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): May 29, 2019

 

Exxon Mobil Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

New Jersey

1-2256

13-5409005

(State or other jurisdiction

(Commission

(IRS Employer

of incorporation)

File Number)

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)

 

 

 

 

Title of Each Class               

 

 

Trading Symbol

 

Name of Each Exchange

on Which Registered

Common Stock, without par value

 

      XOM

 

   New York Stock Exchange

 

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)

 

[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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.  

 

 


 

Item 5.07          Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

 

(a)       

 

ExxonMobil held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 29, 2019, at which the matters set forth below in response to Item 5.07(b) were submitted to a vote of security holders. Percentages are based on the total votes cast. Under the corporate law of New Jersey, where ExxonMobil is incorporated, abstentions are not votes cast.

 

(b)

 

The shareholders elected each of the Board's ten director nominees as set forth below:

 

 

 

Nominees

Votes For

% For

Votes Against

% Against

Votes Abstained

Broker Non-Votes

 

Susan K. Avery

2,711,878,957

98.1

53,840,712

1.9

17,023,610

885,749,784

 

Angela F. Braly

2,655,803,993

96.0

109,637,466

4.0

17,306,054

885,749,784

 

Ursula M. Burns

2,010,911,722

72.6

758,378,154

27.4

13,454,119

885,749,784

 

Kenneth C. Frazier

2,641,398,097

95.8

116,640,815

4.2

24,698,018

885,749,784

 

Steven A. Kandarian

2,708,112,428

98.0

56,333,337

2.0

18,302,374

885,749,784

 

Douglas R. Oberhelman

2,717,801,828

98.3

46,702,913

1.7

18,248,219

885,749,784

 

Samuel J. Palmisano

2,658,722,620

96.2

106,300,596

3.8

17,692,157

885,749,784

 

Steven S Reinemund

2,389,358,756

86.4

374,882,458

13.6

18,501,425

885,749,784

 

William C. Weldon

2,714,287,029

98.2

50,376,703

1.8

18,081,587

885,749,784

 

Darren W. Woods

2,581,334,743

93.5

179,190,101

6.5

22,227,558

885,749,784

 

 

The shareholders voted as set forth below on two management proposals:

 

Ratification of Independent Auditors:

 

Votes Cast For:

3,539,244,836

96.8%

 

 

Votes Cast Against:

115,612,054

3.2%

 

 

Abstentions:

13,638,465

 

 

 

Broker Non-Votes:

0

 

 

 

Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation:

 

Votes Cast For:

2,521,182,295

91.6%

 

 

Votes Cast Against:

230,226,914

8.4%

 

 

Abstentions:

31,292,977

 

 

 

Broker Non-Votes:

885,749,784

 

 

 

The shareholders voted as set forth below on seven shareholder proposals:

 

Independent Chairman:

 

Votes Cast For:

1,124,470,926

40.7%

 

 

Votes Cast Against:

1,635,150,846

59.3%

 

 

Abstentions:

23,102,008

 

 

 

Broker Non-Votes:

885,749,784

 

 

 

 

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Special Shareholder Meetings:

 

Votes Cast For:

1,168,396,459

42.4%

 

 

Votes Cast Against:

1,587,747,530

57.6%

 

 

Abstentions:

26,603,685

 

 

 

Broker Non-Votes:

885,749,784

 

 

 

Board Matrix:

 

Votes Cast For:

817,492,259

29.8%

 

 

Votes Cast Against:

1,923,667,360

70.2%

 

 

Abstentions:

41,562,550

 

 

 

Broker Non-Votes:

885,749,784

 

 

 

Climate Change Board Committee:

 

Votes Cast For:

201,132,789

7.4%

 

 

Votes Cast Against:

2,521,714,790

92.6%

 

 

Abstentions:

59,889,615

 

 

 

Broker Non-Votes:

885,749,784

 

 

 

Report on Risks of Gulf Coast Petrochemical

Investments:

 

Votes Cast For:

649,151,469

25.0%

 

 

Votes Cast Against:

1,948,387,616

75.0%

 

 

Abstentions:

185,198,823

 

 

 

Broker Non-Votes:

885,749,784

 

 

 

Report on Political Contributions:

 

Votes Cast For:

718,657,227

26.1%

 

 

Votes Cast Against:

2,034,132,010

73.9%

 

 

Abstentions:

29,935,531

 

 

 

Broker Non-Votes:

885,749,784

 

 

 

Report on Lobbying:

 

Votes Cast For:

1,027,361,781

37.3%

 

 

Votes Cast Against:

1,724,299,805

62.7%

 

 

Abstentions:

31,066,065

 

 

 

Broker Non-Votes:

885,749,784

 

 

 

 

 

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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 4, 2019

By:

/s/ DAVID S. ROSENTHAL

 

 

 

---------------------------------------------

 

 

 

Name:

David S. Rosenthal

 

 

 

Title: 

Vice President and Controller

 

 

 

 

(Principal Accounting Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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