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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Lynch Jerome   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol FOREST LABORATORIES INC [FRX] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SVP-Sales (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O FOREST LABORATORIES, INC., 909 THIRD AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/22/2014 (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10022 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 01/22/2014   M   15,000 A $ 42.535 81,577 (1) D   Common Stock 01/22/2014   M   25,000 A $ 51.535 106,577 (1) D   Common Stock 01/22/2014   M   12,500 A $ 37.255 119,077 (1) D   Common Stock 01/22/2014   M   20,000 A $ 24.12 139,077 (1) D   Common Stock 01/22/2014   M   12,000 A $ 31.265 151,077 (1) D   Common Stock 01/22/2014   M   22,500 A $ 32.165 173,577 (1) D   Common Stock 01/22/2014   M   22,700 A $ 29.995 196,277 (1) D   Common Stock 01/22/2014   M   5,925 A $ 34.035 202,202 (1) D   Common Stock 01/22/2014   S   135,625 D $ 67.2752 (2) 66,577 (1) D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 42.535

01/22/2014

M

15,000

12/13/2005

12/13/2014

Common Stock

15,000

(3)

0

D

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 51.535

01/22/2014

M

25,000

12/07/2007

12/08/2016

Common Stock

25,000

(3)

0

D

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 37.255

01/22/2014

M

12,500

12/06/2008

12/05/2017

Common Stock

12,500

(3)

0

D

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 24.12

01/22/2014

M

20,000

12/08/2009

12/08/2018

Common Stock

20,000

(3)

0

D

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 31.265

01/22/2014

M

12,000

12/07/2010

12/06/2019

Common Stock

12,000

(3)

8,000

D

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 32.165

01/22/2014

M

22,500

12/06/2011

12/05/2020

Common Stock

22,500

(3)

27,500

D

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 29.995

01/22/2014

M

22,700

12/05/2012

12/04/2021

Common Stock

22,700

(3)

22,700

D

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 34.035

01/22/2014

M

5,925

05/07/2013

05/06/2022

Common Stock

5,925

(3)

17,775

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Lynch Jerome C/O FOREST LABORATORIES, INC. 909 THIRD AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10022			SVP-Sales

Signatures

/s/ Rita Weinberger as attorney-in-fact for Jerome Lynch		01/24/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	This amount includes shares of common stock which are subject to a risk of forfeiture.
(2)	The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $67.00 to $67.66, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Company, any security holder of the Company, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote.
(3)	Not Applicable.
Remarks: Exhibit List:  Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

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