$WPC
W. P. Carey Inc. Stock $wpc

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2015 Q4 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000102537815000049 Filed on November 05, 2015

Income Statement

Concept	2015 Q4	2015 Q3	2014 Q4
Revenue	$265.3M	$214.7M	$248.8M
YoY Change	6.6%	8.96%	79.0%
Cost Of Revenue	$59.80M	$32.50M	$57.20M
YoY Change	4.55%	-8.71%	69.23%
Gross Profit	$205.4M	$182.1M	$191.1M
YoY Change	7.48%	12.83%	81.65%
Gross Profit Margin	77.44%	84.83%	76.8%
Selling, General & Admin	$29.70M	$26.80M	$37.60M
YoY Change	-21.01%	-4.96%	19.37%
% of Gross Profit	14.46%	14.72%	19.68%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$75.50M	$35.70M	$73.30M
YoY Change	3.0%	-50.89%	69.68%
% of Gross Profit	36.76%	19.6%	38.36%
Operating Expenses	$104.0M	$102.4M	$99.10M
YoY Change	4.94%	16.63%	55.57%
Operating Profit	$101.4M	$79.70M	$92.00M
YoY Change	10.22%	8.29%	121.69%
Interest Expense	-$39.80M	$49.68M	-$34.70M
YoY Change	14.7%	6.77%	35.02%
% of Operating Profit	-39.25%	62.34%	-37.72%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$4.700M	-$30.44M	-$1.600M
YoY Change	193.75%	-24.02%	-159.26%
Pretax Income	$69.90M	$25.16M	$35.90M
YoY Change	94.71%	-12.54%	229.36%
Income Tax	$17.30M	$3.361M	$6.400M
% Of Pretax Income	24.75%	13.36%	17.83%
Net Earnings	$51.05M	$21.75M	$32.27M
YoY Change	58.18%	-20.46%	40.18%
Net Earnings / Revenue	19.25%	10.13%	12.97%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.48	$0.20	$0.31
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.48	$0.20	$0.30
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	104.4M shares	105.8M shares	104.0M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		106.3M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2015 Q4	2015 Q3	2014 Q4
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$157.0M	$191.0M	$199.0M
YoY Change	-21.11%	-63.96%	68.64%
Cash & Equivalents	$157.2M	$191.3M	$198.7M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets
YoY Change
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables
Other Receivables
Total Short-Term Assets	$219.0M	$339.0M	$233.0M
YoY Change	-6.01%	-39.03%	55.33%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$5.011B	$5.029B	$4.833B
YoY Change	3.68%	13.96%	105.4%
Goodwill	$681.8M	$684.6M	$692.4M
YoY Change	-1.53%	-2.59%	97.72%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$275.5M	$275.9M	$249.4M
YoY Change	10.45%	26.49%	-52.94%
Other Assets	$59.00M	$5.000M	$7.000M
YoY Change	742.86%		-91.95%
Total Long-Term Assets	$8.523B	$8.549B	$8.415B
YoY Change	1.28%	7.6%	85.82%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$219.0M	$339.0M	$233.0M
Total Long-Term Assets	$8.523B	$8.549B	$8.415B
Total Assets	$8.742B	$8.888B	$8.648B
YoY Change	1.08%	4.55%	84.84%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$342.0M	$299.0M	$294.0M
YoY Change	16.33%	6.79%	102.76%
Accrued Expenses
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$445.0M	$401.0M	$394.0M
YoY Change	12.94%	5.8%	84.98%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$4.480B	$4.600B	$4.089B
YoY Change	9.56%	20.45%	97.82%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$154.0M	$166.0M	$175.0M
YoY Change	-12.0%	-13.99%	16.67%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$4.634B	$4.766B	$4.264B
YoY Change	8.68%	18.79%	92.33%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$445.0M	$401.0M	$394.0M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$4.634B	$4.766B	$4.264B
Total Liabilities	$5.166B	$5.253B	$4.752B
YoY Change	8.71%	17.08%	92.47%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings
YoY Change
Common Stock	$104.0K	$105.0K	$104.0K
YoY Change	0.0%	0.0%	50.72%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)		$60.95M	$60.95M
YoY Change		0.0%	1.12%
Treasury Stock Shares		1.044M shares	1.044M shares
Shareholders Equity	$3.427B	$3.486B	$3.751B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$8.742B	$8.888B	$8.648B
YoY Change	1.08%	4.55%	84.84%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2015 Q4	2015 Q3	2014 Q4
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$51.05M	$21.75M	$32.27M
YoY Change	58.18%	-20.46%	40.18%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$75.50M	$35.70M	$73.30M
YoY Change	3.0%	-50.89%	69.68%
Cash From Operating Activities	$177.6M	$114.8M	$121.9M
YoY Change	45.69%	5.71%	97.89%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$146.9M	-$102.8M	-$668.5M
YoY Change	-78.03%	-40.41%	3259.3%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$126.9M	$600.0K	-$17.80M
YoY Change	-812.92%	-99.31%	-110.3%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$20.00M	-$102.3M	-$686.3M
YoY Change	-97.09%	19.65%	-548.86%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-188.1M	-53.30M	244.0M
YoY Change	-177.09%	-117.65%	-227.35%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	177.6M	114.8M	121.9M
Cash From Investing Activities	-20.00M	-102.3M	-686.3M
Cash From Financing Activities	-188.1M	-53.30M	244.0M
Net Change In Cash	-30.50M	-40.80M	-320.4M
YoY Change	-90.48%	-112.55%	-1499.13%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$177.6M	$114.8M	$121.9M
Capital Expenditures	-$146.9M	-$102.8M	-$668.5M
Free Cash Flow	$324.5M	$217.6M	$790.4M
YoY Change	-58.94%	-22.59%	869.82%

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	us-gaap	Depreciation And Amortization DepreciationAndAmortization	206079000	USD
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	us-gaap	Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Operating Expense DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationOperatingExpense	0	USD
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CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Revenue DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationRevenue	0	USD
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CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations	21745000	USD
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	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	0	USD
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	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Attributable To Reporting Entity IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity	33192000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Attributable To Reporting Entity IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity	0	USD
	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Attributable To Reporting Entity IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxAttributableToReportingEntity	0	USD
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CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	3361000	USD
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	us-gaap	Interest Income Related Party InterestIncomeRelatedParty	515000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Interest Income Related Party InterestIncomeRelatedParty	576000	USD
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	us-gaap	Investment Advisory Management And Administrative Fees InvestmentAdvisoryManagementAndAdministrativeFees	181843000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Investment Advisory Management And Administrative Fees InvestmentAdvisoryManagementAndAdministrativeFees	33490000	USD
	us-gaap	Investment Advisory Management And Administrative Fees InvestmentAdvisoryManagementAndAdministrativeFees	135279000	USD
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CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Management Fees Revenue ManagementFeesRevenue	13004000	USD
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	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	207554000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	21745000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss NetIncomeLoss	121209000	USD
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	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	7874000	USD
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	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToRedeemableNoncontrollingInterest	137000	USD
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	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToRedeemableNoncontrollingInterest	0	USD
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	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	206699000	USD
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	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	120801000	USD
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	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Diluted NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersDiluted	206773000	USD
CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Diluted NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersDiluted	21672000	USD
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	us-gaap	Noncontrolling Interest Increase From Business Combination NoncontrollingInterestIncreaseFromBusinessCombination	99757000	USD
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CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Noncurrent Assets NoncurrentAssets	6089749000	USD
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CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Notes Receivable Net NotesReceivableNet	790996000	USD
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CY2015Q3	us-gaap	Notes Receivable Related Parties NotesReceivableRelatedParties	106005000	USD
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	wpc	Comprehensive Income Attributable To Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests ComprehensiveIncomeAttributableToRedeemableNoncontrollingInterests	0	USD
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	wpc	Dealer Manager Feesand Expenses DealerManagerFeesandExpenses	15557000	USD
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	wpc	Related Party Reimbursement Revenue RelatedPartyReimbursementRevenue	96379000	USD
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	wpc	Related Party Reimbursement Revenue RelatedPartyReimbursementRevenue	28401000	USD
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	us-gaap	Debt Instrument Covenant Compliance DebtInstrumentCovenantCompliance	<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">We were in compliance with all of these covenants at </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">September 30, 2015</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">.</font></div></div>
	us-gaap	Description Of New Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted DescriptionOfNewAccountingPronouncementsNotYetAdopted	<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Recent Accounting Requirements</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The following Accounting Standards Updates, or ASUs, promulgated by the Financial Accounting Standards Board are applicable to us:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">ASU 2015-16, Business Combinations (Topic 805) </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">—</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;"> </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">ASU 2015-16 requires that an acquirer recognize adjustments identified during the business combination measurement period in the reporting period in which the adjustment amounts are determined. The effects on earnings due to changes in depreciation, amortization, or other income effects as a result of the change are also recognized in the same period’s financial statements. ASU 2015-16 also requires that acquirers present separately on the face of the income statement or disclose in the notes to the financial statements the portion of the amount recorded in current-period earnings that would have been recorded in previous reporting periods if the adjustment had been recognized as of the acquisition date. ASU 2015-16 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, including interim periods within those fiscal years, early adoption is permitted, and prospective application is required for adjustments that are identified after the effective date of this update. We elected to early adopt ASU 2015-16 and implemented the standard prospectively beginning July 1, 2015.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">ASU 2015-03, Interest-Imputation of Interest</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">(Subtopic 835-30) </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">— ASU 2015-03 changes the presentation of debt issuance costs, which are currently recognized as a deferred charge (that is, an asset) and requires that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts. ASU 2015-03 does not affect the recognition and measurement guidance for debt issuance costs. ASU 2015-03 is effective for periods beginning after December 15, 2015, early adoption is permitted and retrospective application is required. We are currently evaluating the impact of ASU 2015-03 on our consolidated financial statements.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">ASU 2014-09</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">— ASU 2014-09 is a comprehensive new revenue recognition model requiring a company to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to a customer at an amount reflecting the consideration it expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 does not apply to our lease revenues, but will apply to reimbursed tenant costs and revenues generated from our operating properties and our Investment Management business. Additionally, this guidance modifies disclosures regarding the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. In August 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued ASU 2015-14, which defers the effective date of ASU 2014-09 for all entities by one year, until years beginning in 2018, with early adoption permitted but not before 2017, the original public company effective date.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#3c3c3d;"> </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">We are currently evaluating the impact of ASU 2014-09 on our consolidated financial statements and have not yet determined the method by which we will adopt the standard.</font></div></div>
	us-gaap	Nature Of Operations NatureOfOperations	<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Business and Organization</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">W. P. Carey Inc., or W. P. Carey, is, together with its consolidated subsidiaries and predecessors, a REIT that provides long-term financing via sale-leaseback and build-to-suit transactions for companies worldwide and manages a global investment portfolio. We invest primarily in commercial properties domestically and internationally. We earn revenue principally by leasing the properties we own to single corporate tenants, primarily on a triple-net lease basis, which generally requires each tenant to pay substantially all of the costs associated with operating and maintaining the property.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Originally founded in 1973, we reorganized as a REIT in September 2012 in connection with our merger with Corporate Property Associates 15 Incorporated. We refer to that merger as the CPA</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:7pt">®</sup></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">:15 Merger. On January 31, 2014, Corporate Property Associates 16 – Global Incorporated, or CPA</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:7pt">®</sup></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">:16 – Global, merged with and into us (</font><a style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;" href="#sD5D58957BC015B198A2BDBBD8F18629D"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Note 4</font></a><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">), which we refer to as the CPA</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:7pt">®</sup></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">:16 Merger. Our shares of common stock are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “WPC.”</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">We have elected to be taxed as a REIT under Section 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code. As a REIT, we are not generally subject to United States federal income taxation other than from our taxable REIT subsidiaries, or TRSs, as long as we satisfy certain requirements, principally relating to the nature of our income and the level of our distributions, as well as other factors. We hold all of our real estate assets attributable to our Real Estate Ownership segment under the REIT structure, while the activities conducted by our Investment Management segment subsidiaries have been organized under TRSs.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Through our TRSs we also earn revenue as the advisor to publicly-owned, non-listed REITs, which are sponsored by us under the Corporate Property Associates, or CPA</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:7pt">®</sup></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:7pt"> </sup></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">brand name that invest in similar properties. At </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">September 30, 2015</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, we were the advisor to Corporate Property Associates 17 – Global Incorporated, or CPA</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:7pt">®</sup></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">:17 – Global, and Corporate Property Associates 18 – Global Incorporated, or CPA</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:7pt">®</sup></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">:18 – Global. We were also the advisor to CPA</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:7pt">®</sup></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">:16 – Global until its merger with us on January 31, 2014. We refer to CPA</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:7pt">®</sup></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">:16 – Global, CPA</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:7pt">®</sup></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">:17 – Global, and CPA</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:7pt">®</sup></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">:18 – Global together as the CPA</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:7pt">®</sup></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> REITs. At </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">September 30, 2015</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, we were also the advisor to Carey Watermark Investors Incorporated, referred to as CWI or CWI 1, and Carey Watermark Investors 2 Incorporated, or CWI 2, two publicly-owned, non-listed REITs that invest in lodging and lodging-related properties. We refer to CWI 1 and CWI 2 together as the CWI REITs, and, together with the CPA</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:7pt">®</sup></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> REITs, as the Managed REITs (</font><a style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;" href="#s88892656CD3B5028B7FA74457697B592"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Note 5</font></a><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">). We have also invested in Carey Credit Income Fund, or CCIF, a newly formed business development company, or BDC (</font><a style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;" href="#s87EA7F7E1B4D582DB42D21C18D97697A"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Note 8</font></a><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">), with a third-party investment partner, which is the master fund in a master/feeder fund structure. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">In July 2015, two registration statements on Form N-2 for two feeder funds of CCIF, or the CCIF Feeder Funds, were declared effective by the SEC. The CCIF Feeder Funds intend to invest the proceeds that they raise in their respective public offerings into the master fund, CCIF. The advisor to CCIF is wholly owned by us. We refer to CCIF and the CCIF Feeder Funds collectively as the Managed BDCs and, together with the Managed REITs, as the Managed Programs.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Reportable Segments</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Real Estate Ownership</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> — We own and invest in commercial properties principally in the United States, Europe, and Asia that are then leased to companies, primarily on a triple-net lease basis. We have also invested in several operating properties, such as lodging and self-storage properties. We earn lease revenues from our wholly-owned and co-owned real estate investments that we control. In addition, we generate equity income through co-owned real estate investments that we do not control and through our ownership of shares of the Managed REITs (</font><a style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;" href="#s87EA7F7E1B4D582DB42D21C18D97697A"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Note 8</font></a><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">). Through our special member interests in the operating partnerships of the Managed REITs, we also participate in their cash flows (</font><a style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;" href="#s88892656CD3B5028B7FA74457697B592"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Note 5</font></a><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">). At </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">September 30, 2015</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, our owned portfolio was comprised of our full or partial ownership interests in </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">854</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> properties, totaling approximately </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">89.8 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> square feet, substantially all of which were net leased to </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">221</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> tenants, with an occupancy rate of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">98.8%</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Investment Management</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> — Through our TRSs, we structure and negotiate investments and debt placement transactions for the Managed REITs, for which we earn structuring revenue, and manage their portfolios of real estate investments, for which we earn asset-based management revenue. We may earn disposition revenue when we negotiate and structure the sale of properties on behalf of the Managed REITs, and we may also earn incentive revenue and receive other compensation in connection with providing liquidity events for the Managed REITs’ stockholders. At </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">September 30, 2015</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, CPA</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:7pt">®</sup></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">:17 – Global and CPA</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:7pt">®</sup></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">:18 – Global collectively owned all or a portion of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">421</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> properties, including certain properties in which we have an ownership interest. Substantially all of these properties, totaling approximately </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">47.5 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> square feet, were net leased to </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">199</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> tenants, with an average occupancy rate of approximately </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">99.9%</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">. The Managed REITs also had interests in </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">157</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> operating properties, totaling approximately </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">18.2 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> square feet. We continue to explore alternatives for expanding our investment management operations by raising funds beyond advising the existing Managed REITs. Any such expansion could involve the purchase of properties or other investments as principal, either for our owned portfolio or with the intention of transferring such investments to a newly-created fund, as well as the sponsorship of one or more funds to make investments other than primarily net lease investments, such as the CWI REITs and the Managed BDCs. These new funds could invest primarily in assets other than net-lease real estate and could include funds raised through private placements or publicly-traded vehicles, either in the United States or internationally.</font></div></div>

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