W. P. Carey Inc. Increases Quarterly Dividend to $0.9900 per Share

NEW YORK, Dec. 7, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- W. P. Carey Inc. (NYSE: WPC) reported today that its Board of Directors increased its quarterly cash dividend to $0.9900 per share, equivalent to an annualized dividend rate of $3.96 per share. The dividend is payable on January 13, 2017 to stockholders of record as of December 30, 2016.

W. P. Carey Inc.W. P. Carey Inc. is a leading internally-managed net lease REIT that provides real estate-based financing solutions primarily for companies in the U.S. and Europe. At September 30, 2016, the Company had an enterprise value of approximately $11.0 billion. In addition to its owned portfolio of diversified real estate, W. P. Carey manages a series of non-traded publicly registered investment programs with assets under management of approximately $12.2 billion. Its 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. Furthermore, its portfolio of long-term leases with creditworthy tenants has an established history of generating stable cash flows, enabling it to deliver consistent and rising dividend income to investors for over four decades.www.wpcarey.com

Institutional Investors:Peter Sands W. P. Carey Inc. 212-492-1110 [email protected]

Individual Investors: W. P. Carey Inc. 212-492-8920 [email protected]

Press Contact:Guy LawrenceRoss & Lawrence212-308-3333[email protected]

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