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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): November 1, 2023
VIVAKOR, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada |
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001-41286 |
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26-2178141 |
(State
or other jurisdiction of |
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(Commission |
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(IRS
Employer |
incorporation
or organization) |
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File
Number) |
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Identification
No.) |
4101 North Thanksgiving Way
Lehi,
UT 84043
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(949)
281-2606
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
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:
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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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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 |
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Trading
Symbol(s) |
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Name
of each exchange on which registered |
Common
Stock |
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VIVK |
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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 November 1, 2023,
Vivakor, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), published via press release a Shareholder Letter wherein CEO James Ballengee
discussed the Company’s recent history as well as its vision and strategy for the future (the “Letter”). The Letter
furnished hereto as Exhibit 99.1, incorporated herein by reference.
The Letter can also
be found on the Company’s website at www.vivakor.com/
The
information in Item 7.01 and Item 8.01 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished and shall not be
deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the
liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item
8.01 Other Events
The
information set forth in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01.
Forward-Looking
Statements
This
Current Report on Form 8-K includes information that may constitute forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are
based on the Company’s current beliefs, assumptions and expectations regarding future events, which in turn are based on information
currently available to the Company. By their nature, forward-looking statements address matters that are subject to risks and uncertainties.
Forward looking statements include, without limitation, statements relating to projected industry growth rates, the Company’s current
growth rates and the Company’s present and future cash flow position. A variety of factors could cause actual events and results,
as well as the Company’s expectations, to differ materially from those expressed in or contemplated by the forward-looking statements.
Risk factors affecting the Company are discussed in detail in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise, except to the extent required by applicable securities laws.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d)
Exhibits.
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.
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VIVAKOR,
INC. |
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Dated:
November 1, 2023 |
By: |
/s/
James Ballengee |
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Name:
James Ballengee |
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Title:
Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit 99.1
Vivakor
Issues Shareholder Update
Revenue
Increased to $29.1 Million and Operating Loss Decreased to $2.0 Million for the First Half 2023
Evaluating
Several Strategic Acquisitive and Organic Growth Opportunities
Lehi, UT – Accesswire – November
1, 2023 -Vivakor, Inc. (Nasdaq: VIVK) (“Vivakor” or the “Company”), a
socially responsible operator, acquirer and developer of clean energy technologies and environmental solutions, is pleased to
provide a Shareholder Update, from its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer James Ballengee.
To
the Shareholders of Vivakor, Inc.:
I
write to you today with gratitude, pride and excitement. Gratitude and pride for the dedication and support of our employees, partners
and shareholders in our accomplishments to date, and great excitement for the value I see for us in the path ahead.
Since
our strategic acquisition in Q3 2022 of our two gathering facilities, Silver Fuels Delhi in Louisiana and Colorado City close to Midland,
Texas, the Company has had several significant milestones in the growth of our business.
In
Q4 of 2022, I was appointed as Chairman and CEO of the Company. I am an established energy industry entrepreneur having successfully
sold three oil and gas companies over the past several years for an aggregate value of approximately $1 billion. With my relationships
and track record, I believe I am well-positioned to maximize the value of Vivakor’s patented technologies and business opportunities.
In Q1 of 2023, we
added two new independent members to the Company’s Board of Directors that also have oil and gas experience to support our Company’s
endeavors, namely John R. Harris and Albert Johnson . In addition, we added an additional independent
member to our Board of Directors, David Natan to chair our Audit Committee, and added Tyler Nelson, our Chief Financial Officer, to our
Board of Directors both of which strengthen the accounting experience on our Board of Directors.
During the first six months of 2023 the Company
has executed on the gathering centers and has achieved better than expected revenues than was projected at the time of the acquisition.
The Company projected revenue of $26.4 million from the acquired companies for the six months ended June 30, 2023, and the acquired companies
realized approximately $29.1 million in revenue during this period, representing a 10.2% increase over projections. This included
revenues for the second quarter of this year of $13.6 million with a slightly positive adjusted EBITDA when we add back non-cash
charges for stock-based compensation. These assets are essential to the long term vision of the Company as both locations have added
strategic relationships to enable future growth and expected future profitability of the Company.
Our legacy technology, the Remediation Processing
Center (RPC) soil extraction technology has had many updates to note. Our initial RPC that is located in Kuwait has been redeployed to
a project for Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) in partnership with Al Dai International Co. (DIC) for the Kuwait Environmental Remediation Project
(KERP), which is a multi-billion dollar project funded by the United Nations (UN) to clean up the oil that was spilled during the Gulf
Wars and still polluting the desert. This RPC also was used for trials to show the effectiveness of the RPC technology. The polluted
material that was used in the trials had a contamination range between 7% and 18% oil by weight. All trials were overseen by Enshaat,
the main contractor with KOC for the project, and KOC itself. In all of the trials, the RPC successfully reduced the oil content in the
soil to as little as 0.02% which led to us receiving a Category A approval, the highest possible KOC approval rating. It is our understanding
that we are the only technology that has been able to remediate contaminated soil with 18% oil by weight to less than 1% oil by weight
and receive a Category A certification.
Due
to our successful trial results, the Company was able to borrow $1.9 million USD from DIC to move the RPC that was originally located
in Utah (RPC II) to Kuwait so that both RPCs may work on the project in Kuwait. RPC II is currently en route to Kuwait and is expected
to arrive before the end of the year. The Company is expecting to receive a license fee of $20 per ton and operational costs of the RPC
are expected to be covered by DIC. Management is expecting the RPCs to process as much as 40 tons per hour based on the volume of feedstock
supplied. Overall, we believe that the KERP project contains as much as 26 million tons of contaminated material. We plan to maximize
the RPC technology with partners and capital from the Middle East for the purpose of creating a low-risk revenue and profit stream for
the Company. With the successful trials, and the movement of RPCII to Kuwait, we believe the first steps have been accomplished in this
endeavor.
The
RPCs have been financed via Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) that were structured to allow the SPV investors of the RPCs to take
advantage of the depreciation and participate in the gross revenue from oil sales. Currently, the SPV participants receive up to 25%
of the gross revenues from oil sales. Management feels that in the current financial market it would make sense to continue these types of
financings to accelerate the Company’s expansion of RPCs for current and future projects. This enables the Company to have
access to capital that will be less dilutive in nature to the Company shareholders and decrease the need for capital from the
current markets that tends to be very dilutive in nature and, together with extreme warrant coverage, has negatively impacted many
companies’ market capitalizations. At such time, when the Company has sufficient cashflows or access to less dilutive capital,
it can then exercise its right to buy out the SPV investors, if one exists, and collect all of the revenues being generated from the
RPCs.
The
Company has moved RPC II from the Utah site but still maintains the lease for the property in Utah. We believe this is still an opportunity
for the Company and plan to explore it at a later date.
The
RPC Houston project has hit many significant milestones. In Q4 of 2022, the Company finalized the lease of approximately three acres close
to Lake Houston. In Q1 of 2023 an SPV closed its offering, netting approximately $13.7 million for the manufacture of facilities to process
up to 40 tons of material at the Houston site. We were able to prepare the facility to process and store both the tank bottom sludge
and other contaminated soil that it will be receiving along with the cleaned soil and recovered oil from its remediation process.
In
addition, the Company, in Q2 2023, closed on a $2.2 million debt financing to expand the Houston site to add a washout facility. The
addition of the washout capability will allow Vivakor’s Houston facility to offer a full-service remediation center for the producers
of the tank bottom sludge. With this addition of the wash plant, we anticipate customers will be able to drop off contaminated waste
for remediation into sellable, reclaimed oil, and have their trucks and containers cleaned for reuse in the same facility.
Construction
of the RPC in Houston is nearly complete and the wash plant is in the latter stages of construction. We are currently waiting on permits
from the Texas Railroad Commission and the EPA to allow us to operate the facility. We anticipate those to be approved in the near future
and to begin processing samples shortly after receiving the permits.
We
believe the Houston site provides a tremendous opportunity for the Company. The current, estimated going rate for accepting hazardous
waste such as tank bottom sludge is $400-$500 per ton and current wash fees can run as much as $2,000 per truck with all of its containers.
Once the waste is taken in, we believe that we will be able to recover and reuse at least 1.3 barrels of oil per ton of waste. It is
our goal to set up similar facilities in the years to come and reclaim and recycle millions of barrels of oil per year.
Overall,
management will endeavor to apply technologies to assist the world in its transition to green energy and in that process will deploy
different strategies and assets needed to accomplish this goal. If you have any questions please see our filings with the SEC.
Sincerely,
James
Ballengee
Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer
About
Vivakor, Inc.
Vivakor,
Inc. (NASDAQ:VIVK), is a clean energy technology company focused on the oil remediation and natural resources sectors. Vivakor’s
corporate mission is to create, acquire, accumulate, and operate distinct assets, intellectual properties, and exceptional technologies.
Its Silver Fuels Delhi, LLC, and White Claw Colorado City, LLC subsidiaries include crude oil gathering, storage, and transportation
facilities, which feature long-term ten year take-or-pay contracts.
The
Company’s patented Remediation Processing Centers allows for the environmentally-friendly recovery of bitumen (heavy crude) and
other hydrocarbons from the remediation of contaminated soils. It is believed to be the only remediation system that can clean soils
with more than 5% by weight oil contamination while recovering the oil and leaving the soil fully viable for reuse. Its Remediation Processing
Centers currently focus on extraction from shallow, oil-laden sands, along with generating petroleum-based remediation projects in Kuwait
and in Houston, Texas.
For
more information, please visit our website: http://vivakor.com
Forward-Looking
Statements
This
news release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are based upon our current expectations and speak only as of the date hereof. Our actual
results may differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statements as a result of various factors and
uncertainties, including economic slowdown affecting companies, our ability to successfully develop products, rapid change in our markets,
changes in demand for our future products, legislative, regulatory and competitive developments and general economic conditions. These
risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties discussed in Vivakor’s filings with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, which factors may be incorporated herein by reference. Forward-looking statements may be identified but not
limited by the use of the words “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “should,”
“could,” “would,” “may,” “will,” “believes,” “estimates,” “potential,”
or “continue” and variations or similar expressions. We undertake no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking
statements for any reason.
Investors
Contact:
P:949-281-2606
info@vivakor.com
ClearThink
nyc@clearthink.capital
SOURCE: Vivakor
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