{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001829126-26-012212","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"VIVK","cik":"0001450704","company_name":"Vivakor, Inc.","filed_at":"2026-11-10T22:27:56+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-11-10T22:30:00.233755+00:00","generated_at":"2026-11-10T22:30:08.714561+00:00","sec_items":["1.01","3.02","9.01"],"event_type":"other_material","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.4,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.4,"confidence":"high","headline":"Vivakor pays ex-COO Les Patterson $20K/month in stock; J.J. Astor converts $844,622 of note into 4.35M shares","bullets":["Consulting Agreement dated Nov 4, 2026 with former Chief Operating Officer Les Patterson for logistical services; compensation is $20,000 in Company shares per month.","J.J. Astor converted $844,622 of the Fourth Note between Nov 4-6, 2026 into 4,351,341 VIVK shares, issued without a Rule 144 restrictive legend.","Fourth Note: $993,750 principal issued Feb 27, 2026 to J.J. Astor & Co. under a Loan and Security Agreement; Vivakor received $710,000 before fees.","Vivakor states all obligations under the convertible promissory notes issued to J.J. Astor are satisfied and no amounts remain outstanding.","Conversion equates to roughly $0.194 per share; shares issued under Section 4(a)(2) exemption, with Patterson also covered by that exemption."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001829126-26-012212","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001829126-26-012212.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001829126-26-012212.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001829126-26-012212.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1450704/000182912626012212/0001829126-26-012212-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1450704/000182912626012212/vivakorinc_8k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-11-10T22:30:08.714561+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":[],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}