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<B>FORM 8-K</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL PROPERTIES, INC.</B></P>

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in its charter)</P>

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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 3.2pt 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>New York, New York 10022</B></P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item&nbsp;8.01. Other Events.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">On October 23, 2012, American Realty Capital Properties, Inc.
(the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) announced its property acquisitions since July 1, 2012 and provided a summary of its overall portfolio.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">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&rsquo;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.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">The table below provides a summary
of the eight properties acquired by ARCP since July 1, 2012 and, for each tenant, includes the properties&rsquo;
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:</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">Number
    of Properties</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">States</FONT></TD>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">Average
    Lease Term Remaining at Acquisition (Years)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">Contract
    <BR> Purchase Price (millions)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt"><B>Rentable
        Square</B></FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt"><B>Feet</B></FONT></P></TD>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">Annualized
    Rental Income/Net Operating Income (millions)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">Average
    Capitalization Rate</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt"><B>Investment
    Grade? (Y/N)<SUP>(1)</SUP></B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 10%; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">Advance Auto</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 1%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 9%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">1</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 7%; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">TX</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 9%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">8.6</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 9%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">1.3</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 9%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">6,900</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 9%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">0.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 8%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">8.7</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 9%; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">Y</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">CVS</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">3</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">GA, TN</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">4.6</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">4.9</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">31,620</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">0.5</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">9.9</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">%</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">Y</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">Family Dollar</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">IN</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">10.0</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">1.0</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">8,085</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">0.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">8.9</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">%</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">Y</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">Iron Mountain</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">OH</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">5.3</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">4.6</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">126,664</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">0.4</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">9.6</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">%</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">N</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #92CDDC">
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">Mrs. Baird&rsquo;s</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">TX</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">4.9</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">6.2</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">75,050</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">0.6</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">10.2</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">%</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">N</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: white">
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">Reckitt Benckiser</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">1</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">NJ</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">5.7</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">10.0</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">32,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">1.0</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">9.6</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">Y</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #92CDDC">
    <TD STYLE="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">Total</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">8</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">6</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">6.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">28.0</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">280,319</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">2.7</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">9.6</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-left: 5.4pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">A copy of the press release announcing
the Company&rsquo;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.&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.</B></P>

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

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    <TD STYLE="width: 3%; padding-right: 0.8pt; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 77%; border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; padding-right: 0.8pt; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold"><B>Description</B></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.8pt; font-size: 10pt">99.1</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.8pt; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.8pt; font-size: 10pt">Press Release, dated October 23, 2012</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: -1.6pt; font-size: 10pt">AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL PROPERTIES, INC.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 6%; padding-right: 0.8pt; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: -0.6pt; font-size: 10pt">October 23, 2012</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: -0.6pt; font-size: 10pt">By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; padding-right: -0.6pt; font-size: 10pt">/s/ Nicholas S. Schorsch</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.8pt; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: -0.6pt; font-size: 10pt">Name:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: -0.6pt; font-size: 10pt">Nicholas S. Schorsch</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.8pt; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: -0.6pt; font-size: 10pt">Title:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: -0.6pt; font-size: 10pt">Chief Executive Officer and</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.8pt; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: -0.6pt; font-size: 10pt">Chairman of the Board of Directors</TD></TR>
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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:
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:
o
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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