FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

American Realty Capital Properties

Announces Monthly Common Stock and Series F Preferred Stock Dividends for June 2014

New York, New York, May 22, 2014 — American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. (“ARCP”) (NASDAQ: “ARCP”) announced today that, pursuant to the prior authorization of its board of directors, ARCP has declared an annualized common stock dividend of $1.00 per share to be paid monthly to holders of common stock of record at the close of business on the 8^th day of each month, payable on the 15^th day of such month (or the respective business days immediately preceding such dates). Accordingly, on June 13, 2014, ARCP will pay a distribution of $0.0833333 per share to holders of common stock of record at the close of business on June 6, 2014.

Additionally, ARCP will pay a monthly dividend to holders of its 6.70% Series F Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Series F Preferred Stock”), in respect of the period commencing May 15, 2014 through June 14, 2014, on June 16, 2014. Holders of Series F Preferred Stock on June 1, 2014 will be eligible to receive such dividend. The dividend for the Series F Preferred Stock accrues daily on a 360-day annual basis equal to an annualized dividend rate of $1.675 per share, or $0.1395833 per 30-day month.

About ARCP

ARCP is a self-managed publicly traded real estate investment trust, organized as a corporation in Maryland, listed on The NASDAQ Global Select Market, focused on acquiring and owning single tenant freestanding commercial properties subject to net leases with high credit quality tenants.

Forward-Looking Statements

Information set forth herein (including information included or incorporated by reference herein) contains “forward-looking statements” (as defined in Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), which reflect ARCP's expectations regarding future events. The forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, market and other expectations, objectives, intentions and any expectations with respect to estimates of growth. Additional factors that may affect future results are contained in ARCP's filings with the SEC, which are available at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. ARCP disclaims any obligation to update and revise statements contained in these materials based on new information or otherwise.