SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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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 25, 2018
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Marathon Petroleum Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | 001-35054 | 27-1284632 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
539 South Main Street Findlay, Ohio | 45840 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(419) 422-2121
(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). |
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Item 5.03 | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
As described in Item 5.07 below, at the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2018 Annual Meeting”) of Marathon Petroleum Corporation (the “Corporation”) held on April 25, 2018, the Corporation’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Corporation’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the "Restated Certificate of Incorporation") to eliminate the supermajority voting requirement applicable to bylaw amendments. Accordingly, on May 1, 2018, the Corporation filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware a certificate of amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation reflecting the amendment provided in Appendix I to the Corporation’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 15, 2018. The Corporation also amended and restated its Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Bylaws”) to conform with the amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
The description of the newly amended and restated Bylaws is qualified in its entirety by the text of the Amended and Restated Bylaws, which is filed as Exhibits 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
The Corporation's 2018 Annual Meeting was held on April 25, 2018. The following are the voting results on proposals considered and voted upon at the 2018 Annual Meeting.
1. | ELECTION OF CLASS I DIRECTORS |
The shareholders elected Abdulaziz F. Alkhayyal, Donna A. James and James E. Rohr as Class I directors, to serve terms expiring on the date of the 2021 Annual Meeting, by the following votes:
NOMINEE | VOTES FOR | VOTES AGAINST | ABSTENTIONS | BROKER NON-VOTES | ||||||||||||
Abdulaziz F. Alkhayyal | 332,761,281 | 6,384,560 | 1,158,302 | 54,758,049 | ||||||||||||
Donna A. James | 333,397,656 | 5,844,930 | 1,061,557 | 54,758,049 | ||||||||||||
James E. Rohr | 326,734,391 | 8,603,744 | 4,966,008 | 54,758,049 |
2. | RATIFICATION OF INDEPENDENT AUDITOR FOR 2018 |
The shareholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Corporation’s independent auditor for the year ending December 31, 2018 by the following votes:
VOTES FOR | VOTES AGAINST | ABSTENTIONS | BROKER NON-VOTES | ||||||||||||
388,863,890 | 5,272,168 | 926,134 | — |
3. | ADVISORY VOTE TO APPROVE NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION |
The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Corporation’s named executive officers by the following votes:
VOTES FOR | VOTES AGAINST | ABSTENTIONS | BROKER NON-VOTES | ||||||||||||
310,928,653 | 27,607,113 | 1,768,377 | 54,758,049 |
4. | ADVISORY VOTE ON FREQUENCY OF ADVISORY VOTES TO APPROVE NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION |
The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the holding of an advisory vote on the compensation of the Corporation’s named executive officers every one year by the following votes:
VOTES FOR EVERY ONE YEAR | VOTES FOR EVERY TWO YEARS | VOTES FOR EVERY THREE YEAR | ABSTENTIONS | BROKER NON-VOTES | |||||||||||
327,143,879 | 1,468,655 | 10,800,120 | 891,489 | 54,758,049 |
In accordance with the shareholder voting results, the Corporation’s Board of Directors determined on April 25, 2018, that the Corporation will hold an annual advisory vote on named executive officer compensation until the next advisory vote on the frequency of advisory votes on named executive officer compensation.
5. | APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS TO THE CORPORATION'S RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION TO ELIMINATE THE SUPERMAJORITY VOTING REQUIREMENT APPLICABLE TO BYLAW AMENDMENTS |
The shareholders approved the proposal to amend the Corporation’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation to eliminate the supermajority voting requirement applicable to bylaw amendments by the following votes:
VOTES FOR | VOTES AGAINST | ABSTENTIONS | BROKER NON-VOTES | ||||||||||||
335,618,194 | 3,833,934 | 852,015 | 54,758,049 |
6. | APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS TO THE CORPORATION'S RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION TO ELIMINATE THE SUPERMAJORITY VOTING REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO CERTIFICATE AMENDMENTS AND THE REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS |
The proposal to approve an amendment to the Corporation’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation to eliminate the supermajority voting requirements applicable to certificate amendments and the removal of directors did not receive the required affirmative vote of 80% of the Corporation’s outstanding shares.
VOTES FOR | VOTES AGAINST | ABSTENTIONS | BROKER NON-VOTES | ||||||||||||
335,630,925 | 3,808,805 | 864,413 | 54,758,049 |
7. | SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL |
The shareholder proposal seeking adoption of an alternative shareholder right to call a special meeting provision was not approved based on the following votes:
VOTES FOR | VOTES AGAINST | ABSTENTIONS | BROKER NON-VOTES | ||||||||||||
168,054,751 | 170,221,617 | 2,027,775 | 54,758,049 |
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit Number | Description | |
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.
Marathon Petroleum Corporation | |||
Date: May 1, 2018 | By: | /s/ Molly R. Benson | |
Name: Molly R. Benson | |||
Title: Vice President, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer |