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): August 2, 2017
    
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
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
    
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On August 2, 2017, California Resources Corporation’s (“CRC”) Board voted to increase the size of the Board to 10 members and elected Ms. Anita M. Powers to fill the resulting vacancy. Prior to her retirement, Ms. Powers most recently served as Executive Vice President of Worldwide Exploration for Occidental Oil and Gas Corporation and as Vice President of parent Occidental Petroleum Corporation. Ms. Powers brings over 36 years of experience in the oil and gas industry to CRC’s Board. Her expertise as a senior geoscientist working in hydrocarbon provinces around the world and, in particular, her knowledge of California’s geology will greatly benefit CRC’s Board. Ms. Powers is expected to serve on CRC’s Health, Safety and Environmental Committee of the Board. Ms. Powers holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology with high honors from Texas A&M University.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Powers and any other persons under which she was selected as a director. Ms. Powers will receive the same director compensation as is paid to the other non-employee directors under CRC’s compensation program for non-employee directors.





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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: August 4, 2017



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