OCCIDENTAL, ANADARKO TRANSACTION: $55 BLN

OXY - August 8, 2019 – Occidental Petroleum Corporation ("Occidental" or "the Company") (NYSE: OXY) today announced the successful completion of its acquisition of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation ("Anadarko") (NYSE: APC) in a transaction valued at $55 billion, including the assumption of Anadarko's debt.

"With Anadarko's world-class asset portfolio now officially part of Occidental, we begin our work to integrate our two companies and unlock the significant value of this combination for shareholders," said Vicki Hollub, President and Chief Executive Officer. "We expect to deliver at least $3.5 billion annually in cost and capital spending synergies and the focus of our Board and management team is on execution to achieve the promise of this exciting combination. We look forward to updating the market on our continued progress in the months ahead."

The closing of the transaction follows approval of the transaction by Anadarko's shareholders at a Special Meeting held earlier today. More than 99% of the shares voted at the Special Meeting were in favor of the Occidental merger agreement.

Anadarko shareholders are receiving $59.00 in cash and 0.2934 shares of Occidental common stock per share of Anadarko common stock in the transaction. Effective after the end of trading today, Anadarko's common stock will no longer trade on the New York Stock Exchange.

About Occidental

Occidental is an international oil and gas exploration and production company with operations in the United States, Middle East and Latin America. Headquartered in Houston, Occidental is one of the largest U.S. oil and gas companies, based on equity market capitalization. Occidental's midstream and marketing segment purchases, markets, gathers, processes, transports and stores hydrocarbons and other commodities. The company's wholly owned subsidiary OxyChem manufactures and markets basic chemicals and vinyls. Occidental posts or provides links to important information on its website at oxy.com.

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Earlier:

2019, May, 13, 11:55:00 OCCIDENTAL, ANADARKO DEAL: $57 BLN Occidental ("Occidental" or "the Company") (NYSE: OXY) ) today entered into a definitive agreement whereby Occidental will acquire Anadarko Petroleum Corporation ("Anadarko") (NYSE: APC) for $59.00 in cash and 0.2934 shares of Occidental common stock per share of Anadarko common stock, in a transaction valued at $57 billion, including the assumption of Anadarko's debt. English

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2019, April, 26, 10:25:00 OCCIDENTAL, ANADARKO MERGER $57 BLN Occidental Petroleum made a new $57 billion offer for Anadarko English