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NEW YORK, NY -- (Marketwired) -- 05/07/13 -- W. P. Carey Inc. (NYSE: WPC), a real estate investment trust ("REIT"), today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013.

During the first quarter of 2013, the Company:

•Reported Funds from operations -- as adjusted ("AFFO") of $1.03 per diluted share •Structured $193 million of investments on behalf of the managed REITs •Completed a $72 million sale-leaseback with Kraft Foods Group •Raised annualized dividend rate to $3.28 per share, an increase of 24% versus the fourth quarter of 2012 and WPC's 48th consecutive quarterly increase •Generated total shareholder return of approximately 31%

Subsequent to the first quarter:

•WPC acquired the main European distribution center of the Tommy Hilfiger Group for approximately $39 million

QUARTERLY RESULTS

•AFFO for the first quarter of 2013 was $72.3 million or $1.03 per diluted share, compared to $40.1 million or $0.99 per diluted share for the first quarter of 2012. The increased AFFO in the first quarter of 2013 as compared to the same quarter in 2012 was primarily due to income from the properties we acquired in our Merger with CPA®:15 on September 28, 2012, partially offset by the cessation of asset management revenue received from CPA®:15 after the Merger was completed. Per share data for the 2013 period also reflects the issuance of 28.2 million shares in connection with the Merger to the stockholders of CPA®:15. Further information concerning AFFO, a non-GAAP supplemental performance metric, is presented in the accompanying tables and related notes.

•Total revenues net of reimbursed expenses for the first quarter of 2013 were $101.4 million, compared to $49.6 million for the first quarter of 2012. Reimbursed expenses are excluded from total revenues because they have no impact on net income.

•Net Income for the first quarter of 2013 was $14.2 million, compared to $12.3 million for the same period in 2012.

•For the quarter ended March 31, 2013, we received approximately $14.7 million in cash distributions from our equity ownership in the CPA® REITs including $7.9 million in Available Cash distributions related to our special general partnership interests in the CPA® REITs.



W. P. CAREY OWNED PORTFOLIO UPDATE

•In January 2013, W. P. Carey completed a $72 million sale-leaseback with Kraft Foods Group for its corporate headquarters, located in Northfield, Illinois.

•In April 2013, W. P. Carey acquired the main European distribution center of the Tommy Hilfiger Group for approximately EUR 30 million ($39 million). The facility is located in Vanlo, Netherlands and is subject to an existing net lease with Tommy Hilfiger Europe B.V., which has been owned since 2010 by PVH Corp, one of the world's largest apparel companies.

•The W. P. Carey owned portfolio currently consists of 422 leased properties comprising 39 million square feet leased to approximately 124 corporate tenants. The average lease term of the portfolio is 8.8 years and the occupancy rate is approximately 98.8%.