Vivakor, Inc. 10-K

Item 9A - Controls and Procedures Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer), evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. In addition, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints and that management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the benefits of possible controls and procedures relative to their costs. Based on management’s evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as a result of the material weaknesses described below, as of December 31, 2024, our disclosure controls and procedures are not designed at a reasonable assurance level and are ineffective to provide reasonable assurance that information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The material weaknesses, which relate to internal control over financial reporting, that were identified include the following: (1) We did not have enough personnel in our accounting and financial reporting functions. Due to insufficient personnel in our accounting department, we were not able to achieve adequate segregation of duties, and, as a result, we did not have adequate review controls surrounding: (i) our technical accounting matters in our financial reporting process, and (ii) the work of specialists involved in the estimation process. Due to new relationships with a small banking institution and consultants in 2023, we were not able to achieve adequate controls surrounding the review and dual authorization of certain treasury transactions and fixed assets. (2) We did not always follow certain review procedures related to corporate governance. Due to a vacancy of an independent audit committee chairman with financial expertise, and failing to adhere to certain corporate governance administrative procedures, we did not achieve adequate review at the independent Board of Director level over subjective and complex accounting and risk assessment. These control deficiencies, which are pervasive in nature, result in a reasonable possibility that material misstatements of the financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Management believes that the hiring of additional personnel who have the technical expertise and knowledge with the non-routine or technical issues we have encountered in the past will result in both proper recording of these transactions and a much more knowledgeable finance department as a whole. Since our assessment as of December 31, 2024, we have hired additional external accounting staff, whom are consultants with expertise in research and technical guidance, and we are working to retain additional qualified valuation experts that report on their internal controls. We believe that these additions may provide for the remediation of these material weaknesses in 2025. We will continue to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures and our internal controls over financial reporting on an ongoing basis and are committed to taking further action and implementing additional enhancements or improvements, as necessary and as funds allow. 44 Changes in internal control over financial reporting. There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by paragraph (d) of Rule 13a-15 or 15d-15 under the Exchange Act that occurred during the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2023 that have materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report on internal control over financial reporting. Our Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f). Management conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this evaluation, management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of December 31, 2024 for the reasons discussed above. Item 9B - Other Information None . Item 9C - Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections Not applicable. 45 PART III Item 10 - Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance Directors and Executive Officers The following table sets forth information about our directors, executive officers and significant employees. Name Age Position(s) James Ballengee 59 Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Director Tyler Nelson 44 Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) and Director Russ Shelton 48 Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer Patrick M. Knapp 39 Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary John Harris 76 Independent Director Albert Johnson 50 Independent Director Michael Thompson 55 Independent Director Executive Officers James H. Ballengee joined Vivakor as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board in 2022. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Ballengee had more than two decades of experience in midstream oil and gas senior management roles. Previously, he had been involved in two major private equity portfolio companies holding positions including Chief Commercial Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the Board. From 1997 through 2010, Mr. Ballengee served first as Chief Financial Officer, then Chief Executive Officer, then Chief Commercial Officer of Taylor Logistics, LLC, a Halifax Group-backed private equity portfolio company focused on crude oil marketing and logistics, which he led through a successful sale to Gibson Energy, Inc. (TSX: GEI). From 2010 to 2013, he was Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Bridger Group, LLC, a private crude oil marketing firm. From 2013 to 2015, he was a board member and Chief Commercial Officer of Bridger, LLC, a Riverstone Holdings-backed private equity portfolio company focused on crude oil marketing and logistics, which he led through a successful sale to Ferrellgas Partners, LP (NYSE: FGP). Mr. Ballengee currently manages an exempt family office, which in turn holds and manages investments principally in the oil and gas, sports and entertainment, and real estate sectors. He has an undergraduate degree in accounting from Louisiana State University—Shreveport. Tyler Nelson joined Vivakor on a part-time basis as Chief Financial Officer in 2014 and has served as full-time Chief Financial Officer since September 2020. Mr. Nelson joined the Board of Directors of Vivakor in January 2023. Mr. Nelson is a CPA who worked from 2006 to 2011 in Audit and Enterprise Risk Services at Deloitte LLP (USA) and later at KSJG, LLP (later acquired by Withum+Brown, PC). He worked with clients with assets of more than $100 billion and annual revenues of more than $15 billion, which are considered some of the most respected financial institutions in the world. In 2011, Mr. Nelson began working for LBL Professional Consulting, Inc. where he provided merger and acquisition, initial public offering, and interim chief financial officer services to clients. Mr. Nelson continues to sit on the Board of Directors and remains an officer of LBL Professional Consulting, Inc. Mr. Nelson earned a Master’s Degree in Accountancy from the University of Illinois- Urbana-Champaign, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics with a minor in Business Management from Brigham Young University. Russ Shelton joined the Company as its Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer in October 2024. He is a seasoned operations executive with more than three decades of management experience with midstream trucking, terminaling, and marketing companies, including for several of the business units being acquired in the Company’s purchase of the Endeavor Entities. Mr. Shelton was most recently the Chief Operating Officer for Endeavor Crude, LLC, and prior to that served as its Vice President of Transportation since 2023. Prior to Endeavor Crude, he worked as Director of Operations for Senergy Petroleum from 2021-23, and prior to that worked as Director of Transportation for Pilot Travel Centers LLC from 2018-21. 46 Patrick M. Knapp joined the Company in June 2024 as its Executive Vice President, General Counsel, & Secretary. He is an accomplished corporate securities lawyer whose practice has focused on M&A, financings, and complex commercial transactions principally relating to midstream liquids such as crude oil, refined products, and oilfield produced water. He has represented oil and gas producers, marketers, refiners, midstream infrastructure providers, OFS companies, and oilfield waste recyclers in billions of dollars’ worth of transactions in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Prior to Vivakor, he was a partner in the energy practice at Jackson Walker LLP from 2021-2024, where he organized and led the firm’s oilfield produced water working group. From 2019-2021, he was a partner at the international law firm McGuireWoods LLP. Knapp holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and marketing from the University of Notre Dame and a juris doctor from Southern Methodist University. Mr. Knapp is admitted to practice law in Texas. Directors James Ballengee - See “Executive Officers” Tyler Nelson - See “Executive Officers” John R. Harris , age 75, combines over 35 years of experience in Board of Directors, CEO and Senior Management positions in a variety of industries including technology services, telecommunications, healthcare, and business process outsourcing. He currently serves on the board of directors for the Hackett Group, Hifu Prostate Services, GenHemp, and Everservice. Since 2009 Mr. Harris has primarily been a private investor, advisor, and board member for both public and privately held companies. From 2006 to 2009 he was CEO of Etelecare Global solutions a leading provider of offshore teleservices to Fortune 1,000 companies. From 2003 to 2005 he served as the CEO of Seven Worldwide, a digital content management company where he was previously a member of the board of directors of the company. From 2001 to 2003, Mr. Harris consulted with a variety of venture-backed early-stage companies. Previously Mr. Harris spent 25 years with Electronic Data Systems in a variety of senior executive positions to include President of the 4 strategic business units serving the telecommunications and media industries world-wide. He was elected as a Corporate Vice-President and Officer of the company. During his tenure with EDS, he gained extensive international experience working and living in the Middle East, Europe and Asia. Mr. Harris has extensive public company board experience through prior services on the boards of Premier Global Services, Cap Rock Communications, Genuity, Ventiv Health, Startek, Sizmek, Mobivity and Applied Graphic Technologies and served in a variety of positions to include board member, committee chairman, lead director and chairman. Mr. Harris received his BBA and MBA from the University of West Georgia where he serves on the Board of Advisors to the Richards School of Business. Albert Johnson , age 49, brings over 25 years of experience in operations and senior management in the midstream and downstream sectors of the oil and gas industry. Previously, Mr. Johnson had been involved in public and privately held companies holding various positions in senior management and serving as a member of boards of directors. From 2014 to 2015, he was Director of Business Development for Sunoco Logistics, LP., a publicly traded master limited partnership involved in the marketing, trading, transportation and terminaling of crude oil, products and NGLS. From July 2015 through May 2017, Mr. Johnson was the Vice President of Business Development for Navigator Energy Services, LLC., a private equity backed company involved in the gathering, transportation and terminaling of crude oil. From March 2018 to November 2022, Mr. Johnson served as Executive Vice President Business Development for ARX Energy, LLC. Since November 2022, Mr. Johnson has served as Chief Commercial Officer for ARX Energy, LLC., a privately held company involved in building a world class clean fuels facility in the Port of Brownsville, Texas. Mr. Johnson served on the Board of Directors for West Texas Gulf Pipe Line Company and on the Management Committee of SunVit Pipeline, LLC. He has an undergraduate degree in History from the University of Texas at Austin and an MBA finance concentration from Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University. Michael Thompson , age 55, combines over 25 years of experience in company directorship. Previously, he had been involved in four companies and two nonprofit organizations, holding positions including President, Representative Director, and board member. Mr. Thompson presently serves as the Global Head of Multi-Vendor Solutions at HP. From 2016 to 2021, Mr. Thompson has served on the Board of Directors as the Chair of the Audit Committee and Conflicts Committee of Rhino Resources, LTD, a company concentrated on coal and energy-related assets and activities. From 2014 to 2016, Mr. Thompson was a Director and Chair of the Strategic Planning Committee of Idaho Aquarium, a nonprofit aquarium. From 2010 to 2012, Mr. Thompson was a member of the board of Asister, a nonprofit organization focused on designing and distributing appliances in Latin America. From 2005 to 2009, Mr. Thompson served on the Board of Directors for Environmental Energy Services, Inc. and Blaze Energy, Inc., energy services and asset accumulation companies. From 1996 to 1999, he served as President and Representative Director of Micron Electronics Japan, K.K. and Micron Electronics China. Mr. Thompson has a bachelor’s degree in Business and Japanese from Brigham Young University and a master’s degree in Organizational Leadership from Gonzaga University. Mr. Thompson is a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors and brings to our Board over 25 years of experience in corporate governance, compliance and turnaround. 47 Family Relationships There are no family relationships between any of our directors and executive officers. Corporate Governance Overview Board Composition and Director Independence Our Board of Directors consists of five members. The directors are elected at each annual meeting to hold office until the next annual meeting and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The Company defines “independent” as that term is defined in the Nasdaq rules. In making the determination of whether a member of the board is independent, our board considers, in addition to Nasdaq rules, among other things, and transactions and relationships between each director and his immediate family and the Company, including those reported under the caption “Related Party Transactions.” The purpose of this review is to determine whether any such relationships or transactions are material and, therefore, inconsistent with a determination that the directors are independent. On the basis of such review and its understanding of such relationships and transactions, our Board of Directors affirmatively determined that John Harris and Albert Johnson are qualified as independent and do not have any material relationships with us that might interfere with his exercise of independent judgment. Our Board, as currently constituted, has a majority of directors who would be considered “independent directors,” as that term is defined in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5605(a)(2). Consistent with Nasdaq Listing Rules 5605(b)(1)(A) and Rule 5605(c)(4), Nasdaq provided us a cure period until June 3, 2024 to evidence compliance with the Listing Rules. Board Committees Our Board of Directors has established an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee and a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Each committee has its own charter, which is available on our website at www.vivakor.com . Each of the board committees has the composition and responsibilities described below. Members will serve on these committees until their resignation or until otherwise determined by our Board of Directors. Audit Committee Our Audit Committee is currently comprised of Michael Thompson, Albert Johnson and John Harris, each of whom qualify as an independent director under applicable Nasdaq and SEC rules, and “financially literate” under applicable Nasdaq rules. Our board has determined that Michael Thompson, qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert”, as such term is defined in Item 407(d)(5) of Regulation S-K. Michael Thompson serves as the chairman of the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee oversees our accounting and financial reporting processes and oversee the audit of our consolidated financial statements and the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. The responsibilities of this committee include, but are not limited to: ● selecting and recommending to our Board of Directors the appointment of an independent registered public accounting firm and overseeing the engagement of such firm; ● approving the fees to be paid to the independent registered public accounting firm; ● helping to ensure the independence of the independent registered public accounting firm; ● overseeing the integrity of our financial statements; 48 ● preparing an audit committee report as required by the SEC to be included in our annual proxy statement; ● resolving any disagreements between management and the auditors regarding financial reporting; ● reviewing with management and the independent auditors any correspondence with regulators and any published reports that raise material issues regarding the Company’s accounting policies; ● reviewing and approving all related-party transactions; and ● overseeing compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. The Audit Committee is authorized to retain independent legal and other advisors and conduct or authorize investigations into any matter within the scope of its duties. Compensation Committee Our Compensation Committee is currently comprised of John Harris, Albert Johnson and Michael Thompson, each of whom qualify as an independent director under applicable Nasdaq rules. John Harris serves as the chairman of the Compensation Committee. Our Compensation Committee assists the board of directors in the discharge of its responsibilities relating to the compensation of the board of directors and our executive officers. The responsibilities of this committee include, but are not limited to: ● reviewing and approving on an annual basis the corporate goals and objectives with respect to compensation for our Chief Executive Officer; ● reviewing, approving and recommending to our board of directors on an annual basis the evaluation process and compensation structure for our other executive officers; ● determining the need for and the appropriateness of employment agreements and change in control agreements for each of our executive officers and any other officers recommended by the Chief Executive Officer or Board of Directors; ● providing oversight of management’s decisions concerning the performance and compensation of other company officers, employees, consultants and advisors; ● reviewing our incentive compensation and other equity-based plans and recommending changes in such plans to our Board of Directors as needed, and exercising all the authority of our Board of Directors with respect to the administration of such plans; ● reviewing and recommending to our Board of Directors the compensation of independent directors, including incentive and equity-based compensation; and ● selecting, retaining and terminating such compensation consultants, outside counsel or other advisors as it deems necessary or appropriate. The Compensation Committee may delegate any of its responsibilities to subcommittees as it deems appropriate. The Compensation Committee is authorized to retain independent legal and other advisors, and conduct or authorize investigations into any matter within the scope of its duties. Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is currently comprised of Albert Johnson, John Harris and Michael Thompson, each of whom qualify as an independent director under applicable Nasdaq rules. Albert Johnson serves as the chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. 49 The purpose of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is to recommend to the Board of Directors nominees for election as directors and persons to be elected to fill any vacancies on the Board of Directors, develop and recommend a set of corporate governance principles and oversee the performance of the Board of Directors. The responsibilities of this committee include, but are not limited to: ● recommending to the Board of Directors nominees for election as directors at any meeting of stockholders and nominees to fill vacancies on the board; ● considering candidates proposed by stockholders in accordance with the requirements in the Committee charter; ● overseeing the administration of the Company’s code of business conduct and ethics; ● reviewing with the entire Board of Directors, on an annual basis, the requisite skills and criteria for board candidates and the composition of the board as a whole; ● the authority to retain search firms to assist in identifying board candidates, approve the terms of the search firm’s engagement, and cause the Company to pay the engaged search firm’s engagement fee; ● recommending to the Board of Directors on an annual basis the directors to be appointed to each committee of the Board of Directors; ● overseeing an annual self-evaluation of the Board of Directors and its committees to determine whether it and its committees are functioning effectively; and ● developing and recommending to the board a set of corporate governance guidelines applicable to the Company. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee may delegate any of its responsibilities to subcommittees as it deems appropriate. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is authorized to retain independent legal and other advisors and conduct or authorize investigations into any matter within the scope of its duties. Board Leadership Structure Currently, Mr. Ballengee is our principal executive officer and chairman of the board. Risk Oversight Our Board will oversee a company-wide approach to risk management. Our Board will determine the appropriate risk level for us generally, assess the specific risks faced by us and review the steps taken by management to manage those risks. While our Board will have ultimate oversight responsibility for the risk management process, its committees will oversee risk in certain specified areas. Specifically, our compensation committee will be responsible for overseeing the management of risks relating to our executive compensation plans and arrangements, and the incentives created by the compensation awards it administers. Our audit committee will oversee management of enterprise risks and financial risks, as well as potential conflicts of interests. Our board of directors will be responsible for overseeing the management of risks associated with the independence of our Board. Code of Business Conduct and Ethics We have adopted a code of business conduct and ethics applicable to our principal executive, financial and accounting officers and all persons performing similar functions. A copy of that code is available on our corporate website at www.vivakor.com . We expect that any amendments to such code, or any waivers of its requirements, will be disclosed on our website. 50 Item 11 - Executive Compensation Summary Compensation Table The particulars of compensation paid to the following persons: (a) all individuals serving as our principal executive officer during the year ended December 31, 2024; (b) each of our two most highly compensated executive officers other than our principal executive officer who were serving as executive officers at December 31, 2024 who had total compensation exceeding $100,000 (if applicable); and (c) up to two additional individuals for whom disclosure would have been provided under (b) but for the fact that the individual was not serving as our executive officer at December 31, 2024 (if applicable), who we will collectively refer to as the named executive officers, for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, are set out in the following summary compensation table: Executive Officers and Directors The Summary Compensation Table shows certain compensation information for services rendered in all capacities for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023. Other than as set forth herein, no executive officer’s salary and bonus exceeded $100,000 in any of the applicable years. The following information includes the dollar value of base salaries, bonus awards, the estimated fair value of stock options granted and certain other compensation, if any, whether paid or deferred. SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE** Name and Principal Position Year Salary ($) Bonus ($) Stock Awards ($) Option Awards ($) Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($) Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings ($) All Other Compensation ($) Total ($) James Ballengee 2024 1,000,000 (2) -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- 76,923 (6) 1,076,923 CEO and Chairman (1) 2023 1,000,000 (2) -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- 76,923 (6) 1,076,923 Tyler Nelson 2024 450,000 100,000 (3) 450,000 (3) -0- -0- -0- 512,603 (6)(4) 1,512,603 CFO 2023 350,000 700,000 -0- -0- -0- -0- 57,631 (6) 1,107,631 Russ Shelton COO (7) 2024 76,474 -0- 150,000 (3) -0- -0- -0- 4,734 231,208 Pat Knapp, Exec VP, GC and Secretary (5) 2024 188,461 -0- 250,000 -0- -0- -0- 5,797 444,254 (1) Mr. Ballengee was hired as our Chief Executive Officer on October 28, 2022. (2) Pursuant to Mr. Ballengee’s Employment Agreement, his salary ($1,000,000) is paid in shares of our common stock, priced based on the volume-weighted average price for the preceding five (5) NASDAQ trading days prior to the Effective Date or annual anniversary of his Employment Agreement, as applicable. The five (5) day volume-weighted average price of our common stock for shares issued for his salary from October 28, 2022 to October 27, 2023 was approximately $1.08. As a result, we issued Mr. Ballengee 923,672 shares of our common stock as payment for that salary. The five (5) day volume-weighted average price of our common stock for shares issued for his salary from October 28, 2023 through October 27, 2024 was approximately $0.60. As a result, we issued Mr. Ballengee 1,657,016 shares of our common stock as payment for this salary. We issued Mr. Ballengee an additional 122,679 shares for the remainder of his 2024 salary (through December 31, 2024), valued at the preceding five (5) NASDAQ trading days prior to the annual anniversary of his Employment Agreement (October 28, 2024, or $1.45 per share. 51 (3) Accrued as of December 31, 2024. (4) Includes $437,839 in payments toward accrued compensation or notes payable due to employee. (5) Mr. Knapp was hired as our Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary in June 2024. (6) Includes amounts for accrued employee benefits, including sick and vacation benefits. (7) Mr. Shelton was hired as our Chief Operating Officer in October 2024. ** Mr. Les Patterson was listed in our Summary Compensation Table in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, however, we do not consider Mr. Patterson an executive officer and he was only included in our prior Summary Compensation Table as a result of being the third highest paid employee in the company as of December 31, 2023. The Company hired additional executive officers in 2024 and, as a result, Mr. Patterson does not appear in the above Summary Compensation Table. Employment Agreements James Ballengee On October 28, 2022, we entered into an executive employment agreement with James Ballengee (the “Ballengee Employment Agreement”) with respect to our appointment of Mr. Ballengee as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors. Pursuant to the Ballengee Employment Agreement, Mr. Ballengee will receive annual compensation of $1,000,000 payable in shares of our common stock, priced at the volume weighted average price (VWAP) for the five trading days preceding the date of the Ballengee Employment Agreement and each anniversary thereof (the “CEO Compensation”). The CEO Compensation is subject to satisfaction of Nasdaq rules, the provisions of our equity incentive plan and other applicable requirements and shall be accrued if such issuance is due prior to satisfaction of such requirements. Additionally, Mr. Ballengee shall be eligible for a discretionary performance bonus. The Ballengee Employment Agreement may be terminated by either party for any or no reason, by providing a five days’ notice of termination. Pursuant to the Ballengee Employment Agreement, Mr. Ballengee was granted the right to nominate two additional directors for appointment to the Board in his sole discretion, as well as a third additional director upon issuance of the Note Payment Shares (defined below), subject to such directors passing a background check. Pursuant to the Ballengee Employment Agreement, Mr. Ballengee nominated John Harris and Albert Johnson as Board of Director appointees and both were appointed in January 2023. On February 26, 2025, we issued James Ballengee, our Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and principal shareholder, 160,266 shares of our common stock under the terms of the Ballengee Employment Agreement for his services rendered from October 28, 2024 to January 27, 2025. The shares were issued as unrestricted shares under our Equity Incentive Plan registered under a Registration Statement on Form S-8. Based on the Ballengee Employment Agreement, we owe Mr. Ballengee 688,891 shares of Common Stock for his employment period beginning October 28, 2024 through October 27, 2025, to be paid in three equal quarterly installments of 172,222 shares of Common Stock, and one installment of 172,225 shares (prior to tax withholdings). Tyler Nelson On June 13, 2024, we entered into a new Employment Agreement with Mr. Tyler Nelson with respect to our appointment of Mr. Nelson as Chief Financial Officer. Pursuant to the New Employment Agreement, Mr. Nelson will receive: (i) $450,000 annually (the “Base Salary”); (ii) an annual cash incentive bonus of a minimum of 50% of the Base Salary (a portion of which may be payable in the form of restricted common stock of the Company) and a maximum of 120% of the Base Salary; and (iii) an annual equity incentive bonus of a minimum of 25% of the Base Salary and a maximum of 120% of the Base Salary in shares of restricted stock. Mr. Nelson will also be eligible for a cash transaction bonus (the “Transaction Bonus”) for Qualified Transactions, as defined in the New Employment Agreement, of 0.5% of the enterprise value of the assets, equity or business sold or acquired or the listing value of the equity or debt being listed on a national exchange. For each of the closing of the Merger Agreement and Endeavor MIPA, Mr. Nelson will receive a bonus of $200,000, with $100,000 for each such bonus to be paid in cash and the remaining $100,000 for each such bonus to be paid in shares of our common stock, valued on the date of close of the Merger Agreement and the Endeavor MIPA, respectively. The foregoing bonuses are in lieu of a Transaction Bonus for either the Merger Agreement or the Endeavor MIPA. The new Employment Agreement is for an initial term of two years and will auto-renew for subsequent one-year terms if not terminated by either party at the end of a term, which requires 90 days prior notice. The new Employment Agreement may also be terminated under standard cause and without cause termination and resignation provisions. 52 At the time of entering into the new Employment Agreement, we owed Mr. Nelson $1,167,750 in accrued salary and bonuses, plus interest (together, the “Accrued Compensation”), for serving as our Chief Financial Officer under the Original Agreement. Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, we agreed with Mr. Nelson on the Accrued Compensation would be paid to Mr. Nelson under of a straight promissory note in the principal amount of the Accrued Compensation (the “Note”). Under the terms of the Note, the amounts due under the Note will accrue interest at 8% per annum, and will be paid to Mr. Nelson by paying him 5% of any money received by us from closed future financings or acquisition/merger/sale transactions until the Note has been paid in full. In the event the Note has not been paid in full by June 30, 2025, the Note will mature and any amounts due thereunder will be due and payable in full in such date. Under the terms of the Settlement Agreement we issued Mr. Nelson a stock option agreement (the “Option Agreement”) setting forth the stock options Mr. Nelson were issued on June 9, 2022 (the “Grant Date”). Pursuant to the Option Agreement, as of the Grant Date, Mr. Nelson was granted 917,825 stock options (the “Options”) at an exercise price per share of $1.80. The Options shall vest as follows: (i) 360,145 shares on the Grant Date, (ii) 219,312 shares three (3) months after the Grant Date, (iii) 48,338 shares for each of the following six (6) quarters, and (iv) 48,340 shares following the eighth (8 th ) quarter after the Grant Date. The Options were fully vested as of June 9, 2024. Under our Employment Agreement with Tyler Nelson, our Chief Financial Officer, he is due bonuses at various times and/or upon certain events happening, namely an annual cash incentive bonus for December 31, 2024 of $225,000, an annual equity incentive bonus of $112,500, and a bonus for the close of the acquisition of the Endeavor Entities of $100,000, totaling $437,500 (the “Nelson Bonuses”). The Nelson Bonuses are due to Mr. Nelson in shares of common stock, which total 462,462 shares of common stock (prior to tax withholdings) based on the calculations in the Nelson Employment Agreement. In payment of the Nelson Bonuses, on February 26, 2025, we issued Mr. Nelson 105,213 shares of our common stock after tax withholdings. The shares were issued as unrestricted shares under our Equity Incentive Plan registered under a Registration Statement on Form S-8. Russ Shelton In connection with the Closing of the Endeavor Entities on October 1, 2024, we entered into an executive employment agreement with Russ Shelton (the “Shelton Agreement”) with respect to our appointment of Mr. Shelton as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Pursuant to the Shelton Agreement, Mr. Shelton will receive (i) base salary compensation of $337,000 USD annually (the “Base Compensation”); (ii) an annual cash and equity incentive compensation of up to $808,000 based upon certain performance criteria as more particularly described therein. As an inducement to enter into the Shelton Agreement, Mr. Shelton shall receive a one-time signing grant of our common stock equivalent in value to $150,000, which are priced per share based on the volume-weighted average price for the preceding five (5) trading days prior to the day of such grant, subject to an eighteen (18) month lockup period, which shall be granted promptly after the Effective Date, as defined therein. Pursuant to the Shelton Agreement, Mr. Shelton’s employment is at-will under Texas law, except as modified therein. Mr. Shelton’s employment with Vivakor Administration, LLC, a subsidiary of ours, began on October 1, 2024. In connection with the Shelton Agreement, Mr. Shelton and Ballengee Holdings, LLC, an affiliate of James H. Ballengee, our Chairman, President, and CEO, have entered into a side letter agreement (the “Shelton Side Letter”) promising Mr. Shelton (i) certain additional Base Compensation equal to the difference between Mr. Shelton’s current salary and $375,000 by January 1, 2025, should we not increase Mr. Shelton’s Base Compensation, as defined in the Shelton Agreement, to such level, and (ii) a one-time special cash bonus of $100,000.00 USD upon completion of an equity capital raise, as more particularly set forth therein. Pat Knapp On June 26, 2024, we entered into that certain Executive Employment Agreement with Patrick M. Knapp to join the company as our Executive Vice President, General Counsel, & Secretary (the “Knapp Agreement”). The Knapp Agreement provides for an annual base salary of $350,000, payable in equal installments every two weeks. In addition, the Knapp Agreement provides for annual incentive cash and equity compensation of up to $840,000 based on certain performance goals as further set forth therein. As an inducement to enter into the Knapp Agreement, Mr. Knapp shall receive a one-time signing grant of our common stock equivalent in value to $250,000, which are priced per share based on the volume-weighted average price for the preceding five (5) trading days prior to the day of such grant (calculated to be 140,190 shares based on the effective date of the Knapp Agreement), subject to an eighteen (18) month lockup period and a conditional clawback obligation concurrent therewith, which shall be granted within thirty (30) days after the Start Date, as defined therein. Pursuant to the Knapp Agreement, Mr. Knapp’s employment is at-will under Texas law, except as modified therein. Mr. Knapp’s employment began on June 26, 2024. 53 Stock Incentive Plan Equity Incentive Plans Our Board of Directors and the holders of a majority of our common stock approved a new equity incentive plan in November 2023, which authorizes the issuance of up to 40,000,000 shares of common stock through the grant of stock options (including incentive stock options qualifying under section 422 of the Code and nonstatutory stock options), restricted stock awards, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units, performance awards, other stock-based awards or any combination of the foregoing. Our Board of directors approved an equity incentive plan in February 2022, which authorizes the issuance of up to 2,000,000 shares of common stock through the grant of stock options (including incentive stock options qualifying under section 422 of the Code and nonstatutory stock options), restricted stock awards, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units, performance awards, other stock-based awards or any combination of the foregoing. Outstanding Equity Awards at December 31, 2024 The following table sets forth certain information concerning outstanding stock awards held by the Named Executive Officers on December 31, 2024: Option Awards Stock Awards Name Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Exercisable Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Unexercisable Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Unearned Options (#) Option Exercise Price ($) Option Expiration Date Number of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested (#) Market Value of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested ($) Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested (#) Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Market or Payout Value of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested ($) James Ballengee (1) -0- -0- -0- N/A N/A 566,212 416,732 (2) -0- -0- Tyler Nelson 917,825 -0- -0- 1.80 June 8, 2032 -0- -0- 112,500 82,800 (2) Russ Shelton -0- -0- -0- N/A N/A -0- -0- -0- -0- Pat Knapp -0- -0- -0- N/A N/A -0- -0- -0- -0- (1) Includes shares issued to Mr. Ballengee under our equity incentive plan for his annual salary. (2) Valued as of April 7, 2025. Aggregated Option Exercises There were no options exercised by any officer or director of our company during our twelve-month period ended December 31, 2024. 54 Employee Pension, Profit Sharing or other Retirement Plan We do not have a defined benefit, pension plan, profit sharing or other retirement plan, although we may adopt one or more of such plans in the future. Director Compensation The table below shows the compensation paid to our directors during the year ended December 31, 2024. Name Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) Stock Awards ($) Option Awards ($) Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($) Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings ($) All Other Compensation ($) Total ($) James Ballengee - - - - - - - Tyler Nelson - - - - - - - John Harris (2) 60,000 (1) 50,000 - - - - 110,000 Albert Johnson (3) 60,000 (1) 50,000 - - - - 110,000 Michael Thompson (4) 34,615 (1) 107,845 - - - - 142,460 (1) $15,000 was accrued as of December 31, 2024. (2) John Harris was appointed to the Board of Directors on January 16, 2023. He qualifies as an independent director and serves on the Board’s Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Nominating Committee, serving as the chairman of the Compensation Committee. (3) Albert Johnson was appointed to the Board of Directors on January 16, 2023. He qualifies as an independent director and serves on the Board’s Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Nominating Committee, serving as the chairman of the Nominating Committee. (4) Michael Thompson was appointed to the Board of Directors on June 3, 2024. He qualifies as an independent director and serves on the Board’s Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Nominating Committee, serving as the chairman of the Audit Committee. Item 12 - Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder The following table sets forth certain information regarding our voting shares beneficially owned as of April 14, 2025 by (i) each stockholder known to be the beneficial owner of 5% or more of the outstanding shares of the particular class of voting stock, (ii) each executive officer, (iii) each director, and (iv) all executive officers and directors as a group. A person is considered to beneficially own any shares: (i) over which such person, directly or indirectly, exercises sole or shared voting or investment power, or (ii) of which such person has the right to acquire beneficial ownership at any time within 60 days through an exercise of stock options, warrants and/or other convertible securities. Unless otherwise indicated, voting and investment power relating to the shares shown in the tables for each beneficial owner is exercised solely by the beneficial owner. For purposes of computing the percentage of outstanding shares of our common stock held by each person or group of persons, any shares that such person or persons has the right to acquire within 60 days of April 14, 2025 is deemed to be outstanding, but is not deemed to be outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person. 55 The percentage of beneficial ownership of our common stock is based on an aggregate of 44,575,570 shares outstanding. Except as indicated in footnotes to this table, we believe that the stockholders named in this table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of common stock shown to be beneficially owned by them, based on information provided to us by such stockholders. Unless otherwise indicated, the address for each director and executive officer listed is: c/o Vivakor, Inc., 5220 Spring Valley Road, Suite 500, Dallas, Texas 75242. Name and Address of Beneficial Owner Shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned Percentage of Common Stock Beneficially Owned James H. Ballengee, Chief Executive Officer and Director (1) 21,139,323 45.53 % Tyler Nelson, Chief Financial Officer and Director (2) 105,213 * Russ Shelton, Chief Operating Officer (7) 88,548 - Patrick M. Knapp, EVP, General Counsel 140,190 * John R. Harris, Director (3) 164,384 * Albert Johnson, Director (4) 164,384 * Michael Thompson, Director (5) 76,167 * All Officers and Directors as a group (7 persons) 21,878,209 46.93 % 5% Beneficial Stockholders Matthew Nicosia (6) 4,189,405 9.40 % (1) James H. Ballengee’s address is 5151 Beltline Road, Suite 715 Dallas, Texas 75234. Includes 17,609,837 shares of common stock held or to be acquired in the next 60 days for Series A preferred Stock dividends in the name of Jorgan Development, LLC, 108,737 shares of common stock held in the name of JBAH Holdings, LLC, 21,552 shares of common stock held in the name of Ballengee Holdings, LLC, and 3,420,749 held in his name. James Ballengee, in his capacity as sole manager, has sole voting and investment power over both Jorgan Development, LLC and JBAH Holdings, LLC. Does not include the shares of Series A Preferred Stock owned by Jorgan or JBAH since such shares do not have voting rights and are not convertible by the holder. The shares of Series A Preferred Stock do have a 6% annual dividend payable in shares of our common stock in equal quarterly installments, and are convertible at the option of the company based on the $1,000 stated value of the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock and a value of $1.00 per share for the common stock. The issuance of the shares of common stock for the dividend payments and the conversion right are subject to ownership limitations of the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock. Any shares of common stock for the dividend payments that cannot be issued due to ownership limitations will accrue until such time as they are able to be issued. The shares of common stock we have issued, or that we are required to issue in the next 60 days, to Jorgan or JBAH as a dividend on the Series A Preferred Stock are included in Mr. Ballengee’s beneficial ownership (2) Does not include vested stock options to purchase 917,825 shares of common stock. (3) Includes 12,255 shares due to Mr. Harris in the next 60 days for Board fees. (4) Includes 12,255 shares due to Mr. Johnson in the next 60 days for Board fees. (5) Includes 76,167 shares either currently owed to Mr. Thompson or owed to Mr. Thompson in the 60 days for Board fees. (6) The shares of common stock beneficially owned by Matthew Nicosia includes 4,189,405 shares of common stock held by AKMN Irrevocable Trust and 262 shares of common stock held by Nicosia Family Trust. Matthew Nicosia is the trustee of the AKMN Irrevocable Trust, of which Jonathan Nicosia, Matthew Nicosia’s son, a minor, is the beneficiary. Does not include options to purchase 503,935 shares of common stock. (7) Mr. Shelton under is owed 88,547 pursuant to his employment agreement, which we expect to issue in the second quarter of 2025. 56 Item 13 - Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence Related Party Transactions The following is a description of each transaction from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024, and any material, publicly disclosed transaction through the date of this filing and each currently proposed transaction in which: ● we have been or are to be a participant; ● the amount involved exceeded the lesser of $120,000 or one percent of the average of our total assets at year-end for the last two completed fiscal years; and ● any of our directors, executive officers or holders of more than 5% of our outstanding capital stock, or any immediate family member of, or person sharing the household with, any of these individuals or entities, had or will have a direct or indirect material interest. Our current policy with regard to related party transactions is for the Board as a whole to approve any material transactions involving our directors, executive officers or holders of more than 5% of our outstanding capital stock. On October 1, 2024, Jorgan Development, LLC, a Louisiana limited liability company (“Jorgan”) and JBAH Holdings, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“JBAH” and, together with Jorgan, the “Sellers”), as the equity holders of Endeavor Crude, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, Equipment Transport, LLC, a Pennsylvania limited liability company, Meridian Equipment Leasing, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, and Silver Fuels Processing, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (collectively, the “Endeavor Entities”) closed the transactions that were the subject of the previously-disclosed Membership Interest Purchase Agreement among them dated March 21, 2024, as amended (the “MIPA”) (the “Closing”). In accordance with the terms of the MIPA, at the Closing, the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding membership interests in each of the Endeavor Entities (the “Membership Interests”), making them wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company. The consolidated financial statements of the Endeavor Entities for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 are attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2. The Endeavor Entities own and operate a combined fleet of more than 500 commercial tractors and trailers for the hauling of crude oil and produced water. On a daily basis, the trucking fleet hauls approximately 60,000 barrels of crude oil, tank bottoms, and petroleum wastes, and approximately 30,000 barrels of produced water. In addition, the Endeavor Entities own and operate a crude oil pipeline and exclusive connected blending and processing facility in Blaine County, Oklahoma. The purchase price for the Membership Interests is $116.3 million (the “Purchase Price”), after post-closing adjustments, including a reduction for assumed debt and a possible increase for a performance adjustment, payable by the Company in a combination of Company common stock, $0.001 par value per share (“Common Stock”) and Company Series A Preferred Stock $0.001 par value per share (“Preferred Stock”). The number of shares of Common Stock for the Purchase Price is equal to an undivided nineteen and ninety-nine hundredths percent (19.99%) of all of the Company’s issued and outstanding Common Stock immediately prior to Closing, or a lesser percentage, if such issuance would result, when taking into consideration the percentage of Common Stock owned by Sellers prior to such issuance, in Sellers owning in excess of 49.99% of the Common Stock issued and outstanding on a post-Closing basis, with such shares of Common Stock valued at $1.00 per share. The remaining Purchase Price is due to the Sellers in Preferred Stock. The Preferred Stock will have the terms set forth in the Series A Preferred Stock Certificate of Designations, including, but not limited to, liquidation preference over the Common Stock, the payment of a cumulative six percent (6%) annual dividend per share payable quarterly in arrears in shares of Common Stock (so long as such issuances of Common Stock would not result in the Sellers beneficially owning greater than 49.99% of the issued and outstanding Common Stock), and the Company having the right to convert the Preferred Stock at any time using the stated value of $1,000 per share of Preferred Stock and the conversion price of one dollar ($1.00) per share of Common Stock. The Sellers are beneficially owned by James Ballengee, the Company’s chief executive officer and principal shareholder. 57 On December 2, 2024, the Company issued 6,700,000 shares of Common Stock to the Sellers, or their assignees, with 4,999,500 shares issued to Jorgan and 50,500 shares issued to JBAH. The remaining shares were issued to two non-related parties as part of the consideration for the Purchase Price at the instruction of the Sellers. On February 11, 2025, the Company issued 24,291 shares of Common Stock and 107,789 shares of Series A Preferred Stock to the Sellers as part of the Purchase Price, with such shares deemed to be issued as of October 1, 2024 for accounting purposes. Upon the Closing of our acquisition of the Endeavor Entities, the parties of that certain Membership Interest Purchase Agreement dated June 15, 2022, and the Amendment of Transaction Documents Related to Threshold Payment dated March 31, 2024 (together, the “2022 MIPA”), agreed that Section 8.7 Unwinding of the 2022 MIPA expired and is no longer enforceable. As a result, the selling entities in the 2022 MIPA no longer have the right to unwind our acquisitions of White Claw Colorado City and Silver Fuels Delhi. In connection with the Closing of the Endeavor Entities on October 1, 2024, a certain Repair and Maintenance Subscription Plan dated October 1, 2024 was entered into between Horizon Truck and Trailer, LLC, which is a related party as our Chief Executive Officer is the beneficiary, and Meridian Equipment Leasing, LLC (“MEL”) for the maintenance and repairs of all commercial trailers and tractors owned, leased, or controlled by MEL, which includes a $100,000 monthly retainer that is credited against open monthly charges and invoices. Upon the Closing of our acquisition of the Endeavor Entities, we acquired Trucking Transportation Agreement & Addendum with White Claw Crude, LLC (“WC Crude”), who shares a beneficiary, James Ballengee, with Jorgan and JBAH. Under this agreement, WC Crude must, through its own operations or source for the Company, a minimum volume of 75,000 bbls per day for our trucking logistics services. The agreement expires on December 31, 2034. For the year ended December 31, 2024, we realized related party revenue related to this agreement of $3,756,097. Upon the Closing of our acquisition of the Endeavor Entities, we acquired a Station Throughput Agreement with Posse Wasson, LLC (Posse Monroe, LLC) (“Possee”), who shares a beneficiary, James Ballengee, with Jorgan and JBAH. Under this agreement, Possee must source for the Company, a minimum volume of 230,000 bbls per month through our storage facility at $0.275 per barrel, guaranteeing $759,000 of throughput revenue on an annual basis. The agreement expires on December 31, 2034. For the year ended December 31, 2024, we realized related party revenue related to this agreements of $189,750. Upon the Closing of our acquisition of the Endeavor Entities, we acquired a Station Throughput Agreement with WC Crude, who shares a beneficiary, James Ballengee, with Jorgan and JBAH. Under this agreement, WC Crude must source for the Company, a minimum volume of 200,000 bbls per month through our storage Omega Gathering Pipeline at $1.00 per barrel, guaranteeing $2,400,000 of throughput revenue on an annual basis. The agreement expires on December 31, 2034. For the year ended December 31, 2024, we realized related party revenue related to this agreements of $427,844. On June 15, 2022, we entered into a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (the “MIPA”), with Jorgan Development, LLC, (“Jorgan”) and JBAH Holdings, LLC, (“JBAH” and, together with Jorgan, the “Sellers”), as the equity holders of Silver Fuels Delhi, LLC (“SFD”) and White Claw Colorado City, LLC (“WCCC”) whereby, at closing, which occurred on August 1, 2022, we acquired all of the issued and outstanding membership interests where the consideration included secured three-year promissory notes issued by us in favor of the Sellers (the “Notes”). At the time of the closing of these transactions Jorgan, JBAH, and our newly hired CEO, James Ballengee were not considered related parties. As James Ballengee is now our Chief Executive Officer and is the beneficiary of Jorgan and JBAH, and the Sellers are significant shareholders, certain transactions, as noted below, related to Jorgan, JBAH, and James Ballengee are now considered related party transactions. As of December 31, 2024, the balance of the promissory note is $18,109,503. For the year ended December 31, 2024, we made cash payments of $2,573,883 on the note. Our subsidiary, White Claw Colorado City, LLC, has an Oil Storage Agreement with White Claw Crude, LLC (“WC Crude”), who shares a beneficiary, James Ballengee, with Jorgan and JBAH. Under this agreement, WC Crude has the right, subject to the payment of service and maintenance fees, to store volumes of crude oil and other liquid hydrocarbons at a certain crude oil terminal operated by WCCC. WC Crude is required to pay $150,000 per month even if the storage space is not used. The agreement expires on December 31, 2031. For the year ended December 31, 2024, we realized tank storage revenue of approximately $1,800,000. 58 Our subsidiary, Silver Fuels Delhi, LLC (SFD), has an amended Crude Petroleum Supply Agreement with WC Crude (the “Supply Agreement”), under which WC Crude supplies volumes of Crude Petroleum to our facility, which provides for the delivery to SFD a minimum of 1,000 sourced barrels per day, and includes a guarantee that when SFD resells these barrels, if SFD does not make at least a $5.00 per barrel margin on the oil purchased from WC Crude, then WC Crude will pay to SFD the difference between the sales price and $5.00 per barrel. In the event that SFD makes more than $5.00 per barrel, SFD will pay WC Crude a profit-sharing payment in the amount equal to 10% of the excess price over $5.00 per barrel, which amount will be multiplied by the number of barrels associated with the sale. The Supply Agreement expires on December 31, 2031. For the year ended December 31, 2024, we made crude oil purchases from WC Crude of $43,632,933 and received deficiency payments of $1,855,076. In addition, SFD has a sales agreement to sell a natural gas liquid product and crude petroleum products to WC Crude. These sales agreements are cash net settled at market prices. We produced and sold crude and natural gas liquids to WC Crude in the amount of $10,790,417, for the year ended December 31, 2024. On October 17 2024, our newly acquired subsidiaries under the Endeavor Entities, received funding of $530,000 under our May 14, 2024 promissory note between Vivakor, Inc. and Ballengee Holdings, LLC, of which our Chief Executive Officer is the beneficial owner. The Company also made payments of $530,000 on this promissory note in October 2024. See Note 6 for further information regarding the promissory note between Ballengee Holdings, LLC and Vivakor, Inc. On May 14, 2024, we issued a promissory note, to James Ballengee, in the principal amount of up to $1,500,000, for which loan advances will be made to the Company as requested. The Company will use the proceeds of the promissory note for general working capital purposes and to repay certain indebtedness. The intent of the promissory note is to be short term in nature and be repaid in 30 days. Any amounts that are not repaid in 30 days will bear interest thereafter at a rate of 11% per annum. Each advance matures after six months from the date the Company receives the funds. On May 23, 2024, we issued a promissory note to Ballengee Holdings, LLC, of which our Chief Executive Officer is the beneficial owner, which replaced and rescinded the above referenced note with James Ballengee effective back to May 14, 2024, under the same terms such that all obligations under the notes are the responsibility of Ballengee Holdings, LLC and the prior note with James Ballengee is no longer enforceable. As of December 31, 2024, the principal balance and accrued interest of this note was $1,164,150 and $43,880. On June 13, 2024, we owed our Chief Financial Officer $1,167,750 in accrued salary and bonuses, plus interest (together, the “Accrued Compensation”), for serving as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, and executed a Settlement Agreement where the Accrued Compensation would be paid under the terms of a straight promissory note in the principal amount of the Accrued Compensation. Under the terms of the note, the amounts due will accrue interest at 8% per annum and will be paid by paying 5% of any money received by the Company from closed future financings or acquisition/merger/sale transactions until the note has been paid in full. In the event the note has not been paid in full by June 30, 2025, the note will mature and any amounts due thereunder will be due and payable in full on such date. As of December 31, 2024 the balance of principal and accrued interest was $1,020,872 and $48,121. On July 5, 2024, the Company received a loan from Ballengee Holdings, LLC, in the principal amount of $500,000, and in connection therewith, we agreed to issue 21,552 ($50,000) restricted shares of the Company’s common stock, which is currently accrued in related party accounts payable in stock until the shares are issued. The loan bears interest at the rate of 10% per annum. The loan originally matured on December 31, 2024 and was amended on July 19, 2024 to mature on September 30, 2025. The note allows the holder to convert the outstanding principal and interest due under the note into shares of our common stock at price equal to 90% of the average closing price of our common stock for the previous five (5) trading days prior to the conversion date, with a floor conversion price of $1.00 per share. The lender may not convert amounts owed under the note if such conversion would cause him to own more than 4.99% of our common stock after giving effect to the issuance, which limitation may be raised to 9.99% upon from the lender. As of December 31, 2024 the balance of principal and accrued interest was $500,000 and $24,456. We have an existing note payable issued to Triple T, which is owned by Dr. Khalid Bin Jabir Al Thane, the 51% majority-owner of Vivakor Middle East LLC. The note is interest free, has no fixed maturity date and will be repaid from revenues generated by Vivakor Middle East LLC. As of December 31, 2024, the balance owed was $404,120. 59 Policy on Future Related-Party Transactions All future transactions between us and our officers, directors, principal stockholders and their affiliates will be approved by the audit committee, or a similar committee consisting of entirely independent directors, according to the terms of our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and our Related-Party Transaction Policies and Procedures. Item 14 - Principal Accounting Fees and Services The aggregate fees billed for the two most recently completed fiscal periods ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 for professional services rendered by our independent registered public accounting firm auditors for the audit of our annual consolidated financial statements, quarterly reviews of our interim consolidated financial statements and services normally provided by independent accountants in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for these fiscal periods were as follows: Year Ended December 31, 2024 2023 Audit Fees $ 535,000 $ 722,881 Audit Related Fees 224,957 30,873 Tax Fees - - Total $ 759,957 $ 753,754 In the above table, Audit Fees are fees billed by our company’s external auditor for services provided in auditing our company’s annual financial statements for the subject year. “Tax fees” are fees billed for professional services rendered for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning. The audit fees include review of our interim financial statements and year-end audit. 60 PART IV Item 15 - Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules VIVAKOR, INC. INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Page Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB Firm ID 1013) F-2 Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB Firm ID 688 ) F-3 Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2024 and 2023 F-4 Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 F-5 Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 F-6 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 F-7 Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements F-8 F- 1 Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Shareholders and Board of Directors Vivakor, Inc. Dallas, Texas Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Vivakor, Inc. (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2024, the related consolidated statement of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company at December 31, 2024, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended , in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Going Concern Uncertainty The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has a significant working capital deficiency, suffered significant recurring losses from operations, and needs to raise additional funds to meet its obligations and sustain its operations. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 2. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. Basis for Opinion These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s consolidated financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB. We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. /s/ Urish Popeck & Co., LLC We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2024. Pittsburgh, PA April 15, 2025 F- 2 Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of Vivakor, Inc. Opinion on the Financial Statements We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Vivakor, Inc. (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2023 the relate d consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2023, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2023, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2023, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Basis for Opinion These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB. We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. /s/ Marcum llp Marcum llp We served as the Company’s auditor from 2022 to 2024. Houston, Texas April 16, 2024 F- 3 VIVAKOR, INC. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS December 31, 2024 2023 ASSETS Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 651,022 $ 744,307 Cash- restricted 3,025,970 - Accounts receivable 1,626,994 2,458,730 Accounts receivable- related party 4,599,094 174,083 Prepaid expenses 1,204,790 74,876 Marketable securities 661,101 495,826 Inventories 205,529 44,632 Other assets, current - 1,118,188 Total current assets 11,974,500 5,110,642 Other assets 3,608,067 4,000 Notes receivable 242,714 213,168 Property and equipment, net 100,039,371 24,299,317 Right of use assets- operating leases 4,920,454 1,534,870 License agreements, net - 1,651,324 Intellectual property, net 8,348,703 9,174,633 Customer relationships, net 43,021,022 14,263,021 Goodwill 68,885,853 14,984,768 Total assets $ 241,040,684 $ 71,235,743 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY Current liabilities: Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 34,339,161 $ 7,471,345 Accounts payable and accrued expenses- related parties 831,984 1,933,817 Accrued compensation 1,249,099 1,968,063 Unearned revenue 9,107,297 9,107,297 Operating lease liabilities, current 2,636,151 435,906 Finance lease liabilities, current 4,267,396 963,900 Loans and notes payable, current 38,963,796 2,477,970 Loans and notes payable, current- related parties 22,108,339 15,626,168 Total current liabilities 113,503,223 39,984,466 Operating lease liabilities, long term 2,190,351 1,193,915 Finance lease liabilities, long term 5,135,601 1,852,178 Loans and notes payable, long term 4,938,484 856,034 Loans and notes payable, long term- related parties - 5,590,008 Long-term debt (working interest royalty programs) - 4,433,630 Deferred tax liability 154,381 88,323 Total liabilities 125,922,040 53,998,554 Stockholders’ equity: Preferred stock, $ 0.001 par value; 15,000,000 shares authorized, 107,789 and none outstanding as of December 31, 2024 and 2023 $ 108 $ - Common stock, $ 0.001 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized; 41,709,190 and 26,220,508 were issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively 41,709 26,221 Additional paid-in capital 208,167,537 83,097,553 Treasury stock, at cost ( 20,000 ) ( 20,000 ) Accumulated deficit ( 88,951,426 ) ( 65,908,406 ) Total Vivakor, Inc. stockholders’ equity 119,237,928 17,195,368 Noncontrolling interest ( 4,119,284 ) 41,821 Total stockholders’ equity 115,118,644 17,237,189 Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 241,040,684 $ 71,235,743 See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements F- 4 VIVAKOR, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS December 31, 2024 2023 Revenues Terminaling and storage $ 39,829,406 $ 46,252,141 Terminaling and storage- related party 31,199,089 13,069,611 Transportation logistics 18,782,745 - Total revenues 89,811,240 59,321,752 Cost of revenues 79,592,036 54,300,788 Gross profit 10,219,204 5,020,964 Operating expenses: Sales and marketing 15,268 3,070 General and administrative 12,206,031 7,416,810 Impairment expense 8,632,773 - Amortization and depreciation 11,360,425 3,932,744 Total operating expenses 32,214,497 11,352,624 Loss from operations ( 21,995,293 ) ( 6,331,660 ) Other income (expense): Unrealized gain (loss) on marketable securities 165,275 ( 1,156,928 ) Gain on disposition of asset 57,200 - Gain on deconsolidation of variable interest entity - 438,099 Gain on deconsolidation of subsidiary 177,550 - Interest income 60,364 14,953 Interest expense ( 4,695,234 ) ( 966,137 ) Interest expense- related parties ( 121,458 ) ( 3,058,940 ) Other income 127,540 318,041 Total other income (expense) ( 4,228,763 ) ( 4,410,912 ) Loss before provision for income taxes ( 26,224,056 ) ( 10,742,572 ) Provision for income taxes ( 126,869 ) ( 92,703 ) Consolidated net loss ( 26,350,925 ) ( 10,835,275 ) Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests ( 4,161,105 ) ( 96,650 ) Net loss attributable to Vivakor, Inc. $ ( 22,189,820 ) $ ( 10,738,625 ) Series A preferred stockholder dividend $ 853,200 $ - Net loss to common shareholders $ ( 23,043,020 ) $ ( 10,738,625 ) Basic and diluted net loss per share $ ( 0.76 ) $ ( 0.56 ) Basic weighted average common shares outstanding 30,456,974 19,261,143 See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements F- 5 VIVAKOR, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY Series A Preferred Stock Common Stock Additional Paid-in Treasury Accumulated Non-controlling Total Stockholders’ Shares Amount Shares Amount Capital Stock Deficit Interest Equity January 1, 2023 - $ - 18,064,838 $ 18,065 $ 74,026,163 $ ( 20,000 ) $ ( 55,169,781 ) $ 8,206,614 $ 27,061,061 Issuance of common stock for a reduction of liabilities - - 189,744 7,232 212,766 - - - 219,998 Issuance of common stock for a reduction of note payable to Jorgan - - 7,042,254 - 6,794,158 - - - 6,794,158 Elimination of noncontolling interest related to deconsolidation of variable interest entity - - - - - - - ( 8,068,143 ) ( 8,068,143 ) Non-qualified stock options issued to third party - - - - 467,509 - - - 467,509 Stock based compensation - - 923,672 924 1,596,957 - - - 1,597,881 Net loss - - - - - - ( 10,738,625 ) ( 96,650 ) ( 10,835,275 ) December 31, 2023 - $ - 26,220,508 $ 26,221 $ 83,097,553 $ ( 20,000 ) $ ( 65,908,406 ) $ 41,821 $ 17,237,189 Issuance of common stock for services - - 633,292 633 735,017 - - - 735,650 Issuance of common stock for cash - - 2,667,568 2,667 1,422,333 - - - 1,425,000 Issuance of common stock for a reduction of liabilities - - 700,000 700 858,590 - - - 859,290 Issuance of common stock on conversion of debt - - 1,903,095 1903 2,225,590 - - - 2,227,493 Issuance of warrants for services - - - - 92,522 - - - 92,522 Stock based compensation - - 2,203,286 2,203 2,549,756 - - - 2,551,959 Stock based compensation- Consultant - - 13,157 13 19,985 - - - 19,998 Series A Preferred Stock issued as part consideration for the purchase of the Endeavor Entities 107,789 108 - - 105,897,709 - - - 105,897,817 Common stock issued as part consideration for the purchase of the Endeavor Entities - - 6,724,291 6,724 10,415,927 - - - 10,422,651 Common stock distributable- Series A Preferred Stock Dividends - - 643,980 645 852,555 - ( 853,200 ) - - Net loss - - - - - - ( 22,189,820 ) ( 4,161,105 ) ( 26,350,925 ) December 31, 2024 107,789 $ 108 41,709,190 $ 41,709 $ 208,167,537 $ ( 20,000 ) $ ( 88,951,426 ) $ ( 4,119,284 ) $ 115,118,644 See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements F- 6 VIVAKOR, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS December 31, 2024 2023 OPERATING ACTIVITIES: Consolidated net loss $ ( 26,350,925 ) $ ( 10,835,275 ) Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities: Depreciation and amortization 11,360,425 3,932,744 Impairment loss 8,632,773 - Forgiveness of liabilities - ( 40,584 ) Stock-based compensation 2,551,959 1,597,881 Stock-based compensation- consultant 19,998 - Unrealized (gain) loss- marketable securities ( 165,275 ) 1,156,928 Gain on deconsolidation of variable interest entity - ( 438,099 ) Gain on deconsolidation of subsidiary ( 177,550 ) - Gain on settlement of accounts payable ( 42,044 ) Deferred income taxes 66,058 88,323 Changes in operating assets and liabilities: Accounts receivable ( 5,116,717 ) 930,893 Prepaid expenses 970,237 ( 43,353 ) Inventory ( 114,352 ) 2,548 Other assets ( 2,184,691 ) ( 417,890 ) Right of use assets- finance leases - 222,066 Right of use assets- operating leases 1,084,821 345,186 Operating lease liabilities ( 1,045,381 ) ( 331,905 ) Accounts payable and accrued expenses 7,488,301 ( 366,592 ) Interest on notes receivable ( 25,546 ) ( 2,306 ) Interest on notes payable 4,816,692 3,476,577 Net cash provided by (used) in operating activities 1,810,827 ( 764,902 ) INVESTING ACTIVITIES: Deconsolidation of subsidiaries cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash - ( 181,059 ) Acquisition of assets 4,842,070 - Notes receivable assumed from deconsolidation of variable interest entity - ( 210,862 ) Purchase of equipment ( 4,539,882 ) ( 3,320,918 ) Net cash provided by (used) in investing activities 302,188 ( 3,712,839 ) FINANCING ACTIVITIES: Payment on financing lease liabilities ( 2,003,823 ) ( 446,782 ) Proceeds from loans and notes payable 5,845,551 2,944,697 Proceeds from loans and notes payable- related party 1,664,150 11,500 Proceeds from sale of common stock 1,425,000 - Payment of notes payable ( 3,339,543 ) - Payment of notes payable- related party ( 2,771,665 ) ( 470,160 ) Distributions to noncontrolling interest - - Net cash provided by financing activities 819,670 2,039,255 Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 2,932,685 ( 2,438,486 ) CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS and CASH RESTRICTED, BEGINNING OF PERIOD 744,307 3,182,793 CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS and CASH RESTRICTED, END OF PERIOD $ 3,676,992 $ 744,307 SUPPLEMENTAL CASHFLOW INFORMATION: Cash paid during the year for: Interest $ 1,000,729 $ 3,118,118 Income taxes $ - $ - Noncash transactions : Accounts payable on purchase of equipment $ 2,751,661 $ 2,405,117 Capitalized interest on construction in process $ - $ 470,645 Common stock issued with debt $ 944,290 $ - Non-qualified stock options issued with debt $ - $ 561,499 Common stock issued for services $ 735,650 $ - Common stock issued on conversion of debt $ 2,227,493 $ - Common stock issued for a reduction in liabilities $ 859,290 $ 7,014,156 Common stock and Series A preferred stock issued in the acquisition of the Endeavor Entities $ 116,320,468 $ - See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements F- 7 VIVAKOR, INC. NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Note 1. Organization and Basis of Presentation Vivakor, Inc. (collectively “we”, “us,” “our,” “Vivakor” or the “Company”) is a socially responsible operator, acquirer and developer of technologies and assets in the oil and gas industry, as well as related environmental solutions. Currently, our efforts are primarily focused on operating crude oil gathering, storage and transportation facilities, as well as contaminated soil remediation services. The Company was originally organized on November 1, 2006 as a limited liability company in the State of Nevada as Genecular Holdings, LLC. The Company’s name was changed to NGI Holdings, LLC on November 3, 2006. On April 30, 2008, the Company was converted to a C-corporation and changed its name to Vivakor, Inc. pursuant to Articles of Conversion filed with the Nevada Secretary of State. We operate in two main business segments: (i) transportation logistics services and (ii) terminaling and storage facility product and services related to oil and gas production. Our transportation and facilities services primarily consist of trucking crude oil and produced water and transportation and terminaling services of crude oil via the Omega Gathering Pipeline. Our trucking services are centered in the Permian and Eagle Ford Basins. We utilize our trucking fleet to transport those products to a fully-integrated network of facilities where we blend various grades of crude oil grades of crude oil, and reuse or dispose of produced water. Transportation and terminaling of crude oil is also conducted utilizing our Omega Gathering Pipeline, which is an approximately forty-five (45) mile integrated crude oil gathering and pipeline in Blaine County, Oklahoma, in the heart of the STACK play. The line is tied into the Cushing, Oklahoma storage hub via the Plains STACK Pipeline. We also own and operate fifteen (15) crude oil pipeline injection truck stations, primarily centered in the Permian Basin. Our terminaling and storage product and services primary consist of two operational major crude oil terminaling facilities. One is located in Colorado City, Texas, and the other facility is located in Delhi, Louisiana. Both facilities are located at the junction of several major interstate pipelines, receive various grades of crude oil from our customers. These crude oil terminals are industrial facilities that serve as hubs for the storage, handling and distribution of crude oil and petroleum products In addition to our two operating business segments, we plan to perform remediation services utilizing our remediation processing centers (“RPCs”) at some point in the future. We are currently constructing a full-capacity RPC at the San Jacinto River & Rail Park in Harris County, Texas. Once complete, we anticipate the strategically located facility to be capable of processing oilfield solid wastes into economic byproducts such as condensate, propane, and butane. This RPC will feature an adjacent, complimentary truck wash facility from which we expect to derive additional revenue. Last year we moved our other full-capacity RPC to Kuwait, where we are currently in negotiations with the Kuwaiti Oil Company to potentially use the RPC to clean sands contaminated with oil, primarily from oil wells destroyed during the Persian Gulf War. On September 7, 2023 we entered into an Acquisition Agreement (the “Agreement”) to sell 100% of the common stock of VivaSphere, Inc. (“VivaSphere”) and its assets, which were completely impaired by the Company in the fiscal year 2022, to a private buyer. The transaction closed on February 15, 2024. Under the terms of the Agreement, the purchase price of approximately $ 7.5 million consists of a promissory note payable (the “Convertible Note”) to the Company payable in full four years after the closing date. In the event the buyer does not close a transaction with a public company within one year from the close of the transaction, then the Company has the right to foreclose on and repossess the assets. The Convertible Note is convertible into common shares of a public company after the buyer closes a transaction to become a public company, which has a ceiling of 17.99% of the total number of shares outstanding of the public company. The “Conversion Price” shall equal the greater of (a) $0.75 per share or (b) the lesser of (i) 90% of the volume weighted average price for the Common Stock during the ten (10) consecutive trading days of the Common Stock immediately preceding the applicable Conversion Date on which the Company elects to convert all or part of this Note or (ii) $2.25 per share. Due to uncertainty of the collectability of the principal amount of the Convertible Note, we have established an allowance for the entire amount, and we have not accrued any interest receivable in connection with the Convertible Note. In accordance with ASC 810, as of October 1, 2023, we deconsolidated Viva Wealth Fund I, LLC (“VWFI”), recognizing a gain on deconsolidation of $ 438,099 in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2023, and as of February 15, 2024 we deconsolidated VivaSphere, recognizing a gain of $ 177,550 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024. The assets, liabilities and equity related to VWFI and VivaSphere were removed from our financial statements on their respective deconsolidation dates, resulting in the gains on deconsolidation. Note 2. Going Concern & Liquidity We have historically suffered net losses and cumulative negative cash flows from operations, and as of December 31, 2024, we had an accumulated deficit of approximately 88,951,426 $99 million. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, we had a working capital deficit of approximately $ 101.5 million and $ 34.9 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2024, we had cash of approximately $ 3.7 million, of which $ 3 million is restricted cash. In addition, we have obligations to pay approximately $ 61 million of debt within one year of the issuance of these financial statements. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. F- 8 During the year ended December 31, 2024, subject to available cash flows, the Company continued its strategy to monetize its intellectual properties and execute its business plan, including the acquisition of the Endeavor Entities. To date we have financed our operations primarily through debt financing, and private and public equity offerings. Based on the above, we believe there is substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company has prepared the consolidated financial statements on a going concern basis. If the Company encounters unforeseen circumstances that place constraints on its capital resources, management will be required to take various measures to conserve liquidity. Management cannot provide any assurance that the Company will be able to execute its plans to raise additional capital, close its merger and acquisitions, or that its operations or business plan will be profitable. Note 3. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Basis of Presentation The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“ FASB ”) “FASB Accounting Standard Codification™” (the “ Codification ”) which is the source of authoritative accounting principles recognized by the FASB to be applied by nongovernmental entities in the preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (“ GAAP ”) in the United States. All figures are in U.S. dollars unless indicated otherwise. Principles of Consolidation The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Vivakor, Inc., its wholly owned and majority-owned active subsidiaries, or joint ventures (collectively, the “Company”). Intercompany balances and transactions between consolidated entities are eliminated. Inactive entities have no value, assets or liabilities. We have the following direct and indirect wholly-owned or majority-owned active subsidiaries: Endeavor Crude, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (since October 1, 2024), and Silver Fuels Processing, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (since October 1, 2024), Meridian Equipment Leasing, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (since October 1, 2024), which owns CPE Gathering Midcon, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Equipment Transport, LLC, a Pennsylvania limited liability company (since October 1, 2024), which owns ET EmployeeCo, LLC, a Pennsylvania limited liability company, Silver Fuels Delhi, LLC, a Louisiana limited liability company, White Claw Colorado City, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, Vivaventures Remediation Corp., a Texas corporation, Vivaventures Management Company, Inc., a Nevada corporation, Vivaventures Oil Sands, Inc., a Utah corporation, Vivakor Supply & Trading, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, Vivakor Administration, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, Vivakor Midstream, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, Vivakor Operating, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, Vivakor Transportation, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, and VM Facilities, LLC, a Texas limited liability company. We have a 99.95% ownership interest in VivaVentures Energy Group, Inc., a Nevada Corporation; the 0.05% minority interest in VivaVentures Energy Group, Inc. is held by a private investor unaffiliated with us. We also have an approximate 49% ownership interest in Vivakor Middle East Limited Liability Company, a Qatar limited liability company. Vivakor manages and consolidates RPC Design and Manufacturing LLC, which includes a non-controlling interest investment from VivaOpportunity Fund, LLC, which is also managed by VivaVentures Management Company, Inc. In accordance with ASC 810, the Company deconsolidated Viva Wealth Fund I, LLC from its consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2023. The Company follows ASC 810-10-15 guidance with respect to accounting for Variable Interest Entities (“VIE”). A VIE is an entity that does not have sufficient equity at risk to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support from other parties, or whose equity investors lack any of the characteristics of a controlling financial interest. A variable interest is an investment or other interest that will absorb portions of a VIE’s expected losses or receive portions of the entity’s expected residual returns. Variable interests are contractual, ownership, or other pecuniary interests that change with changes in the fair value of the entity’s net assets. A party is the primary beneficiary of a VIE and must consolidate it when that party has a variable interest, or combination of variable interests, which provides the party with a controlling financial interest. A party is deemed to have a controlling financial interest if it meets both of the power and losses/benefits criteria. The power criterion is the ability to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact its economic performance. The losses/benefits criterion is the obligation to absorb losses from, or right to receive benefits from, the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE. The VIE model requires an ongoing reconsideration of whether a reporting entity is the primary beneficiary of a VIE due to changes in facts and circumstances. For the year ended December 31, 2024, RPC Design and Manufacturing, LLC was considered to be a VIE and is consolidated in our consolidated financial statements. In accordance with ASC 810, as of October 1, 2023, we deconsolidated Viva Wealth Fund I, LLC (VWFI), recognizing a gain on deconsolidation of $ 438,099 . The assets, liabilities and equity related to VWFI were removed from our financial statements, resulting in the gain on deconsolidation (see below). F- 9 For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 the following entities were inactive, but considered to be a VIE, but were not consolidated in our consolidated financial statements due to a lack of the power criterion or the losses/benefits criterion: Vivaventures UTS I, LLC, Vivaventures Royalty II, LLC, Vivaopportunity Fund, LLC, and International Metals Exchange, LLC. For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the unaudited financial information for the unconsolidated VIEs is as follows: Vivaventures UTSI, LLC held assets of none and $ 1,633,897 (where the primary asset represented a receivable from the Company, which was impaired for the year ended December 31, 2024), and liabilities of $ 52,940 , respectively. Vivaventures Royalty II, LLC held assets of none and $ 4,129,576 (where the primary asset represented a receivable from the Company, which was impaired as of December 31, 2024), and liabilities of $ 4,320 , respecctively. Vivaopportunity Fund LLC held assets of $ 2,119,736 (where the primary asset represents a noncontrolling interest in units of a consolidated entity of the Company) and liabilities of $ 10,815 , respectively. International Metals Exchange, LLC held assets of $ 28,969 and liabilities of $ 1,800 , respectively. RPC Design and Manufacturing, LLC: The Company established RPC Design and Manufacturing, LLC (“RDM”) in December 2018 with a business purpose of manufacturing custom machinery and selling or leasing the manufactured equipment in long term contracts with financing or leasing activities to the Company. We own 100% of the voting rights in RDM. We, as the sole general partner of RDM, have the full, exclusive and complete right, power and discretion to operate, manage and control the affairs of RDM and take certain actions necessary to maintain RDM in good standing without the consent of the limited partners. RDM has entered into a license agreement with the Company indicating that while RDM builds custom machinery incorporating the Company’s hydrocarbon extraction technology, RDM will pay the Company a license fee of $ 500,000 per Remediation Processing Center manufactured. Creditors of RDM have no recourse to the general credit of the Company. For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, investors in RDM have a noncontrolling interest of $( 2,039,656 ) and $ 146,501 , respectively. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the cash and cash equivalents of this VIE are not restricted and can be used to settle the obligations of the reporting entity. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, this VIE has an outstanding note payable to the reporting entity in the amount of $ 2,902,464 and $ 2,785,006 , which is eliminated upon consolidation. We have the primary risk (expense) exposure in financing and operating the assets and are responsible for 100% of the operation, maintenance and any unfunded capital expenditures, which ultimately could be 100% of a custom machine, and the decisions related to those expenditures including budgeting, financing and dispatch of power. Based on all these facts, it was determined that we are the primary beneficiary of RDM. Therefore, RDM has been consolidated by the Company. Any intercompany revenue and expense associated with RDM and its license agreement with the Company has been eliminated in consolidation. Viva Wealth Fund I, LLC: The Company assisted in designing and organizing Viva Wealth Fund I, LLC (“VWFI”) in November 2020, as a special purpose entity, for the purpose of manufacturing, leasing and selling custom equipment solely to the Company. Wealth Space, LLC, an unaffiliated entity, is the sole manager. The Company was retained by the manager to assist with the administrative operations. VWFI retained the Company to act as its sole plant manager, and to manage and direct all of the manufacturing, leasing and selling of custom equipment on behalf of VWFI to the Company. In November 2020, VWFI commenced a $ 25,000,000 private placement offering to sell convertible promissory notes, which convert to VWFI LLC units, to accredited investors to raise funds to manufacture equipment to expand the Company’s second RPC, amended to manufacture one separate double capacity RPC. As of October 1, 2023, Viva Wealth Fund I, LLC (VWFI) began its own business activities, which would no longer include fundraising, financing, or manufacturing RPCs with the Company. In November 2020, VWFI commenced a $ 25,000,000 private placement offering to sell convertible promissory notes, which convert to VWFI LLC units, to accredited investors to raise funds to manufacture equipment that would expand the Company’s second RPC, amended to manufacture one separate double capacity RPC. This private offering raised approximately $ 13,730,000 , which was accepted to complete one separate double capacity RPC, and thereafter the private offering was closed during 2023. The Company is no longer retained by the manager to assist in VWFI’s administrative operations. VWFI will no longer be manufacturing, leasing, or selling any further custom equipment related to RPCs or the Company in the foreseeable future. We no longer have the primary risk (expense) exposure related to financing the assets under the closed offering. There are no further capital expenditures required by VWFI as its offering is closed, and the one double capacity RPC that was funded and manufactured is in the final process of installation. The Company has no investment or other interest that requires it to absorb portions of the entity’s expected losses or receive portions of the entity’s expected returns. The Company has signed a lease with VWFI for the one double capacity RPC that was funded and manufactured by the VWFI offering. Based on the above, the power criterion and the losses/benefits criterion are no longer met, and VWFI was deconsolidated on October 1, 2023 from our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024. F- 10 Business Combinations We apply the provisions of ASC 805, Business Combinations (ASC 805), in accounting for our acquisitions. ASC 805 requires that we evaluate whether a transaction pertains to an acquisition of assets, or to an acquisition of a business. A business is defined as an integrated set of assets and activities that is capable of being conducted and managed for the purpose of providing a return to investors. Asset acquisitions are accounted for by allocating the cost of the acquisition to the individual assets and liabilities assumed on a relative fair value basis; whereas the acquisition of a business requires us to recognize separately from goodwill the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed at the acquisition date fair values. Goodwill as of the business acquisition date is measured as the excess of consideration transferred over the net of the acquisition date fair values of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed. While we use our best estimates and assumptions to accurately value assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the business acquisition date as well as any contingent consideration, where applicable, our estimates are inherently uncertain and subject to refinement. As a result, during the measurement period, which may be up to one year from the business acquisition date, we record adjustments to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed with the corresponding offset to goodwill. Upon the conclusion of a business acquisition’s measurement period or final determination of the values of assets acquired or liabilities assumed, whichever comes first, any subsequent adjustments are recorded to our consolidated statements of operations. In addition, uncertain tax positions and tax related valuation allowances assumed in a business combination are initially estimated as of the acquisition date. We reevaluate these items quarterly based upon facts and circumstances that existed as of the business acquisition date with any adjustments to our preliminary estimates being recorded to goodwill if identified within the measurement period. Subsequent to the measurement period or our final determination of the tax allowance’s or contingency’s estimated value, whichever comes first, changes to these uncertain tax positions and tax related valuation allowances will affect our provision for income taxes in our consolidated statement of operations and could have a material impact on our results of operations and financial position. Cash and Cash Equivalents The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less when acquired to be cash equivalents. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company did not have any cash equivalents. The Company places its cash with high credit quality financial institutions. The Company’s accounts at these institutions are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) up to $ 250,000 . As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company had bank balances exceeding the FDIC insurance limit. To reduce its risk associated with the failure of such financial institutions, the Company annually evaluates the rating of the financial institutions in which it holds deposits. The Company has approximately $ 2,666 in Qatar National Bank, located in Doha Qatar. Accounts Receivable Accounts receivable are carried at original invoice amount less an estimated allowance for doubtful accounts, if deemed necessary by management, and based on a review of all outstanding amounts on a monthly basis. Management determines the allowance for doubtful accounts, if any, by identifying troubled accounts and by using historical experience applied to an aging of accounts. Investments Investments in marketable securities consist of equity securities recorded at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. We analyze our marketable securities in accordance with Accounting Standard Codification 321 (“ASC 321”). Valuations for marketable securities are based on quoted prices for identical assets in active markets. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company owns 1,000 Class A LLC Units in each of the following entities, which are not consolidated: Vivaopportunity Fund LLC, Vivaventures UTSI, LLC, Vivaventures Royalty II, LLC, and International Metals Exchange, LLC. In aggregate these units amount to $ 4,000 as of December 31, 2024 and 2023 and are recorded at cost. These Class A Units give the Company’s management control of the entities but lack the necessary economics criterion, where the Company lacks the obligation to absorb losses of these entities, as well as the right to receive benefits from the LLCs. F- 11 Convertible Instruments The Company reviews the terms of convertible debt and preferred stock for indications requiring bifurcation, and separate accounting for the embedded conversion feature. Generally, embedded conversion features where the ability to physical or net-share settle the conversion option is not within the control of the Company or the number of shares is variable are bifurcated and accounted for as derivative financial instruments. (See Derivative Financial Instruments below). Bifurcation of the embedded derivative instrument requires the allocation of the proceeds first to the fair value of the embedded derivative instrument with the residual allocated to the host instrument. The resulting discount to the debt instrument or the redemption value of convertible preferred securities is accreted through periodic charges to interest expense over the term of the agreements or to dividends over the period to the earliest conversion date using the effective interest rate method, respectively. Derivative Financial Instruments The Company does not use derivative financial instruments to hedge exposures to cash-flow or market risks. However, certain other financial instruments, such as warrants to purchase the Company’s common stock and the embedded conversion features of debt and preferred instruments that are not considered indexed to the Company’s common stock are classified as liabilities when either (a) the holder possesses rights to net-cash settlement, (b) physical or net share settlement is not within the control of the Company, or (c) based on its anti-dilutive provisions. In such instances, net-cash settlement is assumed for financial accounting and reporting. Such financial instruments are initially recorded at fair value and subsequently adjusted to fair value at the close of each reporting period. Fair value for embedded conversion features and option-based derivative financial instruments is determined using the Monte Carlo Simulation or the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model, respectively. Other convertible instruments that are not derivative financial instruments are accounted for by recording the intrinsic value of the embedded conversion feature as a discount from the initial value of the instrument and accreting it back to face value over the period to the earliest conversion date using the effective interest rate method. Leases The Company follows Accounting Standards Codification 842, Leases (“ASC 842”). We determine if an arrangement contains a lease at inception based on whether or not the Company has the right to control the asset during the contract period and other facts and circumstances. We are the lessee in a lease contract when we obtain the right to control the asset. Lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets represent our right to use an underlying asset for the lease term, and lease liabilities represent our obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease, both of which are recognized based on the present value of the future minimum lease payments over the lease term at the commencement date. Leases with a lease term of 12 months or less at inception are not recorded on our consolidated balance sheet and are expensed on a straight-line basis over the lease term in our consolidated statement of operations. We determine the lease term by assuming the exercise of renewal options that are reasonably certain. As most of our leases do not provide an implicit interest rate, we use our local incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the commencement date in determining the present value of future payments. According to ASC 842, the Company has measured the lease liabilities acquired on October 1, 2024 by measuring the present value of the remaining lease payments, as if the lease were acquired on acquisition date. The right-of-use assets were measured at the same amount as the lease liabilities as adjusted to reflect favorable or unfavorable terms of the lease when compared with market terms. Finance ROU assets are included in property, plant, equipment, net (see Note 8). As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, we recorded operating right-of-use assets of $ 4,920,454 and $ 1,534,870 , operating lease obligations of $ 4,826,502 and $ 1,629,821 , and finance lease obligations of $ 9,402,997 and 2,816,078 . Long Lived Assets The Company reviews the carrying values of its long-lived assets for possible impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. If the expected future cash flow from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition is less than the carrying amount of the asset, an impairment loss is recognized and measured using the fair value of the related asset. F- 12 During 2023, the Company entered into an agreement to move our Vernal RPC to Kuwait to commence scaled up remediation services, as the Vernal plant was not producing product toward its off-take agreement, which further delayed our anticipated operations. Furthermore, in the fourth quarter of 2023, Enshaat Al Sayer (Enshaat) (the original contractor chosen for the remediation of certain cleanup for the Kuwait Environmental Remediation Project (KERP) notified us that it terminated its subcontract with DIC, which effectively terminated DIC’s contract with the Company. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company realized an impairment loss of $ 8,632,773 , which is primarily related to the following events: The Company continues to negotiate the terms for an agreement directly with Kuwait Oil Company for the remediation services on the KERP. The Company evaluated these events and determined that the inability to obtain an agreement with Enshaat or Kuwait Oil Company in 2024 was a trigger event requiring analysis for impairment. The Company cannot ensure an agreement will be executed and has assessed an impairment loss of the assets related to our Kuwait RPCs of $ 7,047,179 for the year ended December 31, 2024. Additionally, the Company assessed the impact of the impairment loss, including the impact on our ancillary agreements. Ancillary to our prospective Kuwait RPC operations, the Company had an exclusive license agreement for the development and use of a nanosponge technology and has assessed an impairment loss of the nanosponge license of $ 1,530,496 for the year ended December 31, 2024. There can be no assurance that market conditions will not change or demand for the Company’s services will continue, which could result in impairment of long-lived assets in the future. Property and equipment, net Property and equipment are stated at cost or fair value when acquired. Depreciation is computed by the straight-line method and is charged to the statement of operations over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Leasehold improvements are depreciated over the shorter of the estimated useful lives of the assets or the term of the related lease. Impairment losses are recognized for long-lived assets, including definite-lived intangibles, used in operations when indicators of impairment are present and the undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated by those assets are not sufficient to recover the assets’ carrying amount. Impairment losses are measured by comparing the fair value of the assets to their carrying amount. Interest on long-term debt for the development or manufacturing of Company assets is capitalized to the asset until the asset enters production or use, and thereafter all interest is charged to expense as incurred. Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. Leasehold improvements are depreciated over the shorter of the estimated useful lives of the assets or the term of the related lease. The carrying amount and accumulated depreciation of assets sold or retired are removed from the accounts in the year of disposal and any resulting gain or loss is included in our results of operations. The estimated useful lives of property and equipment are as follows: Schedule of useful lives for property plant and equipment Computers, software, and office equipment 1 - 5 years Machinery and equipment 3 - 5 years Vehicles 5 - 7 years Furniture and fixtures 5 - 10 years Crude oil gathering, storage, and transportation facilities 7 - 10 years Remediation Processing Centers (heavy extraction and remediation equipment) (“RPC”) 20 years Pipeline and related facilities 20 years Leasehold improvements Lesser of the lease term or estimated useful life Equipment that is currently being manufactured is considered construction in process and is not depreciated until the equipment is placed into service. Intangible Assets and Goodwill: We account for intangible assets and goodwill in accordance with ASC 350 “Intangibles-Goodwill and Other” (“ASC 350”). Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price in a business combination over the fair value of net tangible and intangible assets acquired. Intangible asset amounts represent the acquisition date fair values of identifiable intangible assets acquired. The fair values of the intangible assets were determined by using the income approach, discounting projected future cash flows based on management’s expectations of the current and future operating environment. The rates used to discount projected future cash flows reflected a weighted average cost of capital based on our industry, capital structure and risk premiums including those reflected in the current market capitalization. Definite-lived intangible assets are amortized over their useful lives, which have historically ranged from 10 to 20 years. The carrying amounts of our definite-lived intangible assets are evaluated for recoverability whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the entity may be unable to recover the asset’s carrying amount. F- 13 We assess our intangible assets in accordance with ASC 360 “ Property, Plant, and Equipment ” (“ASC 360”). Impairment testing is required when events occur that indicate an asset group may not be recoverable (“triggering events”). As detailed in ASC 360-10-35-21, the following are examples of such events or changes in circumstances (sometimes referred to as impairment indicators or triggers): (a) A significant decrease in the market price of a long-lived asset (asset group) (b) A significant adverse change in the extent or manner in which a long-lived asset (asset group) is being used or in its physical condition. (c) A significant adverse change in legal factors or in the business climate that could affect the value of a long-lived asset (asset group), including an adverse action or assessment by a regulator (d) An accumulation of costs significantly in excess of the amount originally expected for the acquisition or construction of a long-lived asset (asset group) (e) A current-period operating or cash flow loss combined with a history of operating or cash flow losses or a projection or forecast that demonstrates continuing losses associated with the use of a long-lived asset (asset group) (f) A current expectation that, more likely than not, a long-lived asset (asset group) will be sold or otherwise disposed of significantly before the end of its previously estimated useful life. The term more likely than not refers to a level of likelihood that is more than 50 percent. We have evaluated our intangible assets for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, and found that certain losses and a delay in our business plan may have constituted a triggering event for our long-lived intangible assets under ASC 360. We performed an analysis and did not find any impairment for the year ended December 31, 2023. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company continues to negotiate the terms for an agreement directly with Kuwait Oil Company for the remediation services on the KERP. The Company evaluated these events and determined that the inability to obtain an agreement with Enshaat or Kuwait Oil Company in 2024 was a trigger event requiring analysis for impairment. We analyzed the events and assessed an impairment loss of the assets related to our Kuwait RPCs of $7,047,179 for the year ended December 31, 2024. Additionally, the Company assessed the impact of the impairment loss, including the impact on our ancillary agreements. Ancillary to our prospective Kuwait RPC operations, the Company had an exclusive license agreement for the development and use of a nanosponge technology and has assessed an impairment loss of the nanosponge license of $1,530,496 for the year ended December 31, 2024. The Company performs its annual goodwill impairment test in the fourth quarter each year, and more frequently if facts and circumstances indicate such assets may be impaired, including significant declines in actual or future projected cash flows and significant deterioration of market conditions. The Company’s goodwill impairment assessment includes a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of the goodwill is below its carrying value, each year, and more often if there are significant changes in business conditions that could result in impairment. When a quantitative analysis is considered necessary for the annual impairment analysis of goodwill, the Company develops an estimated fair value for the reporting unit considering three different approaches: 1) market value, using the Company’s stock price plus outstanding debt; 2) discounted cash flow analysis; and 3) multiple of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization based upon relevant industry data. The estimated fair value of the reporting unit is then compared to its carrying amount, including goodwill. If the estimated fair value exceeds the carrying amount, goodwill is not considered impaired. If the carrying amount, including goodwill, exceeds its estimated fair value, any excess of the carrying value of goodwill of the reporting unit over its fair value is recorded as an impairment. No goodwill impairment loss was incurred during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023. Asset Retirement Obligations Under ASC 410-20, Asset Retirement and Environmental Obligations – Asset Retirement Obligations, which relates to accounting requirements for costs associated with legal obligations to retire tangible, long-lived assets, the Company records an Asset Retirement Obligation (“ARO”) at fair value in the period in which it is incurred by increasing the carrying amount of the related long-lived asset. In each subsequent period, liability is accreted over time towards the ultimate obligation amount and the capitalized costs are depreciated over the useful life of the related asset. The Company did no t identify any significant or material cost after review; thus, no ARO obligation is recorded for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023. F- 14 Share-Based Compensation Share-based compensation is accounted for based on the requirements of ASC 718, “Compensation-Stock Compensation’ (“ASC 718”) which requires recognition in the financial statements of the cost of employee, consultant, or director services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments over the period the employee, consultant, or director is required to perform the services in exchange for the award (presumptively, the vesting period). ASC 718 also requires measurement of the cost of employee, consultant, or director services received in exchange for an award based on the grant-date fair value of the award. Income tax Deferred income taxes are provided on the asset and liability method whereby deferred income tax assets are recognized for deductible temporary differences and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards and deferred tax liabilities are recognized for taxable temporary differences. Temporary differences are the differences between the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and their tax bases. Deferred income tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred income tax assets will not be realized. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are adjusted for the effects of changes in tax laws and rates on the date of enactment. Our annual effective tax rate is based on our income and the tax laws in the various jurisdictions in which we operate. Judgment is required in determining our annual tax expense and in evaluating our tax positions. We establish reserves to remove some or all of the tax benefit of any of our tax positions at the time we determine that the position becomes uncertain based upon one of the following conditions: (1) the tax position is not “more likely than not” to be sustained; (2) the tax position is “more likely than not” to be sustained, but for a lesser amount; or (3) the tax position is “more likely than not” to be sustained, but not in the financial period in which the tax position was originally taken. For purposes of evaluating whether or not a tax position is uncertain, (1) we presume the tax position will be examined by the relevant taxing authority that has full knowledge of all relevant information; (2) the technical merits of a tax position are derived from authorities such as legislation and statutes, legislative intent, regulations, rulings and case law and their applicability to the facts and circumstances of the tax position; and (3) each tax position is evaluated without considerations of the possibility of offset or aggregation with other tax positions taken. We adjust these reserves, including any impact on the related interest and penalties, in light of changing facts and circumstances, such as the progress of a tax audit. See Note 20 for further information on income tax. Revenue Recognition We follow Accounting Standards Codification 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”). The revenue standard contains a five-step approach that entities will apply to determine the measurement of revenue and timing of when it is recognized, including (i) identifying the contract(s) with a customer, (ii) identifying the separate performance obligations in the contract, (iii) determining the transaction price, (iv) allocating the transaction price to separate performance obligations, and (v) recognizing revenue when (or as) each performance obligation is satisfied. The standard requires a number of disclosures intended to enable users of financial statements to understand the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue, and the related cash flows. The disclosures include qualitative and quantitative information about contracts with customers, significant judgments made in applying the revenue guidance, and assets recognized from the costs to obtain or fulfill a contract. Our sales consist of storage services and the sale of crude oil or like products. For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, disaggregated revenue by customer type was as follows: $ 71,028,495 and $ 59,321,752 in terminaling and storage and $ 18,782,745 and none in Transportation Logistics. We recognize revenue when we transfer promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which we expect to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. After completion of our performance obligation, we have an unconditional right to consideration as outlined in our contracts. Due to the nature of our product we do not accept returns. Our receivables will generally be collected in less than three months, in accordance with the underlying payment terms. F- 15 For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, approximately 75.1 % and 97 % of our sales consisted of the sale of crude oil or like products with a commitment to deliver product to the customer, where revenue is recognized on the settlement date, which is defined as the date on which: (1) the quantity, price, and specific items being purchased have been established, (2) product have been shipped to the customer, and (3) payment has been received or is covered by the customer’s established credit limit with the Company. In order to ensure the revenue recognition in the proper period, we review material sales contracts for proper cut-off based upon the business practices and legal requirements of each country. Related Party Revenues Our revenue from related parties for 2024 and 2023 was $ 31,199,089 and $ 13,241,923 . We sell crude oil or like products and provide storage services to related parties under long-term contracts. We acquired these contracts in our August 1, 2022 acquisition of Silver Fuels Delhi, LLC and White Claw Colorado City, LLC and our October 1, 2024 acquisition of Silver Fuels Processing, LLC. These contracts were entered into in the normal course of our business. We also provide pipeline throughput and trucking logistics services to related parties under long-term contracts. We acquired these contracts in our October 1, 2024 acquisition of Endeavor Crude, LLC, Meridian Equipment Leasing, LLC. These contracts were entered into in the normal course of our business. Major Customers and Concentration of Credit Risk The Company has two major customers, which account for approximately 60.41 % and 100 % of the balance of accounts receivable as of December 31, 2024 and 2023. Our two major customers (one of which is a related party) account for approximately 75.76 % and 99 % of the Company’s revenues for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023. Additionally, the Company operates in the crude oil industry. The industry concentration has the potential to impact the Company’s overall exposure to credit risk in that its customer may be similarly affected by changes in economic, industry or other conditions. There is risk that the Company would not be able to identify and access replacement markets at comparable margins. Contingent liabilities From time to time the Company may work with success based professional service providers, including securities counsel for private offerings, which may require contingent payments to be made based on the future offering fundraising and financial performance of the offering. In the event that an offering does not perform or is never consummated, the Company may still be required to pay a portion of the success fees for the services provided in preparing the offering. The fair value of the contingent payments would be estimated using the present value of management’s projections of the financial results. Failure to correctly project the financial results of the offering or settlement of legal fees related to the offering could materially impact our results of operations and financial position. Advertising Expense Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. The Company did not incur advertising expense for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023. Recent Accounting Pronouncements Under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, or the JOBS Act, we meet the definition of an “emerging growth company.” We have irrevocably elected to opt-out of the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards pursuant to Section 107(b) of the JOBS Act. As a result, we comply with new or revised accounting standards on the relevant dates on which adoption of such standards is required for non- emerging growth companies. F- 16 In August 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2020-06 Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity, which improves Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity and is expected to improve financial reporting associated with accounting for convertible instruments and contracts in an entity’s own equity. The ASU simplifies accounting for convertible instruments by removing major separation models required under current U.S. GAAP. Consequently, more convertible debt instruments will be reported as a single liability instrument and more convertible preferred stock as a single equity instrument with no separate accounting for embedded conversion features. The ASU removes certain settlement conditions that are required for equity contracts to qualify for the derivative scope exception, which will permit more equity contracts to qualify for it. The ASU also simplifies the diluted earnings per share (EPS) calculation in certain areas. This guidance was adopted by the Company for fiscal year 2024. In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-07, “Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures” (ASU 2023-07), which requires that a public entity disclose, on an interim and annual basis, significant segment expense categories and amounts that are regularly provided to its chief operating decision maker (CODM) and included in each reported measure of segment profit or loss. An entity must also disclose, by reportable segment, the amount and composition of other expenses. The standard requires an entity disclose the title and position of its CODM and explain how the CODM uses these reported measures in assessing segment performance and determining how to allocate resources. ASU 2023-07 will be effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods beginning after December 31, 2024, with retrospective application. This guidance was adopted by the Company for fiscal year 2024. In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures” (ASU 2023-09), which requires that a public entity disclose specific categories in its annual income tax rate reconciliation table and provide additional qualitative information for reconciling items representing at least 5% of pre-tax income or loss from continuing operations, using the federal statutory tax rate. The standard also requires an annual breakdown of income taxes paid by jurisdiction (i.e., federal, state and foreign), with further disaggregation by jurisdictions representing at least 5% of total income taxes paid. ASU 2023-09 will be effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024, with prospective application. We are currently evaluating the disclosure impact of our adoption of this standard, and do not expect a significant impact. Net Income/Loss Per Share Basic net income (loss) per share is calculated by subtracting any preferred interest distributions from net income (loss), all divided by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period, without consideration for common stock equivalents. Diluted net income (loss) per common share is computed by dividing the net income (loss) by the weighted-average number of common share equivalents outstanding for the period determined using the treasury stock method if their effect is dilutive. Potential dilutive instruments have been excluded from the calculation of the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding when the Company is in a net loss position. For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 our potential dilutive instruments were excluded from the weighted-average calculation as they were antidilutive. Potential dilutive instruments as of December 31, 2024 and 2023 include the following: convertible notes payable convertible into approximately 1,044,477 and 224,560 shares of common stock, stock options and awards granted to previous and current employees of 2,038,673 and 1,821,011 shares of common stock, stock options and awards granted to Board members or consultants of 477,809 and 668,230 shares of common stock. The Company issued free standing stock options to purchase 1,000,000 shares of our common stock to a third party in a bundled transaction with debt during 2023, which such stock option was exercised in September 2024 for a reduction in debt. The Company also has a warrant outstanding to purchase 399,040 and 80,000 shares of common stock as of December 31, 2024 and 2023. F- 17 Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates, judgments, and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. We believe our critical accounting estimates relate to the following: Recoverability of current and noncurrent assets, revenue recognition, stock-based compensation, income taxes, effective interest rates related to long-term debt, lease assets and liabilities, valuation of stock used to acquire assets, derivatives, and fair values of the intangible assets and goodwill related to business combinations. While our estimates and assumptions are based on our knowledge of current events and actions we may undertake in the future, actual results may ultimately differ from these estimates and assumptions. Fair Value of Financial Instruments The Company follows Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” (“ASC 820”), for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis. ASC 820 establishes a common definition for fair value to be applied to existing generally accepted accounting principles that requires the use of fair value measurements, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosure about such fair value measurements. The adoption of ASC 820 did not have an impact on the Company’s financial position or operating results but did expand certain disclosures. ASC 820 defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Additionally, ASC 820 requires the use of valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. These inputs are prioritized below: Level 1: Applies to assets or liabilities for which there are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2: Applies to assets or liabilities for which there are inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets with insufficient volume or infrequent transactions (less active markets); or model-derived valuations in which significant inputs are observable or can be derived principally from, or corroborated by, observable market data. Level 3: Applies to assets or liabilities for which there are unobservable inputs to the valuation methodology that are significant to the measurement of the fair value of the assets or liabilities. The Company analyzes all financial instruments with features of both liabilities and equity under the Financial Accounting Standard Board’s (“FASB”) accounting standard for such instruments. Under this standard, financial assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The carrying amounts reported in the consolidated balance sheets for marketable securities are classified as Level 1 assets due to observable quoted prices for identical assets in active markets. The carrying amounts reported in the consolidated balance sheets for cash, prepaid expenses and other current assets, accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate their estimated fair market values based on the short-term maturity of these instruments. The recorded values of notes payable approximate their current fair values because of their nature, rates, and respective maturity dates or durations. F- 18 Note 4. Business Combination On October 1, 2024, we acquired all of the issued and outstanding membership interests in Endeavor Crude, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, Equipment Transport, LLC, a Pennsylvania limited liability company, Meridian Equipment Leasing, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, and Silver Fuels Processing, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (collectively with their subsidiaries, the “Endeavor Entities”), making those entities wholly-owned subsidiaries. The purchase price is $ 116.3 million (the “Purchase Price”), after post-closing adjustments, including assumed debt and an earn-out adjustment, payable in a combination of our common stock, $0.001 par value per share (“Common Stock”) and shares of our Series A Preferred Stock $0.001 par value per share (“Preferred Stock”). The Preferred Stock has the payment of a cumulative six percent (6%) annual dividend per share payable quarterly in arrears in shares of Common Stock (so long as such issuances of Common Stock would not result in the Sellers beneficially owning great than 49.99% of the issued and outstanding Common Stock), and the Company having the right to convert the Preferred Stock at any time using the stated value of $1,000 per share of Preferred Stock and the conversion price of one dollar ($1) per share of Common Stock. The sellers are beneficially owned by James Ballengee, our chairman, chief executive officer and principal shareholder. To date we have issued the sellers 6,724,291 shares of our common stock and 107,789 shares of our Series A Preferred Stock. For the acquisition of the Endeavor Entities, the following table summarizes the acquisition date fair value of consideration paid, identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed: Schedule of recognized identified assets acquired and liabilities assumed Common stock $ 10,422,651 Series A preferred stock 105,897,817 Fair value of total consideration paid $ 116,320,468 Net assets acquired and liabilities assumed Assets acquired in business combination Current assets $ 16,269,087 Operating lease right-of-use assets 4,470,405 Property, plant and equipment, net (includes finance lease right of use assets, net) 87,706,385 Other assets 1,205,887 Contract-based intangible assets 31,304,400 Total assets acquired $ 140,956,163 Liabilities assumed in business combination Current liabilities $ 51,370,473 Long term liabilities 27,166,307 Total liabilities acquired $ 78,536,780 Total net assets acquired $ 62,419,383 Goodwill $ 53,901,085 The value of goodwill represents the Endeavor Entities’ ability to generate profitable operations going forward. Management engaged a valuation expert who performed a valuation study to calculate the fair value of the acquired assets and goodwill. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, goodwill was $ 68,885,853 and $ 14,984,768 . The acquired contracts and customer relationships are amortized over their 10 year, 3 month remaining useful life. F- 19 Business combination related costs were expensed as incurred and consisted of various advisory, legal, accounting, valuation and other professional fees of $ 569,431 for the year ended December 31, 2024. These costs are included in general and administrative expense in our consolidated statement of operations. From the date of acquisition on October 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024, $ 28,045,368 of sales in aggregate is attributed to the Endeavor Entities. The unaudited financial information in the table below summarizes the combined results of operations of the Company and the Endeavor Entities for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, on a pro forma basis, as though the companies had been combined as of January 1, 2023. The pro forma earnings for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, were adjusted to include intangible annual amortization expense on customer relationships acquired of $3,054,088, annual increased depreciation expense of $6,725,306 on the step up in appraised property, plant and equipment, respectively. Further adjustments were made for revaluation of the net effect of finance lease amortization and interest expense of $ 1,126,167 and $ 3,109,907 for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The $ 569,431 of acquisition-related expenses were excluded from the year ended December 31, 2024, and included in the year ended December 31, 2023, as if the acquisition occurred at January 1, 2023. The pro forma results reflect finance lease amortization expense increased of $ 2,436,636 and $ 5,261,373 , and finance lease interest expense decrease of $815,408 and increase of $3.6,962, for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, as well as the annual 6% Series A preferred shareholder dividend of $ 6,353,869 , respectively. All such amounts have been reflected in the corresponding unaudited financial information in the table below. The unaudited pro forma financial information does not purport to be indicative of the Company’s combined results of operations which would actually have been obtained had the acquisition taken place on January 1, 2023, nor should it be taken as indicative of future consolidated results of operations. Schedule of proforma information (Unaudited) Years ended December 31, 2024 2023 Total net sales $ 161,137,826 $ 112,460,941 Loss from operations ( 28,649,669 ) ( 16,233,117 ) Net loss (attributable to Vivakor, Inc.) $ ( 35,571,659 ) $ ( 22,195,733 ) Series A Preferred Stockholder Dividends $ 6,353,869 $ 6,353,869 Net loss to common shareholders $ ( 41,925,528 ) $ ( 28,549,602 ) Basic and diluted loss per share ( 0.97 ) ( 1.03 ) Weighted average shares outstanding- Basic and diluted 43,046,770 27,627,405 Note 5. Accounts receivable Accounts receivable primarily relates to trade accounts receivable for crude oil sales and reflects. any differences between the amounts due from customers less an estimated allowance for doubtful accounts, if deemed necessary by management. Estimated allowances for doubtful accounts is based on a review of all outstanding amounts on a monthly basis. Management determines the allowance for doubtful accounts, if any, by identifying troubled accounts and by using historical experience applied to an aging of accounts. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, an allowance for doubtful accounts of none was deemed necessary. Trade accounts receivable are zero interest bearing. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, trade accounts receivable of $ 4,462,094 and $ 152,083 are with a vendor of which our CEO is a beneficiary. In 2023 we began subleasing office space to a tenant where the officers of WealthSpace, LLC, Fund Manager of Viva Wealth Fund I, LLC, also manage the tenant of our sublease. The tenant owes rent of $ 137,000 and $ 22,000 to the Company as of December 31, 2024 and 2023. Note 6. Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, we had other assets of $ 3,608,067 and $ 1,118,188 . Our other assets consist of various deposits with vendors, professional service agents, or security deposits on office and warehouse leases, including operating lease deposits in the amount of $ 229,634 and $ 214,500 as of December 31, 2024 and 2023., and finance lease deposits of $ 1,039,058 and $ 889,400 as of December 31, 2024, which will be returned at the end of the finance leases after we have complied with the terms of the lease (see Note 15). As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, our prepaid expenses of $ 1,204,790 and $ 74,876 mainly consists of prepaid insurances. F- 20 Note 7. Marketable Securities The Company owns 826,376,882 shares of common stock of Scepter Holdings, Inc. (“Scepter”), ticker: BRZL, OTC Markets., for a diluted 14% and 15% equity holding in the company as of December 31, 2024 and 2023. The Company accounted for such securities based on the quoted price from the OTC Markets where the stock is traded which resulted in the Company recording an unrealized gain (loss) on marketable securities of $ 165,275 and $( 1,156,928 ) for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, our marketable securities were valued at $ 661,102 and $ 495,826 . Note 8. Property and Equipment The following table sets forth the components of the Company’s property and equipment at December 31, 2024 and 2023: Schedule of property and equipment, net December 31, 2024 December 31, 2023 Gross Carrying Amount Accumulated Depreciation Net Book Value Gross Carrying Amount Accumulated Depreciation Net Book Value Office furniture $ - $ - $ - $ 14,998 $ ( 7,823 ) $ 7,175 Vehicles and trailers 30,485,730 ( 1,856,461 ) 28,629,269 36,432 ( 33,396 ) 3,036 Equipment 339,610 ( 33,069 ) 306,541 12,420 ( 4,590 ) 7,830 Land 732,000 - 732,000 17,000 - 17,000 Building 1,630,000 ( 164,426 ) 1,465,574 Crude & NGL terminal and related equipment 930,460 ( 566,835 ) 363,625 930,460 ( 430,670 ) 499,790 Crude Oil Transfer Stations 6,570,080 ( 899,133 ) 5,670,947 - - - Pipeline and related facilities 42,244,680 ( 771,544 ) 41,473,136 - - - Finance lease- Right of use assets 12,593,359 ( 4,367,820 ) 8,225,539 3,579,544 ( 1,484,324 ) 2,095,220 Construction in process: Wash Plant Facilities 5,997,566 - 5,997,566 3,344,968 - 3,344,968 Cavitation device - - - 72,201 - 72,201 Remediation Processing Unit 1 - - - 4,464,513 - 4,464,513 Remediation Processing Unit 2 - - - 8,187,425 - 8,187,425 Remediation Processing Unit System A 2,892,343 - 2,892,343 2,795,391 - 2,795,391 Remediation Processing Unit System B 2,892,343 - 2,892,343 2,795,391 - 2,795,391 WCCC Tank Expansion 1,390,488 - 1,390,488 9,377 - 9,377 Total fixed assets $ 108,698,654 $ ( 8,659,288 ) $ 100,039,371 $ 26,260,120 $ ( 1,960,803 ) $ 24,299,317 For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, depreciation expense was $ 3,427,055 and $ 148,603 . Equipment that is currently being manufactured is considered construction in process and is not depreciated until the equipment is placed into service. Equipment that is temporarily not in service is not depreciated until placed into service. During 2023, the Company entered into an agreement to move our Vernal RPC to Kuwait to commence scaled up remediation services, as the Vernal plant was not producing product toward its off-take agreement, which further delayed our anticipated operations. Furthermore, in the fourth quarter of 2023, Enshaat Al Sayer (Enshaat) (the original contractor chosen for the remediation of certain cleanup for the Kuwait Environmental Remediation Project (KERP) notified us that it terminated its subcontract with DIC, which effectively terminated DIC’s contract with the Company. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company continues to negotiate the terms for an agreement directly with Kuwait Oil Company for the remediation services on the KERP. The Company evaluated these events and determined that the inability to obtain an agreement with Enshaat or Kuwait Oil Company in 2024 was a trigger event requiring analysis for impairment. We analyzed the events and assessed an impairment loss of the assets related to our Kuwait RPCs of $ 7,047,179 for the year ended December 31, 2024. Additionally, the Company assessed the impact of the impairment loss, including the impact on our ancillary agreements. Ancillary to our prospective Kuwait RPC operations, the Company had an exclusive license agreement for the development and use of a nanosponge technology and has assessed an impairment loss of the nanosponge license of $ 1,530,496 for the year ended December 31, 2024. F- 21 Note 9. License Agreements On August 17, 2017, the Company purchased rights to an exclusive license for the applications and implementations involving the Nanosponge Technology and to use and develop the Nanosponge as we see fit at our sole discretion. The Nanosponge contribution in the Company’s processes is to facilitate a cracking process whereby remediated or extracted oil may be further refined from a crude product to a diesel fuel. The license was valued at $ 2,416,572 and is amortized over its useful life of 20 years. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company continues to negotiate the terms for an agreement directly with Kuwait Oil Company for the remediation services on the KERP. The Company evaluated these events and determined that the inability to obtain an agreement with Enshaat or Kuwait Oil Company in 2024 was a trigger event requiring analysis for impairment. We analyzed the events and assessed an impairment loss of the assets related to our Kuwait RPCs of $ 7,047,179 for the year ended December 31, 2024. Additionally, the Company assessed the impact of the impairment loss, including the impact on our ancillary agreements. Ancillary to our prospective Kuwait RPC operations, the Company had an exclusive license agreement for the development and use of a nanosponge technology and has assessed an impairment loss of the nanosponge license of $ 1,530,496 for the year ended December 31, 2024. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the accumulated amortization of the license was none and $ 886,076 , respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, amortization expense of the license was $ 120,829 . As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the net value of the license is none and $ 1,651,324 , respectively. Note 10. Intangible Assets, Net The following table sets forth the components of the Company’s intangible assets at December 31, 2024 and 2023: Schedule Of intangible assets December 31, 2024 December 31, 2023 Gross Carrying Amount Accumulated Amortization Net Book Value Gross Carrying Amount Accumulated Amortization Net Book Value Extraction Technology patents $ 113,430 $ ( 25,577 ) $ 87,853 $ 113,430 $ ( 18,905 ) $ 94,525 Extraction Technology 16,385,157 ( 8,124,307 ) 8,260,850 16,385,157 ( 7,305,049 ) 9,080,108 Total intangible assets $ 16,498,587 $ ( 8,149,884 ) $ 8,348,703 $ 16,498,587 $ ( 7,323,954 ) $ 9,174,633 The Company entered into a Contribution Agreement dated January 5, 2015, where proprietary information and intellectual property related to certain petroleum extraction technology (also known as hydrocarbon extraction technology) suitable to extract petroleum (or hydrocarbons) from tar sands and other sand-based ore bodies, and all related concepts and conceptualizations thereof (the “Extraction Technology”) was contributed to VivaVentures Energy Group, Inc., a 99% majority-owned subsidiary of Vivakor, and was assessed a fair market value of $ 16,385,157 , which consists of the consideration of $ 11,800,000 and the Company assuming a deferred tax liability in the amount of $ 4,585,157 . All ownership in the Extraction Technology (including all future enhancements, improvements, modifications, supplements, or additions to the Extraction Technology) was assigned to the Company and is currently being applied to the Company Remediation Processing Centers, which are the units that remediate material. The Extraction Technology is amortized over a 20 -year life. For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the amortization expense of the technology was $ 819,258 . Amortization expense for the years 2025 through 2028 is $ 819,258 in each respective year. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the net carrying value of the Extraction Technology is $ 8,260,850 and $ 9,080,108 . In 2019, the Company began the process of patenting the Extraction Technology and all of its developments and additions since the acquisition, and we have filed a series of patents and capitalized the costs of these patents. The capitalized costs of these patents are $ 113,430 . The patents were placed in service in 2021 and are amortized over the patents’ useful life of twenty years. For the year ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the amortization expense of the patents was $ 6,672 . Amortization expense for the years 2024 through 2028 is $ 5,672 in each respective year. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the net carrying value of the patents is $ 87,853 and $ 94,525 . F- 22 Note 11. Customer Relationships, Net and Goodwill The following table sets forth the components of the Company’s customer relationships at December 31, 2024 and 2023: Schedule of customer relationships December 31, 2024 December 31, 2023 Gross Carrying Amount Accumulated Amortization Net Book Value Gross Carrying Amount Accumulated Amortization Net Book Value Oil Storage Agreement $ 7,387,054 $ ( 1,895,793 ) $ 5,491,261 $ 7,387,054 $ ( 1,111,327 ) $ 6,275,727 Crude Petroleum Supply Agreement 9,401,706 ( 2,412,823 ) 6,988,883 9,401,706 ( 1,414,412 ) 7,987,294 Customer relationships 31,304,400 ( 763,522 ) 30,540,878 - - - Total customer relationships $ 48,093,160 $ ( 5,072,138 ) $ 43,021,022 $ 16,788,760 $ ( 2,525,739 ) $ 14,263,021 On October 1, 2024, we acquired all of the issued and outstanding membership interests in Endeavor Crude, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, Equipment Transport, LLC, a Pennsylvania limited liability company, Meridian Equipment Leasing, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, and Silver Fuels Processing, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (collectively with their subsidiaries, the “Endeavor Entities”), making those entities wholly-owned subsidiaries. The purchase price for the Membership Interests was approximately $ 116.3 million, after post-closing adjustments, including assumed debt and an earn-out adjustment Upon the Closing of our acquisition of the Endeavor Entities, we acquired Trucking Transportation Agreement & Addendum with White Claw Crude, LLC (“WC Crude”), who shares a beneficiary, James Ballengee, with Jorgan and JBAH. Under this agreement, WC Crude must, through its own operations or source for the Company, a minimum volume of 75,000 bbls per day for our trucking logistics services. The agreement expires on December 31, 2034. Upon the Closing of our acquisition of the Endeavor Entities, we acquired a Station Throughput Agreement with Posse Wasson, LLC (Posse Monroe, LLC) (“Possee”), who shares a beneficiary, James Ballengee, with Jorgan and JBAH. Under this agreement, Possee must source for the Company, a minimum volume of 230,000 bbls per month through our storage facility at $0.275 per barrel, guaranteeing $759,000 of throughput revenue on an annual basis. The agreement expires on December 31, 2034. Upon the Closing of our acquisition of the Endeavor Entities, we acquired Trucking Transportation Agreement & Addendum with White Claw Crude, LLC (“WC Crude”), who shares a beneficiary, James Ballengee, with Jorgan and JBAH. Under this agreement, WC Crude must, through its own operations or source for the Company, a minimum volume of 75,000 bbls per day for our trucking logistics services. The agreement expires on December 31, 2034. In the 2022 business combination acquisition of White Claw Colorado City, LLC, we acquired an Oil Storage Agreement with White Claw Crude, LLC (“WC Crude”), of which our CEO is a beneficiary. Under this agreement, WC Crude has the right, subject to the payment of service and maintenance fees, to store volumes of crude oil and other liquid hydrocarbons at a certain crude oil terminal operated by WCCC. WC Crude is required to pay $ 150,000 per month. The agreement expires on December 31, 2031. In the 2022 business combination acquisition of Silver Fuels Delhi, LLC, we acquired an amended Crude Petroleum Supply Agreement with WC Crude (the “Supply Agreement”), under which WC Crude supplies volumes of Crude Petroleum to SFD, which provides for the delivery to SFD a minimum of 1,000 sourced barrels per day, and includes a guarantee that when SFD resells these barrels, if SFD does not make at least a $5.00 per barrel margin on the oil purchased from WC Crude, then WC Crude will pay to SFD the difference between the sales price and $5.00 per barrel. In the event that SFD makes more than $5.00 per barrel, SFD will pay WC Crude a profit-sharing payment in the amount equal to 10% of the excess price over $5.00 per barrel, which amount will be multiplied by the number of barrels associated with the sale. The Supply Agreement expires on December 31, 2031. F- 23 The measurement of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the business combination was based on preliminary estimates made by management and subject to adjustment within twelve months. Management hired a valuation expert who performed a valuation study to calculate the fair value of the acquired assets, assumed liabilities and goodwill. Based on the valuation study, we increased the fair value of goodwill and decreased the value of the acquired contracts by $ 2.3 million in 2023. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, goodwill was $ 68,885,853 and $ 14,984,768 . As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the fair values of the acquired contracts and customer relationships (described above) were $ 43,021,022 and $ 14,263,021 . The acquired contracts are amortized over their useful life which ranges from 9 to 10.25 years. The amortization expense of the acquired contracts and customer relationships was $ 1,608,452 and $ 844,930 for the year ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, and amortization expense for the years 2025 through 2031 is $3,899,018 in each respective year, and from 2032 through 2035 is $3,054,088, in each respective year. The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are as follows: Schedule of goodwill Goodwill January 1, 2023 $ 12,678,108 Business combination (1) 2,306,660 December 31, 2023 $ 14,984,768 Business combination (2) 53,901,085 December 31, 2024 $ 68,885,853 (1) The measurement of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the business combination is based on preliminary estimates made by management and subject to adjustment within twelve months. Management hired a valuation expert who performed a valuation study to calculate the fair value of the acquired assets, assumed liabilities and goodwill within twelve months. Based on the valuation study, we increased the fair value of goodwill and decreased the value of the acquired contracts by $2.3 million in 2024. (2) See Note 4 for a description of the goodwill associated with the business combination that closed on October 1, 2024. Note 12. Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses Accounts payable and accrued expenses consist of the following: Schedule of accounts payable and accrued expenses December 31, 2024 2023 Accounts payable $ 27,714,220 $ 5,226,071 Accrued interest (various notes and loans payable) 5,787,464 178,999 Accrued interest (working interest royalty programs) - 1,396,528 Accrued tax penalties and interest 837,477 669,747 Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 34,339,161 $ 7,471,345 Schedule of accounts payable and accrued expenses related parties December 31, 2024 2023 Accounts payable- related parties $ 715,526 $ 1,933,817 Accrued interest (notes payable)- related parties 116,458 - Accounts payable and accrued expenses- related parties $ 831,984 $ 1,933,817 Accrued compensation $ 1,249,099 $ 1,968,063 F- 24 For the year ended December 31, 2024, our accounts payable and accrued expenses include unverified billings from a service provider in the amount of $ 371,075 , of which the Company is in the process of reviewing and may dispute in the near future. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, our accounts payable are primarily made up of trade payables. Trade accounts payables in the amount of $ 715,525 and $ 1,933,817 is with a vendor who our CEO is a beneficiary of. In March 2023, the Compensation Committee reviewed the Company’s 2023 results, including, but not limited to, the progress of the Company’s historic business and certain acquisitions completed by the Company, and approved discretionary bonuses, which have been accrued as of December 31, 2023, for the Chief Financial Officer, and an acquisition consultant, in the amounts of $ 505,467 (included in accrued compensation) and $ 421,222 (included in accounts payable), respectively. In November 2023, our CEO came to beneficially own approximately 41.86% of our outstanding Common Stock, and is able to significantly influence all matters requiring approval by our stockholders, including the election of directors and the approval of mergers or other business combination transactions. Due to this change in ownership, certain change of control provisions in the Company’s agreements were triggered, including within the Chief Financial Officer’s employment agreement, with the related the executive bonus of $ 700,000 accrued in 2023. In 2024, we settle these accrued amounts with our Chief Financial Officer with a note payable (see Note 14) and reclassed these amounts to a note payable. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, accrued compensation to current employees includes $ 167,159 in accrued vacation pay due to our Chief Executive Officer, which may be payable in cash or stock if unused, and $ 546,390 due to our Chief Financial Officer, with $ 109,906 in accrued sick and vacation pay that may be payable in cash if unused, and the remainder paid in cash and $425,000 in accrued bonuses of which $325,000 is payable in stock and remaining $100,000 is payable in cash. On May 23, 2023, our subsidiary White Claw Colorado City, LLC (“WCCC”), supplemented an existing Master Agreement (the “Master Agreement”) with Maxus Capital Group, LLC (“Maxus”), under a four-year agreement, which Maxus agreed to finance the build-out of our new facility located on the land leased by our subsidiary, VivaVentures Remediation Corp., in Houston, Texas. Maxus funded approximately $ 2.2 million to finance the build-out of the Houston location in the form of a finance lease for the wash plant, and we will lease the wash plant facility financed by Maxus under WCCC’s supplement to the Master Agreement. Under the terms of the lease, we expect our lease payments to Maxus under the supplement to be approximately $ 57,962 per month over four years, with an early buyout option or option at the end of the base term to purchase the wash plant for the then fair market value. We anticipate that the lease will commence in the second quarter of 2024, at which time the final amount funded, and lease payments will be determined. Because we were involved in the construction of the wash plant and were responsible for paying a portion of the construction costs, we evaluated the control criteria in ‘build to suit’ lease accounting guidance under GAAP ASC 842 (Leases) where the Company was deemed, for accounting purposes, to have control of the wash plant during the construction period. Accordingly, the Company recorded project construction costs incurred during the construction period for the wash plant incurred by the landlord as a construction-in-process asset and a related financing obligation on our consolidated balance sheets. The total $6.0 million of project construction costs (which includes $ 2.2 million of costs funded by Maxus from this agreement, an additional funding by Maxus of $ 2.1 million, and $ 2.7 million of costs incurred by Vivakor, Inc.) have been capitalized and recorded to construction-in-process within ‘Property and equipment, net’. The $ 2.2 million from this agreement and $ 2.1 million of additional funding of construction costs funded by Maxus have been recorded as a component of ‘Accounts payable and accrued expenses. On December 24, 2024, our subsidiary Meridian Equipment Leasing, LLC (“MEL”), supplemented (Schedule 21) an existing Master Agreement (the “Master Agreement”) with Maxus Capital Group, LLC (“Maxus”), under a four-year agreement, which Maxus agreed to a sale leaseback of approximately $1.5 million of certain gathering and pipeline assets. Under the terms of the lease, lease payments to are $40,335 per month over four years, with an early buyout option or option at the end of the base term to purchase the equipment for $470,462. As of December 31, 2024, Maxus has only funded $ 696,153 of the sales price. We anticipate that the lease will commence in the second quarter of 2025, after Maxus has paid the full purchase price for the equipment. Accordingly, the Company recorded the funded amount as a component of ‘Accounts payable and accrued expenses” as of December 31, 2024. F- 25 Note 13. Unearned Revenue In accordance with ASC 810, as of October 1, 2023, we deconsolidated Viva Wealth Fund I, LLC (VWFI), recognizing a gain on deconsolidation of $ 438,099 (Note 3 Principles of Consolidation ). After deconsolidating VWFI, approximately $ 9,107,297 of unearned revenue (which was previously eliminated upon consolidation) is reported in our current liabilities and relates to our 2020 agreement to manufacture RPCs for VWFI. VWFI has currently funded the manufacturing of one double capacity RPC, which is expected to be completed and sold to VWFI in 2024 through a sale leaseback agreement, at which time we will record a ROU asset and lease liability, and the unearned revenue will be alleviated. Note 14. Loans and Notes Payable Loans and notes payable and their maturities consist of the following: Third party debt: Schedule of loans and notes payable December 31, 2024 2023 Various promissory notes and convertible notes $ 50,960 $ 50,960 Novus Capital Group LLC Note - 171,554 Various promissory notes for vehicle financing (a) 509,041 13,556 Blue Ridge Bank (b) 410,200 410,200 Small Business Administration (c) 2,480,718 299,900 Al Dali International for Gen. Trading & Cont. Co. 189,391 974,594 RSF, LLC (d) 500,000 500,000 Keke Mingo (e) - 913,240 Justin Ellis 350,000 - Cedarview Opportunities Master Fund LP (f) 2,886,307 - Business First Bank (g) 10,760,805 - Note payable to Pilot OFS Holdings, LLC (h) 14,107,339 - Maxus Capital Group, LLC (i) 8,367,134 - Curve Capital, LLC (j) 1,793,500 - Agile Capital Funding, LLC (k) 1,496,885 - Total notes payable $ 43,902,280 $ 3,334,004 Loans and notes payable, current $ 38,963,796 $ 2,477,970 Loans and notes payable, long term $ 4,938,484 $ 856,034 F- 26 Related party debt: Schedule of loans and notes payable related parties December 31, 2024 2023 Jorgan Development, LLC (l) $ 18,109,503 $ 20,841,052 Ballengee Holdings, LLC (m) 1,391,650 - Tyler Nelson (n) 1,020,872 - Triple T Trading Company LLC 404,121 375,124 Waskom Enterprises, LLC (o) 1,182,193 - Total notes payable- related parties $ 22,108,339 $ 21,216,176 Loans and notes payable, current- related parties $ 22,108,339 $ 15,626,168 Loans and notes payable, long term- related parties $ - $ 5,590,008 Schedule of maturities of loans and notes payable 2025 $ 61,072,135 2026 4,534,749 2027 122,964 2028 25,788 2029 25,788 Thereafter 229,195 Total $ 66,010,619 (a) In connection with the closing of the Endeavor Entities on October 1, 2024, the Company acquired various vehicle financing loans related to the acquired assets of the Endeavor Entities. The various loans range from $25,000 to $72,000 in principal, with varying interest rates ranging up to 6.50% per annum, and mature in or before 2027. (b) In May 2020 and in January 2021, the Company entered into a Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loan agreement for $205,100 for each loan with Blue Ridge Bank, subject to the Small Business Administration’s (“SBA”) Paycheck Protection Program. The May 2020 loan carries an annual interest rate of one (1) percent per annum with payment beginning in the seventh month with monthly payments required until maturity in the 18 th month. The January 2021 loan carries an annual interest rate of one (1) percent per annum with payment beginning in the tenth month with monthly payments required until maturity in five years. The loans may be fully forgivable according to the CARES Act if the Company can provide proper documentation for the use of the proceeds of the loan. We have applied for forgiveness under the CARES Act, however The Company is no longer seeking forgiveness of these loans and will repay these loans in cash. (c) From May through August 2020, the Company entered into two loan agreements with the Small Business Administration for an aggregate loan amount of $299,900. The loans carry an interest rate of 3.75% per annum. The loans shall mature in 30 years. Also, with the close of the acquisition of the Endeavor Entities on October 1, 2024, we acquired two additional loans with the Small Business Administration, which are PPP loans with an aggregate principal balance of $2,150,455, which have monthly payments of $30,374 and $35,204, an interest rate of 6.29% and mature February 2026. A significant portion of the loans may be fully forgivable according to the CARES Act if the Company can provide proper documentation for the use of the proceeds of the loan. (d) On July 25, 2023, RSF, LLC loaned the Company $500,000 under the terms of a 10% Convertible Promissory Note. Under the terms of the note, interest accrues at 10% per annum, and matures two years from the date of issuance. The note is convertible into shares of our common stock at $2.50 per share, unless such conversion would cause the investor to own more than 4.9% of our outstanding common stock. F- 27 (e) On December 5, 2023, Vivakor, Inc. (the “Company”) received a loan from an individual lender in the principal amount of one million dollars ($1,000,000) and, in connection therewith, the Company (the “Loan”) and agreed to issue 100,000 restricted shares of the Company’s common stock, which was recorded as a debt discount in the amount of $93,990, which is amortized to interest expense over the term of the agreement using the effective interest method. The Loan bears interest at the rate of 10% per annum, matures on December 31, 2024, has been personally guaranteed by James Ballengee, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. The lender is not a related party or affiliate of the Company. On April 8, 2024, we executed an amended and restated convertible promissory note for the original promissory note (the “Amended Note”). The convertible promissory note replaces an original promissory note between the Company and the holder dated December 5, 2023 (the “Original Note”), but maintains the same interest rate and maturity date of the Original Note, and the obligation to issue 100,000 shares of the Company’s restricted stock remains in effect. Pursuant to the terms of the Amended Note the holder can convert the outstanding principal and interest due under the Amended Note into shares of our common stock at price equal to 90% of the average closing price of the Company’s common stock for the previous three (3) trading days prior to the conversion date, with a floor conversion price of $0.75 per share. The holder may not convert amounts owed under the Amended Note if such conversion would cause him to own more than 4.99% of our common stock after giving effect to the issuance, which limitation may be raised to 9.99% upon no less than 61 days notice to us regarding his desire to increase the conversion limitation percentage. In May 2024, the lender converted all outstanding amounts ($1,048,493) into 903,095 shares of common stock at approximately $1.161 per share. (f) On October 31, 2024, we issued a secured promissory note in the principal amount of $3,670,160 with maturity on October 31, 2025. On November 5 and 6, 2024, the Company received the net proceeds from the Term Loan less (i) a 3% origination fee, and (ii) repayment of $2,000,000 in outstanding principal, $68,009 in accrued interest, and a $242,991 prepayment fee pursuant to that certain Loan and Security Agreement dated February 5, 2024, by and between the Company. The amounts borrowed under the Loan Agreement will bear interest at a rate per annum of 22%. The Company is obligated to make 12 equal monthly payments of $343,506 beginning November 30, 2024. (g) In connection with the Closing of the Endeavor Entities on October 1, 2024, we acquired a certain Promissory Note dated November 12, 2020, in the original principal amount of $12,275,000, with interest accruing at LIBOR rate plus 3% per annum with a maturity of November 12, 2025. (h) In connection with the Closing of the Endeavor Entities on October 1, 2024, we acquired a certain Secured Promissory Note dated December 31, 2023, made by Meridian Equipment Leasing, LLC, as borrower, to the order of Pilot OFS Holdings LLC, as lender, in the original principal amount of $12,500,000 plus the sum of $500,000, with interest accruing at 10.5% per annum with a maturity of December 31, 2024. We are currently renegotiating the payment and maturity date of this loan with the lender. (i) In connection with the Closing of the Endeavor Entities on October 1, 2024, we acquired various lending agreements dated December 22, 2022, November 20, 2023, and February 13, 2024, with principal balances ranging from approximately $1.2 million to $3.5 million, with approximate interest rates of 6%., and maturing between 8 and 27 months. (j) Upon the Closing of our acquisition of the Endeavor Entities, the Company acquired a cash advance agreement by and between Curve Capital, LLC dated November 30, 2023. Under the agreement, the listed borrowers received $970,000 and is required to make weekly payments of $76,000. The agreement is anticipated to be paid off by June 2025. (k) Upon the Closing of our acquisition of the Endeavor Entities, the Company acquired a certain lending agreement dated September 27, 2024. Under the Agile Agreement, the listed borrowers received $1,420,000 in October 2024, and is required to make weekly payments of $126,000. The note matures on April 29, 2025. F- 28 (l) On August 1, 2022, we closed a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, (the “MIPA”), with Jorgan Development, LLC, (“Jorgan”) and JBAH Holdings, LLC (“JBAH”), as the equity holders of Silver Fuels Delhi, LLC (“SFD”) and White Claw Colorado City, LLC (“WCCC”) whereby, the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding membership interests in each of SFD and WCCC, making SFD and WCCC wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company. The consideration for the membership interests included secured three-year promissory notes in the amount of $286,643 to JBAH and $28,377,641 to Jorgan, which accrue interest of prime plus 3% on the outstanding balance of the notes. Under the MIPA, the Company has committed to make a payment to Jorgan and JBAH on or before February 1, 2024 in the amounts of $16,306,754 to Jorgan and $164,715 to JBAH, whether in cash or unrestricted common stock. In the event of a breach of the terms of the notes, the sole and exclusive remedy of the holder of the notes will be to unwind the MIPA transaction. The principal amount of the notes, together with any and all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, will be paid on a monthly basis in an amount equal to the Monthly Free Cash Flow continuing thereafter on the twentieth (20 th ) calendar day of each calendar month thereafter. Monthly Free Cash Flow means cash proceeds received by SFD and WCCC from its operations minus any capital expenditures (including, but not limited to, maintenance capital expenditures and expenditures for personal protective equipment, additions to the land/current facilities and pipeline connections) and any payments on the lease obligations of SFD and WCCC. In October 2022, we entered into an agreement amending the notes issued as consideration in the MIPA, whereby, as soon as is practical, following the approval of the Company’s shareholders (which was obtained in November 2023), the Company issued 7,042,254 restricted shares of the Company’s Common Stock (the “Exchange Shares”) in exchange for the forgiveness and cancellation of $10,000,000 of principal (the “Cancelled Debt Principal”) under the Note, reflecting a conversion price of $1.42 per share (the “Exchange”). The Company’s shareholders approved the Exchange and the Exchange Shares were issued on November 10, 2023 (the “Exchange Date”). As of the Exchange Date, the Exchange Shares had a fair value of approximately $5.6 million. The Exchange was accounted for as a troubled debt restructuring under ASC 470 – Debt (“ASC 470”) , as (i) the Company was determined be experiencing financial difficulties as defined by ASC 470-60, and (ii) the Cancelled Debt Principal exceeded the fair value of the Exchange Shares by approximately $4.4 million, resulting in a lower effective borrowing rate on the Note as a result of the Exchange, and thus the Exchange was determined to result in a concession by the Lender. The Company performed a comparison of the undiscounted cash flows associated with the Note subsequent to the Exchange to the carrying value of the Note as of the Exchange date. The net carrying value of the Note was determined to exceed the undiscounted future cash flows by approximately $1.2 million (the “Excess Carrying Value”). The Note was thus written down to the amount of the undiscounted future cash flows on the Note from the Exchange Date to maturity. Further, as the Lender is a related party of the Company, the Excess Carrying Value was accounted for as a capital transaction and no gain or loss was recognized related to the restructuring. Once the registration statement is declared effective by the SEC, the note payment will count against the threshold payment amount, as defined in the notes and the MIPA, and no other material terms of the original note were changed as a result of the conversion. Upon the closing of our acquisition of the Endeavor Entities, the parties of that certain Membership Interest Purchase Agreement dated June 15, 2022, and the Amendment of Transaction Documents Related to Threshold Payment dated March 31, 2024 (together, the “2022 MIPA”), agreed that Section 8.7 Unwinding of the 2022 MIPA expired and is no longer enforceable. As a result, the selling entities in the 2022 MIPA no longer have the right to unwind our acquisitions of White Claw Colorado City and Silver Fuels Dehli. (m) On May 14, 2024, we issued a promissory note (the “Note”), to James Ballengee, in the principal amount of up to $1,500,000, for which loan advances will be made to the Company as requested. The Company will use the proceeds of the Note for general working capital purposes and to repay certain indebtedness. The intent of the Note is to be short term in nature and be repaid in 30 days. Any amounts that are not repaid in 30 days will bear interest thereafter at a rate of 11% per annum. Each advance matures after six months from the date the Company receives the funds. On May 23, 2024, we issued a promissory note to Ballengee Holdings, LLC, of which our Chief Executive Officer is the beneficial owner, which replaced and rescinded the above referenced note with James Ballengee effective back to May 14, 2024, under the same terms such that all obligations under the notes are the responsibility of Ballengee Holdings, LLC and the prior note with James Ballengee is no longer enforceable. (n) On June 13, 2024, the Company owed our Chief Financial Officer $1,167,750 in accrued salary and bonuses, plus interest (together, the “Accrued Compensation”), for serving as the Company’s Chief Financial, and executed a Settlement Agreement, where the Company and the CFO agreed the Accrued Compensation would be paid under of a straight promissory note in the principal amount of the Accrued Compensation (the “Note”). Under the terms of the Note, the amounts due will accrue interest at 8% per annum and will be paid by paying 5% of any money received by the Company from closed future financings or acquisition/merger/sale transactions until the Note has been paid in full. In the event the Note has not been paid in full by December 31, 2024, the Note will mature and any amounts due thereunder will be due and payable in full on such date. In February 2025, the parties agreed to extend this note to June 30, 2025. (o) Upon the Closing of our acquisition of the Endeavor Entities, the Company acquired a certain lending agreement dated August 2, 2023, which our Chief Executive Officer is the beneficial owner. Under this agreement, the we borrowed $1,182,193, which bears interest at 8.75%. The note matures in December 2028. F- 29 Note 15. Commitments and Contingencies Finance Leases We acquired Silver Fuels Delhi, LLC (SFD) and White Claw Colorado City, LLC (WCCC) in a business combination in August 2022, in which we acquired certain finance lease contracts and liabilities as described below: SFD has two finance lease agreements with Maxus Capital Group, LLC (“Maxus”). The first finance lease involves twelve storage tanks and other equipment for consideration of $ 1,025,000 for 60 monthly lease payments of $ 22,100 . At the end of the lease term there is an option to purchase the assets back from Maxus at a purchase price of $ 1 . The second finance lease involves remaining property at the oil gathering facility with the exception of land, for consideration of $ 1,350,861 for 60 monthly lease payments of $ 18,912 . At the end of the lease term, there is an option to purchase the assets back from Maxus at a purchase price of $ 877,519 . The land contains the oil gathering facility, which is being used as collateral by the lessor for both lease obligations. We are required to make minimum cash reserve payments of at least $ 24,000 ($ 8,945 and $ 15,055 for the first and second lease, respectively) each month in addition to the base lease payments. The cash reserve payments are to be used in the event of a default. At the end of the term, Maxus will return the balance of any cash reserve payments. As of December 31, 2023, the balances of the cash reserves for these leases were recorded as other assets in the amount of $ 369,109 (see Note 6). As these leases grant the lessee an option to purchase the underlying asset that the lessee is reasonably certain to be exercised, the leases are accounted for as finance leases. We have recorded right of use assets in our property, plant, and equipment, and depreciated them on a straight-line basis. We have also recorded a finance lease liability due to Maxus. According to ASC 842, the Company has measured the lease liability and at the present value of the remaining lease payments, as if the lease were acquired on acquisition date of August 1, 2022. This measurement as imputed interest rate of 18 % for the first and second lease obligations, which results in the carrying value of the financial liabilities equating the estimated book value of the leased assets at the end of the lease terms and the dates at which the Company may exercise its buy-back options. Future minimum lease payments for each of the remaining years under the Maxus lease obligations are as follows: 2025 $ 123,036 . WCCC a finance lease with Maxus for the terminaling and storage delivery terminal, commonly known as the China Grove Station (the “China Grove Station”), located in Colorado City, Texas to Maxus for consideration of approximately $ 2,500,000 for 60 monthly lease payments of $ 39,313 . At the end of the lease term, the Company has an option to purchase the China Grove Station back from Maxus at 35% of the original cost, or $ 875,000 . The Company has pledged 100% of its interests in accounts receivable as collateral for the lease obligation. The Company is required to make minimum cash reserve payments of at least $ 16,100 each month in addition to the base lease payments until Maxus has received $ 471,756 . The cash reserve payments are to be used in the event of default. As of December 31, 2024, the balance of the cash reserves for these leases was recorded as other assets in the amount of $ 354,200 . As these leases grant the lessee an option to purchase the underlying asset that the lessee is reasonably certain to be exercised, the leases are accounted for as finance leases. We have recorded right of use assets in our property, plant, and equipment, and depreciated them on a straight-line basis. We have also recorded a finance lease liability due to Maxus. According to ASC 842, the Company has measured the lease liability and at the present value of the remaining lease payments, as if the lease were acquired on acquisition date of August 1, 2022. This measurement as yielded an imputed interest rate of 18 % for the lease obligation, which results in the carrying value of the financial liability equating the estimated book value of the China Grove Station at the end of the lease term and the date at which the Company may exercise its buy-back option. Future minimum lease payments for each of the remaining years under the Maxus lease obligation are as follows: 2025 $ 471,756 , and 2026 $ 471,756 . On May 23, 2023, our subsidiary White Claw Colorado City, LLC (“WCCC”), supplemented an existing Master Agreement (the “Master Agreement”) with Maxus Capital Group, LLC (“Maxus”), under a four-year agreement, which Maxus agreed to finance the build-out of our new wash plant facility located on the land leased by our subsidiary, VivaVentures Remediation Corp., in Houston, Texas. Maxus has funded approximately $ 2.2 million to finance the build-out of the Houston location in the form of a finance lease for the wash plant, plus an additional $2.1 million in financing, and we will lease the wash plant facility under WCCC’s supplement to the Master Agreement. We expect our lease payments to Maxus under the supplement to be approximately $ 57,962 per month over 4 years, with an early buyout option of approximately $ 685,000 or lease-end option to purchase the facilities for the fair market value. We anticipate that the lease will commence in the third quarter of 2025 at which time the final amount funded and lease payments will be determined. During the construction phase the Company controls the asset under construction and has recorded a liability for the amounts funded by Maxus until lease commencement. F- 30 We acquired Meridian Equipment Leasing, LLC (MEL) in a business combination in October 2022, in which we acquired certain finance lease contracts and liabilities as described below: Meridian Equipment Leasing has a master lease agreement (which originally contained eighteen finance leases) containing eight finance leases as of December 31, 2024 with Maxus Capital Group, LLC (“Maxus”). The leases have funded the purchase of tractors, trailers, and other crude oil transportation assets for consideration of $ 10,168,677 and with monthly payments of $306,050 per month. The eight leases under the Maxus master lease, have a total of $ 8,714,278 in right of use asset as of December 31, 2024 with accumulated right-of-use amortization of $ 1,536,203 . We are required to make minimum cash reserve payments of at least $25,919 (for the 8 leases) each month in addition to the base lease payments. The cash reserve payments are to be used in the event of a default. At the end of the term, Maxus will return the balance of any cash reserve payments. As of December 31, 2024, the balances of the cash reserves for these leases were recorded as other assets in the amount of $1,490,562 (see Note 6). As these leases grant the lessee an option to purchase the underlying asset that the lessee is reasonably certain to be exercised, the leases are accounted for as finance leases. We have recorded right of use assets in our property, plant, and equipment, and depreciated them on a straight-line basis. We have also recorded a finance lease liability due to Maxus. According to ASC 842, the Company has measured the lease liability and at the present value of the remaining lease payments, as if the lease were acquired on acquisition date of October 1, 2024. This measurement as imputed interest rate of ranging from 6.05% to 6.30% lease obligations, which results in the carrying value of the financial liabilities equating the estimated book value of the leased assets at the end of the lease terms and the dates at which the Company may exercise its buy-back options. Future minimum lease payments for each of the remaining years under the Maxus lease obligations are as follows: 2025 $3,672,604, 2026: $2,637,587. On December 24, 2024, our subsidiary Meridian Equipment Leasing, LLC (“MEL”), supplemented (Schedule 21) an existing Master Agreement (the “Master Agreement”) with Maxus Capital Group, LLC (“Maxus”), under a four-year agreement, which Maxus agreed to a sale leaseback of approximately $1.5 million of certain gathering and pipeline assets. Under the terms of the lease, lease payments to are $40,335 per month over four years, with an early buyout option or option at the end of the base term to purchase the equipment for $470,462. As of December 31, 2024, Maxus has only funded $ 696,153 of the sales price. We anticipate that the lease will commence in the second quarter of 2025, after Maxus has paid the full purchase price for the equipment. Accordingly, the Company recorded the funded amount as a component of “Accounts payable and accrued expenses” as of December 31, 2024. The following table reconciles the undiscounted cash flows for the finance leases as of December 31, 2024 to the finance lease liability recorded on the balance sheet: Schedule of financing lease liability 2025 4,267,396 2026 3,109,343 Total undiscounted lease payments 7,376,738 Less: Imputed interest 743,609 Present value of lease payments 6,633,129 Add: carrying value of lease obligation at end of lease term 2,769,868 Total finance lease obligations $ 9,402,997 Finance lease liabilities, current $ 4,267,396 Finance lease liabilities, long-term $ 5,135,601 Weighted-average discount rate 7.99 % Weighted-average remaining lease term (months) 21.41 The discount rate is the Company’s incremental borrowing rate, or the rate of interest that the Company would have to pay to borrow on a collateralized basis over a similar term an amount equal to the lease payments in a similar economic environment. Based on an assessment of the Company’s borrowings at the time the finance leases were entered into or revalued upon acquisition, the incremental borrowing rate was determined to be between 6.29% and 18.00%. F- 31 Operating Leases On December 16, 2022, our subsidiary, VivaVentures Remediation Corp. entered into a Land Lease Agreement (the “Land Lease”) with W&P Development Corporation, under which we agreed to lease approximately 3.5 acres of land in Houston, Texas. The Land Lease is for an initial term of 126 months and may be extended for an additional 120 months at our discretion. Our monthly rent is $0 for the first three months and then at month 4 it is approximately $7,000 (based on a 50% reduction) and increases to approximately $13,000 in month 7 and then increases annually up to approximately $16,000 per month by the end of the initial term. We plan to place one or more of our RPC machines on the property, as well as store certain equipment. On October 1, 2024, the Company acquired a lease agreement for corporate office space in Dallas, Texas at Spring Valley. Commencing on June 1, 2022, the five-year lease terminates on May 31, 2027 with Spring Valley Leasing LLC. The lease required a monthly lease payment $ 15,233 through the remaining life of the lease. On October 1, 2024, the Company acquired a lease agreement for land, building, yard and improvements in Monohans, Texas related to operating a trucking yard and shop. Commencing on May 1, 2021, the five-year lease terminates on April 30, 2026. The lease requires a monthly lease payment of $ 10,000 . On October 1, 2024, the Company acquired a lease agreement for 10 acres of land and its buildings and improvements in Reeves County, Texas. Commencing on January 1, 2024, seventeen-month lease terminates on May 31, 2025. The lease requires a monthly lease payment of $ 138,395 . On October 1, 2024, the Company acquired a lease agreement for building and yard in Reeves County, Texas related to operating a trucking yard and shop. Commencing on January 1, 2024, the seventeen-month lease terminates on May 31, 2025. The lease requires a monthly lease payment of $ 35,000 . The right-of-use asset for operating leases as of December 31, 2024 and 2023 was $ 4,920,454 and $ 1,534,870 . Rent expense for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 was $ 557,892 and $ 564,085 . The following table reconciles the undiscounted cash flows for the leases as of December 31, 2024 to the operating lease liability recorded on the balance sheet: Schedule of lessee operating lease liability 2025 2,636,151 2026 1,246,055 2027 261,441 2028 173,899 2029 177,855 Thereafter 2,683,523 Total undiscounted lease payments 7,178,923 Less: Imputed interest 2,352,421 Present value of lease payments $ 4,826,502 Operating lease liabilities, current $ 2,636,151 Operating lease liabilities, long-term $ 2,190,351 Weighted-average remaining lease term 118.15 Weighted-average discount rate 8.1136 % The discount rate is the Company’s incremental borrowing rate, or the rate of interest that the Company would have to pay to borrow on a collateralized basis over a similar term an amount equal to the lease payments in a similar economic environment. Based on an assessment of the Company’s borrowings at the time the operating leases were entered into or acquired, the incremental borrowing rate was determined to be between 6.29 and 10.5%. F- 32 Employment Agreements On October 28, 2022 we entered into an executive employment agreement with a new Chief Executive Officer, James Ballengee, which provides for annual compensation of $ 1,000,000 payable in shares of our common stock issued in four equal quarterly installments, priced at the volume weighted average price (VWAP) for the five trading days preceding the date of the Employment Agreement and each anniversary thereof (the “CEO Compensation”). For the twelve months of Mr. Ballengee’s employment (October 28, 2023 to October 27, 2024), we owed Mr. Ballengee a total of 1,657,016 shares of our common stock, issuable at 414,254 per quarter. For the next twelve months of his employment (October 28, 2024 to October 27, 2025), we owe Mr. Ballengee a total of 688,891 shares of our common stock, to be paid in three equal quarterly installments of 172,222 shares of Common Stock, and one installment of 172,225 shares (prior to tax withholdings). The CEO Compensation is subject to satisfaction of Nasdaq rules, the provisions of the Company’s equity incentive plan and other applicable requirements and shall be accrued if such issuance is due prior to satisfaction of any such requirements. Additionally, Mr. Ballengee shall be eligible for a discretionary performance bonus. The Employment Agreement may be terminated by either party for any or no reason, by providing five days’ notice of termination. On June 13, 2024, we entered into a new Employment Agreement with Mr. Tyler Nelson with respect to our appointment of Mr. Nelson as Chief Financial Officer. Pursuant to the New Employment Agreement, Mr. Nelson will receive: (i) $ 450,000 annually (the “Base Salary”); (ii) an annual cash incentive bonus of a minimum of 50% of the Base Salary (a portion of which may be payable in the form of restricted common stock of the Company) and a maximum of 120% of the Base Salary; and (iii) an annual equity incentive bonus of a minimum of 25% of the Base Salary and a maximum of 120% of the Base Salary in shares of restricted stock. Mr. Nelson will also be eligible for a cash transaction bonus (the “Transaction Bonus”) for Qualified Transactions, as defined in the New Employment Agreement, of 0.5% of the enterprise value of the assets, equity or business sold or acquired or the listing value of the equity or debt being listed on a national exchange. For each of the closing of the Merger Agreement and Endeavor MIPA, Mr. Nelson will receive a bonus of $200,000, with $100,000 for each such bonus to be paid in cash and the remaining $100,000 for each such bonus to be paid in shares of our common stock, valued on the date of close of the Merger Agreement and the Endeavor MIPA, respectively. The foregoing bonuses are in lieu of a Transaction Bonus for either the Merger Agreement or the Endeavor MIPA. The new Employment Agreement is for an initial term of two years and will auto-renew for subsequent one-year terms if not terminated by either party at the end of a term, which requires 90 days prior notice. The new Employment Agreement may also be terminated under standard cause and without cause termination and resignation provisions. At the time of entering into the new Employment Agreement, we owed Mr. Nelson $1,167,750 in accrued salary and bonuses, plus interest (together, the “Accrued Compensation”), for serving as our Chief Financial Officer under the Original Agreement. Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, we agreed with Mr. Nelson on the Accrued Compensation would be paid to Mr. Nelson under of a straight promissory note in the principal amount of the Accrued Compensation (the “Note”). Under the terms of the Note, the amounts due under the Note will accrue interest at 8% per annum, and will be paid to Mr. Nelson by paying him 5% of any money received by us from closed future financings or acquisition/merger/sale transactions until the Note has been paid in full. In the event the Note has not been paid in full by June 30, 2025, the Note will mature and any amounts due thereunder will be due and payable in full in such date. Under the terms of the Settlement Agreement we issued Mr. Nelson a stock option agreement (the “Option Agreement”) setting forth the stock options Mr. Nelson were issued on June 9, 2022 (the “Grant Date”). Pursuant to the Option Agreement, as of the Grant Date, Mr. Nelson was granted 917,825 stock options (the “Options”) at an exercise price per share of $1.80. The Options shall vest as follows: (i) 360,145 shares on the Grant Date, (ii) 219,312 shares three (3) months after the Grant Date, (iii) 48,338 shares for each of the following six (6) quarters, and (iv) 48,340 shares following the eighth (8 th ) quarter after the Grant Date. The Options were fully vested as of June 9, 2024. On October 1, 2024, we entered into an executive employment agreement with Russ Shelton as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Shelton will receive (i) base salary compensation of $ 337,000 USD annually (the “Base Compensation”); (ii) an annual cash and equity incentive compensation of up to $808,000 based upon certain performance criteria as more particularly described therein. As an inducement to enter into the Shelton Agreement, Mr. Shelton shall receive a one-time signing grant of our common stock equivalent in value to $150,000, which are priced per share based on the volume-weighted average price for the preceding five (5) trading days prior to the day of such grant, subject to an eighteen (18) month lockup period, which shall be granted promptly after the Effective Date, as defined therein. Pursuant to the Shelton Agreement, Mr. Shelton’s employment is at-will under Texas law, except as modified therein. Mr. Shelton’s employment with Vivakor Administration, LLC, a subsidiary of ours, began on October 1, 2024. In connection with the Shelton Agreement, Mr. Shelton and Ballengee Holdings, LLC, an affiliate of James H. Ballengee, our Chairman, President, and CEO, have entered into a side letter agreement (the “Shelton Side Letter”) promising Mr. Shelton (i) certain additional Base Compensation equal to the difference between Mr. Shelton’s current salary and $375,000 by January 1, 2025, should we not increase Mr. Shelton’s Base Compensation, as defined in the Shelton Agreement, to such level, and (ii) a one-time special cash bonus of $100,000.00 USD upon completion of an equity capital raise, as more particularly set forth therein. F- 33 On June 26, 2024, we entered into an executive employment agreement with Patrick M. Knapp to join the company as our Executive Vice President, General Counsel, & Secretary and provides for an annual base salary of $ 350,000 , payable in equal installments every two weeks. In addition, the Knapp Agreement provides for annual incentive cash and equity compensation of up to $840,000 based on certain performance goals as further set forth therein. As an inducement to enter into the Knapp Agreement, Mr. Knapp shall receive a one-time signing grant of our common stock equivalent in value to $250,000, which are priced per share based on the volume-weighted average price for the preceding five (5) trading days prior to the day of such grant (calculated to be 140,190 shares based on the effective date of the Knapp Agreement), subject to an eighteen (18) month lockup period and a conditional clawback obligation concurrent therewith, which shall be granted within thirty (30) days after the Start Date, as defined therein. Pursuant to the Knapp Agreement, Mr. Knapp’s employment is at-will under Texas law, except as modified therein. Mr. Knapp’s employment began on June 26, 2024. Note 16. Long-term Debt To assist in funding the manufacture of the Company’s Remediation Processing Centers, between 2015 and 2017, the Company entered into two agreements which include terms for the purchase of participation rights for the sale of future revenue of the funded RPCs, and which also require working interest budget payments by the Company. The Company accounted for the terms under these contracts for the sale of future revenue under Accounting Standards Codification 470 (“ASC 470”). Accordingly, these contracts included the receipt of cash from an investor where the Company agrees to pay the investor for a defined period a specified percentage or amount of the revenue or a measure of income (for example, gross revenue) according to their contractual right, in which the Company would record the cash as debt and apply the effective interest method to calculate and accrue interest on the contracts. The terms of these agreements grant the holder a prorated 25% participation in the gross revenue of the assets as defined in the agreements for 20 years after operations commence for a purchase price of approximately $ 2,200,000 . The Company made its first payment of $ 7,735 in the second quarter of 2021. Due to delays and limitations in achieving scaled up operations (see Note 3 Long Lived Assets ) the effective interest rate of these agreements range from approximately 11 % to 31 % for the year ended December 31, 2023. During 2023, the Company entered into an agreement to move our Vernal RPC to Kuwait to commence scaled up remediation services, as the Vernal plant was not producing product toward its off-take agreement, which further delayed our anticipated operations. Furthermore, in the fourth quarter of 2023, Enshaat Al Sayer (Enshaat) (the original contractor chosen for the remediation of certain cleanup for the Kuwait Environmental Remediation Project (KERP) notified us that it terminated its subcontract with DIC, which effectively terminated DIC’s contract with the Company. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company continues to negotiate the terms for an agreement directly with Kuwait Oil Company for the remediation services on the KERP. The Company evaluated these events and determined that the inability to obtain an agreement with Enshaat or Kuwait Oil Company in 2024 was a trigger event requiring analysis for impairment. We analyzed the events and assessed an impairment loss of the assets related to our Kuwait RPCs of $ 7,047,179 for the year ended December 31, 2024. Additionally, the Company assessed the impact of the impairment loss, including the impact on our ancillary agreements. Additionally, the Company assessed the impact of the impairment loss, including the impact on our ancillary agreements. Ancillary to our prospective Kuwait RPC operations, the royalty and working interest agreements related to these RPCs provide for clauses that stipulate if the RPCs never enter into operations that the Company is not liable for any payment. As a result of such impairments, it has become probable that the Kuwait RPCs may not enter into operations, and such debt was reversed and the debt discounts fully expensed as of December 31, 2024. Some holders of these participation rights also have the option to relinquish ownership and all remaining benefits of their LLC units in exchange for Common Stock in the Company. Depending on the contract, these options to convert to common stock range from between 1 and 5.5 years. The exercise period ranges from between 1 year to 5.5 years with a step-up discount to market for each year the option is not exercised with a range of between 5% to 25% discount to market. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023 none of these options have been exercised to convert to Common Stock. Accordingly, under Accounting Standards Codification 815 (“ASC 815”) the Company valued these options at fair value, which found the fair value of the options to be nominal. Long-term debt related to these participation rights is recorded in “Long-term debt” on the consolidated balance sheet. F- 34 The accounting for the terms under these contracts that call for working interest budget payments by the Company are recorded in current liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet and paid down through pass-through expenses or cash according to the contract. Accordingly, the Company records any unpaid balance of budget payments received in “Long-term debt, current” as these liabilities are generally paid within 12 months after proceeds are received. Long-term debt consists of the following: Schedule of long-term debt December 31, December 31, 2024 2023 Principal $ - $ 2,196,233 Accrued interest - 2,434,449 Debt discount - ( 197,052 ) Total long term debt $ - $ 4,433,630 Long term debt, current $ - $ - Long term debt $ - $ 4,433,630 Note 17. Stockholders’ Equity Series A, Series B, Series B-1, Series C and Series C-1 Preferred Stock The Preferred Stock authorized by the Company may be issued from time to time in one or more series. The Company is authorized to issue 15,000,000 shares of preferred stock. The Company is authorized to issue 66,667 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, 3,266,667 shares of Series B Preferred Stock, 1,666,667 shares of Series B-1 Preferred Stock, 3,333,333 shares of Series C Preferred Stock, and 3,333,333 shares of Series C-1 Preferred Stock. The Board of Directors is authorized to fix or alter the number of shares constituting any series of Preferred Stock and the designation thereof. In 2021, the Board of Directors authorized, and a majority vote acceptance was received of each voting class of preferred stock, including Series B Preferred Stock, Series B-1 Preferred Stock, and Series C-1 Preferred Stock, that each class’s designations be amended that upon the Company’s public offering in conjunction with an up list to a senior stock exchange that these classes of preferred stock will convert their preferred shares to common shares on a one for one basis. In conjunction with our acquisition of the Endeavor Entities on October 1, 2024, on February 6, 2025 the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment to our Articles of Incorporation (deemed to be effective for accounting purposes as of October 1, 2024) which withdrew all prior series of preferred stock and set forth the certificate of designation of our the Series A Preferred Stock issued as consideration for the acquisition. Such filing is deemed to have been effective as of December 31, 2024 as such filing’s delay was due to administrative reasons. For the year ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, there were no outstanding shares of the previous preferred stock series at the time of the amendment. As a result of the amendment Series A was replaced as disclosed below, and Series B, B-1, C, and C-1 were all withdrawn. The Company has issued 107,789 outstanding shares of Series A Preferred as of December 31, 2024. The conversion price is subject to adjustment under certain customary circumstances, including as a result of stock splits and combinations, dividends and distributions, and certain issuances of common stock. The Company has the right to convert the Preferred Stock at any time using the stated value of $ 1,000 per share of Preferred Stock and the conversion price of one dollar ($1.00) per share of Common Stock. Holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock will have no voting rights. Our Series A Preferred Stock earns an annual dividend of 6 % of the stated value of the stock, which dividend is paid in equal quarterly installments in shares of our common stock unless such issuance would cause the holder of the Series A Preferred Stock to exceed certain beneficial ownership limitations, and such a situation the dividend will accrue until such time as the shares are able to be issued. Series A have the right to a liquidation preference in any distribution of net assets made to the shareowners prior to and in preference to the holders of Common Stock and any other Preferred Stock holder in the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our Company. The Company has the right, but not the obligation, to redeem shares of Series A Preferred Stock. F- 35 On October 1, 2024, we acquired all of the issued and outstanding membership interests in Endeavor Crude, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, Equipment Transport, LLC, a Pennsylvania limited liability company, Meridian Equipment Leasing, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, and Silver Fuels Processing, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (collectively with their subsidiaries, the “Endeavor Entities”), making those entities wholly-owned subsidiaries. The purchase price is $116.3 million (the “Purchase Price”), after post-closing adjustments, including assumed debt and an earn-out adjustment, payable in a combination of our common stock, $0.001 par value per share (“Common Stock”) and shares of our Series A Preferred Stock $0.001 par value per share (“Preferred Stock”). The sellers are beneficially owned by James Ballengee, our chairman, chief executive officer and principal shareholder. To date we have issued the sellers 6,724,291 shares of our common stock and 107,789 shares of our Series A Preferred Stock. Common Stock In November 2023, the Company’s shareholders voted to increase the Company’s authorized shares of common stock to 200,000,000 . As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, there were 41,709,190 and 26,220,508 shares of our common stock issued and outstanding, respectively. Treasury stock is carried at cost. On October 1, 2024, we acquired all of the issued and outstanding membership interests in Endeavor Crude, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, Equipment Transport, LLC, a Pennsylvania limited liability company, Meridian Equipment Leasing, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, and Silver Fuels Processing, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (collectively with their subsidiaries, the “Endeavor Entities”), making those entities wholly-owned subsidiaries. The purchase price is $116.3 million (the “Purchase Price”), after post-closing adjustments, including assumed debt and an earn-out adjustment, payable in a combination of our common stock, $0.001 par value per share (“Common Stock”) and shares of our Series A Preferred Stock $0.001 par value per share (“Preferred Stock”). The sellers are beneficially owned by James Ballengee, our chairman, chief executive officer and principal shareholder. To date we have issued the sellers 6,724,291 shares of our common stock and 107,789 shares of our Series A Preferred Stock. For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company issued 1,333,292 and 7,231,998 common shares for a $ 1,216,050 and $ 10,255,000 reduction of liabilities. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company sold 2,667,568 common shares for $ 1,425,000 in cash. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company converted $ 2,227,493 of convertible debt into 1,903,095 common shares. Noncontrolling Interest In accordance with ASC 810, as of October 1, 2023, we deconsolidated Viva Wealth Fund I, LLC (VWFI), recognizing a gain on deconsolidation of $ 438,099 . The noncontrolling interest related to VWFI were removed from our financial statements (Note 3 Principles of Consolidation ), resulting in the gain on deconsolidation. The elimination of noncontrolling interest related to the deconsolidation of VWFI was $ 8,068,143 . Noncontrolling interests represent the portion of certain consolidated subsidiaries that are owned by third-parties. For the year ended December 31, 2024 the change in noncontrolling interest was due primarily related to the noncontrolling interest’s allocation of the impairment expenses (see Note 8 and Note 9). F- 36 Note 18. Share-Based Compensation & Warrants On November 10, 2023, our 2023 Equity and Incentive Plan (the Plan) went effective. The plan was approved by our Board of Directors and by the holders of a majority of our common stock. The following is a summary of the material features of the Plan, which is qualified in its entirety by reference to the actual text of the Plan. Eligibility. The Plan provides for the grant of equity awards to the officers, employees, directors, consultants and other key persons of the Company and our subsidiaries selected from time to time by our Compensation Committee of the Board. The Compensation Committee will determine in its sole and absolute discretion the specific individuals eligible to participate in the Plan. As of April 14, 2025, we had approximately one hundred and fifty employees and five directors. The Company also employs consultants to supplement its operational activities. Awards. Awards under the Plan may take the form of stock options, stock appreciation rights (“SARs”), restricted stock awards, unrestricted stock awards, restricted stock units (“RSUs”), and other share-based awards, or any combination of the foregoing (each, an “award” and collectively, “awards”). Shares Available. Subject to the adjustment provisions discussed below under “Adjustments,” the total number of shares that may be issued under the Plan is 40,000,000 . Plan Administration. Our Compensation Committee of the Board will administer the Plan at the time we add additional independent directors. Until then the Board will administer the Plan. The Board and the Compensation Committee are to as the “Administrator.” The Administrator will be authorized to grant awards under the Plan, to interpret the provisions of the Plan and to prescribe, amend and rescind rules relating to the Plan or any award thereunder. It is anticipated that the Administrator (either generally or with respect to specific transactions) will be constituted so as to comply, as necessary or desirable, with the requirements of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) and Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act. Stock Options. The Plan permits the granting of “incentive stock options” meeting the requirements of Section 422 of the Code, and “nonqualified stock options” that do not meet such requirements. The term of each option is determined by the Compensation Committee and shall not exceed ten years after the date of grant. Options may also be subject to restrictions on exercise, such as exercise in periodic installments, as determined by the Administrator. In general, the per share exercise price for options must be at least equal to 100% of the fair market value of the underlying shares on the date of the grant, unless the option is intended to be compliant with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. All 40,000,000 shares authorized for issuance under the Plan shall be available for issuance in respect of incentive stock options. Stock Appreciation Rights. The Plan permits the granting of SARs. The Administrator will determine any vesting schedules and the terms and conditions of each grant. Upon the exercise of a SAR, the recipient is entitled to receive from the Company an amount in cash or shares with a fair market value equal to the appreciation in the value of the shares subject to the SAR over a specified reference price. The reference price per share of any SAR will not be less than 100% of the fair market value per share of Company Common Stock on the date of the grant of the SAR, unless the SAR is intended to be compliant with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. Restricted Stock Awards. The Administrator may award restricted stock under the Plan. Restricted stock gives a participant the right to receive stock subject to a risk of forfeiture based upon certain conditions. The forfeiture restrictions on the shares may be based upon performance standards, length of service and/or other criteria as the Compensation Committee may determine. Until all restrictions are satisfied, lapsed or waived, we will maintain custody over the restricted stock, but the participant will be able to vote the shares and will be entitled to all distributions paid with respect to the shares (but see below, under the heading “No Current Dividends on Unvested Awards” with respect to the treatment of dividends while the shares remain unvested). During the period in which shares are restricted, the restricted stock may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered. Upon termination of employment, the participant will forfeit the restricted stock to the extent the applicable vesting requirements have not by then been met. F- 37 Unrestricted Stock Awards. The Administrator may award unrestricted stock under the Plan. Unrestricted stock may be granted in respect of past services or other valid consideration, or in lieu of cash compensation due to such grantee. Restricted Stock Units. The Plan provides that the Administrator may grant restricted stock units (“RSUs”), which represent the right to receive shares following the satisfaction of specified conditions. The Administrator will determine any vesting schedules and the other terms of each grant of RSUs. A participant will not have the rights of a stockholder with respect to the shares subject to an RSU award prior to the actual issuance of those shares. Performance Awards. The Plan provides that the Administrator may grant awards that are contingent upon the achievement of specified performance criteria (“Performance Awards”). Such awards may be payable in cash, shares or other property. The Administrator will determine the terms of Performance Awards, including the performance criteria, length of the applicable performance period, and the time and form of payment. Other Share-Based Awards. The Plan provides that the Administrator may grant other awards that are payable in, valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on or related to shares. All the terms of such other share-based awards will be determined by the Administrator. No Payment of Dividends Until Awards Vest. Dividends or dividend equivalents payable with respect to Plan awards will be subject to the same vesting terms as the related award. Adjustments. In the event of any corporate transaction or event such as a stock dividend, extraordinary dividend or similar distribution (whether in the form of cash, shares, other securities, or other property), reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split or other similar change in the Company’s capital stock, the Plan provides that the Administrator will make equitable adjustments to (i) the maximum number of shares reserved for issuance under the Plan, (ii) the number and kind of shares or other securities subject to any then outstanding awards under the Plan, (iii) the repurchase price, if any, per phare subject to each outstanding award, and (iv) the exercise price for each Share subject to any then outstanding Stock Options under the Plan, without changing the aggregate exercise price (i.e., the exercise price multiplied by the number of Stock Options) as to which such Stock Options remain exercisable. Transferability of Awards. Restricted Stock awards, Stock Options, SARs and, prior to exercise, the shares issuable upon exercise of such Stock Option shall not be transferred other than by will, or by the laws of descent and distribution. The Administrator, however, may allow for the assignment or transfer of an award (other than incentive stock options and restricted stock awards) to a participant’s spouse, children and/or trusts, partnerships, or limited liability companies established for the benefit of the participant’s spouse and/or children, subject in each case to certain conditions on assignment or transfer. Termination and Amendment. The Board may, at any time, amend or discontinue the Plan and the Compensation Committee may, at any time, amend or cancel any outstanding award for the purpose of satisfying changes in law or for any other lawful purpose, but no such action shall adversely affect rights under any outstanding award without the consent of the holder of the Award. The Compensation Committee may exercise its discretion to reduce the exercise price of outstanding Stock Options or effect repricing through cancellation of outstanding Stock Options and by granting such holders new awards in replacement of the cancelled Stock Options. To the extent determined by the Compensation Committee to be required either by the Code to ensure that Incentive Stock Options granted under the Plan are qualified under Section 422 of the Code or otherwise, Plan amendments shall be subject to approval by the Company stockholders entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders. The Board has the right to amend the Plan and/or the terms of any outstanding Stock Options to the extent reasonably necessary to comply with the requirements of the exemption pursuant to Rule 12h-1 of the Exchange Act. Treatment of Awards Upon a Sale Event. In the case of and subject to the consummation of a Sale Event (as the term is defined in the Plan), the Plan and all outstanding Stock Options and SARs issued thereunder shall become one hundred percent (100%) vested upon the effective time of any such Sale Event, all unvested Restricted Stock and unvested Restricted Stock Unit Awards issued thereunder shall become one hundred percent (100%) vested, with an equitable or proportionate adjustment as to the number and kind of shares subject to such awards as such parties shall agree, and such Restricted Stock shall be repurchased from the holder thereof at the then fair market value of such shares. In the event of the termination of the Plan, each holder of Stock Options shall be permitted, within a period of time prior to the consummation of the Sale Event as specified by the Administrator, to exercise all such Stock Options or SARs which are then exercisable or will become exercisable as of the effective time of the Sale Event. F- 38 Treatment of Termination of Service Relationship. Any portion of a Stock Option or SAR that is not vested and exercisable on the date of termination of an optionee’s service relationship, a grantee’s right in all Restricted Stock Units that have not vested upon the grantee’s cessation of service relationship with the Company and any subsidiary for any reason, shall immediately expire and be null and void, unless otherwise be provided by the Administrator. Once any portion of the Stock Option becomes vested and exercisable, the optionee’s right to exercise such portion of the Stock Option or SAR in the event of a termination of the optionee’s service relationship shall continue until the earliest of: (i) the date which is: (A) 12 months following the date on which the optionee’s Service Relationship terminates due to death or Disability (or such longer period of time as determined by the Committee and set forth in the applicable Award Agreement), or (B) three months following the date on which the optionee’s Service Relationship terminates if the termination is due to any reason other than death or Disability (or such longer period of time as determined by the Committee and set forth in the applicable Award Agreement), or (ii) the expiration date set forth in the award agreement; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, an award agreement may provide that if the optionee’s service Relationship is terminated for cause, the Stock Option shall terminate immediately and be null and void upon the date of the optionee’s termination and shall not thereafter be exercisable. Tax Withholding. The Company and its subsidiaries may deduct amounts from participants to satisfy withholding tax requirements arising in connection with Plan awards. The Company’s obligation to deliver stock certificates (or evidence of book entry) to any grantee is subject to and conditioned on any such tax withholding obligations being satisfied by the grantee. Stock Options & Awards Generally accepted accounting principles require share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, warrants, and common stock to be recognized in the income statement based on their fair values at the date of grant, net of estimated forfeitures. The Company has granted stock-based compensation to employees, including the issuance of 1,421,760 employee stock options granted in June 2022 that were to vest over a period of two years. For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, we also issued 1,076,031 and 1,054,267 shares in stock awards in conjunction with the CEO’s employment agreement. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, we issued additional stock awards of 48,387 and 245,536 that vest quarterly for 12 months, and some that cliff vest in 12 and 18 months in conjunction with employee contracts. We also issued 539,596 shares in stock awards in conjunction with new employment agreements entered into during 2024. For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, stock-based compensation was $ 2,930,838 and $ 1,596,957 . In January 2023, a new Board of Directors was nominated and approved. Three new independent Board members were issued stock non-statutory stock awards in the amount of 95,045 , for which 50,000 shares vested immediately and 45,045 vested quarterly, and 10,311 of these awards were forfeited upon a director’s resignation in December 2023. On June 20, 2023, we issued a 15% secured promissory note due to Al Dali International for Gen. Trading & Cont. Co., a company organized under the laws of Kuwait (“DIC”). As security to secure repayment of the Note, we issued DIC an option to purchase 1,000,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $ 1.179 per share, which was recorded as a debt discount in the amount of $ 467,509 , which is amortized to interest expense over the term of the agreement using the effective interest method. There were no other options or awards granted during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The assumptions used in the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the fair value of the options on the date of issuance are as follows: Schedule of option activity December 31, 2023 Risk-free interest rate 0.24 – 5.23 % Expected dividend yield None Expected life of warrants 3.33 - 10 years Expected volatility rate 156 – 273 % F- 39 The following table summarizes all stock option activity of the Company for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023: Schedule of warrant assumptions Number of Shares Weighted Average Exercise Price Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years) Outstanding, December 31, 2022 1,833,566 $ 2.59 6.47 Granted 1,000,000 1.18 1.50 Exercised - - - Forfeited ( 16,666 ) 12.00 - Outstanding, December 31, 2023 2,816,900 $ 2.03 4.08 Granted - - - Exercised ( 1,000,000 ) $ 1.179 - Forfeited ( 95,139 ) 12.00 - Outstanding, December 31, 2024 1,721,761 $ 1.97 4.71 Exercisable, December 31, 2023 2,720,221 $ 2.05 3.93 Exercisable, December 31, 2024 1,721,761 $ 1.97 4.71 As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the aggregate intrinsic value of the Company’s outstanding options was approximately none. The aggregate intrinsic value will change based on the fair market value of the Company’s common stock. Warrants As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company had 399,040 and 80,000 warrants outstanding. On February 14, 2022, the Company closed on its underwritten public offering of 1,600,000 shares of common stock, at a public offering price of $5.00 per share. In addition, the Company has issued the underwriter, EF Hutton, a 5-year warrant to purchase 80,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price equal $ 5.75 , and were valued with a fair market value of $ 374,000 . On April 4, 2024, the Company issued Clear Street LLC a one year warrant to purchase 319,040 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $ 0.90 per share, and were valued with a fair market value of $ 92,522 . The impact of these warrants has no effect on stockholder’s equity, as they are considered equity-like instruments, and are considered a direct expense of offering services. Management uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the fair value of warrants on the date of issuance. The assumptions used in the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the fair value of the warrants on the date of issuance during 2024 and 2023 are as follows: Schedule of warrant activity Risk-free interest rate 1.92 - 5.02 % Expected dividend yield None Expected life of warrants 1 - 5 years Expected volatility rate 98 - 167 % F- 40 Note 19. Segments The Company has two reportable operating segments, which consist of trucking logistics services and terminaling and storage product and services, and uses segment income/(loss) from operations to assess performance against forecasted results and allocate resources to its segments. Segment income/(loss) from operations is determined on the same basis as consolidated income/(loss) from operations presented in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. The trucking logistics services segment generates revenue from trucking crude oil and produced water and transportation and terminaling services of crude oil via the Omega Gathering Pipeline. Transportation and terminaling of crude oil is also conducted utilizing our Omega Gathering Pipeline, which is an approximately forty-five (45) mile integrated crude oil gathering and pipeline in Blaine County, Oklahoma, in the heart of the STACK play. The line is tied into the Cushing, Oklahoma storage hub via the Plains STACK Pipeline. We also own and operate fifteen (15) crude oil pipeline injection truck stations, primarily centered in the Permian Basin. The terminaling and storage segment generates revenue from two operational major crude oil terminaling facilities for crude oil and natural gas liquid gathering and storage. One facility is located in Colorado City, Texas, and the other facility is located in Delhi, Louisiana. Both facilities are located at the junction of several major interstate pipelines, receive various grades of crude oil from our customers. These crude oil terminals are industrial facilities that serve as hubs for the storage, handling and distribution of crude oil and petroleum products. For information purposes, we have reported separately “Corporate and Other”, which is not determined to be an operating segment, but allows for analysis of non-operating entities and shared services and personnel that support both of the operating segments. Corporate and Other contains expenses for the corporate entity and non-operating entities, such as corporate overhead payroll expenses, stock-based compensation, corporate legal and audit expenses, impairment expense not related to operating segments, interest expense from loans at the corporate level, and amortization of intangible assets held at corporate and non-operating entities. Our chief operating decision maker (CODM) is our Chief Executive Officer, James Ballengee. The CODM uses segment income/(loss) from operations before income taxes for purposes of allocating resources and evaluating financial performance predominantly in the annual budget and forecasting process. The CODM considers budget-to-actual variances on a quarterly basis using the segment income/(loss) before taxes measure when making decisions about allocating capital and personnel to the segments. The CODM does not review assets in evaluating the results of the operating segments, and therefore, such information is not presented. Segment revenue, significant segment expenses, income/(loss) from operations, other income/(expense) and income/(loss) before income tax for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 are as follows : F- 41 Year ended December 31, 2024 Transportation Logistics Segment Terminaling and Storage Segment Corporate and other Total Consolidated Revenues $ 18,782,745 $ 39,829,406 $ - $ 58,612,151 Revenues- related party - 31,199,089 - 31,199,089 Total revenues 18,782,745 71,028,495 - 89,811,240 Cost of revenues 13,804,019 65,788,017 - 79,592,036 Gross profit 4,978,726 5,240,478 - 10,219,204 Operating expenses: Sales and marketing - - 15,268 15,268 General and administrative 2,194,857 598,465 9,412,709 12,206,031 Impairment expense - - 8,632,773 8,632,773 Amortization and depreciation 5,187,972 4,997,297 1,175,156 11,360,425 Total operating expenses 7,382,829 5,595,762 19,235,906 32,214,497 Loss from operations ( 2,404,103 ) ( 355,284 ) ( 19,235,906 ) ( 21,995,293 ) Other income (expense): Unrealized gain (loss) on marketable securities - - 165,275 165,275 Gain on disposition of asset 57,200 - - 57,200 Gain on deconsolidation of subsidiary - - 177,550 177,550 Interest income 30,818 - 29,546 60,364 Interest expense ( 1,511,056 ) ( 1,248,138 ) ( 1,936,040 ) ( 4,695,234 ) Interest expense- related parties ( 121,458 ) ( 121,458 ) Other income 12,540 - 115,000 127,540 Total other income (expense) ( 1,410,498 ) ( 1,248,138 ) ( 1,570,127 ) ( 4,228,763 ) Loss before provision for income taxes ( 3,814,601 ) ( 1,603,422 ) ( 20,806,033 ) ( 26,224,056 ) Provision for income taxes - - ( 126,869 ) ( 126,869 ) Consolidated net loss ( 3,814,601 ) ( 1,603,422 ) ( 20,932,902 ) ( 26,350,925 ) Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests - - ( 4,161,105 ) ( 4,161,105 ) Net loss attributable to Vivakor, Inc. $ ( 3,814,601 ) $ ( 1,603,422 ) $ ( 16,771,797 ) $ ( 22,189,820 ) F- 42 Year ended December 31, 2023 Transportation Logistics Segment Terminaling and Storage Segment Corporate and other Total Consolidated Revenues $ - $ 46,202,141 $ 50,000 $ 46,252,141 Revenues- related party 13,069,611 - 13,069,611 Total revenues - 59,271,752 50,000 59,321,752 Cost of revenues - 54,300,788 - 54,300,788 Gross profit - 4,970,964 50,000 5,020,964 Operating expenses: Sales and marketing - - 3,070 3,070 General and administrative - 718,548 6,698,262 7,416,810 Amortization and depreciation - 2,961,902 970,842 3,932,744 Total operating expenses - 3,680,450 7,672,174 11,352,624 Loss from operations - 1,290,514 ( 7,622,174 ) ( 6,331,660 ) Other income (expense): Unrealized gain (loss) on marketable securities - - ( 1,156,928 ) ( 1,156,928 ) Gain on deconsolidation of variable interest entity - - 438,099 438,099 Interest income - - 14,953 14,953 Interest expense ( 548,500 ) ( 417,637 ) ( 966,137 ) Interest expense- related parties ( 3,058,940 ) ( 3,058,940 ) Other income - - 318,041 318,041 Total other income (expense) - ( 548,500 ) ( 3,862,412 ) ( 4,410,912 ) Loss before provision for income taxes - 742,014 ( 11,484,586 ) ( 10,742,572 ) Provision for income taxes - - ( 92,703 ) ( 92,703 ) Consolidated net loss - 742,014 ( 11,577,289 ) ( 10,835,275 ) Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests - - ( 96,650 ) ( 96,650 ) Net loss attributable to Vivakor, Inc. $ - $ 742,014 $ ( 11,480,639 ) $ ( 10,738,625 ) F- 43 Note 20. Income Tax Provision for income taxes is as follows: Schedule of components of income tax December 31, 2024 2023 Current : State $ 60,810 $ 4,380 Total current 60,810 4,380 Deferred : Federal 73,897 59,440 State ( 7,838 ) 28,883 Total Deferred 66,059 88,323 Net provision $ 126,869 $ 92,703 The differences between the expected income tax provision based on the statutory Federal United States income tax rates and the Company’s effective tax rates are summarized below: Schedule reconciliation of income tax December 31, 2024 Tax Computed At The Federal Statutory Rate $ ( 4,634,170 ) 21.00 % State Tax, Net Of Fed Tax Benefit ( 352,031 ) 1.60 % Nondeductible Expenses 412,439 - 1.87 % Flowthrough Entity not Subject to Tax 870,990 - 3.95 % Foreign Corporation - Minority Interest 590 0.00 % Non-controlling Interest ( 827,332 ) 3.75 % Valuation Allowance 5,199,892 - 23.56 % Stock compensation ( 488,445 ) 2.21 % Rate Change 8,363 - 0.04 % Other/Prior Year True-Up ( 63,427 ) 0.29 % Benefit from income taxes $ 126,869 - 0.57 % December 31, 2023 Tax Computed At The Federal Statutory Rate $ ( 2,235,644 ) 21.00 % State Tax, Net Of Fed Tax Benefit ( 353,133 ) 3.32 % Nondeductible Expenses 1,008,500 - 9.47 % Flowthrough Entity not Subject to Tax ( 6,820 ) 0.06 % Foreign Corporation - Minority Interest 6,560 - 0.06 % Non-controlling Interest ( 20,272 ) 0.19 % Valuation Allowance 186,011 - 1.75 % Rate Change - 0.00 % R&D Credits 1,891 - 0.02 % Other/Prior Year True-Up 1,505,609 - 14.14 % Benefit from income taxes $ 92,703 - 0.87 % F- 44 Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows: Schedule of deferred tax assets and liabilities December 31, 2024 Deferred Tax Assets: Net Operating Losses $ 7,732,475 Stock Compensation 361,778 Reserves 2,668,891 Leases Liability 1,104,044 Inventory - Fixed Assets 417,949 Accrued Liabilities 595,127 Other 85,575 Total Deferred Tax Assets 12,965,839 Deferred Tax Liabilities: ROU Asset ( 1,125,516 ) Intangibles ( 2,068,818 ) Total Deferred Tax Liabilities ( 3,194,334 ) Less: Valuation Allowance ( 9,925,885 ) Net deferred tax liability: $ ( 154,381 ) December 31, 2023 Deferred Tax Assets: Net Operating Losses $ 4,574,080 Stock Compensation 234,271 Reserves 935,313 Leases Liability 436,111 Inventory 51,376 Fixed Assets 392,902 Accrued Liabilities 626,488 Other 59,991 Total Deferred Tax Assets 7,310,532 Deferred Tax Liabilities: ROU Asset ( 410,703 ) Intangibles ( 2,262,158 ) Total Deferred Tax Liabilities ( 2,672,862 ) Less: Valuation Allowance ( 4,725,993 ) Net deferred tax liability: $ ( 88,323 ) In determining the possible future realization of deferred tax assets, the Company has considered future taxable income from the following sources: (a) reversal of taxable temporary differences; and (b) tax planning strategies that, if necessary, would be implemented to accelerate taxable income into years in which net operating losses might otherwise expire. F- 45 Deferred tax assets are recognized subject to management’s judgment that realization is more likely than not. A valuation allowance is recognized for a deferred tax asset if, based on the weight of the available evidence, it is more likely than not that some portion of the deferred tax asset will not be realized. In making such judgments, significant weight is given to evidence that can be objectively verified. Based on our review of the deferred tax assets the Company has concluded that a valuation allowance is necessary on the net operating loss balance, as realization of this asset does not meet the more likely than not threshold. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company had estimated net operating losses for federal and state purposes of $ 40 million and $ 18.1 million, respectively. Federal net operating losses of $6.5 million will expire in 2037. State net operating loss carryovers of $8.5 million will start to expire in 2037. Other federal and state net operating loss carryovers do not have an expiration date. We recognize a tax position as a benefit only if it is “more likely than not” that the tax position would be sustained in a tax examination, with a tax examination being presumed to occur. The amount recognized is the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized on examination. For tax positions not meeting the “more likely than not” test, no tax benefit is recorded. We recognize potential interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in the general and administrative expense in the statement of operations of the Company. The Company is in the process of filing back income tax returns from 2010 through the current year and subject to IRS examination for these years. The Company has booked a reserve for potential penalties associated with non-filing of certain foreign information reports related to its subsidiary in the Middle East. Penalties and interest have been reported in the general and administrative section of the statement of operations. The reserve balance at December 31, 2024 and 2023 was $ 837,477 and $ 658,167 , respectively. The Company does not expect this reserve to reverse within the next 12 months, as they will apply for a penalty waiver when the tax returns are ultimately filed. Due to the non-filing of income tax returns, statutes of limitations on the potential examination of those income tax periods will continue to run until the returns are filed, at which time the statutes will begin. The Company expects to file all past due income tax returns within the next 12 months. Note 21. Related Party Transactions In 2023 we subleased office space to Spectra Global Cuisine, LLC (Spectra), which shares officers with WealthSpace, LLC (the Fund Manager of VWFI). For the year ended December 31, 2024, we realized $ 115,000 in office sublease lease revenue from Spectra. As of December 31, 2024, the Company is carrying accounts receivable of $ 137,000 related to this sublease. On May 25, 2023, we entered into a Consulting Agreement with Matthew Nicosia, a shareholder, affiliate via beneficial ownership, and our former Chief Executive Officer. Under the terms of the agreement, Mr. Nicosia is assisting our current Chief Executive Officer regarding transitioning certain projects Mr. Nicosia was working on to our new Chief Executive Officer, primarily those operations related to our business in Kuwait and our attempt to sell some operations that we have impaired. The agreement is for an initial term of three months, and we have paid Mr. Nicosia a total of $ 25,000 in cash and accrued $ 30,000 , to be paid in common stock. We also advanced Mr. Nicosia $ 21,000 for a business expenses related to a trip to Kuwait for the Company and have requested evidence of his business expenses. We have received evidence of business expenses of approximately $ 16,254 to date and are awaiting documents and evidence for the remaining expense amount. In May 2023, we entered into a Consulting Agreement with Trent Staggs, who is a current shareholder of the Company and one of our former directors. The agreement was for a term of four months and has been terminated as of September 30, 2023. For the year ended December 31, 2024, we paid Mr. Staggs a total of $ 48,000 in cash under the terms of the agreement. F- 46 On June 15, 2022, we entered into a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (the “MIPA”), with Jorgan Development, LLC, (“Jorgan”) and JBAH Holdings, LLC, (“JBAH” and, together with Jorgan, the “Sellers”), as the equity holders of Silver Fuels Delhi, LLC (“SFD”) and White Claw Colorado City, LLC (“WCCC”) whereby, at closing, which occurred on August 1, 2022, we acquired all of the issued and outstanding membership interests where the consideration included secured three-year promissory notes issued by us in favor of the Sellers (the “Notes”). At the time of the closing of these transactions Jorgan, JBAH, and our newly hired CEO, James Ballengee were not considered related parties. As James Ballengee is now our Chief Executive Officer and is the beneficiary of Jorgan and JBAH, and the Sellers are significant shareholders, certain transactions, as noted below, related to Jorgan, JBAH, and James Ballengee are now considered related party transactions. The consideration for the membership interests included the Notes in the amount of $ 286,643 to JBAH and $ 28,377,641 to Jorgan, which accrue interest of prime plus 3% on the outstanding balance of the notes. Under the MIPA, we have committed to make a payment to Jorgan and JBAH on or before February 1, 2024 in the amounts of $ 16,306,754 to Jorgan and $ 164,715 to JBAH, whether in cash or unrestricted common stock. In the event of a breach of the terms of the Notes, the sole and exclusive remedy of the holder of the notes will be to unwind the MIPA transaction. The principal amount of the Notes, together with any and all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, will be paid to on a monthly basis in an amount equal to the Monthly Free Cash Flow continuing thereafter on the twentieth (20 th ) calendar day of each calendar month thereafter. Monthly Free Cash Flow means cash proceeds received by SFD and WCCC from its operations minus any capital expenditures (including, but not limited to, maintenance capital expenditures and expenditures for personal protective equipment, additions to the land/current facilities and pipeline connections) and any payments on the lease obligations of SFD and WCCC. In October 2022, we entered into an agreement amending the Notes, whereby, after the approval of our shareholders was given in November 2023, we issued 7,042,254 restricted shares of our common stock as a payment of $ 10,000,000 toward the principal of the Notes on a pro rata basis (the “Note Payment”), reflecting a conversion price of $ 1.42 per share. Once a registration statement registering the shares for the Note Payment is declared effective by the SEC, the Note Payment will count against the threshold payment amount, as defined in the notes and the MIPA. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, we have accrued interest of approximately none and made cash payments of $ 2,573,883 and $ 3,587,986 . In the business combination of acquiring WCCC we also acquired WCCC’s Oil Storage Agreement with White Claw Crude, LLC (“WC Crude”), who shares a beneficiary, James Ballengee, with Jorgan and JBAH. Under this agreement, WC Crude has the right, subject to the payment of service and maintenance fees, to store volumes of crude oil and other liquid hydrocarbons at a certain crude oil terminal operated by WCCC. WC Crude is required to pay $ 150,000 per month even if the storage space is not used. The agreement expires on December 31, 2031. Since acquiring this contract on August 1, 2022 we have received tank storage revenue of approximately $ 1,800,000 for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. In the business combination of acquiring SFD, we acquired an amended Crude Petroleum Supply Agreement with WC Crude (the “Supply Agreement”), under which WC Crude supplies volumes of Crude Petroleum to SFD, which provides for the delivery to SFD a minimum of 1,000 sourced barrels per day, and includes a guarantee that when SFD resells these barrels, if SFD does not make at least a $5.00 per barrel margin on the oil purchased from WC Crude, then WC Crude will pay to SFD the difference between the sales price and $5.00 per barrel. In the event that SFD makes more than $5.00 per barrel, SFD will pay WC Crude a profit-sharing payment in the amount equal to 10% of the excess price over $5.00 per barrel, which amount will be multiplied by the number of barrels associated with the sale. The Supply Agreement expires on December 31, 2031. For the year ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, we made crude oil purchases from WC Crude of $ 43,632,933 , and $ 36,740,922 , and received deficiency payments of $ 1,855,077 and $ 172,311 . In addition, SFD has a sales agreement to sell a natural gas liquid product and crude petroleum products to WC Crude. These sales agreements are cash net settled at market prices. We produced and sold crude and natural gas liquids to WC Crude in the amount of $ 10,790,417 and $ 11,268,005 for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023. In the business combination of acquiring SFD and WCCC we also entered into a Shared Services Agreement with Endeavor Crude, LLC (“Endeavor”), who shares a beneficiary, James Ballengee, with Jorgan and JBAH. Under this agreement, we have the right, but not the obligation to use Endeavor for consulting services. For the years ended December 31, 2023, Endeavor rendered services in the amount of $ 295,881 . This agreement was eliminated upon consolidation in 2024 after the acquisition of the Endeavor Entities. We have an existing note payable issued to Triple T, which is owned by Dr. Khalid Bin Jabor Al Thani, the 51 % majority-owner of Vivakor Middle East LLC The note is interest free, has no fixed maturity date and will be repaid from revenues generated by Vivakor Middle East LLC. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the balance owed was $ 404,120 and $ 375,124 . F- 47 On October 1, 2024, Jorgan Development, LLC, a Louisiana limited liability company (“Jorgan”) and JBAH Holdings, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“JBAH” and, together with Jorgan, the “Sellers”), as the equity holders of Endeavor Crude, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, Equipment Transport, LLC, a Pennsylvania limited liability company, Meridian Equipment Leasing, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, and Silver Fuels Processing, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (collectively, the “Endeavor Entities”) closed the transactions that were the subject of the previously-disclosed Membership Interest Purchase Agreement among them dated March 21, 2024, as amended (the “MIPA”) (the “Closing”). In accordance with the terms of the MIPA, at the Closing, the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding membership interests in each of the Endeavor Entities (the “Membership Interests”), making them wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company. The consolidated financial statements of the Endeavor Entities for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 are attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2. The Endeavor Entities own and operate a combined fleet of more than 500 commercial tractors and trailers for the hauling of crude oil and produced water. On a daily basis, the trucking fleet hauls approximately 60,000 barrels of crude oil, tank bottoms, and petroleum wastes, and approximately 30,000 barrels of produced water. In addition, the Endeavor Entities own and operate a crude oil pipeline and exclusive connected blending and processing facility in Blaine County, Oklahoma. The purchase price for the Membership Interests is $116.3 million (the “Purchase Price”), after post-closing adjustments, including a reduction for assumed debt and a possible increase for an earn-out adjustment, payable by the Company in a combination of Company common stock, $0.001 par value per share (“Common Stock”) and Company Series A Preferred Stock $0.001 par value per share (“Preferred Stock”). The number of shares of Common Stock for the Purchase Price is equal to an undivided nineteen and ninety-nine hundredths percent (19.99%) of all of the Company’s issued and outstanding Common Stock immediately prior to Closing, or a lesser percentage, if such issuance would result, when taking into consideration the percentage of Common Stock owned by Sellers prior to such issuance, in Sellers owning in excess of 49.99% of the Common Stock issued and outstanding on a post-Closing basis, with such shares of Common Stock valued at $1.00 per share. The remaining Purchase Price is due to the Sellers in Preferred Stock. The Preferred Stock will have the terms set forth in the Series A Preferred Stock Certificate of Designations, including, but not limited to, liquidation preference over the Common Stock, the payment of a cumulative six percent (6%) annual dividend per share payable quarterly in arrears in shares of Common Stock (so long as such issuances of Common Stock would not result in the Sellers beneficially owning greater than 49.99% of the issued and outstanding Common Stock), and the Company having the right to convert the Preferred Stock at any time using the stated value of $1,000 per share of Preferred Stock and the conversion price of one dollar ($1.00) per share of Common Stock. The Sellers are beneficially owned by James Ballengee, the Company’s chief executive officer and principal shareholder. The Company is currently still calculating the reduction in the Purchase Price, as a result of Endeavor Entities debt that the Company assumed at Closing. On December 2, 2024, the Company issued 6,724,291 shares of Common Stock to the Sellers, or their assignees, with 4,999,500 shares issued to Jorgan and 50,500 shares issued to JBAH. The remaining shares were issued to two non-related parties as part of the consideration for the Purchase Price at the instruction of the Sellers. The Company issued 107,789 shares of Series A Preferred Stock to the Sellers, or their assignees, as part of the Purchase Price. Upon the Closing of our acquisition of the Endeavor Entities, the parties of that certain Membership Interest Purchase Agreement dated June 15, 2022, and the Amendment of Transaction Documents Related to Threshold Payment dated March 31, 2024 (together, the “2022 MIPA”), agreed that Section 8.7 Unwinding of the 2022 MIPA expired and is no longer enforceable. As a result, the selling entities in the 2022 MIPA no longer have the right to unwind our acquisitions of White Claw Colorado City and Silver Fuels Delhi. In connection with the Closing of the Endeavor Entities on October 1, 2024, a certain Repair and Maintenance Subscription Plan dated October 1, 2024 was entered into between Horizon Truck and Trailer, LLC, which is a related party as our Chief Executive Officer is the beneficiary, and Meridian Equipment Leasing, LLC (“MEL”) for the maintenance and repairs of all commercial trailers and tractors owned, leased, or controlled by MEL, which includes a $100,000 monthly retainer that is credited against open monthly charges and invoices. F- 48 Upon the Closing of our acquisition of the Endeavor Entities, we acquired Trucking Transportation Agreement & Addendum with White Claw Crude, LLC (“WC Crude”), who shares a beneficiary, James Ballengee, with Jorgan and JBAH. Under this agreement, WC Crude must, through its own operations or source for the Company, a minimum volume of 75,000 bbls per day for our trucking logistics services. The agreement expires on December 31, 2034. For the year ended December 31, 2024, we realized related party trucking revenue related to this agreements of $ 3,756,097 . Upon the Closing of our acquisition of the Endeavor Entities, we acquired a Station Throughput Agreement with Posse Wasson, LLC (Posse Monroe, LLC) (“Possee”), who shares a beneficiary, James Ballengee, with Jorgan and JBAH. Under this agreement, Possee must source for the Company, a minimum volume of 230,000 bbls per month through our storage facility at $0.275 per barrel, guaranteeing $759,000 of throughput revenue on an annual basis. The agreement expires on December 31, 2034. For the year ended December 31, 2024, we realized related party revenue related to this agreements of $ 189,750 . Upon the Closing of our acquisition of the Endeavor Entities, we acquired a Station Throughput Agreement with WC Crude, who shares a beneficiary, James Ballengee, with Jorgan and JBAH. Under this agreement, WC Crude must source for the Company, a minimum volume of 200,000 bbls per month through our storage Omega Gathering Pipeline at $1.00 per barrel, guaranteeing $2,400,000 of throughput revenue on an annual basis. The agreement expires on December 31, 2034. For the year ended December 31, 2024, we realized related party revenue related to this agreements of $ 427,844 . On October 17 2024, our newly acquired subsidiaries under the Endeavor Entities, received funding of $530,000 under our May 14, 2024 promissory note between Vivakor, Inc. and Ballengee Holdings, LLC, of which our Chief Executive Officer is the beneficial owner. The Company also made payments of $530,000 on this promissory note in October 2024. See Note 6 for further information regarding the promissory note between Ballengee Holdings, LLC and Vivakor, Inc. On May 14, 2024, we issued a promissory note, to James Ballengee, in the principal amount of up to $ 1,500,000 , for which loan advances will be made to the Company as requested. The Company will use the proceeds of the promissory note for general working capital purposes and to repay certain indebtedness. The intent of the promissory note is to be short term in nature and be repaid in 30 days. Any amounts that are not repaid in 30 days will bear interest thereafter at a rate of 11 % per annum. Each advance matures after six months from the date the Company receives the funds. On May 23, 2024, we issued a promissory note to Ballengee Holdings, LLC, of which our Chief Executive Officer is the beneficial owner, which replaced and rescinded the above referenced note with James Ballengee effective back to May 14, 2024, under the same terms such that all obligations under the notes are the responsibility of Ballengee Holdings, LLC and the prior note with James Ballengee is no longer enforceable. As of December 31, 2024, the principal balance and accrued interest of this note was $ 1,164,150 and $ 43,880 . On June 13, 2024, we owed our Chief Financial Officer $ 1,167,750 in accrued salary and bonuses, plus interest (together, the “Accrued Compensation”), for serving as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, and executed a Settlement Agreement where the Accrued Compensation would be paid under the terms of a straight promissory note in the principal amount of the Accrued Compensation. Under the terms of the note, the amounts due will accrue interest at 8% per annum and will be paid by paying 5% of any money received by the Company from closed future financings or acquisition/merger/sale transactions until the note has been paid in full. In the event the note has not been paid in full by June 30, 2025, the note will mature and any amounts due thereunder will be due and payable in full on such date. As of December 31, 2024 the balance of principal and accrued interest was $ 1,020,872 and $ 48,121 . On July 5, 2024, the Company received a loan from Ballengee Holdings, LLC, in the principal amount of $500,000, and in connection therewith, we agreed to issue 21,552 ($50,000) restricted shares of the Company’s common stock, which is currently accrued in related party accounts payable in stock until the shares are issued. The loan bears interest at the rate of 10 % per annum. The loan originally matured on December 31, 2024 and was amended on July 19, 2024 to mature on September 30, 2025. The note allows the holder to convert the outstanding principal and interest due under the note into shares of our common stock at price equal to 90% of the average closing price of our common stock for the previous five (5) trading days prior to the conversion date, with a floor conversion price of $1.00 per share. The lender may not convert amounts owed under the note if such conversion would cause him to own more than 4.99% of our common stock after giving effect to the issuance, which limitation may be raised to 9.99% upon from the lender. As of December 31, 2024 the balance of principal and accrued interest was $ 500,000 and $ 24,456 . F- 49 Note 22. Subsequent Events The Company has evaluated subsequent events through the date the financial statements were available to issue. On February 11, 2025, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment (the “Amendment to Articles”) to the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended, with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada in order to withdraw all previously designated series of preferred stock. On February 11, 2025, we entered into a Consulting Agreement with WSGS, LLC for management consulting services. Under the terms of the Consulting Agreement, we will pay the consultant up to $ 1.3 million per year, payable in registered shares of our common stock under our 2023 Equity Incentive Plan. The Consulting Agreement is for an initial term of one year, with the option for a second year. The principal of WSGS, LLC is also a former officer and director of Empire Diversified Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation, that we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with on February 26, 2024, but has not closed, and E-Starts Money Co., a Delaware corporation, which is an investor in our common stock. On February 10, 2025, we entered into a Side Letter related to our Executive Employment Agreement with Tyler Nelson, a Director and our Chief Financial Officer, and dated June 13, 2024 and the Promissory Note issued to Mr. Nelson dated June 13, 2024, under which we amended and clarified Mr. Nelson’s Employment Agreement and the Promissory Note to (i) clarify that effective October 1, 2024, Mr. Nelson’s Employment Agreement is with Vivakor Administration, LLC with all material obligations guaranteed by us, (ii) confirming the Promissory Note is still our primary obligation; (iii) confirming the payment obligations of the company are triggered but not just fund raising by the company but also fundraising by our subsidiaries, that the maturity date under the Promissory Note is extended until June 30, 2025, and that a 5% fee will be assessed on the outstanding principal and interest due under the Promissory Note as of December 31, 2024 as a result of the Promissory Note not being paid by December 31, 2024, and (iv) to clarify that no taxable event will occur related to amounts due under the Promissory Note until those amounts are actually paid by the Company to Mr. Nelson. On July 5, 2024, we issued a convertible promissory note to Ballengee Holdings, LLC (“Ballengee Holdings”), whose beneficial owner is our Chief Executive Officer, in the principal amount of $500,000, in exchange for $500,000 and in connection therewith, we agreed to issue 21,552 ($50,000) restricted shares of our common stock to Ballengee Holdings (the “BH Shares”). On February 12, 2025, we issued the BH Shares to Ballengee Holdings. On July 8, 2024, we issued a convertible promissory note to Justin Ellis (“Ellis”) in the principal amount of $350,000, in exchange for $350,000 and in connection therewith, we agreed to issue 15,982 ($35,000) restricted shares of our common stock to Ellis (the “Ellis Shares”). On February 12, 2025, we issued the Ellis Shares to Ellis. On February 13, 2025, we issued Tysadco Partners, LLC 139,535 shares for payment of $ 180,000 in outstanding invoices. On February 12, 2025, we issued James Ballengee, our Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and principal shareholder, 160,266 shares of our common stock (net of tax withholdings) under the terms of the Ballengee Employment Agreement for his services rendered from October 28, 2024 to January 27, 2025. The shares were issued as unrestricted shares under our Equity Incentive Plan registered under a Registration Statement on Form S-8. Based on the Ballengee Employment Agreement, we owe Mr. Ballengee 688,891 shares of Common Stock for his employment period beginning October 28, 2024 through October 27, 2025, to be paid in three equal quarterly installments of 172,222 shares of Common Stock, and one installment of 172,225 shares (prior to tax withholdings). F- 50 Under our Employment Agreement with Tyler Nelson, our Chief Financial Officer, he is due bonuses at various times and/or upon certain events happening, namely an annual cash incentive bonus for December 31, 2024 of $225,000, an annual equity incentive bonus of $112,500, and a bonus for the close of the acquisition of the Endeavor Entities of $100,000, totaling $437,500 (the “Nelson Bonuses”), The Nelson Bonuses are due to Mr. Nelson in shares of common stock, which total 462,462 shares of common stock (prior to tax withholdings) based on the calculations in the Nelson Employment Agreement. In payment of the Nelson Bonuses, on February 12, 2025, we issued Mr. Nelson 105,213 shares of our common stock after tax withholdings. The shares were issued as unrestricted shares under our Equity Incentive Plan registered under a Registration Statement on Form S-8. On March 17, 2025, the Company issued a junior secured convertible promissory note (the “Note”) due as described below, to J.J. Astor & Co. (the “Lender”), in the principal amount of $ 6,625,000 (the “Principal Amount”), in connection with a Loan and Security Agreement entered into by and between the Company, its subsidiaries, and the Lender (the “Agreement”). The Company received $ 5,000,000 , before deduction of closing fees (the “Loan”), and will use the net proceeds of the Loan for general working capital purposes and to repay certain indebtedness. The Company received the funds on March 18, 2025. The Note is payable to the Lender over forty-two equal weekly installments of $157,739, which may be paid in cash or, at the option of the Company once an applicable resale registration statement covering the conversion shares is declared effective by the SEC, in free trading shares of its common stock issued at a twenty percent (20%) discount to the lower of either the previous day’s closing price or the average of the four lowest volume-weighted average prices during the prior twenty (20) trading days. The Note does not bear interest unless an event of default shall occur and is continuing. The Note is subject to mandatory prepayment upon the receipt of proceeds from identified sales of equity interests in the Company and/or the receipt of certain extraordinary cash payments. The Note is secured by a junior lien in all assets of the Company and its subsidiaries, subject to exceptions for existing debt covenants of the Company. The Company reserved 21,554,274 shares of its common stock for issuance in connection with a conversion under the Note and the Company agreed to issue the Lender 250,000 shares of its common stock as additional consideration for the loan (the “Commitment Shares”). Under the terms of a Registration Rights Agreement (the “RRA”), the Company is obligated to file a resale registration statement with the SEC registering any shares of its common stock issuable under the Note (the “Conversion Shares”) as well as the Commitment Shares by a date which shall be not later than sixty (60) days after closing. On April 9, 2025, a Side Letter (the “Cedarvew Side Letter”) with Cedarview Capital Management LLC (“Cedarview”) went effective which amended the terms of that certain Loan and Security Agreement we issued to Cedarview dated October 31, 2024 (the “Cedarview Loan”). Under the terms of the Side Letter, we agreed to pay the remaining amounts we owe under the Cedarview Loan as follows: (i) $589,890.37 on or before April 9, 2025, (ii) payments of $150,000 on each of April 30, 2025 and May 31, 2025, and (iii) four monthly payments of $645,684.69 until the Cedarivew Loan has been paid in full. In exchange for Cedarview agreeing to the extended repayment terms under the Side Letter for the Cedarview Loan we agreed we would (a) pay Cedarview 30% of any net amounts we receive from drawdowns from any equity lines of credit we do in the future as payments on the Cedarview Loan, (b) pay Cedarview 30% of any net proceeds received from the sale of any assets in the future as payments on the Cedarview Loan, and (c) issue Cedarview, or its assignees, 300,000 shares of our restricted common stock. We paid the $ 589,890 .37 on April 9, 2025 and issued Cedarivew, and its assignees, 300,000 shares of our restricted common stock on April 11, 2025. On March 18, 2025, the Company received a deficiency notification letter from the Listing Qualifications Staff of the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) indicating that the Company was not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) because the bid price for the Company’s common stock had closed below $1.00 per share for the previous 30 consecutive business days. In accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), the Company can regain compliance with the minimum bid price requirement at any time within the 180 calendar day period following receipt of the Nasdaq notice, or until September 15, 2025. To regain compliance, the bid price for the Company’s common stock must close at $1.00 per share or more for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days. Nasdaq’s written notice has no effect on the listing or trading of the Company’s common stock at this time. The Company intends to actively monitor the closing bid price of its common stock and, as appropriate, will consider available options to resolve this listing deficiency. F- 51 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Exhibit Description Form Date Number Herewith 2.1 Agreement and Plan of Merger dated February 26, 2024 by and among Vivakor, Inc., Empire Energy Acquisition Corp., and Empire Diversified Energy, Inc. 8-K 3/1/24 2.1 2.2 Membership Interest Purchase Agreement dated as of March 21, 2024, by and among the Registrant, Jorgan Development, LLC and JBAH Holdings LLC re Endeavor Entities 8-K 10/7/24 2.1 3.1 Certificate of Amendment to Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada on January 5, 2024 8-K 1/11/24 3.1 3.2 Certificate of Amendment to Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada on February 6, 2025 8-K 2/12/25 3.1 3.3 Form of Certificate of Designation-Series A Preferred Stock 8-K 10/7/24 3.1 4.1 Vivakor, Inc. Promissory Note dated February 5, 2024, in the principal amount of $3,000,000 issued to Cedarview Opportunities Master Fund LP 8-K 2/12/24 4.1 4.2 Form of Convertible Promissory Note Issued by Vivakor, Inc. in July 2024 8-K 7/11/24 4.1 4.3 Vivakor, Inc. Promissory Note dated October 31, 2024, in the principal amount of $3,670,160.77 issued to Cedarview Opportunities Master Fund LP 8-K/A 11/15/24 4.1 4.4 Promissory Note issued by Meridian Equipment Leasing, LLC to B1Bank dated November 12, 2020 in the principal amount of $12,275,000 10-Q 11/19/24 4.4 4.5 Description of Securities * 10.1* Vivakor, Inc. 2023 Equity and Incentive Plan S-8 2/9/24 99.1 10.2 Loan and Security Agreement dated February 5, 2024, by and among Vivakor, Inc., as borrower, subsidiaries of Vivakor, Inc., as guarantors, the lenders party thereto, and Cedarview Opportunities Master Fund LP, as agent for the lenders 8-K 2/12/24 10.1 10.3 Pledge Agreement dated February 5, 2024, by and among Vivakor, Inc., each of Vivakor, Inc.’s subsidiaries party thereto and Cedarview Opportunities Master Fund LP, as agent for the lenders 8-K 2/12/24 10.2 10.4 Guaranty dated February 5, 2024, by and among subsidiaries of Vivakor, Inc. and Cedarview Opportunities Master Fund LP 8-K 2/12/24 10.3 10.5 Security Agreement dated February 5, 2024, between Vivakor, Inc., and Cedarview Opportunities Master Fund LP 8-K 2/12/24 10.4 10.6 Form of Parent Voting and Support Agreement re Empire Merger Agreement 8-K 3/1/24 10.1 10.7 Form of Empire Voting and Support Agreement re Empire Merger Agreement 8-K 3/1/24 10.2 10.8 Form of Lock-Up Agreement re Empire Merger Agreement 8-K 3/1/24 10.3 10.9 Form of Escrow Agreement re Empire Merger Agreement 8-K 3/1/24 10.4 10.10 Form of Lockup Agreement re Endeavor MIPA 8-K 10/7/24 10.3 10.11 Net Working Capital Sample Calculation re Endeavor MIPA 8-K 3/25/24 10.2 10.12 Form of First Amended and Restated Master Netting Agreement re Endeavor MIPA 8-K 10/7/24 10.4 10.13 Convertible Promissory Note dated March 29, 2024 with Keke Mingo 8-K 4/12/24 4.1 10.14* Executive Employment Agreement by and between Vivakor, Inc. and Tyler Nelson dated June 13, 2024 8-K/A 6/18/24 10.1 10.15* Settlement Agreement by and between Vivakor, Inc. and Tyler Nelson dated June 13, 2024 8-K/A 6/18/24 10.2 10.16 Form of Promissory Note Issued to Tyler Nelson dated June 13, 2024 8-K/A 6/18/24 10.3 61 Exhibit No. Exhibit Description Form Date Number Herewith 10.17 Form of Stock Option Issued to Tyler Nelson dated June 13, 2024 8-K/A 6/18/24 10.4 10.18 Director Agreement, by and between Vivakor, Inc. and Michael Thompson, dated June 3, 2024 8-K 6/7/24 10.1 10.19* Executive Employment Agreement by and between Vivakor, Inc. and Patrick Knapp dated June 26, 2024 8-K 7/2/24 10.1 10.20 Consulting Agreement with 395 Group, LLC 8-K 7/11/24 10.1 10.21 Supplement No. 3 dated June 18, 2024 to Master Agreement by and between Silver Fuels Delhi, LLC, Jorgan Development, LLC and Maxus Capital Group, LLC dated March 17, 2020 10-Q 8/16/24 10.21 10.22 Securities Purchase Agreement dated July 26, 2024, by and between the Company and James K. Granger, as Buyer 8-K 8/1/24 10.4 10.23 Securities Purchase Agreement dated August 28, 2024 by and between the Company and E-Starts, as Buyer 8-K 9/11/24 10.1 10.24* Form of Executive Employment Agreement dated October 1, 2024, by and between Vivakor Administration, LLC, as Company, and Russ Shelton, as Executive 8-K 10/7/24 10.1 10.25* Form of Side Letter for Additional Compensation by and between Ballengee Holdings, LLC, and Russ Shelton 8-K 10/7/24 10.2 10.26 Form Transition Services Agreement for Endeavor MIPA 8-K 10/7/24 10.5 10.27 Form of Repair & Maintenance Subscription Agreement 8-K 10/7/24 10.6 10.28 Form of Assignment of Membership Interest 8-K 10/7/24 10.7 10.29 Form of Employment Agreement for Vice President, Marketing 8-K 11/15/24 10.1 10.30 Executive Employment Agreement dated effective October 1, 2024, by and between Vivakor Administration, LLC, as Company, and Jeremy Gamboa, as Executive 8-K/A 11/15/24 1.01 10.31 Loan and Security Agreement dated October 31, 2024, by and among Vivakor, Inc., as borrower, and Cedarview Capital Management, LLC, as agent, et al. 8-K 11/7/24 10.1 10.32 Pledge Agreement dated October 31, 2024, by and among Vivakor, Inc., each of Vivakor, Inc.’s subsidiaries party thereto and Cedarview Capital Management, LLC, as agent for the lenders 8-K/A 11/15/24 10.2 10.33 Guaranty dated October 31, 2024, by and among certain subsidiaries of Vivakor, Inc. and Cedarview Capital Management, LLC 8-K/A 11/15/24 10.3 10.34 Security Agreement dated October 31, 2024, between Vivakor, Inc., certain of its subsidiaries and Cedarview Opportunities Master Fund LP 8-K/A 11/15/24 10.4 10.35 Purchase and Sale Agreement by and between Pilot OFS Holdings, LLC and Meridian Equipment Leasing, LLC dated December 22, 2023 10-Q 11/19/24 10.35 10.36 Letter Agreement regarding Secured Promissory Note and related Loan Documents by and between Pilot OFS and Meridian Equipment Leasing, LLC dated October 1, 2024 10-Q 11/19/24 10.36 10.37 First Amended and Restated Secured Promissory Note issued by Meridian Equipment Leasing, LLC to Pilot OFS Holdings, LLC in the principal amount of $13,000,000 10-Q 11/19/24 10.37 10.38 Amended and Restated Secured Promissory Note issued by Meridian Equipment Leasing, LLC to Pilot OFS Holdings, LLC in the principal amount of $1,500,000 10-Q 11/19/24 10.38 62 Exhibit No. Exhibit Description Form Date Number Herewith 10.39 Security Agreement, Financing Statement and Assignment of Collateral by and between Meridian Equipment Leasing, LLC and Pilot OFS Holdings, LLC dated December 31, 2023 10-Q 11/19/24 10.39 10.40 Pledge Agreement by and between Meridian Equipment Leasing, LLC and Pilot OFS Holdings, LLC dated December 31, 2023 10-Q 11/19/24 10.40 10.41 Master Lease Agreement by and between Maxus Capital Group, LLC and Meridian Equipment Leasing, LLC dated December 28, 2021 10-Q 11/19/24 10.41 10.42 Form of Schedule to Master Lease Agreement by and between Maxus Capital Group, LLC and Meridian Equipment Leasing, LLC 10-Q 11/19/24 10.42 10.43 Amended Loan Authorization and Agreement by and between U.S. Small Business Association and Meridian Transport, LLC dated April 18, 2022 in the amount of $500,000 10-Q 11/19/24 10.43 10.44 Business Loan, Guaranty and Security Agreement by and between Agile Lending, LLC and Endeavor Crude, LLC and its subsidiaries dated September 27, 2024 10-Q 11/19/24 10.44 10.45 Merchant Cash Advance Agreement by and between Curve Capital LLC and Endeavor Crude, LLC dated March 14, 2024 10-Q 11/19/24 10.45 10.46 Station Throughput Agreement by and between Silver Fuels Processing, LLC, Posse Wasson, LLC, Posse Monroe, LLC and White Claw Crude, LLC dated January 1, 2024 10-Q 11/19/24 10.46 10.47 Station Throughput Agreement by and between CPE Midcon Gathering, LLC and White Claw Crude, LLC dated January 1, 2024 10-Q 11/19/24 10.47 10.48 Trucking Transport Agreement by and between Endeavor Crude, LLC and White Claw Crude, LLC dated January 1, 2023 10-Q 11/19/24 10.48 10.49 Station Throughput Agreement by and between CPE Midcon Gathering, LLC and White Claw Crude, LLC dated July 1, 2023 10-Q 11/19/24 10.49 10.50 Business Manager Agreement by and between b1Bank and Endeavor Crude, LLC dated January 6, 2023 10-Q 11/19/24 10.50 10.51 Loan and Security Agreement by and between B1Bank and Meridian Equipment Leasing, LLC, et al dated November 12, 2020 10-Q 11/19/24 10.51 10.52 Deed of Trust, Security Agreement, Assignment of Leases, Assignment of Rents and Financing Statement by and between B1Bank and Meridian Equipment Leasing, LLC, et al dated November 12, 2020 10-Q 11/19/24 10.52 10.53 Trucking Transport Agreement Addendum by and between Endeavor Crude, LLC and White Claw Crude, LLC dated January 1, 2024 10-Q 11/19/24 10.53 10.54 First Amendment to Crude Oil Gathering and Dedication Agreement by and between CPE Midcon Gathering, LLC and Continental Resources, Inc. dated July 13, 2018 10-Q 11/19/24 10.54 10.55 Motor Carrier Services Agreement by and between Bonanza Creek Energy Operating Company, LLC, et al and Endeavor Crude, LLC dated May 21, 2023 10-Q 11/19/24 10.55 10.56 Lease Agreement by and between Basin Housing Ventures, LLC and Equipment Transport, LLC 10-Q 11/19/24 10.56 10.57 Sales Agreement by and between White Claw Crude, LLC and Silver Fuels Delhi, LLC dated July 1, 2024 10-Q 11/19/24 10.57 63 Exhibit No. Exhibit Description Form Date Number Herewith 10.58 Repair & Maintenance Subscription Plan by and between Horizon Truck & Trailer, LLC and Meridian Equipment Leasing, LLC dated October 1, 2024 10-Q 11/19/24 10.58 10.59 Schedule No. 4 dated August 9, 2024, 2024 to Master Agreement by and between White Claw Colorado City, LLC and Jorgan Development, LLC (as Co-Lessors) and Maxus Capital Group, LLC dated December 28, 2021 10-Q 11/19/24 10.59 10.60 Consulting Agreement with WSGS, LLC dated February 11, 2025 8-K 2/14/25 10.1 10.61 Side Letter with Tyler Nelson dated February 10, 2025 8-K 2/14/25 10.2 10.62 Employment Agreement with Andre Johnson dated February 10, 2025 8-K 2/14/25 10.3 10.63 Loan and Security Agreement with J.J. Astor & Co. dated March 17, 2025 8-K 3/21/25 10.1 10.64 Registration Rights Agreement with J.J. Astor & Co. dated March 17, 2025 8-K 3/21/25 10.3 10.65 Junior Secured Convertible Promissory Note Issued to J.J. Astor & Co. 8-K 3/21/25 10.2 10.66 Side Letter with Cedarview Capital Management LLC 8-K 4/15/25 10.1 21.1 Subsidiaries of the Company * 31.1 Certification of Principal Executive Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Filed 31.2 Certification of Principal Financial Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Filed 32.1 Certification of Principal Executive Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Furnished** 32.2 Certification of Principal Financial Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Furnished** 101.INS Inline XBRL Instance Document Filed 101.SCH Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document Filed 101.CAL Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document Filed 101.DEF Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document Filed 101.LAB Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document Filed 101.PRE Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document Filed 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in IXBRL, and included in exhibit 101). * Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement. ** These exhibits are being furnished rather than filed and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing, in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-K. 64 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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. Date: April 15, 2025 By: /s/ James Ballengee James Ballengee Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated: Signature Title Date /s/ James Ballengee Chief Executive Officer and Director April 15, 2025 James Ballengee (Principal Executive Officer) /s/ Tyler Nelson Chief Financial Officer and Director April 15, 2025 Tyler Nelson (Principal Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer) /s/ John Harris Director April 15, 2025 John Harris /s/ Albert Johnson Director April 15, 2025 Albert Johnson /s/ Michael Thompson Director April 15, 2025 Michael Thompson 65