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American Realty Capital Properties to Participate in Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2013 Global Real Estate

Conference September 11^th-12^th

New York, New York, September 5, 2013 – American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARCP) (“ARCP” or the “Company”) announced today it will participate in Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s 2013 Global Real Estate Conference taking place in New York, New York from Wednesday, September 11^th to Thursday, September 12^th.

About ARCP

ARCP is a publicly traded Maryland corporation listed on The NASDAQ Global Select Market that qualified as a real estate investment trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes beginning in the taxable year ended December 31, 2011, focused on acquiring and owning single tenant freestanding commercial properties subject to net leases with high credit quality tenants. Additional information about the ARCP can be found on its website at www.arcpreit.com. ARCP may disseminate important information regarding the Company and its operations, including financial information, through social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.

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