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): May 7, 2021
 
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: (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 provisions:
 
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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 (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 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. ☐

Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
Occidental Petroleum Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 7, 2021 (the “2021 Annual Meeting”). The following actions were taken at the 2021 Annual Meeting, for which proxies were solicited pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the final number of votes cast for or against, and abstentions and broker non-votes, as applicable, for each matter are set forth below.

1.
 The eleven nominees proposed by the Board of Directors were elected by the Company’s shareholders by the following votes:

Nominee
 
For
 
% For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-
Votes
Stephen I. Chazen
  
507,148,729
  
80.62%
  
121,899,566
  
1,741,037
  
122,127,222
Andrew Gould
  
614,343,815
  
97.55%
  
15,415,007
  
1,030,510
  
122,127,222
Carlos M. Gutierrez
  
527,566,962
  
83.87%
  
101,468,806
  
1,753,564
  
122,127,222
Vicki Hollub
  
606,637,291
  
96.30%
  
23,279,669
  
872,372
  
122,127,222
Gary Hu
  
620,165,898
  
98.51%
  
9,404,212
  
1,219,222
  
122,127,222
William R. Klesse
  
613,139,346
  
97.36%
  
16,601,495
  
1,048,491
  
122,127,222
Andrew N. Langham
  
553,396,444
  
87.88%
  
76,289,987
  
1,102,901
  
122,127,222
Jack B. Moore
  
610,933,514
  
97.00%
  
18,864,214
  
991,604
  
122,127,222
Margarita Paláu-Hernández
  
614,384,911
  
97.55%
  
15,399,043
  
1,005,378
  
122,127,222
Avedick B. Poladian
  
537,369,033
  
85.35%
  
92,228,297
  
1,192,002
  
122,127,222
Robert M. Shearer
  
615,792,389
  
97.78%
  
13,966,727
  
1,030,216
  
122,127,222

2.
The advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation was approved by the Company’s shareholders by the following vote:

For
 
% For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
608,946,286
  
96.54%
  
20,031,620
  
1,811,426
  
122,127,222

3.
The ratification of the selection of KPMG as the Company’s independent auditor for the year ending December 31, 2021 was approved by the Company’s shareholders by the following vote:

For
 
% For
 
Against
 
Abstain
743,869,956
  
98.80%
  
6,721,316
  
2,325,282

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/ Nicole E. Clark
   
Nicole E. Clark
Date: May 10, 2021
  
Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary