Next Bridge Hydrocarbons Releases Share Registration Data
MIDLAND, Texas, July 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Next Bridge Hydrocarbons, Inc. ("Next Bridge," "our," "we," or the "Company"), an oil and natural gas exploration and production company with interests in Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma today announced the following:
The Company wishes to reassure shareholders that our transfer agent, Equiniti Trust Co. (EQ) has confirmed for us that all shares from our recently announced special dividend of common stock were successfully distributed within their system on July 22, 2026.
Next Bridge has received numerous requests from shareholders to release data regarding the share totals held by brokerage firms at EQ. In the spirit of transparency and full disclosure, the Company provides the following data for shareholder use and reference.
The table below displays "bulk certificate" share numbers registered at EQ by each alphabetically listed brokerage firm on July 8, 2026, the Date of Record for our recently completed dividend distribution. We also wish to acknowledge that based on publicly available information and data from multiple sources, the Company is aware this data does not accurately reflect the actual total shares credited to shareholders within several of these firms.
FIRM
SHARES
AL-WATANIEH FOR FINANCIAL SERVICES
3,477
APEX CLEARING CORPORATION
2,643,570
AXOS CLEARING
15,848
B RILEY SECURITIES
1,200
BANQUE INTERNATIONALE A LUXEMBOURG
1
BARNARD NOMINEES LIMITED
735
BBS SECURITIES INC /CDS
486
BMO NESBITT BURNS INC
100
BMO NESBITT BURNS INC
76,005
BMO NESBITT BURNS INC /CDS**
177,519
BNP PARIBAS NEW YORK BRANCH
90
BNP PARIBAS NEW YORK BRANCH
183,582
BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES CORP
4,910
BNY MELLON/WEALTH MANAGEMENT
103,495
BOFA SECURITIES INC
6,531
CACEIS BANK ITALY BRANCH /
1,150
CACEIS BANK SWITZERLAND BRANCH /
2,000
CACEIS BANK/CA SA/CAT CL 3RD PARTY A/C
389,615
CACEIS BK/QUINTET EUROPE/
415
CANACCORD GENUITY CORP /CDS
18,310
CAPITAL INVESTMENT AND BROKERAGE
6,300
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC
13
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC
10,417,569
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC
17,049,299
CHENKO FINANCE CORP
30,000
CIBC WORLD MARKETS INC /CDS
38,999
CITADEL SECURITIES LLC
2,994
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC
20,953
CREDENTIAL QTRADE SECURITIES INC
75,981
CREDENTIAL SECURITIES INC /CDS
25,071
CREDIT SUISSE (SCHWEIZ) AG
7,450
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC
3,500
CURVATURE SECURITIES LLC
1,290
D A DAVIDSON & CO
26,000
DBS BANK (HONG KONG) LIMITED
2,000
DESJARDINS SECURITIES INC
80
DESJARDINS SECURITIES INC /CDS
87,253
DIRECTA S I M P A CONTO TERZI
8,119
ELEMENT CAPITAL MASTER FUND
174,509
FIDELITY CLEARING CANADA ULC/CDS
125
FIFTH THIRD BANK
2,500
FOLIO INVESTMENTS INC
54
FUTU SECURITIES INTERNATIONAL
15,000
GERLACH & CO
2,921,352
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO
15,742
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO LLC
339,654
GUOTAI JUNAN SECURITIES
200
HARE & CO LLC
615,146
HARGREAVES LANSDOWN (NOMINEES) LTD
474,996
HAYWOOD SECURITIES INC /CDS
5,490
HILLTOP SECURITIES INC
24,711
HSBC BANK USA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
70,981
HUATAI FINANCIAL HOLDINGS
1,190
INEGROUS CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC
5,000
INTERACTIVE BROKERS LLC
1,078,536
INTERACTIVE INVESTOR SERVICES
19,347
INTL FCSTONE FINANCIAL INC
4,500
J P MORGAN SECURITIES LLC
13,533
J. TURNER ENTERPRISES INC
200
JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC
4,685
JEFFERIES LLC
11,318
JP MORGAN SECURITIES LLC
12,910
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
52,354
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK/EUROCLEAR BANK
100
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK/IA
488,932
JPMORGAN SECURITIES LLC
1,347,150
KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
1,323
LAWSHARE NOMINEES LIMITED
50,674
LPL FINANCIAL
141,326
LPL FINANCIAL LLC
8,560
LSI CORPORATION TEMPORARY SERVICES
1,000
LUVERSA
30,000
MANULIFE SECURITIES INC/CDS
950
MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER
1,651,224
MIZUHO TRUST & BANKING CO (USA)
200
MORGAN STANLEY & CO LLC
995,346
MORGAN STANLEY & CO LLC II
6,500
MORGAN STANLEY & CO LLC/ SL CONDUIT
70
MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY LLC
30
MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY LLC
2,693,372
MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY LLC
5,462,258
MURIEL SIEBERT & CO INC
2,600
NATIONAL BANK FINANCIAL INC
488
NATIONAL BANK FINANCIAL INC
3,000
NATIONAL BANK FINANCIAL INC
10,601
NATIONAL BANK FINANCIAL INC /CDS
412
NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA FINANCIAL INC
103,600
NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC
55
NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC
241
NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC
350
NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC
3,220
NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC
156,796
NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC
760,967
NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC
15,174,412
NAVY BANCORP INC.
6,250
NBF INC
56,828
OPPENHEIMER & CO INC
7,058
PERETO SECURITIES AS
28,150
PERSHING INTERNATIONAL NOMINEES
4,233
PERSHING LLC
26,245
PERSHING LLC
207,769
PERSHING LLC
679,462
PERSHING NOMINEES LIMITED
29,986
PERSHING NOMINEES LIMITED A/C XBCLT
106,710
PERSHING NOMINEES LIMITED A/C XECLT
9,660
PERSHING NOMINEES LIMITED A/C XFCLT
12,475
PHILLIP CAPITAL INC
83,727
QUESTRADE INC
8,000
QUESTRADE INC /CDS**
711,692
RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES INC
118,072
RAYMOND JAMES LTD /CDS**
2,245
RBC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC
17,848
RBC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC
1,930,000
RBC DOMINION SECURITIES INC
18,092
RBC DOMINION SECURITIES INC
122,339
RBC DOMINION SECURITIES INC
13,227
RF SECURITIES CLEARING LP
518
ROBERT W BAIRD & CO INCORPORATED
7,317
ROBINHOOD SECURITIES LLC
11,047,755
SAGICOR INESTMENTS JAMAICA LTD
100
SALE MEDIA STOCKHOLM AB
14,442
SCENIC-RIDGE INVESTMENTS INC
3,000
SCOTIA CAPITAL INC
1,000
SCOTIA CAPITAL INC
359,807
SKANDINAVISKA ENSKILDA BANKEN
8,000
STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO
550
STATE STREET BANK & TRUST COMPANY
999
STATE STREET BANK & TRUST COMPANY
12,471
STIFEL NICOLAUS & CO INC
7,100
TD AMERITRADE CLEARING INC
2,211
TD AMERITRADE CLEARING INC
2,644,220
TD PRIME SERVICES LLC/STOCK LOAN
10,000
THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY
16,758
TIGER BROKERS (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD
10,750
TRADE UP SECURITIES INC
2,622
TRADESTATION SECURITIES
406
TRADEUP SECURITIES INC
24,026
TRADING 212 UK LIMITED
8,214
TRADING 212 UK LIMITED
393,304
TRANSACT NOMINEES LIMITED
489
TRUSTMARK NATIONAL BANK FBO
172
U S BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
16,578
UAB SILNERA
30
UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC
4,115
UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC
100,235
UBS SECURITIES LLC
63
UBS SECURITIES LLC
74,749
VANGUARD MARKETING CORP
563,832
VANGUARD MARKETING CORP.
635,844
VANGUARD MARKETING CORPORATION
230,194
VELOX CLEARING LLC
1,898
VIRTU AMERICAS LLC
720
VISION FINANCIAL MARKETS LLC
1,689
VISION FINANCIAL MARKETS LLC
7,038
WEALTH NOMINEES LIMITED
25,822
WEALTHSIMPLE INVESTMENTS INC
197,675
WEDBUSH SECURITIES INC
3,450
WEDBUSH SECURITIES INC
15,308
WELLS FARGO CLEARING SERVICES LLC
33,325
WELLS FARGO CLEARING SERVICES LLC
791,682
WELLS FARGO SECURITIES LLC
10,004
If your shares are held at one of the listed firms and are not credited to your account(s), please contact that firm directly with your inquiries. It is the responsibility of your brokerage firm or financial institution to credit your dividend shares into your individual account(s) appropriately.
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. We have minor well interests in the eastern edge of the Midland Basin in Texas, two minor well interests in Oklahoma and exploration prospect leaseholds in the onshore southern Louisiana Gulf Coast area. Please visit the Company's website www.nextbridgehydrocarbons.com for more information.
Next Bridge is a private company insofar as its common stock is not traded on a public stock exchange of any kind. The Company is expected to update shareholders about certain operational and financial matters related to Company business. To receive emails regarding this and other Company news as it develops, please visit www.nextbridgehydrocarbons.com/investors and complete the "Investor Email Form". You may also follow our social media channels at @nbhydrocarbons on X (formerly Twitter) and "Next Bridge Hydrocarbons" on LinkedIn.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release 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 and available to view at www.sec.gov or on the Company's website.
Investor Relations Contact:
Dennard Lascar Investor Relations
NextBridge@dennardlascar.com
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SOURCE Next Bridge Hydrocarbons, Inc.
MIDLAND, Texas, July 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Next Bridge Hydrocarbons, Inc. ("Next Bridge," "our," "we," or the "Company"), an oil and natural gas exploration and production company with interests in Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma today announced the following:
The Company wishes to reassure shareholders that our transfer agent, Equiniti Trust Co. (EQ) has confirmed for us that all shares from our recently announced special dividend of common stock were successfully distributed within their system on July 22, 2026.
Next Bridge has received numerous requests from shareholders to release data regarding the share totals held by brokerage firms at EQ. In the spirit of transparency and full disclosure, the Company provides the following data for shareholder use and reference.
The table below displays "bulk certificate" share numbers registered at EQ by each alphabetically listed brokerage firm on July 8, 2026, the Date of Record for our recently completed dividend distribution. We also wish to acknowledge that based on publicly available information and data from multiple sources, the Company is aware this data does not accurately reflect the actual total shares credited to shareholders within several of these firms.
FIRM |
SHARES |
AL-WATANIEH FOR FINANCIAL SERVICES |
3,477 |
APEX CLEARING CORPORATION |
2,643,570 |
AXOS CLEARING |
15,848 |
B RILEY SECURITIES |
1,200 |
BANQUE INTERNATIONALE A LUXEMBOURG |
1 |
BARNARD NOMINEES LIMITED |
735 |
BBS SECURITIES INC /CDS |
486 |
BMO NESBITT BURNS INC |
100 |
BMO NESBITT BURNS INC |
76,005 |
BMO NESBITT BURNS INC /CDS** |
177,519 |
BNP PARIBAS NEW YORK BRANCH |
90 |
BNP PARIBAS NEW YORK BRANCH |
183,582 |
BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES CORP |
4,910 |
BNY MELLON/WEALTH MANAGEMENT |
103,495 |
BOFA SECURITIES INC |
6,531 |
CACEIS BANK ITALY BRANCH / |
1,150 |
CACEIS BANK SWITZERLAND BRANCH / |
2,000 |
CACEIS BANK/CA SA/CAT CL 3RD PARTY A/C |
389,615 |
CACEIS BK/QUINTET EUROPE/ |
415 |
CANACCORD GENUITY CORP /CDS |
18,310 |
CAPITAL INVESTMENT AND BROKERAGE |
6,300 |
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC |
13 |
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC |
10,417,569 |
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO INC |
17,049,299 |
CHENKO FINANCE CORP |
30,000 |
CIBC WORLD MARKETS INC /CDS |
38,999 |
CITADEL SECURITIES LLC |
2,994 |
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC |
20,953 |
CREDENTIAL QTRADE SECURITIES INC |
75,981 |
CREDENTIAL SECURITIES INC /CDS |
25,071 |
CREDIT SUISSE (SCHWEIZ) AG |
7,450 |
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC |
3,500 |
CURVATURE SECURITIES LLC |
1,290 |
D A DAVIDSON & CO |
26,000 |
DBS BANK (HONG KONG) LIMITED |
2,000 |
DESJARDINS SECURITIES INC |
80 |
DESJARDINS SECURITIES INC /CDS |
87,253 |
DIRECTA S I M P A CONTO TERZI |
8,119 |
ELEMENT CAPITAL MASTER FUND |
174,509 |
FIDELITY CLEARING CANADA ULC/CDS |
125 |
FIFTH THIRD BANK |
2,500 |
FOLIO INVESTMENTS INC |
54 |
FUTU SECURITIES INTERNATIONAL |
15,000 |
GERLACH & CO |
2,921,352 |
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO |
15,742 |
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO LLC |
339,654 |
GUOTAI JUNAN SECURITIES |
200 |
HARE & CO LLC |
615,146 |
HARGREAVES LANSDOWN (NOMINEES) LTD |
474,996 |
HAYWOOD SECURITIES INC /CDS |
5,490 |
HILLTOP SECURITIES INC |
24,711 |
HSBC BANK USA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION |
70,981 |
HUATAI FINANCIAL HOLDINGS |
1,190 |
INEGROUS CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC |
5,000 |
INTERACTIVE BROKERS LLC |
1,078,536 |
INTERACTIVE INVESTOR SERVICES |
19,347 |
INTL FCSTONE FINANCIAL INC |
4,500 |
J P MORGAN SECURITIES LLC |
13,533 |
J. TURNER ENTERPRISES INC |
200 |
JANNEY MONTGOMERY SCOTT LLC |
4,685 |
JEFFERIES LLC |
11,318 |
JP MORGAN SECURITIES LLC |
12,910 |
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK |
52,354 |
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK/EUROCLEAR BANK |
100 |
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK/IA |
488,932 |
JPMORGAN SECURITIES LLC |
1,347,150 |
KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION |
1,323 |
LAWSHARE NOMINEES LIMITED |
50,674 |
LPL FINANCIAL |
141,326 |
LPL FINANCIAL LLC |
8,560 |
LSI CORPORATION TEMPORARY SERVICES |
1,000 |
LUVERSA |
30,000 |
MANULIFE SECURITIES INC/CDS |
950 |
MERRILL LYNCH PIERCE FENNER |
1,651,224 |
MIZUHO TRUST & BANKING CO (USA) |
200 |
MORGAN STANLEY & CO LLC |
995,346 |
MORGAN STANLEY & CO LLC II |
6,500 |
MORGAN STANLEY & CO LLC/ SL CONDUIT |
70 |
MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY LLC |
30 |
MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY LLC |
2,693,372 |
MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY LLC |
5,462,258 |
MURIEL SIEBERT & CO INC |
2,600 |
NATIONAL BANK FINANCIAL INC |
488 |
NATIONAL BANK FINANCIAL INC |
3,000 |
NATIONAL BANK FINANCIAL INC |
10,601 |
NATIONAL BANK FINANCIAL INC /CDS |
412 |
NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA FINANCIAL INC |
103,600 |
NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC |
55 |
NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC |
241 |
NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC |
350 |
NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC |
3,220 |
NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC |
156,796 |
NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC |
760,967 |
NATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC |
15,174,412 |
NAVY BANCORP INC. |
6,250 |
NBF INC |
56,828 |
OPPENHEIMER & CO INC |
7,058 |
PERETO SECURITIES AS |
28,150 |
PERSHING INTERNATIONAL NOMINEES |
4,233 |
PERSHING LLC |
26,245 |
PERSHING LLC |
207,769 |
PERSHING LLC |
679,462 |
PERSHING NOMINEES LIMITED |
29,986 |
PERSHING NOMINEES LIMITED A/C XBCLT |
106,710 |
PERSHING NOMINEES LIMITED A/C XECLT |
9,660 |
PERSHING NOMINEES LIMITED A/C XFCLT |
12,475 |
PHILLIP CAPITAL INC |
83,727 |
QUESTRADE INC |
8,000 |
QUESTRADE INC /CDS** |
711,692 |
RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES INC |
118,072 |
RAYMOND JAMES LTD /CDS** |
2,245 |
RBC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC |
17,848 |
RBC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC |
1,930,000 |
RBC DOMINION SECURITIES INC |
18,092 |
RBC DOMINION SECURITIES INC |
122,339 |
RBC DOMINION SECURITIES INC |
13,227 |
RF SECURITIES CLEARING LP |
518 |
ROBERT W BAIRD & CO INCORPORATED |
7,317 |
ROBINHOOD SECURITIES LLC |
11,047,755 |
SAGICOR INESTMENTS JAMAICA LTD |
100 |
SALE MEDIA STOCKHOLM AB |
14,442 |
SCENIC-RIDGE INVESTMENTS INC |
3,000 |
SCOTIA CAPITAL INC |
1,000 |
SCOTIA CAPITAL INC |
359,807 |
SKANDINAVISKA ENSKILDA BANKEN |
8,000 |
STATE STREET BANK & TRUST CO |
550 |
STATE STREET BANK & TRUST COMPANY |
999 |
STATE STREET BANK & TRUST COMPANY |
12,471 |
STIFEL NICOLAUS & CO INC |
7,100 |
TD AMERITRADE CLEARING INC |
2,211 |
TD AMERITRADE CLEARING INC |
2,644,220 |
TD PRIME SERVICES LLC/STOCK LOAN |
10,000 |
THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY |
16,758 |
TIGER BROKERS (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD |
10,750 |
TRADE UP SECURITIES INC |
2,622 |
TRADESTATION SECURITIES |
406 |
TRADEUP SECURITIES INC |
24,026 |
TRADING 212 UK LIMITED |
8,214 |
TRADING 212 UK LIMITED |
393,304 |
TRANSACT NOMINEES LIMITED |
489 |
TRUSTMARK NATIONAL BANK FBO |
172 |
U S BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION |
16,578 |
UAB SILNERA |
30 |
UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC |
4,115 |
UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC |
100,235 |
UBS SECURITIES LLC |
63 |
UBS SECURITIES LLC |
74,749 |
VANGUARD MARKETING CORP |
563,832 |
VANGUARD MARKETING CORP. |
635,844 |
VANGUARD MARKETING CORPORATION |
230,194 |
VELOX CLEARING LLC |
1,898 |
VIRTU AMERICAS LLC |
720 |
VISION FINANCIAL MARKETS LLC |
1,689 |
VISION FINANCIAL MARKETS LLC |
7,038 |
WEALTH NOMINEES LIMITED |
25,822 |
WEALTHSIMPLE INVESTMENTS INC |
197,675 |
WEDBUSH SECURITIES INC |
3,450 |
WEDBUSH SECURITIES INC |
15,308 |
WELLS FARGO CLEARING SERVICES LLC |
33,325 |
WELLS FARGO CLEARING SERVICES LLC |
791,682 |
WELLS FARGO SECURITIES LLC |
10,004 |
If your shares are held at one of the listed firms and are not credited to your account(s), please contact that firm directly with your inquiries. It is the responsibility of your brokerage firm or financial institution to credit your dividend shares into your individual account(s) appropriately.
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. We have minor well interests in the eastern edge of the Midland Basin in Texas, two minor well interests in Oklahoma and exploration prospect leaseholds in the onshore southern Louisiana Gulf Coast area. Please visit the Company's website www.nextbridgehydrocarbons.com for more information.
Next Bridge is a private company insofar as its common stock is not traded on a public stock exchange of any kind. The Company is expected to update shareholders about certain operational and financial matters related to Company business. To receive emails regarding this and other Company news as it develops, please visit www.nextbridgehydrocarbons.com/investors and complete the "Investor Email Form". You may also follow our social media channels at @nbhydrocarbons on X (formerly Twitter) and "Next Bridge Hydrocarbons" on LinkedIn.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release 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 and available to view at www.sec.gov or on the Company's website.
Investor Relations Contact:
Dennard Lascar Investor Relations
NextBridge@dennardlascar.com
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SOURCE Next Bridge Hydrocarbons, Inc.