CORALVILLE, Iowa, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vivakor, Inc. today confirmed that its shareholders of record on December 1, 2009 will receive the dividend of shares of common stock of HealthAmerica, Inc. that was previously approved by Vivakor’s Board of Directors. HealthAmerica is a private Nevada corporation of which Vivakor owned approximately 84% of the outstanding common shares on the record date. The distribution date is still expected to be December 9, 2009. Each Vivakor shareholder will be entitled to receive one share of HealthAmerica common stock for each share of Vivakor common stock beneficially owned on December 1, 2009. After the dividend distribution, Vivakor will continue to own approximately 62% of the outstanding common stock of HealthAmerica.
About Vivakor, Inc.
Vivakor(TM) is a biomedical/biotechnology company with transdisciplinary research that develops and acquires products in the fields of molecular medicine, electro-optics, biological handling and natural and formulary compounds, that extend or improve life. More information can be found about Vivakor at www.vivakor.com.
At the end of 2000, there were approximately 9,500 MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) systems installed worldwide. While changes in medical reimbursements have slowed the sale of new machines, there is an increased demand for improved efficiency (i.e. accelerated patient throughput) from current systems. Additionally, intense competition between various medical facilities and the rapid distribution of new advances in imaging (such as MR angiographies, which allow evaluation of blood vessels without any invasive procedure) puts additional pressure on MRI because increased image quality requires additional time. Thus there is a huge need for an application like VIVASlices that can improve both throughput and image quality.
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