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
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| Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): | | October 25, 2023 | | | | | |
Marathon Oil Corporation
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | 1-1513 | 25-0996816 |
_____________________________________________ (State or other jurisdiction | _______________________________ (Commission | __________________________________ (I.R.S. Employer |
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
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| 990 Town and Country Boulevard, | Houston, | Texas | | | 77024-2217 |
____________________________________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices) | | | ___________________________________________ (Zip Code) |
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| 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:
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| 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).
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| | 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 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On October 25, 2023, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Marathon Oil Corporation (the “Company”) adopted and approved, effective immediately, amended and restated by-laws of the Company (as amended and restated, the “Amended and Restated By-laws”). The Amended and Restated By-laws, among other things:
•revise procedures and disclosure requirements for the nomination of directors and the submission of proposals for consideration at meetings of the stockholders of the Company, including, among other things, adding a requirement that a stockholder seeking to nominate director(s) at an annual meeting deliver to the Company reasonable evidence that it has complied with the requirements of Rule 14a-19 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, no less than eight business days prior to the meeting;
•revise the majority voting provision to clarify when an election of directors will be deemed contested;
•clarify the power of the chair of a stockholder meeting to adjourn any meeting of stockholders;
•adopt gender neutral terms when referring to particular positions, offices or title holders, including the adoption of the title chair in place of chairman; and
•make certain administrative, modernizing, clarifying and conforming changes, including making updates to reflect recent amendments to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
The foregoing summary of the Amended and Restated By-laws does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amended and Restated By-laws, which is attached as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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| 3.1 | | |
| 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.
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| | | Marathon Oil Corporation |
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| October 27, 2023 | | By: | | /s/ Rob L. White |
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| | | | | Name: Rob L. White |
| | | | | Title: Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer |
