Item 2.05 Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities.




As indicated in its August 3, 2020 second-quarter earnings press release,
Marathon Petroleum Corporation ("MPC") has been advancing certain strategic
priorities to lay a foundation for long-term success, including plans to
optimize its assets and structurally lower costs in 2021 and beyond. As part of
this effort, and in recognition of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on MPC's
business operations and financial position, on September 29, 2020, MPC approved
an involuntary workforce reduction plan.
This workforce reduction plan, together with employee reductions resulting from
MPC's indefinite idling of its Martinez, California and Gallup, New Mexico
refineries, affects approximately 2,050 employees. In total, these reductions
and the open positions MPC has elected not to fill, represent approximately 12%
of MPC's workforce, excluding employees at its Speedway operations. MPC has
previously announced its agreement to sell Speedway, its company-owned and
operated retail transportation fuel and convenience store business, to 7-Eleven,
Inc.
MPC expects the majority of its affected employees will be notified by October
1, 2020. MPC had previously issued notifications to affected salaried and
union-represented employees at its Martinez and Gallup refineries. As of the
date hereof, MPC expects the majority of the job eliminations pursuant to the
planned workforce reductions to take effect in October 2020.
In the third quarter of 2020, MPC expects to record charges of approximately
$125 to $175 million for severance and employee benefits related expenses as a
result of these actions.
Certain of the affected MPC employees provide services to MPLX LP ("MPLX"). MPC
owns the general partner and majority limited partnership interest in MPLX. MPLX
has various employee services agreements and secondment agreements with MPC
pursuant to which MPLX reimburses MPC for employee costs, along with the
provision of operational and management services in support of MPLX's
operations. Pursuant to such agreements, MPC expects that MPLX will reimburse
MPC for approximately $20 to $35 million of the approximately $125 to $175
million of expenses described above.

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