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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 8)*
CALIFORNIA RESOURCES CORPORATION
(Name of Issuer)
Common Shares, $0.01 par value per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
13057Q305*
(CUSIP)
George Travers
GoldenTree Asset Management LP
300 Park Avenue, 21st Floor
New York, New York 10022
(212) 847-3500
(Name, address and telephone number of person authorized to receive notices and communications)
September 15, 2021
(Date of event which requires filing of this statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), Rule 13d-1(f) or Rule 13d-1(g), check the following box. ☐
Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.
* | The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page. |
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
CUSIP No. 13057Q305 | SCHEDULE 13D | Page 2 of 10 |
1 |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
GoldenTree Asset Management LP |
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2 |
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
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(a) ☐ (b) ☐ |
3 |
SEC USE ONLY
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4 |
SOURCE OF FUNDS
OO |
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5 |
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)
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☐ |
6 |
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware |
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
7 |
SOLE VOTING POWER
0 |
8 |
SHARED VOTING POWER
10,580,494 (1) | |
9 |
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |
10 |
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
10,580,494 |
11 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
10,580,494 |
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12 |
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
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☐ |
13 |
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
12.9% (2) |
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14 |
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IA, PN |
(1) | Represents (i) 10,347,132 common shares, $0.01 par value per share “Common Shares”) of the Issuer, and (ii) 233,362 Common Shares that would result from the exercise of 233,362 warrants of the Issuer entitling the holder thereof to purchase one Common Share at an exercise price of $36.00 per share (the “Warrants”). |
(2) | Calculated using a denominator of 82,112,819, the sum of (i) 81,879,457 Common Shares outstanding as of June 30, 2021, as reported on the Issuer’s Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on August 6, 2021 (the “Form 10-Q”) and (ii) 233,362 Common Shares that would result in the event all of the Warrants beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons were exercised and no other outstanding Warrants were exercised. |
CUSIP No. 13057Q305 | SCHEDULE 13D | Page 3 of 10 |
1 |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
GoldenTree Asset Management LLC |
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2 |
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
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(a) ☐ (b) ☐ |
3 |
SEC USE ONLY
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4 |
SOURCE OF FUNDS
OO |
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5 |
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)
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☐ |
6 |
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware |
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
7 |
SOLE VOTING POWER
0 |
8 |
SHARED VOTING POWER
10,580,494 (1) | |
9 |
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |
10 |
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
10,580,494 |
11 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
10,580,494 |
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12 |
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
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☐ |
13 |
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
12.9% (2) |
|
14 |
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
HC, OO |
(1) | Represents (i) 10,347,132 Common Shares of the Issuer, and (ii) 233,362 Common Shares that would result from the exercise of 233,362 Warrants. |
(2) | Calculated using a denominator of 82,112,819, the sum of (i) 81,879,457 Common Shares outstanding, as reported on the Form 10-Q and (ii) 233,362 Common Shares that would result in the event all of the Warrants beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons were exercised and no other outstanding Warrants were exercised. |
CUSIP No. 13057Q305 | SCHEDULE 13D | Page 4 of 10 |
1 |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
Steven A. Tananbaum |
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2 |
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
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(a) ☐ (b) ☐ |
3 |
SEC USE ONLY
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4 |
SOURCE OF FUNDS
OO |
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5 |
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)
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☐ |
6 |
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States of America |
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
7 |
SOLE VOTING POWER
0 |
8 |
SHARED VOTING POWER
10,580,494 (1) | |
9 |
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |
10 |
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
10,580,494 |
11 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
10,580,494 |
|
12 |
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
|
☐ |
13 |
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
12.9% (2) |
|
14 |
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
HC, IN |
(1) | Represents (i) 10,347,132 Common Shares of the Issuer, and (ii) Common Shares that would result from the exercise of 233,362 Warrants. |
(2) | Calculated using a denominator of 82,112,819, the sum of (i) 81,879,457 Common Shares outstanding, as reported on the Form 10-Q and (ii) 233,362 Common Shares that would result in the event all of the Warrants beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons were exercised and no other outstanding Warrants were exercised. |
CUSIP No. 13057Q305 | SCHEDULE 13D | Page 5 of 10 |
1 |
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
GoldenTree Distressed Master Fund III LTD |
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2 |
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
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(a) ☐ font> (b) ☐ |
3 |
SEC USE ONLY
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4 |
SOURCE OF FUNDS
OO |
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5 |
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)
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☐ |
6 |
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States of America |
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
7 |
SOLE VOTING POWER
0 |
8 |
SHARED VOTING POWER
4,175,113 (1) | |
9 |
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |
10 |
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
4,175,113 |
11 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
4,175,113 |
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12 |
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
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☐ |
13 |
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
5.0% (2) |
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14 |
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
CO |
(1) | Represents (i) 4,090,698 Common Shares of the Issuer, and (ii) 84,415 Common Shares that would result from the exercise of 84,415 Warrants. |
(2) | Calculated using a denominator of 82,112,819, the sum of (i) 81,879,457 Common Shares outstanding, as reported on the Form 10-Q and (ii) 233,362 Common Shares that would result in the event all of the Warrants beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons were exercised and no other outstanding Warrants were exercised. |
CUSIP No. 13057Q305 | SCHEDULE 13D | Page 6 of 10 |
ITEM 1. | Security and Issuer. |
This Amendment No. 8 to Schedule 13D (as so amended, the “Schedule 13D”) is being filed to amend the Schedule 13D originally filed with the SEC on November 6, 2020, as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated November 10, 2020, Amendment No. 2 dated May 20, 2021, Amendment No. 3 dated May 27, 2021, Amendment No. 4 dated June 11, 2021, Amendment No. 5 dated June 28, 2021, Amendment No. 6 dated August 26, 2021, and Amendment No. 7 dated September 8, 2021, and relates to the common shares, $0.01 par value per share (the “Common Shares”), of California Resources Corporation (the “Issuer”). The address of the principal executive offices of the Issuer is 27200 Tourney Road, Suite 200, Santa Clarita, California.
ITEM 2. | Identity and Background. |
No material change.
ITEM 3. | Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration. |
No material change.
ITEM 4. | Purpose of Transaction. |
No material change.
CUSIP No. 13057Q305 | SCHEDULE 13D | Page 7 of 10 |
ITEM 5. | Interest in Securities of the Issuer. |
Item 5 is amended and restated as follows:
(a) and (b) Items 7 through 11 and 13 of each of the cover pages of this Schedule 13D and Item 3 are incorporated herein by reference. Such information is calculated using a denominator of 82,112,819 the sum of (i) 81,879,457 Common Shares outstanding, as reported on the Form 10-Q and (ii) 233,362 Common Shares that would result in the event all of the Warrants beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons were exercised and no other outstanding Warrants were exercised.
(c) The information in Item 3 and Item 4 is incorporated herein by reference. The table below specifies that date, amount and price per Common Share sold by certain Funds and Managed Accounts during the 60-day period prior to September 20, 2021.
Trade Date | Amount of Common Shares | Price per Common Share | |||||
7/28/2021 | 39,453 | $28.19 | |||||
7/29/2021 | 191,349 | $28.47 | |||||
7/30/2021 | 274 | $28.12 | |||||
7/30/2021 | 83,591 | $28.26 | |||||
8/2/2021 | 104,400 | $28.30 | |||||
8/6/2021 | 162,384 | $30.21 | |||||
8/9/2021 | 6,555 | $30.21 | |||||
8/10/2021 | 8,921 | $30.15 | |||||
8/11/2021 | 9,777 | $30.14 | |||||
8/12/2021 | 335 | $30.12 | |||||
8/23/2021 | 8,300 | $30.26 | |||||
8/24/2021 | 3,728 | $30.33 | |||||
8/24/2021 | 272,582 | $30.58 | |||||
8/25/2021 | 109,411 | $30.54 | |||||
8/26/2021 | 18,007 | $30.51 | |||||
8/26/2021 | 150,000 | $30.56 | |||||
8/26/2021 | 77,500 | $30.92 | |||||
8/27/2021 | 3,445 | $33.83 | |||||
8/31/2021 | 100,000 | $33.84 | |||||
9/1/2021 | 32,305 | $35.57 | |||||
9/2/2021 | 175,000 | $35.50 | |||||
9/2/2021 | 67,695 | $35.98 | |||||
9/2/2021 | 125,000 | $36.90 | |||||
9/3/2021 | A0; | 121,728 | $36.67 | ||||
9/7/2021 | 1,000 | $36.77 | |||||
9/7/2021 | 13,450 | $37.05 | |||||
9/7/2021 | 50,000 | $37.98 | |||||
9/8/2021 | 15,903 | $39.02 | |||||
9/9/2021 | 31,556 | $39.23 | |||||
9/10/2021 | 98,025 | $39.65 | |||||
9/13/2021 | 100,000 | $41.99 | |||||
9/14/2021 | 84,351 | $41.44 | |||||
9/14/2021 | 57,318 | $41.86 | |||||
9/15/2021 | 86,615 | $42.26 | |||||
9/15/2021 | 405,198 | $43.36 | |||||
9/15/2021 | 300,000 | $43.75 |
CUSIP No. 13057Q305 | SCHEDULE 13D | Page 8 of 10 |
The table below specifies that date, amount and price per Warrant sold by certain Funds and Managed Accounts during the 60-day period prior to September 20, 2021.
Trade Date | Amount of Warrants | Price per Warrant | |||||
8/30/2021 | 9,950 | $7.35 | |||||
8/31/2021 | 1,200 | $7.50 | |||||
9/2/2021 | 8,100 | $8.52 | |||||
9/3/2021 | 1,000 | $9.75 | |||||
9/7/2021 | 11,200 | $9.39 | |||||
9/8/2021 | 17,230 | $9.50 | |||||
9/9/2021 | 16,170 | $9.50 | |||||
9/10/2021 | 12,820 | $10.00 |
Except as set forth in this Schedule 13D, there have been no transactions in the Common Shares of the Issuer effected during the past 60 days by any person named in Item 2 hereof.
(d) The disclosure in Item 2(c) of this Schedule 13D is incorporated by reference herein.
(e) Not applicable.
ITEM 6. | Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer. |
No material change.
CUSIP No. 13057Q305 | SCHEDULE 13D | Page 9 of 10 |
Item 7. |
Material to Be Filed as Exhibits. |
Exhibit | Description | |
99.1 | Agreement Regarding the Joint Filing of Schedule 13D by and among the Reporting Persons (previously filed). | |
99.2 | Form of Registration Rights Agreement between the Issuer, the Reporting Persons and certain other shareholders identified therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Form 8-A12B) |
CUSIP No. 13057Q305 | SCHEDULE 13D | Page 10 of 10 |
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
September 20, 2021
GOLDENTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT LP | ||
By: GoldenTree Asset Management LLC, its general partner | ||
/s/ Steven A. Tananbaum | ||
By: Steven A. Tananbaum | ||
Title: Managing Member | ||
GOLDENTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | ||
/s/ Steven A. Tananbaum | ||
By: Steven A. Tananbaum | ||
Title: Managing Member | ||
STEVEN A. TANANBAUM | ||
/s/ Steven A. Tananbaum | ||
Steven A. Tananbaum | ||
GOLDENTREE DISTRESSED MASTER FUND III LTD | ||
By: GoldenTree Asset Management LP, its investment advisor | ||
/s/ Steven A. Tananbaum | ||
By: Steven A. Tananbaum | ||
Title: Authorized Person |