Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership - Form 4

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. 20549STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Ridgemont Equity Management III, LLC 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol FORWARD AIR CORP [FWRD] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 101 S. TRYON ST. , SUITE 3400 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) (Street) CHARLOTTE NC 28280 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Join/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 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivate Security	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	5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)	6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date	7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security	8. Price of Derivative Security	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expriation Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Ridgemont Equity Management III, LLC 101 S. TRYON ST. SUITE 3400 CHARLOTTE, NC28280
Edwards Robert Leon Jr 1915 SNAPPS FERRY ROAD BUILDING N GREENEVILLE, TN37745

Signatures

Ridgemont Equity Management III, LLC, By: /s/ Edward Balogh, Authorized Signatory	2024-08-12
**Signature of Reporting Person	Date
Robert Leon Edwards Jr., /s/ Robert Leon Edwards Jr.	2024-08-12
**Signature of Reporting Person	Date

Explanation of Responses:

(*)	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	Reflects the automatic conversion of Series C Preferred Units into an equivalent number of shares of Common Stock upon receipt of approval from the Issuer's shareholders at their annual meeting held on June 3, 2024.
(2)	These shares of Common Stock are held directly by REP Coinvest III-A Omni, L.P.
(3)	These shares of Common Stock are held directly by REP Coinvest III-B Omni, L.P.
(4)	These shares of Common Stock are held directly by REP FAOM III-S, LP.
(5)	These shares of Common Stock are held directly by Charles Leonard Anderson. Charles Leonard Anderson has disclaimed beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(6)	These shares of Common Stock are held directly by Robert Leon Edwards Jr. Robert Leon Edwards Jr has disclaimed beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(7)	These shares of Common Stock may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by (i) REP Omni Holdings, L.P, (ii) REP Omni Holdings GP, LLC, as General Partner of REP Omni Holdings, L.P., (iii) REP Coinvest III-A Omni, L.P., (iv) REP Coinvest III-B Omni, L.P., (v) REP FAOM III-S, L.P., (vi) REP Coinvest III Omni GP, LLC as General Partner of REP Coinvest III-A Omni, L.P. and General Partner of REP Coinvest III-B Omni, L.P., (vii) Ridgemont Equity Management III, L.P. as General Partner of REP FAOM III-S, LP, (viii) Ridgemont Equity Partners Affiliates III L.P, (ix) Ridgemont Equity Management III, LLC as General Partner of REP Coinvest III Omni GP, LLC, General Partner of Ridgemont Equity Management III, L.P., and General Partners of Ridgemont Equity Partners Affiliates III, L.P., (x) Charles Leonard Anderson, and (xi) Robert Leon Edwards Jr.
(8)	Reflects the automatic conversion of Opco Series C-2 Preferred Units into an equivalent number of Opco Class B Units and Series B Preferred Units upon receipt of approval from the Issuer's shareholders at their annual meeting held on June 3, 2024. Opco Class B Units are paired with an equivalent number of Series B Preferred Units and together are convertible into shares of Common Stock of the Issuer on a one-for-one basis (one Class B Unit and one Series B Preferred Unit for one share of Common Stock) at any time, at the holder's election, and have no expiration date. The right to exchange the units will be (1) subject to any applicable lock-up period to which the rollover holder is subject, customary procedural requirements and, subject to exceptions for exchanging all of a rollover holder's remaining units, minimum exchange amounts of 30,000 Class B Units Series B Preferred Units and (2) limited to no more than two exchange exercises per calendar quarter per holder.
(9)	These Opco Class B Units and a corresponding number of Series B. Preferred Units are held directly by REP Omni Holdings, LP.
(10)	These Opco Class B Units and a corresponding number of Series B. Preferred Units are held directly by Ridgemont Equity Partners Affiliates III, L.P.
(11)	The Opco Class B Units and the corresponding Series B. Preferred Units may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by (i) REP Omni Holdings, L.P, (ii) REP Omni Holdings GP, LLC, as General Partner of REP Omni Holdings, L.P., (iii) REP Coinvest III-A Omni, L.P., (iv) REP Coinvest III-B Omni, L.P., (v) REP FAOM III-S, L.P., (vi) REP Coinvest III Omni GP, LLC as General Partner of REP Coinvest III-A Omni, L.P. and General Partner of REP Coinvest III-B Omni, L.P., (vii) Ridgemont Equity Partners Affiliates III L.P, (viii) Ridgemont Equity Management III, L.P. as General Partner of REP FAOM III-S, LP and General Partner of Ridgemont Equity Partners Affiliates III L.P, (ix) Ridgemont Equity Management III, LLC as Sole Member of REP Omni Holdings GP, LLC, Sole Member of REP Coinvest III Omni GP, LLC, and General Partner of Ridgemont Equity Management III, L.P., (x) Charles Leonard Anderson, and (xi) Robert Leon Edwards Jr.

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