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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 16, 2016

(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 2.02 – Results of Operations and Financial Condition
The information in this Item 2.02 of this Current Report is being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K and according to general instruction B.2. thereunder, the information in this Item 2.02 of this Current Report shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Item 2.02 of this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933.
On May 16, 2016, Forbes Energy Services Ltd., or the Company, announced the results of its operations for the three months ended March 31, 2016. Additional information is included in the Company’s press release dated May 16, 2016, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.


Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
 
(d)
Exhibits.


 
99.1
Press Release dated May 16, 2016.
 
 
 





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 18, 2016            By:
/s/ L. Melvin Cooper    
             L. Melvin Cooper
             Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer