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: June 8, 2020 (June 1, 2020)
(Date of earliest event reported)
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Forbes Energy Services Ltd.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Delaware
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001-35281
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98-0581100
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
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3000 South Business Highway 281
Alice, Texas |
78332
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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(361) 664-0549
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(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or
Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). ☐
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards
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Item 1.02 – Termination of Material Definitive Agreements.
Termination of the Merger Agreement
As previously reported, on December 23, 2019, Forbes Energy Services Ltd. (“Company”), announced that it, along with certain of
its subsidiaries, had entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 19, 2019 (as amended, supplemented, and modified from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”) with Superior Energy Services, Inc. (“Superior”) and New NAM,
Inc., a Delaware corporation and subsidiary of Superior (“NAM”). On June 1, 2020, the Company received a written notice of termination (the “Termination Notice”) from Superior and NAM. As a result, the Merger Agreement has been terminated,
effective as of June 1, 2020. Neither the Company, Superior nor NAM is obligated to pay a termination fee in connection with the termination of the Merger Agreement.
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.
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Forbes Energy Services Ltd.
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Date: June 8, 2020
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By:
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/s/ L. Melvin Cooper
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L. Melvin Cooper
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Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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