Forest City Extends Nomination Window for 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

CLEVELAND, Nov. 30, 2017

As the Board of Directors' previously announced process to review operating, strategic, financial and structural options to enhance stockholder value is ongoing, the Board has extended the window by which the Company must receive proper written advance notice of the nomination of a director candidate at its 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders so long as it is held not more than 30 days sooner or later than the June 9 anniversary of the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The nomination window, which commences on December 3, 2017, will now extend to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the earlier of two weeks following the announcement of the conclusion of the Board's review process, or February 28, 2018, but in no event sooner than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on January 2, 2018. The date and location of the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders has yet to be announced.

There is no timetable for completion of the review process, and the Company does not intend to comment further on the progress or status of the review process unless the Company determines that further disclosure is appropriate or required by law.

About Forest City
Forest City Realty Trust, Inc. is an NYSE-listed national real estate company with $8.1 billion in consolidated assets. The Company is principally engaged in the ownership, development, management and acquisition of commercial, residential and mixed-use real estate in key urban markets in the United States. For more information, visit www.forestcity.net.

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