UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): September 16, 2010

W. P. CAREY & CO. LLC

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

001-13779 (Commission File Number)		13-3912578 (IRS Employer Identification No.)
50 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY (Address of Principal Executive Offices)		10020 (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 September 16, 2010, the Board of Directors of W. P. Carey & Co. LLC (the “Company”) elected Trevor P. Bond as Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company. Mr. Bond was previously appointed interim Chief Executive Officer, effective July 6, 2010, as reported in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on that date and which is hereby incorporated into this Item 5.02 by reference. The compensation arrangements for Mr. Bond have not yet been agreed, and Mr. Bond will remain a director of the Company.

     A copy of the Company’s press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Bond has been filed as an exhibit to this Report.

Item 9.01 Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1		Press release of the registrant dated September 22, 2010

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.