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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-14-106256
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20140317
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20140319
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20140319

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			IMPERIAL OIL LTD
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000049938
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PETROLEUM REFINING [2911]
		IRS NUMBER:				980017682
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-12014
		FILM NUMBER:		14703856

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		237 FOURTH AVENUE S.W.
		CITY:			CALGARY
		STATE:			A0
		ZIP:			T2P 3M9
		BUSINESS PHONE:		1-800-567-3776

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		STREET 1:		237 FOURTH AVENUE S.W.
		CITY:			CALGARY
		STATE:			A0
		ZIP:			T2P 3M9
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">UNITED STATES </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Washington, D.C. 20549 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM
8-K </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Date of Report (Date of earliest event
reported):&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;March&nbsp;17,
2014&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:36pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:65%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;0-12014&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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): </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) </TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Other Events. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:7%; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On March&nbsp;17, 2014, the Company announced that it has reached an agreement
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Exhibits. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:15%; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following exhibit is furnished as part of this report on Form 8-K: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">News release of the Company on March&nbsp;17, 2014 announcing that it has reached an agreement to sell its interests in assets located in Western Canada to Whitecap Resources Inc. </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:42pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">SIGNATURES </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:5%; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL"><B>Imperial Oil Limited</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL">237&nbsp;&#150;&nbsp;4<SUP
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center">Imperial Agrees to Sell Certain Western Canada Conventional Oil and Gas Assets </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL">Calgary, March&nbsp;17, 2014 &#151; Imperial Oil Limited has reached an agreement to sell its interest in assets located in Boundary Lake, Cynthia/West Pembina, and
Rocky Mountain House in Western Canada to Whitecap Resources Inc. for approximately CA$855 million. The transaction is expected to close in May. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL">Located in British
Columbia and Alberta, the assets involved in the transaction produced about 15,000 oil-equivalent barrels per day in 2013 on a net before royalty basis. Production is split evenly between oil and gas. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL">Imperial Oil is one of Canada&#146;s largest corporations and a leading member of the country&#146;s petroleum industry. The company is a major producer of crude oil
and natural gas, Canada&#146;s largest petroleum refiner, a key petrochemical producer and a leading marketer with coast-to-coast supply and service station networks. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL">John Charlton</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL">Investor Relations</P>
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