X0303 4 2010-12-03 0 0000022551 TRI VALLEY CORP TIV 0001461580 DURBIN JOHN EDWARD 4550 CALIFORNIA AVE SUITE 600 BAKERSFIELD CA 93309 0 1 0 0 Chief Financial Officer Common Stock 2010-12-03 4 A 0 40000 A 40000 D The shares were awarded by the Board of Directors as compensation for services. The closing market price per share of the Company's common stock on the date of the award was $0.44. John Durbin, by Lee Polson, Attorney-in-Fact 2010-12-08