UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): September 15, 2020
OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware
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1-9210
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95-4035997
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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5 Greenway Plaza, Suite 110
Houston, Texas
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77046
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (713) 215-7000
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
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Common Stock, $0.20 par value
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OXY
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New York Stock Exchange
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Warrants to Purchase Common Stock, par value $0.20
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OXY WS
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New York Stock Exchange
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or
Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or
revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
On September 15, 2020, at the close of the 2020 put election period, Occidental Petroleum Corporation (the “Company”) received
notice from The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee of the Company’s outstanding Zero Coupon Senior Notes due 2036 (the “Zero Coupon Notes”), that approximately $2.0 million in principal amount of the Zero Coupon Notes were
put to the Company for payment in October 2020 for their then-accreted value. Along with the payment of the put Zero Coupon Notes, the Company will use the remaining net proceeds of approximately $865 million from its August 2020 senior unsecured
notes issuance to repay in full its floating rate notes due August 2021 and pay down a portion of the Company’s variable rate Term Loan due August 2021.
On September 17, 2020, the Board of Directors of the Company declared a quarterly dividend on the Company’s Cumulative Perpetual Preferred
Stock, Series A, par value $1.00 per share (the “Series A Preferred Stock”), to be paid in cash at a rate of $2,000 per share, on October 15, 2020 to holders of record of the Series A Preferred Stock as of September 30, 2020.
The information furnished pursuant to this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and will not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated therein by reference.
SIGNATURE
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
hereunto duly authorized.
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OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/ Nicole E. Clark
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Name:
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Nicole E. Clark
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Title:
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Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
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Date: September 21, 2020