<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001401257-25-000095.txt : 20250822
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001401257-25-000095
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	S-8 POS
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250822
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250822
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20250822

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			FORUM ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001401257
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	OIL & GAS FILED MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT [3533]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	01 Energy & Transportation
		EIN:				611488595
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		S-8 POS
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-188915
		FILM NUMBER:		251242255

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		10344 SAM HOUSTON PARK DRIVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 300
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77064
		BUSINESS PHONE:		281-949-2500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		10344 SAM HOUSTON PARK DRIVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 300
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77064

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	FORUM OILFIELD TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20100726

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	FORUM OILFIELD TECHNOLOGIES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20070529
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<TYPE>S-8 POS
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<DESCRIPTION>POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FROM S-8
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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="if5e8cc88079f406d89f30c92a52258fe_42"></div><div style="min-height:36pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 22, 2025</font></div><div style="text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Registration No.&#160;333-188915</font></div><div style="text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Registration No.&#160;333-218789</font></div><div style="text-align:right"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:98.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-top:3pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:1pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.00pt">&#160;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-top:1pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:1pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.00pt">&#160;</font></div></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top:6pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:16pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">UNITED STATES</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:16pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:14pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%"> </font></div><div style="padding-left:108pt;padding-right:108pt;text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:20.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:98.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-top:4.5pt;padding-left:1.38pt;padding-right:1.38pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:4pt;font-weight:400;line-height:4.00pt">&#160;</font></div></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:6pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:16pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:16pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Form S-8 Registration Statement Nos. 333-188915 and 333-218789</font></div><div style="margin-top:6pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</font></div><div style="padding-left:108pt;padding-right:108pt;text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:20.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:98.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-top:4.5pt;padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:4pt;font-weight:400;line-height:4.00pt">&#160;</font></div></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:16pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">FORUM ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font></div><div style="text-indent:36pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:87.777%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:48.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:48.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Delaware</font></div><div style="padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(State or Other Jurisdiction <br>of Incorporation or Organization)</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:2.77pt;padding-right:2.77pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">61-1488595<br></font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(IRS Employer<br>Identification No.)</font></div></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">10344 Sam Houston Park Drive, Suite 300</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Houston, Texas 77064</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Zip Code)</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:14pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. </font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:14pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan<br></font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(Full title of the Plan)</font></div><div style="margin-top:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">John C. Ivascu</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Forum Energy Technologies, Inc.</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">10344 Sam Houston Park Drive, Suite 300</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Houston, Texas 77064</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(281) 949-2500</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</font></div><div style="margin-top:6pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Copy to&#58;</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Krista Hanvey</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Gibson, Dunn &#38; Crutcher LLP</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 2100</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Dallas, Texas 75201 (214) 698-3100</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:6pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">______________________________________________</font></div><div style="margin-top:15pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. 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company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#9744;</font></div></td></tr></table></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:98.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="height:49.68pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:36pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-top:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">TERMINATION OF REGISTRATIONS</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:5pt;margin-top:5pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Forum Energy Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#8220;Registrant&#8221;), is filing this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 (the &#8220;Amendment&#8221;) to the below Registration Statements on Form S-8 (the &#8220;Prior Registration Statements&#8221;) filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;SEC&#8221;) in order to terminate all offerings under the Prior Registration Statements and to deregister any and all shares of the Registrant&#8217;s Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (&#8220;Common Stock&#8221;), previously registered that remain unsold or unissued thereunder as of the date hereof&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;padding-left:54pt;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#8226;</font><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;padding-left:14.5pt;text-decoration:underline"><a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1401257/000140125713000100/fets-82013.htm" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;padding-left:14.5pt;text-decoration:underline">Registration Statement on Form S-8</a></font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"> (No. 333-188915), filed with the SEC on May 29, 2013, registering 605,000 shares of Common Stock issuable by the Registrant under the Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan&#59; and </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;padding-left:54pt;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#8226;</font><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;padding-left:14.5pt;text-decoration:underline"><a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1401257/000119312517205718/d406068ds8.htm" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;padding-left:14.5pt;text-decoration:underline">Registration Statement on Form S-8</a></font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"> (No. 333-218789), filed with the SEC on  June 16, 2017, registering an additional 900,000 shares of Common Stock issuable by the Registrant under the Amended and Restated Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan. </font></div><div style="height:49.68pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:36pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">SIGNATURES </font></div><div style="margin-top:9pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Prior Registration Statements to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on this 22</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:6.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-3.5pt;vertical-align:baseline">nd</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> day of August, 2025.</font></div><div style="margin-top:9pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </font></div><div style="padding-left:248.6pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:54.166%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:21.464%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:76.336%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:12pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">FORUM ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. </font></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"><div style="padding-left:9.37pt;padding-right:-2.63pt;text-indent:-12pt"><font><br></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:9.37pt;padding-right:-2.63pt;text-indent:-12pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">By&#58;</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#47;s&#47; John C. Ivascu</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:9.37pt;padding-right:-2.63pt;text-indent:-12pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Name&#58;</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">John C. Ivascu</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:9.37pt;padding-right:-2.63pt;text-indent:-12pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Title&#58;</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary</font></td></tr></table></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:9pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Pursuant to Rule 478 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, no other person is required to sign Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Prior Registration Statements.</font></div><div style="height:49.68pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div></body></html>
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