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0001720720
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001609253
CALIFORNIA RESOURCES CORPORATION
001-36478
1 World Trade Center
Suite 1500
Long Beach
CA
90831
888-848-4754
MARK A MCFARLAND
Director
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
55000
2573340.00
68530744
05/23/2024
NYSE
Common Stock
03/22/2024
Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
Stock Plan
N
55000
03/22/2024
Services Rendered
N
MARK A MCFARLAND
1 World Trade Center
Suite 1500
Long Beach
CA
90831
Common
05/22/2024
33800
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MARK A MCFARLAND
1 World Trade Center
Suite 1500
Long Beach
CA
90831
Common
05/22/2024
16200
766386.36
05/23/2024
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