UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): July 24, 2015

American Realty Capital Healthcare Trust III, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Maryland

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On July 24, 2015, following the completion of its due diligence review of a medical office building located in Decatur, Georgia (the “Decatur Medical Office Building”), American Realty Capital Healthcare Trust III, Inc. (the “Company”) assumed the obligations of its sponsor, American Realty Capital VII, LLC (the “Sponsor”) and, through a wholly-owned subsidiary of its operating partnership, finalized the prerequisite conditions to acquire the Decatur Medical Office Building pursuant to the agreement for purchase and sale of real property (the “Agreement”) dated June 9, 2015 by and between the Sponsor and GCS Stemmer Properties, LLC (the “Seller”). The foregoing description of the Agreement is a summary and is qualified in its entirety by the terms of the Agreement. The Company will file the Agreement as an exhibit to its next quarterly report on Form 10-Q.

The description of the Decatur Medical Office Building set forth in Item 2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01 in its entirety.

Item 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

On July 24, 2015, the Company, through a wholly-owned subsidiary of its operating partnership, acquired the fee simple interest in the Decatur Medical Office Building and a leasehold interest in an adjacent parking lot for an aggregate contract purchase price of $5.1 million, exclusive of closing costs. The Seller has no material relationship with the Company or any of its affiliates, or any director or officer of the Company or any associate of any such director or officer.

The Company funded the acquisition of the Decatur Medical Office Building with proceeds from its ongoing initial public offering of common stock. At closing, the Company paid an acquisition fee of $0.1 million to the Company’s advisor, American Realty Capital Healthcare III Advisors, LLC.

The Decatur Medical Office Building contains 20,800 rentable square feet and was 100% leased to Georgia Cancer Specialists I, P.C. as of the date of acquisition. The lease is net whereby the tenant is required to pay operating expenses, excluding real estate taxes and all costs to maintain and repair the roof and structure of the building, in addition to base rent. The lease has an amended 29-year term that commenced in October 1993 and expires in November 2022 and contains annual rental escalations equal to 2.0% during the term of the lease. Annualized cash rental income for the term of the lease is expected to be $0.6 million.

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.