TEXT-EXTRACT 2 filename2.txt June 16, 2025 Michael Pruitt Interim Chief Executive Officer Forward Industries, Inc. 700 Veterans Memorial Highway Suite 100 Hauppauge, New York 11788 Re: Forward Industries, Inc. Registration Statement on Form S-3 Filed June 10, 2025 File No. 333-287907 Dear Michael Pruitt: This is to advise you that we have not reviewed and will not review your registration statement. Please refer to Rules 460 and 461 regarding requests for acceleration. We remind you that the company and its management are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of action by the staff. Please contact Margaret Sawicki at 202-551-7153 with any questions. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance Office of Industrial Applications and Services cc: Brian Bernstein, Esq.