---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001401257-26-000039"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FET"
cik: "0001401257"
company_name: "FORUM ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, INC."
filed_at: "2026-05-12T15:49:50+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-12T15:53:56.368756+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# FET shareholders approve 625,000-share stock plan increase, re-elect directors

## Summary
- Shareholders approved Fourth Amendment to 2016 Stock Plan, increasing shares available by 625,000 (7.45M for, 229.5k against).
- Class II directors Evelyn Angelle, John Carrig, and Neal Lux re-elected with >7.2M votes for each.
- Advisory vote on named executive officer compensation passed (7.52M for, 155k against).
- Ratification of Deloitte & Touche as independent auditor for 2026 passed (9.29M for).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001401257-26-000039
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FET
- cik: 0001401257
- company_name: FORUM ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-05-12T15:49:50+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1401257/000140125726000039/0001401257-26-000039-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1401257/000140125726000039/fet-20260508.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001401257-26-000039
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001401257-26-000039.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001401257-26-000039.txt

## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  FORUM ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. shareholders approved Ratification of appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for 2026 at the 2026-05-08 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-08
  source text: Stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2026: Votes Cast For 9,290,299 Against 11,667 Abstentions 9,055 Broker Non-Votes 5,025
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1401257/000140125726000039/0001401257-26-000039-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  FORUM ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. shareholders approved Approval of Executive Compensation (non-binding advisory vote) at the 2026-05-08 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-08
  source text: Stockholders approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers: Votes Cast For 7,520,299 Against 155,102 Abstentions 7,152 Broker Non-Votes 1,633,493
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1401257/000140125726000039/0001401257-26-000039-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  FORUM ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. shareholders approved Election of Class II Directors at the 2026-05-08 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-08
  source text: The following individuals were elected as Class II directors to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) for a term of three years, each to serve until the 2029 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified: Nominee For Withheld Broker Non-Votes Evelyn M. Angelle 7,594,328 88,225 1,633,493 John A. Carrig 7,280,415 407,163 1,628,468 Neal A. Lux 7,610,937 71,616 1,633,493
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1401257/000140125726000039/0001401257-26-000039-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  FORUM ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. shareholders approved Approval of an Amendment to the Company’s Second Amended and Restated 2016 Stock and Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares available for issuance at the 2026-05-08 meeting.
  - Proposal: equity plan
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-08
  source text: Stockholders approved the Plan Amendment: Votes Cast For 7,447,446 Against 229,527 Abstentions 5,579 Broker Non-Votes 1,633,494
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1401257/000140125726000039/0001401257-26-000039-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.