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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Harker David   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol FIRST INDUSTRIAL REALTY TRUST INC [FR] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP - Central Region (Last) (First) (Middle) 311 S. WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 3900 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/17/2012 (Street) CHICAGO, IL 60606 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) 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 Common Stock 10/17/2012   M(1)   5,250 A (2) 73,448 D   Common Stock 10/17/2012   F(3)   1,651 D $ 13.55 71,797 D   Common Stock               11,196 I By Marital Trust Common Stock               13,779 I By Spouse's Marital Trust

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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 Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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

Restricted Stock Units (4)

(2)

10/17/2012

M(5)

5,250

(6)

06/30/2014

Common Stock

5,250

(2)

17,500

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Harker David 311 S. WACKER DRIVE SUITE 3900 CHICAGO, IL 60606			EVP - Central Region

Signatures

/s/John W. Lee, attorney-in-fact		10/18/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Transaction resulting from the vesting of restricted stock units ("RSUs") granted under the First Industrial 2001 Stock Incentive Plan.
(2)	No figure applicable.
(3)	Transaction resulting from tax withholding in connection with the vesting of the RSUs.
(4)	RSUs granted under First Industrial's 2001 Stock Incentive Plan on July 13, 2009. Each RSU represents the right to receive, upon vesting, one share of First Industrial common stock, plus any dividend equivalents that have accrued prior to the date of vesting. Vested shares will be delivered to the reporting person promptly after vesting.
(5)	The RSUs vested upon the satisfaction of a time-based component and achievement of a specified market price level of First Industrial common stock.
(6)	The RSUs vest in four equal annual installments starting on June 30, 2010, subject to the achievement of specified market price levels of First Industrial common stock and continued employment on vesting date.

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