Security	Conv. / exercise price	Date	Code	Shares	A/D	Exercisable	Expires	Underlying	Underlying shares	Owned after	D/I
Subscription Rights (right to buy)^F1,F5,F6	—	Feb 28, 2019	X	116,083	D	Feb 14, 2019	Feb 28, 2019	5.00% subordinated convertible PIK notes due 2020	27,128,100	0	D
5.00% Subordinated convertible PIK notes due 2020^{F3,F5,F6,F2,F4}	—	Feb 28, 2019	P	27,528,100	A	—	—	Common Stock	—	27,528,100	D

Explanation of responses

F1Represents the pro rata exercise of subscription rights in the Forbes Energy Services Ltd. (the "Issuer") rights offering, as described in the Issuer's prospectus dated February 13, 2019 (the "Prospectus"), by Ascribe III Investments LLC ("Fund III"), with each right entitling the holder to purchase $100 principal amount of the Issuer's 5.00% subordinated convertible PIK notes due 2020 (the "Notes") at a purchase price of 100% of the principal amount thereof. Fund III acquired the Notes that were not subject to the exercise of its rights in the Rights Offering pursuant to the backstop commitment letter, dated November 16, 2018, filed as exhibit 10.4 to the Issuer's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 23, 2018.
F2Upon the earliest to occur of: (i) a Marketed Public Offering (as such term is defined in the Issuer's prospectus dated February 13, 2019), (ii) a Change of Control (as such term is defined in the Issuer's prospectus dated February 13, 2019) and (iii) June 30, 2020 (or such earlier date as the Issuer elects to redeem the Notes), the Notes mandatorily convert at a conversion rate per $100 principal amount of Notes into a number of shares of the Issuer's Common Stock calculated based on the Fair Market Value (as such term is defined in the Issuer's prospectus dated February 13, 2019) of a share of the Issuer's Common Stock at such time, in each case less a 15% discount per share.
F3Interest on the Notes will be payable on each June 30 and December 31, commencing on June 30, 2019. Interest on the Notes will be payable solely by issuing additional Notes in an amount equal to the applicable amount of interest for the interest period (rounded up to the nearest whole dollar).
F4The amount of shares of Common Stock that the Reporting Persons may receive upon mandatory conversion of the Notes is unknown at the time of filing.
F5Ascribe Capital LLC ("Ascribe Capital") is the investment manager of Fund III. American Securities LLC ("American Securities") is the 100% owner of Ascribe Capital and Ascribe Management. Ascribe Opportunities Fund III, L.P. ("Opportunities III") and Ascribe Opportunities Fund III(B), L.P. ("Opportunities III(B)") are the sole members of Fund III. Ascribe Associates III, LLC ("Associates III") is the general partner of Opportunities III and Opportunities III(B). Ascribe Opportunities Fund II, L.P. ("Opportunities II") and Ascribe Opportunities Fund II(B), L.P. ("Opportunities II(B)") are the sole members of Ascribe II Investments LLC ("Fund II" and, together with Fund III, the "Funds"), Ascribe Associates II, LLC ("Associates II") is the general partner of Opportunities II and Opportunities II(B).
F6Each of Ascribe Capital, Ascribe Management, American Securities, Associates III, Opportunities III, Opportunities III(B), Associates II, Opportunities II and Opportunities II(B), may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the common stock of the issuer held by the Funds. Each of Ascribe Capital, Ascribe Management, American Securities, Associates III, Opportunities III, Opportunities III(B), Associates II, Opportunities II and Opportunities II(B), disclaims beneficial ownership of the common stock held by the Funds, except to the extent of its pecuniary interests.