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)
March 4, 2009
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
000-52757
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98-0544546
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification
No.)
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200 Bay
Street, Suite 3120
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Royal
Bank Plaza, South Tower
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Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
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M5J
2J4
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(Address of
Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former
Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of
the registrant under any of the following provisions (
see
General Instruction A.2.
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Item
7.01.
Regulation FD
Disclosure.
On
March 4, 2009, Western Goldfields Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, which press release is incorporated by
reference herein and furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K.
The
information in this Current Report on Form 8-K under this item 7.01, including
the information set forth in Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for
the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section.
Item
9.01.
Financial Statements
and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits
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99.1 Press
Release of the Company issued on March 4, 2009.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly
authorized.
Dated:
March 4, 2009
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Western
Goldfields Inc.
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By:
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/s/
Brian Penny
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Name:
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Brian
Penny
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Title:
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Chief
Financial Officer
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