On February 12, 2020, Carl C. Icahn released an open letter to stockholders of Occidental Petroleum Corporation. In the letter, Carl C. Icahn expressed his opinion that Vicki Hollub, Gene Batchelder and the rest of the Board have repeatedly treated the Company stockholders as a nuisance, best avoided and never consulted. Carl C. Icahn expressed his view that the architects of the OxyDarko disaster are convinced that they will successfully quell the restless masses allowing Vicki Hollub and Gene Batchelder to continue their feudal-style leadership. Carl C. Icahn stated that fortunately, however, and unlike in 2019 when the Company denied stockholders a vote on Anadarko Petroleum Corporation merger, the Company stockholders would soon have an opportunity at the 2020 annual meeting to cast their votes and demand accountability.