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The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the SEC and various states is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.

	•	There is no public trading market for our common stock. If you are able to sell your shares, you would likely have to sell them at a substantial discount from their public offering price.
	•	We have no operating history, do not currently own any properties and have not identified any properties to acquire with the proceeds from this offering, which make our future performance and the performance of your investment difficult to predict.
	•	If we raise substantially less than the maximum offering proceeds, we may not be able to invest in a diverse portfolio of properties, and the value of your investment may vary more widely with the performance of specific properties.
	•	Our charter limits a person from owning more than 9.8% of our common stock without prior approval of our board of directors.
	•	We are dependent upon our advisor and its affiliates to conduct our operations and this offering. Adverse changes in the financial health of our advisor or its affiliates or our relationship with them could cause our operations to suffer.
	•	We will pay substantial fees and expenses to our advisor, its affiliates and participating broker/ dealers, which payments increase the risk that you will not earn a profit on your investment.
	•	Our advisor and its affiliates will face conflicts of interest, including significant conflicts in allocating time among us and similar programs sponsored by our advisor.
	•	Our failure to qualify as a REIT for federal income tax purposes would limit our ability to make distributions to our stockholders.

			Price to				Selling				Dealer-				Net Proceeds
			Public*				Commissions*				Manager Fee*				(Before Expenses)
Primary Offering
	Per Share		$	10.00			$	0.70			$	0.18			$	9.12
	Total Minimum			2,000,000				140,000				36,000				1,824,0000
	Total Maximum		$	750,000,000			$	52,500,000			$	13,500,000			$	684,000,000
Distribution Reinvestment Plan
	Per Share			9.55				—				—				9.55
	Total Maximum		$	95,500,000			$	—			$	—			$	95,500,000

*	The selling commissions and all or a portion of the dealer-manager fee will not be charged with regard to shares sold in our primary offering to or for the account of certain categories of purchasers. The reduction in these fees will be accompanied by a corresponding reduction in the per share purchase price. See “Plan of Distribution.”

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	•	a net worth of at least $150,000; or
	•	gross annual income of at least $45,000 and a net worth of at least $45,000.

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY					1
	Wells Timber Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc.				1
	Our Advisor				1
	Investment Objectives				1
	Summary Risk Factors				1
	Our Corporate Structure				2
	Conflicts of Interest				3
	Compensation of the Advisor and its Affiliates				5
	Description of Investments				7
	Timber Managers				7
	Sources of Income				8
	Board of Directors and Executive Officers				8
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE OFFERING					9
		What is a REIT?			9
		What will you do with the money raised in this offering?			9
		What kind of offering is this?			9
		How does a “best efforts” offering work?			10
		How long will this offering last?			10
		Who can buy shares?			10
		For whom is an investment in our shares recommended?			10
		Are there any special restrictions on the ownership or transfer of shares?			10
		Are there any special considerations that apply to employee benefit plans subject to ERISA or other retirement plans that are investing in shares?			10
		Is there any minimum investment required?			11
		How do I subscribe for shares?			11
		What happens if you do not raise a minimum of $2,000,000 in this offering?			11
		What are your exit strategies?			11
		If I buy shares in this offering, how may I later sell them?			12
		If I buy shares, will I receive distributions and how often?			12
		How will you calculate the payment of distributions to stockholders?			13
		May I reinvest my distributions in shares of Wells Timber REIT?			13
		Will the distributions I receive be taxable as ordinary income?			13
		Will I be notified of how the company and my investment are performing?			14
		When will I get my detailed tax information?			14
		Who can help answer my questions?			14
RISK FACTORS					15
	Risks Related to Investing in this Offering				15
		There is no public trading market for your shares; therefore, it will be difficult for you to sell your shares			15
		If we are unable to find suitable investments, we may not be able to achieve our investment objectives or pay distributions			15
		We have not yet identified any of the properties that we will purchase with the proceeds of this offering, which makes your investment more speculative			15
		If we are unable to raise substantial funds, we will be limited in the number and type of investments we may make, and the value of your investment in us will fluctuate with the performance of the specific properties we acquire			16

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	We have no operating history, which makes our future performance and the performance of your investment difficult to predict			16
	Our advisor has very limited experience acquiring, owning and managing timberland			16
	We expect our real estate investments to be concentrated in timberland properties, making us more vulnerable economically than if our investments were diversified			16
	We expect the majority of our income to qualify as capital gains income and, as a result, we may not be required to make substantial distributions.			17
	Our cash distributions are not guaranteed and may fluctuate			17
	Our loss of or inability to obtain key personnel could delay or hinder implementation of our investment strategies, which could limit our ability to make distributions and decrease the value of your investment			17
	Our operating performance could suffer if Wells Capital incurs significant losses, including those losses that may result from being the general partner of other entities			18
	Our rights and the rights of our stockholders to recover claims against our independent directors are limited, which could reduce your and our recovery against them if they negligently cause us to incur losses			18
Risks Related to Conflicts of Interest				18
	Wells Capital, its affiliates and our officers will face competing demands on their time, and this may cause our operations and your investment to suffer			18
	Our officers and some of our directors face conflicts of interest related to the positions they hold with Wells Capital and its affiliates, which could hinder our ability to successfully implement our business strategy and to generate returns to you			18
	Wells Capital and its affiliates, including our officers and some of our directors, will face conflicts of interest caused by compensation arrangements with us and other Wells-sponsored programs, which could result in actions that are not in the long-term best interests of our stockholders. The amounts payable to Wells Capital upon termination of the advisory agreement may also influence decisions about terminating Wells Capital or our acquisitions or dispositions of investments.			19
	The fees we pay Wells Capital under the advisory agreement and the amounts payable to Wells Capital under the Wells Timber OP partnership agreement were not determined on an arm’s-length basis and therefore may not be on the same terms as those we could negotiate with a third-party.			19
Risks Related to Our Corporate Structure				20
	Our charter limits the number of shares a person may own, which may discourage a takeover that could otherwise result in a premium price to our stockholders			20
	Our charter permits our board of directors to issue stock with terms that may subordinate the rights of our common stockholders or discourage a third party from acquiring our company in a manner that could result in a premium price to our stockholders			20
	Your investment return may be reduced if we are required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act; if we become an unregistered investment company, we could not continue our business			20
	You will have limited control over changes in our policies and operations, which increases the uncertainty and risks you face as a stockholder			21
	You may not be able to sell your shares under the proposed share redemption plan and, if you are able to sell your shares under the plan, you may not be able to recover the amount of your investment in our shares			21
	The offering price was not established on an independent basis; the actual value of your investment may be substantially less than what you pay			22
	Because the dealer-manager is one of our affiliates, you will not have the benefit of an independent review of our company or the prospectus customarily undertaken in underwritten offerings; the absence of an independent due diligence review increases the risks and uncertainty you face as a stockholder			22
	Your interest in us will be diluted if we issue additional shares, which could reduce the overall value of your investment			22

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	Payment of fees to Wells Capital and its affiliates will reduce cash available for investment and distribution and increases the risk that you will not be able to recover the amount of your investment in our shares			22
	You may be more likely to sustain a loss on your investment because our sponsor does not have as strong an economic incentive to avoid losses as do sponsors who have made more significant equity investments in their company			23
Risks Related to Investments in Timberland				23
	Following the acquisition of timberland properties, we expect that our revenues will depend primarily on our supply agreements with loggers, sawmills and forest products companies. These contracts may preclude us from taking advantage of market opportunities, which could reduce the value of your investment			23
	We will be subject to the credit risk of our anticipated customers. The failure of any of our anticipated customers to make payments due to us under our supply agreements could reduce our distributions to our stockholders			23
	Our business will depend in part on the health and strength of the milling and manufacturing markets that our timberlands serve, and any downturns in those markets could reduce our profits and limit our ability to make distributions to our stockholders			24
	Changes in demand for “higher and better use” property may reduce our anticipated land sale revenues			24
	Large scale increases in the supply of lumber may affect timber prices and reduce our revenues			24
	The cyclical nature of the forest products industry impair our ability to make distributions to our stockholders			24
	Our due diligence may not reveal all of the liabilities or weaknesses of a targeted timberland property acquisition, which could result increase our costs, reduce our liquidity and cash distributions to our stockholders			25
	Uninsured losses relating to timberland properties we acquire may reduce our stockholders’ returns			25
	The forest products industry and the market for timberland properties are highly competitive, which could force us to pay higher prices for our properties or limit the amount of suitable timberland investments we are able to acquire and thereby reduce our profitability and the return on your investment			25
	Harvesting our timber may be subject to limitations which could impair our ability to receive income and make distributions to our stockholders			26
	We face possible liability for environmental clean up costs and damages related to the timberland properties we acquire, which could increase our costs and reduce our liquidity and cash distributions to our stockholders			26
	Illiquidity of real estate investments could significantly impede our ability to respond to adverse changes in the performance of our properties and reduce distributions to our stockholders			27
	If we sell properties and provide financing to purchasers, defaults by the purchasers would decrease our cash flows and limit our ability to make distributions to you			27
	Our international investments will be subject to changes in global market trends that could adversely impact our ability to make distributions to our stockholders			28
Risks Associated with Debt Financing				28
	We are likely to incur mortgage and other indebtedness, which may increase our business risks and may reduce the value of your investment			28
	High mortgage rates may make it difficult for us to finance or refinance properties, which could reduce the number of properties we can acquire, our net income and the amount of cash distributions we can make			28
	Lenders may require us to enter into restrictive covenants relating to our operations, which could limit our ability to make distributions to our stockholders			29
	Increases in interest rates could increase the amount of our debt payments and limit our ability to pay distributions to our stockholders			29

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		We have broad authority to incur debt, and high debt levels could hinder our ability to make distributions and could decrease the value of your investment			29
		Actions of our joint venture partners could reduce the returns on our joint venture investments and decrease your overall return			29
Federal Income Tax Risks					29
		Failure to qualify as a REIT would reduce our net income and cash available for distributions			29
		You may have current tax liability on distributions you elect to reinvest in our common stock			30
		Even if we qualify as a REIT for federal income tax purposes, we may be subject to other tax liabilities that reduce our cash flow and our ability to make distributions to you			30
		To maintain our REIT status, we may be forced to borrow funds during unfavorable market conditions to make distributions to our stockholders, which could increase our operating costs and decrease the value of your investment			30
		To maintain our REIT status, we may be forced to forego otherwise attractive opportunities, which could delay or hinder our ability to meet our investment objectives and lower the return on your investment			31
		The extent of our use of taxable REIT subsidiaries may affect the value of our common stock relative to the share price of other REITs			31
		Certain of our business activities are potentially subject to the prohibited transaction tax, which could reduce the return on your investment			31
	Retirement Plan Risks				31
		If you fail to meet the fiduciary and other standards under ERISA or the Internal Revenue Code as a result of an investment in our stock, you could be subject to criminal and civil penalties			31
		The annual statement of value that we will send to stockholders subject to ERISA and to certain other plan stockholders is only an estimate and may not reflect the actual value of our shares			32
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS					33
ESTIMATED USE OF PROCEEDS					34
MANAGEMENT					35
	Board of Directors				35
	Committees of the Board of Directors				35
	Audit Committee				36
	Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee				36
	Executive Officers and Directors				36
	Compensation of Directors				39
	2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan				39
	Limited Liability and Indemnification of Directors, Officers, Employees and Other Agents				41
	The Advisor				42
	The Advisory Agreement				43
	Initial Investment by Our Advisor				45
	Dealer-Manager				45
	Management Decisions				46
MANAGEMENT COMPENSATION					47
STOCK OWNERSHIP					52
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST					53
	Our Advisor’s Interests in Other Wells Real Estate Programs				53
	Receipt of Fees and Other Compensation by Wells Capital and its Affiliates				54
	Fiduciary Duties Owed by Some of Our Affiliates to Our Advisor and Our Advisor’s Affiliates				54
	Affiliated Dealer-Manager				55
	Certain Conflict Resolution Procedures				55

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INDUSTRY OVERVIEW				59
	General			59
	Supply and Demand Dynamics			59
	Stages of Biological Growth			60
	Biological Growth Compared to Value Growth			60
	Market Opportunity			61
BUSINESS AND POLICIES				62
	Our Business			62
	Investment Objectives			62
	Investment Strategy			62
	Other Possible Investments			63
	Investment Decisions			63
	Our Higher and Better Use Land Sales			65
	Joint Venture Investments			65
	Borrowing Policies			65
	Operational Strategy			64
	Disposition Policies			66
	Investment Limitations			66
	Changes in Investment Objectives and Limitations			67
	Issuing Securities for Property			68
	Acquisitions of Our Common Stock			68
	Liquidity Event			68
PLAN OF OPERATION				69
	General			69
	Liquidity and Capital Resources			70
	Results of Operations			70
	Inflation			71
	Critical Accounting Policies			71
PRIOR PERFORMANCE SUMMARY				73
	Prior Public Programs			73
	Prior Private Programs			75
	Adverse Business Developments or Conditions			75
	Summary of Recent Acquisitions by Wells Prior Programs			76
	Additional Information			76
FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS				77
	Federal Income Taxation of the Company			77
	Requirements for Qualification			79
	Annual Distribution Requirements			85
	Earnings and Profits			86
	Statutory Relief			86
	Failure to Qualify			86
	Taxable REIT Subsidiaries			86
	Taxation of U.S. Stockholders			87
	Special Tax Considerations for Non-U.S. Stockholders			89
	Information Reporting Requirements and Backup Withholding Tax			91
	Tax Aspects of Wells Timber OP			92
	State and Local Taxes			93

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ERISA CONSIDERATIONS				94
	Prohibited Transactions			94
	Plan Asset Considerations			95
	Other Prohibited Transactions			96
	Annual Valuation			96
DESCRIPTION OF SHARES				98
	Common Stock			98
	Preferred Stock			98
	Meetings and Special Voting Requirements			98
	Restriction on Ownership of Shares			99
	Distributions			101
	Distribution Reinvestment Plan			102
	Proposed Share Redemption Plan			104
	Registrar and Transfer Agent			106
	Restrictions on Roll-Up Transactions			106
CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF MARYLAND LAW AND OF OUR CHARTER AND BYLAWS				108
	Business Combinations			108
	Control Share Acquisitions			108
	Subtitle 8			109
	Advance Notice of Director Nominations and New Business			110
	Anti-takeover Effect of Certain Provisions of Maryland Law and of the Charter and Bylaws			110
THE OPERATING PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT				111
	General			111
	Capital Contributions			111
	Operations			111
	Distributions and Allocations of Profits and Losses			111
	Rights, Obligations and Powers of the General Partner			112
	Redemption Rights			113
	Change in General Partner			114
	Transferability of Interests			115
	Amendment of Limited Partnership Agreement			115
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION				116
	General			116
	Compensation of Dealer-Manager and Participating Broker/ Dealers			116
	Subscription Procedures			119
	Stockholder Suitability			120
	Minimum Purchase Requirements			121
	Special Notice to Pennsylvania Investors			121
LEGAL MATTERS				122
EXPERTS				122
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION				122
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND PRIOR PERFORMANCE TABLES				F-1
Appendix A — Subscription Agreement (Sample) with Instructions				A-1
Appendix B — Distribution Reinvestment Plan				B-1
EX-1.1 FORM OF AMENDED AND RESTATED DEALER MANAGER AGREEMENT
EX-3.1 FORM OF SECOND ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT
EX-4.4 FORM OF AMENDED AND RESTATED ESCROW AGREEMENT
EX-4.5 FORM OF AMENDED AND RESTATED ESCROW AGREEMENT (FOR PENNSYLVANIA RESIDENTS)
EX-10.1 FORM OF AMENDMED AND RESTATED ADVISORY AGREEMENT
EX-10.2 FORM OF FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT OF LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
EX-10.3 FORM OF AMENDED AND RESTATED 2005 LONG TERM STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
EX-23.3 CONSENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
EX-24.2 POWER OF ATTORNEY OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS

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	•	combines the capital of many investors to acquire or provide financing for real estate properties;
	•	allows individual investors to invest in a large-scale diversified real estate portfolio through the purchase of interests, typically shares, in the REIT;
	•	is required to pay distributions to investors of at least 90% of its annual REIT taxable income (computed without regard to the dividends paid deduction and excluding net capital gain); and
	•	avoids the “double taxation” treatment of income that would normally result from investments in a corporation because a REIT does not generally pay federal corporate income taxes on the net income it distributes, provided certain income tax requirements are satisfied.

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	•	listing our common stock on a national securities exchange; or
	•	sale or merger in a transaction that provides our stockholders with cash and/or securities of a publicly traded company.

	•	seek stockholder approval of an extension or amendment of this listing deadline; or
	•	commence an orderly liquidation.

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	•	our actual results of operations;
	•	the timing of the investment of the net proceeds of this offering; and
	•	whether the income from our harvesting activities is ordinary income or capital gains.

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		Timber REIT				Traditional REIT				C Corporation
Pre-Tax Cash Flow		$	100			$	100			$	100
Corporate Taxes*			—				—				35
Cash Available for Distributions			100				100				65
Taxes Paid by Stockholders*			15				35				10
Net Cash to Stockholders		$	85			$	65			$	55

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Illustrates distributions of income from timber-cutting contracts for timberland properties held more than one year and assumes (1) a 35% corporate tax rate, a 35% ordinary income tax rate for individuals and a 15% capital gains and qualified dividend income tax rate for individuals; (2) that our cash flow will equal our taxable income; (3) that our distributions qualify as dividends for federal income tax purposes and not as a return of capital; and (4) that no foreign, state or local taxes apply. The 15% rates for capital gains and qualified dividend income will apply only through 2008 unless legislation extending the favorable rates is enacted.

	•	Four quarterly investor statements, which will generally include a summary of the amount you have invested, the quarterly distributions declared, and the amount of distributions reinvested under our distribution reinvestment plan, if applicable;
	•	An annual report; and
	•	An annual IRS Form 1099-DIV, if required.

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	There is no public trading market for your shares; therefore, it will be difficult for you to sell your shares.

	If we are unable to find suitable investments, we may not be able to achieve our investment objectives or pay distributions.

	We have not yet identified any of the properties that we will purchase with the proceeds of this offering, which makes your investment more speculative.

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	If we are unable to raise substantial funds, we will be limited in the number and type of investments we may make, and the value of your investment in us will fluctuate with the performance of the specific properties we acquire.

	We have no operating history, which makes our future performance and the performance of your investment difficult to predict.

	Our advisor has very limited experience acquiring, owning and managing timberland.

	We expect our real estate investments to be concentrated in timberland properties, making us more vulnerable economically than if our investments were diversified.

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	We expect the majority of our income to qualify as capital gains income and, as a result, we may not be required to make substantial distributions.

	Our cash distributions are not guaranteed and may fluctuate.

	Our loss of or inability to obtain key personnel could delay or hinder implementation of our investment strategies, which could limit our ability to make distributions and decrease the value of your investment.

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	Our operating performance could suffer if Wells Capital incurs significant losses, including those losses that may result from being the general partner of other entities.

	Our rights and the rights of our stockholders to recover claims against our independent directors are limited, which could reduce your and our recovery against them if they negligently cause us to incur losses.

	Wells Capital, its affiliates and our officers will face competing demands on their time, and this may cause our operations and your investment to suffer.

	Our officers and some of our directors face conflicts of interest related to the positions they hold with Wells Capital and its affiliates, which could hinder our ability to successfully implement our business strategy and to generate returns to you.

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Wells Capital and its affiliates, including our officers and two of our directors, will face conflicts of interest caused by compensation arrangements with us and other Wells-sponsored programs, which could result in actions that are not in the long-term best interests of our stockholders. The amounts payable to Wells Capital upon termination of the advisory agreement may also influence decisions about terminating Wells Capital or our acquisition or disposition of investments.

	•	the continuation, renewal or enforcement of our agreements with Wells Capital and its affiliates, including the advisory agreement and the dealer-manager agreement;
	•	public offerings of equity by us, which entitle Wells Investment Securities to dealer-manager fees and entitle Wells Capital to increased asset management fees;
	•	property sales, which entitle Wells Capital to real estate commissions and possible success-based sale fees;
	•	property acquisitions from third parties, which utilize proceeds from our public offerings, thereby increasing the likelihood of continued equity offerings and related fee income for Wells Investment Securities and Wells Capital;
	•	whether and when we seek to list our common stock on a national securities exchange, which listing could entitle Wells Capital to a success-based listing fee but could also hinder its sales efforts for other programs if the price at which our shares trade is lower than the price at which we offered shares to the public; and
	•	whether and when we seek to sell the company or our assets, which sale could entitle Wells Capital to a success-based payment from Wells Timber OP but could also hinder its sales efforts for other programs if the sales price for the company or its assets results in proceeds less than the amount needed to preserve our stockholders’ capital.

	The fees we pay Wells Capital under the advisory agreement and the amounts payable to Wells Capital under the Wells Timber OP partnership agreement were not determined on an arm’s-length basis and therefore may not be on the same terms as those we could negotiate with a third-party.

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	Our charter limits the number of shares a person may own, which may discourage a takeover that could otherwise result in a premium price to our stockholders.

	Our charter permits our board of directors to issue stock with terms that may subordinate the rights of our common stockholders or discourage a third party from acquiring our company in a manner that could result in a premium price to our stockholders.

	Your investment return may be reduced if we are required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act; if we become an unregistered investment company, we could not continue our business.

	•	limitations on capital structure;
	•	restrictions on specified investments;
	•	prohibitions on transactions with affiliates; and
	•	compliance with reporting, record-keeping, voting, proxy disclosure and other rules and regulations that would significantly increase our operating expenses.

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	You will have limited control over changes in our policies and operations, which increases the uncertainty and risks you face as a stockholder.

	You may not be able to sell your shares under the proposed share redemption plan and, if you are able to sell your shares under the plan, you may not be able to recover the amount of your investment in our shares.

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	The offering price was not established on an independent basis; the actual value of your investment may be substantially less than what you pay.

	•	the range of offering prices of comparable unlisted REITs; and
	•	the recommendation of our dealer-manager.

	Because the dealer-manager is one of our affiliates, you will not have the benefit of an independent review of our company or the prospectus customarily undertaken in underwritten offerings; the absence of an independent due diligence review increases the risks and uncertainty you face as a stockholder.

	Your interest in us will be diluted if we issue additional shares, which could reduce the overall value of your investment.

	Payment of fees to Wells Capital and its affiliates will reduce cash available for investment and distribution and increases the risk that you will not be able to recover the amount of your investment in our shares.

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	You may be more likely to sustain a loss on your investment because our sponsor does not have as strong an economic incentive to avoid losses as do sponsors who have made more significant equity investments in the companies they organize.

	Following the acquisition of timberland properties, we expect that our revenues will depend primarily on our supply agreements with loggers, sawmills and forest products companies. These contracts may preclude us from taking advantage of market opportunities, which could reduce the value of your investment.

	We will be subject to the credit risk of our anticipated customers. The failure of any of our anticipated customers to make payments due to us under our supply agreements could reduce our distributions to our stockholders.

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	Our business will depend in part on the health and strength of the milling and manufacturing markets that our timberlands serve, and any downturns in those markets could reduce our profits and limit our ability to make distributions to our stockholders.

	Changes in demand for “higher and better use” property may reduce our anticipated land sale revenues.

	Large scale increases in the supply of timber may affect timber prices and reduce our revenues.

	The cyclical nature of the forest products industry could impair our ability to make distributions to our stockholders.

	•	changes in domestic and international economic conditions;
	•	interest and currency rates;
	•	population growth and changing demographics; and
	•	seasonal weather cycles (for example, dry summers and wet winters).

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	Our due diligence may not reveal all of the liabilities or weaknesses of a targeted timberland property acquisition, which could increase our costs, reduce our profitability and limit our cash distributions to our stockholders.

	Uninsured losses relating to the timberland properties we acquire may reduce our stockholders’ returns.

	The forest products industry and the market for timberland properties are highly competitive, which could force us to pay higher prices for our properties or limit the amount of suitable timberland investments we are able to acquire and thereby reduce our profitability and the return on your investment.

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	Harvesting our timber may be subject to limitations which could impair our ability to receive income and make distributions to our stockholders.

	We face possible liability for environmental clean up costs and damages related to the timberland properties we acquire, which could increase our costs and reduce our profitability and cash distributions to stockholders.

	•	forestry activities, including harvesting, planting and road building, use and maintenance;
	•	the generation of air emissions;
	•	the discharge of industrial wastewater and storm water; and
	•	the generation and disposal of both hazardous and nonhazardous wastes.

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	Illiquidity of real estate investments could significantly impede our ability to respond to adverse changes in the performance of our properties and reduce distributions to our stockholders.

	•	changes in international, national, regional and local economic and market conditions;
	•	changes in interest rates and in the availability, cost and terms of debt financing;
	•	changes in governmental laws and regulations, fiscal policies and zoning ordinances, and the related costs of compliance with laws and regulations, fiscal policies and ordinances;
	•	forestry costs associated with maintaining and managing timberland properties;
	•	changes in operating expenses; and
	•	fires, hurricanes, earthquakes, floods and other natural disasters as well as civil unrest, acts of war and terrorism, each of which may result in uninsured losses.

	If we sell properties and provide financing to purchasers, defaults by the purchasers would decrease our cash flows and limit our ability to make distributions to you.

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	Our international investments will be subject to changes in global market trends that could adversely impact our ability to make distributions to our stockholders.

	•	effects of exposure to currency other than United States dollars, due to having non-U.S. customers and foreign operations;
	•	regulatory, social, political, labor or economic conditions in a specific country or region; and
	•	trade protection laws, policies and measures, and other regulatory requirements affecting trade and investment, including loss or modification of exemptions for taxes and tariffs, and import and export licensing requirements.

	We are likely to incur mortgage and other indebtedness, which may increase our business risks and may reduce the value of your investment.

	High mortgage rates may make it difficult for us to finance or refinance properties, which could reduce the number of properties we can acquire, our net income and the amount of cash distributions we can make.

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	Lenders may require us to enter into restrictive covenants relating to our operations, which could limit our ability to make distributions to our stockholders.

	Increases in interest rates could increase the amount of our debt payments and limit our ability to pay distributions to our stockholders.

	We have broad authority to incur debt, and high debt levels could hinder our ability to make distributions and could decrease the value of your investment.

	Actions of our joint venture partners could reduce the returns on our joint venture investments and decrease your overall return.

	•	the possibility that our co-venturer, co-tenant or partner in an investment might become bankrupt;
	•	that such co-venturer, co-tenant or partner may at any time have economic or business interests or goals that are or that become inconsistent with our business interests or goals; or
	•	that such co-venturer, co-tenant or partner may be in a position to take action contrary to our instructions or requests or contrary to our policies or objectives.

	Failure to qualify as a REIT would reduce our net income and cash available for distributions.

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	You may have current tax liability on distributions you elect to reinvest in our common stock.

	Even if we qualify as a REIT for federal income tax purposes, we may be subject to other tax liabilities that reduce our cash flow and our ability to make distributions to you.

	•	In order to qualify as a REIT, we must distribute annually at least 90% of our REIT taxable income to our stockholders (which is determined without regard to the dividends paid deduction or net capital gain). To the extent that we satisfy the distribution requirement but distribute less than 100% of our REIT taxable income, we will be subject to federal corporate income tax on the undistributed income.
	•	We will be subject to a 4% nondeductible excise tax on the amount, if any, by which distributions we pay in any calendar year are less than the sum of 85% of our ordinary income, 95% of our capital gain net income and 100% of our undistributed income from prior years.
	•	If we have net income from the sale of foreclosure property that we hold primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of business or other nonqualifying income from foreclosure property, we must pay a tax on that income at the highest corporate income tax rate.
	•	If we sell a property, other than foreclosure property, that we hold primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of business, our gain would be subject to the 100% “prohibited transaction” tax.
	•	Our taxable REIT subsidiaries will be subject to tax on their taxable income.

	To maintain our REIT status, we may be forced to borrow funds during unfavorable market conditions to make distributions to our stockholders, which could increase our operating costs and decrease the value of your investment.

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	To maintain our REIT status, we may be forced to forego otherwise attractive opportunities, which could delay or hinder our ability to meet our investment objectives and lower the return on your investment.

	The extent of our use of taxable REIT subsidiaries may affect the value of our common stock relative to the share price of other REITs.

	Certain of our business activities are potentially subject to the prohibited transaction tax, which could reduce the return on your investment.

	If you fail to meet the fiduciary and other standards under ERISA or the Internal Revenue Code as a result of an investment in our stock, you could be subject to criminal and civil penalties.

	•	your investment is consistent with your fiduciary obligations under ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code;

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	•	your investment is made in accordance with the documents and instruments governing your plan or IRA, including your plan’s investment policy;
	•	your investment satisfies the prudence and diversification requirements of Sections 404(a)(1)(B) and 404(a)(1)(C) of ERISA and other applicable provisions of ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code;
	•	your investment will not impair the liquidity of the plan or IRA;
	•	your investment will not produce “unrelated business taxable income” for the plan or IRA;
	•	you will be able to value the assets of the plan annually in accordance with ERISA requirements and applicable provisions of the plan or IRA; and
	•	your investment will not constitute a prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code.

	The annual statement of value that we will send to stockholders subject to ERISA and to certain other plan stockholders is only an estimate and may not reflect the actual value of our shares.

	•	a value included in the annual statement may not actually be realized by us or by our stockholders upon liquidation;
	•	stockholders may not realize that value if they attempted to sell their shares; and
	•	using the estimated statement of value, or the method used to establish the value, may not comply with any reporting and disclosure or annual valuation requirements under ERISA or other applicable law.

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											Maximum Offering
											(75 Million Shares at
			Minimum Offering								$10.00 per Share
			(200,000 Shares at								10 Million Shares at
			$10.00 per Share)								$9.55 per Share)
			Amount				Percent				Amount				Percent
Gross Offering Proceeds			$	2,000,000				100.0	%		$	845,500,000				100.0	%
	Selling Commissions			140,000				7.0				52,500,000				6.2
	Dealer-Manager Fee			36,000				1.8				13,500,000				1.6
	Other Organization and Offering Expenses (1)			24,000				1.2				9,000,000				1.1
Estimated Amount to be Invested(2)(3)			$	1,800,000				90.0	%		$	770,500,000				91.1	%

(1)	Includes all expenses (other than selling commissions and the dealer-manager fee) to be paid by us in connection with the offering, including our legal, accounting, printing, mailing and filing fees, reimbursing the due diligence expenses of broker/ dealers, and amounts to reimburse Wells Capital for the salaries of its employees and other costs in connection with preparing supplemental sales materials, holding educational conferences and attending retail seminars conducted by broker/ dealers. Wells Capital has agreed to reimburse us to the extent organizational and offering expenses incurred by us, other than selling commissions and the dealer-manager fee, exceed 1.2% of the aggregate gross offering proceeds from our primary offering. We will not reimburse Wells Capital for any organization and offering expenses from proceeds of sales pursuant to our distribution reinvestment plan.
(2)	Amount available for investment will include customary third-party acquisition expenses, such as legal fees and expenses, costs of appraisals, accounting fees and expenses, title insurance premiums, and other closing costs and miscellaneous expenses relating to the acquisition of real estate. We estimate that these third-party costs would average 0.5% of the contract purchase prices of property acquisitions.
(3)	Although it is possible that the net proceeds from the sale of shares under our distribution reinvestment plan will be available for investment, we expect that all of these proceeds will instead be used to repurchase shares of our common stock under the proposed share redemption program. See “Description of Shares — Proposed Share Redemption Program.” Until required in connection with the acquisition and development of properties, substantially all of the net proceeds of the offering and, thereafter, our working capital reserves, may be invested in short-term, highly liquid investments including government obligations, bank certificates of deposit, short-term debt obligations and interest-bearing accounts or other authorized investments as determined by our board of directors.

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Name		Age				Positions
Leo F. Wells, III			62			President and Director
Douglas P. Williams			55			Executive Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Director
Randall D. Fretz			53			Senior Vice President
Michael P. McCollum			50			Independent Director
E. Nelson Mills			45			Independent Director
Donald S. Moss			68			Independent Director
Willis J. Potts, Jr.			59			Independent Director

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In 2001 and 2002, Wells Investment Securities sponsored conferences attended by registered representatives who sold its real estate investment products. Wells Investment Securities also paid for certain expenses of guests of the registered representatives who attended the conferences. In 2001, Wells Investment Securities paid the costs of travel to the conference and meals for many of the guests and paid the costs of playing golf for some of the registered representatives and their guests. Wells Investment Securities later invoiced registered representatives for the cost of golf and for travel expenses of guests, but was not fully reimbursed for such. In 2002, Wells Investment Securities paid for meals for the guests. Wells Investment Securities also conditioned most of the 2001 conference invitations on attainment by the registered representatives of a predetermined sales goal for Wells Investment Securities products. This conduct violated the prohibitions against payment and receipt of noncash compensation in connection with the sales of these products contained in NASD’s Conduct Rules 2710, 2810 and 3060. In addition, Wells Investment Securities and Mr. Wells failed to adhere to all of the terms of their written undertaking made in March 2001 not to engage in the conduct described above, and thereby failing to observe high standards of commercial honor and just and equitable principles of trade in violation of NASD Conduct Rule 2110.

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	•	$2,000 per in-person board meeting;
	•	$1,500 per in-person committee meeting;
	•	$250 per telephonic board or committee meeting; and
	•	an additional $500 to a committee chair for each in-person committee meeting.

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	•	options to purchase shares of our common stock, which may be nonstatutory stock options or incentive stock options under the Internal Revenue Code;
	•	stock appreciation rights, which give the holder the right to receive the difference between the fair market value per share on the date of exercise over the grant price;
	•	performance awards, which are payable in cash or stock upon the attainment of specified performance goals;
	•	restricted stock, which is subject to restrictions on transferability and other restrictions set by the board of directors, or a committee of its independent directors;
	•	restricted stock units, which give the holder the right to receive shares of stock, or the equivalent value in cash or other property, in the future;
	•	deferred stock units, which give the holder the right to receive shares of stock, or the equivalent value in cash or other property, at a future time;
	•	dividend equivalents, which entitle the participant to payments equal to any dividends paid on the shares of stock underlying an award; and
	•	other stock-based awards at the discretion of the board of directors or a committee of its independent directors, including unrestricted stock grants.

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	•	the party seeking exculpation or indemnification has determined, in good faith, that the course of conduct that caused the loss or liability was in our best interest;
	•	the party seeking exculpation or indemnification was acting on our behalf or performing services for us;
	•	in the case of an independent director, the liability or loss was not the result of gross negligence or willful misconduct by the independent director;
	•	in the case of a nonindependent director, Wells Capital or one of its affiliates, the liability or loss was not the result of negligence or misconduct by the party seeking indemnification or exculpation; and
	•	the indemnification is recoverable only out of our net assets and not from the stockholders.

	•	there has been a successful adjudication on the merits of each count involving alleged securities law violations;
	•	such claims have been dismissed with prejudice on the merits by a court of competent jurisdiction; or
	•	a court of competent jurisdiction approves a settlement of the claims against the indemnitee and finds that indemnification of the settlement and the related costs should be made, and the court considering the request for indemnification has been advised of the position of the SEC and of the published position of any state securities regulatory authority in which the securities were offered or sold as to indemnification for violations of securities laws.

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	•	the proceeding relates to acts or omissions with respect to the performance of duties or services on our behalf;
	•	such person provides us with written affirmation of his good faith belief that he has met the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification;
	•	the legal proceeding was initiated by a third party who is not a stockholder or, if by a stockholder acting in his or her capacity as such, a court of competent jurisdiction approves the advancement; and
	•	the person seeking the advancement undertakes to repay the amount paid or reimbursed by us, together with the applicable legal rate of interest thereon, if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification.

Name		Age				Positions
Leo F. Wells, III			62			President, Treasurer and sole Director
Douglas P. Williams			55			Senior Vice President and Assistant Secretary
Stephen G. Franklin			58			Senior Vice President
Randall D. Fretz			53			Senior Vice President
Donald A. Miller			44			Senior Vice President
Robert E. Bowers			49			Senior Vice President

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	•	find, present and recommend to our board of directors real estate investment opportunities consistent with our investment policies and objectives;
	•	structure the terms and conditions of our real estate acquisitions, sales or joint ventures;
	•	at the direction of our management, prepare all reports and regulatory filings, including those required by federal and state securities laws;
	•	arrange for financing and refinancing of properties;
	•	enter into supply agreements, service contracts and leases for our properties;
	•	oversee the performance of any third-party timber managers engaged to manage our properties or assets;
	•	review and analyze the properties’ operating and capital budgets;
	•	generate an annual budget for us;
	•	review and analyze financial information for each property and the overall portfolio;
	•	if a transaction requires approval by the board of directors, deliver to the board of directors all documents requested by the board in its evaluation of the proposed transaction;
	•	actively oversee the management of our properties for purposes of meeting our investment objectives;
	•	perform cash management services;
	•	perform transfer agent functions; and
	•	engage our agents.

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Name		Age				Positions
Thomas E. Larkin			48			President and Director
Douglas P. Williams			55			Vice President, CFO, Treasurer and Director
Randall D. Fretz			53			Director

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Form of Compensation				Estimated Amount for
and Entity Receiving		Determination of Amount		Maximum Offering(1)
Organization and Offering Stage
Selling Commissions — Wells Investment Securities(2)		7.0% of gross offering proceeds from the primary offering, before reallowance of commissions earned by participating broker/ dealers. Wells Investment Securities, our dealer-manager, will reallow 100% of commissions earned to participating broker/ dealers.		$52,500,000
Dealer-Manager Fee — Wells Investment Securities(2)		1.8% of gross offering proceeds from the primary offering, before reallowance to participating broker/ dealers. Wells Investment Securities will reallow a portion of its dealer-manager fee to participating broker/ dealers. See “Plan of Distribution.”		$13,500,000
Reimbursement of Organization and Offering Expenses — Wells Capital(3)		Up to 1.2% of gross offering proceeds from the primary offering. Wells Capital will incur or pay our organization and offering expenses (excluding selling commissions and the dealer-manager fee). We will then reimburse Wells Capital for these amounts up to 1.2% gross offering proceeds from the primary offering.		$9,000,000
Acquisition and Development Stage
Asset Management Fee — Wells Capital(4)		Monthly fee equal to one-twelfth of 1.25% of the greater of cost or value of investments.		Actual amounts are dependent upon total equity and debt capital we raise and results of operations and therefore cannot be determined at this time.
Other Operating Expenses(5)		We will reimburse the expenses incurred by Wells Capital in connection with its provision of services, including related personnel, rent, utilities and information technology costs. We will not reimburse for personnel costs in connection with services for which Wells Capital receives real estate disposition fees.		Actual amounts are dependent upon results of operations and therefore cannot be determined at this time.

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Form of Compensation				Estimated Amount for
and Entity Receiving		Determination of Amount		Maximum Offering(1)
Liquidity Stage
Real Estate Disposition Fees — Wells Capital or its Affiliates(6)		For substantial assistance in connection with the sale of properties, we will pay Wells Capital or its affiliates an amount as determined by our board of directors to be appropriate based on market norms and not to exceed (1) for any property sold for $20.0 million or less, 2.0% of the contract price of the property sold and (2) for any property sold for more than $20.0 million, 1.0% of the contract price of the property sold; provided, however, in no event may the real estate commissions paid to Wells Capital, its affiliates and unaffiliated third parties exceed 6.0% of the contract sales price		Actual amounts are dependent upon results of operations and therefore cannot be determined at this time.
Special Unit Distribution of Net Sales Proceeds — Wells Capital(7)(8)		After we have made distributions to our stockholders (including amounts paid to redeem shares pursuant to our share redemption plan) equal to, in the aggregate, a return of the total amount of capital raised from stockholders plus a cumulative, noncompounded return on the average invested capital of 7.0% per year, Wells Capital is entitled to receive a cash distribution from Wells Timber OP equal to the difference between (1) 10% of the aggregate net proceeds from all sales of our properties and real estate related investments through the date of the distribution and (2) the total amount of all prior distributions of net sales proceeds paid to Wells Capital.		Actual amounts are dependent upon results of operations and therefore cannot be determined at this time.
		Notwithstanding the foregoing, after we have made distributions to our stockholders (including amounts paid to redeem shares pursuant to our share redemption plan) equal to, in the aggregate, a return of the total amount of capital raised from stockholders plus a cumulative, noncompounded return on the average invested capital of at least 8.0% per year, Wells Capital is entitled to receive a cash distribution from Wells Timber OP equal to the difference between (1) 20% of the aggregate net proceeds from all sales of our properties and real estate related investments through the date of the distribution and (2) the total amount of all prior distributions of net sales proceeds paid to Wells Capital.
		Each individual stockholder may receive more or less than the annual 7.0% or 8.0% cumulative, noncompounded pre-tax return on their invested capital prior to the commencement of distributions to Wells Capital.

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Form of Compensation				Estimated Amount for
and Entity Receiving		Determination of Amount		Maximum Offering(1)
Special Unit Redemption Payment Due Upon Listing — Wells Capital(7)(8)(9)		Upon the listing of our shares on a national securities exchange, Wells Capital will be entitled to receive a payment for the redemption of the special units in the form of cash or shares of common stock, at our election. If (1) the market value of our outstanding common stock at listing plus the total distributions paid to stockholders prior to listing exceeds (2) the sum of the total amount of capital raised from stockholders (less amounts paid to redeem shares pursuant to our share redemption plan) and an amount of cash that, if distributed to the stockholders as of the date of listing, would have provided them with a cumulative, noncompounded return on the average invested capital equal to 7.0% per year, then the redemption payment will equal 10% of such excess amount.		Actual amounts are dependent upon results of operations and therefore cannot be determined at this time.
		Notwithstanding the foregoing, if (1) the market value of our outstanding common stock at listing plus the total distributions paid to stockholders prior to listing exceeds (2) the sum of the total amount of capital raised from stockholders (less amounts paid to redeem shares pursuant to our share redemption plan) and an amount of cash that, if distributed to the stockholders as of the date of listing, would have provided them with a cumulative, noncompounded return on the average invested capital equal to 8.0% per year, then the redemption payment will equal 20% of such excess amount.

(1)	The estimated maximum dollar amounts are based on the sale of the maximum of 85 million shares to the public, including 10 million shares through our distribution reinvestment plan.
(2)	Selling commissions and, in some cases, all or a portion of the dealer-manager fee will not be charged with regard to shares sold to or for the account of certain categories of purchasers. See “Plan of Distribution.”
(3)	These organization and offering expenses include all expenses (other than selling commissions and the dealer-manager fee) to be paid by us in connection with the offering, including our legal, accounting, printing, mailing and filing fees, due diligence expense reimbursements to broker/dealers and amounts to reimburse Wells Capital for the salaries of its employees and other costs in connection with preparing supplemental sales materials, the cost of educational conferences held by us (including travel, meal and lodging costs of registered representatives of broker/dealers) and certain of the attendance fees and cost reimbursements for representatives of our dealer-manager and our advisor to attend retail seminars conducted by broker/dealers. The portion of these organization and offering expenses for which we (as opposed to Wells Capital) would be responsible could not be increased above 1.2% of our gross offering proceeds without entering into a new or an amended advisory agreement, which under our charter would require the approval of a majority of our independent directors. We will not reimburse Wells Capital for any organization and offering expenses from proceeds of sales pursuant to our distribution reinvestment plan.
(4)	The asset management fee is based on the actual amount invested on our behalf in properties, including any incurred or assumed indebtedness related to the properties, plus, with respect to joint ventures, the actual amount invested on our behalf in the joint venture plus our share of capital improvements, if applicable, made by the joint venture from cash flows generated by the joint venture, until such time as our advisor has estimated the value of all interests we hold in properties or joint ventures for ERISA reporting purposes. After such time, our asset management fee will be based on

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	the greater of the amount as calculated above or the aggregate value of our interest in properties and joint ventures as established in connection with the most recent estimated valuation for ERISA fiduciaries. The asset management fee is payable, at the election of our advisor, either in cash or, subject to the ownership limitations in our charter, in shares of our common stock. If the fee is paid in shares, the shares will be valued at a price equal to the average closing price of the shares over the 10 trading days immediately preceding the date of such election, if the shares are then listed on a national securities exchange at such time. If the shares are not listed on a national securities exchange at such time, then the shares will be valued at a price equal to the fair market value for the shares on the date of the advisor’s election to receive the fee in the form of shares as determined in good faith by our board of directors, including a majority of our independent directors.
(5)	Wells Capital must reimburse us the amount by which our aggregate annual total operating expenses exceed the greater of 2% of our average invested assets or 25% of our net income unless a majority of our independent directors has determined that such excess expenses were justified based on unusual and nonrecurring factors. “Average invested assets” means the average monthly book value of our assets for a specified period before deducting depreciation, bad debts or other noncash reserves. “Total operating expenses” means all costs and expenses paid or incurred by us, as determined under GAAP, that are in any way related to our operation, including advisory fees, but excluding (a) the expenses of raising capital such as organization and offering expenses, legal, audit, accounting, underwriting, brokerage, listing, registration and other fees, printing and other such expenses, and taxes incurred in connection with the issuance, distribution, transfer, registration and stock exchange listing of our stock; (b) interest payments; (c) taxes; (d) noncash expenditures such as depreciation, amortization and bad debt reserves; (e) reasonable incentive fees based on the gain from the sale of our assets; and (f) acquisition fees, acquisition expenses (including expenses relating to potential acquisitions that we do not close), real estate disposition fees on the resale of property and other expenses connected with the acquisition, disposition, management and ownership of real estate interests or other property (including the costs of foreclosure, insurance premiums, legal services, maintenance, repair and improvement of property). Within 60 days after the end of any of our fiscal quarters for which total operating expenses for the 12 months then-ended exceeded the limitation, we will send to our stockholders a written disclosure, together with an explanation of the factors the independent directors considered in arriving at the conclusion that the excess expenses were justified.
(6)	Although we are most likely to pay real estate disposition fees to Wells Capital or an affiliate in the event of our liquidation, these fees also may be earned during our operational stage.
(7)	Upon termination of the advisory agreement without cause, Wells Capital may be entitled to a similar redemption payment if Wells Capital would have been entitled to a special unit distribution of net sales proceeds had the portfolio been liquidated (based on an independent appraised value of the portfolio) and all liabilities satisfied on the date of termination. Under our charter, we could not amend Wells Timber OP’s partnership agreement to increase these success-based payments without the approval of a majority of our independent directors, and any increase in the special unit distribution of net sales proceeds or redemption payments upon listing or termination would have to be reasonable. Our charter provides that such payments are “presumptively reasonable” if the amount does not exceed 15% of the balance of such net proceeds remaining after investors have received a return of their net capital contributions and a 6.0% per year cumulative, noncompounded return.
(8)	For purposes of calculating the special unit distribution of net sales proceeds or the redemption payment due upon listing or upon termination of the advisory agreement without cause, average invested capital is, for a specified period, the average daily amount during such period of (a) the aggregate issue price of shares purchased by our stockholders, reduced by (b) any amounts paid to stockholders to redeem shares pursuant to our share redemption plan.
(9)	If at any time our shares become listed on a national securities exchange, we will negotiate in good faith with Wells Capital a fee structure appropriate for an entity with a perpetual life. A majority of our independent directors must approve the new fee structure negotiated with Wells Capital. In

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	negotiating a new fee structure, our independent directors must consider all of the factors these directors deem relevant, including but not limited to:

	•	the size of the advisory fee in relation to the size, composition and profitability of our portfolio;
	•	the success of Wells Capital in generating opportunities that meet our investment objectives;
	•	the rates charged to other REITs and to investors other than REITs by advisors performing similar services;
	•	additional revenues realized by Wells Capital through its relationship with us;
	•	the quality and extent of service and advice furnished by Wells Capital;
	•	the performance of our investment portfolio, including income, conservation or appreciation of capital, frequency of problem investments and competence in dealing with distress situations; and
	•	the quality of our portfolio in relationship to the investments generated by Wells Capital for the account of other clients.

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		Shares Beneficially
		Owned
Name of Beneficial Owners		Shares				Percentage
Wells Capital, Inc.(1)			20,000				100	%
Leo F. Wells, III, President and Director(1)			20,000				100	%
Douglas P. Williams, Executive Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Director			—				—
Randall D. Fretz, Senior Vice President			—				—
Michael P. McCollum(2)			833				4.0	%
E. Nelson Mills(2)			833				4.0	%
Donald S. Moss(2)			833				4.0	%
Willis J. Potts, Jr.(2)			833				4.0	%
All directors and executive officers as a group (7 persons)			23,332				100	%

(1)	As the sole stockholder of Wells Real Estate Funds, Inc., which directly or indirectly owns Wells Capital, Inc., Mr. Wells may be deemed the beneficial owner of the shares held by Wells Capital, Inc. Wells Capital, Inc. also holds 200 common units in Wells Timber OP and 100 special units in Wells Timber OP.
(2)	Includes shares issuable upon the exercise of options which are immediately exercisable.

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	General

	1. Wells Real Estate Fund I
	2. Wells Real Estate Fund II
	3. Wells Real Estate Fund II-OW
	4. Wells Real Estate Fund III, L.P.
	5. Wells Real Estate Fund IV, L.P.
	6. Wells Real Estate Fund V, L.P.
	7. Wells Real Estate Fund VI, L.P.
	8. Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P.
	9. Wells Real Estate Fund VIII, L.P.
	10. Wells Real Estate Fund IX, L.P.
	11. Wells Real Estate Fund X, L.P.
	12. Wells Real Estate Fund XI, L.P.
	13. Wells Real Estate Fund XII, L.P.
	14. Wells Real Estate Fund XIII, L.P.
	15. Wells Real Estate Fund XIV, L.P.
	16. Wells Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc.
	17. Wells Real Estate Investment Trust II, Inc.

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	•	the continuation, renewal or enforcement of our agreements with Wells Capital and its affiliates, including the advisory agreement and the dealer-manager agreement;
	•	public offerings of equity by us, which entitle Wells Investment Securities to dealer-manager fees and entitle Wells Capital to increased asset management fees;
	•	property sales, which entitle Wells Capital to real estate disposition fees and possible success-based sale fees;
	•	property acquisitions from other Wells-sponsored programs, which might entitle Wells Capital to real estate disposition fees and possible success-based sale fees in connection with its services for the seller;
	•	property acquisitions from third parties, which utilize proceeds from our public offerings, thereby increasing the likelihood of continued equity offerings and related fee income for Wells Investment Securities and Wells Capital;
	•	whether and when we apply to list our common shares on a national securities exchange, which listing could entitle Wells Capital to a success-based payment upon the redemption of the special units of Wells Timber OP that it holds, which is due upon listing, but also could adversely affect its sales efforts for other programs depending on the price at which the shares trade; and
	•	whether and when we seek to sell our company or our assets, which sale could entitle Wells Capital to a success-based distribution on the special units of Wells Timber OP that it holds, but could also adversely affect its sales efforts for other programs depending upon the sales price for our company or our assets.

	•	Wells REIT I and Wells REIT II;
	•	Wells Capital, our advisor and the general partner of the various real estate programs sponsored by Wells Capital (described above); and
	•	Wells Investment Securities, our dealer-manager.

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	Independent Directors

	•	the continuation, renewal or enforcement of our agreements with Wells Capital and its affiliates, including the advisory agreement and the dealer-manager agreement;
	•	public offerings of securities;
	•	transactions with affiliates;
	•	compensation of our officers and directors who are affiliated with our advisor;
	•	whether and when we apply to list our shares of common stock on a national securities exchange; and
	•	whether and when we seek to sell the company or its assets.

	Other Charter Provisions Relating to Conflicts of Interest

	•	the amount of the fees paid to Wells Capital and its affiliates in relation to the size, composition and performance of our investments;
	•	the success of Wells Capital in generating appropriate investment opportunities;
	•	the rates charged to other REITs and others by advisors performing similar services;
	•	additional revenues realized by Wells Capital and its affiliates through their relationship with us, including whether we pay them or they are paid by others with whom we do business;
	•	the quality and extent of service and advice furnished by Wells Capital and its affiliates;
	•	the performance of our investment portfolio; and
	•	the quality of our portfolio relative to the investments generated by Wells Capital for its own account and for its other clients.

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	•	the ratio of the costs of raising capital during the year to the capital raised;
	•	the aggregate amount of advisory fees and the aggregate amount of other fees paid to Wells Capital and any affiliate of Wells Capital by us or third parties doing business with us during the year;
	•	our total operating expenses for the year, stated as a percentage of our average invested assets and as a percentage of our net income;
	•	a report from our independent directors that our policies are in the best interests of our stockholders and the basis for such determination; and
	•	separately stated, full disclosure of all material terms, factors and circumstances surrounding any and all transactions involving us and our advisor, a director or any affiliate thereof during the year, including commentary by our independent directors following the independent directors’ examination of these matters regarding the fairness of the transactions.

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	•	the investment objectives and criteria of each program;
	•	the cash requirements of each program;
	•	the effect of the acquisition both on diversification of each program’s investments by type of property and geographic area and, if applicable, on diversification of the lessees of its properties;
	•	the policy of each program relating to leverage of properties;
	•	the anticipated cash flow of each program;
	•	the income tax effects of the purchase on each program;
	•	the size of the investment; and
	•	the amount of funds available to each program and the length of time such funds have been available for investment.

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	Renewable Resource. Timber is a growing and renewable resource that, if properly managed, increases in value as it grows and regenerates over time. Larger-diameter trees are more valuable than smaller trees because they may be converted to higher-value end-use products such as lumber and plywood.
	Predictable and Improving Growth Rates. Predictable biological growth is an attractive feature of timberland assets because it contributes to predictable, long-term harvest planning. The development and application of intensive forest management practices continue to improve biological growth rates.
	Harvest Flexibility. Timberland owners have flexibility to increase their harvests when prices are high and decrease their harvests when prices are low, allowing timberland owners to maximize the long-term value of their growing resource base.
	Historical Real Price Appreciation. Historically, real prices for timber have exhibited positive annual growth rates. Due to growing demand combined with limitations on supply caused by environmental restrictions, urban sprawl, international demand and overcutting, prices for Douglas fir and southern yellow pine timber have exhibited a compound annual growth rate of approximately 4% and 3.1% from 1975 through 2001. Real prices for timber generally increase with increases in the Consumer Price Index, and tend to be correlated over the long term with lumber prices, the largest end-use for timber.

	•	products used in new housing construction;
	•	products used in the repair and remodeling of existing housing;
	•	products for industrial uses;
	•	raw material for the manufacture of pulp and paper; and
	•	logs for export.

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	Restructuring of the Forest and Paper Products Industry. There is currently a significant restructuring of the forest and paper products industry propelled by the capital-intensive requirements of certain manufacturing processes and the need to more efficiently deploy capital resources. We believe that a substantial part of this trend results from forest and paper products companies seeking to sell their timberland holdings in order to strengthen deteriorating balance sheets damaged by both the weak economy and by debt-financed acquisitions. These integrated companies appear to be focusing their capital resources on their core operations in an attempt to increase operational flexibility. While these integrated companies have historically owned their own timberland and manufacturing operations, we believe they, along with other millers and manufacturers, are now embracing a strategy of purchasing timber as needed from third-party owners whom they believe will provide them with an uninterrupted supply of high-quality timber. As a result, we believe the opportunity exists for an independent company to become the supplier of choice for many forest and paper products companies seeking reliable long-term partners to supply the timber used in their manufacturing operations.
	Highly Fragmented Market. The majority of timberland in the United States is owned by private individuals, and no single timberland owner owns more than 3% of the identified timberland. We believe that owners of a small number of tracts of timberland as well as those with diverse operations cannot fully benefit from the economies of scale that are available to owners of a large number of tracts of timberland who exclusively focus on active timberland management. We believe that if this offering is successful, we will be well-positioned to acquire a large number of tracts of timberland and benefit from the corresponding economies of scale.
	Advances in Forest Management Techniques. Advances in forest management and techniques for growing and tending of trees in recent years have markedly improved the ability to grow, harvest and regenerate high-quality timber. While many owners of timberland have passively grown timber with the goal of realizing a favorable return on their investment, application of advanced forest management techniques by experienced personnel is a necessary part of realizing the highest possible returns on timberland.
	Timber and Timberland Prices. Historically, timber prices have increased over the long term. However, timber prices have declined over the short term relative to long-term levels, and since the price of timberland correlates closely with prices for timber, we believe this creates a timberland buying opportunity.
	Demand for Higher and Better Use Land. Land values are related to local supply-and-demand conditions, and vary from market to market. Historically, demand for recreational land, land for commercial and residential development, and land for conservation has increased over the long term. We expect that this demand will continue to increase over the long term, creating opportunities to sell timberland having a higher and better use at attractive prices relative to its long-term value as timberland.

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	•	to provide current income for you through the payment of cash distributions;
	•	to preserve and return your capital contribution; and
	•	to realize capital appreciation upon the ultimate sale of our assets.

	•	identifying prospective timberland acquisitions that provide geographic, species and age diversity to our portfolio consistent with strong and sustainable projected cash flows;
	•	applying sophisticated financial analysis to timberland investments;

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	•	educating forest and paper products companies as to our ability to become a preferred partner for dispositions and a reliable source for their future inventory needs;
	•	acquiring timberland in timber milling markets that are competitive and well developed;
	•	using targeted levels of leverage to increase our ability to acquire our timberland portfolio and enhance our return on equity (higher amounts during our initial portfolio acquisition phase and low-to-moderate levels thereafter);
	•	targeting opportunities for a seller to divest property in a tax-efficient manner by receiving units of limited partnership interest in our operating partnership in exchange for their property, giving the sellers the ability to defer some or all of the taxes otherwise payable upon sale; and
	•	maintaining the flexibility to invest in any other type of property that our board of directors deems appropriate and desirable in order to satisfy our investment objectives.

	•	invest in commodities or commodity futures contracts, except for futures contracts used solely for the purpose of hedging in connection with our ordinary business of investing in real estate assets and mortgages;
	•	invest in real estate contracts of sale, otherwise known as land sale contracts, unless the contract is in recordable form and is appropriately recorded in the chain of title; or
	•	invest in equity securities unless a majority of our independent directors approves such investment as being fair, competitive and commercially reasonable.

	•	relevant real estate property and financial factors;
	•	the creditworthiness of parties to any harvesting contracts;

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	•	supply contracts and leases related to the property;
	•	the location of the property;
	•	suitability for any development contemplated or in progress;
	•	the property’s income-producing capacity and potential for future sale as a higher and better use property;
	•	prospects for long-range appreciation; and
	•	liquidity and tax considerations.

	•	strategically using various sales methods, such as supply agreements with third parties having strong financial fundamentals, bid sales and delivered wood sales, to maximize the value of harvesting, achieve stable cash flows and mitigate local market risks;
	•	implementing advanced forest management and silviculture practices to maximize the growth and value of timber stands, including the utilization of genetically improved seedlings, forest management practices such as thinning and fertilization, and the conversion of natural forests to actively managed timberland;
	•	closely monitoring and taking advantage of local timber market price fluctuations;
	•	benefiting from other sources of value, including leasing land-use rights, and permitting others to extract natural resources other than timber.
	•	taking advantage of profit opportunities for property sales where the market for the property has shifted to a higher and better use; and
	•	capitalizing on the experience and extensive relationships of our board of directors in the integrated forest and paper products industry.

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	•	borrow in excess of our net assets limitation (described in “Borrowing Policies” above), which is generally expected to approximate 75% of the cost of our properties before noncash reserves and depreciation, unless approved by a majority of our independent directors;
	•	make investments in unimproved property or mortgage loans on unimproved property in excess of 10% of our total assets;

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	•	make or invest in mortgage loans unless an appraisal is obtained concerning the underlying property, except for those mortgage loans insured or guaranteed by a government or government agency;
	•	make or invest in mortgage loans on any one property if the aggregate amount of all mortgage loans on such property would exceed an amount equal to 85% of the appraised value of such property as determined by an appraisal, unless substantial justification exists for exceeding such limit because of the presence of other underwriting criteria;
	•	invest in equity securities unless a majority of our independent directors approves such investment as being fair, competitive and commercially reasonable;
	•	invest in real estate contracts of sale, otherwise known as land sale contracts, unless the contract is in recordable form and is appropriately recorded in the chain of title;
	•	invest in commodities or commodity futures contracts, except for futures contracts used solely for the purpose of hedging in connection with our ordinary business of investing in real estate assets and mortgages;
	•	issue equity securities on a deferred payment basis or other similar arrangement;
	•	issue debt securities in the absence of adequate cash flow to cover debt service;
	•	issue equity securities redeemable solely at the option of the holder, which restriction has no effect on our proposed share redemption plan or the ability of our operating partnership to issue redeemable partnership interests;
	•	issue options or warrants to Wells Capital, our directors, our sponsor, or any of their affiliates except on the same terms as such options or warrants are sold to the general public;
	•	pay acquisition fees and acquisition expenses which aggregate in excess of 6% of the contract purchase price of any investment in real property, or, in the case of a mortgage, 6% of the funds advanced, unless a majority of our directors (including a majority of our independent directors) not otherwise interested in the transaction approve fees and expenses in excess of this limit following a determination that the transaction is commercially competitive, fair and reasonable to us; or
	•	make any investment that we believe will be inconsistent with our objectives of qualifying and remaining qualified as a REIT, unless our board of directors determines that REIT qualification is not in our best interest.

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	•	listing our common stock on a national securities exchange; or
	•	a sale or merger of our company in a transaction that provides our stockholders with cash and/or securities of a publicly traded company.

	•	seek stockholder approval of an extension or amendment of this listing deadline; or
	•	commence an orderly liquidation.

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	Merchantable inventory and depletion costs as determined by forestry timber harvest models

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	(1) Timber and Timberlands Used in Our Business. SFAS No. 144 provides that for assets used in a business, an impairment loss is recorded only when the carrying value of such assets is not recoverable through future operations. The recoverability test is based on undiscounted future cash flows over the expected life of the assets. We intend to use one harvest cycle for evaluating the recoverability of our timber and timberlands.
	(2) Timber and Timberlands Held for Sale. SFAS No. 144 provides that an impairment loss is recognized for long-lived assets held for sale when the carrying value of such asset exceeds an amount equal to its fair value less selling costs. An asset is generally considered to be held for sale when we have committed to plan to sell the asset, the asset is available for immediate sale in its present condition, we have initiated an active program to locate a buyer, and the sale is expected to close within one year.

	Realizability of both recorded and unrecorded tax assets and liabilities

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			Properties Purchased
							As a Percentage
							of Aggregate
Location			Number				Purchase Price
Southeast				31				10	%
Mideast				27				19
Northeast				23				18
Mountain				16				4
Southwest				22				9
West North Central				7				4
East North Central				33				24
Pacific				22				12
	Total			181				100	%

Type of Property		Existing				Construction
Office and Industrial Buildings			96.8	%			2.6	%
Shopping Centers			0.5				0.1

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			Properties Purchased
							As a Percentage of
							Aggregate
Location			Number				Purchase Price
Southeast				3				31	%
Mideast				—				—
Northeast				—				—
Mountain				1				14
Southwest				1				9
West North Central				1				15
East North Central				2				18
Pacific				1				13
	Total			9				100	%

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	•	market conditions caused an ongoing deterioration of a property’s value and the sale price of the property, though lower than the purchase price, was the highest price reasonably expected;
	•	costs required to re-lease a property to levels that would allow for a sales price greater than the original purchase price would exceed the benefit of the higher sales price; and
	•	the costs savings at the liquidation of a portfolio by selling a property as a part of a portfolio sale at lower than the property’s purchase price outweighs costs that would be incurred in order to sell that property individually at greater than purchase price.

Office				88
Distribution				3
Warehouse				1
Hotel				1
Mixed use				2
	Total			95

All cash				73
All debt				—
Combination of cash and debt				22
	Total			95

Southeast				12
Mideast				16
Northeast				15
Mountain				2
Southwest				6
West North Central				4
East North Central				23
Pacific				17
	Total			95

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	•	We will be taxed at regular corporate rates on our undistributed REIT taxable income, including undistributed net capital gains.
	•	We may elect to retain and pay income tax on our net long-term capital gain. In that case, a U.S. stockholder would be taxed on its proportionate share of our undistributed long-term capital gain (to the extent that we make a timely designation of such gains to our stockholders) and would receive a credit or refund for its proportionate share of the tax we paid.
	•	We may be subject to the “alternative minimum tax” on our items of tax preference.
	•	We will be subject to tax at the highest corporate income tax rate on net income from “foreclosure property” (generally property we acquire through foreclosure or after default on a loan secured by the property or a lease of the property) held primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of business and other nonqualifying income from foreclosure property.
	•	We will be subject to a 100% tax on any net income from prohibited transactions (which are, in general, certain sales or other dispositions of property, other than foreclosure property, that is held primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of business).
	•	If we fail to satisfy either the 75% gross income test or the 95% gross income test (discussed below) but have nonetheless maintained our qualification as a REIT because we have met certain other requirements, we will be subject to a 100% tax on the net income attributable to the greater of (a) the amount by which we fail the 75% gross income test or (b) the amount by which we fail the 95% gross income test, in either case multiplied by a fraction intended to reflect our profitability.
	•	If we (1) fail to satisfy the REIT asset tests (discussed below) and continue to qualify as a REIT because we meet certain other requirements, we will have to pay a tax equal to the greater of $50,000 or the highest corporate income tax rate multiplied by the net income generated by the nonqualifying assets during the period of time we failed to satisfy the asset tests or (2) if we fail to satisfy REIT requirements other than the gross income tests and the asset tests and continue to qualify as a REIT because we meet other requirements, we will have to pay $50,000 for each other failure.
	•	If we fail to distribute each year at least the sum of:

	(1) 85% of our REIT ordinary income for such year;
	(2) 95% of our REIT capital gain net income for such year; and
	(3) any undistributed taxable income from prior periods,

	we will be subject to a 4% excise tax on the excess of the required distribution over the sum of (a) the amounts actually distributed and (b) retained amounts on which we pay income tax at the corporate level.

	•	If we acquire assets from a corporation generally subject to full corporate-level tax in a merger or other transaction in which our initial basis in the assets is determined by reference to the transferor corporation’s basis in the assets, the fair market value of the assets acquired in any such transaction exceeds the aggregate basis of such assets, and we subsequently recognize gain on the disposition of any such asset during the 10-year period beginning on the date on which we acquired the asset,

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		then we generally will be subject to tax at the highest regular corporate income tax rate on the lesser of the amount of gain that we recognize at the time of the sale or disposition and the amount of gain that we would have recognized if we had sold the asset at the time we acquired the asset, which is referred to as the “Built-In Gain Rules.”
	•	We will be subject to a 100% tax on transactions with our “taxable REIT subsidiaries” if such transactions are not at arm’s length.

	Organizational Requirements

	(1) is managed by one or more trustees or directors;
	(2) uses transferable shares or transferable certificates to evidence beneficial ownership;
	(3) would be taxable as a domestic corporation but for Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code;
	(4) is neither a financial institution nor an insurance company within the meaning of the applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code;
	(5) has at least 100 persons as beneficial owners;
	(6) during the last half of each taxable year, not more than 50% of the value of its outstanding stock is owned, directly or indirectly, by five or fewer “individuals,” as defined in the Internal Revenue Code to include certain entities;
	(7) files an election or continues such election to be taxed as a REIT on its return for each taxable year; and
	(8) meets other tests described below, including with respect to the nature of its assets and income and the amount of its distributions.

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	(1) the sum of (a) 90% of our “REIT taxable income” (computed without regard to the dividends paid deduction and by excluding our net capital gain) and (b) 90% of the net income, if any, from foreclosure property in excess of the excise tax on income from foreclosure property, minus
	(2) the sum of certain items of noncash income.

	•	85% of our REIT ordinary income for such year,
	•	95% of our REIT capital gain net income for such year, and
	•	any undistributed taxable income from prior periods,

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	(1) is a citizen or resident of the United States;
	(2) is a corporation (including an entity treated as a corporation for United States federal income tax purposes) created or organized in or under the laws of the United States or any of its political subdivisions;
	(3) is an estate the income of which is subject to federal income taxation regardless of its source; or
	(4) is a trust, provided that a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of the trust and one or more United States persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust.

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	Capital Gain Distributions

	Certain Dispositions of Shares

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	Passive Activity Loss and Investment Interest Limitations

	Treatment of Tax-Exempt Stockholders

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	•	a lower treaty rate applies and the non-U.S. Stockholder files with us an IRS Form W-8BEN evidencing eligibility for that reduced treaty rate;
	•	the non-U.S. Stockholder files with us an IRS Form W-8ECI claiming that the distribution is income effectively connected with the non-U.S. Stockholder’s trade or business so that no withholding tax is required; or
	•	the distributions are treated for FIRPTA withholding tax purposes as attributable to a sale of a U.S. real property interest, in which case tax will be withheld at a 35% rate.

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	U.S. Stockholders

	(1) the payee fails to furnish his or her taxpayer identification number (which, for an individual, would be his or her Social Security number) to the payor as required;

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	(2) the IRS notifies the payor that the taxpayer identification number furnished by the payee is incorrect;
	(3) the IRS has notified the payee that such payee has failed to properly include reportable interest and dividends in the payee’s return or has failed to file the appropriate return and the IRS has assessed a deficiency with respect to such underreporting; or
	(4) the payee has failed to certify to the payor, under penalties of perjury, that the payee is not subject to withholding.

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	•	whether the investment is consistent with the applicable provisions of ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code;
	•	whether, under the facts and circumstances pertaining to the Benefit Plan in question, the fiduciary’s responsibility to the plan has been satisfied;
	•	whether the investment will produce “unrelated business taxable income” (UBTI) to the Benefit Plan (see “Federal Income Tax Considerations — Taxation of U.S. Stockholders — Treatment of Tax-Exempt Stockholders”); and
	•	the need to value the assets of the Benefit Plan annually.

	•	to act solely in the interest of plan participants and beneficiaries and for the exclusive purpose of providing benefits to them, as well as defraying reasonable expenses of plan administration;
	•	to invest plan assets prudently;
	•	to diversify the investments of the plan, unless it is clearly prudent not to do so;
	•	to ensure sufficient liquidity for the plan;
	•	to ensure the plan investments are made in accordance with plan documents; and
	•	to consider whether an investment would constitute or give rise to a prohibited transaction under ERISA or the Internal Revenue Code.

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	•	sold as part of a public offering registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and be part of a class of securities registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, within a specified time period;
	•	part of a class of securities that is owned by 100 or more persons who are independent of the issuer and one another; and
	•	“freely transferable.”

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	•	the estimated values may not be realized by us or by you upon liquidation (in part because estimated values do not necessarily indicate the price at which assets could be sold and because the estimates may not take into account the expenses of selling our assets);
	•	you may not realize these values if you were to attempt to sell your shares; and
	•	the estimated values, or the method used to establish values, may not comply with the ERISA or IRA requirements described above.

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	•	amend the charter to adversely affect the rights, preferences and privileges of the stockholders;
	•	amend charter provisions relating to director qualifications, fiduciary duties, liability and indemnification, conflicts of interest, investment policies or investment restrictions;
	•	cause our liquidation or dissolution after our initial investment in property;
	•	sell all or substantially all of our assets other than in the ordinary course of business; or
	•	cause our merger or reorganization.

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	•	our actual results of operations;
	•	the timing of the investment of the net proceeds of this offering; and
	•	whether the income from our harvesting activities is ordinary income or capital gains.

	Eligibility

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	Stock Purchases

	Excluded Distributions

	Account Statements

	•	each distribution reinvested for your account during the quarter;
	•	the date of the reinvestment; and
	•	the number and price of the shares purchased by you.

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	Voting

	Tax Consequences of Participation

	Termination of Participation

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	•	a transaction involving our securities that have been for at least 12 months listed on a national securities exchange; or
	•	a transaction involving the conversion to corporate, trust, or association form of only us if, as a consequence of the transaction, there will be no significant adverse change in stockholder voting rights, the term of our existence, compensation to Wells Capital or our investment objectives.

	(1) accepting the securities of the Roll-up Entity offered in the proposed Roll-up Transaction; or
	(2) one of the following:

	(A) remaining as stockholders of us and preserving their interests therein on the same terms and conditions as existed previously; or

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	(B) receiving cash in an amount equal to the stockholder’s pro rata share of the appraised value of our net assets.

	•	that would result in the stockholders having democracy rights in a Roll-up Entity that are less than those provided in our charter and described elsewhere in this prospectus, including rights with respect to the election and removal of directors, annual reports, annual and special meetings, amendment of our charter, and dissolution of us;
	•	that includes provisions that would operate to materially impede or frustrate the accumulation of shares by any purchaser of the securities of the Roll-up Entity, except to the minimum extent necessary to preserve the tax status of the Roll-up Entity, or that would limit the ability of an investor to exercise the voting rights of its securities of the Roll-up Entity on the basis of the number of shares held by that investor;
	•	in which investors’ rights of access to records of the Roll-up Entity will be less than those provided in our charter and described in the section of this prospectus entitled “Description of Shares — Meetings and Special Voting Requirements;” or
	•	in which any of the costs of the Roll-up Transaction would be borne by us if the Roll-up Transaction is not approved by the stockholders.

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	•	any person who beneficially owns 10% or more of the voting power of the corporation’s shares; or
	•	an affiliate or associate of the corporation who, at any time within the two-year period prior to the date in question, was the beneficial owner of 10% or more of the voting power of the then-outstanding voting stock of the corporation.

	•	80% of the votes entitled to be cast by holders of outstanding shares of voting stock of the corporation; and
	•	two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast by holders of voting stock of the corporation other than shares held by the interested stockholder with whom or with whose affiliate the business combination is to be effected or held by an affiliate or associate of the interested stockholder.

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	•	one-tenth or more but less than one-third,
	•	one-third or more but less than a majority, or
	•	a majority or more of all voting power.

	•	a classified board,
	•	a two-thirds vote requirement for removing a director,
	•	a requirement that the number of directors be fixed only by vote of the directors,
	•	a requirement that a vacancy on the board be filled only by the remaining directors and for the remainder of the full term of the class of directors in which the vacancy occurred, and
	•	a majority requirement for the calling of a special meeting of stockholders.

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	•	After we have made distributions to our stockholders (including amounts paid to redeem shares pursuant to our share redemption plan) equal to, in the aggregate, a return of the total capital raised from stockholders plus a cumulative, non-compounded return on average invested capital of 7.0% per year, then the holder of the special units is entitled to receive a distribution from Wells Timber OP equal to the difference between (1) 10% of the aggregate net sales proceeds from the sale of all properties and real estate related investments to date and (2) the total amount of all prior distributions to the holder of the special units of net sales proceeds.
	•	Notwithstanding the foregoing, after we have made distributions to our stockholders (including amounts paid to redeem shares pursuant to our share redemption plan) equal to, in the aggregate, a return of the total capital raised from stockholders plus a cumulative, non-compounded return on average invested capital of 8.0% per year, then the holder of the special units is entitled to receive a distribution from Wells Timber OP equal to the difference between (1) 20% of the aggregate net sales proceeds from the sale of all properties and real estate related investments to date and (2) the total amount of all prior distributions to the holder of the special units of net sales proceeds.

	•	acquire, purchase, own, operate, lease and dispose of any real property and any other property;
	•	construct buildings and make other improvements on owned or leased properties;
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	•	borrow money;
	•	make or revoke any tax election;
	•	maintain insurance coverage in amounts and types as we determine is necessary;
	•	retain employees or other service providers;
	•	form or acquire interests in joint ventures; and
	•	merge, consolidate or combine Wells Timber OP with another entity.

	•	all expenses relating to our formation and continuity of existence;
	•	all expenses relating to the public offering and registration of our securities;
	•	all expenses associated with the preparation and filing of our periodic reports under federal, state or local laws or regulations;
	•	all expenses associated with our compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations; and
	•	all of our other operating or administrative costs incurred in the ordinary course of business.

	•	result in any person owning shares in excess of the ownership limit in our charter (unless exempted by our board of directors);
	•	result in our shares being owned by fewer than 100 persons;
	•	result in us being “closely held” within the meaning of Section 856(h) of the Internal Revenue Code; or
	•	cause us to own 10% or more of the ownership interests in a lessee within the meaning of Section 856(d)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code.

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	•	If (1) the market value of our outstanding common stock at listing plus the total distributions paid to stockholders prior to listing exceeds (2) the sum of the total amount of capital raised from stockholders (less amounts paid to redeem shares pursuant to our share redemption plan) plus the amount of cash that, if distributed to the stockholders as of the date of listing, would have provided them with a cumulative, noncompounded return equal to 7.0% per year, then the redemption payment will equal 10% of such excess amount.
	•	Notwithstanding the foregoing, if (1) the market value of our outstanding common stock at listing plus the total distributions paid to stockholders prior to listing exceeds (2) the sum of the total amount of capital raised from stockholders (less amounts paid to redeem shares pursuant to our share redemption plan) plus the amount of cash that, if distributed to the stockholders as of the date of listing, would have provided them with a cumulative, noncompounded return equal to 8.0% per year, then the redemption payment will equal 20% of such excess amount.

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	•	any amendment affecting the redemption right to the detriment of the limited partners (except for certain business combinations where we merge with another entity and leave Wells Timber OP in existence to hold all the assets of the surviving entity);
	•	any amendment that would adversely affect the limited partners’ rights to receive distributions, except for amendments we make to create and issue preferred partnership units;
	•	any amendment that would alter how we allocate profits and losses, except for amendments we make to create and issue preferred partnership units; and
	•	any amendment that would impose on the limited partners any obligation to make additional capital contributions.

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Dealer-manager fee (maximum)		$	13,500,000
Selling commissions (maximum)			52,500,000
Salary allocations of sales managers and their support personnel(1)(2)			405,000
Expense reimbursements for retail seminars(1)(3)(4)			2,060,000
Expense reimbursements for educational conferences (1)(4)(5)			700,000
Legal fees allocable to dealer-manager(1)(4)			125,000
Reimbursement of due diligence expenses(1)(4)(6)			25,000
Total		$	69,315,000

(1)	Amounts shown are estimates.
(2)	These costs are borne by Wells Capital and are not reimbursed by us.
(3)	These amounts consist primarily of reimbursements for travel, meals, lodging and attendance fees incurred by employees of Wells Investment Securities, Wells Capital or one of their affiliates to attend retail seminars sponsored by participating broker/dealers.
(4)	Subject to the cap on organization and offering expenses described below, we will reimburse Wells Investment Securities or its affiliates for these expenses. In some cases, these payments will serve to reimburse Wells Investment Securities for amounts it has paid to participating broker/dealers for the items noted.
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	of (a) representatives of participating broker/ dealers and (b) wholesalers and other NASD-registered personnel associated with Wells Investment Securities. All conferences will be held in the vicinity of our headquarters, which is in Norcross, Georgia, unless the NASD permits a conference in another location.
(6)	We may reimburse the dealer-manager for reimbursements it may make to broker/ dealers for reasonable bona fide due diligence expenses up to a maximum of 0.5% of our gross offering proceeds. In many cases, however, a marketing fee agreement between the dealer-manager and the participating broker/ dealer will provide that neither we nor the dealer-manager will be obligated to reimburse the due diligence expenses of the participating broker/ dealer. Because of those marketing fee arrangements, we expect the total amount of our reimbursement of bona fide due diligence expenses of broker/ dealers will be far less than the 0.5% of gross offering proceeds permitted by the NASD.

		Maximum Percent
		of Gross Offering
Expense		Proceeds
Selling commissions			7.0	%
Dealer-manager fee			1.8
All other organization and offering expenses			1.2
Total			10.0	%

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		Commission				Price per
Shares Purchased		Rate				Share
1 to 50,000			7.0	%		$	10.00
50,001 to 100,000			6.0				9.90
100,001 to 200,000			5.0				9.80
200,001 to 300,000			4.0				9.70
300,001 to 400,000			3.0				9.60
400,001 to 500,000			2.0				9.50
500,001 and up			1.0				9.40

	•	50,000 shares at $10.00 per share (total: $500,000) and a 7.0% commission;
	•	50,000 shares at $9.90 per share (total: $495,000) and a 6.0% commission; and
	•	26,020 shares at $9.80 per share (total: $254,996) and a 5.0% commission.

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	Client Services Department
	Wells Investment Securities, Inc.
	6200 The Corners Parkway
	Norcross, Georgia 30092-3365
	Telephone: (800) 557-4830 or (770) 243-8282
	Fax: (770) 243-8198
	E-mail: clientservices@wellsref.com
	www.wellsref.com

	•	the amount of the investment;
	•	the date of the investment; and
	•	the number and price of the shares purchased by you.

	•	meets the minimum income and net worth standards set forth under “Suitability Standards” on page i of this prospectus;
	•	can reasonably benefit from an investment in our shares based on the prospective stockholder’s overall investment objectives and portfolio structure;
	•	is able to bear the economic risk of the investment based on the prospective stockholder’s overall financial situation;
	•	is in a financial position appropriate to enable the prospective stockholder to realize to a significant extent the benefits described in this prospectus of an investment in the shares; and

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	•	has an apparent understanding of:

	—	the fundamental risks of the investment;
	—	the risk that the stockholder may lose the entire investment;
	—	the lack of liquidity of the shares;
	—	the restrictions on transferability of the shares;
	—	the background and qualifications of Wells Capital and its affiliates; and
	—	the tax consequences of the investment.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm			F-2
Consolidated Balance Sheets			F-3
Consolidated Statements of Loss			F-4
Consolidated Statements of Stockholder’s Equity			F-5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows			F-6
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements			F-7
Prior Performance Tables (Unaudited)			F-14

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			(Unaudited)
			March 31,				December 31,
			2006				2005
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents			$	203,000			$	203,000
Prepaid expenses				285,995				0
	Total assets		$	488,995			$	203,000
Liabilities and Stockholder’s Equity:
Due to affiliate			$	366,168			$	—
Commitments and Contingencies				—				—
Minority Interest				3,000				3,000
Stockholder’s Equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 100 million shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding				—				—
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 900 million shares authorized, 20,000 shares issued and outstanding				200				200
Additional paid-in capital				199,800				199,800
Accumulated deficit				(80,173	)			—
	Total stockholder’s equity			119,827				200,000
	Total liabilities and stockholder’s equity		$	488,995			$	203,000

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							Period From
			(Unaudited)				November 10, 2005
			Three Months Ended				(inception) through
			March 31, 2006				December 31, 2005
REVENUES:			$	—			$	—
EXPENSES:
	General and administrative expenses			(80,173	)			—
NET LOSS			$	(80,173	)		$	—

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			Common Stock								Additional								Total
											Paid-In				Accumulated				Stockholder’s
			Shares				Amount				Capital				Deficit				Equity
BALANCE, November 10, 2005 (inception)				—			$	—			$	—			$	—			$	—
	Issuance of common stock			20,000				200				199,800				—				200,000
BALANCE, December 31, 2005				20,000				200				199,800				—				200,000
	Net loss			—				—				—				(80,173	)			(80,173	)
BALANCE, March 31, 2006				20,000			$	200			$	199,800			$	(80,173	)		$	119,827

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									Period From
					(Unaudited)				November 10, 2005
					Three Months Ended				(inception) through
					March 31, 2006				December 31, 2005
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
	Net loss				$	(80,173	)		$	—
	Changes in asset and liability necessary to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
		Prepaid expenses				(285,995	)			—
			Net cash used in operating activities			(366,168	)			—
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
	Due to affiliate					366,168				—
	Issuance of common stock					—				200,000
	Contribution from minority interest partner					—				3,000
			Net cash provided by financing activities			366,168				203,000
NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS						—				203,000
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period						203,000				—
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period					$	203,000			$	203,000

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1.	ORGANIZATION

2.	SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

	Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation

	Use of Estimates

	Cash and Cash Equivalents

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	Organization and Offering Costs

	Income Taxes

3.	RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS

	Advisory Agreement

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	Dealer-Manager Agreement

	Conflicts of Interest

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4.	MINORITY INTEREST

5.	SPECIAL UNITS

	•	After Wells Timber REIT has made distributions to its stockholders (including amounts paid to redeem shares pursuant to its share redemption plan) equal to, in the aggregate, a return of the total capital raised from stockholders plus a cumulative, non-compounded return on average invested capital of 7.0% per year, then the Advisor is entitled to receive a distribution from Wells Timber OP equal to the difference between (1) 10% of the aggregate net sales proceeds from the sale of all properties and real estate related investments to date and (2) the total amount of all prior distributions to the Advisor of net sales proceeds.
	•	Notwithstanding the foregoing, after Wells Timber REIT has made distributions to its stockholders (including amounts paid to redeem shares pursuant to its share redemption plan) equal to, in the aggregate, a return of the total capital raised from stockholders plus a cumulative, non-compounded return on average invested capital of 8.0% per year, then the Advisor is entitled to receive a distribution from Wells Timber OP equal to the difference between (1) 20% of the aggregate net sales proceeds from the sale of all properties and real estate related investments to date and (2) the total amount of all prior distributions to the Advisor of net sales proceeds.

	(i) the listing of the Company’s common stock on a national securities exchange (the “Listing Liquidity Event”); or
	(ii) the termination or nonrenewal of the Advisory Agreement (a “Termination Event”).

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	•	If (i) the market value of Wells Timber REIT’s outstanding common stock at listing plus the total distributions paid to stockholders prior to listing exceeds (ii) the sum of the total amount of capital raised from stockholders (less amounts paid to redeem shares pursuant to the share redemption plan) and an amount of cash that, if distributed to the stockholders as of the date of listing, would have provided them with a cumulative, noncompounded return on the average invested capital equal to 7% per year, then the redemption payment will equal 10% of such excess amount.
	•	Notwithstanding the foregoing, if (i) the market value of Wells Timber REIT’s outstanding common stock at listing plus the total distributions paid to stockholders prior to listing exceeds (ii) the sum of the total amount of capital raised from stockholders (less amounts paid to redeem shares pursuant to the share redemption plan) and an amount of cash that, if distributed to the stockholders as of the date of listing, would have provided them with a cumulative, noncompounded return on the average invested capital equal to 8% per year, then the redemption payment will equal 20% of such excess amount.

6.	STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY

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	Stock Incentive Plan

	Distribution Reinvestment Plan

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	Proposed Share Redemption Plan

7.	ECONOMIC DEPENDENCY

8.	COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

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				Wells Real				Wells Real				Wells Real				Wells Real
				Estate Fund				Estate Fund				Estate Investment				Estate Investment
				XIII, L.P.				XIV, L.P.				Trust, Inc.				Trust II, Inc.
Dollar Amount Offered				$	45,000,000			$	45,000,000			$	5,605,000,000			$	7,766,750,000
Dollar Amount Raised					37,751,487	(4)			34,741,238	(5)			4,768,189,280	(6)			1,990,767,689	(7)
	Percentage Amount Raised				100.0	%(4)			100	%(5)			100.0	%(6)			100	%(7)
	Less Offering Expenses
		Selling Commissions and Discounts(1)			9.5				9.5				9.5				9.5
		Organizational Expenses			3.0				3.0				1.3				2.0
		Reserves(2)			0.0				0.0				0.0				0.0
	Percent Available for Investment				87.5	%			87.5	%			89.2	%			88.5	%
Acquisition and Development Costs
	Prepaid Items and Fees related to
		Purchase of Property			0.0				0.0				0.0				0.0
		Cash Down Payment			84.0				84.0				82.6				86.5
		Acquisition Fees(3)			3.5				3.5				3.5				2.0
		Development and Construction Costs			0.0				0.0				3.1				0.0
	Reserve for Payment of Indebtedness				0.0				0.0				0.0				0.0
	Total Acquisition and Development Cost				87.5				87.5				89.2				88.5
	Percent Leveraged				0.0				0.0				26.07	%			25.41	%
	Date Offering Began				03/29/01				05/14/03				(6)				(7)
	Length of Offering				24 mo.				24 mo.				(6)				(7)
Months to Invest 90% of Amount Available for Investment (Measured from Beginning of Offering)					34 mo.				10 mo.				(6)				(7)
	Number of Investors as of 12/31/05				1,405				648				112,000				78,000

(1)	Includes selling commissions, discounts and dealer-manager fees, including those reallowed to participating broker/dealers.
(2)	Does not include general partner contributions held as part of reserves.
(3)	Includes acquisition fees, real estate commissions, general contractor fees and/or architectural fees paid to advisor or affiliates of the general partners.
(4)	Total dollar amount registered and available to be offered was $45 million. Wells Real Estate Fund XIII, L.P. closed its offering on March 28, 2003, and the total dollar amount raised was $37,751,487.

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(5)	The total dollar amount registered and available to be offered was $45 million. Wells Real Estate Fund XIV, L.P. closed its offering on April 30, 2005, and the total dollar amount raised was $34,741,238.
(6)	This amount includes the Wells Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc.’s third and fourth offerings, as well as shares offered pursuant to Wells Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc.’s dividend reinvestment plan under a registration statement filed on Form S-3, which became effective on April 5, 2004. Wells Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. began its third offering on December 20, 2000 and closed its third offering on July 26, 2002. It took Wells Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. 21 months to invest 90% of the amount available for investment in its third offering. The total dollar amount raised in its third offering was $1,282,976,862. The total dollar amount registered and available to be offered in the fourth offering was $3.3 billion. Wells Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. began its fourth offering on July 26, 2002 and closed its fourth offering on July 7, 2004. It took Wells Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. 18 months to invest 90% of the amount available for investment in its fourth offering. The total dollar amount raised through the dividend reinvestment plan was $260,087,356.
(7)	This amount includes only Wells Real Estate Investment Trust II, Inc.’s first offering. Wells Real Estate Investment Trust II, Inc. began its first offering on December 1, 2003 and closed its first offering on November 26, 2005. It took Wells Real Estate Investment Trust II, Inc. 8 months to invest 90% of the amount available for investment in its first offering.

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				Wells Real				Wells Real				Wells Real Estate				Wells Real Estate
				Estate Fund				Estate Fund				Investment				Investment				Other Public
				XIII, L.P.				XIV, L.P.				Trust, Inc.(1)				Trust II, Inc.				Programs(2)
Date Offering Commenced					03/29/01				05/14/03				12/20/00				12/1/03				—
Dollar Amount Raised				$	37,751,487			$	34,741,238			$	4,768,189,280			$	1,990,767,689			$	320,514,000
	Amount paid to Sponsor from Proceeds of Offering:
		Selling Commissions(3)			313,000				459,000				48,065,000				23,300,000				2,009,000
		Acquisition Fees			—				—				—				—				—
		Real Estate Commissions			—				—				—				—				—
		Acquisition and Advisory Fees(4)			1,293,000				1,216,000				166,887,000				37,720,000				14,470,000
Dollar Amount of Cash Generated from Operations Before Deducting Payments to Sponsor(5)					6,778,000				2,633,000				1,301,480,000				117,844,000				38,635,000
Amount Paid to Sponsor from Operations:
	Property Management Fee				166,000				74,000				26,813,000				144,000				1,666,000
	Program Management Fee				—				—				268,208,000				13,449,000				—
	Reimbursements				336,000				142,000				21,964,000				5,078,000				3,300,000
	Leasing Commissions				166,000				74,000				26,813,000				144,000				1,666,000
	General Partner Distributions				—				—				—				—				—
	Other
Dollar Amount of Property Sales Payments to Sponsors:
		Cash			—				—				—				—				—
		Notes			—				—				—				—				—
Amount Paid to Sponsor from Property Sales and Refinancing:
		Real Estate Commissions			—				—				—				—				—
		Incentive Fees			—				—				—				—				—
		Other			—				—				—				—				—

(1)

This amount includes the Wells Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc.’s third and fourth offerings, as well as shares offered pursuant to Wells Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc.’s dividend reinvestment plan under a Registration Statement filed on Form S-3, which became effective on April 5, 2004. The total dollar amount registered and available to be offered in the third offering was $1,350,000,000. Wells Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. began its third offering on December 20, 2000 and closed its third offering on July 26, 2002. It took Wells Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. 21 months to invest 90% of the amount available for investment in the third offering. The total dollar amount raised in its third offering was $1,282,976,862. Wells Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. began its fourth offering on July 26, 2002 and closed its fourth offering on July 7, 2004. It took Wells Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. 18 months to invest 90% of the amount available for investment in the fourth

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	offering. The total dollar amount raised in its fourth offering was $3,225,125,063. The total dollar amount raised through April 30, 2006 under the dividend reinvestment plan was $298,350,419.
(2)	Includes compensation paid to the general partners from Wells Real Estate Fund I, Wells Real Estate Fund II, Wells Real Estate Fund II-OW, Wells Real Estate Fund III, L.P., Wells Real Estate Fund IV, L.P., Wells Real Estate Fund V, L.P., Wells Real Estate Fund VI, L.P., Wells Real Estate Fund VII, L.P., Wells Real Estate Fund VIII, L.P., Wells Real Estate Fund IX, L.P., Wells Real Estate Fund X, L.P., Wells Real Estate Fund XI, L.P., and Wells Real Estate Fund XII, L.P. for the last three years.
(3)	Includes net selling commissions paid to Wells Investment Securities, Inc. in connection with the offering that were not reallowed to participating broker/ dealers.
(4)	Fees paid to the general partners or their affiliates for acquisition and advisory services in connection with the review and evaluation of potential real property acquisitions.
(5)	Includes $6,110,000 in net provided by in operating activities and $668,000 in payments to sponsor for Wells Real Estate Fund XIII, L.P.; includes $2,343,000 in net cash provided by operating activities and $290,000 in payments to sponsor for Wells Real Estate Fund XIV, L.P.; includes $957,682,000 in net cash provided by operating activities and $343,798,000 in payments to sponsor for Wells Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc.; includes $99,029,000 in net cash provided by operating activities and $18,815,000 in payments to sponsor for Wells Real Estate Investment Trust II, Inc.; and includes $32,003,000 in net cash used in operating activities and $6,632,000 in payments to sponsor for other public programs.

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					2005				2004				2003				2002				2001
Gross Revenues(1)					$	1,493,053			$	1,749,468			$	1,634,528			$	1,727,330			$	1,661,194
Profit on Sale of Properties(1)						4,025,078				413,316				—				—				—
Less: Operating Expenses(2)						206,936				214,621				183,756				179,436				105,776
	Depreciation and Amortization(3)					—				—				—				—				—
Net Income GAAP Basis(4)					$	5,311,195			$	1,948,163			$	1,450,772			$	1,547,894			$	1,555,418
Taxable Income: Operations					$	5,123,163			$	2,107,964			$	1,825,945			$	1,929,381			$	1,850,674
Cash Generated (Used By):
	Operations					1,998,429				2,425,543				2,504,869				2,648,041				1,963,808
	Net Sale Proceeds from Joint Ventures					11,704,352				1,603,361				—				—				—
						13,702,781				4,028,904				2,504,869				2,648,041				1,963,808
Less Cash Distributions to Investors:
	Operating Cash Flow					1,716,159				2,158,737				2,520,418				2,648,041				1,963,808
	Return of Capital					13,350,000				—				—				—				—
	Undistributed Cash Flow from Prior Year Operations					—				—				—				2,156				164,482
Cash Surplus (Deficiency) after Cash Distributions						(1,363,378	)			1,870,167				(15,549	)			(2,156	)			(164,482	)
Special Items (not including sales and financing):
	Source of Funds:
		General Partner Contributions				—				—				—				—				—
		Increase in Limited Partner Contributions				—				—				—				—				10,625,431
						(1,363,378	)			1,870,167				(15,549	)			(2,156	)			10,460,949
Use of Funds:
	Sales Commissions and Offering Expenses					—				—				—				—				1,338,556
	Return of Original Limited Partner’s Investment					—				—				—				—				—
	Property Acquisitions and Deferred Project Costs					148,333				—				—				—				9,298,085
Cash Surplus (Deficiency) after Cash Distributions and Special Items					$	(1,511,711	)		$	1,870,167			$	(15,549	)		$	(2,156	)		$	(175,692	)
Net Income and Distributions Data per $1,000 Invested:
	Net Income on GAAP Basis:
		Ordinary Income (Loss):
			— Cash Preferred Units		$	76			$	85			$	89			$	94			$	98
			— Tax Preferred Units			525				(86	)			(163	)			(151	)			(131	)
		Capital Gain (Loss)				—				—				—				—				—
Tax and Distribution Data Per $1,000 Invested:
	Federal Income Tax Results:
		Ordinary Income (Loss):
			— Cash Preferred Units			62				66				86				91				84
			— Tax Preferred Units			(89	)			(38	)			(97	)			(95	)			(74	)
			— Recapture			—				—				—				—				—
		Capital Gain (Loss):								—				—				—				—
			— Cash Preferred Units			—				—				—				—				—
			— Tax Preferred Units			—				—				—				—				—
		Deferred Gain:
			— Capital			—				—				—				—				—
			— Ordinary			—				—				—				—				—
	Cash Distributions to Investors:
		Source (on GAAP Basis):
			— Investment Income to Cash Preferred Units			57				66				86				93				77
			— Return of Capital to Cash Preferred Units			317				—				—				—				—
			— Return of capital to Tax Preferred Units			671				—				—				—				—
		Source (on Cash Basis):
			— Sales to Cash Preferred Units			317				—				—				—				—
			— Sales to Tax Preferred Units			671				—				—				—				—
			— Refinancing			—				—				—				—				—
			— Operations to Cash Preferred Units			57				66				86				93				77
			— Other			—				—				—				—				—
		Source (on a Priority Distribution Basis)(5):
			— Investment Income to Cash Preferred Units			57				66				85				93				77
			— Return of Capital to Cash Preferred Units			317				—				—				—				—
			— Investment Income to Tax Preferred Units			—				—				—				—				—
			— Return of Capital to Tax Preferred Units			671				—				—				—				—
Amount (in Percentage Terms) Remaining invested in Program Properties at the end of the last year Reported in the Table						100	%

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(1)	Includes $1,577,523 in equity in earnings of joint ventures and $83,671 from investment of reserve funds in 2001; $1,726,553 in equity in earnings of joint ventures and $777 from investment of reserve funds in 2002; $1,634,000 in equity in earnings of joint ventures and $528 from investment of reserve funds in 2003; $2,162,669 in equity in earnings of joint ventures and $115 from investment of reserve funds in 2004; and $5,300,846 in equity in earnings of joint ventures and $217,285 from investment of reserve funds in 2005. As of December 31, 2005, the leasing status was 78%, including developed property in initial lease-up.
(2)	Includes partnership administrative expenses.
(3)	Included in equity in earnings of joint ventures in gross revenues is depreciation $1,035,609 for 2001; $1,107,728 for 2002; $1,112,820 for 2003; $541,812 for 2004; and $522,702 for 2005.
(4)	In accordance with the partnership agreement, net income or loss, depreciation and amortization and gains on sales of properties are allocated $2,591,027 to Cash Preferred Limited Partners, $(1,035,609) to Tax Preferred Limited Partners and $0 to the General Partners for 2001; $2,655,622 to Cash Preferred Limited Partners, $(1,107,728) to Tax Preferred Limited Partners and $0 to the General Partners for 2002; $2,563,592 to Cash Preferred Limited Partners, $(1,112,820) to Tax Preferred Limited Partners and $0 to the General Partners for 2003; $2,489,975 to Cash Preferred Limited Partners, $(541,812) to Tax Preferred Limited Partners and $0 to the General Partners for 2004; and $2,256,111 to Cash Preferred Limited Partners, $3,055,084 to Tax Preferred Limited Partners and $0 to the General Partners for 2005.
(5)	Pursuant to the terms of the partnership agreement, an amount equal to the cumulative cash distributions paid to Cash Preferred Limited Partners is payable as priority distributions out of net proceeds from the sale of partnership properties to Tax Preferred Limited Partners. Such distributions are characterized as return of capital distributions to Tax Preferred Limited Partners. As of December 31, 2005, the aggregate amount of such priority distributions payable to Tax Preferred Limited Partners totaled $5.34 per unit.

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					2005				2004				2003				2002				2001
Gross Revenues(1)					$	1,134,819			$	1,118,781			$	1,049,108			$	621,381			$	96,685
Profit on Sale of Properties(1)						2,057,197				—				—				—				—
Less: Operating Expenses(2)						163,954				164,408				160,705				142,996				61,817
	Depreciation and Amortization(3)					—				—				—				—				—
Net Income GAAP Basis(4)						3,028,062			$	954,373			$	888,403			$	478,385			$	34,868
Taxable Income: Operations						3,453,018			$	1,839,064			$	2,634,584			$	514,584			$	61,402
Cash Generated (Used By):
	Operations					2,267,380				2,538,646				1,221,825				599,212				112,870
	Net Sale Proceeds from Joint Ventures					10,043,535				—				—				—				—
						12,310,915				2,538,646				1,221,825				599,212				112,870
Less Cash Distributions to Investors:
	Operating Cash Flow					2,192,411				2,354,445				1,221,825				599,212				—
	Return of Capital					10,000,000				—				—				—				—
	Undistributed Cash Flow From Prior Year Operations					—				—				78,167				21,499				—
Cash Surplus (Deficiency) after Cash Distributions						118,504				184,201				(78,167	)			(21,499	)			112,870
Special Items (not including sales and financing):
	Source of Funds:
		General Partner Contributions				—				—				—				—				—
		Increase in Limited Partner Contributions				—				—				10,399,660				16,442,773				10,630,964
						118,504				184,201				10,321,493				16,421,274				10,743,834
Use of Funds:
	Sales Commissions and Offering Expenses					—				—				1,300,909				1,979,576				1,259,747
	Return of Original Limited Partner’s Investment					—				—				—				—				100
	Property Acquisitions and Deferred Project Costs					114,404				2,836,446				12,511,831				9,107,492				8,522,750
Cash Surplus (Deficiency) after Cash Distributions and Special Items						4,100			$	(2,652,245	)		$	(3,491,247	)		$	5,334,206			$	(961,237	)
Net Income and Distributions Data per $1,000 Invested:
	Net Income on GAAP Basis:
	Ordinary Income (Loss)
		— Cash Preferred Units				73			$	83			$	56			$	52			$	20
		— Tax Preferred Units				118				(242	)			(109	)			(102	)			(55	)
	Capital Gain (Loss)					—				—				—				—				—
Tax and Distribution Data Per $1,000 Invested:
	Federal Income Tax Results:
		Ordinary Income (Loss):
			— Cash Preferred Units			70				80				61				46				20
			— Tax Preferred Units			(104	)			(108	)			(65	)			(61	)			(55	)
			— Recapture			—				—				—				—				—
		Capital Gain (Loss):				—				—				—				—				—
			— Cash Preferred Units			5				—				—				—				—
			— Tax Preferred Units			285				—				—				—				—
		Deferred Gain:
			— Capital			—				—				—				—				—
			— Ordinary			—				—				—				—				—

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					2005				2004				2003				2002				2001
	Cash Distributions to Investors:					—
		Source (on GAAP Basis):
			— Investment Income to Cash Preferred  Units			64				81				50				52				0
			— Return of Capital to Cash Preferred  Units			235				—				—				—				—
			— Return of capital to Tax Preferred  Units			415				—				—				—				—
		Source (on Cash Basis):
			— Sales to Cash Preferred Units			235				—				—				—				—
			— Sales to Tax Preferred Units			415				—				—				—				—
			— Refinancing			—				—				—				—				—
			— Operations to Cash Preferred Units			64				81				50				52				77
			— Other			—				—				—				—				—
		Source (on a Priority Distribution Basis) (5):
			— Investment Income to Cash Preferred  Units			64				81				50				53				—
			— Return of Capital to Cash Preferred  Units			235				—				—				—				—
			— Investment Income to Tax Preferred  Units			—				—				—				—				—
			— Return of Capital to Tax Preferred  Units			415				—				—				—				—
Amount (in Percentage Terms) Remaining Invested in Program Properties at the end of the Last Year Reported in the Table						100	%

(1)	Includes $58,610 in equity in earnings of joint ventures and $38,075 from investment of reserve funds in 2001; $531,457 in equity in earnings of joint ventures and $89,924 from investment of reserve funds in 2002; $931,683 in equity in earnings of joint ventures and $117,425 from investment of reserve funds in 2003; $1,106,316 in equity in earnings of joint ventures and $12,465 from investment of reserve funds in 2004; and $3,023,505 in equity in earnings of joint ventures and $168,511 from investment of reserve funds in 2005. As of December 31, 2005, the leasing status was 100%, including developed property in initial lease-up.
(2)	Includes partnership administrative expenses.
(3)	Included in equity in earnings of joint ventures in gross revenues is depreciation of $48,925 for 2001; $317,466 for 2002; $739,383 for 2003; $1,629,571 for 2004; and $1,338,401 for 2005.
(4)	In accordance with the partnership agreement, net income or loss, depreciation and amortization and gains on sales of properties are allocated $84,293 to Cash Preferred Limited Partners, $(48,925) to Tax Preferred Limited Partners and $0 to the General Partners for 2001; $795,851 to Cash Preferred Limited Partners, $(317,466) to Tax Preferred Limited Partners and $0 to the General Partners for 2002; $1,627,786 to Cash Preferred Limited Partners, $(739,383) to Tax Preferred Limited Partners and $0 to the General Partners for 2003; $2,583,944 to Cash Preferred Limited Partners, $(1,629,571) to Tax Preferred Limited Partners and $0 to the General Partners for 2004; and $2,295,882 to Cash Preferred Limited Partners, $732,180 to Tax Preferred Limited Partners and $0 to the General Partners in 2005.
(5)	Pursuant to the terms of the partnership agreement, an amount equal to the cash distributions paid to Cash Preferred Limited Partners is payable as priority distributions out of net proceeds from the sale of partnership properties to Tax Preferred Limited Partners. Such distributions are characterized as return of capital distributions to Tax Preferred Limited Partners. As of December 31, 2005, the aggregate amount of such priority distributions payable to Tax Preferred Limited Partners totaled $2.72 per unit.

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					2005				2004				2003
Gross Revenues(1)					$	1,508,479			$	480,724			$	31,420
Profit on Sale of Properties(1)						—				—				—
Less: Operating Expenses(2)						1,000,688				191,525				84,349
	Depreciation & Amortization(3)					—				—				—
Net Income GAAP Basis(4)					$	507,791			$	289,199			$	(52,929	)
Taxable Income: Operations					$	1,263,502			$	673,416			$	41,334
Cash Generated (Used By):
	Operations					1,695,836				714,196				(67,404	)
	Net Sale Proceeds from Joint Ventures					—				—				—
						1,695,830				714,196				(67,404	)
Less Cash Distributions to Investors:
	Operating Cash Flow					1,402,622				686,351				—
	Return of Capital					—				—				—
	Undistributed Cash Flow from Prior Year Operations					—				—				—
Cash Surplus (Deficiency) after Cash Distributions of						293,214				27,845				(67,404	)
Special Items (not including sales and financing):
	Source of Funds:
		General Partner Contributions				—				—				—
		Increase in Limited Partner Contributions				4,236,155				14,938,545				15,162,434
						4,529,369				14,966,390				15,095,030
Use of Funds:
	Sales Commissions and Offering Expenses					621,400				1,610,813				1,659,167
	Return of Original Limited Partner’s Investment					—				—				100
	Property Acquisition and Deferred Project Costs					11,804,575				4,634,071				9,641,316
Cash Surplus (Deficiency) after Cash Distributions and					$	(7,896,606	)		$	8,721,506			$	3,794,447
Special Items
	Net Income and Distributions Data per $1,000 Invested:
	Net Income on GAAP Basis
		Ordinary Income (Loss):
			— Cash Preferred Units		$	70			$	63			$	12
			— Tax Preferred Units			(141	)			(105	)			(22	)
			— Recapture			—				—				—
		Capital Gain (Loss)				—				—				—
Tax and Distribution Data Per $1,000 Invested:
	Federal Income Tax Results:
		Ordinary income (loss):
			— Cash Preferred Units			68				60				15
			— Tax Preferred Units			(52	)			(41	)			(7	)
			— Recapture			—				—				—
		Capital Gain (Loss):				—				—				—
			— Cash Preferred Units			—				—				—
			— Tax Preferred Units			—				—				—
		Deferred Gain:
			— Capital			—				—				—
			— Ordinary			—				—				—
	Cash Distributions to Investors:
		Source (on GAAP Basis):
			— Investment Income to Cash Preferred Units			64				56				15
			— Return of Capital to Cash Preferred Units			—				—				—
			— Return of Capital to Tax Preferred Units			—				—				—
		Source (on Cash Basis):
			— Sales to Cash Preferred Units			—				—				—
			— Sales to Tax Preferred Units			—				—				—
			— Refinancing							—				—
			— Operations to Cash Preferred Units			64				56				15
			— Other			—				—				—
		Source (on a Priority Distribution Basis)(5):
			— Investment Income to Cash Preferred Units			64				56				15
			— Return of Capital to Cash Preferred Units			—				—				—
			— Investment Income to Tax Preferred Units			—				—				—
			— Return of Capital to Tax Preferred Units			—				—				—
Amount (in Percentage Terms) Remaining Invested in Program Properties at the end of the Last Year Reported in the Table						100	%

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(1)	Includes $18,205 of equity in earnings of joint ventures in 2003; includes $427,890 of equity in earnings of joint ventures in 2004; and includes $510,288 in equity in earnings of joint ventures in 2005. As of December 31, 2005, the leasing status was 100%, including developed property in initial lease-up.
(2)	Includes partnership administrative expenses.
(3)	Included in equity in earnings of joint ventures in gross revenues is depreciation of $85,391 for 2003; $712,817 for 2004; and $1,266,765 for 2005.
(4)	In accordance with the partnership agreement, net income or loss, depreciation and amortization are allocated $57,392 to Cash Preferred Limited Partners, $(109,860) to Tax Preferred Limited Partners, and $(461) to the General Partners for 2003; $992,650 to Cash Preferred Limited Partners, $(703,451) to Tax Preferred Limited Partners and $0 to the General Partners for 2004; and $1,761,888 to Cash Preferred Limited Partners, $(1,254,097) to Tax Preferred Limited Partners and $0 to the General Partners in 2005.
(5)	Pursuant to the terms of the partnership agreement, an amount equal to the cash distributions paid to Cash Preferred Limited Partners is payable as priority distributions out of net proceeds from the sale of partnership properties to Tax Preferred Limited Partners. Such distributions are characterized as return of capital distributions to Tax Preferred Limited Partners. As of December 31, 2005, the aggregate amount of such priority distributions payable to Tax Preferred Limited Partners was $4.31 per unit.

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					2005				2004				2003				2002				2001
					(In thousands, except per share amounts)
Gross Revenues(1)					$	593,963			$	564,625			$	327,965			$	102,707			$	42,189
Operating Income from Discontinued Operations						12,358				34,517				26,597				15,964				6,154
Profit on Sale of Properties						177,678				11,489				—				—				—
Less: Operating Expenses						300,541				257,703				135,676				30,609				15,371
		Depreciation and Amortization(2)				154,323				143,206				98,201				28,208				11,248
Net Income GAAP Basis					$	329,135			$	209,722			$	120,685			$	59,854			$	21,724
Taxable Income: Operations					$	365,290			$	230,670			$	153,511			$	80,521			$	26,362
Cash Generated (Used By):
		Operations				271,494				329,818				237,238				111,960				42,349
		Sales				756,768				40,506				—				—				—
		Financing				146,130				193,679				(27,041	)			150,071				(119,538	)
						1,174,392				564,003				210,197				262,031				(77,189	)
Less Cash Distributions to Investors:
		Operating Cash Flow				286,643				326,372				219,121				104,996				36,737
		Return of Capital				748,526				—				—				—				—
Cash Surplus (Deficiency) after Cash Distributions						139,223				237,631				(8,924	)			157,035				(113,926	)
Special Items (not including sales and financing):
		Issuance of common stock				159,459				194,942				2,537,192				1,340,293				552,517
		Redemptions of common stock				(215,015	)			(96,806	)			(43,690	)			(15,362	)			(4,137	)
		Deferred financing costs paid and other				(984	)			(10,473	)			(8,346	)			(1,674	)			—
		Repurchase of shares upon settlement				—				(12,842	)			—				—				—
						82,683				312,452				2,476,232				1,480,292				434,454
Use of Funds:
		Sales Commissions and Offering Expenses				8,301				32,877				260,773				140,488				58,559
		Return of Investors’ Investment				—				—				—				—				—
		Property Acquisitions and Deferred Project Costs				64,550				292,778				2,183,383				1,361,016				245,159
		Contributions to joint ventures				528				395				24,059				8,910				33,691
Cash Surplus (Deficiency) after Cash Distributions and Special Items					$	9,304			$	(13,598	)		$	8,017			$	(30,122	)		$	97,045
Tax and Distribution Data Per $1,000 Invested:
	Federal Income Tax Results:
		Ordinary Income (Loss):
			— Operations		$	15			$	—			$	—			$	—			$	—
			— Recapture			—				—				—				—				—
		Return of capital				50				—				—				—				—
		Capital Gain (Loss)				13				—				—				—				—
		Deferred Gain:
			— Capital			—				—				—				—				—
			— Ordinary			—				—				—				—				—
Cash Distributions to Investors:
		Source (on GAAP Basis):
			— Investment Income			61				68				70				76				75
			— Return of capital			162				—				—				—				—
		Source (on Cash Basis):
			— Sales			34				—				—				—				—
			— Refinancing			—				—				—				—				—
			— Operations			61				—				—				—				—
			— Return of capital			128				—				—				—				—
			— Other			—				—				—				—				—
Amount (in Percentage Terms) Remaining Invested in Program Properties at the end of the Last Year Reported in the Table						100	%

(1)	Includes $3,721 in equity in earnings of joint ventures in 2001; $4,700 in equity in earnings of joint ventures in 2002; $4,751 in equity in earnings of joint ventures in 2003; $6,634 in equity in earnings of joint ventures in 2004; and $14,765 in equity in earnings of joint ventures in 2005.
(2)	Included in equity in earnings of joint ventures in gross revenues is depreciation and amortization of $2,233 for 2001; $2,818 for 2002; $3,730 for 2003; $4,160 for 2004; and $2,777 for 2005.

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					Period from inception (July 3, 2003)
					to December 31,
					2005				2004				2003
					(In thousands, except per share
					amounts)
Gross Revenues					$	173,565			$	50,701				—
Profit on Sale of Properties						—				—				—
Less: Operating Expenses						93,329				35,779				—
		Depreciation and Amortization				67,715				19,484				—
Net Loss GAAP basis					$	12,521			$	(4,562	)			—
Taxable Income: Operations					$	43,376			$	3,879				—
Cash Generated (Used By):
		Operations				76,351				22,722				(44	)
		Sales				—				—				—
		Financing				231,687				235,987				201
						308,038				258,709				157
Less: Cash Distributions to Investors
		Operating Cash Flow				80,586				16,613				—
		Return of capital				—				—				—
Cash Surplus (Deficiency) after distributions:						227,452				242,096				—
Special Items (not including sales and financing):
		Issuance of common stock				1,194,574				790,270				—
		Redemptions of common stock				(15,320	)			(690	)			—
		Deferred financing costs paid and other				(3,151	)			(6,382	)			—
						1,403,575				1,025,294				—
Use of Funds:
		Sales Commissions and Offering Expenses				126,971				84,917				—
		Return of Investors’ Investment				—				—				—
Property Acquisitions and Deferred Project Costs						1,262,128				919,658				—
Cash Surplus (Deficiency) after Cash Distributions and Special Items:						14,476			$	20,719				157
Tax and Distribution Data per $1,000 Invested:
	Federal Income Tax Results:
		Ordinary Income (Loss):
			— Operations		$	17			$	3			$	—
			— Recapture			—				—				—
		Return of Capital				14				6				—
		Capital Gain (Loss):				—				—				—
		Deferred Gain
			— Capital			—				—				—
			— Ordinary			—				—				—
	Cash Distributions to Investors:
		Source (on GAAP basis):
			— Investment income			60				49				—
			— Return of capital			—				—				—
		Source (on a Cash Basis):
			— Sales			—				—				—
			— Refinancing			—				—				—
			— Operations			60				12				—
			— Return of capital			—				37				—
			— Other			—				—				—
Amount (in percentage terms) remaining invested in Program Properties at the end of last year reported in table						100	%

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										Selling Price, Net of																				Cost of Properties
										Closing Costs and GAAP Adjustments																				Including Closing and Soft Costs
																																										Excess
																		Purchase																Total								(Deficiency)
																		Money				Adjustments												Acquisition								of Property
														Mortgage				Mortgage				Resulting												Cost, Capital								Operating
										Cash Received				Balance at				Taken				from								Original				Improvement,								Cash Receipts
		Date				Date of				Net of Closing				Time of				Back by				Application								Mortgage				Closing and								Over Cash
Property		Acquired				Sale				Costs				Sale				Program				of GAAP				Total				Financing				Soft Costs(1)				Total				Expenditures
Greenville Center, Greenville, SC			6/20/90				9/30/02			$	2,271,187				—				—				—			$	2,271,187	(2)			—			$	4,297,901			$	4,297,901				—
Tanglewood Commons Outparcel, Clemmons, NC			5/30/95				10/07/02				524,398				—				—				—				524,398	(3)			—				506,326				506,326				—
Heritage Place, DeKalb County, GA			6/30/88				04/07/03				3,207,708				—				—				—				3,207,708	(4)			—				4,549,656				4,549,656				—
Hartford Building, Southington, CT			12/29/93				08/12/03				8,146,900				—				—				—				8,146,900	(5)			—				7,687,520				7,687,520				—
Cort Building, Fountain Valley, CA			09/01/98				09/11/03				5,563,403				—				—				—				5,563,403	(6)			—				6,851,616				6,851,616				—
Village Overlook, Stockbridge, GA			09/14/92				09/29/03				4,995,305				—				—				—				4,995,305	(7)			—				4,788,885				4,788,885				—
Stockbridge Village II, Stockbridge, GA			11/12/93				04/29/04			$	2,705,451				—				—				—			$	2,705,451	(8)			—			$	3,075,946			$	3,075,946				—
Stockbridge Village III, Stockbridge, GA			04/01/94				04/29/04			$	2,909,853				—				—				—				2,909,853	(9)			—				3,034,378				3,034,378				—
Stockbridge Village I Expansion, Stockbridge, GA			06/07/95				04/29/04			$	4,108,277				—				—				—				4,108,277	(10)			—				3,222,355				3,222,355				—
Hannover Center, Clayton County, GA			04/01/96				04/29/04			$	1,703,431				—				—				—				1,703,431	(11)			—				1,682,069				1,682,069				—
Stockbridge Village Shopping Center, Stockbridge, GA			04/04/91				04/29/04			$	12,024,223				—				—				—				12,024,223	(12)			—				10,639,795				10,639,795				—
5104 Eisenhower Boulevard Building, Tampa, FL			12/31/98				06/03/04			$	30,514,310				—				—				—				30,514,310	(13)			—				24,162,456				24,162,456				—
Peachtree Place II, Norcross, GA			01/01/85				06/18/04			$	857,826				—				—				—				857,826	(14)			—				1,295,536				1,295,536				—
Brookwood Grill, Roswell, GA			01/31/90				07/01/04			$	2,318,115				—				—				—			$	2,318,115	(15)			—			$	2,114,124			$	2,114,124				—
880 Holcomb Bridge, Roswell, GA			01/31/90				07/01/04				6,889,379				—				—				—			$	6,889,379	(16)			—				7,171,261				7,171,261				—
Johnson Matthey Building, Wayne, PA			08/17/99				10/05/04				9,675,000				—				—				—				9,675,000	(17)			—				8,392,077				8,392,077				—
15253 Bake Parkway, Irvine, CA			01/10/97				12/02/04				11,892,035				—				—				—				11,892,035	(18)			—				10,579,865				10,579,865				—
Marathon Building, Appleton, WI			09/16/94				12/29/04				9,927,330				—				—				—				9,927,330	(19)			—				9,333,483				9,333,483				—
Alstom Power — Knoxville Building, Knoxville, TN			12/10/96				03/15/05				11,646,089				—				—				—				11,646,089	(20)			—				8,133,347				8,133,347				—
AT&T Oklahoma Building, Oklahoma City, OK			12/28/00				04/13/05				21,307,577				—				—				—				21,307,577	(21)			—				15,973,132				15,973,132				—
AT&T Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA			02/04/99				04/13/05				8,524,584				—				—				—				8,524,584	(22)			—				13,173,835				13,173,835				—
Allstate Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN			09/27/02				04/13/05				15,790,699				—				—				—				15,790,699	(23)			—				11,398,100				11,398,100				—
Alstom Power Richmond, Midlothian, VA			07/22/99				04/13/05				15,646,879				—				—				—				15,646,879	(24)			—				10,911,372				10,911,372				—
AmeriCredit Building, Orange Park, FL			07/16/01				04/13/05				14,301,802				—				—				—				14,301,802	(25)			—				13,063,258				13,063,258				—

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										Selling Price, Net of																				Cost of Properties
										Closing Costs and GAAP Adjustments																				Including Closing and Soft Costs
																																										Excess
																		Purchase																Total								(Deficiency)
																		Money				Adjustments												Acquisition								of Property
														Mortgage				Mortgage				Resulting												Cost, Capital								Operating
										Cash Received				Balance at				Taken				from								Original				Improvement,								Cash Receipts
		Date				Date of				Net of Closing				Time of				Back by				Application								Mortgage				Closing and								Over Cash
Property		Acquired				Sale				Costs				Sale				Program				of GAAP				Total				Financing				Soft Costs(1)				Total				Expenditures
ASML, Tempe, AZ			03/29/00				04/13/05				20,883,739				—				—				—				20,883,739	(26)			—				18,124,318				18,124,318				—
Bank Of America, Brea, CA			12/18/03				04/13/05				114,069,409				—				—				—				114,069,409	(27)			—				92,928,622				92,928,622				—
Capital One Richmond I, Glen Allen, VA			11/26/02				04/13/05				10,033,685				—				—				—				10,033,685	(28)			—				8,989,934				8,989,934				—
Capital One Richmond II, Glen Allen, VA			11/26/02				04/13/05				11,314,581				—				—				—				11,314,581	(29)			—				10,464,969				10,464,969				—
Capital One Richmond III, Glen Allen, VA			11/26/02				04/13/05				11,315,903				—				—				—				11,315,903	(30)			—				10,374,378				10,374,378				—
Daimler Chrysler Dallas, Westlake, TX			09/30/02				04/13/05				31,962,415				—				—				—				31,962,415	(31)			—				26,206,605				26,206,605				—
Dana Detroit, Farmington Hills, MI			03/29/02				04/13/05				30,211,213				—				—				—				30,211,213	(32)			—				24,883,938				24,883,938				—
Dana Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI			03/29/02				04/13/05				20,997,036				—				—				—				20,997,036	(33)			—				19,255,544				19,255,544				—
Dial, Scottsdale, AZ			03/29/00				04/13/05				21,683,256				—				—				—				21,683,256	(34)			—				14,886,573				14,886,573				—
EDS Des Moines, Des Moines, IA			09/27/02				04/13/05				33,735,843				—				—				—				33,735,843	(35)			—				27,659,014				27,659,014				—
Experian/ TRW, Allen, TX			05/01/02				04/13/05				46,742,128				—				—				—				46,742,128	(36)			—				37,147,417				37,147,417				—
Gartner Building, Fort Myers, FL			09/20/99				04/13/05				12,396,859				—				—				—				12,396,859	(37)			—				9,181,850				9,181,850				—
Gartner Parking Deck, Fort Myers, FL			09/30/04				04/13/05				1,135,876				—				—				—				1,135,876	(38)			—				933,251				933,251				—
Ikon, Houston, TX			09/07/01				04/13/05				26,587,092				—				—				—				26,587,092	(39)			—				21,639,972				21,639,972				—
Ingram Micro, Millington, TN			09/26/01				04/13/05				27,654,696				—				—				—				27,654,696	(40)			—				21,923,060				21,923,060				—
ISS Atlanta, Atlanta, GA			07/01/02				04/13/05				61,374,003				—				—				—				61,374,003	(41)			—				42,424,206				42,424,206				—
ISS Atlanta III, Atlanta, GA			07/01/03				04/13/05				14,815,427				—				—				—				14,815,427	(42)			—				8,818,753				8,818,753				—
John Wiley Building, Fishers, IN			12/12/02				04/13/05				21,427,599				—				—				—				21,427,599	(43)			—				18,316,778				18,316,778				—
Kerr Mcgee, Houston, TX			07/29/02				04/13/05				21,760,086				—				—				—				21,760,086	(44)			—				14,081,555				14,081,555				—
Kraft Atlanta, Suwanee, GA			07/31/02				04/13/05				16,452,223				—				—				—				16,452,223	(45)			—				12,150,948				12,150,948				—
Lucent, Cary, NC			09/28/01				04/13/05				22,213,160				—				—				—				22,213,160	(46)			—				18,760,392				18,760,392				—
Metris Tulsa, Tulsa, OK			02/11/00				04/13/05				13,008,856				—				—				—				13,008,856	(47)			—				13,261,072				13,261,072				—
Nissan, Irving, TX			09/19/01				04/13/05				59,881,096				—				—				—				59,881,096	(48)			—				38,519,092				38,519,092				—
Pacificare San Antonio, San Antonio, TX			07/12/02				04/13/05				19,670,204				—				—				—				19,670,204	(49)			—				15,287,669				15,287,669				—
Transocean HOUSTON, Houston, TX			03/15/02				04/13/05				22,855,716				—				—				—				22,855,716	(50)			—				22,928,458				22,928,458				—
Travelers Express Denver, Lakewood, CO			04/10/02				04/13/05				11,519,192				—				—				—				11,519,192	(51)			—				10,993,334				10,993,334				—
Tanglewood Commons (shopping center), Clemmons, NC			05/31/95				04/21/05				11,236,283				—				—				—				11,236,283	(52)			—				7,745,425				7,745,425				—
4400 Cox Road, Richmond, VA			07/01/92				06/21/05				6,308,796				—				—				—				6,308,796	(53)			—				6,349,364				6,349,364				—
CH2M Hill Building, Gainesville, FL			01/01/96				12/07/05				7,935,259				—				—				—				7,935,259	(54)			—				5,843,204				5,843,204				—

	(1)	Amount shown does not include pro rata share of original offering costs.
	(2)	Includes taxable loss from this sale in the amount of $910,227.
	(3)	Includes taxable gain from this sale in the amount of $13,062, of which $13,062 is allocated to capital gain and $0 is allocated to ordinary income.

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	(4)	Includes taxable loss from this sale in the amount of $147,135.
	(5)	Includes taxable gain from this sale in the amount of $1,815,315, of which $1,815,315 is allocated to capital gain and $0 is allocated to ordinary income.
	(6)	Includes taxable loss from this sale in the amount of $686,513.
	(7)	Includes taxable gain from this sale in the amount of $1,264,739, of which $1,264,739 is allocated to capital gain and $0 is allocated to ordinary gain.
	(8)	Includes taxable gain from this sale in the amount of $204,519, of which $204,519 is allocated to capital gain and $0 is allocated to ordinary gain.
	(9)	Includes taxable gain from this sale in the amount of $1,831,250, of which $1,831,250 is allocated to capital gain and $0 is allocated to ordinary gain.

(10)	Includes taxable gain from this sale in the amount of $1,465,912, of which $1,465,912 is allocated to capital gain and $0 is allocated to ordinary gain.
(11)	Includes taxable gain from this sale in the amount of $337,421, of which $337,421 is allocated to capital gain and $0 is allocated to ordinary gain.
(12)	Includes taxable gain from this sale in the amount of $4,050,688, of which $4,050,688 is allocated to capital gain and $0 is allocated to ordinary gain.
(13)	Includes taxable gain from this sale in the amount of $7,684,705, of which $7,684,705 is allocated to capital gain and $0 is allocated to ordinary gain.
(14)	Includes taxable gain from this sale in the amount of $347,537, of which $347,537 is allocated to capital gain and $0 is allocated to ordinary gain.
(15)	Includes taxable gain from this sale in the amount of $665,199, of which $665,199 is allocated to capital gain and $0 is allocated to ordinary gain.
(16)	Includes taxable gain from this sale in the amount of $1,164,002, of which $1,164,002 is allocated to capital gain and $0 is allocated to ordinary gain.
(17)	Includes taxable gain from this sale in the amount of $2,114,572, of which $2,114,572 is allocated to capital gain and $0 is allocated to ordinary gain.
(18)	Includes taxable gain from this sale in the amount of $1,699,607, of which $1,699,607 is allocated to capital gain and $0 is allocated to ordinary gain.
(19)	Includes taxable gain from this sale in the amount of $2,753,041, of which $2,753,041 is allocated to capital gain and $0 is allocated to ordinary gain.
(20)	Includes taxable gain from this sale in the amount of $4,290,651 of which $4,290,651 is allocated to capital gain and $0 is allocated to ordinary gain.
(21)	Includes taxable gain from this sale in the amount of $6,798,154 of which $6,798,154 is allocated to capital gain and $0 is allocated to ordinary gain.
(22)	Includes a taxable loss from this sale $(2,634,299).
(23)	Includes taxable gain from this sale in the amount of $5,144,469 of which $5,144,469 is allocated to capital gain and $0 is allocated to ordinary gain.
(24)	Includes taxable gain from this sale in the amount of $5,242,003 of which $5,242,003 is allocated to capital gain and $0 is allocated to ordinary gain.
(25)	Includes taxable gain from this sale in the amount of $2,304,984 of which $2,304,984 is allocated to capital gain and $0 is allocated to ordinary gain.
(26)	Includes taxable gain from this sale in the amount of $5,092,422 of which $5,092,422 is allocated to capital gain and $0 is allocated to ordinary gain.
(27)	Includes taxable gain from this sale in the amount of $18,896,175 of which $18,896,175
(28)	Includes taxable gain from this sale in the amount of $1,557,153 of which $1,557,153 is allocated to capital gain and $0 is allocated to ordinary gain.
(29)	Includes taxable gain from this sale in the amount of $1,397,465 of which $1,397,465 is allocated to capital gain and $0 is allocated to ordinary gain.
(30)	Includes taxable gain from this sale in the amount of $1,497,835 of which $1,497,835 is allocated to capital gain and $0 is allocated to ordinary gain.
(31)	Includes taxable gain from this sale in the amount of $7,273,433 of which $7,273,433 is allocated to capital gain and $0 is allocated to ordinary gain.
(32)	Includes taxable gain from this sale in the amount of $6,892,438 of which $6,892,438 is allocated to capital gain and $0 is allocated to ordinary gain.
(33)	Includes taxable gain from this sale in the amount of $2,972,661 of which $2,972,661 is allocated to capital gain and $0 is allocated to ordinary gain.
(34)	Includes taxable gain from this sale in the amount of $8,345,282 of which $8,345,282 is allocated to capital gain and $0 is allocated to ordinary gain.
(35)	Includes taxable gain from this sale in the amount of $7,806,011 of which $7,806,011 is allocated to capital gain and $0 is allocated to ordinary gain.
(36)	Includes taxable gain from this sale in the amount of $11,999,840 of which $11,999,840 is allocated to capital gain and $0 is allocated to ordinary gain.
(37)	Includes taxable gain from this sale in the amount of $4,155,567 of which $4,155,567 is allocated to capital gain and $0 is allocated to ordinary gain.
(38)	Includes taxable gain from this sale in the amount of $187,625 of which $187,625 is allocated to capital gain and $0 is allocated to ordinary gain.
(39)	Includes taxable gain from this sale in the amount of $6,545,326 of which $6,545,326 is allocated to capital gain and $0 is allocated to ordinary gain.
(40)	Includes taxable gain from this sale in the amount of $7,664,259 of which $7,664,259 is allocated to capital gain and $0 is allocated to ordinary gain.
(41)	Includes taxable gain from this sale in the amount of $21,673,281 of which $21,673,281
(42)	Includes taxable gain from this sale in the amount of $4,961,842 of which $4,961,842 is allocated to capital gain and $0 is allocated to ordinary gain.
(43)	Includes taxable gain from this sale in the amount of $4,157,855 of which $4,157,855 is allocated to capital gain and $0 is allocated to ordinary gain.
(44)	Includes taxable gain from this sale in the amount of $6,946,994 of which $6,946,994 is allocated to capital gain and $0 is allocated to ordinary gain.
(45)	Includes taxable gain from this sale in the amount of $4,924,013 of which $4,924,013 is allocated to capital gain and $0 is allocated to ordinary gain.
(46)	Includes taxable gain from this sale in the amount of $4,481,579 of which $4,481,579 is allocated to capital gain and $0 is allocated to ordinary gain.
(47)	Includes taxable gain from this sale in the amount of $1,305,941 of which $1,305,941 is allocated to capital gain and $0 is allocated to ordinary gain.
(48)	Includes taxable gain from this sale in the amount of $19,209,804 of which $19,209,804 is allocated to capital gain and $0 is allocated to ordinary gain.
(49)	Includes taxable gain from this sale in the amount of $5,229,866 of which $5,229,866 is allocated to capital gain and $0 is allocated to ordinary gain.
(50)	Includes taxable gain from this sale in the amount of $1,626,903 of which $1,626,903 is allocated to capital gain and $0 is allocated to ordinary gain.
(51)	Includes taxable gain from this sale in the amount of $1,356,025 of which $1,356,025 is allocated to capital gain and $0 is allocated to ordinary gain.
(52)	Includes taxable gain from this sale in the amount of $4,821,336 of which $4,821,336 is allocated to capital gain and $0 is allocated to ordinary gain.
(53)	Includes taxable gain from this sale in the amount of $1,003,858 of which $1,003,858 is allocated to capital gain and $0 is allocated to ordinary gain.
(54)	Includes taxable gain from this sale in the amount of $3,478,342 of which $3,478,342 is allocated to capital gain and $0 is allocated to ordinary gain.

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		Page
Suitability Standards			i
Prospectus Summary			1
Questions and Answers About the Offering			9
Risk Factors			15
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements			33
Estimated Use of Proceeds			34
Management			35
Management Compensation			47
Stock Ownership			52
Conflicts of Interest			53
Industry Overview			59
Business and Policies			62
Plan of Operation			69
Prior Performance Summary			73
Federal Income Tax Considerations			77
ERISA Considerations			94
Description of Shares			98
Certain Provisions of Maryland Law and of Our Charter and Bylaws			108
The Operating Partnership Agreement			111
Plan of Distribution			116
Legal Matters			122
Experts			122
Where You Can Find More Information			122
Index to Consolidated Balance Sheet and Prior Performance Tables			F-1
Appendix A — Subscription Agreement (Sample) with Instructions			A-1
Appendix B — Distribution Reinvestment Plan			B-1

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Item 31.	Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution

Item		Amount
SEC registration fee		$	88,275
NASD filing fee			75,500
Legal fees and expenses			800,000
Blue Sky fees and expenses			80,000
Accounting fees and expenses			350,000
Sales and advertising expenses			275,000
Printing			2,180,000
Miscellaneous expenses			3,300,000
Total		$	7,148,775

Item 32.	Sales to Special Parties

Item 33.	Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

Item 34.	Indemnification of Directors and Officers

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Item 35.	Treatment of Proceeds from Stock Being Registered

Item 36.	Financial Statements and Exhibits

	Wells Timber Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc.

	Report of Independent Auditors
	Consolidated Balance Sheet as of November 9, 2005
	Notes to Consolidated Balance Sheet as of November 9, 2005

Ex. No.				Description
	1	.1		Form of Amended and Restated Dealer-Manager Agreement with Selected Dealer Agreement
	3	.1		Form of Second Articles of Amendment and Restatement
	3	.2*		Bylaws

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Ex. No.				Description
	4	.1		Form of Subscription Agreement with Consent to Electronic Delivery Form (included as Appendix A to prospectus)
	4	.2		Distribution Reinvestment Plan (included as Appendix B to prospectus)
	4	.3		Description of Share Redemption Plan (included in prospectus under the caption “Description of Shares — Share Redemption Plan”)
	4	.4		Form of Amended and Restated Escrow Agreement between registrant and the escrow agent
	4	.5		Form of Amended and Restated Escrow Agreement between registrant and the escrow agent (for Pennsylvania Residents)
	5*			Opinion of Venable LLP regarding the legality of the shares to be issued
	8*			Opinion of Alston & Bird LLP regarding certain tax matters
	10	.1		Form of Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement
	10	.2		Form of First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Wells Timber Operating Partnership, L.P.
	10	.3		Form of Amended and Restated 2005 Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan
	21	.1*		Subsidiaries of the Company
	23	.1*		Consent of Venable LLP (included in Exhibit 5)
	23	.2*		Consent of Alston & Bird LLP (included in Exhibit 8)
	23	.3		Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
	24	.1*		Power of Attorney of Original Directors and Officers
	24	.2		Power of Attorney of Independent Directors

*	Previously filed.

Item 37.	Undertakings

	(i) to include any prospectuses required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
	(ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of common stock offered (if the total dollar value of common stock offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and
	(iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed on the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

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	(i) If the registrant is relying on Rule 430B:

	(A) Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and
	(B) Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by section 10(a) of the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date; or

(ii) If the registrant is subject to Rule 430C, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however,that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.

	(i) any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
	(ii) any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;
	(iii) the portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the registrant; and
	(iv) any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the registrant to the purchaser;

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																																Contract
																				Gross				Mortgage								Purchase
						Date of										Size of				Leasable				Financing at								Price Plus				Other Cash				Total
						Commencement of										Parcel				Square				Date of				Cash Down				Acquisition				Expenditures				Acquisition
Name of Property		Date of Purchase		Ownership		Operations(1)				Location of Property		Type of Property				(Acres)				Footage				Purchase				Payment				Fee				Capitalized(2)				Costs
East Point		January 9, 2003		REIT I			June 5, 1998			Mayfield Heights, OH		two three-story office buildings					9.5				187,735				—				—				22,079,138				1,743,477				23,822,615
150 West Jefferson Detroit		March 31, 2003		REIT I			June 5, 1998			Detroit, MI			25-story office building				1.5				505,417				—				—				93,893,995				3,799,888				97,693,883
Citicorp Englewood Cliffs New Jersey		April 30, 2003		REIT I			June 5, 1998			Englewood Cliffs, NJ		three-story office building					27.0				409,604				—				—				70,886,826				—				70,886,826
U.S. Bancorp Minneapolis		May 1, 2003		REIT I			June 5, 1998			Minneapolis, MN			32-story office building				1.2				929,694				—				—				173,497,104				309,573				173,806,677
Aon Center Chicago		May 9, 2003		REIT I			June 5, 1998			Chicago, IL			83-story building				3.7				2,577,000				112,346,607				354,548,316				466,894,923				32,402,585				499,297,508
GMAC Detroit		May 9, 2003		REIT I			June 5, 1998			Auburn Hills, MI		three-story office building					7.3				119,122				—				—				17,818,715				1,799,315				19,618,030
IBM Reston		June 27, 2003		REIT I			June 5, 1998			Reston, VA			six-story office building				3.1				99,794				—				—				19,794,604				6,225				19,800,829
Tellabs		June 27, 2003		REIT I			June 5, 1998			Reston, VA			two-story office building				1.5				41,200				—				—				8,893,228				3,951				8,897,179
ISS Atlanta III		July 1, 2003(5)		REIT I			June 5, 1998			Atlanta, GA		three-story office building					1.3				50,400				—				—				9,855,668				—				9,855,668
Lockheed Martin I		July 30, 2003		REIT I			June 5, 1998			Rockville, MD		four story office building					4.5				115,282				—				—				25,613,301				21,495				25,634,796
Lockheed Martin II		July 30, 2003		REIT I			June 5, 1998			Rockville, MD		four story office. building					4.5				115,315				—				—				25,613,301				—				25,613,301
Cingular		August 1, 2003		REIT I			June 5, 1998			Atlanta, GA			19-story office building				5.2				414,400				—				—				84,015,448				105,408				84,120,856
Aventis		August 14, 2003		REIT I			June 5, 1998			Bridgewater, NJ		eight-story office building					10.5				297,380				—				—				96,668,198				—				96,668,198
1055 East Colorado (formerly Applera)		August 22, 2003		REIT I			June 5, 1998			Pasadena, CA		five-story office building					1.9				176,229				—				—				37,710,382				976,503				38,686,885
Continental Casualty		August 29, 2003		REIT I			June 5, 1998			Brea, CA		three-story office building					7.8				133,943				—				—				25,679,384				—				25,679,384

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																																Contract
																				Gross				Mortgage								Purchase
						Date of										Size of				Leasable				Financing at								Price Plus				Other Cash				Total
						Commencement of										Parcel				Square				Date of				Cash Down				Acquisition				Expenditures				Acquisition
Name of Property		Date of Purchase		Ownership		Operations(1)				Location of Property		Type of Property				(Acres)				Footage				Purchase				Payment				Fee				Capitalized(2)				Costs
Copper Ridge Center (formerly Polo Ralph Lauren)		September 5, 2003		REIT I			June 5, 1998			Lyndhurst, NJ			10-story office building				6.2				268,032				—				—				46,656,226				—				46,656,226
1901 Main Street		September 17, 2003		REIT I			June 5, 1998			Irvine, CA		eight-story office building					4.8				172,260				—				—				45,587,050				—				45,587,050
AIU		September 19, 2003		JV Fund XIII  — REIT			June 5, 1998			Hoffman Estates, IL		four-story office building					2.7				193,701				—				—				26,977,172				199,566				27,176,738
IBM Williamette Portland		October 9, 2003		REIT I			June 5, 1998			Beaverton, OR			two-story office building				4.4				73,394				—				—				7,456,356				—				7,456,356
IBM Deschutes Portland		October 9, 2003		REIT I			June 5, 1998			Beaverton, OR			two-story office building				4.3				73,405				—				—				7,850,561				—				7,850,561
IBM Rhein Portland		October 9, 2003		REIT I			June 5, 1998			Beaverton, OR			two-story office building				4.1				73,446				—				—				8,118,956				—				8,118,956
1345 Burlington Drive Portland		October 9, 2003		REIT I			June 5, 1998			Beaverton, OR		three-story office building					6.2				114,000				—				—				8,815,107				2,130,172				10,945,279
15757 Jay Street Portland		October 9, 2003		REIT I			June 5, 1998			Beaverton, OR			warehouse				2.0				29,682				—				—				889,059				—				889,059
IBM Portland Land Parcels		October 9, 2003		REIT I			June 5, 1998			Beaverton, OR			land parcel				31.8				N/A				—				—				5,305,000				—				5,305,000
Siemens Orlando		October 30, 2003		JV XIII — XIV		Fund XIII — June  14, 2001; Fund  XIV — May 14, 2004				Orlando, FL		two one-story office buildings					7.5				82,175				—				—				11,709,127				—				11,709,127
Leo Burnett Chicago		November 6, 2003 (6)		REIT I			June 5, 1998			Chicago, IL			50-story office building				1.2				1,117,978				139,306,695				136,470,171				275,776,866				2,087,320				277,864,186
U.S. Park Service		November 19, 2003(7)		REIT I			June 5, 1998			Washington, D.C.			12-story office building				0.6				269,299				96,669,991				8,686,255				105,356,246				564,351				105,920,597
1225 Eye Street		November 19, 2003(8)		REIT I			June 5, 1998			Washington, D.C.			12-story office building				0.5				218,000				67,826,468				4,533,634				72,360,102				712,361				72,360,102
4250 N. Fairfax		November 19, 2003		REIT I			June 5, 1998			Arlington, VA			14-story office building				1.8				304,307				—				—				90,942,655				89,338				91,031,993
400 Virginia Ave.		November 19, 2003		REIT I			June 5, 1998			Washington, D.C.		eight-story office building					1.1				213,000				—				—				71,220,504				1,115,627				72,336,131
Boeing Seattle		December 11, 2003		REIT I			June 5, 1998			Issaquah, WA		five-story office building					5.8				157,546				—				—				29,977,965				—				29,977,965
Bank of America Brea		December 18, 2003		REIT I			June 5, 1998			Brea, CA		three-story office building					30.6				637,503				—				—				94,027,544				—				94,027,544
1901 Market		December 18, 2003		REIT I			June 5, 1998			Philadelphia, PA			45-story office building				0.8				760,613				—				—				176,066,169				—				176,066,169
Randstad		December 19, 2003		JV XIII — XIV		Fund XIII — June  14, 2001; Fund  XIV — May 14, 2004				Atlanta, GA		four-story office building					2.9				64,574				—				—				6,529,980				—				6,529,980

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																																Contract
																				Gross				Mortgage								Purchase
						Date of										Size of				Leasable				Financing at								Price Plus				Other Cash				Total
						Commencement of										Parcel				Square				Date of				Cash Down				Acquisition				Expenditures				Acquisition
Name of Property		Date of Purchase		Ownership		Operations(1)				Location of Property		Type of Property				(Acres)				Footage				Purchase				Payment				Fee				Capitalized(2)				Costs
60 Broad Street		December 31, 2003		REIT I			June 5, 1998			New York, NY			39-story office building				1.1				989,000				—				—				214,930,259				2,419,852				217,350,111
1414 Mass Avenue		January 8, 2004		REIT I			June 5, 1998			Cambridge, MA		five-story office building					0.42				78,220				—				—				42,412,536				—				42,412,536
Russell Tacoma		January 9, 2004		REIT I			June 5, 1998			Tacoma, WA			12-story office building				1.28				225,248				—				—				51,995,443				—				51,995,443
Weatherford Center		February 10, 2004		REIT II			January 22, 2004			Houston, TX			12-story office building				3.12				260,178				—				—				39,728,440				—				39,728,440
One Brattle Square		February 26, 2004		REIT I			June 5, 1998			Cambridge, MA			six-story office building				1.22				98,079				27,153,282				—				69,866,728				—				69,866,728
Merck New Jersey		March 26, 2004		REIT I			June 5, 1998			Somerset, NJ		four-story office building					8.99				125,239				—				—				3,933,707				9,965,754				13,899,461
New Manchester One		March 19, 2004 (9)		REIT II			January 22, 2004			Douglasville, GA		one-story office and distribution building					30.91				593,404				—				—				19,373,784				—				19,373,784
7500 Setzler Parkway		March 26, 2004		JV XIII — XIV		Fund XIII — June  14, 2001; Fund  XIV — May 14, 2004				Atlanta, GA		one-story office and warehouse building					10.32				120,000				—				—				7,022,042				—				7,022,042
333 & 777 Republic Drive		March 31, 2004		REIT II			January 22, 2004			Allen Park, MI		two one-story office buildings					20.0				169,200				—				—				18,876,272				—				18,876,272
Manhattan Towers		April 2, 2004		REIT II			January 22, 2004			Manhattan Beach, CA		two six-story office buildings					1.31				309,735				—				—				89,968,975				—				89,968,975
9 Technology Drive		May 24, 2004		REIT II			January 22, 2004			Westborough, MA			two-story office building				16.65				250,813				—				—				47,704,966				—				47,704,966
180 Park Avenue		June 23, 2004		REIT II			January 22, 2004			Floraham Park, NJ		two three-story office buildings					62.82				385,274				—				—				81,767,238				—				81,767,238
One Glenlake		June 25, 2004(10)		REIT II			January 22, 2004			Atlanta, GA			14-story office building				8.45				352,710				—				—				80,105,152				—				80,105,152
80 M Street		June 29, 2004		REIT II			January 22, 2004			Washington, D.C.		seven-story office building					1.04				275,352				—				—				106,691,323				—				106,691,323
1075 West Entrance		July 7, 2004		REIT I			June 5, 1998			Auburn Hills, MI		four-story office building					14.0				210,000				14,505,563				—				29,980,503				—				29,980,503
One West Fourth Street		July 23, 2004		REIT II			January 22, 2004			Winston-Salem, NC			13-story office building				2.3				431,465				51,310,357				—				77,817,941				—				77,817,941
3333 Finley Road		August 4, 2004		REIT II			January 22, 2004			Downers Grove, IL		nine-story office building					9.28				206,500				11,718,634				—				48,033,710				—				48,033,710

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																																Contract
																				Gross				Mortgage								Purchase
						Date of										Size of				Leasable				Financing at								Price Plus				Other Cash				Total
						Commencement of										Parcel				Square				Date of				Cash Down				Acquisition				Expenditures				Acquisition
Name of Property		Date of Purchase		Ownership		Operations(1)				Location of Property		Type of Property				(Acres)				Footage				Purchase				Payment				Fee				Capitalized(2)				Costs
1501 Opus Place		August 4, 2004		REIT II			January 22, 2004			Downers Grove, IL		four-story office/data building					4.79				115,352				6,056,366				—				24,824,544				—				24,824,544
2500 Windy Ridge		September 20, 2004		REIT II			January 22, 2004			Atlanta, GA			15-story office building				8.06				317,116				—				—				63,543,283				—				63,543,283
4100-4300 Wildwood		September 20, 2004		REIT II			January 22, 2004			Atlanta, GA		three-story office building					12.7				250,000				—				—				49,331,988				—				49,331,988
4200 Wildwood		September 20, 2004		REIT II			January 22, 2004			Atlanta, GA			Six-story office building				8.0				265,078				—				—				59,601,247				—				59,601,247
Emerald Point		October 11, 2004		REIT II			January 22, 2004			Dublin, CA		four-story office building					9.9				193,978				—				—				44,049,576				—				44,049,576
Citicorp Fort Mill		October 28, 2004		REIT I			June 5, 1998			Fort Mill, SC		three-story office building					12.4				165,000				—				—				3,518,153				114,600				3,632,753
800 N. Frederick		October 22, 2004		REIT II			January 22, 2004			Gaithersburg, MD			two-story office building				45.4				393,000				46,400,000				—				79,286,435				—				79,286,435
The Corridors III		November 1, 2004		REIT II			January 22, 2004			Downers Grove, IL		seven-story office building					7.26				221,969				—				—				40,451,753				—				40,451,753
3100 Clarendon		December 9, 2004		REIT I			June 5, 1998			Arlington, VA			14-story office building				1.36				238,014				33,500,000				—				82,742,848				—				82,742,848
Highland Landmark III		December 27, 2004(11)		REIT II			January 22, 2004			Downers Grove, IL		nine-story office building					8.77				275,000				30,840,000				—				53,484,403				—				53,484,403
Shady Grove		December 29, 2004		REIT I			June 5, 1998			Rockville, MD		four-story office building					5.70				108,518				—				—				22,610,764				—				22,610,764
180 Park Avenue		3/14/2005		REIT II			January 22, 2004			Floraham Park, NJ		three-story office building					26.6				222,000				—								53,736,286				—				53,716,774
4241 Irwin Simpson Road		3/17/2005		REIT II			January 22, 2004			Mason, OH		five-story office building					13.4				224,000				—								11,636,464				—				29,995,432
8990 Duke Boulevard		3/17/2005		REIT II			January 22, 2004			Mason, OH			two-story office building				5.4				78,000				—								30,032,705				—				11,599,190
5995 Opus Parkway		4/5/2005		REIT II			January 22, 2004			Minnetonka, MN		five-story office building					8.8				165,000				—								20,346,745				—				20,296,765
215 Diehl Road		4/19/2005		REIT II			January 22, 2004			Naperville, IL		four-story office building					7.4				162,000				—								24,547,511				—				24,899,237
100 East Pratt		5/12/2005		REIT II			January 22, 2004			Baltimore, MC			28-story office building				2.1				656,000				—								184,609,810				—				184,463,017
150 Apollo Drive		5/16/2005		Fund XIV			May 14, 2004			Chelmsford, MA		three-story office building					4.5				80,000				—								12,289,810				—				12,289,810
College Park Plaza		6/21/2005		REIT II			January 22, 2004			Indianapolis, IN		five-story office building					10.2				179,000				—								26,759,901				—				27,117,267
180 E. 100 South		7/6/2005		REIT II			January 22, 2004			Salt Lake City, UT		eight-story office building					4.75				206,000				—								46,649,826				—				46,588,379

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																																Contract
																				Gross				Mortgage								Purchase
						Date of										Size of				Leasable				Financing at								Price Plus				Other Cash				Total
						Commencement of										Parcel				Square				Date of				Cash Down				Acquisition				Expenditures				Acquisition
Name of Property		Date of Purchase		Ownership		Operations(1)				Location of Property		Type of Property				(Acres)				Footage				Purchase				Payment				Fee				Capitalized(2)				Costs
One Robbins Road		8/18/2005(10)		REIT II			January 22, 2004			Westford, MA		three-story office building					30				298,000				12,556,000								50,617,402				—				50,617,402
Four Robbins Road		8/18/2005(10)		REIT II			January 22, 2004			Westford, MA			two-story office building				20.8				160,000				10,444,000								42,104,924				—				42,104,924
Baldwin Point		8/26/2005(11)		REIT II			January 22, 2004			Orlando, FL		four-story office building					9.2				165,000				—								26,078,257				—				26,078,257
1900 University Circle		9/20/2005		REIT II			January 22, 2004			East Palo Alto, CA			six-story office building				2.95				143,000				48,455,000								115,291,358				—				114,455,725
1950 University Circle		9/20/2005		REIT II			January 22, 2004			East Palo Alto, CA			six-story office building				3.4				165,000				39,600,000								102,380,140				—				93,057,463
2000 University Circle		9/20/2005		REIT II			January 22, 2004			East Palo Alto, CA			six-story office building				2.95				143,000				34,877,000								76,225,795				—				76,317,168
919 Hidden Ridge		11/15/2005		REIT II			January 22, 2004			Irving, TX			six-story office building				6.02				250,000				—								45,343,353				—				45,272,593
5 Houston Center		12/20/2005		REIT II			January 22, 2004			Houston, TX			27-story office building				1.43				581,000				90,000,000								166,179,013				—				166,387,733
Key Center Tower		12/22/2005(12)		REIT II			January 22, 2004			Cleveland, OH			57-story office building				1.33				1,321,000				7,117,000								276,670,512				—				276,670,512
Key Center Marriott		12/22/2005(12)		REIT II			January 22, 2004			Cleveland, OH			400 room hotel				0.81				310,000				5,454,000								40,140,224				—				40,140,224
Tampa Commons		12/27/2005		REIT II			January 22, 2004			Tampa, FL			13-story office building				2.89				255,000				—								48,877,164				—				29,958,732
2000 Park Lane		12/27/2005		REIT II			January 22, 2004			North Fayette, PA		seven-story office building					13.1				231,000				—								29,963,832				—				48,834,185
LakePointe		12/28/2005		REIT II			January 22, 2004			Charlotte, NC		four-story office building					15.1				112,000				6,476,000								27,187,987				2,682,271				29,870,258

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	(1)	The date minimum offering proceeds were obtained and funds became available for investment in properties.
	(2)	Includes improvements made after acquisitions through December 31, 2005.
	(3)	On July 1, 2003, Wells OP acquired a ground leasehold interest in the ISS Atlanta III Building and expects to purchase the property outright on or before December 1, 2015.
	(4)	Wells REIT I acquired an approximate 98.46% interest in the Leo Burnett Chicago Building through two joint ventures. As the general partner, Wells REIT I is deemed to have control of the partnerships and, as such, consolidates the joint ventures.
	(5)	Wells REIT I purchased all of the membership interest in 1201 Equity, LLC, which owns a 49.5% membership interest in 1201 Eye Street, N.W. Associates, which owns the U.S. Park Service Building.
	(6)	Wells REIT I purchased all of the membership interest in 1225 Equity, LLC, which owns a 49.5% membership interest in 1225 Eye Street, N.W. Associates, which owns the 1225 Eye Street Building.
	(7)	On March 19, 2004, Wells OP II acquired a ground leasehold interest in the New Manchester One Building, and expects to purchase the property outright on or before January 1, 2012.
	(8)	On June 25, 2004, Wells OP II acquired a ground leasehold interest in the One Glenlake Building, and expects to purchase the property outright on or before December 1, 2012.
	(9)	Wells REIT II acquired an approximate 95% interest in the Highland Landmark III Building. As the majority member, Wells REIT II is deemed to have control of the joint venture and, as such, consolidates the joint venture.

(10)	Wells REIT II acquired an approximate 99.3% interest in the One Robbins Road and Four Robbins Road Buildings through a joint venture with an unaffiliated party. As the controlling member, Wells REIT II is deemed to have control of the joint venture and, as such, consolidates it.
(11)	Wells REIT II acquired an approximate 97.3% interest in the Baldwin Point Building through a joint venture with an unaffiliated party. As the controlling number, Wells REIT II is deemed to have control of the joint venture and, as such, consolidates it into the financial statements of Wells REIT II.
(12)	Wells REIT II acquired an approximate 50.0% interest in the Key Center Tower and Key Center Marriott Buildings through a joint venture with an unaffiliated party. As the controlling member, Wells REIT II is deemed to have control of the joint venture and, as such, consolidates it. Furthermore, the properties are owned subject to a long-term ground lease.

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	WELLS TIMBER REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT
	TRUST, INC.

	By:	/s/ Douglas P. Williams

	Douglas P. Williams
	Executive Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer

Name				Title		Date
/s/ Leo F. Wells, III*   Leo F. Wells, III				President and Director		June 8, 2006
/s/ Douglas P. Williams   Douglas P. Williams				Executive Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Director (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)		June 8, 2006
/s/ Michael P. McCollum*   Michael P. McCollum				Director		June 8, 2006
/s/ E. Nelson Mills*   E. Nelson Mills				Director		June 8, 2006
/s/ Donald S. Moss*   Donald S. Moss				Director		June 8, 2006
/s/ Willis J. Potts, Jr.*   Willis J. Potts, Jr.				Director		June 8, 2006

*By:	/s/ Douglas P. Williams

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