Michael D. Pruitt - 08 Sep 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for Forward Industries, Inc. (FORD)

Role: Chief Executive Officer
Signature: /s/ Michael Pruitt
Issuer symbol: FORD
Transactions as of: 08 Sep 2025
Net transactions value: $0
Form type: 4
Filing time: 11 Sep 2025, 16:00:08 UTC
Previous filing: 03 Feb 2025
Next filing: 15 Dec 2025
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
Pruitt Michael D	Chief Executive Officer	C/O FORWARD INDUSTRIES, INC., 700 VETERANS MEMORIAL HWY, SUITE 100, HAUPPAUGE	/s/ Michael Pruitt	10 Sep 2025	0001124144

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	FORD	Stock Options (Right to Buy)	Award		+90,000			90,000	08 Sep 2025	Common Stock	90,000	$18.50	Direct	F1, F2

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	The grant of the Issuer's stock options was exempt from Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 by virtue of Rule 16b-3 promulgated thereunder, as it was approved by the Issuer's Board of Directors. The stock options are fully vested and granted under the Issuer's 2021 Equity Incentive Plan.
F2	Not applicable.