KIMCO REALTY CORP — Capital/Financing Update 2012

Mar 13, 2012

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) March 9, 2012

Kimco Realty Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland	1-10899	13-2744380
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

3333 New Hyde Park Road, Suite 100 New Hyde Park, NY 11042
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (516) 869-9000

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On March 9, 2012, Kimco Realty Corporation (“Kimco”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, UBS Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters (collectively, the “Underwriters”), pursuant to which Kimco agreed to sell to the Underwriters 16,000,000 depositary shares plus up to an additional 2,400,000 depositary shares if the Underwriters exercise their 30-day over-allotment option in full (the “Depositary Shares”), each representing 1/1000 of a Share of 6.00% Class I Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $1.00 par value per share. The Depositary Shares are being offered and sold under a prospectus supplement and related prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) pursuant to Kimco’s shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-158762). A copy of the Underwriting Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Exhibit Description
1.1	Underwriting Agreement, dated March 9, 2012, by and among Kimco Realty Corporation and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, UBS Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC.
5.1	Opinion of Venable LLP, dated March 12, 2012, as to the legality of the Depositary Shares, par value $1.00 per share.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

/s/ Glenn G. Cohen
Name: Glenn G. Cohen Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Exhibit Description
1.1	Underwriting Agreement, dated March 9, 2012, by and among Kimco Realty Corporation and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, UBS Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC.
5.1	Opinion of Venable LLP, dated March 12, 2012, as to the legality of the Depositary Shares, par value $1.00 per share.