UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 27, 2023
Next Bridge Hydrocarbons, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
| 333-266143 | 87-2538731 |
(Commission
File Number) | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
| | |
6300 Ridglea Place, Suite 950
Fort Worth, Texas | 76116 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
| | |
(817) 438-1937
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure |
On February 27, 2023, Next Bridge Hydrocarbons, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release providing certain recent developments and addressing inquiries from the Company’s shareholders regarding the distribution of shares of the Company’s common stock in connection with the spin-off of the Company from Meta Materials, Inc. completed on December 14, 2022. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The information in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall be deemed “furnished” and not “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing with the SEC made by the Company.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| | NEXT BRIDGE HYDROCARBONS, INC. |
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| Date: February 27, 2023 | By: | /s/ Clifton DuBose, Jr. |
| | | Name: | Clifton DuBose, Jr. |
| | | Title: | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
