---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-25-006158"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FET"
cik: "0001401257"
company_name: "FORUM ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, INC."
filed_at: "2025-02-19T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-26T10:58:13.165761+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Director C. Christopher Gaut to retire from Forum Energy Technologies board at 2025 annual meeting

## Summary
- C. Christopher Gaut informed the Board on Feb 14, 2025 of his retirement at end of his current term.
- He will not stand for re-election at the 2025 annual meeting of stockholders.
- His decision is not due to any disagreement with FET on operations, policies, or practices.
- No replacement has been announced; his term expires at the 2025 annual meeting.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-25-006158
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FET
- cik: 0001401257
- company_name: FORUM ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- filed_at: 2025-02-19T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1401257/000162828025006158/0001628280-25-006158-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1401257/000162828025006158/fet-20250214.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-25-006158.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  C. Christopher Gaut departed as Director at FORUM ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, INC..
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Director
  source text: On February 14, 2025, Mr. C. Christopher Gaut informed the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. (“FET”) of his decision to retire from the Board at the end of his current term and not stand for re-election as a director at FET’s 2025 annual meeting of stockholders (the “2025 Annual Meeting”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1401257/000162828025006158/0001628280-25-006158-index.htm

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