{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001829126-26-000997","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"VIVK","cik":"0001450704","company_name":"Vivakor, Inc.","filed_at":"2026-02-05T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:02:35.108075+00:00","generated_at":"2026-05-16T04:23:51.915586+00:00","sec_items":["1.01","9.01"],"event_type":"debt","sentiment":"negative","materiality_score":0.8,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.8,"confidence":"high","headline":"Vivakor enters forbearance on $6M note; extends maturity to Jan 2027 with escalating payments","bullets":["Outstanding principal ~$5.996M; maturity extended from Jan 7, 2026 to Jan 1, 2027; interest reduced to 9% during forbearance.","Weekly payments start at $50k on Apr 6, 2026, escalating to $250k by Dec 7, 2026; can be in cash or shares if VWAP > $1 and volume conditions met.","Company must use best efforts to regain Nasdaq trading by Feb 28, 2026 (or Apr 30 if reverse split filed); failure triggers 110% balance and 19% interest.","Stockholder meeting required by May 31, 2026 to approve transactions and increase authorized shares; no new convertible notes >$1M until note paid."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001829126-26-000997","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001829126-26-000997.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001829126-26-000997.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001829126-26-000997.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1450704/000182912626000997/0001829126-26-000997-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1450704/000182912626000997/vivakorinc_8k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-05-16T04:23:51.915586+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"7b630e6a4eaf63898b99c1b704c1be2baa197d50","claim":"Vivakor, Inc. entered into Forbearance and Note Payment Amendment Agreement with J.J. Astor & Co. valued at extended maturity date to January 1, 2027; weekly payments from $50,000 to $250,000 (effective 2026-02-05).","evidence_excerpt":"On February 5, 2026, the Company entered into Forbearance and Note Payment Amendment Agreement (the “Agreement”) with the Lender.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 1.01/1.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1450704/000182912626000997/0001829126-26-000997-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Material Agreements","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"entry"},{"label":"Counterparty","value":"J.J. Astor & Co."},{"label":"Value","value":"extended maturity date to January 1, 2027; weekly payments from $50,000 to $250,000"},{"label":"Effective","value":"2026-02-05"}],"fact_type":"material_agreement"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}