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): November 17, 2017
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, AR |
71730-7000 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
| 870-862-6411 | |
| (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) | |
| Not applicable | |
| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) | |
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| Item 1.01 | Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On November 17, 2017, Murphy Oil Corporation entered into the third amendment (“Amendment No. 3”) to its revolving credit agreement dated as of August 10, 2016 (the “Credit Agreement”) with, among other parties, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent. Among other things, Amendment No. 3 extends the maturity date of the Credit Agreement to August 17, 2021, reduces the facility fee on revolving commitments and the interest margin on revolving loans and increases the total leverage ratio under the financial covenants from < 3.75:1.00 to < 4.00:1.00.
The description of Amendment No. 3 contained herein is qualified in its entirety by reference to Amendment No. 3 attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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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.
| Date: November 17, 2017 | MURPHY OIL CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ John B. Gardner |
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| John B. Gardner | |||
| Vice President & Treasurer | |||
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Exhibit Index
| 10.1 | Third Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of November 17, 2017, among Murphy Oil Corporation, Murphy Exploration & Production Company – International, Murphy Oil Company Ltd., the guarantors party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent for the Lenders party to the Credit Agreement and the Lenders and Issuing Banks party thereto. |
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