UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

PHILLIPS EDISON – ARC

SHOPPING CENTER REIT INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

11501 Northlake Drive

Cincinnati, Ohio 45249

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(513) 554-1110

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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:

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Phillips Edison – ARC Shopping Center REIT Inc. (the “Company”) hereby amends the following Current Reports on Form 8-K to provide the required financial information:

After reasonable inquiry, the Company is not aware of any material factors relating to Lakeside Plaza or Snow View Plaza that would cause the reported revenues and certain operating expenses relating to it not to be necessarily indicative of future operating results.

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Independent Auditors’ Report

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of

Phillips Edison – ARC Shopping Center REIT Inc.

Cincinnati, Ohio

We have audited the accompanying statement of revenues and certain operating expenses (the “Historical Summary”) of Lakeside Plaza, a shopping center located in Salem, Virginia (the “Property”), for the year ended December 31, 2009. This Historical Summary is the responsibility of the Property’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Historical Summary based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the Historical Summary is free of material misstatement. An audit includes consideration of internal control over financial reporting as it relates to the Historical Summary as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Property’s internal control over financial reporting as it relates to the Historical Summary. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the Historical Summary, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the Historical Summary. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

The accompanying Historical Summary was prepared for the purpose of complying with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (for inclusion in this Form 8-K/A of Phillips Edison – ARC Shopping Center REIT Inc.) as discussed in Note 1 to the Historical Summary and is not intended to be a complete presentation of the Property’s revenues and expenses.

In our opinion, the Historical Summary presents fairly, in all material respects, the revenues and certain operating expenses discussed in Note 1 to the Historical Summary of the Property for the year ended December 31, 2009, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Cincinnati, Ohio

February 22, 2011

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Lakeside Plaza

Statements of Revenues and Certain Operating Expenses

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 (unaudited)

and for the Year Ended December 31, 2009

(in thousands)

See accompanying Notes to the Statements of Revenues and Certain Operating Expenses.

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Lakeside Plaza

Notes to the Statements of Revenues and Certain Operating Expenses

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 (unaudited)

and for the Year Ended December 31, 2009

1. ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

On December 10, 2010, Phillips Edison – ARC Shopping Center REIT Inc. (the “Company”) purchased Lakeside Plaza, a shopping center containing 82,033 of rentable square feet (unaudited) located at 161 Electric Road in Salem, Virginia, for approximately $8.75 million, exclusive of closing costs. The acquisition and related expenses were funded with proceeds of $6.125 million from a mortgage loan secured by the property and proceeds of $2.88 million from the Company’s ongoing public offering. The mortgage loan matures on December 10, 2012, and the Company may extend the maturity date to December 10, 2013.

The statements of revenues and certain operating expenses (the “Historical Summaries”) have been prepared for the purpose of complying with the provisions of Rule 3-14 of Regulation S-X promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), which requires certain information with respect to real estate operations to be included in certain filings with the SEC. The Historical Summaries include the historical revenues and certain operating expenses of Lakeside Plaza, exclusive of items which may not be comparable to the proposed future operations of Lakeside Plaza. The Historical Summaries are not intended to be a complete presentation of the revenues and operating expenses of Lakeside Plaza for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and the year ended December 31, 2009. The statements of revenues and certain operating expenses exclude items which may not be comparable to the future operations of Lakeside Plaza, such as prior owner management fees, depreciation, amortization, and interest on debt not assumed.

The statement of revenues and certain operating expenses and notes thereto for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, included in this report, are unaudited. In the opinion of the Company’s management, all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of such statement of revenues and certain operating expenses have been included. Such adjustments consist of normal recurring items. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year.

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Principles of Reporting and Use of Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions of the reported amounts of revenues and certain operating expenses during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

Revenue Recognition — Lakeside Plaza leases space to retail tenants under leases with varying terms, which are accounted for as operating leases. Lakeside Plaza recognizes minimum rents on the straight-line method over the terms of the leases regardless of when payments are due. The leases also typically provide for tenant recoveries of common area maintenance (CAM) costs, real estate taxes, and other operating expenses. These recoveries are recognized as revenue in the period the applicable costs are incurred. Most tenants pay estimated monthly CAM amounts and are billed the shortfalls or credited the overpayments annually, with the exclusion of tenants with gross leases.

Straight-line rental revenue was higher than the current amount required to be paid by tenants by $14,000 and $33,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and the year ended December 31, 2009, respectively.

Repairs and Maintenance — Expenditures for normal, recurring, or periodic maintenance are charged to expense when incurred. Renovations which improve or extend the life of the asset are capitalized.

Subsequent Events — The Company has evaluated subsequent events through February 22, 2011, the date these financial statements were available to be issued, to determine if either recognition or disclosure of significant events or transactions is required.

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3. LEASES

Approximate future rentals to be received under noncancelable operating leases in effect at December 31, 2009, assuming no new or renegotiated leases or option extensions on lease agreements are as follows:

The minimum future rental income represents the base rent required to be paid by the tenants under the terms of their leases exclusive of operating expense recoveries.

4. CONCENTRATIONS AND COMMITMENTS

The percentages of rental income from tenants who individually represent more than 10% of the rental income of Lakeside Plaza for the year ended December 31, 2009 are as follows:

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Independent Auditors’ Report

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of

Phillips Edison – ARC Shopping Center REIT Inc.

Cincinnati, Ohio

We have audited the accompanying statement of revenues and certain operating expenses (the “Historical Summary”) of Snow View Plaza, a shopping center located in Parma, Ohio (the “Property”), for the year ended December 31, 2009. This Historical Summary is the responsibility of the Property’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Historical Summary based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the Historical Summary is free of material misstatement. An audit includes consideration of internal control over financial reporting as it relates to the Historical Summary as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Property’s internal control over financial reporting as it relates to the Historical Summary. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the Historical Summary, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the Historical Summary. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

The accompanying Historical Summary was prepared for the purpose of complying with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (for inclusion in this Form 8-K/A of Phillips Edison – ARC Shopping Center REIT Inc.) as discussed in Note 1 to the Historical Summary and is not intended to be a complete presentation of the Property’s revenues and expenses.

In our opinion, the Historical Summary presents fairly, in all material respects, the revenues and certain operating expenses discussed in Note 1 to the Historical Summary of the Property for the year ended December 31, 2009, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Cincinnati, Ohio

February 22, 2011

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Snow View Plaza

Statements of Revenues and Certain Operating Expenses

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 (unaudited)

and for the Year Ended December 31, 2009

(in thousands)

See accompanying Notes to the Statements of Revenues and Certain Operating Expenses.

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Snow View Plaza

Notes to the Statements of Revenues and Certain Operating Expenses

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 (unaudited)

and for the Year Ended December 31, 2009

1. ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

On December 15, 2010, Phillips Edison – ARC Shopping Center REIT Inc. (the “Company”) purchased Snow View Plaza, a shopping center containing 100,460 of rentable square feet (unaudited) located at 175 Snow Road in Parma, Ohio, for approximately $12.3 million, exclusive of closing costs. The acquisition and related expenses were funded with proceeds of $8.57 million from a mortgage loan secured by the property, proceeds of $0.9 million from a related-party loan and proceeds of $3.0 million from the Company’s ongoing public offering. The mortgage loan matures on December 15, 2012, and the Company may extend the maturity date to December 15, 2013.

The statements of revenues and certain operating expenses (the “Historical Summaries”) have been prepared for the purpose of complying with the provisions of Rule 3-14 of Regulation S-X promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), which requires certain information with respect to real estate operations to be included in certain filings with the SEC. The Historical Summaries include the historical revenues and certain operating expenses of Snow View Plaza, exclusive of items which may not be comparable to the proposed future operations of Snow View Plaza. The Historical Summaries are not intended to be a complete presentation of the revenues and operating expenses of Snow View Plaza for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and the year ended December 31, 2009. The statements of revenues and certain operating expenses exclude items which may not be comparable to the future operations of Snow View Plaza, such as prior owner management fees, depreciation, amortization, and interest on debt not assumed.

The statement of revenues and certain operating expenses and notes thereto for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, included in this report, are unaudited. In the opinion of the Company’s management, all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of such statement of revenues and certain operating expenses have been included. Such adjustments consist of normal recurring items. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year.

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Principles of Reporting and Use of Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions of the reported amounts of revenues and certain operating expenses during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

Revenue Recognition — Snow View Plaza leases space to retail tenants under leases with varying terms, which are accounted for as operating leases. Snow View Plaza recognizes minimum rents on the straight-line method over the terms of the leases regardless of when payments are due. The leases also typically provide for tenant recoveries of common area maintenance (CAM) costs, real estate taxes, and other operating expenses. These recoveries are recognized as revenue in the period the applicable costs are incurred. Most tenants pay estimated monthly CAM amounts and are billed the shortfalls or credited the overpayments annually, with the exclusion of tenants with gross leases.

Straight-line rental revenue was higher than the current amount required to be paid by tenants by $69,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and lower than the current amount required to be paid by tenants by $6,000 for the year ended December 31, 2009.

Repairs and Maintenance — Expenditures for normal, recurring, or periodic maintenance are charged to expense when incurred. Renovations which improve or extend the life of the asset are capitalized.

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Subsequent Events — The Company has evaluated subsequent events through February 22, 2011, the date these financial statements were available to be issued, to determine if either recognition or disclosure of significant events or transactions is required.

3. LEASES

Approximate future rentals to be received under noncancelable operating leases in effect at December 31, 2009, assuming no new or renegotiated leases or option extensions on lease agreements are as follows:

The minimum future rental income represents the base rent required to be paid by the tenants under the terms of their leases exclusive of operating expense recoveries.

4. CONCENTRATIONS AND COMMITMENTS

The percentages of rental income from tenants who individually represent more than 10% of the rental income of Snow View Plaza for the year ended December 31, 2009 are as follows:

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Phillips Edison – ARC Shopping Center REIT Inc.

Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Information

On December 10, 2010, Phillips Edison – ARC Shopping Center REIT Inc. (the “Company”) purchased Lakeside Plaza, a shopping center containing 82,033 of rentable square feet located at 161 Electric Road in Salem, Virginia, for approximately $8.75 million, exclusive of closing costs. The acquisition was funded with proceeds of $6.125 million from a mortgage loan and proceeds of $2.88 million from the Company’s ongoing public offering. Lakeside Plaza was partially constructed and commenced rental operations in 1988. Construction of Lakeside Plaza was completed in 1989. Lakeside Plaza was purchased from Lakeside Plaza, LLC, which is not affiliated with the Company or the Company’s advisor or sub-advisor.

On December 15, 2010, the Company purchased Snow View Plaza, a shopping center containing 100,460 of rentable square feet located at 175 Snow Road in Parma, Ohio, for approximately $12.3 million, exclusive of closing costs. The acquisition was funded with proceeds of $8.57 million from a mortgage loan, proceeds of $0.9 million from a related-party loan and proceeds of $3.0 million from the Company’s ongoing public offering. Snow View Plaza was partially constructed and commenced rental operations in 1995. Construction of Snow View Plaza was completed in 1996. Snow View Plaza was purchased from EIG Snow View Plaza, LLC, which is not affiliated with the Company or the Company’s advisor or sub-advisor.

In the Company’s opinion, all material adjustments necessary to reflect the effects of the above transactions have been made. Fair value allocations to the assets and liabilities of Lakeside Plaza and Snow View Plaza have been completed, and the Company does not expect to make any future adjustments.

The following unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2010 is presented as if the Company acquired Lakeside Plaza and Snow View Plaza on September 30, 2010. The following unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and for the year ended December 31, 2009 are presented as if the Company had acquired Lakeside Plaza and Snow View Plaza on January 1, 2009. This unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial information should be read in conjunction with the historical financial statements and notes thereto as filed in the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and are not necessarily indicative of what the actual financial position or results of operations would have been had the Company completed the transaction as of the beginning of the periods presented, nor is it necessarily indicative of future results.

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Phillips Edison – ARC Shopping Center REIT Inc.

Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet (Unaudited)

(in thousands, except shares)

See accompanying Notes to the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Information.

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Phillips Edison – ARC Shopping Center REIT Inc.

Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations (Unaudited)

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

See accompanying Notes to the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Information.

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Phillips Edison – ARC Shopping Center REIT Inc.

Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations (Unaudited)

For the Year Ended December 31, 2009

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

See accompanying Notes to the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Information.

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Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

The Company capitalized $105,000 and $135,000 related to financing the acquisitions for Lakeside Plaza and Snow View Plaza, respectively. These costs, in addition to those allocated from the purchase prices, are included in prepaid expenses and other assets on the pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet as shown below (amounts in thousands):

The Company has allocated the purchase price to the above tangible and identified intangible assets acquired and intangible liabilities assumed based on their fair values in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as follows:

Estimates of future cash flows and other valuation techniques that the Company believes are similar to those used by independent appraisers were used to record the purchase of identifiable assets acquired such as land, buildings and improvements, and identifiable intangible assets and liabilities such as amounts related to in-place leases and acquired above- and below-market leases.

The estimated fair value of acquired in-place leases reflect the costs the Company would have incurred to lease the properties to the occupancy level of the properties at the date of acquisition. Such estimates include the fair value of the loss of rental income, leasing commissions, legal costs and other direct costs that would be incurred to lease the properties to such occupancy levels.

Acquired above- and below-market lease values were recorded based on the present value of the difference between the contractual amounts to be paid pursuant to the in-place leases and management’s estimate of the current market lease rates for the corresponding in-place leases. The capitalized above- and below-market lease values will be amortized as adjustments to rental revenue over the remaining terms of the respective leases. Should a tenant terminate its lease prior to its contractual term, the unamortized portion of the in-place lease value will be charged to amortization

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expense and the unamortized portion of above-and-below market lease value will be charged to rental revenue.

The following table summarizes the use of the proceeds of the Company’s ongoing public offering in purchasing Lakeside Plaza and Snow View Plaza (amounts in thousands):

Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the Nine Months

Ended September 30, 2010

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Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the Year ended December 31, 2009

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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