-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, BBFfNNU8LMw0BXS6FVjidxZ+mglSBszoZZniQQOamb9/VxN2B3/mvkSLE2hwTtvh 25YA+wXDAQO2fWhMufdeeQ== 0001193125-10-161572.txt : 20100720 0001193125-10-161572.hdr.sgml : 20100720 20100720131201 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-10-161572 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20100720 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20100720 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20100720 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Forward Funds CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000889188 IRS NUMBER: 232696899 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-48940 FILM NUMBER: 10960058 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 433 CALIFORNIA STREET STREET 2: 11TH FLOOR CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94104 BUSINESS PHONE: 800-232-0224 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 433 CALIFORNIA STREET STREET 2: 11TH FLOOR CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94104 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: HOMESTATE GROUP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920929 0000889188 S000023190 Forward High Yield Bond Fund C000067513 Class A C000067516 Class C AHYIX 497 1 d497.htm FORM 497 Form 497

FORWARD FUNDS

 

Forward High Yield Bond Fund

 

Supplement dated July 20, 2010

to the

 

Forward Funds Class A Shares, Class B Shares, Class C Shares and Class M Shares Prospectus; and

Summary Prospectus for Class C Shares of the Forward High Yield Bond Fund

 

each dated May 1, 2010, as supplemented

 

The following information applies to the Forward High Yield Bond Fund (the “Fund”) only:

 

Pursuant to a prospectus supplement dated June 15, 2010, you were informed that the Board of Trustees of Forward Funds (the “Trust”) had approved, on behalf of the Fund (as well as on behalf of certain other series of the Trust): (i) the automatic conversion of all outstanding Class C shares of the Fund into Investor Class shares of the Fund (the “Conversion”); and (ii) the termination of Class C shares as a share class of the Fund (the “Termination”). The Conversion was expected to occur on or about August 9, 2010 with the Termination to occur shortly thereafter.

 

Forward Management, LLC, the Fund’s investment advisor, has decided not to go through with the Conversion or Termination with respect to Class C shares of the Fund. Accordingly, effective immediately, Class C shares of the Fund are available for purchase by both new investors and existing shareholders and are eligible for exchanges from other Forward Funds. In addition, effective immediately, Class C shares of the Fund will be open to new accounts.

 

PLEASE KEEP THIS SUPPLEMENT FOR FUTURE REFERENCE

 

SUPP HY C 07192010

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