WP Carey Inc : W. P. Carey Announces Tax Treatment of 2013 Dividends

NEW YORK, Jan. 29, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- W. P. Carey Inc. (NYSE: WPC) announced the income tax treatment of its 2013 dividends. Stockholders are encouraged to consult with their personal tax advisors as to their specific tax treatment of WPC dividends.

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                     Record Date                              Payable                                Distributions       Ordinary                 Capital Gains     Non-dividend                Qualified

                                                               Date                                    Per Share         Dividends                Distributions     Distributions             Dividends(1)

                       12/31/12                                       1/15/2013                                    $0.66              $0.65794542               $ -               $0.00205458              $0.09976163

                       03/28/13                                       4/15/2013                                    $0.82              $0.81744734               $ -               $0.00255266              $0.12394627

                       07/01/13                                       7/15/2013                                    $0.84              $0.83738508               $ -               $0.00261492              $0.12696935

                       09/30/13                                      10/15/2013                                    $0.86              $0.85732282               $ -               $0.00267718              $0.12999243


    FORM 1099-DIV                                                                                                           1A                          2A                                  3      1B


    (1) Qualified Dividends is a subset of, and included in, the 2013 Taxable Ordinary Dividends amount.

W. P. Carey Inc.
W. P. Carey Inc. is a publicly traded REIT (NYSE: WPC) that provides long-term sale-leaseback and build-to-suit financing for companies worldwide and owns and manages an investment portfolio totaling more than $15 billion. The largest owner/manager of net-lease assets, WPC's corporate finance-focused credit and real estate underwriting process is a constant that has been successfully leveraged across a wide variety of industries and property types. Its portfolio of long-term leases with creditworthy tenants has an established history of generating stable cash flows that have enabled WPC to deliver consistent and rising dividend income to investors for nearly four decades. www.wpcarey.com

Company contact:
Kristin Brown
W. P. Carey Inc.
212-492-8989
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