# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001936756
**File Stem:** 0001199835-23-000104
**Filing Date:** 2023-2
**Character Count:** 11095
**Document Hash:** 9fe808cd668171af10ec9e04ac526313
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001199835-23-000104.hdr.sgml**: 20230217

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001199835-23-000104

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 3

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20220216

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Regulation FD Disclosure

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230217

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230216

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Next Bridge Hydrocarbons, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001936756
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 872538731
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** NV
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-266143
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23639883

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 6300 RIDGLEA PLACE
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 950
- **CITY:** FORT WORTH
- **STATE:** TX
- **ZIP:** 76116
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 817-438-1937

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 6300 RIDGLEA PLACE
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 950
- **CITY:** FORT WORTH
- **STATE:** TX
- **ZIP:** 76116

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** OilCo Holdings, Inc.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20220706

**UNITED STATES<br> SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**<br> **Washington, D.C. 20549**

**FORM 8-K**

**CURRENT REPORT<br> Pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934**

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): **February 16, 2023**

**Next Bridge Hydrocarbons, Inc.** ****<br> (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

**Nevada**<br> (State or other jurisdiction<br> of incorporation)

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| **333-266143** | **87-2538731** |
| (Commission<br> File Number) | (IRS Employer<br> Identification No.) |
| **6300 Ridglea Place, Suite 950<br> Fort Worth, Texas** | **76116** |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |

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**(817) 438-1937**<br> Registrant's telephone number, including area code

**Not applicable**<br> (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: **None**

Check the appropriate box below if the form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;□ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;□ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;□ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;□ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ⌧

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. □

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| **Item 7.01.** | **Regulation FD Disclosure** |

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On February 16, 2023, Next Bridge Hydrocarbons, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release providing a summary in connection with its spin-off on December 14, 2022, from Meta Materials, Inc. to address certain inquiries from the Company's shareholders. 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 not be deemed "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.

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| **Item 9.01** | **Financial Statements and Exhibits.** |

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| *Ex hibit* |  |
| *Number* | *Description* |
| [99.1](ex99-1.htm) | [Press release dated February 16, 2023](ex99-1.htm) |

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**<u>SIGNATURES</u>**

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.

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|  | NEXT BRIDGE HYDROCARBONS, INC. | NEXT BRIDGE HYDROCARBONS, INC. | NEXT BRIDGE HYDROCARBONS, INC. |
| Date: February 16, 2023 | By: | /s/ Clifton DuBose, Jr. | /s/ Clifton DuBose, Jr. |
|  |  | Name: | Clifton DuBose, Jr. |
|  |  | Title: | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |

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## Exhibit 99.1

**Exhibit 99.1**

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**NEXT BRIDGE HYDROCARBONS, INC. PROVIDES STATEMENT REGARDING ITS SPIN-OFF**

 ****

***Holders are encouraged to review Prospectus***

**FORT WORTH – February 16, 2023 – Next Bridge Hydrocarbons, Inc.** ("Next Bridge," "our," "we," or the "Company"), a private oil and gas exploration and production company with interests in Texas and Oklahoma, today provided the below summary in connection with its spin-off (the "Spin-Off") on December 14, 2022, from Meta Materials, Inc. ("Meta") to address certain inquiries from our shareholders.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ Immediately
 after the Spin-Off, the Company became an independent public reporting company, and the Company's
 common stock is not and will not be publicly traded and will not be eligible for electronic
 transfer through the Depository Trust Company book-entry system or any other established
 clearing corporation.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;o At
 the time of the Spin-Off, Meta distributed 165,472,241 of the outstanding shares of the Company's
 common stock held by it on a pro rata basis to holders of Meta's Series A Non-Voting
 Preferred Stock. Each share of Meta's Series A Non-Voting Preferred Stock outstanding
 as of close of business on December 12, 2022, the record date for the Spin-Off, entitled
 its holder to receive one share of the Company's common stock.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;o At
 the time of the Spin-Off, the current Executive Officers of the Company did not own any of
 Meta's Series A Non-Voting Preferred Stock.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ There
 is currently no public market for our common stock, and there is no current expectation for
 a public market to develop for the common stock.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ The
 transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is American Stock Transfer & Trust
 Company ("AST"). AST has distributed all shares of our common stock related to
 the Spin-Off – either directly to any stockholders that held their shares directly
 registered with AST or to our shareholders' bank, broker or nominee representatives.
 For questions relating to the mechanics of the distribution of shares resulting from the
 Spin-Off or matters relating to subsequent transfer of shares our common stock, you should
 review the Prospectus referenced below or contact AST shareholder relations at:

American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC

Shareholder Services Call Center

718-921-8124

Hours: 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. ET (Monday - Friday)

Help@astfinancial.com

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ By
 registering the shares of common stock in connection with the Spin-Off, we became subject
 to the reporting obligations under the Exchange Act, which includes the filing of an Annual
 Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ The Company expects to file its Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2022, with the SEC pursuant to the SEC's reporting requirements on or before March 31, 2023.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ We recognize that some of our shareholders who owned Meta's Series
A Non-Voting Preferred Stock prior to the Spin-Off might have been affected by FINRA's halting of the trading in that stock while
the Company was still wholly owned and controlled by Meta (the "Trading Halt"). The current board and officers of the Company
have no information from FINRA regarding the Trading Halt other than the information in the public notice published by FINRA announcing
the Trading Halt. Further, FINRA did not provide any advance notice to the Company or Meta prior to its initiating the Trading Halt.
While we were not involved in the Trading Halt, we certainly empathize with anyone adversely affected by the Trading Halt and are assessing
the matter.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;▪ The
 Company believes that our primary means of delivering shareholder value is to develop our
 interests in the Orogrande Basin, and we remain focused on this objective.

For a complete description of the Company and the Spin-Off, please refer to the Prospectus dated November 18, 2022 at: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1936756/000119312522292114/d302576d424b4.htm

Accordingly, in the future, the Company is expected to more fully address certain operational and financial updates related to the Company's business. To receive timely emails with respect to these corporate developments, please visit www.nextbridgehydrocarbons.com/ and complete the Email Alert/ Investor Form. You may also choose to follow our social media channels at @nbhydrocarbons on Twitter and "Next Bridge Hydrocarbons" on LinkedIn.

**About Next Bridge Hydrocarbons, Inc.**

The Company is an independent public reporting energy company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, exploitation and/or development of oil and natural gas properties in the United States. Our primary focus has been the development of interests in an oil and gas project consisting of 134,000 contiguous gross acres we hold in the Orogrande Basin in West Texas in Hudspeth County, Texas. In addition, we have minor interests in the Eastern edge of the Midland Basin in Texas, and two minor well interests in Oklahoma. Please visit www.nextbridgehydrocarbons.com for more information.

This statement may contain "forward-looking statements" as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are based on management's current expectations and are subject to a number of factors and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those described herein. Although the Company believes the expectations in such statements to be reasonable, there can be no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Information concerning the assumptions, uncertainties and risks that may affect the actual results can be found in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") available on the Company's website or the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

<u>Contact:</u>

Dennard Lascar Investor Relations

NextBridge@dennardlascar.com