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    Vivakor Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities, Financial Statements and Exhibits

    5/20/25 4:52:10 PM ET
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    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): May 14, 2025

     

    VIVAKOR, INC.

    (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     

    Nevada   001-41286   26-2178141
    (State or other jurisdiction of   (Commission   (IRS Employer
    incorporation or organization)   File Number)   Identification No.)

     

    5220 Spring Valley Road, Suite 500

    Dallas, TX 75254

    (Address of principal executive offices)

     

    (949) 281-2606

    (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

     

    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:

     

    ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
       
    ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
       
    ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
       
    ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

     

    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
    Common Stock   VIVK   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq Capital Market)

     

    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 ☒

     

    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. ☐

     

     

     

     

     

     

    CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

     

    This Current Report on Form 8-K or this Report contains forward-looking statements. Any and all statements contained in this Report that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed forward-looking statements. Terms such as “may,” “might,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “project,” “estimate,” “pro-forma,” “predict,” “potential,” “strategy,” “anticipate,” “attempt,” “develop,” “plan,” “help,” “believe,” “continue,” “intend,” “expect,” “future” and terms of similar import (including the negative of any of the foregoing) may be intended to identify forward-looking statements. However, not all forward-looking statements may contain one or more of these identifying terms. Forward-looking statements in this Report may include, without limitation, statements regarding the plans and objectives of management for future operations.

     

    The forward-looking statements are not meant to predict or guarantee actual results, performance, events or circumstances, including the closing of the Membership Interest Purchase Agreement disclosed below, and may not be realized because they are based upon our current projections, plans, objectives, beliefs, expectations, estimates and assumptions and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties and other influences, many of which we have no control over. Actual results and the timing of certain events and circumstances may differ materially from those described by the forward-looking statements as a result of these risks and uncertainties.

     

    Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements because of the risks and uncertainties related to them We disclaim any obligation to update the forward-looking statements contained in this Report to reflect any new information or future events or circumstances or otherwise, except as required by law.

     

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    Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

     

    Between May 14, 2025 and May 19, 2025, we issued convertible promissory notes (the “Notes”), to several accredited investors (the “Holders”), in the aggregate principal amount of $575,000 in connection with a Securities Purchase Agreement entered into by and between the Company and the Holders (the “SPA”). Under the terms of the SPA and the Notes, we received $500,000, the Notes mature twelve months from the date of issuance, have a 15% original issuance discount, have a one-time ten percent (10%) interest charge applied at the issuance date, and are convertible at eighty percent (80%) of the lower of (a) the closing price of the Company’s common stock as traded on either the Nasdaq or the New York Stock Exchange or the NYSE Amex Exchange (as applicable) on the trading day immediately prior to the date a notice of conversion is submitted in writing to the Company under the Note (each a “Notice Date”), or (b) the average of the four lowest VWAPS over the twenty (20) trading days prior to the applicable Notice Date. In connection with the issuances of the Notes, we will issue the Holders 75,000 shares of our common stock as additional incentive to enter into the SPA and the Notes. The issuance of the foregoing securities was exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act promulgated thereunder as the holders are accredited investors and familiar with our operations.

     

    This summary is not a complete description of all of the terms of the SPA and the Notes and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the SPA and the Notes, forms of which are filed herein as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2, respectively, and are incorporated by reference into this disclosure.

     

    On May 20, 2025, we issued an aggregate of 1,764,964 shares of our restricted common stock for three months of dividends to the holders of our Series A Preferred Stock. Of those shares, 1,384,311 were issued to Jorgan Development, LLC and 13,983 were issued to JBAH Holdings, LLC, both of which are controlled by James Ballengee, our Chief Executive Officer. The issuance of the foregoing securities was exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act promulgated thereunder as the holders sophisticated investors and familiar with our operations.

     

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    ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

     

    (d) Exhibits

     

    Exhibit No.   Title
    10.1   Form of Securities Purchase Agreement with ClearThink Capital Partners, LLC and Other Investors dated May 13, 2025
    10.2   Form of Promissory Note Under Securities Purchase Agreement with ClearThink Capital Partners, LLC and Other Investors
    104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL).

     

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    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.

     

      VIVAKOR, INC.
         
    Dated: May 20, 2025 By: /s/ James H. Ballengee
        Name: James H. Ballengee
        Title: Chairman, President & CEO

     

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