Ownership Submission
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, 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Meury William
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/05/2011		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FOREST LABORATORIES INC [FRX]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O FOREST LABORATORIES, INC., 909 THIRD AVENUE		 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 Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10022		 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 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
 

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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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
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  

Reporting Owners

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

Signatures

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

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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 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.

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