8-K

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): October 21, 2022

W. P. Carey Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

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

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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).

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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.

On October 21, 2022, W. P. Carey Inc. (the “Company”) announced the appointment of Mr. Brian Zander as Chief Accounting Officer of the Company, effective November 5, 2022, to succeed Mr. Arjun Mahalingam, who is resigning from his position as Chief Accounting Officer of the Company as of November 4, 2022 to pursue a new opportunity.

Mr. Zander, age 37, is currently the Company’s Controller where he is responsible for the internal controls, accounting and financial reporting of the Company. Mr. Zander initially joined the Company in January 2016 as Assistant Controller. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Zander worked from 2014 to 2016 at Acadia Realty Trust, a publicly traded real estate investment trust, where he served as the Assistant Controller. From 2007 to 2014, Mr. Zander worked in the assurance practice at Ernst & Young LLP. Mr. Zander is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in the state of New York. He graduated with a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Maryland.

Item 9.01 — Financial Statements and Exhibits.

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.