Company: FWDI
Filing Date: 2025-06-20
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001683168-25-004653
Chunk: 125

Company: Forward Industries, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-06-20
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 125
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Deferred Stock Units whenever it may determine that, by reason of changes in Applicable Laws or other changes in circumstances
arising after the date the Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units or Deferred Stock Units are granted, such action is appropriate.

(d) Restricted Period. With respect to Restricted Awards, the Restricted Period shall commence on the Grant Date and end at the time or times
set forth on a schedule established by the Committee in the applicable Award Agreement.

No Restricted Award
may be granted or settled for a fraction of a share of Common Stock. The Committee may, but shall not be required to, provide for
an acceleration of vesting in the terms of any Award Agreement upon the occurrence of a specified event.

(e) Delivery of Restricted Stock and Settlement of Restricted Stock Units. Upon the expiration of the Restricted Period with respect to
any shares of Restricted Stock, the restrictions set forth in Section 7.2(c) and the applicable Award Agreement shall be of no
further force or effect with respect to such shares, except as set forth in the applicable Award Agreement. If an escrow arrangement
is used, upon such expiration, the Company shall deliver to the Participant, or his or her beneficiary, without charge, the stock
certificate evidencing the shares of Restricted Stock which have not then been forfeited and with respect to which the Restricted
Period has expired (to the nearest full share) and any cash dividends or stock dividends credited to the Participant’s account
with respect to such Restricted Stock and the interest thereon, if any. Upon the expiration of the Restricted Period with respect
to any outstanding Restricted Stock Units, or at the expiration of the deferral period with respect to any outstanding Deferred
Stock Units, the Company shall deliver to the Participant, or his or her beneficiary, without charge, one share of Common Stock
for each such outstanding vested Restricted Stock Unit or Deferred Stock Unit (“Vested Unit”) and cash equal
to any Dividend Equivalents credited with respect to each such Vested Unit in accordance with Section 7.2(b)(i) hereof and the
interest thereon or, at the discretion of the Committee, in shares of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value equal to such Dividend
Equivalents and the interest thereon, if any; provided, however, that, if explicitly provided in the applicable Award Agreement,
the Committee may, in its sole discretion, elect to pay cash or part cash and part Common Stock in lieu of delivering only shares
of Common Stock for V