Edgar Filing: W P CAREY & CO LLC

W. P. Carey & Co. LLC

Date: September 25, 2012

/s/ Mark J. DeCesaris

Mark J. DeCesaris

Chief Financial Officer

Form 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 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): September 19, 2012

LOGO

W. P. CAREY & CO. LLC

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its 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)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

On September 19, 2012, W. P. Carey & Co. LLC (“W. P. Carey” or the “Company”) acquired a 52.63% interest in Marcourt Investments, Inc. (“Marcourt”) from an unrelated third party for $126.3 million. Marcourt owns 12 Marriott Courtyard hotels, which are triple-net leased to and operated by subsidiaries of the guarantor, Marriott International, Inc. Corporate Property Associates 15 Incorporated, W. P. Carey’s affiliate, owns a 47.37% interest in Marcourt.

Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits


Exhibit No.		Description

10.1		Share Purchase Agreement between Coolidge Investment Partners, L.P., as Seller, and CIP Acquisition Incorporated, as Buyer

99.1		Summarized financial data of guarantor, Marriott International, Inc.

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.