Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Wild Robert W Jr.

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 11/29/2022

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Forward Industries, Inc. [FORD]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O FORWARD INDUSTRIES, INC., 700 VETERANS MEMORIAL HWY. SUITE 100

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
___X___ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
COO of Subsidiary /

(Street)

HAUPPAUGE, NY 11788

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)

_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
No securities are beneficially owned	0	D

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)*
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Stock Options (Right to Buy) ⁽¹⁾	⁽²⁾	1/1/2027	Common Stock	4572	$1.56	D
Stock Options (Right to Buy) ⁽¹⁾	⁽³⁾	1/1/2027	Common Stock	4363	$1.56	D
Stock Options (Right to Buy) ⁽¹⁾	⁽⁴⁾	1/1/2027	Common Stock	4682	$1.56	D
Stock Options (Right to Buy) ⁽¹⁾	⁽⁴⁾	7/1/2027	Common Stock	4817	$1.47	D
Stock Options (Right to Buy) ⁽¹⁾	⁽⁵⁾	7/1/2027	Common Stock	4535	$1.47	D
Stock Options (Right to Buy) ⁽¹⁾	⁽⁶⁾	7/1/2027	Common Stock	4433	$1.47	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	The stock options were issued under the Issuer's 2021 Equity Incentive Plan.
(2)	The stock options vest on January 1, 2023, subject to continued employment with the Issuer on the vesting date.
(3)	The stock options vest on January 1, 2024, subject to continued employment with the Issuer on the vesting date.
(4)	Fully vested.
(5)	The stock options vest on July 1, 2023, subject to continued employment with the Issuer on the vesting date.
(6)	The stock options vest on July 1, 2024, subject to continued employment with the Issuer on the vesting date.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Wild Robert W Jr. C/O FORWARD INDUSTRIES, INC. 700 VETERANS MEMORIAL HWY. SUITE 100 HAUPPAUGE, NY 11788			COO of Subsidiary

Signatures
/s/ Robert W. Wild Jr.		12/6/2022
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
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