UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): July 6, 2018
MURPHY USA INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-35914 | 46-2279221 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
200 Peach Street | ||
El Dorado, Arkansas | 71730-5836 | |
(870) 875-7600
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(b)
On June 18, 2018, Murphy USA Inc. (the “Company”) announced that effective immediately Daryl Schofield would no longer serve as the Company's Executive Vice President, Fuels. On July 6, 2018, the Company entered into a separation agreement and release of claims with Mr. Schofield (the "Agreement") which ended his employment with the Company effective July 2, 2018. Pursuant to the Agreement, Mr. Schofield will receive the following severance payments and benefits: (i) a lump sum payment of $262,500, which equals six months of Mr. Schofield's base salary, (ii) a lump sum payment of $560,000 as consideration for transition and advisory services, (iii) reimbursement of legal fees up to $3,500 in connection with the Agreement and (iv) if Mr. Schofield elects COBRA continuing health insurance coverage, the Company will reimburse him his premiums through June 30, 2019. The Company also agrees to release Mr. Schofield from any obligation to repay his signing bonus or relocation payments from the Company. Under the Agreement, Mr. Schofield has agreed to certain restrictive covenants and a release of claims in favor of the Company.
The foregoing description of the Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Agreement, a copy of which will be filed as an exhibit to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2018.
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.
MURPHY USA INC. | |||||
Date: | July 6, 2018 | By: | /s/ Donald R. Smith, Jr. | ||
Name: | Donald R. Smith, Jr. | ||||
Title: | Vice President and Controller | ||||