James M. Trimble - 18 Dec 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for Berry Corp (bry) (BRY)

Reporting relationship: Director
Issuer ticker: BRY
Reported as of: 18 Dec 2025
Net transaction value: $0
SEC form: 4
Accepted by SEC: 18 Dec 2025, 17:16:11 UTC
Prior SEC filing: 04 Jun 2025
Next SEC filing: 30 Jan 2026
Source filing: View source filing
Reporting owner signature: /s/ Danielle Hunter as attorney-in-fact for James M. Trimble

Key filing fact

James M. Trimble filed Form 4 for Berry Corp (bry) (BRY) on 18 Dec 2025.

Key facts

This page summarizes James M. Trimble's Form 4 filing for Berry Corp (bry) (BRY).
3 reported transactions and 1 derivative row are listed below.
Accepted by SEC: 18 Dec 2025, 17:16.

Change

Previous filing in this sequence was filed on 04 Jun 2025.
Current net transaction value: $0.

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Evidence

Filed on Form 4

Ownership activity is grounded in SEC Form 4 disclosures.

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Reporting Owners (1)

CIK 0001195182 Primary reporting owner

TRIMBLE JAMES M

Relationship: Director
Address: 16000 N. DALLAS PKWY., SUITE 500, DALLAS
Signature: /s/ Danielle Hunter as attorney-in-fact for James M. Trimble
Signature date: 18 Dec 2025

Reported non-derivative transactions

Shares, units, or other non-derivative securities reported in this filing.

BRY transaction

2025 Restricted Stock Units

Options Exercise

Transaction value
Shares: +22,659
Change %: +108%
Price
Shares after: 43,667
Date: 18 Dec 2025
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1, F3

BRY transaction

Common Stock

Disposed to Issuer

Transaction value
Shares: -43,667
Change %: -100%
Price
Shares after: 0
Date: 18 Dec 2025
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1, F2, F3

Reported derivative securities

Options, warrants, convertible securities, or similar derivative positions disclosed in the filing.

BRY transaction Derivative

2025 Restricted Stock Units

Options Exercise

Transaction value
Shares: -22,659
Change %: -100%
Price
Shares after: 0
Date: 18 Dec 2025
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Common Stock
Underlying amount: 22,659
Exercise price
Footnotes: F3

^* marks a reported price that did not pass the local price check.

Additional SEC filing notes

Filing notes and footnotes

Section 16 status

James M. Trimble is no longer subject to Section 16 filing requirements. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may still apply in specific circumstances.

Explanation of responses 3 footnotes

Footnote F1

On December 18, 2025, the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated September 14, 2025 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among Berry Corporation (bry) (the "Issuer"), California Resources Corporation ("CRC"), and Dornoch Merger Sub, LLC ("Merger Sub") were consummated. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub merged with and into the Issuer with the Issuer surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of CRC (the "Merger").

Footnote F2

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each share of the Issuer's common stock, par value $0.001 per share ("Berry Common Stock"), beneficially owned by the Reporting Person at the effective time of the Merger (the "Effective Time") was converted into the right to receive 0.0718 (the "Exchange Ratio") shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of CRC ("CRC Common Stock"), with cash paid in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares (the "Merger Consideration").

Footnote F3

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each outstanding restricted stock unit not subject to performance-based vesting conditions ("RSU") that accelerated at the Effective Time in accordance with its terms ("Single Trigger RSU") was cancelled in exchange for an amount in cash equal to the number of shares of Berry Common Stock subject to such Single Trigger RSU multiplied by the product of (a) $47.21 (the VWAP per share of CRC Common Stock for the 15 consecutive trading days ending on and including the second full trading day prior to the Effective Time in accordance with the Merger Agreement) and (b) the Exchange Ratio .