UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT ~~PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934~~

~~Date~~PURSUANT ofTO ~~Report~~SECTION 13 OR 15(~~Date~~D) ofOF ~~earliest~~THE ~~event~~SECURITIES ~~reported):~~EXCHANGE ~~May~~ACT ~~22,~~OF ~~2015~~1934

AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL PROPERTIES, INC.
ARC PROPERTIES OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland	001-35263	45-2482685
Delaware	333-197780	45-1255683
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
2325 E. Camelback Road, Suite 1100
Phoenix, AZ 85016
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(800) 606-3610
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 28, 2015



VEREIT, INC.
VEREIT OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland	001-35263	45-2482685
Delaware	333-197780	45-1255683
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

2325 E. Camelback Road, Suite 1100
Phoenix, AZ 85016
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)


(800) 606-3610
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL PROPERTIES, INC.
ARC PROPERTIES OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
(Former names or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 85.0103. ~~Other~~Amendments ~~Events~~to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

~~Press~~Amendment ~~Release Relating~~ to ~~June~~Articles ~~2015~~of ~~Series~~Amendment Fand ~~Preferred Stock Dividend~~Restatement

OnEffective ~~May 22~~July 28, 2015, American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. ~~(the~~amended ~~“Company”)~~its ~~issued~~Articles aof ~~press~~Amendment ~~release~~and ~~announcing~~Restatement ~~that, pursuant~~ to ~~authorization~~change ~~from~~ its ~~board~~name ofto ~~directors~~VEREIT, itInc. ~~will~~(the ~~pay~~“Company”). aTo ~~monthly~~effectuate ~~dividend~~the toname ~~holders~~change, ofthe ~~its~~amendment ~~6.70%~~(the ~~Series~~“Articles Fof ~~Cumulative~~Amendment”) ~~Redeemable~~to ~~Preferred~~the ~~Stock,~~Company’s ~~par~~Articles ~~value~~of ~~$0.01~~Amendment ~~per~~and ~~share~~Restatement ~~(“Series~~was Ffiled ~~Preferred~~with ~~Stock”),~~the inMaryland ~~respect~~State Department of ~~the~~Assessments ~~period~~and ~~commencing~~Taxation ~~May 15,~~on ~~2015~~July ~~through June 14~~28, 2015, onpursuant ~~June 15,~~to ~~2015.~~approval ~~Holders~~from ofthe ~~Series~~Company’s FBoard ~~Preferred~~of ~~Stock~~Directors on(the ~~June 1,~~“Board”) ~~2015~~and ~~will~~without beaction ~~eligible~~by tothe ~~receive~~Company’s ~~such~~stockholders, ~~dividend.~~as ~~The~~permitted ~~dividend~~by ~~for~~Section ~~the~~2-605(a)(1) ~~Series~~of Fthe ~~Preferred~~Maryland ~~Stock~~General ~~accrues~~Corporation ~~daily~~Law on(“MGCL”). aA ~~360-day~~copy ~~annual~~of ~~basis~~the ~~equal~~Articles toof anAmendment ~~annualized~~is ~~dividend~~attached ~~rate~~to ofthis ~~$1.675~~Current ~~per~~Report ~~share,~~on orForm ~~$0.1395833~~8-K ~~per~~as ~~30-day~~Exhibit ~~month~~3. 1.

AAmendment ~~copy~~to ~~of the press release, dated May 22, 2015, announcing the Company’s June 2015 Series F Preferred Stock dividend is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.~~Bylaws

~~Item 9.01~~Pursuant ~~Financial~~to ~~Statements~~authorization of the Board as permitted by the MGCL and ~~Exhibits~~the provisions of the Company’s bylaws (“Bylaws”), the Bylaws were amended (the “Bylaws Amendment”) to reflect the name change described above, effective July 28, 2015. The Bylaws Amendment replaces all references in the Bylaws to American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. with references to VEREIT, Inc. A copy of the Bylaws Amendment is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 3.2.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

	Exhibit No.		Description
ExhibitNo.		Description
	99.1		Press Release dated May 22, 2015
3.1		Articles of Amendment
3.2		Bylaws Amendment

SIGNATURES

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

~~AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL PROPERTIES~~VEREIT, INC. By: /s/ Michael J. Sodo Name: Michael J. Sodo Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

~~ARC~~VEREIT ~~PROPERTIES~~ OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.By: ~~American Realty Capital Properties~~VEREIT, Inc., its sole general partner By: /s/ Michael J. Sodo Name: Michael J. Sodo Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

~~Date~~Dated: ~~May 22~~July 28, 2015

Exhibit Index

	Exhibit No.		Description
	99.1		Press Release dated May 22, 2015

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