Form 8-K - Current report

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 23, 2024

 

Forward Industries, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

New York		001-34780		13-1950672
(State or Other Jurisdiction		(Commission		(I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation)		File Number)		Identification No.)

 

700 Veterans Memorial Hwy. Suite 100

Hauppauge, New York 11788

(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)

 

[phone]

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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:

 

☐	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))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	FORD	The NASDAQ Capital Market

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company ☐

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐ 

 

 

 

 

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

On September 23, 2024, the Board of Directors of Forward Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) approved the compensation for its non-employee directors for fiscal year 2025.  In fiscal 2025, non-employee directors will receive $30,000 per year (with a $10,000 supplement for the lead director) in cash payable quarterly in advance at the beginning of each quarter.  In addition, effective October 1, 2024, each non-employee director will be granted stock options with a fair value of $40,000 as calculated using the Black-Scholes valuation methodology.  The options will vest 12 months from the grant date subject to continued service as a director of the Company on the vesting date. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

	FORWARD INDUSTRIES, INC.
Date: September 27, 2024	By:	/s/ Kathleen Weisberg
		Name: Kathleen Weisberg
		Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

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Cover	Sep. 23, 2024
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Document Period End Date	Sep. 23, 2024
Entity File Number	001-34780
Entity Registrant Name	Forward Industries, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0000038264
Entity Tax Identification Number	13-1950672
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	NY
Entity Address, Address Line One	700 Veterans Memorial Hwy. Suite 100
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