Forward Industries, INC. 8-K Filing
Ticker: FWDI · Form: 8-K · Filed: Dec 5, 2025 · CIK: 38264
Sentiment: neutral
Filing Stats: 660 words · 3 min read · ~2 pages · Grade level 10.5 · Accepted 2025-12-05 16:05:34
Key Financial Figures
- $0.01 — ch registered Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share FORD The NASDAQ Capital Mar
- $400,000 — Mr. Navi will be paid a base salary of $400,000 per annum and be eligible to receive an
- $200,000 — n annual bonus with a target payment of $200,000 per annum (subject to the achievement o
Filing Documents
- forward_i8k.htm (8-K) — 30KB
- 0001683168-25-008941.txt ( ) — 194KB
- ford-20251201.xsd (EX-101.SCH) — 3KB
- ford-20251201_lab.xml (EX-101.LAB) — 33KB
- ford-20251201_pre.xml (EX-101.PRE) — 22KB
- forward_i8k_htm.xml (XML) — 4KB
02 Departure of Directors or Certain
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On December 1, 2025, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Forward Industries, Inc. (the "Company") appointed Mr. Ryan Navi as the Company's Chief Investment Officer. From September 2021 through September 2025, Mr. Navi was most recently a Managing Director of ParaFi Capital, an alternative asset management and technology firm focused on blockchain and digital assets. From January 2021 to September 2021, Mr. Navi co-founded and was the Managing Partner of Pyxis Capital Management, LLC, an alternative digital asset fund ultimately absorbed by ParaFi. From July 2015 until January 2021, Mr. Navi held a number of positions (with the most recent being a principal) at KKR & Co. Inc., a global investment firm that offers alternative asset management solutions. Prior to KKR, Mr. Navi began his career as an investment banker in the mergers and acquisitions group at Citigroup. Mr. Navi holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics with Distinction from Cornell University. Mr. Navi is 35 years old. In consideration for his employment, Mr. Navi will be paid a base salary of $400,000 per annum and be eligible to receive an annual bonus with a target payment of $200,000 per annum (subject to the achievement of certain performance conditions to be set by the Board). Mr. Navi will also be eligible to receive certain equity grants, subject to the terms and conditions of the Company's 2021 Equity Incentive Plan and applicable award agreements. There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Navi and any other persons, pursuant to which he was selected as Chief Investment Officer, no family relationships among any of the Company's directors or executive officers and Mr. Navi, and there are no related party transactions involving Mr. Navi that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. 2
SIGNATURES
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: December 5, 2025 By: /s/ Kathleen Weisberg Name: Kathleen Weisberg Title: Chief Financial Officer 3