UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Form 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): December 3, 2012
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Forest City Enterprises, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Ohio (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 1-4372 (Commission File Number) | 34-0863886 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
Terminal Tower, 50 Public Square Suite 1100, Cleveland, Ohio | 44113 | |||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 216-621-6060 | ||||
Not Applicable | ||||
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) | ||||
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(d) Effective December 3, 2012, the Board of Directors of Forest City Enterprises, Inc. (the "Company") elected Kenneth J. Bacon as a "Class B" Director to fill a vacancy on the Board of Directors. Mr. Bacon will stand for re-election at the Company's 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. He will receive the standard compensation for nonemployee directors and be eligible to participate in the Deferred Compensation Plan for Nonemployee Directors described in the Company's Proxy Statement dated April 30, 2012. Mr. Bacon was not selected as a director pursuant to any arrangement or understanding with any other person.
SIGNATURE
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.
FOREST CITY ENTERPRISES, INC. | |||
Date: | December 5, 2012 | By: | /s/ ROBERT G. O'BRIEN |
Name: | Robert G. O’Brien | ||
Title: | Executive Vice President and | ||
Chief Financial Officer | |||