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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): September 15, 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. ☐                  Item 8.01 Other Events.   On September 15, 2025, Forward Industries, Inc., a New York corporation (the “ Company ”), issued a press release announcing that the Company’s initial liquid Solana token (“ SOL ”) purchases totaled 6,822,000 at an average of $232 per SOL for a total cost of approximately $1.58 billion.              2       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: September 15, 2025 /s/ Kathleen Weisberg   Kathleen Weisberg   Chief Financial Officer                                                 3