8-K - VIVK - Equibles

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): December 27, 2024

VIVAKOR, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada	001-41286	26-2178141
(State<br> or other jurisdiction of	(Commission	(IRS<br> Employer
incorporation<br> or organization)	File<br> Number)	Identification<br> 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)

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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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<br> Stock	VIVK	The<br> 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. ☐

Item5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On December 27, 2024, Vivakor, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2024 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The total shares voted at the meeting were 24,598,766, meaning greater than 50% of the shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting were present in person or by proxy thereby constituting a quorum. The results of the matters voted on by the Company’s stockholders are set forth immediately below.

Proposal1

Election of the four nominees to the Company’s board of directors:

Name
James Ballengee	24,544,488	54,278	59.85	%
Tyler Nelson	20.248,337	4,350,429	49.37	%
John Harris	24,515,038	83,728	59.78	%
Albert Johnson	24,411,171	187,595	59.27	%
Michael Thompson	24,544,588	54,178	59.85	%

Proposal2

Ratification of the selection of Urish Popeck & Co., LLC as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024:

Votes For	Votes Against		Votes Abstained		Broker Non-Votes
24,541,945		7,827		0		—

Proposal3

Approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers:

Votes For	Votes Against		Votes Abstained		Broker Non-Votes
24,371,967		108,923		117,876		—

On the basis of the above votes, (i) James Ballengee, Tyler Nelson, John Harris, Albert Johnson and Michael Thompson were elected as members of the Board; (ii) the proposal to ratify the selection of Urish Popeck & Co., LLC as the Company’s independent registered public accountant for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 was adopted; and (iii) the proposal to approve on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was adopted.

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: January<br> 3, 2025	By:	/s/ James Ballengee
		Name:	James<br> Ballengee
		Title:	Chief Executive<br> Officer