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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): June 17, 2021

W. P. Carey Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Maryland						001-13779			45-4549771
(State of incorporation)						(Commission File Number)			(IRS Employer Identification No.)
One Manhattan West, 395 9th Avenue, 58th Floor
New York,			New York						10001
(Address of principal executive offices)									(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 492-1100

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

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $0.001 Par Value

WPC

New York Stock Exchange

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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

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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. ☐

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Item 5.07 — Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

An annual meeting of the stockholders of W. P. Carey Inc. (together with its predecessors, the “Company”) was held on June 17, 2021 (the “Annual Meeting”). Set forth below are the final voting results from the Annual Meeting.

Proposal One

To elect ten Directors for 2021:

Name of Director			For			Against			Abstain			Broker Non-Votes
Mark A. Alexander			99,593,692			608,405			653,255			46,345,212
Tonit M. Calaway			99,175,151			1,032,970			647,231			46,345,212
Peter J. Farrell			99,166,599			1,044,171			644,582			46,345,212
Robert J. Flanagan			99,833,090			367,001			655,261			46,345,212
Jason E. Fox			99,841,141			361,078			653,133			46,345,212
Axel K.A. Hansing			99,336,567			850,417			668,368			46,345,212
Jean Hoysradt			99,568,275			667,018			620,059			46,345,212
Margaret G. Lewis			99,623,374			619,777			612,201			46,345,212
Christopher J. Niehaus			98,349,679			1,850,362			655,311			46,345,212
Nick J.M. van Ommen			99,370,843			822,802			661,707			46,345,212

For Proposal One, each of the directors received a majority of the votes cast, in person or by proxy, at the Annual Meeting and, as a result, each was elected to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders.

Proposal Two

			For			Against			Abstain			Broker Non-Votes
A proposal to approve, in an advisory vote, the compensation for the Company’s named executive officers			94,988,863			4,494,749			1,371,740			46,345,212

Proposal Two was approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, after receiving more than a majority of the votes cast, in person or by proxy, at the Annual Meeting.

Proposal Three

			For			Against			Abstain			Broker Non-Votes
To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2021			142,735,856			3,993,579			471,129			—

Proposal Three was approved after receiving more than a majority of the votes cast, in person or by proxy, at the Annual Meeting.

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Item 9.01 — Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit No.						Description
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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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, thereunto duly authorized.

									W. P. Carey Inc.
Date:			June 22, 2021			By:			/s/ Susan C. Hyde
									Susan C. Hyde
									Chief Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary