SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE QUEEN STREET EAST, SUITE 2500 (Street) TORONTO A6 M5C 2W5 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 07/01/2024	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol California Resources Corp [ CRC ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	10,506,895	I	See Footnote(1)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE QUEEN STREET EAST, SUITE 2500 (Street) TORONTO A6 M5C 2W5 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* CPP Investment Board Private Holdings (5), Inc. (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE QUEEN STREET EAST, SUITE 2500 (Street) TORONTO A6 M5C 2W5 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* CPP Investment Board Private Holdings (6), Inc. (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE QUEEN STREET EAST, SUITE 2500 (Street) TORONTO A6 M5C 2W5 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

Explanation of Responses:

1. The securities reported herein consist of 10,506,895 shares of Common Stock held of record by CPP Investment Board Private Holdings (6), Inc. ("CPPIB-PH(6)"). CPPIB-PH(6) is the wholly owned subsidiary of CPP Investment Board Private Holdings (5), which is the wholly owned subsidiary of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. As such, each of the foregoing entities may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the securities held of record by CPPIB-PH(6).

	Canada Pension Plan Investment Board By: /s/ Ryan Barry, Managing Director, Head of Legal	07/09/2024
	CPP Investment Board Private Holdings (5), Inc./s/Ryan Barry, Secretary and Director	07/09/2024
	CPP Investment Board Private Holdings (6), Inc./s/ Ryan Barry, Secretary and Director	07/09/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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