Form 8-K Vivakor, Inc. For: Sep 30

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October 6, 2026 4:31 PM EDT

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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): September 30, 2026

VIVAKOR, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada

001-41286

26-2178141

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

5220 Spring Valley Rd. Suite 500

Dallas, TX 75254

(Address of principal executive offices)

(469) 480-7175

(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:

☐	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 5.03

Amendment to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On September 30, 2026, a Certificate of Amendment (the “Amendment to Articles”) to Vivakor, Inc.’s (the “Company”) Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended, was filed with the State of Nevada, which implements a 1-for-15 reverse stock split (the “Reverse Stock Split”) of the Company’s common stock in accordance with the approval of the holders of a majority in interest of the Company’s outstanding votes delivered at the Annual Meeting of the Company’s Shareholders held on June 30, 2026. The Company’s Board of Directors approved a previous reverse stock split at the ratio of 1-for-20, which became effective on July 17, 2026. The Reverse Stock Split became effective with Nasdaq at the open of the market on Monday, October 5, 2026, under the existing trading symbol “VIVK.”

The above description of the Amendment to Articles does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment to Articles, which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 7.01

Regulation FD Disclosure.

On September 30, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing that it is effecting a 1-for-15 reverse stock split of its common stock, effective October 5, 2026, in order to support the Company’s continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market (the “Press Release”). The full text of the press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference in this Item 7.01.

The information contained in this Item 7.01 and in the accompanying Exhibit 99.1 is deemed to be “furnished” and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Exhibit
3.1		Certificate of Amendment to Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to Effect 1-for-15 Reverse Stock Split
99.1⁽¹⁾		Press Release dated September 30, 2026 Announcing Vivakor Will Effect a 1-for-15 Reverse Stock Split of its Common Stock, Effective October 5, 2026¹
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL document).

¹	Exhibit is furnished and not filed, as described in Item 7.01.

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.