Edgar Filing: W P CAREY & CO LLC

W. P. Carey & Co. LLC

Date: June 27, 2012

/s/ Susan C. Hyde

Susan C. Hyde

Managing Director

FORM 8-K

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 21, 2012

LOGO

W. P. CAREY & CO. LLC

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


Delaware	001-13779	13-3912578
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(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)

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):

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

An annual meeting of shareholders of W. P. Carey & Co. LLC (the “Company”) was held on June 21, 2012 (the “Annual Meeting”). Set forth below are the final voting results from the Annual Meeting.

Proposal One

To elect twelve Directors:


Name of Director	For		Withheld		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
Trevor P. Bond		12,566,513		194,787		—		11,019,419
Francis J. Carey		12,550,863		210,437		—		11,019,419
Nathaniel S. Coolidge		12,559,988		201,312		—		11,019,419
Eberhard Faber, IV		11,011,786		1,749,514		—		11,019,419
Benjamin H. Griswold, IV		11,026,425		1,734,875		—		11,019,419
Axel K.A. Hansing		12,564,160		197,140		—		11,019,419
Dr. Richard C. Marston		12,379,218		382,082		—		11,019,419
Robert E. Mittelstaedt, Jr.		11,036,381		1,724,919		—		11,019,419
Charles E. Parente		11,024,093		1,737,207		—		11,019,419
Nick J.M. van Ommen		11,026,804		1,734,496		—		11,019,419
Dr. Karsten von Köller		12,549,987		211,313		—		11,019,419
Reginald Winssinger		11,025,443		1,735,857		—		11,019,419

For Proposal One, each of the directors received a plurality 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 shareholders.

Proposal Two


	For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
To approve an amendment to the W. P. Carey & Co. LLC Employee Stock Purchase Plan		12,188,819		320,227		252,254		11,019,419

Proposal Two was approved 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 2012		23,466,567		91,265		222,887		—

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, thereunto duly authorized.