UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)	December 13, 2013

Wells Real Estate Fund VIII, L.P.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)



Georgia	000-27888	58-2126618
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)



6200 The Corners Parkway, Norcross, Georgia	30092-3365
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (770) 449-7800

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

On or about December 13, 2013, Wells Real Estate Fund VIII, L.P. (the “Registrant”) sent a letter to the financial representatives of the limited partners of the Registrant providing an important status update on various events, including the anticipated disposition of it's remaining real estate asset. A copy of the letter, which also includes a copy of the investor letter dated December 12, 2013, is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K. Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such exhibit and the information set forth therein are deemed to have been furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits



Exhibit Number	Exhibit Title
99.1	Letter to Financial Representatives dated December 12, 2013
99.2	Letter to Investors dated December 12, 2013

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



	WELLS REAL ESTATE FUND VIII, L.P (Registrant)



By:	WELLS PARTNERS, L.P. General Partner



By:	WELLS CAPITAL, INC. General Partner



By:	/s/ Douglas P. Williams Douglas P. Williams Senior Vice President

Date: December 13, 2013

EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit Number	Exhibit Title
99.1	Letter to Financial Representatives dated December 12, 2013
99.2	Letter to Investors dated December 12, 2013

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