Bacon Kenneth J Form 4 Forest City Realty Trust / KENNETH J BACON 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^*

BACON KENNETH J

(Last) (First) (Middle)

540 WISCONSIN AVENUE

SUITE 410

(Street)

CHEVY CHASE MD 20815

(City) (State) (Zip)

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

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)
06/20/2018

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	06/20/2018		A		5,432	A	$0	5,432	D(1)
Class A Common Stock								27,669	D(2)

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
2013 Stock Option Grant (right to buy)	$17.6							04/08/2014(3)	04/08/2023	Class A Common	4,557		4,557	D(3)
2014 Stock Option Grant (right to buy)	$18.73							03/28/2015(4)	03/28/2024	Class A Common	2,371		2,371	D(4)
2015 Stock Option Grant (right to buy)	$24.62							03/26/2016(5)	03/26/2025	Class A Common	7,060		7,060	D(5)

Explanation of Responses:

1. 2018 Restricted Stock Grant pursuant to Forest City Realty Trust, Inc. 1994 Stock Plan - 100% vest on 6/20/2019.

2. Shares are held by transfer agent in a direct registration account. 5,726 shares from the 2017 Restricted Stock Grant vested on 3/24/2018 and were transferred to this account.

3. 2013 Stock Option Grant - 33.33% exercisable 4/08/2014; 33.33% exercisable 4/08/2015; and 33.33% exercisable 4/08/2016.

4. 2014 Stock Option Grant - 100% exercisable 3/28/2015;

5. 2015 Stock Option Grant - 100% exercisable 3/26/2016.

Remarks:

	J. Matthew Shady, Attorney-In-Fact for Kenneth J. Bacon	06/21/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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