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: April 1, 2009
(Date of earliest event reported)
Forbes Energy Services Ltd.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Bermuda | 333-150853-04 | 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 April 1, 2009, Forbes Energy Services Ltd., a company formed under the laws of Bermuda (the “Company”), announced the results of its operations for the three months and twelve-months ended December 31, 2008. Additional information is included in the Company’s press release dated April 1, 2009, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) | Exhibits. | |
99.1 Press Release, dated April 1, 2009 |
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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: April 6, 2009 | By: | /s/ L. Melvin Cooper | ||
L. Melvin Cooper | ||||
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |