Exhibit 4.3

 

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), TO ISSUER OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.

 

OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION

 

1.50% SENIOR NOTE DUE 2018

 

	
NO. [·]-[·]
    	
 
    	
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT:
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
U.S.$500,000,000
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
CUSIP: 674599CD5
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
ISIN: US674599CD51
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
COMMON CODE: 075454643
    


 

	
ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE:
    	
June 22, 2012
    
	
MATURITY DATE:
    	
February 15, 2018
    
	
INTEREST RATE:
    	
1.50% per annum
    
	
INTEREST PAYMENT DATES:
    	
February 15 and August 15, commencing February 15, 2013
    
	
REGULAR RECORD DATES:
    	
February 1 and August 1
    
	
REDEMPTION DATE/PRICE:
    	
See Further Provisions Set Forth Herein
    


 

OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (herein referred to as the “Company,” which term includes any successor under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to CEDE & CO., or registered assigns, the lesser of (i) the Principal Amount specified above and (ii) the Principal Amount set forth on the Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note attached hereto on the Maturity Date specified above (unless and to the extent earlier redeemed prior to such Maturity Date) and to pay interest thereon from June 22, 2012 or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, semi-annually in arrears on February 15 and August 15 in each year, commencing on February 15, 2013, at the rate per annum specified above, until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment.  Interest on this Note will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months.  Interest payments for this Note will include interest accrued to but excluding each Interest Payment Date.  The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in the Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date, which shall be the February 1 or August 1 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, immediately preceding such Interest

 











 

Payment Date.  If any Interest Payment Date or Maturity with respect to this Note falls on a day that is not a Business Day, the payment due on such Interest Payment Date or Maturity will be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on such Interest Payment Date or Maturity, and no interest shall accrue on the amount so payable for the period from and after such Interest Payment Date or Maturity, as the case may be, until such following Business Day.  Except as otherwise provided in the Indenture, any Defaulted Interest will forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on the Regular Record Date with respect to such Interest Payment Date by virtue of having been such Holder and may either (1) be paid to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee (as defined below), notice of which will be given to Holders of Notes not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date, or (2) be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Notes may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in the Indenture.  Payment of the principal of and interest on this Note will be made at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, or at the office or agency of the Trustee maintained for that purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, or at any other office or agency designated by the Company for such purpose, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts; provided that, at the option of the Company, payment of interest due on any Interest Payment Date may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register or by wire transfer of immediately available funds if appropriate wire transfer instructions have been received in writing by the Trustee not less than 15 days prior to the applicable Interest Payment Date.

 

Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Note set forth below, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

 

Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by the Trustee or its duly appointed co-authenticating agent by manual signature, this Note shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Indenture or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION has caused this Note to be signed by the signature or facsimile signature of its Chairman of the Board, its President, a Vice President, its Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer and attested by its Secretary or an Assistant Secretary by his or her signature or a facsimile thereof.

 

Dated:  June 22, 2012

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Name: Christopher   G. Stavros
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
Title: Vice   President and Treasurer
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
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Name: Linda S. Peterson
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
Title: Assistant Secretary
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    


 

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TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

 

This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.

 

Dated:  June 22, 2012

 

The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee

 

 

	
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Authorized Signatory
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    


 

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This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of securities (herein called the “Securities”) of the Company, issued and to be issued pursuant to the Indenture. This Note is one of a series designated by the Company as its 1.50% Senior Notes due 2018 (the “Notes”), limited in initial aggregate principal amount to $500,000,000.  The Indenture does not limit the aggregate principal amount of the Securities.

 

The Company issued this Note pursuant to an Indenture, dated as of August 18, 2011 (herein called the “Indenture” which term, for the purpose of this Note, shall include the Officers’ Certificate dated June 22, 2012, delivered pursuant to Sections 201 and 301 of the Indenture), between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (herein called the “Trustee,” which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and Holders of the Notes and of the terms upon which the Notes are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered.

 

The Notes are issuable as Registered Securities, without coupons, in denominations of $2,000 and any amount in excess thereof which is an integral multiple of $1,000.  As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the Notes are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Notes of like tenor of any authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same, upon surrender of the Note or Notes to be exchanged at any office or agency described below where Notes may be presented for registration of transfer.

 

The Company may, from time to time, without notice to or the consent of the Holders of the Notes, reopen this series of Notes and issue additional Notes.

 

The Notes are redeemable, in whole at any time or in part from time to time prior to January 15, 2018, at the option of the Company at a Redemption Price equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed and (ii) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on the Notes to be redeemed (not including any portion of such payments of interest accrued to, but not including, the Redemption Date) discounted to the Redemption Date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months) at the Adjusted Treasury Rate (as defined herein) plus 15 basis points plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount of the Notes being redeemed to, but not including, the Redemption Date.  On and after January 15, 2018, the Notes are redeemable, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, at the option of the Company at a Redemption Price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount of the Notes being redeemed to, but not including, the Redemption Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, installments of interest whose Stated Maturity is on or prior to the relevant Redemption Date shall be payable to the Holders of the Notes, or one or more Predecessor Securities, of record at the close of business on the relevant Regular Record Dates according to their terms and the provisions of the Indenture.

 

“Adjusted Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any Redemption Date, the rate per year equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue,

 

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assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such Redemption Date.

 

“Comparable Treasury Issue” means, with respect to any Redemption Date, the United States Treasury security selected by the Quotation Agent as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Notes to be redeemed that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of the Notes.

 

“Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to any Redemption Date, (i) the average of the Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such Redemption Date, after excluding the highest and lowest Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (ii) if the Trustee obtains fewer than three Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, such average in any case to be determined by the Quotation Agent, or (iii) if only one Reference Treasury Dealer Quotation is received, such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotation.

 

“Quotation Agent” means, with respect to any Redemption Date, the Reference Treasury Dealer appointed by the Company.

 

“Reference Treasury Dealer” means, with respect to any Redemption Date, (i)  J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and a Primary Treasury Dealer (as defined below) selected by Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (or their respective affiliates which are primary U.S. Government securities dealers) and their respective successors; provided, however, that if any of them shall cease to be a primary U.S. Government securities dealer in the United States of America (a “Primary Treasury Dealer”), the Company shall substitute for it another Primary Treasury Dealer, and (ii) any other Primary Treasury Dealer or Dealers selected by the Company.

 

“Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any Redemption Date, the average, as determined by the Quotation Agent, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Trustee by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the third Business Day in The City of New York preceding such Redemption Date.

 

Notice of any redemption will be mailed at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date to each Holder of the Notes to be redeemed, all as more fully provided in the Indenture.  Unless the Company defaults in payment of the Redemption Price (or any accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes or portions thereof to be redeemed), on and after the Redemption Date interest will cease to accrue on the Notes or portions thereof called for redemption.  If less than all of the Notes are to be redeemed, the Notes (or portions thereof) to be redeemed shall be selected by the Trustee by such method as the Trustee shall deem fair and appropriate, all as more fully provided in the Indenture.

 

All notices of redemption shall state the Redemption Date, the Redemption Price, if fewer than all the Outstanding Notes are to be redeemed, the identification (and, in the case of

 

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partial redemption, the principal amounts) of the particular Notes to be redeemed, that on the Redemption Date the Redemption Price will become due and payable upon each Note, or portion thereof, to be redeemed, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon, that interest on each Note, or portion thereof, called for redemption will cease to accrue on the Redemption Date and the place or places where Notes may be surrendered for redemption.

 

In the event of redemption of this Note in part only, a new Note or Notes of like tenor in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the principal amount hereof will be issued in authorized denominations in the name of the Holder hereof upon surrender hereof.

 

For all purposes of this Note and the Indenture, unless the context otherwise requires, all provisions relating to the redemption by the Company of this Note shall relate, in the case that this Note is redeemed, or to be redeemed, by the Company only in part, to that portion of the principal amount of this Note that has been, or is to be, redeemed.

 

If an Event of Default with respect to Notes shall occur and be continuing, the principal of and accrued interest on the Notes may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture.

 

The Indenture permits, in certain circumstances therein specified, the amendment thereof without the consent of the Holders of the Securities.  The Indenture also permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations under the Indenture of the Company and the rights of Holders of the Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of each series to be affected.  The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities of each series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all the Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences.  Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Note shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Note and of any Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Note.

 

No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note, subject to the provisions for satisfaction and discharge in Article Four of the Indenture, shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and interest on this Note at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed.

 

The Indenture permits the Company, by irrevocably depositing cash or U.S. Government Obligations, in amounts and maturities sufficient to pay and discharge at the Stated Maturity or Redemption Date, as the case may be, the entire indebtedness on all Outstanding Notes, with the Trustee in trust, solely for the benefit of the Holders of all Outstanding Notes, to defease the Indenture with respect to the Notes (subject to specified exceptions), and, upon such deposit and satisfaction of the other conditions set forth in the Indenture, the Company shall be deemed to have paid and discharged its entire indebtedness on the Notes.

 

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As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of Notes is registrable in the Security Register, upon surrender of a Note for registration of transfer at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee or at the office or agency of the Trustee maintained for such purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, or at such other offices or agencies as the Company may designate, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Notes of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees.

 

No service charge shall be made by the Company, the Trustee or the Security Registrar for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith (other than exchanges pursuant to Sections 304, 305, 906 or 1107 of the Indenture not involving any transfer).

 

Prior to due presentment of this Note for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Note be overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

 

This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of the State of New York (without regard to conflicts of laws principles thereof).

 

Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder or an assignee, such as TEN COM (=tenants in common), TEN ENT (=tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (=joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (=custodian), and U/G/M/A (=Uniform Gift to Minors Act).

 

All undefined terms (whether or not capitalized) used in this Note which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

 

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ASSIGNMENT FORM

 

To assign this Note, fill in the form below:

 

	
(I) or (we) assign and transfer this Note to
    
	
 
    
	
 
    
	
(Insert assignee’s soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.)
    
	
 
    
	
 
    
	
 
    
	
 
    
	
 
    
	
 
    
	
 
    
	
 
    
	
(Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)
    


 

and irrevocably appoint                                                                                                                                                                               to transfer this Note on the books of the Company.  The agent may substitute another to act for him.

 

	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
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Signature Guarantee*
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    


 

*NOTICE:  The signature must be guaranteed by an institution that is a member of one of the following recognized signature guarantee programs:  (i) The Securities Transfer Agent Medallion Program (STAMP); (ii) The New York Stock Exchange Medallion Program (MNSP); (iii) The Stock Exchange Medallion Program (SEMP); or (iv) such other guarantee program acceptable to the Trustee.

 

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SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF INTERESTS IN THE GLOBAL NOTE

 

The initial outstanding principal amount of this Global Note is $500,000,000.  The following exchanges of an interest in this Global Note for an interest in another Global Note or for a Definitive Note, or exchanges of an interest in another Global Note or Definitive Notes for an interest in this Global Note, have been made:

 

	
Date of
   Exchange
    	
 
    	
Amount of
   Decrease in
   Principal
   Amount of this
   Global Note
    	
 
    	
Amount of
   Increase in
   Principal
   Amount of this
   Global Note
    	
 
    	
Principal
   Amount of this
   Global Note
   Following Such
   Decrease (or
   Increase)
    	
 
    	
Signature of
   Authorized
   Officer of
   Trustee or
   Security
   Custodian
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    


 

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