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) September 25, 2008

WINTHROP REALTY TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 
  Ohio  
                                           (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)                                          
 
     
001-06249
 
34-6513657
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     
7 Bulfinch Place, Suite 500, P.O. Box 9507, Boston, Massachusetts
02114
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
     
   (617) 570-4614  
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
     
 
   n/a
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
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Item 8.01.
Other Events
 
On September 25, Winthrop Realty Trust (the “Trust”) announced that its Board of Trustees has approved a share repurchase plan pursuant to which the Trust will be permitted to repurchase up to 5,000,000 of its outstanding common shares.  The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the press release issued September 25, 2008, which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
 
 
ITEM 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
 
(d)
Exhibits
     
 
99.1
Press Release dated September 25, 2008
 
SIGNATURE
 
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 on this 26th day of September, 2008.
 
  WINTHROP REALTY TRUST  
       
       
 
By:
/s/ Peter Braverman  
   
Peter Braverman
 
   
President
 
       
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