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.

Total 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.

Capital and Exploration Expenditures (Capex) • Represents 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 assets acquired in nonmonetary exchanges (effective 2013) and 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.

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.

Proved Reserves • Proved reserve figures in this publication are determined in accordance with current SEC definitions. In statements covering reserve replacement for years prior to 2009, reserves were determined using the price and cost assumptions we used in managing the business, not the historical prices used in SEC definitions. The pre-2009 reserves also included oil sands and equity company reserves which at the time were excluded from SEC 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.

Resources, Resource Base, and Recoverable Resources • Along with similar terms used in this report, these refer to 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.

Prime Product Sales • Prime product sales are total product sales excluding carbon black oil and sulfur. Prime product sales include ExxonMobil’s share of equity company volumes and finished product transfers to the Downstream.

Volume Effects • Entitlements - Net Interest are changes to ExxonMobil’s share of production volumes caused by non-operational changes to volume-determining factors. These factors consist of net interest changes specified in Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) which typically occur when cumulative investment returns or production volumes achieve defined thresholds, changes in equity upon achieving pay-out in partner investment carry situations, equity redeterminations as specified in venture agreements, or as a result of the termination or expiry of a concession. Once a net interest change has occurred, it typically will not be reversed by subsequent events, such as lower crude oil prices.

Volume Effects • Entitlements - Price, Spend and Other are changes to ExxonMobil’s share of production volumes resulting from temporary changes to non-operational volume-determining factors. These factors include changes in oil and gas prices or spending levels from one period to another. 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

 

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ExxonMobil. For example, at higher prices, fewer barrels are required for ExxonMobil to recover its costs. These effects generally vary from period to period with field spending patterns or market prices for oil and natural gas. Such factors can also include other temporary changes in net interest as dictated by specific provisions in production agreements.

Volume Effects • Quotas are changes in ExxonMobil’s allowable production arising from production constraints imposed by countries which are members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). Volumes reported in this category would have been readily producible in the absence of the quota.

Volume Effects • Divestments are reductions in ExxonMobil’s production arising from commercial arrangements to fully or partially reduce equity in a field or asset in exchange for financial or other economic consideration.

Volume Effects • Growth and Other factors comprise all other operational and non-operational factors not covered by the above definitions that may affect volumes attributable to ExxonMobil. Such factors include, but are not limited to, production enhancements from project and work program activities, acquisitions including additions from asset exchanges, downtime, market demand, natural field decline, and any fiscal or commercial terms that do not affect entitlements.

 

Proved Reserves Replacement Costs    2014      2013      2012      2011      2010  

Costs incurred (millions of dollars)

              

Property acquisition costs

     1,472         5,186         2,207         3,787         45,461   

Exploration costs

     3,472         2,972         2,861         2,503         3,055   

Development costs

     26,848         27,807         27,482         25,690         23,210   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total costs incurred

     31,792         35,965         32,550         31,980         71,726   

Proved oil-equivalent reserves additions (millions of barrels)

              

Revisions

     1,011         770         159         281         505   

Improved recovery

     —           —           23         —           5   

Extensions/discoveries

     584         726         1,490         1,613         516   

Purchases

     64         170         304         67         2,510   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total oil-equivalent reserves additions

     1,659         1,666         1,976         1,961         3,536   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Proved reserves replacement costs (dollars per barrel)

     19.16         21.59         16.47         16.31         20.28   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Proved reserves replacement costs per oil-equivalent barrel is a performance measure ratio and includes costs incurred in property acquisition and exploration, plus costs incurred in development activities, divided by proved oil-equivalent reserves additions, excluding sales. ExxonMobil reports these costs based on proved reserves in accordance with current SEC definitions. See “Proved Reserves” on previous page.

 

Exploration Resource Addition Cost    2014      2013      2012      2011      2010  

Exploration portion of Upstream Capex (millions of dollars)

     3,689         7,155         4,740         5,464         4,121   

Exploration resource additions (millions of oil-equivalent barrels)

     2,942         5,703         3,734         3,906         4,725   

Exploration resource addition cost per OEB (dollars)

     1.25         1.25         1.27         1.40         0.87   

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 (Capex) divided by exploration resource additions (in oil-equivalent barrels – OEB). 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 nonmonetary portion of asset exchanges is excluded in 2014, and the impact of the XTO Energy Inc. merger transaction is excluded in 2010.

 

PP&E Adds/Investments & Advances    2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
(millions of dollars)                               

Additions to property, plant and equipment

     32,952        33,669        34,271        30,975        26,871   

Additional investments and advances

     1,631        4,435        598        3,586        1,239   

Collection of advances

     (3,346     (1,124     (1,550     (1,119     (1,133
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

PP&E Adds/Investments & Advances

     31,237        36,980        33,319        33,442        26,977   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Cash Flow From Operations and Asset Sales    2014      2013      2012      2011      2010  
(millions of dollars)                                   

Net cash provided by operating activities

     45,116         44,914         56,170         55,345         48,413   

Proceeds associated with sales of subsidiaries, property, plant and equipment, and sales and returns of investments

     4,035         2,707         7,655         11,133         3,261   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cash flow from operations and asset sales

     49,151         47,621         63,825         66,478         51,674   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cash flow from operations and asset sales is the sum of the net cash provided by operating activities and proceeds associated with sales of subsidiaries, property, plant and equipment, and sales and returns of investments from the Summary Statement of Cash Flows. This cash flow reflects 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 proceeds associated with asset sales together with cash provided by operating activities when evaluating cash available for investment in the business and financing activities, including shareholder distributions.

 

Free Cash Flow    2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
(millions of dollars)                               

Net cash provided by operating activities

     45,116        44,914        56,170        55,345        48,413   

Additions to property, plant and equipment

     (32,952     (33,669     (34,271     (30,975     (26,871

Proceeds associated with sales of subsidiaries, property, plant and equipment, and sales and returns of investments

     4,035        2,707        7,655        11,133        3,261   

Additional investments and advances

     (1,631     (4,435     (598     (3,586     (1,239

Collection of advances

     3,346        1,124        1,550        1,119        1,133   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Free cash flow

     17,914        10,641        30,506        33,036        24,697   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Free cash flow is cash flow from operations and asset sales less additions to property, plant and equipment, and additional investments and advances, plus collection of advances. This measure is useful when evaluating cash available for financing activities, including shareholder distributions, after investment in the business.

 

Operating Costs    2014      2013      2012      2011      2010  
(millions of dollars)                                   

Reconciliation of Operating Costs

              

From ExxonMobil’s Consolidated Statement of Income

              

Total costs and other deductions

     360,309         380,544         401,955         413,172         330,262   

Less:

              

Crude oil and product purchases

     225,972         244,156         263,535         266,534         197,959   

Interest expense

     286         9         327         247         259   

Sales-based taxes

     29,342         30,589         32,409         33,503         28,547   

Other taxes and duties

     32,286         33,230         35,558         39,973         36,118   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

     72,423         72,560         70,126         72,915         67,379   

ExxonMobil’s share of equity company expenses

     11,072         14,531         12,239         11,401         9,049   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total operating costs

     83,495         87,091         82,365         84,316         76,428   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Components of Operating Costs

              

From ExxonMobil’s Consolidated Statement of Income

              

Production and manufacturing expenses

     40,859         40,525         38,521         40,268         35,792   

Selling, general, and administrative expenses

     12,598         12,877         13,877         14,983         14,683   

Depreciation and depletion

     17,297         17,182         15,888         15,583         14,760   

Exploration expenses, including dry holes

     1,669         1,976         1,840         2,081         2,144   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

     72,423         72,560         70,126         72,915         67,379   

ExxonMobil’s share of equity company expenses

     11,072         14,531         12,239         11,401         9,049   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total operating costs

     83,495         87,091         82,365         84,316         76,428   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Operating costs are the costs during the period to produce, manufacture, and otherwise prepare the company’s products for sale – including energy, staffing, and maintenance costs. They exclude the cost of raw materials, taxes, and interest expense and 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 above, represent the expenses most directly under management’s control and therefore, are useful for investors and ExxonMobil management in evaluating management’s performance.

 

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Distributions to Shareholders    2014      2013      2012      2011      2010  
(millions of dollars)                                   

Dividends paid to ExxonMobil shareholders

     11,568         10,875         10,092         9,020         8,498   

Cost of shares purchased to reduce shares outstanding

     12,000         15,000         20,000         20,000         11,200   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions to ExxonMobil shareholders

     23,568         25,875         30,092         29,020         19,698   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

     1,183         998         1,068         2,055         1,893   

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.

 

Capital Employed at Year End    2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
(millions of dollars)                               

Business Uses: Asset and Liability Perspective

          

Total assets

     349,493        346,808        333,795        331,052        302,510   

Less liabilities and noncontrolling interests share of assets and liabilities

          

Total current liabilities excluding notes and loans payable

     (47,165     (55,916     (60,486     (69,794     (59,846

Total long-term liabilities excluding long-term debt

     (92,143     (87,698     (90,068     (83,481     (74,971

Noncontrolling interests share of assets and liabilities

     (9,099     (8,935     (6,235     (7,314     (6,532

Add ExxonMobil share of debt-financed equity company net assets

     4,766        6,109        5,775        4,943        4,875   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total capital employed

     205,852        200,368        182,781        175,406        166,036   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Corporate Sources: Debt and Equity Perspective

          

Notes and loans payable

     17,468        15,808        3,653        7,711        2,787   

Long-term debt

     11,653        6,891        7,928        9,322        12,227   

ExxonMobil share of equity

     174,399        174,003        165,863        154,396        146,839   

Less noncontrolling interests share of total debt

     (2,434     (2,443     (438     (966     (692

Add ExxonMobil share of equity company debt

     4,766        6,109        5,775        4,943        4,875   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total capital employed

     205,852        200,368        182,781        175,406        166,036   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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.

 

Return on Average Capital Employed (ROCE)    2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
(millions of dollars)                               

Net income attributable to ExxonMobil

     32,520        32,580        44,880        41,060        30,460   

Financing costs (after tax)

          

Gross third-party debt

     (140     (163     (401     (153     (803

ExxonMobil share of equity companies

     (256     (239     (257     (219     (333

All other financing costs – net

     (68     83        100        116        35   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total financing costs

     (464     (319     (558     (256     (1,101
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings excluding financing costs

     32,984        32,899        45,438        41,316        31,561   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Average capital employed

     203,110        191,575        179,094        170,721        145,217   

Return on average capital employed – corporate total

     16.2     17.2     25.4     24.2     21.7

ROCE 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.

 

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Functional Earnings(1)

  

     2014 Quarters                                
(millions of dollars)    First     Second     Third     Fourth     2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  

Earnings (U.S. GAAP)

                  

Upstream

                  

United States

     1,244        1,193        1,257        1,503        5,197        4,191        3,925        5,096        4,272   

Non-U.S.

     6,539        6,688        5,159        3,965        22,351        22,650        25,970        29,343        19,825   

Total

     7,783        7,881        6,416        5,468        27,548        26,841        29,895        34,439        24,097   

 

   

 

 

 

Downstream

                  

United States

     623        536        460        (1     1,618        2,199        3,575        2,268        770   

Non-U.S.

     190        175        564        498        1,427        1,250        9,615        2,191        2,797   

Total

     813        711        1,024        497        3,045        3,449        13,190        4,459        3,567   

 

   

 

 

 

Chemical

                  

United States

     679        528        765        832        2,804        2,755        2,220        2,215        2,422   

Non-U.S.

     368        313        435        395        1,511        1,073        1,678        2,168        2,491   

Total

     1,047        841        1,200        1,227        4,315        3,828        3,898        4,383        4,913   

 

   

 

 

 

Corporate and Financing

     (543     (653     (570     (622     (2,388     (1,538     (2,103     (2,221     (2,117

 

   

 

 

 

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

     9,100        8,780        8,070        6,570        32,520        32,580        44,880        41,060        30,460   

 

   

 

 

 

 

Average Capital Employed(2) by Business

  

(millions of dollars)    2014      2013     2012     2011     2010  

Upstream

           

United States

     62,403         59,898        57,631        54,994        34,969   

Non-U.S.

     102,562         93,071        81,811        74,813        68,318   

Total

     164,965         152,969        139,442        129,807        103,287   

 

    

 

 

 

Downstream

           

United States

     6,070         4,757        4,630        5,340        6,154   

Non-U.S.

     17,907         19,673        19,401        18,048        17,976   

Total

     23,977         24,430        24,031        23,388        24,130   

 

    

 

 

 

Chemical

           

United States

     6,121         4,872        4,671        4,791        4,566   

Non-U.S.

     16,076         15,793        15,477        15,007        14,114   

Total

     22,197         20,665        20,148        19,798        18,680   

 

    

 

 

 

Corporate and Financing

     (8,029      (6,489     (4,527     (2,272     (880

 

    

 

 

 

Corporate total

     203,110         191,575        179,094        170,721        145,217   

 

    

 

 

 

Average capital employed applicable to equity companies included above

     35,403         35,234        32,962        31,626        30,524   

 

    

 

 

 
  

Return on Average Capital Employed(3) by Business

  

(percent)    2014      2013     2012     2011     2010  

Upstream

           

United States

     8.3         7.0        6.8        9.3        12.2   

Non-U.S.

     21.8         24.3        31.7        39.2        29.0   

Total

     16.7         17.5        21.4        26.5        23.3   

 

    

 

 

 

Downstream

           

United States

     26.7         46.2        77.2        42.5        12.5   

Non-U.S.

     8.0         6.4        49.6        12.1        15.6   

Total

     12.7         14.1        54.9        19.1        14.8   

 

    

 

 

 

Chemical

           

United States

     45.8         56.5        47.5        46.2        53.0   

Non-U.S.

     9.4         6.8        10.8        14.4        17.6   

Total

     19.4         18.5        19.3        22.1        26.3   

 

    

 

 

 

Corporate and Financing

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

 

    

 

 

 

Corporate total

     16.2         17.2        25.4        24.2        21.7   

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Total corporate earnings means net income attributable to ExxonMobil (U.S. GAAP) from the consolidated income statement. Unless indicated, references to earnings, 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) Average capital employed is the average of beginning-of-year and end-of-year business segment capital employed, including ExxonMobil’s share of amounts applicable to equity companies.
(3) Capital employed consists of ExxonMobil’s share of equity and consolidated debt, including ExxonMobil’s share of amounts applicable to equity companies.

 

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