8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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 27, 2011

AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL PROPERTIES, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland	333-172205	45-2482685
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

405 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10022

(Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices)

(212) 415-6500

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 7.01.  Regulation FD Disclosure.

As previously disclosed, on September 7, 2011, the Board of Directors of American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. (the “Company”) authorized and the Company declared an annual dividend of $0.875 per share to be paid monthly to stockholders of record at the close of business on the 8th day of each month payable on the 15th day of such month. Accordingly, on January 15, 2012, the Company will pay a distribution of $0.0729 per share to stockholders of record at the close of business on January 8, 2012.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)           Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated December 27, 2011

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, thereunto duly authorized.

	AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL PROPERTIES, INC.
December 27, 2011	By:	/s/ Nicholas S. Schorsch
	Name:	Nicholas S. Schorsch
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer and
		Chairman of the Board of Directors

EX-99.1

CONTACTS
From: Anthony J. DeFazio	For: Brian S. Block, EVP & CFO
DeFazio Communications, LLC	American Realty Capital Properties, Inc.
tony@defaziocommunications.com	bblock@arlcap.com
Ph: 484-532-7783	Ph: 212-415-6500

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL PROPERTIES, INC.

ANNOUNCES MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION FOR JANUARY 2012

NEW YORK, NY, December 27, 2011 — American Realty Capital Properties, Inc., (the “Company”) announced today that, pursuant to the prior authorization of its board of directors, the Company has a declared an annual dividend of $0.875 per share to be paid monthly to stockholders of record at the close of business on the 8th day of each month payable on the 15th day of such month.  Accordingly, on January 15, 2012, the Company will pay a distribution of $0.0729 per share to stockholders of record at the close of business on January 8, 2012.

American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. is publicly-traded Maryland corporation listed on The NASDAQ Capital Market that intends to qualify as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) focused on owning and acquiring single tenant freestanding commercial properties subject to net leases with high credit quality tenants.

The statements in this press release that are not historical facts may be forward-looking statements. These forward looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause the outcome to be materially different.