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Mr. Leon, 49, is the President and Chief Executive Officer of California Resources Corporation and has served on its Board of Directors since April 2023. He previously served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of CRC from August 2020 to April 2023. Mr. Leon originally joined CRC in 2014 during the spin-off from Occidental Petroleum as Vice President of Portfolio Management and Strategic Planning. In 2018, Mr. Leon was named Vice President of Corporate Development where he oversaw all acquisition and divestiture activities for the company. Prior to joining CRC, Mr. Leon worked at Occidental Petroleum Corporation where he held various roles in Finance, Planning and U.S. and International Business Development areas. Mr. Leon started his career with Petrie Parkman & Co., Inc., an energy-focused boutique investment banking firm. Mr. Leon is a member of the National Petroleum Council and Vice Chair of the Western States Petroleum Association Board of Directors. He also serves on the American Exploration and Production Council Board of Directors, the California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, the American Red Cross Los Angeles Region Board, the BBA Advisory Board of the University of Texas McCombs School of Business, the Hispanics in Energy Board and is a member of the Latino Corporate Directors Association. From 2019 to 2022, Mr. Leon served on the Board of the Union Rescue Mission of Los Angeles which is one of the largest privately run homeless shelters in the U.S. Mr. Leon holds an M.B.A. from the University of Texas, Austin and a Bachelor of Arts in International Business from San Diego State University and CETYS Universidad in Mexico.

Clio Crespy, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since 2025; Guggenheim Securities Senior Managing Director, Investment Banking, Global Energy & Power 2020 to 2024; Evercore Managing Director 2017 to 2020; BNP Paribas VP, Investment Banking 2008 to 2017.

Michael L. Preston, Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer and General Counsel since 2023; Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel 2019 to 2023; Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary 2014 to 2019; Occidental Oil and Gas Vice President and General Counsel 2001 to 2014.

Omar Hayat, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer since 2025; Executive Vice President Operations 2023 to 2025; Senior Vice President Operations 2023; Vice President of Operations for Elk Hills production complex from 2021 to 2023; Operations Manager 2019 to 2021; various technical and operational positions with the Company, Occidental Petroleum, Aera Energy and Engro Chemical (formerly Exxon Chemical) 1997 to 2019.

Christopher D. Gould, Executive Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer since 2021; Exelon Corporation Senior Vice President Corporate Strategy and Chief Innovation and Sustainability Officer 2010 to 2021; Exelon Corporation Vice President, Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis 2008 to 2010.

Ms. Cepak, 53, is the Independent Chair of California Resources Corporation's Board of Directors and has served as a member since October 2020. Ms. Cepak has 29 years of energy industry experience, including both financial and operational appointments. She has served as a director of Patterson-UTI, a company that provides land drilling and pressure pumping services, directional drilling, rental equipment and technology, since August 2014 and as a director of Baytex Energy Corp., an independent oil and gas company, from June 2023 until January 2026. She had served as a director of Baytex's predecessor, Ranger Oil Corporation, from September 2019 until its merger with Baytex. In addition, Ms. Cepak was a member of the Board of Directors of EnLink Midstream, LLC, from December 2021 until its acquisition by ONEOK, Inc. in January 2025. Ms. Cepak served as the Chief Financial Officer of Energy XXI Gulf Coast Inc. from August 2017 to October 2018. Ms. Cepak served as the Chief Financial Officer of KLR Energy (and, subsequent to its business combination, Rosehill Resources Inc.) from January 2015 to June 2017. Ms. Cepak served as a director of Yates Petroleum Corporation from October 2015 to October 2016. Ms. Cepak served four years as the Chief Financial Officer of EPL Oil & Gas, Inc., and was further appointed Executive Vice President in January 2014, and she served in those roles until June 2014, when EPL was sold. Ms. Cepak originally joined EPL as a Senior Asset Management Engineer, a position she held until she was appointed Director of Corporate Reserves in September 2001. Ms. Cepak was named EPL's Director of Investor Relations in April 2006 and Vice President, Treasurer and Investor Relations in July 2008. In July 2009, Ms. Cepak was designated as EPL's Principal Financial Officer and, in September 2009, she was appointed Senior Vice President. Prior to joining EPL, she was a Senior Reservoir Engineer with Exxon Production Company and ExxonMobil Company with operational roles including reservoir engineering and subsurface completion engineering for numerous offshore Gulf of Mexico properties. Ms. Cepak holds a B.S. in Engineering from the University of Illinois and an M.B.A. in Management with a concentration in Finance from Tulane University.

Mr. McFarland, 56, has served on the Board of Directors of California Resources Corporation since October 2020 and previously served as its President and Chief Executive Officer from December 2020 until April 2023. Since May 2023, Mr. McFarland has served as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Talen Energy Corporation. Mr. McFarland is the former Executive Chairman of GenOn Energy, an independent power producer. From April 2017 to December 2018, he was the President and Chief Executive Officer of GenOn and served on its Board until September 2022. From 2013 to 2016, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Luminant Holding Company LLC, a subsidiary of Energy Future Holdings Corporation, and a large independent power producer. From 2008 to 2013, he served as both Chief Commercial Officer of Luminant and Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and Strategy of Energy Future Holdings. From 1999 to 2008, Mr. McFarland served in various roles at Exelon Corporation, including as Senior Vice President, Corporate Development. He previously served on the Boards of Bruin E&P Partners (an independent company), TerraForm Power, and Chaparral Energy. Mr. McFarland earned his Masters of Business Administration from the University of Delaware and a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering (Environmental Concentration) from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He received his professional engineer license in 1995.

Mr. Roby, 66, has served as a member of California Resources Corporation's Board of Directors since October 2020. Since 2015, Mr. Roby has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Shepherd Energy, LLC, Mr. Roby's consulting company. From 2013 to 2014, he acted as Chief Operating Officer of Sheridan Production Company, LLC. From 2000 to 2013, he held a number of U.S. and international management positions with Occidental Petroleum Corporation, most recently as Senior Vice President, Worldwide Operations and Production/Facility Engineering. Prior to his work at Occidental, he was Vice President of Operations of Altura Energy Ltd., a joint venture between Shell Oil Company and Amoco Corporation in the Permian Basin, following 15 years of various managerial and engineering roles with Shell Oil. Mr. Roby has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the international E&P firm Vermilion Energy Inc. since 2017. He has a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Louisiana State University.

Mr. Chapman, 63, has served as a member of California Resources Corporation's Board of Directors since October 2020. Mr. Chapman serves as a non-executive Advisory Director of SkyWorks Capital, LLC, an aviation and aerospace management consulting services company based in Greenwich, Connecticut, which he joined in December 2004. Prior to SkyWorks, he was associated with Regiment Capital Advisors, LP, an investment advisor based in Boston specializing in high yield investments, which he joined in January 2003. Prior to Regiment, Mr. Chapman acted as a capital markets and strategic planning consultant with private and public companies, as well as investment advisers and hedge funds (including Regiment), across a range of industries. Prior to establishing an independent consulting practice, Mr. Chapman worked for The Renco Group, Inc. (a multi-billion dollar private corporation with diverse investment holdings located throughout the world) from December 1996 to December 2001. Prior to Renco, he was a founding principal of Fieldstone Private Capital Group, Inc. in August 1990 where he headed the Corporate Finance and High Yield Finance Groups. Prior to joining Fieldstone, Mr. Chapman worked for Bankers Trust Company from July 1985 to August 1990, most recently in the BT Securities capital markets area. Mr. Chapman has over 39 years of investment banking experience in a wide range of industries including aviation/airlines, metals/mining, natural resources/energy, automotive/general manufacturing, financial services, real estate and healthcare. Mr. Chapman served on the Board of Directors of Denbury, Inc. from September 2020 until its acquisition in November 2023. In addition, Mr. Chapman served on the Board of Directors of Arch Resources, Inc. from 2016 until May 2024, including as its Chairman from 2016 through April 2020 and Lead Independent Director from April 2020 until May 2024. Mr. Chapman received an M.B.A. degree with distinction from Dartmouth College in 1985 and was elected an Edward Tuck Scholar. He received his BA degree, with distinction, magna cum laude, at Dartmouth College in 1984 and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, in addition to being a Rufus Choate Scholar.

Mr. Bremner, 35, has served as a member of California Resources Corporation's Board of Directors since May 2021. Since 2019, Mr. Bremner has served as a partner of JB Energy Partners, LP (JBEP) and is the Vice President of Oil & Gas for Jaco Oil Company. In these roles, Mr. Bremner leads the acquisition and management of a substantial portfolio of energy and alternative assets. From 2013 to 2019, Mr. Bremner worked for California Resources Corporation in various engineering roles, and most recently in Portfolio Management & Strategic Planning. Mr. Bremner earned his M.B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles, and has a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo.

Mr. Kendall, 59, has served as a member of California Resources Corporation's Board of Directors since May 2024. Mr. Kendall was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Denbury Inc., and a member of Denbury's Board of Directors, from July 2017, through its 2020 bankruptcy and emergence therefrom, until November 2023, when it was acquired by ExxonMobil Corporation. Mr. Kendall joined Denbury as Chief Operating Officer in September 2015 and was named President in October 2016. Prior to joining Denbury, Mr. Kendall was with Noble Energy, most recently serving as Senior Vice President, Global Operations Services. Over the course of his 14-year tenure at Noble Energy, he held a wide range of international and domestic leadership positions, primarily in the Eastern Mediterranean, Latin America and the Gulf of Mexico regions. Mr. Kendall began his career at Mobil Oil Corporation in 1989. Mr. Kendall has served on the board of directors of NOV Inc., a provider of oilfield equipment, technologies and expertise, since December 2024. In addition, he began serving on the board of Range Resources Corporation, a natural gas exploration and production company, in February 2025. Mr. Kendall earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Civil Specialty, from the Colorado School of Mines and is a graduate of the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School. Mr. Kendall also serves on the advisory board of Southern Methodist University's Maguire Energy Institute.

Ms. Veltmann, 57, has served as a member of California Resources Corporation's Board of Directors since December 2021. Ms. Veltmann has over 30 years of experience that includes financial leadership of publicly-listed entities, private entrepreneurial companies and global auditing firms. She has served as a director of the Board of NET Power, Inc., a clean technology company dedicated to the development of clean, reliable, and low cost energy, since 2023. Ms. Veltmann also serves as Senior Advisor of ESG Lynk, a sustainability reporting company she founded and sold, and served as CEO from 2018 to 2023. From 2021 to its acquisition in 2022, Ms. Veltmann served as board member of Structural Integrity Associates, a specialty engineering and services company providing services to the nuclear, fossil, renewables and critical infrastructure industries. From 2015 to 2018, she was Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Paragon Offshore Plc., an offshore drilling company. From 2010 to 2015, she worked in various roles including Corporate Controller and Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer at Geokinetics, Inc., formerly one of the world's largest independent land and seafloor geophysical companies. She also worked in various auditor capacities at KPMG LLP from 1995 to 2002 and before that at Arthur Andersen LLP from 1992 to 1995. Ms. Veltmann is a certified public accountant and holds the FSA Credential from the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) and the Director Certified credential from the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD). She has a BBA degree in Accounting from The University of New Mexico and is an alumna of the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.

Mr. Jackson, 49, has served as a member of California Resources Corporation's Board of Directors since July 2024. Mr. Jackson is a Managing Director of the Sustainable Energies Group of CPPIB located in Toronto. Mr. Jackson originates, executes, and manages investments in the upstream and energy transition sectors. Mr. Jackson joined CPPIB in 2017 and prior to that was employed in the energy sector for 18 years in various technical and executive capacities at several small to large cap, public and private E&P companies. Mr. Jackson is on the board of VoltaGrid, LLC along with holding a seat on the Limited Partner Advisory Committee of the Quantum Capital Partners fund investments. Mr. Jackson previously served on the board of directors of Aera Energy LLC (Aera) until its merger with CRC in July 2024 and the board of directors of Encino Acquisition Partners LLC (Encino) until its merger with EOG Resources in August 2025. Mr. Jackson holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical and Petroleum Engineering (Distinction) from the University of Calgary, is a licensed professional engineer and is a CFA Charterholder.

Michael Helm has been appointed as the Company's Vice President - Finance and Controller, and will serve as the Company's principal accounting officer effective as of March 16, 2026. Mr. Helm, age 58, has served as the Company's Vice President - Finance, Oil and Gas following the closing of the Company's merger with Berry Corporation (bry) (Berry) in December 2025. Mr. Helm previously led Berry's accounting function as its Chief Accounting Officer since 2017, where he also served as Chief Financial Officer from January 2023 through January 2025. Prior to joining Berry, Mr. Helm was the Vice President and Corporate Controller of CRC from 2014 to 2017. He previously served as the Assistant Controller for Occidental Petroleum Corporation, an international oil and gas company, from 2007 to 2014. From 2003 to 2007, he served as Director of Internal Audit for K2 Inc., a publicly traded international sporting goods company. He began his career as an auditor at Ernst Young in Los Angeles in 1990 after graduating from UCLA with a Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in Economics-Business. He has been an actively licensed CPA since 1993.

Jay A. Bys, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer since 2021; Private Energy Advisor 2019 to 2020 and 2015 to 2016; GenOn Energy and affiliate companies Chief Commercial Officer 2017 to 2018; Luminant Energy Vice President Origination and Capital Management 2007 to 2014; TXU, Enserch Energy various positions 1997 to 2007.