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Ownership Document |
Schema Version: X0508 |
Document Type: 4 |
Period of Report: 9/12/23 |
Issuer: |
| Issuer CIK: 1423902 |
| Issuer Name: Western Midstream Partners, LP |
| Issuer Trading Symbol: WES |
Reporting Owner: |
| Reporting Owner ID: |
| | Owner CIK: 797468 |
| | Owner Name: OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP /DE/ |
| Reporting Owner Address: |
| | Owner Street 1: 5 GREENWAY PLAZA |
| | Owner Street 2: SUITE 110 |
| | Owner City: HOUSTON |
| | Owner State: TX |
| | Owner ZIP Code: 77046 |
| | Owner State Description: |
| Reporting Owner Relationship: |
| | Is Ten Percent Owner? Yes |
Reporting Owner: |
| Reporting Owner ID: |
| | Owner CIK: 728399 |
| | Owner Name: OXY USA INC |
| Reporting Owner Address: |
| | Owner Street 1: 5 GREENWAY PLAZA |
| | Owner Street 2: SUITE 110 |
| | Owner City: HOUSTON |
| | Owner State: TX |
| | Owner ZIP Code: 77046 |
| | Owner State Description: |
| Reporting Owner Relationship: |
| | Is Ten Percent Owner? Yes |
Reporting Owner: |
| Reporting Owner ID: |
| | Owner CIK: 1785615 |
| | Owner Name: OXY Oil Partners, Inc. |
| Reporting Owner Address: |
| | Owner Street 1: 5 GREENWAY PLAZA |
| | Owner Street 2: SUITE 110 |
| | Owner City: HOUSTON |
| | Owner State: TX |
| | Owner ZIP Code: 77046 |
| | Owner State Description: |
| Reporting Owner Relationship: |
| | Is Ten Percent Owner? Yes |
Reporting Owner: |
| Reporting Owner ID: |
| | Owner CIK: 1785593 |
| | Owner Name: Baseball Merger Sub 2, Inc. |
| Reporting Owner Address: |
| | Owner Street 1: 5 GREENWAY PLAZA |
| | Owner Street 2: SUITE 110 |
| | Owner City: HOUSTON |
| | Owner State: TX |
| | Owner ZIP Code: 77046 |
| | Owner State Description: |
| Reporting Owner Relationship: |
| | Is Ten Percent Owner? Yes |
Reporting Owner: |
| Reporting Owner ID: |
| | Owner CIK: 773910 |
| | Owner Name: ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP |
| Reporting Owner Address: |
| | Owner Street 1: 5 GREENWAY PLAZA |
| | Owner Street 2: SUITE 110 |
| | Owner City: HOUSTON |
| | Owner State: TX |
| | Owner ZIP Code: 77046 |
| | Owner State Description: |
| Reporting Owner Relationship: |
| | Is Ten Percent Owner? Yes |
Reporting Owner: |
| Reporting Owner ID: |
| | Owner CIK: 1570992 |
| | Owner Name: ANADARKO HOLDING Co |
| Reporting Owner Address: |
| | Owner Street 1: 5 GREENWAY PLAZA |
| | Owner Street 2: SUITE 110 |
| | Owner City: HOUSTON |
| | Owner State: TX |
| | Owner ZIP Code: 77046 |
| | Owner State Description: |
| Reporting Owner Relationship: |
| | Is Ten Percent Owner? Yes |
Aff 10b5 One? No |
Non-Derivative Table: |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: COMMON UNITS (LIMITED PARTNER INTERESTS) |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 9/12/23 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: S |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | | Footnote ID: F1 |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 5,100,000 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 25 |
| Footnote ID: F1 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: D |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 185,181,578 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: I |
| | | Nature of Ownership: |
| Value: See Footnotes |
| Footnote ID: F2 |
| Footnote ID: F3 |
| Footnote ID: F4 |
Footnotes: |
| Footnote - F1: On September 7, 2023, Western Midstream Partners, LP (the "Issuer") entered into a unit purchase agreement with Western Gas Resources, Inc. ("WGRI") pursuant to which the Issuer agreed to purchase 5,100,000 common units representing limited partner interests in the Issuer (the "Common Units") from WGRI at a price of $25.00 per Common Unit. WGRI and the Issuer completed the sale of such Common Units on September 12, 2023. |
| Footnote - F2: Following the transaction reported herein, WGRI holds 156,219,520 Common Units, WGR Asset Holding Company LLC ("WGRAH") holds 14,139,260 Common Units, APC Midstream Holdings, LLC ("APCMH") holds 457,849 Common Units and Anadarko USH1 Corporation ("Anadarko USH1") holds 14,364,949 Common Units. WGRI also is the sole member of Western Midstream Holdings, LLC, the 2% economic general partner of the Issuer. |
| Footnote - F3: 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"). |
| Footnote - F4: 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, and APCMH is the sole member of WGRAH. 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 Anadarko USH1. Accordingly, OXY USA, OOP, BMS, APC, AHC, WGRI, Anadarko USH1, KMG, APCMH, WGRAH and KMWW 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, Anadarko USH1, KMG, APCMH, KMWW and WGRAH are concurrently filing a Form 4 to report the transaction disclosed herein. |
Owner Signature: |
| Signature Name: /s/ Nicole E. Clark as Vice President and Secretary of OXY USA Inc. |
| Signature Date: 9/14/23 |
Owner Signature: |
| Signature Name: /s/ Nicole E. Clark as Vice President and Secretary of OXY Oil Partners, Inc. |
| Signature Date: 9/14/23 |
Owner Signature: |
| Signature Name: /s/ Nicole E. Clark as Vice President and Secretary of Baseball Merger Sub 2, Inc. |
| Signature Date: 9/14/23 |
Owner Signature: |
| Signature Name: /s/ Nicole E. Clark as Vice President and Secretary of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation |
| Signature Date: 9/14/23 |
Owner Signature: |
| Signature Name: /s/ Nicole E. Clark as Vice President and Secretary of Anadarko Holding Company |
| Signature Date: 9/14/23 |
Owner Signature: |
| Signature Name: /s/ Nicole E. Clark as Vice President and Secretary of Occidental Petroleum Corporation |
| Signature Date: 9/14/23 |