UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO

SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~December~~January 1712, ~~2025~~2026

Liberty Star Uranium & Metals Corp.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Nevada

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

000-50071		90-0175540
(Commission		(IRS Employer
File Number)		Identification No.)

2 East Congress St. Ste 900, Tucson, AZ		85701
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code): (520) 425-1433

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common		LBSR		OTCQB

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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Item 51.0201. ~~Departure~~Entry ofinto ~~Directors~~a orMaterial ~~Certain~~Definitive ~~Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers~~Agreement.

On ~~December~~January 2212, ~~2025~~2026, Liberty Star Uranium & Metals Corp., ~~“Liberty~~(the ~~Star~~“Company”) orentered ~~the~~into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “~~Company~~Securities Purchase Agreement”,) ~~OTCQB~~with ~~Markets:~~1800 ~~LBSR~~Diagonal Lending LLC. (“1800 Diagonal”) ~~announced~~. Pursuant to the ~~appointment~~terms of the ~~Matt~~Securities ~~Westbrook~~Purchase Agreement, the Company agreed to ~~its~~issue ~~Board~~a ofconvertible ~~Directors.~~promissory ~~Mr.~~note ~~Westbrook~~(the ~~brings~~“Note”) ~~extensive~~to ~~experience~~1800 Diagonal in ~~critical~~the ~~minerals~~aggregate ~~development~~principal amount of $73,700. ~~national~~Effective ~~security–focused~~January ~~investment~~8, ~~and~~2025, ~~strategic~~the ~~engagement~~Company issued the Note to 1800 Diagonal consistent with the ~~U.S.~~terms ~~Government~~of ~~partners~~the Securities Purchase Agreement. The Note bears interest at 8%, with a 10% Original Issue Discount and matures on October ~~His~~15, ~~background~~2026. ~~includes~~Pursuant ~~deep~~to ~~relationships~~the ~~across~~terms of the ~~Defense~~Note, the outstanding principal and ~~Intelligence~~accrued ~~Communities~~interest ~~which~~on ~~aligns~~the ~~directly~~Note ~~with~~shall ~~Liberty~~be ~~Star’s increased~~convertible ~~engagement~~into ~~with~~shares of ~~federal~~the ~~agencies~~Company’s ~~regarding~~common ~~domestic~~stock ~~critical~~as ~~mineral~~set ~~supply~~forth ~~chains~~therein.

~~Mr.~~The ~~Westbrook~~foregoing ~~will~~descriptions ~~play~~of athe ~~key~~Note ~~role~~and inthe ~~supporting~~Securities ~~Liberty~~Purchase ~~Star’s~~Agreement ~~initiatives~~and ~~across~~of ~~its~~all ~~Hay~~of ~~Mountain~~the ~~Holdings,~~parties’ ~~Earp~~rights ~~Ridge,~~and ~~Red~~obligations ~~Rock~~under ~~Canyon~~the ~~targets,~~Note and ~~American~~the ~~Strategic~~Securities ~~Minerals,~~Purchase aAgreement ~~newly~~are ~~defined~~qualified ~~entity~~in ~~which~~its ~~can~~entirety ~~create~~by ~~partnership~~reference ~~opportunities~~to inthe ~~critical~~Note ~~minerals—areas with~~and ~~significant~~the ~~potential~~Securities ~~for~~Purchase ~~copper~~Agreement, copies ~~gold,~~of ~~rare~~which ~~earth~~are ~~elements,~~filed ~~and~~as ~~other~~Exhibits ~~critical~~3.75 ~~minerals~~and ~~essential~~3.76 respectively to ~~U.S.~~this ~~technology~~Current Report on Form 8-K, and ~~defense~~of which are incorporated herein ~~infrastructure~~by reference.

~~The~~Item ~~Company~~2.03. ~~also~~Creation ~~announced that Saleem Elmasri, who has served on Liberty Star’s Board~~ of ~~Directors~~a ~~since~~Direct ~~2023,~~Financial ~~has~~Obligation ~~chosen to step down from his role December 19, 2025, although not the result of any disagreement on matters related to company operations, policies~~ or ~~practices.~~an ~~Mr.~~Obligation ~~Elmasri~~Under ~~will continue to support the Company as~~ an ~~advisor~~Off-Balance ~~during~~Sheet ~~the~~Arrangement ~~transition period, “We extend our sincere gratitude to Saleem for his service and contributions to Liberty Star,” said Pete O’Heeron, Chairman~~ of ~~Liberty Star Minerals. “His counsel and support have been instrumental during~~ a ~~pivotal stage of our development~~Registrant. At the same time, we are excited to welcome Matt Westbrook to the Board. His leadership in critical minerals and his strategic relationships will be invaluable as we work to advance our mineral exploration projects and support the United States’ growing demand for secure domestic resources.”

~~Mr.~~The ~~Westbrook~~information ~~added,~~set ~~“Establishing~~forth aabove ~~US-based~~in ~~source~~Item 1.01 of ~~precious~~this ~~metals~~Current ~~and~~Report ~~critical~~on ~~minerals~~Form is8-K ~~vital to bolstering US economic resilience and the defense industrial base, which~~ is ~~exactly~~incorporated ~~what~~herein ~~Liberty~~by ~~Star is positioned to do~~reference.”

Family Relationships

No family relationships exist between any of our directors or executive officers.

Certain Related Transactions and Relationships

We have not been party to any transaction with Mr. Matt Westbrook since the beginning of our last fiscal year, or any currently proposed transaction with Mr. Westbrook in which we were or will be a participant and where the amount involved exceeds $120,000, and in which Mr. Westbrook had or will have a direct or indirect material interest.

Item 8.01 Other Events

On December 17, 2025, Liberty Star established American Strategic Minerals LLC, a newly defined Arizona entity 100% owned by Liberty Star which can create partnership opportunities in critical minerals— areas with significant potential for rare earth elements, copper, gold, and other critical minerals essential to U.S. technology and defense infrastructure.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

The exhibits listed in the following Exhibit Index are furnished as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Exhibit No.		Description
3.73		Liberty Star Minerals Announces Appointment of Matt Westbrook to the Board of Directors
3.75		Convertible Promissory Note issued to 1800 Diagonal Lending LLC dated January 8, 2026.
3.76		Securities Purchase Agreement dated January 8, 2026, between the registrant and 1800 Diagonal Lending LLC.
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.

	LIBERTY STAR URANIUM & METALS CORP.	~~LIBERTY STAR URANIUM & METALS CORP.~~
Dated:	December 22, 2025	/s/ Patricia Madaris
Dated: January 16, 2026	/s/ Patricia Madaris
	Patricia Madaris, VP Finance & CFO	~~Patricia Madaris, VP Finance & CFO~~

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