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Item 7.01 |
Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On April 30, 2026, Vivakor, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Company had secured a $72 million crude oil transaction through its commodities trading platform, Vivakor Supply & Trading. The full text of the press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference in this Item 7.01.
On April 30, 2026, Vivakor, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Company had reset the payment date for its special dividend of shares of Adapti, Inc. the Company owns to June 30, 2026. The full text of the press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference in this Item 7.01.
The information contained in this Item 7.01 and in the accompanying Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2 is deemed to be “furnished” and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On April 30, 2026, the Company issued the Press Releases regarding the $72 million crude oil transaction and resetting the dividend of shares of Adapti common stock owned by the Company. A copy of the press releases are filed as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 to this Form 8-K.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. | Exhibit | |
| 99.1(1) | Press Release Announcing $72 Million Crude Oil Transaction1 | |
| 99.2(1) | Press Release Announcing New Payment Date for Special Dividend of Adapti, Inc. Shares to June 30, 20261 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL document). |
| 1 | Exhibit is furnished and not filed, as described in Item 7.01. |
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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 5, 2026 | By: | /s/ James Ballengee | |
| Name: | James Ballengee | ||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | ||
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