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Dec 5, 2011

American Realty Capital Trust Completes Acquisition Phase


 

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--American Realty Capital Trust, Inc. (“ARCT” or the “Company”) announced today the successful completion of acquisitions for its portfolio of properties.

“We could not be more pleased that the $1.7 billion of equity we raised for ARCT, especially in the months leading up to our closing in July, has been substantially invested consistent with our strategy. Our real estate team has worked overtime in making certain that these sums were put to work on behalf of our investors with no ‘style drift,’” offered Nicholas S. Schorsch, Chairman and CEO of ARCT.


“The Company’s strategy began with a focus on retail and commercial properties net leased long term to a diversified group of credit worthy companies,” explained William M. Kahane, President and COO of ARCT. “We have built a portfolio of 479 properties, approximately $2.1 billion of purchase price, 74% investment grade tenants when measured by NOI. Our cap rate is north of 8% and we are borrowing on average at about 5.25%. Our average remaining primary term is just under 14 years. We have never waivered from our core investment values.”

Portfolio Highlights December 5, 2011
Total Assets (Base Purchase Price) $2.1 Billion
Total Capital Raised $1.7 Billion
Net Operating Income (Measured on a GAAP basis) $170 million
Number of Properties 479

States and U.S. Territories (including Puerto Rico)

42 + Puerto Rico
Number of Tenants 60
Number of Industries 21
Percent Investment Grade Tenants 74%
Capitalization Rate (Weighted Average) 8.14%
Average Mortgage Interest Rate 5.27%
Average Remaining Lease Term 13.6

ARCT is a public, non-traded, real estate investment trust with a core investment strategy to acquire, own and manage a portfolio of retail and commercial properties leased to a diversified group of credit worthy companies. ARCT was formed by Nicholas S. Schorsch and William M. Kahane, both of whom have extensive backgrounds in real estate with particular expertise in net leased properties, transaction structuring, capital markets and public listed and non-listed companies. The Company has acquired single-tenant, freestanding properties, net-leased on a long-term basis to investment-grade and other creditworthy tenants. ARCT’s targeted properties enjoy a strong location on “Main Street, USA,” e.g., pharmacies, banks, restaurants, gas/convenience stores, or are situated along high traffic transit corridors at locations carefully selected by the corporate tenant to support operationally essential corporate distribution/warehouse and logistical facilities.

For more information, visit www.americanrealtycap.com.

This press release may contain forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results and trends could differ materially from those set forth in such statements due to various factors.

To arrange interviews with American Realty Capital executives, please contact Tony DeFazio at 484-532-7783 or tony@defaziocommunications.com.


This material does not constitute an off­er to sell nor a solicitation of an off­er to buy any securities described herein or otherwise. Only a prospectus for a specific securities offering makes such an off­er. In that regard, the use of this material is authorized only when it is accompanied or preceded by a prospectus. Further, all information contained in this material is qualified by the terms of a current Prospectus of the off­ering of securities to which it relates, if any.

This material may contain forward-looking statements that involve assumptions, uncertainties and risks, some of which are set forth below. These statements are not guarantees and should not be regarded as representations that the results or conditions described in such statements, or that our objectives and/or plans, will be achieved.

A real estate investment program offering is subject to the following Risks: The failure to qualify, or maintain the requirements, to be taxed as a REIT would reduce the amount of income available for distribution and limit a REIT's ability to make distributions to its stockholders. No public market initially exists for a REIT's shares of common stock, and one may never exist for this or any other such type of real estate program. Securities are being offered on a best efforts basis. These are speculative securities and as such involve a high degree of risk. There are substantial conflicts among an offering and its sponsor, advisor, dealer manager and property manager. There is no assurance that the value of the real estate will be suffi­cient to return any portion of investors' original capital. Operating results will be affected by economic and regulatory changes that have an adverse impact on the real estate market and we cannot assure you that there will be growth in the value of the properties.


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