MURPHY OIL CORP·4

Feb 5, 3:49 PM ET

Riaz Atif 4

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Murphy Oil (MUR) VP Riaz Atif Receives RSU Awards, Withholds Shares

What Happened

  • Riaz Atif, Vice President & Treasurer of Murphy Oil (MUR), had derivative awards convert/settle and was granted additional restricted stock units (RSUs) on Feb 3, 2026. The filing shows:
    • 3,717 shares acquired via exercise/conversion of a derivative.
    • Two RSU awards/grants of 7,490 units each (derivative awards) were reported as acquisitions (total 14,980 units).
    • 1,570 shares were withheld to cover tax liabilities (reported as a disposition) at $30.05 per share, totaling $47,173.
    • An additional 4,160 derivative units were reported as disposed with $0 cash proceeds (reported as a conversion/derivative disposition).
  • These transactions reflect vested/settled performance-based units and new time- and performance-based RSU awards; the tax withholding is a routine payroll tax cover.

Key Details

  • Transaction date: February 3, 2026; Form 4 filed Feb 5, 2026 (timely within required window).
  • Reported prices/values: tax withholding 1,570 shares @ $30.05 = $47,173; other derivative entries reported at $0 or N/A per the filing.
  • Shares acquired/awarded on filing: 3,717 shares settled plus two awards of 7,490 RSUs each (total reported units involved = 18,697); 1,570 shares withheld for taxes; 4,160 derivative units reported disposed at $0.
  • Ownership after transaction: not provided in the supplied summary.
  • Notable footnotes included in the filing:
    • F1/F3/F7: Performance-based RSU/PSU awards (2020 and 2025 Long-Term Incentive Plans); F1 notes vesting/settlement one-for-one and includes dividend-equivalent shares (80% payout for the 2020 grant).
    • F2: Shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding on PSU vesting.
    • F4: Certain derivative securities have no conversion price, exercise date, or expiration.
    • F5/F6: Time-based RSU award under 2025 plan with a vest date of Feb 3, 2029.
  • Filing timeliness: Timely (filed 2 days after the reported transactions).

Context

  • Tax withholding (reported as a disposition) is a routine administrative action when RSUs/PSUs vest and does not necessarily indicate a voluntary sale for investment reasons.
  • The filing includes both settled/converted derivative units (some immediately settled into shares) and newly granted RSU/PSU awards that may vest in the future — grants are not equivalent to open-market purchases and signify compensation rather than an independent purchase signal.
  • Derivative entries reported at $0 or “N/A” typically reflect unit awards or conversions that do not involve a cash exercise price.