form8k-20130503v

 
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 3, 2013

OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
1-9210
95-4035997
(State or other jurisdiction
(Commission
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)
File Number)
Identification No.)

10889 Wilshire Boulevard
 
 
Los Angeles, California
 
90024
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(ZIP code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (310) 208-8800

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

(a)
Occidental’s 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) was held on May 3, 2013.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(b)
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 nine nominees proposed by the Board of Directors received the following votes:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nominee
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
 
Spencer Abraham
 
491,823,788

 
136,498,160

 
3,964,822

 
55,396,159

 
Howard I. Atkins
 
503,573,215

 
125,114,932

 
3,598,623

 
55,396,159

 
Stephen I. Chazen
 
623,194,489

 
7,127,810

 
1,964,471

 
55,396,159

 
Edward P. Djerejian
 
462,518,846

 
163,135,939

 
6,631,985

 
55,396,159

 
John E. Feick
 
518,727,632

 
106,995,154

 
6,563,984

 
55,396,159

 
Margaret M. Foran
 
549,545,484

 
79,471,515

 
3,269,771

 
55,396,159

 
Carlos M. Gutierrez
 
566,605,034

 
62,518,439

 
3,163,297

 
55,396,159

 
Ray R. Irani
 
149,566,407

 
477,584,644

 
5,135,719

 
55,396,159

 
Avedick B. Poladian
 
524,425,337

 
104,412,051

 
3,449,382

 
55,396,159

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2.
The advisory vote approving executive compensation was approved. The proposal received 397,173,928 votes for; 229,822,578 votes against; 5,290,264 abstentions and 55,396,159 broker non-votes.
3.
The ratification of the selection of KPMG as independent auditors was approved. The proposal received 679,650,895 votes for; 6,114,068 votes against; and 1,917,966 abstentions.
4.
The stockholder proposal regarding the stockholder right to act by written consent was not approved because, as required by Occidental's By-laws, it did not receive an affirmative vote of the shares present for purposes of determining a quorum. The proposal received 335,327,220 votes for; 291,539,156 votes against; 5,420,394 abstentions; and 55,396,159 broker non-votes.





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
 
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
DATE: May 3, 2013
/s/ ROY PINECI
 
 
Roy Pineci, Vice President, Controller
 
 
and Principal Accounting Officer