Current Report Filing (8-k)

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):

January 11, 2021

(

January 6, 2021

)

Marathon Oil Corporation

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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

1-1513

25-0996816

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(State or other jurisdiction

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(Commission

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(I.R.S. Employer

of incorporation)

File Number)

Identification No.)

5555 San Felipe Street,

Houston,

Texas

77056-2723

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(Address of principal executive offices)

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(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(713)

629-6600

Not Applicable

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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $1.00

MRO

New York Stock Exchange

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).


	Emerging growth company	☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.		☐

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On January 6, 2021, the Board of Directors of Marathon Oil Corporation elected Brent Smolik as a member of the Board, effective as of January 11, 2021. Effective January 11, 2021, the size of the Board also increased to nine. In addition, the Board determined that Mr. Smolik was independent and appointed him as a member of the Corporation’s Audit and Finance Committee and the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee.

Mr. Smolik will participate in the Marathon Oil Corporation Non-Employee Director Compensation Package, which was amended as of January 1, 2021. Under the package, Mr. Smolik will receive an annual cash retainer of $95,000 and an annual restricted stock unit award of $150,000. There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Smolik and any other person pursuant to which he was elected as a director.

Excluding the previously disclosed temporary reductions to the cash retainer fees for the third and fourth quarter of 2020, the amended Non-Employee Director Compensation Package reduces the annual non-employee director compensation for 2021 by approximately 25%, exclusive of chair fees.

A copy of the press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Smolik is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.


99.1						P ress release of Marathon Oil Corporation , dated January 11, 2021






104						Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL Document

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.