SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K/A
AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) May 8, 2002
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Wells Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
GEORGIA 0-25739 58-2328421
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
6200 The Corners Parkway, Suite 250, Norcross, Georgia 30092
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (770) 449-7800
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
The Registrant hereby amends its Current Report on Form 8-K dated May
8, 2002 to include a revised Exhibit 16.1.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed with this document:
Number Description
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16.1 Letter from Arthur Andersen LLP to the Securities and Exchange
Commission dated May 8, 2002, regarding change in certifying
accountant.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this Amendment No. 1 to Current Report to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
WELLS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT
TRUST, INC. (Registrant)
By: /s/ Leo F. Wells, III
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Leo F. Wells, III,
President
Date: May 15, 2002