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  • Related Party (new) — Board appointment creates governance concern when the new director's employer has received $5.4M in fees across multiple agreements including crypto lending, derivatives, and share repurchases.
NASDAQ: FWDI Forward Industries, Inc. 8-K

Forward Industries appoints Galaxy Digital exec to Board amid $5.4M in related-party fees

Filed July 20, 2026 · Period ending July 14, 2026 · ~1 min read

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    Appointed Galaxy Digital's Chief Strategy Officer to Board while disclosing $5.4M in fees paid to Galaxy affiliates: $3.7M for SOL option exercises, $1.3M in option premiums, $373K in crypto loan interest, and $90K in share repurchase fees.

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    New director has indirect material interest in Galaxy transactions but receives no Board compensation and his Galaxy pay is not tied to these agreements' performance.

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    Company exercised options for approximately 46,000 SOL tokens under September 2025 OTC derivative contracts with Galaxy Trading Mercury LLC requiring collateral pledges.

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Source-verified from EDGAR · Narrative written by AI · Jul 28, 2026 · How we verify