MURPHY OIL CORP — Earnings Release 2020

May 6, 2020

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 6, 2020

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,
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(870)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
Not applicable
(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, $1.00 Par Value	MUR	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 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

The following information is furnished pursuant to Item 2.02, “Results of Operations and Financial Condition.”

On May 6, 2020 Murphy Oil Corporation issued a news release announcing its financial and operating results for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 . The full text of this news release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)	Exhibits

99.1	News release dated May 6, 2020, as issued by Murphy Oil Corporation.

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/ Christopher D. Hulse
	Christopher D. Hulse
	Vice President and Controller

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.
99.1	News release dated May 6, 2020, as issued by Murphy Oil Corporation.
101. INS	XBRL Instance Document

101. SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101. CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

101. DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

101. LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document

101. PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase