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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT
     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  NOVEMBER 15, 2005

                              W. P. CAREY & CO. LLC
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

          DELAWARE                   001-13779               13-3912578
(State or other jurisdiction        (Commission            (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)             File Number)       Identification Number)

                    50 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA                          10020
                        NEW YORK, NY                            (Zip Code)
          (Address of principal executive offices)

                                 (212) 492-1100
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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ITEM 5.02       DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF
                DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS.

(a)      Not applicable.

(b)      Not applicable.

(c)      On November 15, 2005, the registrant appointed Mark J. DeCesaris
Managing Director, Acting Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative
Officer effective November 21, 2005. Mr. DeCesaris, aged 46, has been a
consultant in the finance department for the registrant since May 2005. Prior
to joining the registrant, from March 2003 to December 2004, Mr. DeCesaris was
Executive Vice President for Southern Union Company, a natural gas energy
company publicly traded on the NYSE, where his responsibilities included
overseeing the integration of acquisitions and developing and implementing a
shared service organization to reduce annual operating costs. From August 1999
to March 2003, he was Senior Vice President for Penn Millers Insurance Company,
a property and casualty insurance company where he served as President and
Chief Operating Officer of Penn Software, a subsidiary of Penn Millers
Insurance. From 1994 to August 1999, he was President and Chief Executive
Officer of System One Solutions, a business consulting firm that he founded. He
started his career with Coopers & Lybrand in Philadelphia, PA and earned his
CPA license in 1983. In connection with Mr. DeCesaris's appointment to Acting
Chief Financial Officer, Claude Fernandez will resume his responsibilities as
the registrant's Principal Accounting Officer while Michael Roberts will
resume his responsibilities as the registrant's Controller.

(d)      Not applicable.

                                   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.

                                        W. P. CAREY & CO. LLC




Date: November 21, 2005                 By: /s/ Gordon F. DuGan
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                                           Gordon F. DuGan
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer