UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): June 16, 2011
W. P. CAREY & CO. LLC
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
001-13779 (Commission File Number) |
13-3912578 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
50 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10020
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (212) 492-1100
(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):
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o | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
The information required by this item is included in response to Item 5.07 below and is
incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
An annual meeting of shareholders of W. P. Carey & Co. LLC (the Company) was held on June 16,
2011 (the Annual Meeting). Set forth below are the final voting results from the Annual Meeting.
Proposal One
To elect fourteen Directors:
To elect fourteen Directors:
Name of Director | For | Withheld | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
Wm. Polk Carey |
21,281,492 | 166,702 | | 10,974,018 | ||||
Trevor P. Bond |
21,317,110 | 131,084 | | 10,974,018 | ||||
Francis J. Carey |
21,270,028 | 178,166 | | 10,974,018 | ||||
Nathaniel S. Coolidge |
21,306,848 | 141,346 | | 10,974,018 | ||||
Eberhard Faber, IV |
21,107,460 | 340,734 | | 10,974,018 | ||||
Benjamin H. Griswold, IV |
21,112,706 | 335,488 | | 10,974,018 | ||||
Axel K.A. Hansing |
21,291,361 | 156,833 | | 10,974,018 | ||||
Dr. Lawrence R. Klein |
21,075,902 | 372,292 | | 10,974,018 | ||||
Richard C. Marston |
21,295,576 | 152,618 | | 10,974,018 | ||||
Robert E. Mittelstaedt, Jr. |
21,121,724 | 326,470 | | 10,974,018 | ||||
Charles E. Parente |
21,285,721 | 162,473 | | 10,974,018 | ||||
Nick J.M. van Ommen |
21,299,037 | 149,157 | | 10,974,018 | ||||
Dr. Karsten von Köller |
21,294,061 | 154,133 | | 10,974,018 | ||||
Reginald Winssinger |
21,112,000 | 336,194 | | 10,974,018 |
For Proposal One, each of the directors received a plurality 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 shareholders.
On June 17, 2011, Dr. Lawrence R. Klein retired from the Board of Directors, and all committees
thereof of which he was a member, and became an emeritus director.
Proposal
Two
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||
To ratify the
appointment of
PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP as the Companys
Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm
for 2011:
|
31,785,340 | 518,000 | 118,872 | |
Proposal Two was approved 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 | |||||||||||||
A proposal to
approve, in an
advisory vote, the
compensation for
the Companys named
executive officers:
|
20,048,164 | 441,840 | 958,190 | 10,974,018 |
Proposal Three 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
Four
1 Year | 2 Years | 3 Years | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||||
A proposal to
determine, in an
advisory vote, the
frequency of the
vote on the
compensation for
the Companys named
executive officers:
|
3,122,220 | 377,143 | 17,083,708 | 865,123 | 10,974,018 |
In accordance with the recommendation of the Board of Directors and the voting results of Proposal
Four, the Board of Directors has determined that the Company will hold future advisory votes on the
compensation of the Companys named executive officers every three years.
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 |
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Date: June 22, 2011 | By: | /s/ Susan C. Hyde | ||
Susan C. Hyde | ||||
Managing Director | ||||