MUR 8-K
Murphy Oil Corp (MUR)
8-K
2025-05-15
For: 2025-05-14
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): May 14, 2025
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). 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 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The following information is furnished pursuant to Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.”
On May 14, 2025, Murphy Oil Corporation held its annual meeting of stockholders. The results of voting related to matters brought before stockholders are shown below.
| Proposal 1 – Election of Directors | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| The directors proposed by management were elected with a tabulation of votes to the nearest share as shown below. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Broker | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| For | Against | Abstain | Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Claiborne P. Deming | 116,428,727 | 3,560,308 | 183,406 | 11,403,090 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Lawrence R. Dickerson | 117,977,804 | 2,009,909 | 184,728 | 11,403,090 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Michelle A. Earley | 118,708,809 | 1,269,432 | 194,200 | 11,403,090 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Eric M. Hambly | 118,270,822 | 1,714,641 | 186,978 | 11,403,090 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Elisabeth W. Keller | 116,838,730 | 2,892,449 | 441,262 | 11,403,090 | |||||||||||||||||||
| R. Madison Murphy | 115,632,925 | 4,096,916 | 442,600 | 11,403,090 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Jeffrey W. Nolan | 113,842,952 | 5,879,682 | 449,807 | 11,403,090 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Robert N. Ryan, Jr. | 118,407,989 | 1,317,323 | 447,129 | 11,403,090 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Laura A. Sugg | 117,771,339 | 1,955,684 | 445,418 | 11,403,090 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Robert B. Tudor, III | 118,142,602 | 1,584,620 | 445,219 | 11,403,090 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Proposal 2 – Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation | 112,573,581 | 7,030,317 | 568,543 | 11,403,090 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Regarding an advisory vote on executive compensation, stockholders approved by vote the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as shown. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Proposal 3 – Approval of the Proposed 2025 Long-Term Incentive Plan | 113,527,850 | 6,082,341 | 562,250 | 11,403,090 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Regarding a vote to adopt the proposed 2025 Long-Term Incentive Plan (2025 LTIP), stockholders approved by vote the 2025 LTIP as shown. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Proposal 4 – Approval of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | 127,617,324 | 3,267,952 | 690,255 | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| The earlier appointment by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2025 was approved by the vote of stockholders as shown. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (d) | Exhibits | ||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | ||||
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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.
| MURPHY OIL CORPORATION | ||||||||
| Date: May 15, 2025 | ||||||||
| By: | /s/ Paul D. Vaughan | |||||||
| Paul D. Vaughan | ||||||||
| Vice President and Controller | ||||||||
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