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:  November 9, 2011

(Date of earliest event reported)

Inland Western Retail Real Estate Trust, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number including area code:   (630) 218-8000

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)

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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

Inland Western Retail Real Estate Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) is re-issuing in an updated format its historical financial statements in connection with Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 205-20, “Presentation of Financial Statements — Discontinued Operations.”  During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company sold six properties, each of which qualifies as discontinued operations, and in compliance with ASC 205-20 has reported revenue, expenses and net gains from the sale of these properties as discontinued operations for each period presented in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed November 7, 2011.  Under SEC requirements, the same reclassification as discontinued operations required by ASC 205-20 following the sale of a property is required for previously issued annual financial statements for each of the three years shown in the Company’s last annual report on Form 10-K, if those financials are incorporated by reference in subsequent filings with the SEC made under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, even though those financial statements relate to periods prior to the date of the sale.  This reclassification has no effect on the Company’s previously reported net income (loss) attributable to Company shareholders or funds from operations.

This report on Form 8-K updates Items 6, 7 and 8 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, to reflect the properties sold during the nine months ended September 30, 2011, that were not held for sale as of December 31, 2010, as discontinued operations for all the years presented. All other items of the Form 10-K remain unchanged. No attempt has been made to update matters in the Form 10-K, except to the extent expressly provided above.

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)           Exhibits

The exhibits required by this item are set forth on the Exhibit Index attached hereto

The statements and certain other information contained in this report, which can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “continue,” “remains,” “intend,” “aim,” “goals,” “towards,” “should,” “prospects,” “could,” “future,” “potential,” “believes,” “plans,” “initiative,” “likely,” “anticipate,” “position,” “focus,” and “probable,” or the negative thereof or other variations thereon or comparable terminology, constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933. as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are subject to the safe harbors created thereby.  These statements should be considered as subject to the many risks and uncertainties that exist in the Company’s operations and business environment.  Such risks and uncertainties could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected.  These uncertainties include, but are not limited to, economic conditions, market demand and pricing, competitive and cost factors, and other risk factors, including those detailed in the sections of the Company’s most recent Form 10-K and Form 10-Qs filed with the SEC titled “Risk Factors.”

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SIGNATURES

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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EXHIBIT INDEX

Attached as exhibits to this form are the documents listed below:

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