Current Report Filing (8-k)

Date: May 18, 2017

OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION

/s/ Jennifer Kirk

Jennifer Kirk

Vice President, Controller and Principal

Accounting Officer

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 12, 2017

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)

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Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Occidental Petroleum Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 12, 2017 (the “Annual Meeting”). The following actions were taken at the 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, against or withheld, and broker non-votes for each matter are set forth below:

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


Nominee	For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non- Votes
Spencer Abraham		464,115,343		131,708,440		2,995,948		77,068,860
Howard I. Atkins		587,380,749		10,620,136		818,846		77,068,860
Eugene L. Batchelder		593,867,015		4,133,826		818,890		77,068,860
John E. Feick		583,109,445		14,885,156		825,130		77,068,860
Margaret M. Foran		584,415,194		13,606,853		797,684		77,068,860
Carlos M. Gutierrez		593,064,108		3,345,617		2,410,006		77,068,860
Vicki Hollub		595,294,022		2,709,879		815,830		77,068,860
William R. Klesse		592,505,745		5,484,025		829,961		77,068,860
Jack B. Moore		590,391,347		7,607,610		820,774		77,068,860
Avedick B. Poladian		592,216,507		5,757,468		845,756		77,068,860
Elisse B. Walter		595,474,038		2,560,324		785,369		77,068,860

2.	The advisory vote approving executive compensation was approved. The proposal received 495,163,616 votes for; 100,466,920 votes against; 3,189,195 abstentions and 77,068,860 broker non-votes.

The result of the advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes approving executive compensation was as follows: 534,825,237 votes for 1 year; 1,108,631 votes for 2 years; 61,192,777 votes for 3 years and 1,693,086 abstentions. With respect to the foregoing proposal, the option to hold future advisory votes every one year received a majority of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting. Based on these results, the Company’s Board of Directors intends to continue to hold an advisory vote on executive compensation every one year.

4.	The ratification of the selection of KPMG LLP as independent auditors was approved. The proposal received 665,275,360 votes for; 9,175,812 votes against and 1,437,419 abstentions.

5.	The stockholder proposal regarding a climate change impact assessment was approved. The proposal received 393,405,828 votes for; 191,122,764 votes against; 14,291,139 abstentions and 77,068,860 broker non-votes.

6.	The stockholder proposal regarding a lowering of the threshold to call special shareowner meetings was not approved. The proposal received 265,874,648 votes for; 326,404,927 votes against; 6,540,156 abstentions and 77,068,860 broker non-votes.

7.	The stockholder proposal regarding a report on methane emissions and flaring was not approved. The proposal received 253,616,104 votes for; 300,442,957 votes against; 44,760,670 abstentions and 77,068,860 broker non-votes.

8.	The stockholder proposal regarding a report on political contributions and expenditures was not approved. The proposal received 45,959,661 votes for; 539,589,287 votes against; 13,270,783 abstentions and 77,068,860 broker non-votes.

SIGNATURES

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.