---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001401257-25-000072"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FET"
cik: "0001401257"
company_name: "FORUM ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, INC."
filed_at: "2025-05-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-21T14:18:30.343744+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Forum Energy Technologies Stockholders Approve Plan Amendments and Appoint Michael McShane Chairman

## Summary
- Stockholders approved Plan Amendment increasing shares available under 2016 Stock Plan by 600,000 shares.
- Stockholders approved Charter Amendment increasing authorized shares of common stock.
- Elected Leslie A. Beyer and Louis A. Raspino, Jr. as Class I directors for three-year terms.
- On non-binding basis, approved executive compensation and set annual say-on-pay votes.
- Michael McShane appointed non-executive Chairman, succeeding C. Christopher Gaut who retired after over 20 years.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001401257-25-000072
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FET
- cik: 0001401257
- company_name: FORUM ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- filed_at: 2025-05-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 5.03, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1401257/000140125725000072/0001401257-25-000072-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1401257/000140125725000072/fet-20250509.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001401257-25-000072.txt

## Key facts
- Governance Changes
  FORUM ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.: Amendment to increase authorized shares of common stock (effective 2025-05-12).
  - Change: charter amendment
  - Effective: 2025-05-12
  source text: The Charter Amendment became effective upon the filing of a Certificate of Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (the “Certificate”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on May 12, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1401257/000140125725000072/0001401257-25-000072-index.htm

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