Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders (a), (b)
As of the close of business onApril 1, 2022 , the record date for the Annual Meeting, 4,213,205,009 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 3,385,146,517 shares of Common Stock were voted in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, representing 80.4% percent of the shares entitled to be voted. Percentages are based on the total votes cast. Under the corporate law ofNew Jersey , whereExxonMobil is incorporated, abstentions are not votes cast. 2
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Proposal 1 - Election of Directors
The shareholders elected each of the Board's eleven director nominees. The votes For and Against, as well as Abstentions and Broker Non-Votes, for each nominee are set forth below. Votes % Votes % Broker Nominees For For Against Against Abstentions Non-Votes
Michael J. Angelakis 2,547,924,545 97.9 % 53,455,402 2.1 % 20,049,727 763,701,622 Susan K. Avery 2,477,831,962 95.4 % 118,721,113 4.6 % 24,891,192 763,701,622 Angela F. Braly 2,513,024,444 96.6 % 89,314,156 3.4 % 19,104,634 763,701,622 Ursula M. Burns 2,327,781,231 89.1 % 284,073,145 10.9 % 9,565,391 763,701,622 Gregory J. Goff 2,561,365,873 98.1 % 49,525,294 1.9 % 10,553,052 763,701,622 Kaisa H. Hietala 2,566,139,786 98.3 % 45,285,191 1.7 % 10,016,967 763,701,622 Joseph L. Hooley 2,476,828,928 94.9 % 134,272,350 5.1 % 10,334,699 763,701,622 Steven A. Kandarian 2,572,658,270 98.5 % 38,414,203 1.5 % 10,371,746 763,701,622 Alexander A. Karsner 2,532,029,094 97.0 % 78,926,756 3.0 % 10,486,437 763,701,622 Jeffrey W. Ubben 2,559,547,876 98.4 % 41,716,300 1.6 % 20,173,519 763,701,622 Darren W. Woods 2,393,735,033 91.6 % 218,457,411 8.4 % 9,250,645 763,701,622
The shareholders voted as set forth below on two management proposals:
Proposal 2 - Ratification of Independent Auditors:
Votes Cast For: 3,266,256,474 96.8 % Votes Cast Against: 107,018,692 3.2 % Abstentions: 11,850,049 Broker Non-Votes: 0
Proposal 3 - Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation:
Votes Cast For: 2,359,659,298 91.0 % Votes Cast Against: 232,188,848 9.0 % Abstentions: 29,593,623 Broker Non-Votes: 763,701,622 3
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The shareholders voted as set forth below on seven shareholder proposals:
Proposal 4 - Remove Executive Perquisites:
Votes Cast For: 555,991,008 21.8 % Votes Cast Against: 1,998,938,503 78.2 % Abstentions: 66,505,804 Broker Non-Votes: 763,701,622
Proposal 5 - Limit Shareholder Rights for Proposal Submission:
Votes Cast For: 37,988,180 1.5 % Votes Cast Against: 2,566,577,886 98.5 % Abstentions: 16,861,496 Broker Non-Votes: 763,701,622
Proposal 6 - Reduce Company Emissions and Hydrocarbon Sales:
Votes Cast For: 634,538,294 27.1 % Votes Cast Against: 1,711,232,081 72.9 % Abstentions: 275,657,276 Broker Non-Votes: 763,701,622
Proposal 7 - Report on Low Carbon Business Planning:
Votes Cast For: 269,080,730 10.5 % Votes Cast Against: 2,297,592,462 89.5 % Abstentions: 54,749,145 Broker Non-Votes: 763,701,622
Proposal 8 - Report on Scenario Analysis:
Votes Cast For: 1,212,862,208 51.0 % Votes Cast Against: 1,167,183,242 49.0 % Abstentions: 241,366,778 Broker Non-Votes: 763,701,622
Proposal 9 - Report on Plastic Production:
Votes Cast For: 940,949,583 36.5 % Votes Cast Against: 1,639,139,896 63.5 % Abstentions: 41,311,728 Broker Non-Votes: 763,701,622
Proposal 10 - Report on Political Contributions:
Votes Cast For: 695,653,665 26.7 % Votes Cast Against: 1,908,852,962 73.3 % Abstentions: 16,911,258 Broker Non-Votes: 763,701,622 4
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