---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001654954-25-010215"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PED"
cik: "0001141197"
company_name: "PEDEVCO CORP"
filed_at: "2025-08-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T09:09:09.387766+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.15
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# PEDEVCO grants restricted stock to three directors; shareholders reelect all five nominees

## Summary
- 200k shares to John Scelfo (vest July 12, 2026); 200k to Simon Kukes (vest Jan 1, 2026); 140k to H. Douglas Evans (vest Sep 27, 2026).
- All five director nominees elected with >99% of votes cast (67M+ for each); broker non-votes ~1.33M.
- Ratification of Weaver and Tidwell as auditor for FY2025 passed with 68.47M for, 186k against.
- Stock awards granted under 2021 Equity Incentive Plan; vesting conditional on continued board service.
- Quorum of 68.67M shares (74.8% of outstanding) present at August 28, 2025 annual meeting.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001654954-25-010215
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PED
- cik: 0001141197
- company_name: PEDEVCO CORP
- filed_at: 2025-08-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.15
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1141197/000165495425010215/0001654954-25-010215-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1141197/000165495425010215/ped_8k.htm

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