Buffett's Berkshire buys more Occidental shares, raises stake to about 16.4%
Reuters
Published Jun 28, 2022 09:09
Updated Jun 28, 2022 18:03
(Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRKa) Inc said on Monday it has purchased another 794,389 shares of Occidental Petroleum Corp (NYSE:OXY), giving the conglomerate a nearly 16.4% stake in the Houston, Texas-based oil company.
The purchases were made in multiple transactions and cost about $44 million, Berkshire said in a regulatory filing. The share purchases come nearly a week after Berkshire bought 9.6 million Occidental shares.
Berkshire, the largest individual shareholder in Occidental, now owns about 153.5 million shares worth about $9.04 billion, based on Occidental's Monday close.
Occidental's share prices are currently up nearly 90% this year, as the company benefited from Berkshire's purchases and an oil price surge following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The company also owns options to buy another 83.9 million Occidental shares, which if exercised, would bring its stake to more than 25%.
Berkshire has been on a spending spree this year.
It spent $51.1 billion on equities in the first quarter, including an increased $25.9 billion stake in oil company Chevron Corp. (NYSE:CVX)
Berkshire has also this year announced large investments in video game maker Activision Blizzard Inc (NASDAQ:ATVI) and computer and printer maker HP Inc (NYSE:HPQ), and a planned $11.6 billion takeover of insurance company Alleghany Corp.
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