# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001946705
**File Stem:** 0001654954-25-012770
**Filing Date:** 2025-11
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**Document Hash:** 8140749a802c08d65639f816bc94ad29
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001654954-25-012770.hdr.sgml**: 20251110

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001654954-25-012770

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: SCHEDULE 13D/A

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251110

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20251110

**SUBJECT COMPANY**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** PEDEVCO CORP
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001141197
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 01 Energy & Transportation
- **EIN:** 223755993
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** TX
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** SCHEDULE 13D/A
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 005-86497
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251466715

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 575 N. DAIRY ASHFORD
- **STREET 2:** ENERGY CENTER II, SUITE 210
- **CITY:** HOUSTON
- **STATE:** TX
- **ZIP:** 77079
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 855-733-3826

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 575 N. DAIRY ASHFORD
- **STREET 2:** ENERGY CENTER II, SUITE 210
- **CITY:** HOUSTON
- **STATE:** TX
- **ZIP:** 77079

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** BLAST ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20050610

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** VERDISYS INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20010523
**FILED BY**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** SGK 2018 REVOCABLE TRUST
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001946705

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 100601704
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** TX
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** SCHEDULE 13D/A

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 575 N. DAIRY ASHFORD, ENERGY CENTER II
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 210
- **CITY:** HOUSTON
- **STATE:** TX
- **ZIP:** 77079
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 713-221-1768

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 575 N. DAIRY ASHFORD, ENERGY CENTER II
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 210
- **CITY:** HOUSTON
- **STATE:** TX
- **ZIP:** 77079

### UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
**Washington, D.C. 20549**

## SCHEDULE 13D

### Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

**(Amendment No. 13)**

**PEDEVCO CORP**

*(Name of Issuer)*

**COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.001 PER SHARE**

*(Title of Class of Securities)*

**70532Y303**

*(CUSIP Number)*

**Dr. Simon G. Kukes**<br>575 N. DAIRY ASHFORD, ENERGY CENTER II<br>SUITE 210<br>HOUSTON TX 77079<br>713-221-1768

*(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)*

**10/31/2025**

*(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)*

| **CUSIP No.** | **70532Y303** |

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| | | | |
|:--|:--|:--|:--|
| 1 | Name of reporting person<br>**SGK 2018 REVOCABLE TRUST** | Name of reporting person<br>**SGK 2018 REVOCABLE TRUST** | |
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)<br>[x] (a)<br>[ ] (b) | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)<br>[x] (a)<br>[ ] (b) | |
| 3 | SEC use only | SEC use only | |
| 4 | Source of funds (See Instructions)<br>**PF** | Source of funds (See Instructions)<br>**PF** | |
| 5 | Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)<br>[ ] | Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)<br>[ ] | |
| 6 | Citizenship or place of organization<br>**TEXAS** | Citizenship or place of organization<br>**TEXAS** | |
| Number of Shares<br>Beneficially Owned by<br>Each Reporting Person With: | 7 | Sole Voting Power<br>**0.00** |
| Number of Shares<br>Beneficially Owned by<br>Each Reporting Person With: | 8 | Shared Voting Power<br>**51791325.00** |
| Number of Shares<br>Beneficially Owned by<br>Each Reporting Person With: | 9 | Sole Dispositive Power<br>**0.00** |
| Number of Shares<br>Beneficially Owned by<br>Each Reporting Person With: | 10 | Shared Dispositive Power<br>**51791325.00** |
| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person<br>**51791325.00** | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person<br>**51791325.00** | |
| 12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)<br>[ ] | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)<br>[ ] | |
| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)<br>**56.0%** | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)<br>**56.0%** | |
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)<br>**OO** | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)<br>**OO** | |

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**Comment for Reporting Person:** * Based on 92,519,352 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of November 4, 2025, as confirmed by the Company's transfer agent on such date.

| **CUSIP No.** | **70532Y303** |

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| | | | |
|:--|:--|:--|:--|
| 1 | Name of reporting person<br>**KUKES SIMON G** | Name of reporting person<br>**KUKES SIMON G** | |
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)<br>[x] (a)<br>[ ] (b) | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)<br>[x] (a)<br>[ ] (b) | |
| 3 | SEC use only | SEC use only | |
| 4 | Source of funds (See Instructions)<br>**WC** | Source of funds (See Instructions)<br>**WC** | |
| 5 | Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)<br>[ ] | Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)<br>[ ] | |
| 6 | Citizenship or place of organization<br>**X1** | Citizenship or place of organization<br>**X1** | |
| Number of Shares<br>Beneficially Owned by<br>Each Reporting Person With: | 7 | Sole Voting Power<br>**8121950.00** |
| Number of Shares<br>Beneficially Owned by<br>Each Reporting Person With: | 8 | Shared Voting Power<br>**51814325.00** |
| Number of Shares<br>Beneficially Owned by<br>Each Reporting Person With: | 9 | Sole Dispositive Power<br>**8121950.00** |
| Number of Shares<br>Beneficially Owned by<br>Each Reporting Person With: | 10 | Shared Dispositive Power<br>**51819325.00** |
| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person<br>**59936275.00** | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person<br>**59936275.00** | |
| 12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)<br>[ ] | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)<br>[ ] | |
| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)<br>**64.8%** | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)<br>**64.8%** | |
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)<br>**IN** | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)<br>**IN** | |

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**Comment for Reporting Person:** (1) Includes 3,000 shares of common stock held by Dr. Kukes' spouse. 
 (2) Includes options to purchase 20,000 shares of common stock held by Dr. Kukes' Reporting spouse (10,000 of which have an exercise price of $1.39 per share, and 10,000 of which have an exercise price of $1.17 per share ) which have vested to Dr. Kukes' spouse, and/or which vest in the 60 days from the date of this filing. 
 * Based on 92,519,352 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of November 4, 2025, as confirmed by the Company's transfer agent on such date.

**Item 1. Security and Issuer**

**(a) Title of Class of Securities:**
COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.001 PER SHARE

**(b) Name of Issuer:**
PEDEVCO CORP

**(c) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:**
575 N. DAIRY ASHFORD, ENERGY CENTER II, SUITE 210, HOUSTON, TX, 77079

This Amendment No. 13 (the "Amendment") amends and supplements the Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on July 10, 2018, as amended by the Amendment No. 1 thereto, filed with the Commission on September 11, 2018, the Amendment No. 2 thereto, filed with the Commission on October 26, 2018 the Amendment No. 3 thereto, filed with the Commission on December 26, 2018, the Amendment No. 4 thereto, filed with the Commission on February 19, 2019, the Amendment No. 5 thereto, filed with the Commission on March 5, 2019, the Amendment No. 6 thereto, filed with the Commission on May 22, 2019, the Amendment No. 7 thereto, filed with the Commission on September 19, 2019, the Amendment No. 8 thereto, filed with the Commission on February 1, 2022, the Amendment No. 9 thereto, filed with the Commission on September 28, 2022, the Amendment No. 10 thereto, filed with the Commission on October 5, 2022, the Amendment No. 11 thereto, filed with the Commission on December 21, 2022, and the Amendment No. 12 thereto, filed with the Commission on January 27, 2025 (such Schedule 13D as amended to date, the "Schedule 13D"), by The SGK 2018 Revocable Trust ("SGK Trust"), and Dr. Simon G. Kukes ("Kukes"). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Amendment have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Schedule 13D. Except as expressly amended and supplemented by this Amendment, the Schedule 13D is not amended or supplemented in any respect, and the disclosures set forth in the Schedule 13D, other than as amended herein are incorporated by reference herein. This Amendment is being filed to reflect the acquisition by Kukes of additional shares of common stock of the Issuer since the filing of Amendment No. 12 to the Schedule 13D, and in connection with the acquisition of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, discussed below and the resignation of Kukes as the Executive Chairman of the Issuer. For purposes of this Amendment, each of Kukes and SGK Trust are a "Reporting Person" and collectively, the "Reporting Persons." This Schedule 13D relates to the common stock, $0.001 par value per share ("Common Stock") of PEDEVCO Corp. (the "Company", "PEDEVCO" or the "Issuer"). The principal executive offices of the Company are located at 575 N. Dairy Ashford, Energy Center II, Suite 210, Houston, Texas 77079.

**Item 4. Purpose of Transaction**

The Reporting Persons acquired the securities for investment purposes. In the future, depending on general market and economic conditions affecting the Company and other relevant factors, the Reporting Persons may purchase additional securities of the Company or dispose of some or all of the securities they currently own from time to time in open market transactions, private transactions or otherwise. Other than as discussed above, or in connection with the Transactions, defined above, the Reporting Persons do not currently have any plans or proposals which relate to or would result in the following described: (a) The acquisition by any person of additional securities of the Issuer, or the disposition of securities of the Issuer, except as discussed above and except that the Reporting Persons currently contemplate acquiring additional securities of the Issuer from time to time in open market or private purchases subject to market conditions and other factors; (b) An extraordinary corporate transaction, such as a merger, reorganization or liquidation, involving the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries; (c) A sale or transfer of a material amount of assets of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries; (d) Any change in the present board of directors or management of the Issuer, including any plans or proposals to change the number or term of directors or to fill any existing vacancies on the board; (e) Any material change in the present capitalization or dividend policy of the Issuer; (f) Any other material change in the Issuer's business or corporate structure, including but not limited to, if the Issuer is a registered closed-end investment company, any plans or proposals to make any changes in its investment policy for which a vote is required by section 13 of the Investment Company Act of 1940; (g) Changes in the Issuer's charter, bylaws or instruments corresponding thereto or other actions which may impede the acquisition of control of the Issuer by any person; (h) Causing a class of securities of the Issuer to be delisted from a national securities exchange or to cease to be authorized to be quoted in an inter-dealer quotation system of a registered national securities association; (i) A class of equity securities of the Issuer becoming eligible for termination of registration pursuant to section 12(g)(4) of the Act; or (j) Any action similar to any of those enumerated above, except as discussed above.

**Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer**

**(a)**
The aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by each Reporting Person and, for each Reporting Person, the number of shares as to which there is sole power to vote or to direct the voting thereof, shared power to vote or to direct the voting thereof, sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition thereof, or shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition thereof, are set forth on rows 7 through 11 and row 13 of the cover pages of this Schedule 13D and are incorporated herein by this reference thereto. Such ownership as reported above does not include any shares of common stock which may be issuable upon conversion of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, as such preferred stock shares are not convertible into common stock within sixty (60) days of the date of this filing, and are instead contingent on the mailing of the Information Statement, as discussed above in Item 3, the timing of which is not currently known.

**(b)**
The aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by each Reporting Person and, for each Reporting Person, the number of shares as to which there is sole power to vote or to direct the voting thereof, shared power to vote or to direct the voting thereof, sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition thereof, or shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition thereof, are set forth on rows 7 through 11 and row 13 of the cover pages of this Schedule 13D and are incorporated herein by this reference thereto. Such ownership as reported above does not include any shares of common stock which may be issuable upon conversion of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, as such preferred stock shares are not convertible into common stock within sixty (60) days of the date of this filing, and are instead contingent on the mailing of the Information Statement, as discussed above in Item 3, the timing of which is not currently known. Kukes may be deemed to have shared power with SGK Trust, to vote and dispose of the securities reported in this Schedule 13D beneficially owned by SGK Trust. Kukes may also be deemed to have shared power with his spouse, to vote and dispose of the securities reported in this Schedule 13D beneficially owned by his spouse.

**(c)**
See Item 3, above.

**Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With Respect to Securities of the Issuer.**

A copy of the form of Restricted Shares Grant Agreement and form of Stock Option Agreements for the awards described in Item 3 above are incorporated by reference herein. A copy of the form of Shareholder Agreement, Series A Preferred Stock Subscription Agreement, Designation of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and form of Support Agreement described in Item 3 above are incorporated by reference herein.

### SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

**Reporting Person:** SGK 2018 REVOCABLE TRUST

**Signature:** /s/ Simon G. Kukes

**Name/Title:** Simon G. Kukes, Trustee

**Date:** 11/10/2025

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

**Reporting Person:** KUKES SIMON G

**Signature:** /s/ Dr. Simon G. Kukes

**Name/Title:** Dr. Simon G. Kukes

**Date:** 11/10/2025