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Filed Jun 21, 2021 · 5y ago · Accession 0000034088-21-000037
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View original ↗UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 26, 2021
Exxon Mobil Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
New Jersey 1-2256 13-5409005
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) (Commission
File Number) (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
5959 Las Colinas Boulevard , Irving , Texas 75039-2298
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: ( 972 ) 940-6000
(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:
☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Name of Each Exchange
Title of Each Class Trading Symbol on Which Registered
Common Stock, without par value XOM New York Stock Exchange
0.142% Notes due 2024 XOM24B New York Stock Exchange
0.524% Notes due 2028 XOM28 New York Stock Exchange
0.835% Notes due 2032 XOM32 New York Stock Exchange
1.408% Notes due 2039 XOM39A New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Explanatory Note
This Current Report on Form 8-K/A is being filed by Exxon Mobil Corporation (the “Company” or “ExxonMobil”) as an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Current Report on Form 8-K that the Company filed with the SEC on June 2, 2021 to announce the preliminary results of the Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 26, 2021. This Amendment is being filed to disclose the final, certified voting results received from the independent inspector of election (the “Inspector of Election”) for the Annual Meeting.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holdings
(a)
At its Annual Meeting, the matters set forth below in response to Item 5.07(b) were submitted to a vote of security holders.
As of the close of business on March 29, 2021, the record date for the Annual Meeting, 4,233,538,767 shares of the Company’s common stock, without par value (“Common Stock”), were outstanding and entitled to vote.
Set forth below are the proposals voted upon at the Annual Meeting, and the final vote tabulation that certified the voting results as received from the Inspector of Election. Based on the results, at least 3,047,661,428 shares of Common Stock were voted in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, representing 72.0% percent of the shares entitled to be voted. Percentages are based on the total votes cast. Under the corporate law of New Jersey, where ExxonMobil is incorporated, abstentions are not votes cast.
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(b)
The final voting results for the proposals presented at the Annual Meeting are as follows:
Proposal 1 – Election of Directors
The final votes in Favor and Withheld for each nominee, by order of the votes For each nominee, are set forth below. The twelve nominees with the most votes in favor have been elected to the board with the certification of the final results by the Inspector of Election.
Nominees Votes For Votes Withheld
Michael J. Angelakis* 2,796,428,863 46,636,107
Jeffrey W. Ubben* 2,788,738,768 54,326,219
Ursula M. Burns* 2,753,092,463 61,220,881
Susan K. Avery* 2,748,172,284 94,892,487
Joseph L. Hooley* 2,747,469,168 95,596,019
Angela F. Braly* 2,709,049,323 134,015,448
Darren W. Woods* 2,686,402,783 156,662,205
Kenneth C. Frazier* 2,685,351,293 157,713,694
Kaisa Hietala** 1,510,819,249 154,384,137
Gregory J. Goff** 1,425,523,196 239,680,189
Alexander A. Karsner** 1,218,032,919 447,170,467
Steven A. Kandarian* 1,173,176,391 33,438,686
Douglas R. Oberhelman* 1,145,335,462 32,527,746
Wan Zulkiflee* 1,099,727,702 78,135,506
Samuel J. Palmisano* 1,098,045,723 79,817,485
Anders Runevad** 295,055,259 1,370,148,126
* ExxonMobil Nominees
** Engine No. 1 Nominees
Proposal 2 – Ratification of Independent Auditors:
Votes Cast For: 2,932,636,122 96.7 %
Votes Cast Against: 99,282,004 3.3 %
Abstentions: 15,743,302
Broker Non-Votes: 0
Proposal 3 – Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation:
Votes Cast For: 2,476,571,665 88.6 %
Votes Cast Against: 318,289,746 11.4 %
Abstentions: 48,209,356
Broker Non-Votes: 204,590,661
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The shareholders voted as set forth below on seven shareholder proposals:
Proposal 4 – Independent Chairman:
Votes Cast For: 640,399,934 23.0 %
Votes Cast Against: 2,146,285,341 77.0 %
Abstentions: 56,383,360
Broker Non-Votes: 204,592,793
Proposal 5 – Special Shareholder Meetings:
Votes Cast For: 575,682,260 20.7 %
Votes Cast Against: 2,201,869,356 79.3 %
Abstentions: 65,516,778
Broker Non-Votes: 204,593,034
Proposal 6 – Report on Scenario Analysis
Votes Cast For: 1,371,200,560 49.4 %
Votes Cast Against: 1,403,256,862 50.6 %
Abstentions: 68,610,428
Broker Non-Votes: 204,593,578
Proposal 7 – Report on Environmental Expenditures:
Votes Cast For: 146,891,373 5.3 %
Votes Cast Against: 2,640,966,303 94.7 %
Abstentions: 55,211,065
Broker Non-Votes: 204,592,686
Proposal 8 – Report on Political Contributions:
Votes Cast For: 845,157,527 30.3 %
Votes Cast Against: 1,947,152,972 69.7 %
Abstentions: 50,759,124
Broker Non-Votes: 204,591,805
Proposal 9 – Report on Lobbying:
Votes Cast For: 1,564,619,207 56.1 %
Votes Cast Against: 1,224,381,062 43.9 %
Abstentions: 54,067,528
Broker Non-Votes: 204,593,631
Proposal 10 – Report on Climate Lobbying:
Votes Cast For: 1,789,297,091 64.2 %
Votes Cast Against: 998,403,223 35.8 %
Abstentions: 55,345,826
Broker Non-Votes: 204,615,288
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SIGNATURE
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.
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION
Date: June 21, 2021 By: /s/ LEN M. FOX
Len M. Fox
Vice President and Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
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Filing details
- Company
- EXXON MOBIL CORP
- Ticker
- XOM
- CIK
- 34088
- Form type
- 8-K/A
- Filing date
- Jun 21, 2021
- Report date
- May 26, 2021
- Document
- xom-20210526.htm
- Size
- 325 KB