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	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* KANE LINDA M (Last) (First) (Middle) 50 PUBLIC SQUARE, SUITE 1100 (Street) CLEVELAND OH 44113 (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) Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) Former Sr VP & Treasurer
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/25/2016
	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	01/25/2016		S(1)		2,063.838	D	$19.55	0	I	401k Plan(1)
Class A Common Stock								25,333	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
2007 Stock Option Grant (right to buy)	$65.35							03/29/2009(3)	03/29/2017	Class A Common	15,000		15,000	D(3)
2008 Stock Option Grant (right to buy)	$36.38							06/18/2010(4)	06/18/2018	Class A Common	6,522		6,522	D(4)
Class B Common - Convertible(5)	$0(5)(9)	01/25/2016		S(1)			1,734.9917	08/08/1988(9)	08/08/1988(9)	Common Stock	1,734.9917	$21.21	0	I	401k Plan(10)
2013 Performance Shares	$0							12/31/2016	08/08/1988(6)	Class A Common	4,146		4,146	D(6)
2014 Performance Shares	$0							12/31/2017	08/08/1988(7)	Class A Common	4,128		4,128	D(7)
2015 Performance Shares	$0							12/31/2017	08/08/1988(8)	Class A Common	3,235		3,235	D(8)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Class A Common Stock - 401k account - Held Indirect. Stocks were sold as part of roll over from the plan to an individual retirement account.

2. Shares are held in a street account.

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

4. 2008 Stock Option Grant - 25% exercisable 6/18/2010; 25% exercisable 6/18/2011; and 50% exercisable 6/18/2012.

5. Stocks are convertible from Class B to Class A on a 1-for-1 basis.

6. Performance Shares Award - granted 4/08/2013 - performance period is from February 1, 2013 to December 31, 2016. Awards will be available to the grantee at the end of the performance period provided that certain performance criteria are met. The actual number of shares earned could range from 0 to 200% of the number of Performance Shares granted. Fair market value on date of grant is $17.60 per share. There is no fixed expiration date.

7. Performance Shares Award - granted 3/28/2014 - performance period is from January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2017. Awards will be available to the grantee at the end of the performance period provided that certain performance criteria are met. The actual number of shares earned could range from 0 to 200% of the number of Performance Shares granted. Fair market value on date of grant is $18.73 per share. There is no fixed expiration date.

8. Performance Shares Award - granted 3/26/2015 - performance period is from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2017. Awards will be available to the grantee at the end of the performance period provided that certain performance criteria are met. The actual number of shares earned could range from 0 to 200% of the number of Performance Shares granted. Fair market value on date of grant is $24.62 per share. There is no fixed expiration date.

9. Immediate - stocks are convertible at any time, there is no fixed exercisable date or expiration date.

10. Class B Common Stock - 401k account - Held indirect.

Remarks:

	Geralyn M. Presti, Attorney-In-Fact for Linda Kane	05/20/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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