On March 12, 2009, Weingarten Realty Investors (the "Company"), entered into an ATM Equity OfferingSM Sales Agreement (the "Sales Agreement") with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated ("Merrill Lynch") pursuant to which Merrill Lynch will act as the Company's sales agent with respect to an offering at any time and from time to time of the Company's common shares of beneficial interest, par value $0.03, having an aggregate offering price of up to $125,000,000 (the "Shares"). Sales of the Shares, if any, will be made by means of ordinary brokers' transactions on the New York Stock Exchange or otherwise at market prices prevailing at the time of the sale, at prices related to the prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices.

The Shares will be issued pursuant to the Company's registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-155993), which was automatically effective upon filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 8, 2008 (the "Registration Statement").

The Sales Agreement is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein. The foregoing description of the material terms of the Sales Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to that exhibit. Additional exhibits are filed herewith in connection with the Company's Registration Statement which are incorporated reference herein.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No. Description
    1.1       ATM Equity OfferingSM Sales Agreement dated March 12, 2009, between
            Weingarten Realty Investors and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
            Incorporated.
   23.1       Consent of Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP, contained in Exhibit
            5.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No.
            333-155993) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
            December 8, 2008.