form8k-20120504.htm
 
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 4, 2012

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

 
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 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) was held on May 4, 2012.
                   
(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 eleven nominees proposed by the Board of Directors were elected as directors by the following votes:
                   
 
Nominee
  
For
  
Against
  
Abstain
  
Broker Non-Votes
 
Spencer Abraham
  
637,933,341
    
17,342,650
    
1,152,451
    
43,844,989
  
 
Howard I. Atkins
  
638,937,539
    
16,740,724
    
750,179
    
43,844,989
  
 
Stephen I. Chazen
  
649,125,862
    
5,788,560
    
1,514,019
    
43,844,990
  
 
Edward P. Djerejian
  
631,949,529
    
22,675,160
    
1,803,752
    
43,844,990
  
 
John E. Feick
  
643,810,207
    
10,809,460
    
1,808,774
    
43,844,990
  
 
Margaret M. Foran
  
651,839,738
    
3,829,133
    
759,570
    
43,844,990
  
 
Carlos M. Gutierrez
  
651,581,903
    
4,002,587
    
843,951
    
43,844,990
  
 
Ray R. Irani
  
641,795,364
    
12,924,560
    
1,708,518
    
43,844,990
  
 
Avedick B. Poladian
  
640,941,264
    
14,720,555
    
766,622
    
43,844,990
  
 
Aziz D. Syriani
  
643,095,663
    
11,486,452
    
1,846,326
    
43,844,990
  
 
Rosemary Tomich
  
631,750,557
    
22,825,265
    
1,852,619
    
43,844,990
  
                           
2.
The advisory vote approving executive compensation was  approved.  The proposal received 608,882,913 votes for; 43,902,889 votes against; 3,642,639 abstentions and 43,844,990 broker non-votes.
3.
The ratification of the selection of KPMG as independent auditors was approved.  The proposal received  694,479,089 votes for; 5,165,689 votes against; and 628,653 abstentions.
4.
The stockholder proposal regarding the required nomination of director with environmental expertise was not approved.  The proposal received 26,839,808 votes for; 561,945,376 votes against; 67,643,257 abstentions; and 43,844,990 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 9, 2012
/s/ ROY PINECI
  
 
Roy Pineci, Vice President, Controller
  
 
and Principal Accounting Officer