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EXXON MOBIL CORP 8-K Report, Corporate Update (Jul 31, 2020)

Filed July 31, 2020For Securities:XOM

Summary

Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) filed an 8-K on July 30, 2020, to provide advance notice regarding its second quarter 2020 financial results. The company intended to file these results on Form 8-K by 6:30 a.m. CT on July 31, 2020. However, due to technical difficulties with the SEC's EDGAR system, there was a possibility of delay in the official filing. As a proactive measure to comply with Regulation FD and ensure timely dissemination of information, Exxon Mobil announced that its second quarter 2020 financial results would be made available on its corporate website, www.exxonmobil.com, at the originally scheduled time of 6:30 a.m. CT on July 31, 2020. The Form 8-K filing with these results would follow on EDGAR as soon as technically feasible.

Key Highlights

  • 1Advance notification of Q2 2020 financial results release.
  • 2Scheduled release time for Q2 2020 results: 6:30 a.m. CT, July 31, 2020.
  • 3Potential delay in official SEC EDGAR filing due to system technical difficulties.
  • 4Results to be accessible on Exxon Mobil's corporate website (www.exxonmobil.com) at the scheduled time.
  • 5Commitment to Regulation FD compliance by providing early access to information.
  • 6Formal 8-K filing on EDGAR to be submitted as soon as system issues are resolved.

Frequently Asked Questions

Exxon Mobil's Q2 2020 financial results were scheduled to be released at 6:30 a.m. CT on Friday, July 31, 2020. They were made available on the company's website at that time.

The company intended to file its Q2 2020 results on Form 8-K via the SEC's EDGAR system by the scheduled time. However, due to technical difficulties with EDGAR, there was a possibility of a delay in the official filing. The results were still made available on the company's website as planned.

The Q2 2020 financial results were available on Exxon Mobil's corporate website at www.exxonmobil.com as of 6:30 a.m. CT on July 31, 2020. The official 8-K filing on EDGAR was expected to follow as soon as technically possible.

Regulation FD (Fair Disclosure) is an SEC rule that requires public companies to make public disclosures of material nonpublic information about the company in a manner that does not unfairly favor some investors over others. In this case, Exxon Mobil provided advance notice and direct access to its results on its website to comply with Regulation FD.