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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 Alyeska Investment Group, LP | (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. Alyeska Master Fund, LP | (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) N/A | (e) Date position held/dealing undertaken For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure 14 July 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.
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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) ISIN US3499321038 $0.01 ordinary shares | Interests Short positions | Number % Number % | (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled 3,148,838 4.26% 0 0 | (2) Cash-settled derivatives 0 0 0 0 | (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/ sell 0 0 0 0 | Total 3,148,838 4.26% |
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 ISIN US3499321038 $0.01 ordinary shares | Purchase/sale Sale | Number of securities 84,015 | Price per unit (Note 5) US$4.51 |
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(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
Class of relevant security n/a | Product description e.g. CFD n/a | Nature of dealing e.g. opening/ closing a long/ short position, increasing/ reducing a long/ short position n/a | Number of reference securities (Note 6) n/a | Price per unit (Note 5) n/a |
(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 n/a | Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion, exercise n/a | Details n/a | Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5) n/a |
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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"
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.
None
(c) Attachments
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached?
YES
Date of disclosure 15 July 2026 | Contact name Brent Cunningham | Telephone number 1-312-899-7905 |
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SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8
IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL
DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.1, RULE 8.3, RULE 38.5(b) AND
RULE 38.6 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997,
TAKEOVER RULES, 2022
DETAILS OF OPEN STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVE (INCLUDING
OPTION) POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL AND
RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE FOR NEW SECURITIES
1. KEY INFORMATION
Full name of person making disclosure: Alyeska Investment Group, LP | Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities the disclosure relates: Forward Industries, Inc |
2. STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS)
Class of relevant security $0.01 USD Ordinary Shares ISIN US3499321038 | Product description e.g. call option Pre-funded Warrant | Written or purchased Purchased | Number of securities to which option or derivative relates 540,541 | Exercise price per unit $0.00001 USD per Warrant | Type e.g. American, European etc. Pre-Funded Warrant | Expiry date Does not expire until exercise |
3. AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL
Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood:
N/A
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4. RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE FOR NEW SECURITIES (INCLUDING DIRECTORS' AND OTHER EMPLOYEE OPTIONS)
Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists: N/A | Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages: N/A |
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