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” 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 are determined in accordance with SEC definitions in effect at the end of each applicable year, except that in statements covering reserve replacement for years prior to 2009, reserves include 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, 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 EffectsEntitlements - 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 EffectsEntitlements - 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 EffectsQuotas 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 EffectsDivestments 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 EffectsGrowth 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 reflect entitlements.

 

Proved Reserves Replacement Costs    2015     2014      2013      2012      2011  

Costs incurred (millions of dollars)

             

Property acquisition costs

     477        1,472         5,186         2,207         3,787   

Exploration costs

     2,245        3,472         2,972         2,861         2,503   

Development costs

     20,629        26,848         27,807         27,482         25,690   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total costs incurred

     23,351        31,792         35,965         32,550         31,980   

Proved oil-equivalent reserves additions (millions of barrels)

             

Revisions

     (584     1,011         770         159         281   

Improved recovery

     2        —           —           23         —     

Extensions/discoveries

     1,405        584         726         1,490         1,613   

Purchases

     246        64         170         304         67   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total oil-equivalent reserves additions

     1,069        1,659         1,666         1,976         1,961   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Proved reserves replacement costs (dollars per barrel)

     21.84        19.16         21.59         16.47         16.31   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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.”

 

Exploration Resource Addition Cost    2015      2014      2013      2012      2011  

Exploration portion of Upstream Capex (millions of dollars)

     2,680         3,689         7,155         4,740         5,464   

Exploration resource additions (millions of oil-equivalent barrels)

     1,138         2,942         5,703         3,734         3,906   

Exploration resource addition cost per OEB (dollars)

     2.36         1.25         1.25         1.27         1.40   

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.

 

PP&E Adds/Investments & Advances    2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  
(millions of dollars)                               

Additions to property, plant and equipment

     26,490        32,952        33,669        34,271        30,975   

Additional investments and advances

     607        1,631        4,435        598        3,586   

Collection of advances

     (842     (3,346     (1,124     (1,550     (1,119
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

PP&E Adds/Investments & Advances

     26,255        31,237        36,980        33,319        33,442   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

PP&E add/investments & advances derived from the Statement of Cash Flows.

 


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Cash Flow from Operations and Asset Sales    2015      2014      2013      2012      2011  
(millions of dollars)                                   

Net cash provided by operating activities

     30,344         45,116         44,914         56,170         55,345   

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

     2,389         4,035         2,707         7,655         11,133   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cash flow from operations and asset sales

     32,733         49,151         47,621         63,825         66,478   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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 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.

 

Operating Costs    2015      2014      2013      2012      2011  
(millions of dollars)                                   

Reconciliation of Operating Costs

              

From ExxonMobil’s Consolidated Statement of Income

              

Total costs and other deductions

     246,916         360,309         380,544         401,955         413,172   

Less:

              

Crude oil and product purchases

     130,003         225,972         244,156         263,535         266,534   

Interest expense

     311         286         9         327         247   

Sales-based taxes

     22,678         29,342         30,589         32,409         33,503   

Other taxes and duties

     27,265         32,286         33,230         35,558         39,973   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

     66,659         72,423         72,560         70,126         72,915   

ExxonMobil’s share of equity company expenses

     8,309         11,072         14,531         12,239         11,401   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total operating costs

     74,968         83,495         87,091         82,365         84,316   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Components of Operating Costs

              

From ExxonMobil’s Consolidated Statement of Income

              

Production and manufacturing expenses

     35,587         40,859         40,525         38,521         40,268   

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     11,501         12,598         12,877         13,877         14,983   

Depreciation and depletion

     18,048         17,297         17,182         15,888         15,583   

Exploration expenses, including dry holes

     1,523         1,669         1,976         1,840         2,081   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

     66,659         72,423         72,560         70,126         72,915   

ExxonMobil’s share of equity company expenses

     8,309         11,072         14,531         12,239         11,401   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total operating costs

     74,968         83,495         87,091         82,365         84,316   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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.

 

Free Cash Flow    2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  
(millions of dollars)                               

Net cash provided by operating activities

     30,344        45,116        44,914        56,170        55,345   

Additions to property, plant and equipment

     (26,490     (32,952     (33,669     (34,271     (30,975

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

     2,389        4,035        2,707        7,655        11,133   

Additional investments and advances

     (607     (1,631     (4,435     (598     (3,586

Collection of advances

     842        3,346        1,124        1,550        1,119   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Free cash flow

     6,478        17,914        10,641        30,506        33,036   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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.

 


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Distributions to Shareholders    2015      2014      2013      2012      2011  
(millions of dollars)                                   

Dividends paid to ExxonMobil shareholders

     12,090         11,568         10,875         10,092         9,020   

Cost of shares purchased to reduce shares outstanding

     3,000         12,000         15,000         20,000         20,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions to ExxonMobil shareholders

     15,090         23,568         25,875         30,092         29,020   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

     1,039         1,183         998         1,068         2,055   

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    2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  
(millions of dollars)                               

Business Uses: Asset and Liability Perspective

          

Total assets

     336,758        349,493        346,808        333,795        331,052   

Less liabilities and noncontrolling interests share of assets and liabilities

          

Total current liabilities excluding notes and loans payable

     (35,214     (47,165     (55,916     (60,486     (69,794

Total long-term liabilities excluding long-term debt

     (86,047     (92,143     (87,698     (90,068     (83,481

Noncontrolling interests share of assets and liabilities

     (8,286     (9,099     (8,935     (6,235     (7,314

Add ExxonMobil share of debt-financed equity company net assets

     4,447        4,766        6,109        5,775        4,943   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total capital employed

     211,658        205,852        200,368        182,781        175,406   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Corporate Sources: Debt and Equity Perspective

          

Notes and loans payable

     18,762        17,468        15,808        3,653        7,711   

Long-term debt

     19,925        11,653        6,891        7,928        9,322   

ExxonMobil share of equity

     170,811        174,399        174,003        165,863        154,396   

Less noncontrolling interests share of total debt

     (2,287     (2,434     (2,443     (438     (966

Add ExxonMobil share of equity company debt

     4,447        4,766        6,109        5,775        4,943   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total capital employed

     211,658        205,852        200,368        182,781        175,406   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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)    2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  
(millions of dollars)                               

Net income attributable to ExxonMobil

     16,150        32,520        32,580        44,880        41,060   

Financing costs (after tax)

          

Gross third-party debt

     (362     (140     (163     (401     (153

ExxonMobil share of equity companies

     (170     (256     (239     (257     (219

All other financing costs – net

     88        (68     83        100        116   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total financing costs

     (444     (464     (319     (558     (256
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings excluding financing costs

     16,594        32,984        32,899        45,438        41,316   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Average capital employed

     208,755        203,110        191,575        179,094        170,721   

Return on average capital employed – corporate total

     7.9     16.2     17.2     25.4     24.2

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)

  

     2015 Quarters                                
(millions of dollars)    First     Second     Third     Fourth     2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

Earnings (U.S. GAAP)

                  

Upstream

                  

United States

     (52     (47     (442     (538     (1,079     5,197        4,191        3,925        5,096   

Non-U.S.

     2,907        2,078        1,800        1,395        8,180        22,351        22,650        25,970        29,343   

Total

     2,855        2,031        1,358        857        7,101        27,548        26,841        29,895        34,439   

 

   

 

 

 

Downstream

                  

United States

     567        412        487        435        1,901        1,618        2,199        3,575        2,268   

Non-U.S.

     1,100        1,094        1,546        916        4,656        1,427        1,250        9,615        2,191   

Total

     1,667        1,506        2,033        1,351        6,557        3,045        3,449        13,190        4,459   

 

   

 

 

 

Chemical

                  

United States

     605        735        526        520        2,386        2,804        2,755        2,220        2,215   

Non-U.S.

     377        511        701        443        2,032        1,511        1,073        1,678        2,168   

Total

     982        1,246        1,227        963        4,418        4,315        3,828        3,898        4,383   

 

   

 

 

 

Corporate and Financing

     (564     (593     (378     (391     (1,926     (2,388     (1,538     (2,103     (2,221

 

   

 

 

 

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

     4,940        4,190        4,240        2,780        16,150        32,520        32,580        44,880        41,060   

 

   

 

 

 

 

Average Capital Employed(2) by Business

  

(millions of dollars)    2015      2014     2013     2012     2011  

Upstream

           

United States

     64,086         62,403        59,898        57,631        54,994   

Non-U.S.

     105,868         102,562        93,071        81,811        74,813   

Total

     169,954         164,965        152,969        139,442        129,807   

 

    

 

 

 

Downstream

           

United States

     7,497         6,070        4,757        4,630        5,340   

Non-U.S.

     15,756         17,907        19,673        19,401        18,048   

Total

     23,253         23,977        24,430        24,031        23,388   

 

    

 

 

 

Chemical

           

United States

     7,696         6,121        4,872        4,671        4,791   

Non-U.S.

     16,054         16,076        15,793        15,477        15,007   

Total

     23,750         22,197        20,665        20,148        19,798   

 

    

 

 

 

Corporate and Financing

     (8,202      (8,029     (6,489     (4,527     (2,272

 

    

 

 

 

Corporate total

     208,755         203,110        191,575        179,094        170,721   

 

    

 

 

 

Average capital employed applicable to equity companies included above

     34,248         35,403        35,234        32,962        31,626   

 

    

 

 

 

 

Return on Average Capital Employed by Business

  

(percent)    2015      2014      2013      2012      2011  

Upstream

              

United States

     (1.7      8.3         7.0         6.8         9.3   

Non-U.S.

     7.7         21.8         24.3         31.7         39.2   

Total

     4.2         16.7         17.5         21.4         26.5   

 

    

 

 

 

Downstream

              

United States

     25.4         26.7         46.2         77.2         42.5   

Non-U.S.

     29.6         8.0         6.4         49.6         12.1   

Total

     28.2         12.7         14.1         54.9         19.1   

 

    

 

 

 

Chemical

              

United States

     31.0         45.8         56.5         47.5         46.2   

Non-U.S.

     12.7         9.4         6.8         10.8         14.4   

Total

     18.6         19.4         18.5         19.3         22.1   

 

    

 

 

 

Corporate and Financing

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

 

    

 

 

 

Corporate total

     7.9         16.2         17.2         25.4         24.2   

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Unless indicated, references to earnings and Upstream, Downstream, Chemical, and Corporate and Financing segment earnings 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.