Company: OXY-WT
Filing Date: 2025-03-20
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000797468-25-000054
Chunk: 110

Company: OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP /DE/
Filing Date: 2025-03-20
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 110
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 2026 Annual Meeting is more than 30 days before or after the anniversary of the date of the 2025 Annual Meeting, the notice must be received no later than the close of business on the tenth day following the day on which notice of the date of the 2026 Annual Meeting was mailed or public disclosure of the meeting date was first made, whichever occurs first. A copy of the By-laws may be obtained by writing to the Corporate Secretary at the address listed above. The shareholder submitting the proposal or a qualified representative of the shareholder must present the proposal at the meeting. The chairman of the meeting may refuse to allow the transaction of any item of business not presented in compliance with Occidental’s By-laws. In addition, the individuals named as proxies may have discretionary voting authority to vote against any such item of business.

| 2025Proxy Statement |
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General Information Director Nominations for the 2026 Annual Meeting Nominating Policy It is the policy of the Governance Committee to consider nominees to the Board of Directors recommended by shareholders. Pursuant to the Nominating Policy, which is available at www.oxy.com/investors/governance/governance-policies/nominations-for-directors/, shareholder recommendations must be received by the Corporate Secretary of Occidental no earlier than January 2, 2026 and no later than February 1, 2026 to be considered by the Governance Committee. Each recommendation must include the following information: 1. As to each person whom the shareholder proposes for election or re-election as a director: ► The name, age, business address and residence address of the person; ► The principal occupation or employment of the person; ► The class or series and number of shares of capital stock of Occidental which are owned beneficially or of record by the person; and ► Any other information relating to the person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations for proxies for election of directors pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. 2. As to the shareholder making the recommendation and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the recommendation is made: ► The name and address of record of such shareholder; and ► The class or series and number of shares of common stock of Occidental which are beneficially owned by the shareholder. The shareholder’s recommendation must include the recommended person’s written consent to being named as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected. In prior years, the Governance Committee has identified director candidates through the use of independent