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)
February 15, 2018

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. ⃞

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On February 15, 2018, Kimco Realty Corporation issued a press release announcing its financial results for the year and quarter ended December 31, 2017.  A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.

The information in this Current Report, including the exhibit, is furnished under Item 2.02 of  Form 8-K and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit, shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

Item 8.01. Other Events

On February 14, 2018, the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) approved a share repurchase program for up to $300.0 million of shares of the Company’s common stock. The program is scheduled to expire on February 28, 2020, unless extended by the Board.

Repurchases may be made at management’s discretion from time to time in the open market, through privately negotiated transactions or by other means, all in accordance with the Securities and Exchange Commission and other applicable legal requirements. The specific timing, price and size of purchases will depend on prevailing stock prices, general economic and market conditions, and other considerations. The repurchase program does not obligate the Company to acquire any particular amount of its common stock, and the repurchase program may be suspended or discontinued at any time at the Company’s discretion.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

          99.1   Press Release, dated February 15, 2018 issued by Kimco Realty Corporation

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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