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 4, 2017 | ||||||||||
MURPHY USA INC. | ||||||||||
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | ||||||||||
Delaware | 001-35914 | 46-2279221 | ||||||||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||||||||
200 Peach Street, El Dorado, Arkansas | 71730-5836 | |||||||||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 870-875-7600 | ||||||||||
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 4, 2017, Murphy USA Inc. held its annual meeting of stockholders. The Class I directors proposed by management were elected with a tabulation of votes to the nearest share as shown below. The directors also had broker non-votes totaling 2,358,290.
For | Withheld | |||
Claiborne P. Deming | 30,703,915 | 1,373,364 | ||
Thomas M. Gattle, Jr. | 31,663,148 | 414,131 | ||
Jack T. Taylor | 31,749,979 | 327,300 | ||
Regarding an advisory, non-binding vote on executive compensation, stockholders approved the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers with 31,389,579 shares voted in favor, 570,115 shares voted against, 117,585 votes abstained and 2,358,290 broker non-votes.
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 the 2017 fiscal year was approved by stockholders with 34,294,934 shares voted in favor, 42,081 shares voted against and 98,554 shares abstained.
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 USA INC. | |||||
Date: | May 5, 2017 | By: | /s/ Donald R. Smith, Jr. | ||
Name: | Donald R. Smith, Jr. | ||||
Title: | Vice President and Controller | ||||