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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

DATE OF REPORT: January 18, 2013
DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED: May 23, 2012

000-53725
(Commission file number)
 
PEDEVCO CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Blast Energy Services, Inc.
(Former name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
Texas
 
22-3755993
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
4125 Blackhawk Plaza Circle, Suite 201
Danville, California 94506
 (Former address of principal executive offices)

P.OBox 710152
HoustonTexas 77271
 (Former address of principal executive offices)
 
(855) 733 2685
(Issuer’s telephone number)
 
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Explanatory Note
 
On January 15, 2013, Pedevco Corp. (the “Company”) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K that discussed under Item 4.02 (Non-Reliance on Previously Issued Financial Statements or a Related Audit Report or Completed Interim Review) two restatements of the Company’s financial statements.  The Current Report on Form 8-K that the Company filed on January 15, 2013 incorrectly is shown on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission as having been filed under Item 4.01 (Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant).  The Company is filing this amended Current Report on Form 8-K/A to correct that error and to clarify that the subject matter of the Company’s filing pertains to Item 4.02, rather than Item 4.01, of Form 8-K.
 
 
ITEM 4.02
NON-RELIANCE ON PREVIOUSLY ISSUED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR A RELATED AUDIT REPORT OR COMPLETED INTERIM REVIEW.

Initial Restatement of Pacific Energy Development Corp. Consolidated Financial Statements for the Year Ended December 31, 2011

On May 23, 2012, the Board of Directors of the Company concluded that the consolidated financial statements of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2011 should no longer be relied upon and should be restated in order to correct two errors discovered subsequent to their original issuance. These errors were as follows:

  
$87,668 of improperly deferred costs associated with the Eagle Ford Asset acquisition (as described in Note 13 of these consolidated financial statements).
 
  
$19,200 of improper intercompany profit eliminations related to intercompany transactions between Condor Energy Technology LLC and the Company.
 
The impact on the previously reported consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2011 is as follows:
 
   
As Reported
   
As Restated
 
             
Deferred costs
  $ 199,496     $ 111,828  
Total current assets
  $ 704,815     $ 617,147  
Equity method investment
  $ 607,653     $ 588,453  
Total assets
  $ 3,045,496     $ 2,938,628  
Accumulated deficit
  $ 587,142     $ 694,010  
Total stockholders’ equity
  $ 995,121     $ 888,553  
The impact on the previously reported loss from operations and net loss for the period from February 9, 2011 (Inception) through December 31, 2011 is as follows:
 
   
As Reported
   
As Restated
 
             
Equity in loss of equity method investment
  $ (6,675 )   $ (25,875 )
Loss from operations
  $ (560,457 )   $ (648,125 )
Net loss
  $ (587,142 )   $ (694,010 )
 
As a result of the foregoing, the Company intends to restate its consolidated balance sheet and consolidated statement of operations in a further amendment to its Form 8-K filed on August 2, 2012, as amended August 8, 2012.
 
 
 

 
Our Board of Directors discussed the restatement shown above with Singer Lewak, LLP, our former independent registered public accounting firm that originally audited these financial statements, as well as with GBH CPAs, PC, our current independent registered public accounting firm.

Second Restatement of Pacific Energy Development Corp. Consolidated Financial Statements for the Year Ended December 31, 2011

On December 12, 2012, the Board of Directors of the Company concluded that the consolidated financial statements of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2011 previously filed on Form 8-K/A on August 8, 2012 should no longer be relied upon and should be restated in order to correct the Company’s accounting for the fully vested non-forfeitable stock award issued to investor relations consultants as disclosed in Note 9 of these consolidated financial statements.  The Company originally recorded the $69,667 value of the award as a stock service receivable in the balance sheet as performance was not required until the Company had completed a reverse merger transaction, at which time the 18 month service period would commence. Because the award is fully vested and non-forfeitable and the Company has no ability to compel specific performance, the Company reconsidered its accounting for this transaction and concluded that the appropriate treatment should have been to expense the value of the award in full. These consolidated financial statements are being restated to reflect this correction. 

The impact on the previously reported consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2011 is as follows: 
 
   
As Reported
   
As Restated
 
                 
Stock service receivable
 
$
(69,667
 
$
0
 
Accumulated deficit
 
$
(694,010)
   
$
(763,677)
 
Total stockholders' equity
 
$
888,553
   
$
888,553
 
 
 
The impact on the previously reported consolidated loss from operations and consolidated net loss for the period from February 9, 2011 (Inception) through December 31, 2011 is as follows: 
 
   
As Reported
   
As Restated
 
Professional services
 
$
205,200
   
$
274,867
 
Loss from operation
 
$
(648,125
)
 
$
(717,792
)
Net loss
 
$
(694,010
)
 
$
(763,677
)
 
As a result of the foregoing, the Company intends to restate its consolidated balance sheet and consolidated statement of operations in a further amendment to its Form 8-K filed on August 2, 2012, as amended August 8, 2012.

 
 

 
 
Our Board of Directors discussed the restatement shown above with Singer Lewak, our former independent registered public accounting firm that originally audited these financial statements, as well as with GBH CPAs, PC, our current independent registered public accounting firm. The Company has requested Singer Lewak, LLP  to furnish the Company with a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission, stating whether Singer Lewak, LLP agrees with the above statements, and if not, stating the respects in which it does not agree. A copy of such letter from Singer Lewak, LLP is included as Exhibit 7.1 to this report.

ITEM 9.01                      FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(d) Exhibits.
 
Letter of Singer Lewak, LLP dated January 18, 2013


 
 

 
 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

     
 
PEDEVCO CORP.
     
 
By:
/s/ Michael L. Peterson
   
Michael L. Peterson
   
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
     
     
     
Date: January 18, 2013

 
 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description
   
Letter of Singer Lewak, LLP dated January 18, 2013