Current Report Filing (8-k)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 29, 2022

Viking Energy Group, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada

000-29219

98-0199508

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification Number)

15915 Katy Freeway Suite 450,Houston, Texas		77094
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (281) 404-4387

Not applicable.

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

A majority-owned subsidiary of Viking Energy Group, Inc. (the “Company”), Viking Protection Systems, LLC (“Viking Protection”), engaged Nayak Corporation, a third-party power systems engineering company (“Nayak”), to test Viking Protection's open conductor detection technology, based on a testing plan prepared by Viking Protection’s engineering team with input from a company that manufactures protective relay devices in which the technology may be incorporated. Nayak issued the report with testing results furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1, which is incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01. Sections of the report containing confidential information have been redacted.

The information contained in this Item 7.01 is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities under Section 18 and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

The exhibits listed in the following Exhibit Index are filed as part of this report:

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Report of Nayak Corporation dated August 29, 2022 (with redactions)
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.