1 OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Expires: December 31, 2001 Estimated average burden hours per response. . . . 0.5 U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 FORM 4 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 [_] Check box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). (Print or Type Responses) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Fernandez, Claude -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Last) (First) (Middle) 26 Stallion Trail -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Street) Brewster, NY 10509 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (City) (State) (Zip) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol W.P. Carey & Co. LLC ("WPC") -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an Entity (Voluntary) ###-##-#### -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Statement for Month/Year April 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Relationship of Reporting Persons to Issuer (Check all applicable) [_] Director [_] 10% Owner [X] Officer (give title below) [_] Other (specify below) Managing Director - Financial Operations -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) [X] Form filed by one Reporting Person [_] Form filed by more than one Reporting Person -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ================================================================================ Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ================================================================================

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Explanation of Responses: (1) Transaction represents dividend reinvestment (2) Represents accounting adjustment to restricted share holdings /s/ Claude Fernandez 5/9/01 --------------------------------------------- ----------------------- **Signature of Reporting Person Date Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v). ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. Page 2

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