UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): October 23, 2014 (October 22, 2014)
RCS Capital Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-35924 | 38-3894716 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 405 Park Ave., 14th Floor New York, NY |
10022 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(866) 904-2988
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On October 6, 2014, RCS Capital Corporation (the “Company”) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “October 6 8-K”) disclosing that the Company and ARC Properties Operating Partnership, L.P. (“ARCP OP”), a subsidiary and the operating partnership of American Realty Capital Properties, Inc., had entered into an Equity Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) dated as of September 30, 2014, pursuant to which ARCP OP will sell to the Company ARCP OP’s private capital management business, Cole Capital®.
On October 22, 2014, the first closing occurred pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement as described in the October 6 8-K.
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.
RCS Capital Corporation
| Date: October 23, 2014 | By: | /s/ Edward M. Weil, Jr. | ||
| Name: | Edward M. Weil, Jr. | |||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer and Director |