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First Industrial Hosts Third-Quarter Results Conference Call

Oct 9, 2001

CHICAGO, October 9, 2001 - First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: FR) will host its third-quarter results conference call on Thursday, October 25th, 2001. President and CEO Mike Brennan will lead the call, which begins at 11:00 a.m. EST. The call-in number is (800) 865-4460 and the passcode is "First Industrial." The conference call will also be available live at www.firstindustrial.com under the "Investor Information" section.

First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc., the nation's largest provider of diversified industrial real estate, currently owns, operates and manages 80 million square feet of industrial facilities, including developments in progress. First Industrial's I-N-D-L operating strategy utilizes its pure Industrial focus and its National platform to serve the Diverse facility needs of customers, while offering the expertise of full-service, Local management.

Replay will be available both telephonically at (877) 519-4471, Pin #2882847 and on the Web site for one week following the call.