1 FORM 8 - A SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ------------------ FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Carey Diversified LLC - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 13-3912578 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employee Identification No.) 50 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10020 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class Name of each exchange on which to be so registered each class is to be registered ------------------- ------------------------------ Listed Shares (No Par Value) New York Stock Exchange Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class) 2 Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered Listed Shares, No Par Value See the section entitled "Description of Shares and Subsidiary Partnership Units" in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 15, 1997 (333-37901). Item 2. Exhibits 1. All exhibits required by Instruction II to Item 2 will be supplied to the New York Stock Exchange -2- 3 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. CAREY DIVERSIFIED LLC By: /s/Gordon F. Dugan --------------------------- Gordon F. DuGan, President January 1, 1998 -3-