Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On June 30, 2020, Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. (the "Company") announced that
the Board of Directors (the "Board") appointed D. Lyle Williams Jr., 50, as
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective July 10, 2020.
Mr. Williams succeeds Pablo G. Mercado, 43, who resigned as Senior Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer on June 29, 2020, with effect from July
10, 2020.
Mr. Williams has served as Senior Vice President - Operations since May 2018.
Since January 2007, Mr. Williams has held various financial and operations roles
with the Company, including Vice President - Corporate Development and
Treasurer; Vice President - Operations Finance; Vice President - Finance and
Accounting, Drilling and Subsea Segment; Senior Vice President - Downhole
Technologies; Vice President - Subsea Products; and Vice President - Capital
Equipment. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Williams held various operations
positions with Cooper Cameron Corporation, including Director of Operations -
Engineering Products. He holds a B.A. in Economics and English from Rice
University and an M.B.A. from Harvard University Graduate School of Business
Administration. Additional information about Mr. Williams required under Items
401(b), (d) and (e) and Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K is contained on page four
of the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement for the 2020 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 2, 2020,
which is incorporated herein by reference (the "Proxy Statement"). Any material
changes to Mr. William's current compensatory arrangements in connection with
his appointment will be disclosed after they have been finalized.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On June 30, 2020, the Company issued a press release describing the matters in
Item 5.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K. A copy of the press release is
furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated by reference herein.
The information provided pursuant to this Item 7.01 is "furnished" and shall not
be deemed to be "filed" with the SEC or incorporated by reference in any filing
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference
in any such filings.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No.   Exhibit Title or Description
  99.1          Press Release, dated June 30, 2020
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104           embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

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