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 30/06/2026 | (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 1,263,364 1.713% 103,695 0.141% | (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 1,264,456 1.714% 109,067 0.148% |
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 56 4.270000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 227 4.240000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 939 4.250000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 1,105 4.230000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 1,561 4.220000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 778 4.260000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 24 4.275000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 48 4.280000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 1,497 4.210000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 597 4.190000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 501 4.200000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 266 4.170000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 12 4.265000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 56 4.180000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 19 4.290000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 14 4.235000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 2 4.225000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 50 4.120000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 410 4.140000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 100 4.150000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 718 4.160000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 15 4.236667 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 3 4.206667 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 18 4.266667 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 5 4.310000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 3 4.276667 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 5 4.276000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 191 4.300000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 18 4.216112 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 18 4.305000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 15 4.271334 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 14 4.289286 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 16 4.254375 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 17 4.218824 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 15 4.209334 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 1,421 4.207200 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 15 4.218667 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 20 4.220500 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 6 4.226667 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 20 4.225500 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Purchase 17 4.206471 USD |
Class of relevant security Purchase/sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5) | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 10 4.240000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 330 4.230000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 184 4.220000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 187 4.210000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 12 4.195000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 6 4.190000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 91 4.200000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 6 4.170000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 8 4.185000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 16 4.235000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 20 4.225000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 5 4.130000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 616 4.160000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 15 4.236667 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 3 4.196667 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 20 4.212000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 18 4.266667 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 21 4.223334 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 11 4.255455 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 20 4.216000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 16 4.263125 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 44 4.231591 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 54 4.216112 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 45 4.222000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 32 4.227813 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 43 4.244884 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 9 4.255556 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 17 4.269412 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 23 4.250870 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 17 4.225295 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 15 4.271334 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 14 4.289286 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 16 4.254375 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 18 4.288334 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 17 4.215883 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 15 4.286667 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 18 4.219445 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 20 4.222500 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 17 4.218824 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 15 4.209334 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 1,421 4.207200 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 15 4.218667 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 20 4.220500 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 20 4.225500 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 17 4.206471 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 23 4.210870 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 23 4.208696 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 19 4.198422 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 19 4.212106 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 21 4.214286 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 15 4.208667 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 19 4.215790 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 1 4.160000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 1 4.190000 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Sale 1 4.200000 USD |
(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) USD 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 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 3,559 shares 4.25 USD | $0.01 ordinary shares Borrow from PB Borrow of 363 shares 4.22 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 01/07/2026 | Contact name Kamil Dziedzic | Telephone number +353 86 168 4821 |
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