Exhibit 99.3

EX-99.3 FREQUENTLY USED TERMS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION • 2010 FINANCIAL & OPERATING REVIEW

Frequently Used Terms

These Frequently Used Terms are as presented consistent with ExxonMobil’s 2010 Financial and Operating Review.

Note: Page numbers referenced in this document refer to ExxonMobil’s 2010 Financial and Operating Review.

 

 

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 attributable to ExxonMobil is shown on page 16. 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 earnings per common share and earnings 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)    2010      2009      2008      2007      2006  
Reconciliation of Operating Costs               

From ExxonMobil’s Consolidated Statement of Income

              

Total costs and other deductions

     330,262         275,809         393,962         333,073         309,182   

Less:

              

Crude oil and product purchases

     197,959         152,806         249,454         199,498         182,546   

Interest expense

     259         548         673         400         654   

Sales-based taxes

     28,547         25,936         34,508         31,728         30,381   

Other taxes and duties

     36,118         34,819         41,719         40,953         39,203   
                                            

Subtotal

     67,379         61,700         67,608         60,494         56,398   

ExxonMobil’s share of equity-company expenses

     9,049         6,670         7,204         5,619         4,947   
                                            

Total operating costs

     76,428         68,370         74,812         66,113         61,345   
                                            
(millions of dollars)    2010      2009      2008      2007      2006  

Components of Operating Costs

              

From ExxonMobil’s Consolidated Statement of Income

              

Production and manufacturing expenses

     35,792         33,027         37,905         31,885         29,528   

Selling, general, and administrative expenses

     14,683         14,735         15,873         14,890         14,273   

Depreciation and depletion

     14,760         11,917         12,379         12,250         11,416   

Exploration expenses, including dry holes

     2,144         2,021         1,451         1,469         1,181   
                                            

Subtotal

     67,379         61,700         67,608         60,494         56,398   

ExxonMobil’s share of equity-company expenses

     9,049         6,670         7,204         5,619         4,947   
                                            

Total operating costs

     76,428         68,370         74,812         66,113         61,345   
                                            

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 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.

 

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FREQUENTLY USED TERMS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION • 2010 FINANCIAL & OPERATING REVIEW

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 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)    2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  

Business Uses: Asset and Liability Perspective

          

Total assets

     302,510        233,323        228,052        242,082        219,015   

Less liabilities and noncontrolling interests share of assets and liabilities

          

Total current liabilities excluding notes and loans payable

     (59,846     (49,585     (46,700     (55,929     (47,115

Total long-term liabilities excluding long-term debt

     (74,971     (58,741     (54,404     (50,543     (45,905

Noncontrolling interests share of assets and liabilities

     (6,532     (5,642     (6,044     (5,332     (4,948

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

     4,875        5,043        4,798        3,386        2,808   
                                        

Total capital employed

     166,036        124,398        125,702        133,664        123,855   
                                        

Total Corporate Sources: Debt and Equity Perspective

          

Notes and loans payable

     2,787        2,476        2,400        2,383        1,702   

Long-term debt

     12,227        7,129        7,025        7,183        6,645   

ExxonMobil share of equity

     146,839        110,569        112,965        121,762        113,844   

Less noncontrolling interests share of total debt

     (692     (819     (1,486     (1,050     (1,144

Add ExxonMobil share of equity-company debt

     4,875        5,043        4,798        3,386        2,808   
                                        

Total capital employed

     166,036        124,398        125,702        133,664        123,855   
                                        

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 attributable to ExxonMobil 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)    2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  

Return on Average Capital Employed

          

Net income attributable to ExxonMobil

     30,460        19,280        45,220        40,610        39,500   

Financing costs (after tax)

          

Gross third-party debt

     (803     (303     (343     (339     (264

ExxonMobil share of equity companies

     (333     (285     (325     (204     (156

All other financing costs – net

     35        (483     1,485        268        499   
                                        

Total financing costs

     (1,101     (1,071     817        (275     79   
                                        

Earnings excluding financing costs

     31,561        20,351        44,403        40,885        39,421   
                                        

Average capital employed

     145,217        125,050        129,683        128,760        122,573   

Return on average capital employed – corporate total

     21.7     16.3     34.2     31.8     32.2

 

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EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION • 2010 FINANCIAL & OPERATING REVIEW

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.

HEAVY OIL AND OIL SANDS

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 American Petroleum Institute (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.

EXPLORATION RESOURCE ADDITION COST

Exploration resource addition cost per oil-equivalent barrel is a performance measure that is calculated using the Exploration portion of Upstream capital and exploration expenditures divided by exploration resource additions (in oil-equivalent barrels). ExxonMobil refers to new discoveries, and the non-proved portion of discovered resources that were acquired, as exploration resource additions. Exploration 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. The impact of the XTO Energy Inc. merger transaction is excluded from this calculation.

 

     2010      2009      2008      2007      2006  

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

     4,121         3,718         2,871         1,909         2,044   

Exploration resource additions (millions of oil-equivalent barrels)

     4,725         2,860         2,230         1,995         2,855   

Exploration resource addition cost per oil-equivalent barrel (dollars)

     0.87         1.30         1.29         0.96         0.72   

PROVED RESERVES

Proved reserves in this publication for 2009 and later years are based on current SEC definitions, but for prior years, the referenced proved reserve volumes are determined on bases that differ from SEC definitions in effect at the time. Specifically, for years prior to 2009 included in our five-year average replacement ratio, reserves are determined using the SEC pricing basis but including oil sands and our pro-rata share of equity company reserves for all periods. Prior to 2009, oil sands and equity company reserves were not included in proved oil and gas reserves as defined by the SEC. In addition, prior to 2009, the SEC defined price as the market price on December 31; beginning in 2009, the SEC changed the definition to the average of the market prices on the first day of each calendar month during the year. For years prior to 2009 included in our 17 straight years of at least 100-percent replacement, reserves are determined using the price and cost assumptions we use in managing the business, not the historical prices used in SEC definitions. Reserves determined on ExxonMobil’s pricing basis also include oil sands and equity company reserves for all periods.

RESOURCES, RESOURCE BASE, AND RECOVERABLE RESOURCES

Resources, resource base, recoverable resources, recoverable oil, recoverable hydrocarbons, and similar terms used in this report are the total remaining estimated quantities of oil and gas that are expected to be ultimately recoverable. ExxonMobil refers to new discoveries and acquisitions of discovered resources as resource additions. 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. The term “resource base” is not intended to correspond to SEC definitions such as “probable” or “possible” reserves.

PROVED RESERVES REPLACEMENT RATIO

The reserves replacement ratio is calculated for a specified period utilizing the applicable proved oil-equivalent reserves additions divided by oil-equivalent production. See “Proved Reserves” above.

 

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EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION • 2010 FINANCIAL & OPERATING REVIEW

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. Unless otherwise specified, ExxonMobil reports these costs based on proved reserves using SEC historical prices and costs. See “Proved Reserves” on previous page.

 

(millions of dollars)    2010      2009      2008      2007      2006  

Costs incurred

              

Property acquisition costs

     45,461         1,285         663         194         597   

Exploration costs

     3,055         3,111         2,272         1,762         1,685   

Development costs

     23,210         17,130         14,633         11,570         12,103   
                                            

Total costs incurred

     71,726         21,526         17,568         13,526         14,385   
                                            
(millions of barrels)    2010      2009      2008      2007      2006  

Proved oil-equivalent reserves additions

              

Revisions

     505         383         690         1,405         687   

Improved recovery

     5         15         7         36         29   

Extensions/discoveries

     516         1,091         1,423         248         679   

Purchases

     2,510         1         —           2         755   
                                            

Total oil-equivalent reserves additions

     3,536         1,490         2,120         1,691         2,150   
                                            

Proved reserves replacement costs (dollars per barrel)

     20.28         14.45         8.29         8.00         6.69   

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)    2010      2009      2008      2007      2006  

Net cash provided by operating activities

     48,413         28,438         59,725         52,002         49,286   

Sales of subsidiaries, investments and property, plant and equipment

     3,261         1,545         5,985         4,204         3,080   
                                            

Cash flow from operations and asset sales

     51,674         29,983         65,710         56,206         52,366   
                                            

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)    2010      2009      2008      2007      2006  

Dividends paid to ExxonMobil shareholders

     8,498         8,023         8,058         7,621         7,628   

Cost of shares purchased to reduce shares outstanding

     11,200         18,000         32,000         28,000         25,000   
                                            

Distributions to ExxonMobil shareholders

     19,698         26,023         40,058         35,621         32,628   
                                            

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

     1,893         1,703         3,734         3,822         4,558   

 

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EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION • 2010 FINANCIAL & OPERATING REVIEW

FUNCTIONAL EARNINGS (1)

 

     2010 Quarters                                
(millions of dollars)    First     Second     Third     Fourth     2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  

Earnings (U.S. GAAP)

                  
Upstream                   

United States

     1,091        865        999        1,317        4,272        2,893        6,243        4,870        5,168   

Non-U.S.

     4,723        4,471        4,468        6,163        19,825        14,214        29,159        21,627        21,062   

Total

     5,814        5,336        5,467        7,480        24,097        17,107        35,402        26,497        26,230   
                                                                        

Downstream

                  

United States

     (60     440        164        226        770        (153     1,649        4,120        4,250   

Non-U.S.

     97        780        996        924        2,797        1,934        6,502        5,453        4,204   

Total

     37        1,220        1,160        1,150        3,567        1,781        8,151        9,573        8,454   
                                                                        

Chemical

                  

United States

     539        685        676        522        2,422        769        724        1,181        1,360   

Non-U.S.

     710        683        553        545        2,491        1,540        2,233        3,382        3,022   

Total

     1,249        1,368        1,229        1,067        4,913        2,309        2,957        4,563        4,382   
                                                                        

Corporate and financing

     (800     (364     (506     (447     (2,117     (1,917     (1,290     (23     434   
                                                                        

Net Income attributable to ExxonMobil
(U.S. GAAP)

     6,300        7,560        7,350        9,250        30,460        19,280        45,220        40,610        39,500   
                                                                        

Earnings per common share(2) (dollars)

     1.33        1.61        1.44        1.86        6.24        3.99        8.70        7.31        6.64   

Earnings per common share – assuming dilution(2) (dollars)

     1.33        1.60        1.44        1.85        6.22        3.98        8.66        7.26        6.60   
                                                                        

Special Items

                  

Upstream

                  

United States

     —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —     

Non-U.S.

     —          —          —          —          —          —          1,620        —          —     

Total

     —          —          —          —          —          —          1,620        —          —     
                                                                        

Downstream

                  

United States

     —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —     

Non-U.S.

     —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —     

Total

     —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —     
                                                                        

Chemical

                  

United States

     —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —     

Non-U.S.

     —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —     

Total

     —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —          —     
                                                                        

Corporate and financing

     —          —          —          —          —          (140     (460     —          410   
                                                                        

Corporate total

     —          —          —          —          —          (140     1,160        —          410   
                                                                        

Earnings Excluding Special Items (3)

                  

Upstream

                  

United States

     1,091        865        999        1,317        4,272        2,893        6,243        4,870        5,168   

Non-U.S.

     4,723        4,471        4,468        6,163        19,825        14,214        27,539        21,627        21,062   

Total

     5,814        5,336        5,467        7,480        24,097        17,107        33,782        26,497        26,230   
                                                                        

Downstream

                  

United States

     (60     440        164        226        770        (153     1,649        4,120        4,250   

Non-U.S.

     97        780        996        924        2,797        1,934        6,502        5,453        4,204   

Total

     37        1,220        1,160        1,150        3,567        1,781        8,151        9,573        8,454   
                                                                        

Chemical

                  

United States

     539        685        676        522        2,422        769        724        1,181        1,360   

Non-U.S.

     710        683        553        545        2,491        1,540        2,233        3,382        3,022   

Total

     1,249        1,368        1,229        1,067        4,913        2,309        2,957        4,563        4,382   
                                                                        

Corporate and financing

     (800     (364     (506     (447     (2,117     (1,777     (830     (23     24   
                                                                        

Corporate total

     6,300        7,560        7,350        9,250        30,460        19,420        44,060        40,610        39,090   
                                                                        

Earnings per common share(2) (dollars)

     1.33        1.61        1.44        1.86        6.24        4.02        8.48        7.31        6.57   

Earnings per common share –assuming dilution(2) (dollars)

     1.33        1.60        1.44        1.85        6.22        4.01        8.44        7.26        6.53   
                                                                        

 

(1) Total corporate earnings means net income attributable to ExxonMobil (U.S. GAAP) from the consolidated income statement. Unless indicated, references to earnings, special items, Upstream, Downstream, Chemical, and Corporate and Financing segment earnings, and earnings per share are ExxonMobil’s share after excluding amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests.
(2) Computed using the average number of shares outstanding during each period. The sum of the four quarters may not add to the full year.
(3) See Frequently Used Terms on pages 98 through 101.

 

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FREQUENTLY USED TERMS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION • 2010 FINANCIAL & OPERATING REVIEW

RETURN ON AVERAGE CAPITAL EMPLOYED (1) BY BUSINESS

 

(percent)    2010      2009     2008      2007      2006  

Upstream

             

United States

     12.2         18.2        42.6         34.7         37.1   

Non-U.S.

     29.0         24.8        56.7         43.7         47.9   

Total

     23.3         23.4        53.6         41.7         45.3   
                                           

Downstream

             

United States

     12.5         (2.1     23.7         65.1         65.8   

Non-U.S.

     15.6         10.9        34.8         28.7         24.5   

Total

     14.8         7.1        31.8         37.8         35.8   
                                           

Chemical

             

United States

     53.0         17.6        16.0         24.9         27.7   

Non-U.S.

     17.6         12.6        22.4         39.0         36.5   

Total

     26.3         13.9        20.4         34.0         33.2   
                                           

Corporate and financing

     N.A.         N.A.        N.A.         N.A.         N.A.   
                                           

Corporate total

     21.7         16.3        34.2         31.8         32.2   
                                           

 

(1) Capital employed consists of ExxonMobil’s share of equity and consolidated debt, including ExxonMobil’s share of amounts applicable to equity companies. See Frequently Used Terms on pages 98 through 101.

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AVERAGE CAPITAL EMPLOYED (1) BY BUSINESS

 

(millions of dollars)    2010     2009      2008      2007      2006  

Upstream

             

United States

     34,969        15,865         14,651         14,026         13,940   

Non-U.S.

     68,318        57,336         51,413         49,539         43,931   

Total

     103,287        73,201         66,064         63,565         57,871   
                                           

Downstream

             

United States

     6,154        7,306         6,963         6,331         6,456   

Non-U.S.

     17,976        17,793         18,664         18,983         17,172   

Total

     24,130        25,099         25,627         25,314         23,628   
                                           

Chemical

             

United States

     4,566        4,370         4,535         4,748         4,911   

Non-U.S.

     14,114        12,190         9,990         8,682         8,272   

Total

     18,680        16,560         14,525         13,430         13,183   
                                           

Corporate and financing

     (880 )       10,190         23,467         26,451         27,891   
                                           

Corporate total

     145,217        125,050         129,683         128,760         122,573   
                                           

Average capital employed applicable to equity companies included above

     30,524        27,684         25,651         24,267         22,106   
                                           

 

(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 Frequently Used Terms on pages 98 through 101.

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