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):September 5, 2013
American Realty Capital Healthcare Trust, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Maryland | 000-54688 | 27-3306391 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
405 Park Avenue New York, New York 10022 |
(Address, including zip code, of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:(212) 415-6500 |
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On September 5, 2013, American Realty Capital Healthcare Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release indicating that it has assembled a $1.7 billion portfolio of healthcare related assets, which includes $1.1 billion of acquired properties, $481.9 million of acquisitions under executed purchase and sale agreements and $137.3 million of acquisitions under executed letters of intent. The Company expects to commit the balance of its raised equity for deployment by the end of the third quarter of 2013.
A copy of the press release announcing the foregoing is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated September 5, 2013 |
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.
| AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL HEALTHCARE TRUST, INC. | ||
| Date: September 5, 2013 | By: | /s/ Nicholas S. Schorsch |
| Nicholas S. Schorsch | ||
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors | ||