Engine No. 1 Activist Presentation Deck
Capital Allocation - Long-term commitment to a coherent
returns-focused strategy
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ExxonMobil has cut 2022-25 capex guidance in response to financial and investor
pressure, but most spending has been deferred rather than canceled
Even within this range there is wide flexibility; next year's capex at the high end would
be over 50% higher than this year's capex, and nothing in the Board's history suggests
it can be trusted to help guide such near-term or long-term decisions
• While ExxonMobil has focused investors in the short-term on its most advantaged
projects to enhance projected returns, the Board must develop a consistent strategy
for all future spending that strengthens the balance sheet and dividend reliability and
enables investment in the future, which we believe would include:
Only funding upstream projects that can deliver a high IRR
(including allocations for all corporate costs) at conservative prices
determined by probabilistically-weighted demand scenarios
Canceling or rejecting projects that fail this test and returning capital to investors
or putting it to work strengthening ExxonMobil for the long-term
Preventing average cash break-even prices after capex and dividend payments
from ever again exceeding conservative levels
Maintaining this discipline even during periods of higher oil and gas prices
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