American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARCP) today announced the tax treatment for dividend distributions taxable in 2011 on its common stock ("Common Stock"). The 2011 distribution of $0.2187 per share is classified for income tax purposes as follows:

American Realty Capital Properties, Inc., Common Stock, CUSIP # 02917T104

                     

Record
Date

 

Payable
Date

 

Total Distribution per
Share

 

2011 Ordinary
Dividends

 

2011 Total Capital Gain
Distribution

 

2011 Nondividend
Distributions

      Form 1099 Box 1a   Form 1099 Box 2a   Form 1099 Box 3
10/08/11   10/17/11   $0.0729  

$0.0000

   $0.0000   $0.0729
11/08/11   11/15/11   $0.0729   $0.0000   $0.0000   $0.0729
12/08/11   12/15/11   $0.0729   $0.0000   $0.0000   $0.0729
     

American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. is a publicly-traded Maryland corporation listed on The NASDAQ Capital Market that intends to qualify as a real estate investment trust focused on owning and acquiring single tenant freestanding commercial properties subject to net leases with high credit quality tenants. Additional information about the Company can be found on the Company's website at www.americanrealtycapitalproperties.com.

For more information about this announcement, please contact Tony DeFazio of DeFazio Communications, LLC at 484-532-7783 or tony@defaziocommunications.com.

DeFazio Communications, LLC
Anthony J. DeFazio
484-532-7783
tony@defaziocommunications.com
or
American Realty Capital Properties, Inc.
Brian S. Block, EVP & CFO
212-415-6500
bblock@arlcap.com