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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 14A

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities

Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )

 

 

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¨ Preliminary Proxy Statement
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¨ Definitive Proxy Statement
þ Definitive Additional Materials
¨ Soliciting Material Pursuant to §240.14a-12

FORUM ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)

 

 

(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)

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Important Notice of Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of

FORUM ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

To Be Held On:

May 17, 2016 at 8:00 a.m. Central Daylight Time

at 920 Memorial City Way, Suite 1000, Houston, Texas 77024

 

 

COMPANY NUMBER  

 

     

 

ACCOUNT NUMBER  

 

     

 

CONTROL NUMBER  

 

     
 

 

This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting.

If you want to receive a paper or e-mail copy of the proxy materials you must request one. There is no charge to you for requesting a copy. To facilitate timely delivery please make the request as instructed below before 05/05/16.

Please visit http://www.astproxyportal.com/ast/17582/, where the following materials are available for view:

 

    

• Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders

    

• Proxy Statement

    

• Form of Electronic Proxy Card

    

• Annual Report on Form 10-K

    

• Any amendments thereto required to be furnished to stockholders

TO REQUEST MATERIAL:

   

TELEPHONE:  888-Proxy-NA (888-776-9962) 718-921-8562 (for international callers)

    

E-MAIL:  info@amstock.com

 

 

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WEBSITE: http://www.amstock.com/proxyservices/requestmaterials.asp

TO VOTE:

     

 

ONLINE: To access your online proxy card, please visit www.voteproxy.com and follow the on-screen instructions or scan the QR code with your smartphone. You may enter your voting instructions at www.voteproxy.com up until 11:59 PM Eastern Time the day before the cut-off or meeting date.

    

 

IN PERSON: You may vote your shares in person by attending the Annual Meeting.

    

 

TELEPHONE: To vote by telephone, please visit www.voteproxy.com to view the materials and to obtain the toll free number to call.

    

 

MAIL: You may request a card by following the instructions above.

 

                                              
 

1. Election of Directors:

 

             

2.   Advisory resolution to approve executive compensation.

 

        
 

 

      NOMINEES:

             

 

3.   Resolution approving the Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. 2016  Stock and Incentive Plan.

        
   

C. Christopher Gaut

David C. Baldwin

Franklin Myers

           

 

4.   Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP  as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2016.

 

In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting.

 

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” THE ELECTION OF DIRECTORS AND “FOR” PROPOSALS 2, 3 AND 4.

 

        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
  Please note that you cannot use this notice to vote by mail.                   
                        
                        

 

 

           

ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS OF

FORUM ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

May 17, 2016

 

 

 

PROXY VOTING INSTRUCTIONS

 

  

 

INTERNET - Access “www.voteproxy.com” and follow the on-screen instructions or scan the QR code with your smartphone. Have your proxy card available when you access the web page.

TELEPHONE - Call toll-free 1-800-PROXIES (1-800-776-9437) in the United States or 1-718-921-8500 from foreign countries from any touch-tone telephone and follow the instructions. Have your proxy card available when you call.

Vote online/phone until 11:59 PM EST the day before the meeting.

MAIL - Sign, date and mail your proxy card in the envelope provided as soon as possible.

IN PERSON - You may vote your shares in person by attending the Annual Meeting.

GO GREEN - e-Consent makes it easy to go paperless. With e-Consent, you can quickly access your proxy material, statements and other eligible documents online, while reducing costs, clutter and paper waste. Enroll today via www.amstock.com to enjoy online access.

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  COMPANY NUMBER  

 

     

 

  ACCOUNT NUMBER  

 

     
      
      
 

 

NOTICE OF INTERNET AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIAL:

The Notice of Meeting, proxy statement and proxy card

are available at http://www.astproxyportal.com/ast/17582/

 

ê  Please detach along perforated line and mail in the envelope provided IF you are not voting via telephone or the Internet.  ê

 

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THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” THE ELECTION OF DIRECTORS AND “FOR” PROPOSALS 2, 3 AND 4.

PLEASE SIGN, DATE AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. PLEASE MARK YOUR VOTE IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS SHOWN HERE  x

                                          

 

FOR

  

 

AGAINST

  

 

ABSTAIN

    
   

1. Election of Directors:

       

2.

   Advisory resolution to approve executive compensation.   ¨   ¨   ¨  
   

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FOR ALL NOMINEES

 

 

WITHHOLD AUTHORITY  

FOR ALL NOMINEES

 

FOR ALL EXCEPT

(See instructions below)

 

 

 

   

NOMINEES:

〇  C. Christopher Gaut

〇  David C. Baldwin

〇  Franklin Myers

          

 

3.

  

 

Resolution approving the Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. 2016 Stock and Incentive Plan.

  

 

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4.

  

 

Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2016.

  

 

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In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting. This proxy when properly executed will be voted as directed herein by the undersigned shareholder. If no direction is made, this proxy will be voted FOR ALL NOMINEES in Proposal 1 and FOR Proposal 2, Proposal 3 and Proposal 4.

                    
   

INSTRUCTIONS:  To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s), mark “FOR ALL EXCEPT” and fill in the circle next to each nominee you wish to withhold, as shown here:  l

                 
 
                      
   

To change the address on your account, please check the box at right and indicate your new address in the address space above. Please note that changes to the registered name(s) on the account may not be submitted via this method.

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Signature of Stockholder 

       

Date:  

      

Signature of Stockholder 

       

Date: 

      
                           

 

   

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Please sign exactly as your name or names appear on this Proxy. When shares are held jointly, each holder should sign. When signing as executor, administrator, attorney, trustee or guardian, please give full title as such. If the signer is a corporation, please sign full corporate name by duly authorized officer, giving full title as such. If signer is a partnership, please sign in partnership name by authorized person.