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  0001683306
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0001141197
  PEDEVCO CORP
  001-35922
  575 N. DAIRY ASHFORD
  ENERGY CENTER II, SUITE 210
  HOUSTON
  TX
  77079
  855-733-3826
  PINKSTON PAUL ANTHONY
  Officer
  Common
  Oppenheimer & Co. Inc
  85 Broad Street
  New York
  NY
  10004
  23000
  15180.00
  87250267
  01/23/2024
  NYSE
  Common
  01/19/2021
  RSU
  Issuer
  N
  23000
  01/23/2024
  FF
  N
  Paul Pinkston
  575 N. DAIRY ASHFORD
  Houston
  TX
  77079
  Common
  01/19/2024
  16300
  10595.00
  Sold per 10b5-1 plan
  01/23/2024
  03/30/2023
  Paul Pinkston