UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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) December 6, 2004
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W. P. CAREY & CO. LLC
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
001-13779 13-3912578
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(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
50 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10020
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
212-492-1100
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Section 8 - Other Events
Item 8.01. Other Events
On December 6, 2004, Corporate Property Associates 16-Global Incorporated
("CPA(R):16-Global"), a publicly-held, non-traded real estate investment company
advised and managed by the Registrant, announced to certain financial advisors
that CPA(R):16-Global's current best-efforts offering of securities will be
suspended as of December 30, 2004. Carey Financial Corporation, a wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Registrant, is the sales agent for CPA(R):16-Global's
best-efforts offering.
CPA(R):16-Global has decided to suspend fundraising for an unspecified time
period in order to bring into balance the rate of fundraising and the rate of
investment. CPA(R):16-Global has advised the Registrant that it believes that it
is prudent to cease taking in additional money until CPA(R):16-Global has made
additional real estate acquisitions. CPA(R):16-Global has advised the Registrant
that it currently anticipates that it will recommence sales of its securities
during the second quarter of 2005.
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 hereunto duly authorized.
W. P. CAREY & CO. LLC
By: /s/ John J. Park
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John J. Park, Managing Director
and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
Date: December 16, 2004