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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001654954-21-000702
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20210119
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20210122
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20210121

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:		21543182

	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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and approval by the Board of Directors, and in connection with the
Company&#x2019;s annual compensation review, an aggregate of 940,000
shares of restricted Company common stock and options to purchase
an aggregate of 550,000 shares of restricted Company common stock
under the Company&#x2019;s Amended and Restated 2012 Equity
Incentive Plan, as amended (the &#x201C;</font><font style="text-decoration: underline; color: #000000">Plan</font><font style="color: #000000">&#x201D;),
in consideration for services rendered, and to be rendered, by
various officers and employees of the Company. The Plan, as
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<div style="text-align: justify; display: table-cell"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px"><font style="color: #000000">140,000 shares to Mr. Paul Pinkston, the
Company&#x2019;s Chief Accounting Officer, which shares vest at the
rate of (i) 1/3 of such shares on the one (1) year anniversary of
the January 19, 2021 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.
Pinkston&#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.
Pinkston;</font></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">300,000
shares to Simon G. Kukes, the Chief Executive Officer of the
Company, all of which are subject to the Three Year Vesting Terms,
subject to <font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Simon</font>
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
<font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">Simon</font>
Kukes;</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">250,000
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>
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<div style="text-align: justify; display: table-cell"><font style="color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 13px">250,000
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;</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">options
to purchase 10,000 shares of restricted Company common stock with
an exercise price of $1.39 per share to 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 Stock Option Grant Agreement
entered into between the Company and Mrs. Kukes; and</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">options
to purchase 540,000 shares of restricted Company common stock with
an exercise price of $1.39 per share to certain other non-executive
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 Stock Option Grant Agreement entered into
between the Company and each such recipient.</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 and form of Stock Option Agreement for the awards granted
on January 19, 2021 are attached as&#xA0;</font><font style="text-decoration: underline; color: #000000">Exhibits 4.2</font>
<font style="color: #000000">and</font> <font style="text-decoration: underline; color: #000000">4.3</font><font style="color: #000000">, respectively, 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 are incorporated by
reference into this Item 5.02.</font></font></div>
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(1) Filed on August 29, 2019, as an exhibit to the Company&#x2019;s
Registration on Form S-8 and incorporated herein by reference (File
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