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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001829126-25-007964"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VIVK"
cik: "0001450704"
company_name: "Vivakor, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-10-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T04:18:30.939544+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Vivakor issues 6.49M shares upon conversion of $900k note to J.J. Astor; also issues 82.5k incentive shares

## Summary
- On Oct 2 and Oct 6 2025, J.J. Astor converted $400k and $500k of principal into 2,991,773 and 3,496,503 shares (total 6,488,276 shares) of common stock.
- Shares issued without restrictive legend pursuant to legal opinion, exempt under Section 4(a)(2).
- On Aug 12, 2025, company issued $647.5k convertible note to non-affiliated investor for $550k cash, plus 82,500 incentive shares (issued Oct 8 with restrictive legend).
- Total dilution from these transactions: over 6.57 million shares of common stock.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001829126-25-007964
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VIVK
- cik: 0001450704
- company_name: Vivakor, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-10-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 3.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1450704/000182912625007964/0001829126-25-007964-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1450704/000182912625007964/vivakor_8k.htm

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