OXY Occidental Petroleum Corporation

UNDERWRITING (CONFLICTS OF INTEREST)

We and the underwriters named below have entered into an underwriting agreement with respect to the notes. Subject to certain conditions, each underwriter has severally agreed to purchase the principal amount of the notes set forth opposite its respective name in the following table.

Underwriter		Principal Amount of 20   Notes		Principal Amount of 20   Notes		Principal Amount of 20    Notes		Principal Amount of 20   Notes		Principal Amount of 20   Notes
BofA Securities, Inc.
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
MUFG Securities Americas Inc.
SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc.
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
Standard Chartered Bank
TD Securities (USA) LLC
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
Barclays Capital Inc.
BBVA Securities Inc.
CIBC World Markets Corp.
Loop Capital Markets LLC
Mizuho Securities USA LLC
PNC Capital Markets LLC
Scotia Capital (USA) Inc.
U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.
BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC
Siebert Williams Shank & Co., LLC

The underwriters are committed, subject to certain conditions, to take and, if any are taken, pay for all of the notes being offered. The offering of the notes by the underwriters is subject to receipt and acceptance and subject to the underwriters’ right to reject any order in whole or in part.

Notes sold by the underwriters to the public will initially be offered at the initial public offering price set forth on the cover of this prospectus supplement. Any notes sold by the underwriters to securities dealers may be sold at a discount from the initial public offering price of up to the applicable percentage of the principal amount of such notes set forth below:

Any such securities dealers may resell notes purchased from the underwriters to certain other brokers or dealers at a discount from the initial public offering price of up to the applicable percentage of the principal amount of such notes set forth below:

If all the notes are not sold at their respective initial offering prices, the underwriters may change the offering prices to the public and the other selling terms of the notes.

The following table shows the underwriting discounts that we are to pay to the underwriters in connection with this offering:

Each series of the notes is a series of securities with no established trading market. The notes will not be listed on any securities exchange or on any automated dealer quotation system. We have been advised by certain of the underwriters that such underwriters intend to make a market in the notes but they are not obligated to do so and may discontinue market making at any time without notice. No assurance can be given as to whether a trading market for the notes will develop or as to the liquidity of any trading market for the notes that may develop. If an active trading market for the notes does not develop, the market price and liquidity of the notes may be adversely affected. If the notes are traded, they may trade at a discount from their initial offering price, depending on prevailing interest rates, the market for similar securities, our operating performance and financial condition, general economic conditions and other factors.

In connection with the offering, the underwriters may purchase and sell notes in the open market. These transactions may include short sales, stabilizing transactions and purchases to cover positions created by short sales. Short sales involve the sale by the underwriters of a greater number of notes than they are required to purchase in the offering. Stabilizing transactions consist of certain bids or purchases made for the purpose of preventing or retarding a decline in the market prices of the notes while the offering is in progress. Covering transactions involve purchases of notes in the open market after the distribution has been completed in order to cover short positions.

These activities by the underwriters, as well as other purchases by the underwriters for their own accounts, may stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the market prices of the notes. As a result, the prices of the notes may be higher than the prices that otherwise might exist in the open market. If these activities are commenced, they may be discontinued by the underwriters at any time without notice. These transactions may be effected in the over-the-counter market or otherwise. Neither we nor any of the underwriters make any representation or prediction as to the direction or magnitude of any effect that the transactions described above may have on the price of the notes. In addition, neither we nor any of the underwriters make any representation that the representatives will engage in these transactions or that these transactions, once commenced, will not be discontinued without notice.

We estimate that our total expenses related to this offering, excluding the underwriting discounts, will be approximately $12.0 million.

We have agreed to indemnify the several underwriters against, or contribute to payments that the underwriters may be required to make in respect of, certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Certain of the underwriters and their respective affiliates have, from time to time, performed, and may in the future perform, various financial advisory and investment banking services for us, for which they received or will receive customary fees and expenses. The underwriters are full service financial institutions engaged in various activities, which may include sales and trading, commercial and investment bank, advisory, investment management, investment research, principal investment, hedging, market making, brokerage and other financial and non-financial activities and services. For example, BofA Securities, Inc. acted as our financial advisor in connection with the CrownRock Acquisition. In addition, an affiliate of BofA Securities, Inc. (i) committed to provide a 364-day senior unsecured bridge loan in connection with the CrownRock Acquisition and (ii) acted as sole lead arranger, sole bookrunner and lender with respect to our Term Loan Agreement to finance a portion of the CrownRock Acquisition. In addition, affiliates of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, MUFG Securities Americas Inc. and SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. acted as syndication agents and an affiliate of BofA Securities, Inc. is the administrative agent under our Term Loan Agreement. Certain of the underwriters are also acting as dealer managers in connection with the Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation. Certain of the underwriters or their respective affiliates may hold a portion of the CrownRock 2029 Notes and may therefore receive a portion of the consent fee from the Consent Solicitation. An affiliate of BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC serves as trustee under various series of our debt securities, including the notes. Also, certain of the underwriters or their affiliates may be agents and/or lenders under our or CrownRock’s other existing indebtedness and may receive offering proceeds to the extent proceeds are used to pay down that debt.

In addition, in the ordinary course of their business activities, the underwriters and their affiliates may make or hold a broad array of investments and actively trade debt and equity securities (or related derivative securities) and financial instruments (including bank loans) for their own account and for the accounts of their customers. Such investments and securities activities may involve securities and/or instruments of ours or our affiliates. If any of the underwriters or their affiliates has a lending relationship with us, certain of those underwriters or their affiliates routinely hedge, certain of those underwriters or their affiliates are likely to hedge and certain other of those underwriters or their affiliates may hedge, their credit exposure to us consistent with their customary risk management policies. Typically, these underwriters and their affiliates would hedge such exposure by entering into transactions which consist of either the purchase of credit default swaps or the creation of short positions in our securities, including potentially the notes offered hereby. Any such credit default swaps or short positions could adversely affect future trading prices of the notes offered hereby. The underwriters and their affiliates may also make investment recommendations and/or publish or express independent research views in respect of such securities or financial instruments and may hold, or recommend to clients that they acquire, long and/or short positions in such securities and instruments.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., directly and through its subsidiaries, owns more than 10% of the outstanding common stock of Occidental Petroleum Corporation and Bank of America Corporation, the parent company of BofA Securities, Inc. Therefore, BofA Securities, Inc. has a “conflict of interest” in this offering within the meaning of FINRA Rule 5121 (“Rule 5121”).

Accordingly, this offering is being made in compliance with the applicable requirements of Rule 5121. Under Rule 5121, the appointment of a qualified independent underwriter is not necessary in connection with this offering, because the offering is of a class of securities that are rated investment grade, as defined in Rule 5121. No underwriter with a conflict of interest will confirm sales to any account over which it exercises discretionary authority without the specific prior written approval of the account holder.

We expect that delivery of the notes will be made against payment therefor on or about the settlement date specified on the cover page of this prospectus supplement, which will be the          business day following the date of pricing of the notes (this settlement cycle being referred to as “T+        ”). Under Rule 15c6-1 of the Exchange Act, trades in the secondary market generally are required to settle in one business day, unless the parties to any such trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade such notes more than one business day prior to the scheduled settlement date, by virtue of the fact that the notes initially settle in T+        , will be required to specify an alternate settlement arrangement at the time of any such trade to prevent a failed settlement. Purchasers of such notes who wish to trade notes prior to the date of delivery should consult their advisors.

Selling Restrictions

Abu Dhabi Global Market

This prospectus supplement is for distribution only to persons who (a) are outside the Abu Dhabi Global Market, or (b) are Authorised Persons or Recognised Bodies (as such terms are defined in the Financial Services and Markets Regulations 2015 (“FSMR”)), or (c) are persons to whom an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of section 18 of FSMR) in connection with the issue or sale of any securities may otherwise lawfully be communicated or caused to be communicated (all such persons together being referred to as “relevant persons”). This prospectus supplement is directed only at relevant persons and must not be acted on or relied on by persons who are not relevant persons. Any investment or investment activity to which this prospectus supplement relates is available only to relevant persons and will be engaged in only with relevant persons. This document relates to an “Exempt Offer” within the meaning of section 61(3)(a) of the FSMR and Rule 4.3.1 of the Market Rules of the Financial Services Regulatory Authority or otherwise in circumstances which do not require the publication of an “Approved Prospectus” (as defined in section 61(2) of the FSMR).

 

Australia

No placement document, prospectus, product disclosure statement or other disclosure document (including as defined in the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), or “Corporations Act”) has been or will be lodged with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, or “ASIC,” or any other governmental agency, in relation to the offering. This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus do not constitute a prospectus, product disclosure statement or other disclosure document for the purposes of the Corporations Act, and do not purport to include the information required for a prospectus, product disclosure statement or other disclosure document under the Corporations Act. No action has been taken which would permit an offering of the notes in circumstances that would require disclosure under Parts 6D.2 or 7.9 of the Corporations Act.

The notes may not be offered for sale, nor may application for the sale or purchase or any notes be invited in Australia (including an offer or invitation which is received by a person in Australia), neither this prospectus supplement nor the accompanying prospectus or any other offering material or advertisement relating to the notes may be distributed or published in Australia, and any offer under this document is otherwise void and incapable of acceptance unless, in each case: (i) the offer, invitation or distribution is made to a ‘sophisticated investor’ in accordance with section 708(8) of the Corporations Act, including that the aggregate consideration payable on acceptance of the offer or invitation by each offeree or invitee is at least A$500,000 (or its equivalent in another currency, in either case, disregarding moneys lent by the person offering the notes or making the invitation or its associates) or the offer or invitation otherwise does not require disclosure to investors in accordance with Parts 6D.2 or 7.9 of the Corporations Act; (ii) the offer, invitation or distribution complied with the conditions of the Australian financial services license of the person making the offer, invitation or distribution or an applicable exemption from the requirement to hold such license; (iii) the offer, invitation or distribution complies with all applicable Australian laws, regulations and directives (including, without limitation, the disclosure requirements set out in Chapter 6, and the licensing requirements set out in Chapter 7 of the Corporations Act); (iv) the offer or invitation does not constitute an offer or invitation to a person in Australia who is a “retail client” as defined for the purposes of Section 761G of the Corporations Act; and (v) such action does not require any document to be lodged with ASIC or the ASX.

This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus contain general information only and do not take account of the investment objectives, financial situation or particular needs of any particular person. This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus do not contain any securities recommendations or financial product advice. Before making an investment decision, investors need to consider whether the information in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus is appropriate to their needs, objectives and circumstances, and, if necessary, seek expert advice on those matters.

Canada

The notes may be sold only to purchasers purchasing, or deemed to be purchasing, as principal that are “accredited investors,” as defined in National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus Exemptions or subsection 73.3(1) of the Securities Act (Ontario), and “permitted clients,” as defined in National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations. Any resale of the notes must be made in accordance with an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the prospectus requirements of applicable securities laws.

Securities legislation in certain provinces or territories of Canada may provide a purchaser of the notes with remedies for rescission or damages if this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus (including any amendment hereto or thereto) contains a misrepresentation, provided that the remedies for rescission or damages are exercised by such purchaser within the time limit prescribed by the securities legislation of such purchaser’s province or territory. Such purchaser should refer to any applicable provisions of the securities legislation of the purchaser’s province or territory for particulars of these rights or consult with a legal advisor.

Pursuant to section 3A.3 of National Instrument 33-105 Underwriting Conflicts, or “NI 33-105,” the underwriters are not required to comply with the disclosure requirements of NI 33-105 regarding underwriter conflicts of interest in connection with this offering.

Dubai International Financial Centre (the “DIFC”)

This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus relate to an “Exempt Offer” in accordance with the Offered Securities Rules of the Dubai Financial Services Authority (“DFSA”). This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are intended for distribution only to persons of a type specified in the Offered Securities Rules of the DFSA. It must not be delivered to, or relied on by, any other person. The DFSA has no responsibility for reviewing or verifying any documents in connection with Exempt Offers. The DFSA has not approved this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus nor taken steps to verify the information set forth herein and has no responsibility for the prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. The notes to which this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus relate may be illiquid and/or subject to restrictions on their resale. Prospective purchasers of the notes offered should conduct their own due diligence on the notes. If you do not understand the contents of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus you should consult an authorized financial advisor.

In relation to its use in the DIFC, this document is strictly private and confidential and is being distributed to a limited number of investors and must not be provided to any person other than the original recipient, and may not be reproduced or used for any other purpose. The interests in the securities may not be offered or sold directly or indirectly to the public in the DIFC.

 

European Economic Area

The notes are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the European Economic Area, or the “EEA.” For these purposes, a retail investor means a person who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU, as amended, or “MiFID II”; or (ii) a customer within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2016/97, as amended, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II; or (iii) not a qualified investor as defined in Regulation (EU) 2017/1129, as amended, or the “Prospectus Regulation.” Consequently, no key information document required by Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014, as amended, or the “PRIIPs Regulation,” for offering or selling the notes or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the EEA has been prepared and therefore offering or selling the notes or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the EEA may be unlawful under the PRIIPs Regulation. This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus have been prepared on the basis that any offer of notes in any member state of the EEA will be made pursuant to an exemption under the Prospectus Regulation from the requirement to publish a prospectus for offers of notes. This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are not prospectuses for the purposes of the Prospectus Regulation.

Hong Kong

The notes have not been offered or sold and will not be offered or sold in Hong Kong, by means of any document, other than (a) to “professional investors” as defined in the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong), or the “SFO,” and any rules made thereunder; or (b) in other circumstances which do not result in the document being a “prospectus” as defined in the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Cap. 32 of the Laws of Hong Kong), or the “CO,” and which do not constitute an offer or invitation to the public within the meaning of the CO. No advertisement, invitation or document relating to the notes has been or will be issued or has been or will be in the possession of any person for the purposes of issue, whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere, which is directed at, or the contents of which are likely to be accessed or read by, the public of Hong Kong (except if permitted to do so under the securities laws of Hong Kong) other than with respect to the notes which are or are intended to be disposed of only to persons outside Hong Kong or only to “professional investors” as defined in the SFO and any rules made thereunder.

This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus have not been reviewed or approved by any regulatory authorities in Hong Kong, including the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong and the Companies Registry of Hong Kong and neither have this prospectus supplement and the accompany prospectus been registered with the Registrar of Companies in Hong Kong. Accordingly, this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus may not be issued, circulated or distributed in Hong Kong, and the notes may not be offered for subscription to members of the public in Hong Kong. The recipients of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are advised to exercise caution in relation to any offer of the notes. If recipients are in any doubt about any of the contents of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, they should obtain independent professional advice. Each person acquiring the notes will be required, and is deemed by the acquisition of the notes, to confirm that it, he or she is aware of the restriction on offers of the notes described in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and the relevant offering documents and that it, he or she is not acquiring and has not been offered any notes in circumstances that contravene any such restrictions.

Japan

The notes have not been and will not be registered pursuant to Article 4, Paragraph 1 of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act of Japan (Act No. 25 of April 13, 1948, as amended), or the “FIEA.” Accordingly, none of the notes nor any interest therein may be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to, or for the account or the benefit of, any “resident” of Japan (which term as used herein means any person resident in Japan, including any corporation or other entity organized under the laws of Japan), or to others for re-offering or resale, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to or the account or for the benefit of, any resident of Japan, except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of, and otherwise in compliance with, the FIEA and any other applicable laws, regulations and ministerial guidelines of Japan in effect at the relevant time.

People’s Republic of China

This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus may not be circulated or distributed in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) and the notes may not be offered or sold, and will not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, to any resident of the PRC or to persons for re-offering or resale, directly or indirectly, to any resident of the PRC except pursuant to applicable laws, rules and regulations of the PRC. For the purpose of this paragraph only, the PRC does not include Taiwan and the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau.

Republic of Italy

The offering of the notes has not been registered with the Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa (“CONSOB”) pursuant to Italian securities legislation and, accordingly, no notes may be offered, sold or delivered, nor may copies of this prospectus supplement or of any other document relating to the notes be distributed in the Republic of Italy, except:

(a)          to qualified investors (investitori qualificati), as defined pursuant to Article 2 of the Prospectus Regulation and any applicable provision of Legislative Decree No. 58 of 24 February, 1998, as amended (the “Financial Services Act”) and Italian CONSOB regulations; or

(b)          in other circumstances which are exempted from the rules on public offerings pursuant to Article 1 of the Prospectus Regulation, Article 34-ter of Regulation No. 11971 of 14 May 1999, as amended from time to time (Regulation No. 11971), and the applicable Italian laws.

Any offer, sale or delivery of the notes or distribution of copies of this prospectus supplement or any other document relating to the notes in the Republic of Italy under (a) or (b) above must:

(i)          be made by an investment firm, bank or financial intermediary permitted to conduct such activities in the Republic of Italy in accordance with the Financial Services Act, CONSOB Regulation No. 20307 of 15 February, 2018 (as amended from time to time) and Legislative Decree No. 385 of 1 September 1993, as amended (the “Banking Act”); and

(ii)          comply with any other applicable laws and regulations or requirement imposed by CONSOB, the Bank of Italy (including the reporting requirements, where applicable, pursuant to Article 129 of the Banking Act, as amended, and the implementing guidelines of the Bank of Italy, as amended from time to time) and/or any other Italian authority.

Singapore

This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus have not been registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Accordingly, this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and any other document or material in connection with the offer or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of the notes may not be circulated or distributed, nor may the notes be offered or sold, or be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase, whether directly or indirectly, to any person in Singapore other than: (i) to an institutional investor (as defined in Section 4A of the Securities and Futures Act 2001 of Singapore, as modified or amended from time to time ((the “SFA”)) pursuant to Section 274 of the SFA; (ii) to a relevant person (as defined in Section 275(2) of the SFA) pursuant to Section 275(1) of the SFA, or any person pursuant to Section 275(1A) of the SFA, and in accordance with the conditions specified in Section 275 of the SFA and (where applicable) Regulation 3 of the Securities and Futures (Classes of Investors) Regulations 2018 of Singapore; or (iii) otherwise pursuant to, and in accordance with the conditions of, any other applicable provision of the SFA, in each case subject to the conditions set forth in the SFA.

Where the notes are subscribed or purchased under Section 275 of the SFA by a relevant person which is: (i) a corporation (which is not an accredited investor (as defined in Section 4A of the SFA)) the sole business of which is to hold investments and the entire share capital of which is owned by one or more individuals, each of whom is an accredited investor; or (ii) a trust (where the trustee is not an accredited investor) whose sole purpose is to hold investments and each beneficiary of the trust is an individual who is an accredited investor, then securities or securities-based derivatives contracts (each term as defined in Section 2(1) of the SFA) of that corporation or the beneficiaries’ rights and interest (howsoever described) in that trust shall not be transferred within six months after that corporation or that trust has acquired the notes pursuant to an offer made in reliance on an exemption under Section 275 of the SFA except: (1) to an institutional investor under Section 274 of the SFA or to a relevant person as defined in Section 275(2) of the SFA, or to any person arising from an offer referred to in Section 275(1A) or Section 276(4)(i)(B) of the SFA; (2) where no consideration is or will be given for the transfer; (3) where the transfer is by operation of law; (4) as specified in Section 276(7) of the SFA; or (5) as specified in Regulation 37A of the Securities and Futures (Offers of Investments) (Securities and Securities-based Derivatives Contracts) Regulations 2018 of Singapore.

In connection with Section 309B of the SFA and the Securities and Futures (Capital Markets Products) Regulations 2018 of Singapore, or “CMP Regulations 2018,” unless otherwise specified before an offer of notes, the Company has determined, and hereby notifies all relevant persons (as defined in Section 309A(1) of the SFA), that the notes are “prescribed capital markets products” (as defined in the CMP Regulations 2018) and Excluded Investment Products (as defined in MAS Notice SFA 04-N12: Notice on the Sale of Investment Products and MAS Notice FAA-N16: Notice on Recommendations on Investment Products).

South Korea

The notes have not been and will not be registered under the Financial Investments Services and Capital Markets Act of Korea and the decrees and regulations thereunder (the “FSCMA”) and the notes have been and will be offered in Korea as a private placement under the FSCMA. None of the notes may be offered, sold and delivered directly or indirectly, or offered or sold to any person for re-offering or resale, directly or indirectly, in Korea or to any resident of Korea except pursuant to the applicable laws and regulations of Korea, including the FSCMA and the Foreign Exchange Transaction Law of Korea and the decrees and regulations thereunder (the “FETL”). For a period of one year from the issue date of the notes, any acquirer of the notes who was solicited to buy the notes in Korea is prohibited from transferring any of the notes to another person in any way other than as a whole to one transferee. Furthermore, the purchaser of the notes shall comply with all applicable regulatory requirements (including but not limited to requirements under the FETL) in connection with the purchase of the notes.

The notes will not be offered, sold or delivered directly or indirectly, or offered or sold to any person for re-offering or resale, directly or indirectly, in Korea or to any resident of Korea, except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of, and otherwise in compliance with, the FSCMA, the FETL and other relevant laws and regulations of Korea.

Switzerland

This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are not intended to constitute an offer or solicitation to purchase or invest in the notes described herein. The notes may not be publicly offered, sold or advertised, directly or indirectly, in, into or from Switzerland and will not be listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange, or the “SIX,” or on any other exchange or regulated trading facility in Switzerland. Neither this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus nor any other offering or marketing material relating to the notes constitutes a prospectus as such term is understood pursuant to article 652a or article 1156 of the Swiss Code of Obligations or the disclosure standards for listing prospectuses under art. 27 ff. of the SIX Listing Rules or the listing rules of any other stock exchange or regulated trading facility in Switzerland, and neither this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus nor any other offering or marketing material relating to the notes may be publicly distributed or otherwise made publicly available in Switzerland.

Neither this document nor any other offering or marketing material relating to the offering, us, or the notes have been or will be filed with or approved by any Swiss regulatory authority. In particular, this document will not be filed with, and the offer of notes will not be supervised by, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority, and the offer of notes has not been and will not be authorized under the Swiss Federal Act on Collective Investment Schemes, or the “CISA.” The investor protection afforded to acquirers of interests in collective investment schemes under the CISA does not extend to acquirers of the notes.

Taiwan

The notes have not been, and will not be, registered with the Financial Supervisory Commission of Taiwan, the Republic of China, or “Taiwan,” pursuant to applicable securities laws and regulations. No person or entity in Taiwan is authorized to distribute or otherwise intermediate the offering of the notes or the provision of information relating to this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. The notes may be made available for purchase outside Taiwan by investors residing in Taiwan (either directly or through properly licensed Taiwan intermediaries acting on behalf of such investors), but may not be issued, offered or sold in Taiwan. No subscription or other offer to purchase the notes shall be binding on us until received and accepted by us or any underwriter outside of Taiwan, or the “Place of Acceptance,” and the purchase/sale contract arising therefrom shall be deemed a contract entered into in the Place of Acceptance.

United Arab Emirates

The notes have not been, and are not being, publicly offered, sold, promoted or advertised in the United Arab Emirates (including the Abu Dhabi Global Market and the DFIC) other than in compliance with the laws, regulations and rules of the United Arab Emirates, the Abu Dhabi Global Market and the DFIC governing the issue, offering and sale of securities. Further, this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus do not constitute a public offer of securities in the United Arab Emirates (including the Abu Dhabi Global Market and the DFIC) and are not intended to be a public offer. This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus have not been approved by or filed with the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates, the Securities and Commodities Authority, the Financial Services Regulatory Authority or the DFSA.

United Kingdom

The notes are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the United Kingdom, or the “UK.” For these purposes, (a) a retail investor means a person who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client as defined in point (8) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 2017/565 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, or the “EUWA”; (ii) a customer within the meaning of the provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended, or the “FSMA,” and any rules or regulations made under the FSMA to implement Directive (EU) 2016/97, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 as it forms part of the domestic law by virtue of the EUWA; or (iii) not a qualified investor as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA, or the “UK Prospectus Regulation”; and (b) the expression “offer” includes the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe for the notes. Consequently, no key information document required by Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA, or the “UK PRIIPs Regulation,” for offering or selling the notes or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the UK has been prepared and therefore offering or selling the notes or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the UK may be unlawful under the UK PRIIPs Regulation.

This prospectus supplement has been prepared on the basis that any offer of the notes in the UK will be made pursuant to an exemption under the UK Prospectus Regulation from the requirement to publish a prospectus for offers of the notes. This prospectus supplement is not a prospectus for the purposes of the UK Prospectus Regulation.

This prospectus supplement is only being distributed to and is only directed at (i) persons who are outside the UK or (ii) investment professionals falling within Article 19(5) of the FSMA (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended, or the “Financial Promotion Order,” or (iii) high net worth companies, and other persons to whom it may otherwise be lawfully communicated, falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Financial Promotion Order (all such persons together being referred to as “relevant persons”). The notes are only available to, and any invitation. offer or agreement to subscribe, purchase or otherwise acquire such notes will be engaged in only with, relevant persons. Any person who is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this document or any of its contents.

LEGAL MATTERS

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP will pass upon the validity of the notes offered hereby. The validity of the notes will be passed upon for the underwriters by Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP.

EXPERTS

The consolidated financial statements of Occidental Petroleum Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, and for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2023 and management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2023 have been incorporated by reference herein in reliance upon the reports of KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, incorporated by reference herein, and upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

The consolidated financial statements of CrownRock, L.P. as of and for the year ended December 31, 2023 incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of BDO USA, P.C., independent auditors, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

Certain information with respect to the oil and gas reserves associated with Occidental’s oil and gas properties is confirmed in the process review letter of Ryder Scott Company, L.P., independent petroleum engineering consultants, and has been incorporated by reference herein, upon the authority of said firm as experts with respect to the matters covered by such process review letter and in giving such process review letter.

Certain information with respect to the oil and gas reserves associated with CrownRock’s oil and gas properties is confirmed in the report of Cawley, Gillespie & Associates, Inc., independent petroleum engineering consultants, with respect to estimates of reserves and future net revenues of CrownRock as of December 31, 2023, and has been incorporated by reference herein, upon the authority of said firm as experts with respect to the matters covered by such report and in giving such report.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

We are subject to the information reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). In accordance with the Exchange Act, we file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. Our SEC file number is 001-09210. The SEC maintains a website that contains reports, proxy statements and other information about issuers, like us, that file electronically with the SEC. The address of that site is at www.sec.gov. Such reports, proxy statements and other information filed by us can also be read through the Investor Relations section of our website at www.oxy.com. Information on our website does not constitute part of, and is not incorporated by reference in, this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus and should not be relied upon in connection with making any investment decision with respect to the notes.

The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” the information that we file with the SEC. This permits us to disclose important information to you by referencing these filed documents. Any information referenced this way is considered part of this prospectus supplement, and any such information filed with the SEC subsequent to the date of this prospectus supplement will automatically be deemed to update and supersede this information. This prospectus supplement incorporates by reference the documents listed below that we have previously filed with the SEC. They contain important information about us and our financial condition.

We also incorporate by reference all documents we may subsequently file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act from the date of this prospectus supplement until the termination of the offering to which this prospectus supplement relates. Information furnished under Items 2.02 or 7.01 (and corresponding information furnished under Item 9.01 or included as an exhibit) in any past or future Current Report on Form 8-K that we file with the SEC, unless otherwise expressly specified in such report, is not incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement.

We will provide, without charge upon written or oral request, a copy of any or all of the documents which are incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement. Requests should be directed to:

Occidental Petroleum Corporation

5 Greenway Plaza, Suite 110

Houston, Texas 77046

Attn: Corporate Secretary

Telephone: (713) 215-7000

ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS	1
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION	2
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS	3
ABOUT OCCIDENTAL	5
RISK FACTORS	5
USE OF PROCEEDS	5
DESCRIPTION OF SENIOR DEBT SECURITIES	6
DESCRIPTION OF SUBORDINATED DEBT SECURITIES	16
DESCRIPTION OF COMMON STOCK	26
DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED STOCK	29
DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS	31
DESCRIPTION OF DEPOSITARY SHARES	32
DESCRIPTION OF STOCK PURCHASE CONTRACTS AND STOCK PURCHASE UNITS	33
DESCRIPTION OF UNITS	34
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION	35
LEGAL MATTERS	36
EXPERTS	36

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Annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021;

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Quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2022;

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Current reports on Form 8-K filed on March 7, 2022, March 23, 2022 and May 11, 2022; and

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The description of Occidental common stock contained in the registration statement on Form 8-B, dated June 26, 1986 (as amended by Form 8, dated December 22, 1986, Form 8, dated February 3, 1988, Form 8-B/A, dated July 12, 1993, Form 8-B/A, dated March 21, 1994 and Form 8-B/A, dated November 2, 1995, and including any amendment or report filed with the SEC for the purpose of updating this description).

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general economic conditions, including slowdowns, domestically or internationally;

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our indebtedness and other payment obligations, including the need to generate sufficient cash flows to fund operations;

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our ability to successfully monetize select assets and repay or refinance debt and the impact of changes in our credit ratings;

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the scope and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing actions taken by governmental authorities and other third parties in response to the pandemic;

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assumptions about energy markets;

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global and local commodity and commodity-futures pricing fluctuations and volatility;

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supply and demand considerations for, and the prices of, our products and services;

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actions by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (“OPEC”) and non-OPEC oil producing countries;

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results from operations and competitive conditions;

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future impairments of our proved and unproved oil and gas properties or equity investments, or write-downs of productive assets, causing charges to earnings;

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unexpected changes in costs;

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inflation and its impact on markets and economic activity;

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availability of capital resources, levels of capital expenditures and contractual obligations;

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the regulatory approval environment, including our ability to timely obtain or maintain permits or other governmental approvals, including those necessary for drilling and/or development projects;

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our ability to successfully complete, or any material delay of, field developments, expansion projects, capital expenditures, efficiency projects, acquisitions or dispositions;

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risks associated with acquisitions, mergers and joint ventures, such as difficulties integrating businesses, uncertainty associated with financial projections, projected synergies, restructuring, increased costs and adverse tax consequences;

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uncertainties and liabilities associated with acquired and divested properties and businesses;

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uncertainties about the estimated quantities of oil, natural gas liquids and natural gas reserves;

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lower-than-expected production from development projects or acquisitions;

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our ability to realize the anticipated benefits from prior or future streamlining actions to reduce fixed costs, simplify or improve processes and improve our competitiveness;

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exploration, drilling and other operational risks;

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disruptions to, capacity constraints in, or other limitations on the pipeline systems that deliver our oil and natural gas and other processing and transportation considerations;

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volatility in the securities, capital or credit markets;

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governmental actions, war (including the Russia-Ukraine war) and political conditions and events;

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legislative or regulatory changes, including changes relating to hydraulic fracturing or other oil and natural gas operations, retroactive royalty or production tax regimes, deep-water and onshore drilling and permitting regulations and environmental regulation (including regulations related to climate change);

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environmental risks and liability under federal, regional, state, provincial, tribal, local and international environmental laws and regulations (including remedial actions);

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our ability to recognize intended benefits from our business strategies and initiatives, such as our low carbon ventures business or announced greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets or net-zero goals;

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potential liability resulting from pending or future litigation;

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disruption or interruption of production or manufacturing or facility damage due to accidents, chemical releases, labor unrest, weather, power outages, natural disasters, cyber-attacks or insurgent activity;

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the creditworthiness and performance of our counterparties, including financial institutions, operating partners and other parties;

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failure of risk management;

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our ability to retain and hire key personnel;

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supply, transportation and labor constraints;

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reorganization or restructuring of our operations;

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changes in state, federal or international tax rates;

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actions by third parties that are beyond our control; and

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other risk factors as detailed from time to time in our reports filed with the SEC, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, which is incorporated herein by reference, as well as any subsequent periodic or current reports filed with the SEC, including the risks and uncertainties set forth in, or incorporated by reference into, this prospectus in the section entitled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 5.  See “Where You Can Find More Information” beginning on page 2.

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the title;

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any limit on the amount that may be issued (unless expressly provided in the applicable prospectus supplement or pricing supplement, a series of our senior debt securities may be re-opened from time to time for the issuance of additional senior debt securities of that series, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in or established pursuant to the Senior Indenture);

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the price at which that series of senior debt securities will be issued, which may be at a discount or a premium;

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whether or not that series of senior debt securities will be issued in global form and, if applicable, who the depositary will be;

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the maturity date(s) or the method of determining the maturity date(s);

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the person to whom any interest will be payable on any senior debt security, if other than the person in whose name that security is registered at the close of business on the regular record date;

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the interest rate(s), if any (which may be fixed or variable), or the method for determining the rate(s) and the date(s) interest will begin to accrue, the date(s) interest will be payable and the regular record date(s) for interest payment date(s);

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the place(s) where payments shall be payable, senior debt securities may be surrendered for registration of transfer, securities may be surrendered for exchange, and notices and demands to or upon us may be served;

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the period(s) within which, and the price(s) at which, that series of senior debt securities may, pursuant to any optional or mandatory redemption provisions, be redeemed, in whole or in part, and other related terms and conditions;

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any mandatory or optional sinking fund provisions or any provisions for remarketing that series of senior debt securities and other related terms and provisions;

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the denominations in which that series of senior debt securities will be issued, if other than denominations of $2,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof;

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the currency or currencies, including composite currencies or currency units, in which that series of senior debt securities may be denominated or in which payment of the principal of and interest, if any, on that series of senior debt securities shall be payable, if other than the currency of the United States of America, and, if so, whether that series of senior debt securities may be satisfied and discharged other than as provided in Article Four of the Senior Indenture;

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if the amounts of payments of principal of and any interest on, that series of senior debt securities are to be determined by reference to an index, formula or other method, or based on a coin or currency other than that in which that series of senior debt securities are stated to be payable, the manner in which such amounts shall be determined and the calculation agent, if any, with respect thereto;

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if other than the principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of that series of senior debt securities that will be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the maturity thereof pursuant to an event of default;

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whether we will pay additional amounts on any of the senior debt securities and coupons, if any, of the series to any non-United States holder in respect of any tax, assessment or governmental charge withheld or deducted, and under what circumstances and with what procedures we will pay such additional amounts;

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if other than as defined in the Senior Indenture, the meaning of “Business Day” when used with respect to that series of senior debt securities;

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if that series of senior debt securities may be issued or delivered (whether upon original issuance or upon exchange of a temporary security of such series or otherwise), or any installment of principal or interest is payable, only upon receipt of certain certificates or other documents or satisfaction of other conditions in addition to those specified in the Senior Indenture, the forms and terms of those certificates, documents or conditions;

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any addition to, or modification or deletion of, any event of default, covenant or other term or provision specified in the Senior Indenture with respect to that series of senior debt securities; and

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any other terms, which other terms may (subject, in the case of an existing outstanding series of senior debt securities, to the provisions of the Senior Indenture described below under “—Modification of Senior Indenture; Waiver”) amend, supplement or replace any of the terms of the Senior Indenture insofar as it concerns the senior debt securities of that series.

(1)

Liens (as defined below) existing on the date of the Senior Indenture;

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Liens existing on property of, or on any shares of Capital Stock or Indebtedness (each as defined below) of, any Business Entity (as defined below) at the time such Business Entity becomes a Consolidated Subsidiary or at the time such Business Entity is merged into or consolidated with us or any Consolidated Subsidiary or at the time of sale, lease or other disposition of the properties of such Business Entity (or a division of such Business Entity) to us or a Consolidated Subsidiary as an entirety or substantially as an entirety;

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Liens in favor of us or a Consolidated Subsidiary;

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Liens in favor of governmental bodies to secure progress, advance or other payments pursuant to any contract or provision of any statute;

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Liens existing on property, shares of Capital Stock or Indebtedness at the time of acquisition thereof (including acquisition through merger or consolidation) or Liens to (i) secure the payment of all or any part of the purchase price of such property, shares or Indebtedness or the cost of construction, installation, expansion, renovation, improvement or development on or of such property or (ii) secure any Indebtedness incurred prior to, at the time of, or within two years after the latest of the acquisition, the completion of such construction, installation, expansion, renovation, improvement or development or the commencement of full operation of such property or within two years after the acquisition of such shares or Indebtedness for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price or cost thereof;

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Liens on any specific oil or gas property to secure Indebtedness incurred by us or any Consolidated Subsidiary to provide funds for all or any portion of the cost of exploration, production, gathering, processing, marketing, drilling or development of such property;

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Liens on any Principal Domestic Property (as defined below) securing Indebtedness incurred under industrial development, pollution control or other revenue bonds issued or guaranteed by the United States of America or any State thereof or any department, agency, instrumentality or political subdivision thereof;

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Liens on any Principal Domestic Property securing Indebtedness arising in connection with the sale of accounts receivable resulting from the sale of oil or gas at the wellhead;

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extensions, renewals or refundings of any Liens referred to in the foregoing clauses (1) through (8), subject to certain limitations; and

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Liens on property or shares of Capital Stock of any WES Entity (as defined below).

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the Business Entity formed by such consolidation or into which we are merged or the Business Entity that acquires by conveyance or transfer, or which leases, our properties and assets substantially as an entirety shall be a Business Entity organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia and shall expressly assume, by a supplemental indenture, all of our obligations under the Senior Indenture and the senior debt securities; and

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immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no event of default, or event that, after notice or lapse of time or both, would become an event of default, shall have occurred and be continuing.

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failure to pay any installment of interest upon any senior debt securities of such series when it becomes due and payable, and continuance of such failure to pay for a period of 30 days;

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failure to pay the principal of any senior debt securities of such series when due;

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failure to perform or breach of any other covenant or warranty contained in the senior debt securities or the Senior Indenture (other than a covenant or warranty specifically benefiting only another series of senior debt securities), and the continuance of such failure or breach for a period of 90 days after we receive notice of such failure or breach from the Senior Indenture Trustee or holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding senior debt securities of that series;

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certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization relating to us; and

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any other event of default specified in the prospectus supplement or pricing supplement, if any, relating to that series of senior debt securities.

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we have paid or deposited with the Senior Indenture Trustee a sum sufficient to pay all overdue installments of interest on the senior debt securities of that series, the principal of any senior debt securities of that series which has become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration and interest thereon, to the extent payment of such interest is lawful, interest on overdue installments of interest, all sums paid or advanced by the Senior Indenture Trustee, the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Senior Indenture Trustee, its agents and counsel and any other amount due to the Senior Indenture Trustee under the Senior Indenture, and

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all events of default with respect to outstanding senior debt securities of that series, other than the non-payment of the principal of and interest on such senior debt securities which became due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been cured or waived in accordance with the terms of the Senior Indenture.

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payment of principal or interest; or

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covenants that cannot be modified or amended without the consent of each holder of an outstanding senior debt security affected thereby (as described under “-Modification of Senior Indenture; Waiver” below).

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the direction given to the Senior Indenture Trustee is not in conflict with any law or the Senior Indenture;

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the Senior Indenture Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by it which is not inconsistent with that direction; and

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the Senior Indenture Trustee has not determined that the action would be unjustly prejudicial to the holders not involved in the proceeding.

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the holder has given written notice to the Senior Indenture Trustee of a continuing event of default with respect to that series;

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the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding senior debt securities of that series have made written request, and have offered reasonable indemnity, to the Senior Indenture Trustee to institute the proceedings as trustee; and

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the Senior Indenture Trustee does not institute the proceeding, and does not receive from the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding senior debt securities of that series other conflicting directions, within 60 days after the notice, request and offer of indemnity.

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evidence the succession of another Business Entity to us and the assumption by such successor of our covenants, agreements and obligations in the Senior Indenture and the senior debt securities;

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add to our covenants, agreements and obligations for the benefit of the holders of all senior debt securities or any series thereof, or to surrender any right or power the Senior Indenture confers upon us;

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add to or change any of the provisions of the Senior Indenture to permit the issuance of senior debt securities in uncertificated form;

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establish the form and terms of the senior debt securities of any series and (unless prohibited by the terms of the senior debt securities of any series pursuant to the Senior Indenture) to provide for the re-opening of a series of senior debt securities and for the issuance of additional senior debt securities of such series;

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evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment under the Senior Indenture of a successor Senior Indenture Trustee with respect to the senior debt securities of one or more series;

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cure any ambiguity or correct or supplement any provision in the Senior Indenture that may be inconsistent with any other provision in the Senior Indenture or make other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Senior Indenture;

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add to, change or eliminate any provisions of the Senior Indenture (which addition, change or elimination may apply to one or more series of senior debt securities), provided, that the addition, change or elimination neither (a) applies to any senior debt securities of any series created prior to the execution of the supplemental indenture that is entitled to the benefit of the provision nor (b) modifies the rights of holders of those senior debt securities with respect to those modified provisions;

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add to or change or eliminate any provision of the Senior Indenture as shall be necessary to comply with any amendments to the Trust Indenture Act or to otherwise maintain qualification of the Senior Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act or to comply with the rules of any applicable depositary;

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to conform the text of the Senior Indenture or the senior debt securities to any provision of the section “Description of Notes” (or equivalent title) in the offering memorandum or prospectus relating to the initial offering of such senior debt securities;

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secure the senior debt securities; or

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change anything else that does not adversely affect the interests of any holder of senior debt securities in any material respect.

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change the stated maturity of principal of, or any installment of principal or interest on, any such senior debt security;

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reduce the principal amount of, or the rate of interest on, or any premium payable on, any such senior debt security;

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change the place where, or currency in which, any principal of or interest on any such senior debt security is payable;

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impair the right of the holders to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment of any such senior debt security on or after the stated maturity thereof (or, in the case of redemption, on or after the Redemption Date or, in the case of any senior debt security that is subject to repurchase or redemption by us at the option of the holders, on or after the date fixed for such repurchase or redemption);

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reduce the percentage in principal amount of outstanding senior debt securities of any series the holders of which are required to consent to any such change, or the consent of whose holders is required for any waiver of compliance with certain provisions of the Senior Indenture or certain defaults thereunder and their consequences with respect to the senior debt securities of such series provided for in the Senior Indenture; and

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modify any of the foregoing requirements or the provisions regarding waivers of any covenant or past default other than to increase the percentage of holders required for consent or waiver or add consent requirements for modification or waiver of other provisions.

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issue, register the transfer of, or exchange any senior debt securities of, that series during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before any selection of senior debt securities for redemption and ending on the day of mailing or sending of the relevant notice of redemption; or

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register the transfer of or exchange any senior debt securities so selected for redemption, in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any senior debt security being redeemed in part.

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the title;

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any limit on the amount that may be issued (unless expressly provided in the applicable prospectus supplement or pricing supplement, a series of our subordinated debt securities may be re-opened from time to time for the issuance of additional subordinated debt securities of that series, subject to any terms and conditions set forth in or established pursuant to the Subordinated Indenture);

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the price at which that series of subordinated debt securities will be issued, which may be at a discount or a premium;

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whether or not that series of subordinated debt securities will be issued in global form, and, if applicable, who the depositary will be;

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the maturity date(s) or the method of determining the maturity date(s);

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the person to whom any interest will be payable on any subordinated debt security, if other than the person in whose name that security is registered at the close of business on the regular record date;

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the interest rate(s), if any (which may be fixed or variable), or the method for determining the rate(s) and the date(s) interest will begin to accrue, the date(s) interest will be payable and the regular record date(s) for interest payment date(s);

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the place(s) where payments shall be payable, subordinated debt securities may be surrendered for registration of transfer, securities may be surrendered for exchange, and notices and demands to or upon us may be served;

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the period(s) within which, and the price(s) at which, that series of subordinated debt securities may, pursuant to any optional or mandatory redemption provisions, be redeemed, in whole or in part, and other related terms and conditions;

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any mandatory or optional sinking fund provisions or any provisions for remarketing that series of subordinated debt securities and other related terms and provisions;

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the denominations in which that series of subordinated debt securities will be issued, if other than denominations of $2,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof;

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the currency or currencies, including composite currencies or currency units, in which that series of subordinated debt securities may be denominated or in which payment of the principal of and interest, if any, on that series of subordinated debt securities shall be payable, if other than the currency of the United States of America, and, if so, whether that series of subordinated debt securities may be satisfied and discharged other than as provided in Article Four of the Subordinated Indenture;

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if the amounts of payments of principal of and any interest on that series of subordinated debt securities are to be determined by reference to an index, formula or other method, or based on a coin or currency other than that in which that series of subordinated debt securities are stated to be payable, the manner in which such amounts shall be determined and the calculation agent, if any, with respect thereto;

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if other than the principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of that series of subordinated debt securities that will be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the maturity thereof pursuant to an event of default;

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whether we will pay additional amounts on any of the subordinated debt securities and coupons, if any, of the series to any non-United States holder in respect of any tax, assessment or governmental charge withheld or deducted, and under what circumstances and with what procedures we will pay such additional amounts;

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if other than as defined in the Subordinated Indenture, the meaning of “Business Day” when used with respect to that series of subordinated debt securities;

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if that series of subordinated debt securities may be issued or delivered (whether upon original issuance or upon exchange of a temporary security of such series or otherwise), or any installment of principal or interest is payable, only upon receipt of certain certificates or other documents or satisfaction of other conditions in addition to those specified in the Subordinated Indenture, the forms and terms of those certificates, documents or conditions;

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the right, if any, to extend the interest payment periods and the duration of the extensions;

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the terms pursuant to which any series of subordinated debt securities will be subordinate to any of our debt, if different from those described under “—Subordination” below;

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any addition to, or modification or deletion of, any event of default, covenant or other term or provision specified in the Subordinated Indenture with respect to that series of subordinated debt securities; and

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any other terms, which other terms may, subject, in the case of an existing outstanding series of subordinated debt securities, to the provisions of the Subordinated Indenture described below under “—Modification of Subordinated Indenture; Waiver,” amend, supplement or replace any of the terms of the Subordinated Indenture insofar as it concerns the subordinated debt securities of that series.

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any of our Indebtedness as to which, in the instrument creating the same or evidencing the same or pursuant to which the same is outstanding, it is expressly provided that such Indebtedness shall be subordinated to or pari passu with the subordinated debt securities;

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Indebtedness of the Company in respect of the subordinated debt securities;

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any of our Indebtedness constituting trade accounts payable arising in the ordinary course of business;

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any of our Indebtedness initially issued to any Capital Trust (as defined below) in connection with an issuance by such Capital Trust of preferred securities or other securities similar to preferred securities; and

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any of our Indebtedness owed to any of our subsidiaries.

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any insolvency or bankruptcy case or proceeding, or any receivership, liquidation, reorganization or other similar case or proceeding in connection therewith, relative to us or our creditors, as such, or to our assets, or

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our liquidation, dissolution or other winding up, whether voluntary or involuntary and whether or not involving insolvency or bankruptcy, or

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any assignment for the benefit of our creditors or any other marshalling of our assets and liabilities,

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the holders of Senior Indebtedness shall be entitled to receive payment in full of all amounts due or to become due on or in respect of all Senior Indebtedness, or provision shall be made for such payment in cash, before the holders of the subordinated debt securities of any series are entitled to receive any payment on account of the principal amount, interest or any such other amounts as may be payable under the Subordinated Indenture, if any, in respect of the subordinated debt securities of such series; and

(b)

any payment or distribution of our assets of any kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities, by set-off or otherwise, to which the holders of the subordinated debt securities or the Subordinated Indenture Trustee would be entitled but for the subordination provisions of the Subordinated Indenture, including any such payment or distribution which may be payable or deliverable by reason of the payment of any other Indebtedness of the Company being subordinated to the payment of the securities of such series, shall be paid by the liquidating trustee or agent or other person making such payment or distribution, whether a trustee in bankruptcy, a receiver or liquidating trustee or otherwise, directly to the holders of Senior Indebtedness or their representative or representatives or to the trustee or trustees under any indenture under which any instruments evidencing any of such Senior Indebtedness may have been issued, ratably according to the aggregate amounts remaining unpaid on account of the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on the Senior Indebtedness held or represented by each, to the extent necessary to make payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness remaining unpaid, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to the holders of such Senior Indebtedness.

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holders of Senior Indebtedness will be entitled to be paid in full before payments may be made on the subordinated debt securities and the holders of subordinated debt securities will be required to pay over their share of such distribution, to the extent made in respect of such subordinated debt securities, to the holders of Senior Indebtedness until such Senior Indebtedness is paid in full; and

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our creditors who are neither holders of subordinated debt securities nor holders of Senior Indebtedness may recover more, ratably, than the holders of the subordinated debt securities.

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default in the payment of any installment of interest upon any subordinated debt security of such series when it becomes due and payable, and continuance of such default for a period of 30 days; or

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default in the payment of the principal of any subordinated debt security of such series when due; or

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default in the performance, or breach, of any covenant or warranty of the Company in the Subordinated Indenture (other than a covenant or warranty a default in whose performance or whose breach is specifically dealt with or which has been expressly included in the Subordinated Indenture solely for the benefit of a series of subordinated debt securities other than such series), and continuance of such default or breach for a period of 90 days after there has been given, by registered or certified mail, to the Company by the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding subordinated debt securities of such series a written notice specifying such default or breach and requiring it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a “Notice of Default” hereunder; or

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the entry of a decree or order by a court having jurisdiction in the premises adjudging the Company a bankrupt or insolvent, or approving as properly filed a petition seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of or in respect of the Company under Federal bankruptcy law or any other applicable Federal or State law, or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of the Company or of any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of its affairs, and the continuance of any such decree or order unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days; or

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the institution by the Company of proceedings to be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, or the consent by it to the institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against it, or the filing by it of a petition or answer or consent seeking reorganization or relief under Federal bankruptcy law or any other applicable Federal or state law, or the consent by it to the filing of such petition or to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or similar official of the Company or of any substantial part of its property, or the making by it of an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the admission by it in writing of its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, or the taking of corporate action by the Company in furtherance of any such action; or

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any other event designated as an event of default in the prospectus supplement or pricing supplement, if any, with respect to subordinated debt securities of that series.

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we have paid or deposited with the Subordinated Indenture Trustee a sum sufficient to pay all overdue installments of interest on the subordinated debt securities of that series, the principal of any subordinated debt securities of that series which have become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration and interest thereon, to the extent payment of such interest is lawful, interest on overdue installments of interest, all sums paid or advanced by the Subordinated Indenture Trustee, the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Subordinated Indenture Trustee, its agents and counsel and any other amount due to the Subordinated Indenture Trustee under the Subordinated Indenture, and

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all events of default with respect to outstanding subordinated debt securities of that series, other than the non-payment of the principal of and interest on such subordinated debt securities which became due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been cured or waived in accordance with the terms of the Subordinated Indenture.

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payment of principal or interest; or

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covenants that cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the holder of each outstanding subordinated debt security of such series affected (as described under “—Modification of Subordinated Indenture; Waiver” below).

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the direction given to the Subordinated Indenture Trustee is not in conflict with any law or the Subordinated Indenture;

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the Subordinated Indenture Trustee may take any other action deemed proper by it which is not inconsistent with that direction; and

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the Subordinated Indenture Trustee has not determined that the action would be unjustly prejudicial to the holders not involved in the proceeding.

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the holder has given written notice to the Subordinated Indenture Trustee of a continuing event of default with respect to the subordinated debt securities of that series;

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the holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the outstanding subordinated debt securities of that series have made written request, and have offered reasonable indemnity, to the Subordinated Indenture Trustee to institute the proceedings as trustee; and

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the Subordinated Indenture Trustee does not institute the proceeding, and does not receive from the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding subordinated debt securities of that series other conflicting directions, within 60 days after the notice, request and offer of indemnity.

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evidence the succession of another person and the assumption by such person of our covenants in the Subordinated Indenture and subordinated debt securities;

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add to our covenants, agreements and obligations for the benefit of the holders of all subordinated debt securities or any series thereof, or to surrender any right or power the Subordinated Indenture confers upon us;

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establish the form and terms of the subordinated debt securities of any series and (unless prohibited by the terms of the subordinated debt securities of any series pursuant to the Subordinated Indenture) to provide for the re-opening of a series of subordinated debt securities and for the issuance of additional subordinated debt securities of such series;

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evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment under the Subordinated Indenture of a successor Subordinated Indenture Trustee with respect to the subordinated debt securities of one or more series;

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cure any ambiguity, to correct or supplement any provision in the Subordinated Indenture which may be inconsistent with any other provision in the Subordinated Indenture or make other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Subordinated Indenture;

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add to, change or eliminate any provisions of the Subordinated Indenture (which addition, change or elimination may apply to one or more series of subordinated debt securities), provided that the addition, change or elimination neither (a) applies to any subordinated debt security of any series created prior to the execution of the supplemental indenture that is entitled to the benefit of the provision nor (b) modifies the rights of holders of those subordinated debt securities with respect to those modified provisions;

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add to or change or eliminate any provision of the Subordinated Indenture as shall be necessary to comply with any amendments to the Trust Indenture Act or to otherwise maintain qualification of the Subordinated Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act or to comply with the rules of any applicable depositary;

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secure the subordinated debt securities; or

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change anything else that does not adversely affect the interests of any holder of subordinated debt securities.

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change the stated maturity of principal of, or any installment of principal or interest on, any such subordinated debt security;

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reduce the principal amount of a discount security payable upon declaration of acceleration;

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reduce the principal amount of, or the rate of interest on, or reduce any premium payable on, any of the subordinated debt securities;

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change the place where, or currency in which, any principal of or interest on any such subordinated debt security is payable;

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impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or with respect to any of the subordinated debt securities;

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change the terms of the subordination of the subordinated debt securities in a manner adverse to the holders of any series of outstanding subordinated debt securities;

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reduce the percentage in principal amount of outstanding subordinated debt securities of any series, the holders of which are required to consent to any such change, or the consent of whose holders is required for any waiver (of compliance with certain provisions of the Subordinated Indenture or certain defaults thereunder and their consequences) with respect to the subordinated debt securities of such series provided for in the Subordinated Indenture; and

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modify any of the foregoing requirements or the provisions regarding waivers of any covenant or past default other than to increase the percentage of holders required for consent or waiver or add consent requirements for modification of waiver or other provisions.

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issue, register the transfer of, or exchange any subordinated debt securities of, that series during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before any selection of subordinated debt securities for redemption and ending on the day of mailing or sending of the relevant notice of redemption; or

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register the transfer of or exchange any subordinated debt securities so selected for redemption, in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any subordinated debt security being redeemed in part.

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prior to such time, the board of directors approved either the business combination or the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder;

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upon consummation of the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of the corporation’s voting stock outstanding at the time the transaction commenced, excluding certain shares; or

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at or subsequent to that time, the business combination is approved by the board of directors of the corporation and by the affirmative vote of holders of at least 662/3% of the outstanding voting stock that is not owned by the interested stockholder.

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the number of shares of any series and the designation to distinguish the shares of such series from the shares of all other series;

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the purchase price of the preferred stock;

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the voting powers, if any, and whether such voting powers are full or limited, in any such series;

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the redemption provisions, if any, applicable to such series, including the redemption price or prices to be paid;

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whether dividends, if any, shall be cumulative or noncumulative, the dividend rate, or method of determining the dividend rate of such series, and the dates and preferences of dividends on such series;

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the rights of such series upon our voluntary or involuntary dissolution, or upon any distribution of our assets;

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the provisions, if any, pursuant to which the shares of such series are convertible into, or exchangeable for, shares of any other class or classes or of any other series of the same or any other class or classes of stock, or any other security, of ours or any other corporation, and the price or prices or the rates of exchange applicable thereto;

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the right, if any, to subscribe for or to purchase any securities of ours or any other corporation;

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the provisions, if any, of any sinking fund applicable to such series; and

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any other relative, participating, optional or other special powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof.

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increase or decrease the aggregate number of authorized shares of that class;

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increase or decrease the par value of the shares of that class; or

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alter or change the powers, preferences or special rights of the shares of that class so as to affect them adversely.

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the title of the warrants;

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the aggregate number of warrants offered;

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the designation, number and terms of the debt securities, common stock, preferred stock or other securities purchasable upon exercise of the warrants, and procedures by which the number of securities purchasable may be adjusted;

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the exercise price of the warrants;

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the dates or periods during which the warrants are exercisable;

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the designation and terms of any securities with which the warrants are issued;

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if the warrants are issued as a unit with another security, the date, if any, on and after which the warrants and the other security will be separately transferable;

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if the exercise price is not payable in U.S. dollars, the foreign currency, currency unit or composite currency in which the exercise price is denominated;

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any minimum or maximum amount of warrants that may be exercised at any one time; and

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any terms, procedures and limitations relating to the transferability, exchange or exercise of the warrants.

 

 

$                     % Senior Notes due 20

$                     % Senior Notes due 20

$                     % Senior Notes due 20

$                     % Senior Notes due 20

$                     % Senior Notes due 20

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