<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001104659-21-149071.txt : 20211213
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-21-149071
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20211209
FILED AS OF DATE:		20211213
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20211213

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ARES MANAGEMENT LLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001259313
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-36478
		FILM NUMBER:		211488099

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS
		STREET 2:		12TH FLOOR
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90067
		BUSINESS PHONE:		310-201-4100

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS
		STREET 2:		12TH FLOOR
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90067

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AF V Energy IV AIV 1B, L.P.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001831195
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			CA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-36478
		FILM NUMBER:		211488097

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR
		STREET 2:		C/O ARES MANAGEMENT
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90067
		BUSINESS PHONE:		310-201-4100

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR
		STREET 2:		C/O ARES MANAGEMENT
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90067

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AF V Energy IV AIV 1A, L.P.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001831167
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-36478
		FILM NUMBER:		211488098

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR
		STREET 2:		C/O ARES MANAGEMENT
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90067
		BUSINESS PHONE:		310-201-4100

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR
		STREET 2:		C/O ARES MANAGEMENT
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90067

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AF Energy Feeder, L.P.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001831203
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-36478
		FILM NUMBER:		211488093

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR
		STREET 2:		C/O ARES MANAGEMENT
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90067
		BUSINESS PHONE:		310-201-4100

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR
		STREET 2:		C/O ARES MANAGEMENT
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90067

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AF V Energy IV AIV 2, L.P.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001831196
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-36478
		FILM NUMBER:		211488096

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR
		STREET 2:		C/O ARES MANAGEMENT
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90067
		BUSINESS PHONE:		310-201-4100

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR
		STREET 2:		C/O ARES MANAGEMENT
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90067

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AEOF ECR AIV A-B, L.P.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001831200
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-36478
		FILM NUMBER:		211488095

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR
		STREET 2:		C/O ARES MANAGEMENT
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90067
		BUSINESS PHONE:		310-201-4100

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR
		STREET 2:		C/O ARES MANAGEMENT
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90067

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AEOF ECR AIV C, L.P.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001831202
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-36478
		FILM NUMBER:		211488094

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR
		STREET 2:		C/O ARES MANAGEMENT
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90067
		BUSINESS PHONE:		310-201-4100

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2000 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 12TH FLOOR
		STREET 2:		C/O ARES MANAGEMENT
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90067

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			California Resources Corp
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001609253
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311]
		IRS NUMBER:				465670947
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		27200 TOURNEY ROAD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 200
		CITY:			SANTA CLARITA
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			91355
		BUSINESS PHONE:		8888484754

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		27200 TOURNEY ROAD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 200
		CITY:			SANTA CLARITA
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			91355
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        <footnote id="F1">This statement is being filed jointly by (i) AF V Energy IV AIV 1A, L.P. (&quot;ACOF AIV 1A&quot;), (ii) AF V Energy IV AIV 1B, L.P. (&quot;ACOF AIV 1B&quot;), (iii) AF V Energy IV AIV 2, L.P. (&quot;ACOF AIV 2&quot; and, together with ACOF AIV 1A and ACOF AIV 1B, the &quot;ACOF AIVs&quot;), (iv) AEOF ECR AIV A-B, L.P. (&quot;AEOF AIV A-B&quot;), (v) AEOF ECR AIV C, L.P. (&quot;AEOF AIV C&quot; and, together with AEOF AIV A-B, the &quot;AEOF AIVs&quot;), (vi) AF Energy Feeder, L.P., (vii) ACOF Investment Management LLC (&quot;ACOF Investment Management&quot;), (viii) Ares Management LLC, (Continued in footnote 2)</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">(ix) Ares Management Holdings L.P. (&quot;Ares Management Holdings&quot;), (x) Ares Holdco LLC (&quot;Ares Holdco&quot;), (xi) Ares Management Corporation (&quot;Ares Management&quot;), (xii) Ares Voting LLC (&quot;Ares Voting&quot;), (xiii) Ares Management GP LLC (&quot;Ares Management GP&quot;) and (xiv) Ares Partners Holdco LLC (&quot;Ares Partners&quot;) (collectively, the &quot;Reporting Persons&quot;). Due to the electronic system's limitation of 10 Reporting Persons per joint filing, this statement is being filed in duplicate.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">ACOF Investment Management is the manager of each of the ACOF AIVs, the AEOF AIVs and AF Energy Feeder, L.P., and the sole member of ACOF Investment Management is Ares Management LLC. The sole member of Ares Management LLC is Ares Management Holdings and the general partner of Ares Management Holdings is Ares Holdco. The sole member of Ares Holdco is Ares Management. Ares Management GP is the sole holder of the Class B common stock, $0.01 par value per share, of Ares Management (the &quot;Ares Class B Common Stock&quot;) and Ares Voting is the sole holder of the Class C common stock, $0.01 par value per share, of Ares Management (the &quot;Ares Class C Common Stock&quot;). (Continued in footnote 4)</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Pursuant to Ares Management's Certificate of Incorporation, the holders of the Ares Class B Common Stock and the Ares Class C Common Stock, collectively, will generally have the majority of the votes on any matter submitted to the stockholders of Ares Management if certain conditions are met. The sole member of both Ares Management GP and Ares Voting is Ares Partners. Ares Partners is managed by a board of managers, which is composed of Michael Arougheti, Ryan Berry, R. Kipp deVeer, David Kaplan, Antony Ressler and Bennett Rosenthal (collectively, the &quot;Board Members&quot;). Mr. Ressler generally has veto authority over decisions by the Board Members.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">The Reporting Persons collectively beneficially own, or may be deemed to beneficially own, in the aggregate 11,251,249 shares of Common Stock by reason of the direct or indirect beneficial ownership of such shares as follows: (i) ACOF AIV 1A directly holds 671,048 shares of Common Stock, (ii) ACOF AIV 1B directly holds 2,455,697 shares of Common Stock, (iii) ACOF AIV 2 directly holds 2,501,619 shares of Common Stock, (iv) AEOF AIV A-B directly holds 1,894,861 shares of Common Stock, (v) AEOF AIV C directly holds 804,524 shares of Common Stock and (vi) AF Energy Feeder, L.P. directly holds 2,923,500 shares of Common Stock.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">Each of the Reporting Persons (other than the ACOF AIVs, the AEOF AIVs, and AF Energy Feeder, L.P with respect to the shares of Common Stock directly held by them) and the Board Members, and the other directors, officers, partners, stockholders, members and managers of the Reporting Persons, expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of the Common Stock, except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein, and this Form 4 shall not be deemed an admission that any such person or entity is the beneficial owner of, or has any pecuniary interest in, such securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purposes.</footnote>
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        <signatureName>AF V ENERGY IV AIV 1A, L.P. By: ACOF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC Its: Manager /s/ Naseem Sagati Aghili By: Naseem Sagati Aghili Its: Authorized Signatory</signatureName>
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