SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 23, 1998
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ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
1-1196 23-0371610
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(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
515 South Flower Street, Los Angeles, California 90071
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (213) 486-3511
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Not Applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5. Other Events.
1. ARCO's Board elected Beverly L. Thelander, Dennis D. Schiffel
and Stephen G. Suellentrop as Vice Presidents of the Company
effective immediately.
2. ARCO's Board of Directors took action at its November 23, 1998
meeting to make certain technical corrections to ARCO's by-laws
regarding its annual meeting and to change certain notice provisions.
Under the amendment, the 1999 annual meeting date is expected to
be May 3. If a shareholder wishes to submit a nomination for
director, the deadline is January 4, 1999. If a shareholder
wishes to submit a proposal for a vote, other than a proposal
submitted pursuant to Rule 14a-8 of the proxy rules (which
proposals were required under the proxy rules to have been
submitted on or before November 16, 1998), any such other
proposal must also be submitted by January 4, 1999. See Exhibit
No. 3 to this report on Form 8-k for the full text of By-Laws
as amended through November 23, 1998.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY
/s/ BRUCE G. WHITMORE
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Bruce G. Whitmore
Senior Vice President, General
Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Dated: November 24, 1998
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