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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549</B></FONT></P>

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REPORT<BR>
</B></FONT><B>Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of<BR>
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>September 6, 2012 (August 30,
2012)<BR> Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL TRUST, INC.</B></P>

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its charter)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>405 Park Avenue, 14<SUP>th</SUP> Floor<BR>
New York, New York 10022<BR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><I>Contribution Agreement</I></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Effective as of August 30, 2012,
American Realty Capital Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;), American Realty Capital Operating
Partnership, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership of which the Company is the sole general partner (the &ldquo;Operating
Partnership&rdquo;) and ARC Real Estate Partners, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the &ldquo;Contributor&rdquo;)
entered into that certain Contribution Agreement (the &ldquo;Contribution Agreement&rdquo;), pursuant to which the
Contributor acquired 65,789 common units of limited partner interests in the Operating Partnership (&ldquo;OP Units&rdquo;)
in exchange for a capital contribution of $750,000. The Contributor is majority-owned and controlled by Nicholas S. Schorsch, the Company&rsquo;s
Chairman of the Board of Directors (the &ldquo;Board&rdquo;) and William M. Kahane, the Company&rsquo;s Chief Executive
Officer, President and Director.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">In addition, pursuant to the Contribution
Agreement:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.75in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><I>Right to Guaranty Debt</I>. Subject to certain restrictions
                                                                                                               on the termination of the Operating Partnership and the redemption of the OP Units issued under the Contribution Agreement,
                                                                                                               the Contributor is provided with the opportunity to guaranty a portion of the indebtedness of the Operating Partnership and
                                                                                                               the Operating Partnership agrees to maintain a sufficient amount of indebtedness for the Contributor to guaranty.</FONT>
                                                                                                               Furthermore, the Contributor has agreed to a deficit restoration obligation.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.75in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><I>Indemnity</I>. The Operating Partnership agrees to indemnify the
Contributor for  breaches by the Operating Partnership of certain of its obligations under the Contribution Agreement.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.75in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><I>Registration Rights</I>: Any shares of common stock
of the Company issued upon a conversion of OP Units shall be issued pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement, or
if a shelf registration statement is not then effective, the Company, as general partner of the Operating Partnership (or a successor
general partner) shall enter into a registration rights agreement with the Contributor.</TD>
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is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing summary description of the
Contribution Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the
Contribution Agreement.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Effective August 30, 2012, the Company,
as the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership, executed the First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Agreement of
Limited Partnership of the Operating Partnership (the &ldquo;Partnership Agreement Amendment&rdquo;).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">As a result of the issuance of the OP
Units as described in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, the Partnership Agreement Amendment provides for the
admission of the Contributor as a limited partner of the Operating Partnership. In order to reflect the economic arrangement
amongst the partners of the Operating Partnership, including the Contributor, the Partnership Agreement Amendment revises the
allocation provisions to provide for a  special allocation of certain deductions and the Contributor agrees that, in the
extent of a liquidation of the Operating Partnership, the Contributor will be obligated to restore a deficit balance in
its capital account subject to certain limitations. Furthermore, the Partnership Agreement Amendment replaces the
Operating Partnership with its general partner as the obligor in connection with the conversion rights of holders of OP
Units. The Partnership Agreement Amendment also corrects a number of scrivner&rsquo;s errors throughout the Partnership
Agreement and updated the schedule of limited partners and their interests in the Operating Partnership to take into account
such issuance of OP Units and recent awards of LTIP Units in the Operating Partnership.&nbsp;</P>

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is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing summary description of the Partnership
Agreement Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Partnership
Agreement Amendment.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">(d)&#9;Exhibits.</P>

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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0pt; border-bottom: Black 0.5pt solid">Description</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; font-size: 10pt">First Amendment to Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of American Realty Capital Operating Partnership, L.P., dated as of August 30, 2012, by and among American Realty Capital Trust. Inc. and the limited partners party thereto</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0; padding-left: 0; font-size: 10pt">Contribution Agreement, dated as of August 30, 2012, by and among American Realty Capital Trust, Inc., American Realty Capital Operating Partnership, L.P. and ARC Real Estate Partners, LLC</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURES</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; 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">AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL TRUST, INC.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; vertical-align: top">Date: September 6, 2012&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 4%">By:&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 46%; vertical-align: top">/s/ William M. Kahane</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-top: black 1pt solid">Name: William M. Kahane<BR> Title: Chief Executive Officer and President</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
September 6, 2012 (August 30,
2012)
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)
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AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL TRUST, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in
its charter)
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Maryland
001-35439
71-1036989
(State or other jurisdiction of
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
incorporation)
Identification No.)
405 Park Avenue, 14
th
Floor
New York, New York 10022
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(646) 937-6900
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed
since last report)
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Item 1.01 Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Contribution Agreement
Effective as of August 30, 2012,
American Realty Capital Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the "Company"), American Realty Capital Operating
Partnership, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership of which the Company is the sole general partner (the "Operating
Partnership") and ARC Real Estate Partners, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the "Contributor")
entered into that certain Contribution Agreement (the "Contribution Agreement"), pursuant to which the
Contributor acquired 65,789 common units of limited partner interests in the Operating Partnership ("OP Units")
in exchange for a capital contribution of $750,000. The Contributor is majority-owned and controlled by Nicholas S. Schorsch, the Company's
Chairman of the Board of Directors (the "Board") and William M. Kahane, the Company's Chief Executive
Officer, President and Director.
In addition, pursuant to the Contribution
Agreement:
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Right to Guaranty Debt
. Subject to certain restrictions
                                                                                                               on the termination of the Operating Partnership and the redemption of the OP Units issued under the Contribution Agreement,
                                                                                                               the Contributor is provided with the opportunity to guaranty a portion of the indebtedness of the Operating Partnership and
                                                                                                               the Operating Partnership agrees to maintain a sufficient amount of indebtedness for the Contributor to guaranty.
Furthermore, the Contributor has agreed to a deficit restoration obligation.
·
Indemnity
. The Operating Partnership agrees to indemnify the
Contributor for  breaches by the Operating Partnership of certain of its obligations under the Contribution Agreement.
·
Registration Rights
: Any shares of common stock
of the Company issued upon a conversion of OP Units shall be issued pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement, or
if a shelf registration statement is not then effective, the Company, as general partner of the Operating Partnership (or a successor
general partner) shall enter into a registration rights agreement with the Contributor.
A copy of the Contribution Agreement
is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing summary description of the
Contribution Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the
Contribution Agreement.
Item 3.03 Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.
Partnership Agreement Amendment
Effective August 30, 2012, the Company,
as the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership, executed the First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Agreement of
Limited Partnership of the Operating Partnership (the "Partnership Agreement Amendment").
As a result of the issuance of the OP
Units as described in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, the Partnership Agreement Amendment provides for the
admission of the Contributor as a limited partner of the Operating Partnership. In order to reflect the economic arrangement
amongst the partners of the Operating Partnership, including the Contributor, the Partnership Agreement Amendment revises the
allocation provisions to provide for a  special allocation of certain deductions and the Contributor agrees that, in the
extent of a liquidation of the Operating Partnership, the Contributor will be obligated to restore a deficit balance in
its capital account subject to certain limitations. Furthermore, the Partnership Agreement Amendment replaces the
Operating Partnership with its general partner as the obligor in connection with the conversion rights of holders of OP
Units. The Partnership Agreement Amendment also corrects a number of scrivner's errors throughout the Partnership
Agreement and updated the schedule of limited partners and their interests in the Operating Partnership to take into account
such issuance of OP Units and recent awards of LTIP Units in the Operating Partnership.
A copy of the Partnership Agreement Amendment
is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing summary description of the Partnership
Agreement Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Partnership
Agreement Amendment.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)	Exhibits.
Exhibit No
Description
4.1
First Amendment to Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of American Realty Capital Operating Partnership, L.P., dated as of August 30, 2012, by and among American Realty Capital Trust. Inc. and the limited partners party thereto
10.1
Contribution Agreement, dated as of August 30, 2012, by and among American Realty Capital Trust, Inc., American Realty Capital Operating Partnership, L.P. and ARC Real Estate Partners, LLC
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 TRUST, INC.
Date: September 6, 2012
By:
/s/ William M. Kahane
Name: William M. Kahane
Title: Chief Executive Officer and President