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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September&nbsp;9, 2010
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 6pt">Registration No. &#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>WASHINGTON, DC 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</b></div>
<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B></DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FOREST CITY ENTERPRISES, INC.</B>
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</DIV>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Ohio</B><BR>
(State or Other Jurisdiction of <BR>
Incorporation or Organization)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>34-0863886</B><BR>
(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
Identification Number)</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Terminal Tower, 50 Public Square, Suite&nbsp;1100<BR>
Cleveland, Ohio 44113</B><BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Forest City Enterprises, Inc. 1994 Stock Plan<BR>
(As Amended and Restated as of June&nbsp;16, 2010)</B><BR>
(Full Title of the Plan)</DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FCE Statutory Agent, Inc.<BR>
Terminal Tower, 50 Public Square, Suite&nbsp;1360<BR>
Cleveland, Ohio 44113<BR>
(216)&nbsp;621-6060</B><BR>
(Name, Address and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated
filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
(Check one):
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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                    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Class&nbsp;A Common Stock<br>
$0.33-1/3 par value</DIV></TD>
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    <TD>This Registration Statement includes 4,000,000 shares of Class&nbsp;A Common Stock, $0.33-1/3 par
value of Forest City Enterprises, Inc. (the &#147;Registrant&#148;), offered or to be offered by the
Registrant under the Forest City Enterprises, Inc. 1994 Stock Plan (As Amended and Restated as
of June&nbsp;16, 2010) (the &#147;Plan&#148;). This amount represents increases in the number of shares of
Class&nbsp;A common stock authorized for issuance under the Plan. Pursuant to Rule 416(a) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), this Registration Statement also
includes an indeterminate number of additional shares of Class&nbsp;A common stock that may become
issuable pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of the Plan.</TD>
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    <TD>Estimated in accordance with paragraphs (c)&nbsp;and (h)&nbsp;of Rule&nbsp;457 under the Securities Act,
solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee. The fee with respect to the shares
registered herein is based on the average of the high and low sale prices of the Registrant&#146;s shares of Class&nbsp;A common stock reported on the consolidated reporting system of the New York
Stock Exchange on September&nbsp;7, 2010.</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>EXPLANATORY NOTE</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement on Form S-8 (this &#147;Registration Statement&#148;) is being filed to
register an additional 4,000,000 shares of Class&nbsp;A common stock, $0.33-1/3 par value, available for
issuance under the Forest City Enterprises, Inc. 1994 Stock Plan (As Amended and Restated as of
June&nbsp;16, 2010) (the &#147;Plan&#148;). Our shareholders approved an amendment and restatement of the Plan on
June&nbsp;16, 2010, and, as a result, the number of shares of Class&nbsp;A common stock authorized for
issuance under the Plan was increased by 4,000,000 to 16,750,000.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We initially registered 2,250,000 shares of Class&nbsp;A common stock for issuance under the Plan
on a Form S-8 Registration Statement (File No.&nbsp;333-61925) filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) on August&nbsp;20, 1998. On November&nbsp;14, 2001, we had a 3-for-2 stock
split, which increased the number of shares of Class&nbsp;A common stock registered on the Form S-8 to
3,375,000 pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
&#147;Securities Act&#148;). We subsequently filed with the Commission a Post-Effective Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to
Form S-8 on January&nbsp;20, 2005, and a Post-Effective Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to Form S-8 on January&nbsp;25, 2005.
On January&nbsp;20, 2005, we amended our Form S-8 Registration Statement (File No.&nbsp;333-61925) by
registering an additional 2,500,000 shares of Class&nbsp;A common stock for issuance under the Plan by
filing a Form S-8 Registration Statement (File No.&nbsp;333-122172), which brought the total number of
shares of Class&nbsp;A common stock registered for issuance under the Plan to 5,875,000. On July&nbsp;11,
2005, we had a 2-for-1 stock split, which increased the number of shares of Class&nbsp;A common stock
registered on the Form S-8 to 11,750,000 pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of the Securities
Act. We subsequently filed a Post-Effective Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to Form S-8 on May&nbsp;3, 2007. On
September&nbsp;11, 2008, we amended our Form S-8 Registration Statement (File No.&nbsp;333-61925) by
registering an additional 1,000,000 shares of Class&nbsp;A common stock for issuance under the Plan by
filing a Form S-8 Registration Statement (File No.&nbsp;333-153444), which brought the total number of
shares of Class&nbsp;A common stock registered for issuance under the Plan to 12,750,000. Pursuant to
General Instruction (E)&nbsp;of Form S-8, the contents of the Registration Statement Nos. 333-61925,
333-122172 and 333-153444, are incorporated herein by reference, except that the provisions
contained in Part&nbsp;II of the Form S-8 Registration Statement Nos. 333-61925, 333-122172 and
333-153444, are modified as set forth in this Registration Statement.
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>PART II</B>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><B>INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.</B></TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents, which are on file with the Commission, are incorporated herein by
reference:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January&nbsp;31, 2010 filed on
March&nbsp;30, 2010, as amended on Form 10-K/A filed on April&nbsp;28, 2010;
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended April&nbsp;30, 2010 and
July&nbsp;31, 2010 filed on June&nbsp;8, 2010 and September&nbsp;8, 2010, respectively;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on February&nbsp;4, 2010, March&nbsp;4, 2010 (two
reports), March&nbsp;9, 2010, March&nbsp;25, 2010, May&nbsp;26, 2010, June&nbsp;21, 2010, August&nbsp;17, 2010 and August
27, 2010; and
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.&nbsp;The description of our Class&nbsp;A common stock contained in our Registration Statement on Form
10 and all amendments or reports filed with the Commission for the purpose of updating such
description.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, subsequent to the filing of this Registration
Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment, which indicates that all of the
securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all such securities remaining unsold,
shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be part
hereof from the date of filing such documents.
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    <TD><B>INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.</B></TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Certain legal matters incident to the issuance and validity of the shares of Class&nbsp;A common
stock will be passed upon for us by Geralyn M. Presti, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and
Secretary of the Registrant. As of September&nbsp;2, 2010, Ms.&nbsp;Presti owned 23,342 shares of our Class
A common stock, including 14,423 restricted shares, 1,236 shares of our Class&nbsp;B common stock and
64,041 options to purchase shares of our Class&nbsp;A common stock, of which 41,032 are currently
exercisable or exercisable within 60&nbsp;days.
</DIV>

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    <TD><B>EXHIBITS.</B></TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Exhibits to this Registration Statement are listed in the Exhibit&nbsp;Index on page 5 and are
incorporated herein by reference.
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on September&nbsp;9, 2010.
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    <TD colspan="3" align="left">FOREST CITY ENTERPRISES, INC.<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Robert G. O&#146;Brien
&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Robert G. O&#146;Brien&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Signature</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Title</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Date</B></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Albert B. Ratner
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Co-Chairman of the Board and Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">September&nbsp;9, 2010&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Albert B. Ratner</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Samuel H. Miller
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Samuel H. Miller
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Co-Chairman of the Board, Treasurer and Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">September&nbsp;9, 2010&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Charles A. Ratner
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">President, Chief Executive Officer and Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">September&nbsp;9, 2010&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Charles A. Ratner
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(Principal Executive Officer)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Robert G. O&#146;Brien
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">September&nbsp;9, 2010&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Robert G. O&#146;Brien
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(Principal Financial Officer)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Linda M. Kane
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting and&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">September&nbsp;9, 2010&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Linda M. Kane
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Administrative Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ James A. Ratner
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
James A. Ratner
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Executive Vice President and Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">September&nbsp;9, 2010&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Ronald A. Ratner
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Ronald A. Ratner
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Executive Vice President and Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">September&nbsp;9, 2010&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Brian J. Ratner
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Brian J. Ratner
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Executive Vice President and Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">September&nbsp;9, 2010&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Scott S. Cowen
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Scott S. Cowen
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">September&nbsp;9, 2010&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="40%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="20%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Signature</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Title</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Date</B></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Michael P. Esposito, Jr.
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Michael P. Esposito, Jr.
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">September&nbsp;9, 2010&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Deborah L. Harmon
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Deborah L. Harmon
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">September&nbsp;9, 2010&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Stan Ross
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Stan Ross
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">September&nbsp;9, 2010&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Deborah Ratner Salzberg
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Deborah Ratner Salzberg
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">September&nbsp;9, 2010&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Joan K. Shafran
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Joan K. Shafran
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">September&nbsp;9, 2010&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Louis Stokes
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Louis Stokes
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">September&nbsp;9, 2010&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>FOREST CITY ENTERPRISES, INC.<BR>
INDEX TO EXHIBITS</B>
</DIV>

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    <TD width="10%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="88%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>EXHIBIT NO.</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>DESCRIPTION</B></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant restated effective October
1, 2008 (filed with the Commission as Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Form&nbsp;10-Q for the
quarter ended October&nbsp;31, 2008 &#091;File No.&nbsp;1-4372&#093; and incorporated herein by reference).</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Certificate of Amendment by Directors to the Registrant&#146;s Amended Articles of
Incorporation dated March&nbsp;4, 2010 (filed with the Commission as Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the
Registrant&#146;s Form&nbsp;8-K filed on March&nbsp;9, 2010 &#091;File No.&nbsp;1-4372&#093; and incorporated herein
by reference).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.3
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Certificate of Amendment by Shareholders to the Registrant&#146;s Amended Articles
of Incorporation dated June&nbsp;25, 2010 (filed with the Commission as Exhibit&nbsp;3.3 to the
Registrant&#146;s Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended July&nbsp;31, 2010 &#091;File No.&nbsp;1-4372&#093; and
incorporated herein by reference).</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.4
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Code of Regulations as amended August&nbsp;11, 2010 (filed with the Commission as
Exhibit&nbsp;3.4 to the Registrant&#146;s Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended July&nbsp;31, 2010 &#091;File No.
1-4372&#093; and incorporated herein by reference).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.5
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Forest City Enterprises, Inc. 1994 Stock Plan (As Amended and Restated as of
June&nbsp;16, 2010) (filed with the Commission as Exhibit&nbsp;10.28 to the Registrant&#146;s Form
10-Q for the quarter ended July&nbsp;31, 2010 &#091;File No.&nbsp;1-4372&#093; and incorporated herein by
reference).</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of General Counsel of Forest City Enterprises, Inc. as to the legality
of the securities being registered that constitute original issue shares.</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of General Counsel of Forest City Enterprises, Inc. (included as part
of Exhibit&nbsp;5).</TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 9, 2010
Registration No. _______________
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
FOREST CITY ENTERPRISES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Ohio
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
34-0863886
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
Terminal Tower, 50 Public Square, Suite 1100
Cleveland, Ohio 44113
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Forest City Enterprises, Inc. 1994 Stock Plan
(As Amended and Restated as of June 16, 2010)
(Full Title of the Plan)
FCE Statutory Agent, Inc.
Terminal Tower, 50 Public Square, Suite 1360
Cleveland, Ohio 44113
(216) 621-6060
(Name, Address and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated
filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
(Check one):
Large accelerated filer
þ
Accelerated filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
o
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed
Proposed
maximum
maximum
aggregate
Title of securities to
offering price
offering
Amount of
be registered
Amount to be registered
per share (2)
price (2)
registration fee (2)
Class A Common Stock
$0.33-1/3 par value
4,000,000(1)(2)
$12.23
$48,920,000
$3,488
(1)
This Registration Statement includes 4,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, $0.33-1/3 par
value of Forest City Enterprises, Inc. (the "Registrant"), offered or to be offered by the
Registrant under the Forest City Enterprises, Inc. 1994 Stock Plan (As Amended and Restated as
of June 16, 2010) (the "Plan"). This amount represents increases in the number of shares of
Class A common stock authorized for issuance under the Plan. Pursuant to Rule 416(a) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), this Registration Statement also
includes an indeterminate number of additional shares of Class A common stock that may become
issuable pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of the Plan.
(2)
Estimated in accordance with paragraphs (c) and (h) of Rule 457 under the Securities Act,
solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee. The fee with respect to the shares
registered herein is based on the average of the high and low sale prices of the Registrant's shares of Class A common stock reported on the consolidated reporting system of the New York
Stock Exchange on September 7, 2010.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 (this "Registration Statement") is being filed to
register an additional 4,000,000 shares of Class A common stock, $0.33-1/3 par value, available for
issuance under the Forest City Enterprises, Inc. 1994 Stock Plan (As Amended and Restated as of
June 16, 2010) (the "Plan"). Our shareholders approved an amendment and restatement of the Plan on
June 16, 2010, and, as a result, the number of shares of Class A common stock authorized for
issuance under the Plan was increased by 4,000,000 to 16,750,000.
We initially registered 2,250,000 shares of Class A common stock for issuance under the Plan
on a Form S-8 Registration Statement (File No. 333-61925) filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") on August 20, 1998. On November 14, 2001, we had a 3-for-2 stock
split, which increased the number of shares of Class A common stock registered on the Form S-8 to
3,375,000 pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"). We subsequently filed with the Commission a Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to
Form S-8 on January 20, 2005, and a Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Form S-8 on January 25, 2005.
On January 20, 2005, we amended our Form S-8 Registration Statement (File No. 333-61925) by
registering an additional 2,500,000 shares of Class A common stock for issuance under the Plan by
filing a Form S-8 Registration Statement (File No. 333-122172), which brought the total number of
shares of Class A common stock registered for issuance under the Plan to 5,875,000. On July 11,
2005, we had a 2-for-1 stock split, which increased the number of shares of Class A common stock
registered on the Form S-8 to 11,750,000 pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of the Securities
Act. We subsequently filed a Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-8 on May 3, 2007. On
September 11, 2008, we amended our Form S-8 Registration Statement (File No. 333-61925) by
registering an additional 1,000,000 shares of Class A common stock for issuance under the Plan by
filing a Form S-8 Registration Statement (File No. 333-153444), which brought the total number of
shares of Class A common stock registered for issuance under the Plan to 12,750,000. Pursuant to
General Instruction (E) of Form S-8, the contents of the Registration Statement Nos. 333-61925,
333-122172 and 333-153444, are incorporated herein by reference, except that the provisions
contained in Part II of the Form S-8 Registration Statement Nos. 333-61925, 333-122172 and
333-153444, are modified as set forth in this Registration Statement.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ITEM 3.
INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.
The following documents, which are on file with the Commission, are incorporated herein by
reference:
1. The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2010 filed on
March 30, 2010, as amended on Form 10-K/A filed on April 28, 2010;
2. The Registrant's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended April 30, 2010 and
July 31, 2010 filed on June 8, 2010 and September 8, 2010, respectively;
3. The Registrant's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on February 4, 2010, March 4, 2010 (two
reports), March 9, 2010, March 25, 2010, May 26, 2010, June 21, 2010, August 17, 2010 and August
27, 2010; and
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4. The description of our Class A common stock contained in our Registration Statement on Form
10 and all amendments or reports filed with the Commission for the purpose of updating such
description.
All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, subsequent to the filing of this Registration
Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment, which indicates that all of the
securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all such securities remaining unsold,
shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be part
hereof from the date of filing such documents.
ITEM 5.
INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.
Certain legal matters incident to the issuance and validity of the shares of Class A common
stock will be passed upon for us by Geralyn M. Presti, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and
Secretary of the Registrant. As of September 2, 2010, Ms. Presti owned 23,342 shares of our Class
A common stock, including 14,423 restricted shares, 1,236 shares of our Class B common stock and
64,041 options to purchase shares of our Class A common stock, of which 41,032 are currently
exercisable or exercisable within 60 days.
ITEM 8.
EXHIBITS.
The Exhibits to this Registration Statement are listed in the Exhibit Index on page 5 and are
incorporated herein by reference.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Cleveland, State of Ohio, on September 9, 2010.
FOREST CITY ENTERPRISES, INC.
By:
/s/ Robert G. O'Brien
Robert G. O'Brien
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Albert B. Ratner
Co-Chairman of the Board and Director
September 9, 2010
Albert B. Ratner
/s/ Samuel H. Miller
Samuel H. Miller
Co-Chairman of the Board, Treasurer and Director
September 9, 2010
/s/ Charles A. Ratner
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
September 9, 2010
Charles A. Ratner
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Robert G. O'Brien
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
September 9, 2010
Robert G. O'Brien
(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ Linda M. Kane
Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting and
September 9, 2010
Linda M. Kane
Administrative Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ James A. Ratner
James A. Ratner
Executive Vice President and Director
September 9, 2010
/s/ Ronald A. Ratner
Ronald A. Ratner
Executive Vice President and Director
September 9, 2010
/s/ Brian J. Ratner
Brian J. Ratner
Executive Vice President and Director
September 9, 2010
/s/ Scott S. Cowen
Scott S. Cowen
Director
September 9, 2010
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Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Michael P. Esposito, Jr.
Michael P. Esposito, Jr.
Director
September 9, 2010
/s/ Deborah L. Harmon
Deborah L. Harmon
Director
September 9, 2010
/s/ Stan Ross
Stan Ross
Director
September 9, 2010
/s/ Deborah Ratner Salzberg
Deborah Ratner Salzberg
Director
September 9, 2010
/s/ Joan K. Shafran
Joan K. Shafran
Director
September 9, 2010
/s/ Louis Stokes
Louis Stokes
Director
September 9, 2010
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FOREST CITY ENTERPRISES, INC.
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT NO.
DESCRIPTION
4.1
Amended Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant restated effective October
1, 2008 (filed with the Commission as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended October 31, 2008 [File No. 1-4372] and incorporated herein by reference).
4.2
Certificate of Amendment by Directors to the Registrant's Amended Articles of
Incorporation dated March 4, 2010 (filed with the Commission as Exhibit 3.1 to the
Registrant's Form 8-K filed on March 9, 2010 [File No. 1-4372] and incorporated herein
by reference).
4.3
Certificate of Amendment by Shareholders to the Registrant's Amended Articles
of Incorporation dated June 25, 2010 (filed with the Commission as Exhibit 3.3 to the
Registrant's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 31, 2010 [File No. 1-4372] and
incorporated herein by reference).
4.4
Code of Regulations as amended August 11, 2010 (filed with the Commission as
Exhibit 3.4 to the Registrant's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 31, 2010 [File No.
1-4372] and incorporated herein by reference).
4.5
Forest City Enterprises, Inc. 1994 Stock Plan (As Amended and Restated as of
June 16, 2010) (filed with the Commission as Exhibit 10.28 to the Registrant's Form
10-Q for the quarter ended July 31, 2010 [File No. 1-4372] and incorporated herein by
reference).
5
Opinion of General Counsel of Forest City Enterprises, Inc. as to the legality
of the securities being registered that constitute original issue shares.
23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
23.2
Consent of General Counsel of Forest City Enterprises, Inc. (included as part
of Exhibit 5).
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