MRO-Form8K2015AprVoting


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):
 
April 29, 2015


Marathon Oil Corporation
__________________________________________
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
Delaware
1-5153
25-0996816
_____________________
 (State or other jurisdiction
_____________
 (Commission
______________
 (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)
File Number)
Identification No.)
  
 
 
5555 San Felipe Street, Houston, Texas
 
77056
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 (Address of principal executive offices)
 
___________
 (Zip Code)
 
 
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
 
(713) 629-6600

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:

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Item   5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. 
 
Marathon Oil Corporation's annual meeting of stockholders was held on April 29, 2015.  In connection with the meeting, proxies were solicited pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  The voting results on the matters voted upon at the meeting, all of which are described more fully in our 2015 Proxy Statement, follow.
 
 1.  Each of our directors was elected for a term expiring in 2016. 
 
NOMINEE
VOTES FOR
VOTES AGAINST
VOTES ABSTAINED
BROKER NON-VOTES
Gregory H. Boyce
497,709,787

18,429,721

1,710,246

71,465,754

Pierre Brondeau
494,992,337

21,122,898

1,734,519

71,465,754

Chadwick C. Deaton
460,439,032

55,271,397

2,139,325

71,465,754

Marcela E. Donadio
514,180,191

1,919,158

1,750,405

71,465,754

Philip Lader
502,412,398

13,709,311

1,728,045

71,465,754

Michael E. J. Phelps
511,820,635

4,301,272

1,727,847

71,465,754

Dennis H. Reilley
511,645,903

4,481,062

1,722,789

71,465,754

Lee M. Tillman
510,441,293

5,648,394

1,760,067

71,465,754


2.   PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP was ratified as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2015. 
  VOTES FOR
VOTES AGAINST
VOTES ABSTAINED
578,910,430
8,536,039
1,869,039
 
3.   The compensation of our named executive officers was approved. 
VOTES FOR
VOTES AGAINST
VOTES ABSTAINED
BROKER NON-VOTES
477,588,668
37,306,039
2,955,047
71,465,754
 
4.   The stockholder proposal seeking approval of stockholders' rights to proxy access was approved.  
VOTES FOR
VOTES AGAINST
VOTES ABSTAINED
BROKER NON-VOTES
321,394,551
191,118,775
5,336,428
71,465,754

5.   The stockholder proposal seeking a report regarding climate change risk was not approved.   
VOTES FOR
VOTES AGAINST
VOTES ABSTAINED
BROKER NON-VOTES
160,670,197
281,853,477
75,326,080
71,465,754





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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Marathon Oil Corporation
  
 
 
 
 
April 30, 2015
 
By:
 
 /s/ Gary E. Wilson
 
 
 
 



 
 
 
 
Name: Gary E. Wilson
 
 
 
 
Title: Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer