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): September 8, 2004
WEINGARTEN REALTY INVESTORS
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
Texas 1-9876 74-1464203
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) (Commission file number) Identification Number)
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)
ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS
Weingarten Realty Investors is filing this Form 8-K to update our
historical financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed
on March 15, 2004, as amended, for discontinued operations that have resulted
from dispositions of real estate assets during the period from January 1, 2004
through June 30, 2004 in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 144, "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived
Assets" and the three-for-two share split, effected in the form of a 50% share
dividend, which was declared for shareholders of record on March 16, 2004 and
payable on March 30, 2004. This Current Report on Form 8-K updates the
information in Items 5, 6, 7, 8, 12 and 15 of our Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2003 to reflect those properties as discontinued operations and the
three-for-two share split for comparison purposes.
The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K is presented
as of December 31, 2003, and other than as indicated above, has not been updated
to reflect developments subsequent to that date.
ITEM 9.01. EXHIBITS
23.1 Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
99.1 Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Shares of Beneficial
Interest and Related Shareholder Matters, Item 6. Selected
Financial Data, Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations, Item 8. Financial
Statements and Supplementary Data, Item 12. Security Ownership of
Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Item 15. Exhibits,
Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K
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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: September 8, 2004
WEINGARTEN REALTY INVESTORS
By: /s/ Joe D. Shafer
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Joe D. Shafer
Vice President/Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
23.1 Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
99.1 Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Shares of Beneficial Interest
and Related Shareholder Matters, Item 6. Selected Financial Data, Item
7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations, Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary
Data, Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and
Management and Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and
Reports on Form 8-K.
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