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                            Schedule 14A Information

                    Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a)
                          of the Securities Act of 1934


Filed by Registrant  [ X ]
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Check the appropriate box:

    [   ] Preliminary Proxy Statement
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    [   ] Soliciting Material Pursuant to ss. 240.14a-11(c) or
                        ss. 240.14a-12


                  Corporate Property Associates 12 Incorporated
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                (Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


          (Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement) Michael B. Pollack

Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):

[ X ] $125 per Exchange Act Rules 0-11(c)(1)(ii),
      14a-6(i)(1), or 14a-6(j)(2).

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      14a-6(i)(3).

[   ] Fee Computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(4) and 0-11.

         (1) Title of each class of  securities  to which  transaction  applies:
             Common Stock
         (2) Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies:
         (3) Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed
             pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11:
         (4) Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction:

Set forth the amount on which the filing fee is calculated  and state how it was
determined:

[   ] Check  box if any  part of the fee is  offset as  provided by Exchange Act
Rule  0-11(a)(2)  and identify the filing for which the  offsetting fee was paid
previously.  Identify the previous filing by registration  statement  number, or
the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.

        (1) Amount previously paid:
        (2) Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.:
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[GRAPHIC-CPA:14 LOGO]

[LETTERHEAD FOR Corporate Property Associates 12 Incorporated 
                Carey Property Advisors]


                                                                  April 30, 1999


                    NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
                             TO BE HELD JUNE 7, 1999



Dear CPA(R):12 Shareholder,

     On Monday, June 7, 1999, Corporate Property Associates 12 Incorporated will
hold its 1999 annual  meeting of  shareholders  at the executive  offices of the
company, 50 Rockefeller Plaza, New York. The meeting will begin at 3:00 p.m.

     We are holding this meeting:

     o To elect five directors for the following year; and

     o To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting.

     Only  shareholders  who owned  stock at the close of  business on March 31,
1999 are entitled to vote at the meeting.

     CPA(R):12  mailed this Proxy  Statement,  proxy,  and its Annual  Report to
shareholders on or about May 3, 1999.

                                              By Order of the Board of Directors



                                              /s/ Susan C. Hyde
                                              -----------------
                                              Susan C. Hyde
                                              Secretary


YOU ARE  URGED TO  COMPLETE,  DATE AND SIGN THE  ENCLOSED  PROXY  AND  RETURN IT
PROMPTLY IN THE BUSINESS REPLY ENVELOPE PROVIDED. IF YOU ATTEND THE MEETING, YOU
MAY WITHDRAW YOUR PROXY AND VOTE IN PERSON.


An affiliate of W. P. Carey & Co.,  Inc.,  50  Rockefeller  Plaza,  New York, NY
10020 212-492-1100 Fax 212-977-3022

                                                                     W. P. CAREY
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                 CORPORATE PROPERTY ASSOCIATES 12 INCORPORATED
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                                 PROXY STATEMENT
                                 April 30, 1999
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                               QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Who is soliciting my proxy?

     We, the  directors of CPA(R):12,  are sending you this Proxy  Statement and
the enclosed proxy.

Who is entitled to vote?

     Shareholders  of CPA(R):12 as of the close of business  March 31, 1999 (the
Record Date) are entitled to vote at the
annual meeting.

How do I vote?

     You may vote your  shares  either by  attending  the  annual  meeting or by
proxy.  To vote by proxy,  sign and date the enclosed proxy and return it in the
enclosed  envelope.  If you  return  your  proxy  but fail to mark  your  voting
preference,  your shares will be voted FOR each of the nominees. We suggest that
you return a proxy even if you plan to attend the meeting.

May I revoke my proxy?

     Yes,  you may revoke your proxy at any time before the meeting by voting in
person,  notifying CPA(R):12's secretary,  or submitting a later-date proxy. The
mailing  address of the  company is 50  Rockefeller  Plaza,  New York,  New York
10020. You should mail your notice of revocation of proxy to that address.

How many shares may vote?

     At the close of business on the Record Date, March 31, 1999,  CPA(R):12 had
28,543,746  shares  outstanding  and  entitled  to vote.  Every  shareholder  is
entitled to one vote for each share held.

What is a "quorum"?

     A "quorum" is the presence,  either in person or represented by proxy, of a
majority of the shares  entitled to vote at the meeting.  There must be a quorum
for the meeting to be held.  A nominee must  receive the  affirmative  vote of a
majority of the votes cast at the meeting to be elected to the Board.

How will voting on shareholder proposals be conducted?

     We do not know of other matters  which are likely to be brought  before the
meeting.  However,  in the event that any other matters properly come before the
annual  meeting,  your signed proxy gives  authority to the persons named in the
enclosed  proxy to vote your shares on those  matters in  accordance  with their
best judgment.
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Who will pay the cost for this proxy solicitation and how much will it cost?

     CPA(R):12 will pay the cost of preparing, assembling and mailing this Proxy
Statement,  the Notice of Meeting  and the  enclosed  proxy.  In addition to the
solicitation  of  proxies  by mail,  we may  utilize  some of the  officers  and
employees of Carey Property Advisors,  L.P. (who will receive no compensation in
addition  to their  regular  salaries)  to  solicit  proxies  personally  and by
telephone.  Currently,  we do not intend to retain a solicitation firm to assist
in the  solicitation of proxies,  but if sufficient  proxies are not returned to
us, we may  retain an  outside  firm to assist in proxy  solicitation  for a fee
estimated not to exceed  $7,500,  plus  out-of-pocket  expenses.  We may request
banks, brokers and other custodians,  nominees and fiduciaries to forward copies
of the proxy  statement to their  principals  and to request  authority  for the
execution of proxies,  and will  reimburse such persons for their expenses in so
doing.

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When are shareholder proposals for the 2000 annual meeting due?

     We must  receive any  proposal  which a  shareholder  intends to present at
CPA(R):12's  2000 annual  meeting no later than December 15, 1999 in order to be
included in the  CPA(R):12's  Proxy Statement and form of proxy relating to that
meeting.

     We will provide shareholders,  without charge, a copy of CPA(R):12's Annual
Report on Form 10K filed with the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  for the
year ended December 31, 1998,  including the financial  statements and schedules
attached  thereto,  upon  written  request  to Ms.  Susan C. Hyde,  Director  of
Investor Relations at CPA(R):12, 50 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, New York 10020.

                              ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

     At the  annual  meeting,  you and the other  shareholders  will  elect five
directors,  each to hold office  until the next annual  meeting of  shareholders
except  in the  event  of  death,  resignation  or  removal.  If an  nominee  is
unavailable for election,  proxies will be voted for another person nominated by
the board of  directors.  Currently,  the board is unaware of any  circumstances
which would result in a nominee being  unavailable.  All of the nominees are now
members of the board of directors.

                       NOMINEES FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

     The  nominees,  their  ages,  the year of  election of each of the board of
directors,  their principal  occupations during the past five years or more, and
directorships  of each in public  companies  in  addition to  CPA(R):12,  are as
follows:

WILLIAM P. CAREY
AGE: 68
DIRECTOR SINCE: 1993

     Mr. Carey,  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,  has been active in lease
financing  since 1959 and a specialist  in net leasing of corporate  real estate
property since 1964.  Before founding W. P. Carey & Co., Inc. in 1973, he served
as Chairman of the  Executive  Committee of Hubbard,  Westervelt & Mottelay (now
Merrill  Lynch  Hubbard),  head of Real Estate and  Equipment  Financing at Loeb
Rhoades  & Co.  (now  Lehman  Brothers),  and head of Real  Estate  and  Private
Placements,  Director of Corporate  Finance and Vice Chairman of the  Investment
Banking  Board of duPont  Glore  Forgan  Inc. A graduate  of the  University  of
Pennsylvania's  Wharton  School,  Mr.  Carey  serves on the  boards of The Johns
Hopkins  University  its  medical  school and School of  Advanced  International
Studies,  Templeton  College  of  Oxford  University,  The  James A.  Baker  III
Institute  for  Public  Policy  at Rice  University  and other  educational  and
philanthropic  institutions.  He founded the Visiting Committee to the Economics
Department of the University of Pennsylvania and co-founded with Dr. Lawrence R.
Klein the Economics Research Institute at that university. Mr. Carey also serves
as Chairman of the Board and Chief  Executive  Officer of CPA(R):10,  CIP(R) and
CPA(R):14 and as a director of Carey  Diversified  LLC. Mr. Carey is an uncle of
H. Augustus Carey.
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RALPH G.COBURN
AGE: 89
DIRECTOR SINCE: 1993

     Mr.  Coburn,  Rear  Admiral  USNR  (Ret.),  is former  President  and Chief
Executive  Officer of Hubbard Real Estate  Investments (now HRE Properties),  an
equity  REIT  sponsored  by  Merrill  Lynch  and  listed  on the New York  Stock
Exchange.  While with Hubbard Real Estate  Investments,  he was also Senior Vice
President and a director of Merrill Lynch Hubbard,  Inc., advisor to Hubbard and
a specialist in real estate and corporate  finance.  At Merrill Lynch  Hubbard's
predecessor corporation,  Admiral Coburn had been engaged in a diversity of real
estate activity for more than 20 years. A graduate of Harvard  College,  Harvard
Law  School  and the Naval War  College,  Admiral  Coburn  previously  served as
managing director of the National  Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts,
Washington,  DC, representing the multi-billion  dollar REIT industry,  and also
serves as a director of CPA(R):10 and CIP(R).

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WILLIAM RUDER
AGE: 77
DIRECTOR SINCE: 1997

     Mr.  Ruder,  is  Chairman  of the Board of William  Ruder  Incorporated,  a
consulting firm founded in 1981. From 1948 to 1981, Mr. Ruder was in partnership
with David Finn at the firm of Ruder & Finn, an  international  public relations
company. He is a former Assistant Secretary of Commerce of the United States and
has served on the boards of directors of the United  Nations  Association of the
United States of America,  and Junior Achievement and on the Council on Economic
Priorities.  He is a member of the Board of Overseers  of the Wharton  School of
the  University  of  Pennsylvania  and has also  served as a  consultant  to the
Communications Advisory Board to the White House Press Secretary,  the Committee
for Economic  Development and the Office of Overseas  Schools for the U.S. State
Department.  Mr. Ruder is a Tobe Lecturer at Harvard Graduate School of Business
and is associated with several other business, civic and cultural organizations.
He received a B.S.S.  degree from the City College of New York. Mr. Ruder served
as a Director of W.P. Carey & Co., Inc. from 1987 to 1990. He also is a director
of CPA(R):10 and CPA(R):14.

GEORGE E.STODDARD
AGE: 82
DIRECTOR SINCE: 1997

     Mr.  Stoddard  was  until  1979  officerincharge  of the  Direct  Placement
Department  of  The  Equitable  Life  Assurance  Society  of the  United  States
("Equitable"),  with  responsibility  for all activities  related to Equitable's
portfolio of corporate  investments  acquired  through direct  negotiation.  Mr.
Stoddard  was  associated  with  Equitable  for over 30 years.  He holds an A.B.
degree from Brigham Young University, an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and
an LL.B. from Fordham  University Law School.  Mr. Stoddard serves as a Managing
Director of W.P.  Carey & Co.,  Inc. Mr.  Stoddard  also serves as a director of
CPA(R):10, CIP(R) and CPA(R):14.

THOMAS E. ZACHARIAS
AGE: 45
DIRECTOR SINCE: 1997

     Mr.   Zacharias  is  currently  a  Senior  Vice  President  of  Lend  Lease
Development U.S., Inc., a subsidiary of Lend Lease Corporation.  Lend Lease is a
global financial services,  property,  and investment management company that is
publicly traded in Australia.  In the U.S., Lend Lease is the largest advisor of
pension  fund  capital in real  estate with $25 billion  under  management.  Mr.
Zacharias served as Vice President of Corporate  Property Investors form 1986 to
1998.  Corporate  Property  Investors,  prior to its merger into Simon  Property
Group, was the largest private equity REIT in the U.S. with  approximately  $5.8
billion under management. Prior to joining Corporate Property Investors in 1981,
Mr.  Zacharias  was Project  Director  for the New York State Urban  Development
Corporation  from  1980 to  1981,  and  served  as the  Assistant  to the  Chief
Operating  Officer from 1979 to 1980. Mr. Zacharias  received his  undergraduate
degree from Princeton University in 1976 and a Master in Business Administration
from the Yale School of  Management in 1979. He is also a director of CIP(R) and
CPA(R):14.
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                    EXECUTIVE OFFICERS WHO ARE NOT DIRECTORS

H. AUGUSTUS CAREY
AGE: 41

     Mr. Carey,  President,  is Senior Vice President and a Managing Director of
W.P.  Carey & Co. He returned to W.P.  Carey & Co. as a Vice President in August
1988, was elected a First Vice  President in April 1992 and a Managing  Director
in 1997.  He also serves as President of  CPA(R):10,  CPA(R):12,  CPA(R):14  and
CIP(R).  Mr. Carey  previously  worked for W.P. Carey & Co. from 1979 to 1981 as
Assistant  to the  President.  From  1984 to 1987,  Mr.  Carey  served as a loan
officer in the North American  Department of Kleinwort Benson Limited in London,
England.  He received his A.B. in Asian Studies from Amherst College in 1979 and
a M.Phil.  in Management  Studies from Oxford  University in 1984.  Mr. Carey is
Chairman of the Corporate Advisory Council for the International Association for
Investment  Planners  and a Trustee for the Oxford  Management  Center  Advisory
Council. He is a nephew of William P. Carey.

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STEVEN M. BERZIN
AGE: 48

     Mr. Berzin was elected Executive Vice President,  Chief Financial  Officer,
Chief Legal  Officer and a Managing  Director of W.P.  Carey & Co., Inc. in July
1997. From 1993 to 1997, Mr. Berzin was Vice President - Business Development of
General  Electric  Capital  Corporation  in the  office  of the  Executive  Vice
President  and,  more  recently,  in the office of the  President,  where he was
responsible for business development  activities and acquisitions.  From 1985 to
1992,  Mr.  Berzin held various  positions  with  Financial  Guaranty  Insurance
Company, the last two being Managing Director, Corporate Development, and Senior
Vice President and Chief Financial  Officer.  Mr. Berzin was associated with the
law firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore from 1977 to 1985, and from 1976 to 1977, he
served as law clerk to the Honorable  Anthony M.  Kennedy,  then a United States
Circuit Judge.  Mr. Berzin received a B.A. and M.A. in Applied  Mathematics from
Harvard  University,  a B.A. in Jurisprudence and an M.A. from Oxford University
and a J.D.  from  Harvard  Law  School.  He also  serves as a director  of Carey
Diversified LLC.

GORDON F. DUGAN
AGE: 32

     Mr. DuGan,  President and Chief  Acquisitions  Officer of the Company,  was
elected  Executive Vice President and a Managing Director of W.P. Carey & Co. in
June 1997 and has served as its Head of  Acquisitions  since October  1998.  Mr.
DuGan rejoined W.P. Carey & Co. as Deputy Head of Acquisitions in February 1997.
Mr. DuGan was until  September 1995 a Senior Vice President in the  Acquisitions
Department of W.P. Carey & Co. Mr. DuGan joined W.P. Carey & Co. as Assistant to
the  Chairman  in May 1988,  after  graduating  from the  Wharton  School at the
University of Pennsylvania  where he concentrated in Finance.  From October 1995
until February 1997, Mr. DuGan was Chief  Financial  Officer of  Superconducting
Core  Technologies,  Inc., a Colorado-based  wireless  communications  equipment
manufacturer. He also serves as a director of Carey Diversified LLC.

CLAUDE FERNANDEZ
AGE: 46

     Mr.  Fernandez is a Managing  Director,  Executive Vice President and Chief
Administrative Officer of W.P. Carey & Co., Inc. Mr. Fernandez joined W.P. Carey
& Co.,  Inc. as Assistant  Controller in March 1983,  was elected  Controller in
July 1983, a Vice President in April 1986, a First Vice President in April 1987,
a Senior Vice  President  in April 1989 and  Executive  Vice  President in April
1991.  Prior to joining W.P. Carey & Co., Inc. Mr. Fernandez was associated with
Coldwell  Banker,  Inc. in New York for two years and with Arthur Andersen & Co.
in New York for over three years. Mr. Fernandez,  a Certified Public Accountant,
received a B.S. in Accounting  from New York University in 1975 and an M.B.A. in
Finance from Columbia University Graduate School of Business in 1981.

W. SEAN SOVAK
AGE: 26

     Mr. Sovak joined W.P.  Carey & Co. as Assistant to the Chairman in 1994. He
was appointed to First Vice  President in April 1998 and is also  Executive Vice
President  and  Portfolio   Manager  to  CPA(R):12.   Mr.  Sovak   received  his
undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, where
he concentrated in Finance.

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                      COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

     The board of directors has a standing Audit  Committee  which is chaired by
Mr. Wintrub.  The Audit  Committee,  which held two meetings in 1998 attended by
all  members,  reviews  on  behalf  of the  board  of  directors  the  financial
information  provided to shareholders,  regulatory  authorities and governmental
agencies for accuracy,  reliability and  completeness.  In addition,  it reviews
CPA(R):12's   systems  of  internal   control  and   accounting   policies   for
effectiveness  in  safeguarding  the assets of CPA(R):12.  Members of this Audit
Committee include Warren G. Wintrub, William Ruder and William P. Carey.

     The board of directors does not have a standing  nominating or compensation
committee.

                    BOARD MEETINGS AND DIRECTORS' ATTENDANCE

     There were five board meetings held in 1998. No incumbent director attended
less than 75% of the total number of board and Audit Committee  meetings held in
1998.
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                COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

     CPA(R):12 has no employees.  Day-to-day  management functions are performed
by Carey Property  Advisors,  L.P. (the Advisor).  Please see the section titled
"Certain Transactions" for a description of the contractual  arrangement between
the company and the Advisor.

     During 1998,  CPA(R):12 paid no cash  compensation  to any of its executive
officers.

     During 1998, the directors as a group received fees of $50,500.  William P.
Carey and  George E.  Stoddard  did not  receive  compensation  for  serving  as
directors.
                       SECURITIES OWNERSHIP BY MANAGEMENT

     "Beneficial  Ownership"  as used herein has been  determined  in accordance
with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange  Commission and is
not to be  construed  as a  representation  that any of such  shares are in fact
beneficially owned by any person. As of March 31, 1999, the Record Date, we know
of no shareholder who owns beneficially 5% or more of the outstanding  shares of
CPA(R):12.

     The following  table shows how many shares of CPA(R):12's  common stock the
directors and executive  officers  owned as of March 31, 1999,  the Record Date.
William P. Carey owned 1.52% of the common stock. No other director or executive
officer  beneficially  owned more than 1% of the common stock. The directors and
executive officers as a group owned 1.57% of the common stock.

          Director and Officer Stock Ownership
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<CAPTION>

                                                                      Shares of Common Stock
            Name                                                         Beneficially Owned
            ----                                                         ------------------
<S>                                                                          <C>     
            William P. Carey .............................................   434,775 (1)
            Ralph G. Coburn ..............................................     1,000
            William Ruder ................................................     2,000
            Thomas E. Zacharias ..........................................     1,000
            H. Augustus Carey ............................................     5,000 (2)
            Claude Fernandez .............................................     2,000
            Directors & Executive Officers
              as a Group (16 persons) ....................................   446,775
</TABLE>
(1)  Includes  403,275  shares  owned by the Advisor and 31,500  shares owned by
     W.P.  Carey  Foundation,  a  charitable  foundation  of which Mr.  Carey is
     Chairman.  The inclusion of these shares in the table shown above is not to
     be construed as a  representation  that Mr.  Carey  beneficially  owns such
     shares.

(2)  Mr.  Carey  holds  2,500 of these  shares in a  custodial  account  for his
     children.  Mr. Carey's wife holds 1,000 of the shares.  Mr. Carey disclaims
     beneficial ownership of such shares.
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          BOARD COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

     Securities and Exchange  Commission  Regulations  require the disclosure of
the  compensation  policies  applicable  to executive  officers in the form of a
report by the  compensation  committee of the board of directors (or a report of
the full board of  directors  in the absence of a  compensation  committee).  As
noted above,  CPA(R):12 has no employees and pays no compensation.  As a result,
the board of directors has not considered  compensation policy for employees and
has not included a report with this proxy statement.

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                             STOCK PERFORMANCE GRAPH

     Comparison of Five - Year  Cumulative  Return.  The graph below provides an
indicator of cumulative  shareholder  returns for the CPA(R):12 as compared with
the S&P 500 Stock Index and a Peer Group (1).



(1) The Peer Group Index included in the Performance  Graph has been constructed
and  calculated  by  CPA(R):12.  The Peer Group is  comprised  of issuers  whose
securities are publicly held but for which no active trading market exists.  The
index has been  constructed  assuming  a  constant  share  price and the  annual
reinvestment  of  dividends.  The  issuers  included  in the peer  group and the
relative  weighting of the issuers' returns in the total index (calculated using
total initial market capitalization) are as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            1994          1995        1996         1997       1998
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<S>                                                       <C>            <C>          <C>         <C>        <C>     
PW Independent Living Mortgage Fund, Inc.                 11.57%         5.38%        5.38%       5.38%       4.61%   
PW Independent Living Mortgage Fund, Inc. II               7.97%         3.71%        3.71%       3.71%       3.18%
CPA(R):10                                                 11.08%         5.15%        5.15%       5.15%       4.41%
CIP(R)                                                    25.85%        12.03%       12.03%      12.03%      10.30%
CPA(R):12                                                 43.54%        20.26%       20.26%      20.26%      17.35%
CNL American Properties                                    0.00%        53.46%       53.46%      53.46%      45.77%
CPA(R):14                                                  0.00%         0.00%        0.00%       0.00%       9.81%
CNL Hospitality Properties                                 0.00%         0.00%        0.00%       0.00%       2.65%
Wells Real Estate Investment Trust                         0.00%         0.00%        0.00%       0.00%       1.93%
</TABLE>

                              CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS

     William P. Carey,  Chief  Executive  Officer,  is a member of the company's
board of directors. During 1998, the Advisor, a Pennsylvania limited partnership
whose  general  partner is Carey  Fiduciary  Advisors,  Inc.,  and whose limited
partners are William P. Carey and Francis J. Carey,  was retained by the company
to provide  advisory  services in  connection  with  identifying  and  analyzing
prospective  property  investments  as well as providing  day-to-day  management
services to the company.  William P. Carey owns all of the outstanding  stock of
Carey  Fiduciary  Advisors.  For the  services it provides to the  company,  the
Advisor earns an asset  management  fee and a  performance  fee, each equal to a
percentage  of the average  invested  assets of the  company  for the  preceding
month,  payable  monthly.  The  payment  of the  performance  fee,  however,  is
subordinated  to  specified  returns to  shareholders.  During  1998,  the asset
management  and  performance  fees earned by the  Advisor  were  $1,751,817  and
$1,751,817,  respectively.  The performance fee will be paid at a future time if
certain  performance  criteria are satisfied.  During 1998, the Advisor and W.P.
Carey & Co., Inc. earned an acquisition  fees totaling  $1,811,907 in return for
performing  services related to the company's real estate purchases.  William P.
Carey also owns all the outstanding stock of W.P. Carey & Co., Inc.
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                         INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

     From our inception, we have engaged the firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers  LLP
(formerly Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.) as our independent public  accountants,  and
we have selected PricewaterhouseCoopers as auditors for 1999.

     A  representative  of  PricewaterhouseCoopers  LLP will be available at the
annual meeting to make a statement and to respond to questions.

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                                 REVOCABLE PROXY
                  CORPORATE PROPERTY ASSOCIATES 12 INCORPORATED

[X]     PLEASE MARK VOTES
        AS IN THIS EXAMPLE
                    Proxy for Annual Meeting of Shareholders
                                  June 7, 1999

                      THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF
                             THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The  undersigned  shareholder of Corporate  Property  Associates 12 Incorporated
appoints H. Augustus  Carey and Claude  Fernandez,  and each of them,  with full
power  of  substitution,  as  proxy to vote all  shares  of the  undersigned  in
Corporate  Property   Associates  12  Incorporated  at  the  Annual  Meeting  of
shareholders  to be held on June 7, 1999 and at any  adjournment  thereof,  with
like effect and as if the undersigned were personally  present and voting,  upon
the following matters:

1. Election of Directors for the One-Year Term Expiring in 2000:

                                                        For All
              [   ] For      [   ] Withhold      [   ]  Except

           William P. Carey       Ralph G. Coburm        William Ruder
                     George E. Stoddard      Thomas E. Zacharias

INSTRUCTION:To  withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee, mark "For
All Except"and write that nominee's name in the space provided below.
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2. Such other matters as may properly come before the meeting at the  discretion
of the proxy holders.

PROXIES WILL BE VOTED AS DIRECTED OR SPECIFIED. IF NO CHOICE IS SPECIFIED,  THIS
PROXY WILL BE VOTED (1) FOR THE NOMINATED DIRECTORS,  AND (2) FOR OR AGAINST ANY
OTHER  MATTERS THAT  PROPERLY  COME BEFORE THE MEETING AT THE  DISCRETION OF THE
PROXY HOLDER.

SIGNATURE(S)  MUST  CORRESPOND  EXACTLY WITH NAME(S) AS IMPRINTED  HEREON.  When
signing in a representative  capacity,  please give title.  When shares are held
jointly, only one holder need sign.

                         Please be sure to sign and date
                          this Proxy in the box below.

                   ________________________________________
                                    Date
 
                   _________________________________________
                             Stockholder sign above
 
                   _________________________________________
                         Co-holder (if any) sign above
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    Detach above card, sign, date and mail in postage paid envelope provided.

                  CORPORATE PROPERTY ASSOCIATES 12 INCORPORATED

                               PLEASE ACT PROMPTLY
                     SIGN, DATE &MAIL YOUR PROXY CARD TODAY


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