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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001654954-18-014011
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20181212
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20181217
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20181217

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			PEDEVCO CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001141197
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311]
		IRS NUMBER:				223755993
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			TX
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-35922
		FILM NUMBER:		181238469

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1250 WOOD BRANCH PARK DR.
		STREET 2:		SUITE 400
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77079
		BUSINESS PHONE:		855-733-3826

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1250 WOOD BRANCH PARK DR.
		STREET 2:		SUITE 400
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77079

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BLAST ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20050610

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	VERDISYS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20010523
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Item 5.02&#xA0;Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election
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Directors and in connection with the Company&#x2019;s annual
compensation review and new hire equity award grants, an aggregate
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various officers and employees of the Company. The Plan, as
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<div style="text-align: justify; display: table-cell"><font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">30,000
shares to Mr. Paul Pinkston, the Company&#x2019;s recently appointed
Chief Accounting Officer, pursuant to terms of his offer letter, as
previously disclosed in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the
Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 3,
2018, 50% of which shares vest on Mr. Pinkston&#x2019;s one (1) year
anniversary of his employment commencement date (December 1, 2019),
and 50% of which shares vest on Mr. Pinkston&#x2019;s two (2) year
anniversary of his employment commencement date
(December&#xA0;1,&#xA0;2020), subject to Mr. Pinkston&#x2019;s
continued service with the Company and the terms of a Restricted
Shares Grant Agreement entered into between the Company and Mr.
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Chief Financial Officer of the Company, which shares vest at the
rate of (i) 1/3 of the shares on the one (1) year anniversary of
the December 12, 2018 grant date (the &#x201C;</font><font style="text-decoration: underline; color: #000000">Grant
Date</font><font style="color: #000000">&#x201D;); (ii) 1/3 on the
two (2) year anniversary of the Grant Date; and (iii) 1/3 on the
three (3) year anniversary of the Grant Date (collectively, the
&#x201C;</font><font style="text-decoration: underline; color: #000000">Three Year Vesting
Terms</font><font style="color: #000000">&#x201D;), subject to Mr.
Overholtzer&#x2019;s continued service to the Company on such
vesting dates, and subject to the terms and conditions of a
Restricted Shares Grant Agreement entered into between the Company
and Mr. Overholtzer;</font></font></div>
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shares to Dr. Simon G. Kukes, the Chief Executive Officer of the
Company, all of which are subject to the Three Year Vesting Terms,
subject to Dr. Kukes&#x2019; continued service to the Company on
such vesting dates, and subject to the terms and conditions of a
Restricted Shares Grant Agreement entered into between the Company
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<div style="text-align: justify; display: table-cell"><font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">3,000
shares to Dr. Simon G. Kukes&#x2019; wife, who serves as an employee
of the Company, all of which are subject to the Three Year Vesting
Terms, subject to Mrs. Kukes&#x2019; continued service to the
Company on such vesting dates, and subject to the terms and
conditions of a Restricted Shares Grant Agreement entered into
between the Company and Mrs. Kukes;</font></div>
</div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify; display: table-cell"><font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">112,000
shares to Mr. J. Douglas Schick, the President of the Company, all
of which are subject to the Three Year Vesting Terms, subject to
Mr. Schick&#x2019;s continued service to the Company on such vesting
dates, and subject to the terms and conditions of a Restricted
Shares Grant Agreement entered into between the Company and Mr.
Schick;</font></div>
</div>
</div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify; display: table-cell"><font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">51,000
shares to Mr. Clark R. Moore, the Executive Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary of the Company, all of which are subject to
the Three Year Vesting Terms, subject to Mr.&#xA0;Moore&#x2019;s
continued service to the Company on such vesting dates, and subject
to the terms and conditions of a Restricted Shares Grant Agreement
entered into between the Company and Mr.&#xA0;Moore;
and</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify; display: table-cell"><font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">108,000
shares to other employees of the Company, all of which are subject
to the Three Year Vesting Terms, subject to such recipient&#x2019;s
continued service to the Company on such vesting dates, and subject
to the terms and conditions of a Restricted Shares Grant Agreement
entered into between the Company and each such
recipient.</font></div>
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<font style="color: #000000">A copy of the form of Restricted
Shares Grant Agreement for the awards granted on December 12, 2018
is attached as&#xA0;</font><font style="text-decoration: underline; color: #000000">Exhibits
4.2</font><font style="color: #000000">, to the Company&#x2019;s
Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission on October 31, 2013 and is incorporated by
reference into this</font> <font style="text-decoration: underline; color: #000000">Item
5.02</font><font style="color: #000000">.</font></font></div>
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<font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px"><font style="color: #000000">The Company issued a press release on December 17,
2018 providing an operational update with respect to its newly
acquired assets located in the Chaveroo and Milnesand fields of the
San Andres play in the Northwest Shelf of the Permian Basin
situated in eastern New Mexico</font><font style="color: #000000; background-color: #FFFFFF">.</font><font style="color: #000000">&#xA0;A copy of the press release is furnished
herewith as</font>&#xA0;<font style="text-decoration: underline; color: #000000">Exhibit
99.1</font>&#xA0;<font style="color: #000000">and is incorporated
by reference herein.</font></font></div>
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Item 9.01&#xA0;Financial Statements and Exhibits.</font></div>
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(d) Exhibits.</font></div>
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<font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Exhibit No.</font></div>
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<font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Description</font></div>
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<font style="color: #0000FF">4.1</font></a></font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">PEDEVCO
Corp. Amended and Restated 2012 Equity Incentive Plan
(1)</font></div>
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<font style="color: #0000FF">4.2</font></a></font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">PEDEVCO
Corp. 2012 Equity Incentive Plan Form of Restricted Shares Grant
Agreement (2)</font></div>
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<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px"><a href="ped_ex991.htm"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">99.1</font></a></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Press
Release dated December 17, 2018</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">(1)
Filed on September 27, 2018, as an exhibit to the Company&#x2019;s
Registration on Form S-8 and incorporated herein by reference (File
No. 333-227566).</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">(2)
Filed on October 31, 2013, as an exhibit to the Company&#x2019;s
Registration on Form S-8 and incorporated herein by reference (File
No. 333-192002).</font></div>
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SIGNATURES</font></div>
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<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">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 thereunto duly authorized.</font></div>
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PEDEVCO CORP.</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Date:&#xA0;&#xA0;December
17, 2018</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">By:&#xA0;&#xA0;</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">/s/&#xA0;<font style="font-style: italic">Dr.
Simon Kukes</font></font></div>
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<font style="font-style: italic; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Dr. Simon Kukes</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Chief
Executive Officer</font></div>
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<font style="color: #0000FF">4.1</font></a></font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">PEDEVCO
Corp. Amended and Restated 2012 Equity Incentive Plan
(1)</font></div>
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<font style="color: #0000FF">4.2</font></a></font></div>
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Filed on September 27, 2018, as an exhibit to the Company&#x2019;s
Registration on Form S-8 and incorporated herein by reference (File
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Houston,
Texas, December 17, 2018 &#x2013; PEDEVCO Corp. d/b/a <font style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0000FF">Pacific Energy
Development</font> (NYSE American: PED) (the &#x201C;Company&#x201D;)
announced today that it has spud its initial two wells in the
Company&#x2019;s recently acquired Permian Basin Asset ahead of
schedule with the first well spud on December 1, 2018, and the
second well spud on December 16, 2018. These two wells are the
first two of four initial wells planned to be drilled in December
2018 on this asset as part of the Company&#x2019;s anticipated 16
well program through 2019. The Company currently has two drilling
rigs contracted to drill these initial four wells. Once drilled,
the Company plans to promptly commence completion operations during
January and February 2019, with initial results expected following
completion and flow testing in late Q1 2019.</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">PEDEVCO
Corp, d/b/a Pacific Energy Development (NYSE American: PED), is a
publicly-traded energy company engaged in the acquisition and
development of strategic, high growth energy projects in the United
States. The Company&#x2019;s principal assets are its San Andres
Asset located in the Northwest Shelf of the Permian Basin in
eastern New Mexico, and its D-J Basin Asset located in the D-J
Basin in Weld and Morgan Counties, Colorado. Pacific Energy
Development is headquartered in Houston, Texas.</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">All
statements in this press release that are not based on historical
fact are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and the provisions
of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
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discussion, the words "estimates," "believes," "hopes," "expects,"
"intends," "plans," "anticipates," or "may," and similar
conditional expressions are intended to identify forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the Act, and are subject to the
safe harbor created by the Act. Any statements made in this news
release other than those of historical fact, about an action, event
or development, are forward-looking statements. While management
has based any forward-looking statements contained herein on its
current expectations, the information on which such expectations
were based may change. These forward-looking statements rely on a
number of assumptions concerning future events and are subject to a
number of risks, uncertainties, and other factors, many of which
are outside of the Company's control, that could cause actual
results to materially differ from such statements. Such risks,
uncertainties, and other factors include, but are not necessarily
limited to, those set forth under Item 1A "Risk Factors" in the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2017 and subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q
under the heading "Risk Factors". The Company operates in a highly
competitive and rapidly changing environment, thus new or
unforeseen risks may arise. Accordingly, investors should not place
any reliance on forward-looking statements as a prediction of
actual results. The Company disclaims any intention to, and
undertakes no obligation to, update or revise any forward-looking
statements, except as otherwise required by law, and also takes no
obligation to update or correct information prepared by third
parties that are not paid for by the Company. Readers are also
urged to carefully review and consider the other various
disclosures in the Company's public filings with the Securities
Exchange Commission (SEC).</font></div>
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