secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     FORUM ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (FET)
CIK:        0001401257
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-11-12T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001401257-24-000137
Event type: debt
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 1.01, 2.03, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

FET closes $100M 10.5% senior secured bond offering to redeem 2025 notes and Variperm term loan
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- $100M aggregate principal, 10.5% coupon, due Nov 2029, issued at par.
- Net proceeds (~$96M) plus cash used to repay Variperm seller term loan and redeem all outstanding 9% convertible notes due 2025.
- Bonds have financial covenants: max leverage 4.0x, min liquidity $25M, with equity cure rights.
- CEO Neal Lux says offering fortifies balance sheet and provides flexibility for M&A and share repurchases.
- Application will be made to list bonds on Nordic ABM or other exchange.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1401257/000140125724000137/0001401257-24-000137-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1401257/000140125724000137/fet-20241108.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001401257-24-000137

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