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    <TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May&nbsp;3, 2010
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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, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Under<BR>
The Securities Act of 1933</B></DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FIRST INDUSTRIAL REALTY TRUST, INC.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>36-3935116</B></TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>311 S. Wacker Drive, Suite&nbsp;3900<BR>
Chicago, Illinois 60606</B><BR>
(Address of principal executive offices)</DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FIRST INDUSTRIAL REALTY TRUST, INC.<BR>
2009 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN</B><BR>
(Full title of the plan)</DIV>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Bruce W. Duncan</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>President and Chief Executive Officer <BR>
First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. <BR>
311 S. Wacker Drive, Suite&nbsp;3900<BR>
Chicago, Illinois, 60606<BR>
(312)&nbsp;344-4300</B><BR>
(Name of agent for service)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Howard A. Nagelberg<BR>
William E. Turner II<BR>
Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum &#038; Nagelberg LLP<BR>
200 W. Madison St., Suite&nbsp;3900<BR>
Chicago, Illinois, 60606<BR>
(312)&nbsp;984-3100</B></TD>
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<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.
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                    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock, par
value $0.01 per share,
issuable under 2009
Stock Incentive Plan</DIV></TD>
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    <TD colspan="3" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">400,000 shares</TD>
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    <TD>Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416 under the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement also
registers any additional shares as may be issuable under the Plan by reason of any stock
splits, stock dividends, dividend equivalents or other similar transactions.</TD>
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    <TD>Estimated pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act, solely for the purpose of
calculating the registration fee, based on the average of the high and low prices for the
registrant&#146;s common stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on April&nbsp;29, 2010.</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>PART I</B>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The information specified in this Part&nbsp;I of Form S-8 (plan information and registrant
information and employee plan annual information) is included in documents sent or given to the
participants in the plan as specified by Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933. Such
documents need not be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission either as part of this
Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;These documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement
pursuant to Item&nbsp;3 of Part&nbsp;II of this Form S-8, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets
the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933.
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;3. </B><U><B>Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference</B></U><B>.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents previously or concurrently filed (file no. 1-13102) by First
Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
&#147;Commission&#148;) are hereby incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement:
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    <TD>The Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2009,
filed on March&nbsp;3, 2010;</TD>
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    <TD>The Company&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed January&nbsp;11, 2010, February&nbsp;3,
2010 and March&nbsp;4, 2010 (in each case, excluding the portions that were furnished and
not filed in accordance with Commission rules); and</TD>
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    <TD>The description of the Company&#146;s common stock included in the Company&#146;s
registration statement on Form 8-A dated June&nbsp;23, 1994.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents subsequently filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which
deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed incorporated by reference into
this Registration Statement and to be a part thereof from the date of the filing of such documents,
except that we are not incorporating, in each case, any documents or information deemed to have
been furnished and not filed in accordance with Commission rules. Any statement contained in the
documents incorporated, or deemed to be incorporated, by reference herein or therein shall be
deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement and the prospectus
which is a part hereof (the &#147;Prospectus&#148;) to the extent that a statement contained herein or
therein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is, or is deemed to be, incorporated
by reference herein or therein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so
modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a
part of this Registration Statement and the Prospectus.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We will provide, without charge, to each person to whom this prospectus is delivered a copy of
these filings upon written or oral request to First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc., 311 S. Wacker
Drive, Suite&nbsp;3900, Chicago, Illinois 60606, Attention: Investor Relations, telephone number (312)
344-4300.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;4. </B><U><B>Description of Securities</B></U><B>.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not Applicable.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;5. </B><U><B>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</B></U><B>.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;6. </B><U><B>Indemnification of Directors and Officers</B></U><B>.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Articles of Amendment and Restatement of the Company contain certain provisions limiting
the liability of the directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by Section&nbsp;5-418 of the
Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland (&#147;Courts and Judicial
Proceedings Article&#148;). The registrant&#146;s Articles of Amendment and Restatement and amended and
restated bylaws also provide certain limitations, permitted under Maryland General Corporation Law
(the &#147;MGCL&#148;), on each director&#146;s personal liability for monetary damages for breach of any duty as
a director. Section&nbsp;5-418 of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article permits a Maryland
corporation to limit the liability of its directors and officers to the corporation and its
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">stockholders for money damages, except to the extent that: (a)&nbsp;it is proved
that the director or officer actually received an improper benefit or profit in money, property or
services for the amount of the benefit or profit in money, property, or services actually received
or (b)&nbsp;a judgment or other final adjudication is entered in a proceeding based on a finding that
the act, or failure to act, of the director or officer was the result of active and deliberate
dishonesty and was material to the cause of action adjudicated in the proceeding.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, the Company&#146;s Articles of Amendment and Restatement and amended and restated
bylaws obligate the registrant to indemnify its directors and officers, and permit the Company to
indemnify its employees and other agents, against certain liabilities and expenses incurred in
connection with their service in such capacities, as well as advancement of costs, expenses and
attorneys&#146; fees, to the fullest extent permitted under the MGCL. Section&nbsp;2-418 of the MGCL permits
a Maryland corporation to indemnify its present and former directors and officers, among others,
against judgments, penalties, fines, settlements and reasonable expenses actually incurred by the
directors or officers in connection with any proceeding to which they may be made a party by reason
of their service in such capacities, unless it is established that (a)&nbsp;the act or omission of the
director or officer was material to the matter giving rise to such proceeding and (i)&nbsp;was committed
in bad faith or (ii)&nbsp;was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty, (b)&nbsp;the director or
officer actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services or (c)&nbsp;in the
case of any criminal proceeding, the director or officer had reasonable cause to believe that the
act or omission was unlawful.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The directors and officers of the registrant are entitled to the benefits of liability
insurance maintained by the registrant for certain losses arising from claims or charges made
against any officer or director in connection with his or her service in such capacity.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;7. </B><U><B>Exemption from Registration Claimed</B></U><B>.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not Applicable.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;8. </B><U><B>Exhibits</B></U><B>.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following is a complete list of exhibits filed or incorporated by reference as part of
this registration statement:
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    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Exhibit No.</TD>
    <TD style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Description</TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="bottom">
    <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 and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 of the Form&nbsp;10-Q of the Company for the fiscal quarter
ended June&nbsp;30, 1996)</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">4.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, dated September&nbsp;4, 1997
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;1 of the Company&#146;s Form&nbsp;8-K, dated
September&nbsp;4, 1997, as filed on September&nbsp;29, 1997)</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">Articles of Amendment to the Company&#146;s Articles of Incorporation, dated June&nbsp;20,
1994 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 of the Form&nbsp;10-Q of the Company
for the fiscal quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 1996)</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">4.4
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Articles of Amendment to the Company&#146;s Articles of Incorporation, dated May&nbsp;31,
1996 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.3 of the Form&nbsp;10-Q of the Company
for the fiscal quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 1996)</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">Articles Supplementary relating to the Company&#146;s 6.236% Series&nbsp;F Flexible
Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 of the Form&nbsp;10-Q of the Company for the fiscal quarter
ended June&nbsp;30, 2004)</TD>
</TR>
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<DIV align="center">
<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
<!-- Begin Table Head -->
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="92%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Exhibit No.</TD>
    <TD style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Description</TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.6
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Articles Supplementary relating to the Company&#146;s 7.236% Series&nbsp;G Flexible
Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 of the Form&nbsp;10-Q of the Company for the fiscal quarter
ended June&nbsp;30, 2004)</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">4.7
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Articles Supplementary relating to the Company&#146;s Junior Participating Preferred
Stock, $0.01 par value (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.10 of Form&nbsp;S-3 of
the Company and First Industrial, L.P. dated September&nbsp;24, 1997, Registration
No.&nbsp;333-29879)</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">4.8
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Articles Supplementary relating to the Company&#146;s 7.25% Series&nbsp;J Cumulative
Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 of the Form&nbsp;8-K of the Company filed January&nbsp;17, 2006)</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">4.9
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Articles Supplementary relating to the Company&#146;s 7.25% Series&nbsp;K Cumulative
Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;1.6 of the Form&nbsp;8-A of the Company, as filed on August&nbsp;18, 2006)</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">4.10
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Indenture, dated as of May&nbsp;13, 1997, between First Industrial, L.P. and First
Trust National Association, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1
of Form&nbsp;10-Q of First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. for the fiscal quarter ended
March&nbsp;31, 1997, as amended by Form&nbsp;10-Q/A No.&nbsp;1 of First Industrial Realty
Trust, Inc. filed May&nbsp;30, 1997)</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">4.11
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Form of Senior Debt Security of First Industrial, L.P. (included in Exhibit&nbsp;4.10)</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">4.12
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">2009 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.1 of the
Company&#146;s Form&nbsp;10-Q for the period ended June&nbsp;30, 2009)</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">5.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of McGuireWoods LLP</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">23.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP</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">23.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of McGuireWoods LLP (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</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">24.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Powers of Attorney (included on signature page)</TD>
</TR>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;9. </B><U><B>Undertakings</B></U><B>.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt">
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="6%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(1)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
made, a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement:</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt">
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="9%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(i)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>to include any prospectus required by Section
10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="9%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(ii)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>to reflect in the prospectus any facts or
events arising after the effective date of this registration statement
(or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in this registration statement, except that,
notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of
securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered
would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the
low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be
reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant
to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
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<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt"><TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #textcolor#; background: #bgcolor#">
    <TD width="9%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the
maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of
Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective registration statement;</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt">
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="9%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(iii)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>to include any material information with
respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this
registration statement or any material change to such information in
the registration statement;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="9%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>

    <TD colspan="3">provided, however, that provisions (i)&nbsp;and (ii)&nbsp;of this undertaking are
inapplicable if the information required to be included in a post-effective
amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the
Company pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are
incorporated by reference in this registration statement;</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to
the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to
Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an
employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is
incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that
time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h)&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in
the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by
a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a
director, officer or controlling person in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the
securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
</DIV>


<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 of filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunder duly authorized, in the City of Chicago, State of Illinois, on May&nbsp;3, 2010.
</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
<TR>
    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left"><B>FIRST INDUSTRIAL REALTY TRUST, INC.</B><BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Bruce W. Duncan
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Bruce W. Duncan&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Chief Executive Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Scott A. Musil
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Scott A. Musil&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Acting Chief Financial Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

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<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
<TR>
    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>POWERS OF ATTORNEY</B>
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Know all men by these presents, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and
appoints Bruce W. Duncan and Scott A. Musil, and each of them, his or her true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, each with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for him or
her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to sign any or all
amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the
same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to
do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or any of them, or his
substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
</DIV>

<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 was
signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on
May&nbsp;3, 2010.
</DIV>
<DIV align="center">
<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
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    <TD width="30%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="40%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="20%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left" 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>
</TR>

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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Bruce W. Duncan
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Bruce W. Duncan
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">President, Chief Executive Officer&nbsp;and
Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May&nbsp;3, 2010</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="center" 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 A. Musil
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Scott A. Musil
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Acting Chief Financial Officer&nbsp;and
Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May&nbsp;3, 2010</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="center" 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/ W. Edwin Tyler
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
W. Edwin Tyler
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Chairman of the Board of Directors&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May&nbsp;3, 2010</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="center" 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/ Michael G. Damone
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Michael G. Damone
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May&nbsp;3, 2010</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="center" 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/ Matthew S. Dominski
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Matthew S. Dominski
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May&nbsp;3, 2010</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="center" 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/ H. Patrick Hackett, Jr.
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
H. Patrick Hackett, Jr.
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May&nbsp;3, 2010</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="center" 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/ Kevin W. Lynch
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Kevin W. Lynch
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May&nbsp;3, 2010</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="center" 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/ John E. Rau
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
John E. Rau
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May&nbsp;3, 2010</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="center" 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/ Jay H. Shidler
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Jay H. Shidler
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May&nbsp;3, 2010</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="center" 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 J. Slater
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Robert J. Slater
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May&nbsp;3, 2010</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="center" 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/ J. Steven Wilson
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
J. Steven Wilson
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May&nbsp;3, 2010</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>FIRST INDUSTRIAL REALTY TRUST, INC.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>EXHIBIT INDEX<BR>
TO<BR>
FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
</DIV>
<DIV align="center">
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    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="30%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="21%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">Incorporated</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">Herein by</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">Filed</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Exhibit No.</TD>
    <TD style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Description</TD>
    <TD style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Reference to</TD>
    <TD style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Herewith</TD>
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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 and Restated
Articles of
Incorporation of the
Company
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 of the Form
10-Q of the Company for
the fiscal quarter
ended June&nbsp;30, 1996,
File No.&nbsp;1-13102</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</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>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</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">Amended and Restated
Bylaws of the Company,
dated September&nbsp;4, 1997
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Exhibit&nbsp;1 of the
Company&#146;s Form&nbsp;8-K,
dated September&nbsp;4,
1997, as filed on
September&nbsp;29, 1997,
File No.&nbsp;1-13102</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</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>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</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">Articles of Amendment to
the Company&#146;s Articles
of Incorporation, dated
June&nbsp;20, 1994
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 of the Form
10-Q of the Company for
the fiscal quarter
ended June&nbsp;30, 1996,
File No.&nbsp;1-13102</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</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>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</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">Articles of Amendment to
the Company&#146;s Articles
of Incorporation, dated
May&nbsp;31, 1996
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Exhibit&nbsp;3.3 of the Form
10-Q of the Company for
the fiscal quarter
ended June&nbsp;30, 1996,
File No.&nbsp;1-13102</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</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>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</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">Articles Supplementary
relating to the
Company&#146;s 6.236% Series
F Flexible Cumulative
Redeemable Preferred
Stock, $0.01 par value
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 of the Form
10-Q of the Company for
the fiscal quarter
ended June&nbsp;30, 2004,
File No.&nbsp;1-13102</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</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>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</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">4.6
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Articles Supplementary
relating to the
Company&#146;s 7.236% Series
G Flexible Cumulative
Redeemable Preferred
Stock, $0.01 par value
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 of the Form
10-Q of the Company for
the fiscal quarter
ended June&nbsp;30, 2004,
File No.&nbsp;1-13102</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</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>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</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">4.7
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Articles Supplementary
relating to the
Company&#146;s Junior
Participating Preferred
Stock, $0.01 par value
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Exhibit&nbsp;4.10 of the
Form&nbsp;S-3 of the Company
and First Industrial,
L.P. dated September
27, 1997, Registration
No.&nbsp;333-29879</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="30%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="21%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">Incorporated</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">Herein by</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">Filed</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Exhibit No.</TD>
    <TD style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Description</TD>
    <TD style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Reference to</TD>
    <TD style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Herewith</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.8
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Articles Supplementary
relating to the
Company&#146;s 7.25% Series&nbsp;J
Cumulative Redeemable
Preferred Stock, $0.01
par value
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 of the Form
8-A of the Company
filed January&nbsp;17, 2006,
File No.&nbsp;1-13102</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</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>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</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">4.9
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Articles Supplementary
relating to the
Company&#146;s 7.25% Series&nbsp;K
Cumulative Redeemable
Preferred Stock, $0.01
par value
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Exhibit&nbsp;1.6 of the Form
8-A of the Company as
filed on August&nbsp;18,
2006, File No.&nbsp;1-13102</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</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>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</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">4.10
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Indenture, dated as of
May&nbsp;13, 1997, between
First Industrial, L.P.
and First Trust National
Association, as Trustee
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 of the Form
10-Q of First
Industrial Realty
Trust, Inc. for the
fiscal quarter ended
March&nbsp;31, 1997, as
amended by Form&nbsp;10-Q/A
No.&nbsp;1 of First
Industrial Realty
Trust, Inc. filed May
30, 1997, File No.
1-13102</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</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>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</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">4.11
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Form of Senior Debt
Security of First
Industrial , L.P.
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Included in Exhibit&nbsp;4.10</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</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>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</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">4.12
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">2009 Stock Incentive Plan
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Exhibit&nbsp;10.1 of the
Form&nbsp;10-Q of the
Company for the period
ended June&nbsp;30, 2009,
File No.&nbsp;1-13102</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</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>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</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">5.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of McGuireWoods
LLP
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">X</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>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</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
PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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LLP
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 3, 2010
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
The Securities Act of 1933
FIRST INDUSTRIAL REALTY TRUST, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland
36-3935116
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
311 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 3900
Chicago, Illinois 60606
(Address of principal executive offices)
FIRST INDUSTRIAL REALTY TRUST, INC.
2009 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
Bruce W. Duncan
Copies to:
President and Chief Executive Officer
First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.
311 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 3900
Chicago, Illinois, 60606
(312) 344-4300
(Name of agent for service)
Howard A. Nagelberg
William E. Turner II
Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP
200 W. Madison St., Suite 3900
Chicago, Illinois, 60606
(312) 984-3100
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.
Large accelerated filer
o
Accelerated filer
þ
Non-accelerated filer
o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
o
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Title of Securities
Amount to be
Offering Price
Aggregate
Amount of
to be Registered
Registered(1)(2)
per Share(2)
Offering Price(1)(2)
Registration Fee(2)
Common Stock, par
value $0.01 per share,
issuable under 2009
Stock Incentive Plan
400,000 shares
$
8.08
$
3,232,000
$
231
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement also
registers any additional shares as may be issuable under the Plan by reason of any stock
splits, stock dividends, dividend equivalents or other similar transactions.
(2)
Estimated pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act, solely for the purpose of
calculating the registration fee, based on the average of the high and low prices for the
registrant's common stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on April 29, 2010.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS
The information specified in this Part I of Form S-8 (plan information and registrant
information and employee plan annual information) is included in documents sent or given to the
participants in the plan as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933. Such
documents need not be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission either as part of this
Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424.
These documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement
pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this Form S-8, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets
the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933.
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 3.
Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference
.
The following documents previously or concurrently filed (file no. 1-13102) by First
Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. (the "Company") with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") are hereby incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement:
(a)
The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009,
filed on March 3, 2010;
(b)
The Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed January 11, 2010, February 3,
2010 and March 4, 2010 (in each case, excluding the portions that were furnished and
not filed in accordance with Commission rules); and
(c)
The description of the Company's common stock included in the Company's
registration statement on Form 8-A dated June 23, 1994.
All documents subsequently filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which
deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed incorporated by reference into
this Registration Statement and to be a part thereof from the date of the filing of such documents,
except that we are not incorporating, in each case, any documents or information deemed to have
been furnished and not filed in accordance with Commission rules. Any statement contained in the
documents incorporated, or deemed to be incorporated, by reference herein or therein shall be
deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement and the prospectus
which is a part hereof (the "Prospectus") to the extent that a statement contained herein or
therein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is, or is deemed to be, incorporated
by reference herein or therein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so
modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a
part of this Registration Statement and the Prospectus.
We will provide, without charge, to each person to whom this prospectus is delivered a copy of
these filings upon written or oral request to First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc., 311 S. Wacker
Drive, Suite 3900, Chicago, Illinois 60606, Attention: Investor Relations, telephone number (312)
344-4300.
Item 4.
Description of Securities
.
Not Applicable.
Item 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
.
Not applicable.
Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers
.
The Articles of Amendment and Restatement of the Company contain certain provisions limiting
the liability of the directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by Section 5-418 of the
Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland ("Courts and Judicial
Proceedings Article"). The registrant's Articles of Amendment and Restatement and amended and
restated bylaws also provide certain limitations, permitted under Maryland General Corporation Law
(the "MGCL"), on each director's personal liability for monetary damages for breach of any duty as
a director. Section 5-418 of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article permits a Maryland
corporation to limit the liability of its directors and officers to the corporation and its
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stockholders for money damages, except to the extent that: (a) it is proved
that the director or officer actually received an improper benefit or profit in money, property or
services for the amount of the benefit or profit in money, property, or services actually received
or (b) a judgment or other final adjudication is entered in a proceeding based on a finding that
the act, or failure to act, of the director or officer was the result of active and deliberate
dishonesty and was material to the cause of action adjudicated in the proceeding.
In addition, the Company's Articles of Amendment and Restatement and amended and restated
bylaws obligate the registrant to indemnify its directors and officers, and permit the Company to
indemnify its employees and other agents, against certain liabilities and expenses incurred in
connection with their service in such capacities, as well as advancement of costs, expenses and
attorneys' fees, to the fullest extent permitted under the MGCL. Section 2-418 of the MGCL permits
a Maryland corporation to indemnify its present and former directors and officers, among others,
against judgments, penalties, fines, settlements and reasonable expenses actually incurred by the
directors or officers in connection with any proceeding to which they may be made a party by reason
of their service in such capacities, unless it is established that (a) the act or omission of the
director or officer was material to the matter giving rise to such proceeding and (i) was committed
in bad faith or (ii) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty, (b) the director or
officer actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services or (c) in the
case of any criminal proceeding, the director or officer had reasonable cause to believe that the
act or omission was unlawful.
The directors and officers of the registrant are entitled to the benefits of liability
insurance maintained by the registrant for certain losses arising from claims or charges made
against any officer or director in connection with his or her service in such capacity.
Item 7.
Exemption from Registration Claimed
.
Not Applicable.
Item 8.
Exhibits
.
The following is a complete list of exhibits filed or incorporated by reference as part of
this registration statement:
Exhibit No.
Description
4.1
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Form 10-Q of the Company for the fiscal quarter
ended June 30, 1996)
4.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, dated September 4, 1997
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1 of the Company's Form 8-K, dated
September 4, 1997, as filed on September 29, 1997)
4.3
Articles of Amendment to the Company's Articles of Incorporation, dated June 20,
1994 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Form 10-Q of the Company
for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 1996)
4.4
Articles of Amendment to the Company's Articles of Incorporation, dated May 31,
1996 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 of the Form 10-Q of the Company
for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 1996)
4.5
Articles Supplementary relating to the Company's 6.236% Series F Flexible
Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Form 10-Q of the Company for the fiscal quarter
ended June 30, 2004)
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Exhibit No.
Description
4.6
Articles Supplementary relating to the Company's 7.236% Series G Flexible
Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Form 10-Q of the Company for the fiscal quarter
ended June 30, 2004)
4.7
Articles Supplementary relating to the Company's Junior Participating Preferred
Stock, $0.01 par value (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.10 of Form S-3 of
the Company and First Industrial, L.P. dated September 24, 1997, Registration
No. 333-29879)
4.8
Articles Supplementary relating to the Company's 7.25% Series J Cumulative
Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.1 of the Form 8-K of the Company filed January 17, 2006)
4.9
Articles Supplementary relating to the Company's 7.25% Series K Cumulative
Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 1.6 of the Form 8-A of the Company, as filed on August 18, 2006)
4.10
Indenture, dated as of May 13, 1997, between First Industrial, L.P. and First
Trust National Association, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1
of Form 10-Q of First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. for the fiscal quarter ended
March 31, 1997, as amended by Form 10-Q/A No. 1 of First Industrial Realty
Trust, Inc. filed May 30, 1997)
4.11
Form of Senior Debt Security of First Industrial, L.P. (included in Exhibit 4.10)
4.12
2009 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the
Company's Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2009)
5.1
Opinion of McGuireWoods LLP
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
23.2
Consent of McGuireWoods LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Powers of Attorney (included on signature page)
Item 9.
Undertakings
.
(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)
To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
made, a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement:
(i)
to include any prospectus required by Section
10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii)
to reflect in the prospectus any facts or
events arising after the effective date of this registration statement
(or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in this registration statement, except that,
notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of
securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered
would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the
low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be
reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant
to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in
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volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the
maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of
Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement;
(iii)
to include any material information with
respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this
registration statement or any material change to such information in
the registration statement;
provided, however, that provisions (i) and (ii) of this undertaking are
inapplicable if the information required to be included in a post-effective
amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the
Company pursuant to Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are
incorporated by reference in this registration statement;
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to
the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to
Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an
employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is
incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that
time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(h) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in
the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by
a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a
director, officer or controlling person in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the
securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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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 of filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunder duly authorized, in the City of Chicago, State of Illinois, on May 3, 2010.
FIRST INDUSTRIAL REALTY TRUST, INC.
By:
/s/ Bruce W. Duncan
Bruce W. Duncan
Chief Executive Officer
By:
/s/ Scott A. Musil
Scott A. Musil
Acting Chief Financial Officer
POWERS OF ATTORNEY
Know all men by these presents, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and
appoints Bruce W. Duncan and Scott A. Musil, and each of them, his or her true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, each with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for him or
her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to sign any or all
amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the
same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to
do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or any of them, or his
substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement was
signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on
May 3, 2010.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Bruce W. Duncan
Bruce W. Duncan
President, Chief Executive Officer and
Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
May 3, 2010
/s/ Scott A. Musil
Scott A. Musil
Acting Chief Financial Officer and
Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)
May 3, 2010
/s/ W. Edwin Tyler
W. Edwin Tyler
Chairman of the Board of Directors
May 3, 2010
/s/ Michael G. Damone
Michael G. Damone
Director
May 3, 2010
/s/ Matthew S. Dominski
Matthew S. Dominski
Director
May 3, 2010
/s/ H. Patrick Hackett, Jr.
H. Patrick Hackett, Jr.
Director
May 3, 2010
/s/ Kevin W. Lynch
Kevin W. Lynch
Director
May 3, 2010
/s/ John E. Rau
John E. Rau
Director
May 3, 2010
/s/ Jay H. Shidler
Jay H. Shidler
Director
May 3, 2010
/s/ Robert J. Slater
Robert J. Slater
Director
May 3, 2010
/s/ J. Steven Wilson
J. Steven Wilson
Director
May 3, 2010
FIRST INDUSTRIAL REALTY TRUST, INC.
EXHIBIT INDEX
TO
FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Incorporated
Herein by
Filed
Exhibit No.
Description
Reference to
Herewith
4.1
Amended and Restated
Articles of
Incorporation of the
Company
Exhibit 3.1 of the Form
10-Q of the Company for
the fiscal quarter
ended June 30, 1996,
File No. 1-13102
4.2
Amended and Restated
Bylaws of the Company,
dated September 4, 1997
Exhibit 1 of the
Company's Form 8-K,
dated September 4,
1997, as filed on
September 29, 1997,
File No. 1-13102
4.3
Articles of Amendment to
the Company's Articles
of Incorporation, dated
June 20, 1994
Exhibit 3.2 of the Form
10-Q of the Company for
the fiscal quarter
ended June 30, 1996,
File No. 1-13102
4.4
Articles of Amendment to
the Company's Articles
of Incorporation, dated
May 31, 1996
Exhibit 3.3 of the Form
10-Q of the Company for
the fiscal quarter
ended June 30, 1996,
File No. 1-13102
4.5
Articles Supplementary
relating to the
Company's 6.236% Series
F Flexible Cumulative
Redeemable Preferred
Stock, $0.01 par value
Exhibit 3.1 of the Form
10-Q of the Company for
the fiscal quarter
ended June 30, 2004,
File No. 1-13102
4.6
Articles Supplementary
relating to the
Company's 7.236% Series
G Flexible Cumulative
Redeemable Preferred
Stock, $0.01 par value
Exhibit 3.2 of the Form
10-Q of the Company for
the fiscal quarter
ended June 30, 2004,
File No. 1-13102
4.7
Articles Supplementary
relating to the
Company's Junior
Participating Preferred
Stock, $0.01 par value
Exhibit 4.10 of the
Form S-3 of the Company
and First Industrial,
L.P. dated September
27, 1997, Registration
No. 333-29879
Incorporated
Herein by
Filed
Exhibit No.
Description
Reference to
Herewith
4.8
Articles Supplementary
relating to the
Company's 7.25% Series J
Cumulative Redeemable
Preferred Stock, $0.01
par value
Exhibit 4.1 of the Form
8-A of the Company
filed January 17, 2006,
File No. 1-13102
4.9
Articles Supplementary
relating to the
Company's 7.25% Series K
Cumulative Redeemable
Preferred Stock, $0.01
par value
Exhibit 1.6 of the Form
8-A of the Company as
filed on August 18,
2006, File No. 1-13102
4.10
Indenture, dated as of
May 13, 1997, between
First Industrial, L.P.
and First Trust National
Association, as Trustee
Exhibit 4.1 of the Form
10-Q of First
Industrial Realty
Trust, Inc. for the
fiscal quarter ended
March 31, 1997, as
amended by Form 10-Q/A
No. 1 of First
Industrial Realty
Trust, Inc. filed May
30, 1997, File No.
1-13102
4.11
Form of Senior Debt
Security of First
Industrial , L.P.
Included in Exhibit 4.10
4.12
2009 Stock Incentive Plan
Exhibit 10.1 of the
Form 10-Q of the
Company for the period
ended June 30, 2009,
File No. 1-13102
5.1
Opinion of McGuireWoods
LLP
X
23.1
Consent of
PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP
X
23.2
Consent of McGuireWoods
LLP
Included in Exhibit
5.1
24.1
Powers of Attorney
Included on the
Signature Page to
this Registration
Statement