SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 8K
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 24, 2002
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Murphy Oil Corporation
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(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 1-8590 71-0361522
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) Identification No.)
200 Peach Street, P.O. Box 7000, El Dorado, Arkansas 71731-7000
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (870) 862-6411
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Not applicable
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Item 5. Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure
On April 24, 2002, Murphy Oil Corporation (the "Company") announced that net
income in the first quarter of 2002 was $2.5 million, $.06 per diluted share, as
compared to net income of $97.8 million, $2.16 per diluted share, in the first
quarter a year ago. Cash flow from operating activities, excluding changes in
noncash working capital items, totaled $98.9 million for the current quarter,
$2.15 per share, as compared to $203.6 million, $4.49 per share, in the same
quarter last year.
The Company's news release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
99.1 News Release, dated April 24, 2002 announcing the Company's
earnings and certain other financial information for the
three-month period ended March 31, 2002.
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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.
Murphy Oil Corporation
By: /s/ Walter K. Compton
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Name: Walter K. Compton
Title: Secretary
April 26, 2002
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
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99.1 News release dated April 24, 2002.
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