Forward Industries, Inc.

Regulatory Filings • Oct 10, 2025

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): October 10, 2025

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)

( 631 ) 547-3055

(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. ☐

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On October 10, 2025, Forward Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Waiver and Consent (the “Waiver and Consent”) with certain holders of the Company’s securities (who collectively beneficially own at least 50.1% of the then outstanding Registrable Securities, as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement dated September 6, 2025 (the “Registration Rights Agreement”)). The Waiver and Consent waives the compliance of the Filing Date (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) and extends the deadline for the Company to file the initial resale registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission to the 60th calendar day following the Closing Date (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement).

The foregoing descriptions of the Waiver and Consent and Registration Rights Agreement do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Waiver and Consent and Registration Rights Agreement, which are filed as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Exhibit Description
10.1	Form of Waiver and Consent, dated October 10, 2025
10.2	Form of Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of September 6, 2025 (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company on September 8, 2025).
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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 hereunto duly authorized.

/s/ Michael Pruitt
Name: Michael Pruitt
Title: Interim Chief Executive Officer

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