Exhibit 99

News Release

ExxonMobil

Exxon Mobil Corporation

5959 Las Colinas Boulevard

Irving, TX 75039-2298

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Tom Cirigliano

ExxonMobil

972-444-1109

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2004

REX TILLERSON ELECTED PRESIDENT OF EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION

AND A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

IRVING, TEXAS, February 26 -- At its regularly scheduled February meeting yesterday, the ExxonMobil board of directors elected Senior Vice President Rex Tillerson president of the corporation and a member of its board of directors, effective March 1.

With the addition of Mr. Tillerson, the ExxonMobil board is now comprised of 13 directors, 10 of whom are non-employees.

Mr. Lee Raymond, 65, continues his position as chairman of the board and chief executive officer of the corporation.

On July 25, 2001, the board requested and Mr. Raymond agreed to defer his retirement beyond the normal date of August 2003.  The board did not set any specific time but said it would, as in the past, continue to monitor progress in implementing its orderly plan to assure continuity in superior corporate manage