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2600 Citadel Plaza Dr., Suite 300
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Houston, Texas 77008
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800.688.8865
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713.866.6049 Fax
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www.weingarten.com
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May 18, 2010
Via EDGAR
Tom Kluck, Legal Branch Chief
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549-4041
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Re:
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Request for Withdrawal
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S-3 (File Number 333-166592)
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S-3 (File Number 333-166579)
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Dear Mr. Kluck:
On behalf of Weingarten Realty Investors (the "Trust"), we are transmitting this letter relating to the Trust's two Form S-3s (File Nos. 333-166592 and 333-166579, the "Original S-3 Filings") filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 6, 2010.
The Original S-3 Filings were inadvertently filed under submission type S-3 rather than the proper S-3ASR submission type. Upon withdrawing the Original S-3 Filings pursuant to this request, the Trust will re-file the registration statements under submission type S-3ASR and request that the original filing date of May 6, 2010 be applied to the new S-3ASR filings. Please note that the registration fees in connection with the re-filing of the registration statements under S-3ASR are being offset by the registration fees paid in connection with the original S-3 filings.
The Trust confirms that no securities have been sold pursuant to the Original S-3 filings.
Please contact the undersigned at the above-referenced number with any questions regarding this matter.
| Sincerely, | |
| /s/ Joe D. Shafer | |
| Joe D. Shafer | |
| Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer | |