SEC FORM 3

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

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

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

PARK JOHN J

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O W. P. CAREY INC.

50 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA

(Street)

NEW YORK

10020

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
03/18/2016

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
W. P. Carey Inc. [ WPC ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Managing Director

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	436,773⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	D
Common Stock	560	I	by son
Common Stock	560	I	by son
Common Stock	560	I	by daughter

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	⁽³⁾	12/31/2017	Common Stock	245	$33.2	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes grants of restricted stock units ("RSUs"), each scheduled to vest in three equal annual installments, with the remaining RSUs vesting as follows: 11,363 on 2/15/2017, 7,391 on 2/15/2018, and 3,925 on 2/15/2019. These RSUs are convertible on a one-for-one basis into shares of the Issuer's Common Stock.

2. Includes shares underlying awards of RSUs and performance share units, or PSUs, that have vested, with the shares to be paid at the end of the deferral period(s) selected by the reporting person.

3. The options were fully vested upon grant but become exercisable in five equal annual installments beginning on 12/31/2012 and ending on 12/31/2016. Of the original grant, 245 options remain outstanding, of which 163 are currently exercisable.

Remarks:

	/s/ James A. Fitzgerald, Attorney-in-fact	03/28/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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