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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-K/A

(Amendment No. 1)

x | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011

Or

¨ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number 1-13102

FIRST INDUSTRIAL REALTY TRUST, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)

Maryland |  | 36-3935116
(State or other jurisdiction of |  | (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) |  | Identification No.)
311 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 3900, Chicago, Illinois |  | 60606
(Address of principal executive offices) |  | (Zip Code)

(312) 344-4300

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Common Stock

(Title of Class)

New York Stock Exchange

(Name of exchange on which registered)

Depositary Shares Each Representing 1/10,000 of a Share of 7.25% Series J Cumulative Preferred Stock

Depositary Shares Each Representing 1/10,000 of a Share of 7.25% Series K Cumulative Preferred Stock

(Title of class)

New York Stock Exchange

(Name of exchange on which registered)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes þ No ¨

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Yes ¨ No þ

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes þ No ¨

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. ¨

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 |  | ¨
Non-accelerated filer |  | ¨ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) |  | Smaller reporting company |  | ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No þ

The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant was approximately $986.0 million based on the closing price on the New York Stock Exchange for such stock on June 30, 2011.

At February 28, 2012, 86,733,657 shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock, $0.01 par value, were outstanding.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Part III incorporates certain information by reference to the Registrant’s definitive proxy statement expected to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission no later than 120 days after the end of the Registrant’s fiscal year.

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FIRST INDUSTRIAL REALTY TRUST, INC.

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Explanatory Note |  |  | 3 |
Part IV. Other Information |  |  | 4 |
Item 15. Exhibits |  |  | 4 |
Signature |  |  | 10 |
Exhibit Index |  |  | 11 |

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K (the “Form 10-K”) of First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2011 is being filed solely (i) to furnish Exhibit 101.1 to the Form 10-K in accordance with Rule 405 of Regulation S-T and (ii) to revise the cover page of the Form 10-K with respect to the registrant’s status as a well-known seasoned filer. Exhibit 101.1 to the Form 10-K provides the consolidated financial statements and related notes from the Form 10-K formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language).

Pursuant to Rule 12b-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, this Form 10-K/A also contains new certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which are attached hereto. Because no financial statements have been included in this Form 10-K/A and this Form 10-K/A does not contain or amend any disclosure with respect to Items 307 and 308 of Regulation S-K, paragraphs 3, 4, and 5 of the certifications have been omitted.

No other changes have been made to the Form 10-K. This Amendment No. 1 to the Form 10-K speaks as of the original filing date of the Form 10-K, does not reflect events that may have occurred subsequent to the original filing date, and does not modify or update in any way disclosures made in the original Form 10-K.

Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the interactive data files on Exhibit 101.1 hereto are deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise are not subject to liability under those sections.

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PART IV

ITEM 15. EXHIBITS

Exhibits |  | Description
3.1 |  | 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, File No. 1-13102)
3.2 |  | 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, File No. 1-13102)
3.3 |  | 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, File No. 1-13102)
3.4 |  | 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, File No. 1-13102)
3.5 |  | 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, File No. 1-13102)
3.6 |  | 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, File No. 1-13102)
3.7 |  | 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)
3.8 |  | 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, File No. 1-13102)
3.9 |  | 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, File No. 1-13102)
3.10 |  | Articles of Amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, dated May 12, 2011 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Form 8-K of the Company filed June 2, 2011, File No. 1-13102)
4.1 |  | Deposit Agreement, dated May 27, 2004, by and among the Company, EquiServe Inc. and EquiServe Trust Company, N.A. and holders from time to time of Series F Depositary Receipts (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Form 10-Q of the Company for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2004, File No. 1-13102)
4.2 |  | Deposit Agreement, dated May 27, 2004, by and among the Company, EquiServe Inc. and EquiServe Trust Company, N.A. and holders from time to time of Series G Depositary Receipts (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Form 10-Q of the Company for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2004, File No. 1-13102)
4.3 |  | Remarketing Agreement, dated May 27, 2004, relating to 50,000 depositary shares, each representing 1/100 of a share of the Series F Flexible Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, by and among Lehman Brothers Inc., the Company and First Industrial, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.2 of the Form 8-K of the Company, dated May 27, 2004, File No. 1-13102)

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Exhibits |  | Description
4.4 |  | Remarketing Agreement, dated May 27,2004, relating to 25,000 depositary shares, each representing 1/100 of a share of the Series G Flexible Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, by and among Lehman Brothers Inc., the Company and First Industrial, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.3 of the Form 8-K of the Company, dated May 27, 2004, File No. 1-13102)
4.5 |  | Deposit Agreement, dated January 13,2006, by and among the Company, Computershare Shareholder Services, Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as depositary, and holders from time to time of Series J Depositary Receipts (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Form 8-K of the Company, filed January 17, 2006, File No. 1-13102)
4.6 |  | Deposit Agreement, dated August 21, 2006, by and among the Company, Computershare Shareholder Services, Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as depositary, and holders from time to time of Series K Depositary Receipts (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.7 of the Form 8-A of the Company, as filed on August 18, 2006, File No. 1-13102)
4.7 |  | 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 the Form 10-Q of the Company for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 1997, as amended by Form 10-Q/A No. 1 of the Company filed May 30, 1997, File No. 1-13102)
4.8 |  | Supplemental Indenture No. 1, dated as of May 13, 1997, between First Industrial, L.P. and First Trust National Association as Trustee relating to $100 million of 7.15% Notes due 2027 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Form 10-Q of the Company for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 1997, as amended by Form 10-Q/A No. 1 of the Company filed May 30, 1997, File No. 1-13102)
4.9 |  | Supplemental Indenture No. 3 dated October 28, 1997 between First Industrial, L.P. and First Trust National Association providing for the issuance of Medium-Term Notes due Nine Months or more from Date of Issue (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Form 8-K of First Industrial, L.P., dated November 3, 1997, as filed November 3, 1997, File No. 333-21873)
4.10 |  | 7.50% Medium-Term Note due 2017 in principal amount of $100 million issued by First Industrial, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.19 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997, File No. 1-13102)
4.11 |  | Trust Agreement, dated as of May 16, 1997, between First Industrial, L.P. and First Bank National Association, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 of the Form 10-Q of First Industrial, L.P. for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 1997, File No. 333-21873)
4.12 |  | 7.60% Notes due 2028 in principal amount of $200 million issued by First Industrial, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Form 8-K of First Industrial, L.P. dated July 15, 1998, File No. 333-21873)
4.13 |  | Supplemental Indenture No. 5, dated as of July 14, 1998, between First Industrial, L.P. and U.S. Bank Trust National Association, relating to First Industrial, L.P.’s 7.60% Notes due July 15, 2028 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Form 8-K of First Industrial, L.P. dated July 15, 1998, File No. 333-21873)
4.14 |  | Supplemental Indenture No. 7 dated as of April 15, 2002, between First Industrial, L.P. and U.S. Bank National Association, relating to First Industrial, L.P.’s 6.875% Notes due 2012 and 7.75% Notes due 2032 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Form 8-K of First Industrial, L.P. dated April 4, 2002, File No. 333-21873)
4.15 |  | Form of 6.875% Notes due in 2012 in the principal amount of $200 million issued by First Industrial, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Form 8-K of First Industrial, L.P., dated April 4, 2002, File No. 333-21873)

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Exhibits |  | Description
4.16 |  | Form of 7.75% Notes due 2032 in the principal amount of $50.0 million issued by First Industrial, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the Form 8-K of First Industrial, L.P., dated April 4, 2002, File No. 333-21873)
4.17 |  | Supplemental Indenture No. 8, dated as of May 17, 2004, relating to 6.42% Senior Notes due June 1, 2014, by and between First Industrial, L.P. and U.S. Bank National Association (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Form 8-K of First Industrial, L.P., dated May 27, 2004, File No. 333-21873)
4.18 |  | Supplemental Indenture No. 10, dated as of January 10, 2006, relating to 5.75% Senior Notes due 2016, by and between the Operating Partnership and U.S. Bank National Association (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Form 8-K of the Company, filed January 11, 2006, File No. 1-13102)
4.19 |  | Supplemental Indenture No. 11, dated as of May 7, 2007, relating to 5.95% Senior Notes due 2017, by and between the Operating Partnership and U.S. Bank National Association (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Form 8-K of the Company, filed May 5, 2007, File No. 1-13102)
10.1** |  | Twelfth Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement of First Industrial, L.P. dated February 27, 2012 and effective March 17, 2012 (the “LP Agreement”).
10.2 |  | Sales Agreement by and among the Company, First Industrial, L.P. and Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. dated September 16, 2004 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 of the Form 8-K of the Company, dated September 16, 2004, File No. 1-13102)
10.3 |  | Non-Competition Agreement between Jay H. Shidler and First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1994, File No. 1-13102)
10.4 |  | Form of Non-Competition Agreement between each of Michael T. Tomasz, Paul T. Lambert, Michael J. Havala, Michael W. Brennan, Michael G. Damone, Duane H. Lund, and Johannson L. Yap and First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-11, File No. 33-77804)
10.5† |  | 1994 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.37 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1994, File No. 1-13102)
10.6† |  | First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. Deferred Income Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10 of the Form 10-Q of the Company for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 1996, File No. 1-13102)
10.7 |  | Contribution Agreement, dated March 19, 1996, among FR Acquisitions, Inc. and the parties listed on the signature pages thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Form 8-K of the Company, dated April 3, 1996, File No. 1-13102)
10.8 |  | Contribution Agreement, dated January 31, 1997, among FR Acquisitions, Inc. and the parties listed on the signature pages thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.58 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996, File No. 1-13102)
10.9† |  | Separation and Release Agreement between First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. and Michael W. Brennan dated November 26, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Form 8-K of the Company filed November 28, 2008, File No. 1-13102)
10.10† |  | 1997 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.62 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996, File No. 1-13102)
10.11† |  | 2001 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.34 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001, File No. 1-13102)

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Exhibits |  | Description
10.12† |  | Separation and Release Agreement between First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. and Michael J. Havala dated December 22, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Form 8-K of the Company filed December 23, 2008, File No. 1-13102)
10.13† |  | Employment Agreement, dated March 31, 2002, between First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. and Johannson L. Yap (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Form 10-Q of First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2002, File No. 1-13102)
10.14† |  | Separation and Release Agreement between First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. and David P. Draft dated November 25, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Form 8-K of the Company filed November 28, 2008, File No. 1-13102)
10.15† |  | Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Form 10-Q of the Company for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2004, File No. 1-13102)
10.16† |  | Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of the Form 10-Q of the Company for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2004, File No. 1-13102)
10.17† |  | Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of the Form 10-Q of the Company for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2004, File No. 1-13102)
10.18† |  | Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 of the Form 10-Q of the Company for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2004, File No. 1-13102)
10.19 |  | Unsecured Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of December 14, 2011 among First Industrial, L.P., First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and the other lenders thereunder (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Form 8-K of the Company filed December 15, 2011, File No. 1-13102)
10.20† |  | Form of Restricted Stock Agreement (Director’s Annual Retainer) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Form 8-K of the Company filed May 19, 2006, File No. 1-13102)
10.21† |  | Amendment No. 1 to the Company’s 2001 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Form 10-Q of the Company for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2006, File No. 1-13102)
10.22† |  | Amendment No. 2 to the Company’s 2001 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Form 10-Q of the Company for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2007, File No. 1-13102)
10.23† |  | Amendment No. 1 to the Company’s 1994 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.24 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, File No. 1-13102)
10.24† |  | Amendment No. 1 to the Company’s 1997 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.25 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, File No. 1-13102)
10.25† |  | Form of Director Restricted Stock Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.26 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, File No. 1-13102)
10.26† |  | Form of Director Restricted Stock Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.27 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, File No. 1-13102)

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Exhibits |  | Description
10.27† |  | Form of Employee Restricted Stock Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.28 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, File No. 1-13102)
10.28† |  | Form of Employee Restricted Stock Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.29 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, File No. 1-13102)
10.29† |  | Amendment No. 3 to the Company’s 2001 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Form 10-Q of the Company for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2008, File No. 1-13102)
10.30† |  | Form of Employee Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Form 10-Q of the Company for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2008, File No. 1-13102)
10.31† |  | First Amendment, dated as of December 29, 2008, to Employment Agreement, dated March 31, 2002, between First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. and Johannson L. Yap (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.33 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, File No. 1-13102)
10.32† |  | Employment Agreement dated as of January 9, 2009 among First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc., First Industrial L.P. and Bruce W. Duncan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Form 8-K of the Company filed January 12, 2009, File No. 1-13102)
10.33† |  | Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement dated as of January 9, 2009 between First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. and Bruce W. Duncan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Form 8-K of the Company filed January 12, 2009, File No. 1-13102)
10.34† |  | 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, File No. 1-13102)
10.35† |  | Form of Employee Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Form 8-K of the Company filed July 15, 2009, File No. 1-13102)
10.36† |  | Amendment No. 1, dated as of February 5, 2009, to the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement, dated as of January 9, 2009, by and between First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. and Bruce W. Duncan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2009, File No. 1-13102)
10.37† |  | Form of Employee Restricted Stock Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Form 8-K of the Company filed March 4, 2010, File No. 1-13102)
10.38 |  | Distribution Agreement among the First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc., First Industrial, L.P. and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. dated May 4, 2010 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Form 8-K of the Company filed May 4, 2010, File No. 1-13102)
10.39† |  | Form of Employee Service Based Bonus Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Form 8-K of the Company filed July 7, 2010, File No. 1-13102)
10.40† |  | Form of Employee Service Based Bonus Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Form 8-K of the Company filed July 13, 2011, File No. 1-13102)
10.41† |  | 2011 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Form 8-K filed June 2, 2011, File No. 1-13102)
10.42† |  | Amendment No. 1 to 2011 Stock Incentive Plan, dated April 28, 2011 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Form 8-K of the Company filed on April 28, 2011, File No. 1-13102)

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Exhibits |  | Description
10.43 |  | Distribution Agreement among the Company, First Industrial, L.P. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC dated February 28, 2011 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Form 8-K of the Company filed on February 28, 2011, File No. 1-13102)
21.1** |  | Subsidiaries of the Registrant
23** |  | Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
31.1* |  | Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
31.2* |  | Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
32*** |  | Certification of the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101.1* |  | The following financial statements from First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, formatted in XBRL: (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets (audited), (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations (audited), (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (audited), (iv) Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (audited), (v) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (audited) and (vi) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (audited).

* | Filed herewith.

** | Filed with the Form 10-K of the Company filed on February 29, 2012.

*** | Furnished with the Form 10-K of the Company filed on February 29, 2012.

† | Indicates a compensatory plan or arrangement contemplated by Item 15 a (3) of Form 10-K.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

|  |  |  | First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.
Date: March 1, 2012 |  |  |  | By: |  | /s/ Scott Musil
|  |  |  |  |  | Scott Musil
|  |  |  |  |  | Chief Financial and Accounting Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibits |  | Description
3.1 |  | 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, File No. 1-13102)
3.2 |  | 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, File No. 1-13102)
3.3 |  | 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, File No. 1-13102)
3.4 |  | 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, File No. 1-13102)
3.5 |  | 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, File No. 1-13102)
3.6 |  | 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, File No. 1-13102)
3.7 |  | 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)
3.8 |  | 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, File No. 1-13102)
3.9 |  | 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, File No. 1-13102)
3.10 |  | Articles of Amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, dated May 12, 2011 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Form 8-K of the Company filed June 2, 2011, File No. 1-13102)
4.1 |  | Deposit Agreement, dated May 27, 2004, by and among the Company, EquiServe Inc. and EquiServe Trust Company, N.A. and holders from time to time of Series F Depositary Receipts (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Form 10-Q of the Company for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2004, File No. 1-13102)
4.2 |  | Deposit Agreement, dated May 27, 2004, by and among the Company, EquiServe Inc. and EquiServe Trust Company, N.A. and holders from time to time of Series G Depositary Receipts (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Form 10-Q of the Company for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2004, File No. 1-13102)
4.3 |  | Remarketing Agreement, dated May 27,2004, relating to 50,000 depositary shares, each representing 1/100 of a share of the Series F Flexible Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, by and among Lehman Brothers Inc., the Company and First Industrial, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.2 of the Form 8-K of the Company, dated May 27, 2004, File No. 1-13102)

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4.4 |  | Remarketing Agreement, dated May 27,2004, relating to 25,000 depositary shares, each representing 1/100 of a share of the Series G Flexible Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, by and among Lehman Brothers Inc., the Company and First Industrial, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.3 of the Form 8-K of the Company, dated May 27, 2004, File No. 1-13102)
4.5 |  | Deposit Agreement, dated January 13,2006, by and among the Company, Computershare Shareholder Services, Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as depositary, and holders from time to time of Series J Depositary Receipts (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Form 8-K of the Company, filed January 17, 2006, File No. 1-13102)
4.6 |  | Deposit Agreement, dated August 21, 2006, by and among the Company, Computershare Shareholder Services, Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as depositary, and holders from time to time of Series K Depositary Receipts (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.7 of the Form 8-A of the Company, as filed on August 18, 2006, File No. 1-13102)
4.7 |  | 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 the Form 10-Q of the Company for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 1997, as amended by Form 10-Q/A No. 1 of the Company filed May 30, 1997, File No. 1-13102)
4.8 |  | Supplemental Indenture No. 1, dated as of May 13, 1997, between First Industrial, L.P. and First Trust National Association as Trustee relating to $100 million of 7.15% Notes due 2027 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Form 10-Q of the Company for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 1997, as amended by Form 10-Q/A No. 1 of the Company filed May 30, 1997, File No. 1-13102)
4.9 |  | Supplemental Indenture No. 3 dated October 28, 1997 between First Industrial, L.P. and First Trust National Association providing for the issuance of Medium-Term Notes due Nine Months or more from Date of Issue (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Form 8-K of First Industrial, L.P., dated November 3, 1997, as filed November 3, 1997, File No. 333-21873)
4.10 |  | 7.50% Medium-Term Note due 2017 in principal amount of $100 million issued by First Industrial, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.19 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997, File No. 1-13102)
4.11 |  | Trust Agreement, dated as of May 16, 1997, between First Industrial, L.P. and First Bank National Association, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 of the Form 10-Q of First Industrial, L.P. for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 1997, File No. 333-21873)
4.12 |  | 7.60% Notes due 2028 in principal amount of $200 million issued by First Industrial, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Form 8-K of First Industrial, L.P. dated July 15, 1998, File No. 333-21873)
4.13 |  | Supplemental Indenture No. 5, dated as of July 14, 1998, between First Industrial, L.P. and U.S. Bank Trust National Association, relating to First Industrial, L.P.’s 7.60% Notes due July 15, 2028 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Form 8-K of First Industrial, L.P. dated July 15, 1998, File No. 333-21873)
4.14 |  | Supplemental Indenture No. 7 dated as of April 15, 2002, between First Industrial, L.P. and U.S. Bank National Association, relating to First Industrial, L.P.’s 6.875% Notes due 2012 and 7.75% Notes due 2032 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Form 8-K of First Industrial, L.P. dated April 4, 2002, File No. 333-21873)
4.15 |  | Form of 6.875% Notes due in 2012 in the principal amount of $200 million issued by First Industrial, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Form 8-K of First Industrial, L.P., dated April 4, 2002, File No. 333-21873)

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4.16 |  | Form of 7.75% Notes due 2032 in the principal amount of $50.0 million issued by First Industrial, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the Form 8-K of First Industrial, L.P., dated April 4, 2002, File No. 333-21873)
4.17 |  | Supplemental Indenture No. 8, dated as of May 17, 2004, relating to 6.42% Senior Notes due June 1, 2014, by and between First Industrial, L.P. and U.S. Bank National Association (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Form 8-K of First Industrial, L.P., dated May 27, 2004, File No. 333-21873)
4.18 |  | Supplemental Indenture No. 10, dated as of January 10, 2006, relating to 5.75% Senior Notes due 2016, by and between the Operating Partnership and U.S. Bank National Association (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Form 8-K of the Company, filed January 11, 2006, File No. 1-13102)
4.19 |  | Supplemental Indenture No. 11, dated as of May 7, 2007, relating to 5.95% Senior Notes due 2017, by and between the Operating Partnership and U.S. Bank National Association (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Form 8-K of the Company, filed May 5, 2007, File No. 1-13102)
10.1** |  | Twelfth Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement of First Industrial, L.P. dated February 27, 2012 and effective March 17, 2012 (the “LP Agreement”).
10.2 |  | Sales Agreement by and among the Company, First Industrial, L.P. and Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. dated September 16, 2004 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 of the Form 8-K of the Company, dated September 16, 2004, File No. 1-13102)
10.3 |  | Non-Competition Agreement between Jay H. Shidler and First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1994, File No. 1-13102)
10.4 |  | Form of Non-Competition Agreement between each of Michael T. Tomasz, Paul T. Lambert, Michael J. Havala, Michael W. Brennan, Michael G. Damone, Duane H. Lund, and Johannson L. Yap and First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-11, File No. 33-77804)
10.5† |  | 1994 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.37 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1994, File No. 1-13102)
10.6† |  | First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. Deferred Income Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10 of the Form 10-Q of the Company for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 1996, File No. 1-13102)
10.7 |  | Contribution Agreement, dated March 19, 1996, among FR Acquisitions, Inc. and the parties listed on the signature pages thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Form 8-K of the Company, dated April 3, 1996, File No. 1-13102)
10.8 |  | Contribution Agreement, dated January 31, 1997, among FR Acquisitions, Inc. and the parties listed on the signature pages thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.58 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996, File No. 1-13102)
10.9† |  | Separation and Release Agreement between First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. and Michael W. Brennan dated November 26, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Form 8-K of the Company filed November 28, 2008, File No. 1-13102)
10.10† |  | 1997 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.62 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996, File No. 1-13102)
10.11† |  | 2001 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.34 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001, File No. 1-13102)

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Exhibits |  | Description
10.12† |  | Separation and Release Agreement between First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. and Michael J. Havala dated December 22, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Form 8-K of the Company filed December 23, 2008, File No. 1-13102)
10.13† |  | Employment Agreement, dated March 31, 2002, between First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. and Johannson L. Yap (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Form 10-Q of First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2002, File No. 1-13102)
10.14† |  | Separation and Release Agreement between First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. and David P. Draft dated November 25, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Form 8-K of the Company filed November 28, 2008, File No. 1-13102)
10.15† |  | Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Form 10-Q of the Company for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2004, File No. 1-13102)
10.16† |  | Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of the Form 10-Q of the Company for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2004, File No. 1-13102)
10.17† |  | Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of the Form 10-Q of the Company for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2004, File No. 1-13102)
10.18† |  | Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 of the Form 10-Q of the Company for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2004, File No. 1-13102)
10.19 |  | Unsecured Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of December 14, 2011 among First Industrial, L.P., First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and the other lenders thereunder (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Form 8-K of the Company filed December 15, 2011, File No. 1-13102)
10.20† |  | Form of Restricted Stock Agreement (Director’s Annual Retainer) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Form 8-K of the Company filed May 19, 2006, File No. 1-13102)
10.21† |  | Amendment No. 1 to the Company’s 2001 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Form 10-Q of the Company for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2006, File No. 1-13102)
10.22† |  | Amendment No. 2 to the Company’s 2001 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Form 10-Q of the Company for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2007, File No. 1-13102)
10.23† |  | Amendment No. 1 to the Company’s 1994 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.24 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, File No. 1-13102)
10.24† |  | Amendment No. 1 to the Company’s 1997 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.25 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, File No. 1-13102)
10.25† |  | Form of Director Restricted Stock Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.26 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, File No. 1-13102)
10.26† |  | Form of Director Restricted Stock Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.27 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, File No. 1-13102)

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10.27† |  | Form of Employee Restricted Stock Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.28 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, File No. 1-13102)
10.28† |  | Form of Employee Restricted Stock Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.29 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, File No. 1-13102)
10.29† |  | Amendment No. 3 to the Company’s 2001 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Form 10-Q of the Company for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2008, File No. 1-13102)
10.30† |  | Form of Employee Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Form 10-Q of the Company for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2008, File No. 1-13102)
10.31† |  | First Amendment, dated as of December 29, 2008, to Employment Agreement, dated March 31, 2002, between First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. and Johannson L. Yap (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.33 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, File No. 1-13102)
10.32† |  | Employment Agreement dated as of January 9, 2009 among First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc., First Industrial L.P. and Bruce W. Duncan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Form 8-K of the Company filed January 12, 2009, File No. 1-13102)
10.33† |  | Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement dated as of January 9, 2009 between First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. and Bruce W. Duncan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Form 8-K of the Company filed January 12, 2009, File No. 1-13102)
10.34† |  | 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, File No. 1-13102)
10.35† |  | Form of Employee Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Form 8-K of the Company filed July 15, 2009, File No. 1-13102)
10.36† |  | Amendment No. 1, dated as of February 5, 2009, to the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement, dated as of January 9, 2009, by and between First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. and Bruce W. Duncan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2009, File No. 1-13102)
10.37† |  | Form of Employee Restricted Stock Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Form 8-K of the Company filed March 4, 2010, File No. 1-13102)
10.38 |  | Distribution Agreement among the First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc., First Industrial, L.P. and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. dated May 4, 2010 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Form 8-K of the Company filed May 4, 2010, File No. 1-13102)
10.39† |  | Form of Employee Service Based Bonus Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Form 8-K of the Company filed July 7, 2010, File No. 1-13102)
10.40† |  | Form of Employee Service Based Bonus Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Form 8-K of the Company filed July 13, 2011, File No. 1-13102)
10.41† |  | 2011 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Form 8-K filed June 2, 2011, File No. 1-13102)
10.42† |  | Amendment No. 1 to 2011 Stock Incentive Plan, dated April 28, 2011 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Form 8-K of the Company filed on April 28, 2011, File No. 1-13102)

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Exhibits |  | Description
10.43 |  | Distribution Agreement among the Company, First Industrial, L.P. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC dated February 28, 2011(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Form 8-K of the Company filed on February 28, 2011, File No. 1-13102)
21.1** |  | Subsidiaries of the Registrant
23** |  | Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
31.1* |  | Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
31.2* |  | Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
32*** |  | Certification of the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101.1* |  | The following financial statements from First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, formatted in XBRL: (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets (audited), (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations (audited), (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (audited), (iv) Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (audited), (v) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (audited) and (vi) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (audited).

* | Filed herewith.

** | Filed with the Form 10-K of the Company filed on February 29, 2012.

*** | Furnish with the Form 10-K of the Company filed on February 29, 2012.

† | Indicates a compensatory plan or arrangement contemplated by Item 15 a (3) of Form 10-K.

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