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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):
 
October 22, 2018 (October 18, 2018)


Marathon Oil Corporation
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
Delaware
1-5153
25-0996816
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 (State or other jurisdiction
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 (Commission
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 (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)
 
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 (Zip Code)
 
 
 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
 
(713) 629-6600

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
 

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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On October 18, 2018, Marathon Oil Corporation entered into a Third Amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 28, 2014, as amended by the First Amendment dated as of May 5, 2015 and the Second Amendment dated as of June 22, 2017 and as supplemented by the Incremental Commitments Supplement dated as of March 4, 2016 and Incremental Commitments Supplement dated as July 11, 2017, among Marathon Oil Corporation, as borrower, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and certain other financial institutions named therein (as so amended, the “Credit Agreement”). The Amendment, which contains customary representations and warranties, amends the Credit Agreement to, among other things, extend the term of the Credit Agreement from May 28, 2021 to May 28, 2022.
Certain lenders that are a party to the Amendment have in the past performed, and may in the future from time to time perform, investment banking, financial advisory, lending or commercial banking services for us and our subsidiaries, for which they have received, and may in the future receive, customary compensation and reimbursement of expenses.
The above description of the material terms and conditions of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment, which is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information set forth under Item 1.01 above is hereby incorporated into this Item 2.03 by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

99.1





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
  
 
 
 
 
October 22, 2018
 
By:
 
 /s/ Gary E. Wilson
 
 
 
 



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