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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) 12/28/2012 (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 12/28/2012   J   6,741,433 D $ 24.75 41,122,089 I See footnote (1) (2) Common Stock 12/28/2012   J   6,741,433 A $ 24.75 41,122,089 I See footnote (1) (2) Common Stock               7,379 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

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		01/02/2013
**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)	On December 28, 2012, (i) SCF-V, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("SCF-V") and SCF-VI, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("SCF-VI") caused the distribution of the Issuer's shares of common stock to SCF-V, G.P., Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership and the general partner of SCF-V ("SCF-V GP") and SCF-VI, G.P., Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership and the general partner of SCF-VI ("SCF-VI GP"), respectively, and (2) each of SCF-V GP and SCF-VI GP subsequently contributed such shares to SCF 2012A, LP, a Delaware limited partnership ("SCF 2012A") and SCF 2012B, LP, a Delaware limited partnership ("SCF 2012B"). (continued in footnote 2 below)
(2)	Each of SCF 2012A and SCF 2012B is the wholly owned subsidiary of the limited partners of SCF-V GP and SCF-VI GP, respectively. Concurrent with the redemption of SCF-V GP's interest in SCF-V, a new general partner, SCF-V GP LLC ("SCF-V GP LLC"), a Delaware limited liability company, was admitted as sole general partner of SCF-V. L.E. Simmons & Associates, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("LESA") is the sole general partner of each of SCF-V GP, SCF-V GP LLC, SCF-VI GP, SCF VII, GP Limited Partnership, SCF 2012A and SCF 2012B. 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, SCF-VII, L.P., SCF 2012A and SCF 2012B. Mr. Waite disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares.

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