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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):
 
March 1, 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)
 
___________
 (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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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
 
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Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
On March 1, 2018, Marathon Oil Corporation completed the sale of its subsidiary, Marathon Oil Libya Limited, which holds the Company’s 16.33 percent non-operated interest in the Waha concessions in Libya, to a subsidiary of Total S.A. (Elf Aquitaine SAS) for cash consideration of $450 million. The effective date of the transaction is January 1, 2018.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 (b)   Pro Forma Information
The unaudited pro forma consolidated balance sheet of Marathon Oil Corporation as of December 31, 2017, and the unaudited pro forma consolidated statement of income of Marathon Oil Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2017 are included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and are incorporated into this Item 9.01 by reference.
(d) Exhibits:
Number
 
Exhibit
99.1

 
Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Statements of Marathon Oil Corporation

 






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:  March 7, 2018
 
 
MARATHON OIL CORPORATION
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Gary E. Wilson
 
 
 
Name: Gary E. Wilson
 
 
 
Title: Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer








EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Number
 
Exhibit
99.1