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): June 24, 2014 (June 20, 2014)
AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL PROPERTIES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Maryland | 001-35263 | 45-2482685 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
405 Park Avenue, 15th Floor
New York, New York 10022
(Address, including zip code, of Principal Executive Offices)
(212) 415-6500
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. (the “Company”) previously reported in its Current Report on Form 8-K furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 20, 2014 that William M. Kahane and Edward M. Weil, Jr. would be resigning from the Company’s board of directors in order to dedicate their time to their respective roles at RCS Capital Corporation. In this respect, Messrs. Kahane and Weil resigned from the Company’s board of directors, effective June 24, 2014. Neither Mr. Kahane’s nor Mr. Weil’s resignation resulted from a disagreement with the Company and therefore disclosure under Item 5.02(a) of Form 8-K is not required.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL PROPERTIES, INC. | ||
| June 24, 2014 | By: | /s/ Nicholas S. Schorsch |
| Name: | Nicholas S. Schorsch | |
| Title: |
Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors | |