Occidental Petroleum Corp 8-K, filed May 11, 2022
Occidental Petroleum Corp (OXY)
8-K
2022-05-11
For: 2022-05-06
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About this 8-K
Occidental Petroleum Corp filed this 8-K on May 11, 2022, reporting on events of May 6, 2022.
Items reported
- Item 5.07: Shareholder vote results
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 6, 2022
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Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (713 ) 215-7000
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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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 (17 CFR
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Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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Occidental Petroleum Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 6, 2022 (the “2022 Annual Meeting”).
The following actions were taken at the 2022 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.
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The nine nominees proposed by the Board of Directors were elected by the Company’s shareholders by the following votes:
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Nominee
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For
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% For
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Against
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% Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non-
Votes
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Vicky A. Bailey
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700,980,294
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99.24
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5,346,751
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0.76
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758,892
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96,412,904
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Stephen I. Chazen
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642,987,504
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91.03
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63,344,214
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8.97
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754,219
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96,412,904
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Andrew Gould
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686,309,266
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97.17
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19,979,130
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2.83
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797,541
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96,412,904
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Carlos M. Gutierrez
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658,625,726
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93.25
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47,675,579
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6.75
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784,632
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96,412,904
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Vicki Hollub
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696,106,433
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98.54
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10,281,548
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1.46
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697,956
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96,412,904
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William R. Klesse
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694,963,325
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98.40
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11,328,903
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1.60
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793,709
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96,412,904
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Jack B. Moore
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682,525,827
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96.64
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23,755,371
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3.36
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804,739
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Avedick B. Poladian
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681,766,996
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96.53
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24,494,348
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3.47
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824,593
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96,412,904
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Robert M. Shearer
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697,179,962
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98.71
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9,095,395
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1.29
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810,580
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96,412,904
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The advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation was approved by the Company’s shareholders by the following vote:
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For
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686,183,151
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97.04
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Against
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19,429,125
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2.75
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Abstain
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1,473,661
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0.21
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Broker Non-Votes
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96,412,904
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The ratification of the selection of KPMG as the Company’s independent auditor for the year ending December 31, 2022 was approved by the Company’s
shareholders by the following vote:
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For
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786,397,802
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97.87
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Against
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15,876,181
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1.98
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Abstain
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1,224,858
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0.15
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The proposal submitted by Follow This on behalf of Benta B.V. requesting that the Company set and disclose quantitative short-, medium- and long-term
greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets consistent with the Paris Agreement was not approved by the Company’s shareholders. The proposal received the following vote:
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For
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116,755,811
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16.51
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Against
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587,371,062
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83.07
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Abstain
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2,959,064
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0.42
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Broker Non-Votes
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96,412,904
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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.
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OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/ Nicole E. Clark
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Nicole E. Clark
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Date: May 11, 2022
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Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
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