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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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): June 14, 2007
W. P. CAREY & CO. LLC
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
001-13779 13-3912578
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
50 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10020
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 492-1100
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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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 June 14, Thomas Ridings was appointed Chief Accounting Officer (principal
accounting officer) of W. P. Carey & Co. LLC (the "Company"). Mr. Ridings, age
39, currently serves as Executive Director of the Company. He joined the Company
in 2004, as First Vice President in the accounting department, and was promoted
to Senior Vice President in 2006 and to Executive Director in 2007. Prior
thereto, he was a Vice President at CA, Inc., a computer software company
publicly traded on the NYSE. Between 1990 and 2000 he worked at Ernst & Young
LLP. Mr. Ridings, a certified public accountant, received a B.S. in accounting
from Long Island University.
Mr. Ridings succeeds Claude Fernandez, who resigned from his position as Chief
Accounting Officer (principal accounting officer) of the Company on June 14,
2007. Mr. Fernandez will continue to serve in his capacity as Managing
Director.
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
Date: June 19, 2007 By: /s/ Mark J. DeCesaris
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Mark J. DeCesaris
Managing Director and
acting Chief Financial Officer