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)   May 11, 2009
United Western Bancorp, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Colorado
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
0-21231	84-1233716
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
700 Seventeenth Street, Suite 2100 Denver, Colorado	80202
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)
(303) 595-9898
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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ITEM 2.02  RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

On May 11, 2009, United Western Bancorp, Inc. issued a press release announcing financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2009.  A copy of this press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

The information in this Current Report and in the accompanying exhibit is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

ITEM 9.01  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d)  Exhibits.

99.1 Press Release, dated May 11, 2009, announcing results for the quarter ended March 31, 2009.

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SIGNATURE

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, thereunto duly authorized.

Dated:     May 11, 2009	UNITED WESTERN BANCORP, INC.
	By:  /s/ Michael J. McCloskey
	Name:   Michael J. McCloskey
	Title:     Chief Operating Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

99.1 Press Release, dated May 11, 2009, announcing results for the quarter ended March 31, 2009.

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