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Pricing Supplement No.12 Filing under Rule 424(b)(3)
Dated August 6, 1996 Registration File No. 33-57659
(To Prospectus dated April 25, 1995 and
Prospectus Supplement dated May 10, 1995)
$200,000,000
WEINGARTEN REALTY INVESTORS
MEDIUM-TERM NOTES,SERIES A
Principal amount: $15,000,000 Floating Rate Notes: N/A
Interest Rate (if fixed rate): 7.39% Interest rate basis: N/A
Stated Maturity: August 6, 2008 Paper Rate
Specified Currency: U.S. $ Prime Rate
Applicable Exchange Rate (if any): LIBOR
U.S. $1.00 = N/A Treasury Rate
Issue price (as a percentage of CD Rate
principal amount): 100% Federal Funds Rate
Selling Agent's commission (%): 0.625% Other
Purchasing Agent's discount Index Maturity: N/A
or commission (%): N/A Spread: N/A
Net proceeds to the Company (%): 99.375% Spread Multiplier: N/A
Settlement date (original Maximum Rate: N/A
issue date): August 6, 1996 Minimum Rate: N/A
Redemption Commencement Initial Interest Rate: N/A
Date (if any): N/A Interest Reset Date(s): N/A
Interest Determination Date(s): N/A
Calculation Date(s): N/A
Interest Payment Date(s): 3/15, 9/15
Regular Record Date(s): 3/1, 9/1
Redemption prices (if any): The Redemption Price shall initially be
N/A % of the principal amount of such Notes to be redeemed.
If such Notes are denominated in other than U.S. dollars, the applicable
Foreign Currency Supplement is attached hereto.
Additional terms: N/A
As of the date of this Pricing Supplement, the aggregate initial public
offering price (or its equivalent in other currencies) of the Debt Securities
(as defined in the Prospectus) which have been sold (including the Notes to
which this Pricing Supplement relates) is $131,500,000.
"N/A" as used herein means "Not Applicable." "A/S" as used herein means
"As stated in the Prospectus Supplement referred to above."
LEHMAN BROTHERS
