UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC  20549

FORM 8-K/A

(Amendment No. 1)

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 11, 2011

INLAND WESTERN RETAIL REAL ESTATE TRUST, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in 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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Explanatory Note

Inland Western Retail Real Estate Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) is filing this Amendment No. 1 to its Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 11, 2011, for the sole purpose of disclosing the Company’s decision regarding the frequency with which it will include an advisory vote on executive compensation in future annual meeting proxy materials.  No other changes have been made to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 11, 2011.

Item 5.07                                 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

At the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders held on October 11, 2011, the Company’s stockholders voted, on an advisory basis and consistent with the recommendation of the Company’s Board of Directors, in favor of holding advisory votes on named executive officer compensation every year.  In light of these results, the Company has determined to hold an advisory vote on named executive officer compensation every year until the next advisory vote on the frequency of future votes on named executive officer compensation.

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,” “towards,” “should,” “prospects,” “could,” “future,” “potential,” “believes,” “plans,” “likely,” “anticipate,” “position,” 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.

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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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