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July 10, 2014
 
BY EDGAR AND ELECTRONIC MAIL
 
Daniel F. Duchovny, Esq.
Special Counsel
Office of Mergers and Acquisitions
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
Mail Stop 3628
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
Re:
Forward Industries, Inc.
 
Soliciting Materials filed pursuant to Rule 14a-12
 
Responses to June 27, 2014 Comment Letter
 
Filed July 1, 2014
 
File No. 001-34780
 
Dear Mr. Duchovny:
 
We acknowledge receipt of the comment letter of the Staff (the “Staff”) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) dated July 2, 2014 (the “Staff Letter”) with regard to the above-referenced matter.  We have reviewed the Staff Letter with our client, Forward Industries, Inc. (“Forward” or the “Company”), and we provide the following responses on Forward’s behalf.  For ease of reference, the comments in the Staff Letter are reproduced in italicized form below.
 
1.
We disagree with your analysis as it relates to the first, second and fourth bullet points in comment 1 of our June 27, 2014 comment letter and we reissue the comment.
 
While Forward respectfully disagrees with the Staff’s comment, it will disclose the fiduciary duties with which any such nominees will need to comply when referring to any control gained by Mr. Wise.
 
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The Staff is invited to contact the undersigned with any comments or questions it may have.  We would appreciate your prompt advice as to whether the Staff has any further comments.
 
Sincerely,
 
/s/ Adam W. Finerman
 
Adam W. Finerman
 

 
cc:
Robert Garrett, Jr., Forward Industries, Inc.
Ron S. Berenblat, Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP
 
   
   
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