UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549

~~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

~~PURSUANT~~January TO3, ~~SECTION~~2014 Date 13of ORReport 15(d)Date OFof ~~THE~~earliest event reported)

~~SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934~~_________________________

~~Date~~THUNDER ~~of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 7~~ACQUISITION, ~~2013 (October 6, 2013)~~LLC

~~AMERICAN~~(Exact ~~REALTY~~name ~~CAPITAL~~of ~~TRUST~~registrant ~~IV,~~as ~~INC.~~specified in its charter)

~~(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)~~_________________________

Maryland	000-54947	32-0372241
Delaware	000-54947	35-2489116
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer
incorporation)		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~~zip code:)

(212) 415-6500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

American Realty Capital Trust IV, Inc.

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
_________________________

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Item 1.01. Entry ~~Into~~into a Material Definitive Agreement.

OnContribution ~~October 6, 2013, American Realty Capital Trust IV, Inc., a Maryland corporation, (the “Company”), entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to that certain Agreement~~ and ~~Plan~~Exchange ~~of Merger, dated as of July 1, 2013 (the “Merger~~ Agreement”), with American Realty Capital Properties, Inc., a Maryland corporation (“ARCP”), Thunder Acquisition, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of the ARCP Operating Partnership (as defined below) (“Merger Sub”), ARC Properties Operating Partnership, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership and the operating partnership of ARCP (the “ARCP Operating Partnership”), and American Realty Capital Operating Partnership IV, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership and the operating partnership of the Company (the “Company Operating Partnership”). The Merger Agreement provided for (i) the merger of the Company with and into Merger Sub (the “Merger”), with Merger Sub surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of ARCP and (ii) the merger of the Company Operating Partnership with and into the ARCP Operating Partnership (the “Partnership Merger” and together with the Merger, the “Mergers”), with the ARCP Operating Partnership being the surviving entity.

~~Under~~Pursuant ~~the~~to ~~terms~~a ofletter ~~the~~agreement ~~Amendment,~~entered ~~ARCP~~into ~~will now~~on ~~acquire~~July ~~all~~1, of 2013 (the ~~outstanding~~“Letter ~~shares~~Agreement”) ofin ~~common~~connection ~~stock~~with of the ~~Company~~Merger Agreement (~~“Company~~as ~~Common~~defined ~~Stock”~~below), in(i) ~~a transaction~~it ~~valued~~was atacknowledged ~~$3.0~~that ~~billion,~~the Merger ~~for~~(as ~~per~~defined ~~share~~below) ~~consideration~~constitutes ~~of:~~an ~~(1)~~“investment ~~$9.00~~liquidity inevent,” ~~cash~~which ~~(representing~~entitles ~~30%~~American ofRealty ~~the~~Capital ~~total nominal~~Trust ~~consideration);~~IV ~~(2)~~Special ~~0.5190~~Limited ~~shares~~Partner, LLC (the “~~Common~~Special ~~Exchange~~Limited ~~Ratio~~Partner”), ofa ~~common~~Delaware ~~stock~~limited liability company and the holder of ~~ARCP,~~the ~~par~~special ~~value~~limited ~~$0.01~~partner ~~per share~~interest (the “~~ARCP~~SLP ~~Common Stock~~Interest”) ~~(valued~~in atCompany ~~$6.59~~Operating ~~using~~Partnership ~~the~~(as ~~ARCP~~defined ~~Common~~below), ~~Stock’s~~to receive ~~latest~~certain ~~closing~~distributions ~~price~~from ofAmerican ~~$12.70 from~~Realty ~~October~~Capital 4Operating Partnership IV, ~~2013~~L.P., ~~and~~a ~~representing~~Delaware ~~22%~~limited ofpartnership and the operating ~~total~~partnership ~~nominal~~of ~~consideration);~~the ~~and~~Company (3)as ~~0.5937~~defined ~~shares~~below) (~~the~~ “~~Preferred Exchange~~Company ~~Ratio~~Operating Partnership”), ofincluding ~~ARCP’s~~a ~~6.70%~~subordinated distribution ~~Series~~of Fnet ~~Cumulative~~sales ~~Redeemable~~proceeds ~~Preferred~~resulting ~~Stock,~~from ~~par~~an ~~value $0.01 per share (the~~ “~~Series~~investment Fliquidity ~~Preferred Stock~~event”) (~~valued~~as atdefined ~~$14.84~~in ~~based~~the onagreement aof ~~liquidation~~limited partnership ~~preference~~ of ~~$25.00~~Company ~~per~~Operating ~~share~~Partnership) and ~~representing~~ ~~48%~~(ii) of the ~~total~~Special ~~nominal~~Limited ~~consideration),~~Partner ~~for~~elected ato ~~fixed~~contribute ~~nominal~~its ~~consideration,~~SLP asInterest ofto ~~October~~Company Operating 4,Partnership ~~2013,~~pursuant ~~of $30.43. ARCP~~to ~~would~~a becontribution ~~issuing~~agreement ~~36.9 million~~to ~~shares~~be ofentered ~~ARCP~~into ~~Common~~in ~~Stock~~exchange ~~and~~for ~~42.2~~the ~~million~~number ~~shares~~ of ~~Series~~operating Fpartnership ~~Preferred~~units ~~Stock.~~in ~~The~~Company ~~Articles~~Operating ~~Supplementary~~Partnership ~~classifying~~determined ~~and~~in ~~designating~~accordance ~~the~~with ~~Series F Preferred Stock (~~the ~~“Series~~Letter ~~F Articles~~Agreement. ~~Supplementary”),~~The ~~the~~Special ~~form~~Limited ofPartner ~~which~~ is ~~attached~~an toaffiliate of ~~the~~AR ~~Amendment~~Capital, ~~will~~LLC, bea ~~filed~~Delaware ~~with~~limited ~~the~~liability ~~Maryland~~company ~~State Department of Assessments and Taxation~~ (“~~Maryland SDAT~~ARC”) ~~prior to the closing of the Merger~~.

~~Pursuant~~In toorder ~~the Series F Articles Supplementary~~ to beimplement ~~filed with~~ the ~~Maryland~~Letter ~~SDAT~~Agreement, ~~prior~~on toJanuary ~~the~~3, 2014, ~~closing~~ARC ofProperties ~~the~~Operating ~~Merger~~Partnership, ~~the~~L.P., ~~Series F~~a ~~Preferred~~Delaware ~~Stock~~limited ispartnership ~~not~~and ~~redeemable by ARCP before~~ the ~~fifth~~operating ~~anniversary~~partnership of ~~the~~ARCP ~~date~~(as defined onbelow) ~~which~~(“ARCP ~~such~~Operating ~~Series~~Partnership”), Fentered ~~Preferred~~into ~~Stock~~a isContribution ~~issued~~and Exchange Agreement (the “~~Initial~~Contribution ~~Redemption Date~~and Exchange Agreement”), ~~except~~with the ~~under~~Special ~~circumstances~~Limited ~~intended~~Partner, toARC ~~preserve~~Real ~~ARCP’s~~Estate ~~status~~Partners, asLLC, a Delaware ~~real~~limited ~~estate~~liability ~~investment~~company ~~trust~~(“AREP”), ~~for federal~~ and~~/or~~ ~~state~~Company ~~income~~Operating ~~tax~~Partnership. ~~purposes~~Under ~~and~~the ~~except~~Letter asAgreement, ~~described~~in connection ~~below~~with ~~upon~~management’s ~~the~~successful ~~occurrence~~attainment of athe ~~change~~6% ofperformance ~~control~~hurdle ~~(as defined). On~~ and ~~after~~ the ~~Initial~~return ~~Redemption~~to ~~Date,~~the ~~ARCP~~Company’s stockholders ~~may,~~of atapproximately ~~its~~$358.3 ~~option,~~million ~~redeem~~in ~~shares~~addition ofto ~~the~~their ~~Series~~initial Finvestment ~~Preferred~~(determined ~~Stock,~~based inon ~~whole~~the orvalue ~~from~~of ~~time~~the tomerger ~~time~~consideration inper ~~part,~~share atof athe ~~redemption~~Company ~~price~~common stock of (i) $259.00 ~~per~~in ~~share~~cash; ~~plus,~~(ii) ~~subject~~0.5190 toof ~~exceptions,~~a ~~any~~share ~~accrued~~of ~~and~~ARCP ~~unpaid~~common ~~dividends thereon~~stock to(valued ~~the~~at ~~date fixed for redemption~~$6.70 Inusing ~~addition,~~the ~~upon~~ARCP ~~the~~closing ~~occurrence~~price of a$12.91 ~~change~~on ofthe ~~control,~~trading ~~ARCP~~day ~~may,~~of atthe ~~its~~Merger ~~option,~~and ~~redeem~~representing ~~shares~~ 21.9% of the total ~~Series~~nominal Fconsideration); ~~Preferred~~and ~~Stock,~~(iii) in0.5937 ~~whole~~of ora inshare ~~part,~~of ~~within~~ARCP’s ~~120~~Series ~~days~~F ~~after~~Preferred ~~the~~Stock ~~first~~(as ~~date~~defined onbelow) (NASDAQ: ~~which~~ARCPP) ~~such~~(valued ~~change~~at of$14.84 ~~control~~based ~~occurred, at~~on aliquidation ~~redemption~~preference ~~price~~ of $25.00 per share ~~plus,~~of ~~subject~~perpetual topreferred ~~exceptions,~~stock ~~any accrued~~ and representing ~~unpaid~~48.6% ~~dividends~~of ~~thereon~~the tototal ~~the~~nominal ~~date~~consideration), ~~fixed~~ for ~~redemption.~~a ~~Upon~~fixed ~~the~~nominal ~~occurrence~~consideration, as of aJanuary ~~change~~3, 2014, of ~~control~~$30.54), the ~~after~~Special ~~which~~Limited ~~neither~~Partner ~~ARCP~~was ~~nor~~entitled ~~the~~to ~~acquiring~~receive ~~entity has~~ a ~~class~~subordinated distribution of ~~common securities~~net ~~listed~~sales onproceeds afrom ~~national~~Company Operating ~~stock~~Partnership ~~exchange,~~in ~~each~~an ~~holder~~amount ofequal ~~Series~~to Fapproximately ~~Preferred~~$63.2 ~~Stock~~million ~~will have~~ (the ~~right~~“Subordinated ~~(unless,~~Distribution ~~prior~~Amount”). Pursuant to the ~~change~~Contribution ofand ~~control~~Exchange ~~conversion~~Agreement, ~~date~~ (~~as defined~~i), ~~ARCP~~the ~~has~~Special ~~provided~~Limited orPartner ~~provides~~contributed ~~notice of~~ its ~~election~~SLP toInterest ~~redeem~~(with ~~some~~a value orequal ~~all of~~to the ~~shares~~Subordinated ofDistribution ~~Series~~Amount) Fto ~~Preferred~~Company ~~Stock~~Operating asPartnership ~~provided~~ in ~~either~~exchange offor ~~the~~an ~~two~~amount ~~preceding~~of ~~sentences,~~common units inof ~~which~~equity ~~case~~ownership ~~such~~of ~~holder~~Company ~~will have~~Operating ~~the~~Partnership ~~right~~equivalent ~~only~~to ~~with~~6,734,148 ~~respect~~common tounits ~~shares~~of equity ownership of ~~Series~~ARCP Operating FPartnership, ~~Preferred~~which ~~Stock~~were ~~that~~automatically ~~are~~converted ~~not~~into ~~called~~such ~~for~~ARCP ~~redemption)~~Operating toPartnership ~~convert~~common ~~some~~units ~~or all~~upon consummation of the ~~shares~~Partnership ofMerger ~~Series~~(as Fdefined ~~Preferred~~below), ~~Stock~~and ~~into~~(ii) ~~ARCP’s~~AREP ~~common~~contributed ~~stock (or~~$750,000 in ~~specified~~cash ~~circumstances,~~to ~~certain~~Company ~~alternative~~Operating Partnership, ~~consideration).~~effective ~~The~~prior ~~shares~~to ofthe ~~Series~~consummation Fof ~~Preferred~~the ~~Stock~~Merger ~~have~~and noPartnership ~~stated maturity~~Merger, ~~are~~in ~~not~~exchange ~~subject~~for toan ~~any~~amount ~~sinking~~of ~~fund~~common orunits ~~mandatory~~of equity ~~redemption~~ownership ~~and~~of ~~will~~Company ~~remain~~Operating ~~outstanding~~Partnership ~~indefinitely~~equivalent ~~unless~~to ~~ARCP~~79,872 ~~redeems~~common orunits ~~otherwise~~of ~~repurchases~~equity ~~them~~ownership orof ~~they~~ARCP ~~become convertible~~Operating ~~and~~Partnership, ~~are~~which were automatically converted into such ARCP Operating Partnership common ~~stock~~units ~~(or,~~upon ifconsummation ~~applicable,~~of ~~alternative~~the Partnership ~~consideration)~~Merger.

AsThis asummary ~~result~~description of the ~~changes~~material toterms of the Contribution ~~Merger~~and Exchange Agreement ~~contained~~is qualified in ~~the~~its ~~Amendment,~~entirety ~~approval~~ by ~~ARCP’s stockholders of~~ the ~~issuance~~Contribution ofand ~~ARCP~~Exchange ~~Common~~Agreement ~~Stock~~attached ~~in connection~~as ~~with~~Exhibit ~~the~~10.1 ~~merger~~to ~~will~~this Current noReport ~~longer~~on beForm ~~required~~8-K and ~~the~~incorporated ~~Amendment~~herein ~~amends~~by ~~such requirement under the Merger Agreement accordingly~~reference.

InItem ~~addition, the~~3.03. ~~Amendment~~Material ~~changes~~Modification ~~the consideration payable in connection with the Partnership Merger, such that each outstanding unit of equity ownership of the Company Operating Partnership will be converted into the right~~ to ~~receive~~Rights ~~(i) a number~~ of ~~units~~Security of equity ownership in the ARCP Operating Partnership equal to the Common Exchange Ratio and (ii) a number of validly issued ARCP preferred units designated by the ARCP Operating Partnership as Series F Preferred Units equal to the Preferred Exchange RatioHolders.

~~Pursuant~~At to the ~~terms~~effective time of the ~~Amendment~~Merger, which occurred on January 3, 2014 (the ~~circumstances~~“Effective inTime”), ~~which~~each ~~ARCP~~share orof ~~the~~common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Company ~~may~~Common beStock”), of ~~required~~American toRealty ~~pay~~Capital ~~the~~Trust ~~other~~IV, ~~party~~Inc., a $5Maryland corporation (the “Company”),~~000~~ issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time,~~000~~ ~~expense~~was ~~reimbursement~~converted into the right to receive: (i) $9.00 in cash (the “Cash Consideration”); ~~case~~(ii) 0.5190 of ~~termination~~a share of ~~the~~common ~~Merger~~stock, ~~Agreement~~par ~~were~~value ~~amended~~$0.01 Inper ~~addition~~share, ~~the amount~~ of ~~the~~American ~~break-up~~Realty ~~fee~~Capital ~~payable~~Properties, byInc., ~~the~~a ~~Company~~Maryland incorporation (“ARCP”) (the ~~event~~“Stock Consideration”); and (iii) 0.5937 of a ~~termination~~share of ~~the~~6.70% ~~Merger~~Series ~~Agreement~~F inCumulative ~~certain~~Redeemable Preferred ~~circumstances~~Stock, ~~was~~par ~~reduced~~value ~~from~~ $200.01 per share,~~000,000~~ toof ~~$10~~ARCP (collectively with the Cash Consideration and the Stock Consideration,~~000,000~~ the “Merger Consideration”).

AsIn aconnection ~~result~~with of the ~~changes~~consummation toof the ~~consideration~~Partnership Merger ~~payable~~(as indefined ~~connection~~below), ~~with~~each ~~the~~outstanding ~~Merger~~unit ~~and~~of ~~the~~equity ~~resulting~~ownership ~~tax~~of ~~treatment~~Company toOperating ~~the~~Partnership, ~~Company’s~~other ~~stockholders~~than Class B Units, was converted into the ~~Amendment~~right to receive: (i) the ~~Merger~~ ~~Agreement~~Cash ~~changes~~Consideration, ~~the~~(ii) ~~Merger~~0.5190 ~~from~~of a ~~transaction~~unit ~~that~~of ~~qualifies~~equity asownership aof ~~“reorganization”~~ARCP ~~under,~~Operating Partnership and ~~within~~(ii) ~~the meaning~~0.5937 of, ~~Section 368(~~a) preferred unit of ~~the~~equity ~~Internal~~ownership ~~Revenue~~of ~~Code~~ARCP Operating Partnership. Each Class B Unit of ~~1986,~~Company asOperating ~~amended,~~Partnership was converted into the right to areceive ~~taxable~~2.3961 ~~merger~~Class B Units of ARCP Operating Partnership.

AIn ~~copy~~addition, ofas ~~the~~provided ~~Amendment~~in ~~and~~ the ~~Series F~~Merger ~~Articles~~Agreement ~~Supplementary are each attached~~ (as ~~Exhibit 2.1~~defined below), ~~and~~immediately asprior anto ~~attachment~~the ~~thereto,~~Effective ~~respectively~~Time, tothe ~~this~~vesting ~~Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing summary descriptions~~ of ~~the~~certain ~~material~~shares ~~terms~~ of ~~the~~Company ~~Amendment and~~restricted ~~the~~stock ~~Series~~was Faccelerated, ~~Articles Supplementary do not purport to be complete~~ and each ~~are~~such ~~qualified~~share inwas ~~its~~entitled ~~entirety by reference~~ to ~~the~~receive ~~full text of~~ the ~~Amendment~~Merger ~~and the form of the Series F Articles Supplementary~~Consideration.

Item 75.01. ~~Regulation~~Changes FDin ~~Disclosure~~Control of Registrant.

~~ARCP~~On ~~prepared an~~January ~~investor~~3, ~~presentation~~2014, ~~with respect to~~ the ~~contemplated~~Company ~~Merger.~~completed ~~Directors,~~its ~~officers~~merger ~~and other representatives of~~ (the ~~Company,~~“Merger”) ~~ARCP~~with ~~and~~Thunder ~~AR Capital~~Acquisition, LLC, ~~(“ARC”)~~a ~~will~~Delaware ~~present~~limited ~~some~~liability orcompany ~~all~~and ofa ~~such~~wholly ~~investor~~owned ~~presentation~~subsidiary atof ~~various~~ARCP ~~conferences~~Operating ~~and~~Partnership ~~meetings~~(“Merger inSub”), whereby the ~~coming~~Company ~~months.~~merged Awith ~~copy~~and ofinto ~~the~~Merger ~~investor~~Sub, ~~presentation~~with isMerger ~~furnished~~Sub surviving as ~~Exhibit~~a ~~99.1~~wholly toowned ~~this~~subsidiary of ~~Current~~ARCP ~~Report~~Operating onPartnership ~~Form 8-K.~~(the ~~Such~~“Surviving ~~investor~~Entity”). ~~presentation~~The ~~shall~~Merger ~~not~~was beeffected ~~deemed~~pursuant ~~“filed”~~to ~~for~~that ~~any~~certain ~~purpose,~~Agreement and ~~including~~Plan ~~for~~of ~~the~~Merger ~~purposes~~dated as of ~~Section 18~~July of1, ~~the~~2013 ~~Securities~~(as ~~Exchange~~amended ~~Act~~on ofOctober ~~1934~~6, as2013 ~~amended~~and (October 11, 2013, the “~~Exchange~~Merger ~~Act~~Agreement”), by orand ~~otherwise~~among ~~subject~~the toCompany, ~~the~~ARCP, ~~liabilities of~~Merger ~~that~~Sub, ~~Section.~~ARCP ~~The~~Operating ~~information~~Partnership inand ~~this~~Company ~~Item~~Operating 7Partnership.~~01,~~ ~~including~~In ~~Exhibit 99.1~~addition, ~~shall~~pursuant to ~~not~~the beMerger ~~deemed~~Agreement, ~~incorporated~~Company byOperating ~~reference~~Partnership ~~into any~~completed ~~filing~~its ~~under~~merger (the ~~Securities~~“Partnership ~~Act~~Merger”) ofwith ~~1933,~~and asinto ARCP ~~amended~~Operating Partnership, orwith ~~the~~ARCP ~~Exchange~~Operating ~~Act~~Partnership ~~regardless~~being ofthe ~~any~~surviving ~~general incorporation language in such filing~~entity.

~~Item~~The 8Merger became effective upon the filing of the Articles of Merger with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland and the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware with an effective date of January 3, 2014.01 ~~Other~~The ~~Events~~Partnership Merger became effective upon the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware with an effective date of January 3, 2014.

~~Joint~~The ~~Press~~description ~~Release~~of the Merger Agreement contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K (including the description of the Merger Consideration) is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Merger Agreement, a copy of which was filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company on July 2, 2013, as amended by the First Amendment to the Merger Agreement dated October 6, 2013, a copy of which was filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company on October 7, 2013, and the Second Amendment to the Merger Agreement dated October 11, 2013, a copy of which was filed as Annex E to the Definitive Proxy Statement/Prospectus filed by the Company and ARCP on December 4, 2013.

OnItem ~~October~~5.02. 7,Departure ~~2013,~~of ~~the~~Directors ~~Company~~or ~~and~~Certain ~~ARCP issued~~Officers; aElection ~~joint~~of ~~press~~Directors; ~~release~~Appointment ~~announcing the execution~~ of ~~the~~Certain ~~Amendment~~Officers; ~~and~~Compensatory ~~related~~Arrangements ~~information, a copy~~ of ~~which~~Certain ~~is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99~~Officers.~~2 and is incorporated herein by reference.~~

~~Additional~~In ~~Information~~connection ~~about~~with the ~~Proposed~~consummation ~~Transaction~~of the Merger, each of the following members of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) resigned from the Board, effective immediately prior to the Effective Time: Nicholas S. Schorsch; Edward M. Weil, Jr.; William G. Stanley; Abby M. Wenzel; and Elizabeth K. Tuppeny. ~~Where~~These resignations were not a result of any disagreements between the Company and the current directors on any matter relating to ~~Find~~the ItCompany’s operations, policies or practices and solely occurred in connection with the closing of the Merger.

~~This~~Simultaneous ~~communication does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval. In connection~~ with the ~~proposed~~resignations ~~transaction,~~described ~~the~~above ~~Company~~ and ~~ARCP~~solely in ~~expect~~connection ~~to prepare and file~~ with the ~~SEC~~closing anof ~~amendment to~~ the ~~proxy~~Merger, ~~statement and~~each ~~ARCP~~of ~~expects~~the tofollowing ~~prepare~~members ~~and~~of ~~file with~~ the ~~SEC~~Board anresigned ~~amendment~~from to the ~~registration~~Audit ~~statement~~Committee onof ~~Form S-4 containing~~ the ~~proxy~~ ~~statement/prospectus~~Board, ~~and~~effective ~~other~~immediately ~~documents~~prior ~~with respect~~ to ~~ARCP’s~~the ~~proposed~~Effective ~~acquisition~~Time: ofAbby ~~the Company~~M. ~~INVESTORS~~Wenzel; ~~ARE~~Elizabeth ~~URGED TO~~K. ~~READ~~Tuppeny; ~~THE~~and ~~PROXY~~William ~~STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS~~G. (INCLUDING ALL AMENDMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTS THERETO) AND OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC IF AND WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTIONStanley.

~~Investors~~Simultaneous ~~may~~with ~~obtain free copies of~~ the ~~registration~~ ~~statement,~~resignations ~~the~~described ~~proxy~~above ~~statement/prospectus~~ and ~~other~~solely in ~~relevant~~connection ~~documents~~with ~~filed by~~ the ~~Company~~closing ~~and~~of ~~ARCP with~~ the ~~SEC (if~~Merger, ~~and~~each ~~when~~of ~~they~~the ~~become~~following ~~available)~~officers ~~through~~of the ~~website~~Company ~~maintained~~resigned, byeffective ~~the~~immediately ~~SEC~~prior to atthe ~~www.sec.gov.~~Effective ~~Copies~~Time: ofNicholas ~~the~~S. ~~documents~~Schorsch ~~filed~~as ~~by the~~Chief ~~Company~~Executive ~~with~~Officer; ~~the~~Edward ~~SEC~~M. ~~are~~Weil, ~~also~~Jr. ~~available~~as ~~free~~President, ofChief ~~charge~~Operating onOfficer, Treasurer ~~the~~and ~~Company’s~~Secretary; ~~website~~Brian ~~at http://www~~S.~~arct-4.com/,~~ ~~and~~Block ~~copies of~~as ~~the~~Executive ~~documents~~Vice ~~filed~~President byand ~~ARCP~~Chief ~~with~~Financial ~~the~~Officer; ~~SEC~~and ~~are~~Peter ~~available~~M. ~~free~~Budko ofas ~~charge~~Executive Vice onPresident ~~ARCP’s~~and ~~website~~Chief atInvestment ~~http://www~~Officer.~~arcpreit.com/.~~

~~The~~Item Company, ARCP, ARC and their respective directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the Company’s and ARCP’s stockholders in respect of the proposed transaction5. ~~Information regarding the Company’s directors and executive officers can be found in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC on April 30, 2013~~03. ~~Information~~Amendments ~~regarding ARCP’s~~to ~~directors~~Articles ~~and executive officers can be found in ARCP’s definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC on April 30, 2013. Additional information regarding the interests~~ of ~~such~~Incorporation ~~potential~~or ~~participants will~~Bylaws; beChange ~~included~~ in ~~the~~Fiscal ~~proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant documents filed with the SEC in connection with the proposed transaction if and when they become available~~Year. ~~These documents are available free of charge on the SEC’s website and from the Company or ARCP, as applicable, using the sources indicated above.~~

~~Forward-Looking~~In ~~Statements~~connection with the consummation of the Merger, at the Effective Time, (i) the certificate of formation of Merger Sub as in effect immediately prior to the Merger became the certificate of formation of the Surviving Entity, and (ii) the limited liability company agreement of Merger Sub as in effect immediately prior to the Merger became the limited liability company agreement of the Surviving Entity.

~~Information~~Item ~~set~~5.07. ~~forth~~Submission ~~in this Current Report on Form 8-K (including information included or incorporated by reference herein) contains “forward-looking statements” (as defined in Section 21E~~ of ~~the~~Matters ~~Exchange~~to ~~Act), which reflect the Company’s and ARCP’s expectations regarding future events. The forward-looking statements involve~~ a ~~number~~Vote of ~~risks,~~Security ~~uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements~~Holders. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, whether and when the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement will be consummated, the new combined company’s plans, market and other expectations, objectives, intentions, as well as any expectations or projections with respect to the combined company, including regarding future dividends and market valuations, and other statements that are not historical facts.

~~The~~A ~~following~~special ~~additional~~meeting ~~factors,~~of ~~among others, could cause actual results to differ from those set forth in~~ the ~~forward-looking statements: the ability to obtain regulatory approvals for~~stockholders ~~the~~of ~~transaction and~~ the ~~approval by the~~ Company’s ~~stockholders~~was ofheld ~~the~~on ~~Merger;~~January ~~market volatility; unexpected costs or unexpected liabilities that may arise from the transaction~~3, ~~whether~~2014 ~~or not consummated;~~ (the ~~inability~~“Special to retain key personnel; continuation or deterioration of current market conditions; future regulatory or legislative actions that could adversely affect the companies; and the business plans of the tenants of the respective partiesMeeting”). ~~Additional~~Set ~~factors~~forth ~~that~~below ~~may affect future results~~ are ~~contained in~~ the ~~Company’s~~voting ~~and~~results ~~ARCP’s~~from ~~filings with~~ the ~~SEC, which are available at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The~~ ~~Company~~Special ~~and ARCP disclaim any obligation to update and revise statements contained in these materials based on new information or otherwise~~Meeting.

To approve the merger of the Company with and into Merger Sub pursuant to the Merger Agreement and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.


For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
47,119,264.55	183,317.27	319,914.24	0

To adjourn the Special Meeting to a later date or dates, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies in favor of the proposal to approve the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.


For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
46,772,213.13	377,655.98	472,626.95	0

No other proposals were submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders at the Special Meeting.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Description
2.1		Amendment dated as of October 6, 2013 to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 1, 2013, by and among American Realty Capital Properties, Inc., ARC Properties Operating Partnership, L.P., Thunder Acquisition, LLC, American Realty Capital Trust IV, Inc. and American Realty Capital Operating Partnership IV, L.P.
10.1		Contribution and Exchange Agreement, dated as of January 3, 2014, among ARCP Operating Partnership, the Special Limited Partner, AREP and Company Operating Partnership.
99.1		Investor presentation
99.2		Joint Press Release issued by American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. and American Realty Capital Trust IV, Inc. on October 7, 2013

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the ~~Registrant~~registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

	AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL TRUST IV, INC.
	THUNDER ACQUISITION, LLC
October 7, 2013	By:	/s/ Edward M. Weil
Date: January 3, 2014	By:	ARC PROPERTIES OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.,
	Name:	Edward M. Weil
		its sole member
	Title:	President and Chief Operating Officer
	By:	AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL PROPERTIES, INC.,
		its general partner
	By:	/s/ Nicholas S. Schorsch
		Name: Nicholas S. Schorsch
		Title: Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the
		Board of Directors

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