Edgar Filing: MARATHON OIL CORP

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

LADER PHILIP

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MARATHON OIL CORP [MRO]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

__X__ Director	_____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O MARATHON OIL CORPORATION, 5555 SAN FELIPE ROAD

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/03/2017

(Street)

HOUSTON, TX 77056

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
01/04/2017

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Marathon Oil Corporation Common Stock	01/03/2017		A		9,853.604 ⁽¹⁾	A	$ 0	121,857.028 ⁽²⁾	D
Marathon Oil Corporation Common Stock	01/03/2017		D		0.457 ⁽³⁾	D	$ 0	121,856.571	D
Marathon Oil Corporation Common Stock								3,277.501 ⁽⁴⁾	I	Trust ⁽⁵⁾

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
LADER PHILIP C/O MARATHON OIL CORPORATION 5555 SAN FELIPE ROAD HOUSTON, TX 77056	X

Signatures

By: R. J. Kolencik, Attorney-in-Fact for Philip Lader		01/05/2017
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Non-Retainer Annual Director Stock Unit Award granted under Marathon Oil Corporation 2016 Incentive Compensation Plan. These common stock units, along with their accrued dividend equivalent rights, are payable in shares of common stock upon the reporting person's departure from the Board of Directors.
(2)	Includes dividends of 1531.991 shares previously not reported pursuant to Rule 16a-11.
(3)	Fractional stock units remaining upon vesting of common stock units on January 3, 2017 are forfeited pursuant to the terms of the Directors' Deferred Comp Plan.
(4)	Includes dividends of 46.838 shares previously not reported pursuant to Rule 16a-11.
(5)	The shares are held by the reporting person's spouse's irrevocable defective grantor trust ("Spouse's Trust"). The reporting person is the trustee of the Spouse's Trust and the reporting person's spouse is the settlor of the Spouse's Trust. The beneficiaries under the Spouse's Trust are the children of the reporting person and spouse.

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