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)  August 6, 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.

We are furnishing this Item 2.02 in connection with the disclosure of information, in the form of the textual information from a press release released on August 6, 2009 entitled “United Western Bancorp, Inc. Reports 2009 Second Quarter Results” and filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

The information in this Item 2.02 (including Exhibit 99.1 hereto) is furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section.

We do not have, and expressly disclaim, any obligation to release publicly any updates or any changes in our expectations or any change in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any forward-looking statement is based.

The text included with this report is available on our website located at www.uwbancorp.com, although we reserve the right to discontinue that availability at any time.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)  Exhibits.

99.1 Press Release from United Western Bancorp, Inc., dated August 6, 2009, entitled “United Western Bancorp, Inc. Reports 2009 Second Quarter Results”.

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 hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: August 6, 2009	UNITED WESTERN BANCORP, INC.
	By:  /s/ Michael J. McCloskey
	Name:   Michael J. McCloskey
	Title:     Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel

EXHIBIT INDEX

99.1 Press Release from United Western Bancorp, Inc., dated August 6, 2009, entitled “United Western Bancorp, Inc. Reports 2009 Second Quarter Results”.