The IPO year of Realty Income Corp. is 1994
Initial public offering is a type of public offering in which shares of a company usually are sold to institutional investors that in turn, sell to the general public, on a securities exchange, for the first time.
Through IPO a privately held company transforms into a public company. Initial public offerings are mostly used by companies to raise the expansion of capital, possibly to monetize the investments of early private investors, and to become publicly traded enterprises. A company selling shares is never required to repay the capital to its public investors. After the IPO, when shares trade freely in the open market, money passes between public investors.
Although IPO offers many advantages, there are also significant disadvantages, chief among these are the costs associated with the process and the requirement to disclose certain information that could prove helpful to competitors.
The IPO process is colloquially known as going public. Details of the proposed offering are disclosed to potential purchasers in the form of a lengthy document known as a prospectus. Most companies undertake an IPO with the assistance of an investment banking firm acting in the capacity of an underwriter. Underwriters provide several services, including help with correctly assessing the value of shares.
realty income (nyse: o), founded in 1969, is an s&p 500 company dedicated to providing shareholders with dependable monthly income. the revenue to pay monthly dividends is generated from over 4,400 commercial properties in 49 states and puerto rico that we own under long-term leases, primarily with large commercial enterprises that operate multiple locations. our shares are traded under the ticker symbol “o” on the new york stock exchange. for more information about realty income please visit us at www.realtyincome.com.