FORM 8.3
IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL
OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.3 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER
RULES, 2022 BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
1. KEY INFORMATION
(a) Full name of discloser Bank of America Corporation | (b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a) The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named. | (c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree Forward Industries Inc. | (d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree (Note 1) | (e) Date position held/dealing undertaken For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure 21/07/2026 | (f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser also making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A" No |
2. INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS
If there are interests and short positions to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2 for each additional class of relevant security.
Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)
(Note 2)
Class of relevant security (Note 3) 0.01 ordinary shares | Interests Short positions | Number % Number % | (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled 951,313 1.290% 125,822 0.171% | (2) Cash-settled derivatives 34,115 0.046% 6,573 0.009% | (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/ sell 0 0.000% 0 0.000% | Total 985,428 1.336% 132,395 0.180% |
All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.
Details of options including rights to subscribe for new securities and any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8.
3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE (Note 4)
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.
The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.
(a) Purchases and sales
Class of relevant security Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5) | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 69 4.320000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 23 4.310000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 24 4.290000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 24 4.280000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 12 4.230000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 12 4.240000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 21 4.300000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 12 4.400000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 24 4.330000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 12 4.390000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 12 4.370000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 11 4.440000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 24 4.430000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 36 4.410000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 7 4.320000 USD |
Class of relevant security Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5) | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 206 4.320000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 44 4.310000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 4 4.295000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 90 4.300000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 6 4.315000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 8 4.325000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 22 4.330000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 1,600 4.420625 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 300 4.199900 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 3 4.209467 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 1 4.209900 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 2 4.210000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 2 4.215000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 24 4.215983 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 10 4.217700 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 9 4.218889 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 6 4.221633 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 2 4.225700 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 200 4.229900 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 2 4.230400 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 20 4.241600 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 24 4.266583 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 21 4.273324 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 6 4.273433 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 8 4.278750 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 11 4.278991 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 60 4.279133 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 4 4.279200 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 20 4.279600 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 300 4.279900 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 22 4.280445 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 33 4.280697 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 20 4.285500 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 11 4.288991 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 33 4.289197 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 100 4.289900 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 19 4.300074 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 21 4.302424 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 1 4.304000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 1 4.305100 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 21 4.307024 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 20 4.307100 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 15 4.309333 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 100 4.309900 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 13 4.310431 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 3 4.311667 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 6 4.313333 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 12 4.314167 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 1 4.315000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 3 4.316067 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 33 4.317197 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 2 4.317800 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 21 4.319524 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 31 4.319577 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 200 4.319900 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 1 4.320000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 1 4.321800 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 16 4.326175 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 37 4.326430 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 28 4.326443 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 99 4.329899 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 2 4.336600 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 1 4.339900 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 1 4.340000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 16 4.342775 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 24 4.342883 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 30 4.343467 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 16 4.355275 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 30 4.356567 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 1 4.360000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 7 4.360771 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 1 4.362600 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 2 4.365900 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 5 4.371400 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 167 4.379880 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 21 4.382524 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 100 4.389900 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 16 4.392475 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 4 4.398500 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 500 4.399900 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 7 4.400671 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 38 4.400837 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 1 4.405200 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 22 4.406645 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 22 4.406945 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 34 4.407106 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 23 4.407965 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 3 4.407967 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 20 4.408500 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 22 4.409046 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 11 4.409091 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 40 4.409500 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 89 4.409888 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 800 4.409900 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 20 4.411900 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 1 4.414900 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 1 4.415000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 2 4.415500 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 7 4.415771 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 21 4.416424 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 5 4.416600 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 32 4.419688 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 68 4.419853 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 200 4.419900 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 5 4.421200 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 11 4.421491 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 16 4.422175 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 4 4.422200 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 4 4.422500 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 13 4.423431 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 27 4.424430 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 1 4.424800 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 1 4.425000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 20 4.429300 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 20 4.429400 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 20 4.429500 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 12 4.429567 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 80 4.429875 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 100 4.429900 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 3 4.430667 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 32 4.431387 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 20 4.432400 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 40 4.434500 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 21 4.434524 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 20 4.439500 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 30 4.439667 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 41 4.446556 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 20 4.447400 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 29 4.447655 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 20 4.448300 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 20 4.449500 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 184 4.449891 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 103 4.449903 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 20 4.451200 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 20 4.454600 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 20 4.456400 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 20 4.457300 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 20 4.458800 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 33 4.459597 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 200 4.459900 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 20 4.461900 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 23 4.468765 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 23 4.320000 USD |
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of relevant security $0.01 ordinary shares | Product description e.g. CFD Swaps - Equity Swaps | Nature of dealing e.g. opening/ closing a long/ short position, increasing/ reducing a long/ short position Opening a long position | Number of reference securities (Note 6) 1600 | Price per unit (Note 5) USD 4.419625 USD |
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Class of relevant security N/A | Product description e.g. call option N/A | Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc. N/A | Number of securities to which option relates (Note 6) N/A | Exercise price per unit N/A | Type e.g. American, European etc. N/A | Expiry date N/A | Option money paid/ received per unit N/A |
(ii) Exercise
Class of relevant security N/A | Product description e.g. call option N/A | Exercising/ exercised against N/A | Number of securities N/A | Exercise price per unit (Note 5) N/A |
(d) Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities) (Note 3)
Class of relevant security Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion, exercise Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5) | $0.01 ordinary shares Borrow from PB Return of Borrow of 35,442 shares 4.32 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Borrow Return of Borrow of 93,540 shares 4.02 USD |
4. OTHER INFORMATION
(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements
Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer.
Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"
(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.
(c) Attachments
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached?
No
Date of disclosure 22/07/2026 | Contact name Kamil Dziedzic | Telephone number +353 86 168 4821 |
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