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 23, 2009
 
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 5.05
Amendments to the Registrant’s Code of Ethics, or Waiver of a Provision of the Code of Ethics
 
On September 23, 2009 the Board of Trustees of Winthrop Realty Trust (the “Trust”) approved an amended and restated Code of Business Conduct and Ethics for Trustees, Officers and All Other Employees (the “Code of Ethics”) which amended the existing Code of Ethics to implement a policy for trustees and executive officers, including the principal executive officer, the principal financial officer and the principal accounting officer, with respect to their acquisition and disposition of securities which are suitable for investment by the Trust.

The Code of Ethics can be obtained upon request from the Trust’s Secretary and at the Trust’s website www.winthropreit.com under the link “Corporate Governance.”
 
SIGNATURES

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 25th day of September, 2009.
 
  WINTHROP REALTY TRUST  
       
       
  
By:
/s/  Michael L. Ashner  
   
Michael L. Ashner
 
   
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
 
       
 
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