Vivakor Announces Results of Special Meeting of Shareholders with All Proposals Approved with Greater than 90% Voted For Each Proposal
Chairman and CEO James Ballengee's Compensation Stock Issuance at $1.08 per Share, and Jorgan Development, LLC's Note Conversion Stock Issuance at $1.42 per Share, are 42% and 87% Premium to Current Market Price, Respectively
DALLAS, TX / ACCESSWIRE / November 17, 2023 / Vivakor, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIVK) ("Vivakor" or the "Company"), a clean energy technology company focused on the oil remediation and natural resources sectors, is pleased to announce that all of its proposals were approved and with greater than 90% voted for each proposal at its Special Meeting of Shareholders held on November 10, 2023.
Vivakor Chairman and Chief Executive Officer James Ballengee commented, "I want to thank our shareholders for their overwhelming support in favor of these now passed proposals. Of note, I would like to point out that I am now the single largest shareholder and have accepted the Acquisition Stock Issuance and CEO Compensation Shares at $1.08 and $1.42 per share, which is currently 42% and 87% above Vivakor's current market price, respectively. Moving forward, I intend to continue receiving 100% of my annual salary in Vivakor common stock which underlies my belief in the future of the Company. I am confident in what we have here and enthusiastic about the future of Vivakor, Inc."
The following proposals were all approved:
- Acquisition Stock Issuance, pursuant to the Membership Interest Purchase Agreement
- CEO Compensation Shares
- Vivakor, Inc. 2023 Equity and Incentive Plan
- Amendment to Articles of Incorporation to amend its federal forum selection provision
- Amendment to Articles of Incorporation to increase the Company's authorized number of shares of Common Stock to 200 million
- Adjournment of the stockholder meeting
Information about the proposals can be found in the Definitive Schedule 14-A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 26, 2023.
About Vivakor, Inc.
Vivakor, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIVK), is a clean energy technology company focused on the oil remediation and natural resources sectors. Vivakor's corporate mission is to create, acquire, accumulate, and operate distinct assets, intellectual properties, and exceptional technologies. Its Silver Fuels Delhi, LLC, and White Claw Colorado City, LLC subsidiaries include crude oil gathering, storage, and transportation facilities, which feature long-term ten year take-or-pay contracts.
The Company's patented Remediation Processing Centers allows for the environmentally-friendly recovery of bitumen (heavy crude) and other hydrocarbons from the remediation of contaminated soils. It is believed to be the only remediation system that can clean soils with more than 5% by weight oil contamination while recovering the oil and leaving the soil fully viable for reuse. Its Remediation Processing Centers currently focus on extraction from shallow, oil-laden sands, along with generating petroleum-based remediation projects in Kuwait and in Houston, Texas.
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