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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): March 25, 2020

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, including zip code)

	(870)	862-6411
	Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
	Not applicable
	(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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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
Common Stock, $1.00 Par Value	MUR	New York Stock Exchange

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.                                                ☐

    

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Item 5.02.   Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On March 25, 2020, Murphy Oil Corporation issued a press release, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, announcing that Roger W. Jenkins, President and Chief Executive Officer, has taken a temporary medical leave. In the interim, David R. Looney, the company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will temporarily assume Mr. Jenkins’s responsibilities as President and Chief Executive Officer.

Biographical information for Mr. Looney may be found in the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)	Exhibits

99.1	Murphy Oil Corporation press release dated March 25, 2020.
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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SIGNATURES

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: March 25, 2020	
	By:	/s/ Christopher D. Hulse
		Christopher D. Hulse
		Vice President and Controller