ExxonMobil, Its Employees and Retirees, Donate $11 Million to Tsunami Relief
IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 12, 2005--Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM)
today announced that its employees, retirees, surviving spouses, dealers and
distributors around the world combined their contributions with corporate donations
to give a total of $11 million to tsunami relief and reconstruction in 2005.
ExxonMobil initially contributed $5 million in December and committed to a one-to-one
match of employee donations, which totaled $3 million.
"The thoughts and prayers of everyone at ExxonMobil have been with the
families and loved ones of those who died in this horrific event and with the
survivors as they attempt to put their lives back in order. I am immensely proud
of the generosity of my colleagues around the world and particularly of those
who have been in a position to provide direct assistance and relief," said
Lee Raymond, chairman, Exxon Mobil Corporation.
The ExxonMobil and affiliate contributions went to international aid agencies
including UNICEF, Save the Children, United Nations High Commission for Refugees
(UNHCR), the American Red Cross and UpLift International. Contributions were
also given to relief funds and organizations in Indonesia, Thailand, India and
Malaysia.
ExxonMobil's notable business operations and community presence in Aceh strongly
influenced the decision to earmark a significant portion of the company's donations
to Indonesia in recognition of the tsunami's enormous impact on that community.
Aceh was the closest landmass to the earthquake's epicenter and the first landfall
for the devastating tsunami.
ExxonMobil affiliates employ approximately 5,000 people in India, Indonesia,
Malaysia and Thailand, and have oil and gas production and petroleum and petrochemical
refining and distribution businesses in those countries.