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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) April 28, 2021
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Marathon Petroleum Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware 001-35054 27-1284632
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

539 South Main Street, Findlay, Ohio 45840
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (419422-2121
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading
symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $.01MPCNew York Stock Exchange
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).
Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.






Item 5.02Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On April 28, 2021, Marathon Petroleum Corporation (the “Corporation”) held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “2021 Annual Meeting”). At the 2021 Annual Meeting, the Corporation’s shareholders approved the Marathon Petroleum Corporation 2021 Incentive Compensation Plan (the “2021 Plan”). The Board of Directors of the Corporation had previously adopted and approved the 2021 Plan on February 24, 2021, subject to shareholder approval.

The 2021 Plan replaces the Amended and Restated Marathon Petroleum Corporation 2012 Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended (the “Prior Plan”). The Prior Plan expires according to its terms on April 25, 2022. Following shareholder approval of the 2021 Plan, no new awards may be granted under the Prior Plan but all awards granted under the Prior Plan that were outstanding as of the date that shareholders approved the 2021 Plan will remain outstanding and will continue to be governed by the terms of the Prior Plan.

Those eligible for awards under the 2021 Plan include the Corporation’s employees, non-employee directors and certain consultants of the Corporation and its subsidiaries. The Corporation’s named executive officers are eligible employees under the 2021 Plan. The 2021 Plan is intended to provide to such persons incentives and rewards for performance and/or service to the Corporation.

The 2021 Plan authorizes the grant of awards, including shares of the Corporation’s common stock, in any combination of the following:

• stock options, including incentive stock options and non-qualified stock options;
• stock appreciation rights (or SARs);
• stock awards, restricted stock awards and other awards denominated or paid in common stock;
• restricted stock units (which may include dividend equivalents);
• cash awards; and
• performance awards.

The maximum number of shares of common stock available for awards under the 2021 Plan (subject to the adjustment provisions and the share counting rules of the 2021 Plan) is 20,500,000 shares, less any shares subject to grants made under the Prior Plan after December 31, 2020 and prior to the effective date of the 2021 Plan (and counted on a one-for-one basis). If, after the effective date of the 2021 Plan, any shares subject to an award under the 2021 Plan or under the Prior Plan, or any awards under the 2021 Plan or under the Prior Plan, are forfeited, canceled, unearned, expire or are settled for cash (in each case in whole or in part), the shares subject to the award may be used again for awards under the 2021 Plan to the extent of the forfeiture, cancellation, lack of being earned, expiration or cash settlement.

A summary of the 2021 Plan is set forth in the Corporation’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 15, 2021 and is incorporated herein by reference. The summaries set forth above and therein do not purport to be complete and are each qualified by reference to the full text of the 2021 Plan, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 5.07Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The 2021 Annual Meeting was held on April 28, 2021. The following are the voting results on proposals considered and voted upon at the 2021 Annual Meeting.

 1.ELECTION OF CLASS I DIRECTORS
The shareholders elected each of Abdulaziz F. Alkhayyal, Michael J. Hennigan, Jonathan Z. Cohen and Frank M. Semple as Class I directors, each to serve terms expiring on the date of the Corporation’s 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until each such director's successor is duly elected and qualified or until each such director's earlier death, resignation or removal, by the following votes:



NOMINEE  VOTES FOR    VOTES AGAINSTABSTENTIONS    
    BROKER    
NON-VOTES
Abdulaziz F. Alkhayyal330,656,434     98,691,201 5,392,768     86,115,918 
Jonathan Z. Cohen406,817,001 21,950,844 5,972,558 86,115,918 
Michael J. Hennigan  405,762,428     27,549,476 1,428,499     86,115,918 
Frank M. Semple429,335,791 4,722,662 681,950 86,115,918 

 2.RATIFICATION OF INDEPENDENT AUDITOR FOR 2021
The shareholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Corporation’s independent auditor for the year ending December 31, 2021 by the following votes:

VOTES FOR  VOTES AGAINST     ABSTENTIONS      
513,395,6185,726,630 1,734,073         

 3.APPROVAL, ON AN ADVISORY BASIS, OF NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION
The shareholders did not approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Corporation’s named executive officers by the following votes:

VOTES FOR  VOTES AGAINST     ABSTENTIONS     
    BROKER    
NON-VOTES
 
130,447,832   301,702,815        2,589,756        86,115,918   
 4.APPROVAL OF THE MARATHON PETROLEUM CORPORATION 2021 INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN
The shareholders approved the 2021 Plan by the following votes:
VOTES FOR  VOTES AGAINST     ABSTENTIONS     
    BROKER    
NON-VOTES
 
410,408,336   23,075,637        1,256,430        86,115,918   

 5.APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE CORPORATION'S RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION TO ELIMINATE SUPERMAJORITY PROVISIONS
The proposal to approve an amendment to the Corporation’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation to eliminate supermajority provisions did not receive the required affirmative vote of 80% of the Corporation’s outstanding shares:
VOTES FOR  VOTES AGAINST     ABSTENTIONS     
    BROKER    
NON-VOTES
 
429,706,659   3,915,679        1,118,065        86,115,918   

 6.APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE CORPORATION'S RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION TO DECLASSIFY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS



The proposal to approve an amendment to the Corporation’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation to declassify the Board of Directors did not receive the required affirmative vote of 80% of the Corporation’s outstanding shares:
VOTES FOR  VOTES AGAINST     ABSTENTIONS     
    BROKER    
NON-VOTES
 
430,205,748   3,371,447        1,163,208        86,115,918   

 7.SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL
The shareholder proposal seeking to prohibit accelerated vesting of equity awards in connection with a change in control was not approved based on the following votes:
VOTES FOR  VOTES AGAINST     ABSTENTIONS     
    BROKER    
NON-VOTES
 
161,770,950   271,270,957        1,698,496        86,115,918   

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.

 
Exhibit Number
 Description
10.1 
104Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)



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 Petroleum Corporation
Date: May 4, 2021By:/s/ Molly R. Benson
Name: Molly R. Benson
Title: Vice President, Chief Securities, Governance & Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary