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) August 1, 2017

KIMCO REALTY CORPORATION

 (Exact Name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

On August 1, 2017, Kimco Realty Corporation (“Kimco”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, RBC Capital Markets, LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters (collectively, the “Underwriters”), pursuant to which Kimco agreed to sell $500.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 3.300% Notes due 2025 (the “2025 notes”) and $350.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 4.450% Notes due 2047 (the “2047 notes” and, together with the 2025 notes, the “notes”). The notes are being offered and sold under a prospectus supplement and related prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Kimco’s shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-202389). A copy of the Underwriting Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.1 and is incorporated by reference herein. Certain of the Underwriters and their affiliates may be customers of, engage in transactions with, and perform services for Kimco and its subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business.

(d)   Exhibits

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.

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