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| EX-99.1 - EXHIBIT 99.1 - MURPHY OIL CORP | dp74956_ex9901.htm |
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): April 5, 2017
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 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
(b), (c)
On April 6, 2017, Murphy Oil Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that Keith S. Caldwell, Senior Vice President and Controller, the Company’s principal accounting officer, plans to retire later in 2017, and that effective June 1, 2017, Christopher D. Hulse has been elected as the Company’s Vice President and Controller, in which capacity Mr. Hulse will serve as the Company’s principal accounting officer.
The full text of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Mr. Hulse, age 39, joined the Company in 2015 and is currently Vice President, Finance Projects. Prior to his current assignment, Mr. Hulse served as Vice President Finance, Onshore with responsibilities over accounting for North American onshore operations. Before joining the Company, Mr. Hulse worked for BG Group from 2004 to 2015, in accounting, finance, planning and strategy capacities, and from 1999 to 2004 he was employed by KPMG International. Mr. Hulse holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Bath, United Kingdom and is designated as a Chartered Accountant by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| 99.1 | Press release dated April 6, 2017. |
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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 | ||||
| Date: April 6, 2017 | ||||
| By: | /s/ Keith Caldwell | |||
| Keith Caldwell | ||||
| Senior Vice President and Controller | ||||
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Exhibit Index
| 99.1 | Press release dated April 6, 2017. |
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