Report of Foreign Issuer (6-k)

Date: July 18, 2017

Forward Pharma A/S

/s/ Claus Bo Svendsen

Name: Claus Bo Svendsen

Title: Chief Executive Officer

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO SECTION 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

July 18, 2017

001-36686

(Commission file number)

Forward Pharma A/S

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

Østergade 24A, 1st Floor

1100 Copenhagen K, Denmark

(Address of principal executive office)

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Item 1. Issuance of Press Release

On July 18, 2017, Forward Pharma A/S (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing plans to return to its shareholders EUR 19.45 per share, amounting to a total of EUR 917.7 million. The return of capital will be accomplished via a capital reduction (the “capital reduction”), which will be contingent upon receipt of shareholder approval. The Company will hold an extraordinary general meeting on August 2, 2017 to seek shareholder approval for the capital reduction.

The Company has filed as exhibits to this Form 6-K a press release dated July 18, 2017, announcing the capital reduction, and the Notice to Convene Extraordinary General Meeting and accompanying documentation.

SIGNATURE

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, thereunto duly authorized.

EXHIBIT INDEX

	99.1	Press Release dated July 18, 2017
	99.2	Notice to convene the extraordinary general meeting, including the agenda and the complete proposals
	99.3	Proxy and voting by correspondence form
	99.4	Request for admission card form
	99.5	Share capital and voting rights overview
	99.6	Annual Report 2016 for the company
	99.7	Articles of Association of the company marked with the proposed amendments against the company’s current Articles of Association of 3 May 2017
	99.8	Report of the Board of Directors on events of significance to the company’s position that have taken place since the preparation of the Annual Report 2016
	99.9	Statement from the independent auditor on the Report of the Board of Directors