Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc BRK BRK bought over 5.8 million shares of Occidental Petroleum Corporation OXY between March 3 and March 7, according to a regulatory filing.
This is the first purchase of Occidental shares disclosed by Berkshire Hathaway after Sept. 2022, according to a Reuters report that puts the Buffet-owned firm’s current stake in the company at 22.2%.
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Berkshire paid $354.51 million for 5.8 million Occidental shares between March 3 and March 7, the filing shows.
Shares of Occidental lost 0.33% since the beginning of the year. Occidental reported fourth-quarter revenue of $8.33 billion and adjusted earnings per share of $1.61, which missed average analyst estimates of $1.80.
The company said it repaid $1.1 billion of debt during the fourth quarter bringing total debt repayments for the year up to $10.5 billion.
Shareholding: In August, Berkshire won U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission permission to purchase up to 50% of Occidental’s common stock, a Reuters report said.
Currently, Berkshire holds 200.15 million shares in the company at an estimated valuation of over $12 billion based on Occidental shares’ Tuesday closing price of $60.85.
In Sept. 2022, Berkshire loaded up over 5.98 million shares of Occidental at over $352 million.
Berkshire also owns $10 billion of Occidental preferred stock that gives $800 million in annual dividends. Berkshire also owns warrants to buy another $5 billion of common stock, the Reuters report said.
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