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, 2012
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) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
200 Peach Street P.O. Box 7000, El Dorado, Arkansas | 71731-7000 | |||
| (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 9, 2012, Murphy Oil Corporation held its annual meeting of stockholders. The directors proposed by management were elected with a tabulation of votes to the nearest share as shown below.
| For | Withheld | |||||||
Frank W. Blue | 150,973,013 | 1,470,295 | ||||||
Steven A. Cossé | 148,722,753 | 5,381,056 | ||||||
Claiborne P. Deming | 147,421,231 | 6,637,821 | ||||||
Robert A. Hermes | 149,375,429 | 3,139,876 | ||||||
James V. Kelley | 149,346,106 | 4,070,022 | ||||||
Walentin Mirosh | 151,051,026 | 3,054,687 | ||||||
R. Madison Murphy | 137,309,533 | 14,581,277 | ||||||
Neal E. Schmale | 148,541,388 | 3,270,690 | ||||||
David J. H. Smith | 146,599,896 | 5,904,576 | ||||||
Caroline G. Theus | 149,025,531 | 3,484,978 | ||||||
David M. Wood | 150,170,805 | 3,946,364 | ||||||
Regarding an advisory vote on executive compensation, stockholders approved the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers with 146,949,881 shares voted in favor and 6,275,673 shares voted in opposition.
The proposed 2012 Long-Term Incentive Plan was approved by stockholders with 145,521,077 shares voted in favor and 8,495,748 shares voted in opposition.
Also, the proposed 2012 Annual Incentive Plan was approved by stockholders with 149,821,065 shares voted in favor and 4,202,902 shares voted in opposition.
Additionally, 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 2012 was approved by stockholders with 159,701,746 shares voted in favor and 3,652,684 shares voted in opposition.
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/ John W. Eckart | |||||
| John W. Eckart | ||||||
| Senior Vice President and Controller | ||||||
Date: May 9, 2012