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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): April 19, 2018
 
001-35922
(Commission file number)
 
PEDEVCO CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Texas
22-3755993
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(IRS Employer Identification
No.)
 
4125 Blackhawk Plaza Circle, Suite 201
Danville, California 94506
 (Address of principal executive offices)
 
(855) 733-2685
(Issuer’s telephone number)
 
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ITEM 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS.
 
On April 19, 2018, Mr. Michael L. Peterson, the President and Chief Executive Officer of PEDEVCO Corp. (the “Company”), notified the Company that he would be stepping down from his position as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective May 31, 2018 (the “Separation Date”), to assume the position of President of the Taiwan Mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Taipei, Taiwan, which position will require his relocation to Taiwan for a period of three-years. Mr. Peterson has agreed to continue to serve as a consultant to the Company pursuant to a consulting engagement to be entered into on or before his Separation Date, on terms and conditions to be approved by Mr. Peterson and the Company.
 
Mr. Frank C. Ingriselli, the Company’s current Chairman and former President and Chief Executive Officer, has agreed to assume the offices of President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company upon Mr. Peterson’s departure, effective on the Separation Date, pursuant to an employment agreement to be entered into on or before the Separation Date, on terms and conditions to be approved by Mr. Ingriselli and the Company.
 
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 thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
 
 
PEDEVCO CORP.
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Michael L. Peterson
 
 
Michael L. Peterson
 
 
President and
Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date:  April 24, 2018