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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

(Amendment No. 1)

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): March 6, 2023

PEDEVCO CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Texas |  | 001-35922 |  | 22-3755993
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |  | (Commission file number) |  | (IRS Employer Identification No.)

575 N. Dairy Ashford, Suite 210 Houston, Texas |  | 77079
(Address of principal executive offices) |  | (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 221-1768

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

☐ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share | PED | NYSE American

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The original Form 8-K filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 6, 2023 (the “Original Form 8-K”), inadvertently attached Exhibit 99.2 as Exhibit 99.3, and Exhibit 99.3 as Exhibit 99.2, even though such exhibits were properly referenced in the Exhibit Table of that filing. This Amendment No. 1 to Form 8-K is being filed solely to attach the proper Exhibit 99.2 and Exhibit 99.3 as referenced in the Exhibit Table of that filing. No other changes to the Original Form 8-K have been made.

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

The matters set forth in, or incorporated by reference in, Item 7.01 or Item 8.01, to the extent they relate to results of operations and financial condition of PEDEVCO Corp. (the “Company”), for a completed quarterly or annual fiscal period, are incorporated by reference in this Item 2.02.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On March 6, 2023, the Company issued a press release announcing is plans to participate in the 35th Annual Roth Conference to be held in Laguna Niguel, California on March 12-14, 2023 (the “Roth Conference”), a copy of which is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01, and published an updated Company presentation on its website at www.pedevco.com, a copy of which is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated by reference herein. The Company will discuss the Company presentation and will host one-on-one meetings with investors during the Roth Conference.

The information contained in this Current Report (and included in Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 hereto) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

The presentation furnished as Exhibit 99.2, to this Current Report on Form 8-K, contains forward-looking statements within the safe harbor provisions under the federal securities laws, including The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and, as such, may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions. These forward-looking statements relate to the Company’s current expectations and are subject to the limitations and qualifications set forth in the presentation as well as in the Company’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, without limitation, that actual events and/or results may differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements. These statements also involve known and unknown risks, which may cause the results of the Company and its subsidiaries to be materially different than those expressed or implied in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements may include comments as to the Company’s beliefs and expectations as to future financial performance, events and trends affecting its business and are necessarily subject to uncertainties, many of which are outside the Company’s control. More information on potential factors that could affect the Company’s financial results is included from time to time in the “Forward-Looking Statements,” “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” sections of the Company’s periodic and current filings with the SEC, including the Form 10-Qs and Form 10-Ks, filed with the SEC and available at www.sec.gov and the Company’s website at https://www.PEDEVCO.com/ped/sec_filings, and specifically including the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2022. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise that occur after that date, except as otherwise provided by law.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

The Company’s reserve report dated January 18, 2023, relating to the proved oil and gas reserves estimates and future net revenue of the Company’s oil and gas properties in Colorado and New Mexico as of December 31, 2022, as referenced in the Company’s presentation discussed in Item 7.01 above, is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.3 and is incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01.

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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No. |  | Description
23.1* |  | Consent of Cawley, Gillespie & Associates, Inc.
99.1** |  | Press Release dated March 6, 2023.
99.2** |  | Company presentation dated March 6, 2023.
99.3* |  | 2023 Reserve Report prepared by Cawley, Gillespie & Associates, Inc.
104 |  | Inline XBRL for the cover page of this Current Report on Form 8-K

* Filed herewith.

** Furnished herewith.

The inclusion of any website address in this Form 8-K, and any exhibit thereto, is intended to be an inactive textual reference only and not an active hyperlink. The information contained in, or that can be accessed through, such website is not part of or incorporated into this Form 8-K.

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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.

| PEDEVCO CORP. |
Date: March 6, 2023 | By: | /s/ Simon G. Kukes |
|  | Simon G. Kukes |
|  | Chief Executive Officer |

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