UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): October 7, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
California Resources Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Delaware
001-36478
46-5670947
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
9200 Oakdale Avenue, Suite 900
Los Angeles, California
91311
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (888) 848-4754
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
 
 
 
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Section 3

Securities and Trading Markets

Item 3.02

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
    
On October 7, 2016, California Resources Corporation (the “Company”) entered into a privately negotiated exchange agreement with certain holders of its 6% Senior Notes due 2024 and its 5 1/2 % Senior Notes due 2021 in reliance on Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Company agreed to exchange a total of 1,261,043 shares of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share, for notes in the aggregate principal amount of $21,296,700. No commission or other remuneration was paid or given for soliciting the exchange.

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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



California Resources Corporation
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Roy Pineci
Name:
Roy Pineci
Title:
Executive Vice President - Finance










DATED: October 13, 2016



















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