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COMMISSION </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:22pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM 8-K </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(d) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>DATE OF REPORT: November&nbsp;8, 2013 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><I>(Date
of earliest event reported) </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:22pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>Forbes Energy Services Ltd. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><I>(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) </I></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL"><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Alice, Texas</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><I>(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</I></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>N/A </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><I>(Former Name or Former Address, if
Changed Since Last Report) </I></P> <P STYLE="font-size:24pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="line-height:2.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;border-bottom:2.00pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:ARIAL">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 (<I>see</I> General Instruction A.2. below): </P> <P STYLE="font-size:8pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:8pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">The information in this Item&nbsp;2.02 of this Current Report is being furnished pursuant to Item&nbsp;2.02 of Form 8-K and according to
general instruction B.2. thereunder, the information in this Item&nbsp;2.02 of this Current Report shall not be deemed &#147;filed&#148; for the purposes of Section&nbsp;18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the
liabilities of that Section. The information in this Item&nbsp;2.02 of this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">On November&nbsp;8, 2013, Forbes Energy Services Ltd., or the Company, announced the results of its operations for the three months
ended September&nbsp;30, 2013. Additional information is included in the Company&#146;s press release dated November&nbsp;8, 2013, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL"><B>Item&nbsp;9.01 &#150; Financial Statements and Exhibits </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL">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. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Date: November&nbsp;8, 2013</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ L. Melvin Cooper</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">&nbsp;L. Melvin Cooper</TD></TR>
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Form 8-K
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: November 8, 2013
(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)
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):
¨
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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 November 8, 2013, Forbes Energy Services Ltd., or the Company, announced the results of its operations for the three months
ended September 30, 2013. Additional information is included in the Company's press release dated November 8, 2013, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d)
Exhibits.
99.1
Press Release dated November 8, 2013.
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: November 8, 2013
By:
/s/ L. Melvin Cooper
L. Melvin Cooper
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer