secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Vivakor, Inc. (VIVK)
CIK:        0001450704
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-07-10T21:29:37+00:00
Accession:  0001829126-26-007518
Event type: debt
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 1.01, 3.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Vivakor reinstates Series A preferred dividend, issues 3.74M shares to extinguish $500K CEO debt
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- Amendment reinstates 6% annual dividend on Series A Preferred from April 30, 2026 to April 29, 2027; issues 3,740,586 common shares for three dividend periods.
- Ballengee Holdings (controlled by CEO James Ballengee) extinguishes $500,000 of its promissory note in exchange for the dividend shares.
- Of the shares issued, 1,445,349 go to entities controlled by CEO (Jorgan Development, JBAH Holdings).
- The company will 'true up' share amounts if dividend share calculations are incorrect in future periods.
- Debt reduction of $500K improves balance sheet but dilutes common shareholders via 3.74M share issuance.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1450704/000182912626007518/0001829126-26-007518-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1450704/000182912626007518/vivakorinc_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001829126-26-007518

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