W. P. Carey Inc.

Our Bylaws, as amended in June 2017, generally permit any shareholder or group of up to 20 shareholders who have maintained continuous qualifying ownership of at least 3% or more of our outstanding Common Stock for at least the previous three years to include a specified number of director nominees in the Company's proxy materials for our annual meeting of stockholders, subject to certain procedural, eligibility and disclosure requirements set forth in our bylaws. For more information on using proxy access to nominate directors, refer to "Corporate Governance—Shareholder Proposals" on page 24 of this Proxy Statement.