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* Novel Inspiration International Co., Ltd. (Last) (First) (Middle) VISTRA CORPORATE SERVICES CENTER WICKHAMS CAY II (Street) ROAD TOWN, TORTOLA D8 VG1110 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 03/19/2025	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol IRIDEX CORP [ IRIX ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) 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) Form filed by One Reporting Person X 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)

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
Series B Preferred Stock(1)	03/19/2025(2)	(3)	Common Stock	3,000,000(3)	(3)	D(4)
Convertible Promissory Note	03/19/2025(2)	03/19/2028	Series B Preferred Stock	400,000(3)	$10(3)	D(4)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Novel Inspiration International Co., Ltd. (Last) (First) (Middle) VISTRA CORPORATE SERVICES CENTER WICKHAMS CAY II (Street) ROAD TOWN, TORTOLA D8 VG1110 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Lin Shih-Yao David (Last) (First) (Middle) VISTRA CORPORATE SERVICES CENTER WICKHAMS CAY II (Street) ROAD TOWN, TORTOLA D8 VG1110 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

Explanation of Responses:

1. This Form 3 is filed jointly by Novel Inspiration International Co., Ltd. ("Novel Inspiration") and Shih-Yao David Lin. Mr. Lin is the sole officer, director and stockholder of Novel Inspiration.

2. Prior to the Issuer receiving certain required approval by the Issuer's stockholders (the "Requisite Stockholder Approval"), as of March 19, 2025, Novel Inspiration may only covert into 3,356,126 shares of Common Stock, which is the number of shares equal to 19.99% of the Issuer's total outstanding Common Stock on March 19, 2025. The Requisite Stockholder Approval was obtained on June 11, 2025 at the Issuer's 2025 annual meeting of stockholders.

3. Novel Inspiration holds 600,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock and a convertible promissory note that is convertible, at the option of Novel Inspiration, into 400,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock. Each share of Series B Preferred Stock is convertible, at the option of Novel Inspiration, into five shares of Common Stock and has no expiration date.

4. The securities are owned directly by Novel Inspiration.

	Novel Inspiration International Co., Ltd, By: /s/ Shih-Yao David Lin, Chief Executive Officer	01/08/2026
	/s/ Shih-Yao David Lin	01/08/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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