Scott S Cowen Form 4 Forest City Realty Trust / SCOTT S COWEN ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

COWEN SCOTT S

(Last) (First) (Middle)

600 PORT OF NEW ORLEANS PLACE - APT. 5B

(Street)

NEW ORLEANS LA 70130

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Forest City Realty Trust, Inc. [ FCEA/FCEB ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/23/2016

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Class A Common Stock								39,489	D(1)
Class A Common Stock								1,894	D(2)
Class A Common Stock								4,467	D(3)
Class A Common Stock	03/23/2016		A		5,969	A	$0	5,969	D(4)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
2006 Stock Option Grant (right to buy)	$46.37							04/04/2008(5)	04/04/2016	Class A Common	10,800		10,800	D(5)
2007 Stock Option Grant (right to buy)	$65.35							03/29/2009(6)	03/29/2017	Class A Common	10,800		10,800	D(6)
2009 Stock Option Grant (right to buy)	$7.8							04/21/2010	04/21/2019	Class A Common	10,966		10,966	D(7)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Shares are held in street account.

2. 2013 Restricted Stock Grant - 33.33% vest on 4/08/2014; 33.33% vest on 4/08/2015; and 33.33% vest on 4/08/2016.

3. 2015 Restricted Stock Grant - 100% vest on 3/26/2016.

4. 2016 Restricted Stock Grant - 100% vest on 3/23/2017.

5. 2006 Stock Option Grant - 25% exercisable on 4/04/2008; 25% exercisable on 4/04/2009; and 50% exersicable on 4/04/2010.

6. 2007 Stock Option Grant - 25% exercisable on 3/29/2009; 25% exercisable on 3/29/2010; and 50% exercisable on 3/29/2011.

7. 2009 Stock Option Grant - 33.33% exercisable 4/21/2010; 33.33% exercisable 4/21/2011; and 33.33% exercisable 4/21/2012.

Remarks:

	Geralyn M. Presti, Attorney-In-Fact for Scott S. Cowen	03/25/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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