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Marathon Oil Company

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FORM 5500 DATA

Marathon Oil Company Thrift Plan

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Overview

Plan Information

Plan Year01/01/2009 — 12/31/2009
Date of Plan11/01/1953
Net Assets as of 12/31/2009 $2,360,666,463
Plan Number3
Plan Type Single Employer
Is the plan collectively bargained?Yes
Did the plan file for an extension of time or the DFVC Program?Yes
Plan Funding Arrangement Trust
Plan Benefit Arrangement Trust

Participant Information as of 12/31/2009

Active (Eligible) Participants10,086
Retired or separated participants receiving benefits1,074
Other retired or separated participants entitled to future benefits1,940
Subtotal13,100
Deceased participants whose beneficiaries are receiving or are entitled to receive benefits34
Total13,134
Total number of participants as of 01/01/200911,438
Number of participants with account balances11,878
Number of participants that terminated employment during the plan year with accrued benefits that were less than 100% vested19

Expenses

Total Benefit Payments$0
Corrective Distributions$0
Administrative Service Providers$0
Other Expenses$0
Total Expenses$0
Total Transfers$0

Plan Administrator Information

Administrator NameR. L. Sovine Jr.
AddressPo Box 3128
CityHouston
StateTX
Zip77253-3128
Telephone(713) 629-6600
Administrator EIN27-3212390

Audit Information

Audit StatusAudited
AuditorMcconnell & Jones LLP
Auditor EIN76-0488832
Audit OpinionUnqualified
Audit Type Full Audit

Benefits Provided Under the Plan

Code	Benefit	Description
2E	Profit-sharing	A defined contribution plan that allows employer discretionary contributions. These plans often contain a 401(k) feature.
2F	ERISA section 404(c) Plan	This plan, or any part of it is intended to meet the conditions of 29 CFR 2550.404c-1.
2G	Total participant-directed account plan	Participants have the opportunity to direct the investment of all the assets allocated to their individual accounts, regardless of whether 29 CFR 2550.404c-1 is intended to be met.
2J	Code section 401(k) feature	A cash or deferred arrangement described in Code section 401(k) that is part of a qualified defined contribution plan that provides for an election by employees to defer part of their compensation or receive these amounts in cash.
2K	Code section 401(m) arrangement	Employee contributions are allocated to separate accounts under the plan or employer contributions are based, in whole or in part, on employee deferrals or contributions to the plan. Not applicable if plan is 401(k) plan with only QNECs and/or QMACs. Also not applicable if Code section 403(b)(1), 403(b)(7) or 408 arrangements/accounts/annuities.
3F	Leased Employees	Plan sponsor(s) received services of leased employees, as defined in Code section 414(n), during the plan year.
3H	Controlled Group	Plan sponsor(s) is (are) a member(s) of a controlled group (Code sections 414(b), (c), or (m)).

Questions and Answers

Question	Answer	Amount
During the plan year did the employer fail to transmit to the plan any participant contributions within the time period described in 29 CFT 2510.3-102?	No
Were any loans by the plan or fixed income obligations due the plan in default as of the close of plan year or classified during the year as uncollectible? Disregard participant loans secured by participant's account balance.	No
Were any leases to which the plan was a party in default or classified during the year as uncollectible?	No
Were there any nonexempt transactions with any party-in-interest?	No
Was this plan covered by a fidelity bond?	Yes	$40,000,000
Did the plan have a loss, whether or not reimbursed by the plan's fidelity bond, that was caused by fraud or dishonesty?	No
Did the plan hold any assets whose current value was neither readily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser?	No
Did the plan receive any noncash contributions whose value was neither readily determinable on an established market nor set by an independent third party appraiser?	No
Did the plan have assets held for investment?	Yes
Were any plan transactions or series of transactions in excess of 5% of the current value of plan assets?	No
Were all the plan assets either distributed to participants or beneficiaries, transferred to another plan, or brought under the control of the PBGC?	No
Has the plan failed to provide any benefit when due under the plan?	No
If this is an individual account plan, was there a blackout period?	No
If there was a blackout period, have you either provided the required notice or one of the exceptions to providing the notice applied under 29 CFR 2520.101-3?	No

Financials

Income and Expense Statement

Income

$539,852,486

Contributions

$188,349,136

Cash Contributions

$188,349,136

	Cash from Employers	$61,423,284
	Cash from Participants	$99,936,712
	Others (including rollovers)	$26,989,140

Noncash Contributions

Total Earnings on Investments

$351,503,350

Total Interest

$28,911,164

	Interest-Bearing Cash	$26,773,239
	U.S. Government Securities	$0
	Corporate Debt Instruments	$0
	Loans (other than to participants)	$0
	Participant Loans	$2,137,925
	Interest from Other Investments	$0

Total Dividends

$23,635,923

	Preferred Stock	$0
	Common Stock	$7,235,956

Rents

Net gain (loss) on sale of assets

	Aggregate Proceeds	$0
	Aggregate Carrying Amount	$0

Total Unrealized Appreciation (depreciation) of assets

$37,589,641

	Real Estate	$0
	Other	$37,589,641

Net investment gain (loss) from common/collective trusts

$9,302,526

Net investment gain (loss) from pooled separate accounts

Net investment gain (loss) from master trust investment accounts

Net investment gain (loss) from 103-12 investment entities

Net investment gain (loss) from registered investment companies

$252,064,096

Other Income

Expenses

$179,809,842

Total Benefit Payments

$179,809,842

	Directly to participants or beneficiaries, including direct rollovers	$179,809,842
	To insurance carriers for the provision of benefits	$0
	Other Benefit Payment Fees	$0

Corrective Distributions

Certain deemed distributions of participant loans

Interest expense

Total Administrative Expenses

	Professional Fees	$0
	Contract Administrator Fees	$0
	Investment Advisory and management fees	$0
	Other Administrative Fees	$0

Net Income

$360,042,644

	Transfers of Assets to this Plan	$0
	Transfers of Assets from this Plan	$0

Asset and Liability Statement

12/31/2009

12/31/2008

Change YOY

Total Assets

$2,360,666,463

$1,987,207,086

18.79%

Total noninterest-bearing cash

0.0%

Receivables

$419,873

0.0%

Employer Contributions	$0	$0	0.0%
Participant Contributions	$0	$0	0.0%
Other Contributions	$419,873	$0	0.0%

General Investments

$186,696,099

$158,941,947

17.46%

Interest-bearing cash

$186,696,099

$158,941,947

17.46%

U.S. Government Securities

0.0%

Corporate Debt Instruments

0.0%

	Preferred		$0	$0	0.0%
	All Other		$0	$0	0.0%

Corporate Stocks

0.0%

	Preferred		$0	$0	0.0%
	Common		$0	$0	0.0%

Partnership/joint venture interests

0.0%

Real estate (other than employer real property)

0.0%

Loans (other than to participants)

0.0%

Participants Loans

$39,105,754

$34,580,167

13.09%

Value of interest in common/collective trusts

$72,486,343

0.0%

Value of interest in pooled separate accounts

0.0%

Value of interest in master trust investment accounts

0.0%

Value of interest in 103-12 investment entities

0.0%

Value of interest in registered investment companies

$1,070,118,402

$778,243,490

37.50%

Value of funds held in insurance co. general account

0.0%

Other Investments

$762,991,650

$799,161,480

-4.53%

Employer-related Investments

$228,848,342

$216,280,002

5.81%

	Employer Securities		$228,848,342	$216,280,002	5.81%
	Employer Real Property		$0	$0	0.0%

Buildings and other property used in plan operation

0.0%

Total Liabilities

0.0%

Benefit Claims Payable (1)	$0	$0	0.0%
Operating Payables (1)	$0	$0	0.0%
Acquisition Indebtedness (1)	$0	$0	0.0%
Other liabilities (1)	$0	$0	0.0%

Net Assets

$2,360,666,463

$1,987,207,086

18.79%

Service Providers

Persons Receiving Only Eligible Indirect Compensation

There is no information on eligible indirect compensation for this plan.

Other Service Providers Receiving Direct or Indirect Compensation

Name	Nature of Service	Relationship to Plan Sponsor	Direct Compensation Paid by Plan	Indirect Compensation Paid by Plan	Total Compensation
Fidelity Investments-See Attached	Recordkeeping fees, Account maintenance fees, Securities brokerage commissions and fees	Recordkeeper	$279,957	$0	$279,957
Total			$279,957	$0	$279,957

Indirect Compensation

There are no service providers with indirect compensation listed for this plan.

Service Providers Who Fail or Refuse to Provide Information

There are no service providers who failed or refused to provide information.

Termination Information on Accountants and Enrolled Actuaries

Name	Position	Explanation
Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP	Accountants	Mcconnell & Jones LLP, The New Auditor Is A Certified Public Accounting Firm, Which Is More Specialized In Employee Benefit Plan Audits. for This Reason, The Decision Was Made To Hire Mcconnell & Jones LLP.

Investments

No investments information available for this plan.

Insurance Information

There are no insurance carriers listed for this plan.