Exhibit 99.3

Frequently Used Terms

Listed below are definitions of several of ExxonMobil’s key business and financial performance measures and other terms. These definitions are provided to facilitate understanding of the terms and their calculation. In the case of financial measures that we believe constitute “non-GAAP financial measures” under Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation G, we provide a reconciliation to the most comparable Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) measure and other information required by that rule.

EARNINGS EXCLUDING SPECIAL ITEMS

In addition to reporting U.S. GAAP defined net income, ExxonMobil also presents a measure of earnings that excludes earnings from special items quantified and described in our quarterly and annual earnings press releases. Earnings excluding special items is a non-GAAP financial measure, and is included to facilitate comparisons of base business performance across periods. A reconciliation to net income is shown on page 5. We also refer to earnings excluding special items as normalized earnings. Earnings per share amounts use the same average common shares outstanding as used for the calculation of net income per common share and net income per common share – assuming dilution.

OPERATING COSTS

Operating costs are the combined total of production, manufacturing, selling, general, administrative, exploration, depreciation, and depletion expenses from the Consolidated Statement of Income and ExxonMobil’s share of similar costs for equity companies. Operating costs are the costs during the period to produce, manufacture, and otherwise prepare the company’s products for sale – including energy costs, staffing, maintenance, and other costs to explore for and produce oil and gas, and operate refining and chemical plants. Distribution and marketing expenses are also included. Operating costs exclude the cost of raw materials, taxes, and interest expense. These expenses are on a before-tax basis. While ExxonMobil’s management is responsible for all revenue and expense elements of net income, operating costs, as defined below, represent the expenses most directly under management’s control. Information regarding these costs is therefore useful for investors and ExxonMobil management in evaluating management’s performance.

 

(millions of dollars)    2008    2007    2006    2005    2004

Reconciliation of Operating Costs

              

From ExxonMobil’s Consolidated Statement of Income

              

Total costs and other deductions

   395,609    334,078    310,233    311,248    256,794

Less:

              

Crude oil and product purchases

   249,454    199,498    182,546    185,219    139,224

Interest expense

   673    400    654    496    638

Sales-based taxes

   34,508    31,728    30,381    30,742    27,263

Other taxes and duties

   41,719    40,953    39,203    41,554    40,954

Income applicable to minority interests

   1,647    1,005    1,051    799    776
                        

Subtotal

   67,608    60,494    56,398    52,438    47,939

ExxonMobil’s share of equity-company expenses

   7,204    5,619    4,947    4,520    4,209
                        

Total operating costs

   74,812    66,113    61,345    56,958    52,148
                        
(millions of dollars)    2008    2007    2006    2005    2004

Components of Operating Costs

              

From ExxonMobil’s Consolidated Statement of Income

              

Production and manufacturing expenses

   37,905    31,885    29,528    26,819    23,225

Selling, general, and administrative expenses

   15,873    14,890    14,273    14,402    13,849

Depreciation and depletion

   12,379    12,250    11,416    10,253    9,767

Exploration expenses, including dry holes

   1,451    1,469    1,181    964    1,098
                        

Subtotal

   67,608    60,494    56,398    52,438    47,939

ExxonMobil’s share of equity-company expenses

   7,204    5,619    4,947    4,520    4,209
                        

Total operating costs

   74,812    66,113    61,345    56,958    52,148
                        

TOTAL SHAREHOLDER RETURN

Shareholder return measures the change in value of an investment in stock over a specified period of time, assuming dividend reinvestment. We calculate shareholder return over a particular measurement period by: dividing (1) the sum of (a) the cumulative value of dividends received during the measurement period, assuming reinvestment, plus (b) the difference between the stock price at the end

 

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and at the beginning of the measurement period; by (2) the stock price at the beginning of the measurement period. For this purpose, we assume dividends are reinvested in stock at market prices at approximately the same time actual dividends are paid. Shareholder return is usually quoted on an annualized basis.

CAPITAL AND EXPLORATION EXPENDITURES (Capex)

Capital and exploration expenditures are the combined total of additions at cost to property, plant, and equipment and exploration expenses on a before-tax basis from the Summary Statement of Income. ExxonMobil’s Capex includes its share of similar costs for equity companies. Capex excludes depreciation on the cost of exploration support equipment and facilities recorded to property, plant, and equipment when acquired. While ExxonMobil’s management is responsible for all investments and elements of net income, particular focus is placed on managing the controllable aspects of this group of expenditures.

CAPITAL EMPLOYED

Capital employed is a measure of net investment. When viewed from the perspective of how the capital is used by the businesses, it includes ExxonMobil’s net share of property, plant, and equipment and other assets less liabilities, excluding both short-term and long-term debt. When viewed from the perspective of the sources of capital employed in total for the Corporation, it includes ExxonMobil’s share of total debt and shareholders’ equity. Both of these views include ExxonMobil’s share of amounts applicable to equity companies, which the Corporation believes should be included to provide a more comprehensive measure of capital employed.

 

(millions of dollars)    2008     2007     2006     2005     2004  

Business Uses: asset and liability perspective

          

Total assets

   228,052     242,082     219,015     208,335     195,256  

Less liabilities and minority share of assets and liabilities

          

Total current liabilities excluding notes and loans payable

   (46,700 )   (55,929 )   (47,115 )   (44,536 )   (39,701 )

Total long-term liabilities excluding long-term debt and equity of minority interests

   (54,404 )   (50,543 )   (45,905 )   (41,095 )   (41,554 )

Minority share of assets and liabilities

   (6,044 )   (5,332 )   (4,948 )   (4,863 )   (5,285 )

Add ExxonMobil share of debt-financed equity-company net assets

   4,798     3,386     2,808     3,450     3,914  
                              

Total capital employed

   125,702     133,664     123,855     121,291     112,630  
                              

Total corporate sources: debt and equity perspective

          

Notes and loans payable

   2,400     2,383     1,702     1,771     3,280  

Long-term debt

   7,025     7,183     6,645     6,220     5,013  

Shareholders’ equity

   112,965     121,762     113,844     111,186     101,756  

Less minority share of total debt

   (1,486 )   (1,050 )   (1,144 )   (1,336 )   (1,333 )

Add ExxonMobil share of equity-company debt

   4,798     3,386     2,808     3,450     3,914  
                              

Total capital employed

   125,702     133,664     123,855     121,291     112,630  
                              

RETURN ON AVERAGE CAPITAL EMPLOYED (ROCE)

Return on average capital employed is a performance measure ratio. From the perspective of the business segments, ROCE is annual business segment earnings divided by average business segment capital employed (average of beginning- and end-of-year amounts). These segment earnings include ExxonMobil’s share of segment earnings of equity companies, consistent with our capital employed definition, and exclude the cost of financing. The Corporation’s total ROCE is net income excluding the after-tax cost of financing, divided by total corporate average capital employed. The Corporation has consistently applied its ROCE definition for many years and views it as the best measure of historical capital productivity in our capital-intensive, long-term industry, both to evaluate management’s performance and to demonstrate to shareholders that capital has been used wisely over the long term. Additional measures, which are more cash-flow based, are used to make investment decisions.

 

(millions of dollars)    2008     2007     2006     2005     2004  

Return on Average Capital Employed

          

Net income

   45,220     40,610     39,500     36,130     25,330  

Financing costs (after tax)

          

Gross third-party debt

   (343 )   (339 )   (264 )   (261 )   (461 )

ExxonMobil share of equity companies

   (325 )   (204 )   (156 )   (144 )   (185 )

All other financing costs – net

   1,485     268     499     (35 )   378  
                              

Total financing costs

   817     (275 )   79     (440 )   (268 )
                              

Earnings excluding financing costs

   44,403     40,885     39,421     36,570     25,598  
                              

Average capital employed

   129,683     128,760     122,573     116,961     107,339  

Return on average capital employed – corporate total

   34.2 %   31.8 %   32.2 %   31.3 %   23.8 %

 

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ENTITLEMENT VOLUME EFFECTS

PRODUCTION SHARING CONTRACT NET INTEREST REDUCTIONS

Production Sharing Contract (PSC) net interest reductions are contractual reductions in ExxonMobil’s share of production volumes covered by PSCs. These reductions typically occur when cumulative investment returns or production volumes achieve thresholds as specified in the PSCs. Once a net interest reduction has occurred, it typically will not be reversed by subsequent events, such as lower crude oil prices.

PRICE AND SPEND IMPACTS ON VOLUMES

Price and spend impacts on volumes are fluctuations in ExxonMobil’s share of production volumes caused by changes in oil and gas prices or spending levels from one period to another. For example, at higher prices fewer barrels are required for ExxonMobil to recover its costs. According to the terms of contractual arrangements or government royalty regimes, price or spending variability can increase or decrease royalty burdens and/or volumes attributable to ExxonMobil. These effects generally vary from period to period with field spending patterns or market prices for crude oil or natural gas.

FINDING AND RESOURCE-ACQUISITION COSTS

Finding and resource-acquisition costs per oil-equivalent barrel is a performance measure that is calculated using the Exploration portion of Upstream capital and exploration expenditures and proved property acquisition costs divided by resource additions (in oil-equivalent barrels). ExxonMobil refers to new discoveries and acquisitions of discovered resources as resource additions. In addition to proved reserves, resource additions include quantities of oil and gas that are not yet classified as proved reserves, but which ExxonMobil believes will likely be moved into the proved reserves category and produced in the future.

 

     2008    2007    2006    2005    2004

Exploration portion of Upstream capital and exploration expenditures (millions of dollars)

   2,871    1,909    2,044    1,693    1,283

Proved property acquisition costs (millions of dollars)

   61    37    234    174    93
                        

Total exploration and proved property acquisition costs (millions of dollars)

   2,932    1,946    2,278    1,867    1,376
                        

Resource additions (millions of oil-equivalent barrels)

   2,230    2,010    4,270    4,365    2,940

Finding and resource-acquisition costs per oil-equivalent barrel (dollars)

   1.32    0.97    0.53    0.43    0.47

LIQUIDS AND NATURAL GAS PROVED RESERVES

In this report, we use the term “proved reserves” to mean quantities of oil and gas that ExxonMobil has determined to be reasonably certain of recovery under existing economic and operating conditions on the basis of our long-standing, rigorous management review process. We book proved reserves when we have made significant funding commitments for the related projects. In this report, we aggregate proved reserves of consolidated and equity companies, excluding royalties and quantities due others, since ExxonMobil does not view these reserves differently from a management perspective. To reflect management’s view of ExxonMobil’s total liquids reserves, proved reserves in this report also include oil sands reserves from the Canadian Syncrude and Kearl operations, which are reported separately as mining reserves in our Form 10-K and proxy statement. Oil sands reserves included in this report totaled 1,871 million barrels at year-end 2008, 694 million barrels at year-end 2007, 718 million barrels at year-end 2006, 738 million barrels at year-end 2005, and 757 million barrels at year-end 2004. For our own management purposes and as discussed in this report, we determine proved reserves based on price and cost assumptions that are consistent with those used to make investment decisions. Therefore, the proved reserves in this report are not directly comparable to the data reported in our Form 10-K and proxy statement. Based on regulatory guidance, ExxonMobil began in 2004 to state our results in the Form 10-K and proxy statement to reflect the impacts on proved reserves of utilizing December 31 liquids and natural gas prices (“year-end price/cost effects”). On this basis, year-end proved reserves, including year-end price/cost effects totaled 23.0 billion oil-equivalent barrels in 2008, 22.5 billion oil-equivalent barrels in 2007, 22.8 billion oil-equivalent barrels in 2006, 22.4 billion oil-equivalent barrels in 2005, and 21.7 billion oil-equivalent barrels in 2004. Excluding year-end price/cost effects, 2008 proved reserves totaled 22.8 billion oil-equivalent barrels, 2007 proved reserves totaled 22.7 billion oil-equivalent barrels, 2006 proved reserves totaled 22.7 billion oil-equivalent barrels, 2005 proved reserves totaled 22.4 billion oil-equivalent barrels, while 2004 proved reserves totaled 22.2 billion oil-equivalent barrels.

RESOURCES, RESOURCE BASE, AND RECOVERABLE RESOURCES

Resources, resource base, recoverable oil, recoverable hydrocarbons, recoverable resources, and similar terms used in this report are the total remaining estimated quantities of oil and gas that are expected to be ultimately recoverable. In addition to proved reserves, the resource base includes quantities of oil and gas that are not yet classified as proved reserves, but which ExxonMobil believes will likely be moved into the proved reserves category and produced in the future.

PROVED RESERVES REPLACEMENT RATIO

Proved reserves replacement ratio is a performance measure that is calculated using proved oil-equivalent reserves additions divided by oil-equivalent production. Both proved reserves additions and production include amounts applicable to equity companies. The ratio usually reported by ExxonMobil excludes year-end price/cost effects, and includes Canadian oil sands mining operations in both additions and production volumes. See the definition of “liquids and natural gas proved reserves” above. When reporting the ratio, the listing of inclusions and exclusions is noted as appropriate.

 

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PROVED RESERVES REPLACEMENT COSTS

Proved reserves replacement costs per oil-equivalent barrel is a performance measure ratio. Proved reserves replacement costs per barrel are costs incurred in property acquisition and exploration, plus costs incurred in development activities, divided by proved oil-equivalent reserves additions, excluding sales. Both the costs incurred and the proved reserves additions include amounts applicable to equity companies as well as Canadian oil sands operations and exclude year-end price/cost effects. See the definition of “liquids and natural gas proved reserves” on the preceding page.

 

(millions of dollars)    2008    2007    2006    2005    2004

Costs incurred

              

Property acquisition costs

   663    194    597    453    134

Exploration costs

   2,272    1,762    1,685    1,420    1,255

Development costs

   14,633    11,570    12,103    10,561    9,122
                        

Total costs incurred

   17,568    13,526    14,385    12,434    10,511
                        
(millions of barrels)    2008    2007    2006    2005    2004

Proved oil-equivalent reserves additions

              

Revisions

   211    1,793    390    377    140

Improved recovery

   8    35    29    31    28

Extensions/discoveries

   1,413    251    881    1,461    1,809

Purchases

   —      2    755    122    11
                        

Total oil-equivalent reserves additions

   1,632    2,081    2,055    1,991    1,988
                        

Proved reserves replacement costs (dollars per barrel)

   10.76    6.50    7.00    6.25    5.29

HEAVY OIL

Heavy oil, for the purpose of this report, includes heavy oil, extra heavy oil, and bitumen, as defined by the World Petroleum Congress in 1987 based on API gravity and viscosity at reservoir conditions. Heavy oil has an API gravity between 10 and 22.3 degrees. The API gravity of extra heavy oil and bitumen is less than 10 degrees. Extra heavy oil has a viscosity less than 10 thousand centipoise, whereas the viscosity of bitumen is greater than 10 thousand centipoise. The term “oil sands” is used to indicate heavy oil (generally bitumen) that is recovered in a mining operation.

CASH FLOW FROM OPERATIONS AND ASSET SALES

Cash flow from operations and asset sales is the sum of the net cash provided by operating activities and proceeds from sales of subsidiaries, investments, and property, plant, and equipment from the Summary Statement of Cash Flows. This cash flow is the total sources of cash from both operating the Corporation’s assets and from the divesting of assets. The Corporation employs a long-standing and regular disciplined review process to ensure that all assets are contributing to the Corporation’s strategic objectives. Assets are divested when they are no longer meeting these objectives or are worth considerably more to others. Because of the regular nature of this activity, we believe it is useful for investors to consider sales proceeds together with cash provided by operating activities when evaluating cash available for investment in the business and financing activities, including shareholder distributions.

 

(millions of dollars)    2008    2007    2006    2005    2004

Net cash provided by operating activities

   59,725    52,002    49,286    48,138    40,551

Sales of subsidiaries, investments and property, plant, and equipment

   5,985    4,204    3,080    6,036    2,754
                        

Cash flow from operations and asset sales

   65,710    56,206    52,366    54,174    43,305
                        

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

The Corporation distributes cash to shareholders in the form of both dividends and share purchases. Shares are purchased both to reduce shares outstanding and to offset shares issued in conjunction with company benefit plans and programs. For purposes of calculating distributions to shareholders, the Corporation only includes the cost of those shares purchased to reduce shares outstanding.

 

(millions of dollars)    2008    2007    2006    2005    2004

Dividends paid to ExxonMobil shareholders

   8,058    7,621    7,628    7,185    6,896

Cost of shares purchased to reduce shares outstanding

   32,000    28,000    25,000    16,000    8,000
                        

Distributions to ExxonMobil shareholders

   40,058    35,621    32,628    23,185    14,896
                        

Memo: Gross cost of shares purchased to offset shares issued under benefit plans and programs

   3,734    3,822    4,558    2,221    1,951

 

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FUNCTIONAL EARNINGS

 

     2008 Quarters     2008     2007     2006    2005     2004  
(millions of dollars)    First     Second     Third     Fourth             

Net Income (U.S. GAAP)

                   

Upstream

                   

United States

   1,631     2,034     1,879     699     6,243     4,870     5,168    6,200     4,948  

Non-U.S.

   7,154     7,978     9,092     4,935     29,159     21,627     21,062    18,149     11,727  

Total

   8,785     10,012     10,971     5,634     35,402     26,497     26,230    24,349     16,675  
                                                     

Downstream

                   

United States

   398     293     978     (20 )   1,649     4,120     4,250    3,911     2,186  

Non-U.S.

   768     1,265     2,035     2,434     6,502     5,453     4,204    4,081     3,520  

Total

   1,166     1,558     3,013     2,414     8,151     9,573     8,454    7,992     5,706  
                                                     

Chemical

                   

United States

   284     102     257     81     724     1,181     1,360    1,186     1,020  

Non-U.S.

   744     585     830     74     2,233     3,382     3,022    2,757     2,408  

Total

   1,028     687     1,087     155     2,957     4,563     4,382    3,943     3,428  
                                                     

Corporate and financing

   (89 )   (577 )   (241 )   (383 )   (1,290 )   (23 )   434    (154 )   (479 )

Net income (U.S. GAAP)

   10,890     11,680     14,830     7,820     45,220     40,610     39,500    36,130     25,330  
                                                     

Net income per common share (dollars)(1)

   2.05     2.25     2.89     1.57     8.78     7.36     6.68    5.76     3.91  

Net income per common share – assuming dilution (dollars)(1)

   2.03     2.22     2.86     1.55     8.69     7.28     6.62    5.71     3.89  
                                                     

Special Items

                   

Upstream

                   

United States

   —       —       —       —       —       —       —      —       —    

Non-U.S.

   —       —       1,620     —       1,620     —       —      1,620     —    

Total

   —       —       1,620     —       1,620     —       —      1,620     —    
                                                     

Downstream

                   

United States

   —       —       —       —       —       —       —      (200 )   (550 )

Non-U.S.

   —       —       —       —       —       —       —      310     —    

Total

   —       —       —       —       —       —       —      110     (550 )
                                                     

Chemical

                   

United States

   —       —       —       —       —       —       —      —       —    

Non-U.S.

   —       —       —       —       —       —       —      540     —    

Total

   —       —       —       —       —       —       —      540     —    
                                                     

Corporate and financing

   —       (290 )   (170 )   —       (460 )   —       410    —       —    

Corporate total

   —       (290 )   1,450     —       1,160     —       410    2,270     (550 )
                                                     

Earnings Excluding Special Items(2)

                   

Upstream

                   

United States

   1,631     2,034     1,879     699     6,243     4,870     5,168    6,200     4,948  

Non-U.S.

   7,154     7,978     7,472     4,935     27,539     21,627     21,062    16,529     11,727  

Total

   8,785     10,012     9,351     5,634     33,782     26,497     26,230    22,729     16,675  
                                                     

Downstream

                   

United States

   398     293     978     (20 )   1,649     4,120     4,250    4,111     2,736  

Non-U.S.

   768     1,265     2,035     2,434     6,502     5,453     4,204    3,771     3,520  

Total

   1,166     1,558     3,013     2,414     8,151     9,573     8,454    7,882     6,256  
                                                     

Chemical

                   

United States

   284     102     257     81     724     1,181     1,360    1,186     1,020  

Non-U.S.

   744     585     830     74     2,233     3,382     3,022    2,217     2,408  

Total

   1,028     687     1,087     155     2,957     4,563     4,382    3,403     3,428  
                                                     

Corporate and financing

   (89 )   (287 )   (71 )   (383 )   (830 )   (23 )   24    (154 )   (479 )
                                                     

Corporate total

   10,890     11,970     13,380     7,820     44,060     40,610     39,090    33,860     25,880  
                                                     

Earnings per common share (dollars)(1)

   2.05     2.30     2.62     1.57     8.56     7.36     6.61    5.40     3.99  

Earnings per common share – assuming dilution (dollars)(1)

   2.03     2.27     2.59     1.55     8.47     7.28     6.55    5.35     3.97  
                                                     

 

(1) Computed using the average number of shares outstanding during each period. The sum of the four quarters may not add to the full year.
(2) See definition on page 1.

 

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RETURN ON AVERAGE CAPITAL EMPLOYED(1) BY BUSINESS

 

(percent)   

2008

  

2007

  

2006

  

2005

  

2004

Upstream

              

United States

   42.6    34.7    37.1    46.0    37.0

Non-U.S.

   56.7    43.7    47.9    45.6    31.5

Total

   53.6    41.7    45.3    45.7    32.9
                        

Downstream

              

United States

   23.7    65.1    65.8    58.8    28.6

Non-U.S.

   34.8    28.7    24.5    22.6    18.0

Total

   31.8    37.8    35.8    32.4    21.0
                        

Chemical

              

United States

   16.0    24.9    27.7    23.1    19.4

Non-U.S.

   22.4    39.0    36.5    30.9    25.7

Total

   20.4    34.0    33.2    28.0    23.5
                        

Corporate and financing

   NA    NA    NA    NA    NA
                        

Corporate total

   34.2    31.8    32.2    31.3    23.8
                        

 

(1) Capital employed consists of shareholders’ equity and their share of consolidated debt, including ExxonMobil’s share of amounts applicable to equity companies. See additional information on page 2.

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AVERAGE CAPITAL EMPLOYED(1) BY BUSINESS

 

(millions of dollars)    2008    2007    2006    2005    2004

Upstream

              

United States

   14,651    14,026    13,940    13,491    13,355

Non-U.S.

   51,413    49,539    43,931    39,770    37,287

Total

   66,064    63,565    57,871    53,261    50,642
                        

Downstream

              

United States

   6,963    6,331    6,456    6,650    7,632

Non-U.S.

   18,664    18,983    17,172    18,030    19,541

Total

   25,627    25,314    23,628    24,680    27,173
                        

Chemical

              

United States

   4,535    4,748    4,911    5,145    5,246

Non-U.S.

   9,990    8,682    8,272    8,919    9,362

Total

   14,525    13,430    13,183    14,064    14,608
                        

Corporate and financing

   23,467    26,451    27,891    24,956    14,916
                        

Corporate total

   129,683    128,760    122,573    116,961    107,339
                        

Average capital employed applicable to equity companies included above

   25,651    24,267    22,106    20,256    18,049
                        

 

(1) Average capital employed is the average of beginning- and end-of-year business segment capital employed, including ExxonMobil’s share of amounts applicable to equity companies. See additional information on page 2.

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