INVESTORS

CHICAGO, April 26, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: FR) today announced the final results for the previously announced cash tender offer (the "Offer") by its operating partnership, First Industrial, L.P., for up to $100,000,000 aggregate principal amount (the "Tender Cap") of First Industrial, L.P.'s outstanding 7.75% Senior Notes due 2032, 7.60% Notes due 2028, 7.15% Notes due 2027 and 6.42% Senior Notes due 2014 (collectively, the "Notes") on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in an Offer to Purchase (the "Offer to Purchase") dated March 29, 2012 and the related Letter of Transmittal (the "Letter of Transmittal"). The offer expired on April 25, 2012 at 11:59 p.m. New York City time.

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As previously announced, the Company accepted for payment $22,400,000 aggregate principal amount of the 7.75% Senior Notes due 2032, $55,515,000 aggregate principal amount of the 7.60% Notes due 2028, none of the 7.15% Notes due 2027, and $9,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the 6.42% Senior Notes due 2014 that had been validly tendered and not validly withdrawn prior to the Early Tender Time of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on April 11, 2012. The Company made payment for those notes on April 16, 2012.

In addition, the Company has accepted for purchase an additional $10,000 aggregate principal amount of the 7.60% Notes due 2028 that were validly tendered and not validly withdrawn after the Early Tender Date. First Industrial, L.P. expects to make payment on the notes tendered after the Early Tender Date under the Offer on or about April 30, 2012.

BofA Merrill Lynch served as the Lead Dealer Manager for the Offer. Citigroup served as the Co-Dealer Manager for the Offer. Global Bondholder Services Corporation served as the Information Agent in connection with the Offer.

This press release is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation to buy any of these Notes nor is it a solicitation for acceptance of the Offer. First Industrial, L.P. made the Offer only by, and pursuant to the terms of, the Offer to Purchase and the related Letter of Transmittal. The Offer was not made in any jurisdiction in which the making or acceptance thereof would not be in compliance with the securities, blue sky or other laws of such jurisdiction. None of First Industrial, the Lead Dealer Manager, the Co-Dealer Manager, the Depositary or the Information Agent for the Offer made any recommendation in connection with the Offer.

Forward-Looking Information

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. We intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and are including this statement for purposes of complying with those safe harbor provisions. Forward-looking statements, which are based on certain assumptions and describe future plans, strategies and expectations of the Company, are generally identifiable by use of the words "believe," "expect," "intend," "anticipate," "estimate," "project," "seek," "target," "potential," "focus," "may," "should" or similar expressions. Our ability to predict results or the actual effect of future plans or strategies is inherently uncertain. Factors which could have a materially adverse effect on our operations and future prospects include, but are not limited to: changes in national, international, regional and local economic conditions generally and real estate markets specifically; changes in legislation/regulation (including changes to laws governing the taxation of real estate investment trusts) and actions of regulatory authorities (including the Internal Revenue Service); our ability to qualify and maintain our status as a real estate investment trust; the availability and attractiveness of financing (including both public and private capital) to us and to our potential counterparties; the availability and attractiveness of terms of additional debt repurchases; interest rates; our credit agency ratings; our ability to comply with applicable financial covenants; competition; changes in supply and demand for industrial properties (including land, the supply and demand for which is inherently more volatile than other types of industrial property) in the Company's current and proposed market areas; difficulties in consummating acquisitions and dispositions; risks related to our investments in properties through joint ventures; environmental liabilities; slippages in development or lease-up schedules; tenant creditworthiness; higher-than-expected costs; changes in asset valuations and related impairment charges; changes in general accounting principles, policies and guidelines applicable to real estate investment trusts; international business risks; and those additional factors described under the heading "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended 2011 and in the other reports the Company may file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We caution you not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which reflect our outlook only and speak only as of the date of this press release or the dates indicated in the statements. We assume no obligation to update or supplement forward-looking statements. For further information on these and other factors that could impact the Company and the statements contained herein, reference should be made to the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

SOURCE First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.