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

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

<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>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE</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>July 27, 2012 (July 26, 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 Trust III, Inc.</B></P>

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

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    <TD STYLE="width: 31%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.2pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><B>Maryland</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.8pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 37%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.2pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><B>000-54690</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 0.8pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 30%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 3.2pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><B>27-3515929</B></TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 3.2pt 0pt 0; text-align: center">(State or other jurisdiction</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 3.2pt 0pt 0; text-align: center">of incorporation or organization)</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.8pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 3.2pt; text-align: center">(Commission File Number)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.8pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 3.2pt; text-align: center">(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 3.2pt 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>405 Park Avenue, 15th Floor</B></P>
        <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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        of Principal Executive Offices)</P>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 3.2pt 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>(212) 415-6500</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; border-top: Black 0.5pt solid">Registrant's
        telephone number, including area code:</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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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#61551; &nbsp;Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under
the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#61551; &nbsp;Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under
the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#61551; &nbsp;Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule
14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&#61551; &nbsp;Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule
13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</P>

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Financial Obligation or an 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; text-indent: 0.5in">On July 26, 2012, American Realty Capital
Trust III, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;), through American Realty Capital Operating Partnership III, L.P., its operating partnership,
closed its entry into a senior revolving credit facility in the amount of $100 million with RBS Citizens, N.A. (&ldquo;RBS&rdquo;).
The credit facility contains an &ldquo;accordion&rdquo; feature 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; text-indent: 0.5in">The credit facility is a revolving line
of credit which has 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 loans taken out under the credit facility priced at either: (a) LIBOR, plus
an applicable margin that ranges from 2.10% to 3.50%; or (b) the Base Rate, plus an applicable margin that ranges from 2.50% to
3.00%. 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 RBS as its &ldquo;prime rate&rdquo; or (ii) 1.0% above the federal funds effective rate.&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The credit facility provides for monthly
interest payments for Base Rate loans. For all other loans, interest payments will be made at the end of an applicable interest
period, designated at the time the loan is made. If the Company does not use a certain percentage of the proceeds from the credit
facility, it will be required to pay an unused fee. All principal outstanding on the Company&rsquo;s borrowings under the credit
facility will be due on the maturity date in July 2015. Borrowings under the credit facility may be prepaid from time to time and
at any time, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty, subject to reimbursement of certain costs and expenses. In the event
of a default, each 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>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">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>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-indent: -1in"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">A copy of the press release announcing the
Company&rsquo;s closing of its entry into the credit facility is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and
is incorporated herein by reference.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-indent: -1in"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

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and Exhibits.</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 83%; border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; padding-right: 0.8pt; font-weight: bold">Description</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.8pt">99.1</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.8pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.8pt">Press Release dated July 27, 2012</TD></TR>
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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="4" STYLE="padding-right: 10.5pt; padding-left: 0; font-weight: bold"><B>AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL TRUST III, INC.</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 2.4pt; padding-left: 0">Date: July 27, 2012</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 2.4pt; padding-left: 0">By:</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; padding-right: 6.5pt; padding-left: 0">/s/ Nicholas S. Schorsch&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 2.4pt; padding-left: 0">Name:</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 2.4pt; padding-left: 0">Nicholas S. Schorsch</TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 2.4pt 0pt 0">Chairman of the Board of Directors</P></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):
July 27, 2012 (July 26, 2012)
American Realty Capital Trust III, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in
Charter)
Maryland
000-54690
27-3515929
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
405 Park Avenue, 15th Floor
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:
  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 July 26, 2012, American Realty Capital
Trust III, Inc. (the "Company"), through American Realty Capital Operating Partnership III, L.P., its operating partnership,
closed its entry into a senior revolving credit facility in the amount of $100 million with RBS Citizens, N.A. ("RBS").
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 which has 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 loans taken out under the credit facility priced at either: (a) LIBOR, plus
an applicable margin that ranges from 2.10% to 3.50%; or (b) the Base Rate, plus an applicable margin that ranges from 2.50% to
3.00%. 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 RBS as its "prime rate" or (ii) 1.0% above the federal funds effective rate.
The credit facility provides for monthly
interest payments for Base Rate loans. For all other loans, interest payments will be made at the end of an applicable interest
period, designated at the time the loan is made. If the Company does not use a certain percentage of the proceeds from the credit
facility, it will be required to pay an unused fee. All principal outstanding on the Company's borrowings under the credit
facility will be due on the maturity date in July 2015. Borrowings under the credit facility may be prepaid from time to time and
at any time, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty, subject to reimbursement of certain costs and expenses. In the event
of a default, each 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.
A copy of the press release announcing the
Company's closing of its entry into the credit facility 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.
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Press Release dated July 27, 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 TRUST III, INC.
Date: July 27, 2012
By:
/s/ Nicholas S. Schorsch
Name:
Nicholas S. Schorsch
Title:
Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman of the Board of Directors