Vivakor (VIVK) resets record date for special Adapti, Inc. share dividend

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Vivakor, Inc. filed a current report to note that its Board of Directors has reset the record date for a previously announced special dividend of shares of Adapti, Inc. owned by Vivakor. The company disclosed that it issued a press release on August 19, 2025 describing this change, and attached that release as an exhibit. This action affects which shareholders will be entitled to receive the Adapti share dividend based on ownership as of the new record date.

8-K Event Classification

2 items: 7.01, 9.01

2 items

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure Disclosure

Material non-public information disclosed under Regulation Fair Disclosure, often investor presentations or guidance.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits Exhibits

Financial statements, pro forma financial information, and exhibit attachments filed with this report.

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 19, 2025

VIVAKOR, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada		001-41286		26-2178141
(State or other jurisdiction of		(Commission		(IRS Employer
incorporation or organization)		File Number)		Identification No.)

5220 Spring Valley Rd. Suite 500

Dallas, TX 75254

(Address of principal executive offices)

(949) 281-2606

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock		VIVK		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq Capital Market)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☒

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On August 19, 2025, the Company issued a press release regarding Vivakor’s Board of Directors resetting the record date of a special dividend of shares of Adapti, Inc. owned by Vivakor. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference (a “Press Release”).

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

In reviewing the agreements included or incorporated by reference as exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K, please remember that they are included to provide investors with information regarding their terms and are not intended to provide any other factual or disclosure information about Vivakor or the other parties to the agreements. The agreements may contain representations and warranties by each of the parties to the applicable agreement. These representations and warranties have been made solely for the benefit of the parties to the applicable agreement and:

● should not in all instances be treated as categorical statements of fact, but rather as a way of allocating the risk to one of the parties if those statements prove to be inaccurate;

● have been qualified by disclosures that were made to the other party in connection with the negotiation of the applicable agreement, which disclosures are not necessarily reflected in the agreement;

● may apply standards of materiality in a way that is different from what may be viewed as material to other investors; and

● were made only as of the date of the applicable agreement or such other date or dates as may be specified in the agreement and are subject to more recent developments.

Accordingly, these representations and warranties may not describe the actual state of affairs as of the date they were made or at any other time. Additional information about Vivakor may be found elsewhere in this Current Report on Form 8-K and in Vivakor’s other periodic filings which are available without charge through the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

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Exhibit No.		Exhibit
99.1		Press Release Regarding Special Dividend of Shares of Adapti, Inc., issued August 19, 2025
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL document).

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	VIVAKOR, INC.
Dated: August 19, 2025	By:	/s/ James Ballengee
		Name:	James Ballengee
		Title:	Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer

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FAQ

What did Vivakor (VIVK) disclose in this 8-K filing?

Vivakor disclosed that its Board of Directors reset the record date for a special dividend of shares of Adapti, Inc. owned by Vivakor and issued a related press release.

What is the special dividend mentioned by Vivakor (VIVK)?

The special dividend consists of shares of Adapti, Inc. that are owned by Vivakor and are planned to be distributed to eligible Vivakor shareholders based on a specified record date.

What changed about the special dividend in this Vivakor (VIVK) update?

Vivakor’s Board of Directors reset the record date for determining which shareholders are entitled to receive the special dividend of Adapti, Inc. shares.

How did Vivakor (VIVK) communicate the change to the special dividend record date?

Vivakor issued a press release on August 19, 2025 explaining the reset of the record date, and attached it as Exhibit 99.1 to the report.

Where can investors find more details about the Vivakor (VIVK) special dividend?

More details are provided in the attached Exhibit 99.1 press release and in Vivakor’s other periodic reports available on the SEC’s website.

Does this Vivakor (VIVK) filing include financial results?

No, this report focuses on the record date change for a special dividend of Adapti, Inc. shares, not on Vivakor’s financial performance.