Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (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 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 08/13/2025 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NextPlat Corp [NXPL] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O NEXTPLAT CORP, 400 ANSIN BLVD., SUITE A 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 Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) (Street) HALLANDALE BEACH, FL 33009 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) 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)

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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 of Derivative Security: 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	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)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Fernandez Lauren Sturges C/O NEXTPLAT CORP 400 ANSIN BLVD., SUITE A HALLANDALE BEACH, FL 33009	X	X

Signatures

/s/ LAUREN STURGES FERNANDEZ		10/03/2025
**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)	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.

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