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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001654954-20-009659
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20200827
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200831
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20200831

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:		201152161

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		575 N. DAIRY ASHFORD
		STREET 2:		ENERGY CENTER II, SUITE 210
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77079
		BUSINESS PHONE:		855-733-3826

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		575 N. DAIRY ASHFORD
		STREET 2:		ENERGY CENTER II, SUITE 210
		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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Siem serving as non-employee directors of the Company.</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 48px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px"><font style="color: #000000">A copy of the form of Restricted Shares Grant
Agreement for the awards granted on August 27, 2020 is attached
as&#xA0;</font><font style="text-decoration: underline; color: #000000">Exhibit 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 (&#x201C;SEC&#x201D;) on October 31, 2013 and is
incorporated by reference into this&#xA0;</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="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
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<font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
Item 5.07&#xA0;Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security
Holders.</font></div>
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<font style="font-weight: bold; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
&#xA0;</font></div>
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<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">At
the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company held on August
27, 2020 (the &#x201C;Annual Meeting&#x201D;), the stockholders (i)
elected four director nominees, (ii) approved, on an advisory
basis, the appointment of Marcum LLP, as the Company&#x2019;s
independent registered public accounting firm for the 2020 fiscal
year, (iii) approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the
compensation awarded to the Company&#x2019;s named executive
officers for 2020, and (iv) approved, on a non-binding advisory
basis, the frequency of the advisory vote on compensation of our
named executive officers as being every three years (i.e., three
years received the greatest number of votes cast on such
proposal).</font></div>
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<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px"><font style="color: #000000">A total of 69,250,010 shares of common stock were
present in person or by proxy and represented at the Annual
Meeting, which shares constituted a quorum (over 33 1/3% of our
outstanding voting shares) based on 72,125,328 shares entitled to
vote at the Annual Meeting as of the July 9, 2020 record date for
the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, the Company&#x2019;s
shareholders voted on the following proposals described in greater
detail in the Company&#x2019;s</font> <font style="text-decoration: underline; color: #0000FF">Definitive Proxy
Statement on Schedule 14A</font> <font style="color: #000000">filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 10, 2020 (the
&#x201C;Proxy&#x201D;) and summarized below.&#xA0;This Form 8-K
should be read in connection with the Proxy. There was no
solicitation in opposition to management&#x2019;s nominees as listed
in its proxy statement and all such nominees were elected as
directors.&#xA0;</font></font></div>
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<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">The
results of the voting for each of the proposals were as
follows:</font></div>
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<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
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1.&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;Election
of Directors:</font></div>
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<div style="text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:bottom;width:12%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; width: 10%; display: inline-block; padding-bottom: 2px; font-size: 11px;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom; width: 80%; display: inline-block; border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11px;">
<div><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman;">For</font></div>
</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; width: 10%; display: inline-block; padding-bottom: 2px; font-size: 11px;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:bottom;width:12%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; width: 10%; display: inline-block; padding-bottom: 2px; font-size: 11px;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom; width: 80%; display: inline-block; border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11px;">
<div><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman;">Against</font></div>
</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; width: 10%; display: inline-block; padding-bottom: 2px; font-size: 11px;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:bottom;width:12%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; width: 10%; display: inline-block; padding-bottom: 2px; font-size: 11px;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom; width: 80%; display: inline-block; border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11px;">
<div><font style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Times New Roman;">Broker
Non-Votes</font></div>
</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom; width: 10%; display: inline-block; padding-bottom: 2px; font-size: 11px;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr style="background-color:#cceeff;">
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:64%;">
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-left:0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">John J.
Scelfo</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:12%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">63,925,047</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:12%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">324,963</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:12%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">44,403</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr style="background-color:#ffffff;">
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:64%;">
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-left:0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Simon
Kukes</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:12%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">63,881,509</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:12%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">368,501</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:12%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">44,403</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr style="background-color:#cceeff;">
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:64%;">
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-left:0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Ivar
Siem</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:12%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">63,881,509</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:12%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">368,501</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:12%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">44,403</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr style="background-color:#ffffff;">
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:64%;">
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-left:0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">H. Douglas
Evans</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:12%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">63,921,585</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:12%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">328,425</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:12%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">44,403</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr></table>
</div>
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<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
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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; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
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<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
2.&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;Ratification
of the appointment of Marcum LLP, as the Company&#x2019;s
independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31,
2020:</font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 4px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
&#xA0;</font></div>
<div>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-right:0px;width:100%;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin-left:0px;">
<tr style="background-color:#cceeff;">
<td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:bottom;width:88%;">
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent:0px;margin-right:4px;margin-left:0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">For:</font></div>
</td>
<td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:bottom;width:12%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">63,977,225</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr style="background-color:#ffffff;">
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:88%;">
<div style="margin-left:0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:12%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr style="background-color:#cceeff;">
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:88%;">
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent:0px;margin-right:4px;margin-left:0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Against:</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:12%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">313,779</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr style="background-color:#ffffff;">
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:88%;">
<div style="margin-left:0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:12%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr style="background-color:#cceeff;">
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:88%;">
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent:0px;margin-right:4px;margin-left:0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Abstain:</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:12%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">3,409</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr style="background-color:#ffffff;">
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:88%;">
<div style="margin-left:0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:12%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr style="background-color:#cceeff;">
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:88%;">
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent:0px;margin-right:4px;margin-left:0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Broker
Non-Votes:</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:12%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">-0-</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
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<div style="display: table-cell; width: 48px"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px"><font style="color: #000000">3.</font>&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;</font></div>
<div style="text-align: left; display: table-cell"><font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">To
approve, by non-binding vote, the compensation of the
Company&#x2019;s named executive officers:</font></div>
</div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
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<td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:bottom;width:88%;">
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent:0px;margin-right:4px;margin-left:0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">For:</font></div>
</td>
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<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">64,004,254</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
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<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:88%;">
<div style="margin-left:0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:12%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
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</tr><tr style="background-color:#cceeff;">
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:88%;">
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent:0px;margin-right:4px;margin-left:0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Against:</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:12%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">144,029</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr style="background-color:#ffffff;">
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:88%;">
<div style="margin-left:0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:12%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr style="background-color:#cceeff;">
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:88%;">
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent:0px;margin-right:4px;margin-left:0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Abstain:</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:12%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">101,727</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr style="background-color:#ffffff;">
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:88%;">
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent:0px;margin-right:4px;margin-left:0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:12%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
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<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:88%;">
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent:0px;margin-right:4px;margin-left:0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Broker
Non-Votes:</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:12%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">44,403</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#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">To
recommend, by non-binding vote, the frequency of holding advisory
votes on the compensation of the Company&#x2019;s named executive
officers:</font></div>
</div>
</div>
<div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px">
<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">
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<td rowspan="1" style="vertical-align:bottom;width:88%;">
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent:0px;margin-right:4px;margin-left:0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">1
Year:</font></div>
</td>
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<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">919,078</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
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<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:88%;">
<div style="margin-left:0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:12%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
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<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:88%;">
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent:0px;margin-right:4px;margin-left:0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">2
Years:</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:12%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">9,802</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
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<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:88%;">
<div style="margin-left:0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:12%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
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</tr><tr style="background-color:#cceeff;">
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:88%;">
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent:0px;margin-right:4px;margin-left:0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Three
Years:</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:12%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">63,177,570</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
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<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:88%;">
<div style="margin-left:0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:12%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr style="background-color:#cceeff;">
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:88%;">
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent:0px;margin-right:4px;margin-left:0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Abstain:</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:12%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">143,560</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr style="background-color:#ffffff;">
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:88%;">
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent:0px;margin-right:4px;margin-left:0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">&#xA0;&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:12%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr style="background-color:#cceeff;">
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:88%;">
<div style="text-align: left; text-indent:0px;margin-right:4px;margin-left:0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Broker
Non-Votes:</font></div>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:12%;">
<div><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:5%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font><font style="text-align: right; vertical-align:bottom;width:75%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">44,403</font><font style="text-align: left; vertical-align:bottom;width:10%;font-size:13px;font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline-block;">&#xA0;</font></div>
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<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">As
such, each of the four (4) director nominees were duly appointed to
the Board of Directors by a plurality of the votes cast (there was
no solicitation in opposition to management&#x2019;s nominees as
listed in its proxy statement), each to serve a term of one year
and until their respective successors have been elected and
qualified, or until their earlier resignation or removal, and
proposals 2 and 3 were separately approved and ratified by the
affirmative vote of a majority of the shares present in person or
represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting and entitled to vote on,
and who voted for, against, or expressly abstained with respect to,
each such proposal, notwithstanding the fact that proposal 3 was
non-binding. Finally, proposal 4, which was also non-binding,
received the most votes for holding future advisory votes on
executive compensation every &#x201C;3 years&#x201D;.</font></div>
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<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Furthermore,
in light of the voting results with respect to the frequency of
holding a non-binding, advisory vote on executive compensation, and
consistent with the fact that such period received the highest
number of votes cast at the Annual Meeting, the Board of Directors
has determined that the Company will hold future non-binding,
advisory votes of stockholders to approve the compensation of the
named executive officers every three years until the next
non-binding, advisory stockholder vote on the frequency of
stockholder votes on executive compensation, or until the Board of
Directors otherwise determines a different frequency for such
non-binding, advisory votes.</font></div>
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Item 8.01 Other Events</font><font style="color: #000000">.</font></font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px"><font style="color: #000000">In addition to the award grants described
in</font> <font style="text-decoration: underline; color: #000000">Item 5.02</font>
<font style="color: #000000">above, on August 27, 2020, the Company
granted 70,000 shares of restricted Company common stock under the
Plan to Viktor Tkachev, a greater than 10% shareholder of the
Company (who acquired $12 million of shares of common stock on
September&#xA0;17, 2019),&#xA0;which shares vest on February 27,
2021, subject to Mr. Tkachev&#x2019;s continued service to the
Company under that certain Advisory Agreement, dated November 8,
2019, entered into by and between Mr. Tkachev and the Company (the
&#x201C;Advisory Agreement&#x201D;) and a Restated Shares Grant
Agreement entered into by and between Mr. Tkachev and the Company.
This restricted stock award was issued and granted in consideration
for Mr. Tkachev serving as an advisor to the
Company.</font></font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px"><font style="color: #000000">A copy of the form of Restricted Shares Grant
Agreement for the award is attached as&#xA0;</font><font style="text-decoration: underline; color: #000000">Exhibit 4.2</font>
<font style="color: #000000">to the Company&#x2019;s Registration
Statement on Form S-8 filed with the SEC on October 31, 2013 and is
incorporated by reference into this&#xA0;</font><font style="text-decoration: underline; color: #000000">Item
8.01</font><font style="color: #000000">. A copy of the Advisory
Agreement is attached as</font> <font style="text-decoration: underline; color: #000000">Exhibit 10.12</font>
<font style="color: #000000">to the Company&#x2019;s Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on November 8, 2019 and is
incorporated by reference into this</font> <font style="text-decoration: underline; color: #000000">Item
8.01</font><font style="color: #000000">.</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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Exhibit No.</font></div>
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(1)</font></div>
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Advisory Agreement, dated November 8, 2019, entered into by and
between PEDEVCO Corp. and Viktor Tkachev (3)</font></div>
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on August 29, 2019, as an exhibit to the Company&#x2019;s
Registration on Form S-8 and incorporated herein by reference (File
No.&#xA0;333-233525).</font></div>
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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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on November 8, 2019, as an exhibit to the Company&#x2019;s Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q and incorporated herein by reference (File No.
001-35922).</font></div>
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SIGNATURES</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px"><font style="color: #000000">&#xA0;</font>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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/s/ Dr. Simon Kukes</font></div>
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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="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Date:&#xA0;&#xA0;August
28, 2020</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
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(1)</font></div>
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<font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">PEDEVCO
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on August 29, 2019, as an exhibit to the Company&#x2019;s
Registration on Form S-8 and incorporated herein by reference (File
No.&#xA0;333-233525).</font></div>
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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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on November 8, 2019, as an exhibit to the Company&#x2019;s Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q and incorporated herein by reference (File No.
001-35922).</font></div>
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