UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):  August 11, 2011

FOREST OIL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New York

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

303.812.1400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 1.01.              Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On August 11, 2011, the Compensation Committee (“Committee”) of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Forest Oil Corporation (“Forest”) approved Forest’s 2011 Annual Incentive Plan (the “2011 Plan”), including the performance criteria and specific measures and goals for Forest’s executive officers and all other participants.  Under the 2011 Plan, any incentive rewards will be tied to four performance criteria: Production, Cash Cost, Bankable Value PV 10, and Business Unit and Department Performance Objectives.  Each of the performance criteria included in the 2011 Plan is tied to a percentage of the participant’s target bonus, which is expressed as a percentage of a participant’s base salary.  In addition to the target level, the 2011 Plan includes completion percentages for a range of performance levels, starting at a minimum threshold level, which is equal to 25% of the target level, up to an outstanding performance level, which is equal to 200% of the target level.

The 2011 Plan is administered by the Committee and the President and Chief Executive Officer (for all participant awards other than his own award), although certain administrative aspects of the 2011 Plan will be delegated to the Vice President of Human Resources.  Participation in the 2011 Plan is determined by the President and Chief Executive Officer.   The Committee is responsible for determining the achievement of any of the completion levels.  No awards will be made under the 2011 Plan unless the minimum 25% completion threshold is achieved for the total plan.   Any modifications to the 2011 Plan must be approved by the Committee.

The foregoing description of the 2011 Plan is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the 2011 Plan, a copy of which is attached to this report as Exhibit 10.1.

Item 5.02.              Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

The information set forth under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is hereby incorporated in Item 5.02 by reference.

Item 9.01.              Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)           Exhibits.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS FILED WITH THE CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K

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