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): April 16, 2013

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 April 16, 2013, American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that, since its last announcement on April 8, 2013, it has closed an additional $14 million of single tenant net lease acquisitions, including six properties leased to four high-quality, investment grade or credit-worthy tenants, including CVS, Family Dollar, Hy-Vee and Advance Auto.  The properties are located in five states with approximately 80,000 total rentable square feet. 

A copy of the press release announcing the Company’s acquisitions since April 8, 2013 is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)     Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated April 16, 2013

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.
April 16, 2013	By:	/s/ Nicholas S. Schorsch
	Name:	Nicholas S. Schorsch
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer and
		Chairman of the Board of Directors

EX-99.1

CONTACTS
Anthony J. DeFazio	Brian S. Block, EVP & CFO
Diccicco Battista Communications	American Realty Capital Properties, Inc.
tdefazio@ddcworks.com	bblock@arlcap.com
Ph: 484-342-3600	Ph: 212-415-6500

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

American Realty Capital Properties Announces $14 Million of Acquisitions and Continues to Diversify its Tenant Base

New York, New York, April 16, 2013 - American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. (“ARCP”) (NASDAQ:ARCP) announced today that, since its last announcement on April 8, 2013, it has closed an additional $14 million of single tenant net lease acquisitions, including six properties leased to four high-quality, investment grade or credit-worthy tenants, including CVS, Family Dollar, Hy-Vee and Advance Auto. The properties are located in five states with approximately 80,000 total rentable square feet.

“Our current acquisition pipeline enables us to continue to build shareholder value by growing our earnings and the value of our portfolio through a carefully orchestrated organic purchase program, focused on individual assets, consistent with our portfolio strategy of buying long and intermediate duration properties net leased to credit tenants,” noted ARCP Chairman and CEO, Nicholas S. Schorsch.  Mr. Schorsch continued, “3 ½ months into 2013, we are well ahead of our targeted acquisitions pace, having closed and announced 34% of our $1.1 billion objective for 2013.  My view is that the market will continue to provide us ample opportunities for portfolio construction and earnings growth.”

Important Notice

ARCP is a publicly traded Maryland corporation listed on The NASDAQ Global Select Market that qualified as a real estate investment trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes for the taxable year ended December 31, 2011, focused on acquiring and owning single tenant freestanding commercial properties subject to net leases with high credit quality tenants. Additional information about the Company can be found on its website at www.arcpreit.com.

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. In addition, words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect” and “intend” indicate a forward-looking statement, although not all forward-looking statements include these words.

For more information about this announcement, please contact Tony DeFazio at 484-342-3600 or tdefazio@ddcworks.com.