SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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                                    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 26, 2003

                            Kimco Realty Corporation

               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

           Maryland                        1-10899               13-2744380
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of          (Commission          (I.R.S. Employer
        Incorporation)                  File Number)         Identification No.)

                             3333 New Hyde Park Road
                       New Hyde Park, New York 11042-0020

                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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                                 (516) 869-9000

              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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ITEM 9.  REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

         On March 26, 2003, the Registrant filed its Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2002 (the "Form 10-K") with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. In connection with the filing of the Form 10-K, the
Registrant has provided to the Securities and Exchange Commission the
certifications below, as required by 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as created by Section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002:

                    Certification of Chief Executive Officer

         Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as created by Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned officer of Kimco Realty Corporation
(the "Company") hereby certifies, to such officer's knowledge, that:

         (i) the accompanying Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the
     year ended December 31, 2002 (the "Report") fully complies with the
     requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the
     Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

         (ii) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
     material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
     Company.


     Dated: March 26, 2003               /s/ Milton Cooper
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                                         Milton Cooper
                                         Chief Executive Officer

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely to accompany the Report
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, and is not being filed for purposes of Section
18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not 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.

                    Certification of Chief Financial Officer

         Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as created by Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned officer of Kimco Realty Corporation
(the "Company") hereby certifies, to such officer's knowledge, that:

         (i) the accompanying Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the
     year ended December 31, 2002 (the "Report") fully complies with the
     requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the
     Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

         (ii) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
     material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
     Company.


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Dated: March 26, 2003                    /s/ Michael V. Pappagallo
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                                         Michael V. Pappagallo
                                         Chief Financial Officer

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely to accompany the Report
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, and is not being filed for purposes of Section
18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not 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.


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                                   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.

Date:  March 26, 2003                       KIMCO REALTY CORPORATION
                                           (registrant)


                                           By:   /s/ Michael V. Pappagallo
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                                           Name: Michael V. Pappagallo
                                           Its:  Chief Financial Officer


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