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 19, 2014
W. P. CAREY INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Maryland |
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| 45-4549771 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
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50 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 492-1100
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:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Item 5.07 – Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
An annual meeting of stockholders of W. P. Carey Inc. (the “Company”) was held on June 19, 2014 (the “Annual Meeting”). Set forth below are the final voting results from the Annual Meeting.
Proposal One
To elect fourteen Directors for 2014:
Name of Director | For | Withheld | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
Trevor P. Bond | 54,938,055 | 290,741 | - | 31,189,872 |
Nathaniel S. Coolidge | 54,618,817 | 609,979 | - | 31,189,872 |
Mark J. DeCesaris | 54,897,802 | 330,994 | - | 31,189,872 |
Eberhard Faber, IV | 54,577,904 | 650,892 | - | 31,189,872 |
Benjamin H. Griswold, IV | 54,824,351 | 404,445 | - | 31,189,872 |
Axel K.A. Hansing | 54,813,792 | 415,004 | - | 31,189,872 |
Jean Hoysradt | 54,948,465 | 280,331 | - | 31,189,872 |
Dr. Richard C. Marston | 54,647,504 | 581,292 | - | 31,189,872 |
Robert E. Mittelstaedt, Jr. | 54,663,923 | 564,873 | - | 31,189,872 |
Charles E. Parente | 54,627,920 | 600,876 | - | 31,189,872 |
Mary M. VanDeWeghe | 54,930,187 | 298,609 | - | 31,189,872 |
Nick J.M. van Ommen | 54,686,239 | 542,557 | - | 31,189,872 |
Dr. Karsten von Köller | 54,631,958 | 596,838 | - | 31,189,872 |
Reginald Winssinger | 54,838,582 | 390,214 | - | 31,189,872 |
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 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 | 52,612,391 | 1,941,711 | 674,694 | 31,189,872 |
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
| 1 Year | 2 Years | 3 Years | Abstain | Broker |
A proposal to determine, in an advisory vote, the frequency of the vote on the compensation for the Company’s named executive officers | 49,621,451 | 635,893 | 4,357,074 | 614,378 | 31,189,872 |
In accordance with the recommendation of the Board of Directors and the voting results of Proposal Three, the Board of Directors has determined that the Company will hold future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers every year, until such time as another advisory vote on the frequency of stockholder votes on executive compensation is held.
Proposal Four
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2014 | 85,103,553 | 1,045,653 | 269,462 | - |
Proposal Four 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.
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| W. P. Carey Inc. |
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Date: June 25, 2014 |
| By: | /s/ Susan C. Hyde |
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| Susan C. Hyde |
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| Managing Director |