X0202 4 2006-03-30 0000778438 BERRY PETROLEUM CO BRY 0001174669 GOEHRING RALPH J C/O BERRY PETROLEUM COMPANY 5201 TRUXTUN AVE., SUITE 300 BAKERSFIELD CA 93309 0 1 0 0 Executive VP and CFO Class A Common Stock 2006-03-30 4 M 0 15000 16.30 A 39506 D Class A Common Stock 2006-03-30 4 S 0 7847 70.80 D 31659 D Class A Common Stock 2006-03-31 5 J 0 10 0 D 2446 I Held in 401(k) Plan Nonstatutory Stock Option (Right to Buy) NSO 16.30 2006-03-30 4 M 0 15000 0 D 2002-12-07 2011-12-07 Class A Common Stock 15000 15000 D Nonstatutory Stock Option (Right to Buy) NSO 16.50 2003-12-06 2012-12-06 Class A Common Stock 15000 15000 D Nonstatutory Stock Option (Right to Buy) NSO 19.94 2004-12-05 2013-12-05 Class A Common Stock 30000 30000 D Nonstatutory Stock Option (Right to Buy) NSO 43.16 2005-11-23 2014-11-23 Class A Common Stock 35000 35000 D Nonstatutory Stock Option (Right to Buy) NSO 61.29 2006-12-15 2015-12-15 Class A Common Stock 20000 20000 D Restricted Stock Units (RSU) 0 Class A Common Stock 5000 5000 D The change in the number of shares in the Berry Petroleum Company Common Stock Fund in the Company's 401(k) Plan is due to the required acquisition or liquidation of shares to cover the required cash portion of the fund since the prior report. All transactions were at market and no discretionary transactions have occurred in the holdings of Company Stock in the 401(k) Plan. Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of Berry Petroleum Company Class A Common Stock. The restricted stock units vest in four equal annual installments beginning December 15, 2006. Shares of Class A Common Stock will be delivered to the reporting person at the time of vesting. Exercise of Stock Options under the Company's 1994 Stock Option Plan in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b. Kenneth A. Olson under Power of Attorney on file for Ralph J. Goehring 2006-04-03