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 29/06/2026 | (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 1,258,935 1.707% 122,788 0.166% | (2) Cash-settled derivatives 1,092 0.001% 5,372 0.007% | (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/ sell 0 0.000% 0 0.000% | Total 1,260,027 1.708% 128,160 0.173% |
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 1 4.240000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 6 4.250000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 1 4.260000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 1 4.190000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 1 4.180000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 29 4.080000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 33 4.120000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 16 4.115000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 28 4.060000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 5 4.070000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 138 4.090000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 1,243 3.970000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 3,211 3.960000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 44 4.020000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 28 4.010000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 43 4.040000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 8 3.990000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 27 4.085186 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 1,076 4.081404 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 143 4.081399 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 22 4.012728 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 21 3.999524 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 15 4.086000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 17 4.089412 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 21 4.044286 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 17 4.101177 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 16 4.044375 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 18 4.116112 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 21 4.137143 USD |
Class of relevant security Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5) | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 24 4.270000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 55 4.240000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 38 4.250000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 82 4.220000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 145 4.260000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 29 4.210000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 60 4.190000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 120 4.200000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 103 4.170000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 22 4.185000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 200 4.180000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 90 4.255000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 234 4.080000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 200 4.125000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 197 4.110000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 16 4.115000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 100 4.085000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 428 4.060000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 197 4.140000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 400 4.075000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 132 4.095000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 277 4.100000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 226 4.070000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 18 4.130000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 38 4.150000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 22 4.165000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 120 4.145000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 377 4.160000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 339 4.090000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 23 4.165218 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 15 4.166000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 15 4.172000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 14 4.169286 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 26 4.095385 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 300 4.055000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 26 4.175385 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 15 4.178000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 20 4.194500 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 1,092 3.970000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 18,750 3.960000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 119 4.000000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 53 4.020000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 136 4.030000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 267 4.050000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 24 4.010000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 93 4.040000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 412 4.065000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 200 4.025000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 120 4.045000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 20 4.108500 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 23 4.185218 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 19 4.175264 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 18 4.176667 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 35 4.055143 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 216 4.035000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 25 4.045200 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 45 4.192667 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 22 4.169091 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 47 4.181277 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 43 4.200466 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 45 4.189334 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 38 4.185790 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 15 4.174667 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 30 4.212334 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 37 4.176487 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 72 4.214028 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 18 4.174445 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 18 4.164445 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 22 4.160455 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 24 4.178750 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 18 4.179445 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 15 4.172667 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 17 4.162942 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 17 4.155295 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 18 4.162778 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 30 4.173000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 27 4.178149 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 22 4.190910 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 31 4.176775 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 16 4.192500 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 29 4.184138 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 17 4.179412 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 27 4.194445 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 20 4.170500 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 16 4.183750 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 29 4.180345 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 15 4.170667 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 25 4.183600 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 1,076 4.081404 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 143 4.081399 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 24 4.172084 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 18 4.083889 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 28 4.186072 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 24 4.128750 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 27 4.089630 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 23 4.177827 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 17 4.186471 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 28 4.153572 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 24 4.084584 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 19 4.135264 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 21 4.180477 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 16 4.171875 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 15 4.158667 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 14 4.091429 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 16 4.065625 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 27 4.065186 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 24 4.056250 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 22 4.064091 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 34 4.064118 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 24 4.070417 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 26 4.051924 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 28 4.059643 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 20 4.059000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 16 4.051875 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 21 4.059048 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 18 4.056112 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 26 4.066154 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 23 4.072609 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 23 4.096957 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 39 4.103334 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 24 4.077917 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 13 4.065385 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 14 4.064286 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 23 4.095653 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 30 4.080667 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 19 4.084211 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 19 4.083158 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 26 4.097308 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 25 4.065600 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 20 4.081500 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 18 4.097223 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 26 4.094616 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 26 4.083077 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 24 4.066250 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 15 4.050667 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 15 4.099334 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 14 4.078572 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 27 4.076667 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 19 4.034211 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 18 4.035556 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 17 4.042353 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 46 4.010218 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 53 4.010378 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 15 4.012667 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 10 4.033000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 15 4.034667 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 63 4.030159 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 22 4.042273 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 45 4.032889 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 19 4.034737 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 20 4.011500 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 14 4.042143 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 56 4.035536 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 54 4.028889 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 15 4.016000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 56 4.021250 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 23 4.122609 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 41 4.130488 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 25 4.098800 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 24 4.101250 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 22 4.109546 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 22 4.110910 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 20 4.122500 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 22 4.120910 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 25 4.142000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 20 4.152000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 20 4.161500 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 65 4.160462 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 23 4.135653 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 64 4.036250 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 27 4.110741 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 63 4.000318 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 21 4.101429 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 22 4.012728 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 21 3.999524 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 15 4.086000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 25 4.042400 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 23 4.052174 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 21 4.072381 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 22 4.132728 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 17 4.089412 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 21 4.044286 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 17 4.101177 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 16 4.044375 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 18 4.116112 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 18 4.113889 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 25 4.127200 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 21 4.137143 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 70 4.248143 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 57 4.258772 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 57 4.259825 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 62 4.239839 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 15 4.185334 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 21 4.071429 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 15 4.077334 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 21 4.083810 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 35 4.265143 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 73 3.970000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 5 4.030000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 10 4.050000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 54 4.052400 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 55 4.056400 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 62 4.057300 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 15 4.060000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 50 4.060300 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 55 4.061500 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 63 4.064700 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 31 4.069800 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 42 4.076300 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 216 4.080000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 45 4.081100 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 61 4.084400 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 47 4.088300 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 43 4.088800 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 108 4.090000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 39 4.099200 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 10 4.100000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 2 4.110000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 37 4.111600 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 1 4.150000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 43 4.152100 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 47 4.158500 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 204 4.160000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 40 4.163000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 38 4.164600 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 48 4.166600 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 41 4.169100 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 35 4.169200 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 106 4.170000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 40 4.171900 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 47 4.172600 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 44 4.172900 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 46 4.174800 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 47 4.175200 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 45 4.176900 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 18 4.177000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 37 4.177700 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 47 4.178000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 42 4.178700 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 35 4.179800 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 5 4.180000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 67 4.181400 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 30 4.181500 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 46 4.182000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 36 4.183400 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 95 4.186000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 41 4.188200 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 16 4.188400 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 9 4.190000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 37 4.190600 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 43 4.192200 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 15 4.192700 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 38 4.194700 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 3 4.200000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 53 4.200400 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 17 4.200500 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 5 4.210000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 34 4.210300 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 20 4.210800 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 38 4.212500 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 19 4.215200 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 100 4.220000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 200 4.230000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 38 4.231800 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 32 4.235700 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 16 4.242800 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 45 4.248600 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 1,937 4.250000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 20 4.252400 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 39 4.254600 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 47 4.257500 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 42 4.258100 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 42 4.258600 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 20 4.259100 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 40 4.261900 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 37 4.262300 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 220 4.265000 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) 1,092 | Price per unit (Note 5) USD 3.970000 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 18,626 shares 3.96 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Borrow Borrow of 318,200 shares 3.96 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Borrow from PB Borrow of 77,650 shares 4.25 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 30/06/2026 | Contact name Kamil Dziedzic | Telephone number +353 86 168 4821 |
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