Forward Funds
101 California Street, 16th Floor
San Francisco, California 94111
February 20, 2013
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Investment Management
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549-1520
| RE: | Forward Funds (“Registrant”) |
| File Nos: 033-48940 |
| 811-06722 |
On behalf of the Registrant and pursuant to Rule 497(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, attached for filing are exhibits containing interactive data format risk/return summary information that mirrors the risk/return summary information in a supplement, dated February 11, 2013, to the Prospectuses dated May 1, 2012, for Investor Class, Institutional Class, Class A, Class B, Class C, Class M and Class Z shares of the Forward Extended MarketPlus Fund (the “Fund”). The purpose of the filing is to submit the 497(c) filing dated February 11, 2013 in XBRL for the Fund.
If you have any questions regarding this filing, please contact Erin Nelson, Vice President and Assistant General Counsel with the Registrant’s service provider, ALPS Fund Services, Inc., at (720) 917-0602.
Sincerely,
| /s/ Robert S. Naka |
Robert S. Naka
Secretary and Vice President, Funds
FORWARD FUNDS
Supplement dated February 11, 2013 to the
Summary Prospectus for Investor Class and Institutional Class Shares of the Forward Extended MarketPlus Fund, Forward Funds Investor Class and Institutional Class Prospectus, Forward Funds Class A, Class B, Class C and Class M Prospectus, Forward Funds Class Z Prospectus, and the Forward Funds Statement of Additional Information
each dated May 1, 2012, as supplemented
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING CHANGE IN FUND NAME
The following information applies to the Forward Extended MarketPlus Fund (the “Fund”) only: Effective May 1, 2013, the name of the Fund will be changed to the “Forward Total MarketPlus Fund.” Accordingly, effective May 1, 2013, all references in each of the prospectuses and the statement of additional information to “Forward Extended MarketPlus Fund” shall be replaced with “Forward Total MarketPlus Fund.”
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| Label | Element | Value |
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| Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |
| Registrant Name | dei_EntityRegistrantName | Forward Funds |
| Prospectus Date | rr_ProspectusDate | May 01, 2012 |
| Supplement [Text Block] | ff9_SupplementTextBlock | FORWARD FUNDS
Supplement dated February 11, 2013 to the
Summary Prospectus for Investor Class and Institutional Class Shares of the Forward Extended MarketPlus Fund, Forward Funds Investor Class and Institutional Class Prospectus, Forward Funds Class A, Class B, Class C and Class M Prospectus, Forward Funds Class Z Prospectus, and the Forward Funds Statement of Additional Information
each dated May 1, 2012, as supplemented
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING CHANGE IN FUND NAME
The following information applies to the Forward Extended MarketPlus Fund (the “Fund”) only: Effective May 1, 2013, the name of the Fund will be changed to the “Forward Total MarketPlus Fund.” Accordingly, effective May 1, 2013, all references in each of the prospectuses and the statement of additional information to “Forward Extended MarketPlus Fund” shall be replaced with “Forward Total MarketPlus Fund.”
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Forward Extended MarketPlus Fund
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| Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |
| Supplement [Text Block] | ff9_SupplementTextBlock | FORWARD FUNDS
Supplement dated February 11, 2013 to the
Summary Prospectus for Investor Class and Institutional Class Shares of the Forward Extended MarketPlus Fund, Forward Funds Investor Class and Institutional Class Prospectus, Forward Funds Class A, Class B, Class C and Class M Prospectus, Forward Funds Class Z Prospectus, and the Forward Funds Statement of Additional Information
each dated May 1, 2012, as supplemented
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING CHANGE IN FUND NAME
The following information applies to the Forward Extended MarketPlus Fund (the “Fund”) only: Effective May 1, 2013, the name of the Fund will be changed to the “Forward Total MarketPlus Fund.” Accordingly, effective May 1, 2013, all references in each of the prospectuses and the statement of additional information to “Forward Extended MarketPlus Fund” shall be replaced with “Forward Total MarketPlus Fund.”
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Document and Entity Information
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12 Months Ended |
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May 01, 2012
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| Risk/Return: | |
| Document Type | Other |
| Document Period End Date | Dec. 31, 2011 |
| Registrant Name | Forward Funds |
| Central Index Key | 0000889188 |
| Amendment Flag | false |
| Document Creation Date | Feb. 11, 2013 |
| Document Effective Date | Feb. 11, 2013 |
| Prospectus Date | May 01, 2012 |
| Label | Element | Value |
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| Risk/Return: | rr_RiskReturnAbstract | |
| Registrant Name | dei_EntityRegistrantName | Forward Funds |
| Prospectus Date | rr_ProspectusDate | May 01, 2012 |
| Document Creation Date | dei_DocumentCreationDate | Feb. 11, 2013 |