Edgar Filing: FORUM ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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 ^*

OTOOLE TERENCE M

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
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

800 THIRD AVENUE, 40TH FLOOR

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/08/2016

(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10022

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ 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 (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	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	12/08/2016		S		300,000	D	$ 21.5	2,687,774 ⁽¹⁾	I	See footnote ⁽²⁾

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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 (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

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
(Month/Day/Year)

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

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
OTOOLE TERENCE M 800 THIRD AVENUE 40TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022	X
Tinicum FET, LLC 800 THIRD AVENUE 40TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022	X

Signatures

/s/ Tinicum FET, LLC by John C. Ivascu as Attorney-in-Fact		12/09/2016
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Terence M. O'Toole by John C. Ivascu as Attorney-in-Fact		12/09/2016
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents 2,666,666 shares of common stock that are directly owned by Tinicum FET, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company ("Tinicum FET"), and 14,416 shares of restricted stock and 6,692 restricted stock units previously issued to M. O'Toole in connection with his service on the Issuer's Board of Directors.
(2)	The manager of Tinicum FET is Tinicum Lantern III L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company ("Tinicum Lantern III"). Mr. O'Toole is a co-managing member of Tinicum Lantern III. As such, Mr. O'Toole may be deemed to share investment control over Tinicum FET's portfolio. Mr. O'Toole disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by Tinicum FET, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. Pursuant to a letter agreement, dated as of March 28, 2012, Tinicum FET has the right to designate one member to the board of directors of the Issuer. Tinicum FET has designated Mr. O'Toole as its designee. As a result, Tinicum FET may be deemed a director by deputization. Tinicum FET disclaims any status as a deputized director for Section 16 or any other purposes.

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