Current Report Filing (8-k)

OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP /DE/0000797468FALSE00007974682020-11-092020-11-090000797468us-gaap:CommonStockMember2020-11-092020-11-090000797468oxy:WarrantsToPurchaseCommonStockMember2020-11-092020-11-09

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): November 9, 2020

OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware			1-9210			95-4035997
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)			(Commission File Number)			(IRS Employer Identification No.)

5 Greenway Plaza, Suite 110 Houston, Texas			77046
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)			(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: [phone]

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 provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class			Trading Symbol(s)			Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, $0.20 par value			OXY			New York Stock Exchange
Warrants to Purchase Common Stock, $0.20 par value			OXY WS			New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (CFR 240.12b-2).

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. ☐

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Item 2.02    Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

On November 9, 2020, Occidental Petroleum Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the Company’s financial condition and results of operations for the quarter ended September 30, 2020. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

The information contained in this report and the exhibit hereto shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and shall not be incorporated by reference into any filings made by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as may be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)    Exhibits.

Exhibit No.			Description
99.1			Press Release dated November 9, 2020.
104			Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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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.

			OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION

By:			/s/ Christopher O. Champion
			Christopher O. Champion
			Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller

Date: November 9, 2020