FORUM ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (NYSE:FET) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

In furtherance of a previously reported management transition relating to Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) that began in February 2017, on December 27, 2017 the Board of Directors agreed with Mr. C. Christopher Gaut, Executive Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors, that he will transition to serve as Chairman of the Board, effective at 5:00 p.m. on December 31, 2017. With effect at such time, Mr. Gaut will cease to be an executive officer of the Company.

About FORUM ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (NYSE:FET)

Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. is an oilfield products company. The Company designs, manufactures and distributes products and engages in aftermarket services, parts supply and related services. It operates through two segments: Drilling & Subsea, and Production & Infrastructure. Its product offering includes a mix of engineered capital products and replaced items that are used in the exploration, development, production and transportation of oil and natural gas. Its capital products are targeted at drilling rig equipment for rigs, upgrades and refurbishment projects; subsea construction and development projects; the placement of production equipment on producing wells; pressure pumping equipment, and downstream capital projects. Its engineered systems are components used on drilling rigs for completions or in the course of subsea operations, while its consumable products are used to maintain operations at well sites in the well construction process.