Sec Form 4 Filing - GAUT C CHRISTOPHER @ FORUM ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - 2020-11-10

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person GAUT C CHRISTOPHER 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol FORUM ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. [ FET] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) CEO & COB (Last) (First) (Middle) 10344 SAM HOUSTON PARK DRIVE, SUITE 300 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 11/10/2020 (Street) HOUSTON, TX77064 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 11/10/2020 P 7,783 A $ 8.75 231,644 ( 1 ) D Common Stock 11/11/2020 P 2,217 A $ 8.67 ( 2 ) 233,861 D Common Stock 11/12/2020 P 10,000 A $ 8.49 ( 3 ) 243,861 D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other GAUT C CHRISTOPHER 10344 SAM HOUSTON PARK DRIVE SUITE 300 HOUSTON, TX77064 X CEO & COB Signatures /s/ C. Christopher Gaut by John C. Ivascu as Attorney-in- Fact 11/12/2020 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )In connection with a 1-for-20 reverse stock split of Forum Energy Technologies, Inc.'s (the "Company") issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, and corresponding decrease in the Company's authorized shares of common stock (the "Reverse Stock Split"), the Company filed an amendment to its Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the "Amendment"). The Amendment, effective after market close on November 9, 2020, converted each 20 issued and outstanding shares of common stock into one new share of common stock. ( 2 )The price reported is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in three transactions at prices ranging between $8.62 and $8.69. The reporting person undertakes to provide to any security holder of Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. or the staff of the Securities Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price set forth in this footnote. ( 3 )The price reported is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in three transactions at prices ranging between $8.47 and $8.50. The reporting person undertakes to provide to any security holder of Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. or the staff of the Securities Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price set forth in this footnote.

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