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): January 10, 2022
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 | ||||||||||||
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Item 7.01 — Regulation FD Disclosure.
On January 10, 2022, W. P. Carey Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its 2021 full-year investment volume, among other items. The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the press release, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
The information furnished pursuant to this “Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure,” including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into the Company’s filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Item 9.01 — Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description | |||||||
| 99.1 | ||||||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). | |||||||
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| W. P. Carey Inc. | |||||||||||
| Date: | January 10, 2022 | By: | /s/ ToniAnn Sanzone | ||||||||
| ToniAnn Sanzone | |||||||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | |||||||||||