Nov 3 (Reuters) - Forum Energy Technologies Inc FET.N :
* FORUM ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES ANNOUNCES TRANSFORMATIVE
ACQUISITION
OF VARIPERM ENERGY SERVICES
* FORUM ENERGY - DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE VARIPERM
ENERGY
SERVICES FOR CONSIDERATION OF $150 MILLION OF CASH AND 2 MILLION
SHARES OF FET'S COMMON STOCK
* FORUM ENERGY - CASH CONSIDERATION FOR DEAL WILL BE FUNDED
FROM
$90 MILLION CASH ON HAND & BORROWINGS UNDER ABL CREDIT FACILITY,
& $60 MILLION SELLER TERM LOAN
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