-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, Isp+kXyKQIERGXEmyJdoNPM86boM90RrfgbuldLWfLq1UXmd/WhcciEz/JtLHazQ hZy+i9fJGTpDrs/u849Pdw== 0000914317-04-004416.txt : 20041214 0000914317-04-004416.hdr.sgml : 20041214 20041214164749 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000914317-04-004416 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20041213 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20041214 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20041214 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CAREY W P & CO LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001025378 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: REAL ESTATE [6500] IRS NUMBER: 133912578 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-13779 FILM NUMBER: 041201989 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 50 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA STREET 2: 2ND FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10020 BUSINESS PHONE: 2124921100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 50 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA STREET 2: 2ND FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10020 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CAREY DIVERSIFIED LLC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19971017 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CAREY DIVERSIFIED PROPERTIES LLC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19961017 8-K 1 form8k-64553_wpcarey.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 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) December 13, 2004 ----------------- W. P. CAREY & CO. LLC - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) Delaware - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) 001-13779 13-3912578 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.) 50 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10020 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) 212-492-1100 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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): |_| Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |_| Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |_| Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Section 8 - Other Events Item 8.01. Other Events On December 13, 2004, the registrant announced that its board of directors had declared a dividend in the amount of $.442 per common share to shareholders of record on December 31, 2004, payable on January 15, 2005. Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits (c) Exhibits The following exhibit is furnished as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K: Exhibit Index Exhibit No. Exhibit - ----------- ------- 99.1 Press Release dated December 13, 2004 announcing the declaration of dividends to shareholders. 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 hereunto duly authorized. W. P. CAREY & CO. LLC By: /s/ Gordon F. DuGan ------------------------------------------- Gordon F. DuGan, Co-Chief Executive Officer Date: December 13, 2004 EX-99.1 2 exhibit99-1.txt Exhibit 99.1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: - ---------------------- MEDIA CONTACT: INVESTOR CONTACT: Curt Ritter, 212-492-8989 Susan Hyde, 212-492-1151 critter@wpcarey.com shyde@wpcarey.com Media Kit: www.wpcarey.com/MediaKit W. P. CAREY & CO. LLC INCREASES FOURTH QUARTER DIVIDEND Represents Fifteenth Consecutive Quarterly Increase NEW YORK, NY, December 13, 2004 - Investment firm W. P. Carey & Co. LLC (NYSE: WPC) announced today that its Board of Directors has increased the quarterly cash dividend to $.442 per common share for the quarter ending December 31, 2004. The dividend is payable on January 15, 2005 to shareholders of record as of December 31, 2004. The Company has increased dividends every year since it became public. Founded in 1973, W. P. Carey & Co. LLC is a global investment firm concerned with assisting corporations with various forms of long-term financing. The Company also provides asset management services to the Corporate Property Associates (CPA(R)) series of income generating, publicly held non-traded real estate investment trusts (REITs). With $3.5 billion in equity capital, the W. P. Carey Group is one of the leading providers of net lease financing for corporate properties worldwide. The Group owns more than 700 commercial and industrial properties worldwide, representing more than 100 million square feet, valued at approximately $7 billion. Individuals interested in receiving future updates on W. P. Carey via e-mail can register at www.wpcarey.com/alerts. This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Federal securities laws. A number of factors could cause the company's actual results, performance or achievement to differ materially from those anticipated. Among those risks, trends and uncertainties are the general economic climate; the supply of and demand for office and industrial properties; interest rate levels; the availability of financing; and other risks associated with the acquisition and ownership of properties, including risks that the tenants will not pay rent, or that costs may be greater than anticipated. For further information on factors that could impact the company, reference is made to the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. ### -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----