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): March 18, 2024 (March 14, 2024)

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

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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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.02 — Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Effective as of March 14, 2024, Rhonda O. Gass, age 60, was elected to the Board of Directors of W. P. Carey Inc. (the “Company”). Ms. Gass will be eligible to participate in the Company’s standard non-employee director compensation program on a prorated basis, including being eligible to receive an annual cash retainer and an annual grant of restricted stock under the W. P. Carey Inc. 2017 Share Incentive Plan, as described further in the Company’s proxy statement for its 2023 annual meeting of stockholders, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 6, 2023. There are no other understandings or arrangements between Ms. Gass or any other person and the Company or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to which Ms. Gass was appointed to serve as a director. There are no transactions between Ms. Gass or any of her immediate family members and the Company or any of its subsidiaries that would be required to be reported under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Ms. Gass was appointed to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company.

On March 18, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing the election of Ms. Gass to the Board of Directors. A copy of that press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 — Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release issued by W. P. Carey Inc. on March 18, 2024
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:	March 18, 2024	By:	/s/ Susan C. Hyde
			Susan C. Hyde
			Chief Administrative Officer