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): September 813, 2016

American Realty Capital – Retail Centers of America, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Maryland

000-55198

27-3279039

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

405 Park Avenue, 14^th Floor

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:

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Item 87.01. ~~Other~~Regulation ~~Events.~~FD Disclosure

~~Email~~Investor ~~Communication~~Presentation

~~On September 8, 2016,~~ American Realty Capital – Retail Centers of America, Inc. (the “Company”) ~~sent~~prepared an ~~email~~investor ~~communication~~presentation tocontaining certain portfolio information and financial highlights. Representatives of the Company’s ~~stockholders~~have presented, and ~~certain~~intend ~~other~~to ~~parties~~present, tosome ~~notify~~of ~~them~~or ~~that~~all ~~the~~of ~~Company~~this ~~had~~presentation ~~issued~~to acurrent ~~press~~investors and ~~release~~their ~~and~~financial ~~filed~~advisors anat ~~investor~~various ~~presentation,~~conferences and ~~to inform~~meetings, ~~recipients~~including ~~that~~webinars. A copy of the ~~Company~~investor ~~intends~~presentation tois ~~host~~furnished as ~~webcasts~~Exhibit 99.1 to ~~discuss~~this ~~the~~Current Report on Form 8-K. Such investor presentation onshall ~~September~~not ~~14,~~be ~~2016~~deemed at“filed” ~~1:00pm~~for any ~~Eastern~~purpose, ~~time~~including ~~and~~for ~~September~~the ~~15,~~purposes ~~2016~~of atSection ~~3:00pm~~18 ~~Eastern~~of ~~time. A~~the ~~copy~~Securities Exchange Act of ~~the~~1934, ~~Company’s~~as ~~press~~amended ~~release~~(the ~~was~~“Exchange ~~attached~~Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Item 7.01, as well as Exhibit 99.1, shall not ~~email~~be ~~and~~deemed ~~the~~incorporated ~~email~~by ~~provided~~reference ~~links~~into toany filing under the ~~Company’s~~Securities ~~Current~~Act ~~Report~~of on1933, ~~Form~~as ~~8-K~~amended, ~~press~~or ~~release~~the ~~and~~Exchange ~~investor~~Act ~~presentation~~regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

AThe ~~copy~~statements ofin ~~the email communication is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to~~ this Current Report on Form 8-K. ~~Such~~include ~~email~~statements regarding ~~communication~~the ~~shall~~intent, ~~not~~belief beor ~~deemed~~current ~~“filed”~~expectations ~~for~~of ~~any~~the ~~purpose~~Company and members of its management team, ~~including~~ ~~for~~as well as the ~~purposes~~assumptions on ofwhich ~~Section~~such 18statements ofare ~~the~~based, ~~Securities~~and ~~Exchange~~generally ~~Act~~are identified by the use of ~~1934,~~words such as ~~amended~~“may,” ~~(the~~“will,” “seeks,” “~~Exchange~~strives,” ~~Act~~“anticipates,”) “believes,” or“estimates,” “expects,” ~~otherwise~~“plans,” ~~subject~~“intends,” to“should” ~~the~~or ~~liabilities~~similar ofexpressions. ~~that~~Actual ~~Section.~~results ~~The~~may ~~information~~differ inmaterially ~~this~~from those ~~Item~~contemplated ~~8.01~~by such forward-looking statements, including as ~~well~~a asresult ~~Exhibit~~of ~~99.1,~~those ~~shall~~factors ~~not~~set beforth in the Risk Factors section ~~deemed~~of ~~incorporated~~the byCompany’s ~~reference~~most ~~into~~recent ~~any~~annual ~~filing~~report ~~under~~on Form 10-K and in the ~~Securities~~Risk ~~Act~~Factors section of ~~1933,~~the Company’s most recent quarterly report on Form 10-Q. Forward-looking statements speak only as ~~amended~~of the date they are made, orand the ~~Exchange~~Company ~~Act~~undertakes ~~regardless~~no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events ~~any~~or ~~general~~changes ~~incorporation~~to ~~language~~future inoperating ~~such~~results ~~filing~~over time, unless required by law.

The statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K include statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of the Company and members of its management team, as well as the assumptions on which such statements are based, and generally are identified by the use of words such as “may,” “will,” “seeks,” “strives,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “plans,” “intends,” “should” or similar expressions. Actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements, including as a result of those factors set forth in the Risk Factors section of the Company’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K and in the Risk Factors section of the Company’s most recent quarterly report on Form 10-Q. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future operating results over time, unless required by law.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		~~Email~~Investor ~~Communication~~Presentation

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 – Retail Centers of America, Inc.
Date: September 8, 2016	By:	/s/ Edward M. Weil, Jr.
Date: September 13, 2016	By:	/s/ Edward M. Weil, Jr.
		Edward M. Weil, Jr. Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors
		Edward M. Weil, Jr.
		Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors

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