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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</P>

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
<B>May 29, 2012 (May 25, 2012)</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 Healthcare Trust,
Inc.</B></P>

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Charter)</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 31%; border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; padding-right: 0.8pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Maryland</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 39%; border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; padding-right: 0.8pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">000-54688</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; padding-right: 0.8pt; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 28%; border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; padding-right: 0.8pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">27-3306391</TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0.8pt 0pt 0; text-align: center">(State or other jurisdiction</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0.8pt 0pt 0; text-align: center">of incorporation or organization)</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.8pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.8pt; text-align: center">(Commission File Number)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.8pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0.8pt 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>405 Park Avenue</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0.8pt 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>New York, New York 10022</B></P></TD></TR>
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        of Principal Executive Offices)</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0.8pt 0pt 0; text-align: center">Registrant's telephone number,
        including area code: (212) 415-6500</P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">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:</P>

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

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the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</P>

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14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</P>

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Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">On May 25, 2012, American Realty Capital Healthcare Trust, Inc.
(the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;), through American Realty Capital Healthcare Trust Operating Partnership, L.P., the Company&rsquo;s
operating partnership, entered into a $50 million revolving credit facility (the &ldquo;Credit Facility&rdquo;) with KeyBank National
Association. The Credit Facility contains an &ldquo;accordion feature&rdquo; to allow the Company, under certain circumstances,
to increase the aggregate commitments under the Credit Facility to a maximum of $250 million.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The Credit Facility is a revolving line of credit with
a term of 36 months, subject to the Company&rsquo;s right to a 12-month extension. The Company will have the option, based
upon its corporate leverage, to have the Credit Facility priced at either: (a) LIBOR, plus an applicable margin that ranges
from 3.00% to 4.00%; or (b) the Base Rate, plus an applicable margin that ranges from 1.50% to 2.50%. Base Rate is defined in
the Credit Facility as the greater of (i) the fluctuating annual rate of interest announced from time to time by KeyBank
National Association as its &ldquo;prime rate&rdquo; or (ii) 0.5% above the federal funds effective rate. Once the Company
reaches net worth exceeding $350 million, the applicable margin will be reduced by 0.35%.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The Credit Facility provides for monthly interest payments with
all principal outstanding being due on the maturity date in May 2015. The Credit Facility may be prepaid at any time, in whole
or in part, without premium or penalty. In the event of a default, the lender has the right to terminate its obligations under
the Credit Facility and to accelerate the payment on any unpaid principal amount of all outstanding loans. The Company has guaranteed
the obligations under the Credit Facility.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The description of the Credit Facility in this Current Report
on Form 8-K is a summary and is qualified in its entirety by the terms of the Credit
Facility.&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 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; font-weight: bold">AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL HEALTHCARE TRUST, INC.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.8pt">Date:&nbsp;May 29, 2012</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.8pt">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; padding-right: 0.8pt">/s/&nbsp;Nicholas S. Schorsch</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 1.8pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.8pt">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):
May 29, 2012 (May 25, 2012)
American Realty Capital Healthcare Trust,
Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in
Charter)
Maryland
000-54688
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
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:
¨
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under
the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under
the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule
14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule
13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an
Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
On May 25, 2012, American Realty Capital Healthcare Trust, Inc.
(the "Company"), through American Realty Capital Healthcare Trust Operating Partnership, L.P., the Company's
operating partnership, entered into a $50 million revolving credit facility (the "Credit Facility") with KeyBank National
Association. The Credit Facility contains an "accordion feature" to allow the Company, under certain circumstances,
to increase the aggregate commitments under the Credit Facility to a maximum of $250 million.
The Credit Facility is a revolving line of credit with
a term of 36 months, subject to the Company's right to a 12-month extension. The Company will have the option, based
upon its corporate leverage, to have the Credit Facility priced at either: (a) LIBOR, plus an applicable margin that ranges
from 3.00% to 4.00%; or (b) the Base Rate, plus an applicable margin that ranges from 1.50% to 2.50%. Base Rate is defined in
the Credit Facility as the greater of (i) the fluctuating annual rate of interest announced from time to time by KeyBank
National Association as its "prime rate" or (ii) 0.5% above the federal funds effective rate. Once the Company
reaches net worth exceeding $350 million, the applicable margin will be reduced by 0.35%.
The Credit Facility provides for monthly interest payments with
all principal outstanding being due on the maturity date in May 2015. The Credit Facility may be prepaid at any time, in whole
or in part, without premium or penalty. In the event of a default, the lender has the right to terminate its obligations under
the Credit Facility and to accelerate the payment on any unpaid principal amount of all outstanding loans. The Company has guaranteed
the obligations under the Credit Facility.
The description of the Credit Facility in this Current Report
on Form 8-K is a summary and is qualified in its entirety by the terms of the Credit
Facility.
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: May 29, 2012
By:
/s/ Nicholas S. Schorsch
Nicholas S. Schorsch
Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman of the Board of Directors