Forward Industries announced a $1 billion share buyback program authorized to run until September 2027

Forward Industries, which made major headlines a few months ago for repositioning itself as the leading Solana-focused treasury company in the world, has announced a $1 billion share repurchase ￰0￱ company stated in a press release that its board of directors approved the repurchase authorization on November 3, which will allow Forward to buy back up to $1 billion of its common stock. However, this authorization expires by September 30, ￰1￱ also disclosed in its announcement the filing of its resale prospectus supplement with the ￰2￱ and Exchange Commission (SEC). This means it is registering for resale shares issued in a private placement (PIPE) in September 2025, and it reportedly became effective upon ￰3￱ Industries makes bullish bet on Solana While the resale prospectus itself is largely procedural, allowing previous investors from the company’s September 2025 private placement to sell their shares, the $1 billion buyback is being touted as a strong signal of confidence in ￰4￱ Samani, Chairman of the Board, stated that today’s announcement reflects the former designer and manufacturer of medical and tech products’ “confidence in both Forward Industries’ differentiated strategy and the underlying strength of Solana’s ecosystem.” Since September , Forward has consolidated its SOL balance sheet through active management and partnerships with key investors, including Galaxy Digital, Jump Crypto, and Multicoin ￰5￱ Industries’ new identity The newly approved repurchase program gives Forward flexibility to manage its capital structure, returning value to shareholders through open-market purchases, privately negotiated deals, or structured buyback mechanisms such as share ￰6￱ authorization allows Forward Industries to execute repurchases at its discretion, depending on factors such as market conditions and regulatory constraints.

“While the resale registration is a normal post-PIPE process, launching a buyback program alongside it sends a clear message — we are committed to building long-term shareholder value and believe in the potential of Solana technology for capital market applications,” Samani stated in the ￰7￱ continued: “The authorization gives us flexibility to return capital to shareholders when we believe our stock trades below intrinsic value, all while continuing to execute our Solana treasury and operational initiatives.” The move is reminiscent of similar actions taken by crypto treasuries like Strategy , which used buybacks and treasury reallocations to increase shareholder value tied to digital ￰8￱ more than six decades ago as a product design and manufacturing company for medical and tech clients, Forward Industries has undergone a major transformation after recently increasing its exposure to crypto and becoming the largest Solana treasury company in the ￰9￱ your project in front of crypto’s top minds?

Feature it in our next industry report, where data meets impact.