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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):
 
April 24, 2013

Marathon Oil Corporation
_________________________________________
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
 
Delaware
1-5153
25-0996816
 
____________________
 (State or other jurisdiction
_____________
 (Commission
______________
 (I.R.S. Employer
 
of incorporation)
File Number)
Identification No.)
 
  
 
 
 
5555 San Felipe Street, Houston, Texas
 
77056
 
_________________________________
 (Address of principal executive offices)
 
___________
 (Zip Code)
 
 
 
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
 
(713) 629-6600

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 annual meeting of stockholders was held on April 24, 2013.  In connection with the meeting, proxies were solicited pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  The following are the voting results on proposals considered and voted upon at the meeting, all of which were described in Marathon Oil's 2013 Proxy Statement.
 
 1.  Each of our directors was elected for a term expiring in 2014.  Votes regarding the persons elected to serve as directors were as follows:

 
NOMINEE
VOTES FOR
VOTES
AGAINST
VOTES
ABSTAINED
BROKER
NON-VOTES
Gregory H. Boyce
532,824,842

6,497,775

1,268,288

74,278,591

Pierre Brondeau
523,264,031

16,033,282

1,293,592

74,278,591

Clarence P. Cazalot, Jr.
519,547,658

18,239,066

2,804,181

74,278,591

Linda Z. Cook
533,525,358

5,827,347

1,238,200

74,278,591

Shirley Ann Jackson
456,257,388

83,063,699

1,269,818

74,278,591

Philip Lader
526,157,732

13,160,852

1,272,321

74,278,591

Michael E. J. Phelps
533,833,705

5,106,580

1,650,620

74,278,591

Dennis H. Reilley
528,176,953

11,140,430

1,273,522

74,278,591


2.   PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP was ratified as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2013.  The voting results were as follows:
 
  VOTES FOR
VOTES AGAINST
VOTES ABSTAINED
603,122,842
10,397,761
1,348,893
 
3.   The Board proposal seeking a non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers was approved.  The voting results were as follows:
 
VOTES FOR
VOTES AGAINST
VOTES ABSTAINED
BROKER NON-VOTES
514,915,388
23,400,497
2,275,020
74,278,591
 
4.   The stockholder proposal seeking a report regarding the Company's lobbying activities, policies and procedures was not approved.  The voting results were as follows:
 
VOTES FOR
VOTES AGAINST
VOTES ABSTAINED
BROKER NON-VOTES
197,613,025
270,814,432
72,163,448
74,278,591




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.
 
  
Date:  April  26, 2013
 
 
MARATHON OIL CORPORATION
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Michael K. Stewart
 
 
 
     Michael K. Stewart
 
 
 
     Vice President, Finance and Accounting, Controller and Treasurer