[Form 3] NextPlat Corp Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Lauren Sturges Fernandez filed an initial Form 3 reporting her beneficial ownership in NextPlat Corp (NXPL) related to an event on 08/13/2025. She is identified as a Director and a 10% owner. The report shows 25,000 shares owned directly, 1,576,598 shares held indirectly through Charles M. Fernandez's estate, and 2,990,252 shares held indirectly through eAperion Partners LLC (the latter held by the spouse's estate where the reporting person is executor). She also reports a 25,000-share option (direct) and a 233,682-share option (indirect) with an exercise price of $1.48; the options are stated as fully vested.

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Corporate Governance Analyst

Director and >10% ownership disclosed, with large estate-held blocks.

The filing confirms Lauren Sturges Fernandez holds direct and significant indirect positions in NextPlat (NXPL), including 1,576,598 shares via the spouse's estate and 2,990,252 shares via eAperion Partners LLC. The report states she is the executor for the estate and the sole member/manager of the LLC, clarifying governance and control roles over those indirect holdings.

The report also discloses fully vested options totaling 258,682 underlying shares, including an indirect block exercisable at $1.48. These facts are material to shareholder composition and potential insider transactions because they show concentrated insider ownership and exercisable option positions.

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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^*

Fernandez Lauren Sturges

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O NEXTPLAT CORP

400 ANSIN BLVD., SUITE A

(Street)

HALLANDALE BEACH FL 33009

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
08/13/2025

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NextPlat Corp [ NXPL ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	X	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	25,000	D
Common Stock	1,576,598(1)	I(2)	By spouse's estate; reporting person is the executor
Common Stock	2,990,252(1)	I	By eAperion Partners LLC held by spouse's estate; reporting person is the executor(2)(3)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option	(4)	04/25/2028	Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share	25,000	$0.0000	D
Stock Option	(5)	05/24/2026(6)	Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share	233,682	$1.48	I	By spouse's estate; reporting person is the executor(2)

Explanation of Responses:

1. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of her pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

2. Charles M. Fernandez's estate.

3. Sole member and managing partner of eAperion Partners LLC with voting and dispositive power over the reported shares.

4. The reporting person was granted options to purchase up to 25,000 shares of the Issuer's common stock pursuant to a Stock Option Agreement dated April 7, 2023, of which one third of the shares of common stock vested immediately on the Grant Date, with options to purchase an additional third of the shares of common stock vesting on the one-year anniversary of the Grant Date, and options to purchase the remaining third of the shares of common stock vesting on the second-year anniversary of the Grant Date.

5. The options are fully vested.

6. Pursuant to the Stock Option Agreement, the options may be exercised by the Optionee's estate at any time prior to the one year anniversary of the Optionee's passing.

	/s/ LAUREN STURGES FERNANDEZ	10/03/2025
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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