# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001705873
**File Stem:** 0001193125-25-319454
**Filing Date:** 2025-12
**Character Count:** 11404
**Document Hash:** e66ed139be6d306bca30abea83516423
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-25-319454.hdr.sgml**: 20251215

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-25-319454

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 13

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20251215

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Regulation FD Disclosure

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Other Events

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251215

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20251215

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Berry Corp (bry)
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001705873
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 01 Energy & Transportation
- **EIN:** 815410470
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-38606
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251572606

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 16000 N. DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 500
- **CITY:** DALLAS
- **STATE:** TX
- **ZIP:** 75248
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 214-453-2920

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 16000 N. DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 500
- **CITY:** DALLAS
- **STATE:** TX
- **ZIP:** 75248

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Berry Petroleum Corp
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20170504

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### 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): December 15, 2025

## Berry Corporation (bry)

#### (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **Delaware** | **001-38606** | **81-5410470** |
| **(State or Other Jurisdiction**<br> **of Incorporation)** | **(Commission**<br> **File Number)** | **(I.R.S. Employer**<br> **Identification Number)** |

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#### 16000 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 500

#### Dallas, Texas

#### 75248

#### (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(661) 616-3900

#### (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **Title of each class** | **Trading**<br> **Symbol(s)** | **Name of each exchange**<br> **on which registered** |
| Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | BRY | Nasdaq Global Select Market |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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#### Item 5.07 – Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On December 15, 2025, Berry Corporation (bry) (the "Company") held a special meeting of the Company's stockholders (the "Special Meeting") virtually. At the Special Meeting, the Company's stockholders voted on and approved (i) a proposal (the "Merger Agreement Proposal") to adopt the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated September 14, 2025, among the Company, California Resources Corporation ("CRC") and Dornoch Merger Sub, LLC, a direct, wholly-owned-subsidiary of CRC, and (ii) a proposal (the "Advisory Compensation Proposal") to approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation that may be paid or become payable to the Company's named executive officers that is based on or otherwise relates to the merger.

Prior to the Special Meeting, the Company delivered a definitive proxy statement/prospectus (the "Proxy Statement") to its stockholders describing the Special Meeting, the Merger Agreement Proposal, the Advisory Compensation Proposal and related information. The Proxy Statement was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on November 4, 2025.

As disclosed in the Proxy Statement, as of the close of business on October 30, 2025, the record date for the Special Meeting, there were 77,607,094 shares of the Company's common stock, par value $.001 per share (the "Berry Common Stock"), outstanding and entitled to vote. 57,558,425 shares of Berry Common Stock were represented virtually or by proxy at the Special Meeting, which constituted a quorum to conduct business at the Special Meeting.

At the Special Meeting, the Merger Agreement Proposal was approved by the affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Berry Common Stock on the record date and entitled to vote thereon. The following are the final voting results on the Merger Agreement Proposal, which is more fully described in the Proxy Statement.

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **For** | **Against** | **Abstain** |
| 56199678 | 1153772 | 204975 |

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At the Special Meeting, the Advisory Compensation Proposal was approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast thereon. The following are the final voting results on the Advisory Compensation Proposal, which is more fully described in the Proxy Statement.

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **For** | **Against** | **Abstain** |
| 40348488 | 16775990 | 433947 |

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Because the Company's stockholders approved the Merger Agreement Proposal, a vote on the proposal to adjourn the Special Meeting, as described in the Proxy Statement, was not called.

#### Item 7.01 – Regulation FD Disclosure
On December 15, 2025, the Company issued a press release (the "Press Release") announcing the results of the Special Meeting. The Press Release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, is furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to liabilities under that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filings. This Current Report on Form 8-K will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information of the information contained in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1.

#### Item 8.01 – Other Events
With the approval of the Merger Agreement Proposal, the Company expects the closing of the merger to occur on December 18, 2025.

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#### Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.

The following exhibits are furnished in accordance with the provisions of Item 601 of Regulation S-K:

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| **Exhibit<br>Number** | **Description** |
| 99.1\* | [Press Release, dated December 15, 2025.](d83727dex991.htm) |
| 104 | The cover page has been formatted in Inline XBRL. |

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\* Included herewith.

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#### 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.

Date: December 15, 2025

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|:---|:---|
| **Berry Corporation (bry)** | **Berry Corporation (bry)** |
| By: | /s/ Jenarae N. Garland |
| Name: | Jenarae N. Garland |
| Title: | Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer |

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## Exhibit 99.1

**Exhibit 99.1** 

**Berry Stockholders Approve Combination with CRC** 

December 15, 2025

DALLAS, Texas – Dec. 15, 2025 – Berry Corporation (bry) (NASDAQ: BRY) ("Berry") today announced that, at its Special Meeting of Stockholders held earlier today, Berry stockholders voted to approve its combination with California Resources Corporation ("CRC") (NYSE: CRC). As previously announced, under the terms of the merger agreement, Berry stockholders will receive a fixed exchange ratio of 0.0718 shares of CRC common stock for each share of Berry common stock.

According to preliminary results, Berry stockholders approved the transaction with approximately 73% of the total shares outstanding and approximately 98% of the shares voted in support of the combination. The final voting results of Berry's Special Meeting will be reported in a Form 8-K to be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC").

The closing of the transaction is expected to occur on December 18.

**About Berry Corporation (BRY)** 

Berry is a publicly traded western United States independent upstream energy company with a focus on onshore, low geologic risk, long-lived oil and gas reserves. We operate in two business segments: (i) exploration and production ("E&P") and (ii) well servicing and abandonment services. Our E&P assets are located in California and Utah, are characterized by high oil content and are predominantly located in rural areas with low population. Our California assets are in the San Joaquin Basin (100% oil), and our Utah assets are in the Uinta Basin (70% oil). We provide our well servicing and abandonment services to third party operators in California and our California E&P operations through C&J Well Services (CJWS).

**FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS** 

Statements we make regarding the closing of the proposed transaction constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other securities laws. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in such statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the risk that any of the closing conditions to the proposed transaction may not be satisfied in a timely manner. Additional information concerning these and other important risks and uncertainties are described in the "Risk Factors" section of the definitive proxy statement/prospectus that was filed by Berry with the SEC on November 4, 2025, and other documents filed by Berry from time to time with the SEC. We caution you not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements contained in this press release, which speak only as of the date hereof. Berry is under no obligation, and expressly disclaims any obligation to update, alter or otherwise revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

**Contact** 

Contact: Berry Corporation (bry)

Christopher Denison: Director – Investor Relations & Sustainability

ir@bry.com

(661) 616-3811