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| EX-99.1 - PRESS RELEASE - Forbes Energy Services Ltd. | d400388dex991.htm |
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: August 15, 2012
(Date of earliest event reported)
Forbes Energy Services Ltd.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Texas | 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 5.02 – Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On August 20, 2012, Forbes Energy Services, Ltd., or the Company, announced that, effective August 15, 2012, Ted A. Izatt was appointed to its Board of Directors. In connection with Mr. Izatt’s appointment, the size of the Board was increased from six to seven members. As a director of the Company, Mr. Izatt will participate under the Company’s director compensation policy described in the Company’s 2012 Proxy Statement.
A copy of the press release describing Mr. Izatt’s appointment and including a short profile of his background and experience is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (c) | Exhibits. |
99.1 Press Release dated August 20, 2012
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: August 20, 2012 | By: | /s/ L. Melvin Cooper | ||
| L. Melvin Cooper | ||||
| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||