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 10, 2010
W. P. CAREY & CO. LLC
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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001-13779 | | 13-3912578 |
(Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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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 was held on June 10, 2010 (the “Annual Meeting”). Set forth below are the final voting results for 1) the election of directors and 2) the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as W. P. Carey & Co. LLC’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2010. For Proposal One, each of the directors noted 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 was approved after receiving more than a majority of the votes cast, in person or by proxy, at the Annual Meeting.
Proposal One
To elect twelve Directors for 2010:
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Name of Director | | For | | | Withheld | | | Abstain | | | Broker Non-Votes | |
Wm. Polk Carey | | | 21,829,646 | | | | 107,921 | | | | — | | | | 10,458,572 | |
Gordon F. DuGan | | | 21,834,466 | | | | 103,101 | | | | — | | | | 10,458,572 | |
Francis J. Carey | | | 21,809,351 | | | | 128,216 | | | | — | | | | 10,458,572 | |
Trevor P. Bond | | | 21,831,002 | | | | 106,565 | | | | — | | | | 10,458,572 | |
Nathaniel S. Coolidge | | | 21,824,172 | | | | 113,395 | | | | — | | | | 10,458,572 | |
Eberhard Faber, IV | | | 21,636,701 | | | | 300,866 | | | | — | | | | 10,458,572 | |
Benjamin H. Griswold, IV | | | 21,644,856 | | | | 292,711 | | | | — | | | | 10,458,572 | |
Dr. Lawrence R. Klein | | | 21,608,689 | | | | 328,878 | | | | — | | | | 10,458,572 | |
Robert E. Mittelstaedt, Jr. | | | 21,646,790 | | | | 290,777 | | | | — | | | | 10,458,572 | |
Charles E. Parente | | | 21,831,611 | | | | 105,956 | | | | — | | | | 10,458,572 | |
Dr. Karsten von Köller | | | 21,822,283 | | | | 115,284 | | | | — | | | | 10,458,572 | |
Reginald Winssinger | | | 21,643,590 | | | | 293,977 | | | | — | | | | 10,458,572 | |
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Proposal Two | | For | | | Against | | | Abstain | | | Broker Non-Votes | |
To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as W. P. Carey & Co. LLC’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2010: | | 31,888,730 | | | | 448,627 | | | | 58,782 | | | | — | |
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.
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| W. P. Carey & Co. LLC | |
Date: June 16, 2010 | By: | /s/ Susan C. Hyde | |
| | Susan C. Hyde | |
| | Managing Director | |
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