Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Johnson Frank L
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FORWARD INDUSTRIES INC [FORD]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
570 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 27TH FLOOR, 
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/23/2010
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10022
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 03/23/2010   P   19,069 A $ 2.97 896,546 I See Footnotes 1& 2 (1) (2)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 03/24/2010   P   18,795 A $ 3.05 915,341 I See footnotes 1 & 3 (1) (3)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 03/24/2010   P   10,386 A $ 3.09 925,727 I See footnotes 1 & 3 (1) (3)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Johnson Frank L
570 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 27TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10022
    X    
LaGrange Capital Partners LP
570 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 27TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10022
    X    
LAGRANGE CAPITAL PARTNERS OFFSHORE FUND LTD
570 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 27TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10022
    X    
LaGrange Capital Administration, L.L.C.
570 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 27TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10022
    X    
LaGrange Special Situations Yield Master Fund, Ltd.
570 LEXINGTON AVENUE
27TH FL
NEW YORK, NY 10022
    X    
LaGrange Capital Management, LLC
570 LEXINGTON AVENUE
27TH FL
NEW YORK, NY 10022
    X    

Signatures

 LaGrange Capital Partners, L.P., By: LaGrange Capital Management, L.L.C., its General Partner, By: /s/ Frank LaGrange Johnson, its sole Member   03/24/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 LaGrange Capital Management, L.L.C., By: /s/ Frank LaGrange Johnson, its sole Member   03/24/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 LaGrange Capital Partners Offshore Fund, Ltd., By: LaGrange Capital Administration, L.LC., its Investment Manager, By: /s/ Frank LaGrange Johnson, its Managing Member   03/24/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 LaGrange Special Situations Yield Master Fund, Ltd., By LaGrange Capital Administration, L.L.C., its Investment Manager, By: /s/ Frank LaGrange Johnson, its Managing Member   03/24/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 LaGrange Capital Administration, L.L.C., By: /s/ Frank LaGrange Johnson, its Managing Member   03/24/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 By: /s/ Frank LaGrange Johnson   03/24/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) See Remarks.
(2) On March 23, 2010, LaGrange Capital Partners, L.P., LaGrange Capital Partners Offshore Fund, Ltd. and LaGrange Special Situations Yield Master Fund, L.P. (the "Funds") acquired an additional 19,069 shares of Common Stock. LaGrange Capital Management, L.L.C., LaGrange Capital Administration, L.L.C. and Frank LaGrange Johnson each disclaim ownership in such acquisition by the Funds, except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein. LaGrange Capital Management, L.L.C., LaGrange Capital Administration, L.L.C. and Frank LaGrange Johnson each also disclaim beneficial ownership of all other securities reported on this Form 4, except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein and the inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(3) On March 24, 2010, the Funds acquired an additional 29,181 shares of Common Stock. LaGrange Capital Management, L.L.C., LaGrange Capital Administration, L.L.C. and Frank LaGrange Johnson each disclaim ownership in such acquisition by the Funds, except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.
 
Remarks:
LaGrange Capital Partners, L.P. directly beneficially owns 706,204 shares of Common Stock. LaGrange Capital Management, L.L.C. is the general partner of LaGrange Capital Partners, L.P. LaGrange Capital Partners Offshore Fund, Ltd. directly beneficially owns 148,166 shares of Common Stock. LaGrange Special Situations Yield Master Fund, Ltd. directly beneficially owns 71,357 shares of Common Stock. LaGrange Capital Administration, L.L.C. is the investment manager of LaGrange Capital Partners Offshore Fund, Ltd. and LaGrange Special Situations Yield Master Fund, Ltd. Frank LaGrange Johnson is the sole member of LaGrange Capital Management, L.L.C. and the managing member of LaGrange Capital Administration, L.L.C. Frank LaGrange Johnson, by virtue of his relationship to LaGrange Capital Partners, L.P., LaGrange Capital Management, L.L.C., LaGrange Capital Partners Offshore Fund, Ltd., LaGrange Special Situations Yield Master Fund, Ltd. and LaGrange Capital Administration, L.L.C., may be deemed to beneficially own (as that term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Act) all of the shares of Common Stock subject to this filing. LaGrange Capital Management, L.L.C. and LaGrange Capital Administration, L.L.C., by virtue of their respective relationships to LaGrange Capital Partners, L.P., LaGrange Capital Partners Offshore Fund, Ltd. and LaGrange Special Situations Yield Master Fund, Ltd., may also be deemed to beneficially own (as that term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Act) all of the shares of Common Stock subject to this filing. The percentage of beneficial ownership of 11.6% (or 925,727 shares of Common Stock) is based on 7,965,023 shares of Common Stock that were outstanding as of February 8, 2010 (as set forth on the Issuer's Form 10-Q, filed on February 8, 2010 with the Securities and Exchange Commission).

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