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

FORM 8-K/A

AMENDMENT TO
CURRENT REPORT
__________________________________________

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 25, 2006 (January 19, 2006)

    FOREST LABORATORIES, INC.    
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

1-5438
(Commission
File Number)

11-1798614
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
     

909 Third Avenue
New York, New York
(Address of principal executive offices)

 

10022-4731
(Zip code)

(212) 421-7850
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                                                                                 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

 

Item 8.01. Other Events

This Form 8-K/A is filed solely to correct the "date of report" and "date of earliest event reported" on the cover page and the date of the press release referenced in Items 2.02 and 9.01 in our Form 8-K filed on January 19, 2006. As corrected by this amendment, the date referenced in each section is January 17, 2006, not January 17, 2005 as originally reported.

 

 

SIGNATURES

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 thereunto duly authorized.

Date: January 25, 2006



Forest Laboratories, Inc.
(Registrant)


/s/ Francis I. Perier, Jr.              
Francis I. Perier, Jr.
Senior Vice President - Finance and
Chief Financial Officer