John Douglas Schick - 27 Feb 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for PEDEVCO CORP (PED)

Role: President and CEO, Director
Signature: /s/ Clark R. Moore, attorney-in-fact for J.Douglas Schick
Issuer symbol: PED
Transactions as of: 27 Feb 2026
Net transactions value: $0
Form type: 4
Filing time: 03 Mar 2026, 16:33:26 UTC
Previous filing: 27 Jan 2026
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
Schick John Douglas	President and CEO, Director	575 N. DAIRY ASHFORD, ENERGY CENTER II, SUITE 210, HOUSTON	/s/ Clark R. Moore, attorney-in-fact for J.Douglas Schick	03 Mar 2026	0001748134

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	PED	Common Stock	Options Exercise		+454,550			454,550	27 Feb 2026	By American Resources Inc.	F1, F2, F3
holding	PED	Common Stock						3,399,743	27 Feb 2026	Direct

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	PED	Series A Convertible Preferred Stock	Options Exercise	$0	-45,455	-100%	$0.000000	0	27 Feb 2026	Common Stock	454,550		Direct	F4

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	On the Automatic Conversion Date (defined below), the Convertible Series A Preferred Stock converted into common stock of the Issuer automatically pursuant to its terms based on a conversion ratio of 10-for-1.
F2	Except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
F3	American Resources Inc., is owned and controlled by the Reporting Person, and as such the Reporting Person may be deemed to be beneficially owned the securities held by American Resources Inc.
F4	The Convertible Series A Preferred Stock was not convertible until the expiration of the twenty calendar day period (the "Automatic Conversion Date") commencing on the distribution to the Issuer's shareholders in accordance with Rule 14c-2 of Regulation 14C promulgated under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, of an information statement disclosing, among other things, the approval of such conversion and related matters by the majority stockholders of the Issuer which occurred on October 31, 2025, which Automatic Conversion Date was February 27, 2026.

Remarks:

See Power of Attorney filed as Exhibit 24.1 to the Form 4 filed by Reporting Person on January 15, 2020.