Form: 8-K

Current report

January 28, 2026

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): January 27, 2026

KIMCO REALTY CORPORATION
KIMCO REALTY OP, LLC
 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland (Kimco Realty Corporation)
1-10899
13-2744380
Delaware (Kimco Realty OP, LLC)
333-269102-01
92-1489725
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

500 N. Broadway
Suite 201
Jericho, NY  11753
(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)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Kimco Realty Corporation
Title of each class
Trading
Symbol(s)
Name of each
exchange on
which registered
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share.
 KIM
New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares, each representing one-thousandth of a share of 5.125% Class L Cumulative Redeemable, Preferred Stock, $1.00 par value per share.
KIMprL
New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares, each representing one-thousandth of a share of 5.250% Class M Cumulative Redeemable, Preferred Stock, $1.00 par value per share.
 KIMprM
New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares, each representing one-thousandth of a share of 7.250% Class N Cumulative Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock, $1.00 par value per share.
KIMprN
New York Stock Exchange

Kimco Realty OP, LLC
Title of each class
Trading
Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on
which registered
None
N/A
N/A

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
  
Kimco Realty Corporation Yes ☐   No ☒
Kimco Realty OP, LLC  Yes ☐   No ☒
   
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.

Kimco Realty Corporation   ☐
Kimco Realty OP, LLC   ☐

Item 5.02.
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
 
On January 27, 2026, Paul Westbrook notified Kimco Realty Corporation (the “Company”) of his intention to retire as Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer of the Company and Kimco Realty OP, LLC, effective March 31, 2026. Mr. Westbrook’s departure is not the result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to its operations, policies, or practices or any issues regarding accounting policies or practices.

Kathleen Thayer, Senior Vice President and Treasurer, Corporate Accounting, will succeed Mr. Westbrook as Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Accounting Officer of the Company and Kimco Realty OP, LLC, effective April 1, 2026.

Ms. Thayer, age 48, joined the Company in June 2006 as an Accounting Manager, became Vice President and Assistant Treasurer in February 2022, and became Senior Vice President and Treasurer, Corporate Accounting in January 2024. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Thayer spent seven years at BDO Seidman, LLP, where she served as a Manager in the audit group. Ms. Thayer is a Certified Public Accountant with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from The State University of New York at Geneseo.

SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
KIMCO REALTY CORPORATION
     
Date: January 28, 2026
By:
/s/ Glenn G. Cohen
 

Name:
Glenn G. Cohen
 

Title:
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
KIMCO REALTY OP, LLC
 
 By: KIMCO REALTY CORPORATION, its
 
 Managing Member
 
 
 
 
Date: January 28, 2026
By:
 /s/ Glenn G. Cohen
 
 
 Name:  
Glenn G. Cohen
 
 
 Title:
Chief Financial Officer