Sec Form 4 Filing - KUKES SIMON G @ PEDEVCO CORP - 2022-10-03

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person KUKES SIMON G 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol PEDEVCO CORP [ PED] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director X __ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Executive Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 575 N. DAIRY ASHFORD, ENERGY CENTER II, SUITE 210 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 10/03/2022 (Street) HOUSTON, TX77079 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _____ Form filed by One Reporting Person __ X __ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 10/03/2022 G V 51,791,325( 1 ) D $ 0 0 I Through SK Energy LLC Common Stock 10/03/2022 G V 51,791,325( 1 ) A $ 0 51,791,325 I Through The SGK 2018 Revocable Trust Common Stock 5,028,240 D Common Stock 3,000 I By Spouse

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other KUKES SIMON G 575 N. DAIRY ASHFORD ENERGY CENTER II, SUITE 210 HOUSTON, TX77079 X X Chief Executive Officer SK Energy LLC 575 N. DAIRY ASHFORD ENERGY CENTER II, SUITE 210 HOUSTON, TX77079 X SGK 2018 REVOCABLE TRUST 575 N. DAIRY ASHFORD ENERGY CENTER II, SUITE 210 HOUSTON, TX77079 X Signatures /s/ Clark R. Moore, attorney-in-fact for Simon Kukes 10/04/2022 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ Clark R. Moore, attorney-in-fact for Simon Kukes, as Manager of SK Energy LLC 10/04/2022 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ Clark R. Moore, attorney-in-fact for Simon Kukes, as Trustee of The SGK 2018 Revocable Trust 10/04/2022 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )On October 3, 2022, SK Energy LLC ("SK Energy") transferred all 51,791,325 shares of common stock of the Issuer which it held to The SGK 2018 Revocable Trust ("SGK Trust") for no consideration. SK Energy is beneficially owned by Dr. Simon G. Kukes and SGK Trust is a family trust of which Dr. Simon G. Kukes is the trustee and beneficiary, and as such, the beneficial owner of the shares held by SGK Trust, and there was no change in beneficial ownership of the transferred shares in connection with the transfer.

Remarks: See the Powers of Attorney filed as Exhibits 24.1 and 24.2, to the Form 4 filed by the Reporting Persons on June 19, 2019 and the Power of Attorney filed as Exhibit 24.3 hereto.

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