5.Miscellaneous
5.1Administration of Plan
The Plan Administrator shall be the Manager, Compensation, Benefits, & Policies, Human Resources
Department, Exxon Mobil Corporation. The Plan Administrator shall have the right and authority to
conclusively interpret this Plan for all purposes, including the determination of any person’s eligibility for
benefits hereunder and the resolution of any and all appeals relating to claims by participants or
beneficiaries, with any such interpretation being conclusive for all participants and beneficiaries.
5.2Nature of Payments
Payments provided under this Plan are considered general obligations of the Corporation.
5.3Assignment or Alienation
Except as provided in section 5.5 below, payments provided under this Plan may not be assigned or
otherwise alienated or pledged.
5.4Amendment or Termination
The Corporation's parent entity, ExxonMobil Holdings Corporation ("Parent"), reserves the right to amend
or terminate this plan, in whole or in part, including the right at any time to reduce or eliminate any accrued
benefits hereunder and to alter or amend the benefit formula set out herein.
5.5Forfeiture of Benefits
No person shall be entitled to receive payments under this Plan and any payments received under this Plan
shall be forfeited and returned if it is determined by the Corporation in its sole discretion, acting through
the Parent's Chief Executive Officer or such person or committee as the Chief Executive Officer may
designate, that a person otherwise entitled to a payment under this Plan or who has commenced receiving
payments under this Plan:
(A)engaged in gross misconduct harmful to the Corporation, or any of its affiliates,
(B)committed a criminal violation harmful to the Corporation, or any of its affiliates,
(C)had concealed actions described in paragraph (A) or (B) above which would have brought about
termination from employment thereby making the person ineligible for benefits under this Plan,
(D)separated from service prior to attaining age 65 without having received from the Parent or its
delegate prior written approval for such termination, given in the sole discretion of the Parent or
its delegate and in the context of recognition that benefits under this Plan would not be forfeited
upon such termination, or
(E)had been terminated for cause.