred Stock may be listed or admitted to trading, such notice shall state: (i) the redemption date; (ii) the redemption price; (iii) the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed; (iv) the place or places where the certificates, if any, representing shares of Series A Preferred Stock are to be surrendered for payment of the redemption price; (v) procedures for surrendering noncertificated shares of Series A Preferred Stock for payment of the redemption price; (vi) that dividends on the shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed will cease to accumulate on the redemption date; (vii) that payment of the redemption price and any accumulated and unpaid dividends will be made upon presentation and surrender of such Series A Preferred Stock; (viii) that the shares of Series A Preferred Stock are being redeemed pursuant to the Special Optional Redemption Right in connection with the occurrence of a Change of Control and a brief description of the transaction or transactions constituting such Change of Control; and (ix) that holders of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock to which the notice relates will not be able to

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tender such shares of Series A Preferred Stock for conversion in connection with the Change of Control and each share of Series A Preferred Stock tendered for conversion that is selected, prior to the Change of Control Conversion Date, for redemption will be redeemed on the related redemption date instead of converted on the Change of Control Conversion Date. If fewer than all of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by any holder are to be redeemed, the notice mailed to such holder shall also specify the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by such holder to be redeemed.

If fewer than all of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock are to be redeemed, the shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed shall be redeemed pro rata (as nearly as may be practicable without creating fractional shares) or by lot as determined by the Corporation. If such redemption pursuant to the Special Optional Redemption Right is to be by lot and, as a result, any holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock would have actual ownership, Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership (each as defined in Section 9(a) hereof) in excess of the Series A Ownership Limit (as defined in Section 9(a) hereof), or such limit as permitted by the Board of Directors or a committee thereof pursuant to Section 9(b)(vii) hereof, because such holder’s shares of Series A Preferred Stock were not redeemed, or were only redeemed in part then, except as otherwise provided in the Charter, the Corporation shall redeem the requisite number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock of such holder such that no holder will hold an amount of Series A Preferred Stock in excess of the applicable ownership limit, subsequent to such redemption.

(c) If the Corporation has given a notice of redemption pursuant to the Special Optional Redemption Right and has set aside sufficient funds for the redemption in trust for the benefit of the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock called for redemption, then from and after the redemption date, those shares of Series A Preferred Stock will be treated as no longer being outstanding, no further dividends will accrue and all other rights of the holders of those shares of Series A Preferred Stock will terminate. The holders of those shares of Series A Preferred Stock will retain their right to receive the redemption price for their shares and any accrued and unpaid dividends to, but not including, the redemption date, without interest. So long as full cumulative dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock for all past Dividend Periods shall have been or contemporaneously are (i) declared and paid in cash, or (ii) declared and a sum sufficient for the payment thereof in cash is set apart for payment, nothing herein shall prevent or restrict the Corporation’s right or ability to purchase, from time to time, either at a public or a private sale, all or any part of the Series A Preferred Stock at such price or prices as the Corporation may determine, subject to the provisions of applicable law, including the repurchase of shares of Series A Preferred Stock in open-market transactions duly authorized by the Board of Directors.

(d) The holders of Series A Preferred Stock at the close of business on a Dividend Record Date will be entitled to receive the dividend payable with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock on the corresponding Dividend Payment Date notwithstanding the redemption of the Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to the Special Optional Redemption Right between such Dividend Record Date and the corresponding Dividend Payment Date or the Corporation’s default in the payment of the dividend due. Except as provided herein, the Corporation shall make no payment or allowance for unpaid dividends, whether or not in arrears, on Series A Preferred Stock for which a notice of redemption pursuant to the Special Optional Redemption Right has been given.

(e) All shares of the Series A Preferred Stock redeemed or repurchased pursuant to this Section 6, or otherwise acquired in any other manner by the Corporation, shall be retired and shall be restored to the status of authorized but unissued shares of Preferred Stock, without designation as to series or class.

Section 7. Voting Rights.

(a) Holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall not have any voting rights, except as set forth in this Section 7.

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entitled to vote for the election of a total of two additional directors of the Corporation (the “Preferred Directors”) until all dividends accumulated on such Series A Preferred Stock and Parity Preferred for the past Dividend Periods shall have been fully paid. In such case, the entire Board of Directors will be increased by two directors.

(c) The Preferred Directors will be elected by a plurality of the votes cast in the election for a one-year term and each Preferred Director will serve until his or her successor is duly elected and qualifies or until such Preferred Director’s right to hold the office terminates, whichever occurs earlier, subject to such Preferred Director’s earlier death, disqualification, resignation or removal. The election will take place at (i) either (A) a special meeting called in accordance with Section 7(d) below if the request is received more than 90 days before the date fixed for the Corporation’s next annual or special meeting of stockholders or (B) the next annual or special meeting of stockholders if the request is received within 90 days of the date fixed for the Corporation’s next annual or special meeting of stockholders, and (ii) at each subsequent annual meeting of stockholders, or special meeting held in place thereof, until all such dividends in arrears on the Series A Preferred Stock and each such class or series of outstanding Parity Preferred have been paid in full. A dividend in respect of Series A Preferred Stock shall be considered timely made if made within two Business Days after the applicable Dividend Payment Date if at the time of such late payment date there shall not be any prior quarterly Dividend Periods in respect of which full dividends were not timely made at the applicable Dividend Payment Date.

(d) At any time when such voting rights shall have vested, a proper officer of the Corporation shall call or cause to be called, upon written request of holders of record of at least 10% of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock and Parity Preferred, a special meeting of the holders of Series A Preferred Stock and each class or series of Parity Preferred by mailing or causing to be mailed to such holders a notice of such special meeting to be held not fewer than ten or more than 45 days after the date such notice is given. The record date for determining holders of the Series A Preferred Stock and Parity Preferred entitled to notice of and to vote at such special meeting will be the close of business on the third Business Day preceding the day on which such notice is mailed. At any such annual or special meeting, all of the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock and Parity Preferred, by plurality vote, voting together as a single class without regard to class or series will be entitled to elect two directors on the basis of one vote per $25.00 of liquidation preference to which such Series A Preferred Stock and Parity Preferred are entitled by their terms (excluding amounts in respect of accumulated and unpaid dividends) and not cumulatively. The holder or holders of one-third of the Series A Preferred Stock and Parity Preferred voting as a single class then outstanding, present in person or by proxy, will constitute a quorum for the election of the Preferred Directors except as otherwise provided by law. Notice of all meetings at which holders of the Series A Preferred Stock and the Parity Preferred shall be entitled to vote will be given to such holders at their addresses as they appear in the transfer records. At any such meeting or adjournment thereof in the absence of a quorum, subject to the provisions of any applicable law, a majority of the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock and Parity Preferred voting as a single class present in person or by proxy shall have the power to adjourn the meeting for the election of the Preferred Directors, without notice other than an announcement at the meeting, until a quorum is present. If a Preferred Dividend Default shall terminate after the notice of a special meeting has been given but before such special meeting has been held, the Corporation shall, as soon as practicable after such termination, mail or cause to be mailed notice of such termination to holders of the Series A Preferred Stock and the Parity Preferred that would have been entitled to vote at such special meeting.

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the outstanding Series A Preferred Stock when they have the voting rights described above (voting as a single class with all other classes or series of Parity Preferred). Each of the Preferred Directors shall be entitled to one vote on any matter.

(f) So long as any shares of Series A Preferred Stock remain outstanding, the affirmative vote or consent of the holders of two-thirds of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock and each other class or series of Parity Preferred outstanding at the time, given in person or by proxy, either in writing or at a meeting (voting together as a single class) will be required to: (i) authorize, create or issue, or increase the number of authorized or issued shares of, any class or series of capital stock ranking senior to the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to payment of dividends or the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation (collectively, “Senior Capital Stock”) or reclassify any authorized shares of capital stock of the Corporation into such capital stock, or create, authorize or issue any obligation or security convertible into or evidencing the right to purchase any such Senior Capital Stock; or (ii) amend, alter or repeal the provisions of the Charter, including the terms of the Series A Preferred Stock, whether by merger, consolidation, transfer or conveyance of all or substantially all of its assets or otherwise (an “Event”), so as to materially and adversely affect any right, preference, privilege or voting power of the Series A Preferred Stock; providedhowever, with respect to the occurrence of any of the Events set forth in (ii) above, so long as the Series A Preferred Stock remains outstanding with the terms thereof materially unchanged, taking into account that, upon the occurrence of an Event set forth in (ii) above, the Corporation may not be the surviving entity, the occurrence of such Event shall not be deemed to materially and adversely affect such rights, preferences, privileges or voting power of Series A Preferred Stock, and in such case such holders shall not have any voting rights with respect to the occurrence of any of the Events set forth in (ii) above. In addition, if the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock receive the greater of the full trading price of the Series A Preferred Stock on the date of an Event set forth in (ii) above or the $25.00 liquidation preference per share of the Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to the occurrence of any of the Events set forth in (ii) above, then such holders shall not have any voting rights with respect to the Events set forth in (ii) above. If any Event set forth in (ii) above would materially and adversely affect the rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers of the Series A Preferred Stock disproportionately relative to other classes or series of Parity Preferred, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of the Series A Preferred Stock, voting separately as a class, will also be required. Holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to vote with respect to (A) any increase in the total number of authorized shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock of the Corporation, or (B) any increase in the number of authorized shares of Series A Preferred Stock or the creation or issuance of any other class or series of capital stock, or (C) any increase in the number of authorized shares of any other class or series of capital stock, in each case referred to in clause (A), (B) or (C) above ranking on parity with or junior to the Series A Preferred Stock with respect to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation. Except as set forth herein, holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall not have any voting rights with respect to, and the consent of the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall not be required for, the taking of any corporate action, including an Event, regardless of the effect that such corporate action or Event may have upon the powers, preferences, voting power or other rights or privileges of the Series A Preferred Stock.

(g) The foregoing voting provisions of this Section 7 shall not apply if, at or prior to the time when the act with respect to which such vote would otherwise be required shall be effected, all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall have been redeemed or called for redemption upon proper notice pursuant to these Articles Supplementary, and sufficient funds, in cash, shall have been deposited in trust to effect such redemption.

(h) In any matter in which the Series A Preferred Stock may vote (as expressly provided herein), each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to one vote per $25.00 of liquidation preference.

Section 8. Conversion. The shares of Series A Preferred Stock are not convertible into or exchangeable for any other property or securities of the Corporation, except as provided in this Section 8.

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such holder (the “Change of Control Conversion Right”) on the Change of Control Conversion Date into a number of shares of Common Stock per share of Series A Preferred Stock to be converted (the “Common Stock Conversion Consideration”) equal to the lesser of (A) the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the sum of (x) the $25.00 liquidation preference per share of Series A Preferred Stock to be converted plus (y) the amount of any accrued and unpaid dividends to, but not including, the Change of Control Conversion Date (unless the Change of Control Conversion Date is after a Dividend Record Date and prior to the corresponding Dividend Payment Date, in which case no additional amount for such accrued and unpaid dividends will be included in such sum) by (ii) the Common Stock Price (as defined herein) and (B) 4.51957 (the “Share Cap”), subject to the immediately succeeding paragraph.

The Share Cap is subject to pro rata adjustments for any share splits (including those effected pursuant to a distribution of the Common Stock), subdivisions or combinations (in each case, a “Share Split”) with respect to the Common Stock as follows: the adjusted Share Cap as the result of a Share Split shall be the number of shares of Common Stock that is equivalent to the product obtained by multiplying (i) the Share Cap in effect immediately prior to such Share Split by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding after giving effect to such Share Split and the denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such Share Split.

For the avoidance of doubt, subject to the immediately succeeding sentence, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock (or equivalent Alternative Conversion Consideration (as defined below), as applicable) issuable in connection with the exercise of the Change of Control Conversion Right shall not exceed 31,185,064 shares of Common Stock in total (or equivalent Alternative Conversion Consideration, as applicable)(the “Exchange Cap”). The Exchange Cap is subject to pro rata adjustments for any Share Splits on the same basis as the corresponding adjustment to the Share Cap.

In the case of a Change of Control pursuant to which shares of Common Stock shall be converted into cash, securities or other property or assets (including any combination thereof) (the “Alternative Form Consideration”), a holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall receive upon conversion of such shares of Series A Preferred Stock the kind and amount of Alternative Form Consideration which such holder would have owned or been entitled to receive upon the Change of Control had such holder held a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Common Stock Conversion Consideration immediately prior to the effective time of the Change of Control (the “Alternative Conversion Consideration”; and the Common Stock Conversion Consideration or the Alternative Conversion Consideration, as may be applicable to a Change of Control, shall be referred to herein as the “Conversion Consideration”).

In the event that holders of Common Stock have the opportunity to elect the form of consideration to be received in the Change of Control, the Conversion Consideration will be deemed to be the kind and amount of consideration actually received by holders of a majority of the Common Stock that voted for such an election (if electing between two types of consideration) or holders of a plurality of the Common Stock that voted for such an election (if electing between more than two types of consideration), as the case may be, and will be subject to any limitations to which all holders of Common Stock are subject, including, without limitation, pro rata reductions applicable to any portion of the consideration payable in the Change of Control.

The “Change of Control Conversion Date” shall be a Business Day set forth in the notice of Change of Control provided in accordance with Section 8(c) below that is no less than 20 days nor more than 35 days after the date on which the Corporation provides such notice pursuant to Section 8(c).

The “Common Stock Price” shall be (i) if the consideration to be received in the Change of Control by the holders of Common Stock is solely cash, the amount of cash consideration per share of Common Stock or (ii) if the consideration to be received in the Change of Control by holders of Common Stock is other than solely cash (x) the average of the closing sale prices per share of Common Stock (or, if no closing sale price is reported, the average of the closing bid and ask prices or, if more than one in either case, the average of the average closing bid and the average closing ask prices) for the ten consecutive trading days immediately preceding, but not including, the effective date of the Change of Control as reported on the principal U.S. securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then traded, or (y) the average of the last quoted bid prices for the Common Stock in the over-the-counter market as reported by Pink Sheets LLC

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or similar organization for the ten consecutive trading days immediately preceding, but not including, the effective date of the Change of Control, if the Common Stock is not then listed for trading on a U.S. securities exchange.

(b) No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued upon the conversion of Series A Preferred Stock. In lieu of fractional shares, holders shall be entitled to receive the cash value of such fractional shares based on the Common Stock Price.

(c) Within 15 days following the occurrence of a Change of Control, a notice of occurrence of the Change of Control, describing the resulting Change of Control Conversion Right, shall be delivered to the holders of record of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock at their addresses as they appear on the Corporation’s share transfer records and notice shall be provided to the Corporation’s transfer agent. No failure to give such notice or any defect thereto or in the mailing thereof shall affect the validity of the proceedings for the conversion of any share of Series A Preferred Stock except as to the holder to whom notice was defective or not given. Each notice shall state: (i) the events constituting the Change of Control; (ii) the date of the Change of Control; (iii) the last date on which the holders of Series A Preferred Stock may exercise their Change of Control Conversion Right; (iv) the method and period for calculating the Common Stock Price; (v) the Change of Control Conversion Date; (vi) that if, prior to the Change of Control Conversion Date, the Corporation has provided or provides notice of its election to redeem all or any portion of the Series A Preferred Stock, the holder will not be able to convert shares of Series A Preferred Stock designated for redemption and such shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be redeemed on the related redemption date, even if they have already been tendered for conversion pursuant to the Change of Control Conversion Right; (vii) if applicable, the type and amount of Alternative Conversion Consideration entitled to be received per share of Series A Preferred Stock; (viii) the name and address of the paying agent and the conversion agent; and (ix) the procedures that the holders of Series A Preferred Stock must follow to exercise the Change of Control Conversion Right.

(d) The Corporation shall issue a press release for publication on the Dow Jones & Corporation, Inc., Business Wire, PR Newswire or Bloomberg Business News (or, if such organizations are not in existence at the time of issuance of such press release, such other news or press organization as is reasonably calculated to broadly disseminate the relevant information to the public), or post notice on the Corporation’s website, in any event prior to the opening of business on the first Business Day following any date on which the Corporation provides notice pursuant to Section 8(c) above to the holders of Series A Preferred Stock.

(e) In order to exercise the Change of Control Conversion Right, a holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be required to deliver, on or before the close of business on the Change of Control Conversion Date, the certificates (if any) representing the shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be converted, duly endorsed for transfer, together with a written conversion notice completed, to the Corporation’s transfer agent. Such notice shall state: (i) the relevant Change of Control Conversion Date; (ii) the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be converted; and (iii) that the shares of Series A Preferred Stock are to be converted pursuant to the applicable provisions of these Articles Supplementary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the shares of Series A Preferred Stock are held in global form, such notice shall comply with applicable procedures of The Depository Trust Corporation (“DTC”).

(f) Holders of Series A Preferred Stock may withdraw any notice of exercise of a Change of Control Conversion Right (in whole or in part) by a written notice of withdrawal delivered to the Corporation’s transfer agent prior to the close of business on the Business Day prior to the Change of Control Conversion Date. The notice of withdrawal must state: (i) the number of withdrawn shares of Series A Preferred Stock; (ii) if certificated shares of Series A Preferred Stock have been issued, the certificate numbers of the shares of withdrawn Series A Preferred Stock; and (iii) the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock, if any, which remain subject to the conversion notice. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the shares of Series A Preferred Stock are held in global form, the notice of withdrawal shall comply with applicable procedures of DTC.

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Corporation has provided or provides notice of its election to redeem such shares of Series A Preferred Stock, whether pursuant to its Redemption Right or Special Optional Redemption Right. If the Corporation elects to redeem shares of Series A Preferred Stock that would otherwise be converted into the applicable Conversion Consideration on a Change of Control Conversion Date, such shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall not be so converted and the holders of such shares shall be entitled to receive on the applicable redemption date $25.00 per share, plus any accrued and unpaid dividends thereon to, but not including, the redemption date.

(h) The Corporation shall deliver the applicable Conversion Consideration no later than the third Business Day following the Change of Control Conversion Date.

(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no holder of shares of Series A Preferred Stock will be entitled to convert such shares of Series A Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock to the extent that receipt of such shares of Common Stock would cause the holder of such shares of Common Stock (or any other person) to have actual ownership, Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership (each as defined in Article VII of the Charter) of shares of Common Stock of the Corporation in excess of the Ownership Limit (as defined in Article VII of the Charter) or such other limit as permitted by the Board of Directors or a committee thereof pursuant to Article VII of the Charter.

Section 9. Restrictions on Ownership and Transfer of Shares.

(a) Definitions. For the purposes of Section 5 and this Section 9 of these Articles Supplementary, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

“Beneficial Ownership” shall mean ownership of shares of Series A Preferred Stock by a Person, whether the interest in the shares of Series A Preferred Stock is held directly or indirectly (including by a nominee), and shall include interests that are actually owned or would be treated as owned through the application of Section 544 of the Code, as modified by Sections 856(h)(1)(B) and 856(h)(3) of the Code. The terms “Beneficial Owner,” “Beneficially Own,” “Beneficially Owns” and “Beneficially Owned” shall have the correlative meanings.

“Business Day” shall mean any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, that is neither a legal holiday nor a day on which banking institutions in New York City are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close.

“Capital Stock” shall mean all classes or series of stock of the Corporation, including, without limitation, Common Stock and Preferred Stock.

“Charitable Beneficiary” shall mean one or more beneficiaries of the Trust as determined pursuant to Section 9(c)(vi), provided that each such organization must be described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Code and contributions to each such organization must be eligible for deduction under each of Sections 170(b)(1)(A), 2055 and 2522 of the Code.

“Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any successor statute.

“Constructive Ownership” shall mean ownership of shares of Series A Preferred Stock by a Person, whether the interest in the shares of Series A Preferred Stock is held directly or indirectly (including by a nominee), and shall include interests that are actually owned or would be treated as owned through the application of Section 318(a) of the Code, as modified by Section 856(d)(5) of the Code. The terms “Constructive Owner,” “Constructively Own,” “Constructively Owns” and “Constructively Owned” shall have the correlative meanings.

“Excepted Holder” shall mean a stockholder of the Corporation for whom an Excepted Holder Limit is created by the Board of Directors pursuant to Section 9(b)(vii).

“Excepted Holder Limit” shall mean for each Excepted Holder, the percentage limit established by the Board of Directors for such Excepted Holder pursuant to Section 9(b)(vii), which limit may be expressed, in the discretion of the Board of Directors, as one or more percentages and/or numbers of shares of Capital Stock, and may apply with respect to one or more classes of Capital Stock or to all classes of Capital

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Stock in the aggregate, provided that the affected Excepted Holder agrees to comply with any requirements established by the Board of Directors pursuant to Section 9(b)(vii) and subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 9(b)(viii).

“Individual” means an individual, a trust qualified under Section 401(a) or 501(c)(17) of the Code, a portion of a trust permanently set aside for or to be used exclusively for the purposes described in Section 642(c) of the Code, or a private foundation within the meaning of Section 509(a) of the Code, provided that, except as set forth in Section 856(h)(3)(A)(ii) of the Code, a trust described in Section 401(a) of the Code and exempt from tax under Section 501(a) of the Code shall be excluded from this definition.

“Initial Date” shall mean the date upon which these Articles Supplementary are accepted for record by the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland.

“Market Price” on any date shall mean, with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock, the Closing Price for the Series A Preferred Stock on such date. The “Closing Price” on any date shall mean the last sale price for the Series A Preferred Stock, regular way, or, in case no such sale takes place on such day, the average of the closing bid and asked prices, regular way, for the Series A Preferred Stock, in either case as reported in the principal consolidated transaction reporting system with respect to securities listed or admitted to trading on the NYSE or, if the Series A Preferred Stock is not listed or admitted to trading on the NYSE, as reported on the principal consolidated transaction reporting system with respect to securities listed on the principal national securities exchange on which the Series A Preferred Stock is listed or admitted to trading or, if the Series A Preferred Stock is not listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange, the last quoted price, or, if not so quoted, the average of the high bid and low asked prices in the over-the-counter market, as reported by the principal automated quotation system on which the Series A Preferred Stock is quoted, or if the Series A Preferred Stock is not quoted by any such organization, the average of the closing bid and asked prices as furnished by a professional market maker making a market in the Series A Preferred Stock selected by the Board of Directors or, in the event that no trading price is available for the Series A Preferred Stock, the fair market value of the Series A Preferred Stock, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors.

“Ownership Limit” has the meaning set forth in Article VII of the Charter.

“NYSE” shall mean the New York Stock Exchange.

“Person” shall mean an Individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, estate, trust, association, joint stock company or other entity.

“Prohibited Owner” shall mean, with respect to any purported Transfer, any Person who, but for the provisions of Section 9(b)(i), would Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Series A Preferred Stock, and if appropriate in the context, shall also mean any Person who would have been the record owner of the shares that the Prohibited Owner would have so owned.

“REIT” shall mean a real estate investment trust under Sections 856 through 860 of the Code.

“Restriction Termination Date” shall mean the first day after the Initial Date on which the Board of Directors determines pursuant to Section 5.7 of the Charter that it is no longer in the best interests of the Corporation to attempt to, or continue to, qualify as a REIT or that compliance with the restrictions and limitations on Beneficial Ownership, Constructive Ownership and Transfers of shares of Series A Preferred Stock set forth herein is no longer required in order for the Corporation to qualify as a REIT.

“Series A Ownership Limit” shall mean 9.8% (in value or in number of shares, whichever is more restrictive, and subject to adjustment from time to time by the Board of Directors in accordance with Section 9(b)(viii)) of the aggregate of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, excluding any such outstanding Series A Preferred Stock which is not treated as outstanding for federal income tax purposes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining the percentage ownership of Series A Preferred Stock by any Person, shares of Series A Preferred Stock that are treated as Beneficially Owned or Constructively Owned by such Person shall be deemed to be outstanding. The number and value of shares of outstanding Series A Preferred Stock of the Corporation shall be determined by the Board of Directors in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive for all purposes hereof.

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“Transfer” shall mean any issuance, sale, transfer, gift, assignment, devise or other disposition, as well as any other event that causes any Person to acquire, or change its level of, Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership, or any agreement to take any such actions or cause any such events, of Series A Preferred Stock or the right to vote or receive dividends on Series A Preferred Stock, including (a) the granting or exercise of any option (or any disposition of any option), (b) any disposition of any securities or rights convertible into or exchangeable for Series A Preferred Stock or any interest in Series A Preferred Stock or any exercise of any such conversion or exchange right and (c) Transfers of interests in other entities that result in changes in Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership of Series A Preferred Stock; in each case, whether voluntary or involuntary, whether owned of record, Beneficially Owned or Constructively Owned and whether by operation of law or otherwise. The terms “Transferring” and “Transferred” shall have the correlative meanings.

“Trust” shall mean any trust provided for in Section 9(c)(i).

“Trustee” shall mean the Person unaffiliated with the Corporation and any Prohibited Owner, that is appointed by the Corporation to serve as trustee of the Trust.

(b) Series A Preferred Stock.

(i) Ownership Limitations. Prior to the Restriction Termination Date, but subject to Section 9(d):

(A) Basic Restrictions.

(i) The Series A Preferred Stock constitutes a class or series of Preferred Stock, and Preferred Stock constitutes Capital Stock of the Corporation. Therefore, the Series A Preferred Stock, being Capital Stock, shall be subject to all restrictions and limitations on the Transfer and ownership of Capital Stock set forth in the Charter and applicable to Capital Stock. In addition, (1) no Person, other than an Excepted Holder, shall Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Series A Preferred Stock in excess of the Series A Ownership Limit and (2) no Excepted Holder shall Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Series A Preferred Stock in excess of the Excepted Holder Limit for such Excepted Holder.

(ii) No Person shall Beneficially or Constructively Own shares of Series A Preferred Stock to the extent that, taking into account other Capital Stock of the Corporation Beneficially or Constructively Owned by such Person, such Beneficial or Constructive Ownership of shares of Series A Preferred Stock could result in, (A) the Corporation being “closely held” within the meaning of Section 856(h) of the Code (without regard to whether the ownership interest is held during the last half of a taxable year), or (B) otherwise failing to qualify as a REIT (including but not limited to Beneficial or Constructive Ownership that could result in the Corporation Constructively Owning an interest in a tenant that is described in Section 856(d)(2)(B) of the Code if the income derived by the Corporation from such tenant, taking into account any other income of the Corporation that would not qualify under the gross income requirements of Section 856(c) of the Code, would cause the Corporation to fail to satisfy any of such gross income requirements).

(iii) Any Transfer of shares of Series A Preferred Stock that, if effective, would result in the Capital Stock being beneficially owned by fewer than 100 Persons (determined under the principles of Section 856(a)(5) of the Code) shall be void ab initio, and the intended transferee shall acquire no rights in such shares of Series A Preferred Stock.

Without limitation of the application of any other provision of this Section 9, it is expressly intended that the restrictions on ownership and Transfer described in this Section 9(b)(i) shall apply to restrict the rights of any members or partners in limited liability companies or partnerships to exchange their interest in such entities for shares of Capital Stock of the Corporation.

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would result in any Person Beneficially Owning or Constructively Owning shares of Series A Preferred Stock in violation of Section 9(b)(i)(A)(i) or (ii):

(i) then that number of shares of the Series A Preferred Stock, the Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership of which otherwise would cause such Person to violate Section 9(b)(i)(A)(i) or (ii) (rounded up to the nearest whole share) shall be automatically transferred to a Trust for the benefit of a Charitable Beneficiary, as described in Section 9(c), effective as of the close of business on the Business Day prior to the date of such Transfer, and such Person shall acquire no rights in such shares; or

(ii) if the transfer to the Trust described in clause (i) of this sentence would not be effective for any reason to prevent the violation of Section 9(b)(i)(A)(i) or (ii), then the Transfer of that number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock that otherwise would cause any Person to violate Section 9(b)(i)(A)(i) or (ii) shall be void ab initio, and the intended transferee shall acquire no rights in such shares of Series A Preferred Stock.

(iii) In determining which shares of Series A Preferred Stock are to be transferred to a Trust in accordance with this Section 9(b)(i)(B) and Section 9(c) hereof, shares shall be so transferred to a Trust in such manner as minimizes the aggregate value of the shares that are transferred to the Trust (except as provided in Section 9(b)(vi)) and, to the extent not inconsistent therewith, on a pro rata basis (unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors in its sole and absolute discretion). To the extent that, upon a transfer of shares of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to this Section 9(b)(i)(B), a violation of any provision of Section 9(b)(i)(A) would nonetheless be continuing (as, for example, where the ownership of shares of Series A Preferred Stock by a single Trust would result in the shares of Capital Stock being Beneficially Owned (determined under the principles of Section 856(a)(5) of the Code) by fewer than 100 Persons), then shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be transferred to that number of Trusts, each having a Trustee and a Charitable Beneficiary or Beneficiaries that are distinct from those of each other Trust, such that there is no violation of any provision of Section 9(b)(i)(A) hereof.

(ii) Remedies for Breach. If the Board of Directors shall at any time determine in good faith that a Transfer or other event has taken place that results in a violation of Section 9(b)(i) or that a Person intends or has attempted to acquire Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership of any shares of Series A Preferred Stock in violation of Section 9(b)(i) (whether or not such violation is intended), the Board of Directors or a committee thereof shall take such action as it deems advisable, in its sole and absolute discretion, to refuse to give effect to or to prevent such Transfer or other event, including, without limitation, causing the Corporation to redeem shares, refusing to give effect to such Transfer on the books of the Corporation or instituting proceedings to enjoin such Transfer or other event; provided,however, that any Transfer or attempted Transfer or other event in violation of Section 9(b)(i) shall automatically result in the transfer to the Trust described above, or, where applicable, such Transfer (or other event) shall be void ab initio as provided above irrespective of any action (or non-action) by the Board of Directors or a committee thereof.

(iii) Notice of Restricted Transfer. Any Person who acquires or attempts or intends to acquire Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership of shares of Series A Preferred Stock that will or may violate Section 9(b)(i)(A) or any Person who would have owned shares of Series A Preferred Stock that resulted in a transfer to the Trust pursuant to the provisions of Section 9(b)(i)(B) shall immediately give written notice to the Corporation of such event or, in the case of such a proposed or attempted transaction, give at least 15 days prior written notice, and shall provide to the Corporation such other information as the Corporation may request in order to determine the effect, if any, of such Transfer on the Corporation’s status as a REIT.

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Limit and the other restrictions set forth herein, and to comply with requirements of any taxing authority or governmental authority or to determine such compliance.

(v) Remedies Not Limited. Subject to Section 5.7 of the Charter, nothing contained in this Section 9(b) shall limit the authority of the Board of Directors to take such other action as it deems necessary or advisable to protect the Corporation and the interests of its stockholders in preserving the Corporation’s status as a REIT.

(vi) Ambiguity. In the case of an ambiguity in the application of any of the provisions of this Section 9, including Section 9(b) Section 9(c), or any definition contained in Section 9(a) or any defined term used in this Section 9 but defined elsewhere in these Articles Supplementary or the Charter, the Board of Directors shall have the power to determine the application of the provisions of this Section 9 with respect to any situation based on the facts known to it. In the event Section 9(b) or Section 9(c) requires an action by the Board of Directors and these Articles Supplementary and the Charter fail to provide specific guidance with respect to such action, the Board of Directors shall have the power to determine the action to be taken so long as such action is not contrary to the provisions of Section 9(a), Section 9(b) or Section 9(c).

(vii) Exceptions.

(A) Subject to Section 9(b)(i)(A)(ii), the Board of Directors, subject to the directors’ duties under applicable law, may retroactively exempt and shall prospectively exempt a Person from the Series A Ownership Limit, and, if necessary, shall establish or increase an Excepted Holder Limit for such Person, if the Board of Directors determines, based on such representations, covenants and undertakings from such Person to the extent required by the Board of Directors, and as are necessary or prudent to ascertain, as determined by the Board of Directors in its sole discretion, that such exemption could not cause or permit:

(i) five or fewer Individuals to Beneficially Own more than 49% in value of the outstanding Capital Stock (taking into account the then current Series A Ownership Limit or Ownership Limit, any then existing Excepted Holder Limits, and the Excepted Holder Limit of such Person); or

(ii) the Corporation to Constructively Own an interest in any tenant of the Corporation or any tenant of any entity directly or indirectly owned, in whole or in part, by the Corporation (for this purpose, the Board of Directors may determine in its sole and absolute discretion that a tenant shall not be treated as a tenant of the Corporation if (a) the Corporation could not Constructively Own more than a 9.9% interest (that is described in Section 856(d)(2)(B) of the Code) in any such tenant; or (b) the Corporation (directly, or through an entity directly or indirectly owned, in whole or in part, by the Corporation) derives (and is expected to continue to derive) a sufficiently small amount of revenue from such tenant such that, in the opinion of the Board of Directors, rent from such tenant would not adversely affect the Corporation’s ability to qualify as a REIT).

(B) Prior to granting any exception pursuant to Section 9(b)(vii)(A), the Board of Directors may require a ruling from the Internal Revenue Service, or an opinion of counsel, in either case in form and substance satisfactory to the Board of Directors in its sole and absolute discretion, as it may deem necessary or advisable in order to determine or ensure the Corporation’s status as a REIT. Notwithstanding the receipt of any ruling or opinion, the Board of Directors may impose such conditions or restrictions as it deems appropriate in connection with granting such exception.

(C) Subject to Section 9(b)(i)(A)(ii), an underwriter which participates in a public offering or a private placement of Series A Preferred Stock (or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Series A Preferred Stock) may Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Series A Preferred Stock (or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Series A Preferred Stock) in excess of the Series A Ownership Limit, but only to the extent necessary to facilitate such public offering or private placement.

(D) The Board of Directors may only reduce the Excepted Holder Limit for an Excepted Holder: (1) with the written consent of such Excepted Holder at any time, or (2) pursuant to the terms and conditions of the agreements and undertakings entered into with such Excepted Holder in connection with the establishment of the Excepted Holder Limit for that Excepted Holder. No Excepted Holder Limit shall be reduced to a percentage that is less than the Series A Ownership Limit.

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(viii) Increase or Decrease in Series A Ownership Limit. Subject to Section 9(b)(i)(A)(ii) and the rest of this Section 9(b)(vii), the Board of Directors may, in its sole and absolute discretion, from time to time increase or decrease the Series A Ownership Limit for one or more Persons; provided, however, that a decreased Series A Ownership Limit will not be effective for any Person who Beneficially Owns or Constructively Owns, as applicable, shares of Series A Preferred Stock in excess of such decreased Series A Ownership Limit at the time such limit is decreased, until such time as such Person’s Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership of shares of Series A Preferred Stock, as applicable, equals or falls below the decreased Series A Ownership Limit, but any further acquisition of shares of Series A Preferred Stock or increased Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership of shares of Series A Preferred Stock, during the period that such decreased Series A Ownership Limit is not effective with respect to such Person, will be in violation of the Series A Ownership Limit and, provided further, that the new Series A Ownership Limit (taking into account any then existing Excepted Holder Limits to the extent appropriate as determined by the Corporation) would not allow five or fewer Persons to Beneficially Own more than 49% in value of the outstanding Capital Stock.

(ix) Legend. Each certificate representing shares of Series A Preferred Stock, if any, shall bear substantially the following legend, in addition to any other legend that may be required in order to comply with applicable federal and state laws:

The shares represented by this certificate are subject to restrictions on Beneficial and Constructive Ownership and Transfer for the purpose of the Corporation’s maintenance of its status as a real estate investment trust under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Subject to certain further restrictions and except as expressly provided in the Articles Supplementary for the Series A Preferred Stock, (i) no Person may Beneficially or Constructively Own shares of the Corporation’s Series A Preferred Stock in excess of the Series A Ownership Limit unless such Person is an Excepted Holder (in which case the Excepted Holder Limit shall be applicable); (ii) no Person may Beneficially or Constructively Own Series A Preferred Stock that, taking into account other Capital Stock of the Corporation Beneficially or Constructively Owned by such Person, would result in the Corporation being “closely held” under Section 856(h) of the Code or otherwise cause the Corporation to fail to qualify as a REIT; and (iii) no Person may Transfer shares of Series A Preferred Stock if such Transfer would result in the Capital Stock of the Corporation being owned by fewer than 100 Persons. Any Person who Beneficially or Constructively Owns or attempts to Beneficially or Constructively Own shares of Series A Preferred Stock which causes or will cause a Person to Beneficially or Constructively Own shares of Series A Preferred Stock in excess or in violation of the above limitations must immediately notify the Corporation. If any of the restrictions on transfer or ownership set forth in (i) and (ii) above are violated, the shares of Series A Preferred Stock in excess or in violation of the above limitations will be automatically transferred to a Trustee of a Trust for the benefit of one or more Charitable Beneficiaries. In addition, the Corporation may take other actions, including redeeming shares upon the terms and conditions specified by the Board of Directors in its sole and absolute discretion if the Board of Directors determines that ownership or a Transfer or other event may violate the restrictions described above. Furthermore, upon the occurrence of certain events, attempted Transfers in violation of the restrictions described above may be void ab initio. All capitalized terms in this legend have the meanings defined in the Articles Supplementary for the Series A Preferred Stock, as the same may be amended from time to time, a copy of which, including the restrictions on transfer and ownership, will be furnished to each holder of Series A Preferred Stock of the Corporation on request and without charge. Requests for such a copy may be directed to the Secretary of the Corporation at its Principal Office.

Instead of the foregoing legend, a certificate may state that the Corporation will furnish a full statement about certain restrictions on ownership and transfer of the shares to a stockholder on request and without charge.

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shall be deemed to be effective as of the close of business on the Business Day prior to the purported Transfer or other event that results in the transfer to the Trust pursuant to Section 9(b)(i)(B). The Trustee shall be appointed by the Corporation and shall be a Person unaffiliated with the Corporation and any Prohibited Owner. Each Charitable Beneficiary shall be designated by the Corporation as provided in Section 9(c)(vi).

(ii) Status of Shares Held by the Trustee. Shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by the Trustee shall be issued and outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock of the Corporation. The Prohibited Owner shall have no rights in the shares held by the Trustee. The Prohibited Owner shall not benefit economically from ownership of any shares held in trust by the Trustee, shall have no rights to dividends or other distributions and shall not possess any rights to vote or other rights attributable to the shares held in the Trust. The Prohibited Owner shall have no claim, cause of action, or any other recourse whatsoever against the purported transferor of such Series A Preferred Stock.

(iii) Dividend and Voting Rights. The Trustee shall have all voting rights and rights to dividends or other distributions with respect to shares of Series A Preferred Stock held in the Trust, which rights shall be exercised for the exclusive benefit of the Charitable Beneficiary. Any dividend or other distribution paid prior to the discovery by the Corporation that the shares of Series A Preferred Stock have been transferred to the Trustee shall be paid by the recipient of such dividend or other distribution to the Trustee upon demand and any dividend or other distribution authorized but unpaid shall be paid when due to the Trustee. Any dividend or distribution so paid to the Trustee shall be held in trust for the Charitable Beneficiary. The Prohibited Owner shall have no voting rights with respect to shares held in the Trust and, subject to Maryland law, effective as of the date that the shares of Series A Preferred Stock have been transferred to the Trustee, the Trustee shall have the authority (at the Trustee’s sole and absolute discretion) (i) to rescind as void any vote cast by a Prohibited Owner prior to the discovery by the Corporation that the shares of Series A Preferred Stock have been transferred to the Trustee and (ii) to recast such vote in accordance with the desires of the Trustee acting for the benefit of the Charitable Beneficiary; provided, however, that if the Corporation has already taken irreversible corporate action, then the Trustee shall not have the authority to rescind and recast such vote. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 9, until the Corporation has received notification that shares of Series A Preferred Stock have been transferred into a Trust, the Corporation shall be entitled to rely on its share transfer and other stockholder records for purposes of preparing lists of stockholders entitled to vote at meetings, determining the validity and authority of proxies and otherwise conducting votes of stockholders.

(iv) Sale of Shares by Trustee. Within 20 days of receiving notice from the Corporation that shares of Series A Preferred Stock have been transferred to the Trust, the Trustee of the Trust shall sell the shares held in the Trust to a Person or Persons, designated by the Trustee, whose ownership of the shares will not violate the ownership limitations set forth in Section 9(b)(i)(A). Upon such sale, the interest of the Charitable Beneficiary in the shares sold shall terminate and the Trustee shall distribute the net proceeds of the sale to the Prohibited Owner and to the Charitable Beneficiary as provided in this Section 9(c)(iv). The Prohibited Owner shall receive the lesser of (1) the price paid by the Prohibited Owner for the shares or, if the Prohibited Owner did not give value for the shares in connection with the event causing the shares to be held in the Trust (e.g., in the case of a gift, devise or other such transaction), the Market Price of the shares on the day of the event causing the shares to be held in the Trust and (2) the price per share received by the Trustee (net of any commissions and other expenses of sale) from the sale or other disposition of the shares held in the Trust. The Trustee shall reduce the amount payable to the Prohibited Owner by the amount of dividends and other distributions which have been paid to the Prohibited Owner and are owed by the Prohibited Owner to the Trustee pursuant to Section 9(c)(iii). Any net sales proceeds in excess of the amount payable to the Prohibited Owner shall be immediately paid to the Charitable Beneficiary. If, prior to the discovery by the Corporation that shares of Series A Preferred Stock have been transferred to the Trustee, such shares are sold by a Prohibited Owner, then (i) such shares shall be deemed to have been sold on behalf of the Trust and (ii) to the extent that the Prohibited Owner received an amount for such shares that exceeds the amount that such Prohibited Owner was entitled to receive pursuant to this Section 9(c)(iv), such excess shall be paid to the Trustee upon demand.

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(v) Purchase Right in Series A Preferred Stock Transferred to the Trustee. Shares of Series A Preferred Stock transferred to the Trustee shall be deemed to have been offered for sale to the Corporation, or its designee, at a price per share equal to the lesser of (i) the price per share in the transaction that resulted in such transfer to the Trust (or, in the case of a gift, devise or other transaction, the Market Price at the time of such gift, devise or other transaction) and (ii) the Market Price on the date the Corporation, or its designee, accepts such offer. The Corporation shall reduce the amount payable to the Prohibited Owner by the amount of dividends and distributions which has been paid to the Prohibited Owner and are owed by the Prohibited Owner to the Trustee pursuant to Section 9(c)(iii). The Corporation shall pay the amount of such reduction to the Trustee for the benefit of the Charitable Beneficiary. The Corporation shall have the right to accept such offer until the Trustee has sold the shares held in the Trust pursuant to Section 9(c)(iv). Upon such a sale to the Corporation, the interest of the Charitable Beneficiary in the shares sold shall terminate and the Trustee shall distribute the net proceeds of the sale to the Prohibited Owner.

(vi) Designation of Charitable Beneficiaries. By written notice to the Trustee, the Corporation shall designate one or more nonprofit organizations to be the Charitable Beneficiary of the interest in the Trust such that the shares of Series A Preferred Stock held in the Trust would not violate the restrictions set forth in Section 9(b)(i)(A) in the hands of such Charitable Beneficiary. Neither the failure of the Corporation to make such designation nor the failure of the Corporation to appoint the Trustee before the automatic transfer provided for in Section 9(b)(i)(B)(i) shall make such transfer ineffective, provided that the Corporation thereafter makes such designation and appointment. The designation of a nonprofit organization as a Charitable Beneficiary shall not entitle such nonprofit organization to continue to serve in such capacity and the Corporation may, in its sole discretion, designate a different nonprofit organization as the Charitable Beneficiary at any time and for any or no reason, provided, however, that if a Charitable Beneficiary was designated at the time the shares of Series A Preferred Stock were placed in the Trust, such Charitable Beneficiary shall be entitled to the rights set forth in herein with respect to such shares of Series A Preferred Stock, unless and until the Corporation opts to purchase such shares.

(d) NYSE Transactions. Nothing in this Section 9 shall preclude the settlement of any transaction entered into through the facilities of the NYSE or any other national securities exchange or automated inter-dealer quotation system. The fact that the settlement of any transaction occurs shall not negate the effect of any other provision of this Section 9 and any transferee in such a transaction shall be subject to all of the provisions and limitations set forth in this Section 9.

(e) Enforcement. The Corporation is authorized specifically to seek equitable relief, including injunctive relief, to enforce the provisions of this Section 9.

(f) Non-Waiver. No delay or failure on the part of the Corporation or the Board of Directors in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver of any right of the Corporation or the Board of Directors, as the case may be, except to the extent specifically waived in writing.

(g) Severability. If any provision of this Section 9 or any application of any such provision is determined to be invalid by any federal or state court having jurisdiction over the issues, the validity of the remaining provisions shall not be affected and other applications of such provisions shall be affected only to the extent necessary to comply with the determination of such court.

(h) Applicability of Section 9. The provisions set forth in this Section 9 shall apply to the Series A Preferred Stock notwithstanding any contrary provisions of the Series A Preferred Stock provided for elsewhere in these Articles Supplementary.

Section 10. No Conversion Rights. The shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall not be convertible into or exchangeable for any other property or securities of the Corporation or any other entity, except as otherwise provided herein.

Section 11. Record Holders. The Corporation and its transfer agent may deem and treat the record holder of any Series A Preferred Stock as the true and lawful owner thereof for all purposes, and neither the Corporation nor its transfer agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.

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Section 12. No Maturity or Sinking Fund. The Series A Preferred Stock has no maturity date, and no sinking fund has been established for the retirement or redemption of Series A Preferred Stock; provided, however, that the Series A Preferred Stock owned by a stockholder in excess of the Series A Ownership Limit shall be subject to the provisions of Section 5 and Section 9 of these Articles Supplementary.

Section 13. Exclusion of Other Rights. The Series A Preferred Stock shall not have any preferences or other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends or other distributions, qualifications or terms or conditions of redemption other than expressly set forth in the Charter and these Articles Supplementary.

Section 14. Headings of Subdivisions. The headings of the various subdivisions hereof are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of any of the provisions hereof.

Section 15. Severability of Provisions. If any preferences or other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends or other distributions, qualifications or terms or conditions of redemption of the Series A Preferred Stock set forth in the Charter and these Articles Supplementary are invalid, unlawful or incapable of being enforced by reason of any rule of law or public policy, all other preferences or other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends or other distributions, qualifications or terms or conditions of redemption of Series A Preferred Stock set forth in the Charter which can be given effect without the invalid, unlawful or unenforceable provision thereof shall, nevertheless, remain in full force and effect and no preferences or other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends or other distributions, qualifications or terms or conditions of redemption of the Series A Preferred Stock herein set forth shall be deemed dependent upon any other provision thereof unless so expressed therein.

Section 16. No Preemptive Rights. No holder of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to any preemptive rights to subscribe for or acquire any unissued shares of capital stock of the Corporation (whether now or hereafter authorized) or securities of the Corporation convertible into or carrying a right to subscribe to or acquire shares of capital stock of the Corporation.

Section 17. Provision of Financial Information. Whether or not it is subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Corporation will, to the extent permitted under the Exchange Act, file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) the annual reports, quarterly reports and other documents that the Corporation would have been required to file with the SEC pursuant to such Section 13 or 15(d) if it were so subject, such documents to be filed with the SEC on or prior to the respective dates (the “Required Filing Dates”) by which the Corporation would have been required so to file such documents if it were so subject.

The Corporation will also in any event (1) within 15 days of each Required Filing Date transmit by mail or electronic transmittal to all holders, as their names and addresses appear in the security register, without cost to such holders, copies of the annual reports, quarterly reports and other documents that the Corporation is required to file or would have been required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act if it were subject to such sections, provided that the foregoing transmittal requirement will be deemed satisfied if the foregoing reports and documents are available on the SEC’s EDGAR system or on the Corporation’s website within the applicable time period specified above, and (2) if filing such documents with the SEC is not permitted under the Exchange Act, promptly upon written request and payment of the reasonable cost of duplication and delivery, supply copies of such documents to any prospective holder.

SECOND: The Series A Preferred Stock has been classified and designated by the Board of Directors, or a duly authorized committee thereof, under the authority contained in the Charter and Sections 2-105 and 2-208 of the MGCL.

THIRD: These Articles Supplementary have been approved by the Board of Directors, or a duly authorized committee thereof, in the manner and by the vote required by law.

FOURTH: These Articles Supplementary shall be effective at [ ] [a][p].m., Eastern Time, on [ ], 202[ ].

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that to the best of such officer’s knowledge, information and belief, these matters and facts are true in all material respects and that this statement is made under the penalties for perjury.

[Signature page follows]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused these Articles Supplementary to be executed in its name and on its behalf by its President and Chief Executive Officer and attested to by its Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel and Secretary as of this [ ] day of [ ], 202[ ].

	ATTEST:			REALTY INCOME CORPORATION
	Michelle Bushore Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel and Secretary			By: Sumit Roy President and Chief Executive Officer

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ANNEX B

October 29, 2023

The Board of Directors
~~VEREIT,~~Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.
~~2325 E. Camelback Road, 9th Floor~~2727 North Harwood Street, Suite 300
~~Phoenix, AZ 85016~~Dallas, Texas 75201

Members of the Board of Directors:

You have requested our opinion as to the fairness, from a financial point of view, to the holders of common stock, par value ~~$0.01~~$0.05 per share (the “Company Common Stock”), of ~~VEREIT,~~Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.~~, a Maryland corporation~~ (the “Company”) of the Exchange Ratio (as defined below) in the ~~Transaction (as defined below)~~proposed merger (the “Transaction”) of the Company with a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Realty Income Corporation (the “Acquiror”). Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Agreement”), ~~by and~~ among the Company, ~~VEREIT Operating Partnership, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership~~the Acquiror and aits subsidiary, ofMD Subsidiary, Inc., the Company ~~(the “Operating Partnership”), Realty Income Corporation, a Maryland corporation (the “Acquiror”), Rams MD Subsidiary I, Inc., a Maryland corporation and~~will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Acquiror, (“Merger Sub 1”), and Rams Acquisition Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Acquiror (“Merger Sub 2”), (i) the Company will be merged with and into Merger Sub 1, with Merger Sub 1 continuing as the surviving corporation (the “Company Merger”) and each ~~issued and~~ outstanding share of Company Common Stock, other than shares of Company Common Stock held in treasury or owned by the Acquiror and its affiliates and Excluded Common Shares (as defined in the Agreement), will be converted into the right to receive ~~0.705 of a share~~0.762 shares (the “Exchange Ratio”) of the Acquiror’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Acquiror Common Stock”) and (ii) Merger Sub 2 will be merged with and into the Operating Partnership (the “Partnership Merger” and, together with the Company Merger, the “Transaction”), with the Operating Partnership continuing as the surviving entity, and each issued and outstanding common partnership unit in the Operating Partnership (the “Operating Partnership Common Units”) owned by a holder other than the Company (an “Operating Partnership Minority Partner”) will be converted into the right to receive an amount of Acquiror Common Stock equal to the Exchange Ratio..

In connection with preparing our opinion, we have (i) reviewed a draft dated ~~April~~October 28, ~~2021~~2023 of the Agreement; (ii) reviewed certain publicly available business and financial information concerning the Company and the Acquiror and the industries in which they operate; (iii) compared the financial and operating performance of the Company and the Acquiror with publicly available information concerning certain other companies we deemed relevant and reviewed the current and historical market prices of the Company Common Stock and the Acquiror Common Stock and certain publicly traded securities of such other companies; (iv) reviewed certain internal financial analyses and forecasts prepared by the ~~management~~managements of the Company ~~for itself~~ and ~~for~~ the Acquiror relating to ~~the~~their respective businesses, as well as the estimated amount and timing of the cost savings and related expenses and synergies expected to result from the Transaction (the “Synergies”); and (v) performed such other financial studies and analyses and considered such other information as we deemed appropriate for the purposes of this opinion.

In addition, we have held discussions with certain members of the management of the Company and the Acquiror with respect to certain aspects of the Transaction, and the past and current business operations of the Company and the Acquiror, the financial condition and future prospects and operations of the Company and the Acquiror, the effects of the Transaction on the financial condition and future prospects of the Company and the Acquiror, and certain other matters we believed necessary or appropriate to our inquiry.

In giving our opinion, we have relied upon and assumed the accuracy and completeness of all information that was publicly available or was furnished to or discussed with us by the Company and the Acquiror or otherwise reviewed by or for us. We have not independently verified any such information or its accuracy or completeness and, pursuant to our engagement letter with the Company, we did not assume any obligation to undertake any such independent verification. We have not conducted or been provided with any valuation or appraisal of any assets or liabilities, nor have we evaluated the solvency of the Company or the Acquiror under any state or federal laws relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or similar matters. In relying on financial analyses and forecasts provided to us or derived therefrom, including the Synergies, we have assumed that they

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have been reasonably prepared based on assumptions reflecting the best currently available estimates and judgments by management as to the expected future results of operations and financial condition of the Company and the Acquiror to which such analyses or forecasts relate. We express no view as to such analyses or forecasts (including the Synergies) or the assumptions on which they were based. We have also assumed that the ~~Company Merger~~Transaction and the other transactions contemplated by the Agreement will

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qualify as a tax-free reorganization for United States federal income tax purposes, and will be consummated as described in the Agreement, and that the definitive Agreement will not differ in any material respects from the draft thereof furnished to us. In addition, our opinion does not address or reflect the Separation (as defined in the Agreement) of OfficeCo (as defined in the Agreement) from the Acquiror, or any sale of all or any portion of the OfficeCo Properties (as defined in the Agreement). We have also assumed that the representations and warranties made by the Company and the Acquiror ~~and their respective subsidiaries~~ in the Agreement and the related agreements are and will be true and correct in all respects material to our analysis. We are not legal, regulatory or tax experts and have relied on the assessments made by advisors to the Company with respect to such issues. We have further assumed that all material governmental, regulatory or other consents and approvals necessary for the consummation of the Transaction will be obtained without any adverse effect on the Company or the Acquiror or on the contemplated benefits of the Transaction.

Our opinion is necessarily based on economic, market and other conditions as in effect on, and the information made available to us as of, the date hereof. It should be understood that subsequent developments may affect this opinion and that we do not have any obligation to update, revise, or reaffirm this opinion. Our opinion is limited to the fairness, from a financial point of view, to the holders of the Company Common Stock of the Exchange Ratio in the proposed Transaction and we express no opinion as to the fairness of any consideration to be paid in connection with the Transaction to the holders of any other class of securities (including the Company Series A Preferred Stock, $.0.01 par value per share), creditors or other constituencies of the Company ~~or the Operating Partnership, including the consideration to be paid to the Operating Partnership Minority Partners,~~ or as to the underlying decision by the Company to engage in the Transaction. Furthermore, we express no opinion with respect to the amount or nature of any compensation to any officers, directors, or employees of any party to the Transaction, or any class of such persons relative to the Exchange Ratio applicable to the holders of the Company Common Stock in the Transaction or with respect to the fairness of any such compensation. We are expressing no opinion herein as to the price at which the Company Common Stock or the Acquiror Common Stock will trade at any future time.

We note that we were not authorized to and did not solicit any expressions of interest from any other parties with respect to the sale of all or any part of the Company or any other alternative transaction.

We have acted as financial advisor to the Company with respect to the proposed Transaction and will receive a fee from the Company for our services, a substantial portion of which will become payable only if the proposed Transaction is consummated. In addition, the Company has agreed to indemnify us for certain liabilities arising out of our engagement. During the two years preceding the date of this letter, we and our affiliates have had commercial or investment banking relationships with the Company and the Acquiror, for which we and such affiliates have received customary compensation. Such services during such period have included acting as joint ~~bookrunning manager~~lead arranger and joint bookrunner on the Company’s ~~bond offerings~~credit facilities in March 2022, August 2022, November ~~2019, June 2020~~2022 and ~~November 2020,~~May 2023 and acting as joint lead arranger and joint bookrunner on the Acquiror’s ~~revolving~~ credit ~~facility~~facilities in ~~August 2019,~~April 2022 and January 2023 and as joint ~~bookrunning manager~~lead bookrunner on the Acquiror’s ~~bond~~ offerings of debt securities in ~~July 2019, May 2020,~~ October ~~2020~~2022 and ~~December 2020.~~June 2023. In addition, our commercial banking affiliate is an agent bank and a lender under outstanding credit facilities of the Company, for which it receives customary compensation or other financial benefits. In addition, we and our affiliates hold, on a proprietary basis, less than 2%1% of the outstanding common stock of each of the Company and the ~~Acquiror, and on a fiduciary and proprietary basis, approximately 12.5% of the Company’s outstanding preferred stock.~~Acquiror. In the ordinary course of our businesses, we and our affiliates may actively trade the debt and equity securities or financial instruments (including derivatives, bank loans or other obligations)of the Company or the Acquiror for our own account or for the accounts of customers and, accordingly, we may at any time hold long or short positions in such securities or other financial instruments.

On the basis of and subject to the foregoing, it is our opinion as of the date hereof that the Exchange Ratio in the proposed Transaction is fair, from a financial point of view, to the holders of the Company Common Stock.

The issuance of this opinion has been approved by a fairness opinion committee of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC. This letter is provided to the Board of Directors of the Company (in its capacity as such) in connection with and for the purposes of its evaluation of the Transaction. This opinion does not constitute a

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recommendation to any shareholder of the Company as to how such shareholder should vote with respect to the Transaction or any other matter. This opinion may not be disclosed, referred to, or communicated (in whole or in part) to any third party for any purpose whatsoever except with our prior written approval.

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This opinion may be reproduced in full in any proxy or information statement mailed to shareholders of the Company but may not otherwise be disclosed publicly in any manner without our prior written approval.

Very truly yours,

J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

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ANNEX C

October 29, 2023

Board of Directors
Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.
2727 North Harwood Street, Suite 300,
Dallas, Texas 75201

Members of the Board:

We understand that Spirit Realty Capital, Inc. (the “Company”), Realty Income Corp. (the “Buyer”) and Saints MD Subsidiary, Inc., a direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Buyer (“Acquisition Sub”), propose to enter into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, substantially in the form of the draft dated October 27, 2023 (the “Merger Agreement”), which provides, among other things, for the merger (the “Merger”) of the Company with and into Acquisition Sub, with Acquisition Sub continuing as the surviving corporation of the Merger. Pursuant to the Merger, (i) each outstanding share of common stock, par value $0.05 per share, of the Company (the “Company Common Stock”), other than (a) shares of Company Common Stock owned by the Company, the Buyer or Acquisition Sub or by any direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Buyer (other than Acquisition Sub) or the Company, and (b) shares subject to an award of Company Common Stock subject to vesting, repurchase or other lapse restriction granted under that certain Second Amended and Restated Company and Company Partnership 2012 Incentive Award Plan, as amended, will be converted into the right to receive a number of newly issued shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Buyer (the “Buyer Common Stock”) equal to 0.762, subject to (x) adjustment in certain circumstances and (y) the payment of cash for fractional shares of Buyer Common Stock (the “Consideration” and such ratio, the “Exchange Ratio”), and (ii) each outstanding share of 6.000% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the “Company Series A Preferred Stock”) will be converted into the right to receive one (1) newly issued share of Series A Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share, of the Buyer. The terms and conditions of the Merger are more fully set forth in the Merger Agreement.

You have asked for our opinion as to whether the Exchange Ratio pursuant to the Merger Agreement is fair from a financial point of view to the holders of shares of the Company Common Stock (other than the Company, the Buyer and Acquisition Sub and any direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Buyer (other than Acquisition Sub) or the Company).

For purposes of the opinion set forth herein, we have:

Reviewed certain publicly available financial statements and other business and financial information of the Company and the Buyer, respectively;

Reviewed certain internal financial statements and other financial and operating data concerning the Company and the Buyer, respectively;

Reviewed certain financial projections prepared by the managements of the Company and the Buyer, respectively;

Reviewed information relating to certain strategic, financial and operational benefits anticipated from the Merger, prepared by the managements of the Company and the Buyer, respectively;

Discussed the past and current operations and financial condition and the prospects of the Company, including information relating to certain strategic, financial and operational benefits anticipated from the Merger, with senior executives of the Company;

Discussed the past and current operations and financial condition and the prospects of the Buyer, including information relating to certain strategic, financial and operational benefits anticipated from the Merger, with senior executives of the Buyer;

Reviewed the pro forma impact of the Merger on the Buyer’s earnings per share, cash flow, consolidated capitalization and certain financial ratios;

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Reviewed the reported prices and trading activity for the Company Common Stock and the Buyer Common Stock;

Compared the financial performance of the Company and the Buyer and the prices and trading activity of the Company Common Stock and the Buyer Common Stock with that of certain other publicly-traded companies comparable with the Company and the Buyer, respectively, and their securities;

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Reviewed the financial terms, to the extent publicly available, of certain comparable acquisition transactions;

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Participated in certain discussions among representatives of the Company and the Buyer and their financial and legal advisors;

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Reviewed the Merger Agreement and certain related documents; and

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Performed such other analyses, reviewed such other information and considered such other factors as we have deemed appropriate.

We have assumed and relied upon, without independent verification, the accuracy and completeness of the information that was publicly available or supplied or otherwise made available to us by the Company and the Buyer, and formed a substantial basis for this opinion. We have relied upon, without independent verification, the assessment by the managements of the Company and the Buyer of: (i) the strategic, financial and other benefits expected to result from the Merger; (ii) the timing and risks associated with the integration of the Company and the Buyer; (iii) their ability to retain key employees of the Company and the Buyer, respectively, and (iv) the validity of, and risks associated with, the Company’s and the Buyer’s existing and future business models. With respect to the financial projections, including information relating to certain strategic, financial and operational benefits anticipated from the Merger, we have assumed that they have been reasonably prepared on bases reflecting the best currently available estimates and judgments of the respective managements of the Company and the Buyer of the future financial performance of the Company and the Buyer. In addition, we have assumed that the Merger will be consummated in accordance with the terms set forth in the Merger Agreement without any waiver, amendment or delay of any terms or conditions, including, among other things, that the Merger will be treated as a reorganization pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and that the definitive Merger Agreement will not differ in any material respect from the draft thereof furnished to us. We do not express any view on, and this opinion does not address, any other term or aspect of the Merger Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby or any term or aspect of any other agreement or instrument contemplated by the Merger Agreement or entered into or amended in connection therewith. Morgan Stanley has assumed that in connection with the receipt of all the necessary governmental, regulatory or other approvals and consents required for the proposed Merger, no delays, limitations, conditions or restrictions will be imposed that would have a material adverse effect on the contemplated benefits expected to be derived in the proposed Merger. We have been advised by the Buyer that the Buyer has operated in conformity with the requirements for qualification as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for U.S. federal income tax purposes since its formation as a REIT and we have assumed that the Merger will not adversely affect such status or operations of the Buyer. We are not legal, tax or regulatory advisors. We are financial advisors only and have relied upon, without independent verification, the assessment of the Buyer and the Company and their legal, tax and regulatory advisors with respect to legal, tax and regulatory matters. We express no opinion with respect to the fairness of the amount or nature of the compensation to any of the Company’s officers, directors or employees, or any class of such persons, relative to the Consideration to be received by the holders of shares of the Company Common Stock in the transaction. Morgan Stanley also expresses no opinion as to the relative fairness of any portion of the consideration to holders of any other equity securities of the Company. This opinion does not address the relative merits of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement as compared to other business or financial strategies that might be available to the Company, nor does it address the underlying business decision of the Company to enter into the Merger Agreement or proceed with any other transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement. We have not made any independent valuation or appraisal of the assets or liabilities of the Company or the Buyer, nor have we been furnished with any such valuations or appraisals. Our opinion is necessarily based on financial, economic, market and other conditions as in

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effect on, and the information made available to us as of, the date hereof. Events occurring after the date hereof may affect this opinion and the assumptions used in preparing it, and we do not assume any obligation to update, revise or reaffirm this opinion.

In arriving at our opinion, we were not authorized to solicit, and did not solicit, interest from any party with respect to the acquisition, business combination or other extraordinary transaction, involving the Company, nor did we negotiate with any of the parties which expressed interest to Morgan Stanley in the possible acquisition of the Company or certain of its constituent businesses.

We have acted as financial advisor to the Board of Directors of the Company in connection with this transaction and will receive a fee for our services, a significant portion of which is contingent upon the closing of the Merger. In the two years prior to the date hereof, we have provided financing services for the Buyer and the Company and have received fees in connection with such services. Morgan Stanley may also seek to provide financial advisory and financing services to the Buyer and the Company and their respective affiliates in the future and would expect to receive fees for the rendering of these services.

Please note that Morgan Stanley is a global financial services firm engaged in the securities, investment management and individual wealth management businesses. Our securities business is engaged in securities underwriting, trading and brokerage activities, foreign exchange, commodities and derivatives trading, prime brokerage, as well as providing investment banking, financing and financial advisory services. Morgan Stanley, its affiliates, directors and officers may at any time invest on a principal basis or manage funds that invest, hold long or short positions, finance positions, and may trade or otherwise structure and effect transactions, for their own account or the accounts of its customers, in debt or equity securities or loans of the Buyer, the Company, or any other company, or any currency or commodity, that may be involved in this transaction, or any related derivative instrument.

This opinion has been approved by a committee of Morgan Stanley investment banking and other professionals in accordance with our customary practice. This opinion is for the information of the Board of Directors of the Company only and may not be used for any other purpose or disclosed without our prior written consent, except that a copy of this opinion may be included in its entirety in any filing the Company is required to make with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with this transaction if such inclusion is required by applicable law. In addition, this opinion does not in any manner address the prices at which the Buyer Common Stock will trade following consummation of the Merger or at any time and Morgan Stanley expresses no opinion or recommendation as to how the shareholders of the Company should vote at the shareholders’ meeting to be held in connection with the Merger.

Based on and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion on the date hereof that the Exchange Ratio pursuant to the Merger Agreement is fair from a financial point of view to the holders of shares of the Company Common Stock (other than the Company, the Buyer and Acquisition Sub and any direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Buyer (other than Acquisition Sub) or the Company).

Very truly yours,

MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC

By:

Mike Connor
Managing Director

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PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 20. Indemnification of Directors and Officers

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actual receipt of an improper benefit or profit in money, property or services, or

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active and deliberate dishonesty established by a final judgment as being material to the cause of action.

The Realty Income Articles contain such a provision which eliminates such liability to the maximum extent permitted by the MGCL.

The Realty Income Articles authorize Realty Income, and the Realty Income Bylaws obligate Realty Income, to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law, to indemnify and to pay or reimburse reasonable expenses in advance of final disposition of a proceeding to any present or former director or officer who is made or threatened to be made a party to, or witness in, the proceeding by reason of his or her service in that capacity or any individual who, while serving as one of Realty Income’s directors or officers and at Realty Income’s request, serves or has served as a director, officer, partner, trustee, member or manager of another corporation, ~~real estate investment trust,~~REIT, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or any other enterprise and who is made or threatened to be made a party to, or witness in, the proceeding by reason of his or her service in that capacity. The Realty Income Articles and Realty Income Bylaws also permit Realty Income, with the approval of the Realty Income board of directors, to indemnify and advance expenses to any person who served a predecessor of Realty Income in any of the capacities described above and to any employee or agent of Realty Income or its predecessor.

The MGCL requires a corporation (unless its charter provides otherwise, which the Realty Income Articles do not) to indemnify a director or officer who has been successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding to which he or she is made or threatened to be made a party by reason of his or her service in that capacity. The MGCL permits a corporation to indemnify its present and former directors and officers, among others, against judgments, penalties, fines, settlements and reasonable expenses actually incurred by them in connection with any proceeding to or in which they may be made or are threatened to be made a party or witness by reason of their service in those or other capacities unless it is established that (a) the act or omission of the director or officer was material to the matter giving rise to the proceeding and (i) was committed in bad faith or (ii) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty, (b) the director or officer actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services or (c) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the director or officer had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful. However, under the MGCL, a Maryland corporation may not indemnify for an adverse judgment in a suit by or in the right of the corporation or for a judgment of liability on the basis that personal benefit was improperly received, unless in either case a court orders indemnification and then only for expenses. In addition, the MGCL permits a corporation to advance reasonable expenses to a director or officer upon the corporation’s receipt of (a) a written affirmation by the director or officer of his or her good faith belief that he or she has met the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification by the corporation and (b) a written undertaking by him or her or on his or her behalf to repay the amount paid or reimbursed by the corporation if it ~~shall~~will ultimately be determined that the standard of conduct was not met.

Realty Income has entered into indemnification agreements with its directors and executive officers. The indemnification agreements require, among other matters, that Realty Income indemnify its directors and executive officers to the fullest extent permitted by law and advance to the directors and executive officers all related expenses, subject to reimbursement if it is subsequently determined that indemnification is not permitted. Under the indemnification agreements, Realty Income must also indemnify and advance all expenses incurred by directors and executive officers seeking to enforce their rights under the indemnification agreements and may cover directors and executive officers under Realty Income’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance. Although the form of indemnification agreement offers substantially the same scope of ~~coverage afforded by law, it provides greater assurance to directors and executive officers that indemnification~~

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coverage afforded by law, it provides greater assurance to directors and executive officers that indemnification will be available, because, as a contract, it cannot be modified unilaterally in the future by Realty Income’s board of directors or the stockholders to alter or eliminate the rights it provides.

Item 21. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

The exhibits listed below in the “Exhibit Index” are part of this registration statement and are numbered in accordance with Item ~~6.01~~601 of Regulation S-K.

Item 22. Undertakings

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

(a)(1) to file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

~~(1)~~(i) to include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities ~~Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act of 1933”);~~Act;

~~(2)~~(ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in the volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the ~~U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission~~SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Filing Fee Tables” or “Calculation of Registration Fee” table, as applicable, in the effective registration statement; and

~~(3)~~(iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement.

~~(b)~~(a)(2) that, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, ~~of 1933,~~ each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof;

~~(c)~~(a)(3) to remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering;

~~(d)~~(a)(4) that, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act, ~~of 1933~~ to any purchaser, if the registrant is subject to Rule 430C, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than a prospectus filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness; provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement ~~will,~~shall, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first ~~use.~~use;

~~(e)~~(a)(5) that for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act ~~of 1933~~ to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant shall be a seller to the purchaser and shall be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

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(i) any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;

~~(2)~~(ii) any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;

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~~(3)~~(iii) the portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and

~~(4)~~(iv) any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.

~~(f)~~(b) for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, ~~of 1933,~~ each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the ~~Securities~~ Exchange Act ~~of 1934~~ (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the ~~Securities~~ Exchange ~~Act of 1934)~~Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering ~~thereof.~~thereof; and

~~(g)~~(b)(1) that prior to any public reoffering of the securities registered hereunder through use of a prospectus which is a part of this registration statement, by any person or party who is deemed to be an underwriter within the meaning of Rule 145(c), the issuer undertakes that such reoffering prospectus ~~will~~shall contain the information called for by the applicable registration form with respect to reofferings by persons who may be deemed underwriters, in addition to the information called for by the other Items of the applicable ~~form.~~form; and

~~(h)~~(b)(2) that every prospectus (i) that ~~(1)~~ is filed pursuant to paragraph ~~(g)~~(h)(1) immediately preceding, or (ii) that purports to meet the requirements of section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act ~~of 1933~~ and is used in connection with an offering of securities subject to Rule 415, ~~will~~shall be filed as a part of an amendment to ~~this~~the registration statement and ~~will~~shall not be used until such amendment is effective, and that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, ~~of 1933,~~ each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(i) to respond to requests for information that is incorporated by reference into the prospectus pursuant to Items 4, 10(b), 11, or 13 of this form, within one business day of receipt of such request, and to send the incorporated documents by first-class mail or other equally prompt means. This includes information contained in documents filed subsequent to the effective date of the registration statement through the date of responding to the request.

(j) to supply by means of a post-effective amendment all information concerning a transaction, and the company being acquired involved therein, that was not the subject of and included in this registration statement when it became effective.

~~(k)~~(h) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act ~~of 1933~~ may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the ~~U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission~~SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act ~~of 1933~~ and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant ~~will,~~shall, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act ~~of 1933~~ and ~~will~~shall be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to respond to requests for information that is incorporated by reference into the prospectus pursuant to Items 4, 10(b), 11, or 13 of this Form, within one business day of receipt of such request, and to send the incorporated documents by first class mail or other equally prompt means. This includes information contained in documents filed subsequent to the effective date of the registration statement through the date of responding to the request.

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to supply by means of a post-effective amendment all information concerning a transaction, and the company being acquired involved therein, that was not the subject of and included in the registration statement when it became effective.

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EXHIBIT INDEX

	Exhibit Number			Description
	2.1**			Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 29, 2023, by and among Realty Income Corporation, Saints MD Subsidiary, Inc., and Spirit Realty Capital, Inc. (included as Annex A to the proxy statement/prospectus forming a part of this registration statement and incorporated herein by reference).
	3.1			Articles of Incorporation of Realty Income Corporation, as amended by amendment No. 1 dated May 10, 2005, and amendment No. 2 dated May 10, 2005 (filed as exhibit 3.1 to Realty Income Corporation’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2005 (File No. 033-69410) and incorporated herein by reference).
	3.2			Articles of Amendment dated July 29, 2011 (filed as exhibit 3.1 to Realty Income Corporation’s Form 8-K, filed on August 2, 2011 (File No. 001-13374) and incorporated herein by reference).
	3.3			Articles of Amendment dated June 21, 2012 (filed as exhibit 3.1 to Realty Income Corporation’s Form 8-K, filed on June 21, 2012 (File No. 001-13374) and incorporated herein by reference).
	3.4			Articles of Amendment dated May 14, 2019 (filed as exhibit 3.1 to Realty Income Corporation’s Form 8-K, filed on May 16, 2019 (File No. 001-13374) and incorporated herein by reference).
	3.5			Articles of Amendment dated May 17, 2022 (filed as exhibit 3.1 to Realty Income Corporation’s Form 8-K, filed on May 19, 2022 (File No. 001-13374) and incorporated herein by reference).
	3.6			Amended and Restated Bylaws of Realty Income Corporation dated November 3, 2023 (filed as exhibit 3.1 to Realty Income Corporation’s Form 10-Q, filed on November 7, 2023 (File No. 001-13374) and incorporated herein by reference).
	3.7			Articles Supplementary dated June 30, 1998, establishing the terms of Realty Income Corporation’s Class A Junior Participating Preferred Stock (filed as exhibit A to exhibit 1 of Form 8-A12B, filed on June 26, 1998 (File No. 001-13374) and incorporated herein by reference).
	3.8			Articles Supplementary dated May 24, 1999, establishing the terms of Realty Income Corporation’s 9 3/8% Class B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (filed as exhibit 4.1 on Form 8-K, filed on May 25, 1999 (File No. 001-13374) and incorporated herein by reference).
	3.9			Articles Supplementary dated July 28, 1999, establishing the terms of Realty Income Corporation’s 9 1/2% Class C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (filed as exhibit 4.1 on Form 8-K, filed on July 30, 1999 (File No. 001-13374) and incorporated herein by reference).
	3.10			Articles Supplementary dated May 24, 2004, and the Articles Supplementary dated October 18, 2004, establishing the terms of Realty Income Corporation’s 7.375% Monthly Income Class D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (filed as exhibit 3.8 on Form 8-A12B, filed on May 25, 2004 (File No. 001-13374) and incorporated herein by reference).
	3.11			Articles Supplementary dated November 30, 2006, establishing the terms of Realty Income Corporation’s 6.75% Monthly Income Class E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (filed as exhibit 3.5 on Form 8-A12B, filed on December 5, 2006 (File No. 001-13374) and incorporated herein by reference).
	3.12			Articles Supplementary to the Articles of Incorporation of Realty Income Corporation classifying and designating the 6.625% Monthly Income Class F Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, dated February 3, 2012 (the “First Class F Articles Supplementary”) (filed as exhibit 3.1 to Realty Income Corporation’s Form 8-K, filed on February 3, 2012 (File No. 001-13374) and incorporated herein by reference).
	3.13			Certificate of Correction to the First Class F Articles Supplementary, dated April 11, 2012 (filed as exhibit 3.2 to Realty Income Corporation’s Form 8-K, filed on April 17, 2012 (File No. 001-13374) and incorporated herein by reference).

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	Exhibit Number			Description
	3.14			Articles Supplementary to the Articles of Incorporation of Realty Income Corporation classifying and designating additional shares of the 6.625% Monthly Income Class F Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, dated April 17, 2012 (filed as exhibit 3.3 to Realty Income Corporation’s Form 8-K, filed on April 17, 2012 (File No. 001-13374) and incorporated herein by reference).
	4.1			Form of Articles Supplementary to the Articles of Incorporation of Realty Income Corporation classifying and designating the 6.000% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (included as Exhibit A to the Merger Agreement, which is attached to the proxy statement/prospectus forming a part of this registration statement as Annex A and incorporated herein by reference).
	5.1+			Opinion of Venable LLP as to the validity of the shares of Realty Income common stock and of the shares of Realty Income Series A preferred stock to be issued in the Merger.
	8.1*			Tax Opinion of Latham & Watkins LLP.
	8.2*			Tax Opinion of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz.
	23.1+			Form of Consent of Venable LLP for legality opinion (included in Exhibit 5.1).
	23.2*			Form of Consent of Latham & Watkins LLP for tax opinion (included in Exhibit 8.1).
	23.3*			Form of Consent of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz for tax opinion (included in Exhibit 8.2).
	23.4*			Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm of Realty Income Corporation, KPMG LLP.
	23.5*			Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm of Spirit Realty Capital, Inc., Ernst & Young LLP.
	24.1*			Power of Attorney (included in Signature Page).
	99.1+			Consent of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC.
	99.2+			Consent of Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC.
	99.3*			Proxy Card of Spirit Realty Capital, Inc.
	107+			Filing Fee Table

Filed herewith.

Certain schedules (or similar attachments) have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. Realty Income hereby undertakes to furnish supplemental copies of any of the omitted schedules upon request by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; provided, that Realty Income may request confidential treatment pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for any schedules so furnished.

Filed previously.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, ~~of 1933,~~ the ~~Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-4 and~~registrant has duly caused Amendment No. 1 to this ~~registration statement~~Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of San Diego, State of California, on this ~~4th~~15th day of ~~June, 2021.~~December, 2023.

				~~REALTY INCOME CORPORATION~~
				~~By:~~			REALTY INCOME CORPORATION By: /s/ Michelle Bushore Michelle Bushore ~~Michelle Bushore~~ Executive Vice-President, Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel and Secretary

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints ~~Christie B. Kelly~~Michelle Bushore, Shannon Jensen and ~~Michelle Bushore,~~Bianca Martinez and each of them singly, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement and any and all additional registration statements pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto each said attorney-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or either of them or their or his or her substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and as of the dates indicated.

Signature	Title	Date
~~/s/ Sumit Roy~~* Sumit Roy	President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)	~~June 4, 2021~~December 15, 2023
~~/s/ Christie B. Kelly~~* Christie B. Kelly	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)	~~June 4, 2021~~December 15, 2023
~~/s/ Sean P. Nugent~~* Sean P. Nugent	Senior Vice President and Controller ~~(Principal~~ (Principal Accounting Officer)	~~June 4, 2021~~December 15, 2023
~~/s/ Michael D. McKee~~* ~~Michael D. McKee~~Priscilla Almodovar	Director	~~June 4, 2021~~December 15, 2023
~~/s/ Kathleen R. Allen, Ph.D.~~ ~~Kathleen R. Allen, Ph.D.~~	~~Director~~	~~June 4, 2021~~
~~/s/ Jacqueline Brady~~* Jacqueline Brady	Director	~~June 4, 2021~~December 15, 2023
* A. Larry Chapman	Director	December 15, 2023

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Signature	Title	Date
~~/s/ Larry Chapman~~ ~~Larry Chapman~~	~~Director~~	~~June 4, 2021~~
~~/s/ Reginald H. Gilyard~~* Reginald H. Gilyard	Director	~~June 4, 2021~~December 15, 2023
~~/s/ Priya Cherian Huskins~~* Mary Hogan Preusse	Director	December 15, 2023
* Priya Cherian Huskins	Director	~~June 4, 2021~~December 15, 2023
~~/s/ Gregory T. McLaughlin~~* Gerardo I. Lopez	Director	December 15, 2023
* Michael D. McKee	Non-Executive Chairman	December 15, 2023
* Gregory T. McLaughlin	Director	~~June 4, 2021~~December 15, 2023
~~/s/ Ronald L. Merriman~~* Ronald L. Merriman	Director	~~June 4, 2021~~December 15, 2023
*By: /s/ Michelle Bushore Michelle Bushore, Attorney-in-Fact

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~~EXHIBIT INDEX~~

	~~Exhibit~~ ~~Number~~			~~Description~~
	2.1**			Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated April 29, 2021, by and among VEREIT, Inc., VEREIT Operating Partnership, L.P., Realty Income Corporation, Rams MD Subsidiary I, Inc., and Rams Acquisition Sub II, LLC (included as Annex A to the joint proxy statement/prospectus forming a part of this registration statement and incorporated herein by reference).
	~~3.1~~			Articles of Incorporation of Realty Income Corporation, as amended by amendment No. 1 dated May 10, 2005, and amendment No. 2 dated May 10, 2005 (filed as exhibit 3.1 to Realty Income Corporation’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2005 (File No. 033-69410) and incorporated herein by reference).
	~~3.2~~			~~Articles of Amendment dated July 29, 2011 (filed as exhibit 3.1 to Realty Income Corporation’s Form 8-K, filed on August 2, 2011 (File No. 001-13374) and incorporated herein by reference).~~
	~~3.3~~			~~Articles of Amendment dated June 21, 2012 (filed as exhibit 3.1 to Realty Income Corporation’s Form 8-K, filed on June 21, 2012 (File No. 001-13374) and incorporated herein by reference).~~
	~~3.4~~			~~Articles of Amendment dated May 14, 2019 (filed as exhibit 3.1 to Realty Income Corporation’s Form 8-K, filed on May 16, 2019 (File No. 001-13374) and incorporated herein by reference).~~
	~~3.5~~			Amended and Restated Bylaws of Realty Income Corporation dated February 19, 2020 (filed as exhibit 3.1 to Realty Income Corporation’s Form 8-K, filed on February 20, 2020 (File No. 001-13374) and incorporated herein by reference).
	~~3.6~~			Articles Supplementary dated June 30, 1998, establishing the terms of Realty Income Corporation’s Class A Junior Participating Preferred Stock (filed as exhibit A to exhibit 1 of Form 8-A12B, filed on June 26, 1998 (File No. 001-13374) and incorporated herein by reference).
	~~3.7~~			Articles Supplementary dated May 24, 1999, establishing the terms of Realty Income Corporation’s 93/8% Class B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (filed as exhibit 4.1 on Form 8-K, filed on May 25, 1999 (File No. 001-13374) and incorporated herein by reference).
	~~3.8~~			Articles Supplementary dated July 28, 1999, establishing the terms of Realty Income Corporation’s 9 1/2% Class C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (filed as exhibit 4.1 on Form 8-K, filed on July 30, 1999 (File No. 001-13374) and incorporated herein by reference).
	~~3.9~~			Articles Supplementary dated May 24, 2004, and the Articles Supplementary dated October 18, 2004, establishing the terms of Realty Income Corporation’s 7.375% Monthly Income Class D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (filed as exhibit 3.8 on Form 8-A12B, filed on May 25, 2004 (File No. 001-13374) and incorporated herein by reference).
	~~3.10~~			Articles Supplementary dated November 30, 2006, establishing the terms of Realty Income Corporation’s 6.75% Monthly Income Class E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (filed as exhibit 3.5 on Form 8-A12B, filed on December 5, 2006 (File No. 001-13374) and incorporated herein by reference).
	~~3.11~~			Articles Supplementary to the Articles of Incorporation of Realty Income Corporation classifying and designating the 6.625% Monthly Income Class F Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, dated February 3, 2012 (the “First Class F Articles Supplementary”) (filed as exhibit 3.1 to Realty Income Corporation’s Form 8-K, filed on February 3, 2012 (File No. 001-13374) and incorporated herein by reference).
	~~3.12~~			Certificate of Correction to the First Class F Articles Supplementary, dated April 11, 2012 (filed as exhibit 3.2 to Realty Income Corporation’s Form 8-K, filed on April 17, 2012 (File No. 001-13374) and incorporated herein by reference).
	~~3.13~~			Articles Supplementary to the Articles of Incorporation of Realty Income Corporation classifying and designating additional shares of the 6.625% Monthly Income Class F Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, dated April 17, 2012 (filed as exhibit 3.3 to Realty Income Corporation’s Form 8-K, filed on April 17, 2012 (File No. 001-13374) and incorporated herein by reference).

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	~~Exhibit~~ ~~Number~~			~~Description~~
	5.1*			~~Form of Opinion of Ballard Spahr LLP as to the validity of the shares of Realty Income common stock to be issued in the Mergers.~~
	8.1*			~~Form of Tax Opinion of Latham & Watkins LLP.~~
	8.2*			~~Form of Tax Opinion of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz.~~
	23.1*			~~Form of Consent of Ballard Spahr LLP for legality opinion (included in Exhibit 5.1).~~
	23.2*			~~Form of Consent of Latham & Watkins LLP for tax opinion (included in Exhibit 8.1).~~
	23.3*			~~Form of Consent of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz for tax opinion (included in Exhibit 8.2).~~
	23.4*			~~Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm of Realty Income Corporation, KPMG LLP.~~
	23.5*			~~Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm of VEREIT, Inc. and VEREIT Operating Partnership, L.P., Deloitte & Touche LLP.~~
	24.1*			~~Power of Attorney (included in Signature Page).~~
	99.1*			~~Consent of Moelis & Company LLC~~
	99.2*			~~Consent of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC.~~
	~~99.3+~~			~~Form of Proxy Card of Realty Income Corporation.~~
	~~99.4+~~			~~Form of Proxy Card of VEREIT, Inc.~~

~~Filed herewith.~~

The schedules to the Agreement and Plan of Merger have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. Realty Income agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of such schedules, or any section thereof, to the SEC upon request.

~~To be filed by amendment.~~

	Large accelerated filer ☒			Accelerated filer ☐
	Non-accelerated filer ☐			Smaller reporting company ☐

	~~Sincerely,~~			~~Sincerely,~~

	~~Sumit Roy~~Richard I. Gilchrist ~~President, Chief Executive Officer~~ ~~Realty Income Corporation~~Chairman of the Board			~~Glenn J. Rufrano~~Jackson Hsieh Chief Executive Officer ~~VEREIT, Inc.~~ and President

	Realty Income Corporation 11995 El Camino Real San Diego, California 92130 (858) 284-5000 Attn.: Investor Relations			~~VEREIT,~~Spirit Realty Capital, Inc. ~~2325 E. Camelback Road, 9th Floor~~2727 North Harwood Street, Suite 300 ~~Phoenix, Arizona 85016~~Dallas, Texas 75201 ~~(800) 606-3610~~(972) 476-1900 Attn.: Investor Relations
	or			or
				Or
	~~Georgeson LLC~~ ~~1290 Avenue of the Americas, 9th Floor~~ ~~New York, New York 10104~~ ~~Call Toll-Free: (866) 785-7395~~ ~~Email: realtyincome@georgeson.com~~
				~~Okapi Partners LLC~~D.F. King & Co., Inc. ~~1212 Avenue of the Americas, 24th Floor~~48 Wall Street, 22nd floor New York, ~~New York 10036~~NY 10005 Call Toll-Free: ~~(855) 305-0856~~(866) 356-7814 Email: ~~info@okapipartners.com~~SRC@dfking.com

	~~if you are a Realty Income stockholder:~~			~~if you are a VEREIT stockholder:~~
	~~Georgeson LLC~~ ~~1290 Avenue of the Americas, 9th Floor~~ ~~New York, New York 10104~~ ~~Call Toll-Free: (866) 785-7395~~ ~~Email: realtyincome@georgeson.com~~ D.F. King & Co., Inc. 48 Wall Street, 22nd floor New York, NY 10005 Call Toll-Free: (866) 356-7814 Email: SRC@dfking.com			~~Okapi Partners LLC~~ ~~1212 Avenue of the Americas, 24th Floor~~ ~~New York, New York 10036~~ ~~Call Toll-Free: (855) 305-0856~~ ~~Email: info@okapipartners.com~~

	Realty Income												VEREIT
	Historical						Pro Forma for Merger						Historical						Pro Forma for Merger
	Three Months Ended March 31, 2021			Year Ended December 31, 2020			Three Months Ended March 31, 2021			Year Ended December 31, 2020			Three Months Ended March 31, 2021			Year Ended December 31, 2020			Three Months Ended March 31, 2021			Year Ended December 31, 2020
Book earnings per share		$	0.26		$	1.15		$	0.28		$	0.48		$	0.50		$	0.72		$	0.20		$	0.34
Diluted earnings per share		$	0.26		$	1.14		$	0.28		$	0.48		$	0.50		$	0.72		$	0.20		$	0.34
Cash dividends declared per share		$	0.70		$	2.80		$	0.70(1)		$	2.80(1)		$	0.46		$	1.84		$	0.50(2)		$	1.97
Book value per share (period end)		$	30.88					$	42.50					$	29.43					$	29.96

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS		1
SUMMARY		11
~~EQUIVALENT AND COMPARATIVE PER SHARE INFORMATION~~		258
RISK FACTORS		2617
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS		4129
COMPARATIVE HISTORICAL AND UNAUDITED PRO FORMA PER COMMON SHARE		31
INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANIES		4332
THE ~~MERGERS~~MERGER		4534
THE MERGER AGREEMENT		8772
MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES		~~110~~91
THE ~~REALTY INCOME~~SPIRIT SPECIAL MEETING		~~136~~115
~~REALTY INCOME~~SPIRIT PROPOSALS		~~139~~
~~THE VEREIT SPECIAL MEETING~~		~~141~~
~~VEREIT PROPOSALS~~		~~145~~119
COMPARATIVE STOCK PRICES AND DIVIDENDS		~~148~~122
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ~~– REALTY INCOME~~		~~150~~
~~THE SPIN-OFF~~		~~168~~125
DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK		~~171~~142
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT OF SPIRIT		165
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT OF REALTY INCOME		168
COMPARISON OF RIGHTS OF REALTY INCOME STOCKHOLDERS AND ~~VEREIT~~SPIRIT STOCKHOLDERS		~~180~~171
LEGAL MATTERS		~~194~~186
EXPERTS		~~194~~187
FUTURE STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS		~~195~~188
OTHER MATTERS		~~197~~189
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION		~~198~~
~~ANNEX A: AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER~~		~~A-1~~
~~ANNEX B: OPINION OF MOELIS & COMPANY LLC~~		~~B-1~~
~~ANNEX C: OPINION OF J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES, LLC~~		~~C-1~~190

	Realty Income Common Stock (Close)			VEREIT Common Stock (Close)			VEREIT Common Stock (adjusted by Exchange Ratio) (Close)
April 28, 2021		$	68.60		$	41.26		$	48.36
, 2021		$			$			$

	Realty Income Common Stock (Close)			Spirit Common Stock (Close)			Spirit Common Stock (adjusted by Exchange Ratio) (Close)
October 27, 2023		$	49.00		$	32.35		$	37.34
December 14, 2023		$	57.82		$	44.32		$	44.06

	Realty Income						Spirit						Combined Company
	Historical						Historical						(Pro Forma for Merger)
	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023			Year Ended December 31, 2022			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023			Year Ended December 31, 2022			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023			Year Ended December 31, 2022
Earnings per share, basic and diluted		$	0.96		$	1.42		$	1.28		$	2.04		$	0.99		$	1.35
Cash dividends declared per share(3)		$	2.28(1)		$	2.97(1)		$	2.00(2)		$	2.60(2)
Book value per share (period end)		$	43.73		$	43.49		$	31.79		$	32.30		$	45.10

	~~Implied Exchange Ratio Range:~~			~~Merger Exchange Ratio~~
	~~0.516x – 0.878x~~			~~0.705x~~

~~Metric~~	~~Selected Range: Realty Income~~	~~Implied Equity Value Range Per Share:~~ ~~Realty Income~~
~~Enterprise Value / 2021E EBITDA~~	~~19.00x – 21.00x~~	~~$62.81 – $71.49~~
~~Enterprise Value / 2022E EBITDA~~	~~16.00x – 18.50x~~	~~$57.53 – $69.59~~
~~Share price / 2021E FFO~~	~~18.00x – 21.00x~~	~~$59.19 – $69.05~~
~~Share Price / 2022E FFO~~	~~17.00x – 19.50x~~	~~$59.89 – $68.69~~
~~Share price / 2021E AFFO~~	~~16.50x – 21.00x~~	~~$56.93 – $72.45~~
~~Share Price / 2022E AFFO~~	~~16.00x – 20.00x~~	~~$56.77 – $70.96~~
~~Premium (Discount) to NAV~~	~~10.0% – 45.0%~~	~~$57.44 – $75.72~~

~~Metric~~	~~Selected Range: VEREIT~~	~~Implied Equity Value Range Per Share:~~ ~~VEREIT~~
~~Enterprise Value / 2021E EBITDA~~	~~15.00x – 19.00x~~	~~$39.50 – $56.95~~
~~Enterprise Value / 2022E EBITDA~~	~~13.50x – 17.50x~~	~~$34.36 – $52.25~~
~~Share price / 2021E FFO~~	~~12.50x – 16.50x~~	~~$40.51 – $53.48~~
~~Share Price / 2022E FFO~~	~~12.00x – 16.00x~~	~~$40.34 – $53.78~~
~~Share price / 2021E AFFO~~	~~12.50x – 15.50x~~	~~$40.75 – $50.53~~
~~Share Price / 2022E AFFO~~	~~12.00x – 15.00x~~	~~$40.66 – $50.82~~
~~Premium (Discount) to NAV~~	~~(5.0)% – 15.0%~~	~~$38.67 – $46.81~~

~~Metric~~			~~Implied Exchange Ratio Range~~
~~Enterprise Value / 2021E EBITDA~~			~~0.552x – 0.907x~~
~~Enterprise Value / 2022E EBITDA~~			~~0.494x – 0.908x~~
~~Share price / 2021E FFO~~			~~0.587x – 0.904x~~
~~Share Price / 2022E FFO~~			~~0.587x – 0.898x~~
~~Share price / 2021E AFFO~~			~~0.562x – 0.888x~~
~~Share Price / 2022E AFFO~~			~~0.573x – 0.895x~~
~~Premium (Discount) to NAV~~			~~0.511x – 0.815x~~

	Implied Per Share Equity Value
	Low			High
VEREIT P/2021E AFFO		$	42.50		$	49.00
VEREIT P/2022E AFFO		$	41.50		$	50.00
VEREIT Implied Capitalization Rate		$	44.25		$	52.75

	Implied Per Share Equity Value
	Low			High
Spirit P/2024E AFFO		$	32.00		$	39.25
Spirit Implied Capitalization Rate		$	31.00		$	38.00

	Year Ending December 31,
	2023E			2024E		2025E		2026E
	(in millions, except per share data)
Base Cash Rent (Cash Rent)(1)		$	692		709		762		828
Adjusted Funds from Operations (AFFO)(2)		$	509		516		550		588
Fully Diluted Share Count			141		141		146		155
AFFO(2) / Share		$	3.61		3.65		3.78		3.80
Dividends / Share		$	2.67		2.69		2.72		2.75
Net Acquisitions		$	332		314		709		750

	Year Ended December 31,
	2021E			2022E			2023E
	(in millions, other than per share data)
Total Revenue		$	1,823		$	2,013		$	2,310
Total Net Operating Income (NOI)(1)		$	1,714		$	1,900		$	2,181
EBITDA(2)		$	1,624		$	1,805		$	2,072
Funds from Operations (FFO)(3)		$	1,253		$	1,452		$	1,689
Adjusted Funds from Operations (AFFO)(4)		$	1,314		$	1,462		$	1,696
FFO / Share(3)(5)		$	3.29		$	3.52		$	3.80
AFFO / Share(4)(6)		$	3.45		$	3.55		$	3.81
Dividends / Share(7)		$	2.82		$	2.85		$	2.95

	Year Ending December 31,
	2023E			2024E		2025E		2026E
	(in millions, except per share data)
Cash Rent and Other Revenue(1)		$	3,745		4,278		4,682		5,100
Adjusted Funds from Operations (AFFO)(2)		$	2,782		3,138		3,376		3,621
Fully Diluted Share Count			695		774		807		841

	Year Ending December 31,
	2023E			2024E		2025E		2026E
	(in millions, except per share data)
AFFO(2) / Share		$	4.00		4.06		4.18		4.31
Dividends / Share		$	3.05		3.12		3.23		3.33
Net Investment Spend(3)		$	10,191		4,700		5,100		5,500

	Implied Per Share Equity Value Reference Range
	$32.23 to $43.67

	Implied Per Share Equity Value Reference Range
	$47.56 to $69.98

Selected Precedent Transactions
Announcement Date	Acquirer	Target
September 2022	Ivory Parent, LLC (an affiliate of GIC and Oak Street Real Estate Capital, LLC)	STORE Capital Corporation
August 2021	VICI Properties, Inc.	MGM Growth Properties LLC
November 2021	Industrial Logistics Properties Trust	Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation
April 2021	Realty Income Corporation	VEREIT, Inc.
May 2018	BRE Glacier Parent L.P. (an affiliate of The Blackstone Group L.P.)	Gramercy Property Trust
October 2013	American Realty Capital Properties, Inc.	Cole Real Estate Investments, Inc.
May 2013	American Realty Capital Properties, Inc.	CapLease, Inc.
September 2012	Realty Income Corporation	American Realty Capital Trust, Inc.
November 2007	Gramercy Capital Corp.	American Financial Realty Trust
March 2007	Redford Holdco, LLC (an affiliate of Macquarie Bank Limited and Kaupthing Bank hf.)	Spirit Finance Corporation
October 2006	General Electric Capital Corporation	Trustreet Properties, Inc.
September 2005	Flag Fund V LLC (advised by DRA Advisors LLC)	Capital Automotive REIT
March 2001	General Electric Capital Corporation	Franchise Finance Corporation of America

	Spirit	Realty Income
	Share Price Range	Share Price Range
Range	$32.48 to $44.65	$48.42 to $68.85

			Implied Exchange Ratio Range
October 27, 2022 to October 26, 2023			0.472x to 0.922x

Named Executive Officer	Cash ($)(1)			Equity Awards ($)(2)			Benefits ($)(3)			Total ($)
Jackson Hsieh		$	7,078,196		$	31,496,334		$	44,279		$	38,618,809
Michael Hughes		$	1,649,334		$	6,673,502		$	54,891		$	8,377,727
Ken Heimlich		$	1,649,334		$	6,292,152		$	22,139		$	7,963,626
Jay Young		$	1,301,142		$	5,264,586		$	17,693		$	6,583,421
Rochelle Thomas		$	1,072,330		$	3,093,321		$	27,445		$	4,193,096

Named Executive Officer	Cash ($)(1)		Equity($)(2)		Perquisites / Benefits($)(3)		Total ($)(4)
Glenn Rufrano		8,128,767		20,279,508		30,237		28,438,512
Michael J. Bartolotta		2,701,089		4,285,241		12,919		6,999,249
Lauren Goldberg		2,383,572		3,958,242		7,393		6,349,207
Paul H. McDowell		2,510,579		4,156,795		12,919		6,680,293
Thomas W. Roberts		2,574,082		5,024,804		15,615		7,614,501

Named Executive Officer	Base Salary Payment ($)			Annual Bonus ($)			Prorated Bonus ($)			Total ($)
Jackson Hsieh		$	2,784,864		$	4,177,296		$	116,036		$	7,078,196
Michael Hughes		$	983,454		$	614,659		$	51,222		$	1,649,335
Ken Heimlich		$	983,454		$	614,659		$	51,222		$	1,649,335
Jay Young		$	775,836		$	484,898		$	40,408		$	1,301,142
Rochelle Thomas		$	639,402		$	399,626		$	33,302		$	1,072,330

Named Executive Officer	Value of Spirit Restricted Stock Awards ($)			Value of Spirit Performance Share Awards ($)			Total ($)
Jackson Hsieh		$	—		$	31,496,334		$	31,496,334
Michael Hughes		$	—		$	6,673,502		$	6,673,502
Ken Heimlich		$	—		$	6,292,152		$	6,292,152
Jay Young		$	—		$	5,264,586		$	5,264,586
Rochelle Thomas		$	965,533		$	2,127,788		$	3,093,321

Named Executive Officer	Severance ($)		Prorated Bonus ($)		Total ($)
Glenn Rufrano		7,500,000		628,767		8,128,767
Michael J. Bartolotta		2,415,000		286,089		2,701,089
Lauren Goldberg		2,152,500		231,072		2,383,572
Paul H. McDowell		2,257,500		253,079		2,510,579
Thomas W. Roberts		2,310,000		264,082		2,574,082

Named Executive Officer	VEREIT Stock Options ($)		VEREIT RSU Awards ($)		Dividend Equivalents ($)		Total ($)
Glenn Rufrano		485,675		18,917,513		876,320		20,279,508
Michael J. Bartolotta		485,675		3,640,053		159,513		4,285,241
Lauren Goldberg		485,675		3,326,804		145,763		3,958,242
Paul H. McDowell		485,675		3,520,788		150,332		4,156,795
Thomas W. Roberts		485,675		4,345,998		193,131		5,024,804

	March 31, 2021
Rent and tenant receivables and other assets, net		$	368,926
Less: Straight-line rent receivable, net			(278,871)
Less: Accounts receivable, net			(52,000)
Operating lease right-of-use assets			191,443
Investments in unconsolidated entities			80,513
Restricted cash			12,704
Other assets, net, as presented		$	322,715

	March 31, 2021
Straight-line rent receivable, net		$	278,871
Accounts receivable, net			52,000
Accounts receivable, net, as presented		$	330,871

	March 31, 2021
Intangible lease assets		$	1,883,826
Less: Accumulated amortization			(951,994)
Lease intangible assets, net, as presented		$	931,832

	March 31, 2021
Deferred rent and other liabilities		$	62,944
Operating lease liabilities			202,024
Other liabilities, as presented		$	264,968

	March 31, 2021
Preferred stock		$	149
Additional paid-in capital			371,632
Preferred stock and paid-in capital, as presented		$	371,781

	March 31, 2021
Common stock		$	2,291
Additional paid-in capital			13,350,661
Less: Additional paid-in capital related to preferred stock			(371,632)
Common stock and paid-in capital, as presented		$	12,981,320

	For the three months ended March 31, 2021			For the year ended December 31, 2020
Fees from managed partnerships		$	500		$	3,081
Other income, net			3,666			6,610
Other, as presented		$	4,166		$	9,691

	For the thre months ended March 31, 2021			For the year ended December 31, 2020
Acquisition-related		$	1,354		$	4,790
Litigation and non-routine costs, net			68			2,348
General and administrative			14,526			61,349
General and administrative, as presented		$	15,948		$	68,487

	Amount
Estimated shares of VEREIT common stock and VEREIT OP common units to be exchanged(a)			229,281,987
Exchange Ratio			0.705
Estimated shares of Realty Income common stock to be issued			161,643,801
Closing price of Realty Income common stock on June 1, 2021(b)		$	69.35
Estimated fair value of Realty Income common stock to be issued to former holders of VEREIT common stock and VEREIT OP common units(b)		$	11,209,998
Redemption of VEREIT Series F Preferred Stock and VEREIT OP Series F Preferred OP Units(c)			374,066
Estimated fair value of VEREIT’s equity-based compensation awards attributable to pre-combination services(d)			33,630
Consideration to be transferred		$	11,617,694
Preliminary fair value of VEREIT mortgages payable and notes payable assumed by Realty Income			6,021,649
Total estimated preliminary purchase price		$	17,639,343