Corporate Property Associates 15 Announces First Quarter 2002 Dividend
NEW YORK, NY – March 19, 2002 – Corporate Property Associates 15 Incorporated (CPA®:15), a publicly held non-traded real estate investment trust (REIT) managed by W. P. Carey & Co. LLC, announced today that its Board of Directors have declared a quarterly dividend of $15.00 per 100 shares for the quarter ending March 31, 2002. This is the first dividend paid to investors of CPA®:15.
The quarterly cash dividends, which were calculated on a daily basis, and based on the original purchase price of $10 per share, will be paid on April 15, 2002 to shareholders of record as of March 29, 2002. CPA®:15 is part of the $3.5 billion W. P. Carey Group which also includes CPA®:10, Carey Institutional Properties (CIP®), CPA®:12 and CPA®:14. CPA®:15 invests in single-tenant corporate properties. As of December 31, 2001 CPA®:15's diversified portfolio contained three properties net-leased to two tenants in three states.
Founded in 1973, W. P. Carey & Co. specializes in corporate real estate financing through the corporate net lease, or sale-leaseback structure. The firm and its affiliates continue to be leading lessors of net leased corporate real estate. As the largest publicly traded limited liability company in the world, the company owns and/or manages more than 400 commercial and industrial properties throughout the United States and Europe comprising more than 50 million-square-feet of space.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Federal securities laws. A number of factors could cause the company's actual results, performance or achievement to differ materially from those anticipated. Among those risks, trends and uncertainties are the general economic climate; the supply of and demand for office and industrial properties; interest rate levels; the availability of financing; and other risks associated with the acquisition and ownership of properties, including risks that the tenants will not pay rent, or that costs may be greater than anticipated. For further information on factors that could impact the company, reference is made to the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
