UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


DATE OF REPORT: May 18, 2017
(Date of earliest event reported)

Forbes Energy Services Ltd.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Delaware
001-35281
98-0581100
 
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
 
 
 
 
3000 South Business Highway 281
Alice, Texas
 
   
78332
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)

(361) 664-0549
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 8.01 – Other Events.
On May 18, 2017, shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, or the Common Stock, of Forbes Energy Services Ltd., or the Company, was authorized for trading on the Over-The-Counter Pink Market. On May 19, 2017, OTC Markets Group Inc. announced that the Common Stock has qualified to trade on the OTCQX® Best Market. On May 19, 2017, the Common Stock began trading on the OTCQX® Best Market under the symbol “FLSS.”



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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 
 
Forbes Energy Services Ltd.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date: May 19, 2017
 
By: /s/ L. Melvin Cooper
 
 
 
 
L. Melvin Cooper
 
 
 
 
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 





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