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| <periodOfReport> 2022-07-21 </periodOfReport> |
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| | <issuerName> Western Midstream Partners, LP </issuerName> |
| | <issuerTradingSymbol> WES </issuerTradingSymbol> |
| | </issuer> |
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| | | <rptOwnerCik> 0000797468 </rptOwnerCik> |
| | | <rptOwnerName> OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP /DE/ </rptOwnerName> |
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| | | <rptOwnerStreet1> 5 GREENWAY PLAZA </rptOwnerStreet1> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet2> SUITE 110 </rptOwnerStreet2> |
| | | <rptOwnerCity> HOUSTON </rptOwnerCity> |
| | | <rptOwnerState> TX </rptOwnerState> |
| | | <rptOwnerZipCode> 77046 </rptOwnerZipCode> |
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| | | <isTenPercentOwner> true </isTenPercentOwner> |
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| | <reportingOwnerId> |
| | | <rptOwnerCik> 0000728399 </rptOwnerCik> |
| | | <rptOwnerName> OXY USA INC </rptOwnerName> |
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| | <reportingOwnerAddress> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet1> 5 GREENWAY PLAZA </rptOwnerStreet1> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet2> SUITE 110 </rptOwnerStreet2> |
| | | <rptOwnerCity> HOUSTON </rptOwnerCity> |
| | | <rptOwnerState> TX </rptOwnerState> |
| | | <rptOwnerZipCode> 77046 </rptOwnerZipCode> |
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| | | <isTenPercentOwner> true </isTenPercentOwner> |
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| <reportingOwner> |
| | <reportingOwnerId> |
| | | <rptOwnerCik> 0001785615 </rptOwnerCik> |
| | | <rptOwnerName> OXY Oil Partners, Inc. </rptOwnerName> |
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| | <reportingOwnerAddress> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet1> 5 GREENWAY PLAZA </rptOwnerStreet1> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet2> SUITE 110 </rptOwnerStreet2> |
| | | <rptOwnerCity> HOUSTON </rptOwnerCity> |
| | | <rptOwnerState> TX </rptOwnerState> |
| | | <rptOwnerZipCode> 77046 </rptOwnerZipCode> |
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| | | <isTenPercentOwner> true </isTenPercentOwner> |
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| <reportingOwner> |
| | <reportingOwnerId> |
| | | <rptOwnerCik> 0001785593 </rptOwnerCik> |
| | | <rptOwnerName> Baseball Merger Sub 2, Inc. </rptOwnerName> |
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| | | <rptOwnerStreet1> 5 GREENWAY PLAZA </rptOwnerStreet1> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet2> SUITE 110 </rptOwnerStreet2> |
| | | <rptOwnerCity> HOUSTON </rptOwnerCity> |
| | | <rptOwnerState> TX </rptOwnerState> |
| | | <rptOwnerZipCode> 77046 </rptOwnerZipCode> |
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| | | <isTenPercentOwner> true </isTenPercentOwner> |
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| <reportingOwner> |
| | <reportingOwnerId> |
| | | <rptOwnerCik> 0000773910 </rptOwnerCik> |
| | | <rptOwnerName> ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP </rptOwnerName> |
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| | <reportingOwnerAddress> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet1> 5 GREENWAY PLAZA </rptOwnerStreet1> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet2> SUITE 110 </rptOwnerStreet2> |
| | | <rptOwnerCity> HOUSTON </rptOwnerCity> |
| | | <rptOwnerState> TX </rptOwnerState> |
| | | <rptOwnerZipCode> 77046 </rptOwnerZipCode> |
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| | | <isTenPercentOwner> true </isTenPercentOwner> |
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| | <reportingOwnerId> |
| | | <rptOwnerCik> 0001570992 </rptOwnerCik> |
| | | <rptOwnerName> ANADARKO HOLDING Co </rptOwnerName> |
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| | <reportingOwnerAddress> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet1> 5 GREENWAY PLAZA </rptOwnerStreet1> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet2> SUITE 110 </rptOwnerStreet2> |
| | | <rptOwnerCity> HOUSTON </rptOwnerCity> |
| | | <rptOwnerState> TX </rptOwnerState> |
| | | <rptOwnerZipCode> 77046 </rptOwnerZipCode> |
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| | | <isTenPercentOwner> true </isTenPercentOwner> |
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| | <nonDerivativeTransaction> |
| | | <securityTitle> |
| <value> COMMON UNITS (LIMITED PARTNER INTERESTS) </value> |
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| | | <transactionDate> |
| <value> 2022-07-21 </value> |
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| <transactionShares> |
| <value> 10000000 </value> |
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| <transactionPricePerShare> |
| <value> 25.25 </value> |
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| <value> D </value> |
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| <value> 190281578 </value> |
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| <value> I </value> |
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| <natureOfOwnership> |
| <value> See Footnotes </value> |
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| <footnoteId id="F4"/> |
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| <footnotes> |
| | <footnote id="F1"> On July 17, 2022, Western Midstream Partners, LP (the "Issuer") entered into a unit purchase agreement with WGR Asset Holding Company LLC ("WGRAH") pursuant to which the Issuer agreed to purchase 10,000,000 common units representing limited partner interests in the Issuer (the "Common Units") from WGRAH at a price of $25.25 per Common Unit. WGRAH and the Issuer completed the sale of such Common Units on July 21, 2022. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F2"> Following the transaction reported herein, Western Gas Resources, Inc. ("WGR") holds 161,319,520 Common Units, 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. WGR also is the sole member of Western Midstream Holdings, LLC, the 2% economic general partner of the Issuer. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="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> |
| | <footnote id="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 WGR and Kerr-McGee Corporation ("KMG"). WGR 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, WGR, Anadarko USH1, KMG, APCMH, WGRAH and KMWW are all direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiaries of Occidental. </footnote> |
| | </footnotes> |
| <remarks> Due to the limitations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's electronic filing system, each of Occidental, WGR, Anadarko USH1, KMG, APCMH, KMWW and WGRAH are concurrently filing a Form 4 to report the transaction disclosed herein. </remarks> |
| <ownerSignature> |
| | <signatureName> /s/ Nicole E. Clark of Occidental Petroleum Corporation </signatureName> |
| | <signatureDate> 2022-07-25 </signatureDate> |
| | </ownerSignature> |
| <ownerSignature> |
| | <signatureName> /s/ Nicole E. Clark of OXY USA Inc. </signatureName> |
| | <signatureDate> 2022-07-25 </signatureDate> |
| | </ownerSignature> |
| <ownerSignature> |
| | <signatureName> /s/ Nicole E. Clark of OXY Oil Partners, Inc. </signatureName> |
| | <signatureDate> 2022-07-25 </signatureDate> |
| | </ownerSignature> |
| <ownerSignature> |
| | <signatureName> /s/ Nicole E. Clark of Baseball Merger Sub 2, Inc. </signatureName> |
| | <signatureDate> 2022-07-25 </signatureDate> |
| | </ownerSignature> |
| <ownerSignature> |
| | <signatureName> /s/ Nicole E. Clark of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation </signatureName> |
| | <signatureDate> 2022-07-25 </signatureDate> |
| | </ownerSignature> |
| <ownerSignature> |
| | <signatureName> /s/ Nicole E. Clark of Anadarko Holding Company </signatureName> |
| | <signatureDate> 2022-07-25 </signatureDate> |
| | </ownerSignature> |
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