Company: FR
Filing Date: 2025-08-21
Form Type: 8-K
Source: 0000921825-25-000096
Chunk: 4

Company: FIRST INDUSTRIAL REALTY TRUST INC
Filing Date: 2025-08-21
Form: 8-K
Item: Item 1.01
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 First Industrial, L. P. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, dated August 21, 2025.

This offering was commenced following the termination of eleven existing distribution agreements (individually, a “2023 Distribution Agreement” and, together, the “2023 Distribution Agreements”) among the Company, the Operating Partnership, and each of BofA Securities, Inc., BTIG, LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Fifth Third Securities, Inc., Jefferies LLC, J. P. Morgan Securities LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Regions Securities LLC, Samuel A. Ramirez & Company, Inc., UBS Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC. The 2023 Distribution Agreements were entered into in connection with the commencement of an equity offering in which the Company was permitted to sell $800,000,000 or a maximum of 16,000,000 shares, of its common stock from time to time in “at-the-market” offerings or certain other transactions. Each of the 2023 Distribution Agreements were terminated on August 19, 2025.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed herewith:

  Exhibit No.      Description                                                                                                                                                              
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          5.1      Opinion of McGuireWoods LLP, counsel to the Company, as to the legality of the securities being registered.                                                              
          8.1      Opinion of Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP, counsel to the registrants, as to certain tax matters.                                                          
         10.1      Equity Distribution Agreement among the Company, First Industrial, L. P., Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association dated August 21, 2025.  
         10.2      Form Master Forward Confirmation.                                                                                                                                        
         23.1      Consent of Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP (included in Exhibit 8.1 hereto).                                                                                
         23.2      Consent of McGuireWoods LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 hereto).                                                                                                            
          104      Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)                                                                                              

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused