UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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 5, 2023
VIVAKOR, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Nevada | | 001-41286 | | 26-2178141 |
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) | | (Commission
File Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
5220 Spring Valley Road, Suite LL20
Dallas, TX 75242
(Address of principal executive offices)
(949) 281-2606
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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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 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.
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On December 5, 2023, Vivakor, Inc. (the “Company”) received a loan from an individual lender in the principal amount of one million dollars ($1,000,000) and, in connection therewith, the Company (the “Loan”) and agreed to issue 100,000 restricted shares of the Company’s common stock. The Loan bears interest at the rate of 10% per annum, matures on December 31, 2024, has been personally guaranteed by James Ballengee, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. The lender is not a related party or affiliate of the Company.
Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K contains only a brief description of the material terms of and does not purport to be a complete description of the rights and obligations of the parties to the agreements in connection with the Loan (the “Agreements”), and such description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Agreements, which will be filed as exhibits to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ending December 31, 2023.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
The information set forth under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
To the extent required by this Item 3.02, the information contained in Item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference. The Company relied on the exemption provided for under Section 4(a)(2) for the issuance of the 100,000 restricted shares of its common stock as the investor is an accredited investor and familiar with the Company’s operations.
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. |
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| Dated: February 2, 2024 | By: | /s/ James Ballengee |
| | | Name: | James Ballengee |
| | | Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
