Company: FR
Filing Date: 2025-04-02
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000921825-25-000032
Chunk: 10

Company: FIRST INDUSTRIAL REALTY TRUST INC
Filing Date: 2025-04-02
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 10
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         120,000 |     |                230,000 |
| Matthew S. Dominski     |     |                         145,000 |     |         120,000 |     |                265,000 |
| H. Patrick Hackett, Jr. |     |                         115,000 |     |         120,000 |     |                235,000 |
| Denise A. Olsen         |     |                          96,251 |     |         120,000 |     |                216,251 |
| John E. Rau             |     |                         121,250 |     |         120,000 |     |                241,250 |
| Marcus L. Smith         |     |                          96,251 |     |         120,000 |     |                216,251 |

| (1) |     | Represents 2,642 shares of either restricted stock units or Units (as hereinafter defined), at each director’s election, granted to each director in May 2024 as compensation for 12 months of board service. All such units vest on the earlier of the first anniversary of the grant date or the Company’s next annual stockholder meeting. Amounts are based on the Common Stock price as of the grant date, which was $45.42. |

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#### PROPOSAL 2

### ADVISORY VOTE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Pursuant to Section 14A of the Exchange Act, our stockholders are entitled to vote to approve, on an advisory or non-binding basis, the compensation of our Named Executive Officers as disclosed in this Proxy Statement in accordance with SEC rules.

The Board of Directors believes that its executive compensation program serves the best interests of the Company’s stockholders by not only attracting and retaining talented, capable individuals, but also providing them with proper incentives linked to performance criteria that are designed to maximize the Company’s overall performance. To this end, the Company’s compensation program consists of a mix of compensation that is intended to compensate the Named Executive Officers for their contributions during the year and to reward them for achievements that lead to increased Company performance and increases in stockholder value. Please refer to “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” for a discussion of the compensation of our Named Executive Officers.

We are asking for stockholder approval of the compensation of our Named Executive Officers as disclosed in this Proxy Statement in accordance with SEC rules, which disclosures include those under “