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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):  February 12, 2018
 
 
 
MURPHY USA INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
Delaware
 
001-35914
 
46-2279221
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
200 Peach Street, El Dorado, Arkansas
 
71730-5836
 
 
 
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 870-875-7600
 
 
 
Not applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
 
 
 
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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 7.01.   Regulation FD Disclosure
 

In December 2017, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed an award to the Company of $58.7 million arising from damages incurred in connection with the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The Company expects to receive $47.0 million after the payment of fees and expenses and this amount will be recorded in the first quarter of 2018 when collection is complete.

The information in this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.










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 USA INC.
 
 
Date:  February 12, 2018
By:  /s/  Donald R. Smith, Jr.
 
Donald R. Smith, Jr.
 
Vice President and Controller