8-K

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) February 26, 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: (419) 422-2121

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: 

☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class	Trading symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $.01	MPC	New 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.

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On February 2, 2021, Marathon Petroleum Corporation (“MPC” or the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2020. Subsequent to the release of preliminary earnings, and in conjunction with the preparation of its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 (the “Form 10-K”), the Company reduced its estimate of state deferred income tax liabilities to reflect the appropriate state tax filing status for certain of its wholly owned entities. As a result, the Company recorded an incremental deferred benefit for income taxes on continuing operations of $93 million in the fourth quarter of 2020. Refer to the below table for a summary of the revisions to the results to be reported in the Form 10-K.

	Three Months Ended December 31, 2020
	Revised	Preliminary
Benefit for income taxes on continuing operations	$193	$100
Net income attributable to MPC	$285	$192
Net income per share	$0.44	$0.29

These revisions had no effect on segment operating results, income from discontinued operations, cash flows or adjusted earnings as previously reported by the Company.

A revised earnings release, earnings call presentation and Investor Relations Packet reflecting these revisions will be published on the Investors page of the MPC website at https://www.marathonpetroleum.com.

    Information in this Item 2.02 shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise incorporated by reference into any filing pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act except as otherwise expressly stated in such a filing.

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: February 26, 2021	By:	/s/ John J. Quaid
		Name: John J. Quaid
		Title: Senior Vice President and Controller

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