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| ITEM 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On October 30, 2025, Vivakor, Inc. (“Vivakor” or the “Company”) issued a press release announcing initiation of a commodity trade transaction utilizing Vivakor Supply & Trading, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vivakor. The full text of the press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Report”) as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference in this Item 7.01.
Effective October 30, 2025, senior management and other representatives of Vivakor began using the investor presentation (the “Investor Presentation”) included as Exhibit 99.2 to this Report in connection with presentations to existing shareholders of the Company, potential investors of the Company, and the investment community.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the “Forward-Looking Statements” disclosure contained in the Investor Presentation is incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01. A copy of the press release and the Investor Presentation are furnished as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 of this Report, respectively. The information contained in this Report, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 furnished herewith, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
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| ITEM 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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| 99.1 | Press Release dated October 30, 2025 regarding Vivakor Supply & Trading Commodity Transaction | |
| 99.2 | Investor Presentation | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL). |
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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: October 30, 2025 | By: | /s/ James H. Ballengee | |
| Name: | James H. Ballengee | ||
| Title: | Chairman, President & CEO | ||
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