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 17, 2021

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 5.07 — Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

An annual meeting of the stockholders of W. P. Carey Inc. (together with its predecessors, the “Company”) was held on June 17, 2021 (the “Annual Meeting”). Set forth below are the final voting results from the Annual Meeting.

Proposal One

To elect ten Directors for 2021:

Name of Director	For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
Mark A. Alexander	99,593,692	608,405	653,255	46,345,212
Tonit M. Calaway	99,175,151	1,032,970	647,231	46,345,212
Peter J. Farrell	99,166,599	1,044,171	644,582	46,345,212
Robert J. Flanagan	99,833,090	367,001	655,261	46,345,212
Jason E. Fox	99,841,141	361,078	653,133	46,345,212
Axel K.A. Hansing	99,336,567	850,417	668,368	46,345,212
Jean Hoysradt	99,568,275	667,018	620,059	46,345,212
Margaret G. Lewis	99,623,374	619,777	612,201	46,345,212
Christopher J. Niehaus	98,349,679	1,850,362	655,311	46,345,212
Nick J.M. van Ommen	99,370,843	822,802	661,707	46,345,212

For Proposal One, each of the directors received a majority 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	94,988,863	4,494,749	1,371,740	46,345,212

Proposal Two was approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, after receiving more than a majority of the votes cast, in person or by proxy, at the Annual Meeting.

Proposal Three

	For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2021	142,735,856	3,993,579	471,129	—

Proposal Three was approved after receiving more than a majority of the votes cast, in person or by proxy, at the Annual Meeting.

Item 9.01 — Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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 Inc.
Date:	June 22, 2021	By:	/s/ Susan C. Hyde
			Susan C. Hyde
			Chief Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary