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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED STATES <br> SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br>  </font></b><b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">WASHINGTON, D.C.&#160; 20549</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM&nbsp;8-K<br> CURRENT REPORT</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):&#160; May&nbsp;13, 2013</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">INLAND AMERICAN REAL ESTATE TRUST,&nbsp;INC. <br>  </font></b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 7.01.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Regulation FD Disclosure.</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">Attached to this Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K is a copy of a letter from Inland American Real Estate Trust,&nbsp;Inc., a Maryland corporation, to its stockholders, dated May&nbsp;13, 2013.&#160; The full text of the letter is attached as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 to this Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K and is incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">The information in this Item 7.01 disclosure, including Exhibit&nbsp;99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed &#147;filed&#148; for purposes of Section&nbsp;18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section.&nbsp; In addition, the information in this Item 7.01 disclosure, including Exhibit&nbsp;99.1, shall not be incorporated by reference into the filings of the Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.</font></p>
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.  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):  May 13, 2013
INLAND AMERICAN REAL ESTATE TRUST, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Maryland
(State   or Other
Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
000-51609
(Commission   File
Number)
34-2019608
(IRS   Employer
Identification No.)
2901 Butterfield Road
Oak Brook, Illinois 60523
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(630) 218-8000
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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:
£
Written   communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR   230.425)
£
Soliciting   material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR   240.14a-12)
£
Pre-commencement   communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17   CFR 240.14d-2(b))
£
Pre-commencement   communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17   CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 7.01.       Regulation FD Disclosure.
Attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K is a copy of a letter from Inland American Real Estate Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation, to its stockholders, dated May 13, 2013.  The full text of the letter is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01.
The information in this Item 7.01 disclosure, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section.  In addition, the information in this Item 7.01 disclosure, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be incorporated by reference into the filings of the Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01.       Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)       Exhibits
99.1
Inland American Real Estate Trust, Inc. letter to stockholders, dated May 13, 2013
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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.
INLAND AMERICAN REAL ESTATE TRUST, INC.
Date:
May 13, 2013
By:
/s/ Jack Potts
Name:
Jack Potts
Title
Principal   Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Inland American Real Estate Trust, Inc. letter to stockholders,   dated
May 13, 2013
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