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<B><FONT size=5 face="serif">UNITED STATES <br>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION <br>
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<B><FONT size=5 face="serif">FORM 8-K</FONT></B>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B><FONT face="serif">CURRENT REPORT <br>
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the <br>
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </FONT></B>
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<B><FONT face="serif">Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): </FONT><FONT size=2 face="serif">April 18, 2019</FONT></B><FONT size=2 face="serif"> </FONT>
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<B><FONT size=6 face="serif">Forward Industries, Inc. <br>
</FONT><FONT size=2 face="serif">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)</FONT></B>
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   <TD align="center">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B><FONT size=2 face="serif">New York</FONT></B></TD>
   <TD align="center" width="21%"><B><FONT size=2 face="serif">001-34780</FONT></B></TD>
   <TD align="center" width="33%"><B><FONT size=2 face="serif">13-1950672</FONT></B></TD>
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   <TD align="center"><B><FONT size=1 face="serif">(State or Other Jurisdiction</FONT></B></TD>
   <TD align="center" width="21%"><B><FONT size=1 face="serif">(Commission</FONT></B></TD>
   <TD align="center" width="33%"><B><FONT size=1 face="serif">(I.R.S. Employer</FONT></B></TD>
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   <TD align="center">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B><FONT size=1 face="serif">of Incorporation)</FONT></B></TD>
   <TD align="center" width="21%"><B><FONT size=1 face="serif">File Number)</FONT></B></TD>
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<B><FONT size=2 face="serif">477 S. Rosemary Ave. Ste. 219</FONT></B><FONT face="serif"> </FONT><B><FONT size=2 face="serif">
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West Palm Beach, Florida 33401</FONT></B><FONT face="serif"> <br>
</FONT><B><FONT size=1 face="serif"> (Address of Principal Executive Offices, and Zip Code) </FONT></B>
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<B><FONT size=2 face="serif">(561) 465-0030</FONT></B><FONT size=2 face="serif"><BR>  </FONT>
<B><FONT size=1 face="serif">Registrant&#146;s Telephone Number, Including Area Code</FONT></B><FONT size=1 face="serif"> </FONT>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: </FONT>
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	<b><FONT size=2 face="serif">Title of each class</FONT></b></TD>
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	<b><FONT size=2 face="serif">Trading Symbol(s)</FONT></b></TD>
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	<b><FONT size=2 face="serif">Name of each exchange on which registered</FONT></b></TD>
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	<font size="2">Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share</font></TD>
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	<font size="2">FORD</font></TD>
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	<font size="2">The NASDAQ Capital Market</font></TD>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">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 (</FONT><I><FONT size=2
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">&nbsp;&nbsp; Written communication pursuant to Rule
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</FONT><FONT size=2 face="serif">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Pre-commencement communication pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">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 &sect;230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR
&sect;240.12b-2). </FONT>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">Emerging growth company&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">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
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Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement</font></b></p>


<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2">On April 22, 2019, Forward Industries, Inc.
(&quot;Forward&quot;) and Forward Industries (Asia-Pacific) Corporation (&quot;Forward China&quot;)
agreed to extend the initial Term of that certain Buying Agency and Supply
Agreement between Forward and Forward China dated September 9, 2015, as amended,
until October 22, 2019.&nbsp;&nbsp; The extension is effective as of March 8, 2019.&nbsp;
Forward China is an entity which is owned by the Company's Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer. </font> </p>


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<B><FONT size=2 face="serif">Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.</FONT></B><FONT size=2 face="serif"> </FONT>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">On April 18, 2019, Forward China and the Company agreed to extend the maturity date of that certain $1.6 million promissory
note dated January 18, 2018, as amended (the &#147;Note&#148;) which prior to the extension was due April 18, 2019. As a result of the extension, the note is now due July 17, 2019. As previously disclosed, the note bears an interest rate of 8% and
pays monthly interest. </FONT>
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<B><FONT size=2 face="serif">SIGNATURES</FONT></B><FONT size=2 face="serif"> </FONT>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">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. </FONT>
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   <TD><FONT size=2 face="serif">Date: April 23, 2019</FONT></TD>
   <TD align="left" width="58%"><FONT size=2 face="serif">By:/s/ Michael Matte</FONT></TD>
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):
April 18, 2019
Forward Industries, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
New York
001-34780
13-1950672
(State or Other Jurisdiction
(Commission
(I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation)
File Number)
Identification No.)
477 S. Rosemary Ave. Ste. 219
West Palm Beach, Florida 33401
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, and Zip Code)
(561) 465-0030
Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code
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
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 (
see
General Instruction A.2. below):
☐
Written communication pursuant to Rule
425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement
communication pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communication pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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
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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 1.01       
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On April 22, 2019, Forward Industries, Inc.
("Forward") and Forward Industries (Asia-Pacific) Corporation ("Forward China")
agreed to extend the initial Term of that certain Buying Agency and Supply
Agreement between Forward and Forward China dated September 9, 2015, as amended,
until October 22, 2019.   The extension is effective as of March 8, 2019. 
Forward China is an entity which is owned by the Company's Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
On April 18, 2019, Forward China and the Company agreed to extend the maturity date of that certain $1.6 million promissory
note dated January 18, 2018, as amended (the "Note") which prior to the extension was due April 18, 2019. As a result of the extension, the note is now due July 17, 2019. As previously disclosed, the note bears an interest rate of 8% and
pays monthly interest.
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: April 23, 2019
By:/s/ Michael Matte
Name: Michael Matte
Title: Chief Financial Officer