Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Nicosia Matthew

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 2/11/2022

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Vivakor, Inc. [VIVK]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

433 LAWNDALE DRIVE

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

__X__ Director ___X___ 10% Owner
___X___ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Executive Officer /

(Street)

SOUTH SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84115

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)

_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	4189690 ⁽²⁾	I	See footnote ⁽¹⁾

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)*
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Options to purchase shares of common stock	⁽³⁾	⁽⁴⁾	Common Stock	166667	$13.20	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	The shares of common stock ("Common Stock") beneficially owned by Mr. Nicosia includes 4,189,428 Common Stock held by AKMN Irrevocable Trust and 262 Common Stock held by Nicosia Family Trust. Mr. Nicosia is the trustee of the AKMN Irrevocable Trust.
(2)	Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share.
(3)	These options to purchase shares of Common Stock (the "Options") of Vivakor, Inc. (the "Company"), were issued to Mr. Nicosia on September 29, 2020 (the "The Date Of issuance"), pursuant to that certain Employment Agreement by and between Mr. Nicosia and the Company, dated September 24, 2020. The Options will vest on the five-year anniversary of the Date of Issuance.
(4)	The Options' expiration date is February 11, 2027.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Nicosia Matthew 433 LAWNDALE DRIVE SOUTH SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84115	X	X	Chief Executive Officer

Signatures
/s/ Matthew Nicosia		2/18/2022
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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