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): October 23, 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: |
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On October 23, 2012, American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. (the “Company”) announced its property acquisitions since July 1, 2012 and provided a summary of its overall portfolio.
From July 1, 2012 to date, the Company has closed the acquisition of the fee-simple interest in eight single-tenant, freestanding properties with approximately 0.3 million rentable square feet located in seven states, at an aggregate purchase price of $28.0 million, exclusive of closing costs. The acquisitions increased the portfolio’s size, at cost, to $238.0 million, comprised of 126 properties. The Company also announced today that its portfolio pipeline includes approximately $35.7 million of acquisitions under contract.
The table below provides a summary of the eight properties acquired by ARCP since July 1, 2012 and, for each tenant, includes the properties’ location, average lease term remaining at acquisition, contractual purchase price, rentable square feet, annualized rental income/net operating income, average capitalization rate, and indicates whether the tenant or guarantor is investment grade:
Tenant | Number of Properties | States | Average Lease Term Remaining at Acquisition (Years) | Contract
Purchase Price (millions) |
Rentable Square Feet |
Annualized Rental Income/Net Operating Income (millions) | Average Capitalization Rate | Investment Grade? (Y/N)(1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Advance Auto | 1 | TX | 8.6 | $ | 1.3 | 6,900 | $ | 0.1 | 8.7 | % | Y | |||||||||||||||||
CVS | 3 | GA, TN | 4.6 | $ | 4.9 | 31,620 | $ | 0.5 | 9.9 | % | Y | |||||||||||||||||
Family Dollar | 1 | IN | 10.0 | $ | 1.0 | 8,085 | $ | 0.1 | 8.9 | % | Y | |||||||||||||||||
Iron Mountain | 1 | OH | 5.3 | $ | 4.6 | 126,664 | $ | 0.4 | 9.6 | % | N | |||||||||||||||||
Mrs. Baird’s | 1 | TX | 4.9 | $ | 6.2 | 75,050 | $ | 0.6 | 10.2 | % | N | |||||||||||||||||
Reckitt Benckiser | 1 | NJ | 5.7 | $ | 10.0 | 32,000 | $ | 1.0 | 9.6 | % | Y | |||||||||||||||||
Total | 8 | 6 | 6.1 | $ | 28.0 | 280,319 | $ | 2.7 | 9.6 | % |
A copy of the press release announcing the Company’s third quarter acquisitions and portfolio pipeline is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 | Press Release, dated October 23, 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. | ||
October 23, 2012 | By: | /s/ Nicholas S. Schorsch |
Name: | Nicholas S. Schorsch | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer and | |
Chairman of the Board of Directors |
CONTACTS |
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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 its Acquisitions Since July 1, 2012 and its Robust 2012 Fourth Quarter Pipeline
New York, New York, October 23, 2012 ˗ American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. (“ARCP” or the “Company”) announced today that it closed during the third quarter of 2012 the acquisition of six single-tenant, freestanding, net leased properties with 0.3 million leasable square feet located in five states, at an aggregate purchase price of $25.7 million (exclusive of closing costs). Since September 30, 2012, ARCP purchased two additional single-tenant, freestanding, net lease properties located in two states, at an aggregate purchase price of $2.3 million. ARCP’s acquisitions since July 1, 2012, increased its portfolio’s size to $238.0 million (exclusive of closing costs), comprised of 126 properties with 2.2 million leasable square feet. The eight properties acquired since July 1, 2012, were purchased at a weighted average capitalization rate of 9.7% (calculated by dividing annualized rental income on a straight-line basis plus operating expense reimbursement revenue, less property operating expenses, by base purchase price).
“We continue to identify and acquire properties at very advantageous prices, completely consistent with our investment thesis. If anything, our market activity has chummed the waters and yielded results, as these recent acquisitions clearly demonstrate,” commented Michael Weil, President and Chief Operating Officer of ARCP. Mr. Weil added, “This segment of the net lease sector focused on strong credits with remaining lease terms of less than ten years has been underserved. We are buying properties at strong current yields that offer, in our opinions, favorable risk-adjusted returns.”
The table below provides a summary of the eight properties acquired by ARCP since July 1, 2012, and, for each tenant, includes the properties’ location, average lease term remaining at acquisition, contractual purchase price, rentable square feet, annualized rental income/ net operating income, average capitalization rate, and indicates whether the tenant or guarantor is investment grade:
Tenant | Number of Properties | States | Average Lease Term Remaining at Acquisition (Years) | Contract
Purchase Price (millions) |
Rentable Square Feet |
Annualized Rental Income/Net Operating Income (millions) | Average Capitalization Rate | Investment Grade? (Y/N) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Advance Auto | 1 | TX | 8.6 | $ | 1.3 | 6,900 | $ | 0.1 | 8.7 | % | Y | |||||||||||||||||
CVS | 3 | GA, TN | 4.6 | $ | 4.9 | 31,620 | $ | 0.5 | 9.9 | % | Y | |||||||||||||||||
Family Dollar | 1 | IN | 10.0 | $ | 1.0 | 8,085 | $ | 0.1 | 8.9 | % | Y | |||||||||||||||||
Iron Mountain | 1 | OH | 5.3 | $ | 4.6 | 126,664 | $ | 0.4 | 9.6 | % | N | |||||||||||||||||
Mrs. Baird’s | 1 | TX | 4.9 | $ | 6.2 | 75,050 | $ | 0.6 | 10.2 | % | N | |||||||||||||||||
Reckitt Benckiser | 1 | NJ | 5.7 | $ | 10.0 | 32,000 | $ | 1.0 | 9.6 | % | Y | |||||||||||||||||
Total | 8 | 6 | 6.1 | $ | 28.0 | 280,319 | $ | 2.7 | 9.7 | % |
ARCP also announced today that it expects to close on approximately $10.8 million (exclusive of closing costs) of acquisitions during the remainder of October 2012, to be purchased at a weighted average capitalization rate of 9.3%.
The table below provides a summary for each property in the October pipeline reflecting the tenant, location, rentable square feet, expected purchase price, lease term remaining to date, average capitalization rate, and indicates whether the tenant or guarantor is investment grade:
Tenant | Locatio | Rentable Square Feet | Contract Purchase Price (millions) | Lease Term Remaining to Date (Years) | Average Capitalization Rate |
Investment Grade? (Y/N) | ||||||||||||
Walgreens | Troy, MI | 13,905 | $ | 2.2 | 7.4 | 10.2 | % | Y | ||||||||||
Walgreens | Warren, MI | 13,905 | $ | 4.2 | 7.2 | 9.0 | % | Y | ||||||||||
Family Dollar | Detroit, MI | 8,000 | $ | 1.5 | 9.3 | 8.8 | % | Y | ||||||||||
Family Dollar | Lenox, GA | 8,000 | $ | 1.0 | 9.7 | 8.8 | % | Y | ||||||||||
Fresenius | Warsaw, NC | 6,174 | $ | 1.9 | 5.7 | 9.1 | % | N | ||||||||||
Total | 3 States | 49,984 | $ | 10.8 | 7.5 | 9.3 | % |
Additionally, ARCP has $24.9 million (exclusive of closing costs) of acquisitions under contract which it intends to close in November and December 2012.
Nicholas S. Schorsch, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, commented, “We anticipate acquiring twice the dollar value of properties between now and year end than we had originally contemplated in our earnings call for the second quarter, proof positive that our transaction pipeline is full. We will exceed our expectations for the second half of 2012 by roughly $25.0 million.” Mr. Schorsch continued, “Capitalization rates have likewise been fuller than expected, while our financing costs remain historically low: the perfect storm fueling shareholder returns and possible dividend growth, and all of this on the back of largely investment grade rated credits.”
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.