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| IMO > SEC Filings for IMO > Form 8-K on 25-Nov-2008 | All Recent SEC Filings |
25-Nov-2008
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement, Financial Statements and Exhibits
• Provide motivation to promote sustained improvement in the company's business performance and shareholder value;
• Ensure the company can attract and retain outstanding director candidates who meet the selection criteria outlined in Section 9 of the Board of Directors Charter attached as Schedule C;
• Recognize the substantial time commitments necessary to oversee the affairs of the company; and
• Support the independence of thought and action expected of directors.
Nonemployee director compensation levels are reviewed by the nominations and
corporate governance committee each year, and resulting recommendations are
presented to the full board for approval.
Employees of the company or ExxonMobil receive no extra pay for serving as
directors. Nonemployee directors receive compensation consisting of cash and
restricted stock units. Since 1999, the nonemployee directors have been able to
receive all or part of their cash directors' fees in the form of deferred share
units. The purpose of the deferred share unit plan for nonemployee directors is
to provide them with additional motivation to promote sustained improvement in
the company's business performance and shareholder value by allowing them to
have all or part of their directors' fees tied to the future growth in value of
the company's common shares. This plan is described on page • .
In 2008, the base cash retainer for nonemployee directors was $100,000 per year.
Nonemployee directors were paid $20,000 for membership on all board committees.
Additionally, each board committee chair received a retainer of $10,000 for each
committee chaired. Nonemployee directors were not paid a fee for attending board
and committee meetings on each of the eight regularly-scheduled meeting days.
However, they were eligible to receive a fee of $2,000 per board or committee
meeting occurring on any other day. There were two days in 2008 where such board
and committee meetings occurred.
In addition to the cash fees described above, the company pays a significant
portion of director compensation in restricted stock units to strongly align
director compensation with the long-term interests of shareholders. In 2008,
each nonemployee director received an annual grant of 2,000 restricted stock
units.
On November 20, 2008, the Board amended the restricted stock unit plan to
provide that the Board will no longer have the general discretion to cancel
restricted stock units awarded to a nonemployee director subsequent to leaving
the company's board. Previously, the Board had to approve the retention of
restricted stock units when the nonemployee director left the board. The
objective of this language was to encourage Board members to remain on the Board
until standard retirement time, thereby ensuring Board member alignment with
long-term shareholder value. It has been determined by the Board that, to
reinforce the independence of each Board member, this provision of the incentive
plan language for nonemployee directors should be removed. This change applies
to the terms of all outstanding restricted stock units and any restricted stock
unit grants going forward. However, while on the Board and for a 24-month period
after leaving the company's Board, restricted stock units may be forfeited if
the nonemployee director engages in direct competition with the company or
otherwise engages in any activity detrimental to the company.
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