form11k-2009.htm
United States
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM 11-K

(Mark One)

[X]
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
   
 
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED]

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009

OR

[   ]
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
   
 
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED]

For the transition period from ____________ to ______________

Commission file number:  1-9210

 
A.  Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:

Occidental Petroleum Corporation Savings Plan

 
B.  Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:


Occidental Petroleum Corporation
10889 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90024

 
 
 
 

OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
SAVINGS PLAN


Index

 

 
Page
       
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
1
 
       
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits – As of December 31, 2009 and 2008
2
 
       
Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits – Years ended December 31,
   
 
2009 and 2008
3
 
       
Notes to Financial Statements
4
 
       
Supplemental Schedules
   
       
1
Schedule H, Line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) – December 31, 2009
21
 
       
2
Schedule H, Line 4j – Schedule of Reportable Transactions – Year ended December 31,
   
 
2009
23
 

Note:
Other supplemental schedules have been omitted because they are not applicable or are not required by 29 CFR 2520.103-10 of the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
 
 
 
 
 

 


Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm



The Occidental Petroleum Corporation Pension and
   Retirement Plan Administrative Committee:


We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of the Occidental Petroleum Corporation Savings Plan (the Plan) as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for each of the years then ended.  These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.  We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for each of the years then ended in conformity with U.S.  generally accepted accounting principles.

Our audits were performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole.  The supplemental schedules, Schedule H, Line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) as of December 31, 2009 and Schedule H, Line 4j – Schedule of Reportable Transactions for the year ended December 31, 2009 are presented for the purpose of additional analysis and are not a required part of the basic financial statements but are supplementary information required by the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA).  These supplemental schedules are the responsibility of the Plan’s management.  The supplemental schedules have been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audits of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, are fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.



/s/ KPMG LLP

Los Angeles, California
June 25, 2010

 
 
 
 

OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
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Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits
As of December 31, 2009 and 2008
(Amounts in thousands)

   
2009
 
2008
Assets:
           
Investments:
           
At fair value:
           
Short-term investment fund
$
726
 
$
522
 
Money deposit account
 
3,132
   
-
 
Common/collective trust
 
15,855
   
8,736
 
Commingled funds
 
141,098
   
113,341
 
Common stocks
 
994,087
   
778,414
 
Mutual funds
 
369,888
   
249,218
 
Corporate Bonds
 
83
   
-
 
Plan interest in master trust accounts
 
498,276
   
438,984
 
Total investments at fair value
 
2,023,145
   
1,589,215
 
             
Participant loans
 
23,379
   
22,525
 
Total investments
 
2,046,524
   
1,611,740
 
Receivables:
           
Interest and dividends
 
4,260
   
4,391
 
Participant contribution
 
-
   
1,709
 
Employer contribution
 
-
   
906
 
Total receivables
 
4,260
   
7,006
 
Total assets
 
2,050,784
   
1,618,746
 
Liabilities:
           
Accrued liabilities
 
47
   
170
 
Payables under securities lending agreement
 
726
   
522
 
Due to broker for securities purchased
 
723
   
474
 
Total liabilities
 
1,496
   
1,166
 
Net assets available for benefits at fair value
 
2,049,288
   
1,617,580
 
Adjustment from fair value to contract value for interest in
           
master trust account relating to fully benefit-responsive
           
investment contracts
 
(12,417
)
 
10,854
 
Net assets available for benefits
$
2,036,871
 
$
1,628,434
 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
 
 
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits
Years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
(Amounts in thousands)


   
2009
 
2008
             
Changes to net assets attributable to:
           
Investment Income (loss):
           
Interest
$
729
 
$
1,115
 
Dividends
 
25,864
   
28,519
 
Net appreciation (depreciation) in fair value of investments
 
376,285
   
(452,586
)
Plan interest in master trust accounts investment income (loss)
 
35,812
   
(9,524
)
Other
 
263
   
291
 
Total investment income (loss)
 
438,953
   
(432,185
)
             
Contributions:
           
Participant
 
65,392
   
64,730
 
Employer
 
37,455
   
35,377
 
Participant rollovers
 
1,766
   
4,367
 
Total contributions
 
104,613
   
104,474
 
             
Deductions:
           
Benefits paid to participants
 
135,029
   
144,605
 
Plan expenses
 
100
   
838
 
Total deductions
 
135,129
   
145,443
 
Net increase (decrease)
 
408,437
   
(473,154
)
Net assets available for benefits:
           
Beginning of year
 
1,628,434
   
2,101,588
 
End of year
$
2,036,871
 
$
1,628,434
 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 
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OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
SAVINGS PLAN
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2009 and 2008


(1)
Description of the Plan
     
 
The following description of the Occidental Petroleum Corporation Savings Plan (the Plan) provides only general information.  Participants should refer to the Plan document for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions.
     
 
(a)
General
     
   
The Plan is a defined contribution plan generally available to certain employees of Occidental Petroleum Corporation (OPC, Oxy, or the Employer), a Delaware corporation, and participating subsidiaries (collectively, the Company).  The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA).
     
 
(b)
Plan Administration
     
   
The Plan is administered by the OPC Pension and Retirement Trust and Investment Committee (PARTAIC) as to investment decisions and by the OPC Pension and Retirement Plan Administrative Committee (PARPAC) as to all matters except investment decisions (these two committees are herein referred to collectively as the Committees).  Members of the Committees are selected by the board of directors of OPC (the Board).  The Committees have been given all powers necessary to carry out their respective duties, including, but not limited to, the power to administer and interpret the Plan and to answer all questions affecting eligibility of participants.  Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company N. A. (the Trustee) is the trustee and custodian of the trust fund, which holds all of the assets of the Plan.
     
 
(c)
Contributions
     
   
Participant Contributions – Each year, participants may contribute up to the maximum contribution percentage of compensation to the Plan on a before- or after-tax basis, or in any combination thereof, subject to certain Internal Revenue Code (IRC) limitations.  For 2009 and 2008, the deferral percentage limits were 27.0% for non-Highly Compensated Employees (non-HCEs) and 14.0% for Highly Compensated Employees (HCEs).  Participants age 50 or older by the end of the Plan year were permitted to contribute additional before-tax catch-up contributions to the Plan up to $5,500 and $5,000 for the 2009 and 2008 Plan years, respectively.
     
   
Employer Matching Contributions – For noncollectively bargained employees, the Company contributes an amount equal to 100% of a participant’s contribution up to the first 6% of eligible compensation.  For collectively bargained employees, the Company contributes 50%, 65%, 75%, 90%, or 100% as negotiated by their respective unions, up to the first 6% of eligible compensation that a participant contributes to the Plan.  All employer contributions are invested in the Occidental Petroleum Corporation Common Stock Fund (the Oxy Stock Fund).  Active participants with at least three years of service and terminated vested participants may elect to transfer their employer matching contributions to other investment funds.
 
 
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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2009 and 2008


 
(d)
Participant Accounts
     
   
Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s elected contribution, the Employer’s respective matching contribution, and allocations of the respective fund’s earnings, investment losses, investment manager fees, and Trustee fees.  Allocations are based on participant earnings or account balances, as defined.  The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s vested account.
     
 
(e)
Vesting
     
   
Participants are vested immediately in their contributions plus actual earnings thereon.  Vesting in the Company’s contribution portion of their accounts is based on years of continuous service.  Effective January 1, 2007, participants hired by the Company prior to January 1, 2007 vested 20% for each full year of service for the first two years and 100% vested after the third year.  Participants who were hired after January 1, 2007 vest 100% after three years of vesting service.  Participants are also always fully vested in dividends paid on the portion of their employer matching contributions invested in the Oxy Stock Fund.
     
 
(f)
Participant Loans
     
   
Participants may borrow from their fund accounts a minimum of $1,000 up to a maximum equal to the lesser of: (i) $50,000 reduced by the highest outstanding principal loan balance during the preceding 12 months, (ii) 50% of their account balance, or (iii) a loan amount that would require monthly payroll deductions for repayment not greater than 25% of the participant’s monthly base compensation.  Loan terms range from one to five years for general purpose loans and six to ten years for primary residence loans.  The loans are secured by the balance in the participant’s account at the time the loan is approved.  Prior to October 1, 2008, loans generally would bear interest at a fixed rate equal to the Western Federal Credit Union’s loan rate.  Effective October 1, 2008, all new loans will bear an interest rate based on the prime rate.  Interest rates ranged from 2% to 12% on loans outstanding as of December 31, 2009 and 2008.  Principal and interest are paid ratably through payroll deductions.
     
 
(g)
Distributions
     
   
Generally, on termination of service for any reason other than death, participants with an account balance greater than $5,000 may elect to receive the vested portion of their account under one of the following distribution options: (i) one lump-sum payment, (ii) straight-life annuity, (iii) ten-year term certain annuity, (iv) joint and survivor annuity, (v) partial cash distribution, or (vi) deferral of payment with certain restrictions.  Upon termination of service due to death, the beneficiary may elect to receive the vested interest in the form of (i), (ii), (iii), or (vi) only.  A participant whose vested account balance is $5,000 or less may receive distributions only under options (i), (v), or (vi).  Participants may elect to receive distributions from their vested account balance in the Oxy Stock Fund in cash or in shares of OPC common stock.
 
 
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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2009 and 2008


 
(h)
Forfeited Accounts
     
   
Forfeited nonvested accounts are used to pay reasonable costs of administering the Plan and reduce employer contributions.  During 2009 and 2008, employer contributions were reduced by approximately $340,000 and $889,000, respectively, from forfeited nonvested accounts.  Forfeitures of terminated nonvested account balances during 2009 and 2008 were approximately $255,000 and $946,000, respectively.  At December 31, 2009 and 2008, forfeited nonvested accounts totaled approximately $281,000 and $366,000, respectively.  These accounts will be used to reduce future contributions.
     
(2)
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
     
 
(a)
Basis of Accounting
     
   
The financial statements of the Plan are prepared under the accrual method of accounting.
     
   
Investment contracts held by a defined contribution plan are required to be reported at fair value.  However, contract value is the relevant measurement attribute for that portion of the net assets available for benefits of a defined contribution plan attributable to fully benefit-responsive investment contracts because contract value is the amount the participant would receive if they were to initiate permitted transactions under the terms of the plan.  As required, the statement of net assets available for benefits presents the fair value of the investment contracts as well as the adjustment of the fully benefit-responsive investment contracts from fair value to contract value.  The statement of changes in net assets available for benefits is prepared on a contract value basis.
     
 
(b)
Use of Estimates
     
   
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and changes therein, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.
     
 
(c)
Investment Valuation and Income Recognition
     
   
The Plan’s investments, with the exception of fully benefit responsive investment contracts, are stated at fair value.  Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.  See note 4 below for a discussion of fair value measurements.
     
   
Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis.  Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis.  Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
     
 
(d)
Payment of Benefits
     
   
Benefits are recorded when paid.
 
 
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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2009 and 2008


(3)
Investments
   
 
The following presents investments that represent 5% or more of the Plan’s net assets (amounts in thousands):

     
As of December 31,
     
2009
 
2008
 
Oxy stock*
$
965,708
 
$
758,579
 
 
Invesco Stable Value Fund (GIC MTIA)
 
421,042
   
397,158
 
 
MFO Vanguard Employee Benefit Index Fund
 
141,098
   
113,300
 
 
All other investments less than 5%
 
518,676
   
342,703
 
 
Total investments
$
2,046,524
 
$
1,611,740
 
               
 
*  Participant- and non-participant-directed.
           

 
During 2009 and 2008, the Plan’s investments (including gains and losses on investments bought and sold, as well as held during the year) appreciated (depreciated) in value as follows (amounts in thousands):


     
Year ended December 31,
     
2009
 
2008
 
Common stocks
$
272,198
 
$
(227,113
)
 
Mutual funds
 
73,704
   
(158,438
)
 
Commingled fund
 
30,383
   
(67,035
)
 
Net appreciation (depreciation)
$
376,285
 
$
(452,586
)

 
The Plan participated in the Trustee’s Securities Lending Program (the Securities Lending Program) for its U.S. securities held in custody at the Trustee.  These securities are loaned by the Trustee to third-party broker-dealers in exchange for collateral (primarily cash), in compliance with Department of Labor collateral requirements.  For U.S. securities, the collateral is at least 102% of the fair value of the borrowed securities.  The cash received as collateral is invested in the Trustee’s Institutional Cash Reserves Fund, which is a short-term investment fund.  The Plan and the Trustee each receive a percentage of net income derived from securities lending activities based on the types of securities.
   
 
The fair value of securities loaned was approximately $703,000 and $482,000 at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.  Cash collateral of approximately $726,000 and $522,000 was held at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, with an offsetting liability.  Income earned was approximately $3,000 and $19,000 for 2009 and 2008, respectively, net of bank fees of approximately $2,000 and $9,000, respectively.  This income is included in investment income as interest in the accompanying statements of changes in net assets available for benefits.
 
 
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OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
SAVINGS PLAN
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2009 and 2008


(4)
Fair Value Measurements
     
 
Plan’s  assets are measured at fair value, based on the  priorities of the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value, in a three-level fair value hierarchy: Level 1 – using quoted prices in the active markets for identical assets or liabilities; Level 2 – using observable inputs other than quoted prices; and Level 3 – using unobservable inputs.
     
 
The following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for the Plan’s assets that are measured at fair value:
     
 
(a)
Common Stocks and Preferred Stocks
     
   
Common stocks and preferred stocks are valued at the closing price reported on the active market for which the individual securities are traded.
     
 
(b)
Mutual Funds
     
   
Mutual funds are valued at the net asset value (NAV) of the shares held by the Plan.  The value of a publicly registered mutual fund can be obtained through quoted market prices in active markets.
     
 
(c)
Common/Collective Trust, Short–Term Investment Fund, Money Deposit Account and Commingled Fund
     
   
The common collective trust, short–term investment fund, money deposit account and commingled fund are valued at the NAV of the units provided by the fund issuer, which is used as a practical expedient for fair value.  NAV for these funds represent the quoted price in a non-active market.
     
 
(d)
Corporate Bonds
     
   
Corporate bonds are valued using quoted market price when available.  If quoted market prices are not observable, corporate bonds are valued using pricing models with market observable inputs from both active and non-active markets.
     
 
(e)
Master Trust Account – Guaranteed Investment Contract (GIC)
     
   
Fair value of the nonparticipating synthetic GICs is determined using a discounted cash flow method.  Based on its duration, the estimated cash flow of each contract is discounted using a yield curve interpolated from swap rates and adjusted for liquidity and credit quality.  Fair value for security-backed investment contracts was derived from third-party sources, based on the type of investment held.
 
 
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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2009 and 2008


 
The following table sets forth by level, within the fair value hierarchy, the Plan’s assets at fair value as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 (amounts in thousands).  The following table does not include the Plan’s interest in master trust accounts because that information is presented in separate individual tables (see note 6).

     
Assets at fair value as of December 31, 2009
     
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Total
 
Common stocks
$
994,087
 
$
-
 
$
994,087
 
 
Mutual funds
                 
 
Fixed income funds
 
71,950
   
-
   
71,950
 
 
Index funds
 
79,367
   
-
   
79,367
 
 
Balance fund
 
74,183
   
-
   
74,183
 
 
Growth funds
 
88,021
   
-
   
88,021
 
 
International fund
 
56,367
   
-
   
56,367
 
 
Money deposit account
 
-
   
3,132
   
3,132
 
 
Short-term investment fund
 
-
   
726
   
726
 
 
Common/collective trust
 
-
   
15,855
   
15,855
 
 
Commingled fund
                 
 
Index fund
 
-
   
141,098
   
141,098
 
 
Corporate bonds
 
-
   
83
   
83
 
 
Total assets excluding
                 
 
Plan’s interest in
                 
 
master trusts,
                 
 
at fair value
$
1,363,975
 
$
160,894
 
$
1,524,869
 


     
Assets at fair value as of December 31, 2008
     
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Total
                     
 
Common stocks
$
778,414
 
$
-
 
$
778,414
 
 
Mutual funds
 
249,218
   
-
   
249,218
 
 
Short-term investment fund
 
-
   
522
   
522
 
 
Common/collective trust
 
-
   
8,736
   
8,736
 
 
Commingled fund
 
-
   
113,341
   
113,341
 
 
Total assets, excluding
                 
 
Plan’s interest in
                 
 
master trusts,
                 
 
at fair value
$
1,027,632
 
$
122,599
 
$
1,150,231
 

 
Participant loans of $23,379,000 and $22,525,000 at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, were carried at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.  The carrying amounts of the participant and employer contribution receivable of $1,709,000 and $906,000, respectively, at December 31, 2008, approximate fair value because of their short-term nature.  There were no participant and employer contribution receivables at December 31, 2009.
 
 
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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2009 and 2008

 
(5)
Oxy Stock Fund
   
 
The Oxy Stock Fund is a unitized stock fund which includes shares of Oxy’s Common Stock, valued at quoted market price, and may also include interest earning cash for pending transactions.
   
 
Information regarding the net assets and the significant components of the changes in net assets relating to the Oxy Stock Fund, which includes both participant-directed and non-participant-directed investments, is as follows (amounts in thousands):
 
     
As of December 31,
     
2009
 
2008
 
Net assets:
           
 
Oxy Stock Fund
$
983,884
 
$
770,086
 


     
Year ended December 31,
     
2009
 
2008
 
Contributions
$
44,948
 
$
40,909
 
 
Investment income
 
16,279
   
15,777
 
 
Net appreciation (depreciation) in fair value of investments
 
265,941
   
(207,527
)
 
Transfers between funds
 
(53,985
)
 
(56,309
)
 
Benefits paid to participants
 
(59,379
)
 
(59,126
)
 
Administrative expenses
 
(6
)
 
(65
)
 
Changes in net assets
$
213,798
 
$
(266,341
)


(6)
Plan Interest in Master Trust Accounts
   
 
The Plan invests in three Master Trust Investment Accounts (MTIA), a GIC fund managed by Invesco (GIC MTIA, also known as the Invesco Stable Value Fund), a convertible bond fund managed by Advent Capital Management (Advent MTIA), and a small cap equity fund managed by Alliance Bernstein Institutional Investment Management (Bernstein MTIA).  The Plan and the OPC Retirement Plan each own an undivided interest in the GIC MTIA.  The Plan and the OPC Master Retirement Trust (MRT) each own an undivided interest in the Advent MTIA and Bernstein MTIA.
 
 
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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2009 and 2008


 
The following table presents the fair value of the net assets held by the GIC MTIA, in which the Plan owns an undivided interest (amounts in thousands):

     
As of December 31,
     
2009
 
2008
 
Assets:
           
 
Guaranteed investment contracts, at fair value
$
662,255
 
$
635,393
 
 
Short-term investment fund
 
10,041
   
21,585
 
 
Accrued expense
 
(116
)
 
(342
)
 
Accrued investment income
 
2
   
18
 
 
Net assets
$
672,182
 
$
656,654
 
 
Plan’s percentage interest in GIC MTIA net assets
 
63%
 
60%
 
Plan interest in GIC MTIA
$
421,042
 
$
397,158
 


 
The following table presents the investment income earned by the GIC MTIA, in which the Plan owns an undivided interest, as stated in the table above (amounts in thousands):

     
Year ended December 31,
     
2009
 
2008
 
Net appreciation of investments
$
24,485
 
$
27,042
 
 
Less investment expenses
 
(231
)
 
(448
)
 
Total investment income
$
24,254
 
$
26,594
 


 
The GICs are initially stated at fair value but then adjusted to contract value because they are fully benefit responsive.  As such, participants may ordinarily direct the withdrawal or transfer or all or a portion of their investment at contract value.  Contract value for the synthetic GICs is determined based on the fair value of the underlying assets.  The difference between the fair value of the assets underlying the synthetic GICs and the contract value of the GICs is the value of the “wrapper” contract issued by a third party.
   
 
Withdrawals resulting from events initiated by the Company, such as plan termination, are not typically considered participant-initiated transactions.  With such an event, some of the contracts contain contingencies that could lead to withdrawal penalties.  The Committees are not aware of any such event being contemplated at this time.
   
 
GICs provide a fixed crediting interest rate, and a financially responsible entity guarantees liquidity at contract value prior to maturity for any and all participant-initiated benefit withdrawals, loans, or transfers arising under the terms of the respective participating Plan, which allows access for all participants.
   
 
Synthetic GICs operate similarly to a separate account GIC, except that the assets are placed in a trust with ownership by GIC MTIA rather than a separate account of the issuer and a financially responsible third party issues a wrapper contract that provides that participants must execute Plan transactions at contract value.
 
 
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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2009 and 2008


 
During 2009 and 2008, the average yield earned on amounts invested in the GICs was 3.13% and 7.12%, respectively.  As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, the average crediting interest rate on such contracts was 4.12% and 4.22%, respectively.  Crediting interest rate resets are applied to specific investment contracts, as determined at the time of purchase.  The reset values for security-backed investment interest rates are a function of contract value, market value, yield, and duration.  General account investment rates are based on a predetermined index rate of return plus a fixed-basis point spread.
   
 
The following table provides fair value measurement information for the GIC MTIA, in which the Plan owns an undivided interest as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 (amounts in thousands):

     
Assets at fair value as of December 31, 2009
     
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
 
Short-term investment fund
$
10,041
 
$
-
 
$
10,041
 
 
GIC
 
-
   
662,255
   
662,255
 
 
Total assets at fair value
$
10,041
 
$
662,255
 
$
672,296
 


     
Assets at fair value as of December 31, 2008
     
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
 
Short-term investment fund
$
21,585
 
$
-
 
$
21,585
 
 
GIC
 
-
   
635,393
   
635,393
 
 
Total assets at fair value
$
21,585
 
$
635,393
 
$
656,978
 


 
The following table sets forth the changes in fair value of the Level 3 assets under the GIC MTIA, in which the Plan owns an undivided interest for the year ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 (amounts in thousands):
 
     
Year ended December 31,
     
2009
 
2008
 
Balance, beginning of year
$
635,393
 
$
546,387
 
 
Unrealized gain (loss)
 
37,770
   
(23,280
)
 
Purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements (net)
 
(10,908
)
 
112,286
 
 
Balance, end of year
$
662,255
 
$
635,393
 
 
 
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The following reconciliation is between the contract value and the fair value of the investments in the GIC MTIA, in which the Plan owns an undivided interest at December 31, 2009 (amounts in thousands):


         
Crediting
           
     
Duration
 
interest rate
 
Contract
 
Fair
     
(years)
 
percentage
 
value
 
value
 
Security-backed investments:
                     
 
Synthetics:
                     
 
Bank of America NA
 
2.44
 
3.85
%
$
72,662
 
$
74,427
 
 
ING Life & Annuity
 
2.44
 
3.85
   
83,315
   
85,351
 
 
JP Morgan Chase
 
3.76
 
4.67
   
115,909
   
121,031
 
 
Monumental
 
4.40
 
5.05
   
102,266
   
104,304
 
 
Pacific Life Insurance
 
2.44
 
3.80
   
86,161
   
88,271
 
 
State Street Bank
 
3.76
 
4.59
   
115,844
   
120,987
 
 
Rabobank Nederland
 
2.44
 
3.85
   
66,274
   
67,884
 
 
Total synthetics
           
642,431
   
662,255
 
 
Common/collective trust:
           
10,041
   
10,041
 
 
Total guaranteed
                     
 
investment contracts
           
652,472
   
672,296
 
 
Synthetic wrappers:
           
-
   
(19,824
)
 
Total contract value of
                     
 
guaranteed investment
                     
 
contracts
         
$
652,472
 
$
652,472
 
 
 
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December 31, 2009 and 2008


 
The following reconciliation is between the contract value and the fair value of the investments in the GIC MTIA, in which the Plan owns an undivided interest at December 31, 2008 (amounts in thousands):


         
Crediting
           
     
Duration
 
interest rate
 
Contract
 
Fair
     
(years)
 
percentage
 
value
 
value
 
Security-backed investments:
                     
 
Synthetics:
                     
 
Bank of America NA
 
2.09
 
4.68
%
$
73,790
 
$
71,271
 
 
ING Life & Annuity
 
2.09
 
4.67
   
85,079
   
82,169
 
 
JP Morgan Chase
 
3.76
 
3.37
   
118,652
   
116,286
 
 
Monumental
 
3.57
 
4.84
   
101,914
   
99,433
 
 
Pacific Life Insurance
 
2.09
 
4.68
   
87,935
   
84,929
 
 
State Street Bank
 
3.76
 
3.37
   
118,622
   
116,266
 
 
Rabobank Nederland
 
2.09
 
4.67
   
67,347
   
65,039
 
 
Total synthetics
           
653,339
   
635,393
 
 
Common/collective trust:
           
21,585
   
21,585
 
 
Total guaranteed
                     
 
investment contracts
           
674,924
   
656,978
 
 
Synthetic wrappers:
           
-
   
17,946
 
 
Total contract value of
                     
 
guaranteed investment
                     
 
contracts
         
$
674,924
 
$
674,924
 
 
 
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December 31, 2009 and 2008


 
The following table presents the fair value of the net assets held by the Advent MTIA, in which the Plan owns an undivided interest (amounts in thousands):


     
As of December 31,
     
2009
 
2008
 
Assets of Advent MTIA:
           
 
Assets:
           
 
Investments at fair value as determined by
           
 
quoted market price:
           
 
Short-term investment fund
$
4,218
 
$
451
 
 
Common/collective trust
 
434
   
1,031
 
 
Preferred stocks
 
906
   
-
 
 
Corporate bonds
 
38,422
   
24,225
 
 
Total investments
 
43,980
   
25,707
 
 
Receivables:
           
 
Due from broker for securities sold
 
-
   
30
 
 
Accrued investment income
 
216
   
149
 
 
Total receivables
 
216
   
179
 
 
Total assets
 
44,196
   
25,886
 
 
Liabilities:
           
 
Due to broker for securities sold
 
-
   
19
 
 
Accrued expenses
 
72
   
46
 
 
Payable under securities lending agreement
 
4,218
   
451
 
 
Total liabilities
 
4,290
   
516
 
 
Net assets of Advent MTIA
$
39,906
 
$
25,370
 
 
Plan’s percentage interest in Advent MTIA net assets
 
30%
 
22%
 
Plan interest in Advent MTIA
$
11,958
 
$
5,558
 
 
 
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December 31, 2009 and 2008


 
The following table presents the investment income (loss) earned by the Advent MTIA, in which the Plan owns an undivided interest, as stated in the table above (amounts in thousands):

     
Year ended December 31,
     
2009
 
2008
 
Net appreciation (depreciation) in fair value of investments:
           
 
Common stock
$
-
 
$
(318
)
 
Corporate bonds
 
10,120
   
(13,089
)
     
10,120
   
(13,407
)
 
Interest and dividends
 
1,113
   
1,114
 
 
Less investment expenses
 
(246
)
 
(321
)
 
Investment income (loss)
$
10,987
 
$
(12,614
)

 
The following table provides fair value measurement information for the Advent MTIA, in which the Plan owns an undivided interest at December 31, 2009 and 2008 (amounts in thousands):

     
Assets at fair value as of December 31, 2009
     
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Total
 
Short-term investment fund
$
-
 
$
4,218
 
$
4,218
 
 
Common/collective trust
 
-
   
434
   
434
 
 
Preferred stocks
 
906
   
-
   
906
 
 
Corporate bonds
 
-
   
38,422
   
38,422
 
 
Total assets at fair value
$
906
 
$
43,074
 
$
43,980
 


     
Assets at fair value
     
     
as of December 31, 2008
     
     
Level 2
 
Total
     
 
Short-term investment fund
$
451
 
$
451
       
 
Common/collective trust
 
1,031
   
1,031
       
 
Corporate bonds
 
24,225
   
24,225
       
 
Total assets at fair value
$
25,707
 
$
25,707
       


 
The Advent MTIA also participated in the Trustee’s Securities Lending Program for its U.S. securities held in custody at the Trustee to provide incremental income in 2009 and 2008.  See note 3 for discussion of the Security Lending Program.
   
 
The fair value of securities loaned was approximately $4,119,000 and $439,000 at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.  Cash collateral of approximately $4,218,000 and $451,000 was held at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, with an offsetting liability.  Income earned during 2009 and 2008 was approximately $0 and $16,000, respectively, which is included in interest and dividends net of bank fees of approximately $0 and $7,000, respectively.
 
 
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December 31, 2009 and 2008


 
The following table presents the fair value of net assets held by the Bernstein MTIA, in which the Plan owns an undivided interest (amounts in thousands):


     
As of December 31,
     
2009
 
2008
 
Assets of Bernstein MTIA:
           
 
Assets:
           
 
Investments at fair value as determined by quoted
           
 
market price:
           
 
Short-term investment fund
$
8,616
 
$
8,780
 
 
Common/collective trust
 
4,219
   
1,553
 
 
Common stocks
 
95,345
   
58,079
 
 
Total investments
 
108,180
   
68,412
 
 
Cash
 
13
   
-
 
 
Receivables:
           
 
Due from broker for securities sold
 
-
   
213
 
 
Accrued investment income
 
50
   
101
 
 
Total receivables
 
50
   
314
 
 
Total assets
 
108,243
   
68,726
 
 
Liabilities:
           
 
Accrued expenses
 
-
   
(38
)
 
Payable under securities lending agreement
 
8,616
   
8,780
 
 
Total liabilities
 
8,616
   
8,742
 
 
Net assets of Bernstein MTIA
$
99,627
 
$
59,984
 
 
Plan’s percentage interest in Bernstein MTIA net assets
 
66%
 
60%
 
Plan interest in Bernstein MTIA
$
65,276
 
$
36,268
 


 
The following table presents the investment income (loss) earned by the Bernstein MTIA, in which the Plan owns an undivided interest, as stated in the table above (amounts in thousands):


     
Year ended December 31,
     
2009
 
2008
 
Net appreciation (depreciation) in fair value of investments:
           
 
Common stock
$
28,283
 
$
(36,007
)
 
Interest and dividends
 
956
   
1,824
 
 
Less investment expenses
 
(555
)
 
(734
)
 
Investment income (loss)
$
28,684
 
$
(34,917
)
 
 
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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2009 and 2008


 
The following table provides fair value measurement information for the Bernstein MTIA, in which the Plan owns an undivided interest at December 31, 2009 and 2008 (amounts in thousands):

     
Assets at fair value as of December 31, 2009
     
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Total
 
Short-term investment fund
$
-
 
$
8,616
 
$
8,616
 
 
Common/collective trust
 
-
   
4,219
   
4,219
 
 
Common stocks
 
95,345
   
-
   
95,345
 
 
Total assets at fair value
$
95,345
 
$
12,835
 
$
108,180
 


     
Assets at fair value as of December 31, 2008
     
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Total
 
Short-term investment fund
$
-
 
$
8,780
 
$
8,780
 
 
Common/collective trust
 
-
   
1,553
   
1,553
 
 
Common stocks
 
58,079
   
-
   
58,079
 
 
Total assets at fair value
$
58,079
 
$
10,333
 
$
68,412
 


 
The Bernstein MTIA also participated in the Securities Lending Program for its U.S. securities held in custody at the Trustee to provide incremental income in 2009 and 2008.  See note 3 for discussion of the Securities Lending Program.
   
 
The fair value of securities loaned was approximately $8,209,000 and $8,423,000 at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.  Cash collateral of approximately $8,616,000 and $8,780,000 was held at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, with an offsetting liability.  Income earned during 2009 and 2008 was approximately $2,000 and $163,000, respectively, net of bank fees of approximately $1,000 and $77,000, respectively.
   
(7)
Related-Party Transactions
   
 
The Trustee and OPC are parties in interest as defined by ERISA.  The Trustee invests certain Plan assets in its Collective Short-Term Investment Fund and the Oxy Stock Fund.  Such transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions permitted by the Department of Labor regulations.  The Plan paid approximately $9,000 and $363,000 to the Trustee for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.  OPC paid approximately $888,000 and $640,000 on behalf of the Plan to various vendors for the Plan’s administrative expenses during 2009 and 2008, respectively.
   
(8)
Plan Termination
   
 
Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the right under the Plan’s provisions to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA.  In the event of Plan termination, affected participants would become 100% vested in their employer contributions.
 
 
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December 31, 2009 and 2008


(9)
Tax Status
   
 
The Internal Revenue Service has determined and informed the Company, by a letter dated May 13, 2010, that the Plan and related trust are designed in accordance with applicable sections of the IRC.  The Committees, using their judgment and the advice of their advisors, believe that the Plan is currently designed and operating in a manner that preserves its tax-qualified status.
   
(10)
Risks and Uncertainties
   
 
The Plan invests in various types of investment securities, including mutual funds, actively managed funds, and the Oxy Stock Fund.  Investment securities are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, market, and credit risks.  Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect participant’s account balance and the amounts reported in the statements of net assets available for benefits.
   
 
Additionally, some mutual funds invest in the securities of foreign companies, which involve special risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in U.S. companies.  These risks include devaluation of currencies, less reliable information about issuers, different securities transaction clearance and settlement practices, and possible adverse political and economic developments.  Moreover, securities of many foreign companies and their markets may be less liquid and their prices more volatile than similar types of securities of comparable U.S. companies.
   
 
Derivative financial instruments are used by the Plan’s equity and fixed-income investment managers to remain fully invested in the asset class and to hedge currency risk.  Leveraging of the Plan assets and speculation by the Plan are prohibited.
   
 
As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, approximately 47% of total Plan investments were invested in Oxy stock.
   
(11)
Reconciliation of the Financial Statements to the Form 5500
   
 
The following is a reconciliation of net assets available for benefits per the financial statements to the Form 5500 to be filed by October 15, 2010 (amounts in thousands):

     
As of December 31,
     
2009
 
2008
 
Net assets available for benefits per the financial statements
$
2,036,871
 
$
1,628,434
 
 
Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants
 
(3
)
 
(1,059
)
 
Net assets available for benefits per the Form 5500
$
2,036,868
 
$
1,627,375
 
 
 
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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2009 and 2008


 
The following is a reconciliation of benefits paid to participants per the financial statements to the Form 5500 to be filed by October 15, 2010 for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 (amounts in thousands):
 
     
Year ended December 31,
     
2009
 
2008
 
Benefits paid to participants per the financial statements
$
135,029
 
$
144,605
 
 
Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants
           
 
at December 31, 2007
 
-
   
(1,879
)
 
Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants
           
 
at December 31, 2008
 
(1,059
)
 
1,059
 
 
Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants
           
 
at December 31, 2009
 
3
   
-
 
 
Benefits paid to participants per the Form 5500
$
133,973
 
$
143,785
 


 
Amounts allocated to withdrawing participants are recorded on the Form 5500 for benefit payments that have been processed and approved for payment prior to December 31, but are not yet paid as of that date.
   
(12)
Subsequent Events
   
 
The Company has evaluated events from January 1, 2010 through June 25, 2010, and has made the appropriate disclosures.
 
 
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Schedule 1
 
SAVINGS PLAN
 
 
Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
 
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
 

(a)
 
(b)
 
(c)
 
(d)
 
(e)
       
Description of investment,
           
       
including maturity date, rate of
           
Related
 
Identity of issue, borrower,
 
interest, collateral, par, maturity
       
Current
party
 
lessor, or similar party
 
value, or duration
 
Cost(1)
 
value
   
Money deposit account
               
*
 
BNY Institutional
 
BSDT- Late money deposit account
$
   
$
3,132
 
       
interest rate 0.025%
           
   
Short-term investment fund: (2)
               
*
 
BNY Institutional
 
BNY short term investment fund, 76,492 units
       
726
 
   
Common/Collective Trust:
               
*  
BNY Short-Term Investment Fund
 
A collective trust investing in short-term
           
       
securities, 15,855,098 units
       
15,855
 
   
Common stock:
               
   
Ace Limited
 
Common stock, 2,600 shares
       
131
 
   
Aetna Inc.
 
Common stock, 13,000 shares
       
412
 
   
AK Steel Holding Corp.
 
Common stock, 9,700 shares
       
207
 
   
Altria Group Inc.
 
Common stock, 14,300 shares
       
281
 
   
Ameriprise Financial Inc.
 
Common stock, 7,700 shares
       
299
 
   
AOL Inc.
 
Common stock, 2,755 shares
       
64
 
   
Apache Corp.
 
Common stock, 1,600 shares
       
165
 
   
Archer Daniels Midland Co.
 
Common stock, 14,700 shares
       
460
 
   
AT&T
 
Common stock, 49,800 shares
       
1,396
 
   
Bank of America
 
Common stock, 27,700 shares
       
417
 
   
BB&T Corp.
 
Common stock, 9,900 shares
       
251
 
   
Bunge Limited
 
Common stock, 6,100 shares
       
389
 
   
CBS Corp.
 
Common stock, 22,300 shares
       
313
 
   
Chevron Corp.
 
Common stock, 3,800 shares
       
293
 
   
Cimarex Energy Co.
 
Common stock, 5,100 shares
       
270
 
   
ConocoPhillips
 
Common stock, 25,600 shares
       
1,307
 
   
Constellation Brands Inc.
 
Common stock, 14,400 shares
       
229
 
   
Corning Inc.
 
Common stock, 15,400 shares
       
297
 
   
D R Horton Inc.
 
Common stock, 13,700 shares
       
149
 
   
Dean Foods
 
Common stock, 7,500 shares
       
135
 
   
Dell Inc.
 
Common stock, 40,200 shares
       
577
 
   
Deutsche Bank AG
 
Common stock, 7,100 shares
       
504
 
   
Devon Energy Corp.
 
Common stock, 13,500 shares
       
992
 
   
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company
 
Common stock, 21,000 shares
       
707
 
   
Ensco International
 
Common stock, 3,300 shares
       
132
 
   
Ford Motor
 
Common stock, 33,100 shares
       
331
 
   
Fortune Brands Inc.
 
Common stock, 3,600 shares
       
156
 
   
Garmin Ltd
 
Common stock, 4,500 shares
       
138
 
   
General Electric
 
Common stock, 36,900 shares
       
558
 
   
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
 
Common stock, 5,300 shares
       
895
 
   
Home Depot Inc.
 
Common stock, 9,200 shares
       
266
 
   
Ingersoll-Rand Public Limited Company
 
Common stock, 16,300 shares
       
583
 
   
JC Penney Co. Inc.
 
Common stock, 6,100 shares
       
162
 
   
JPMorgan Chase
 
Common stock, 20,800 shares
       
867
 
   
Limited Brands Inc.
 
Common stock, 12,000 shares
       
231
 
   
Lowes Companies Inc.
 
Common stock, 11,400 shares
       
267
 
   
Macys Inc.
 
Common stock, 15,300 shares
       
256
 
   
Masco Corp.
 
Common stock, 9,700 shares
       
134
 
   
Merck & Co Inc.
 
Common stock, 30,052 shares
       
1,098
 
   
Metlife Inc.
 
Common stock, 3,900 shares
       
138
 
   
Morgan Stanley
 
Common stock, 13,800 shares
       
409
 
   
Motorola Inc.
 
Common stock, 56,100 shares
       
435
 
   
News Corporation
 
Common stock, 69,600 shares
       
953
 
   
Nexen Inc.
 
Common stock, 11,300 shares
       
270
 
   
Nokia Corp.
 
Common stock, 31,700 shares
       
407
 
   
Northrop Grumman Corp.
 
Common stock, 8,100 shares
       
452
 
   
NVR Inc.
 
Common stock, 425 shares
       
302
 
*
 
Occidental Petroleum Corporation (3)
 
Common stock, 11,871,025 shares
 
173,432
   
965,708
 
   
Office Depot Inc.
 
Common stock, 29,500 shares
       
190
 
   
Pfizer Inc.
 
Common stock, 70,900 shares
       
1,290
 
   
Pulte Homes Inc.
 
Common stock, 10,800 shares
       
108
 
 
(Continued)

 
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Schedule 1
 
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Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
 
 
December 31, 2009
 
 
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
 

(a)
 
(b)
 
(c)
 
(d)
 
(e)
       
Description of investment,
           
       
including maturity date, rate of
           
Related
 
Identity of issue, borrower,
 
interest, collateral, par, maturity
       
Current
party
 
lessor, or similar party
 
value, or duration
 
Cost(1)
 
value
   
Common stock (continued):
               
   
Regions Financial Corp.
 
Common stock, 18,700 shares
$
   
$
99
 
   
Rri Energy Inc.
 
Common stock, 20,600 shares
       
118
 
   
Smithfield Foods Inc.
 
Common stock, 10,800 shares
       
164
 
   
Sprint Nextel Corp.
 
Common stock, 171,900 shares
       
629
 
   
SPX Corp.
 
Common stock, 2,500 shares
       
137
 
   
Steel Dynamics Inc.
 
Common stock, 8,500 shares
       
151
 
   
Supervalu Inc.
 
Common stock, 20,000 shares
       
254
 
   
Symantec Corp.
 
Common stock, 26,000 shares
       
465
 
   
Textron Inc.
 
Common stock, 7,300 shares
       
137
 
   
Time Warner Cable Inc.
 
Common stock, 11,200 shares
       
464
 
   
Time Warner Inc.
 
Common stock, 25,800 shares
       
752
 
   
Travelers Companies Inc.
 
Common stock, 5,500 shares
       
274
 
   
Tyco Electronics Ltd.
 
Common stock, 30,300 shares
       
744
 
   
Unum Group
 
Common stock, 7,300 shares
       
143
 
   
US Bancorp
 
Common stock, 17,700 shares
       
399
 
   
Valero Energy Corp.
 
Common stock, 27,400 shares
       
459
 
   
Vodafone Group
 
Common stock, 12,200 shares
       
282
 
   
Wells Fargo & Co.
 
Common stock, 28,000 shares
       
756
 
   
Western Digital Corp.
 
Common stock, 7,900 shares
       
349
 
   
XL Cap Ltd.
 
Common stock, 18,000 shares
       
330
 
       
Total common stock
       
994,087
 
*
 
Participant loans:
 
1,877 participant loans, various
           
       
maturities, interest rates range
           
       
from 2.0% to 12.0%, balances
           
       
collateralized by participant account
       
23,379
 
   
Mutual funds:
               
   
MFO Causeway Cap Mgmt. Intl
               
   
Value Inst’l
 
4,983,804 shares
       
56,367
 
   
MFO Dodge & Cox Balanced Fund
 
1,158,566 shares
       
74,183
 
   
MFO Fidelity Magellan Fund Inc Open
               
   
End Fund
 
925,104 shares
       
59,503
 
   
MFO Hbr Fund Cap Appreciation Fund
 
864,970 shares
       
28,518
 
   
MFO Pimco Total Return Fund Inst'l
 
5,232,965 shares
       
56,516
 
   
MFO Pimco High Yield Fund
 
1,753,937 shares
       
15,434
 
   
MFO Vanguard Specialized Portfolios
               
   
Reit Infex Fund Inst’l
 
2,465,083 shares
       
24,158
 
   
MFO Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Inst’l
               
   
Fund
 
3,366,422 shares
       
55,209
 
       
Total mutual funds
       
369,888
 
   
Commingled funds:
               
   
MFO Vanguard S&P 500 Custom
 
1,302,237 shares
       
141,098
 
   
Corporate bonds:
               
   
Lehman Liquidating Trust
 
424,054 units
       
83
 
   
Plan interest in master trust accounts:
               
   
Advent Unit Master Trust
 
952,823 units
       
11,958
 
   
MFO Alliance Bernstein Small Cap Units
 
5,062,488 units
       
65,276
 
   
Invesco Stable Value Fund
 
23,676,788 units
       
421,042
 
       
Total Plan interest in master trust accounts
       
498,276
 
       
Total
     
$
2,046,524
 

(1)
 
Cost information omitted for participant-directed investment.
(2)
 
This is cash received for securities loaned subject to an offsetting payable of equal amount, which is non-participant-directed.
(3)
 
Includes non-participant-directed investments.
*
 
Represents a party in interest as defined by ERISA.
See accompanying report of independent registered public accounting firm.

 
22
 
 

 
OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
Schedule 2
 
SAVINGS PLAN
 
 
Schedule H, Line 4j - Schedule of Reportable Transactions
 
 
Year ended December 31, 2009
 
 
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
 

                      Expense      
Current value
   
     
Description of asset (includes
             
incurred
     
of asset on
   
     
interest rate and maturity
 
Purchase
 
Selling
  Lease  
with
  Cost of  
transaction
   
Identity of party involved
 
in case of loan)
 
price
 
price
 
rental
 
transaction
 
asset
 
date
 
Net gain
Series of transactions:
                                             
*
Bank of New York
 
Collective Short-Term Investment Fund:
                                         
     
378 Acquisitions
$
142,386
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
$
142,386
 
$
142,386
 
$
-
 
     
367 Dispositions
$
-
 
$
136,021
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
$
136,021
 
$
136,021
 
$
-
 
*
Represents a party in interest, as defined by ERISA.
                                         
 
See accompanying report of independent registered public accounting firm.
 
 
23
 
 

Signatures





Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the Occidental Petroleum Corporation Savings Plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


 
OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
   
SAVINGS PLAN
       
 
By
/s/Roy Pineci
 
   
Roy Pineci - Member of the
   
Occidental Petroleum Corporation
   
Pension and Retirement Plan Administrative Committee

Dated:  June 28, 2010

 
 
 
 

Exhibit Index


Exhibit
     
No.
 
Exhibit
 
         
 
23.1
 
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm