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I "fA 1:-1/11';/: ,·!lIll"'//I,IoI",."ro"".\I,Na -"'t". !,'",' U,S. ~~l'\,ntll'< and I"chang,· Comn,i,'loll 01\ 1~1,)n ,)I'C0q",ralloll Fill,u);;" (l:lic~ "I' Ch 'd" C"on,d H~I F :'>lrC'>\. Nl­\\'",h"'<:I"n. D(" 20,Q<)

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L~ \on ~ lob, I C"rporal'"'' I"F~ 'Otl,\ lob, I" or lh~ "Col1lpan~") Ila~ ~n", n! thl' 'h:m:holrkr I'r")""al "1l:Kh~d ,I' L,luhil 1 (th~ "l'rnro,<:lI") from thl' AFL-('IO R~s~"'" hlnJ \th~ "1'rO!XlIl,'nl") for inclll<")1\ III tht" C"",!"",) '" P1'<).\Y malenal for it> 2011 annual ml'dlnr "f sl':lfdlOlli,'rs, I: ,.\Ol\~ lohll Lnll'nrh I" ""Ht !II<' 1'1'('pl'.,,,1 from us proxy m"t~l'La I r" .... "'trll I" Rule l.fa-~(1 Ii I() (",h,t"m,al Inlpk"'t"rol"\l0"J:\"d !( ule 1,la·S( 11(7) (ordllluf) hll'III~"). \\'~

)'~'I"""I filii) r,,'1 11",t th~ "<)IlCllrr~nC~ of 11K <lutl of thl' D" ,>om, of ('orp0r,iI'Oll I, In:lIlC~ (tiK "St:!1'1") Ih"t 1\0 l'tlf"f""ml'nl \\ 011 I,,' fl"('""mlC'"d"d ,I' Ih" Company omit> Ihe I'wl'o,al i'r'HII ,I, PI'O\\ mal~n:lk Thl' 1l'111'r mid ,I, "nl'I(\"n'~' 'Ire bl:,,'g ,~nl to thl'l"oJllllllL",]On pur'Hanlln I{"k I of:, ,~V)

,\ copy of th~ )'ropo,;, I, al011g "ith rclawd "orre>pondc",'" I" and from Ih" I'rO!Xl'iClll i, '''I f\mh III 1'.\11I0it I. Th~ r".;.. lullo" i, '" 1'0110""

"!{c\oh I'd, that lhe shaTchuIJ,,~ of b"on ,\ lobil (ol'ponl1" m (thL' '('ol1'l'an" .! urgc' lhe Ilomd of DirectOr< flhe 'B'-'"nl') In rTCl"1re a "qwn, \\ "hm nim:l} day< of lile 201 I ~nn,,~1

nl\x"lIng of ,wl'kb"ldc..... 'II 'c~>on"blc co,t and ,",c1ud ing pmpn"t .. ry and pl'Nmal mf",-",allon, on Ihc 'I~p, lhe (OIHIMII> has lake" I., ."dl,ee In" 'lSl- of a""llknb. TIi,' '''l'on ,JlOul<l dl"senbo: Ihe B",n.l\ ,), ~",,<:ht of pnx'~" >arcl} nmn:tg"Hlt""l. 'I"fling k\ ·cls. insp.:cI ")Il ""d "WIlI"n,,,,,,,' "I' rdi n"n~, and olher eq.lIp",,,nl."

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f'~j!" :: J~IlU,II) ::1. ::011

Rc"wn for ()lI1i.•si",o: Sllh_l~ nlial Implcmcot:.ltloll (R uIe l-l:.l-Il( i)o( I0) I

Rult- l·h·~\.1( I 01 rx-mm, a co11\f'3n\ 10 ndude a ~h:lrchofdl'r I'rOflC'-.l1 fro'll 'I.' l'm~~

n1<\tcnals •f Ihl' COEll!,'IIl~ h:l5 ,ub.l,"" ,.111) Illlplem,·"tcd Ihe pr<.'poo;.1 lhc C"ml1ll~,i('n 'I ...ed 'n l',n, Ihal Ihe prcd..'Cc>oW' ttl Rule 1-1;1-8(11( 101""', ..J..·.,pICC w ... ,oid the I'lb>lblht) of .!}a'eh..,ldo.·.." 1::.1\ mg to '::OI'.t!kr n\;JltlT~ "!>Ieb .,h.-ad~ 1::1\ c tx...." f.1\Orahl~ J,'l<:d (.Ipon " .. tlK" "un;lO:"''';!,'ol - I" "dl.,ogc \ ..'1 Rclt-a",' '\0 I::~.,S lJu'} ~. 19~(o I u!to: "I'I~O Rck:;a~ "/.

On17Il::.Illy. Ihc St,tT Ilam," I~ ,tll,''lIl"Cl\'d thl' t"edC\·e ......r rule aud I;.:,r.l ....r nu·aetU'l1 n-hd only "hen prOI'O.Jls .... ,·r... ,.. fully' l'I);",'ICd" b) Ihe eU'llj'a'I}, '1«' I xch:"'!,e ,\C( 1«0 k:L ..... '\0 1'.1135 (o..'l. I I%~ I, II) I';SJ. II><.' (.'ornllll~~;(lll n:cogl1ued lhat Ihc "pre' 1011' fomull-t:.:: app'll"allOll of [II: Rulc Jddl-aled ib I'U'1'II"..•·· bc>.·all»C pr0i',.-'"... rll..... <.TC ~u,:c ...""full) coo' 1:10: ttlg toc ~ITto do."tl) r.o-acllon rehcfby $ut>tnllllnj! ~I. Ilwi d.lfm.-.J fro." C~I"''''l! comp.m~

poll.'} b) onl} a fl..... "oni,. b~llar.l:'c ACt Relo:"""l\o, 20l191.:l1 ~ H.t 6. I\Ul! 1(,. 19S3/{thc '·1"1':.1 ReI.::a...:"), Tllndil,e. III lo)iB. Ih~ ("...I11UU<"O:l ~dOpl"'d a I'~I I,IOU t" t!to: rule to perm,t th,' ullll"I~'n (If Im'I....'a!' thaI h.ld beetl "'llb.~talilmny i IIlI'r.:mcnle,I." I\!i\.1 I{dca.e. The 19'))0; amcnJmcnt> 10 rhe rfl)\Y ruk_ rcall",rmed Ihl> po~llioll. furtllcr n:1Il1i:lr";nl; IIl.u a clllllpan) xed I){)I Im"lcn....m a proJlO'>JIlIl n."ll} the l\",nl\..T ",-1 fOTlh ~ the r-'llf'OI\Cl\t\o", I "h.",~., \CI kclo:a ....· '\0 .l(1lJ III :II I\.Ju "rod ao;:CQr;'pal/~ IIlf Ie" (\la} ~ I. !9% l.

\ppl}lng 1111> ,mnd,m!. th... SI;,ffh,1> 'IVied that "01 <Ictc,mlll<lriun tlMt the ..·01ll1l"1l} ha. ,ub'tlill Hilly l1uplcl11enlc,t Ihe prol".".11 dcpcnd, upou "hcthcr [the cOI11Il''']} •sJ IlJrlll"illar fXllrell'~. l,m':lIn" aod rroccdl.n.-. COOlI'.Jn: la, onlbl~ ",th Ih..· ~ut,kllll....., oj' the prul1oO"a.l. Tn.., .... Iff<".I;l\J'1. \Iar. ~S. 19911. In I)l!lcr ",-.ro.. ,ub>:an/i.d mlplc'fllCnlalioo urJcr Rule IJa_1\( MHI)I\.-qu.re-. a oon1""n~ " .KIlO:b 10 h, C'oJ1l_Ia..·tonI} adJ" ........-d !xllh the prOf'l-...:Ir, ullJ...-rl} 1'1; COll,'cm, :laJ ,t- ,'«rllal "~,~,,,\. ,'.l!. E \<,1,,,, em]' (:II all. I"cb. ~6. 2U Ill): AulwlI,a-III'" It ("mll/!<I11,,,,, II!< (a'ml. Jan, 17. ~OO7l: ('",leig'll ''"'M/,. I", (~, .nl. JaL J, ~11Ij(,): Jvlm.,ml'~ Jub",vn p, ,Ill. •· ...b. 17. 2(~'(,): '1(,1/,.,/, III, la' ;,11 A!". 5. 2r) 12): 1f;J'c'" Corp la' all \ l:lr 29. 1'}<)O9), o. ni:rcn..·cs bel" ,"Cn a \."Olllr;.t1~ " ,Lrt:o~ and ~ .l\Jrelwhler j'ttup....:1! ..re p..:fITlil:l...1 >0 kml! ;b In... curlp.ln~ " a.:"or" sa/l~fa.lonl}' addr......' IOC pl'llf1U'>'lr, l"",,-"Illlal obJCi:I1\ e .\01'('. t· :::. II. "kll-PtJ( !<lrJ (<l ja, aot Occ_ I I. 2f_171 (prupoo-al r.......lII.-,.t.lll; thou Iii<.' bo.lrd renml "Ilan:hotdt.,." to call .pedal nk"CIIll£~ .... ~~ sub:,ianllaU} Implcuk·rtt..-.J b) J

l'rupo.....,l b) b\\ am...nJmell/ 10 l'cnnll ~ha,c1J()I.rcr., to call ., ,pc..',~1 ml...·llllg lin k th~ t>t,,,rd ,ktcrnu:leJ tll:,t thc 'lle"'lrk bU~II1"',s to lx' :Idd'c"cd I..,d been .lddrc,,,;.:J r..........lltl) r \I ou'd .><J(1I1 be ""k1rc,,....-.J .n an an:tllJl 1l1<."CIIUg}; JullI:'VI/ & J"/"I><N1 i:'" all. I eb. 1-. 1<006, (Pfopo.all!tal l\."qOC.I.-.J t:K" l'OfllpWl} 10 confiml d:c- I"'j: :!lllaoC) of all currrnt :md f,,' ..n: l·.~ clllploy ......, ... as ~dNal:tl ..'I} 1Tl'knl<:lllcd lx-cau'iI: L....· con-pan} had ,cnii\'J Ille k!!u"noc~ 01 91-. i)f us du<11C'/l,' ... Of~ lo :c l. I· urlllcr..... 1I.:n a CUlupaIly can denlOl"tr.lt,· thaI Ir h.:t~ alrca..l~ ta~<:n .ICIK"\> h) "dJrc., c,lell krtH:llI of 3 ~lmrel101dcr 1"'01"-""1. Ihe Sta n' ha, concllrTC,1 tllal Ihe I'r"I'".~al 11,1> bel'lI "~ub'l,mll:,ny illll,lcl11cn:l...I," See." ~ , £no" \lobil Cmp, \:1, ail. /l.IJr. 23. 100'1): t.., ..", IIOOd ('or" (3'arl. Jan. 2J.100l): n,,' (i;Jp In, la' ..;1. \far.~. I'N6!

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~"\:I:ntle.--. ard F\challgc COl1lmi'~MJII

Pa"t"- -1

J",,"al) 21. 1911

Tile Coml'an)' b.:lieH'.!h~llIh: I'ropo_,ll hi';; he"" ,ub~larll';III> impkll'l'lltl,'d, ;."iI CJrl 111,'rel"n: hc """lied frul1l!l1e Company's pru\~ .!~tc",c,,' und", Ruk 1",1 ~\,)llU)

Th(' flr-t p'mion oflhc I"opu-.:.I rTIflle,t~ Ihal l'\\ol'l\lul1ll'_ Boaru pt'''lXll\: a r..:rol1 "011

lhe \.lqh lhe ComlXlIl}' 11;,_ la\.ell to n-duee Ihe fl.\. Ill' ...:e,<.I...1"'_" We hclic. e lilal th<' l"lfl1p;m~

h, w.n 1I:e t\."GlIC~b I,,,. s...:-h a 1\.1'0". a, !be CUlllJl'lIl} 1\;1, u,,,,·;,,,...-d ",1."1>,1\ d~ 1'1 ro~h,

,IJ:cn:nl> Jad doxUlllCllh II> oom[':'C1li."ll'" e Jl'J'f03Ch 10 IlWl3£mt: .....f...1> - lond other - risks al our fJell1ttt", "urlJ\\ 1..11,'

TIl<' folio .... ulg I.... 0 publ KIIIIUII" in l',irllcular, conlaln ,1'nl11lan"s of Ihe CotHpany\ e\ICI1,... " pro.:c._"" relalmg 10 rbllll3n3gcI11elll anu..afCI} and 1'\\on:'.lol:oil', eOl1l1llllrll<'ll1 10 C\cdkn"c In ".;Ifc'>

{I' Ih.: ( '''"NIl) ,OpcGlI14lfb In',C'''''' \lana£j:mCI11 ".1,1<Tll \*01 \ IS" l, roo. ,<N.-d 11,:1<,'\\ nil a. F'>h It>; I ~ and ;1\ Jrlahk On Ih,' ("OJ1lp'all> " 'H'I>-II<: ,n " ,," '·XleJl1"loNI.c"m, ('1 hy £oing ;lm><;tl> Il' Ihe folio" 111£ I Rl ,Iddl\.... ,

(II) 111,' COfllj\l1I\ -~ -:'lQ? C~le C'h/e:.,J-I"...fuT!.'!.'l", "';II.-d m ;:CI In \' '1\.' "(Tit', aJ\(1 J'>OlI'al-k 00 Ih,' t Olnpan}'~ \\,'b..:le;1l Inn,· ,'I wmn..htl ,om, l.r b'> !'Olll:-' dlrccll) 10 lh~ follu.... lI1g LRL a.ldrc",

o..~111 of Ihe abo' c ruhhcahu:1S an: a. a:!ab!c l~rt)U~h Iml.. OIl lbe .....0:11: Jl'II1 ..,r I; \ wl,\lobll'~ \\ l,"h>le, r rum lhe horlCflJl;c, ehd on 'eOll:mu;Ill) .\. >O.;1cl} -. !ht::. '>;Ifl'l~ , hC:llth and IOC \\(II"l.r!a':1:" amI lhell "..arel> and Ilc:,llll m:ln,lgemcrn,"

111.: second porll..,11 oflhe I'ropo,;,1 retllle.1s Ihilllhc rCpt1rl d,',crib.: "the Boaru', 0' er..igl11 of proce~~ ,afCl} I!lJnagcmcnt, .,at1'1II1l Ie\ cb, IIhpl>t:!lOU allJ IlMIIlI,'IClnce Ilf reflll..-"'" anJ oth'o'T cquIl'lll(nt,- We bche\e Ihl) rcq",,\1 ha~ al<o.,lxvll ""'I, 11.\.he d"lrJ,'T of!lle ltoant'~

I'ublre 1~lJC" anJ ('olllnb..,100<4 Comm'lIcc dc-lot:'nbes ,hb eommlllC\"~ re!\porblblh!) lor 0\ Cr..Ighl of proce» >;If,"l) lIIanagelll(ll! 1111: chanl'T I> eoclo"cd a. I: ~hlbrl .\ aoo h J' :lIlablc on Ihe CIlIl!pJrl) '~ \\ eb,llc :II It'It'I\' "o:.wmmohil,colI/

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........Urlll<.... and I.\cllall~e (oom"" Oil 1'3l,'<· ~

Jallual) ~1.:::Oll

A~ notl..J abmc. 1111." Company aln:-.ld) 1"'0\ ldi.~ _Igmlicalll amount- ofmform311on reblIRl,: 10 Ib poll,') on >3f,1) , locludml,: >tC'p> lal.en 10 reduce IOC ml. Ofa«.....'l1h

I \ \on;c \llbil\ t'Ol11l'rdl,'II>1' " appH)ach 10 lIlallagl0l:' ""fely, ",'Curil)', ell' Imum<'IlI,11 alhl .oci:ll n_l.. :11 all Ullt fa;:II'lIc" I. eml...:Jdcd III Ol-r 01 \ 1S. nurodu,·,1.1 III 19'12 01 \ 1~ h'h 1.'" 01\ l'tl 0' Cf Ilk.' yl."a,.., to eub"",' -af.1). kadcrJ:lp.....'\:unl). ell' 'rool",'l\~l ;I>f'ceh and con>m.m,,) ,m 01\ ernenl ",:11 rt"ganllQ all Our l'"-',/tocl•.

OI;cIS COlhl_l. of 11 ,cpar;'le c1cmell1~ Ihal 1ll1'a,ur.: and 1l111'!:,llc ':Ircl), ""cur;,}. hcalll! ,W.! I'''' ,mum..."t:,1 ri<1. tll p<;oplc. Ih... clll'irll'llIl,'nt an,1 Ihc t'OlllllHmuie_ III "hkh " ... Ol,,'r"l"', Fu",j"mt·"lal 10 01 \ IS I, ;1• ...-:"IIlS the rhl; ,Ill' 01\ 00 III our oro:nuion. flUlll oif"h",'c 1'Imtorllh It> oor 01 rin....-and ,Il.." &.'\ c10rmg.l'lall, 10 11I111J:t'lte and man"S" lha: n_1. (lI'er chI." op,:r"lIon'_ hie. Loch proJCt." "lIhio the (OIf'OI'""UOO 1lO><"S a ..hiT"'....1Ic ~ 01 nsh. "nd til(">('" n,l", art" C,,,11.1.1t,1.I IhfOU1'h the fmllll'"on. ofOl\lS.

Tile 11 ekl)l,:nh "fOt;cIS are '1."1 f<,nh III '\!lIh:t~. Of p,l11lCubr re!c' :IIK,' I(> the I'wr<-",III> l:.klllelll~: "K;<~ \"'~"'<Ill<:nl "nd ~lall"~~T1I"'\1l'"

(ol1lpr",hen,l\ i: n.1. :Ilo~IIk.'ll, i:an .......IIC... >afl1y , h..-allh_ l1l' iromn':11lal and "1:';1Ir-i1~

n ..l... ar>d n\l"~"l ... llle con><"q\JI,TICc. of IfI('Idcnb b\ prO\ Idllll,: e-....1Illal mio..mallon for J ....:I .iOIl'mal., ng..

SCI' L \llIlll! 2, r"ge &. Ke) l'IUI.'e's..', \\ itl"l1 tl", ,'klllet\! ~re fllrtller (k",ribed "" p;Jgc (, "I' L,Inhil l, and ",clud... Ill... ti:>IIO\llIlg.

"~l 11.1<1; I_ mJ.1I3f:''tl by 1&.1I11fyill~ h:u:l/lh. :l."CS>oon~ 1'<Jl1'>C'qUC"lll."l."lo and prohabllllle_, and ~alualln~ and Implcm...ntml:' pr..-,enlIOO and 1I1111~IIOlI rncasIlR.... ­

-2.b A folio.... -lip prtll."i:•• " on plaC1." 10 eltillf,- 11l:1I ruJ;-managcnh:nt lkocislOlh :"'.. Impkn~nlC'd "

In addlilOn 10 lhe ,lho' " ki:y eleul,'nt (to'~ rn:m:l~clllCnl "ld "",e_"lIlt'IIt), two Olher ... lell .... 'll' of01 \ IS that del1l0lblrale tht, COIHp,"'>"> COlllmlllllelll to m:lIllI;J1ll1t11; :l ""Illl,r,' of ,,-~fel~ arc"

• "!cnh:nt 1 -\bnag<n........1 Lead...-,..,hr. C"omn,'lmclll and\Ci:oonl3btln~ -" In tcl1ard 10 Ih I. IIIlflO11:lIll "klll,,'''I, IOC (011l['311) " (hainnan and 0-0. \1 r J(... , hiler...,,,,

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~"Cu"ue. and I \i:h;mg~ (.O'l'ml'-IOl' I'Jge 5 bl1wl) ZL lvll

h;.~ '1~le<lthal: "F,xvn:<lobil t11't11~ge'" :tr<.• C\pc~'t~-d W lead the Ol\l~ pro;;o;" b} <lo;mon<tr,!lIng a \ !>Ihlc eornmllme~1 to ... rely and opcrallon_ Inlq"rIl} In a<kllliu~ . ...afel.} 1e;K\er,Jul' l~ a <lgnukanl ran uf 00\\ a n:anJgcr'_ 0' ,'r.lll po;rform:m..:... b ,,, ah,;ncd.~ .<;.,•• \h· !III ;'lilgl.' :. d,><:u.,:>ctJ In n: c d..'ta,1 bclO\\ OIIdt.'1" "011:« Con;Mfl} Ik-..ourn..... " Kc} prt'C.: "l."~" nhm I'll> c:.:r",:.n I:k:'udc Ihe rurlo" illS

• "'1.1 S~ ,1...IllS for 0rer.lllul" Irllqml~ 1lI;1Il~£I't11cnl .m· ""I;,bli<11I'd. ~,..,mmUl1lGIIC"<.i .1I1J ,lll'!,,-,rled "t el cr} 11:' d 111 tbo; n'l:;ln'/,llIoll "

• ". f) Ckar goal, ar><! ~r.:II'-o an:- C»l<Ibll''''-''lI for IIIl- "'} ,tem... and l'Crlorr.allCC I~ c,.. I"",,'"tI a~";lI" 1'1<"-< gool- and ooJ""'u,o;s,~

• Elcnk:nl II: "0,."".,,1'''''1> Inlegnl>· A.",,"rncnt anu 11l1Jlro, ... mel1l" \Ir_ Tille,"",,"1 do,·,••:nbc.!the ,·nll..a] n.:llu"" OllhlS ckr...n.l. "h,dl IQgctl>o.-r "llh l: :en"ll:nl I eUfl_IIl~le I..... ~hool:cnd< ofOI\I~~ "WIlOOUI lead_NI" b} c\a"'rk ..:llI" uhoul thoug'lIful. oon...... ar>d ob)l·...."c ,,;:11·a~n..--nI. no S)"'-Iem I> ..u'IJlr.ab;..·." ~'t l. \hll'l\ to. [liIgo.' _~ • .t''';: .....-d In m"o; delml bd.lO\ 1I11ocr ··Oth,'r Comfl-II1' Re..ollrc,"'-." 111 a~eorrl;o111·e ,,'th one of tl,,' I'roce"e~ II Ithul th" ckrno.'l11. npcr;otimh ,Ire ;o,_..."c.1 al I're.leler11l1l1ed rre'!uenele_. 1"."..."j on eUIll"l,·, II} uf Ihe ol'l:rJII')il. leI d of Ih~ al~.J J'Crl"rman,'o; ~blol)

Th,: ''rr'f'Ol1~nl n."IU--,.I~ ilial t!k" Board l'''''p~", a r"'pur1Ih:l1 ....'1.> 1"'11)1 "t"'-' ,IIOP- th.il the (·..mp.ll1~ 1;'1.<", 10 o.:..lace Ih.: .. _I. Ill' a,·",ok'nb. ~ OI\IS ''''.....''n;hell~·' d) al.d d.:arl, J.:·.....ribc< lhe ,'er- the ("ulllJ'.ln} la~C_ tu ",..II...",' Ihe ,,_I. 1'1' ....nJenh \ar:lOn~ \.thcr n.hl . III J, I a'J'l.....t- '-'I rhe COIliI"Ill} 's bl"llle~s. A,....ordmrt' . 01:.1:-. h,lIy adJI ........s til" I"'niol1 uf Ih.' rc"u,',t 1ll.lde III lit.: 1'1\)1"'):11. ll\', " OllllS lite onl... (ompal1> l'ubli,'al,un Iltal a.rdl'o.'s,~·' lit" iI11l'<-'rl.'l1tl0I'''"_

Till- C( R I, a"lOl:....T Cum('lll') ""bhcallon !lUI rnh.1oce- I'IC COO1ran) ., dl .....U...I'Ol1 of aClI"'h lal.el1 lu I'ron10lc 0fICr..uo:tal..afcty and r.:du",· ae,,<knt- It l>"I\'I',,1"t'o-1 and In,IIk a .. "ilable a_ I'"n of 1 .uon:<lobll\ ullgomg efl'.>n h) h'''I' .•It;oreh"l.kr:. and II'e pubhc 1I1f"ml':.t of Ill" \ Ie" ~ and pL"" n:g,l(dll'g "g.Jli tkanl "'lie. ,ek\ alll 10 "111' bu,in..·., 1'1 a r:lt1ge uf area> rebanl: tu lbe l·n' Ifo"m.::ntal, 1..1and rinan.'lal pl.:rromlalk:C ()f tho.' (umr..n,·. [I,. regular:, updall.'ti 10 pro' ldo,· ,·OlnprdM:lbl eurn:-nl "1~ontUIlO:l to our ~1\'holdo.'Ib al>J ullin 'lll''TI."'-I..'\I ,'Il,llbcr.. ollhe pub!!... on 1ll:1l1) im",>r1,,"1 :l.>flCCb of our b\". IIe-.

\ t.!Il) Il.ln•••1' Ihe CCR addl\."'" mart,·r.. Id<·,-a11l 10 Ihe SUO) ......I Ill.,ller "I' Ih,· t>fpro_.,1 .• ,.It<:l) alld rJ_,l: 1li"nagcrn'::ll1. We call tht Slafl', ,Hl.::ntJl"1 Il11'afuclII:or 10 lit,· ~"rl,,)n ,'JH,lled ":':o1"el,. lI.::allh, al,,1 Ihe Wor~pl~c,·" (b<:1l"lI1111l; on pag... I~ ~nd alladll.'<l a, l. ,h,l'll ~) Th,' t,)lIo" I11g 3r... >omc I.',eerp" trum 1111< ••:eIlOll rct~ll11g to ....1....)' 111 Ihl.' ('0l11J"111~ ., op.·r..1I0l1s:

( " D.~u"s,oo ofl ucoo\ 'obil'~ C'<Jlr.:II:lmrnl 10 <aiely i PJ~'(" 19 t;:lder 's..fel~ ar:d bcalth 111.l11agclllClll~l:

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.....·\:llnllc~ and L,chn;!c (omnu'''ioo t'aJ,;c 6 J~nu,u) ~l. ~Ull

I· ,~on\ lobil h ,'OIIl11u:I,-c 10 condu.:ting bu~II:C"~ In a nl:lm~" th.'1 l""I....,h .,r.d ['romotc. Iht- '-111.1) aad h......hh ofour e",plo}o.'I:"'-. tl""", 111\<.>1\ ed \I nit oor OfK.'r.lllOlb. and thc COIllIlilln, II,... 1\ ht-I'C 1\ e \I 0Ii.:. Th:~ commllllJ("llh om:

,llX·UlllCnl,..r 111 olJr '),.1fcly. h..:allh, ~<ld p...-'dU';1 •.,tel> l'"liclI" :lIId "...,unt}' c~ pcCI," iOI1~. "Ii ,eh arc UlIpkmCllk,t Ih'\Jugh n.. r 01 \ 1~ f,."llC\\ 01'1-...[, .. 1'1,. ,tn\'c COntlllllOll~ IlIllll u\ clllCm. 01 \IS i~ f'Crll)(hcall} 1l1"J;llcd.

I<Ie ,.lem m, t:~llrahOl1 ,ll:d analySIS rC't:;,lcd that CIllI,I,,: cc ;l\\ .. rellc<~ "f pot,'m ",1 h,'nr,!~ h \\"ell '" thc dCl<-r,,<, 1<> "h,,'h 1l1l'~ ,'olllpl) "lIh ,-rll ,,;..1!,,,,,,'CClIre< lI1'\.' often "g,"lkam .om"bl,lOfJ; 10 ,IC.,OClll IV," cn"<'I', AS;l re.ult. " ..' ,Ire Co.'l<:'''llr,)ll:'~ rol' tit<." GIl'lo< I1ICf"lI ,md cnl:;mcenll.'1ll of bell.!, lor-oo."-",, <.1fcI: 10<l~'

and arc l'f\-'I11o,'lmj; Uk- dc\ .-topment ora "1.'\11:",<" of 'Ill,,, <;1111<)"" \I h..-r.. t:, CI'\ "n.. 1,'1-.."",, re<J'O"'" bllil~ fur tll('f 0\\ n ,..,Ii."I: alld tht: ,..f,"I} of<>tll('1".. \\,' .11',' also ,·.apha'l~m;; CO.)1;1.mall,c "ilh .-nl",:,1 01'IC1l1l1ll.' pWi:CIlI Ill"

We l>cloe"'lh.. ,<'Chon of the e("R d<"1tIU.htral,,>I nOIl\loolr, I'\....·ognlll.," of It..: ll"port3OC.:: of ""iCI~ ;and mL. m3l1.1gcmc"l tl;rotlg!'Joollh.: l'ornp;,n~·. Opcr.ltlQfL>_ and thaI tOgrthlT \I l:h (lJ "S ami lhe otlKT doc"nJl.'1'b de>enbed III lh~ kuer_It am['l~ aJdrl'"'o-e_, the n-que't ma<k III fiN PIII'1I(1I1 "tthc l'roro,at

In add'UItf\IO Ol\b alld lhc (( R d.::>cnbed aboH'. the Compan~ ha. addn"',<'d lhc "'<Ie

of Idli:1\ Ihruu;!h nllmt:fOlb 0100 3\ CAm,>_ 1Il\:ludml; 11K- follOI\ 1Il!=-.

• Aile" 'O:U10tl (>11 tlK- l'OrlllJ.ll1Y·' "cb,itc.l.lllllchcd III 2Ulll Iv gi\c p.:"plc lllovk Ilh!,k o~r Uli\JS sy"!cm ;U1d 1;0\\ il hdl'> cn<urc lhc Silfd)' :ond Illtcj,<nlY 'Jf O:lr global cncrl,'Y op..:r.<llOf'~' "Ml""'f""'Ilt.)h,I",/.1l _("UN_

• , oc-..,gll.<lcd '<"1:11011 aboul "~lrt)· on Eo, \01' \lob<l'. 1""~llCI:ll' ""'• "log OlllTIflg [he CVfl'pall) " 'lC\\' ~l'«"lflrall~ <>n the ll><"C of ""ret) 5... /1/11'__ ",',' ...._\.tQII/IIohil,X·r.',.." /1\'", ("," clI""gml ''''''''.' Reccnt <;ntne, lItChkk "Budd Il1g a cultul'C of s;.!cl r"; alHI "A ,lruclurc for "afely."

• \' :,no". ~'Ofll'.lr..le rcporb. <lll:h ill> l:"on\lobi 1\ 2VfJ9 Fm(w, Ill/ lI"d Op...mllll;':' Nt" ;F.' " .. ScrllOO t::1lilled "s.afct~. s...~ur,t~. Heallh & [11\ 'romm:-ll." "f'CI."iiil::lll~. "(jt.Il.hng PnOCI[':<:<;- on page 6 and "\btugll"!; Rl;.k" on JXf!!e 7 IC\CC'Tll(, aHdCht-d a, hhlbn 'I

• E\,~uli" '1ICCche,. ,uch ,h lltc ~1.1ICmCI1l ~> Rc\ \\' Tille'",un. C.hmmhlll and (100 of I _x~on:"lobil. I" the '\al")Il.,1 Cdll1tl1i,s,,,n v" Ihe Bt' lkep" .ller 011 Spill ;u,d Olhhorc O,.,Umg. on ~O\ cmbe:~ 9_ 20 II). A 1r;ln;iC.;pI " cnclu'>l.'d as F,hlbit (. In d·~u,.,.mg OI\iS 'n hi~ 'oi~lcnlCnl. \Ir. Tilk'f">Oll fl.:marlcd {C'fP.":b',

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...jl h .he "~rt> 1941.... l '\lJ"\h'bll"" n",na~""''''H lIr.dcrtoul "?1.11 I ,',,,,,,0.1<'1" to 1:>..' a "'10'\;,1/) ••ppnxi\;b 1 b;.' ~oal "a>. I,' \\ hu'l} n.~t"Fe

1'1..' .·CH"p.:Ill> 10 mal,' .>:If"l) of f'<'Of"'" 1"'··I,I'n and III.:: ,'''' rruun,·"t Ib" ","11<"1" "i ,', "I") tlnn~: "" Jo. ~afd~ "ould com" lir'l, p'·rilKl.

A, "an ~ ....,,,n frolllll", di"·,,,,''''h in Ih" nWIl} ! x\oll\lob,1 p"bli;;allon" 'p"""h", and ",:b'lIcs lllgllllghlcd abo, e. 'lie ,,,II,:;; of ..af",) and ri,k nWlag,'m"m ligur" promlll"mly III cllfll"'1lle CO!TlIlWolm,;UlOlb. ~rdlOldo."f1I ar,d IllCmoc~ olthoc pllblle <Ire able 10 Iird "f.!fl,tk;.lnl am,)Ur.:, 01 mfonnallon 011 lhoc "s:CJl'i Ih.: Con'p;:an} h;" wlrn 10 r~-.lu.."'C Illl: risk of 31;(. b." ;1>

r'·(!'.....,t,"\I b} til.: "'1''1'0n''llt

( . >ro~The rom:I11' S:l'i:lv

In th" ....'C()l)ll ro....llon of.1l<: PrOf".-..a1. rhe "IU('OIl\"fl1 r"que,"" Ihm.t..., report ~nbo:.t...,

!3<',mJ'" 0\ ....,....gln of rn,Kes., .... fel> 1NNb'\:ln..--n1. As dl"u,"Cd In tins ,•.-Cllon. 1m' Hoard lb.', m,1'nl.ll11 an 0' """'gll, fllllCl,oll rq;Jnhns ..afety IllJnJg"llIem, and :I dt'..cnptlllll of tin, u' l"T'll'hl ro;>!c" l'lIblirl) a'·ail;,hl".

The l>uhlo,' l,w.:- and COll\nhuII0I1' C;;'lllllllltC"lthc ·C'.nullIu,.... ·1 of rll" l}oanl I~

"UIllf'<'....oJ 01 I ' 'lK!"rmJenI d,...."'IQI" ,~ >ct f,'Uh III Ill<" COrllllllll'''''S ch.ll'ler. (\Il<' or I'll: prllllOl"> purp< ·, of '1:(' l {>m"11l1"" "

I" r", I"" ~l1d 1'10' id,' ~d, .c". ~, II", Cnlllmlll,·c d",'Ill- ,'rprojll'i~I~·. r"I;,mll,,~ 'h" C""......,lllon·' poll"i",. program, ~l1d rr,.ctl"'·.' 0" I'ubh., I",IC, of ~ign ilk.,,,,,,, lI,clud;ng IIlt'lr cll"'~I' OIl ':ill.-!}. h,·.Ilth and Ihe '''fl\ Ironn..:Ill.

Tb.: C"mnll11,'C', chanl.'1" " l'"!o: :o-.cd II!' hhit-'I} It" al-o ~\ ~Ilabk on lilt· ('CHrrp3n) ., ",-t>-.t" al 1111" ,',>;<",,,,1<>1,,1., mil Till.- rul1o" mg acll, ilil."S rclalmg 10 ,.Ir,'I) are ",pll.'III) '''1."\1111 Ih" C"mnulkc', "h.1I1,·r ("ml'I1"", addl.x1):

1. KC'le" [he CUfPOr.I\;OO', policl~" prtl1!r.lrb and 1""".I,n",... on jlllbh,' I"UC>. ilf qgnllicancc a:lll mal" ,""h recolll...tC'>d.lIlOI" 10 the I!oord ",th ~'Ct 1h.,"fC{0 a, II nla} &:"n ad\ l..abk.

2. ReI iCl> Ihe,-nL~ I' h-IlC" "I Ill<' O"/IOr""""" I",!i, 1<-'. ffff~"'IIII.\ ,,,,dIffoaicn 01/

"'{,·II". health. "n, IrOllm"n!. and >O<:lal I"u.·, :llId II I;,k .""h r"e,)nlln,·ndJllu".' 10 the 1.10:",1 "'Ih n:'ill""1 Iher"to a, "">:1) decll' a(hi~hle

J. (('fIlIN, ./,- ,ur alll",,,1 n I·" ". or""1.-11'. h""lll, ami l."nllro""";NlIJ/,,,,rt,,rfll.mH· ,,' 1I1;l,or Oflo'roll"l: fJ'xam:;a/wn.,.

-I. COffi\lklt' an ann",,1 ,,,n to ont: of I' ~~CH,"otHi', op........1""~ ,It", 10 re, ,~\\ ""'llcr, '"eh J; -.af"'I~. he~hh. en' Ironment. and eo",mllllll) r"bllOlh rro~...n.. and I'r.lo"",.

In ~IO. rll" (ornmlll,'j."·, "annual \ ,,,'1 a, ....'(jUIn:U Lrtdi.·r the ell.lnl.'" \\:1.> lO:1I1 OJl'I.'T1I"IlJ:t SI\" III tou"'a'....

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1'31,'''' ~ Ja1luaT) ~L ~Oll

Tilt· dear de><'rirl ,,,:, (,f the Imp'JI1:U1t \" ersight r,.k film Ihe COllllnilt,-.: ""n t." \\ nh fe~ard t" ,~fe') PfU\ ;dc~ th,' mlorm",;oll "-'\l.l,·_ll:" h} l'rol'<,tICIl1 ;11 the ....·'·"nu ron ,,)11 of ,h,­I'mpo",.il

rh,' Comp."l,·, rrewnl:lI ,on "I' ,t-; S<:11el} di,do,un:, 011 n.' "d"ite MIIl'wlll, .. lIy Ilnpl"IlICl1h the l'rupo,.;jl'~ n:."lu,-,I for:l rq'l>r1 on _teps th{' COlllj};lI\} hOb tak{,ll tu rc<luc{' the ri_\" uf .>ce"I.:"1- TIK: ..... di~looour\.." "n: readll} 3\ atl~b!,' fll _h~rcholtk.... and tllu, _ub"tanually nurtelne'lt lh... I'r"po"o:Il" thm the ......omil;g 01 Ruk I':" ~1I1l1O, S, " ",,11 11m"" .. ..II "1/,',.,,1/1,,1/<11 hlc ta' ~ll. I ell, 1', 1')11· j ('"Ollo.'Ufnllg 111 the ,'",1.'~jon of a ~harcootJcl I'lopo<al rcqlle_ung J <u_w'lubdll) rqron \\ hC'1"e re_plln_I\'c d,,,, lo~uf'C>, "cre me Iu,kd 011 the compan} '. ',,'b"k'.

Kt.lr I':,,-Si tll-, pl:nmt" lhe OI\l1"'I,," of:! _h.ll"chold..-r rropo-al Je.ltong "ith m.lll"~

rl."l.lIlllg !l) .1 .·"mpall} ., "ur,]"lal) hu<,",'_," UPCr.JllUIlS. ,\,',,)r<lUl1: t., Ih,' Co)lTmn"ll)Il ,."k:l'" .'n·uHlp~·ly"'g the 1'1<)8 ,n1lenUlllel1l1l" Rule It" ~. the 'enll "or<l'".11' b~"lm'_'" rel'er, tu Inanc.... that ;1Il: 'WI llC:er;" .....nl} "ord'n~1) .. in th" ,omll...," mean, n;; uf lh,' ,,,...d. hlJI '1l_1ead Ihe t<'Tl1l Ml~ roOlN III 11K' 'OfJl<ll"'~le 13.. corccp! l'ffl'ldln.:; m,ma£,"lTl"u ... IIh Ik\lrnh:} III dll,C\·tm~

n'Tt:lll1 ,0)1\:' nUI:<'1' lI1' 0;' lUI: the <·,":Ip.:m} '. l.'I..>lnc.~ ~l:d Uf':r:tlior,." F\.-tu..;;<" \,1 Rd.-a""· ,,,. ':~Jl ~ i \la} 11, 19')1'1 \ ,he -1lJ'}l> Rclea-e-, In the 1'19~ Rdca",. Ihe ( umrnb_n.:\ dc>Cnhl....l the 1\\,) "cenlrnl ""n_,Jcr.\t,,'ll;· for tho: ordm.ll) bll~lIl"" e\du~\,,":

The liN rclilies lu the <ubJeet m:ml.'1" of the l'rol'IU,~I, Cl:n,un lasks ,Ire su fun.l:llllemal hI Il1Jlla£"nk:Ilt'~ abll,t} to run a e"Illp:m) lIn a Ja}-Io-da} ba,,, IIMtlh,,} {'ould nut.:l.> a pr.....IKaJ 111,;11I<:r, be SUb,tttll<l d'l\."'C1 _haI\.'OOl<kr 0' cro.il;ht I: ~",prl-' mdUlk the.' rnanagelTll-n1 of IlK: "00.forl.-c. >och a, 11K: hinng. 1'f\"'lOIlO11, and 1,'1"11"11311011 of ,"mplo} ,'C:_. J\."ChlonS on !ffildIKuon qual It} and Illumll}. and tilt rc1,-ntron of _llPl'llle.... 11(\\\ e, ,'r, pr"posal~ n:lahlll; to ,ueh m:.nel'> bUI fO"usrng on _ullk'eU!I~' >lglll tkal1l .'oOCIi.1

I"lllc]' ">lIC~ (e,g .. >lgl111k:lnt dl'<:r1mimttlUn m<llter,) generally \\Ulll<ll\ut be e"ll,id"l\:'d In I", C\c1udabk b<...-au>c Ih" proposal, "ould tr.IllS'.'end tho: da} -h,.,j,,} bU._lI1e" malle.... alld r.J'"" pol,q '~_""'S >Q "I;ll,ikant fh~f >l "oold be appropr'a1e foc a _Jurehold..-r 'Ole

The -..xo:lJ con"ocrol'on relale_ to th... d<1,'T'C'C to" h,c'! Ihe ~l """":.;;s 10 -'"lIno­mall"g{''' the l"Olllp.1n} b} probing too dl"':p!} :n10 m,n:cl'o uf a COIllP''''' nalure ul'On "hl~h _h.'r"h"lde..... a~ a grm'fl, "ould 11,,1 be 11\ a 1'O;;;hun tv make ~n mfom",d J"dgmcllt

Thu>. "lK:n e\anHlllnl; " IK:thcr a J'IUPO>o3I llU} he ."\dud..-d unm'1" Rul.' I ~:I-S( ,I( 7 l. Ibl.­

r,"'1 ~I,,, IS 10 dctcmlln~ "lK:1hl'1" (be propo.t>.al r.1J .....~ :til} "ll;llifocam 1'01i,,} h>U<.". Ifa propo;;Il

du<.-." not, lh.:n It IIU} be ndud.."d 1I1ldl:r Ruk 14a, 1)( ~l Ifa prI)llO>:I1 do;:, r.1I>C a 'll;"lficam

poloc} IS,U~. 1\ IS not Ihe .,1d of Ihe alllll, ,IS. A_ d"eu'>l:d Ix-lo\\. th~ SlatT hi!_ C011C1I1Tl.'(1 ",nh

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the' ,-,,,h"lon nf ,h.,r"h"lJlcr rropn-.:ol.; Ihat rai\<: :1 ",,til itk:Ull ,"';1:11 pol;"y i"u" Wh"ll oth"r a'P'\'t.; of II\(, r"porl Or ....TCHI wu~hl tn Ih" prOJlfl-.al< IrlIl'hcal<- :a e,)n:rall~ " tlrdira~ 11..,,'1,-,...

Tilt.- Slaff:abo ha~ Slaled lhal a ~11\.'qucsllng lilt: d,.....'miIl3I1Ol1 Or:l I\."flt)rl mol) bc: ",c1ud.:1b1c un&:r Rule- 14a·&, Ie) If lhe- sub-I:me-o:" of lho.- ro:-port I~ II Llhm lho.- ortlll1:l1) bUSLllC" of lh" ".;u,'r. See L,elmn\?e ""I ReI"a.... :'\'0. ~nO'i1 (Au\? 11i,IQl\J), In addtll;\I1. th,- ~Iafl h<b IIIdICJI"<i. -'1 \I ha,,) Ih", ,ub)",-'! IllJlI"r ur th" .uldJ!lol1al ttl>do,ur... "Iught in a I':Irt'Clllar 1'1"<)1",,,,1 01" ,,1\ ", a mall"r "j" ord",:,,} bu,"',-". , 'I "",} Ix' ... ,clu<l"d ulhk'r n,le 14:,·IlC')( 71" J"/m:i"'! (·mllml,. /t11" \a, all. Oct. :6_ 1m).

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The Comp.1n} ',Ih,- \\orld·,lar!:l."'-t rubhd~ I",ded I11It"nl',I;Onal oil and gas comran}. Th" (OOl\I""'}'s I"llu:y, a< d""'"S",,<l abo".... IS 1" ,0n(\IICI ,t, hU>lIw" Itl 'I nI,lnl1"r Ihal r,ot...n, th... sar,-t)' of "1"!,luy...,,s. oth"" in' "I""d III II, OJ'l<;rau{\n•. "ustomer. alld the I'ubl" /llo~o' ",. toc C"Ulf<.lll) " "omUlIlt<"\l to "onIIl1L1Q1'S dl~lrt, 10 ltI..,llIf) ami d illlln"l" or m:lJlag" "3f"l) n,~s .1'.........,'al'"(1 \I ,Ill 'IS 3C1." 'I'...,. ll\c l·roptJ....t n:qllL·...b a 1\.11'O'l 00 "lIlt" '"-plj Ihe Cornpan, ~

lah" 10 n"\lu,'" til(" n,~ ufao:"do.....ts.- ,\< di.,.;-u~~ ""10\0.. Ih" IS 3 ,t'ry broatI rl"<jUC'<t IhJt IInpll"at,,< e, ''I) a"JX"el uf lh,' CQIllP.lll} " ""fet) dlOrt~. Th...,cfo:>f'\:. the 1'1'('['0",,1 IS ",dud.lhk under Rulo; 14a·l\('1I7) b<.Y"I"t" 11 rel"I", to rh" ('(ll1\pan~', ordinm) busine" operall,m•.

Th" l'rupo.,,1 I< ~Ilnilar to n~l!lY oll",r ~ha~I1t)IJer rrupusd< Ihal th,- Slalr h;,. COI1~lIm:tl

Ill.l~ be OllllU,-d uOOn Kule 14a-S( IIi 7l bc:\:ause Ih"y sed rcporl~ on 1II10n11.111011 aboul a cuml"1ll) .< ",f'1}· ,mllal" ~_ IlIduJmg roulll"- 11I:Jue". I or "",mrle. III { 1Il,,1t Pu, '/;" Curp (a, J'I. I ,,11 25. :nos,. lilt: ~Iaff ,'oncllll\'d \I ,ttl the ,''Clu<It'ln oh 1'"\'PO>a1 n'qlle.,in,g d,"'losun.... of ...ump-l11y effUl1< I\l ","fq:u;lId the ",,"'pan)', ul"'"UI(\n, from leffon.t all"~~' and olh..., homclalll! ""<"l'rIl) lII..id"nt'. L nion I",..ilk mgllt"d Ihat tile 1"0",,,,,1 \\'a, ,·.xdlldabk 11<.-'::31"" lh,' I'mpo,.lIr"lated tu the COIl1I':IIlY', <la}-tu·day d)vrts «, slf"gllal'd II. 0lx'ratiOIl, ",chiding 11<)1

only telN,lSl au"c\"<'. hul al-n ea"hq'~'l.,-,. f100d,_ "Ol!lIl"ri,';1 n..-rcltand,><: :'11.1 l'lll1t"d cargo Tho: Slaf)' ... re>POll«- IlOINltI:ll the pIl)fIU:>:ll wa< ,',dud,bk b1xall;.o.' It mcloo..-d m:m,'r< rebullg I.., Lmoo l':1c,fie-. urdlllary bU'll1CS.< "'P'..,..Jlioo). "Ol'\.'O,,-r. on (' \ F Trult",,,"'u,;t,,, I", (30\ ail Jan. 16, IY'ii\ ,. thl: Staff ,'OIKull'C"d II 'Ih tho: ndlb'Otl ofa propo,.;,1 r''1ue-,lInJ; ll\at Ihe boanJ 01 ,hre(\ur< d", ....Iop _md pllbh,h a >3f",) policy :k,,,...mp_ulI,,d b) a I"C"purt anal) "llg Ih" long-term

IIllpacl of Ihc flOhcy "n Ih, company', COll1fX·t It" CIIC" ;'11(1 ,h,,,c1,,,I,I~r .."Ill", L,~"" I>C. '" PIR ("']I. (a, ",I. Ar"l ~. I')X7). Ihe Slair COliC h"lcd Ihal ~ prOI'....;~1 rcq""'lI!'g th"l th" board of

d'f<.'t."I<KS "" 1,,11 and l"lIe a n:purI'l:l:aroJlIll:! IOC ;,afety ot the "OIl1jXlll~ .~ a,rl"", OJl'l.'I'3llorb II-aS ,-,c1udlbk 3> 3 man,., r"lahllg to ortIm.ll) bu" .....,." op.'T.lI'OllS. .\< " ulju l II. (urp. I'" ,,11, J.ll1 ~it I'i9Xj (rr~1 lcquc,"ng LAL 10) undctl;ll.,· a mmrl!:", ami lllorour.h Icchm...-.I1 l:' ah.L:l11Qll ...flh,' L ~ A,r 1 r"ni.:: Contl'lll 'i)~I<:II1.lk,dOfl a llian IV (()ll'fi'l <kfki"nCl,-, found III 111,­e' al"al,on .lIld p'u' ul", coni lUlling 0\ ,,,ight ur til" A1'(' ,y,I"," o;xcludabk a, ()rd, ''''') l1u'II1"»!: E I <lit l't,tII de """/flOW.• mI<l Co, (a' ~Ii. No\'. 27. 19,)1} (,'oncuITIIll; " itll til,' "wlusi"n of" prur",bal as or<llllar) bU.Ill(-'i~ bo:~,Ill>" It rd,lcd to "th(' >at':l)' ....1' lhe CVn1I'Jm ' 'i al ,allOll "'fl'-'r.lllon.··,

" " IIh lhe proposal 111 e",Ull PunJIr_tlk 1'ropos:I1 ~ks lIlformallOO OIl -Ihe 51,1" lhe C"'lI1pan) h", ta~"n to I\.-tlUCC the n~~ Ofa"'::ldcllh- and Ihu, I"'rtalllS 10 a b'O>ld "IT.!) of day -In

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da, -aicly i<,u~~ lhat ~lInfront lh~ (Olllp"n). not Ju~l lho-e de".:nb.:d in Ih~ I'roro,,,l',~Uf'l1tJl11r1j: 'C1lcomcnh I'nr ... ,ample. lh,' 1"ropo,..l1 II ould l"!1o:Q"'I"''''' d:ul> C""1f'3n> ~ff(ll1~ q ....hJ' nteJ_Ur,'"' 10 ['«"\ enl , lp-and-fJlh. pro\ 'de a.kcr<.IJI~ 11l:"ll,nl! It" d. :and :llklt'c", I:ou-elc":r'n~"SL~' 11>(-",. Jnd oth..T ( ump:m> :I\'lion, Iu J1'"C\ "'111 aN ,..knl' :II\' In Inlj1'lll"l,u:t h,1I urdlrl.,r;. a!1dd.1~ -lu-d.l) a'I........ 0;>1' lhe CO;>'llll.my· ,up,,:r:Il;O;>Il'. Thu_, ll:e l'rOl'u,;,I", blU.1,1 «"01101: fl'u.k", ll:cI'rOI'(I,al ,-,dudahk UlI,kr Hille I~".~( i~ 7) b<:cml>C nlll'km"1I1alioll of meU'UfO h' prl" l.'111 Ih,'.,ide 'ancly ul";lcc"kll1. CO\,'I\'\1 b) Ihl.' J'rol""'lil' a cenlfal aad roulmc dCl11cnt OllhcComp.111)·' (\I'>.h~ hU'Ill~'"

\1.."-"",,..-..... Cl1IIIn." Pl'Of'L"",ll' " ..... ,:d a, a,],JI'l.'''IllJ; «Oil'" non.,.r.l:nary btl'm,-,.malic' '. II:c ~1"IT 11,,, nm".lcml) c("lc,"wd lhal a I'ropll.;at ilIa) he to\C lUlled III It- cnl 'fcly " hcnII a,ldrc',,'< 1""it or,hnal) all,1 nUll·ordln;lr;. bll>llll."S m:l1lel s. I or l.'\all1l'k. 11K :,,1:11l" ;Ini nlli:,]thl< l'l"llIUIl III 1'"n~rI".'l'llim"''''''ltli( .,1, Ill< la, all. Jul) J I. ~lJll~ I, '"()l....urnnJ! "Ilh lhendu,'oo 01 d I'n)jl<J-.IJ under Rule l-la 'II. ~ ll\.... omm..."hn;; 111.11 lhe ro..rd dPi'OlIl1 a':l.'ll':n;l:~ (If 1!kl;:-;X..w.:I:t d,....... tors 10 ...' "lu:u... l~' slr"ho'"!;lc dtr'....11<J1l of Ihl- ':(ll!lJ'.IlI\ :md Ihepo:rforma"".... (If lhe ""mag'"lnclll Inn! "hI." S\;lIT ooh;"I.I '"Ihal 111\' fllUf'U.a1 al'!"'-'dr, 10 1cblC 1(1

t'Olh .·'Ir;lo.. hllal'~ Il<1u,..l;;t,on, and nl'II·C\lI"..r'dll\nr~. 1n1ll...1,·Il(llh \cc"r,lmgl>, ,'<- ,.. I\I 11,,1l'\'':lIInll1''Il,ll.'uforrc11lI'nl aelion 10 the l"OIl1I11; <>Ivn if "cr,-grine (lnllts lh,' I'lOl'o'al Irom II_pruxy Illalendl...• In (j,',h'I"<11 £/, lin, 0, (a\ _.,1, Il.'b II), 2lXlQ). bcl.'a,,~ " l"'T1il'll (\f IheI'rul'l"Jl r",j"I,.,j 10 or.lmar;. !1w,.,..", r.1-111l"-", tl'.<' Srall' .:oncum...l .... lhl..... c,.IU5lon .Ifapro{l("dl rC\j....:.o,{l!1l! thal till' COfII('.J.:l) (Ii JI".;om'llue all a.,·cOlmll:lj: h:,hn''1lk:. II; I r....t II••: lian.L.from llx- GE 1\'11<1011 Tm>l 10 de1emltn" t:\CCU11" c n-.mp<ll~all(\1l. alld (III • II>C fund. frollllll'­1l"L_t onl) a, mIC'l,kd. S'..e· "r",,, .llcd"I!i,m F",,,,:dal C"'1' (", .,,1. Mu, 1I, :lJ(l..ll l C(lrk'lImlt!:" ,Ih Ihe "U hl~IOll "fa I'rop<h,11 rc'lue~li ng Ibt Ihe nlmp"n) ron,uh un 1'" l.'~lIlk'111 harll Iu1'\ ,ll".::u... "U) .; III 1!1crca,,' ,har...r,okkr \ alw. and "otlng 111.:lt 1I '"al'l".:al> 10 rclall.' to huthC\lr.o(...-J: Il.:Ir) Ira"",,'IlOlb and 11llI:-i:\tf30rJmar) trom_llOll>-I. .It'd /I ,,'-If_In Sr,...,·,. 11:<

(a, all \lar. l~. I99QI Iconcumng" ,Ih 1!Io: ..\(J"~lon (ll"a ~ll'1."lL ..""llig a rqlOlt to 11"Urclhat the ({,"Iran> .lId n01 I'Ur...1I.1,,",- g()(k!, from wrrrh,-rs Il,mg unfair labt<r pra'..I,,·o:, ht,,".'""<,' tileph)I'Q~,lI al«. 1"·'lUC_ll.'J lh,,! Ih,' ''CI)(IM a,le"es.< OI'JII1;Ir;. b~ '1I1(,'~ 'It.1l1('r<I

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\\"l.' bodio:\ c thaI Ih... I"-'bh.:allQllS_ SJ1'C'.-ch..... and \\ cb ~llng, d,,,,;u,,.N abo\ cdCl00n,trale lllal E,,\on\lubtl aln.-ady ha, :lIldr..",..,1 bolll f'l>rtIon~ of 1m: l'ruro..)I. W,- tllu<bdl'" l.' Ihe I'm!lO,al lu, ocel1 ,ub,l:mlmll)' impkl11cllted :lI1d l11a) be 0111llled from Ih,' pro.\)rIl,1I\,rt:,1 fllr our JO I I ;lIl1ruul I1lC,'llllg lIl"kr Ruk I-Ia-Sf i)( Itil. \\ cabo bd ie, CIlwl lllc l'I"OI',-1sa)may b.: ... ,cIlMkd pur;ual11 fO Kuk 1-ilI·1« 'It7, bl-..:au,"" In." l'lopo;;al', bro.1J r""ue'l Impli ...ar,-,CH-I) ,,,pc..·1 ullhc Compan) " l>lIfc'1) ('(lOll> and Ihu~ rdah."" 10 the: COInpany's ordnlJl) bu~l~"f>l:IJIKlIl".

])a...-.t upon IlIl.' foreg11ll1g :mal) 'I'. II e n."'l,--..:tfuU} n:qu.,",1 thaI Ih..- ~laiT CO'1l,-ur lhat rt"Ill l.1le 00 a.·11.11! If the CO'llpan~ e\elud... I'll: l'ri>pO:>Jl from b ~u II prO'l.) mat,-mls. If> Otl

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EXHIBIT 1

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American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations

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SIHlI by FeclimJlfl and UPS

OIYld S. Rosenlhal, 5ecnltaryExxon MoOI Corpor8lloo5959 las CoIiNis Blvd.IMng, T_15039

Dear ..... Rr.'. ,a....

Oeoell'lber 13. 2010

SHAREHOLDER RELATIONS

oEt 14 lOIn

NO. Of """'~~~s=====~;

DEC I" 2010

o .v. 8. RosetttY-

On behalf of tle AFl..{;1O Res.- Fund (1M "Fund"), I writB to gfw notioI twit Il'"lJeI'It10'" 2010 proxy .___. of Exxon Mobil Corpcnllol,(ItII"O:lmpany1, ItII Fl:r'ld Inllndllopresent thea~ IA"'.... (the "P""r'1l1-'1." 2011 emual muting of IhlIretQdefs (the"Annual Mali ..."). The Ft,nllllqlHlSt5bBt ... eon-,.ny incUle the PlopoAl1n the COl''980'ysproxy stalllT*'lllot the Annual Moeti ....

The Fund ~ 1M bltlelicilll owner of 311111hl1res of YOlirog QO!TWIlOh slock (the "Shares")of the Company. The Fund Nis held at INsl $2,000 In mII1tet .....ue of \hi Shire. for Ol/(l( oneyear, aod the fund inlencls to MId at INS! $2,000 In mark.t ....1ue of the Shares \tvtItJllh tilldele ollhlAmual Meeting. 11 letter from the Fund's custodian blink documlInling the fund'sOIWlfIrstIip olttll SharH is beirtg lent under llIpII(lIle COWl".

The Proposal is attactlecl. I fllpresllnt!het the fUnd or its agentlnlelld. to appear InpcdOl'I or by proxy 8t ttl. Armuel Meeting to pt'IMrlt IhI Proposal. I dl!ld&re thatll1e Fund hasno "malllrial ilterest" other "'an thaI believed to be shared by stockholdlrs of the Companyget'oeIaly. Please dftet.1 questions or COl'AlSpondenee regarding the P!uposII to RobMcGarrah 81202-631--3900.

0.-.1 F, PodlotlyDndOiOl'llee of IrMlstment

Attachment

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R-'O....d.1hIt 1tlII1hIiretIolden of Ex:con Mobi Corpor-Ilion (1he"Comf*lY1 urge the bid of 0iI.c:b. (the 'EIoMr)to preper•• report. >Mlt*l nnty dlIy1 of1tlll 2011lUV1Uei meeting of .tod\IloIden, et reetonlble <X*t IncleKdudlng propliItIty Ind personallnfomlltioo, on the steps the Con1pal., hi' bIIken 10 rvduoeltlll risk of acQdents. The report should l:le1Q'\be the8olrd', ow~lgH. 01 process ulety mlIflllgement. I1affing Ieoooets, inlpectloI, llId meWenance 01 refii'lllll'\eS Irid olher ..-. " ....... ling ~

The 2010 BP D"pdler Hoiwn lo;pIcCO. and ail_In 1M Guf 01 Muico resuIled In !he lergest and rnofloostfy Ilurr-. 8Ild ~ OIitasllophe In the history 01 tfIe pe\loIeo.wfllrl6ultty. EJewtn woRln wtre kiIllId wilen the BP Deepdler HorIzon drilling plItform exploded. In 2005, an explosion II BP" retIoery In TelliS City, TeuI, cost the IlYM 01 15 Wl)t\(tn, injlAd 110 olher1, 1'811,lltingln lhelllJV6St f1ne1 ever levied by lhe Occupe.tionel, Safety Ind Health Admlfliltr.tioo rOHSA') I'BP FICaS RllOClI'd F'1l'le lot '05 RefInery ExplMion.' New Veri TmN. lCVJ012OO9~

BP'I Icddent:l_mt lriq.... ln!he pe\lCIiIUn industry. A2010 aploslon It !he Tesoro refi.,.1n Anealr1es. Wl$liligIoi~ ~ sewn 'Mll'1wts Ind rwulled In men than six ,'lOilttoa 01 cIow"li'. et 1tlII12O,OOO berreIs per~y~ ("Tworo S­Anecortes al PlInned RilleS ~ ml6-Nov.: R«Aer$, 11~10). The dilectol 01 the WllhitglOl, Stalll [)epertrnenl of Labor and IndUWy llIled!ha1 "The bonom 1ine II lhII ~tddellt. the explotion Ind these delllhl-. prewntablll,"and levied an lnitill pllllllty of $2.39 million ("Stale FIIlllS Tesoro $2.4 Mi~1on In Deadly Refinery BllI't," Sk8git VslJey Her8Jd, 11l1~10~

We beIillw \tIII1 OSHA'I ...tiOtleI emptlUiI ~ lot pelrolewn rW\'lerin hal teYNled an inclustry-wide panem of 'lOlMlOf'''*''lClI with. safety ~tionf" In !he rnt ~ 01 .. ~ inspedlalSoI,4 rlf•• in e~11d 1.511 tioI'lIl, indudng 1,4891or~ SI1ely ITI6lllglll, ..... "" ... ,.... tg OSHA,', dil'.c:b" 01 ....". it 10 ~ "The .tate 01 PfOOIH safety maoagement II hriayjust to,iblll" ("'P,'< II' SaletyVlollltions II ReIWlerin'~High, OSHA 0I'I\cII1 ScI)",' SNA ~Sftty" HNIrh Reporter, 812112009), OSHA till retOlded ufety Yiolatlonl II our Company, Since 2005, OSHA ln$pectors ha.... I'eYe8Ied 24 ..fely YIoI8liOn1 (16 procell wely managerr.ent vioIaIlon8 01 'Mlidl12 WIre Cl1Il8gOl'lzed .. "SeriOu&").ht!p;/tww«.OI!!IIJ?ldr#/!m!eIr!'P'i'IJmtrt!osoection dt!ajI?Id=31;mol 24&!d"'31'Wi1ft A7Jk''''31259QOi1&ld:aJQ9912!!.l!<!.l!t=.J93n&jtN11J6Q549&id-3O!!9!M1915!2-J09 904103 Ow T.-,.1Ce Rer.-y'11tItlle acddeiotl inYotYed~: t'IIO in 200& end one In 2009, resulting in !he deeth 01 an employee. ("CaI-OSHA t.eo.tes Ph""" is l32.1OOflnlI on EoonMobiI for Refinery Deeth.· AIBus.n.... Seplernbtr 11, 2009 trtlDtLwtew.o!!buJinw txllllI!tgt!llrial=0oct!llKJ:1looH!lnalljtll1291112+'.h!mI )

In out opinion, the aJml,llalive e[feel of petroleum induslry ecddenll, IMIfllty yiolation cItllllons from flldllrol an::! sllle authofltles, end the public'l ll&ightened c:oncem for saI~

and erwIronrnental hazards in !he petroleum irIdu!~ repr&1llnIS • slgrIiftcanl ttveallO our CompanYs sIOCk pries plllfonn..-.ce. We b.&_ thela rep«t 10 lhal'a/lokiets on 1M Allpe. os CcmpIny /'las I:IluIn 10 reduci!I!he rtIk 01-' 10"'" otI wII proyiOe InIrISpIIrenCy 1m ~M irMIsbt COitld8la In ... Compel.,.

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Date:

Facsimile TransmittalSIfARDfolOOl P!lOI'OSAI.

IEtllllll

December 13, 2010

To: David S. Rosenthal, Exxon Mobil Corporation

Fax.: 972-444-1199

From: Daniel F. Pedrotty, Office of Investment, AFL-CIO

Pages: -3-Cincluding cover page)

AFL-CIO Office o!lnW'Stmen.t815 16th Street, NW

Washington. DC 20006Phone: (202) 637~3900

Fax: (202) 508-6992inY'CSt@a£lcio.orp;

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DalIIId S. Rounthal, sea.tary ElClIOll Mobil Corponlllon !:'Ia51i1 La. ColIna. B/Yd. 1M'lg. TWl' 7503ll

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on b8half of 1M AFl-CIO ~ Ftnd {lI1e "Fu'ld"}. I wr1Ie a tiw I'lOCie8lhat JlInUiII« to .... 2010 proxy .",,-.1 of E.urln MablI Ccwporatiotl (1toe ~ the FtnS Ime,.. to PI B II. tha .ll&doed prllj at (b "Ploposar) .Ilha 2011 arwlUaI rMetl'1Cl of ahalahDkllM's (tha 'AnrUIlI,••liog1. T"IMl Fund ~tIo NIb COI,,*,,n::lUcIe llW P'opGy., llW Company's proxy sllIl8tIMII It for Iha Annual Muctil Ill-

ThtI Fin:! 11 thIi beMflc:ialOWMraf 3716 ""/'tl. of~ comrrlOl1.1Dclo:, (lhe "SharQ") of trIO Company. The Fund lias Mlelet I,nt S2,OOO In m.arket "'lui of the Sl'Iar8s for 0\'8l' on. year,.nd the Fund In.neIs 10 hold at IMlt 52,000 h m.IIl<el value of Ifla SI1ares thn)~h Ihl!I dale of thoI Annual MMllng, A Ientr from the FLn:I'. euetod.n baSlk ctoeumentlng the Fund's ownership 01 the Shetelis being seot IJI'ldw sepenM~,

The PI........,u II allac:hlilld. I reprnent chaIN FIIId 011' its agert ~ 1o.ppear in penon or tlyproxy at h NnaI h"'etilIQ to ~h Pl'opouI. I ckdanl tt-.t!he FIIId I\IIt no "me...1nw..r Olhow hn 1M. b.ne.-l to ~ IhaMcl tit 1lD:Jd~ of the COmpwl)ogel"". Please dlrec:l •• qlll 7 !"IS Of ~~ the PlIJPl"WlID RobMeG."" at 202-637-3iOO.

0I1'1le1 F. Pedr'olly 00­~ of In\wbl""C

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\ R8Mh. It, that,. ~ of ExJon MobI CorporalIotI (It» "Co/npltny"j L.-ge !he ea.nl d DIIecbs (hl'lD~to ~ I repon, w«hln nInety<W)'S oIb 2011 INIUIi m 'lug ofAXld'lClldoW'i. II ..n' ....alit and .......slng propr'ie*y ~~WotmIiIlon, an !he"" the ~ny '- taten to ~ fie riIIk of Kdciei,lL TlW report shoUld -.ctibe .... so.d'i ~aIpc c IlIfIIly managemert, ¥lIdl'Ii" 1eveII. '"11* Ii ll;and ITIM'll«Iance d ,tIf.,,_. and olher .quipment.

Suppordng 5'.em-llI:

The 2010 BP OHflWiItar HcMImri nlCplosion end oIIlpillln!he Gulf of Meldco resulted in trl8 '-rgm etld moll cosily human end eJl'o'!Rlrmenlal ~ 10 Ul8 hlItoty of the petrditum Industry. EJeoMn won...........~ Idled MIen lI'le BP Dllpwllter Ht:owtwo, drlll'lll platklnn nxploo:Sed. In 2005, an ~ _ BP'n NfIrwy In T_ City, T_. c:oIt ....... of 15 WOfbra, iIlIftCll70 CllI'Mn. rMUIllng In Ihe r.rgMt ftnM .--1ltYIed by !he Cleo. i .~ sntyancl Hul1h AdrrlirAtration ("OHSA0) ~

F-. Rw:iid Aw for '05 RaIlnlNY E.ocpbsign.' Hew 'foft 1inN. 11)'D2lXl9).

BP's ilcadell's .... not 1I'lIque" lhe pII;\ftllelIlllnduA1y. A2010 ~8th T_ ~onwy in AnaI:lortM. W~ kiIed -. 'IIOIIws WId .-.Ailed In I'I'IIn lh-.n W monl:ha of dowi'li'. II trW 120,00ll1larnlll pet lilY ,dl.. '1 rrelOrD Sees A1Inc:otte- at f'tItlfIotd Re\Its by micl.'ov.,· RalMIs. 111512010). The csnclDr of 1M WiloIihlngton SIII"- DeparllMnl.ollAb« and Induay 11IIt.d Inat"The bolb,. ine Is IlW lnddWl\, N uploslon ancllheM deIO'\S .... Pl'tWflllble, •and t.\'ted an lnIlIal peM/\y 01$2.39 million iStit. F1ntsI TMDl'l:I $2.4 Milion In OMdIy Reflntl'Y Blast,' S/(~ Valley Hefald, 101412(10).

We belleY1l1\at OSHA', nllllonlli emphellb pttlgI'aII'I for perolelnl l'8I\nIttM has re-'elf !WI induib)' ,lid. plIu.n ot ~ \lIf1tI vfety ,egullillona. In!ha tnt )'NI' ollNe prog..m. irw~~ of'. 00.- eJepclMll 1.511"lioM, Incb:llng 1,489 lot Pi • saf~~ prompIrlg OSHA." dileelUi oI~110 dedll,.."TtMo AWl of procesa a*Y ~ '" ~ just /'ooi,lbIoo° ("'F............ Safety VIolIiliui_ al ReIl ..... ~ !oigh. OSHA 0l'I'Jc:WI Say&,' BNA. (llc;QJ*b,., sar.y and HM/th R~ 01•• 8I27/2OO1i1}. OSHA. ..... ~<*l Mf«y ~ .. at ow Col\1pIr'Iy. SInce 2005, OSHA i "'1- ••• have -*I 24 qfety 104ol.ItIam (111 pn:ll:Ieh ufaty ~ YlolIillllns afwhictl12-.re ....legoi1ze(l. "Serious"). hltpj/lwww llIha m'o'I!kn!e!:W""""'fntlm.... *", dttaIl?Id-31393Q12:y.!cN13553ll 8Z&Id:3'25il109lAld"'3099' ? A8H!st=.'Hl999!l312AJd!:31136054Q&jde309!lQ41A1W9lf1 Q04183 Ow TOlle!nce fUfir-tY'slhrM ace:fd&r1ts inYolved InJuries: two In 20oo.nd OM in 2009, resulting In the _til of en omployH. rCal-QSHA ~vi", ProPOMd $32,700 line on Exx:ooMobII for RIIInety Death,' AIIBlJ.tIi'IIM, s.ptember 1Z, 2009 b!tO:J!ww« 'Uhl"IngS,tMu1M'IIJrjpl-prrr::1!¥tb1;-OOOil!inflW, 12+' ,him! )

In ow opinion. !hi CllfTlUIlIt1'4 effect of petroIelm lMUIUY acciditnls. saf.ty vlaIatIor\ dletlorl:I: I'torn ~Md.tll\llt .u....... itiw. and .... pubic', helghWl'llod Q:IlIII:*" foruflty eod ermranm.ntal tIAZaIW r.1tle poofIuMtJm ~ "'11 Ita. aIgllio1cArd ~ to ow CClrnpan)"1 Ib:tt ptk8 ~ W. bllll_ ht, rwport to st1ItehlIIcIers an the Alps 011' Cu'1pI(Iy has aken to/'ldual1l'lll1iM of .. ·lcIelrts ... ~ 1m\sparencyanll rna • ~kwOOlI.clei ... ~euCOn1pllny.

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EJf<OnMobll

Decembei18,2010

'itA UPS - OVERNtGHT PEl '¥fRY

Mf, Daniel F, Podrotty 0;,_ Otrice of kMtstmenl: Iu,Ie! DI FederIItion of Labor .-lei Congress oflndUltrial 0911imion1 815 S<4ee ,If' Street. NW. Wnhngton, D.C. 20006

Dear Mr. Podrotty:

ThIs will acIlnowtedge receipt 01 the proposal concerning a report on ulety manege",..'1l. which you hiIYe IUbmitted on beheIf of the AFL-e1O Reserve Fund (the "Proponenf') in COlnwction with ExxonMobil's2011 annUlll meeting of sheil'l!lhoKflels. tlol"~el", .. noted in)"OUr Iettet. proof of share OWIlelship was not Included with)"OUr

IU~.

In order to be eligible to SIJbmil:. shalehokler prC4'<'ll•• Rule 14a-8 (copy ..... ed) requires a J)lopoilellt to subm~ sulfdeo. proof1hlJt he or she n. oontinUOUlly held at IeUt $2.000 in nwket value, or 1%, of1he ....,II*lY'. MCUrities enttied to vote on the prlipOlil for at least one year as ofb Oate the eharehuldel propoul_ submined. The Proponent does not appear on our records •• regiseered sheirlI'holder. Moteo.er. to date we h..... not received proof !hilt the Propol18nt hIJI sali$'ied these ClWfJ8Bhip requirement•. To remedy this defect, the Proponent musllllJbmit sufficient proofthal these eligibility requirements ar. met.

AI elqllailled in Rule 14a-8(b). sufllcient proof may be in Ihe Iotm of (1). written stlJteoTi8l,1 from 1he "record" hoktel of the Proponenfs stwes (usualy. broker or a ber*) verifying thel:. as of the dN the prop .. _ M6,'S , (DecemOef 13, 2010), the PI~ c:ontinuoue1y held the requisite runber 01 EJCIOnMobiIsheres br ac least one year; or (2) if the Propoioent haa Ned with till SEC • Schedule 130, SChedule 13G. Form 3. Form" or Form 5. or am"iiO' ItIIlts to IhoM doQ.ments or u~ ~a'e~ Ionns. reftecting the proponent's owneBhip of the requilite number of ExlconMobii shares as of or before the elate on whidl the one year eligibility period begills. a copy of ItJe sdMdI6e end/Of form, end eny subsequent 81,181 0, i8fJtI repor.ii'1g • c:tJenge in lhe ownership level end " written .lIitement that ItJe Proponent oontinuousty heIcIlhe requisite llI.ITIber of ExlconMobil &hares for the one-year period.

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Mr. Daniel F. Pedrotty p......

The SEC. ruIIIIs require lhal any AtIpOnSe to this letter must be postmarked or transmitted !I!:bohicalty to us no lat. than '4 calendarGays from the date this IetI¥ is receiYed. Pleasemail any response to me at ExxonMob~ alltle address snown aboVe. AIIematively. you may send your AtSponse to me via facsimile at 9n-4-44·1199.

You shoYld note that, if the proposal is not wiIMtawn Of excluded. the Proponent or his representative, who Is qualified under New JerHY law to present the pi oposal on the Propo'Ient'. behalf, must attend the aMUallM8ting In peBOfllO prMetll the propoul.

tfyou IrMncl for a ~toPleMnt'tOUfpitl;Xlal. you must prtMde ~~ned by you !Nt speclicaly idaI ,!i1Ie. your li,teMed fepl Blaotative by name and IJ)elCific:aIy authorizea the ~Ml'ltiIlive10 p"S!nt the shareholijer PfOpOSaI on)'Otlf behalf al the aMUlIIIM8tiI'lll. A copy of this authorilalion rMetiog state law 19quirements should be sent to my .ttentlon In advance of the meeting. Your .uthortzed represem.tive should al50 bring an origill8l sigfIed copy of the suthorization to the rMeting and present It at !he admillions desk. together with photo identificatlon if requested, so that our couosel may verity the representative's authority 10 act on your behalf prior 10 the start of Itle meeting.

10 the event there are co-fiIenl for th. proposal and i'llight of the SEC staff legal buIetn 14C dealing with co-fileni of st..ehotder proposall, we wil be I1lqI iIHting eac:h ~fier

to proYide UI with dear documentation conl'Ifmiog your desigl ..lU, to act • '-d Her and g...u.g you authority to agree to modificatiorl••rw:v0l' withdrawal of the pr1)pOIal on the co-Iilef". behalf. Wa th... obtaioing th. doc....n.lIb.tioil wiD be i'l both your interest and ours. Without cleiir iXlcU'nentalion from aM co-fi1erl conlil",itlll and delineating your authority as represantiltiva of the fiWng group, and con.idering SEC slaft" guidance, il will be dil!\cull for us to engage In productive dialogue concemlng Ihl. proposal.

RALJsjn

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Alll&lllknkOfChiC...o 12/20/2010 3:06:21 PM P...cE 1/001 Fax SfIrvllT

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David S. RO......h.J. Sec:rellr)' Exxon Mobil Co~tio.n S9S9 La:J Colinaa Blvd. Irving, T~xu 7S039

AmalpTrust, • d1vi$iQn of Amalpm"nd Bank of ChIeago. is 1M ~ld holder of 3716 sbala of CUIlllIlllII stock (the ~Shales") of EDoIl Mobil Corp>ration beneftcilllly oWllnd by lbc AfL-CIO RaeI'Ve F"Imd liS of December 13. 2010. ne AFl.-CIO IUteMl f\lIId bu COlllimloua1l' held .. IeuI $2,000 in Dla.'ut value of tbe Sha._ for QYe:r _ JI'&I' as of Orc=bu n. '2010. The ShaleI ce bdcI by Aa:.alpTNII a lb Depomory Tn:Il Company iD our.. licij:c:. &IlCllMrt~. ll61.

lfyw haw aay queatiOllS ~ thiI mar.c:r, pkdc do 00l1laitw.1O COlllW I:l& 1It{l12) 122·3220.

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Plenll_the 811ached len. from the AFl-eIO Reserve Food" custodian bank AmalgaTrwt dated December 13", 2010 documenting the AFL-eIO Reserve Fund', ownership of Exxon Mobil Cofponltion'. common .tock.

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Oecomber n. 2010

David S. Row:nlhl, Se=wy "'.uCla Mobil CllJ'POrIliOD 5959l.as Coli.... B1Yd. Irvin&. Tu",150J9

Uc:w Mr. Rosenthal,

AmalpTrust, • c!ivUion of Am&!pmNN Btnt gf C'hic'IO. i' l!'~ ..-.d tr;,14u of)1l6 :abareto of coma_ stod< (dle ~")or Exul Molil ~ baldic:iaUy ~ by 1bo: AFL-CIO Rae1¥'t fund u or De=nbn I), 2010. The AfL-CIO ~ F'tmd has ~~y MId Ill. Icul $2.000 ia IIIUUt vllloe of lbe SUrQ: !OI" _ llII£ year at of December 13. 2010. The Sbarq In held by A.ll\.IlpTnDtal tbe DepoJimry TI\lStCompuly in our putici.....t fOCQIlll' So. 25ti1.

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EXHIBIT 2

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EJ$(onMobilTilking on the wotld'$ toughest energy challenges.'

Operations IntegrityManagement System

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element 1: management eadership, commitment and accountabl ty

M~ eo,I es:abl,$hes poley. ptOY des pe<spect. ....

~ ~a~onsand ptOYodes 1M 'ftOUf'Ce$ tor successful operanons AslIurance 01 OoeI'at ons Inlegl'ty requ"n rMonagemeflt aa<lIlfSh'p and comm to"leflt v's hie to tna oroan',at on and accountab ty at all levels

1 I SY"ems tor Opo,.a·;o.,s 'nt~"y manage<!'il!'! are 8&tab sI'8O CCWlY'U'o;;a:lId aoo supponlld a' lNI;ry

....." "l"," Ofg<r1Olll'OO

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element 2: risk assessment and management

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parentI,) ~~a'dS to P8"$O'lr'IlI, T-'CO,!oIS tllll puoIc and ttll\ en> ro".,.,ont

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element 3: faCilities design and construC~lon

I,~eo~ sa'ety MKl MCUl1y<;an tle..-naroced,

aoa r:sI< 10 ~~h .-.d me _oOl."eo ~ """"lTIlled.

by "''''9 soo..nd Standalds pn:>c;«lures arid management Sysler>S!of lacd'ly deslgn conslruchon arid slanup IICI 'I'ltes,

31 P<oloct rr.ar>a{Jlli'ront P'OC(l(lur&.;...-e documonllld ~ undAr<tood aoo eXIlC<J!O(l by Cl'",liflo:1 PCf~onooj,

3 2 Cr teN' are osl<W1!j/'Oll(1lli'l(j ~ _ ." place

kr conc1Jct,,'9 ar>d (I(l(:IftIOn1 "II nsk as:sesstTl!rl1s at!lPfl<. <: DfOlec llilgPS to llI"Su'e It'31 ()per~~s

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3.6 0 .... 'T~.assu<""'Ce Pr1XXllI$9S (1(0 "pace, wt>ocn llf\!lUrO lnat fac,~t as ar'd ....le-Ias '&eeivoo moot ~

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element 4: informatIon!doct.me'ltalion

Acc"",. IIlIorr>1atlon on 1ht eonfoguratlQr1 .-.c~ loes of P"'X¥5 e3 and lac, ,11ft, 1lftIpef""fS ofPfOduCts tnd "'lIlenail. handled. pot"'l a, OperatoonsInlegoty tIaards, and ~latoty requIrements ,s_,'allo II"'lSS and man"llll rsk

4 I Dr3W1r,gS, POrI "00: I'llOOf'ds lIfX! oocurnentil!K:tl

nocllSsa-y !or S<::J<KXI d9s g'\, OPe!atlOl". fIlsPeCt on1Ir'(l n"....",'le<1oDnCII at la.co,t lIS ,1'0 ,dent' ll(j, acoosst>le,8"",,"'310 lWld 1q)'0\)'1a:<Jty iWlfl9-l3'OOd

4, lnI<7'onon on:hl PO'O'"'."~ of "",ler.as""OYell n CPlI'at.,.... IS kept ~ It''d aa:es:>b08

4 3 III F'.TlOI" ¥ lX':~r;lII ~an:!$ I$!llXJ,;.·OO ...-",

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"""'1"" lWld ~egt ~JI'er •

element 5: personnel and train,ng

CorttO 01 QpIIfat,ons (leperTos upon oeopleAcn'lI" '19 Operalions Integnty 'equ,~ 1~0

aootOP' a,,, screen,ng. Cat"ru "Ieelon arc!o acerTl<lnl, ongo ng anes_nl and l)fOpeIlra,n nIOof~ees. a~c! lhe omP~.I<OlloIapPmPr,al"()pera'lQnS Integr Iy I'fOllr'8ITI'

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2 O"tl.r.aill{) r I>«:e IO-'-~ l'liIl 'llC1 ...,_

d~ .lI"O car"""""" 8I¢AlI+ C>II iIl'lD ...""'" edgeare rtanoo an:! are caret...,~ .......,P& lEO c'lolngft am ....000

'" 3 In! 0 ogoo 9 iIl'C lll!'lOd(;~ "¥V9 0$

C'OlDld .~ ....-.e! d:t iIl'lD ega~ lWld f()

trs:.nI~ofr.... P""W=~~_'0 _ ... co:er:a Q:o-X::TO$l'>l'lgnty~

"3r.-.g ncb;Jes.

• .-sment 01~ "" •......:lge iIl'C sktsrelo~ 10 t'8Q.>terner>!s

• :oaot'9~I:.'0'1

., -.rr'€"'cl·'.....r9~~ 'IVOl"<Jllll

5.4 Tho asse:;smenl <Y<l doc'-""flrltMon of a<xlleedt>aclc on, C<Tlpiooyoo1XI~ aclor"SSOoeraiiOl>S In'ognty eie'n9nt3

0;~ b.1sa:l proces_ .., r'lXl.K:.<YJ '<SI<S nt.<.,.....,~ '1<;U;lng~ $I It.tv. P'OC~~~lIIIC'''' ...., """'1)., .. , ill 001I_"'''''''. """ ... 00ilCe

16 0>a:le(l9d ....<11I

• eo '00,00$ a"'dCOJ't~COf'$'S1lII'1ly~anr.l1.l'lJaCl""tml9lb ~<7\ill ~'lI'.lI'>;;l~~

•~ ¥lO COl ~a:IlYa ~'IIlIy.-.c

'OJIt'lllIv Qlr:lly tnd """"':8 "'81' lI:·tISkbe/'JI,V$ a'ICl ""OlIB nll__ 01) ""'O'o«<!I

• I-tJT>(l"l Fao:ors ""CfI<.~ ~~t an:l

IMOloshp be'"ev>ors iY8 atll'lIS8Ild• bEniMors, aI"&< COJ"(! toons, ai'ld ot'ler PJ\lCV3OI1I

lmlt ea~ laatl '0 ncxIlIrltS ~o recor-deo <naty7lld

!IOd lr>ld'essed

5 6 A''roOOSs 'S ,n p oc:a 10 ide." ". (lrt<l lI\.-ak>ate'Ill;~'" r'SI<S <ela'oo:o ~".'Ci'l$ \1>31 POtOOloaJy a"ee1~,COf1I'a<;:o<s ()" r~ Dlbo:: Bioed upon--• ~arer-cr~~

• MlPt'I ()"~o.e IIf"ld OfI-...er1WI-......,... ~:ed

• Nio't) ~",.,;oro <lOloir::e.a.. [."f'OOI OIC• per lilt'! rean- <1a:a. 000 "at'(] ..,......'\1• ........,. :aj.:--s t>o ...:wl< '>1.xu-~

'J

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element 6: operations and ma,ntenance

eo..torotlK l!eSW::.'I'"lesuo $l"ea ......--s ...., .::cerdo"il1o ,.at.., lI_liIl Ooorg 10 tell_ ,lIecb... pro;;ecL,... 5!-"UC1..dd

lI'lSlleC:torar.:l.....-r.~Il'09'a s .. _ Opera~ In:egr-ty c;r tQllQ"'lYTl8I't. rc ~

P8i1O ... """O~ent.yexear.e~~

rapractces

f: ~"'9 ...._~ ;ra npet;I P';ouns

- ~e'CQ8(I ~_·oo. an:! ~",,~,...-l

"_ ~ 0"lCIl.dli ~ apptn ..te o lCl8CoaI Pi'Cl<:!.'dlns tor aC!' .... ~~ lX>lor'~

I"ver'l$l<

• ope<a' ~\l~ CCfISI:jflrato:lr'S • '8gulilTO<y lIfId E~'""~taI Aspects

lXIt'>!IIOllt'aT>Or1S

• 1-1..ma~ Fa<;;t<.>nl consioora'....-.s ProeodoJ'OS are ~:cd al spec '00 .,To.,.., 9 llI\Cl wt'l'l "~ar'Q8!l M8 ,!\!Ide

e 2 A WO<'k Il'lt'nl ~s n::::crocY3TQ5 c'>ed.s a'Id 1I.lI'lOtl1aTO<\S t'...l in' cons S'<ln1 w·" .....:;...,..ocaIlO"d ;P8f,,'<:na! ro;Q

b ~~ Jon! 'w...-.:l ~~oo ...-l n ~P'e.-·N .,...~

( 1,..1.....""... ~,~ 0"

,.,. :-. 'COl ~ ..........."'<J

6 S Mo. *"CiI,.......,. i D'ogra .. iI1l .. P«:e.-.o _oF.IIIa 10 -.,. Te m.tr'l<l nsp8CT ..

'T'8r-t1rJlft;lt .Y~_

c6~08t_gper~0'lS" 'EIO..o fOC:*lJe'S re ~ PUce to f'T'.arage IOe"o' '«I -...s.

E~1.iII ~Sa1l1<b ,....,

eor:ro lea Ol)r'liI5le<" VIo :h 1'lOloC'y. regUalOl"f

.....~t1.ndbuslness ~ E".,.'ON'"\llI'·'" Businuss PI;r'Tlg IS ~oo <'nl <"0<,"100 NO

~-

5 B E.... ~ PlIf'?'Y"ao"QI ""Cl.1OIng ""'S'51Cn5.

OSd'a't_leS. """ "'3'>'«; • ~ aro _a-ooo '0

~W~goaIS

69 ~-"'e0'WS '''9~~,~lnlc:''er

IJC'"l!' I I' .... :aJ ~~ &"11 _pal>lOlrd......" <n:: .... ngoplr."!I~I"'.lia'll~

In:l ~~ 1"'QllO c<"!e<:I W­~....""I"""_·M

£; ,~ F'rooer b-Ig 'err'" stV()>wtl or 8bar"OO ... ' rY

lac otes -.s oOnea .roo "'<l~oIliI"'l

II o.a:y-ass.x..-.;e l:<0C8SSIl~ _"8 ,n~,

eosvng r"il1 lao I es 8N1 '''<ltl'< 30$ ="""'l(] ,,-, dooogld'OO SPeC 1,,<1'......5

6

05

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-element 7: management of change

Chiingcs n opetaj,ons proced",es. s~e standal'tlS 'aciM,", Of organ atKlnS ..-...sl be ....al""'oo and managed 10 ...... lhat OperallOnl Integrrty

1'ISi<I1r&ng In>m ~ changes .......... at ., ~able_

, A l'>'I'l<;eSS $ olloP lo- t.'le ~........ cI 00'1"

.'" ' ..... ... y a'ld ~ c:har'ogIJs

2 T~e~ tew manaq.ng ch.~.-.ge llddesS95 • avm,ly lor llpp'UVa' of ~

• nM!ys.s ot OD\lr~'"",s Ir~9lI'''Y ,np~cal D'lS

• corrp 0lflI:e w .~ regoj.;t YlS and

~~I"""'cls

• dCQu"'''''' ol .-I)[j oem! • ~.;IlO" rcwng -.r lor ~

• C(It"Y""U'"O(<tl<:n ,J "1&<,.. >OaIe(l ... '!l ......

~.arvo ar(I ~ ,..,1",,'01' ~

·1..-el'">·"'...... • l'a->r1'J

TcmllQfiMY ct\i>IlQSS do 00' IlI<ceed ,,'l1li uTi"I(lr<Zdhon to< $CQf)I'l Of t me ""ttx>Jt 'CV'<eW

.... /1 llPP"ova<

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element 8: third-party services

T1' '<l parllU llo<ng WOJ'l< on t~e comparly's Deha t1'"IP3et IS ooeral0l"5 _ tt5 ~~:alon illS 1!SSe"l!>lll

t"ir. they per'oo ... n a .-.a'V'e' lhat ISconIlStert

atICl oarr,w. DIe Wr.J1 E.uon"":IOII 5 pcll~ ..-.cbuIlness <It>ec-....-es..

" , -~.:J p¥'y _.-e --..a·eel and saoec'!eoO

'"SOJ O"'~oTlll!"lllt ~ 8"~t -l C3Odl:> 'OIlS10 peo1onn WO'I<'~ a sate ano~1~ 11

SOcl'ld marY'"

~~ Tt.-;,~oer'ow"e'<;e~~,..e!l('~

.....,~T"ey~

••-.0 6'0''.;' "" ;:vc-,ung PInOO""'e iIlJO"',cnltotY""',_ T.InIld.~ inl"" to pc.......iip!I(JIed o~:oas

• iIP'~ fa< se'l !"'IOt'iOIO<ng inl ~:ew;)'OSW

83 Intortaces WII'>OOl1 O<[l1I'UatOons~ and'OC""" rllfletV'OOS are effoc'~'\lIy managed

84 7"ml p,ry PlJtb"u()I~~p, ISonon·~ ,..-d. d,~ IS~ an:!oef ..... C!Cl"F"Y1

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_______________-"o'e"'"""'~'O~""'_""'!',o,"'c·!'"""'"""'C'".~'""":·~'"'!'~"""'-.:...:.._'''_'_...J_

element 9: incident InvestIgation element 10: community awareness and anaysis and emergency preparedness

E~llCI..... 'lOdet'l "\'t!$!9"IIO'l, reoort"'ll iI'>O Ef'llCI .... mar..9""""'"' of sta;<eno..,., ~:onsh.cls

10 lOW-...o are necessary to Id'_ Ot»rat ors lrteg~!y They P'l:IV'dol I'll! OOPO!1-'" ty to carr 1101'" reported ~cld.",,, ard to uS8lnc ,n'D~lonID

la~e cOfrecllve actlO'1 and

Pre"""! roc","""'ce

9 I "po:ocess os n pI.ir.e

II)" "llP'Yt"ll OOWS' 9<l1 rg, YooY"'''<J ard 00C>.>'TIfI'l1 NJ "C' .oilI sak-ty &er".J1ly '- r ~,()j'I""'II~ ar'Cl ~'or.,.

:tl'T~ ....leil-;rod k:lr(

-~ 'I ~_nr tor h ....... Ool(e"~

'0 ~OP:Il.~ ..-.:l,wt<..... If' r"IOOef'~ _ .... n

9 3 ~ & S' tor ~\JaI "'C(X,,"S a"d .. ­..-. 0'"",, '"13~ 1"C8l n,oes'oga'9Clll\llhe liIw ;)e,.W1t'T"OIrl w'w;t

• prow;Ie let tmooly ~ '9"1101' • CO'1sodel po:el1'Id' OOl1So1lQUaflC\lS r1 deT~

the ie""lI 01 o"rY9Sl9-,lO/, • dor>'l!y root causes (lOl(l COl1tnt:oJt rg lacT<;>" • dmerm"" and (1O'!$<.JtO ,mplemooL:;.t on ot

acT ons ne&OOO 10 PI"""'" ~ O! lhs arc! ,ela:lld ""'Clef1t5

• rt'IIPcl ~"} rpJI

9 • ~ iItIl""" rMtXJiCaIy _ ,lllO "0

de"" •• "f'1oo'lfe rv70.....e5 "c~.ces hClliotli ~l1',.,... '"J8".·~_..at,.·ed and I.-:l iII5 il ::as.s '0' ~_

9 5 A lYOC8SS IS .., place Ie ~'"~ --..c h:.. ,1 Ja. rc.ov:s ana ...... ...".. /rn':II'l!l ~:r',,' Ib' <JI<)rl za.'or'!>. and to '~ ....1~ ct- .... it" ~Vil"

I t :alii ~S Q<.~ilr<le

IS ~ to eYIanQe _:ruslllnll 00"1'~0'

~1" ~ I'll! CO'"'........ t-es ~ Wi! operate E 'lei'Il""<:y ~_ f\ ' P a~""'Q .-d Pf'lI)"Ifldnesl; aro es5e'\~ ~o

. "i'o.' ersurll that n lhe evert 01 an InCdenl

a I'lIK:eSSlIrY act.ona a-e laken lor 1M protect on 01 t~ p"~ic. l~e enwo<lme<'>~

a'ld corrpa~y parsor1nej at'Kl assets

10 1 ~'Y e,pocta'KlI1S ana con<:orr>; OOOUI 0<iI <'j)&I"bCYIS ,rociuOog t'lo8ll 01

the'Ml'kloo'ce are !j()jQf11. '"ICC'!7ued. pO(!

axt"'sed'" il '...-.cr., '""""''V

lC2 E1 08'geo ..y .._fO ~.......,

b.osness CO'''''' ~ ~_ OClCSr'e'I:ett at' 1* ard clNo1y 'Xl'l"'l'<.OCll"oea T'w p/;IOI based Q'1

... 1 ~ ~ 1151<" rdJoe­

• -... .... IOC:K>ns '*~I~ ~~

• 0f!ll!I"ZilI or;JI j,J'IlC' ..... 'elIPO'lSdtes aro::l 3l.tI'Or......

• nt.,..-.. and .~O"'''' ~oons ..oceo.,..... • procecuCS 'of ~ perSOlYlOl a'ld

"""","' ­• ()IOCedJfllS fOf aceessrog asse!'M- OWdtKlf'S

Integrity II1fo<mDt on • procecturos lor II1terT1lICO">;l w 'h 0:1"101' CQr'f'IPllr")' arid

a.lorna fOil'IG'.,eo:::y lll<;pons& CKg;v.zal.<Y1S

• process 10< 00"0dic updates

1:l £(pPfTlB'll 'iItl~ 115 If'd .,........:l PI" 5C.....

'-..:t 'ct ....~""" "'IP<>/'iIB are ce· -.:l ana ..a~

Sm.Ja.xns.-a'"Is ..~1 co-duC ""'C" "1CUJi!<D_a C<'l <! e.:I!miII ~ ;'II "'"5

¥'d ......J.t'f"'e"'1 .....QS;, Q:""'1"''oJ;r<l~

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element 11: operations integrity assessment and improvement

Ass",.,...,..,1 of ttIe deg'e<! 10 Whoch axpe<;:<ot OI'S ate ,.,al ,s "se'ltllli 10 lMoroVfl Operal ore lI"Iegrrty and .... ~:an ,..;;c:aI,l",aaul:y

- I 1 ~ itlI;os I ~ ~'-'''IIld

~ 10 erabOltl N 0iIlIJ"e .:....-..::l' • ()pern:'T'S l"Qgr~, t'lIVOCIa!or$.~rT"f;l

I' 2 Thto I ~y &"ld 9COPll 01 ~'$

,I:'oe:;\ 1'IlI c.c.<ll)loo... 'y 0\ !tie Ql>e'a! 'r ~ 'J' Il$I< a"l(l

r'l"1Of.,.,"Q:! r, '''''Y

,. 3 A.>~'~ am concl>':t <oj by"'<,> doSl' pnaoy .~ r~j ~oeo-G8 ""'"' ou!'OOIt18- . . , ~ ~ru-gs trcl'" x s '9' e..~

-~ ....., e""toe1 ~ Ol :t._I CO'OC8SIi

'C'<ewed P"'0<Y.aty. a'Xl ~ a.. ..ssed to re.aka ''''lJ'OVeI'l'el\ts

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_________________"o"'!"AA~-OO""':·""'"''-'"C'"'C'!''~''''"O.,~""'"''"'C'"'"'C·!'"''-c;.===.1_

evaluation

OngOO"ll ellalJalion IS llS1tI'/11 a lQ mal<e ""'OJ l,al

!he E~p<I<;'D!MY1~ on \he F,a..,,,wOO< a... bel'l9 mel

OIMS eo""l)loys or:e<rala-.a •• 'lIMiO as.s.esMI'lI<'t oo,oc...·es to ~e ,toe d8gtee 10 w-.ctll'1e

£>:peo;tat""'" ""' """"II ~f"'" SJd> ~ P'O'IAdol t'>e "~O"I -..:led l:lUt'>r '"'0f0'<'e tlOM

~ and ouppoft_ .... oqo "'''' ~"f1J"-'"

r....111 ,. ~~ar""""loO"f;j

""""~ sysIer"I» T"" ;YO<:e<" dl~ a'e ro.KlO(l "!!'I€ 0'<_ r."

1. SyStOl1 status

• belen! t~ lOot",.. the ""'e c""'acler~tl;s of iWl

OperatO"lS 101''1l'''' ~ S'(tICIT' ilI'lI w· ... ' l"<? Sys:err dIti!l9'l ara PJtX>erty ClOCu""ef'1'''''

• E.·llf"ot~ rd-.d-rog~·Qn.

.nngar'Cl _1II\'IWIl of ~

.... !l<T~~~"'" I I

2. syStem e"'E!C1""(lOC!lS • r'I",,1 01 e<:>n'ooT'l<ll'\C(: to Sys/9I" O'llQ.>.'C'I'e'llS

ara (loX;J<l'Ie'1tat<ln

• Q",MI" cA 8ys:orn exoculW • f'<,w w"" tile SystCll'1 of workng IIr<l wr.etNtr 1~

~Tdted oqOC1",," "'01 oong aet't<!'-'" j

Protect Tomorrow. Today.

oims ratings Sy<;tcm Sta'$ll",j Fllecl,veress are bnl~ aop'a'Sed tt..n"'9 a."-OOS/l...-.J"l1' S> ."'" S·"'..4 Ie' "'" a ')........... !lYaUl(I<T <j .. ,...... \le«' 011_' or 'IloJeOS I'r~ 'Svstem E'IA<1 '"If'eSS "

'll.¥1Il t .." r.a: 01" $C3Goll 10:1-' ........ 4 tlE!i">g...,..­1">1 _ ;l$~ IS" E'\oct .c"tU 'Il' '"9 S U.99d0Y1~"""'''' .f·!>eo:;l.,<t....\ SY<;!M> [r..::l,v&W!SS rauvs

assessment frequency r.t _''31 oos.' "" ~<:t't; <.OJ'<L",' <Ie. e<'O ''''8810 '<w .. ..,- :r"'~;;Y""'h','ha" ",,·~w

IralQn!l It, j)I!...,..........-,. ':te i< tt ....... M"<!'l-.. 'e-IfJ A tlS'< n'fll!i'" lCU~

~.lSS<.~-..s3t1Il:O"d..:;::OO iO'n.~ ~ IW ......~,._s $,'.1<.-"'0 ~ e.. ~o..I'C'.ior""

B~..-....s lJol~ maoa.ltl"'C"~ 10 ",", l'>e Ip::alesl QoeoJl Dffi Inleg'lty 1"l1JX)C' 10< ea<;t· "·S9!..bIil "",I

ilia ,,;sessa<! ""~...aI, 0"", Ol Sys'",ros 'lie __S';(O(l

01' llPi-l'O'<1Ialo1'f 1"111 "~c1 'hl r>llII'Ia. ~

.x'''''''''' 0 ~lY'!S

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responsib,lihes for management above the assessable unit

The Eer>eots end E.pectat ons of the DIMS

Framework ... ntended to pn:>YIde lJIlldan<::e'Ot Operatoons lfItegr ty ~t 5ylltl!<'ls on an ISsessable IlM (AU\ blIs.$ ~ _;ospects of 0. .........,eoi•• rl!qO,lIn!! ~ end $I.lDJIOI'I eboYe !he ...... oIlt>e AU. Ol'-l$ I'ftPO"Sto I .. lor AtlcMI the AU IyStlOf"lllsl ."" ~ shouk! De

'" pI.,;e to ~ these __ whet'e ~ at>oe The to OWing lJIloOllllnes aooress the processes thet prov de ov...s gilt Ind IlUppQrt 10 the AU s)'!iteml arlO proce<.tu',"

Management _6adershlp. Comm~menl

and Accou'ltab< ly

• OttivISl'Yoconvr'tl"'e" r>dac"oe .. yao;p. ''''Olaet--t,"a:;~_3' . ­oI~" II'd.ong c;r1QPll:M" 0l\lS A .'.oI!;;n:t~oI1U1'~~

'0 ...- DI-eQw<'llMer"" • Ens.n t.r.c" Ma~'Sys!lrlS ~

DI'~S E'..«IlIClaloons a"ld ',....'" onaI 9""'*' ­• Es'ab-osll CO"H"""icdte an<llte-.w.'Cl a~-e

unit SSH&l I)OrlormaflClI an<l .,rp'OVe<T'lI"l 00<'1 aouss tho O\.ISi'1ess. <ecogI"'lll Ol.!stilllO"'lI ·OSU,tSlDCcor-p..r,......,1$

• Gkltl sI' If"(! .......~tao'> P'X8AIlIS 10 coleel and I'eoo<t aco.r.IIfI .-.:l t 0l'<lIy SSI &E::tala

• c::orM\,.-.::a"oIl l!J¢8:ta!<;II'"lS lOt an:!...arv:or

"'09'_"",", "'SlX'Cto'~ ....~O"01 OW; ItT O(l(lfdll<nl; __ '0 flUlY'Mool

• ~ e&V lSbie kT b..__~""';""'''''d ll'( <7.'$$lQROsl rnat ... "'" rw:1.JOed .., ." "'SSOiSS3b1ll Un't. CO'\'l'11""CIIte DIMS l:I<l<X'j_ l() tile ~to< aroc 4ln<XJVrll98 tile Mop'(Y1 01 OMS 0< s<m>ar ly~lems and m()f',to< 'fl'pemanta'b/1

A<;0< As5essrT'crl and Ma'13g8fTle'l~

• Vcnk t .. ""'.IS 'l' TO' It -" 1;1':'1<- •• tI'lIl •J":1. rc ~. q<t':tl acl " ­

;::at les De. & Corstruc~ror

• Ensultt-e IIrl'IBSOOi'SbOit_......, 5!ia.....

tor tac> 'Y dllS9' ar<l CO""I T1.... ~

w..... ~IOI)' req~lS;II1If>Jt

adequavy ll'Otect"",

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E'!(onMobii

JUt>, 2009

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EXHIBIT 3

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l'ublic J'S\IC~ alld Comnbullon5 Comnlllll:'.: Chartl'T "'a~,'e I of:!

Public Issues and Contributions Committee Charter

.'

I PU'PO~ 01 1I>e ComminH.... M~ 11 .~~\~, ""'I'\,~ I, ..s~ndC<Jrn, !luI"'" Com"''''' I' '(;"",,,,,rl.,. I"'~ ~ ,~,,,,~ ~'ld pro. (Ie;>d. :e • I....

~O' .,' 'M .gk,eC&PQ!K."r.·.pnl"" P''''T<'f'''$.,"p,~ ~ ,,"' .Qlt"C:f!"~~"" 'or ~ >d ......... ,~mtl<ll..e10 ,e,,,,,.. -.d p""""" a<l '011_ CO'I'O','loon. 0_ ,nl. no' ~bl """

I"og'~

, (.........'11... lI.embe,~n·g, , I ' ,.,... n- ., , , Ok ~ "t, .~ '_' '" "'" Car:,..

,""....... '- •• ,

" ~. '. '«n • ~

.-

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.,

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EXHIBIT 4

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Highlights

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EXHIBIT 5

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