Occidental Petroleum Corp Chief Executive Officer Vicki Hollub on Friday defende...
FILE PHOTO: Vicki Hollub, President and CEO of Occidental Petroleum, speaks at the 2019 Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., April 29, 2019. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
HOUSTON - Occidental Petroleum Corp Chief Executive Officer Vicki Hollub on Friday defended the company’s deal with Berkshire Hathaway Inc’s Warren Buffett that paved the way to winning its $38 billion acquisition of Anadarko Petroleum Corp. Hollub told shareholders at the company’s annual meeting that with the sale of preferred shares, “timing was critical.” Occidental investors criticized the investment as overly expensive because of its 8 percent annual dividend.
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