UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
DATE OF REPORT: February 2, 2018
(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 8.01 – Other Events.
As previously disclosed, on January 22, 2017, Forbes Energy Services Ltd., or the Company, and its domestic subsidiaries or, collectively, the Debtors, filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas-Corpus Christi Division, or the Bankruptcy Court, pursuant to the terms of a restructuring support agreement that contemplated the reorganization of the Debtors pursuant to a prepackaged plan of reorganization, as amended and supplemented, the Plan. On March 29, 2017, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order confirming the Plan. On April 13, 2017, the Plan became effective pursuant to its terms and the Debtors emerged from their chapter 11 cases. Included in this filing as Exhibit 99.1 is the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statement of operations of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2016 and the nine months ended September 30, 2017 giving effect to the consummation of the Plan and the Company’s adoption of fresh start accounting as though they had been effected on January 1, 2016.
Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) | Exhibits. |
99.1 | Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Information |
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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: February 2, 2018 | By: | /s/ L. Melvin Cooper | ||||
L. Melvin Cooper | ||||||
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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