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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):            March 9, 2005                              

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.)
     
111 St. Clair Avenue West, Toronto, Ontario,   M5W 1K3
 
(Address of principal executive offices)
  (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:            1-800-567-3776                                

     
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 8.01  
Other Events.
   
 
   
As of February 18, 2005, Imperial Oil Limited (the “Company”) had 348,365,873 common shares outstanding. Due to a typographical error, this number was incorrectly reported on the cover page of the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004.
   
 
   
The Company continues to purchase its common shares pursuant to a normal course share purchase program on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
   
 
   
The number of common shares outstanding, as of February 28, 2005, was 347,920,648.
 
 
 
 

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: March 10, 2005      
    By:       /s/ Brian Livingston   
    Name:   Brian Livingston  
    Title:   Vice-President, General Counsel
and Corporate Secretary 
 
 
         
     
    By:       /s/ Marilyn Henderson    
    Name:   Marilyn Henderson   
    Title:   Assistant Secretary