---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001654954-26-006883"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PED"
cik: "0001141197"
company_name: "PEDEVCO CORP"
filed_at: "2026-07-24T21:30:36+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-24T21:32:11.343561+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# PEDEVCO grants 46,770 equity awards to COO and CFO; new employment agreements set salaries and bonuses

## Summary
- COO Reagan Dukes receives 17,190 RSUs and 7,520 PBRSUs; CFO Robert Long receives 18,050 RSUs and 4,010 PBRSUs.
- RSUs vest over 3 years; PBRSUs based on performance metrics for fiscal 2026-2028.
- New employment agreements set base salaries: Dukes $300,000/yr, Long $280,000/yr; target bonus 50% of salary.
- Severance provisions: 1x salary and bonus without cause (non-CIC), 2x within 12 months of change in control.
- Awards granted under 2021 Equity Incentive Plan; agreements include one-year non-compete and non-solicit.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001654954-26-006883
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PED
- cik: 0001141197
- company_name: PEDEVCO CORP
- filed_at: 2026-07-24T21:30:36+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1141197/000165495426006883/0001654954-26-006883-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1141197/000165495426006883/ped_8k.htm

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