FORM 8-A

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B) OR (G) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                    NEUBERGER BERMAN REALTY INCOME FUND INC.
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              (EXACT NAME OF THE FUND AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)


               Maryland                                 Pending
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      (STATE OF INCORPORATION OR         (I.R.S. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO.)
             ORGANIZATION)


              605 Third Avenue, 2nd Floor, New York, New York 10158
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                    (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)

      Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

       Title of each class                    Name of each exchange on which
       to be so registered                    each class is to be registered
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     Shares of Common Stock,                     New York Stock Exchange
  $0.0001 Par Value Per Share

      If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant
to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General
Instruction A.(c), check the following box.  /X/

      If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant
to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General
Instruction A.(d), check the following box.  / /

      Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form
relates: 333-103594

      Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:


                                      None
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                                (Title of Class)



                 INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 1:  Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.

      The description of the Registrant's securities to be registered is
incorporated by reference to the description contained under the caption
"Description of Shares" in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-2
(Nos. 333-103594 and 811-21315), as filed electronically with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on March 5, 2003 (Accession No. 0000898432-03-000289), as
the same may be amended.

Item 2:  Exhibits.

      Pursuant to the Instructions as to Exhibits, no exhibits are filed
herewith or incorporated by reference.

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                                    SIGNATURE

      Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, as of this 19th day
of March 2003.



                             NEUBERGER BERMAN REALTY INCOME FUND INC.

                             By:    /s/ Frederic Soule
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                             Name:   Frederic Soule
                             Title:  Vice President