8-K Front Annual Meeting Voting Results 2018

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 9, 2018







MURPHY OIL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)









 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

Delaware

 

1-8590

 

 

71-0361522

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

 

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



 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 







 

300 Peach Street

 

P.O. Box 7000, El Dorado, Arkansas

71730-7000

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)







Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 870-862-6411







Not applicable

(Former Name  or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)





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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 9, 2018, 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

T. Jay Collins

 150,487,335 

 

 748,587 

 

 175,486 

 

 11,038,498 

Steven A. Cossé

 150,421,808 

 

 827,776 

 

 161,824 

 

 11,038,498 

Claiborne P. Deming

 149,909,710 

 

 1,339,758 

 

 161,940 

 

 11,038,498 

Lawrence R. Dickerson

 150,669,830 

 

 564,289 

 

 177,289 

 

 11,038,498 

Roger W. Jenkins

 149,917,971 

 

 1,317,213 

 

 176,224 

 

 11,038,498 

Elisabeth W. Keller

 150,787,731 

 

 425,445 

 

 198,232 

 

 11,038,498 

James V. Kelley

 148,965,369 

 

 2,267,867 

 

 178,172 

 

 11,038,498 

Walentin Mirosh

 150,578,976 

 

 645,626 

 

 186,806 

 

 11,038,498 

R. Madison Murphy

 148,910,313 

 

 2,339,564 

 

 161,531 

 

 11,038,498 

Jeffrey W. Nolan

 150,552,830 

 

 696,017 

 

 162,561 

 

 11,038,498 

Neal E. Schmale

 149,464,198 

 

 1,761,672 

 

 185,538 

 

 11,038,498 

Laura A. Sugg

 150,783,316 

 

 443,167 

 

 184,925 

 

 11,038,498 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proposal 2 – Advisory Vote to Approve Executive
Compensation

 139,610,799 

 

 11,561,568 

 

 239,041 

 

 11,038,498 

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 2018 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors

147,904,798 

 

 3,279,292 

 

 227,318 

 

 11,038,498 

Regarding a vote to adopt the proposed 2018 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors (2018 Plan), stockholders approved by vote the 2018 Plan as shown.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proposal 4 – Approval of the Proposed 2018 Long-Term Incentive Plan

146,926,822 

 

 4,279,564 

 

 205,022 

 

 11,038,498 

Regarding a vote to adopt the proposed 2018 Long-Term Incentive Plan (2018 LTIP), stockholders approved by vote the 2018 LTIP as shown.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proposal 5 – Approval of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 158,481,316 

 

 3,748,512 

 

 220,078 

 

 

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 2018 was approved by the vote of stockholders as shown.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

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



 

 

 

By:

/s/ Christopher D. Hulse

 



Christopher D. Hulse

 



Vice President and Controller







Date:  May 9, 2018