---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-035154"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MUR"
cik: "0000717423"
company_name: "MURPHY OIL CORP"
filed_at: "2026-05-14T20:37:16+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T20:39:21.584782+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Murphy Oil shareholders elect all 9 director nominees, approve executive compensation and 2026 NED Plan

## Summary
- All 9 director nominees elected with > 114 million votes for each; broker non-votes ~12.5 million.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation approved with 117.7M for, 0.99M against.
- 2026 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors approved with 115.4M for, 2.9M against.
- Appointment of KPMG as 2026 auditor ratified with 128.7M for, 2.6M against.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-035154
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MUR
- cik: 0000717423
- company_name: MURPHY OIL CORP
- filed_at: 2026-05-14T20:37:16+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/717423/000162828026035154/0001628280-26-035154-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/717423/000162828026035154/mur-20260513.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-035154
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-035154.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-035154.txt

## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  MURPHY OIL CORP shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2026-05-13 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-13
  source text: Proposal 1 – Election of Directors The directors proposed by management were elected with a tabulation of votes to the nearest share as shown below.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/717423/000162828026035154/0001628280-26-035154-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  MURPHY OIL CORP shareholders approved Approval of the Proposed Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors at the 2026-05-13 meeting.
  - Proposal: equity plan
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-13
  source text: Proposal 3 – Approval of the Proposed Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors 115,379,463 2,886,090 784,672 12,483,996
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/717423/000162828026035154/0001628280-26-035154-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  MURPHY OIL CORP shareholders approved Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation at the 2026-05-13 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-13
  source text: Proposal 2 – Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation 117,714,410 988,954 346,861 12,483,996
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/717423/000162828026035154/0001628280-26-035154-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  MURPHY OIL CORP shareholders approved Approval of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm at the 2026-05-13 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-13
  source text: Proposal 4 – Approval of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 128,702,169 2,572,829 259,223 —
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/717423/000162828026035154/0001628280-26-035154-index.htm

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