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* PRESTI GERALYN 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 X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Exec. V.P.; Sec & GC (Former)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/31/2017
	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	03/31/2017		F		1,131	D	$21.78	0	D(1)
Class A Common Stock	03/31/2017		F		1,063	D	$21.78	0	D(2)
Class A Common Stock	03/31/2017		F		2,500	D	$21.78	0	D(3)
Class A Common Stock	03/31/2017		F		3,565	D	$21.78	0	D(4)
Class A Common Stock								47,465	D(5)

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
2008 Stock Option Grant (right to buy)	$36.38							06/18/2010	06/18/2018	Class A Common	6,891		6,891	D(6)
2014 Performance Shares	$0							12/31/2017	08/08/1988(7)	Class A Common	6,371		6,371	D(7)
2015 Performance Shares	$0							12/31/2017	08/08/1988(8)	Class A Common	4,992		4,992	D(8)
2016 Performance Shares	$0							12/31/2018	08/08/1988(9)	Class A Common	6,310		6,310	D(9)

Explanation of Responses:

1. 2013 Restricted Stock Grant - 25% vest on 4/08/2015; 25% vest on 4/08/2016; and 50% vest on 4/08/2017.

2. 2014 Restricted Stock Grant - 0% vest on 3/28/2015; 25% vest on 3/28/2016; 25% vest on 3/28/2017; and 50% vest on 3/28/2018.

3. 2015 Restricted Stock Grant - 25% vest on 3/26/2016; 25% vest on 3/26/2017; and 50% vest on 3/26/2018.

4. 2016 Restricted Stock Grant - 25% vest on 3/23/2017; 25% vest on 3/23/2018; and 50% vest on 3/23/2019.

5. Shares held in street account with Securities America. A total of 22,555 restricted shares vested on 03/31/2017, of those 8,259 shares were returned to the Company to cover taxes, the balance of the shares were transferred to this account.

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

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. Performance Shares Award - granted 3/23/2016 - performance period is from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2018. 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 $20.94 per share. There is no fixed expiration date.

Remarks:

	J. Matthew Shady, Attorney-In-Fact for Geralyn M. Presti	04/04/2017
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