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  <p style='margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center'><b>CURRENT
  REPORT</b></p>
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  <p style='margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";text-align:center'>Date of report (Date of earliest
  event reported):&nbsp; <b>April 19, 2012</b></p>
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  Charter)</font></p>
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526-3005</b></font></p>

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ITEM 5.02&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION
OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF
CERTAIN OFFICERS.</b></p>

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<p style='margin:0 0in; font-family:"Times New Roman";text-indent:0.5in'>On
April 19, 2012, Mr. Robert Garrett Jr. resigned from the Board of Directors of
Forward Industries, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;), in order to permit the Board to elect
an independent director to the Board to replace him.&nbsp; Mr. Garrett will continue
to serve in his position as Co-Chief Executive Officer of the Company.</p>
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<p style='margin:0 0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";text-align:justify; text-indent:.5in; text-autospace:none; margin-bottom:0'>On April 24, 2012, the Company&#146;s Board of Directors (the &#147;Board&#148;)
elected Timothy Gordon to serve on the Board until his successor has been duly
elected and shall have qualified.&nbsp; The Board also elected Mr. Gordon to the
Audit Committee of the Board to replace Ciara Burnham, with the other members
of the Audit Committee being John Chiste and Owen King.&nbsp; Mr. Gordon is an
independent director.</p>
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<p style='margin:0 0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";text-align:justify; text-indent:.5in; text-autospace:none; margin-bottom:0'>Timothy Gordon<b> </b>(age 37)<b> </b>is a co-founding partner of
Arditi Gordon Management LLC (AGM), a real estate investment firm, and has
worked there since 2009.&nbsp; AGM invests in real estate recapitalizations and
development opportunities, primarily in New York City and Miami.&nbsp; Prior to
launching AGM, Mr. Gordon served as a partner of LaGrange Capital Partners from
2003 to 2008, a special situations hedge fund.&nbsp; Mr. Gordon began his career at
the Blackstone Group in the restructuring area.&nbsp; Following Blackstone, Mr.
Gordon worked in private equity at Palladium Equity Partners.&nbsp; Mr. Gordon holds
a BA <i>cum laude </i>and an MBA, both from Harvard University.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </p>

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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.</p>

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  April 25, 2012&nbsp;</p>
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  <p style='margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman";margin-bottom:.0001pt; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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  <p style='margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman";margin-bottom:.0001pt; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'><u>/s/&nbsp; Robert
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  <p style='margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-family:"Times New Roman";margin-bottom:.0001pt; margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; margin-top:0in'>Principal
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Forward Industries Form 8-K
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 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 19, 2012
Forward Industries, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its
  Charter)
New York
000-6669
13-1950672
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
3110 Main Street, Suite 400
Santa Monica, CA
90405
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(310)
526-3005
(Former name or former address if changed since last
  report)
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 follow
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))
ITEM 5.02      DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION
OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF
CERTAIN OFFICERS.
(b)
and (d).
On
April 19, 2012, Mr. Robert Garrett Jr. resigned from the Board of Directors of
Forward Industries, Inc. (the "Company"), in order to permit the Board to elect
an independent director to the Board to replace him.  Mr. Garrett will continue
to serve in his position as Co-Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
On April 24, 2012, the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board")
elected Timothy Gordon to serve on the Board until his successor has been duly
elected and shall have qualified.  The Board also elected Mr. Gordon to the
Audit Committee of the Board to replace Ciara Burnham, with the other members
of the Audit Committee being John Chiste and Owen King.  Mr. Gordon is an
independent director.
Timothy Gordon
(age 37)
is a co-founding partner of
Arditi Gordon Management LLC (AGM), a real estate investment firm, and has
worked there since 2009.  AGM invests in real estate recapitalizations and
development opportunities, primarily in New York City and Miami.  Prior to
launching AGM, Mr. Gordon served as a partner of LaGrange Capital Partners from
2003 to 2008, a special situations hedge fund.  Mr. Gordon began his career at
the Blackstone Group in the restructuring area.  Following Blackstone, Mr.
Gordon worked in private equity at Palladium Equity Partners.  Mr. Gordon holds
a BA
cum laude
and an MBA, both from Harvard University.
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.
Dated:
  April 25, 2012
By:
/s/  Robert
  Garrett Jr.
Name:
Robert
  Garrett Jr.
Title:
Principal
  Executive Officer