Company Update

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): June 9, 2026   Forward Industries, Inc. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)   Texas   001-34780   13-1950672 (State or Other Jurisdiction   (Commission   (I.R.S. Employer of Incorporation)   File Number)   Identification No.)   111 Congress Avenue , Suite 500 Austin , Texas 78701 (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 FWDI 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 June 9, 2026, Forward Industries, Inc. (“ Forward Industries ”) issued a press release confirming that it made an indicative, non-binding proposal to Brera Holdings PLC (the “ Company ”) on June 1, 2026 to acquire the entire issued and to be issued share capital of the Company in an all-stock transaction. There can be no certainty that any offer will be made for the Company and Forward Industries will not comment on the terms of a potential transaction outside of any subsequent public announcement. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.   Forward-Looking Statements   Certain statements in this communication constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of words such as “anticipate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “could,” “may,” “will,” “believe,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “goal,” “project,” and other words of similar meaning. These forward-looking statements address various matters including statements relating to Forward Industries’ indicative, non-binding proposal to Brera Holdings PLC and any potential transaction therefrom. Each forward-looking statement contained in this communication is subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statement. Applicable risks and uncertainties include, among others, failure to realize the anticipated benefits of the proposed digital asset treasury strategy; changes in business, market, financial, political and regulatory conditions; risks relating to Forward Industries’ operations and business, including the highly volatile nature of the price of Solana and other cryptocurrencies; the risk that the price of Forward Industries’ common stock may be highly correlated to the price of the digital assets that it holds; risks related to increased competition in the industries and markets in which Forward Industries does and will operate (including the applicable digital assets market); risks relating to significant legal, commercial, regulatory and technical uncertainty regarding digital assets generally; risks relating to the treatment of crypto assets for U.S. and foreign tax purposes, as well as those risks and uncertainties identified in Forward Industries’ filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements in this communication speak only as of the date of this document, and Forward Industries undertakes no obligation to update or revise any of these statements.   Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.   Exhibit No.   Exhibit 99.1   Press Release issued on June 9, 2026 104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)                                       1       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 9, 2026 By: /s/ Mike Pruitt       Name: Mike Pruitt       Title: Interim Chief Executive Officer                                                       2