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)

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 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.

	Forbes Energy Services Ltd.

Date: June 8, 2020	By:	/s/ L. Melvin Cooper
		L. Melvin Cooper
		Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Forbes Energy Services Ltd. 8-K