PEDEVCO Corp. d/b/a Pacific Energy Development (NYSE MKT: PED) (the “Company”), today announced that the NYSE MKT (the “Exchange”) notified the Company that it has accepted the Company’s plan of compliance (the “Plan”) which the Company previously presented to the Exchange on February 6, 2015 to increase its stockholders’ equity to at least $6 million prior to the targeted completion date of July 8, 2016, during which period the Company’s listing is being continued pursuant to an extension. The Company’s Plan as accepted by the Exchange contemplated the acquisition of additional oil and gas assets in exchange for equity. As subsequently announced by the Company on February 24, 2015, we believe the Company’s recent consummation of the asset acquisition from Golden Globe Energy (US), LLC achieves the Plan’s objectives as it substantially increases the Company’s stockholders’ equity to well above the Exchange’s minimum continued listing standards. In addition, the recently announced planned combination with Dome Energy, Inc. will also add substantially to stockholder’s equity if and when closed.
Mr. Frank Ingriselli, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, commented, “As previously disclosed, we believe that our acquisition this month of approximately 13,000 net D-J Basin acres and interests in 53 gross wells, which nearly doubled our current production and cash flow, has remedied our stockholders’ equity shortfall and will return our Company to full compliance with the NYSE MKT’s continued listing standards. In addition, our planned combination with Dome Energy should further increase our stockholders’ equity and place the Company on an even stronger footing as we continue to execute our business plan and strive to build shareholder value.”
About Pacific Energy Development (PEDEVCO Corp.)
PEDEVCO Corp, d/b/a Pacific Energy Development (NYSE MKT: PED), is a publicly-traded energy company engaged in the acquisition and development of strategic, high growth energy projects, including shale oil and gas assets, in the United States. The Company’s principal asset is its D-J Basin Asset located in the DJ Basin in Colorado. Pacific Energy Development is headquartered in Danville, California, with an operations office in Houston, Texas.
Forward-Looking Statements
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