Company: PED
Filing Date: 2025-07-11
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001654954-25-007979
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Company: PEDEVCO CORP
Filing Date: 2025-07-11
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 34
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 co-founded and served as principal of Bronze Four Resources, LLC, an Austin, Texas-based contract operating company focused on contract drilling, completion, and production operations in the Anadarko basins. Prior to establishing Tenet Advisory Group and Bronze Four Resources, Mr. Crook held various leadership roles at Jones Energy, Ltd., a public oil and gas company in Austin, Texas, from June 2004 to December 2014. His positions included Land Manager, Senior Vice President of Land, Senior Vice President for the Arkoma Region, and Senior Vice President of Acquisitions & Exploration. Mr. Crook began his career in Enron Corp’s Analyst and Associates Program, where he completed rotations in Risk Management and Global LNG from January 2000 to November 2001.

Mr. Crook holds a BBA in Finance & PLM from the University of Oklahoma and an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin.

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<div align='center'>EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION</div>

Summary Compensation Table

The following table sets forth the compensation for services paid in all capacities for the two fiscal years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 to (a) Dr. Simon G. Kukes, our former Chief Executive Officer and Director and current Executive Chairman, (b) J. Douglas Schick, our President and Chief Executive Officer, (c) Clark R. Moore, our Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, and (d) Paul A Pinkston, our Chief Accounting Officer (collectively, the “Named Executive Officers”). There were no other executive officers who received compensation in excess of $100,000 in either 2024 or 2023.

| Name and Principal Position                             |     | Fiscal Year |     | Salary ($) |         |     | Bonus ($)** |         |     | Stock Awards ($) |         |    |     | Option Awards ($) |   |     | All Other Compensation ($) |        |    |     | Total ($) |         |
| Dr, Simon G. Kukes                                      |     |        2024 |     |            |       - |     |             |       - |     |                  | 367,125 | -1 |     |                   | - |     |                            |      - |    |     |           | 367,125 |
| Executive Chairman and Former Chief Executive Officer*  |     |        2023 |     |            |       - |     |             |       - |     |                  |