Sec Form 4 Filing - SCHORSCH NICHOLAS S @ AR CAPITAL ACQUISITION - 2016-10-07

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person SCHORSCH NICHOLAS S 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AR CAPITAL ACQUISITION [ AXAR] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director X __ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) X __ Other (specify below) See remarks below (Last) (First) (Middle) 405 PARK AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 10/07/2016 (Street) NEW YORK, NY10022 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 10/07/2016 S 5,947,827 D 0 I See footnote ( 2 )

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares Private Placement Warrants (right to buy) $ 12.5 10/07/2016 S 6,550,000 ( 3 ) ( 4 ) Common Stock 6,550,000 ( 1 ) 0 I See footnote ( 2 )

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other SCHORSCH NICHOLAS S 405 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK, NY10022 X X See remarks below Signatures /s/ Elliott M. Smith, Esq., Attorney-in-Fact 10/12/2016 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, dated September 16, 2016 (as amended on September 27, 2016), by and among the Reporting Person, Axar Master Fund Ltd. and the Issuer, the Reporting Person sold such shares of Common Stock and Private Placement Warrants to Axar Master Fund Ltd. for (i) $10.00 in cash and (ii) upon the closing of a business combination by the Issuer, an additional $1,000,000 in cash. ( 2 )AR Capital, LLC is the direct owner of the reported securities. The Reporting Person is a manager and equity holder of AR Capital, LLC. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. ( 3 )The warrants will become exercisable 30 days after the completion of the Issuer's initial business combination. ( 4 )warrants will expire five years after the date on which they first became exercisable, at 5:00 p.m., New York time, or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.

Remarks: Former Director.

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