Edgar Filing: W. P. Carey Inc.

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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 14, 2018
W. P. Carey Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Maryland
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

	001-13779	45-4549771
	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

	50 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY	10020
	(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

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

(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).

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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 stockholders of the Company was held on June 14, 2018 (the “Annual Meeting”). Set forth below are the final voting results from the Annual Meeting.

Proposal One

To elect ten Directors for 2018:



Name of Director	For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
Mark A. Alexander	62,576,268	621,471	291,195	31,379,465
Peter J. Farrell	62,577,921	616,900	294,113	31,379,465
Robert J. Flanagan	62,597,518	588,646	302,770	31,379,465
Jason E. Fox	62,908,664	284,082	296,188	31,379,465
Benjamin H. Griswold, IV	62,513,701	669,750	305,483	31,379,465
Axel K.A. Hansing	62,572,502	604,915	311,517	31,379,465
Jean Hoysradt	62,904,062	307,994	276,878	31,379,465
Margaret G. Lewis	58,301,656	4,916,368	270,910	31,379,465
Christopher J. Niehaus	62,647,726	542,721	298,487	31,379,465
Nick J.M. van Ommen	62,492,487	693,686	302,761	31,379,465

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	60,642,251	1,951,176	895,507	31,379,465

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 2018	93,178,642	1,202,120	487,637	-

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

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.



		W. P. Carey Inc.



Date:	June 20, 2018	By:	/s/ Susan C. Hyde
			Susan C. Hyde
			Chief Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary