Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On October 1, 2012, Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that James W. Harris, the Company's Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will be presenting at the Johnson Rice & Co. Energy Conference to be held on Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at approximately 4:25 p.m. Central Daylight Time at the Hotel Monteleone in New Orleans, Louisiana. A live audio webcast will be available at http://wsw.com/webcast/jr13/fet/. The replay of the presentation will be archived in the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at http://www.f-e-t.com.
A copy of the press release and the PowerPoint slides that Mr. Harris will present at the conference are furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, respectively.
The information furnished pursuant to this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and will not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated therein by reference. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No. Exhibit Title or Description 99.1 Press Release, October 1, 2012. 99.2 PowerPoint Presentation, October 2, 2012.

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