NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - Dec 20, 2012) - W. P. Carey Inc. (NYSE: [ WPC ]), a real estate investment trust, announced today that effective after market close on December 21, 2012 it will be added to the FTSE NAREIT Composite Index and the FTSE NAREIT Real Estate 50 Reserve List. 

Trevor P. Bond, President and CEO of W. P. Carey, commented, "Given that the FTSE NAREIT US Real Estate Index Series is used extensively by investors worldwide for investment analysis, performance measurement and asset allocation, our inclusion in the FTSE NAREIT Composite Index and the FTSE NAREIT Real Estate 50 Reserve List represents significant recognition for W. P. Carey."

W. P. Carey Inc.
Founded in 1973, W. P. Carey Inc. is a publicly traded REIT (NYSE: [ WPC ]) that provides long-term sale-leaseback and build-to-suit financing for companies worldwide and manages an investment portfolio of approximately $13.7 billion. The largest owner/manager of net lease assets, WPC's corporate finance focused credit and real estate underwriting process is a constant that has been successfully leveraged across a wide variety of industries and property types. Our portfolio of long-term leases with creditworthy tenants has an established history of generating stable cash flows that have enabled the Company to deliver consistent and rising dividend income to investors for nearly four decades. [ www.wpcarey.com ]

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