Dallas, TX, Sept. 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vivakor, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIVK) ("Vivakor" or the "Company"), an integrated provider of energy transportation, storage, reuse and remediation services, today provided an update regarding its previously announced special dividend of shares of Adapti, Inc. ("Adapti") common stock held by the Company.

Vivakor has engaged securities counsel to prepare and file the registration statement required to facilitate the distribution of the Adapti shares to eligible Vivakor shareholders. To allow sufficient time to complete the required registration process, the Company has extended the payment date for the special dividend from September 5, 2026 to January 29, 2027.

The special dividend will be paid to holders of record of Vivakor common shares as of September 5, 2025, the previously announced ex-dividend date. All other terms of the previously announced special dividend remain unchanged, and no action is required by eligible shareholders at this time.

"We remain committed to completing the distribution of the Adapti shares to our eligible shareholders," said James Ballengee, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Vivakor. "We have engaged securities counsel to prepare the required registration statement and are actively working to complete the necessary regulatory process. Extending the payment date to January 29, 2027 provides the additional time necessary to complete these requirements and effect the distribution."

About Vivakor, Inc.

Vivakor, Inc. is an integrated provider of sustainable energy transportation, storage, reuse, and remediation services. Its corporate mission is to develop, acquire, accumulate, and operate assets, properties, and technologies in the energy sector. Vivakor’s integrated facilities assets provide crude oil, storage, transportation, reuse, and remediation services under long-term contracts. Once operational, Vivakor's interest in oilfield waste remediation facilities will facilitate the recovery, reuse, and disposal of petroleum byproducts and oilfield waste products.

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These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties discussed in Vivakor's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which factors may be incorporated herein by reference. Actual results, performance or achievements may differ materially, and potentially adversely, from any projections and forward-looking statements and the assumptions on which those forward-looking statements are based. There can be no assurance that the data contained herein is reflective of future performance to any degree. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a predictor of future performance as projected financial information and other information are based on estimates and assumptions that are inherently subject to various significant risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond our control. All information set forth herein speaks only as of the date hereof in the case of information about Vivakor or the date of such information in the case of information from persons other than Vivakor, and we disclaim any intention or obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of developments occurring after the date of this communication. Forecasts and estimates regarding the industries and markets are based on sources we believe to be reliable; however, there can be no assurance these forecasts and estimates will prove accurate in whole or in part.

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