// REENERGIZE EXXON
ISS Believes the ExxonMobil Board Requires More-Relevant Industry Experience and Further Independence to Begin Mending the Damage Caused by Inflexible Capital Allocation Initiatives; Says Lack of Unquestionably-Independent Board Members with Relevant Industry Experience Remains a Significant Shortcoming
Engine No. 1 Urges ExxonMobil Shareholders to Vote the WHITE Proxy Card TODAY “FOR” its Independent, Highly Qualified Nominees
SAN FRANCISCO — May 14, 2021 — Engine No. 1, which has nominated four highly qualified, independent director candidates to the Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) (“ExxonMobil” or the “Company”) Board of Directors (the “Board”), today announced that Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (“ISS”), the nation’s leading independent proxy advisory firm, recommends that ExxonMobil shareholders vote the WHITE proxy card “FOR” the election of Engine No. 1’s highly qualified, independent director nominees Gregory J. Goff, Kaisa Heitala and Alexander A. Karsner to ExxonMobil’s Board of Directors in connection with the Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held May 26, 2021.
Engine No. 1 commented, “We are pleased that ISS recognizes that the ExxonMobil Board requires new members with track records of transformative success in the energy sector to create sustainable, long-term value for shareholders in a changing industry and world. ISS’ recommendation is further validation of our belief that addressing the fundamental issues at ExxonMobil requires a Board that includes individuals with relevant energy industry experience and skills.
“Engine No. 1’s four independent nominees are accomplished business leaders who, as directors, will bring much-needed energy, capital allocation, and technological expertise to the Board and leverage it to help ensure ExxonMobil avoids the fate of other once-iconic American companies. We urge shareholders to [follow the ISS recommendation and] protect their investment by voting the WHITE proxy card today “FOR” Engine No. 1’s nominees.”
In making its recommendation “FOR” Engine No. 1’s nominees ISS noted*:
Engine No. 1 encourages all ExxonMobil shareholders to review the materials set forth on www.ReenergizeXOM.com so that they can make an informed decision at the Company’s 2021 Annual Meeting regarding the future of ExxonMobil and their investment.
Vote the WHITE proxy card TODAY to Reenergize ExxonMobil.
*Engine No. 1 has neither sought nor obtained consent from ISS to use previously published information in this press release. Bolding and underline added for emphasis.
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About Engine No. 1
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Important Information
Engine No. 1 LLC, Engine No. 1 LP, Engine No. 1 NY LLC, Christopher James, Charles Penner (collectively, “Engine No. 1”), Gregory J. Goff, Kaisa Hietala, Alexander Karsner, and Anders Runevad (collectively and together with Engine No. 1, the “Participants”) have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a definitive proxy statement and accompanying form of WHITE proxy to be used in connection with the solicitation of proxies from the shareholders of Exxon Mobil Corporation (the “Company”). All shareholders of the Company are advised to read the definitive proxy statement and other documents related to the solicitation of proxies by the Participants, as they contain important information, including additional information related to the Participants. The definitive proxy statement and an accompanying WHITE proxy card will be furnished to some or all of the Company’s shareholders and is, along with other relevant documents, available at no charge on Engine No. 1’s campaign website at https://reenergizexom.com/materials/ and the SEC website at http://www.sec.gov/.
Information about the Participants and a description of their direct or indirect interests by security holdings is contained in the definitive proxy statement filed by the Participants with the SEC on March 15, 2021. This document is available free of charge from the sources described above.
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