form8k08126016_12302014.htm
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): December 30, 2014
 
Forward Industries, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
New York
000-6669
13-1950672
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
     
477 Rosemary Ave.  Ste. 219
West Palm Beach, FL
33401
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (561) 465-0030
 
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 5.07.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
On December 30, 2014, Forward Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). On January 5, 2015, IVS Associates, Inc., the independent Inspector of Elections for the Annual Meeting, delivered to the Company its final, certified voting results. The total number of shares of the Company’s common stock and convertible preferred stock voted in person or by proxy at the Meeting was 6,310,307, representing approximately 69.07% of the 9,135,965 shares outstanding and entitled to vote at the Meeting.  The matters voted on by shareholders and the number of votes cast for, against or withheld, as well as abstentions and broker non-votes, if applicable, with respect to each matter is set forth below.
 
Proposal 1.  To elect the nominees listed below as directors of the Company:

   
FOR
 
WITHHOLD
John F. Chiste
 
 
1,550,156
 
 
40,697
Robert Garrett, Jr.
 
 
1,549,256
 
 
41,597
Joseph E. Mullin III
 
 
1,549,857
 
 
40,996
Robert M. Neal
 
 
1,550,246
 
 
40,607
Frank LaGrange Johnson
 
 
1,548,581
 
 
42,272
Terence Bernard Wise
 
 
4,596,468
 
 
6,364
Howard Morgan
 
 
4,596,588
 
 
6,244
Michael Luetkemeyer
 
 
4,590,459
 
 
12,373
Eric Freitag
 
 
3,900,071
 
 
702,761
N. Scott Fine
 
 
3,658,175
 
 
944,657

There were 116,622 broker non-votes with respect to the election of directors.

Based on these results, the following nominees were elected as directors at the Annual Meeting, each to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until his successor is elected and qualified: Terence Bernard Wise, Howard Morgan, Michael Luetkemeyer, Eric Freitag and N. Scott Fine.

Proposal 2.  To ratify the appointment of CohnReznick as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015:

3,559,482
 
93,320
 
2,657,505
For
 
Against
 
Abstentions
 
 
 

 
 
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.
   
Dated:  January 5, 2015
By:
/s/ Robert Garrett, Jr.
   
Name:
Robert Garrett, Jr.
   
Title:
Chief Executive Officer