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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000798359-13-000024
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20130401
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
FILED AS OF DATE:		20130401
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20130401

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			INVESTORS REAL ESTATE TRUST
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000798359
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798]
		IRS NUMBER:				450311232
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			ND
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0430

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		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-35624
		FILM NUMBER:		13731039

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1400 31ST AVENUE SW, SUITE 60
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 1988
		CITY:			MINOT
		STATE:			ND
		ZIP:			58702-1988
		BUSINESS PHONE:		701-837-4738

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1400 31ST AVENUE SW, SUITE 60
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 1988
		CITY:			MINOT
		STATE:			ND
		ZIP:			58702-1988
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 6pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">As previously disclosed in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 20, 2012, Investors Real Estate Trust (the "Company") and IRET Properties, A North Dakota Limited Partnership (the "Operating Partnership") entered into a continuous equity offering program sales agreement, dated January 20, 2012 (the "Sales Agreement"), with the third-party financial services provider named therein (the "Sales Agent"), pursuant to which the Company could offer and sell Common Shares having an aggregate offering price of up to $100 million (the "Shares") from time to time through the Sales Agent (the "2012 ATM Program"). &#160;As of April 1, 2013, the Company had issued and sold approximately $26.7 million of the Shares, registered on the Company's registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-165977) (the "Registration Statement"), pursuant to which the Company had registered its shares of beneficial interest having an aggregate offering price of $150 million. As of April 1, 2013, the Company had not issued any shares registered on the Registration Statement other than the approximately $26.7 million of the Shares under the 2012 ATM Program.</div>

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