Subsequent Events

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Subsequent Events [Abstract]

Subsequent Events

Subsequent Events

A.    Dividends

In October 2023, we declared a dividend of $0.2560 per share to our common stockholders, which will be paid in November 2023.

B.    Agreement and Plan of Merger

On October 29, 2023, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Saints MD Subsidiary, Inc., a Maryland corporation and our direct wholly owned subsidiary (“Merger Sub”), and Spirit Realty Capital, Inc., a Maryland corporation (“Spirit”). Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, upon the closing, Spirit will be merged with and into Merger Sub, with Merger Sub continuing as the surviving corporation (the “Merger”).

Pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions of the Merger Agreement, at the date and time the Merger becomes effective, (i) each outstanding share of Spirit common stock, par value $0.05 per share (other than the Excluded Common Shares (as defined in the Merger Agreement)) will automatically be converted into 0.762 of a newly issued share our common stock, subject to adjustment as set forth in the Merger Agreement, and cash in lieu of fractional shares, and (ii) each outstanding share of Spirit’s 6.000% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred

Stock, par value $0.01 per share, will be converted into the right to receive one share of newly issued Realty Income 6.000% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, having substantially the same terms as the Spirit Series A Preferred Stock.

The Merger Agreement contains customary covenants, representations, and warranties, as well as certain termination rights for us and Spirit, in each case, as more fully described in the Merger Agreement. The consummation of the Merger is also subject to certain customary closing conditions, including receipt of the approval by the stockholders of Spirit, and certain customary termination rights.

C.    Investment in Joint Venture

In October 2023, we completed our previously announced $950.0 million acquisition of common and preferred interests from Blackstone Real Estate Trust, Inc. in a new joint venture that owns a 95% interest in the real estate of The Bellagio Las Vegas. The investment included approximately $300.0 million of common equity in the joint venture in exchange for an indirect interest of 21.9% in the property and a $650.0 million preferred equity interest in the joint venture with an expected rate of return of 8.1%.