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Fitch Places First Industrial on Rating Watch Negative

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^{Published in Business and Finance on Monday, June 28th 2010 at 15:45 GMT by Market Wire}  

NEW YORK--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Fitch Ratings has placed the following credit ratings of First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: FR) and its operating partnership, First Industrial, L.P. (collectively, First Industrial or the company) on Rating Watch Negative:

First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.

--Issuer Default Rating (IDR) 'BB-';

--$275 million preferred stock 'B'.

First Industrial, L.P.

--IDR 'BB-';

--$500 million unsecured revolving credit facility 'BB-';

--$775.4 million senior unsecured notes 'BB-';

--$145.2 million senior unsecured exchangeable notes 'BB-'.

Fitch will issue an updated and more detailed rating analysis of First Industrial upon reviewing further information from the company.

Relevant Fitch criteria available on the Fitch website at '[ www.fitchratings.com ]' include:

--'Criteria for Rating U.S. Equity REITs and REOCs', April 16, 2010;

--'Equity Credit for Hybrids & Other Capital Securities - Amended', Dec. 29, 2009;

--'Rating Hybrid Securities', Dec. 29, 2009;

--'Recovery Rating and Notching Criteria for REITs', Dec. 23, 2009;

--'Corporate Rating Methodology', Nov. 24, 2009;

--'Evaluating Corporate Governance', Dec. 12, 2007;

--'Parent and Subsidiary Rating Linkage', June 19, 2007.

Additional information is available at '[ www.fitchratings.com ]'.

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