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): June 16, 2025
Forward Industries, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| New York | 001-34780 | 13-1950672 | ||
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| 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)
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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).
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Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On June 16, 2025, the Board of Directors of Forward Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) approved an amendment to the Company’s Third Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Bylaws”) and adopted an amendment to the quorum requirement contained in Article II, Section 205 of the Bylaws (the “Amendment”) to provide that the holders of thirty-three and one third percent (33.3%) of the outstanding shares of stock of the Company entitled to vote at a shareholders meeting, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Prior to the Amendment, the Bylaws provided that a quorum at a meeting of shareholders consisted of the holders of a majority of the shares entitled to vote then issued and outstanding, present in person or represented by proxy.
The foregoing summary of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Amendment, which is attached as Exhibit 3.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.03.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 3.1 | Amendment No. 1 to the Third Amended and Restated Bylaws of Forward Industries, Inc. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
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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.
| FORWARD INDUSTRIES, INC. | |||
| Date: June 18, 2025 | By: | /s/ Kathleen Weisberg | |
| Name: Kathleen Weisberg | |||
| Title: Chief Financial Officer | |||
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Exhibit 3.1
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE
THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS
OF
FORWARD INDUSTRIES, INC.
Pursuant to Section 601 of the New York Business Corporation Law and Section 801of the Third Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Bylaws”) of Forward Industries, Inc. (the “Company”), the Bylaws are hereby amended as follows:
Article II, Section 205 of the Bylaws is amended and restated to read as follows:
Section 205. Quorum; Vote Required. At any meeting of shareholders, the holders of one-third (33.3%) of the shares entitled to vote then issued and outstanding, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum, except as otherwise provided by law or by the certificate of incorporation. Except in the case of the election of directors, when a quorum is present or represented at any meeting, the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the matter shall be the act of the shareholders, except where a larger vote is required by law, by the certificate of incorporation, or by these bylaws.
Except as herein amended, the provisions of the Bylaws shall remain in full force and effect.
As approved via Unanimous Written Consent by the Board of Directors effective June 16, 2025.