SEC FORM 3

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Simms Tom S.

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

920 MEMORIAL CITY WAY

SUITE 800

(Street)

HOUTON

77024

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
04/11/2012

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FORUM ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. [ FET ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	VP - Treasurer

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

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	65,342	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Stock Option	⁽¹⁾	12/31/2014	Common Stock	5,846	$8.53	D
Stock Option	⁽²⁾	08/01/2020	Common Stock	55,500	$7.68	D
Common Stock Warrants (right to buy)	08/31/2010	⁽³⁾	Common Stock	7,141	$7.68⁽⁴⁾	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. These options, granted under the Subsea Services International, Inc. 2007 Stock Incentive Plan, are all exercisable.

2. 13,875 of these options, granted under the Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. 2010 Stock Incentive Plan, are exercisable. The remaining 41,625 options are exercisable in accordance with the following schedule: 1/3 of the options become exercisable on each of the second, third and fourth anniversaries of the date of grant (8/2/2010).

3. These warrants expire upon the earlier of five years from the initial issuance, 2.5 years after the consummation of an initial public offering of the Company's common stock or upon the occurrence of certain other events described in the Warrant Agreement pursuant to which the warrants were issued.

4. These warrants have an initial exercise price of $7.68 per share. The exercise price increases 0.5% at the end of each month which equates to an annual increase of 6%.

	/s/ Tom S. Simms by John C. Ivascu as Attorney-in- Fact	04/11/2012
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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