W. P. Carey President and CEO, Gordon DuGan, to Speak at Real Share Net Lease Conference

New York, NY – April 27, 2009 – Investment firm W. P. Carey & Co. LLC (NYSE: WPC) announced today that Gordon F. DuGan, President and CEO, will participate at Real Share’s seventh annual Net Lease Conference to be held at the Marriott Marquis in New York City on April 29, 2009. The program, “Market Conditions Drive New Investment Opportunities,” will focus on new avenues for growth in a challenging economic environment. Mr. DuGan will join a panel of net lease executives who will discuss “The Net Lease Market Today & Tomorrow” in a Town Hall Meeting-style session on Wednesday at 9:05 AM (ET).

W. P. Carey & Co. LLC
W. P. Carey & Co. LLC is an investment firm that provides long-term sale-leaseback and build-to-suit financing for companies worldwide and manages a global investment portfolio approaching $10 billion. Publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (WPC), W. P. Carey and its CPA^® series of income-generating, non-traded REITs help companies and private equity firms release capital tied up in real estate assets. The W. P. Carey Group’s investments are highly diversified, comprising contractual agreements with approximately 300 long-term corporate obligors spanning 28 industries and 14 countries. http://www.wpcarey.com

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