Realty Income Names Neil Abraham Senior Vice President, Investments

SAN DIEGO, April 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Realty Income Corporation (Realty Income, NYSE: O), The Monthly Dividend Company®, today announced Neil Abraham has joined the company as Senior Vice President, Investments. Mr. Abraham will report to the company's Chief Operating Officer and Chief Investment Officer, Sumit Roy, and will focus primarily on the company's investment activities.

Prior to joining Realty Income, Mr. Abraham was a Portfolio Manager for equity and mortgage REITs at Alliance Bernstein – Global Equities in New York for eight years. Prior to joining Alliance Bernstein, he held positions as Associate Principal for McKinsey & Company, and Vice President, Fixed Income Derivatives at Salomon Brothers (later Citigroup). Mr. Abraham holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Stanford University, and an MBA from the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business.

Commenting on the new Realty Income executive, Chief Executive Officer, John P. Case said, "We are pleased to have Neil join our senior management team. Neil's extensive real estate experience as well as his broader professional background will serve our company well."

About the CompanyRealty Income, The Monthly Dividend Company®, is an S&P 500 company dedicated to providing shareholders with dependable monthly income. The company is structured as a REIT and its monthly dividends are supported by the cash flow from over 4,300 real estate properties owned under long-term lease agreements with regional and national commercial tenants. To date, the company has declared 537 consecutive common stock monthly dividends throughout its 46-year operating history and increased the dividend 80 times since Realty Income's public listing in 1994 (NYSE: O). The company is an active buyer of net-leased commercial properties nationwide. Additional information about the company can be obtained from the corporate website at www.realtyincome.com or www.twitter.com/realtyincome.

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