Administration of Plan. The Plan shall be administered by the Administrator.

Administration of Plan. The Administrator shall operate and administer the Plan and, as such, shall have the authority as Administrator to exercise the powers and discretion conferred on it by the Plan, including the right to delegate any function to a specified person or persons. The Administrator shall discharge its duties for the exclusive benefit of the Participants and their Beneficiaries. The Plan is intended to satisfy the requirements of Code Section 409A and the Administrator shall interpret the Plan and exercise the power and discretion conferred under the Plan in a manner that is at all times consistent with the requirements of Code Section 409A, to the extent that benefits under the Plan are subject to the requirements of Code Section 409A.

The Plan Administrator shall be the Manager, Compensation, Benefit Plans and 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.

ADMINISTRATION OF PLAN. Full discretionary power and authority to construe, interpret and administer this Plan shall be vested in the Committee. The Committee shall have the power and authority to allocate among themselves and to delegate any responsibility or power reserved to it hereunder to any person or persons or any committee of the Board, as it may, in its sole discretion, deem appropriate. Pursuant to this [Section 11], the Senior Vice President - Human Resources of the Company shall be delegated authority by the Committee to conduct administrative functions with respect to this Plan and make changes to this Plan as he deems appropriate, provided that such changes do not impact the investment options and any amounts payable or benefits granted under this Plan without first obtaining the approval of the Committee. Decisions of the Committee or its designee shall be final, conclusive and binding upon all persons affected thereby.

The Compensation Committee shall have final authority to interpret the provisions of the Plan and may make any determination and take any action that the Committee deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan. Interpretations by the Compensation Committee shall be conclusive and binding on all participants and their designated beneficiaries. The Compensation Committee may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or terminate the Plan or any portion thereof at any time. It is the responsibility of the Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary # to cause each person selected to participate in the Plan to be furnished with a copy of the Plan and to be notified in writing of such selection, the applicable goals and the range of the awards for which the participant is eligible; # to cause the awards to be calculated in accordance with the Plan; and # except to the extent reserved to the CEO or the Compensation Committee hereunder, to administer the Plan consistent with its express provisions.

To the extent required for transactions under the Plan to qualify for exemptions available under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the U.S. Securities Act ("Rule 16b-3"), if the Board shall delegate its authority to the Committee then each member of the Committee will be a "Non-Employee Director" within the meaning of Rule 16b-3. To the extent required for compensation realized from the exercise of options issued under the Plan to be deductible by the Company or any of the Companies pursuant to Section 162(m) of the Code, the members of said Committee will be "outside directors" within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code.

Administration of Plan. The Plan is administered by the Committee appointed by the Company’s Board of Directors. The Committee has the authority to construe and interpret the Plan, to make rules of general application relating to the Plan, to amend outstanding awards pursuant to the Plan, and to require of any person receiving an award, at the time of such receipt or lapse of restrictions, the execution of any paper or the making of any representation or the giving of any commitment that the Committee shall, in its discretion, deem necessary or advisable by reason of the securities laws of the United States or any State, or the execution of any paper or the payment of any sum of money in respect of taxes or the undertaking to pay or have paid any such sum that the Committee shall in its discretion, deem necessary by reason of the Internal Revenue Code or any rule or regulation thereunder, or by reason of the tax laws of any State.

The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. In addition to the powers and duties otherwise set forth in the Plan, the Committee shall have full power and authority to administer and interpret the Plan, to establish procedures for administering the Plan and to take any and all necessary action in connection therewith. The Committee’s interpretation and construction of the Plan shall be conclusive and binding on all persons.

The Plan will be administered by the Committee, which will have the duties and responsibilities in respect thereof as set out in the Company’s Compensation and Organization Committee Charter. Notwithstanding the existence of any such Committee, the Board itself will retain independent and concurrent power to undertake any action hereunder delegated to the Committee, whether with respect to the Plan as a whole or with respect to individual Options granted or to be granted under the Plan.

The Administrator shall have the discretionary authority and responsibility for all aspects of administration of the Plan, including to: