---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-019187"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WPC"
cik: "0001025378"
company_name: "W. P. Carey Inc."
filed_at: "2026-02-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T00:37:23.994644+00:00"
event_type: "debt"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# W. P. Carey issues €1.0B senior notes, exercises full equity option for $64.8M

## Summary
- Issued €500M 3.250% notes due 2031 and €500M 3.750% notes due 2035; proceeds to repay €500M 2.250% notes due April 2026.
- Net proceeds also used for general corporate purposes, including repaying revolving credit facility and €215M term loan due 2028.
- Underwriters fully exercised option for additional 900,000 shares at $71.38, adding $64.8M gross proceeds.
- Total gross proceeds from equity offering reached $496.8M from 6.9 million shares.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-019187
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WPC
- cik: 0001025378
- company_name: W. P. Carey Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-02-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: debt
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1025378/000110465926019187/0001104659-26-019187-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1025378/000110465926019187/tm267127d1_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Material Agreements
  W. P. Carey Inc. entered into Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture with U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association valued at €1.0 billion (effective 2026-02-24).
  - Action: entry
  - Agreement: notes offering
  - Counterparty: U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association
  - Value: €1.0 billion
  - Effective: 2026-02-24
  source text: On February 24, 2026, W. P. Carey Inc. (the “ Company ”) consummated the public offering (the “ Offering ”) of €1.0 billion in aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes (the “ Senior Notes ”)
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1025378/000110465926019187/0001104659-26-019187-index.htm

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