UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934



Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): December 6, 2017
CORPORATE PROPERTY ASSOCIATES 17 - GLOBAL INCORPORATED
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Maryland
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

	000-52891	20-8429087
	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

	50 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY	10020
	(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 492-1100

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Emerging growth company o

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Item 5.02 - Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Agreements of Certain Officers.

As previously announced on November 7, 2017, Mr. Mark J. DeCesaris is retiring from his positions as Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Corporate Property Associates 17 – Global Incorporated (the “Company”) in connection with his resignation from those positions at the Company’s advisor, W. P. Carey Inc. (“W. P. Carey”), all effective as of December 31, 2017. On December 6, 2017, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) elected Mr. Jason E. Fox, the incoming Chief Executive Officer of W. P. Carey, to become the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, effective as of January 1, 2018, and to fill the vacancy on the Board, effective as of that same date to serve until the 2018 annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders or until his successor is duly elected and qualified.

Mr. Fox, age 44, has served as President of W. P. Carey since 2015 and previously served in various capacities in W. P. Carey’s Investment Department, including as its Head of Global Investments, since joining W. P. Carey in 2002.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



		Corporate Property Associates 17 – Global Incorporated


Date:	December 8, 2017	By:	/s/ Mallika Sinha
			Mallika Sinha
			Chief Financial Officer

Corporate Property Associates 17 - Global INC 8-K