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PED · Current Report (Form 8-K) · Filed June 29, 2026

Pedevco Corp — Current Report (Form 8-K)

Form
8-K
Filed
June 29, 2026
Period
Jun 23, 2026
Ticker
PED
Accession
0001654954-26-006257
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PEDEVCO mutually agrees with Paul Pinkston to step down as Chief Accounting Officer and terminate employment, effective June 23, 2026.

Merger terminated
About Pedevco Corp
Market cap
$174M
1Y TSR
−3.6%
3Y TSR
−14.3%
Board grade
B
Sector
Energy
CEO
John Douglas Schick
Last annual meeting: Aug 27, 2026 · View full Pedevco Corp profile →
ped_8k.htm

 

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): June 23, 2026

 

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. ☐

 

 

 

 

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

(b)

 

On and effective June 23, 2026, PEDEVCO Corp., a Texas corporation (the “Company,” “we” and “us”) mutually agreed with Mr. Paul Pinkston that he step down from the position of Chief Accounting Officer of, and to terminate his employment with, the Company.

   

 

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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.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ J. Douglas Schick

 

 

J. Douglas Schick

 

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 Date: June 28, 2026

 

 

 

 

 

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When did Pedevco Corp file this 8-K?
Pedevco Corp (PED) filed this Current Report (Form 8-K) with the SEC on June 29, 2026. The accession number assigned by EDGAR is 0001654954-26-006257.
What does an 8-K disclose?
Form 8-K is the SEC's current-report form, used to disclose material events between periodic reports (10-K / 10-Q). Triggers include CEO/CFO departures, acquisitions, bankruptcies, earnings releases, auditor changes, changes in fiscal year, and amendments to corporate governance. Each 8-K is keyed to one or more Item numbers (1.01 through 9.01).
What is the key takeaway from this filing?
PEDEVCO mutually agrees with Paul Pinkston to step down as Chief Accounting Officer and terminate employment, effective June 23, 2026. This is Boardroom Alpha's one-line summary of the current report; see the full filing text above for the formal disclosure.
What events did Boardroom Alpha flag in this filing?
BA's event-extraction layer identified this signal in the filing text: "Merger terminated". It appears above the filing body as a labeled pill.
What Item codes does an 8-K cover?
An 8-K's Item codes (1.01 through 9.01) specify what kind of event is being disclosed — e.g. Item 1.01 for entering a material agreement, Item 5.02 for departure/election of directors and executive officers, Item 8.01 for other events. The Item codes for this 8-K appear in the filing text above.
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