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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001573516-23-000029"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MUSA"
cik: "0001573516"
company_name: "Murphy USA Inc."
filed_at: "2023-05-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-15T16:44:49.065600+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Murphy USA shareholders elect Class I directors; approve KPMG, executive compensation, and 2023 Omnibus Incentive Plan

## Summary
- Class I directors Claiborne P. Deming, Jeanne L. Phillips, and Jack T. Taylor were elected with over 16.9M votes each.
- KPMG LLP ratified as independent auditor for FY2023 with 19,534,561 votes for, 143,740 against.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation passed with 17,171,731 votes for, 793,663 against (1,697,533 broker non-votes).
- 2023 Omnibus Incentive Plan approved with 17,167,180 votes for, 810,501 against (1,697,533 broker non-votes).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001573516-23-000029
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MUSA
- cik: 0001573516
- company_name: Murphy USA Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-05-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1573516/000157351623000029/0001573516-23-000029-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1573516/000157351623000029/musa-20230504.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001573516-23-000029.txt

## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  Murphy USA Inc. shareholders approved Election of Class I Directors at the 2023-05-04 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-04
  source text: On May 4, 2023, Murphy USA Inc. held its annual meeting of stockholders. The Class I directors proposed by management were elected with a tabulation of votes to the nearest share as shown below. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Claiborne P Deming 17,732,596 249,251 22,650 1,697,533 Hon. Jeanne L. Phillips 16,939,065 1,042,940 22,492 1,697,533 Jack T. Taylor 17,679,400 302,306 22,791 1,697,533
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1573516/000157351623000029/0001573516-23-000029-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Murphy USA Inc. shareholders approved Approval of Murphy USA Inc. 2023 Omnibus Incentive Plan at the 2023-05-04 meeting.
  - Proposal: equity plan
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-04
  source text: Regarding the approval of the Murphy USA Inc. 2023 Omnibus Incentive Plan, stockholders approved the Plan with 17,167,180 shares voted in favor, 810,501 shares voted against, 26,816 shares abstained and 1,697,533 broker non-votes.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1573516/000157351623000029/0001573516-23-000029-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Murphy USA Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of KPMG LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for 2023 at the 2023-05-04 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-04
  source text: 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 2023 fiscal year was approved by stockholders with 19,534,561 shares voted in favor, 143,740 shares voted against and 23,729 shares abstained.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1573516/000157351623000029/0001573516-23-000029-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Murphy USA Inc. shareholders approved Advisory vote on executive compensation at the 2023-05-04 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-04
  source text: Regarding an advisory, non-binding vote on executive compensation, stockholders approved the compensation of the Company's named executive officers with 17,171,731 shares voted in favor, 793,663 shares voted against, 39,103 shares abstained and 1,697,533 broker non-votes.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1573516/000157351623000029/0001573516-23-000029-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.