Large owner Occidental Petroleum Corp /De/ sold $697,125,000 worth of COMMON UNITS (19,500,000 units at $35.75) (SEC Form 4)
$WES
Natural Gas Distribution
Utilities
| FORM 4 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Western Midstream Partners, LP [ WES ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 08/14/2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
| Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
| COMMON UNITS (LIMITED PARTNER INTERESTS) | 08/14/2024 | S(1) | 19,500,000 | D | $35.75(1) | 165,681,578 | I | See Footnotes(2)(3)(4) | ||
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
| Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. On August 14, 2024, WGR Asset Holding Company LLC ("WGRAH") and Anadarko USH1 Corporation ("AUSH1") sold 14,139,260 and 5,360,740 common units representing limited partner interests in the Issuer (the "Common Units"), respectively, in an underwritten public offering at a price of $35.75 per Common Unit. |
| 2. Following the transaction reported herein, Western Gas Resources, Inc. ("WGRI") holds 156,219,520 Common Units, APC Midstream Holdings, LLC ("APCMH") holds 457,849 Common Units and AUSHI holds 9,004,209 Common Units. WGRI also is the sole member of Western Midstream Holdings, LLC, the 2% economic general partner of the Issuer. |
| 3. OXY USA Inc. ("OXY USA") is a wholly owned subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum Corporation ("Occidental"). OXY USA owns 100% of the outstanding common stock of OXY Oil Partners, Inc. ("OOP"). OOP owns 100% of the outstanding common stock of Baseball Merger Sub 2, Inc. ("BMS"). |
| 4. Anadarko Petroleum Corporation ("APC") is a wholly owned subsidiary of BMS. APC owns (i) 100% of Anadarko Holding Company ("AHC") and (ii) indirectly, 100% of the common stock of WGRI and Kerr-McGee Corporation ("KMG"). WGRI is the sole member of APCMH. KMG and AHC together own 100% of the common stock of Kerr-McGee Worldwide Corporation ("KMWW"), and APC and KMWW together indirectly own 100% of the common stock of AUSH1. Accordingly, OXY USA, OOP, BMS, APC, AHC, WGRI, AUSH1, KMG, APCMH, KMWW and WGRAH are all direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiaries of Occidental. |
| Remarks: |
| Due to the limitations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's electronic filing system, each of Occidental, WGRI, AUSH1, KMG, APCMH, KMWW and WGRAH are concurrently filing a Form 4 to report the transaction disclosed herein. |
| /s/ Nicole E. Clark of OXY USA Inc. | 08/16/2024 | |
| /s/ Nicole E. Clark of OXY Oil Partners, Inc. | 08/16/2024 | |
| /s/ Nicole E. Clark of Baseball Merger Sub 2, Inc. | 08/16/2024 | |
| /s/ Nicole E. Clark of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation | 08/16/2024 | |
| /s/ Nicole E. Clark of Anadarko Holding Company | 08/16/2024 | |
| /s/ Nicole E. Clark of Occidental Petroleum Corporation | 08/16/2024 | |
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