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)

(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

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):

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 x

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. o

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.

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.