S-3ASR

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 3, 2023

Registration No. 333-            

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM S-3

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

 

CHEVRON CORPORATION   CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   Pennsylvania

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

94-0890210   25-0527925

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

 

 

CHEVRON CORPORATION

6001 Bollinger Canyon Road

San Ramon, CA 94583

(925) 842-1000

 

CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.

6001 Bollinger Canyon Road

San Ramon, CA 94583

(925) 842-1000

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

 

Mary A. Francis, Esq.

Corporate Secretary and Chief Governance Officer

Chevron Corporation

6001 Bollinger Canyon Road, San Ramon, CA 94583

(925) 842-1000

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

 

Copies to:

 

David E. Lillevand, Esq.

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Four Embarcadero Center, 22nd Floor

San Francisco, California 94111

 

Craig B. Brod, Esq.

Helena K. Grannis, Esq.

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

One Liberty Plaza

New York, New York 10006

 

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after the effective date of this registration statement.

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Large accelerated filer      Accelerated filer  
Non-accelerated filer      Smaller reporting company  
     Emerging growth company  

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.  ☐

 

 

 


PROSPECTUS

 

Chevron Corporation   Chevron U.S.A. Inc.

DEBT SECURITIES

GUARANTEES

  DEBT SECURITIES

Chevron Corporation and Chevron U.S.A. Inc. (“CUSA”) may offer debt securities from time to time. Market conditions at the time of sale will determine the terms of any securities offered. Debt securities sold by CUSA will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed on an unsecured basis by Chevron Corporation.

Chevron Corporation and CUSA may issue debt securities in one or more series with the same or various maturities, at par, at a premium or with an original issue discount. The debt securities may be offered through underwriters or agents, or directly to investors or dealers. At the applicable issuer’s option and as described in the relevant prospectus supplement, the debt securities may be denominated in U.S. dollars or in any other currency.

This prospectus describes generally the terms of the debt securities and the guarantees. A supplement or supplements to this prospectus will describe the specific terms of each issuance of debt securities and the guarantees. If any offering involves underwriters, dealers or agents, arrangements with them will be described in the prospectus supplement that relates to that offering.

Investing in the debt securities of Chevron Corporation and CUSA involves risks. See the section entitled “Risk Factors” in any accompanying prospectus supplement and in any documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

 

The date of this prospectus is August 3, 2023


EXPLANATORY NOTE

We are filing this registration statement solely to replace our prior Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-242506) that is expiring pursuant to Rule 415(a)(5) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). In accordance with Rule 415(a)(6), effectiveness of this registration statement will be deemed to terminate the expiring prior Registration Statement.


ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

This prospectus is part of a “shelf” registration statement that Chevron Corporation and CUSA have filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission” or the “SEC”). By using a shelf registration statement, Chevron Corporation may issue debt securities and guarantees or CUSA may issue debt securities in one or more offerings. This prospectus only provides a general description of the debt securities and guarantees that may be offered. Each time Chevron Corporation or CUSA sells debt securities and, in the case of Chevron Corporation, guarantees under the shelf registration, a supplement to this prospectus containing specific information about the terms of the debt securities and guarantees will be provided. Any prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. Before purchasing any debt securities, you should read carefully both this prospectus and any prospectus supplement, together with the additional information described under the heading “Information Incorporated by Reference.”

Except as otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires, references to “Chevron” refer to Chevron Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries, including CUSA. Each of Chevron Corporation and CUSA, exclusive of their respective subsidiaries, is referred to as a “registrant,” and together as the “registrants.” With respect to debt securities, the term “issuer” means either Chevron Corporation or CUSA, exclusive of their respective subsidiaries, depending on which registrant is offering the debt securities. The term “issuers” is a collective reference to Chevron Corporation and CUSA. With respect to the guarantees, the term “Guarantor” means Chevron Corporation, exclusive of its subsidiaries, as guarantor of debt securities offered by CUSA.


WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

Chevron files annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the Commission. Chevron’s filings are available to the public over the Internet at its web site (www.chevron.com) or at the Commission’s website (www.sec.gov). Except for the documents specifically incorporated by reference into this prospectus, information contained on Chevron’s website or that of the Commission or that can be accessed through such websites does not constitute a part of this prospectus. Chevron has included its and the Commission’s website address only as an inactive textual reference and does not intend it to be an active link to such websites. Chevron is not required to, and does not, provide annual reports to holders of its debt securities unless specifically requested to do so.

The issuers have filed a registration statement on Form S-3 with the Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), relating to the debt securities and guarantees offered by this prospectus. This prospectus does not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement. Some information has been omitted in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Commission. For further information, please refer to the registration statement and the exhibits and schedules filed with it.


INFORMATION INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

The Commission allows Chevron to “incorporate by reference” into this prospectus the information in documents that the Chevron files with it. This means that the issuers can disclose important information to you by referring you to other documents that they have filed separately with the Commission. The information incorporated by reference is an important part of this prospectus, and the information that Chevron files with the Commission after the date hereof will automatically update and may supersede this information. Chevron incorporates by reference the documents listed below and any future filings that Chevron makes with the Commission under sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, until the termination of the offering of securities by this prospectus, provided, however, that the issuers are not incorporating, in each case, any documents or information deemed to have been furnished and not filed in accordance with SEC rules.

 

   

Chevron’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022;

 

   

Chevron’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2023;

 

   

The information contained in Chevron’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Commission on April 12, 2023 and incorporated into Part III of Chevron’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022; and

 

   

Chevron’s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on January  27, 2023, January  27, 2023, May  22, 2023, June  2, 2023 and July 26, 2023 (other than information furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of any Current Report on Form 8-K, unless expressly stated otherwise therein).

Upon written or oral request, the issuers will provide, without charge, to each person to whom a copy of this prospectus has been delivered, a copy of any or all of the documents described above that have been or may be incorporated by reference in this prospectus but not delivered with this prospectus. Requests for copies should be directed to:

Chevron Corporation

6001 Bollinger Canyon Road, Building A, Room 2204

San Ramon, California 94583

Attention: Corporation Treasury (Corporate Finance Division)

Telephone: (925) 842-8062


CHEVRON CORPORATION AND CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.

Chevron Corporation, a Delaware corporation, manages its investments in subsidiaries and affiliates and provides administrative, financial, management and technology support to U.S. and international subsidiaries that engage in integrated energy and chemicals operations. Upstream operations consist primarily of exploring for, developing and producing crude oil and natural gas; processing, liquefaction, transportation and regasification associated with liquefied natural gas; transporting crude oil by major international oil export pipelines; transporting, storage and marketing of natural gas; and a gas-to-liquids plant. Downstream operations consist primarily of refining crude oil into petroleum products; marketing of crude oil and refined products; transporting crude oil and refined products by pipeline, marine vessel, motor equipment and rail car; and manufacturing and marketing of commodity petrochemicals, plastics for industrial uses and fuel and lubricant additives.

Chevron U.S.A. Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chevron Corporation, and its subsidiaries manage and operate most of Chevron’s U.S. businesses, with assets including those related to the exploration and production of crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids and those associated with the refining, marketing, supply and distribution of products derived from petroleum, excluding most of the regulated pipeline operations of Chevron.

Chevron Corporation and CUSA’s executive offices are located at 6001 Bollinger Canyon Road, San Ramon, California 94583 (telephone: (925) 842-1000).


USE OF PROCEEDS

Except as any accompanying prospectus supplement may state, the net proceeds from the sale of debt securities are expected to be used for general corporate purposes, including refinancing a portion of the existing commercial paper borrowings or long-term or short-term debt of Chevron Corporation or its subsidiaries, including, without limitation, CUSA, or financing capital programs of Chevron Corporation or its subsidiaries, including, without limitation, CUSA.


CAUTIONARY STATEMENT RELEVANT TO FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

FOR THE PURPOSE OF “SAFE HARBOR” PROVISIONS OF THE

PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995

This prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement, including the documents incorporated by reference herein and therein, contain forward-looking statements relating to Chevron’s operations and energy transition plans that are based on management’s current expectations, estimates and projections about the petroleum, chemicals and other energy-related industries. Words or phrases such as “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “targets,” “advances,” “commits,” “drives,” “aims,” “forecasts,” “projects,” “believes,” “approaches,” “seeks,” “schedules,” “estimates,” “positions,” “pursues,” “progress,” “may,” “can,” “could,” “should,” “will,” “budgets,” “outlook,” “trends,” “guidance,” “focus,” “on track,” “goals,” “objectives,” “strategies,” “opportunities,” “poised,” “potential,” “ambitions,” “aspires” and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond Chevron’s control and are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements. The reader should not place undue reliance on these forward- looking statements, which speak only as of the date of any such statement. Unless legally required, Chevron undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Among important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements are: changing crude oil and natural gas prices and demand for the company’s products, and production curtailments due to market conditions; crude oil production quotas or other actions that might be imposed by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and other producing countries; technological advancements; changes to government policies in the countries in which the company operates; public health crises, such as pandemics (including coronavirus (COVID-19)) and epidemics, and any related government policies and actions; disruptions in the company’s global supply chain, including supply chain constraints and escalation of the cost of goods and services; changing economic, regulatory and political environments in the various countries in which the company operates; general domestic and international economic, market and political conditions, including the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine and the global response to such conflict; changing refining, marketing and chemicals margins; actions of competitors or regulators; timing of exploration expenses; timing of crude oil liftings; the competitiveness of alternate-energy sources or product substitutes; development of large carbon capture and offset markets; the results of operations and financial condition of the company’s suppliers, vendors, partners and equity affiliates; the inability or failure of the company’s joint-venture partners to fund their share of operations and development activities; the potential failure to achieve expected net production from existing and future crude oil and natural gas development projects; potential delays in the development, construction or start-up of planned projects; the potential disruption or interruption of the company’s operations due to war, accidents, political events, civil unrest, severe weather, cyber threats, terrorist acts, or other natural or human causes beyond the company’s control; the potential liability for remedial actions or assessments under existing or future environmental regulations and litigation; significant operational, investment or product changes undertaken or required by existing or future environmental statutes and regulations, including international agreements and national or regional legislation and regulatory measures to limit or reduce greenhouse gas emissions; the potential liability resulting from pending or future litigation; the ability to successfully satisfy the requisite closing conditions and consummate the proposed acquisition of PDC Energy, Inc.; the ability to successfully integrate the operations of Chevron and PDC Energy and achieve the anticipated benefits from the transaction, including the expected incremental annual free cash flow; the company’s future acquisitions or dispositions of assets or shares or the delay or failure of such transactions to close based on required closing conditions; the potential for gains and losses from asset dispositions or impairments; government mandated sales, divestitures, recapitalizations, taxes and tax audits, tariffs, sanctions, changes in fiscal terms or restrictions on scope of company operations; foreign currency movements compared with the U.S. dollar; higher inflation and related impacts; material reductions in corporate liquidity and access to debt markets; the receipt of required Board authorizations to implement capital allocation strategies, including future stock repurchase programs and dividend payments; the effects of changed accounting rules under generally accepted accounting principles promulgated by rule-setting bodies; the company’s ability to identify and mitigate the risks and hazards inherent


in operating in the global energy industry; and the factors set forth under the heading “Risk Factors” in any accompanying prospectus supplement and in any documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus or such accompanying prospectus supplement. Other unpredictable or unknown factors not discussed in any accompanying prospectus supplement and in any documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus or such accompanying prospectus supplement could also have material adverse effects on forward-looking statements.


SUMMARIZED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

The following tables, in respect of debt securities to be issued by CUSA and guaranteed by Chevron Corporation, present summarized financial information for Chevron Corporation, as Guarantor, excluding its consolidated subsidiaries, and CUSA, as the issuer, excluding its consolidated subsidiaries (Chevron Corporation and CUSA, with each of its respective consolidated subsidiaries excluded, are herein collectively referred to as the “obligor group”). The summarized financial information is provided in accordance with the reporting requirements of Rule 13-01 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act for the obligor group and is not intended to present the financial position or results of operations of the obligor group in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as such principles are in effect in the United States.

Both Chevron Corporation and CUSA manage substantially all of their operations through divisions, branches and/or their respective investments in subsidiaries and affiliates for which they provide administrative, financial, management and technology support. Accordingly, the ability of each of Chevron Corporation and CUSA to service their respective debt or guarantee obligations is also dependent upon the earnings of their respective subsidiaries, affiliates, branches and divisions, whether by dividends, distributions, loans or otherwise.

Please refer to the consolidated financial statements of Chevron Corporation in Chevron’s Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q as filed with the Commission and incorporated by reference into this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement for further financial information regarding Chevron Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries. Please refer to footnote 6 of the consolidated financial statements of Chevron Corporation in Chevron’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, and footnotes 5 of the consolidated financial statements of Chevron Corporation in Chevron’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2023, as filed with the Commission and incorporated by reference into this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement for further financial information regarding CUSA and its consolidated subsidiaries.

The following summary financial information of Chevron Corporation and CUSA is presented on a combined basis and transactions between the combining entities have been eliminated. Financial information for non-guarantor entities has been excluded.

 

     Six months ended
June 30, 2023
     Year ended
December 31, 2022
 
     (Millions of dollars) (unaudited)  

Sales and other operating revenues

   $ 49,456      $ 126,911  

Sales and other operating revenues—related party

     21,547        50,082  

Total costs and other deductions

     49,036        121,757  

Total costs and other deductions—related party

     17,768        43,042  

Net income (loss)

   $ 7,531      $ 15,043  
     At June 30,
2023
     At December 31,
2022
 
     (Millions of dollars) (unaudited)  

Current assets

   $ 21,056      $ 28,781  

Current assets—related party

     13,851        12,326  

Other assets

     52,738        50,505  

Current liabilities

     21,225        22,663  

Current liabilities—related party

     123,815        118,277  

Other liabilities

     26,273        27,353  

Total net equity (deficit)

   $ (83,668    $ (76,681


For reference, the following summary financial information of Chevron Corporation and its consolidated

subsidiaries, including non-guarantor entities, is presented below:

 

     Six months ended
June 30, 2023
     Year ended
December 31, 2022
 
     (Millions of dollars) (unaudited)  

Sales and other operating revenues

   $ 96,058      $ 235,717  

Costs and other deductions

     82,333        196,578  

Net income (loss) attributable to Chevron Corporation

   $ 12,584      $ 35,465  
     At June 30,
2023
     At December 31,
2022
 
     (Millions of dollars) (unaudited)  

Current assets

   $ 42,790      $ 50,343  

Other assets

     208,989        207,366  

Current liabilities

     29,847        34,208  

Other liabilities

     62,634        63,259  

Total Chevron Corporation net equity

   $ 158,325      $ 159,282  

For additional information, see the respective consolidated audited and unaudited financial statements of Chevron Corporation referenced above.


DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES AND GUARANTEES

Please note that in this section entitled “Description of Debt Securities and Guarantees,” references to Chevron Corporation refer only to Chevron Corporation and not to any of its subsidiaries. References to CUSA refer only to CUSA and not to any of its subsidiaries or any other subsidiaries of Chevron Corporation. The term “issuer” means either Chevron or CUSA, exclusive of their respective subsidiaries, depending on which registrant is offering the debt securities, and the term “issuers” is a collective reference to Chevron and CUSA, exclusive of their respective subsidiaries. The term “Guarantor” means Chevron Corporation, exclusive of its subsidiaries, as guarantor of debt securities that may be issued by CUSA.

Chevron Corporation may issue debt securities. The debt securities will be Chevron Corporation’s unsubordinated and, unless otherwise expressly stated in the applicable prospectus supplement, unsecured obligations and may be issued in one or more series. CUSA may also issue debt securities. The debt securities will be CUSA’s unsubordinated and, unless otherwise expressly stated in the applicable prospectus supplement, unsecured obligations and may be issued in one or more series. The debt securities of any series of CUSA will have the benefit of a guaranty by Chevron Corporation (each, a “Guaranty” and, collectively, the “Guarantees”). The Guarantees will be the unsubordinated and, unless otherwise expressly stated in the applicable prospectus supplement, unsecured obligations of the Guarantor. Unless otherwise expressly stated or the context otherwise requires, as used in this section, the term “guaranteed debt securities” means any debt securities that, as described in the prospectus supplement relating thereto, are guaranteed by the Guarantor pursuant to the CUSA Indenture (as defined below).

The debt securities issued by Chevron Corporation may be issued under an indenture dated as of May 11, 2020, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 11, 2020 (the “Chevron Indenture”), between Chevron Corporation, as the issuer, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, as may be further supplemented from time to time by one or more supplemental indentures thereto, to be entered into by Chevron Corporation, a trustee, registrar, paying agent and transfer agent, as applicable. The debt securities issued by CUSA may be issued under an indenture dated August 12, 2020, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 12, 2020, as supplemented by the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 6, 2021 (the “CUSA Indenture”), among CUSA, as the issuer, Chevron Corporation, as the Guarantor, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, as may be further supplemented from time to time by one or more supplemental indentures thereto, to be entered into by CUSA, Chevron Corporation, a trustee, registrar, paying agent and transfer agent, as applicable. The Chevron Indenture and the CUSA Indenture are incorporated by reference as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. If a different trustee, registrar, paying agent, transfer agent or a different indenture for a series of debt securities is used, those details will be provided in a prospectus supplement and the forms of any other indentures will be filed with the Commission at the time they are used. The terms of any series of debt securities and, if applicable, any Guarantees of the debt securities of such series will be those specified in or pursuant to the applicable indenture and in the certificates evidencing that series of debt securities and those made part of the applicable indenture by the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, referred to herein as the “Trust Indenture Act.”

The following is a general description of the debt securities and, if applicable, the Guarantees of the debt securities that may be offered by this prospectus. This summary is not meant to be a complete description of the debt securities and any applicable Guarantees. The accompanying prospectus supplement will contain the material terms and conditions of the debt securities and, if applicable, the Guarantees of the debt securities offered by such prospectus supplement. For each series of debt securities, the applicable prospectus supplement for the series may change and supplement the summary below.

General

The applicable indenture provides for the issuance of debt securities without limitation as to aggregate principal amount. The debt securities may be issued from time to time in one or more series. Unless otherwise indicated in the prospectus supplement relating thereto, the debt securities will be unsecured and will rank pari passu with all


other existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the applicable issuer. Accordingly, your ownership of debt securities means you are one of the applicable issuer’s unsecured creditors. The respective indenture does not limit the amount of other indebtedness or securities that may be issued by the applicable issuer or its respective subsidiaries. Current outstanding and additional debt securities of Chevron Corporation will be structurally subordinated to any debt securities issued by CUSA (or any other subsidiaries) and any other indebtedness and liabilities of CUSA (or any other subsidiaries). Debt securities of CUSA will be structurally subordinated to any debt securities issued by its subsidiaries and any other indebtedness and liabilities of its subsidiaries.

Debt securities of a series may be issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more global securities registered in the name of a depository or its nominee and, in such case, beneficial interests in the global securities will be shown on, and transfers thereof will be effected only through, records maintained by the designated depository and its participants. Alternatively, debt securities of a series will be issued in registered form as specified in the terms of the series.

Provisions of the Applicable Indenture

The applicable indenture provides that debt securities may be issued under them from time to time in one or more series. For each series of debt securities, this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement will describe the following terms and conditions of that series of debt securities:

 

   

the title of the series;

 

   

the maximum aggregate principal amount, if any, established for debt securities of the series, provided, however, that such amount may from time to time be increased by a certified resolution;

 

   

the price or prices at which the debt securities will be sold;

 

   

the person to whom any interest on a debt security of the series will be payable, if other than the person in whose name that debt security (or one or more predecessor debt securities) is registered at the close of business on the regular record date for such interest;

 

   

the date or dates (which may be fixed or floating) on which the principal and premium, if any, of any debt securities of the series will be payable or the method used to determine or extend those dates;

 

   

the rate or rates at which any debt securities of the series will bear interest, if any, or the method by which such rate or rates shall be determined, the date or dates from which any such interest will accrue, or the method by which such date or dates shall be determined, the interest payment dates on which any such interest will be payable and the regular record date, if any, for any such interest payable on any interest payment date, or the method by which such date or dates shall be determined, and the basis upon which interest shall be calculated if other than that of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months, the right, if any, to extend or defer interest payments and the duration of such extension or deferral;

 

   

the place or places where the principal of and any premium and interest on any debt securities of the series will be payable, the place or places where the debt securities of such series may be presented for registration of transfer or exchange, the place or places where notices and demands to or upon the applicable issuer in respect of the debt securities of such series may be made and the manner in which any payment may be made;

 

   

the period or periods within which or the date or dates on which, the price or prices at which, the currency or currency units in which, and the terms and conditions upon which any debt securities of the series may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at the applicable issuer’s option and, if other than by a certified resolution, the manner in which any election by such issuer to redeem the debt securities will be evidenced;

 

   

the applicable issuer’s obligation or right, if any, to redeem or purchase any debt securities of the series pursuant to any sinking fund, amortization or analogous provisions and the period or periods within which, the price or prices at which, the currency or currency units in which, and the terms and conditions upon which any debt securities of the series will be redeemed or purchased, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation;


   

if other than denominations of $2,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof, the denominations in which any debt securities of the series will be issuable;

 

   

the name of the applicable trustee under the applicable indenture, if other than as specified above;

 

   

if other than the applicable trustee, the identity of each security registrar and/or paying agent;

 

   

if the amount of principal of or premium, if any, or interest on any debt securities of the series may be determined with reference to a financial or economic measure or index or pursuant to a formula, the manner in which such amounts will be determined;

 

   

if other than U.S. dollars, the currency, currencies or currency units in which the principal of or premium, if any, or interest on any debt securities of the series or amount payable under the Guaranty, if applicable, will be payable and the manner of determining the equivalent thereof in U.S. dollars for any purpose;

 

   

if the principal of or premium, if any, or interest on any debt securities of the series is to be payable, at the applicable issuer’s election or the election of the holder thereof or of the Guaranty, if applicable, in one or more currencies or currency units other than that or those in which such debt securities are stated to be payable, the currency, currencies or currency units in which the principal of or premium, if any, or interest on such debt securities as to which such election is made will be payable, the periods within which or the dates on which and the terms and conditions upon which such election is to be made and the amount so payable (or the manner in which such amount will be determined);

 

   

if provisions for the satisfaction and discharge of the applicable indenture other than as set forth therein shall apply to the debt securities of that series;

 

   

if other than the entire principal amount thereof, the portion of the principal amount of any debt securities of the series which will be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the maturity thereof pursuant to the applicable indenture or the method by which such portion shall be determined;

 

   

if the principal amount payable at the stated maturity of any debt securities of the series will not be determinable as of any one or more dates prior to the stated maturity, the amount which will be deemed to be the principal amount of such debt securities as of any such date for any purpose thereunder or hereunder, including the principal amount thereof which will be due and payable upon any maturity other than the stated maturity or which will be deemed to be outstanding as of any date prior to the stated maturity (or, in any such case, the manner in which such amount deemed to be the principal amount will be determined);

 

   

if other than by a certified resolution, the manner in which any election by the applicable issuer to defease any debt securities of the series pursuant to the applicable indenture will be evidenced; whether any debt securities of the series other than debt securities denominated in U.S. dollars and bearing interest at a fixed rate are to be subject to the defeasance provisions of the applicable indenture; or, in the case of debt securities denominated in U.S. dollars and bearing interest at a fixed rate, if applicable, that the debt securities of the series, in whole or any specified part, will not be defeasible pursuant to the applicable indenture;

 

   

if applicable, that any debt securities of the series shall be issuable in whole or in part in the form of one or more global securities and, in such case, the respective depositaries for such global securities, the form of any legend or legends which shall be borne by any such global security in addition to or in lieu of that set forth in the applicable indenture and any circumstances in which any such global security may be exchanged in whole or in part for debt securities registered, and any transfer of such global security in whole or in part may be registered, in the name or names of persons other than the depositary for such global security or a nominee thereof;

 

   

any addition to, deletion from or change in the events of default applicable to any debt securities of the series and any change in the right of the applicable trustee or the requisite holders of such debt securities to declare the principal amount thereof due and payable;

 

   

any addition to, deletion from or change in the covenants applicable to debt securities of the series;


   

in the case of debt securities issued by CUSA, the terms and conditions upon which such debt securities will be guaranteed and, if applicable, the terms and conditions upon which such Guaranty may be subordinated to other indebtedness of the Guarantor;

 

   

whether the debt securities of the series will be secured by any collateral and, if so, the terms and conditions upon which such debt securities will be secured and, if applicable, upon which such liens may be subordinated to other liens securing other indebtedness of the applicable issuer or of the Guarantor;

 

   

the exchanges or automated quotation systems, if any, on which the debt securities may be listed or traded; and

 

   

any other terms of the debt securities of the series (which terms will not be inconsistent with the provisions of the applicable indenture, except as permitted thereunder).

Interest and Interest Rates

In the applicable prospectus supplement, the applicable issuer will designate the debt securities of a series as being either debt securities bearing interest at a fixed rate of interest or debt securities bearing interest at a floating rate of interest. Each debt security will begin to accrue interest from the date on which it is originally issued. Interest on each such debt security will be payable in arrears on the interest payment dates set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement and at maturity or, if earlier, the applicable redemption date. Interest will be payable to the holder of record of the debt securities at the close of business on the record date for each interest payment date, which record dates will be specified in such prospectus supplement.

Guaranty

The debt securities of any series of CUSA will be guaranteed by Chevron Corporation. Unless otherwise provided in the prospectus supplement relating to debt securities of any series of CUSA, each series of such debt securities shall be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Guarantor as to (i) the prompt payment by CUSA of the outstanding principal of such debt securities when and as the same shall become due, whether at the stated maturity thereof, by acceleration or otherwise, (ii) the prompt payment by CUSA of any interest and any premium payable with respect to the outstanding principal of all such debt securities when and as the same shall become due, whether at the stated maturity thereof, by acceleration or otherwise and (iii) the payment of all other sums owing from CUSA under such debt securities when and as the same shall become due, all in accordance with the terms of such debt securities and the CUSA Indenture (the payment obligations by Chevron Corporation identified in subparagraphs (i) through (iii) being collectively referred to herein as the “Guaranteed Obligations”). All payments by the Guarantor shall be made in lawful money of the United States of America. Each Guaranty shall be unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the Guarantor and rank equally with other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness for borrowed money of the Guarantor.

Each Guaranty shall terminate and be of no further force and effect (i) subject to customary contingent restatement provisions, upon payment in full of the aggregate principal amount of all applicable debt securities then outstanding and all other Guaranteed Obligations of the Guarantor then due and owing or (ii) upon legal or covenant defeasance of the issuer’s obligations in accordance with the terms of the CUSA Indenture or the full satisfaction and discharge of the CUSA Indenture with respect to all series of debt securities issued thereunder; provided that all Guaranteed Obligations incurred to the date of such satisfaction and discharge have been paid in full.

Under the CUSA Indenture, the Guarantor covenants that so long as it has any outstanding obligations under a Guaranty, it will maintain its corporate existence, will not dissolve, sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets and will not consolidate with or merge into another corporation or permit one or more other corporations to consolidate with or merge into it; provided that the Guarantor may, without violating such covenants, consolidate with or merge into another corporation or permit one or more other corporations to consolidate with or merge into it, or sell or otherwise transfer to another corporation all or substantially all of its


assets as an entirety and thereafter dissolve, if (i) the surviving corporation shall be incorporated and existing under the laws of one of the States of the United States of America, (ii) the surviving corporation assumes, if such corporation is not the Guarantor, all of the obligations of the Guarantor under the applicable Guaranty, (iii) the surviving corporation and issuer are not, after such transaction, otherwise in default under any provisions of the CUSA Indenture and (iv) the trustee receives from the Guarantor an officers’ certificate and an opinion of counsel that the transaction and any supplemental indenture, as the case may be, complies with the applicable provisions of the CUSA Indenture.

Each Guaranty shall provide that in the event of a default in the payment of principal of and any interest and any premium which may be payable by CUSA in respect of the debt securities issued by CUSA, the holder of such debt securities may institute legal proceedings directly against the Guarantor to enforce the Guaranty without proceeding first against CUSA.

Redemption

If specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, the applicable issuer may elect to redeem all or part of the outstanding debt securities of a series from time to time before the maturity date of the debt securities of that series. Upon such election, the applicable issuer will notify the applicable trustee of the redemption date and the principal amount of debt securities of the series to be redeemed. If less than all the debt securities of the series are to be redeemed, the particular debt securities of that series to be redeemed will be selected by the applicable trustee in accordance with the depositary’s procedures, in the case of notes represented by a global note, or by lot, in the case of notes that are not represented by a global note. The applicable prospectus supplement will specify the redemption price for the debt securities to be redeemed (or the method of calculating such price), in each case in accordance with the terms and conditions of those debt securities.

Unless otherwise specified in a supplemental indenture, notice of redemption will be given to each holder of the debt securities to be redeemed not less than 10 nor more than 60 days prior to the date set for such redemption (or within such period as otherwise specified or as contemplated by the applicable indenture for debt securities of a series). This notice will identify the debt securities to be redeemed and will include the following information: the redemption date; the redemption price (or the method of calculating such price); if less than all of the outstanding debt securities of such series are to be redeemed, the identification (and, in the case of partial redemption, the respective principal amounts) of the particular debt securities to be redeemed; the place or places where such debt securities are to be surrendered for payment of the redemption price; and, if applicable, the CUSIP number of the debt securities to be redeemed.

By no later than 11:59 a.m. (New York City time) on the redemption date, the applicable issuer will deposit or cause to be deposited with the applicable trustee or with a paying agent (or, if such issuer is acting as its own paying agent with respect to the debt securities being redeemed, the applicable issuer will segregate and hold in trust as provided in the applicable indenture) an amount of money sufficient to pay the aggregate redemption price of, and (except if the redemption date shall be an interest payment date or the debt securities of such series provide otherwise) accrued interest on, all of the debt securities or the part thereof to be redeemed on that date. On the redemption date, the redemption price will become due and payable upon all of the debt securities to be redeemed, and interest, if any, on the debt securities to be redeemed will cease to accrue from and after that date. Upon surrender of any such debt securities for redemption, the applicable issuer will pay those debt securities surrendered at the redemption price together, if applicable, with accrued interest to the redemption date. If the redemption date is after a regular record date and on or prior to the applicable interest payment date, the accrued and unpaid interest shall be payable to the holder of the redeemed securities registered on the relevant regular record date, subject to the applicable procedures of the depositary.

Any debt securities to be redeemed only in part must be surrendered at the office or agency established by the applicable issuer for such purpose, and such issuer will execute, and the applicable trustee will authenticate and deliver to a holder without service charge, new debt securities of the same series and of like tenor, of any authorized denominations as requested by such holder, in a principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unredeemed portion of the debt securities that such holder surrenders.


Covenants of the Applicable Issuer

The respective indenture sets forth limited covenants that will apply to each series of debt securities issued by the applicable issuer under the applicable indenture, unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement. However, these covenants do not, among other things:

 

   

limit the amount of indebtedness or lease obligations that may be incurred by such issuer or the Guarantor, if applicable, and their respective subsidiaries;

 

   

limit such issuer’s or the Guarantor’s, if applicable, ability or that of their respective subsidiaries to issue, assume or guarantee debt secured by liens (including in connection with any consolidation or merger);

 

   

restrict such issuer or the Guarantor, if applicable, from paying dividends or making distributions on its capital stock or purchasing or redeeming its capital stock; or

 

   

place any restrictions on sale and leaseback transactions.

Certain other debt securities of Chevron Corporation or CUSA outstanding at any time may benefit from one or more of the type of covenants noted above.

The holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series may, on behalf of the holders of all debt securities of that series, waive compliance by the applicable issuer with certain restrictive provisions of the applicable indenture.

Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets

The respective indenture provides that the applicable issuer may consolidate with or merge with or into any other person, and may sell, transfer, or lease or convey all or substantially all of its properties and assets to another person; provided that the following conditions are satisfied:

 

   

The applicable issuer is the continuing entity, or in the case of the applicable issuer, the resulting, surviving or transferee person (the “Successor”) is a person (if such person is not a corporation, then the Successor will include a corporate co-issuer of the debt securities) organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia and the Successor (if not the applicable issuer) will expressly assume, by supplemental indenture, all of the applicable issuer’s obligations under the debt securities and the applicable indenture;

 

   

immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no default or event of default under the applicable indenture has occurred and is continuing;

 

   

the Guarantor, if applicable, unless it is the other party to the transactions described above, shall have by supplemental indenture confirmed that its Guaranty shall apply to such Successor’s obligations under the Securities and the applicable indenture; and

 

   

the applicable trustee receives from the applicable issuer an officers’ certificate and an opinion of counsel that the transaction and such supplemental indenture, as the case may be, complies with the applicable provisions of the applicable indenture.

If the applicable issuer consolidates or merges with or into any other person or sells, transfers, leases or conveys all or substantially all of its properties and assets in accordance with the applicable indenture, the Successor will be substituted for such issuer in the applicable indenture, with the same effect as if it had been an original party to such indenture. As a result, the Successor may exercise such issuer’s rights and powers under the applicable indenture, as applicable, and such issuer will be released from all its liabilities and obligations under such indenture and under the debt securities.

For purposes of this covenant, “person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof or any other entity.


Events of Default

The respective indenture defines an event of default with respect to any particular series of debt securities as any one of the following events:

 

   

default in the payment of interest on any debt securities of a series issued under the applicable indenture for 30 days after becoming due;

 

   

default in the payment of the principal of or any premium, if any, on any debt securities of a series issued under the applicable indenture at its stated maturity date;

 

   

default in the deposit of any sinking fund payment when and as due by the terms of any series of securities issued under the applicable indenture;

 

   

default in the performance or breach of any other covenant or warranty in the applicable indenture (other than a covenant included in the applicable indenture solely for the benefit of any series of debt securities other than that series) for 90 days after notice to the applicable issuer by the applicable trustee or to such issuer and such trustee by the holders of at least twenty-five percent (25%) in principal amount of the debt securities of all series affected;

 

   

particular events of bankruptcy, insolvency or similar reorganization of the applicable issuer or the Guarantor, if applicable; or

 

   

any other event of default provided with respect to debt securities of that series.

An event of default with respect to one series of debt securities will not necessarily constitute an event of default with respect to any other series of debt securities. If an event of default with respect to the debt securities of any one or more series occurs and is continuing, the applicable trustee or the holders of not less than twenty-five percent (25%) in aggregate principal amount of the debt securities of each such series may declare the principal amount (or such portion thereof as may be specified in the prospectus supplement relating to any such series) of all of the debt securities of that series, together with any accrued interest, to be immediately due and payable. Under certain conditions, such a declaration may be annulled. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an event of default pursuant to events of bankruptcy, insolvency or similar reorganization of the applicable issuer or the Guarantor, if applicable, occurs, the unpaid principal of, premium, if any, and any accrued and unpaid interest on all the debt securities shall become and be immediately due and payable without further action or notice on the part of the applicable trustee or any holder.

The respective indenture provides that the applicable trustee shall, within 90 days after the occurrence of a default actually known to such trustee, give the holders of debt securities notice of all uncured defaults actually known to one of its responsible officers (the term “default” to mean the events specified above without grace periods); provided, however, that, except in the case of default in the payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any debt security, such trustee shall be fully protected in withholding such notice if it in good faith determines the withholding of such notice is in the interest of the holders of debt securities.

The applicable issuer will be required to furnish to the applicable trustee annually a statement by the principal financial officer, the principal executive officer, or the principal accounting officer of the applicable issuer stating whether or not, to the best of his or her knowledge, such issuer is in default in the performance and observance of any of the terms, provisions and conditions under the applicable indenture and, if such issuer is in default, specifying each such default and what actions have been taken to cure such default.

The holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of all series affected will have the right, subject to certain limitations, to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the applicable trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on such trustee with respect to the debt securities of such series, and to waive certain defaults with respect thereto. The applicable indenture provides that in case an event of default shall occur and be continuing, such trustee shall exercise such of its rights and powers under the applicable indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his or her own affairs. Subject to


such provisions, the applicable trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under the applicable indenture at the request of any of the holders of debt securities unless they shall have offered to the trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance with such request.

The holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of a series may, on behalf of the holders of all debt securities of that series, waive any past default and its consequences under the applicable indenture with respect to the debt securities of that series, except a default (1) in the payment of principal or premium, if any, or interest on debt securities of that series or (2) in respect of a covenant or provision of such indenture that cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the holder of each debt security of that series. Upon any such waiver, such default will cease to exist, and any event of default arising therefrom will be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of the applicable indenture; however, no such waiver will extend to any subsequent or other default or event of default or impair any rights consequent thereon.

Modifications and Waivers

Modification and amendments of the applicable indenture and the debt securities of any series may be made by the applicable issuer, the Guarantor, if applicable, and the applicable trustee with the consent of the holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series affected thereby; provided, however, that no such modification or amendment may, without the consent of the holder of each outstanding debt security of that series affected thereby:

 

   

change the stated maturity of the principal of, premium, if any, or installment of interest on, any debt security;

 

   

reduce the principal amount of any debt security or reduce the amount of the principal of any debt security which would be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the maturity thereof or reduce the rate of interest on any debt security;

 

   

reduce any premium payable on the redemption of any debt security or change the date on which any debt security may or must be redeemed;

 

   

change the coin or currency in which the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any debt security is payable;

 

   

impair the right of any holder to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or after the stated maturity of any debt security (or, in the case of redemption, on or after the redemption date);

 

   

reduce the percentage in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities, the consent of whose holders is required in order to take certain actions;

 

   

reduce the requirements for quorum or voting by holders of debt securities in the applicable indenture or the debt security;

 

   

modify any of the provisions in the applicable indenture regarding the waiver of past defaults and the waiver of certain covenants by the holders of debt securities except to increase any percentage vote required or to provide that certain other provisions of the applicable indenture cannot be modified or waived without the consent of the holder of each debt security affected thereby; or

 

   

modify any of the above provisions.

The applicable issuer, the Guarantor, if applicable, and the applicable trustee may, without the consent of any holders, modify or amend the terms of the applicable indenture and the debt securities of any series with respect to the following:

 

   

to add to the applicable issuer’s covenants for the benefit of holders of the debt securities of all or any series or to surrender any right or power conferred upon such issuer;

 

   

to evidence the succession of another person to, and the assumption by the successor of the applicable issuer’s covenants, agreements and obligations under, the applicable indenture pursuant to the covenant described under “—Covenants—Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets”;


   

in the case of the CUSA Indenture, to evidence the succession of another corporation to, and the assumption by the successor of the Guarantor’s covenants, agreements and obligations under, the CUSA Indenture pursuant to the covenant described under “—Guaranty”;

 

   

to add any additional events of default for the benefit of holders of the debt securities of all or any series;

 

   

to add one or more guarantees or co-obligors for the benefit of holders of the debt securities;

 

   

to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor trustee with respect to the debt securities of one or more series and/or to add to or change any of the provisions of the applicable indenture as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of the trusts under the applicable indenture by more than one trustee;

 

   

to provide for the issuance of additional debt securities of any series;

 

   

to establish the form or terms of debt securities of any series as permitted by the applicable indenture;

 

   

to comply with the roles of any depositary;

 

   

to secure the debt securities;

 

   

to add or change any of the provisions of the applicable indenture as necessary to permit the issuance of debt securities in uncertificated form;

 

   

to add to, change or eliminate any of the provisions of the applicable indenture in respect of one or more series of debt securities; provided that any such addition, change or elimination (a) shall neither (1) apply to any debt security of any series created prior to the execution of such supplemental indenture and entitled to the benefit of such provision nor (2) modify the rights of the holder of any such debt security with respect to such provision or (b) shall become effective only when there is no debt security described in clause (a)(1) outstanding;

 

   

to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency;

 

   

to change any other provision; provided that the change does not adversely affect the interests of the holders of debt securities of any series in any material respect;

 

   

to supplement any of the provisions of the applicable indenture to such extent as shall be necessary to permit or facilitate the defeasance and discharge of any series of debt securities pursuant to the applicable indenture; provided that any such action shall not adversely affect the interests of the holders of debt securities of such series or any other series of debt securities in any material respect;

 

   

to comply with the rules or regulations of any securities exchange or automated quotation system on which any of the debt securities may be listed or traded; or

 

   

to add to, change or eliminate any of the provisions of the applicable indenture as shall be necessary or desirable in accordance with any amendments to the Trust Indenture Act, provided that such action does not adversely affect the rights or interests of any holder of debt securities in any material respect.

Defeasance and Discharge

The applicable issuer may discharge certain obligations to holders of the debt securities of a series bearing interest at a fixed rate of interest that have not already been delivered to the applicable trustee for cancellation and that either have become due and payable or will become due and payable within one year (or scheduled for redemption within one year) by depositing with the trustee, in trust, funds in U.S. dollars in an amount sufficient to pay the entire indebtedness including, but not limited to, the principal and premium, if any, and interest to the date of such deposit (if the debt securities have become due and payable) or to the maturity thereof or the redemption date of the debt securities of that series, as the case may be. The applicable issuer may direct the applicable trustee to invest such funds in U.S. Treasury securities with a maturity of one year or less or in a money market fund that invests solely in short-term U.S. Treasury securities.


The applicable indenture provides that the applicable issuer may elect either (1) to defease and be discharged from any and all obligations with respect to the debt securities of a series (except for, among other things, obligations to register the transfer or exchange of the debt securities, to replace temporary or mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen debt securities, to maintain an office or agency with respect to the debt securities and to hold moneys for payment in trust) (“legal defeasance”) or (2) to be released from the applicable issuer’s obligations to comply with the restrictive covenants under the applicable indenture, and any omission to comply with such obligations will not constitute a default or an event of default with respect to the debt securities of a series and the fourth and sixth bulleted provision under “—Events of Default” will no longer be applied (“covenant defeasance”). Legal defeasance or covenant defeasance, as the case may be, will be conditioned upon, among other things, the irrevocable deposit by the applicable issuer with the applicable trustee, in trust, of an amount in U.S. dollars, or U.S. government obligations, or both, applicable to the debt securities of that series which through the scheduled payment of principal and interest in accordance with their terms will provide money in an amount sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent accountants, to pay the principal or premium, if any, and interest on the debt securities on the scheduled due dates therefor.

If the applicable issuer effects covenant defeasance with respect to the debt securities of any series, the amount in U.S. dollars, or U.S. government obligations, or both, on deposit with the applicable trustee will be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent accountants, to pay amounts due on the debt securities of that series at the time of the stated maturity but may not be sufficient to pay amounts due on the debt securities of that series at the time of the acceleration resulting from such event of default. However, the applicable issuer would remain liable to make payment of such amounts due at the time of acceleration.

The applicable issuer will be required to deliver to the applicable trustee an opinion of counsel that the deposit and related defeasance will not cause the holders and beneficial owners of the debt securities of that series to recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes. If the applicable issuer elects legal defeasance, that opinion of counsel must be based upon a ruling from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service or a change in law to that effect.

The applicable issuer may exercise its legal defeasance option notwithstanding its prior exercise of its covenant defeasance option.

Governing Law

The indentures, the debt securities and associated Guarantees will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

Concerning the Trustee

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas shall serve as the initial trustee under each of the indentures.

The applicable indenture provides that there may be more than one trustee under such indenture, each for one or more series of debt securities. If there are different trustees for different series of debt securities, each trustee will be a trustee of a trust under the applicable indenture separate and apart from the trust administered by any other trustee under that indenture. Except as otherwise indicated in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement, any action permitted to be taken by a trustee may be taken by such trustee only on the one or more series of debt securities for which it is the trustee under the applicable indenture.

In certain instances, the applicable issuer or the holders of a majority of the then-outstanding principal amount of a series of debt securities may remove a trustee from one or more series of debt securities for which it is a trustee under that indenture and appoint a successor trustee to such series of debt securities.

From time to time, a trustee may also serve as trustee under other indentures relating to debt securities issued by the issuers, the Guarantor or affiliated companies and may engage in commercial transactions with the issuers, the Guarantor and affiliated companies. Further, a trustee may become the owner or pledgee of any of the debt securities for which it is a trustee under the applicable indenture with the same rights and powers it would have if it were not the trustee.


PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

Debt securities may be sold in any one or more of the following ways:

 

   

directly to purchasers or a single purchaser;

 

   

through agents;

 

   

through dealers; or

 

   

through one or more underwriters acting alone or through underwriting syndicates led by one or more managing underwriters;

each as may be identified in a prospectus supplement relating to an issuance of debt securities.

If debt securities described in a prospectus supplement are underwritten, the prospectus supplement will name each underwriter of the securities. Only underwriters named in a prospectus supplement will be deemed to be underwriters of the securities offered by that prospectus supplement. Prospectus supplements relating to underwritten offerings of securities will also describe:

 

   

the discounts and commissions to be allowed or paid to the underwriters;

 

   

all other items constituting underwriting compensation;

 

   

the discounts or concessions to be allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers, if any; and

 

   

the exchanges, if any, on which the securities will be listed.

Debt securities may be sold directly by the applicable issuer through agents designated by such issuer from time to time. Any agent involved in the offer or sale of securities, and any commission payable by the applicable issuer, as applicable, to such agent, will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. Unless otherwise indicated in the prospectus supplement, any agent involved in the offer or sale of securities will be acting on a best efforts basis for the period of its appointment.

If indicated in a prospectus supplement, the obligations of the underwriters will be subject to conditions precedent. With respect to a sale of debt securities, the underwriters will be obligated to purchase all securities offered if any are purchased.

The applicable issuer and the Guarantor, if a Guaranty is issued, will indemnify any underwriters and agents against, and contribute toward, various civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. Underwriters and agents may engage in transactions with or perform services for Chevron and its affiliated companies in the ordinary course of business.

LEGAL MATTERS

The validity of any debt securities and Guaranty offered by Chevron Corporation under this prospectus will be passed upon by Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, San Francisco, California. The validity of any debt securities offered by CUSA under this prospectus will be passed upon by Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, New York, New York, will pass on certain legal matters for any underwriters, agents or dealers.

EXPERTS

The financial statements and management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting (which is included in Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting) incorporated


in this prospectus by reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.


Part II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution

All amounts reflected in the table below and payable by the applicable issuer are estimated except the SEC registration fee.

 

SEC Registration Fee

   $ (1

Trustee Fees and Expenses

     (2

Rating Agency Fees

     (2

Printing Fees

     (2

Legal Fees and Expenses

     (2

Accounting Fees and Expenses

     (2

Miscellaneous

     (2
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ (2

 

(1)

Deferred in accordance with Rule 456(b).

(2)

The applicable prospectus supplement will set forth the estimated aggregate amount of expenses payable by the applicable issuer in respect of any offering of debt securities.

Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers

Delaware Registrant—Chevron Corporation

Chevron Corporation is incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware.

Section 145(a) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”) provides, in general, that a corporation shall have the power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, other than an action by or in the right of the corporation, because the person is or was a director or officer of the corporation. Such indemnity may be against expenses, including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and if, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, the person did not have reasonable cause to believe the person’s conduct was unlawful.

Section 145(b) of the DGCL provides, in general, that a corporation shall have the power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor because the person is or was a director or officer of the corporation, against any expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to be indemnified for such expenses that the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.

Section 145(g) of the DGCL provides, in general, that a corporation shall have the power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director or officer of the corporation against any liability asserted against the person in any such capacity, or arising out of the person’s status as such, whether or

 

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not the corporation would have the power to indemnify the person against such liability under the provisions of the law. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, a director will not be liable to us or our stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. In addition, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that we will indemnify each director and officer and may indemnify employees and agents, as determined by our board, to the fullest extent provided by the laws of the State of Delaware.

Both Article VIII of Chevron’s certificate of incorporation, as amended (“Chevron’s certificate of incorporation”) and Article VIII of Chevron’s by-laws, as amended (“Chevron’s By-Laws” and, together with Chevron’s certificate of incorporation, “Chevron’s organizational documents”) provide for indemnification of its directors, officers, employees and other agents and any person serving or having served, at the request of the corporation, as a director, officer, manager, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other organization or enterprise, nonprofit or otherwise, including an employee benefit plan (“corporate servant” or “indemnified person”). Chevron’s organizational documents provide that, to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL and without limiting any rights of indemnified persons, Chevron shall indemnify any corporate servant who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal or administrative (“proceedings”), by reason of the fact that the person is or was a corporate servant against expenses (including attorney’s fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the corporate servant. Chevron’s certificate of incorporation provides that Chevron’s board of directors is authorized, to the extent permitted by the DGCL, to cause the corporation to pay expenses incurred by corporate servants in defending proceedings and to purchase and maintain insurance on their behalf whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify them under the provisions of Article VIII of the certificate of incorporation or otherwise. Chevron’s By-Laws provide that Chevron shall pay expenses (including attorney’s fees) by an indemnified person who is a current or former director, officer or employee of Chevron in defending any such proceeding in advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that the advancement of expenses shall be made only upon delivery of an undertaking to Chevron, by or on behalf of such indemnified person, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined by final judicial decision from which there is no further right to appeal that such indemnified person is not entitled to be indemnified for such expenses under Chevron’s By-laws or otherwise. All of the above rights are not exclusive of any other right to which any indemnified person may otherwise be entitled.

Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL permits a corporation to provide in its certificate of incorporation that a director of the corporation shall not be personally liable to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, provided that such a provision may not eliminate or limit the liability of (i) a director or officer for any breach of the director’s or officer’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) a director or officer for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) a director under § 174 of the DGCL regarding liability for unlawful dividends or stock repurchases and redemptions, (iv) a director or officer for any transaction from which the director or officer derived an improper personal benefit or (v) an officer in any action by or in the right of the corporation. Chevron’s certificate of incorporation provides for such limitation of liability in the case of Chevron directors, but does not limit the liability of Chevron officers.

The directors and officers of Chevron are covered by policies of insurance under which they are insured, within limits and subject to limitations, against certain expenses not indemnifiable by Chevron Corporation in connection with the defense of actions, suits or proceedings, and certain liabilities not indemnifiable by Chevron Corporation that might be imposed as a result of such actions, suits or proceedings, in which they are parties by reason of being or having been directors or officers.

The underwriters or agents on whose behalf the agreement listed as Exhibit 1.1 or 1.2, as applicable, to this registration statement will be executed will agree in such agreement to indemnify directors and officers of Chevron Corporation, and persons controlling Chevron Corporation, within the meaning of the Securities Act, against certain liabilities that might arise out of or are based upon certain information furnished to Chevron

 

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Corporation by any such underwriter or agent or to contribute to payments that may be required to be made in respect of these liabilities.

Pennsylvania Registrant—Chevron U.S.A. Inc.

CUSA is incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Under Section 1741 of Subchapter D, Chapter 17, of the Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law of 1988, as amended (“PBCL”), a business corporation has the power to indemnify any person who was or is a party, or is threatened to be made a party, to any threatened, pending or completed action or proceeding, by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer or representative of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred in connection with an action or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than derivative or corporate actions), to which any such officer or director is a party or is threatened to be made a party by reason of such officer or director being a representative of the corporation or serving at the request of the corporation as a representative of another domestic or foreign corporation for profit or not-for-profit, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, so long as the director or officer acted in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal proceeding, such officer or director had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.

Section 1742 of the PBCL permits indemnification in derivative and corporate actions if the director or officer acted in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation, except in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which the officer or director has been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the proper court determines upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, the officer or director is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for the expenses that the court deems proper.

Under Section 1743 of the PBCL, indemnification is mandatory to the extent that the officer or director has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action or proceeding referred to in Section 1741 or 1742 of the PBCL with respect to expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such officer or director in connection therewith.

Section 1744 of the PBCL provides that, unless ordered by a court, any indemnification under Section 1741 (relating to third-party actions) or Section 1742 (relating to derivative and corporate actions) shall be made by the corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that the officer or director met the applicable standard of conduct, and such determination must be made (i) by the board of directors by a majority vote of a quorum of directors not parties to the action or proceeding, (ii) if a quorum is not obtainable, or if obtainable and a majority vote of a quorum of disinterested directors so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (iii) by the shareholders.

Section 1745 of the PBCL provides that expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by a director or officer in defending any action or proceeding referred to in Subchapter D of Chapter 17 of the PBCL may be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such person to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he or she is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation. Except as otherwise provided in the corporation’s by-laws, advancement of expenses must be authorized by the board of directors.

Section 1746 of the PBCL provides generally that the indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by Subchapter D of Chapter 17 of the PBCL shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which an officer or director seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any by-law, agreement, vote of shareholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in the officer or director’s official

 

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capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding that office. In no event may indemnification be made in any case where the act or failure to act giving rise to the claim for indemnification is determined by a court to have constituted willful misconduct or recklessness.

Section 1747 of the PBCL permits a business corporation to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any director or officer against any liability asserted against the officer or director or incurred by the officer or director in his or her capacity as officer or director, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify the officer or director against that liability under Subchapter D of Chapter 17 of the PBCL.

As permitted by Section 1713 of the PBCL, Section 2 of the By-Laws of CUSA, as amended and restated effective October 13, 2022 (the “CUSA By-Laws”), provides that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, no director of the corporation will be personally liable, as such, for monetary damages for any action taken, or any failure to take any action, by such director.

Section 6 of the CUSA By-Laws provides for indemnification of its directors, officers, employees and other agents and any person serving or having served, at the request of the corporation, as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, to the fullest extent permitted by law, provided that such person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of CUSA and, with respect to any criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. Pursuant to Section 1750 of the PBCL, Section 6 of the CUSA By-Laws provides that such indemnification shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of any such indemnitee.

The directors and officers of CUSA are covered by policies of insurance under which they are insured, within limits and subject to limitations, against certain expenses not indemnifiable by CUSA in connection with the defense of actions, suits or proceedings, and certain liabilities not indemnifiable by CUSA which might be imposed as a result of such actions, suits or proceedings, in which they are parties by reason of being or having been directors or officers.

The underwriters or agents on whose behalf the agreement listed as Exhibit 1.1 to this registration statement will be executed will agree in such agreement to indemnify directors and officers of CUSA, and persons controlling CUSA, within the meaning of the Securities Act, against certain liabilities that might arise out of or are based upon certain information furnished to CUSA by any such underwriter or agent or to contribute to payments that may be required to be made in respect of these liabilities.

Item 16. Exhibits

 

  1.1    Chevron Corporation Underwriting Agreement Standard Provisions, filed March  8, 2007 as Exhibit 1.1 to Chevron Corporation’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-141138) and incorporated herein by reference.
  1.2    Chevron U.S.A. Inc. Debt Securities, Guaranteed by Chevron Corporation, Underwriting Agreement Standard Provisions, filed August  7, 2020, as Exhibit 1.2 to Chevron Corporation and Chevron U.S.A. Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333- 242506) and incorporated herein by reference.
  3.1    Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Chevron Corporation, dated May  30, 2008, filed as Exhibit 3.1 to Chevron Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2008, and incorporated herein by reference.
  3.2    By-Laws of Chevron Corporation, as amended and restated December  7, 2022, filed as Exhibit 3.2 to Chevron Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 8, 2022, and incorporated herein by reference.

 

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  3.3    Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Chevron U.S.A. Inc., dated December  31, 2013, filed as Exhibit 3.3 to Chevron Corporation’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 dated August 7, 2020 (File No.  333-242506) and incorporated herein by reference.
  3.4*    By-Laws of Chevron U.S.A. Inc., as amended and restated on October 13, 2022.
  4.1    Indenture dated May  11, 2020, between Chevron Corporation, as issuer, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to Chevron Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May  12, 2020 (File No. 001-00368) and incorporated herein by reference.
  4.2    First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May  11, 2020, between Chevron Corporation, as issuer, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, filed as Exhibit 4.2 to Chevron Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May  12, 2020 (File No. 001-00368) and incorporated herein by reference.
  4.3    Indenture, dated as of August  12, 2020, among Chevron U.S.A. Inc., as issuer, Chevron Corporation, as guarantor, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to Chevron Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 12, 2020 (File No. 001-00368) and incorporated herein by reference.
  4.4    First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 12, 2020, to the Indenture dated as of August  12, 2020, among Chevron U.S.A. Inc., as issuer, Chevron Corporation, as guarantor, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, filed as Exhibit 4.2 to Chevron Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 12, 2020 (File No. 001-00368) and incorporated herein by reference.
  4.5    Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 6, 2021, to the Indenture dated as of August  12, 2020, among Chevron U.S.A. Inc., as issuer, Chevron Corporation, as guarantor, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to Chevron Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 6, 2021 (File No. 001-00368) and incorporated herein by reference.
  4.6    Form of Indenture among Chevron U.S.A. Inc., as issuer, Chevron Corporation, as guarantor, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, filed as Exhibit 4.2 to Chevron Corporation’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-242506) and incorporated herein by reference.
  5.1*    Opinion of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP for Chevron Corporation.
  5.2*    Opinion of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP for Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
   22*    List of Guarantors.
23.1*    Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.2*    Consent of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 to this registration statement).
23.3*    Consent of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (included in Exhibit 5.2 to this registration statement).
24.1*    Powers of Attorney for directors and certain officers of Chevron Corporation, authorizing the signing of a registration statement on their behalf.
24.2*    Powers of Attorney for directors and certain officers of Chevron U.S.A. Inc., authorizing the signing of a registration statement on their behalf.
25.1*    Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1 of Deutsche Bank Trust Company, Americas, as trustee, for the form of indenture with Chevron U.S.A. Inc., as issuer, Chevron Corporation, as guarantor, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, and Indenture dated May 11, 2020, between Chevron Corporation, as issuer, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee.

 

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25.2*    Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1 of Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, for the Indenture dated as of August 12, 2020, among Chevron U.S.A. Inc., as issuer, Chevron Corporation, as guarantor, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee.
107*    Filing Fee Table.

 

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Filed in this registration statement

Item 17. Undertakings

Each undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

(i) To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;

(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and

(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement; provided, however, that paragraphs (i), (ii) and (iii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.

(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

(4) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser:

(A) Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and

(B) Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after

 

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effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.

(5) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities:

The undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;

(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;

(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and

(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.

(6) That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of Chevron’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(7) To file an application for the purpose of determining the eligibility of the trustee to act under subsection (a) of Section 310 of the Trust Indenture Act in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Commission under Section 305(b)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the provisions described under Item 15 above, including any charter provision, by law or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Chevron Corporation certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of San Ramon, State of California, on August 3, 2023.

 

CHEVRON CORPORATION
By  

/s/ MICHAEL K. WIRTH

  Michael K. Wirth
  Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on August 3, 2023.

 

Principal Executive Officer (and Director)       Directors

/s/ MICHAEL K. WIRTH

   

/s/ WANDA M. AUSTIN *

Michael K. Wirth

Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

   

Wanda M. Austin

 

/s/ JOHN B. FRANK *

Principal Financial Officer     John B. Frank

/s/ PIERRE R. BREBER

   

/s/ ALICE P. GAST*

Pierre R. Breber
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
   

Alice P. Gast

 

/s/ ENRIQUE HERNANDEZ, JR. *

Principal Accounting Officer     Enrique Hernandez, Jr.

/s/ ALANA K. KNOWLES

   

/s/ MARILLYN A. HEWSON*

Alana K. Knowles
Vice President and Controller
   

Marillyn A. Hewson

 

/s/ JON M. HUNTSMAN JR.*

    Jon M. Huntsman Jr.
   

/s/ CHARLES W. MOORMAN *

    Charles W. Moorman
   

/s/ DAMBISA F. MOYO *

    Dambisa F. Moyo
   

/s/ DEBRA REED-KLAGES*

    Debra Reed-Klages
   

/s/ D. JAMES UMPLEBY III *

    D. James Umpleby III

 

*By  

/s/ MARY A. FRANCIS

     

/s/ CYNTHIA J. WARNER *

 

Mary A. Francis

Attorney-In-Fact

      Cynthia J. Warner

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Chevron U.S.A. Inc. certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on August 3, 2023.

 

CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
By   /s/ BRUCE L. NIEMEYER
  Bruce L. Niemeyer
  President and Director

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on August 3, 2023.

 

Principal Executive Officer (and Director)       Directors
 

/s/ BRUCE L. NIEMEYER

     

/s/ CHRISTOPHER CAVOTE*

 

Bruce L. Niemeyer

President and Director

     

Christopher Cavote

 

       

/s/ KARI H. ENDRIES*

  Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer       Kari H. Endries

 

 

/s/ BETH A. CLAAR

     

/s/ RODERICK T. GREEN*

  Beth A. Claar       Roderick T. Green
  Vice President and Treasurer      

 

*By  

/s/ MARY A. FRANCIS

     

/s/ URIEL M. OSEGUERA*

 

Mary A. Francis

Attorney-In-Fact

      Uriel M. Oseguera

 

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EX-3.4

Exhibit 3.4

BY-LAWS OF CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.

Amended and Restated effective October 13, 2022

ARTICLE I

Management

Section 1. Names and Functions of Divisions; Authority.

Chevron U.S.A. Inc. (the “Corporation”) shall operate through the following divisions.

Chevron Americas Exploration and Production Company shall manage the U.S. support of the business and assets relating to oil and gas exploration and production and natural gas operations in North and South America.

Chevron Business and Real Estate Services shall manage the business and assets of the Corporation relating to administrative support services and business products and the management of non-mineral real estate activities, businesses, properties and services.

Chevron Energy Solutions Company shall manage the business and assets of the Corporation relating to the provision of services and solutions relating to energy information, usage and cost management, energy efficiency and conservation, power quality, power reliability, electric infrastructure and distributed generation, and customer energy strategies.

Chevron Eurasia-Pacific Exploration and Production Company shall provide certain technical, legal and other related services with respect to petroleum and gas exploration and production activities in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region.

Chevron Global Gas shall provide certain technical, commercial, legal and other related services in connection with the exploration, development, and promotion of global gas business opportunities for the benefit of the Corporation and its affiliates.

Chevron Industries shall manage the business and assets of the Corporation relating to the provision of services for all branches of the petroleum business as well as for oil, gas, mineral, geothermal and other energy, explorative and extractive activities.

Chevron Middle East, Africa, South America Exploration and Production Company shall provide certain technical, legal and other related services with respect to petroleum and gas exploration and production activities in the Middle East, Africa, and South America.

Chevron Natural Gas shall manage the purchase and sale of natural gas and natural gas liquids for the Corporation, and shall provide associated risk management and support services.

 

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Chevron New Energies shall manage the development, growth and operation of new competitive, lower carbon business lines in hydrogen, carbon capture, offsets, and emerging energy technologies while supporting efforts in renewable fuels and products, lower carbon technology innovation, and the Corporation’s traditional business in oil and gas exploration and production, oil and gas refining, marketing, and supply and distribution.

Chevron North America Exploration and Production Company shall manage the business and assets of the Corporation relating to oil and gas exploration and production and natural gas operations in North America.

Chevron Power and Energy Management Company shall provide certain technical, commercial, legal and other related services in connection with the management of the power and energy needs of the Corporation and its affiliates, and in connection with the development and operation of power generation and renewable energy opportunities for the benefit of the Corporation and its affiliates.

Chevron Products Company shall manage the business and assets of the Corporation relating to refining, marketing, trading, supply and distribution of crude and refined products derived from petroleum, and the marketing of related technology. Such businesses include aviation and marine fuels, lubricant products of all kinds, and related support operations.

Chevron Services Company shall manage the business and assets of the Corporation relating to the provision of financial, legal and technical support services.

Chevron Supply and Trading shall provide certain technical, commercial, legal and other related services in connection with the exploration, development, and promotion of gas, the refining, marketing, trading, supply and distribution of crude and refined products derived from petroleum and other midstream business opportunities for the benefit of the Corporation and its affiliates.

Chevron Technical Center shall manage the business and assets of the Corporation relating to the provision of certain technical services for oil and gas exploration and production, oil and gas refining, marketing, and supply and distribution; capital project management and support services; functional guidance for communications, data processing, and advanced office systems; development and commercialization of energy related technologies; and to provide differentiated support that creates value for the business and promote technical innovation.

Chevron Upstream shall provide certain technical, legal and other related services for global oil and gas exploration and producing activities.

Except as otherwise provided by the Restated Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws of the Corporation, each division of the Corporation shall have all requisite corporate authority to take all such actions as it deems appropriate, and to fully obligate the Corporation accordingly.

 

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Section 2. Director; Limitation of Personal Liability.

The authorized number of Directors who shall constitute the Board of Directors of the Corporation shall be not less than three, nor more than ten, and shall be determined from time to time by resolution adopted by the shareholders or the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

Any vacancy existing in the Board of Directors may be filled by vote of the majority of the remaining members of the Board of Directors.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, no Director of the Corporation shall be personally liable, as such, for monetary damages for any action taken, or any failure to take any action, by any such Director. Any repeal, amendment or modification of this section shall be prospective only and shall not increase, but may decrease, a Director’s liability with respect to actions or failures to act occurring prior to such changes.

Section 3. Meetings of the Board of Directors; Consents.

Meetings of the Board of Directors of the Corporation may be held at such times and places as may be determined from time to time by resolution of the Board of Directors or as may be called by any of its members. Annual and regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice thereof. Actual or constructive notice of the time and place of any special meeting of the Board of Directors must be given to each of its members, unless all of the members waive notice thereof. Notice of any meeting of the Board of Directors may be given by any member of the Board of Directors or any officer. The notice may be given orally, in person or by telephone, or in writing delivered, mailed, sent by facsimile, telegraphed or otherwise transmitted to the Director’s business or home address. The notice shall be given not less than one hour before the hour fixed for the meeting. A quorum for action at any meeting of the Board of Directors of the Corporation shall exist if at least one third of the members of the Board of Directors are present at such meeting. The Board of Directors may also take action by the unanimous written consent of its members.

Section 4. Officers.

The Corporation shall and its divisions may have one or more Presidents, Vice-Presidents, Secretaries, Assistant Secretaries, Treasurers, Assistant Treasurers, and such additional officers as may be elected or appointed to hold such offices as may from time to time be created by the Board of Directors of the Corporation. The Board of Directors of the Corporation shall elect the President who shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors or the President of the Corporation may appoint other designated officers of the Corporation and its divisions to serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and the President. The President of any division of the Corporation may appoint other designated officers of such division. Subject to the direction of the Board of Directors, each officer shall have and may exercise all the customary authority accorded to the office held by the officer, and each officer shall also perform such other duties as may from time to time be assigned by or in accordance with the direction of the Board of Directors. The officers of the Corporation are also authorized to assist any division of the Corporation in carrying out the business of the division, and to execute and deliver such instruments and documents and take such further actions as have been authorized by the Board of Directors or an officer of the division acting within the scope of his or her authority or are otherwise consistent with the policies established by the division, and to render reports to the division of their activities on behalf of the division.

 

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Section 5. Attorneys-in-Fact.

Whenever an applicable statute, decree, rule or regulation requires a document to be subscribed by a particular officer of the Corporation, such document may be signed on behalf of such officer by a duly appointed attorney-in-fact, except as otherwise directed by the Board or limited by law.    

Section 6. Indemnification.

The Corporation shall have authority to indemnify its representatives against loss or liability in any manner it considers appropriate, including against settlements and judgments in derivative suits, subject only to limitations imposed by applicable law. The Corporation shall not fail to indemnify any natural person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or proceeding, by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a Director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation in a similar capacity for some other entity, against expenses, judgments, fines, and amounts paid in settlement, provided that such person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation and, with respect to any criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. Each person who shall serve in any such capacity for the Corporation shall be deemed to have done so in reliance on the foregoing right to indemnification, which shall continue after such service ends and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such person.

Section 7. Offices.

The Corporation shall maintain an office at 6001 Bollinger Canyon Road, San Ramon, California, at which shall be kept the share register for the Corporation, the minutes of the proceedings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors of the Corporation. The Corporation shall have such other offices as it may from time to time determine, and each division of the Corporation shall have such offices at such places as it may from time to time determine.

ARTICLE II

Shares and Shareholders

Section 1. Shares.

The shares of the Corporation shall be uncertificated.

 

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Section 2. Shareholders of Record.

The Board of Directors of the Corporation may fix a time as a record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to receive any dividend or distribution declared to be payable on any shares; or to vote upon any matter to be submitted to any vote of shareholders; or to be present or to be represented by proxy at any meeting of shareholders, which record date in the case of a meeting of the shareholders shall be not more than ninety nor less than ten days before the date set for such meeting; and only shareholders of record as of the record date shall be entitled to receive such dividend or distribution, or to vote on such matter, or to be present or represented by proxy at such meeting.

Section 3. Meetings of Shareholders; Consents.

An annual meeting of the shareholders shall be set by resolution of the Board of Directors. At the annual meeting, Directors of the Corporation shall be elected to serve for the ensuing year and until their successors are elected. Any other proper business may also be transacted at the annual meeting. Special meetings of the shareholders may be called at any time by the Board of Directors of the Corporation or by shareholders possessing at least twenty percent of the issued and outstanding shares. In the absence of any other designation, any meeting of shareholders shall be held at the offices of the Corporation at 6001 Bollinger Canyon Road, San Ramon, California. A Secretary or Assistant Secretary elected or appointed by the Board of Directors or the President of the Corporation shall give written notice of any meeting of shareholders at least ten days prior to the date fixed for the meeting, but failure to give notice shall not affect the validity of the meeting if notice is waived by all the shareholders of the Corporation. A quorum for action shall exist at any meeting if a majority of the shares are represented at the meeting and approve the action. The shareholders may also take action by unanimous written consent.

ARTICLE III

Amendments to By-Laws

The By-Laws may be amended by the shareholders of the Corporation and, to the extent permitted by law, by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

 

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EX-5.1

Exhibit 5.1

PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP

Four Embarcadero Center, 22nd Floor,

San Francisco, CA 94111

August 3, 2023

Chevron Corporation

6001 Bollinger Canyon Road

San Ramon, CA 94583

 

  Re:

Registration Statement on Form S-3

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We are acting as counsel for Chevron Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Chevron”), in connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the “Registration Statement”) relating to the registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Act”) of an indeterminate initial offering amount of debt securities of Chevron (“Debt Securities”) and the guarantees (“Guarantees”) by Chevron of an indeterminate initial offering amount of debt securities issued by Chevron U.S.A. Inc. (“CUSA”), a Pennsylvania corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chevron. The Debt Securities will be issued under an Indenture dated May 11, 2020, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 11, 2020, between Chevron and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas as trustee, (the “Trustee”), together with the Officer’s Certificate or a Supplemental Indenture filed or incorporated by reference as an exhibit to the Registration Statement setting forth the terms of a specific series of the Debt Securities (such Indenture, as so modified or supplemented, the “Chevron Indenture”). The Guarantees will be issued under an Indenture dated August 12, 2020, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 12, 2020, as supplemented by the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 6, 2021, among Chevron, CUSA and the Trustee, together with the Officer’s Certificate or a Supplemental Indenture filed or incorporated by reference as an exhibit to the Registration Statement setting forth the terms of a specific series of the Guarantees (such Indenture, as so modified or supplemented, the “CUSA Indenture” and together with the Chevron Indenture, the “Indentures”).

We have reviewed the Registration Statement and such other agreements, documents, records, certificates and other materials, and have reviewed and are familiar with such corporate proceedings and satisfied ourselves as to such other matters, as we have considered relevant or necessary as a basis for this opinion. In such review, we have assumed the accuracy and completeness of all agreements, documents, records, certificates and other materials submitted to us, the conformity with the originals of all such materials submitted to us as copies (whether or not certified and including facsimiles), the authenticity of the originals of such materials and all materials submitted to us as originals, the genuineness of all signatures and the legal capacity of all natural persons.


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On the basis of the assumptions and subject to the qualifications and limitation set forth herein, we are of the opinion that:

 

  1.

With respect to any of the Debt Securities, when (a) the Chevron Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by Chevron and duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, (b) the Board of Directors of Chevron or a duly authorized committee of such Board or certain officers authorized by such Board or committee (such Board of Directors or committee or authorized officers being referred to herein as the “Board”) has taken all necessary corporate action to approve the issuance and establish the terms of such Debt Securities, the terms of the offering and related matters, (c) such Debt Securities have been duly executed and authenticated in accordance with the terms of the Chevron Indenture, and (d) such Debt Securities have been issued and sold in the manner contemplated by the Registration Statement and in accordance with the Chevron Indenture, such Debt Securities will constitute the valid and legally binding obligations of Chevron, enforceable against Chevron in accordance with their terms.

 

  2.

With respect to any of the Guarantees, when (a) the CUSA Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by Chevron and CUSA and duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, (b) the Board has taken all necessary corporate action to approve the issuance and establish the terms of such Guarantees, the terms of the offering of such Guarantees, and related matters, (c) such Guarantees have been duly executed and authenticated in accordance with the terms of the CUSA Indenture, and (d) such Guarantees have been issued in the manner contemplated by the Registration Statement and in accordance with the CUSA Indenture, such Guarantees will constitute the valid and legally binding obligations of Chevron, enforceable against Chevron in accordance with their terms.

Our opinions set forth above are subject to and limited by the effect of (a) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance and transfer, receivership, conservatorship, arrangement, moratorium and other similar laws affecting or relating to the rights of creditors generally, (b) general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and (c) requirements of reasonableness, good faith, materiality and fair dealing and the discretion of the court before which any matter may be brought.

In connection with the opinions expressed above, we have assumed that (a) at or prior to the time of the delivery of any of the Debt Securities or the Guarantees, the Registration Statement, and any amendments thereto, will be effective under the Act and a supplement to the Prospectus forming a part of the Registration Statement applicable to the offer and sale of such Debt Securities or issuance of such Guarantees, will have been prepared and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Act, (b) at or prior to the time of the issuance of any of the Debt Securities or the Guarantees, the Board shall not have rescinded or otherwise modified the authorization of such Debt Securities or Guarantees, and (c) neither the establishment of any terms of any of the Debt Securities or the Guarantees after the date hereof nor the issuance and delivery of, or the performance of Chevron’s obligations under, such Debt Securities or Guarantees will require any authorization, consent, approval or license of or


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exemption from, or registration or filing with, or report or notice to, any governmental unit, agency, commission, department or other authority (a “Governmental Approval”) or violate or conflict with, result in a breach of, or constitute a default under, (i) any agreement or instrument to which Chevron or any of its affiliates is a party or by which Chevron or any of its affiliates or any of their respective properties may be bound, (ii) any Governmental Approval that may be applicable to Chevron or any of its affiliates or any of their respective properties, (iii) any order, decision, judgment or decree that may be applicable to Chevron or any of its affiliates or any of their respective properties or (iv) any applicable law (other than the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and the law of the State of New York in each case as in effect on the date hereof).

The opinions set forth in this letter are limited to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and the law of the State of New York, in each case as in effect on the date hereof.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement and to the use of our name under the caption “Legal Matters” in the Registration Statement and in the Prospectus forming a part thereof and any supplement thereto. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

 

Very truly yours,
/s/ Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
EX-5.2

Exhibit 5.2

 

LOGO

August 3, 2023

Chevron U.S.A. Inc.

6001 Bollinger Canyon Road

San Ramon, CA 94583

 

Re:

Registration Statement on Form S-3

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as counsel to Chevron U.S.A. Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the filing of a Registration Statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on the date hereof (the “Registration Statement”). The Registration Statement is being filed jointly by the Company and Chevron Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Guarantor”). The Registration Statement relates to the proposed offer and sale, from time to time, of an unlimited aggregate principal amount of debt securities, including debt securities of the Company (the “Debt Securities”). The Debt Securities will be guaranteed by the Guarantor and may be issued in one or more series under that certain Indenture, by and among the Company, the Guarantor, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee (the “Trustee”), dated as of August 12, 2020, supplemented as of August 12, 2020 and further supplemented as of January 6, 2021 (as so supplemented, the “Indenture”).

In connection with this opinion letter, we have examined the Registration Statement, the Indenture, originals, or copies certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company dated December 31, 2013 (the “Articles of Incorporation”), the By-Laws of the Company, as amended and restated to date (the “By-Laws”), resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company, and such other documents, records, and other instruments as we have deemed appropriate for purposes of the opinions set forth herein.

We have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of all natural persons, the authenticity of the documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity with the originals of all documents submitted to us as certified, facsimile, or photostatic copies and the authenticity of the originals of all documents submitted to us as copies. With respect to matters of fact relevant to our opinion as set forth below, we have relied upon certificates of officers of the Company, representations made by the Company in documents examined by us, and representations of officers of the Company. We have also obtained and relied upon such certificates and assurances from public officials as we have deemed necessary for the purposes of our opinion set forth below.

 

   Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP   
   One Oxford Centre   
   Thirty-Second Floor   
   Pittsburgh, PA 15219-6401    LOGO +1.412.560.3300
   United States    LOGO +1.412.560.7001


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For the purpose of the opinion set forth below, we have also assumed, without independent investigation or verification, that:

 

  A.

the issuance, sale, number or amount, as the case may be, and terms of Debt Securities to be offered from time to time will be duly authorized and established, in accordance with the Articles of Incorporation, the By-Laws, and applicable Pennsylvania law (each, a “Corporate Action”), and will not conflict with or constitute a breach of the terms of any agreement or instrument to which the Company is subject;

 

  B.

each series of Debt Securities will be issued under the Indenture, as such Indenture may be further supplemented, in connection with the issuance of each such series, by a supplemental indenture or other appropriate action of the Company creating such series (each, a “Supplemental Indenture”) (the Indenture and any Supplemental Indenture are collectively referred to as the “Indentures”); the execution, delivery, and performance of the Indentures have been duly authorized by Corporate Action and does not conflict with or constitute a breach of the terms of any agreement or instrument to which the Company is subject;

 

  C.

to the extent that the obligations of the Company under the Indentures may depend upon such matters, (i) the Trustee will be (A) duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, and (B) duly qualified to engage in the activities contemplated by the Indentures; (ii) the Indentures will have been duly authorized, executed, and delivered by the Trustee and will constitute the legal, valid, and binding obligations of the Trustee, enforceable against the Trustee in accordance with their respective terms; (iii) the Trustee will be in compliance, generally and with respect to acting as a trustee under the Indentures, with all applicable laws and regulations; and (iv) the Trustee will have the requisite organizational and legal power and authority to perform its obligations under the Indentures;

 

  D.

the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments) will have become effective, and such effectiveness shall not have been terminated or rescinded and will comply with all applicable federal and state laws at the time the Debt Securities are offered and issued as contemplated by the Registration Statement;

 

  E.

a Prospectus Supplement will have been prepared, delivered (including through compliance with Rule 172 of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated under the Act), and filed with the SEC describing the Debt Securities offered thereby and will comply with all applicable laws at the time the Debt Securities are offered and issued as contemplated by the Registration Statement;

 

  F.

all Debt Securities will be issued and sold in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws; and

 

  G.

a definitive purchase, underwriting, or similar agreement (each, a “Definitive Agreement”) with respect to any Debt Securities offered or issued will have been duly authorized and validly executed and delivered by the Company and the other parties thereto.

Subject to the foregoing and the other matters set forth herein, it is our opinion, as of the date hereof, that when the particular series of Debt Securities has been duly established in accordance with the terms of the applicable Indentures, the specific terms of a particular issuance of Debt Securities have been duly authorized by Corporate Action and are in accordance with the terms of the applicable Indentures, the applicable Indentures are duly executed and delivered by the


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Company, and such Debt Securities have been duly executed, authenticated, completed, issued, and delivered, against payment for such Debt Securities, in accordance with the terms and provisions of the applicable Definitive Agreement, the terms of the Corporate Action, and as contemplated by the Registration Statement and the applicable Prospectus Supplement, and, if applicable, upon the conversion, exchange, or exercise of any other Debt Securities in accordance with their respective terms, the terms of the Corporate Action and as contemplated by the Registration Statement and the applicable Prospectus Supplement, such Debt Securities will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company.

The opinion set forth above may be limited by (i) the effect of bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium, or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to or affecting the rights or remedies of creditors generally; (ii) the effect of general principles of equity, whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law, and the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought; (iii) the unenforceability under certain circumstances under law or court decisions of provisions providing for the indemnification of or contribution to a party with respect to a liability where such indemnification or contribution is contrary to public policy; and (iv) requirements that a claim with respect to any Debt Securities in denominations other than United States dollars (or a judgment denominated other than in United States dollars in respect of the claim) be converted into United States dollars at a rate of exchange prevailing on a date determined by applicable law.

The foregoing opinion is limited to the laws of the State of New York and the Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law of 1988, as amended, and we express no opinion with respect to the laws of any other state or jurisdiction. Although the Debt Securities may be issued from time to time on a delayed or continuous basis, the opinion expressed herein is limited to the laws, including rules and regulations, as in effect on the date hereof.

We hereby consent to the use of this opinion as Exhibit 5.2 to the Registration Statement and to the reference to us under the caption “Legal Matters” in the prospectus included in the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not hereby admit that we are acting within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules or regulations of the SEC thereunder.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

EX-22

Exhibit 22

Subsidiary Issuer of Guaranteed Securities

Chevron Corporation (Parent Guarantor) is the sole guarantor of the following unsecured notes issued by Chevron U.S.A. Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer), a Pennsylvania corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent Guarantor:

Floating rate notes due 2023

0.426% notes due 2023

7.250% notes due 2023

3.900% notes due 2024

0.687% notes due 2025

1.018% notes due 2027

8.000% notes due 2027

3.850% notes due 2028

3.250% notes due 2029

6.000% notes due 2041

5.250% notes due 2043

5.050% notes due 2044

4.950% notes due 2047

4.200% notes due 2049

2.343% notes due 2050

EX-23.1

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of Chevron Corporation and Chevron U.S.A. Inc. of our report dated February 23, 2023 relating to the financial statements, financial statement schedule and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in Chevron Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.

 

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Francisco, California
August 3, 2023
EX-24.1

Exhibit 24.1

POWER OF ATTORNEY

WHEREAS, Chevron Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), contemplates filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C. a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (and any and all amendments thereto, including post-effective amendments);

WHEREAS, the undersigned is an officer or director, or both, of the Corporation;

NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints MARY A. FRANCIS, CHRISTOPHERA. BUTNER, CHRISTINE L. CAVALLO, KARI H. ENDRIES, and ROSE Z. PIERSON, or any of them, his or her attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for such person and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the aforementioned Registration Statement (and any and all amendments thereto, including post-effective amendments) and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully as to all intents and purposes he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitutes, may lawfully do and cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his or her hand this 3rd day of August 2023.

 

/s/ Wanda M. Austin

Wanda M. Austin


POWER OF ATTORNEY

WHEREAS, Chevron Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), contemplates filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C. a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (and any and all amendments thereto, including post-effective amendments);

WHEREAS, the undersigned is an officer or director, or both, of the Corporation;

NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints MARY A. FRANCIS, CHRISTOPHER A. BUTNER, CHRISTINE L. CAVALLO, KARI H. ENDRIES, and ROSE Z. PIERSON, or any of them, his or her attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for such person and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the aforementioned Registration Statement (and any and all amendments thereto, including post-effective amendments) and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully as to all intents and purposes he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitutes, may lawfully do and cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his or her hand this 3rd day of August 2023.

 

/s/ John B. Frank

John B. Frank


POWER OF ATTORNEY

WHEREAS, Chevron Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), contemplates filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C. a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (and any and all amendments thereto, including post-effective amendments);

WHEREAS, the undersigned is an officer or director, or both, of the Corporation;

NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints MARY A. FRANCIS, CHRISTOPHER A. BUTNER, CHRISTINE L. CAVALLO, KARI H. ENDRIES, and ROSE Z. PIERSON, or any of them, his or her attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for such person and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the aforementioned Registration Statement (and any and all amendments thereto, including post-effective amendments) and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully as to all intents and purposes he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitutes, may lawfully do and cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his or her hand this 3rd day of August 2023.

 

/s/ Alice P. Gast

Alice P. Gast


POWER OF ATTORNEY

WHEREAS, Chevron Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), contemplates filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C. a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (and any and all amendments thereto, including post-effective amendments);

WHEREAS, the undersigned is an officer or director, or both, of the Corporation;

NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints MARY A. FRANCIS, CHRISTOPHER A. BUTNER, CHRISTINE L. CAVALLO, KARI H. ENDRIES, and ROSE Z. PIERSON, or any of them, his or her attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for such person and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the aforementioned Registration Statement (and any and all amendments thereto, including post-effective amendments) and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully as to all intents and purposes he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitutes, may lawfully do and cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his or her hand this 3rd day of August 2023.

 

/s/ Enrique Hernandez, Jr.

Enrique Hernandez, Jr.


POWER OF ATTORNEY

WHEREAS, Chevron Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), contemplates filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C. a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (and any and all amendments thereto, including post-effective amendments);

WHEREAS, the undersigned is an officer or director, or both, of the Corporation;

NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints MARY A. FRANCIS, CHRISTOPHER A. BUTNER, CHRISTINE L. CAVALLO, KARI H. ENDRIES, and ROSE Z. PIERSON, or any of them, his or her attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for such person and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the aforementioned Registration Statement (and any and all amendments thereto, including post-effective amendments) and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully as to all intents and purposes he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitutes, may lawfully do and cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his or her hand this 3rd day of August 2023.

 

/s/ Marillyn A. Hewson

Marillyn A. Hewson


POWER OF ATTORNEY

WHEREAS, Chevron Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), contemplates filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C. a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (and any and all amendments thereto, including post-effective amendments);

WHEREAS, the undersigned is an officer or director, or both, of the Corporation;

NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints MARY A. FRANCIS, CHRISTOPHER A. BUTNER, CHRISTINE L. CAVALLO, KARI H. ENDRIES, and ROSE Z. PIERSON, or any of them, his or her attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for such person and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the aforementioned Registration Statement (and any and all amendments thereto, including post-effective amendments) and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully as to all intents and purposes he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitutes, may lawfully do and cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his or her hand this 3rd day of August 2023.

 

/s/ Jon M. Huntsman Jr.

Jon M. Huntsman Jr.


POWER OF ATTORNEY

WHEREAS, Chevron Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), contemplates filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C. a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (and any and all amendments thereto, including post-effective amendments);

WHEREAS, the undersigned is an officer or director, or both, of the Corporation;

NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints MARY A. FRANCIS, CHRISTOPHER A. BUTNER, CHRISTINE L. CAVALLO, KARI H. ENDRIES, and ROSE Z. PIERSON, or any of them, his or her attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for such person and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the aforementioned Registration Statement (and any and all amendments thereto, including post-effective amendments) and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully as to all intents and purposes he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitutes, may lawfully do and cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his or her hand this 3rd day of August 2023.

 

/s/ Charles W. Moorman

Charles W. Moorman


POWER OF ATTORNEY

WHEREAS, Chevron Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), contemplates filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C. a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (and any and all amendments thereto, including post-effective amendments);

WHEREAS, the undersigned is an officer or director, or both, of the Corporation;

NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints MARY A. FRANCIS, CHRISTOPHER A. BUTNER, CHRISTINE L. CAVALLO, KARI H. ENDRIES, and ROSE Z. PIERSON, or any of them, his or her attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for such person and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the aforementioned Registration Statement (and any and all amendments thereto, including post-effective amendments) and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully as to all intents and purposes he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitutes, may lawfully do and cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his or her hand this 3rd day of August 2023.

 

/s/ Dambisa F. Moyo

Dambisa F. Moyo


POWER OF ATTORNEY

WHEREAS, Chevron Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), contemplates filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C. a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (and any and all amendments thereto, including post-effective amendments);

WHEREAS, the undersigned is an officer or director, or both, of the Corporation;

NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints MARY A. FRANCIS, CHRISTOPHER A. BUTNER, CHRISTINE L. CAVALLO, KARI H. ENDRIES, and ROSE Z. PIERSON, or any of them, his or her attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for such person and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the aforementioned Registration Statement (and any and all amendments thereto, including post-effective amendments) and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully as to all intents and purposes he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitutes, may lawfully do and cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his or her hand this 3rd day of August 2023.

 

/s/ Debra Reed-Klages

Debra Reed-Klages


POWER OF ATTORNEY

WHEREAS, Chevron Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), contemplates filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C. a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (and any and all amendments thereto, including post-effective amendments);

WHEREAS, the undersigned is an officer or director, or both, of the Corporation;

NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints MARY A. FRANCIS, CHRISTOPHER A. BUTNER, CHRISTINE L. CAVALLO, KARI H. ENDRIES, and ROSE Z. PIERSON, or any of them, his or her attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for such person and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the aforementioned Registration Statement (and any and all amendments thereto, including post-effective amendments) and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully as to all intents and purposes he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitutes, may lawfully do and cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his or her hand this 3rd day of August 2023.

 

/s/ D. James Umpleby III

D. James Umpleby III


POWER OF ATTORNEY

WHEREAS, Chevron Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), contemplates filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C. a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (and any and all amendments thereto, including post-effective amendments);

WHEREAS, the undersigned is an officer or director, or both, of the Corporation;

NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints MARY A. FRANCIS, CHRISTOPHER A. BUTNER, CHRISTINE L. CAVALLO, KARI H. ENDRIES, and ROSE Z. PIERSON, or any of them, his or her attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for such person and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the aforementioned Registration Statement (and any and all amendments thereto, including post-effective amendments) and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully as to all intents and purposes he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitutes, may lawfully do and cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his or her hand this 3rd day of August 2023.

 

/s/ Cynthia J. Warner

Cynthia J. Warner


POWER OF ATTORNEY

WHEREAS, Chevron Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), contemplates filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C. a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (and any and all amendments thereto, including post-effective amendments);

WHEREAS, the undersigned is an officer or director, or both, of the Corporation;

NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints MARY A. FRANCIS, CHRISTOPHER A. BUTNER, CHRISTINE L. CAVALLO, KARI H. ENDRIES, and ROSE Z. PIERSON, or any of them, his or her attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for such person and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the aforementioned Registration Statement (and any and all amendments thereto, including post-effective amendments) and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully as to all intents and purposes he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitutes, may lawfully do and cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his or her hand this 3rd day of August 2023.

 

/s/ Michael K. Wirth

Michael K. Wirth
EX-24.2

Exhibit 24.2

POWER OF ATTORNEY

WHEREAS, Chevron U.S.A. Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (the “Corporation”), contemplates filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C. a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (and any and all amendments thereto, including post-effective amendments);

WHEREAS, the undersigned is an officer or director, or both, of the Corporation;

NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints MARY A. FRANCIS, CHRISTOPHER A. BUTNER, CHRISTINE L. CAVALLO, and ROSE Z. PIERSON, or any of them, his or her attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for such person and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the aforementioned Registration Statement (and any and all amendments thereto, including post-effective amendments) and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully as to all intents and purposes he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitutes, may lawfully do and cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his or her hand this 3rd day of August 2023.

 

/s/ CHRISTOPHER CAVOTE

Christopher Cavote


POWER OF ATTORNEY

WHEREAS, Chevron U.S.A. Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (the “Corporation”), contemplates filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C. a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (and any and all amendments thereto, including post-effective amendments);

WHEREAS, the undersigned is an officer or director, or both, of the Corporation;

NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints MARY A. FRANCIS, CHRISTOPHER A. BUTNER, CHRISTINE L. CAVALLO, and ROSE Z. PIERSON, or any of them, his or her attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for such person and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the aforementioned Registration Statement (and any and all amendments thereto, including post-effective amendments) and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully as to all intents and purposes he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitutes, may lawfully do and cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his or her hand this 3rd day of August 2023.

 

/s/ RODERICK T. GREEN

Roderick T. Green


POWER OF ATTORNEY

WHEREAS, Chevron U.S.A. Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (the “Corporation”), contemplates filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C. a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (and any and all amendments thereto, including post-effective amendments);

WHEREAS, the undersigned is an officer or director, or both, of the Corporation;

NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints MARY A. FRANCIS, CHRISTOPHER A. BUTNER, CHRISTINE L. CAVALLO, and ROSE Z. PIERSON, or any of them, his or her attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for such person and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the aforementioned Registration Statement (and any and all amendments thereto, including post-effective amendments) and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully as to all intents and purposes he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitutes, may lawfully do and cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his or her hand this 3rd day of August 2023.

 

/s/ URIEL M. OSEGUERA

Uriel M. Oseguera


POWER OF ATTORNEY

WHEREAS, Chevron U.S.A. Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (the “Corporation”), contemplates filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C. a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (and any and all amendments thereto, including post-effective amendments);

WHEREAS, the undersigned is an officer or director, or both, of the Corporation;

NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints MARY A. FRANCIS, CHRISTOPHER A. BUTNER, CHRISTINE L. CAVALLO, and ROSE Z. PIERSON, or any of them, his or her attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for such person and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the aforementioned Registration Statement (and any and all amendments thereto, including post-effective amendments) and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully as to all intents and purposes he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitutes, may lawfully do and cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his or her hand this 3rd day of August 2023.

 

/s/ KARI H. ENDRIES

Kari H. Endries
EX-25.1

Exhibit 25.1

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM T-1

 

 

STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY

UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939

OF A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

 

CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2)

 

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS

(formerly BANKERS TRUST COMPANY)

(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

New York   13-4941247

(Jurisdiction of Incorporation or

organization if not a U.S. national bank)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification no.)

One Columbus Circle  
New York, New York   10019

(Address of principal

executive offices)

  (Zip Code)

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

Attention: Mirko Mieth

Legal Department

One Columbus Circle 19th Floor

New York, New York 10019

(212) 250 – 1663

(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

 

 

CHEVRON CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   94-0890210

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

CHEVRON CORPORATION

6001 Bollinger Canyon Road

San Ramon, CA 94583

(925) 842-1000

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

Mary A. Francis, Esq.

Corporate Secretary and Chief Governance Officer

Chevron Corporation

6001 Bollinger Canyon Road, San Ramon, CA 94583

(925) 842-1000

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

 

With copies to:

David E. Lillevand, Esq.

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Four Embarcadero Center, 22nd Floor

San Francisco, California 94111

Craig B. Brod, Esq.

Helena K. Grannis, Esq.

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

One Liberty Plaza

New York, New York 10006

 

 

Debt Securities

(Title of the Indenture securities)

 

 

 


Item 1.

General Information.

Furnish the following information as to the trustee.

 

  (a)

Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject.

 

Name

   Address     

Federal Reserve Bank (2nd District)

   New York, NY                                

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

   Washington, D.C.   

New York State Banking Department

   Albany, NY   

 

  (b)

Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

 

      

Yes.

 

Item 2.

Affiliations with Obligor.

If the obligor is an affiliate of the Trustee, describe each such affiliation.

Not Applicable.

 

Item 3. -15.

Not Applicable

 

Item 16.

List of Exhibits.

 

Exhibit 1 -

   Restated Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated August 31, 1998; Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated September 25, 1998; Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated December 18, 1998; Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated September 3, 1999; and Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated March 14, 2002, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 1 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-201810.

Exhibit 2 -

   Certificate of Authority to commence business, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-201810.

Exhibit 3 -

   Authorization of the Trustee to exercise corporate trust powers, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-201810.

Exhibit 4 -

   A copy of existing By-Laws of Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-271647.


Exhibit 5 -

   Not applicable.

Exhibit 6 -

   Consent of Bankers Trust Company required by Section 321(b) of the Act, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 6 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-201810.

Exhibit 7 -

   A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.

Exhibit 8 -

   Not Applicable.

Exhibit 9 -

   Not Applicable.


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the trustee, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in The City of New York, and State of New York, on this 3rd day of August, 2023.

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
By:  

/s/ Chris Niesz

      Chris Niesz
      Vice President


Exhibit 7

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS

00623

    
New York, NY 10019     
  Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System    OMB Number 7100-0036
  Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation    OMB Number 3064-0052
  Office of the Comptroller of the Currency    OMB Number 1557-0081
     Approval expires December 31, 2024
     Page 1 of 87

Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council

 

 

 

LOGO

 

  

Consolidated Reports of Condition and Income for
a Bank with Domestic Offices Only—FFIEC 041

 

Report at the close of business March 31, 2023  

      20230331  

     
 

    (RCON 9999)

     

 

This report is required by law: 12 U.S.C. § 324 (State member banks); 12 U.S.C. §1817 (State nonmember banks); 12 U.S.C. §161 (National banks); and 12 U.S.C. §1464 (Savings associations).

 

Unless the context indicates otherwise, the term “bank” in this report form refers to both banks and savings associations.

 

      This report form is to be filed by banks with domestic offices only and total consolidated assets of less than $100 billion, except those banks that file the FFIEC 051, and those banks that are advanced approaches institutions for regulatory capital purposes that are required to file the FFIEC 031.

 

 

 

NOTE: Each bank’s board of directors and senior management are responsible for establishing and maintaining an effective system of internal control, including controls over the Reports of Condition and Income. The Reports of Condition and Income are to be prepared in accordance with federal regulatory authority instructions. The Reports of Condition and Income must be signed by the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the reporting bank (or by the individual performing an equivalent function) and attested to by not less than two directors (trustees) for state nonmember banks and three directors for state member banks, national banks, and savings associations.

 

I, the undersigned CFO (or equivalent) of the named bank, attest that the Reports of Condition and Income (including the supporting

     

schedules) for this report date have been prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

 

We, the undersigned directors (trustees), attest to the correctness of the Reports of Condition and Income (including the supporting schedules) for this report date and declare that the Reports of Condition and Income have been examined by us and to the best of our knowledge and belief have been prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and are true and correct.

 

 

       

Director (Trustee)

 

Signature of Chief Financial Officer (or Equivalent)

 

04/30/2023

      Director (Trustee)

Date of Signature

 

        Director (Trustee)

 

Submission of Reports

 

Each bank must file its Reports of Condition and Income (Call Report) data by either:

 

(a)   Using computer software to prepare its Call Report and then submitting the report data directly to the FFIEC’s Central Data Repository (CDR), an Internet-based system for data collection (https://cdr.ffiec.gov/cdr/), or

 

(b)   Completing its Call Report in paper form and arranging with a software vendor or another party to convert the data into the electronic format that can be processed by the CDR. The software vendor or other party then must electronically submit the bank’s data file to the CDR.

     

To fulfill the signature and attestation requirement for the Reports of Condition and Income for this report date, attach your bank’s completed signature page (or a photocopy or a computer generated version of this page) to the hard-copy record of the data file submitted to the CDR that your bank must place in its files.

 

The appearance of your bank’s hard-copy record of the submitted data file need not match exactly the appearance of the FFIEC’s sample report forms, but should show at least the caption of each Call Report item and the reported amount.

 

     

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS

      Legal Title of Bank (RSSD 9017)

For technical assistance with submissions to the CDR, please contact the CDR Help Desk by telephone at (888) CDR-3111, by fax at (703) 774-3946, or by e-mail at cdr.help@cdr.ffiec.gov.

     

New York

      City (RSSD 9130)

 

FDIC Certificate Number

 

623

        

NY

  

10019

  (RSSD 9050)         

State Abbreviation (RSSD 9200)

   Zip Code (RSSD 9220)

 

                         Legal Entity Identifier (LEI)
    8EWQ2UQKS07AKK8ANH81
    (Report only if your institution already has an LEI.) (RCON 9224)

 

 

The estimated average burden associated with this information collection is 55.53 hours per respondent and is expected to vary by institution, depending on individual circumstances. Burden estimates include the time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining data in the required form, and completing the information collection, but exclude the time for compiling and maintaining business records in the normal course of a respondent’s activities. A Federal agency may not conduct or sponsor, and an organization (or a person) is not required to respond to a collection of information, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Comments concerning the accuracy of this burden estimate and suggestions for reducing this burden should be directed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503, and to one of the following: Secretary, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 20th and C Streets, NW, Washington, DC 20551; Legislative and Regulatory Analysis Division, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Washington, DC 20219; Assistant Executive Secretary, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, DC 20429.

03/2023            

06/2012


DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS

00623

New York, NY 10019

FFIEC 041

Page 17 of 87

RC-1

Consolidated Report of Condition for Insured Banks and Savings Associations for March 31, 2023

All schedules are to be reported in thousands of dollars. Unless otherwise indicated, report the amount outstanding as of the last business day of the quarter.

Schedule RC—Balance Sheet

 

Dollar Amounts in Thousands

     RCON      Amount         

Assets

          
1.    Cash and balances due from depository institutions (from Schedule RC-A):

 

        
  

a. Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin (1)

 

     0081        28,000        1.a.  
  

b. Interest-bearing balances (2)

 

     0071        12,533,000        1.b.  
2.    Securities:

 

        
   a. Held-to-maturity securities (from Schedule RC-B, column A) (3)

 

     JJ34        0        2.a.  
   b. Available-for-sale debt securities (from Schedule RC-B, column D)

 

     1773        720,000        2.b.  
   c. Equity securities with readily determinable fair values not held for trading (4)

 

     JA22        5,000        2.c.  
3.    Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell:

 

        
   a. Federal funds sold

 

     B987        0        3.a.  
   b. Securities purchased under agreements to resell (5, 6)

 

     B989        5,918,000        3.b.  
4.    Loans and lease financing receivables (from Schedule RC-C):

 

        
   a. Loans and leases held for sale

 

     5369        0        4.a.  
   b. Loans and leases held for investment      B528        14,770,000              4.b.  
   c. LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses      3123        16,000              4.c.  
   d. Loans and leases held for investment, net of allowance (item 4.b minus 4.c) (7)

 

     B529        14,754,000        4.d.  
5.    Trading assets (from Schedule RC-D)

 

     3545        0        5.  
6.    Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases)

 

     2145        0        6.  
7.    Other real estate owned (from Schedule RC-M)

 

     2150        0        7.  
8.    Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies

 

     2130        0        8.  
9.    Direct and indirect investments in real estate ventures

 

     3656        0        9.  
10.    Intangible assets (from Schedule RC-M)

 

     2143        4,000        10.  
11.    Other assets (from Schedule RC-F) (6)

 

     2160        2,141,000        11.  
12.    Total assets (sum of items 1 through 11)

 

     2170        36,103,000        12.  

Liabilities

          
13.    Deposits:

 

        
   a. In domestic offices (sum of totals of columns A and C from Schedule RC-E)

 

     2200        23,619,000        13.a.  
  

(1) Noninterest-bearing (8)

     6631        10,976,000              13.a.(1)  
  

(2) Interest-bearing

     6636        12,643,000              13.a.(2)  
   b. Not applicable

 

        
14.    Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase:

 

        
   a. Federal funds purchased (9)

 

     B993        0        14.a.  
   b. Securities sold under agreements to repurchase (10)

 

     B995        0        14.b.  
15.    Trading liabilities (from Schedule RC-D)

 

     3548        0        15.  
16.    Other borrowed money (includes mortgage indebtedness) (from Schedule RC-M)

 

     3190        217,000        16.  
17.    and 18. Not applicable

 

        
19.    Subordinated notes and debentures (11)

 

     3200        0        19.  

 

1.

Includes cash items in process of collection and unposted debits.

2.

Includes time certificates of deposit not held for trading.

3.

Institutions that have adopted ASU 2016-13 should report in item 2.a amounts net of any applicable allowance for credit losses, and item 2.a should equal Schedule RC-B, item 8, column A, less Schedule RI-B, Part II, item 7, column B.

4.

Item 2.c is to be completed by all institutions. See the instructions for this item and the Glossary entry for “Securities Activities” for further detail on accounting for investments in equity securities.

5.

Includes all securities resale agreements, regardless of maturity.

6.

Institutions that have adopted ASU 2016-13 should report in items 3.b and 11 amounts net of any applicable allowance for credit losses.

7.

Institutions that have adopted ASU 2016-13 should report in item 4.c the allowance for credit losses on loans and leases.

8.

Includes noninterest-bearing demand, time, and savings deposits.

9.

Report overnight Federal Home Loan Bank advances in Schedule RC, item 16, “Other borrowed money.”

10.

Includes all securities repurchase agreements, regardless of maturity.

11.

Includes limited-life preferred stock and related surplus.

03/2023            

06/2012


DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS

00623

New York, NY 10019

FFIEC 041

Page 18 of 87

RC-2

Schedule RC—Continued

 

Dollar Amounts in Thousands

   RCON      Amount        

Liabilities—continued

       
20.    Other liabilities (from Schedule RC-G)      2930        2,590,000       20.  
21.    Total liabilities (sum of items 13 through 20)      2948        26,426,000       21.  
22.    Not applicable        

Equity Capital

       
   Bank Equity Capital        
23.    Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus      3838        0       23.  
24.    Common stock      3230        2,127,000       24.  
25.    Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock)      3839        939,000       25.  
26.    a. Retained earnings      3632        6,651,000       26.a.  
   b. Accumulated other comprehensive income (1)         (40,000     26.b.  
   c. Other equity capital components (2)      A130        0       26.c.  
27.    a. Total bank equity capital (sum of items 23 through 26.c)      3210        9,677,000       27.a.  
   b. Noncontrolling (minority) interests in consolidated subsidiaries      3000        0       27.b.  
28.    Total equity capital (sum of items 27.a and 27.b)      G105        9,677,000       28.  
29.    Total liabilities and equity capital (sum of items 21 and 28)      3300        36,103,000       29.  

Memoranda

       

To be reported with the March Report of Condition.

       
          RCON      Number        
1.    Indicate in the box at the right the number of the statement below that best describes the most comprehensive level of auditing work performed for the bank by independent external auditors as of any date during 2022      6724        2a       M.1.  

 

1a =

An integrated audit of the reporting institution’s financial statements and its internal control over financial reporting conducted in accordance with the standards of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) or Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) by an independent public accountant that submits a report on the institution

 

1b =

An audit of the reporting institution’s financial statements only conducted in accordance with the auditing standards of the AICPA or the PCAOB by an independent public accountant that submits a report on the institution

 

2a =

An integrated audit of the reporting institution’s parent holding company’s consolidated financial statements and its internal control over financial reporting conducted in accordance with the standards of the AICPA or the PCAOB by an independent public accountant that submits a report on the consolidated holding company (but not on the institution separately)

2b =

An audit of the reporting institution’s parent holding company’s consolidated financial statements only conducted in accordance with the auditing standards of the AICPA or the PCAOB by an independent public accountant that submits a report on the consolidated holding company (but not on the institution separately)

 

3 =

This number is not to be used

 

4 =

Directors’ examination of the bank conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by a certified public accounting firm (may be required by state-chartering authority)

 

5 =

Directors’ examination of the bank performed by other external auditors (may be required by state-chartering authority)

 

6 =

Review of the bank’s financial statements by external auditors

 

7 =

Compilation of the bank’s financial statements by external auditors

 

8 =

Other audit procedures (excluding tax preparation work)

 

9 =

No external audit work

 

 

     RCON    Date         

To be reported with the March Report of Condition.

                                         

2. Bank’s fiscal year-end date (report the date in MMDD format)

   8678      1231        M.2.  

 

1.

Includes, but is not limited to, net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities, accumulated net gains (losses) on cash flow hedges, and accumulated defined benefit pension and other postretirement plan adjustments.

2.

Includes treasury stock and unearned Employee Stock Ownership Plan shares.

06/2012

EX-25.2

Exhibit 25.2

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM T-1

 

 

STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY

UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939

OF A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE

 

CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2)

 

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS

(formerly BANKERS TRUST COMPANY)

(Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

New York   13-4941247

(Jurisdiction of Incorporation or

organization if not a U.S. national bank)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification no.)

One Columbus Circle

New York, New York

  10019

(Address of principal

executive offices)

  (Zip Code)

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

Attention: Mirko Mieth

Legal Department

One Columbus Circle 19th Floor

New York, New York 10019

(212) 250 – 1663

(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

 

 

CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Pennsylvania   25-0527925

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.

6001 Bollinger Canyon Road

San Ramon, CA 94583

(925) 842-1000

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

CHEVRON CORPORATION

(Exact name of guarantor as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   94-0890210

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

CHEVRON CORPORATION

6001 Bollinger Canyon Road

San Ramon, CA 94583

(925) 842-1000

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

Mary A. Francis, Esq.

Corporate Secretary and Chief Governance Officer

Chevron Corporation

6001 Bollinger Canyon Road, San Ramon, CA 94583

(925) 842-1000

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

 

With copies to:

David E. Lillevand, Esq.

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Four Embarcadero Center, 22nd Floor

San Francisco, California 94111

Craig B. Brod, Esq.

Helena K. Grannis, Esq.

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

One Liberty Plaza

New York, New York 10006

 

 

Debt Securities

(Title of the Indenture securities)

 

 

 


Item 1.

General Information.

Furnish the following information as to the trustee.

 

  (a)

Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject.

 

Name

   Address     

Federal Reserve Bank (2nd District)

   New York, NY                                

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

   Washington, D.C.   

New York State Banking Department

   Albany, NY   

 

  (b)

Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

 

      

Yes.

 

Item 2.

Affiliations with Obligor.

If the obligor is an affiliate of the Trustee, describe each such affiliation.

Not Applicable.

 

Item 3. -15.

Not Applicable

 

Item 16.

List of Exhibits.

 

Exhibit 1 -

   Restated Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated August 31, 1998; Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated September 25, 1998; Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated December 18, 1998; Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated September 3, 1999; and Certificate of Amendment of the Organization Certificate of Bankers Trust Company dated March 14, 2002, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 1 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-201810.

Exhibit 2 -

   Certificate of Authority to commence business, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-201810.

Exhibit 3 -

   Authorization of the Trustee to exercise corporate trust powers, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-201810.
Exhibit 4 -    A copy of existing By-Laws of Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-271647.


Exhibit 5 -    Not applicable.
Exhibit 6 -    Consent of Bankers Trust Company required by Section 321(b) of the Act, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 6 filed with Form T-1 Statement, Registration No. 333-201810.
Exhibit 7 -    A copy of the latest report of condition of the trustee published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority.
Exhibit 8 -    Not Applicable.
Exhibit 9 -    Not Applicable.


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the trustee, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in The City of New York, and State of New York, on this 3rd day of August, 2023.

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
By:  

/s/ Chris Niesz

      Chris Niesz
      Vice President


Exhibit 7

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS

00623

    
New York, NY 10019     
  Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System    OMB Number 7100-0036
  Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation    OMB Number 3064-0052
  Office of the Comptroller of the Currency    OMB Number 1557-0081
     Approval expires December 31, 2024
     Page 1 of 87

Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council

 

 

 

LOGO

 

  

Consolidated Reports of Condition and Income for
a Bank with Domestic Offices Only—FFIEC 041

 

Report at the close of business March 31, 2023  

      20230331  

     
 

    (RCON 9999)

     

 

This report is required by law: 12 U.S.C. § 324 (State member banks); 12 U.S.C. §1817 (State nonmember banks); 12 U.S.C. §161 (National banks); and 12 U.S.C. §1464 (Savings associations).

 

Unless the context indicates otherwise, the term “bank” in this report form refers to both banks and savings associations.

 

      This report form is to be filed by banks with domestic offices only and total consolidated assets of less than $100 billion, except those banks that file the FFIEC 051, and those banks that are advanced approaches institutions for regulatory capital purposes that are required to file the FFIEC 031.

 

 

 

NOTE: Each bank’s board of directors and senior management are responsible for establishing and maintaining an effective system of internal control, including controls over the Reports of Condition and Income. The Reports of Condition and Income are to be prepared in accordance with federal regulatory authority instructions. The Reports of Condition and Income must be signed by the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the reporting bank (or by the individual performing an equivalent function) and attested to by not less than two directors (trustees) for state nonmember banks and three directors for state member banks, national banks, and savings associations.

 

I, the undersigned CFO (or equivalent) of the named bank, attest that the Reports of Condition and Income (including the supporting

     

schedules) for this report date have been prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

 

We, the undersigned directors (trustees), attest to the correctness of the Reports of Condition and Income (including the supporting schedules) for this report date and declare that the Reports of Condition and Income have been examined by us and to the best of our knowledge and belief have been prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal regulatory authority and are true and correct.

 

 

       

Director (Trustee)

 

Signature of Chief Financial Officer (or Equivalent)

 

04/30/2023

      Director (Trustee)

Date of Signature

 

        Director (Trustee)

 

Submission of Reports

 

Each bank must file its Reports of Condition and Income (Call Report) data by either:

 

(a)   Using computer software to prepare its Call Report and then submitting the report data directly to the FFIEC’s Central Data Repository (CDR), an Internet-based system for data collection (https://cdr.ffiec.gov/cdr/), or

 

(b)   Completing its Call Report in paper form and arranging with a software vendor or another party to convert the data into the electronic format that can be processed by the CDR. The software vendor or other party then must electronically submit the bank’s data file to the CDR.

     

To fulfill the signature and attestation requirement for the Reports of Condition and Income for this report date, attach your bank’s completed signature page (or a photocopy or a computer generated version of this page) to the hard-copy record of the data file submitted to the CDR that your bank must place in its files.

 

The appearance of your bank’s hard-copy record of the submitted data file need not match exactly the appearance of the FFIEC’s sample report forms, but should show at least the caption of each Call Report item and the reported amount.

 

     

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS

      Legal Title of Bank (RSSD 9017)

For technical assistance with submissions to the CDR, please contact the CDR Help Desk by telephone at (888) CDR-3111, by fax at (703) 774-3946, or by e-mail at cdr.help@cdr.ffiec.gov.

     

New York

      City (RSSD 9130)

 

FDIC Certificate Number

 

623

        

NY

  

10019

  (RSSD 9050)         

State Abbreviation (RSSD 9200)

   Zip Code (RSSD 9220)

 

                         Legal Entity Identifier (LEI)
    8EWQ2UQKS07AKK8ANH81
    (Report only if your institution already has an LEI.) (RCON 9224)

 

 

The estimated average burden associated with this information collection is 55.53 hours per respondent and is expected to vary by institution, depending on individual circumstances. Burden estimates include the time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining data in the required form, and completing the information collection, but exclude the time for compiling and maintaining business records in the normal course of a respondent’s activities. A Federal agency may not conduct or sponsor, and an organization (or a person) is not required to respond to a collection of information, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Comments concerning the accuracy of this burden estimate and suggestions for reducing this burden should be directed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503, and to one of the following: Secretary, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 20th and C Streets, NW, Washington, DC 20551; Legislative and Regulatory Analysis Division, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Washington, DC 20219; Assistant Executive Secretary, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, DC 20429.

03/2023            

06/2012


DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS

00623

New York, NY 10019

FFIEC 041

Page 17 of 87

RC-1

Consolidated Report of Condition for Insured Banks and Savings Associations for March 31, 2023

All schedules are to be reported in thousands of dollars. Unless otherwise indicated, report the amount outstanding as of the last business day of the quarter.

Schedule RC—Balance Sheet

 

Dollar Amounts in Thousands

     RCON      Amount         

Assets

          
1.    Cash and balances due from depository institutions (from Schedule RC-A):

 

        
  

a. Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin (1)

 

     0081        28,000        1.a.  
  

b. Interest-bearing balances (2)

 

     0071        12,533,000        1.b.  
2.    Securities:

 

        
   a. Held-to-maturity securities (from Schedule RC-B, column A) (3)

 

     JJ34        0        2.a.  
   b. Available-for-sale debt securities (from Schedule RC-B, column D)

 

     1773        720,000        2.b.  
   c. Equity securities with readily determinable fair values not held for trading (4)

 

     JA22        5,000        2.c.  
3.    Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell:

 

        
   a. Federal funds sold

 

     B987        0        3.a.  
   b. Securities purchased under agreements to resell (5, 6)

 

     B989        5,918,000        3.b.  
4.    Loans and lease financing receivables (from Schedule RC-C):

 

        
   a. Loans and leases held for sale

 

     5369        0        4.a.  
   b. Loans and leases held for investment      B528        14,770,000              4.b.  
   c. LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses      3123        16,000              4.c.  
   d. Loans and leases held for investment, net of allowance (item 4.b minus 4.c) (7)

 

     B529        14,754,000        4.d.  
5.    Trading assets (from Schedule RC-D)

 

     3545        0        5.  
6.    Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases)

 

     2145        0        6.  
7.    Other real estate owned (from Schedule RC-M)

 

     2150        0        7.  
8.    Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies

 

     2130        0        8.  
9.    Direct and indirect investments in real estate ventures

 

     3656        0        9.  
10.    Intangible assets (from Schedule RC-M)

 

     2143        4,000        10.  
11.    Other assets (from Schedule RC-F) (6)

 

     2160        2,141,000        11.  
12.    Total assets (sum of items 1 through 11)

 

     2170        36,103,000        12.  

Liabilities

          
13.    Deposits:

 

        
   a. In domestic offices (sum of totals of columns A and C from Schedule RC-E)

 

     2200        23,619,000        13.a.  
  

(1) Noninterest-bearing (8)

     6631        10,976,000              13.a.(1)  
  

(2) Interest-bearing

     6636        12,643,000              13.a.(2)  
   b. Not applicable

 

        
14.    Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase:

 

        
   a. Federal funds purchased (9)

 

     B993        0        14.a.  
   b. Securities sold under agreements to repurchase (10)

 

     B995        0        14.b.  
15.    Trading liabilities (from Schedule RC-D)

 

     3548        0        15.  
16.    Other borrowed money (includes mortgage indebtedness) (from Schedule RC-M)

 

     3190        217,000        16.  
17.    and 18. Not applicable

 

        
19.    Subordinated notes and debentures (11)

 

     3200        0        19.  

 

1.

Includes cash items in process of collection and unposted debits.

2.

Includes time certificates of deposit not held for trading.

3.

Institutions that have adopted ASU 2016-13 should report in item 2.a amounts net of any applicable allowance for credit losses, and item 2.a should equal Schedule RC-B, item 8, column A, less Schedule RI-B, Part II, item 7, column B.

4.

Item 2.c is to be completed by all institutions. See the instructions for this item and the Glossary entry for “Securities Activities” for further detail on accounting for investments in equity securities.

5.

Includes all securities resale agreements, regardless of maturity.

6.

Institutions that have adopted ASU 2016-13 should report in items 3.b and 11 amounts net of any applicable allowance for credit losses.

7.

Institutions that have adopted ASU 2016-13 should report in item 4.c the allowance for credit losses on loans and leases.

8.

Includes noninterest-bearing demand, time, and savings deposits.

9.

Report overnight Federal Home Loan Bank advances in Schedule RC, item 16, “Other borrowed money.”

10.

Includes all securities repurchase agreements, regardless of maturity.

11.

Includes limited-life preferred stock and related surplus.

03/2023            

06/2012


DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS

00623

New York, NY 10019

FFIEC 041

Page 18 of 87

RC-2

Schedule RC—Continued

 

Dollar Amounts in Thousands

   RCON      Amount        

Liabilities—continued

       
20.    Other liabilities (from Schedule RC-G)      2930        2,590,000       20.  
21.    Total liabilities (sum of items 13 through 20)      2948        26,426,000       21.  
22.    Not applicable        

Equity Capital

       
   Bank Equity Capital        
23.    Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus      3838        0       23.  
24.    Common stock      3230        2,127,000       24.  
25.    Surplus (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock)      3839        939,000       25.  
26.    a. Retained earnings      3632        6,651,000       26.a.  
   b. Accumulated other comprehensive income (1)         (40,000     26.b.  
   c. Other equity capital components (2)      A130        0       26.c.  
27.    a. Total bank equity capital (sum of items 23 through 26.c)      3210        9,677,000       27.a.  
   b. Noncontrolling (minority) interests in consolidated subsidiaries      3000        0       27.b.  
28.    Total equity capital (sum of items 27.a and 27.b)      G105        9,677,000       28.  
29.    Total liabilities and equity capital (sum of items 21 and 28)      3300        36,103,000       29.  

Memoranda

       

To be reported with the March Report of Condition.

       
          RCON      Number        
1.    Indicate in the box at the right the number of the statement below that best describes the most comprehensive level of auditing work performed for the bank by independent external auditors as of any date during 2022      6724        2a       M.1.  

 

1a =

An integrated audit of the reporting institution’s financial statements and its internal control over financial reporting conducted in accordance with the standards of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) or Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) by an independent public accountant that submits a report on the institution

 

1b =

An audit of the reporting institution’s financial statements only conducted in accordance with the auditing standards of the AICPA or the PCAOB by an independent public accountant that submits a report on the institution

 

2a =

An integrated audit of the reporting institution’s parent holding company’s consolidated financial statements and its internal control over financial reporting conducted in accordance with the standards of the AICPA or the PCAOB by an independent public accountant that submits a report on the consolidated holding company (but not on the institution separately)

2b =

An audit of the reporting institution’s parent holding company’s consolidated financial statements only conducted in accordance with the auditing standards of the AICPA or the PCAOB by an independent public accountant that submits a report on the consolidated holding company (but not on the institution separately)

 

3 =

This number is not to be used

 

4 =

Directors’ examination of the bank conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by a certified public accounting firm (may be required by state-chartering authority)

 

5 =

Directors’ examination of the bank performed by other external auditors (may be required by state-chartering authority)

 

6 =

Review of the bank’s financial statements by external auditors

 

7 =

Compilation of the bank’s financial statements by external auditors

 

8 =

Other audit procedures (excluding tax preparation work)

 

9 =

No external audit work

 

 

     RCON    Date         

To be reported with the March Report of Condition.

                                         

2. Bank’s fiscal year-end date (report the date in MMDD format)

   8678      1231        M.2.  

 

1.

Includes, but is not limited to, net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities, accumulated net gains (losses) on cash flow hedges, and accumulated defined benefit pension and other postretirement plan adjustments.

2.

Includes treasury stock and unearned Employee Stock Ownership Plan shares.

06/2012

EX-FILING FEES

Exhibit 107

Calculation of Filing Fee Tables

Form S-3

(Form Type)

Chevron Corporation

Chevron U.S.A. Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Table 1: Newly Registered and Carry Forward Securities

 

                         
    

Security

Type

 

Security

Class

Title

 

Fee

Calculation

or Carry

Forward

Rule

 

Amount

Registered

 

Proposed

Maximum

Offering

Price Per

Unit

 

Maximum

Aggregate

Offering

Price

 

Fee

Rate

 

Amount of

Registration

Fee

 

Carry

Forward

Form

Type

 

Carry

Forward

File

Number

 

Carry

Forward

Initial

effective

date

 

Filing Fee

Previously

Paid In

Connection

with

Unsold

Securities

to be

Carried

Forward

 
Newly Registered Securities
                         
Fees to Be Paid   Debt   Debt Securities  

456(b) and

457(r)

  (1)   (1)   (1)   (2)   (2)          
                         
Fees Previously Paid                        
 
Carry Forward Securities
                         
Carry Forward Securities                        
                   
    Total Offering Amounts                   
                   
    Total Fees Previously Paid                   
                   
    Total Fee Offsets                   
                   
    Net Fee Due                               

 

(1)

An indeterminate aggregate initial offering price and number or amount of the securities is being registered as may periodically be offered at indeterminate prices. Separate consideration may or may not be received for securities that are issuable on exercise, conversion or exchange of other securities.

(2)

In reliance on and in accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”), the Registrant is deferring payment of all of the registration fee.