Form 8-K California Resources For: Apr 14
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): April 14, 2026
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Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (888 ) 848-4754
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On April 14, 2026, California Resources Corporation (the "Company") entered into an amendment (the "Ninth Amendment") to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 26, 2023 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time), with Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent, and the banks, financial institutions and other lending institutions from time to time parties thereto. The purpose of the Ninth Amendment was to, among other things, amend the pricing grid to reduce the Company's borrowing costs under the facility and other technical amendments. The above description of the Ninth Amendment is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Ninth Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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| 10.1* | ||||||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). | |||||||
* Certain portions of this exhibit (indicated by “[*****]”) have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K.
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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/ Michael L. Preston | |||||||||||
| Name: | Michael L. Preston | ||||||||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer and General Counsel | ||||||||||
DATED: April 17, 2026
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