UNITED STATES


SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 10-Q/A


(Amendment
No. 1)


(Mark One) x
    QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2012


OR


 ̈
    TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


For the transition period from _________ to __________


Commission file number: 000-54688


AMERICAN REALTY CAPITAL HEALTHCARE TRUST, INC.


(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Maryland
    
    27-3306391(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
    
    (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)405 Park Ave., 15thFloor New York, NY
    
    10022(Address of principal executive offices)
    
    (Zip Code)(212) 415-6500(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)





Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. x Yes  ̈ No





Indicate by check mark whether the registrant submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web Site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). x Yes  ̈ No





Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.


Large accelerated filer ̈
    
    Accelerated filer ̈Non-accelerated filerx
    (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
    Smaller reporting company ̈





Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  ̈ Yes x No





The number of outstanding shares of the registrant’s common stock on October 31, 2012 was 40,320,035 shares.












Explanatory Note



On November 13, 2012, due to a
clerical error, an incorrect version of Exhibit 10.2 – Second Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement by and among
American Realty Capital Healthcare Trust, Inc., American Realty Capital Healthcare Trust Operating Partnership, L.P. and
American Realty Capital Healthcare Advisors, LLC, dated as of November 12, 2012, was  filed with American Realty Capital
Healthcare Trust Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the “Original Filing”). Accordingly, American Realty Capital
Healthcare Trust, Inc. is submitting this Exhibits Only Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q herewith solely for the purposes of
replacing Exhibit 10.2, as attached.



Except as set forth above, we have not modified or updated disclosures presented in the Original Filing to reflect events
or developments that have occurred after the date of the Original Filing. Among other things, forward-looking statements made
in the Original Filing have not been revised to reflect events, results or developments that have occurred or facts that have
become known to us after the Original Filing (other than as discussed above), and such forward-looking statements should be
read in their historical context. Accordingly, this Amendment No. 1 should be read in conjunction with the Original Filing
and our other filings made with the SEC subsequent to the filing of the Original Filing.