UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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) February 3, 2012
Marathon Petroleum Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-35054 | 27-1284632 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification Number) | ||
| 539 South Main Street Findlay, Ohio |
45840-3229 | |||
| (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)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On February 3, 2012, Marathon Petroleum Corporation (the “Company”) will provide certain financial and statistical “Market Data” information on the Company’s Investor Relations website at http://ir.marathonpetroleum.com by clicking on “Market Data.”
Going forward, the Company intends to update this Market Data information and provide such updated Market Data information on its Investor Relations website no later than the close of business on the second business day following the end of each month, and may also provide one to two additional updates within each month. Interested parties may register to receive automatic email alerts when the Market Data information is updated by clicking on “Email Alerts” at http://ir.marathonpetroleum.com and following the instructions provided.
This information is being furnished under Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.
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: February 3, 2012 |
By: | /s/ Garry L. Peiffer | ||||
| Name: Garry L. Peiffer | ||||||
| Title: Executive Vice President, Corporate Planning and Investor & Government Relations | ||||||