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Critical Acclaim:

“’The Vote’ is a monumental and innovative theatrical achievement. This compelling human drama is Shakespearean in its depth and breadth while also being part musical, part improv, part comedy, and part theatre of the absurd. It even has some western partner dancing. At its heart, the play is a classic Greek tragedy with Darren Woods as the protagonist. He delivers a breathtaking and memorable performance as director and lead actor. ‘The Vote’ gets my vote as the best play of a shareholder meeting I’ve ever seen.”

Shareholder Meeting Broadway Reviews

ExxonMobil’s May 26, 2021 shareholder meeting, “The Vote,” is a carefully choreographed play in three acts. Through this play, the company demonstrates its broad artistic range. It had already written six fabulous fables that would have made Aesop proud. And then a three-act play! If you’d like some background on the historical origins of this captivating drama, please read “Notice of 2021 Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement.”

BEVERLY HILLS, CA – JULY 30: General view at The Last 70mm Film Festival Series, ‘The Sound Of Music’ screening at AMPAS Samuel Goldwyn Theater on July 30, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Tibrina Hobson/WireImage) | WIREIMAGE

ExxonMobil Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mr. Darren Woods is both the lead actor (in a starring cast of three) and director. Something very hard to do. Yet as both Chairman and CEO of ExxonMobil since January 1, 2017, Mr. Woods has excellent experience in being his own boss. He demonstrates this with cool and competent, yet passionate, professionalism during the play. Mr. Woods is ably assisted by associate director and supporting actor Mr. Stephen Littleton, Vice President of Investor Relations and Corporate Secretary. An unidentified and somewhat robotic female voice makes a cameo appearance as the theater manager providing useful logistical instructions to the audience.

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Robert G. Eccles

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Robert G. Eccles of Saïd Business School, University of Oxford is the author of a number of books on integrated reporting, sustainability and the role of business in society. His focus is on sustainability from both a company and investor perspective. Professor Eccles is also involved in a variety of initiatives to embed environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues in real world decision making. One of these is the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), of which he was the founding chairman. In 2018, Professor Eccles was selected by Barron’s as one of the top 20 influencers on ESG investing.

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