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): October 26,
2007
WEINGARTEN
REALTY INVESTORS
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
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Texas
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1-9876
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74-1464203
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
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(Commission
file number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
Number)
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2600
Citadel Plaza Drive, Suite 300, Houston, Texas 77008
(Address
of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's
telephone number, including area code: (713) 866-6000
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:
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))
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item
8.01 Other
Events.
On
October 26, 2007, Weingarten Realty
Investors (the "Company") issued a press release announcing the
expiration of the consent solicitation to amend the terms of certain of the
Company’s outstanding notes. A copy of the press release is attached
as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
The
information in the Current Report
on Form 8-K, including exhibits hereto, is being furnished and shall not be
deemed “filed” with the Securities and Exchange Commission and shall not be
incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document
pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as otherwise
expressly stated in such filing.
Item
9.01 Financial
Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit
No.
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Description
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99.1
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Press
release dated October 26, 2007, regarding the expiration of the consent
solicitation to amend the terms of certain of the Company’s outstanding
notes.
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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.
Date: October
31, 2007
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WEINGARTEN
REALTY INVESTORS
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By: /s/
Stephen C. Richter
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Stephen
C. Richter
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Executive
Vice President and
Chief
Financial Officer
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Exhibit Index
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99.1
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Press
release dated October 26, 2007, regarding the expiration of the consent
solicitation to amend the terms of certain of the Company’s outstanding
notes.
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