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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 7, 2004
OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 1-9210 95-4035997
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
10889 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90024
(Address of principal executive offices) (ZIP code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(310) 208-8800
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SECTION 1 - REGISTRANT'S BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS
Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
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On December 7, 2004, Occidental Petroleum Corporation amended its
Supplemental Retirement Plan (the "Plan") to cease certain accruals under the
Plan effective December 31, 2004. The amendment is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this
Form 8-K.
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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.
OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
(Registrant)
DATE: December 8, 2004 S. P. Dominick, Jr.
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S. P. Dominick, Jr., Vice President and Controller
(Chief Accounting and Duly Authorized Officer)
EXHIBIT INDEX
10.1 Amendment Number 2 to the Occidental Petroleum Corporation
Supplemental Retirement Plan (As Amended and Restated Effective
January 1, 1999 Reflecting Amendments Effective through March 1,
2001)
EXHIBIT 10.1
AMENDMENT NUMBER 2
TO THE
OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT PLAN
(As Amended and Restated Effective January 1, 1999
Reflecting Amendments Effective through March 1, 2001)
The Occidental Petroleum Corporation Supplemental Retirement Plan ("Plan"),
Amended and Restated effective January 1, 1999 Reflecting Amendments Effective
through March 1, 2001), is hereby amended as of December 31, 2004, as follows:
1. A new Section 4.11, relating to "Cessation of Employer Accruals" is added
to the end of Article 4 as follows:
4.11 Cessation of Employer Accruals. Effective December 31, 2004, the
allocations (except any applicable interest credits) relating to the
Retirement Plan, the Savings Plan, and the Deferred Compensation Plan as
described above in sections 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3, respectively, shall cease.
2. Except as amended above, the Plan as in effect prior to this amendment
shall continue unchanged.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this amendment to be signed on its
behalf by its duly authorized officer this 7th day of December, 2004.
OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
By /s/ RICHARD W. HALLOCK
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Its Executive Vice President - Human Resources
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