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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
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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.




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.





Item 9.01 — Financial Statements and Exhibits.

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



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

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