OREANDA-NEWS. Marathon Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: MPC) announced today that its 2014 annual meeting of shareholders will be held at the company's headquarters in Findlay, Ohio, on April 30, 2014 at 10 a.m. EDT.

In addition, the company announced that March 3, 2014, has been fixed as the record date for determination of the shareholders of the company entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the annual meeting.

MPC is the nation's fourth-largest refiner, with a crude oil refining capacity of approximately 1.7 million barrels per calendar day in its seven-refinery system. Marathon brand gasoline is sold through approximately 5,200 independently owned retail outlets across 18 states. In addition, Speedway LLC, an MPC subsidiary, owns and operates the nation's fourth-largest convenience store chain, with approximately 1,480 convenience stores in nine states. MPC also owns, leases or has ownership interests in approximately 8,300 miles of pipeline. Through subsidiaries, MPC owns the general partner of MPLX LP, a midstream master limited partnership. MPC's fully integrated system provides operational flexibility to move crude oil, feedstocks and petroleum-related products efficiently through the company's distribution network in the Midwest, Southeast and Gulf Coast regions.