{"url_path":"/sec/cik-0001119643/10-k/2026/item-12","section_key":"item-12","section_title":"Item 12 Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters**","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"10-K","doc_date":"2026-05-20","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1119643/0001493152-26-024641-index.html","accession_number":"0001493152-26-024641","cik":"0001119643","ticker":null,"issuer_name":"NUTRA PHARMA CORP","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1119643/0001493152-26-024641-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001119643","primary_entity_name":"NUTRA PHARMA CORP"},"word_count":522,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"**Item\n12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters**\n\n \n\nThe\nfollowing tables sets forth, as of May 20, 2026, certain information with respect to the beneficial ownership of our common stock by\neach stockholder known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our common stock and by each of our current directors and\nexecutive officers. Each person has sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares of common stock, except as otherwise\nindicated. Information relating to beneficial ownership of common stock by our principal stockholders and management is based upon information\nfurnished by each person using “beneficial ownership” concepts under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission.\nUnder these rules, a person is deemed to be a beneficial owner of a security if that person has or shares voting power, which includes\nthe power to vote or direct the voting of the security, or investment power, which includes the power to vote or direct the voting of\nthe security. The person is also deemed to be a beneficial owner of any security of which that person has a right to acquire beneficial\nownership within 60 days.\n\n \n\nUnder\nthe Securities and Exchange Commission rules, more than one person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of the same securities, and\na person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of securities as to which he or she may not have any pecuniary beneficial interest. We\nare unaware of any contract or arrangement that could result in a change in control of our company.\n\n \n\nThe\nfollowing table assumes based on our stock records, that there are 7,159,727,214 shares of common stocks and 12,000,000 shares of Series\nB Preferred Stock issued and outstanding as of May 20, 2026:\n\n \n\n**Security\nOwnership of Management and Beneficial Owners**\n\n \n\nName and Address of Director\nor Executive Officer \nNumber of\nCommon Shares\nBeneficially\nOwned\n(1)  \nPercent of\nCommon\nShares  \nNumber of Series B\nPreferred Shares\nBeneficially Owned\n(2)  \nPercent\nof\nPreferred\nShares  \n% of Total\nVotes Held\n(Common &\nPreferred)\n(3) \n\n  \n   \n   \n   \n   \n  \n\nMichael Flax \n 343  \n -% \n 0  \n 0% \n <.01%\n\nChairman/Chief Executive Officer/President \n    \n    \n    \n    \n   \n\n6400 Park of Commerce Blvd, Suite 1B,\nBoca Raton, FL \n    \n    \n    \n    \n   \n\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n   \n\nRik J. Deitsch \n 48,298,859  \n 0.67% \n 12,000,000  \n 100.00% \n 62.88%\n\nFormer Chairman/Chief Executive Officer/President \n    \n    \n    \n    \n   \n\n6400 Park of Commerce Blvd, Suite 1B,\nBoca Raton, FL \n    \n    \n    \n    \n   \n\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n   \n\nDr. Stewart Lonky \n 4,755,450  \n 0.07% \n 0  \n 0.00% \n 0.02%\n\nDirector \n    \n    \n    \n    \n   \n\n12936 Discovery Creek \n    \n    \n    \n    \n   \n\nPlaya Vista, CA 90094 \n    \n    \n    \n    \n   \n\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n   \n\nGarry Pottruck \n 17,198,475  \n 0.24% \n 0  \n 0.00% \n 0.09%\n\nDirector \n    \n    \n    \n    \n   \n\n10768 NW 18 Court \n    \n    \n    \n    \n   \n\nCoral Springs, Florida 33071 \n    \n    \n    \n    \n   \n\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n   \n\nDale Vanderputten, PhD \n 2,500,000  \n 0.04% \n 0  \n 0.00% \n 0.01%\n\nChief Scientific Officer \n    \n    \n    \n    \n   \n\n7120 Hialeah Ln \n    \n    \n    \n    \n   \n\nParkland, FL 33067 \n    \n    \n    \n    \n   \n\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n   \n\nAll executive officers and directors\nas a group (5) persons \n 72,753,127  \n 1.02% \n 12,000,000  \n 100.00% \n 63.00%\n\n \n\n(1)\nBased\nupon 7,159,727,214 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of the Record Date.\n\n(2)\nBased\nupon 12,000,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock issued and outstanding as of the Record Date.\n\n(3)\nBased\nupon 7,159,727,214 shares of common stock and 12,000,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock. Each Series B Preferred Stock entitled\nto 1,000 votes per share or an aggregate of 12,000,000,000 votes.\n\n \n\n42"}