UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 8, 2025
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. | ||||
| (b) On December 8, 2025, Kathryn A. Mikells announced her intention to retire from her position as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of the Corporation effective February 1, 2026. In recent months, Ms. Mikells has undergone a series of procedures and surgeries to address a debilitating but non-life-threatening health issue. She has decided to retire from the Corporation to focus full-time on her recovery. | |||||
(c), (e) On December 8, 2025, the Corporation elected Neil A. Hansen as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of the Corporation effective February 1, 2026. Mr. Hansen, age 51, has served as President of ExxonMobil Global Business Solutions since May 2025. He previously served as Senior Vice President, Energy Products for ExxonMobil Product Solutions Company from April 2022 to May 2025 and as Vice President, Europe, Africa & Middle East Fuels, from March 2020 to April 2022. Prior to that he held several senior finance positions across the Corporation’s Controllers, Audit, Treasurers and Investor Relations departments, including as Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Secretary. Mr. Hansen, like other executive officers of the Corporation, will not have an employment contract. In connection with his election as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer he will have an annual salary of $1.02 million per year. Mr. Hansen will continue to be eligible for grants under the Corporation’s bonus and long-term equity incentive programs, depending on company and individual performance, in the same manner as other employees. See the Compensation Discussion & Analysis section of the Corporation’s most recent Proxy Statement dated April 7, 2025, for a more complete description of the Corporation’s executive compensation programs and award terms. The terms and conditions of the Corporation’s RSUs for executive officers are also included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report. | |||||
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit No. | Description | ||||
| Extended Provisions for Restricted Stock Unit Agreements – Settlement in Shares (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(iii)(a.3) to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2024). | |||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL). | ||||
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION | ||||||||
| Date: December 9, 2025 | By: | /s/ LEN M. FOX | ||||||
| Len M. Fox | ||||||||
| Vice President, Controller and Tax | ||||||||
| (Principal Accounting Officer) | ||||||||
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