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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * WAITE ANDREW 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) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 920 MEMORIAL CITY WAY, SUITE 1000 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/15/2012 (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 08/15/2012   A   1,404 (1) A $ 0 7,379 D   Common Stock               41,505,138 I See footnote (2)

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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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
WAITE ANDREW L 920 MEMORIAL CITY WAY SUITE 1000 HOUSTON, TX 77024	X

Signatures

/s/ Andrew L. Waite by John C. Ivascu as Attorney-in- Fact		08/17/2012
**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 restricted stock units (the "Units") are granted pursuant to the Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. 2010 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). Each Unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Issuer's common stock, par value $0.01 per share, upon the vesting of the Units. The Units vest thirteen months from the date of grant, August 15, 2012, subject to accelerated vesting of the entire award upon a Change in Control (as defined in the Plan). The Units also include dividend equivalent rights that entitle the Reporting Person to the same dividends that would be payable were the shares of common stock underlying the Units actually outstanding at the time such dividends were issued. The credited dividends will be paid concurrently with the issuance of the shares of common stock to the Reporting Person.
(2)	SCF-V, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("SCF-V"), SCF-VI, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("SCF-VI") and SCF-VII, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("SCF-VII"), in the aggregate own 41,505,138 shares of common stock. The general partner of SCF-V is SCF-V, G.P., Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership ("SCF-V GP"), the general partner of SCF-VI is SCF-VI, G.P., Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership ("SCF-VI GP") and the general partner of SCF-VII is SCF-VII, G.P., Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership ("SCF-VII GP"). L.E. Simmons & Associates, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("LESA") is the sole general partner of each of SCF-V GP, SCF-VI GP and SCF-VII GP. Mr. Waite serves as a managing director of LESA. As such, Mr. Waite may be deemed to have dispositive power over the shares of common stock owned by SCF-V, SCF-VI and SCF-VII. Mr. Waite disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares.

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