Current Report Filing (8-k)

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): July 15, 2014

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)	(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

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:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

Press Release Relating to Second Quarter 2014 Financial Results

On July 15, 2014, American Realty Capital Healthcare Trust, Inc. announced that it plans to issue its second quarter 2014 financial results after market close on Tuesday, August 12, 2014.

A copy of the press release announcing the foregoing is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release dated July 15, 2014

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 HEALTHCARE TRUST, INC.

Date: July 15, 2014	By:	/s/ Thomas P. D’Arcy
		Thomas P. D’Arcy
		Chief Executive Officer

American Realty Capital Healthcare Trust, Inc.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

American Realty Capital Healthcare Trust, Inc. Sets Second Quarter 2014

Earnings Release Date

New York, New York, July 15, 2014 − American Realty Capital Healthcare Trust, Inc. (“ARC Healthcare”) (NASDAQ: HCT) announced today it will release its financial results for the second quarter of 2014 on Tuesday, August 12, 2014 after the market close.

Due to the previously announced pending merger with Ventas, Inc., ARC Healthcare will not host a conference call or webcast to discuss second quarter 2014 financial results. ARC Healthcare expects the transaction to close in accordance with its terms. Link: Ventas to Acquire American Realty Healthcare Trust, Inc.

About ARC Healthcare

ARC Healthcare is a publicly traded Maryland corporation listed on The NASDAQ Global Select Market, focused on acquiring and owning a balanced and diversified portfolio of medical office buildings, seniors housing and select hospital and post-acute care properties. Additional information about ARC Healthcare can be found on its website at www.archealthcaretrust.com. ARC Healthcare may disseminate important information regarding it and its operations, including financial information, through social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.

Forward Looking Statements

The statements in this press release that are not historical facts may be forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause the outcome to be materially different. In addition, words such as “will,” “should,” “may,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect” and “intend” indicate a forward-looking statement, although not all forward-looking statements include these words. Actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements, including those set forth in the Risk Factors section of ARC Healthcare's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 26, 2014. Further, forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and ARC Healthcare undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future operating results over time, unless required by law.

ARC Healthcare’s actual future results and trends may differ materially from expectations depending on a variety of factors discussed in ARC Healthcare’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These factors include without limitation the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the merger agreement including, but not limited to the failure to obtain ARC Healthcare stockholder or regulatory approval of the merger or to satisfy other conditions to completion of the merger.

Contacts

Anthony J. DeFazio	Edward F. Lange, Jr., CFO and COO
DDCworks	American Realty Capital Healthcare Trust, Inc.
tdefazio@ddcworks.com	elange@arlcap.com
(484) 342-3600	(212) 415-6500