---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001683168-22-008581"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VIVK"
cik: "0001450704"
company_name: "Vivakor, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-12-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-21T00:45:40.220248+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.45
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Vivakor subsidiary leases 3.5 acres in Houston; appoints David Natan to board

## Summary
- Subsidiary VivaVentures Remediation Corp. entered 126-month land lease for ~3.5 acres near Houston, TX.
- Monthly rent starts at $0 for months 1-3, then $5,687.50 (months 4-6), rising to ~$14,560 by end of initial term.
- Leased property to house Remediation Processing Machines (RPCs) for oil remediation and equipment storage.
- David Natan appointed to Board as Audit Committee Chair, also on Compensation and Nominating/Governance committees.
- Natan has extensive public company experience, including 20+ M&A transactions and CFO roles.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001683168-22-008581
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VIVK
- cik: 0001450704
- company_name: Vivakor, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-12-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.45
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1450704/000168316822008581/0001683168-22-008581-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1450704/000168316822008581/vivakor_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Executive change
  David Natan was appointed as member of the Board at Vivakor, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: member of the Board
  source text: On December 15, 2022, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company appointed David Natan to the Board, as Chair of the Audit Committee and as a member of the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Governance Committee, and Mr. Natan accepted appointment to such positions.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1450704/000168316822008581/0001683168-22-008581-index.htm
- Material Agreements
  Vivakor, Inc. entered into Land Lease Agreement with W&P Development Corporation valued at Monthly rent is $0 for the first three months and then, beginning at month 4, is approximately $7,00 (effective 2022-12-16).
  - Action: entry
  - Agreement: lease
  - Counterparty: W&P Development Corporation
  - Value: Monthly rent is $0 for the first three months and then, beginning at month 4, is approximately $7,00
  - Effective: 2022-12-16
  source text: On December 16, 2022, a subsidiary of Vivakor, Inc. (the “Company”), VivaVentures Remediation Corp., entered into a Land Lease Agreement (the “Land Lease”) with W&P Development Corporation, under which the Company agreed to lease approximately 3.5 acres of land in Houston, Texas (commonly known as The San Jacinto River & Rail Park, 18511 Beaumont Highway, Houston, Texas).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1450704/000168316822008581/0001683168-22-008581-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.