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OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP /DE/ — fact timeline

Source-grounded facts extracted from OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP /DE/'s SEC 8-K filings across all families, newest first. Each cites a verbatim SEC excerpt.

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Earnings Releases

OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP /DE/ reported first quarter of 2026 results: net income $3.2 billion, EPS $3.13.

“Occidental (NYSE: OXY) today announced results for the first quarter of 2026, including net income attributable to common stockholders of $3.2 billion, or earnings per diluted share (EPS) of $3.13, and adjusted income from continuing operations attributable to common stockholders of $1.1 billion, or adjusted EPS from continuing operations of $1.06.”

Richard A. Jackson was appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer at OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP /DE/.

“On April 30, 2026, as part of its management succession planning, the Board unanimously approved the appointment of Richard A. Jackson, 50, as Occidental’s President and CEO and as a member of the Board, in each case effective as of the Transition Date.”

Vicki Hollub retired as President and Chief Executive Officer at OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP /DE/.

“On April 30, 2026, Vicki Hollub, President and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of Occidental Petroleum Corporation (“Occidental”), informed the Board of Directors of Occidental (the “Board”) of her decision to retire, effective as of June 1, 2026 (the “Transition Date”).”
Earnings Releases

OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP /DE/ reported preliminary financial results for first quarter of 2026.

“Occidental Petroleum Corporation ("Occidental") is providing the following summary of earnings considerations that management believes will impact results for the first quarter of 2026.”
M&A Transactions

OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP /DE/ completed a disposition involving Berkshire Hathaway Inc. for $9.7 billion in cash (closed 2026-01-02).

“On January 2, 2026, and pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, Occidental completed the Divestiture for $9.7 billion in cash, subject to customary purchase price adjustments as set forth in the Purchase Agreement.”
Earnings Releases

OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP /DE/ reported the first quarter of 2024 results: net income $718 million, EPS $0.75 per diluted share.

“Occidental (NYSE: OXY) today announced net income attributable to common stockholders for the first quarter of 2024 of $718 million, or $0.75 per diluted share”
Shareholder Votes

OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP /DE/ shareholders rejected Proposal submitted by John Chevedden requesting an annual report on lobbying at the 2024-05-02 meeting.

“The proposal submitted by John Chevedden requesting an annual report on lobbying was not approved by the Company’s shareholders. The proposal received the following vote: For 91,991,735 14.47 % Against 540,898,366 85.07 % Abstain 2,912,575 0.46 % Broker Non-Votes 111,846,138”
Shareholder Votes

OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP /DE/ shareholders approved Ratification of the selection of KPMG as the Company’s independent auditor for the year ending December 31, 2024 at the 2024-05-02 meeting.

“The ratification of the selection of KPMG as the Company’s independent auditor for the year ending December 31, 2024 was approved by the Company’s shareholders by the following vote: For 731,125,884 97.79 % Against 15,619,153 2.09 % Abstain 903,777 0.12 %”
Shareholder Votes

OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP /DE/ shareholders approved Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation at the 2024-05-02 meeting.

“The advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation was approved by the Company’s shareholders by the following vote: For 614,952,130 96.72 % Against 19,446,038 3.06 % Abstain 1,404,508 0.22 % Broker Non-Votes 111,846,138”
Shareholder Votes

OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP /DE/ shareholders approved Election of ten nominees proposed by the Board of Directors at the 2024-05-02 meeting.

“The ten nominees proposed by the Board of Directors were elected by the Company’s shareholders by the following votes: Nominee For % For Against % Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Vicky A. Bailey 629,131,086 99.06 % 5,986,116 0.94 % 685,474 111,846,138 Andrew Gould 618,200,699 97.33 % 16,927,864 2.67 % 674,113 111,846,138 Carlos M. Gutierrez 623,526,805 98.17 % 11,598,214 1.83 % 677,657 111,846,138 Vicki Hollub 629,336,055 99.08 % 5,838,954 0.92 % 627,667 111,846,138 William R. Klesse 627,670,398 98.83 % 7,445,350 1.17 % 686,928 111,846,138 Jack B. Moore 621,558,358 97.86 % 13,562,922 2.14 % 681,396 111,846,138 Claire O'Neill 631,249,421 99.39 % 3,847,148 0.61 % 706,107 111,846,138 Avedick B. Poladian 617,399,899 97.28 % 17,256,253 2.72 % 1,146,524 111,846,138 Kenneth B. Robinson 633,032,067 99.68 % 2,049,871 0.32 % 720,738 111,846,138 Robert M. Shearer 631,075,009 99.37 % 4,024,967 0.63 % 702,700 111,846,138”

Facts are extracted by an LLM and gated to those whose source quote is present verbatim in the filing text. Coverage is best-effort while backfill and monitoring mature; this is not yet a full-market index. See methodology.