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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 5, 2022

 

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

 

(870) 875-7600

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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

Title of each class			Trading symbol(s)			Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value			MUSA			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. ☐

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On May 5, 2022, Murphy USA Inc. held its annual annual meeting of stockholders. The Class III directors proposed by management were elected with a tabulation of votes to the nearest share as shown below.

			For						Against						Abstain						Broker Non-Votes
R. Madison Murphy			19,763,436						26,768						643,200						2,026,313
R. Andrew Clyde			20,280,728						29,204						123,472						2,026,313
David B. Miller			19,669,805						235,989						527,610						2,026,313
Rosemary L. Turner			20,277,117						122,242						34,045						2,026,313

Regarding an advisory, non-binding vote on executive compensation, stockholders approved the compensation of the Company's named executive officers with 19,563,279 shares voted in favor, 828,169 shares voted against, 41,956 votes abstained and 2,026,313 broker non-votes.

Shareholders voted for the frequency of stockholder approval of executive compensation via an advisory, non-binding vote with 19,588,719 shares voted for 1 year, 12,644 shares voted for 2 years, 804,202 shares voted for 3 years, 27,839 shares abstained and 2,026,313 broker non-votes. Consistent with the results of the advisory shareholder vote, the Company will include a shareholder vote on the compensation of executives in its proxy materials on an annual basis.

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 2022 fiscal year was approved by stockholders with 22,337,862 shares voted in favor, 101,323 shares voted against and 20,532 shares abstained.

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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 USA INC.
Date:			May 6, 2022			By:  /s/  Donald R. Smith, Jr.
						Donald R. Smith, Jr.
						Vice President and Controller