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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-K</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">CURRENT REPORT</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Date of Report (Date of earliest event
reported): <B>March 8, 2012 (March 5, 2012)</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>American Realty Capital Healthcare
Trust, Inc.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified
in Charter)</P>

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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0.8pt 0 0; text-align: center"><B>New York, New York 10022</B></P></TD></TR>
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        of Principal Executive Offices)</P>
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        including area code: (212) 415-6500</P></TD></TR>
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intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</P>

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under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.75in; text-align: left"><B>Item 2.01</B></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B>Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.</B></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">On March 6, 2012, American Realty Capital
Healthcare Trust, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;), through its sponsor, American Realty Capital V, LLC (the &ldquo;Sponsor&rdquo;),
closed the acquisition of one free-standing fee simple clinical outpatient building leased to the University of Wisconsin Medical
Foundation (&ldquo;UWMF&rdquo;) located in Monona, Wisconsin. UWMF is a subsidiary of University of Wisconsin Medical System. The
builder and seller of the property is Yahara Creek, LLC. The seller does not have a material relationship with the Company and
the acquisition was not an affiliated transaction.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The purchase price of the property was
$9.2 million at a capitalization rate of 8.0% (calculated by dividing annualized rental income on a straight-line basis less estimated
property operating costs by the purchase price). The Company funded the acquisition, exclusive of closing costs, of the property
with (a) net proceeds from its ongoing public offering of approximately $6.9 million and (b) $2.3 million of proceeds received
from an unaffiliated third-party joint venture partner in exchange for a minority interest in the entity, which is majority-owned
and controlled by the Company's operating partnership that owns the property. On March 7, 2012, the Company entered into a $5.0
million loan agreement with Aviva Life and Annuity Company to provide post-acquisition financing for the University of Wisconsin
Medical Center building, as described below in Item 2.03&mdash;Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under
an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The building was completed in September
2011 and contains 31,374 rentable square feet. The property serves as a clinical outpatient facility that provides services such
as x-rays, mammography, health and nutrition education and physical therapy to patients.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The property is 100% leased to UWMF.
The lease has a ten year term commencing in October 2011 and expires in September 2021, with fixed annual rental escalations of
2.0%. The lease is net whereby the Company is responsible for maintaining the roof and structure of the building and UWMF is required
to pay substantially all other operating expenses, in addition to base rent. The lease does contain a renewal option. The annualized
straight-line rent for the property will be approximately $730,000.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">A copy of the press release announcing
the acquisition of the property is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.</P>

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under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.</B></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">On March 7, 2012, the Company, through
a wholly owned subsidiary of its operating partnership, entered into a loan agreement with Aviva Life and Annuity Company, under
which the Company borrowed approximately $5.0 million, in connection with the acquisition of the property. The loan is evidenced
by a promissory note secured by a mortgage on the property. The loan bears interest at a per annum fixed rate of 3.94%. The loan
matures in April 2017 and provides for monthly interest-only payments, with all principal outstanding being repaid on the maturity
date. The loan may be prepaid from time to time and at any time, in whole or in part, after April 5, 2014, with a prepayment premium
equal to the greater of: (a) 1% of the outstanding principal balance of the loan; and (b)(i) the sum of (A) present value of the
scheduled monthly payments of principal and interest from the date of such prepayment to the maturity date and (B) the present
value of the amount of principal and interest on the maturity date assuming all monthly payments of principal and interest were
paid when due, less (ii) the outstanding principal loan balance as of the date of prepayment. The loan may be prepaid 90 days prior
to the maturity date with no prepayment premium.</P>

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of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</B></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Effective March 6, 2012, William M. Kahane
resigned as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company, as a result of Mr. Kahane&rsquo;s appointment as President and
Chief Executive Officer of American Realty Capital Trust, Inc. (&ldquo;ARCT&rdquo;). On March 1, 2012, ARCT internalized the management
to services previously provided by its affiliates and ARCT&rsquo;s common stock was listed on The NASDAQ Global Select Market.
Mr. Kahane will remain as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Simultaneous with Mr. Kahane&rsquo;s
resignation, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed Edward M. Weil, Jr., currently the Company&rsquo;s Executive Vice
President and Secretary, as President, Chief Operating Officer and Secretary, effective March 6, 2012, in accordance with the terms
of the Company&rsquo;s Bylaws. Mr. Weil has been Executive Vice President and Secretary of the Company since its formation in August
2010.&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Mr. Weil, 44, also was
executive vice president of the Company&rsquo;s advisor and property manager from their formation in August 2010 and became
president, chief operating officer and secretary of the Company&rsquo;s advisor and property manager in March 2012. Mr. Weil
has been the chief executive officer of Realty Capital Securities, LLC, a broker-dealer registered with FINRA, since December
2010. Mr. Weil also was the executive vice president and secretary of ARCT and executive vice president of the ARCT advisor
and the ARCT property manager from their formation in August 2007 through February 2012.&nbsp; Mr. Weil has also been
executive vice president and secretary of American Realty Capital New York Recovery REIT, Inc. (&ldquo;NYRR&rdquo;) since its
formation in October 2009 and executive vice president of the NYRR property manager and the NYRR advisor since their
formation in November 2009. Mr. Weil also was executive vice president and secretary of American Realty Capital Properties,
Inc. (&ldquo;ARCP&rdquo;) from its formation in December 2010 through February 2012 and executive vice president and
secretary of its advisor from its formation in November 2010 through February 2012. Mr. Weil became president, chief
operating officer, secretary and treasurer and a director of ARCP and president, chief operating officer, secretary and
treasurer of the ARCP manager in March 2012. He also has been executive vice president and secretary of American Realty
Capital &ndash; Retail Centers of America, Inc. (&ldquo;ARC RCA&rdquo;) since its formation in July 2010 and executive vice
president and secretary of the ARC RCA advisor since its formation in May 2010. Mr. Weil has served as
executive vice president and secretary of American Realty Capital III, Inc. (&ldquo;ARCT III&rdquo;) since its formation in
October 2010, and has served as president, chief operating officer, secretary, treasurer and a director of ARCT III since
February 2012. Mr. Weil served as executive vice president and secretary of the advisor and property manager for ARCT III
since their formation in October 2010 and has served as president, chief operating officer, secretary and treasurer since
March 2012. Mr. Weil also was executive vice president and secretary of American Realty Capital Daily Net Asset Value Trust,
Inc. (&ldquo;ARC DNAV&rdquo;) from its formation in September 2010 through February 2012 and executive vice president and
secretary of its advisor and property manager from their formation in September 2010 through February 2012. Mr. Weil became
president, chief operating officer, secretary, treasurer and a director of ARC DNAV and president, chief operating officer,
secretary and treasurer of the ARC DNAV advisor and property manager in March 2012. From October 2006 to May 2007, Mr. Weil
was managing director of Milestone Partners Limited. He was formerly the senior vice president of sales and leasing for
American Financial Realty Trust (as well as for its predecessor, American Realty Financial Group) from April 2004 to October
2006, where he was responsible for the disposition and leasing activity for a 33 million square-foot portfolio of properties.
Under the direction of Mr. Weil, his department was the sole contributor in the increase of occupancy and portfolio revenue
through the sales of over 200 properties and the leasing of over 2.2 million square feet, averaging 325,000 square feet of
newly executed leases per quarter. From July 1987 to April 2004, Mr. Weil was president of Plymouth Pump &amp; Systems Co.
Mr. Weil attended George Washington University. Mr. Weil holds FINRA Series 7, 24 and 63 licenses.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">(d) Exhibits.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 78%; border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; padding-right: 0.8pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold"><B>Description</B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">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.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 1.8pt; line-height: 115%; font-weight: bold">AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL HEALTHCARE TRUST, INC.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.8pt; line-height: 115%">Date:&nbsp;March 8, 2012</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.8pt; line-height: 115%">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; padding-right: 0.8pt; line-height: 115%">/s/&nbsp;Nicholas S. Schorsch</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.8pt; line-height: 115%">Nicholas S. Schorsch</TD></TR>
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 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):
March 8, 2012 (March 5, 2012)
American Realty Capital Healthcare
Trust, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified
in Charter)
Maryland
333-169075
27-3306391
(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)
Registrant's telephone number,
        including area code: (212) 415-6500
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Item 2.01
Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
On March 6, 2012, American Realty Capital
Healthcare Trust, Inc. (the "Company"), through its sponsor, American Realty Capital V, LLC (the "Sponsor"),
closed the acquisition of one free-standing fee simple clinical outpatient building leased to the University of Wisconsin Medical
Foundation ("UWMF") located in Monona, Wisconsin. UWMF is a subsidiary of University of Wisconsin Medical System. The
builder and seller of the property is Yahara Creek, LLC. The seller does not have a material relationship with the Company and
the acquisition was not an affiliated transaction.
The purchase price of the property was
$9.2 million at a capitalization rate of 8.0% (calculated by dividing annualized rental income on a straight-line basis less estimated
property operating costs by the purchase price). The Company funded the acquisition, exclusive of closing costs, of the property
with (a) net proceeds from its ongoing public offering of approximately $6.9 million and (b) $2.3 million of proceeds received
from an unaffiliated third-party joint venture partner in exchange for a minority interest in the entity, which is majority-owned
and controlled by the Company's operating partnership that owns the property. On March 7, 2012, the Company entered into a $5.0
million loan agreement with Aviva Life and Annuity Company to provide post-acquisition financing for the University of Wisconsin
Medical Center building, as described below in Item 2.03—Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under
an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The building was completed in September
2011 and contains 31,374 rentable square feet. The property serves as a clinical outpatient facility that provides services such
as x-rays, mammography, health and nutrition education and physical therapy to patients.
The property is 100% leased to UWMF.
The lease has a ten year term commencing in October 2011 and expires in September 2021, with fixed annual rental escalations of
2.0%. The lease is net whereby the Company is responsible for maintaining the roof and structure of the building and UWMF is required
to pay substantially all other operating expenses, in addition to base rent. The lease does contain a renewal option. The annualized
straight-line rent for the property will be approximately $730,000.
A copy of the press release announcing
the acquisition of the property is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2.03.
Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation
under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
On March 7, 2012, the Company, through
a wholly owned subsidiary of its operating partnership, entered into a loan agreement with Aviva Life and Annuity Company, under
which the Company borrowed approximately $5.0 million, in connection with the acquisition of the property. The loan is evidenced
by a promissory note secured by a mortgage on the property. The loan bears interest at a per annum fixed rate of 3.94%. The loan
matures in April 2017 and provides for monthly interest-only payments, with all principal outstanding being repaid on the maturity
date. The loan may be prepaid from time to time and at any time, in whole or in part, after April 5, 2014, with a prepayment premium
equal to the greater of: (a) 1% of the outstanding principal balance of the loan; and (b)(i) the sum of (A) present value of the
scheduled monthly payments of principal and interest from the date of such prepayment to the maturity date and (B) the present
value of the amount of principal and interest on the maturity date assuming all monthly payments of principal and interest were
paid when due, less (ii) the outstanding principal loan balance as of the date of prepayment. The loan may be prepaid 90 days prior
to the maturity date with no prepayment premium.
Item 5.02.
Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election
of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Effective March 6, 2012, William M. Kahane
resigned as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company, as a result of Mr. Kahane's appointment as President and
Chief Executive Officer of American Realty Capital Trust, Inc. ("ARCT"). On March 1, 2012, ARCT internalized the management
to services previously provided by its affiliates and ARCT's common stock was listed on The NASDAQ Global Select Market.
Mr. Kahane will remain as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company.
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Simultaneous with Mr. Kahane's
resignation, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed Edward M. Weil, Jr., currently the Company's Executive Vice
President and Secretary, as President, Chief Operating Officer and Secretary, effective March 6, 2012, in accordance with the terms
of the Company's Bylaws. Mr. Weil has been Executive Vice President and Secretary of the Company since its formation in August
2010.
Mr. Weil, 44, also was
executive vice president of the Company's advisor and property manager from their formation in August 2010 and became
president, chief operating officer and secretary of the Company's advisor and property manager in March 2012. Mr. Weil
has been the chief executive officer of Realty Capital Securities, LLC, a broker-dealer registered with FINRA, since December
2010. Mr. Weil also was the executive vice president and secretary of ARCT and executive vice president of the ARCT advisor
and the ARCT property manager from their formation in August 2007 through February 2012.  Mr. Weil has also been
executive vice president and secretary of American Realty Capital New York Recovery REIT, Inc. ("NYRR") since its
formation in October 2009 and executive vice president of the NYRR property manager and the NYRR advisor since their
formation in November 2009. Mr. Weil also was executive vice president and secretary of American Realty Capital Properties,
Inc. ("ARCP") from its formation in December 2010 through February 2012 and executive vice president and
secretary of its advisor from its formation in November 2010 through February 2012. Mr. Weil became president, chief
operating officer, secretary and treasurer and a director of ARCP and president, chief operating officer, secretary and
treasurer of the ARCP manager in March 2012. He also has been executive vice president and secretary of American Realty
Capital – Retail Centers of America, Inc. ("ARC RCA") since its formation in July 2010 and executive vice
president and secretary of the ARC RCA advisor since its formation in May 2010. Mr. Weil has served as
executive vice president and secretary of American Realty Capital III, Inc. ("ARCT III") since its formation in
October 2010, and has served as president, chief operating officer, secretary, treasurer and a director of ARCT III since
February 2012. Mr. Weil served as executive vice president and secretary of the advisor and property manager for ARCT III
since their formation in October 2010 and has served as president, chief operating officer, secretary and treasurer since
March 2012. Mr. Weil also was executive vice president and secretary of American Realty Capital Daily Net Asset Value Trust,
Inc. ("ARC DNAV") from its formation in September 2010 through February 2012 and executive vice president and
secretary of its advisor and property manager from their formation in September 2010 through February 2012. Mr. Weil became
president, chief operating officer, secretary, treasurer and a director of ARC DNAV and president, chief operating officer,
secretary and treasurer of the ARC DNAV advisor and property manager in March 2012. From October 2006 to May 2007, Mr. Weil
was managing director of Milestone Partners Limited. He was formerly the senior vice president of sales and leasing for
American Financial Realty Trust (as well as for its predecessor, American Realty Financial Group) from April 2004 to October
2006, where he was responsible for the disposition and leasing activity for a 33 million square-foot portfolio of properties.
Under the direction of Mr. Weil, his department was the sole contributor in the increase of occupancy and portfolio revenue
through the sales of over 200 properties and the leasing of over 2.2 million square feet, averaging 325,000 square feet of
newly executed leases per quarter. From July 1987 to April 2004, Mr. Weil was president of Plymouth Pump & Systems Co.
Mr. Weil attended George Washington University. Mr. Weil holds FINRA Series 7, 24 and 63 licenses.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Press Release dated March 8, 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 HEALTHCARE TRUST, INC.
Date: March 8, 2012
By:
/s/ Nicholas S. Schorsch
Nicholas S. Schorsch
Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman of the Board of Directors