UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

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): January 1421, 2026

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.)

500 W. Texas Ave., Suite 890 Midland, TX	79701
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(432) 684-0018
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
N/A		N/A		N/A

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).

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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

Item 15.01 ~~Entry~~Amendment ~~into~~to Articles aof ~~Material~~Incorporation ~~Definitive~~or ~~Agreement~~Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On January 21, 2026, Next Bridge Hydrocarbons, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), ~~previously~~filed ~~entered~~with ~~into~~the aNevada 5%Secretary ~~Unsecured~~of ~~Promissory~~State ~~Note~~a ~~(as~~Certificate ~~amended~~of ~~from~~Correction ~~time to time,~~ (the “~~Note~~Certificate of Correction”) ~~with~~ ~~Gregory~~to ~~McCabe,~~ the ~~Chairman~~Certificate ~~and~~of ~~Chief~~Designation ~~Executive Officer~~ of ~~the~~Series ~~Company~~A ~~and~~Redeemable ~~the~~Preferred ~~Company’s~~Stock ~~largest stockholder~~ (~~“Mr. McCabe”) for~~ the ~~aggregate~~“Certificate ~~principal amount~~ of ~~up to $20,000,000. On January 7, 2026, the Company and Mr. McCabe entered into the Tenth Amendment~~Designation”) to 5%correctly ~~Unsecured~~include ~~Promissory Note (~~the ~~“Amendment”)~~resolutions toof ~~increase~~ the ~~principal~~Board ~~amount~~of ~~available~~Directors ~~for~~of ~~disbursement to~~ the Company ~~from~~ ~~$20,000,000~~authorizing tothe updesignation toof ~~$25,000,000.~~such ~~The~~shares ~~Amendment was authorized and approved~~ by ~~the Audit Committee of the Company’s~~modifying ~~Board~~part of6 ~~Directors. All other provisions~~ of the ~~Note~~Certificate ~~remain~~of ~~in full force and effect~~Designation.

AThe ~~copy~~foregoing description of the ~~Amendment~~Certificate of Correction does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Certificate of Correction, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 103.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K/A and is incorporated herein by reference~~, and the foregoing description of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto~~.

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The information relating to the Note and the Amendment contained in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

		Description
Exhibit No.		Description
10.1		Tenth Amendment to Unsecured Promissory Note, between Next Bridge Hydrocarbons, Inc., as debtor, and Gregory McCabe as holder, dated January 14, 2026
3.1		Certificate of Correction of the Certificate of Designation of Series A Redeemable Preferred Stock, filed January 21, 2026.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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.
Date: January 15, 2026	By:	/s/ Gregory McCabe
Date: January 23, 2026	By:	/s/ Gregory McCabe
		Name:	Gregory McCabe
		Title:	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

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