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): September 10, 2012

AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL PROPERTIES, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland	001-35263	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:

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On September 10, 2012, American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. issued a press release announcing approximately $15.2 million of additional acquisitions under contract. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)           Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated September 10, 2012

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.

	AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL PROPERTIES, INC.
September 10, 2012	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

Announces Approximately $15.2 Million of Additional Acquisitions at an Average Cap Rate of 9.5%

New York, New York, September 10, 2012 – American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARCP) (“ARCP” or the “Company”) announced today that it intends to acquire approximately $15.2 million of properties, exclusive of closing costs, consistent with its single tenant, medium term, corporate credit, net lease investment strategy. The acquisitions are in addition to the $5.6 million of properties under contract previously announced.

The properties under contract consist of three CVS pharmacies located in Georgia (Alpharetta and Vidalia) and Nashville, Tennessee and a Pilot Flying J travel center located in Carnesville, Georgia. The properties have an average remaining lease term of approximately 5.9 years and are priced at an average cap rate of 9.5%. The acquisitions would add two new tenants to the ARCP property portfolio, bringing the Company’s total number of discrete tenants to 16. These properties represent the second portion of the $25.0 million of acquisitions anticipated to close in the third quarter of 2012 included in the Company’s previously announced guidance.

“These additional properties under contract are indicative of our continuous execution of accretive acquisitions that allow us to grow earnings,” commented Nicholas S. Schorsch, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ARCP. “With these properties, we continue to enhance our portfolio’s tenant mix while taking advantage of plentiful buying opportunities in the market consistent with our guidance model and our investment strategy.”

About the Company

American Realty Capital Properties, Inc., a publicly traded Maryland corporation listed on The NASDAQ Capital Market under the trading symbol “ARCP,” is an externally managed real estate company that owns and acquires single tenant free standing commercial real estate properties that are primarily net leased on a medium-term basis generally to investment grade tenants. Additional information about the Company can be found on the Company’s website at www.americanrealtycapitalproperties.com.

For more information about this announcement, please contact Tony DeFazio of DeFazio Communications, LLC at 484-532-7783 or tony@defaziocommunications.com.