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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001829126-25-009516"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VIVK"
cik: "0001450704"
company_name: "Vivakor, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-11-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T16:04:24.666309+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Vivakor extinguishes $569K CEO note, suspends preferred dividend, grants voting rights to Series A holders

## Summary
- CEO-controlled Ballengee Holdings forgives $569,589 convertible note; Series A preferred holders forgo 6% annual dividend for one year.
- Series A Preferred now gets 96,731,000 votes (~35% of total) after filing amended certificate of designation.
- Issued 3,616,310 shares for preferred dividends; 1,557,808 shares to a consultant; 82,500 inducement shares - total ~5.3M new shares.
- Debt reduction and voting rights exchange approved by shareholders at 2025 annual meeting.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001829126-25-009516
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VIVK
- cik: 0001450704
- company_name: Vivakor, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-11-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 3.02, 3.03, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1450704/000182912625009516/0001829126-25-009516-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1450704/000182912625009516/vivakorinc_8k.htm

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