Occidental (NYSE: OXY) today announced an offer to exercise its
outstanding publicly traded warrants (the “Warrants”) at a
temporarily reduced price (the “Offer”).
The Offer is available to holders of the Warrants, each
representing the right to purchase one share of Occidental’s common
stock, $0.20 par value per share, at an exercise price of $22.00.
The Warrants were initially distributed by Occidental on August 3,
2020 in the form of a dividend to the holders of record of
Occidental’s common stock as of July 6, 2020 and are listed on the
New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “OXY WS”. Warrant holders
(the “Holders”) have the opportunity to exercise each of their
Warrants at a temporarily reduced exercise price of $21.30. There
is no minimum participation requirement with respect to the
Offer.
The Offer is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in
the Offer to Exercise Warrants to Purchase Common Stock of
Occidental Petroleum Corporation, dated March 3, 2025 (the “Offer
to Exercise”), filed as an exhibit to Occidental’s Schedule TO
filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).
To participate in the Offer and exercise the Warrants at the
temporarily reduced exercise price, Holders must elect to
participate prior to the expiration of the Offer at 5:00 p.m.
Eastern Time on March 31, 2025, which may be extended by Occidental
in its sole discretion (the “Expiration Date”), and must deliver
payment and the required documentation in accordance with the Offer
to Exercise prior to the Expiration Date. Holders who elect to
participate in the Offer and do not withdraw their validly tendered
Warrants will receive the shares of common stock issuable upon
exercise of the Warrants promptly after the Expiration Date. Any
Holder that tenders Warrants prior to the Expiration Date but
changes their mind may withdraw their tender of Warrants at any
time prior to the Expiration Date.
The purpose of the Offer is to encourage the exercise of the
Warrants by temporarily reducing the exercise price. If all of the
outstanding Warrants are exercised at the temporarily reduced
exercise price, Occidental would receive gross proceeds of
approximately $1.6 billion. Occidental intends to use the proceeds
for general corporate purposes, which may include the redemption or
repayment of certain of its outstanding indebtedness.
For additional information or assistance, please contact D.F.
King & Co., Inc., which is acting as Information Agent for the
Offer, at:
D.F. King & Co., Inc.48 Wall St, 22nd FloorNew York, NY
10005Toll-Free: (888) 628-8208Email: OXY@dfking.com
Additional Information
The discussion of the Offer contained in this press release is
for informational purposes only and is neither an offer to buy nor
a solicitation of an offer to sell securities. Holders should read
the Schedule TO filed with the SEC and the exhibits attached
thereto carefully because they contain important information,
including the various terms and conditions set forth in the Offer
to Exercise. The Schedule TO, including the Offer to Exercise and
other related materials, will also be available to Holders at no
charge on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov or from
D.F. King & Co., Inc., Occidental’s Information Agent for the
Offer. Holders are urged to read those materials carefully prior to
making any decisions with respect to the Offer.
Occidental has filed with the SEC a registration statement that
includes a prospectus (as supplemented by a prospectus supplement,
the “Prospectus”) relating to the offering of the shares of common
stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, and has further filed
with the SEC a prospectus supplement relating to such registration
statement and Prospectus in respect of the exercise of the Warrants
at the reduced exercise price. Copies of the Prospectus, as further
supplemented by the prospectus supplement, may be obtained from the
SEC at http://www.sec.gov, or by contacting D.F. King & Co.,
Inc.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy the common stock, nor shall there
be any sale of the common stock in any state or jurisdiction in
which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to
registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such
state or jurisdiction.
About Occidental
Occidental is an international energy company with assets
primarily in the United States, the Middle East and North Africa.
We are one of the largest oil and gas producers in the U.S.,
including a leading producer in the Permian and DJ basins, and
offshore Gulf of America. Our midstream and marketing segment
provides flow assurance and maximizes the value of our oil and gas,
and includes our Oxy Low Carbon Ventures subsidiary, which is
advancing leading-edge technologies and business solutions that
economically grow our business while reducing emissions. Our
chemical subsidiary OxyChem manufactures the building blocks for
life-enhancing products. We are dedicated to using our global
leadership in carbon management to advance a lower-carbon
world.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements,
including, but not limited to, statements about Occidental’s
expectations, beliefs, plans or forecasts. All statements other
than statements of historical fact are “forward-looking statements”
for purposes of federal and state securities laws, including, but
not limited to: any projections of earnings, revenue or other
financial items or future financial position or sources of
financing; any statements of the plans, strategies and objectives
of management for future operations or business strategy; any
statements regarding future economic conditions or performance; any
statements of belief; and any statements of assumptions underlying
any of the foregoing. Words such as “estimate,” “project,”
“predict,” “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “may,” “might,”
“anticipate,” “plan,” “intend,” “believe,” “expect,” “aim,” “goal,”
“target,” “objective,” "commit," "advance," “likely” or similar
expressions that convey the prospective nature of events or
outcomes are generally indicative of forward-looking statements.
You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release
unless an earlier date is specified. Unless legally required,
Occidental does not undertake any obligation to update, modify or
withdraw any forward-looking statements as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.
Forward-looking statements involve estimates, expectations,
projections, goals, forecasts, assumptions, risks and
uncertainties. Actual outcomes or results may differ from
anticipated results, sometimes materially. Factors that could cause
results to differ from those projected or assumed in any
forward-looking statement include, but are not limited to: general
economic conditions, including slowdowns and recessions,
domestically or internationally; Occidental’s indebtedness and
other payment obligations, including the need to generate
sufficient cash flows to fund operations; Occidental’s ability to
successfully monetize select assets and repay or refinance debt and
the impact of changes in Occidental’s credit ratings or future
increases in interest rates; assumptions about energy markets;
global and local commodity and commodity-futures pricing
fluctuations and volatility; supply and demand considerations for,
and the prices of, Occidental’s products and services; actions by
the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and
non-OPEC oil producing countries; results from operations and
competitive conditions; future impairments of Occidental's proved
and unproved oil and gas properties or equity investments, or
write-downs of productive assets, causing charges to earnings;
unexpected changes in costs; inflation, its impact on markets and
economic activity and related monetary policy actions by
governments in response to inflation; availability of capital
resources, levels of capital expenditures and contractual
obligations; the regulatory approval environment, including
Occidental's ability to timely obtain or maintain permits or other
government approvals, including those necessary for drilling and/or
development projects; Occidental's ability to successfully
complete, or any material delay of, field developments, expansion
projects, capital expenditures, efficiency projects, acquisitions
or divestitures; risks associated with acquisitions, mergers and
joint ventures, such as difficulties integrating businesses,
uncertainty associated with financial projections or projected
synergies, restructuring, increased costs and adverse tax
consequences; uncertainties and liabilities associated with
acquired and divested properties and businesses; uncertainties
about the estimated quantities of oil, natural gas liquids and
natural gas reserves; lower-than-expected production from
development projects or acquisitions; Occidental’s ability to
realize the anticipated benefits from prior or future streamlining
actions to reduce fixed costs, simplify or improve processes and
improve Occidental’s competitiveness; exploration, drilling and
other operational risks; disruptions to, capacity constraints in,
or other limitations on the pipeline systems that deliver
Occidental’s oil and natural gas and other processing and
transportation considerations; volatility in the securities,
capital or credit markets, including capital market disruptions and
instability of financial institutions; government actions
(including geopolitical, trade, tariff and regulatory
uncertainties), war (including the Russia-Ukraine war and conflicts
in the Middle East) and political conditions and events; health,
safety and environmental (HSE) risks, costs and liability under
existing or future federal, regional, state, provincial, tribal,
local and international HSE laws, regulations and litigation
(including related to climate change or remedial actions or
assessments); legislative or regulatory changes, including changes
relating to hydraulic fracturing or other oil and natural gas
operations, retroactive royalty or production tax regimes, and
deep-water and onshore drilling and permitting regulations;
Occidental's ability to recognize intended benefits from its
business strategies and initiatives, such as Occidental's
low-carbon ventures businesses or announced greenhouse gas
emissions reduction targets or net-zero goals; potential liability
resulting from pending or future litigation, government
investigations and other proceedings; disruption or interruption of
production or manufacturing or facility damage due to accidents,
chemical releases, labor unrest, weather, power outages, natural
disasters, cyber-attacks, terrorist acts or insurgent activity; the
scope and duration of global or regional health pandemics or
epidemics, and actions taken by government authorities and other
third parties in connection therewith; the creditworthiness and
performance of Occidental's counterparties, including financial
institutions, operating partners and other parties; failure of risk
management; Occidental’s ability to retain and hire key personnel;
supply, transportation and labor constraints; reorganization or
restructuring of Occidental’s operations; changes in state, federal
or international tax rates; and actions by third parties that are
beyond Occidental's control.
Additional information concerning these and other factors that
may cause Occidental’s results of operations and financial position
to differ from expectations can be found in Occidental’s filings
with the SEC, including Occidental’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2024, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q
and Current Reports on Form 8-K.
Contacts
Media |
Investors |
Eric Moses |
R. Jordan Tanner |
713-497-2017 |
713-552-8811 |
eric_moses@oxy.com |
investors@oxy.com |
Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY)
Historical Stock Chart
From Feb 2025 to Mar 2025
Occidental Petroleum (NYSE:OXY)
Historical Stock Chart
From Mar 2024 to Mar 2025