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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) November 2, 2009
Wells Real Estate Fund III, L.P.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Georgia | 0-18407 | 58-1800833 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 6200 The Corners Parkway, Norcross, Georgia | 30092-3365 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (770) 449-7800
N/A
(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:
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| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure |
On or about November 2, 2009, Wells Real Estate Fund III, L.P. (the “Registrant”) sent a letter to the financial representatives of the limited partners of the Registrant in which their clients have invested, announcing the final liquidating distribution and anticipated dissolution of the Registrant and advising them of a potential tax benefit for Class B investors with the closing of the Registrant, along with a copy of the investor letter, which will also include the final audited statement of changes in net assets in liquidation, liquidation statement, and final distribution. A copy of the letter, which also includes a copy of the investor letter, including the liquidation statement dated November 2, 2009, and the final audited statement of changes in net assets in liquidation, are attached as Exhibit 99.1, Exhibit 99.2, and Exhibit 99.3, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K. Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such exhibits and the information set forth therein are deemed to have been “furnished” and shall not be deemed to be “filed” under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
| Exhibit Number |
Exhibit Title | |
| 99.1 |
Letter to Financial Representatives dated November 2, 2009 | |
| 99.2 |
Letter to Investors dated November 2, 2009, including the liquidation statement | |
| 99.3 |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets in Liquidation | |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| WELLS REAL ESTATE FUND III, L.P. (Registrant) | ||||
| By: |
WELLS CAPITAL, INC. General Partner | |||
| By: |
/s/ Douglas P. Williams | |||
| Douglas P. Williams Senior Vice President | ||||
Date: November 2, 2009
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number |
Exhibit Title | |
| 99.1 |
Letter to Financial Representatives dated November 2, 2009 | |
| 99.2 |
Letter to Investors dated November 2, 2009, including the liquidation statement | |
| 99.3 |
Statement of Changes in Net Assets in Liquidation | |
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