SEC FORM 3

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Meury William

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O FOREST LABORATORIES, INC.

909 THIRD AVENUE

(Street)

NEW YORK

10022

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/05/2011

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FOREST LABORATORIES INC [ FRX ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	SVP - Marketing

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	125,003⁽¹⁾	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	12/12/2004⁽²⁾	12/12/2013	Common Stock	12,000	$59.05	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	12/13/2005⁽³⁾	12/13/2014	Common Stock	15,000	$42.535	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	12/09/2006⁽⁴⁾	12/09/2011	Common Stock	8,500	$40.29	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	12/08/2007⁽⁵⁾	12/08/2016	Common Stock	25,000	$51.535	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	12/06/2008⁽⁶⁾	12/05/2017	Common Stock	25,000	$37.255	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	12/08/2009⁽⁷⁾	12/07/2018	Common Stock	25,000	$24.12	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	12/07/2010⁽⁸⁾	12/06/2019	Common Stock	40,000	$31.265	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	12/06/2011⁽⁹⁾	12/05/2020	Common Stock	45,000	$32.165	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. This amount includes shares of common stock which are subject to a risk of forfeiture.

2. The option became exercisable as to 1,800 shares covered by the option on the first four anniversaries of the grant date (December 12, 2003) and as to the remaining 4,800 shares on the fifth anniversary of the grant date.

3. The option became exercisable as to 2,250 shares covered by the option on the first four anniversaries of the grant date (December 13, 2004) and as to the remaining 6,000 shares on the fifth anniversary of the grant date.

4. The Reporting Person was initially granted 10,000 options on the grant date (December 9, 2005), of which 1,500 shares were previously exercised and are included in the Reporting Person's total beneficial ownership reported on Table I above. The option became exercisable as to 1,500 shares covered by the option on the first four anniversaries of the grant date and as to the remaining 4,000 shares on the fifth anniversary of the grant date.

5. The option became exercisable as to 3,750 shares covered by the option on the first four anniversaries of the grant date (December 8, 2006) and becomes exercisable as to the remaining 10,000 shares on the fifth anniversary of the grant date.

6. The option became exercisable as to 3,750 shares covered by the option on the first three anniversaries of the grant date (December 6, 2007) and becomes exercisable as to 3,750 shares on the fourth anniversary of the grant date and as to the remaining 10,000 shares on the fifth anniversary of the grant date.

7. The option became exercisable as to 3,750 shares covered by the option on the first two anniversaries of the grant date (December 8, 2008) and becomes exercisable as to 3,750 shares on the third and fourth anniveraries of the grant date and as to the remaining 10,000 shares on the fifth anniversary of the grant date.

8. The option became exercisable as to 6,000 shares covered by the option on the first anniversary of the grant date (December 7, 2009) and becomes exercisable as to 6,750 shares on each of the second, third and fourth anniversaries of the grant date, and as to the remaining 18,000 shares on the fifth anniversary of the grant date.

9. The option becomes exercisable as to 6,750 shares covered by the option on the first four anniversaries of the grant date (December 6, 2010) and as to the remaining 18,000 shares on the fifth anniversary of the grant date.

Remarks:

	William Meury	12/12/2011
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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