UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 5, 2020

FORUM ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-35504	61-1488595
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

10344 Sam Houston Park Drive	Suite 300	Houston	TX	77064
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)				(Zip Code)

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

281 949-2500

Registrant's telephone number, including area code

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

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	FET	NYSE

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Termination of the Deferred Compensation Plan

On June 5, 2020 (the “DCP Termination Date”), in an effort to further streamline the benefits offered to members of management, Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) terminated its Deferred Compensation and Restoration Plan (the “DCP”).  The DCP is a supplemental executive retirement plan that has provided key employees and directors with an opportunity to defer receipt of a portion of their salary, bonus and other specified compensation. In addition, the DCP has been maintained as an unfunded, nonqualified plan providing benefits based on the participant’s notional account balance at the time of retirement or termination.

In accordance with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and as a result of the termination of the DCP, payment of the full balance of each DCP participant’s account as of a final payment date (the “Final Payment Date”) is scheduled to occur following the first anniversary of the DCP Termination Date. At such time, DCP participants will receive a single, lump sum payout of their respective accounts as of the Final Payment Date.  Distributions that are set to occur prior to the Final Payment Date will be made as currently scheduled in the ordinary course. Balances under the DCP will continue to accrue interest at a rate of 8% per annum until the Final Payment Date.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Exhibit Title or Description
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

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 hereunto duly authorized.

Date: June 10, 2020	FORUM ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
	/s/ John C. Ivascu
	John C. Ivascu
	Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary