8-K Front Annual Meeting Voting Results 2019

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, 2019







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 8, 2019, 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

149,923,098 

 

1,083,297 

 

202,939 

 

12,317,446 

Steven A. Cossé

149,522,461 

 

1,490,379 

 

196,494 

 

12,317,446 

Claiborne P. Deming

149,419,129 

 

1,606,582 

 

183,623 

 

12,317,446 

Lawrence R. Dickerson

149,942,943 

 

1,063,976 

 

202,415 

 

12,317,446 

Roger W. Jenkins

149,479,715 

 

1,529,948 

 

199,671 

 

12,317,446 

Elisabeth W. Keller

149,773,427 

 

1,205,805 

 

230,102 

 

12,317,446 

James V. Kelley

147,751,260 

 

3,255,209 

 

202,865 

 

12,317,446 

Walentin Mirosh

150,481,472 

 

526,945 

 

200,917 

 

12,317,446 

R. Madison Murphy

148,199,762 

 

2,829,393 

 

180,179 

 

12,317,446 

Jeffrey W. Nolan

150,499,584 

 

509,591 

 

200,159 

 

12,317,446 

Neal E. Schmale

148,045,299 

 

2,962,648 

 

201,387 

 

12,317,446 

Laura A. Sugg

150,499,550 

 

506,039 

 

203,745 

 

12,317,446 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proposal 2 – Advisory Vote to Approve Executive
Compensation

148,749,648 

 

2,198,978 

 

260,708 

 

12,317,446 

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 Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

158,720,988 

 

4,542,973 

 

262,819 

 

 

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 2019 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, 2019