Exhibit 1.1
Execution Version
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
October 4, 2024
Exxon Mobil Corporation
22777 Springwoods Village Parkway
Spring, Texas 77389-1425
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We (collectively, the Manager) understand that Exxon Mobil Corporation, a New Jersey corporation (the Company), proposes to issue and sell $171,968,000 aggregate principal amount of its Floating Rate Notes due 2074 (the Notes or the Offered Securities).
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein or incorporated by reference herein, the Company hereby agrees to sell and the underwriters named below (the Underwriters) severally agree to purchase the Notes at 99.000% of the principal amount of such Notes and accrued interest from October 8, 2024, if any, to the date of payment and delivery.
Name of Underwriter |
Principal Amount of Notes | |||
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC |
$ | 69,185,000 | ||
UBS Securities LLC |
67,747,000 | |||
RBC Capital Markets, LLC |
30,506,000 | |||
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. |
4,530,000 | |||
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Total: |
$ | 171,968,000 | ||
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Upon delivery of such Offered Securities, the Underwriters will pay for such Offered Securities at a closing to be held at the offices of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, 450 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10017 at 10:00 a.m. (New York time) on October 8, 2024, or at such other time as shall be designated by the Manager.
The Offered Securities will have the terms and conditions set forth in Description of Notes in the prospectus supplement for the Offered Securities, to be dated October 4, 2024 (the prospectus supplement), and terms defined therein will have the same meanings when used in this underwriting agreement (this Agreement). The following is a summary of such terms and conditions for the Offered Securities:
Principal Amount: | $171,968,000, subject to further issuances, as described below. | |
Maturity: | October 15, 2074 | |
Interest Rate and Interest Payment Dates: | Floating rate based on Compounded SOFR (calculated as described in the preliminary prospectus supplement (as defined below), minus 0.450%, calculated quarterly, and payable on January 15, April 15, July 15 and October 15 of each year, beginning January 15, 2025. |
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Optional Redemption Provisions: | On or after October 15, 2054, the Company may redeem the Notes at its option, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, upon not less than 10 nor more than 60 calendar days notice, at the following redemption prices (in each case, expressed as a percentage of the principal amount), if redeemed during the twelve-month periods beginning on October 15 as set forth below: |
Twelve-Month Period beginning on |
Redemption Price | |||
October 15, 2054 |
105.000 | % | ||
October 15, 2055 |
104.500 | % | ||
October 15, 2056 |
104.000 | % | ||
October 15, 2057 |
103.500 | % | ||
October 15, 2058 |
103.000 | % | ||
October 15, 2059 |
102.500 | % | ||
October 15, 2060 |
102.000 | % | ||
October 15, 2061 |
101.500 | % | ||
October 15, 2062 |
101.000 | % | ||
October 15, 2063 |
100.500 | % | ||
October 15, 2064 |
100.000 | % |
and thereafter at 100.00% of the principal amount, in each case, together with any accrued and unpaid interest thereon to but excluding the redemption date. | ||
Repayment at Option of Holder: | The Notes will be repayable at the option of any holder of the Notes, in whole or in part, on the repayment dates and at the repayment prices (in each case, expressed as a percentage of the principal amount) as set forth below: |
Repayment Date |
Repayment Price | |||
October 15, 2025 |
98.000 | % | ||
April 15, 2026 |
98.000 | % | ||
October 15, 2026 |
98.000 | % | ||
April 15, 2027 |
98.000 | % | ||
October 15, 2027 |
98.000 | % | ||
April 15, 2028 |
98.000 | % | ||
October 15, 2028 |
98.000 | % | ||
April 15, 2029 |
98.000 | % | ||
October 15, 2029 |
98.000 | % | ||
April 15, 2030 |
98.000 | % | ||
October 15, 2030 |
99.000 | % | ||
April 15, 2031 |
99.000 | % | ||
October 15, 2031 |
99.000 | % | ||
April 15, 2032 |
99.000 | % | ||
October 15, 2032 |
99.000 | % | ||
April 15, 2033 |
99.000 | % | ||
October 15, 2033 |
99.000 | % | ||
April 15, 2034 |
99.000 | % | ||
October 15, 2034 |
99.000 | % | ||
April 15, 2035 |
99.000 | % | ||
October 15, 2035 |
100.000 | % |
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and on October 15 of every second year thereafter, through and including October 15, 2071, at 100.00% of the principal amount, in each case, together with any accrued and unpaid interest thereon to but excluding the repayment date. | ||
Form and Denomination: | Global Security held through book-entry facilities of The Depository Trust Company (as described under Description of Notes in the preliminary prospectus supplement for the Notes). The Notes will be issued only in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples thereof. | |
Further Issuances: | The Company may, without notice to, or consent of, the holders of the Notes, increase the aggregate principal amount of the Notes and issue such increased principal amount (or any portion thereof), in which case any such additional notes may be consolidated and form a single series with the Notes, provided that, if the additional notes are not fungible with the Notes, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the additional notes will have a separate CUSIP number. |
For purposes of Article VIII of the Standard Provisions (as defined below), we confirm that we have furnished to the Company for use in the preliminary prospectus supplement for the Offered Securities dated September 30, 2024 (the preliminary prospectus supplement) and the prospectus supplement:
(a) The second and third sentence of the third paragraph of text under Underwriting in such preliminary prospectus supplement and prospectus supplement, concerning the dealer concessions and reallowances;
(b) The first, second, third and fourth sentence of the sixth paragraph of text under Underwriting in such preliminary prospectus supplement and prospectus supplement, concerning short sales, stabilizing transactions and purchases to cover positions created by short sale by the Underwriters;
(c) The fourth sentence of the seventh paragraph of text under Underwriting in such preliminary prospectus supplement and prospectus supplement, concerning market making by the Underwriters; and
(d) The third and fourth sentence of the eleventh paragraph of text under Underwriting in such preliminary prospectus supplement and prospectus supplement, concerning other relationships between the Underwriters or their affiliates and the Company.
In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer from such Underwriter of this Agreement, and any interest and obligation in or under this Agreement, will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement, and any such interest and obligation, were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.
In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity or a BHC Act Affiliate of such Underwriter becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under this Agreement that may be exercised against such Underwriter are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.
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The term BHC Act Affiliate has the meaning assigned to the term affiliate in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. § 1841(k). The term Covered Entity means any of the following: (i) a covered entity as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b), (ii) a covered bank as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b) or (iii) a covered FSI as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b). The term Default Right has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable. The term U.S. Special Resolution Regime means each of (i) the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and (ii) Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
Other than as described in sub-clauses (a) through (d) of this paragraph, all provisions contained in that certain document entitled Underwriting Agreement Standard Provisions (Debt Securities) of the Company, dated March 17, 2014 (the Standard Provisions), are herein incorporated by reference in their entirety and shall be deemed to be a part of this Agreement to the same extent as if such provisions had been set forth in full herein. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, in the event of any conflict between the Standard Provisions and this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall control.
(a) Section 4(a) of the Standard Provisions shall be modified to replace the reference to Standard & Poors Ratings Services, a division of McGraw Hill Financial, Inc., or Moodys Investors Service, Inc., a subsidiary of Moodys Corporation (or their respective successors) with S&P Global Ratings, a division of S&P Global Inc., or Moodys Investors Service, Inc., a subsidiary of Moodys Corporation (or their respective successors);
(b) Section 4(b) of the Standard Provisions shall be modified to replace the reference to an opinion of James E. Parsons, Esq., Coordinator Corporate Securities and Finance Law of the Company with an opinion of Timothy Kim, Esq. Counsel Corporate of the Company and the reference to FORM OF OPINION OF COORDINATOR CORPORATE SECURITIES AND FINANCE LAW OF THE COMPANY in Exhibit A to the Standard Provisions shall accordingly be replaced with FORM OF OPINION OF COUNSEL CORPORATE OF THE COMPANY;
(c) Section 4(d) of the Standard Provisions shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with: The Manager shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion and letter of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, dated the Closing Date, in each case, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Underwriters; and
(d) Exhibits C-1 and C-2 of the Standard Provisions shall be deleted in their entirety and replaced with: Reserved.
The term Depositary as used therein shall mean The Depository Trust Company, and the term Manager as used therein shall mean Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, UBS Securities LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., whose authority thereunder may be exercised by them jointly.
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This Agreement may be signed in counterparts (which may include counterparts delivered by any standard form of telecommunication), each of which shall be an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail (including any electronic signature covered by the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, the Electronic Signatures and Records Act or other applicable law, e.g., www.docusign.com) or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.
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For themselves and on behalf of the several Underwriters named above. | ||
Very truly yours, | ||
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Michael Borut | |
Name: Michael Borut | ||
Title: Executive Director | ||
UBS SECURITIES LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Todd Mahoney | |
Name: Todd Mahoney | ||
Title: Managing Director, Head of DCM & Syndicate Americas | ||
By: | /s/ Igor Grinberg | |
Name: Igor Grinberg | ||
Title: Executive Director, DCM Syndicate Americas | ||
RBC CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Scott G. Primrose | |
Name: Scott G. Primrose | ||
Title: Authorized Signatory | ||
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Kevin Prior | |
Name: Kevin Prior | ||
Title: Managing Director | ||
By: | /s/ Shamit Saha | |
Name: Shamit Saha | ||
Title: Director |
[Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement]
Accepted: | ||
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION | ||
By: | /s/ James R. Chapman | |
Name: | James R. Chapman | |
Title: | Vice President, Treasurer and Investor Relations |
[Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement]
Schedule A
General Use Free Writing Prospectuses
1) | Pricing Term Sheet for the Offered Securities, dated October 4, 2024 (set forth in Schedule B) |
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Schedule B
Pricing Term Sheet
Exxon Mobil Corporation
$171,968,000 Floating Rate Notes due 2074
Issuer: | Exxon Mobil Corporation (the Company) | |
Security: | Floating Rate Notes due 2074 (the Notes) | |
Trade Date: | October 4, 2024 | |
Settlement Date*: | October 8, 2024 (T+2) | |
Denominations: | $1,000 | |
Principal Amount: | $171,968,000 | |
Maturity Date: | October 15, 2074 | |
Interest Rate and Interest Payment Dates: | Floating rate based on Compounded SOFR (calculated as described in that certain preliminary prospectus supplement of the Company dated October 4, 2024), minus 0.450%, calculated quarterly, and payable on January 15, April 15, July 15 and October 15 of each year, beginning January 15, 2025. | |
Optional Redemption Provisions: | On or after October 15, 2054, the Company may redeem the Notes at its option, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, upon not less than 10 nor more than 60 calendar days notice, at the following redemption prices (in each case, expressed as a percentage of the principal amount), if redeemed during the twelve-month periods beginning on October 15 as set forth below: |
Twelve-Month Period Beginning On |
Redemption Price | |||
October 15, 2054 |
105.000 | % | ||
October 15, 2055 |
104.500 | % | ||
October 15, 2056 |
104.000 | % | ||
October 15, 2057 |
103.500 | % | ||
October 15, 2058 |
103.000 | % | ||
October 15, 2059 |
102.500 | % | ||
October 15, 2060 |
102.000 | % | ||
October 15, 2061 |
101.500 | % | ||
October 15, 2062 |
101.000 | % | ||
October 15, 2063 |
100.500 | % | ||
October 15, 2064 |
100.000 | % |
and thereafter at 100.000% of the principal amount, in each case, together with any accrued and unpaid interest thereon to but excluding the redemption date. |
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Repayment at Option of Holder: | The Notes will be repayable at the option of any holder of the Notes, in whole or in part, on the repayment dates and at the repayment prices (in each case, expressed as a percentage of the principal amount) as set forth below: |
Repayment Date |
Repayment Price | |||
October 15, 2025 |
98.000 | % | ||
April 15, 2026 |
98.000 | % | ||
October 15, 2026 |
98.000 | % | ||
April 15, 2027 |
98.000 | % | ||
October 15, 2027 |
98.000 | % | ||
April 15, 2028 |
98.000 | % | ||
October 15, 2028 |
98.000 | % | ||
April 15, 2029 |
98.000 | % | ||
October 15, 2029 |
98.000 | % | ||
April 15, 2030 |
98.000 | % | ||
October 15, 2030 |
99.000 | % | ||
April 15, 2031 |
99.000 | % | ||
October 15, 2031 |
99.000 | % | ||
April 15, 2032 |
99.000 | % | ||
October 15, 2032 |
99.000 | % | ||
April 15, 2033 |
99.000 | % | ||
October 15, 2033 |
99.000 | % | ||
April 15, 2034 |
99.000 | % | ||
October 15, 2034 |
99.000 | % | ||
April 15, 2035 |
99.000 | % | ||
October 15, 2035 |
100.000 | % | ||
and on October 15 of every second year thereafter, through and including October 15, 2071, at 100.000% of the principal amount, in each case, together with any accrued and unpaid interest thereon to but excluding the repayment date. | ||
Price to Public: | 100.000% | |
CUSIP/ISIN: | 30231G BP6 / US30231GBP63 | |
Joint Book-Running Managers: | Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC UBS Securities LLC RBC Capital Markets, LLC Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. |
* | Note: We expect that delivery of the Notes will be made to investors on or about October 8, 2024, which will be the second business day following the time of sale (this settlement cycle being referred to as T+2). Under Rule 15c6-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, trades in the secondary market generally are required to settle in one business day unless the parties to any such trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade the Notes prior to one business day before delivery of the Notes hereunder will be required, by virtue of the fact that the Notes initially will settle in T+2, to specify an alternative settlement cycle at the time of any such trade to prevent a failed settlement. Purchasers of the Notes who wish to trade the Notes prior to one business day before delivery of the Notes hereunder should consult their own advisors. |
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The Company has filed a registration statement (including a preliminary prospectus supplement and an accompanying prospectus) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents that the Company has filed with the SEC, including the preliminary prospectus supplement, for more complete information about the Company and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the Company, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the preliminary prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus if you request it by contacting: Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC toll-free at 1-866-718-1649; UBS Securities LLC toll-free at 1-888-827-7275; RBC Capital Markets, LLC toll-free at 1-866-375-6829; or Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. toll-free at 1-800-503-4611.
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