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First Industrial Realty Trust to Present at the Smith Barney 2004 REIT CEO Conference

Feb 27, 2004

CHICAGO, Feb. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: FR), the nation's largest provider of diversified industrial real estate, today announced that it will present at the Smith Barney 2004 REIT CEO Conference on Monday, March 1, 2004.

Michael W. Brennan, First Industrial's president and chief executive officer, will present at 9:30 a.m. EST. Investors wishing to listen to the live presentation can call 210-839-8683, passcode: REIT 3. A replay of the presentation will be available through April 3, 2004 by dialing 402-220-0737.

First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc., the nation's largest provider of diversified industrial real estate, serves every aspect of Corporate America's industrial real estate needs, including customized supply chain solutions, through its unique I-N-D-L operating platform, which utilizes a pure Industrial focus and National scope to provide Diverse facility types, while offering Local, full-service management and expertise. Building, buying, selling, leasing and managing industrial property in major markets nationwide, First Industrial develops long term relationships with corporate real estate directors, tenants and brokers to better serve customers with creative, flexible industrial real estate solutions.

This press release contains forward-looking information about the Company. A number of factors could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from those anticipated, including changes in: economic conditions generally and the real estate market specifically, legislative/regulatory changes (including changes to laws governing the taxation of real estate investment trusts), availability of financing, interest rate levels, competition, supply and demand for industrial properties in the Company's current and proposed market areas, potential environmental liabilities, slippage in development or lease-up schedules, tenant credit risks, higher- than-expected costs and changes in general accounting principles, policies and guidelines applicable to real estate investment trusts. 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

CONTACT: Mike Daly of First Industrial Realty Trust, +1-312-344-4320