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| EX-99.2 - EX-99.2 - MURPHY OIL CORP | d428807dex992.htm |
| EX-99.1 - EX-99.1 - MURPHY OIL CORP | d428807dex991.htm |
| EX-23.1 - EX-23.1 - MURPHY OIL CORP | d428807dex231.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): August 3, 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)
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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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 8.01. | Other Events |
Senior Notes Offering
On August 3, 2017, Murphy Oil Corporation (the “Company”) announced, subject to market conditions, that it intends to offer $550 million of senior notes due 2025 (the “Notes”) pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The foregoing is qualified by reference to the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, which is incorporated herein by reference.
This Current Report on Form 8-K does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the Notes, nor shall there be any offer, solicitation or sale of the Notes in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
Redemption of 2.500% Notes due 2017
The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering of the Notes in order to redeem its 2.500% Notes due 2017 in accordance with the indenture governing such notes. This Current Report on Form 8-K does not constitute a notice of redemption under such indenture.
Report of Ryder Scott
Attached as Exhibit 99.2 hereto is the report of Ryder Scott Company, L.P. (“Ryder Scott”) on the estimated oil and gas reserves of the Company attributable to the Company’s leasehold properties located in the Eagle Ford Shale in south Texas in the United States as of December 31, 2016. Attached as Exhibit 23.1 hereto is the consent of Ryder Scott to the inclusion of such report into certain registration statements of the Company.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| 23.1 | Consent of Ryder Scott Company, L.P. | |
| 99.1 | Press release announcing Notes offering | |
| 99.2 | Report of Ryder Scott Company, L.P. dated August 1, 2017 | |
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 B. Gardner | |
| John B. Gardner | ||
| Vice President & Treasurer | ||
Date: August 3, 2017
Exhibit Index
| 23.1 | Consent of Ryder Scott Company, L.P. | |
| 99.1 | Press release announcing the Notes offering | |
| 99.2 | Report of Ryder Scott Company, L.P. dated August 1, 2017 | |