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Pedevco Executive Compensation (FY25)
PED · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025 ◇ J. Douglas Schick | Latest say-on-pay support = August 27, 2026 |
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Data as of October 27, 2026Latest filing (8-K): August 28, 2026
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Frequently asked questions
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Who is Pedevco's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for J. Douglas Schick, President and Chief Executive Officer, came to $2,017,600 in fiscal 2025.
What was Pedevco's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 98.4% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held August 27, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Douglas Schick President | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Clark Moore Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Simon Kukes Chief Executive Officer | — | — | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Paul Pinkston Chief Accounting Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Douglas Schick President and Chief Executive Officer# | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Clark Moore Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Simon Kukes Chief Executive Officer | — | — | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Simon Dr Executive Chairman and Former Chief Executive Officer* | — | — | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Paul Pinkston Chief Accounting Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Douglas Schick President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | — not reconciled |
Clark Moore Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Paul Pinkston Chief Accounting Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Simon Dr Executive Chairman and Former Chief Executive Officer* Departed during or after this year | — | — | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Douglas Schick President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Clark Moore Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jody Crook Chief Commercial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Paul Pinkston Former Chief Accounting Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.
Equity awards granted
Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Moore | RSA | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Clark Moore | RSA | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Clark Moore | RSA | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| J. Douglas Schick | PRSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| J. Douglas Schick | RSA | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| J. Douglas Schick | RSA | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| J. Douglas Schick | RSA | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Jody Crook | RSA | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Jody Crook | RSA | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Paul Pinkston | RSA | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Paul Pinkston | RSA | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023, 2024 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.
Outstanding awards
Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Douglas Schick | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Clark Moore | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Jody Crook | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Paul Pinkston | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.
Director compensation
What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Josh Schmidt Board chair | — | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Dr. Simon G. Kukes | — | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
John J. Scelfo | — | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
John K. Howie | — | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
H. Douglas Evans | — | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Kristel Franklin | — | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Martyn Willsher | — | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
J. Douglas Schick served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.
Director fee schedule
The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
| Board cash retainer | ◇ |
| Board equity retainer | ◇ |
| Total board retainer | ◇ |
| Board chair premium | ◇ |
| Audit committee chair | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance chair | ◇ |
Equity is delivered as Restricted common stock.
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | August 27, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | August 31, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | August 27, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2016 | December 28, 2017 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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- J. Douglas Schick (President and Chief Executive Officer), FY2025 total compensation $2,017,600 (base salary $350,000) [exec_comp, SEC accession 0001654954-26-006667, filed 2026-07-15]What this page does not include
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Documents cited
- 0001654954-26-007962Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001654954-26-006667Compensation of Directors · Outstanding Equity Awards at Year Ended December 31, 2025 · Summary Compensation Table
- 0001654954-25-007979Summary Compensation Table
- 0001654954-24-008896Summary Compensation Table
- 0001654954-23-011482Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001654954-20-009659Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
- 0001654954-17-011942Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
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@misc{velarionData2026,
author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
year = {2026},
version = {2026Q3},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
publisher = {Zenodo},
url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}