UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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 of report (Date of earliest event reported): January 29, 2013 (January 28, 2013)

American Realty Capital Trust IV, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Maryland

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

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On January 28, 2013, the board of directors (the “Board”) of American Realty Capital Trust IV, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Edward M. Weil, Jr. and William G. Stanley as directors of the Company. Mr. Stanley will serve as an independent director of the Company.

Edward M. Weil, Jr.

Mr. Weil has served as the president, chief operating officer, treasurer and secretary of the Company, the Company’s advisor and the Company’s property manager since their formation in February 2012. Mr. Weil served as an executive officer of American Realty Capital Trust, Inc. (“ARCT”), the ARCT advisor and the ARCT property manager from their formation in August 2007 through March 2012. Mr. Weil has served as an executive officer of American Realty Capital New York Recovery REIT, Inc. (“NYRR”), the NYRR property manager and the NYRR advisor since their formation in October 2009. Mr. Weil has served as the executive vice president and secretary of the Phillips Edison-ARC Shopping Center REIT Inc. advisor since its formation in December 2009. Mr. Weil has served as an executive officer of American Realty Capital – Retail Centers of America, Inc. (“ARC RCA”) and the ARC RCA advisor since their formation in July 2010 and May 2010, respectively. Mr. Weil has served as an executive officer of American Realty Capital Healthcare Trust, Inc. (“ARC HT”), the ARC HT advisor and the ARC HT property manager since their formation in August 2010. Mr. Weil has served as a director of American Realty Capital Trust III, Inc. (“ARCT III”) since February 2012 and as an executive officer of ARCT III, the ARCT III advisor and the ARCT III property manager since their formation in October 2010. Mr. Weil has served as an executive officer, and, beginning in March 2012, a director, of American Realty Capital Daily Net Asset Value Trust, Inc. (“ARC DNAV”), and has served as an executive officer of the ARC DNAV advisor and the ARC DNAV property manager since their formation in September 2010. Mr. Weil has served as an executive officer, and, beginning in March 2012, a director, of American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. (“ARCP”) since its formation in December 2010 and has served as an executive officer of the ARCP manager since its formation in November 2010. Mr. Weil has been a director and an executive officer of American Realty Capital Global Trust, Inc. (“ARC Global”), the ARC Global advisor and the ARC Global property manager since their formation in July 2011, July 2011 and January 2012, respectively. Mr. Weil has served as the president, chief operating officer, treasurer and secretary of American Realty Capital Healthcare Trust II, Inc. (“ARC HT II”), the ARC HT II advisor and the ARC HT II property manager since their formation in October 2012. Mr. Weil served as the president, treasurer and secretary of ARC Realty Finance Trust, Inc. (“ARC RFT”) and the ARC RFT advisor from their formation in November 2012 until January 2013. Mr. Weil has served as the executive vice president and secretary of the Business Development Corporation of America (“BDCA”) advisor since its formation in June 2010. Mr. Weil has been the chief executive officer of Realty Capital Securities, LLC, the Company’s dealer manager, since December 2010. Mr. Weil was formerly the senior vice president of sales and leasing for AFRT (from April 2004 to October 2006), where he was responsible for the disposition and leasing activity for a 33 million square foot portfolio of properties. Under the direction of Mr. Weil, his department was the sole contributor in the increase of occupancy and portfolio revenue through the sales of over 200 properties and the leasing of over 2.2 million square feet, averaging 325,000 square feet of newly executed leases per quarter. After working at AFRT, from October 2006 to May 2007, Mr. Weil was managing director of Milestone Partners Limited and prior to joining AFRT, from 1987 to April 2004, Mr. Weil was president of Plymouth Pump & Systems Co. Mr. Weil attended George Washington University. Mr. Weil holds FINRA Series 7, 24 and 63 licenses.

William G. Stanley

Mr. Stanley has served as an independent director of NYRR since October 2009 and BDCA since January 2011. Mr. Stanley also served as an independent director of ARCT from January 2008 until ARCT closed its merger with Realty Income in January 2013. Mr. Stanley is the founder and managing member of Stanley Laman Securities, LLC, a FINRA member broker-dealer, since 2004, and the founder and president of The Stanley-Laman Group, Ltd. (“SLG”), a registered investment advisor for high net worth clients since 1997. Mr. Stanley serves on the Advisory Board of Highland Capital’s, High Cap Group. Highland Capital is a wholly owned subsidiary of National Financial Partners (NYSE: NFP). The Stanley-Laman Group has two separate groups within the organization, the Planning Group and the Investment Management Group. The Planning Group represents high worth families and family offices specializing in business continuity and estate planning using propriety computer models and tax planning techniques that have been researched, applied and refined over 30 years. SLG represents some of the wealthiest families in the world and has recently expanded its planning practice to international client matters. The Investment Management Group manages portfolios using proprietary trading and security selection techniques along with a global economic research. SLG acts as a separate account manager for other financial advisors nationally through Charles Schwab’s Institutional Separate Account Manager Platform. Mr. Stanley has earned designations as a Chartered Financial Consultant, Chartered Life Underwriter, and received his Masters Degree in Financial Services from the American College in 1997. Mr. Stanley served as an auditor for General Electric Capital from 1977 to 1979 and as a registered representative for Capital Analysts, Inc. of Radnor, Pennsylvania, a national investment advisory firm that specialized in sophisticated planning for high net worth individuals from 1979 to 1991. Mr. Stanley received a B.A. from Concord University and a Masters of Financial Services from The American College. He has also received the following designations: Chartered Life Underwriter from The American College; Chartered Financial Consultant from The American College.

Lead Independent Director and Independent Director Compensation

Also on January 28, 2013, the Board appointed Mr. Stanley as the lead independent director of the Board and the audit committee financial expert. The Board has appointed a lead independent director to provide an additional measure of balance, ensure the Board’s independence and enhance the Board’s ability to fulfill its management oversight responsibilities.

The lead independent director chairs meetings or executive sessions of the independent directors, reviews and comments on Board’s meeting agendas, represents the views of the independent directors to management, facilitates communication among the independent directors and between management and the independent directors, acts as a liaison with service providers, officers, attorneys and other directors generally between meetings, serves as a representative and speaks on behalf of the Company at external seminars, conferences, in the media and otherwise and otherwise assumes such responsibilities as may be assigned to him by the Board. Consistent with current practices, the Company will compensate Mr. Stanley for acting as lead independent director.

The Company’s management believes that having a majority of independent, experienced directors, including a lead independent director with specified responsibilities on behalf of the Board, provides the right leadership structure for the Company and is best for the Company and its stockholders at this time.

In addition to base independent director compensation, Mr. Stanley will receive $55,000 annually for serving as the Company’s lead independent director. Under the restricted share plan, Mr. Stanley will be entitled to receive an award of 1,333 restricted shares of common stock on the date of appointment and at each annual stockholder’s meeting. Restricted stock issued to independent directors vest over a five-year period following the first anniversary of the date of grant in increments of 20% per annum.

 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.