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<B><FONT face="serif">UNITED STATES</FONT></B><FONT face="serif"> <br>
</FONT><B><FONT face="serif">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</FONT></B><FONT face="serif">
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<FONT face="serif"><BR>______________<BR>FORM 8-K</FONT></B><FONT face="serif">
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B><FONT face="serif">______________<BR>CURRENT REPORT</FONT></B><FONT face="serif"> </FONT>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</FONT><FONT face="serif"> </FONT>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">Date of Report&nbsp; (Date of earliest event reported):</FONT><B><FONT size=2 face="serif"> July
16, 2019</FONT></B><FONT face="serif"> </FONT>
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<B><FONT size=5 face="serif">Forward Industries, Inc.</FONT></B><FONT face="serif">
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</FONT><FONT size=2 face="serif">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</FONT><FONT face="serif"> </FONT>
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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">
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</FONT><FONT size=2 face="serif">(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)</FONT><FONT face="serif"> </FONT>
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<B><U><FONT size=2 face="serif">(561) 465-0030</FONT></U></B><FONT size=2 face="serif">
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(Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code)</FONT><FONT face="serif"> </FONT>
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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><FONT face="serif"> </FONT>
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<FONT size=2 face="sans-serif">&#9744; &nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT><FONT size=2 face="serif">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</FONT><FONT
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<FONT size=2 face="sans-serif">&#9744;&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT><FONT size=2 face="serif">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</FONT><FONT
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<FONT size=2 face="sans-serif">&#9744; </FONT><FONT size=2 face="serif">&nbsp; Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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240.13e-4(c))</FONT><FONT face="serif"> </FONT>
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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
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">Emerging growth company </FONT><FONT face="serif"> &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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<FONT size=2 face="serif">Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: </FONT><FONT face="serif"> &nbsp;</FONT></P>
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	<p align="center"><FONT size=2 face="serif">Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share</FONT></TD>
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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 face="serif"> </FONT>
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<FONT size=2 face="serif">On July 16, 2019, Forward Industries, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) and Forward Industries (Asia-Pacific) Corporation (&#147;Forward China&#148;) agreed to extend the maturity date of that certain $1.6 million promissory
note dated January 18, 2018, as amended (the &#147;Note&#148;) to October 17, 2019. Prior to the extension, the Note was due July 17, 2019. Forward China is an entity which is owned by the Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.</FONT><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><FONT face="serif"> </FONT>
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   <TD><FONT size=2 face="serif">Date: July 22, 2019</FONT></TD>
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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):
July
16, 2019
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.)
477 S. Rosemary Ave. Ste. 219
West Palm Beach, Florida 33401
(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)
(561) 465-0030
(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))
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.
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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
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
On July 16, 2019, Forward Industries, Inc. (the "Company") and Forward Industries (Asia-Pacific) Corporation ("Forward China") agreed to extend the maturity date of that certain $1.6 million promissory
note dated January 18, 2018, as amended (the "Note") to October 17, 2019. Prior to the extension, the Note was due July 17, 2019. Forward China is an entity which is owned by the Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
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: July 22, 2019
By:  /s/ Michael Matte
Name: Michael Matte
Title: Chief Financial Officer