UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 21, 2011
IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Canada |
0-12014 |
98-0017682 | ||||||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||||||
| 237 Fourth Avenue S.W., Calgary, Alberta |
T2P 3M9 | |||||||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||||||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 567-3776
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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| Item 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On December 21, 2011, Imperial Oil Limited (the “Company”) by means of a press release announced its board of directors has approved the expansion phase of the Kearl Oil Sands Project, a surface mining operation under construction northeast of Fort McMurray, Alberta. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
The following exhibit is furnished as part of this report on Form 8-K:
| 99.1 |
News release of the Company on December 21, 2011 announcing its board of directors has approved the expansion phase of the Kearl Oil Sands Project, a surface mining operation under construction northeast of Fort McMurray, Alberta. |
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.
| IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED | ||||||
| Date: December 21, 2011 | ||||||
| By:
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/s/ Brian Livingston
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| Name: | Brian Livingston | |||||
| Title: | Vice-President, General Counsel and | |||||
| Corporate Secretary | ||||||
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By:
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/s/ Cathryn Walker
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| Name: | Cathryn Walker | |||||
| Title: | Assistant Secretary | |||||