Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
MCCULLOCH JAMES L
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FORUM ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. [FET] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP and Gen Counsel
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
920 MEMORIAL CITY WAY, SUITE 1000		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/15/2018
(Street)

HOUSTON, TX 77024		 4. If Amendment, Date 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
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 02/15/2018   M   3,867 A $ 0 356,083 D  
Common Stock 02/15/2018   M   11,535 A $ 0 367,618 D  
Common Stock 02/15/2018   F   4,031 (1) D $ 11.95 363,587 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Performance Shares (2) 02/15/2018   M     3,867   (2) 12/31/2017 Common Stock 3,867 (2) 0 D  
Performance Shares (3) 02/15/2018   M     7,690   (3) 12/31/2017 Common Stock 11,535 (3) 0 D  
Performance Shares (4) 02/15/2018   M     4,146   (4) 12/31/2017 Common Stock 0 (4) 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
MCCULLOCH JAMES L
920 MEMORIAL CITY WAY
SUITE 1000
HOUSTON, TX 77024		       EVP and Gen Counsel  

Signatures

 /s/ James L. McCulloch by John C. Ivascu as Attorney-in- Fact   02/20/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) These shares were surrendered to satisfy tax obligations related to the vesting of performance shares granted on February 20, 2015, February 19, 2016 and February 20, 2017.
(2) These performance shares represent a contingent right to receive Common Stock, based on the Company's relative shareholder return versus that of the Company's peer group. As determined by the Company's Compensation Committee ("the Compensation Committee") and given the Company's relative shareholder return versus the relevant peer group over the three-year period commencing on January 1, 2015 and ending on December 31, 2017, each performance share represents the right to receive one share of Common Stock.
(3) These performance shares represent a contingent right to receive Common Stock, based on the Company's relative shareholder return versus that of the Company's peer group. As determined by the Company's the Compensation Committee and given the Company's relative shareholder return versus the relevant peer group over the two-year period commencing on January 1, 2016 and ending on December 31, 2017, each performance share represents the right to receive 1.5 shares of Common Stock.
(4) These performance shares represent a contingent right to receive Common Stock, based on the Company's relative shareholder return versus that of the Company's peer group. As determined by the Company's the Compensation Committee and given the Company's relative shareholder return versus the relevant peer group over the one-year period commencing on January 1, 2017 and ending on December 31, 2017, each performance share represents the right to receive zero shares of Common Stock.

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