https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/889188/000119312516752830/d264891d497.htm497 1 d264891d497.htm FORM 497
FORWARD FUNDS
Supplement dated October 31, 2016 to the Salient Investment Grade Fund Investor Class and Institutional Class Prospectus, Salient Investment Grade Fund Class Z Prospectus, and Salient Investment Grade Fund Statement of Additional Information
each dated May 1, 2016, as supplemented
NOTICE OF LIQUIDATION OF SALIENT INVESTMENT GRADE FUND
On October 18, 2016, the Board of Trustees of Forward Funds (the “Trust”), including all of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust (as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended), approved the liquidation of the Salient Investment Grade Fund (the “Fund”), a series of the Trust. The Fund will be liquidated pursuant to a Board-approved Plan of Liquidation on or around December 12, 2016 (the “Liquidation Date”). On the Liquidation Date, the Fund will distribute pro rata to its respective shareholders of record as of the close of business on the business day preceding the Liquidation Date all of the assets of the Fund in complete cancellation and redemption of all of the outstanding shares of beneficial interest, except for cash, bank deposits or cash equivalents in an estimated amount necessary to (i) discharge any unpaid liabilities and obligations of the Fund on the Fund’s books on the Liquidation Date, including, but not limited to, income dividends and capital gains distributions, if any, payable through the Liquidation Date, and (ii) pay such contingent liabilities as the officers of the Trust deem appropriate.
IN LIGHT OF THE PLANNED LIQUIDATION, SHARES OF THE SALIENT INVESTMENT GRADE FUND WILL NO LONGER BE OFFERED TO NEW INVESTORS OR EXISTING INVESTORS (EXCEPT THROUGH REINVESTED DIVIDENDS) OR BE AVAILABLE FOR EXCHANGES FROM OTHER FUNDS OF THE TRUST.
PLEASE KEEP THIS SUPPLEMENT FOR FUTURE REFERENCE
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SUPP INV GRD LIQ 10312016
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https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/889188/000119312516752870/d278526d497.htmExcerpt:
ORGANIZATION OF THE TRUSTS
The Salient MF Trust was organized on November 15, 2011 as a Delaware statutory trust under the laws of the State of Delaware and is an open-end investment management company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Salient MF Trust presently has four series, Salient Adaptive Growth Fund, Salient MLP & Energy Infrastructure Fund, Salient Trend Fund and Salient Tactical Plus Fund (each a “Salient MF Fund”). ...
