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Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ☑ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended September 30 , 2021 ☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to Commission File Number : 001-34780 New York FORWARD INDUSTRIES , INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) Title of each class 13-1950672 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 700 Veterans Memorial Highway , Suite 100 , Hauppauge , NY 11788 ( Address of principal executive offices , including zip code ) Common Stock , par value $ 0.01 ( 631 ) 547-3041 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) FORD Name of each exchange on which registered Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ( The Nasdaq Capital Market ) Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . ☐ Yes - No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes × No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . < Yes □ No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rue 405 of Regulation S - T during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files ) . Yes □ No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , or a smaller reporting company . See the definitions of “ large accelerated filer ” , “ accelerated filer ” , and “ smaller reporting company ” in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . ☐ Large accelerated filer × Non - accelerated filer ☐ Emerging growth company ☐ Accelerated filer × Smaller reporting company If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . ☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . ☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . ☐ Yes ☑ No