Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Clark Moore
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PEDEVCO CORP [PED] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Executive Vice President
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
4125 BLACKHAWK PLAZA CIRCLE, SUITE 201		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/09/2016
(Street)

DANVILLE, CA 94506		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ 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 (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 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 08/09/2016   S V 21,750 (1) D $ 0.2178 1,076,049 (2) D  
Common Stock               57,334 I By minor children (3)

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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 (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 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
(Month/Day/Year)		 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
Incentive Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 0.22             01/07/2016 01/07/2021 Common Stock 280,000   280,000 D  
Incentive Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 0.37             01/07/2015 01/07/2020 Common Stock 270,000   270,000 D  
Common Stock Warrant (Right to Buy) $ 2.34             12/16/2013 12/16/2017 Common Stock 1,906   1,906 D  
Common Stock Warrant (Right to Buy) $ 5.25             03/22/2013 03/22/2017 Common Stock 953   953 D  
Incentive Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 0.51             12/18/2012 06/18/2022 Common Stock 44,467   44,467 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 0.51             12/18/2012 06/18/2022 Common Stock 188,867   188,867 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Clark Moore
4125 BLACKHAWK PLAZA CIRCLE
SUITE 201
DANVILLE, CA 94506		       Executive Vice President  

Signatures

 /s/Clark Moore   08/11/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Shares were sold pursuant to a 10b5-1 trading plan previously adopted by Reporting Person to satisfy Reporting Person's tax liability in connection with the August 9,2016 vesting of certain shares of restricted stock which were granted under the Company's 2012 Equity Incentive Plan, which grants were exempt from Section 16(b) pursuant to Rule 16b-13(d).
(2) Reporting Person's holdings include: 83,334 shares; 140,265 shares; 140,000 shares; 270,000 and 431,050 shares all issued pursuant to restricted stock grants and 11,400 shares remaining of Founders stock.
(3) Represents 28,667 shares of the Issuer's common stock owned by each of Reporting Person's two minor children.

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