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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950157-19-000786
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190725
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190725
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20190725

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP /DE/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000797468
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311]
		IRS NUMBER:				954035997
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-09210
		FILM NUMBER:		19975262

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5 GREENWAY PLAZA
		STREET 2:		SUITE 110
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77046
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7132157000

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		STREET 1:		5 GREENWAY PLAZA
		STREET 2:		SUITE 110
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77046
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    <div style="text-align: center; color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">UNITED STATES</div>
    <div style="text-align: center; color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</div>
    <div style="text-align: center; color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">Washington, D.C. 20549</div>
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    <div style="text-align: center; color: #000000; font-size: 18pt; font-weight: bold;">SCHEDULE 14A</div>
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      <div>Attached as <font style="color: #000000;"><u>Exhibit 1</u></font> is a statement issued by Occidental Petroleum Corporation on July 25, 2019.</div>
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      <div>This communication contains &#8220;forward-looking statements&#8221; within the meaning of the &#8220;safe harbor&#8221; provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including but not limited to statements about Occidental&#8217;s expectations,
        beliefs, plans or forecasts.&#160; Forward-looking statements involve estimates, expectations, projections, goals, forecasts, assumptions, risks and uncertainties, many of which involve factors or circumstances that are beyond Occidental&#8217;s control.&#160;
        Actual results may differ from anticipated results, sometimes materially, and reported or expected results should not be considered an indication of future performance.</div>
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      <div>Factors that could cause actual results to differ and that may affect Occidental&#8217;s results of operations and financial position appear in Part I, Item 1A &#8220;Risk Factors&#8221; of Occidental&#8217;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
        2018, and in Occidental&#8217;s other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (&#8220;SEC&#8221;).&#160; Additional factors related to the proposed transaction between Occidental and Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (&#8220;Anadarko&#8221;) appear in the definitive
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      <div>Because the factors referred to above could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements, you should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements.&#160;
        Further, any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date of this communication and, unless legally required, Occidental does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, as a result of new information, future
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      <div>Occidental has filed with the SEC a definitive consent revocation solicitation statement on Schedule 14A and has mailed such definitive consent revocation solicitation statement to shareholders of Occidental. This communication is not a
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      <div>INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE CONSENT REVOCATION SOLICITATION STATEMENT (INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO) FILED BY OCCIDENTAL AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR
        ENTIRETY BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN OR WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT ANY SOLICITATION. Investors and security holders may obtain copies of these documents and other documents filed with the SEC by Occidental free of charge through the website
        maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. Copies of the documents filed by Occidental are also available free of charge by accessing Occidental&#8217;s website at www.oxy.com.</div>
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      <div>Occidental, its directors and executive officers and other members of management and employees will be participants in the solicitation of proxies with respect to a solicitation by Occidental. Information about Occidental&#8217;s executive officers
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        statement for the 2019 Annual Meeting which was filed with the SEC on March 28, 2019 and in its Form 8-K which was filed with the SEC on July 15, 2019. To the extent holdings of Occidental securities have changed since the amounts printed in the
        proxy statement for the 2019 Annual Meeting, such changes have been or will be reflected on Statements of Change in Ownership on Form 4 filed with the SEC. These documents are available free of charge at the SEC&#8217;s website at www.sec.gov.</div>
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    <div style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial;">We are pleased that ISS has endorsed our Board of Directors&#8217; view that our proposed acquisition of Anadarko is transformational for our Company and our shareholders,
      and that the Icahn Group&#8217;s planned consent solicitation would be a distraction for our Company as we work to complete the transaction, integrate the businesses and continue to execute planned divestitures.</div>
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    <div style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial;">Our Board and management are acutely focused on realizing the benefits of the transaction, which we expect to complete in the second half of 2019. We expect the
      acquisition of Anadarko to deliver at least $3.5 billion annually in cost and capital spending synergies, creating significant value for our shareholders and providing scale, cash flow and financial flexibility to support our commitment to
      maintaining and increasing our dividend.</div>
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    <div style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial;">We disagree with ISS&#8217; recommendation supporting the Icahn Group&#8217;s view that shareholders should take the first step and request the fixing of a Record Date for the
      consent solicitation and only later focus on whether the Icahn Group&#8217;s proposals would harm or further shareholder interests. Having acknowledged that the Icahn Group&#8217;s solicitation would divert management and Board attention away from the very thing
      that is critical to long-term shareholder value &#8211; a successful integration of Anadarko &#8211; we believe that ISS&#8217; logic in supporting this first step is flawed.</div>
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    <div style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial;">The Board of Directors has unanimously determined that fixing a Record Date for the Icahn Group&#8217;s planned consent solicitation and the proposals the Icahn Group intends
      to ask shareholders to act on are NOT in the best interests of Occidental or our shareholders.</div>
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    <div style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial;">Occidental is committed to a strong, independent Board, led by an independent chairman, that reflects an appropriate balance of perspectives, skills and experiences to
      drive enhanced value and returns for our shareholders. Our entire Board is elected annually and comprises ten highly qualified directors, nine of whom are independent, and all of whom bring meaningful expertise across a diverse range of backgrounds
      in areas key to our business. In addition, our commitment to Board refreshment is evidenced by the recent addition of Robert M. Shearer to the Board.</div>
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    <div style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial;">We believe that the Icahn Group&#8217;s nominees do not have the right mix of experience or expertise that our Board needs during this important time in our Company&#8217;s history
      and that they would interfere with our ability to realize the benefits of the acquisition of Anadarko.</div>
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    <div style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial;">Note to reporters / editors; we refer to the following content in the ISS report:</div>
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            <div style="font-family: Arial;">&#8220;<font style="font-style: italic;">&#8230;there is little doubt that the Anadarko merger represents a transformational deal for Occidental at an
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            <div style="font-family: Arial;">&#8220;<font style="font-style: italic;">The board&#8217;s argument that a solicitation regarding these more substantive questions would divert
                management and board attention away from executing on the Anadarko merger is a fair point.</font>&#8221;</div>
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            <div style="font-family: Arial;">&#8220;<font style="font-style: italic;">One would also expect the dissident to articulate why four of nine seats &#8211; no small ask &#8211; is the
                appropriate level of board change, and why the four specific incumbents were targeted for replacement. (Interestingly, one of the targeted incumbents, Margaret Foran, received the second-highest level of support among the incumbent nominees
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