NEW YORK, NY – April 2, 2003 – Wm. Polk Carey, Chairman and Co-CEO of investment firm W. P. Carey & Co. LLC (NYSE:WPC) will ring the New York Stock Exchange Closing Bell on Thursday, April 3rd in commemoration of the 30th Anniversary of the company’s founding in 1973. Mr. Carey will be joined by President and Co-CEO Gordon F. DuGan, Vice Chairman Francis J. Carey, Chief Investment Officer George E. Stoddard and Chief Financial Officer John J. Park.
WHEN/WHERE:
THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2003 – NYSE – 20 BROAD STREET – CHECKPOINT
- 3:30 p.m. Media escorted into the building for bell ringing
- 4:00 p.m. The Closing Bell is rung
CONTACT:
Media interested in covering the bell ringing MUST contact Danielle Martinez of the New York Stock Exchange at 212.656.2268 in order to obtain entry into the building.
PHOTO/VIDEO:
Photos available via Associated Press/New York (212.621.1902), Reuters America (646.223.6285) and Bloomberg Photo (212.893.3420). The Closing Bell™ (starting at 3:55 p.m.) feeds are available via fiber line at Waterfront #1630.
Founded in 1973, W. P. Carey & Co. provides financing to companies around the world through the net lease or sale-leaseback financing structure. The firm and its affiliates continue to be leading lessors of net leased corporate real estate. W. P. Carey & Co., the largest publicly traded limited liability company, and its four publicly held non-traded real estate investment trusts (REITs), Corporate Property Associates 12 (CPA®:12), CPA®:14, CPA®:15 and Carey Institutional Properties (CIP®), maintain a diversified portfolio that includes more than 550 properties throughout the U.S. and Europe comprised of more than 75 million square feet.
