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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2005 | ||
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
Delaware | 94-0890210 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of | (I.R.S. Employer | |
incorporation or organization) | Identification Number) | |
6001 Bollinger Canyon Road, | ||
San Ramon, California | 94583 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Class | Outstanding as of March 31, 2005 | |
Common stock, $.75 par value | 2,098,220,174 |
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Item 1. | Consolidated Financial Statements |
Three Months Ended | ||||||||||
March 31, | ||||||||||
2005 | 2004 | |||||||||
(Millions of dollars, except | ||||||||||
per-share amounts) | ||||||||||
Revenues and Other Income
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Sales and other operating revenues(1)(2)
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$ | 40,441 | $ | 33,063 | ||||||
Income from equity affiliates
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889 | 444 | ||||||||
Other income
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277 | 138 | ||||||||
Total Revenues and Other Income
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41,607 | 33,645 | ||||||||
Costs and Other Deductions
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Purchased crude oil and products(2)
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26,491 | 20,027 | ||||||||
Operating expenses
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2,469 | 2,167 | ||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses
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999 | 1,021 | ||||||||
Exploration expenses
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153 | 85 | ||||||||
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
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1,334 | 1,190 | ||||||||
Taxes other than on income(1)
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5,126 | 4,765 | ||||||||
Interest and debt expense
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107 | 93 | ||||||||
Minority interests
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21 | 22 | ||||||||
Total Costs and Other Deductions
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36,700 | 29,370 | ||||||||
Income From Continuing Operations Before Income Tax
Expense
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4,907 | 4,275 | ||||||||
Income Tax Expense
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2,230 | 1,724 | ||||||||
Income From Continuing Operations
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2,677 | 2,551 | ||||||||
Income From Discontinued Operations
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| 11 | ||||||||
Net Income
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$ | 2,677 | $ | 2,562 | ||||||
Per Share of Common Stock(3):
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Income From Continuing Operations
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Basic
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$ | 1.28 | $ | 1.21 | ||||||
Diluted
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$ | 1.28 | $ | 1.20 | ||||||
Income From Discontinued Operations
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Basic
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$ | | $ | | ||||||
Diluted
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$ | | $ | | ||||||
Net Income
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Basic
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$ | 1.28 | $ | 1.21 | ||||||
Diluted
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$ | 1.28 | $ | 1.20 | ||||||
Dividends
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$ | 0.40 | $ | 0.36 | ||||||
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding (000s)
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Basic
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2,090,609 | 2,126,735 | ||||||||
Diluted
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2,099,899 | 2,130,735 | ||||||||
(1) Includes consumer excise taxes:
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$ | 2,116 | $ | 1,857 | ||||||
(2) Includes amounts in revenues for buy/sell contracts
(associated costs are in Purchased crude oil and
products). See Note 15 starting on page 18:
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$ | 5,290 | $ | 4,256 | ||||||
(3) 2004 restated to reflect a two-for-one stock split
effected as a 100 percent stock dividend in September 2004
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Three Months Ended | ||||||||||
March 31, | ||||||||||
2005 | 2004 | |||||||||
(Millions of dollars) | ||||||||||
Net Income
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$ | 2,677 | $ | 2,562 | ||||||
Currency translation adjustment
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(3 | ) | 1 | |||||||
Unrealized holding (loss) gain on securities
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(33 | ) | 7 | |||||||
Net derivatives gain on hedge transactions
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Before income taxes
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10 | 4 | ||||||||
Income taxes
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(2 | ) | (2 | ) | ||||||
Total
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8 | 2 | ||||||||
Minimum pension liability adjustment
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1 | | ||||||||
Other Comprehensive (Loss) Gain, Net of Tax
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(27 | ) | 10 | |||||||
Comprehensive Income
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$ | 2,650 | $ | 2,572 | ||||||
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At March 31, | At December 31, | |||||||||||
2005 | 2004 | |||||||||||
(Millions of dollars, except | ||||||||||||
per-share amounts) | ||||||||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents
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$ | 10,687 | $ | 9,291 | ||||||||
Marketable securities
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1,164 | 1,451 | ||||||||||
Accounts and notes receivable, net
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13,665 | 12,429 | ||||||||||
Inventories:
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Crude oil and petroleum products
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2,455 | 2,324 | ||||||||||
Chemicals
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179 | 173 | ||||||||||
Materials, supplies and other
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462 | 486 | ||||||||||
Total inventories
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3,096 | 2,983 | ||||||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
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2,547 | 2,349 | ||||||||||
Total Current Assets
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31,159 | 28,503 | ||||||||||
Long-term receivables, net
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1,391 | 1,419 | ||||||||||
Investments and advances
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14,547 | 14,389 | ||||||||||
Properties, plant and equipment, at cost
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104,739 | 103,954 | ||||||||||
Less: accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization
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60,524 | 59,496 | ||||||||||
Properties, plant and equipment, net
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44,215 | 44,458 | ||||||||||
Deferred charges and other assets
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4,196 | 4,277 | ||||||||||
Assets held for sale
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295 | 162 | ||||||||||
Total Assets
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$ | 95,803 | $ | 93,208 | ||||||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY | ||||||||||||
Short-term debt
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$ | 624 | $ | 816 | ||||||||
Accounts payable
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11,821 | 10,747 | ||||||||||
Accrued liabilities
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2,805 | 3,410 | ||||||||||
Federal and other taxes on income
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2,966 | 2,502 | ||||||||||
Other taxes payable
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1,458 | 1,320 | ||||||||||
Total Current Liabilities
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19,674 | 18,795 | ||||||||||
Long-term debt
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10,191 | 10,217 | ||||||||||
Capital lease obligations
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231 | 239 | ||||||||||
Deferred credits and other noncurrent obligations
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8,171 | 7,942 | ||||||||||
Noncurrent deferred income taxes
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7,454 | 7,268 | ||||||||||
Reserves for employee benefit plans
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3,325 | 3,345 | ||||||||||
Minority interests
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165 | 172 | ||||||||||
Total Liabilities
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49,211 | 47,978 | ||||||||||
Preferred stock (authorized 100,000,000 shares,
$1.00 par value, none issued)
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Common stock (authorized 4,000,000,000 shares,
$.75 par value, 2,274,032,014 shares issued at
March 31, 2005, and December 31, 2004)
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1,706 | 1,706 | ||||||||||
Capital in excess of par value
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4,199 | 4,160 | ||||||||||
Retained earnings
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47,258 | 45,414 | ||||||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
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(346 | ) | (319 | ) | ||||||||
Deferred compensation and benefit plan trust
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(494 | ) | (607 | ) | ||||||||
Treasury stock, at cost (175,811,840 and 166,911,890 shares
at March 31, 2005, and December 31, 2004, respectively)
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(5,731 | ) | (5,124 | ) | ||||||||
Total Stockholders Equity
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46,592 | 45,230 | ||||||||||
Total Liabilities and Stockholders Equity
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$ | 95,803 | $ | 93,208 | ||||||||
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Three Months Ended | |||||||||||
March 31, | |||||||||||
2005 | 2004 | ||||||||||
(Millions of dollars) | |||||||||||
Operating Activities
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Net income
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$ | 2,677 | $ | 2,562 | |||||||
Adjustments
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Depreciation, depletion and amortization
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1,334 | 1,190 | |||||||||
Dry hole expense
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60 | 33 | |||||||||
Distributions less than income from equity affiliates
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(210 | ) | (299 | ) | |||||||
Net before-tax gains on asset retirements and sales
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(144 | ) | (91 | ) | |||||||
Net foreign currency losses
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10 | 12 | |||||||||
Deferred income tax provision
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175 | 242 | |||||||||
Net (increase) decrease in operating working capital
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(332 | ) | 209 | ||||||||
Minority interest in net income
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21 | 22 | |||||||||
(Increase) decrease in long-term receivables
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(4 | ) | 37 | ||||||||
Decrease in other deferred charges
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73 | 470 | |||||||||
Cash contributions to employee pension plans
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(63 | ) | (549 | ) | |||||||
Other
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149 | (361 | ) | ||||||||
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
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3,746 | 3,477 | |||||||||
Investing Activities
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Capital expenditures
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(1,310 | ) | (1,354 | ) | |||||||
Proceeds from asset sales
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297 | 381 | |||||||||
Net sales (purchases) of marketable securities
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287 | (22 | ) | ||||||||
Repayment of loans by equity affiliates
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37 | 14 | |||||||||
Net Cash Used for Investing Activities
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(689 | ) | (981 | ) | |||||||
Financing Activities
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Net payments of short-term obligations
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(72 | ) | (3 | ) | |||||||
Repayments of long-term debt
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(12 | ) | (141 | ) | |||||||
Cash dividends
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(836 | ) | (775 | ) | |||||||
Dividends paid to minority interests
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(26 | ) | (2 | ) | |||||||
Net (purchases) sales of treasury shares
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(568 | ) | 43 | ||||||||
Redemption of preferred stock of subsidiary
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(140 | ) | | ||||||||
Net Cash Used For Financing Activities
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(1,654 | ) | (878 | ) | |||||||
Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash and Cash
Equivalents
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(7 | ) | (26 | ) | |||||||
Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents
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1,396 | 1,592 | |||||||||
Cash and Cash Equivalents at January 1
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9,291 | 4,266 | |||||||||
Cash and Cash Equivalents at March 31
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$ | 10,687 | $ | 5,858 | |||||||
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Note 1. | Interim Financial Statements |
Note 2. | Net Income |
Note 3. | Agreement to Acquire Unocal |
Note 4. | Common Stock Split |
Note 5. | Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations |
Three Months Ended | ||||||||
March 31, | ||||||||
2005 | 2004 | |||||||
(Millions of dollars) | ||||||||
Revenues and other income
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$ | | $ | 114 | ||||
Income from discontinued operations before income tax expense
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| 21 | ||||||
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax
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| 11 |
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Note 6. | Information Relating to the Statement of Cash Flows |
Three Months Ended | |||||||||
March 31, | |||||||||
2005 | 2004 | ||||||||
(Millions of dollars) | |||||||||
Increase in accounts and notes receivable
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$ | (1,288 | ) | $ | (1,432 | ) | |||
Increase in inventories
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(113 | ) | (254 | ) | |||||
Increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets
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(181 | ) | (22 | ) | |||||
Increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
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620 | 886 | |||||||
Increase in income and other taxes payable
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630 | 1,031 | |||||||
Net (increase) decrease in operating working capital
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$ | (332 | ) | $ | 209 | ||||
Three Months Ended | ||||||||
March 31, | ||||||||
2005 | 2004 | |||||||
(Millions of dollars) | ||||||||
Interest on debt (net of capitalized interest)
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$ | 125 | $ | 114 | ||||
Income taxes
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1,520 | 499 |
Three Months Ended | |||||||||
March 31, | |||||||||
2005 | 2004 | ||||||||
(Millions of dollars) | |||||||||
Marketable securities purchased
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$ | (250 | ) | $ | (353 | ) | |||
Marketable securities sold
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537 | 331 | |||||||
Net sales (purchases) of marketable securities
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$ | 287 | $ | (22 | ) | ||||
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Three Months Ended | |||||||||
March 31, | |||||||||
2005 | 2004 | ||||||||
(Millions of dollars) | |||||||||
Additions to properties, plant and equipment
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$ | 1,202 | $ | 1,222 | |||||
Additions to investments
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81 | 142 | |||||||
Current year dry hole expenditures
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42 | 20 | |||||||
Payments for other liabilities and assets, net
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(15 | ) | (30 | ) | |||||
Capital expenditures
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1,310 | 1,354 | |||||||
Other exploration expenditures
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93 | 51 | |||||||
Capital and exploratory expenditures, excluding equity affiliates
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$ | 1,403 | $ | 1,405 | |||||
Equity in affiliates expenditures
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293 | 277 | |||||||
Capital and exploratory expenditures, including equity affiliates
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$ | 1,696 | $ | 1,682 | |||||
Note 7. | Operating Segments and Geographic Data |
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Three Months Ended | |||||||||
March 31, | |||||||||
2005 | 2004 | ||||||||
(Millions of dollars) | |||||||||
Income from Continuing Operations
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Upstream Exploration and Production
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United States
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$ | 767 | $ | 854 | |||||
International
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1,612 | 1,120 | |||||||
Total Exploration and Production
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2,379 | 1,974 | |||||||
Downstream Refining, Marketing and
Transportation
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United States
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58 | 276 | |||||||
International
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351 | 364 | |||||||
Total Refining, Marketing and Transportation
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409 | 640 | |||||||
Chemicals
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United States
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129 | 49 | |||||||
International
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8 | 25 | |||||||
Total Chemicals
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137 | 74 | |||||||
Total Segment Income
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2,925 | 2,688 | |||||||
All Other
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Interest Expense
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(75 | ) | (59 | ) | |||||
Interest Income
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54 | 21 | |||||||
Other
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(227 | ) | (99 | ) | |||||
Income from Continuing Operations
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2,677 | 2,551 | |||||||
Income from Discontinued Operations
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| 11 | |||||||
Net Income
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$ | 2,677 | $ | 2,562 | |||||
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At March 31, | At December 31, | ||||||||
2005 | 2004 | ||||||||
(Millions of dollars) | |||||||||
Upstream Exploration and Production
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United States
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$ | 11,848 | $ | 11,869 | |||||
International
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31,586 | 31,239 | |||||||
Total Exploration and Production
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43,434 | 43,108 | |||||||
Downstream Refining, Marketing and
Transportation
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United States
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10,527 | 10,091 | |||||||
International
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20,281 | 19,415 | |||||||
Total Refining, Marketing and Transportation
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30,808 | 29,506 | |||||||
Chemicals
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United States
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2,455 | 2,316 | |||||||
International
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664 | 667 | |||||||
Total Chemicals
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3,119 | 2,983 | |||||||
Total Segment Assets
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77,361 | 75,597 | |||||||
All Other
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United States
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11,878 | 11,746 | |||||||
International
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6,564 | 5,865 | |||||||
Total All Other
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18,442 | 17,611 | |||||||
Total Assets United States
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36,708 | 36,022 | |||||||
Total Assets International
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59,095 | 57,186 | |||||||
Total Assets
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$ | 95,803 | $ | 93,208 | |||||
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Three Months Ended | |||||||||||
March 31, | |||||||||||
2005 | 2004 | ||||||||||
(Millions of dollars) | |||||||||||
Upstream Exploration and Production
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United States
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$ | 4,278 | $ | 4,302 | |||||||
International
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4,729 | 3,922 | |||||||||
Sub-total
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9,007 | 8,224 | |||||||||
Intersegment Elimination United States
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(1,816 | ) | (2,452 | ) | |||||||
Intersegment Elimination International
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(2,860 | ) | (2,083 | ) | |||||||
Total
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4,331 | 3,689 | |||||||||
Downstream Refining, Marketing and
Transportation
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United States
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16,608 | 13,426 | |||||||||
International
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19,143 | 15,566 | |||||||||
Sub-total
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35,751 | 28,992 | |||||||||
Intersegment Elimination United States
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(44 | ) | (30 | ) | |||||||
Intersegment Elimination International
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(9 | ) | (15 | ) | |||||||
Total
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35,698 | 28,947 | |||||||||
Chemicals
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United States
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143 | 124 | |||||||||
International
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217 | 216 | |||||||||
Sub-total
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360 | 340 | |||||||||
Intersegment Elimination United States
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(52 | ) | (39 | ) | |||||||
Intersegment Elimination International
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(32 | ) | (26 | ) | |||||||
Total
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276 | 275 | |||||||||
All Other
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United States
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213 | 209 | |||||||||
International
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20 | 30 | |||||||||
Sub-total
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233 | 239 | |||||||||
Intersegment Elimination United States
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(94 | ) | (86 | ) | |||||||
Intersegment Elimination International
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(3 | ) | (1 | ) | |||||||
Total
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136 | 152 | |||||||||
Sales and Other Operating Revenues
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United States
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21,242 | 18,061 | |||||||||
International
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24,109 | 19,734 | |||||||||
Sub-total
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45,351 | 37,795 | |||||||||
Intersegment Elimination United States
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(2,006 | ) | (2,607 | ) | |||||||
Intersegment Elimination International
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(2,904 | ) | (2,125 | ) | |||||||
Total Sales and Other Operating Revenues*
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$ | 40,441 | $ | 33,063 | |||||||
* | Includes buy/sell contracts of $5,290 and $4,256 in the 2005 and 2004 periods, respectively. Substantially all of the amount in each period related to the downstream segment. Refer to Note 15 starting on page 18 for a discussion on the companys accounting for buy/sell contracts. |
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Note 8. | Restructuring and Reorganization Costs |
Amount | ||||
(Millions of dollars) | ||||
Balance at January 1, 2005
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$ | 119 | ||
Additions
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| |||
Payments
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(38 | ) | ||
Balance at March 31, 2005
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$ | 81 | ||
Note 9. | Summarized Financial Data Chevron U.S.A. Inc. |
Three Months Ended | ||||||||
March 31, | ||||||||
2005 | 2004 | |||||||
(Millions of dollars) | ||||||||
Sales and other operating revenues
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$ | 29,143 | $ | 23,189 | ||||
Costs and other deductions
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28,422 | 21,715 | ||||||
Income from discontinued operations
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| 6 | ||||||
Net income
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575 | 1,023 |
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At March 31, | At December 31, | |||||||
2005 | 2004 | |||||||
(Millions of dollars) | ||||||||
Current assets
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$ | 25,314 | $ | 23,147 | ||||
Other assets
|
19,900 | 19,961 | ||||||
Current liabilities
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18,326 | 17,044 | ||||||
Other liabilities
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12,819 | 12,533 | ||||||
Net equity
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$ | 14,069 | $ | 13,531 | ||||
Memo: Total debt
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$ | 8,348 | $ | 8,349 |
Note 10. | Summarized Financial Data Chevron Transport Corporation |
Three Months Ended | ||||||||
March 31, | ||||||||
2005 | 2004 | |||||||
(Millons of dollars) | ||||||||
Sales and other operating revenues
|
$ | 189 | $ | 180 | ||||
Costs and other deductions
|
105 | 123 | ||||||
Net income
|
28 | 53 |
At March 31, | At December 31, | |||||||
2005 | 2004 | |||||||
(Millions of dollars) | ||||||||
Current assets
|
$ | 512 | $ | 292 | ||||
Other assets
|
215 | 219 | ||||||
Current liabilities
|
145 | 67 | ||||||
Other liabilities
|
388 | 278 | ||||||
Net equity
|
$ | 194 | $ | 166 | ||||
Note 11. | Income Taxes |
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Note 12. | Stock Options |
Three Months Ended | ||||||||
March 31, | ||||||||
2005 | 2004 | |||||||
(Millions of dollars) | ||||||||
Net income, as reported
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$ | 2,677 | $ | 2,562 | ||||
Add: Stock-based employee compensation expense included in
reported net income determined under APB No. 25, net of
related tax effects
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3 | | ||||||
Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation expense
determined under fair-value-based method for awards, net of
related tax effects(1)
|
(13 | ) | (6 | ) | ||||
Pro forma net income
|
$ | 2,667 | $ | 2,556 | ||||
Net income per share(2):
|
||||||||
Basic as reported
|
$ | 1.28 | $ | 1.21 | ||||
Basic pro forma
|
$ | 1.27 | $ | 1.21 | ||||
Diluted as reported
|
$ | 1.28 | $ | 1.20 | ||||
Diluted pro forma
|
$ | 1.27 | $ | 1.20 |
(1) | The fair value is estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model for stock options. Stock appreciation rights are estimated based on the method outlined in SFAS 123 for these instruments. |
(2) | 2004 restated to reflect a two-for-one stock split effected as a 100 percent stock dividend in September 2004. |
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Three Months Ended | ||||||||||
March 31, | ||||||||||
2005 | 2004 | |||||||||
(Millions of dollars) | ||||||||||
Pension Benefits
|
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United States
|
||||||||||
Service cost
|
$ | 45 | $ | 42 | ||||||
Interest cost
|
91 | 82 | ||||||||
Expected return on plan assets
|
(103 | ) | (87 | ) | ||||||
Amortization of prior-service costs
|
11 | 11 | ||||||||
Recognized actuarial losses
|
40 | 28 | ||||||||
Settlement losses
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23 | 20 | ||||||||
Total United States
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107 | 96 | ||||||||
International
|
||||||||||
Service cost
|
23 | 17 | ||||||||
Interest cost
|
54 | 43 | ||||||||
Expected return on plan assets
|
(56 | ) | (41 | ) | ||||||
Amortization of prior-service costs
|
4 | 4 | ||||||||
Recognized actuarial losses
|
14 | 13 | ||||||||
Total International
|
39 | 36 | ||||||||
Net Periodic Pension Benefit Costs
|
$ | 146 | $ | 132 | ||||||
Other Benefits*
|
||||||||||
Service cost
|
$ | 7 | $ | 8 | ||||||
Interest cost
|
39 | 46 | ||||||||
Amortization of prior-service costs
|
(22 | ) | (1 | ) | ||||||
Recognized actuarial losses
|
23 | 7 | ||||||||
Net Periodic Other Benefit Costs
|
$ | 47 | $ | 60 | ||||||
* | Includes costs for U.S. and international other postretirement benefit plans. Obligations for plans outside the U.S. are not significant relative to the companys total other postretirement benefit obligation. |
Note 14. | Accounting For Suspended Exploratory Wells |
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Three Months | ||||||||
Ended | Year Ended | |||||||
March 31, | December 31, | |||||||
2005 | 2004 | |||||||
(Millions of dollars) | ||||||||
Balance at beginning of period
|
$ | 671 | $ | 549 | ||||
Capitalized exploratory well costs charged to expense upon the
adoption of FSP FAS 19-1
|
| | ||||||
Additions to capitalized exploratory well costs pending the
determination of proved reserves
|
75 | 252 | * | |||||
Reclassifications to wells, facilities and equipment based on
the determination of proved reserves
|
| (64 | ) | |||||
Capitalized exploratory well costs charged to expense
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| (66 | )* | |||||
Balance at end of period
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$ | 746 | $ | 671 | ||||
* | Amount revised by $10 million from that reported in the companys 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K due to changes between the draft FSP FAS 19-a and the final FSP FAS 19-1. The final FSP directs that costs suspended and expensed in the same annual period not be included in this analysis. |
At March 31, | At December 31, | |||||||
2005 | 2004 | |||||||
(Millions of dollars) | ||||||||
Exploratory well costs capitalized for a period of one year or
less
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$ | 294 | $ | 222 | ||||
Exploratory well costs capitalized for a period greater than one
year
|
452 | 449 | ||||||
Balance at end of period
|
$ | 746 | $ | 671 | ||||
Number of projects with exploratory well costs that have been
capitalized for a period greater than one year
|
24 | 22 |
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Millions of | Number of | ||||||||
Dollars | Wells | ||||||||
Aging based on drilling completion date of individual wells: | |||||||||
1994 through 1999
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$ | 68 | 9 | ||||||
2000 through first quarter 2004
|
384 | 31 | |||||||
Total
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$ | 452 | 40 | ||||||
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Number of | |||||||||
Projects | |||||||||
Aging based on drilling completion date of last well in project: | |||||||||
1998
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$ | 50 | 1 | ||||||
2000 through first quarter 2005
|
402 | 23 | |||||||
Total
|
$ | 452 | 24 | ||||||
Note 15. | Accounting for Buy/ Sell Contracts |
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Note 16. | Litigation |
Note 17. | Other Contingencies and Commitments |
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Note 18. | New Accounting Standards |
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Item 2. | Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
Key Financial Results |
Three Months Ended | |||||||||
March 31, | |||||||||
2005 | 2004 | ||||||||
(Millions of dollars) | |||||||||
Income from Continuing Operations
|
|||||||||
Upstream Exploration and Production
|
|||||||||
United States
|
$ | 767 | $ | 854 | |||||
International
|
1,612 | 1,120 | |||||||
Total Upstream
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2,379 | 1,974 | |||||||
Downstream Refining, Marketing and
Transportation
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United States
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58 | 276 | |||||||
International
|
351 | 364 | |||||||
Total Downstream
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409 | 640 | |||||||
Chemicals
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137 | 74 | |||||||
All Other
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(248 | ) | (137 | ) | |||||
Income From Continuing Operations
|
2,677 | 2,551 | |||||||
Income from Discontinued Operations
|
| 11 | |||||||
Net Income(1)(2)
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$ | 2,677 | $ | 2,562 | |||||
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(1) Includes special charges:
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$ | | $ | (55 | ) | ||||
(2) Includes foreign currency effects:
|
$ | (21 | ) | $ | (43 | ) |
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Business Environment and Outlook |
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Operating Developments |
Upstream |
| North America Resumed production at the Petronius platform in the Gulf of Mexico in mid-March, following repairs of the significant damage caused by Hurricane Ivan in September 2004. By the end of April, the facility was producing 28,000 net oil-equivalent barrels per day. ChevronTexaco is the operator of Petronius and holds a 50 percent interest. | |
| Angola Signed key agreements with partners to establish the gas supply, corporate structure and legal and regulatory framework for the multi-billion dollar Angola Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project and awarded contracts for front-end engineering and design (FEED) studies. This project will |
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be designed to help reduce flaring and enable commercialization of some of Angolas vast natural gas resources. At the Sanha Field located in the Block 0 concession, offshore Cabinda province, the company produced first condensate at a total average rate of 6,000 barrels per day. Total production from the 39 percent-owned Sanha and the nearby Bomboco fields is expected to reach a maximum of approximately 100,000 barrels per day of crude oil, condensate and liquefied petroleum gas in 2006. | ||
| Australia Announced an agreement in principle with joint-venture participants to align equity interests in the Greater Gorgon Area, offshore Western Australia. The agreement provides the basis for the combined development of natural gas at Gorgon and nearby gas fields as one project. The company is a significant holder of natural gas resources in the area and will have a 50 percent ownership interest in the licenses for the Greater Gorgon Area. | |
| Libya Announced a successful bid in Libyas first exploration license round under the Exploration and Production Sharing Agreement IV. The company will be the operator and have a 100 percent interest in onshore Block 177. | |
| Nigeria Signed a production-sharing contract for Block 1 in the Nigeria-São Tomé e Príncipe Joint Development Zone. The company will be the operator and have a 51 percent interest in the block. For the Agbami Field, the company entered into a $1.1 billion construction contract to build a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel. The company also awarded a $1.7 billion engineering, procurement and construction contract for the Escravos gas-to-liquids project. | |
| Trinidad and Tobago / Venezuela Announced the Manatee 1 natural gas discovery in Block 6d in Trinidad and Tobago waters. This well extends the area of natural gas discovered in Venezuelas Loran Field. The company also signed a letter of intent with Spains Repsol YPF to pursue with the government of Venezuela new joint development activities in Venezuelas Orinoco Belt. | |
| United Kingdom Produced first crude oil from the initial development phase of the Clair Field, offshore west of the Shetland Islands. With additional development, the 19 percent-owned project is expected to average total oil-equivalent production of about 60,000 barrels per day by 2006. |
Downstream |
| Asset Dispositions Continued the marketing and sale of service station sites, with dispositions totaling nearly 1,700 sites from the programs inception in early 2003 through the first quarter of 2005. Also in the quarter, the company sold its interest in an equity affiliate in Dubai UAE and finalized an agreement to sell service stations in Colombia. In April, the company finalized an agreement to sell approximately 120 Texaco-owned service stations in the United Kingdom and also finalized an agreement to sell its service stations in Peru. |
Corporate |
| Common Stock Dividends Announced a 12.5 percent increase in the quarterly dividend in April, marking the 18th consecutive year of increases to the annual dividend payment. | |
| Common Stock Repurchase Program Purchased 12.4 million shares of the companys common stock in the open market during the first quarter 2005 at a cost of $708 million. In April, an additional 5.5 million shares were purchased for $311 million. Since the inception in the second quarter 2004 of a targeted $5 billion repurchase program, more than 60 million shares have been repurchased for a total of $3.1 billion. |
Results of Operations |
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U.S. Upstream Exploration and Production |
Three Months Ended | |||||||||
March 31, | |||||||||
2005 | 2004 | ||||||||
(Millions of dollars) | |||||||||
Income From Continuing Operations*
|
$ | 767 | $ | 854 | |||||
Income From Discontinued Operations
|
| 6 | |||||||
|
|||||||||
Segment Income*
|
$ | 767 | $ | 860 | |||||
* Includes special charges:
|
$ | | (55 | ) |
International Upstream Exploration and Production |
Three Months Ended | |||||||||
March 31, | |||||||||
2005 | 2004 | ||||||||
(Millions of dollars) | |||||||||
Income From Continuing Operations*
|
$ | 1,612 | $ | 1,120 | |||||
Income From Discontinued Operations
|
| 5 | |||||||
|
|||||||||
Segment Income*
|
$ | 1,612 | $ | 1,125 | |||||
* Includes foreign currency effects
|
$ | (18 | ) | $ | (20 | ) |
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U.S. Downstream Refining, Marketing and Transportation |
Three Months Ended | ||||||||
March 31, | ||||||||
2005 | 2004 | |||||||
(Millions of dollars) | ||||||||
Segment Income
|
$ | 58 | $ | 276 | ||||
International Downstream Refining, Marketing and Transportation |
Three Months Ended | |||||||||
March 31, | |||||||||
2005 | 2004 | ||||||||
(Millions of dollars) | |||||||||
Segment Income*
|
$ | 351 | $ | 364 | |||||
|
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* Includes foreign currency effects
|
$ | 12 | $ | (25 | ) |
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Chemicals |
Three Months Ended | |||||||||
March 31, | |||||||||
2005 | 2004 | ||||||||
(Millions of dollars) | |||||||||
Segment Income*
|
$ | 137 | $ | 74 | |||||
|
|||||||||
* Includes foreign currency effects
|
$ | (1 | ) | $ | (2 | ) |
All Other |
Three Months Ended | |||||||
March 31, | |||||||
2005 | 2004 | ||||||
(Millions of dollars) | |||||||
Net Charges*
|
$ | (248 | ) | $(137) | |||
|
|||||||
* Includes foreign currency effects
|
$ | (14 | ) | $4 |
Consolidated Statement of Income |
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Information Relating to the Companys Investment in Dynegy |
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Selected Operating Data |
Three Months | ||||||||||
Ended March 31, | ||||||||||
2005 | 2004 | |||||||||
U.S. Upstream
|
||||||||||
Net Crude Oil and Natural Gas Liquids Production (MBPD)
|
452 | 531 | ||||||||
Net Natural Gas Production (MMCFPD)(3)
|
1,600 | 2,061 | ||||||||
Net Oil-Equivalent Production (MBOEPD)
|
719 | 875 | ||||||||
Natural Gas Sales (MMCFPD)
|
4,920 | 4,585 | ||||||||
Natural Gas Liquids Sales (MBPD)
|
172 | 182 | ||||||||
Revenue from Net Production
|
||||||||||
Liquids ($/Bbl.)
|
$ | 38.68 | $ | 30.20 | ||||||
Natural Gas ($/MCF)
|
$ | 5.76 | $ | 5.23 | ||||||
International Upstream
|
||||||||||
Net Crude Oil and Natural Gas Liquids Production (MBPD)
|
1,195 | 1,225 | ||||||||
Net Natural Gas Production (MMCFPD)(3)
|
2,155 | 2,196 | ||||||||
Other Produced Volumes (MBPD)(4)
|
138 | 140 | ||||||||
Net Oil-Equivalent Production (MBOEPD)(4)
|
1,692 | 1,730 | ||||||||
Natural Gas Sales (MMCFPD)
|
1,868 | 1,939 | ||||||||
Natural Gas Liquids Sales (MBPD)
|
97 | 97 | ||||||||
Revenue from Liftings
|
||||||||||
Liquids ($/Bbl.)
|
$ | 40.42 | $ | 29.26 | ||||||
Natural Gas ($/MCF)
|
$ | 2.95 | $ | 2.67 | ||||||
U.S. and International Upstream
|
||||||||||
Net Oil-Equivalent Production (MBOEPD)(3)(4)
|
2,411 | 2,605 | ||||||||
U.S. Downstream Refining, Marketing and
Transportation
|
||||||||||
Gasoline Sales (MBPD)(5)
|
698 | 702 | ||||||||
Other Refined Products Sales (MBPD)
|
764 | 759 | ||||||||
Total(6)
|
1,462 | 1,461 | ||||||||
Refinery Input (MBPD)
|
855 | 926 | ||||||||
International Refining, Marketing and Transportation
|
||||||||||
Gasoline Sales (MBPD)(5)
|
548 | 572 | ||||||||
Other Refined Products Sales (MBPD)
|
1,783 | 1,798 | ||||||||
Total(6)
|
2,331 | 2,370 | ||||||||
Refinery Input (MBPD)
|
1,014 | 1,053 |
(1)
|
Includes equity in affiliates | |||||||||
(2)
|
MBPD Thousands of barrels per day; MMCFPD Millions of cubic feet per day; Bbl. Barrel; MCF Thousands of cubic feet; Oil-equivalent gas (OEG) conversion ratio is 6,000 cubic feet of natural gas = 1 barrel of crude oil; MBOEPD Thousands of barrels of oil-equivalent (BOE) per day | |||||||||
(3)
|
Includes natural gas consumed on lease (MMCFD): | |||||||||
United States | 52 | 51 | ||||||||
International | 289 | 282 | ||||||||
(4)
|
Includes (MBPD): | |||||||||
Athabasca Oil Sands net | 26 | 27 | ||||||||
Boscan Operating Service Agreement | 112 | 113 | ||||||||
(5)
|
Includes branded and unbranded gasoline | |||||||||
(6)
|
Includes volumes for buy/sell contracts (MBPD): | |||||||||
United States | 85 | 98 | ||||||||
International | 127 | 102 |
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Liquidity and Capital Resources |
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Three Months | ||||||||||
Ended March 31, | ||||||||||
2005 | 2004 | |||||||||
United States
|
||||||||||
Upstream Exploration and Production
|
$ | 386 | $ | 424 | ||||||
Downstream Refining, Marketing and Transportation
|
111 | 53 | ||||||||
Chemicals
|
19 | 27 | ||||||||
All Other
|
83 | 207 | ||||||||
Total United States
|
599 | 711 | ||||||||
International
|
||||||||||
Upstream Exploration and Production
|
941 | 877 | ||||||||
Downstream Refining, Marketing and Transportation
|
148 | 90 | ||||||||
Chemicals
|
7 | 2 | ||||||||
All Other
|
1 | 2 | ||||||||
Total International
|
1,097 | 971 | ||||||||
Worldwide
|
$ | 1,696 | $ | 1,682 | ||||||
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Contingencies and Significant Litigation |
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New Accounting Standards |
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Item 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk |
Item 4. | Controls and Procedures |
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Item 1. | Legal Proceedings |
Item 2. | Changes in Securities, Use of Proceeds and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities |
Maximum | ||||||||||||||||
Total Number of | Number of Shares | |||||||||||||||
Total Number | Average | Shares Purchased as | that May Yet Be | |||||||||||||
of Shares | Price Paid | Part of Publicly | Purchased Under | |||||||||||||
Period | Purchased(1) | per Share | Announced Program | the Program | ||||||||||||
Jan. 1-Jan. 31, 2005
|
3,653,658 | 51.74 | 2,907,000 | | ||||||||||||
Feb. 1-Feb. 28, 2005
|
3,482,080 | 56.81 | 2,738,000 | | ||||||||||||
Mar. 1-Mar. 31, 2005
|
7,284,526 | 60.02 | 6,710,000 | | ||||||||||||
Total
|
14,420,264 | 57.15 | 12,355,000 | (2 | ) | |||||||||||
(1) | Includes 230,189 common shares repurchased during the three-month period ended March 31, 2005 from company employees for required personal income tax withholdings on the individuals exercise of the stock options issued to management and employees under the companys broad-based employee stock options, long-term incentive plans and former Texaco Inc. stock option plans. Additionally, includes 1,835,075 shares delivered or attested to in satisfaction of the exercise price by holders of certain former Texaco Inc. employee stock options exercised during the three-month period ended March 31, 2005. |
(2) | On March 31, 2004, the company announced a common stock repurchase program. Acquisitions of up to $5 billion will be made from time to time at prevailing prices as permitted by securities laws and other requirements, and subject to market conditions and other factors. The program will occur over a period of up to three years and may be discontinued at any time. Through March 31, 2005, $2.8 billion had been expended to repurchase 54,679,000 shares since the common stock repurchase program began. |
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Item 5. | Other Information |
Disclosure Regarding Nominating Committee Functions and Communications Between Security Holders and Boards of Directors |
Rule 10b5-1 Plan Elections |
Item 6. | Exhibits |
Exhibit | ||
Number | Description | |
(2)
|
ChevronTexaco Corporation and Unocal Corporation Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated April 4, 2005, filed as Exhibit 2.1 to ChevronTexacos Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 7, 2005, and incorporated herein by reference. | |
(4)
|
Pursuant to the Instructions to Exhibits, certain instruments defining the rights of holders of long-term debt securities of the company and its consolidated subsidiaries are not filed because the total amount of securities authorized under any such instrument does not exceed 10 percent of the total assets of the company and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. A copy of any such instrument will be furnished to the Commission upon request. | |
(10.13)
|
Summary of ChevronTexaco Management Incentive Plan Awards and Criteria | |
(10.14)
|
Chevron Corporation Change in Control Surplus Employee Severance Program For E-Level Salary Grades | |
(10.15)
|
Chevron Corporation Benefit Protection Program | |
(12.1)
|
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges | |
(31.1)
|
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification by the companys Chief Executive Officer | |
(31.2)
|
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification by the companys Chief Financial Officer | |
(32.1)
|
Section 1350 Certification by the companys Chief Executive Officer | |
(32.2)
|
Section 1350 Certification by the companys Chief Financial Officer |
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Chevrontexaco Corporation |
(Registrant) |
/s/ M.A. Humphrey | |
|
|
M.A. Humphrey, Vice President and Comptroller | |
(Principal Accounting Officer and | |
Duly Authorized Officer) |
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Exhibit | ||
Number | Description | |
(2)
|
ChevronTexaco Corporation and Unocal Corporation Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated April 4, 2005, filed as Exhibit 2.1 to ChevronTexacos Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 7, 2005, and incorporated herein by reference. | |
(4)
|
Pursuant to the Instructions to Exhibits, certain instruments defining the rights of holders of long-term debt securities of the company and its consolidated subsidiaries are not filed because the total amount of securities authorized under any such instrument does not exceed 10 percent of the total assets of the company and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. A copy of any such instrument will be furnished to the Commission upon request. | |
(10.13)*
|
Summary of ChevronTexaco Management Incentive Plan Awards and Criteria | |
(10.14)*
|
Chevron Corporation Change in Control Surplus Employee Severance Program For E-Level Salary Grades | |
(10.15)*
|
Chevron Corporation Benefit Protection Program | |
(12.1)*
|
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges | |
(31.1)*
|
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification by the companys Chief Executive Officer | |
(31.2)*
|
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification by the companys Chief Financial Officer | |
(32.1)*
|
Section 1350 Certification by the companys Chief Executive Officer | |
(32.2)*
|
Section 1350 Certification by the companys Chief Financial Officer |
* | Filed herewith. |
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Exhibit 10.13
Page: 1
SUMMARY OF CHEVRONTEXACO MANAGEMENT INCENTIVE PLAN AWARDS AND CRITERIA
The Management Incentive Plan (MIP) of ChevronTexaco Corporation is an annual cash incentive plan that links awards to performance results of the prior year. Individual target awards vary by salary grade and are based on the competitive annual bonus practices of the nine oil competitors, with reference to the award levels of the general industry comparator group. In any given year, actual individual awards vary from zero to 200 percent of target or more, reflecting ChevronTexacos business results and performance at the business unit and individual level.
Awards are based on the assessments by the Management Compensation Committee of ChevronTexacos Board of Directors of performance compared with objectives and performance compared with the peer competitor group. An individuals actual award is based on three components, with each component weighted equally. The components are: corporate results, operating company/Strategic Business Unit (SBU)/staff results and a Leadership Performance Factor. The Leadership Performance Factor is based on personal contribution in achieving business results and leadership behaviors demonstrated in achieving the results. The chief executive officers award is based on two components, corporate results and individual performance. Although a formula of specifically weighted factors is not used to determine the total MIP fund available or the reporting unit ratings, the corporate component is heavily influenced by financial metrics while the reporting unit ratings are a balance of financial and operational metrics.
Corporate, operating company and SBU financial and strategic objectives are set at the beginning of each year. Financial objectives are developed for: earnings, Return On Capital Employed, cash flow, operating expense and other key operating measures. Relative Total Stockholder Return (calculated as stock price appreciation plus dividends on a reinvested basis) and non-financial measures such as safety and reliability are also included in the evaluation process. Results are measured against internal objectives and against external oil competitor results.
An individuals key job responsibilities and objectives are also established at the beginning of each year. Individual objectives include achievement of business unit financial goals as well as targets related to business operations (e.g., refinery throughput, production volumes, product quality, safety, environmental performance, etc.). Performance assessments are also made on other factors, including diversity, leadership, teamwork, communication, developing employees, creativity and innovation, and building partnerships.
The corporate performance assessment is the same for all MIP participants. Individuals will have different operating company, SBU and leadership performance assessments.
Exhibit 10.14
CHEVRON CORPORATION
CHANGE IN CONTROL SURPLUS EMPLOYEE SEVERANCE PROGRAM FOR
E-LEVEL SALARY GRADES
(as adopted effective March 29, 2000)
1.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Release | 28 | |||||
Salary Grade | 28 | |||||
Seasonal Employee | 28 | |||||
Special Assignment | 28 | |||||
Subsidiary | 29 | |||||
Successors and Assigns | 29 | |||||
Temporary Employee | 29 | |||||
Year of Continuous Service | 29 | |||||
EXECUTION | 29 |
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CHEVRON CORPORATION
CHANGE IN CONTROL SURPLUS EMPLOYEE SEVERANCE PROGRAM FOR
E-LEVEL SALARY GRADES
(as adopted effective March 29, 2000)
I. | INTRODUCTION | |||
The Chevron Corporation Change in Control Surplus Employee Severance Program for E-Level Salary Grades (the Plan) was adopted by the Corporation effective March 29, 2000. For all purposes herein, any reference to E-Level Salary Grades shall be deemed to include the equivalent to such Salary Grades under a successor system of classifying Salary Grades. | ||||
The purpose of the Plan is to provide a Severance Pay Benefit or a Benefit Plan Allowance to certain Employees whose employment with the Company terminates in connection with a Change in Control. The Corporation is the Plan Administrator for purposes of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA). The Plan shall terminate three years after a Change in Control. |
II. | COMMENCEMENT OF PARTICIPATION | |||
An Eligible Employee shall commence participation in the Plan and become a Member upon the public announcement of the proposed transaction which, when effected, is a Change in Control. |
III. | TERMINATION OF PARTICIPATION | |||
A Members participation in the Plan shall terminate upon the occurrence of the earliest of the following: |
(a) | The Members employment terminates without meeting the requirements of : |
(i) | Sections IV(a)(i)(2) or (3); or | |||
(ii) | Sections VI(a)(i) to (iii). |
(b) | The Members employment terminates with a provision of Section IV(a)(ii) being applicable. | |||
(c) | The Member fails to meet the requirements of IV(a)(i)(4) or VI(a)(iv). |
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(d) | The Member has received a complete distribution of his or her Severance Pay Benefit or Benefit Plan Allowance. | |||
(e) | The Member ceases to be an Eligible Employee (other than by reason of termination of his or her employment with the Company). | |||
(f) | The Extended Benefit Protection Period ends because of the abandonment of any plans to effectuate a transaction which, if effectuated, would have been a Change in Control and such transaction has not occurred. | |||
(g) | The Plan terminates. |
IV. | SEVERANCE PAY BENEFIT |
(a) | Eligibility for Severance Pay Benefit |
(i) | Subject to Section IV(a)(ii), a Member shall be eligible for a Severance Pay Benefit only if the Member meets the requirements of Section IV(a)(i)(1); Section IV(a)(i)(2) or (3); and Section IV(a)(i)(4). |
(1) | A Change in Control occurs during the Extended Benefit Protection Period. | |||
(2) | The Members employment is involuntarily terminated by the Company on a date determined by the Company in its sole discretion that is no earlier than the public announcement of the proposed transaction which, when effected, is a Change in Control and no later than the last day of the Extended Benefit Protection Period . | |||
(3) | The Member meets all of the requirements of Section IV(a)(i)(3)(a) to (c): |
(a) | The Member receives a written offer no earlier than the public announcement of the proposed transaction which, when effected, is a Change in Control and no later than the last day of the Extended Benefit Protection Period of a position with the Company or an Affiliate that is a Demotion and does not have the option of remaining in his or her present job. (Such written offer and notification may be delivered in person or by mail. If the offer and notification are mailed, the Member shall be deemed to have received it the earlier of its actual receipt or three days after it is deposited in the United States mail, properly |
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stamped and addressed to Members last known address as reflected on the books of the Company.); | ||||
(b) | The Member has failed to accept such Demotion in writing within the time prescribed in the offer or (if no such time is specified) within 7 days after the date the offer is actually or deemed to be received, if earlier. Failure to respond within the prescribed time shall be deemed a rejection of the Demotion, regardless of the reason for the failure to respond; and | |||
(c) | Such Member resigns his or her employment on a date determined by the Company, which shall be no later than sixty (60) days after the date the offer is actually or deemed to be received, whichever is earlier, or (if the Member so agrees) a later date that is no later than three years after the Change in Control; |
(4) | The Member executes the Release within forty-five (45) days after its receipt (or such extension as may be granted by the Company in its sole discretion) and the period for revoking the execution of the Release under the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, 29 U.S.C. § 626(f), has expired. |
Under no circumstances shall a Member be construed as having terminated employment or be eligible for a Severance Pay Benefit because he terminates employment with the Company for the purpose of accepting employment with the entity that effectuates a Change in Control, its subsidiaries or affiliates. |
(ii) | Notwithstanding Section IV(a)(i), a Member shall be disqualified from receiving a Severance Pay Benefit upon the occurrence of any of the following: |
(1) | Except as provided in Section IV(a)(i)(3)(c), the Member voluntarily terminates employment with the Company for any reason prior to the termination date set by the Company; | |||
(2) | The Members employment with the Company is terminated for cause or by death; | |||
(3) | If the Member is receiving short-term sick leave benefits under the Corporations Short-Term Disability Plan (or similar program) on the date of termination, the Member fails to execute a written |
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waiver of any short-term sick leave benefits that might otherwise be payable after employment terminates; | ||||
(4) | Subsequent to the offer of the Demotion and before termination of employment, such Member: |
(a) | is offered another position with the Company or an Affiliate (other than a Special Assignment) that is other than a Demotion; or | |||
(b) | accepts any job offer from the Company or an Affiliate (other than a Special Assignment) without regard to whether it is a Demotion; |
(5) | the Member terminates employment with the Company in order to accept employment with an organization that is wholly or partly owned (directly or indirectly) by the Company or an Affiliate; | |||
(6) | The Member accepts any job with a Buyer or Outsourcing Supplier; and | |||
(7) | The Member is offered full-time employment (or part-time if the Member is on an Approved Part-Time Schedule under the Chevron Part-Time Employment Guidelines when his or her employment terminates) with a Buyer or Outsourcing Supplier at a New Work Location when such position is: |
(a) | 50 miles or less from his or her Present Work Location with the Company; and | |||
(b) | would not result in a: |
(i) | material reduction in authority or responsibility; or | |||
(ii) | reduction in Overall Compensation. |
The business decisions that may result in a Member qualifying for a Severance Pay Benefit are decisions to be made by the Company in its sole discretion. |
In making these decisions, similarly situated organizations, locations, functions, classifications, and/or Members need not be treated in the same manner. The date selected by the Company to terminate the Members employment is within its sole discretion and (subject to Section IV(a)(i)(3)(c) with respect to Demotions) the |
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Company is under no obligation to terminate a Members employment prior to three years after the Change in Control. |
(b) | Amount of Severance Pay Benefit |
(i) | Subject to Section IV(b)(ii), the Severance Pay Benefit payable to a Member shall be equal to three years of such Members Enhanced Regular Earnings. | |||
(ii) | Notwithstanding Section IV(b)(i), any Severance Pay Benefit otherwise payable under that section shall be reduced (but not below zero) as follows: |
(1) | If the Member had been or is on an Approved Part-Time Schedule under the Chevron Part-Time Employment Guidelines at any time after January 1, 1994, the Severance Pay Benefit shall be reduced by multiplication by a ratio. The numerator of the ratio shall be the total number of full months of the Members Continuous Service after January 1, 1994 while not on such an Approved Part-Time Schedule. The denominator of the ratio shall be the Members total number of full months of Continuous Service. In calculating the Severance Pay Benefit for a Member currently on such an Approved Part-Time Schedule, Enhanced Regular Earnings shall be based on a full-time equivalent. | |||
(2) | If a Member is reemployed by the Company or an Affiliate within three years after termination, the Severance Pay Benefit shall be reduced to the amount that the Members Enhanced Regular Earnings would have been for the period from the date of termination to the date of reemployment. In all cases, the reduced benefit will be based on the Members Enhanced Regular Earnings used to calculate such Members Severance Pay Benefit under the Plan. A Member will be considered reemployed under the Plan for purposes of the repayment provision in this Section IV(b)(ii)(2) if retained at a Company facility, as or through a contractor for more than a full-time equivalent of more than 45 work days. | |||
(3) | If a Member is employed by a Buyer or Outsourcing Vendor within three years of termination, the Severance Pay Benefit shall be reduced to the greater of: |
(a) | the amount that the Members Enhanced Regular Earnings would have been for the period from the date of termination |
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to the date of employment with the Buyer or Outsourcing Vendor; or | ||||
(b) | the amount the Member has received under Section V(b) prior to employment with the Buyer or Outsourcing Vendor. |
This Section IV(b)(iii)(3) may be waived in writing by the Corporation in its sole discretion. | ||||
(4) | By severance pay or other similar benefits payable under any other plan or policy of the Company or an Affiliate or government required payment (other than unemployment compensation under United States law) including, but not limited to, any benefit enhancement program that may be adopted as part of a pension plan. | |||
(5) | By any amounts payable pursuant to the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) or any other similar federal, state or local statute. | |||
(6) | By the amount of any indebtedness to the Company. | |||
(7) | As described in Section 4(b) of the Chevron Corporation Benefit Protection Program established effective March 29, 2000, as it may be amended from time to time. |
(c) | Repayment of the Severance Pay Benefit | |||
If the Member has received payment under the Plan in excess of the Severance Pay Benefit, as reduced in Section IV(b)(ii), the Member must agree as a condition of reemployment that such excess will be repaid to the Company. |
V. | FORM OF SEVERANCE PAY BENEFIT |
(a) | Subject to Section V(b), the Severance Pay Benefit under the Plan may take any one of the following forms of distribution as elected by the Member: |
(i) | a lump sum payment on or before December 31 of the year in which employment terminates; | |||
(ii) | a lump sum payment after December 31 of the year in which employment terminates, but within twenty-four (24) months after the termination of employment; or |
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(iii) | a maximum of two installment payments over a period not to exceed twenty-four (24) months from the termination date. The amount and timing of each installment may be different. |
(b) | If a Members employment with the Company is terminated in connection with a sale of some or all of the Companys interest applicable to, or with a transfer of management of, the operation in which the Member was employed, the Severance Pay Benefit will be paid in one of the following forms of distribution as elected by the Member: |
(i) | Six Monthly Payments |
(1) | An initial payment of one months Enhanced Regular Earnings will be paid on or about the date the Members employment with the Company terminates; | |||
(2) | Additional payments of up to one months Enhanced Regular Earnings will be paid in one-month intervals for up to the succeeding five months; and | |||
(3) | If more than six monthly installments are required to complete the Severance Pay Benefit, there will be a lump-sum payment one month after the final monthly payment or it may be deferred as provided under any form permitted under Section V(a); or |
(ii) | Any form permitted under Section V(a); provided that no payment is made prior to six months from the date the Members employment with the Company terminates. |
(c) | Interest |
(i) | Except as provided in this Section V(c), no interest shall be paid on a Severance Pay Benefit. | |||
(ii) | With respect to a benefit paid in a form described in V(b)(i), interest will be payable on any outstanding balance of the Severance Pay Benefit from the date employment with the Company terminates; provided that it shall not be payable during any period for which the Member elects a deferral of payment. This accrued interest will be included in the final Severance Pay Benefit payment described in Section V(b)(i)(3). |
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(iii) | Where interest is payable, the rate of interest shall be equal to the rate paid on U. S. Thirty Year Treasury obligations for January of the year in which the Member terminated employment with the Company. |
VI. | BENEFIT PLAN ALLOWANCE |
(a) | Eligibility for Benefit Plan Allowance |
A Member shall be eligible for a Benefit Plan Allowance only if all of the following requirements are met: |
(i) | the Members employment terminates on the date specified by the Company that is no earlier than the public announcement of the proposed transaction which, when effected, is a Change in Control and no later than the last day of the Benefits Protection Period; | |||
(ii) | the Member is ineligible for a Severance Pay Benefit solely because of Section IV(a)(ii)(6) or (7) of the Plan; | |||
(iii) | prior to the beginning of negotiations with the Buyer or Outsourcing Supplier and at the time the written agreement with the Buyer or Outsourcing Supplier is executed, the Buyer or Outsourcing Supplier does not have any one of the following employee benefit plans in which the Member would participate if an offer of employment with the Buyer or Outsourcing Supplier is accepted: |
(1) | a defined benefit plan that is qualified under § 401 of the Internal Revenue Code; | |||
(2) | a defined contribution plan that is qualified under § 401 of the Internal Revenue Code; | |||
(3) | a post-retirement medical plan for pre-age 65 retirees to which the Buyer or Outsourcing Supplier makes company contributions (even if the amount of company contributions is zero for some coverage options). The Buyer or Outsourcing Supplier shall be deemed not to have such a plan unless the Buyer or Outsourcing Supplier agrees in the contract of sale with the Company to recognize the Members combined Company and Buyer/Outsourcing Supplier service for purposes of eligibility for that plan. Notwithstanding the above, the Buyer or Outsourcing Supplier shall be deemed to have such a plan with respect to a particular Member if, on the date of closing, the Member is an Eligible Retiree as defined in the |
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Omnibus Health Care Plan of the Chevron Corporation Medical Plan Organization; and |
(iv) | the Member executes the Release within forty-five (45) days after its receipt (or such extension as may be granted by the Company in its sole discretion) and the period for revoking the execution of the Release under the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, 29 U.S.C. § 626(f), has expired. |
The business decisions that may result in a Member qualifying for a Benefit Plan allowance are decisions to be made by the Company in its sole discretion. In making these decisions, similarly situated organizations, locations, functions, classifications, and/or Members need not be treated in the same manner. The date selected by the Company to terminate the Members employment is within its sole discretion and the Company is under no obligation to terminate a Members employment prior to three years after the Change in Control. |
(b) | Amount of Benefit Plan Allowance |
(i) | Subject to Section VI(b)(ii), the Benefit Plan Allowance payable to a Member shall be equal to one (1) week of such Members Enhanced Regular Earnings for each full Year of Continuous Service (prorated for completed calendar months); provided, however, that the minimum Benefits Plan Allowance shall be equal to four (4) weeks of the Members Enhanced Regular Earnings and the maximum Benefits Plan Allowance of any Member shall not exceed twenty-five (25) weeks of Enhanced Regular Earnings. | |||
(ii) | Notwithstanding Section VI(b)(i), any Benefit Plan Allowance otherwise payable under that section shall be reduced (but not below zero) as follows: |
(1) | If the Member had been or is on an Approved Part-Time Schedule under the Chevron Part-Time Employment Guidelines, at any time after January 1, 1994, the Benefit Plan Allowance shall be reduced by multiplication by a ratio. The numerator of the ratio shall be the total number of months of the Members Continuous Service after January 1, 1994 while not on such an Approved Part-Time Schedule. The denominator of the ratio shall be the Members total number of months of Continuous Service. In calculating any Benefit Plan Allowance for any such Member currently on such an |
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Approved Part-Time Schedule, Enhanced Regular Earnings shall be based on a full-time equivalent. | ||||
(2) | If a Member is reemployed by the Company or an Affiliate within the number of weeks after termination that is equal to the number of weeks of Enhanced Regular Earnings of the Benefit Plan Allowance as determined under Section V(b)(i), the Benefit Plan Allowance shall be reduced to the amount that the Members Enhanced Regular Earnings would have been for the period from the date of termination to the date of reemployment. In all cases, the reduced benefit will be based on the Members Enhanced Regular Earnings used to calculate such Members Severance Pay Benefit under the Plan. A Member will be considered re-employed under the Plan for purposes of the repayment provision in this Section VI(b)(ii)(2) if retained at a Company facility, as or through a contractor, for a full-time equivalent of more than 45 work days. | |||
(3) | If a Member is employed by a Buyer or Outsourcing Supplier within the number of weeks after termination of employment that is equal to the number of weeks of Enhanced Regular Earnings of the Benefits Plan Allowance as determined under Section V(b)(i), the Benefit Plan Allowance shall be reduced to the greater of: |
(a) | the amount that the Members Enhanced Regular Earnings would have been for the period from the date of termination to the date of employment with the Buyer or Outsourcing Supplier; and | |||
(b) | the amount the Member has received under Section V(b) prior to employment with the Buyer or Outsourcing Supplier. |
This Section VI(b)(ii)(3) may be waived in writing by the Corporation in its sole discretion. |
(4) | By severance pay or other similar benefits payable under any other plan or policy of the Company or an Affiliate or government required payment (other than unemployment compensation under United States law), including but not limited to any benefit enhancement program that may be adopted as part of a pension plan. |
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(5) | By any amounts payable pursuant to the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act or any other similar federal, state or local statute. | |||
(6) | By the amount of any indebtedness to the Company. | |||
(7) | As described in Section 4(b) of the Chevron Corporation Benefit Protection Program established effective March 29, 2000, as it may be amended from time to time. |
(c) | Repayment of the Benefit Plan Allowance | |||
If the Member has received payment under the Plan in excess of Benefit Plan Allowance, as reduced in Section VI(b)(ii), the Member must agree as a condition of reemployment that such excess will be repaid to the Company. |
VII. | FORM OF BENEFIT PLAN ALLOWANCE |
The Benefit Plan allowance will be paid in a lump sum on or shortly after the latter of the date employment with the Company terminates or the date the sale or other transfer of management occurs; provided that the Member has properly signed and returned the Release to the Company and the revocation period under the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, 29 U.S.C. § 626(f), has expired. |
VIII. | DEATH OF A MEMBER |
If a Member dies after qualifying for a Severance Pay Benefit or a Benefit Plan Allowance but before such benefit is paid is completely paid, the balance of the Severance Pay Benefit or Benefit Plan Allowance shall be paid in a lump sum to the Members Beneficiary. |
IX. | BENEFITS PROVIDED UNDER OTHER PLANS |
(a) | Eligible Employees Who Qualify As Eligible Retirees. | |||
As of March 29, 2000, Eligible Retirees are presently eligible to continue their health care coverage under the terms of the Omnibus Health Care Plan of the Chevron Corporation Medical Plan Organization and its Supplement Plans. As of March 29, 2000, Eligible Retirees are presently eligible for Company contributions toward the cost of that coverage under the terms of the Chevron Corporation Health Care Contributions Policy. |
(b) | Eligible Employees Who Do Not Qualify As Eligible Retirees. |
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As of March 29, 2000, Employees who terminate employment with the Company and their dependents are generally presently eligible for continued coverage in the Omnibus Health Care Plan of the Chevron Corporation Medical Plan Organization and its Supplement Plans for (eighteen) 18 months after termination of employment as required by the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended (COBRA). As of March 29, 2000, Members who terminate employment with a Severance Pay Benefit under this Plan may generally presently qualify for Employee rates for coverage under the Omnibus Health Care Plan of the Chevron Medical Plan Organization and its Supplement Plans and for the applicable Company contribution for themselves and their dependents for the first twelve (12) months of COBRA coverage under the terms of the Chevron Corporation Health Care Contributions Policy (other than to the extent such Supplement Plan provides dental coverage). | ||||
(c) | Relocation | |||
Members who subsequently qualify for a Severance Pay Benefit after having relocated pursuant to a Transfer occurring after the Change in Control shall be entitled to a reimbursement of relocations expenses to his or her Present Work Location immediately prior to the Change in Control. Such reimbursement shall be no less than that determined pursuant to the Companys policy for post-retirement relocations as it existed immediately prior to the Change in Control. |
X. | AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION |
(a) | General Rule. | |||
Although the Corporation expects to continue the Plan indefinitely, inasmuch as future conditions cannot be foreseen, (subject to Sections X(b) and (c)) the Corporation reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan at any time by action of its board of directors or by action of a committee or individual(s) acting pursuant to a valid delegation of authority of the board of directors. However, no amendment or termination shall adversely affect the right to: |
(i) | Any unpaid Severance Pay Benefit or Benefit Plan Allowance; or | |||
(ii) | Qualify for a Severance Pay Benefit or Benefit Plan by the timely execution of the Release after such amendment or termination. |
(b) | Restrictions on Amendments During Extended Benefit Protection Period. | |||
Notwithstanding Section X(a) of the Plan, subject to Section X(c), and except to the extent required to comply with applicable law; no amendment or termination |
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of the Plan that is either not approved by the Corporation prior to the Extended Benefit Protection Period Commencement Date or is not executed after the expiration of the Extended Benefit Protection Period shall be effective to the extent it: |
(i) | Deprives any individual who is an Employee as of the Change in Control of coverage under the Plan as constituted at the time of such amendment; | |||
(ii) | Limits eligibility for or reduce the amount of any Severance Pay Benefit or Benefit Plan Allowance; | |||
(iii) | Amends Section X, XII, or the definitions of the terms Extended Benefit Protection Period (except to lengthen such period), Extended Benefit Protection Period Commencement Date (except to make it an earlier date), Change in Control or Successors and Assigns in Section XX of the Plan; | |||
(iv) | Terminates the Plan; or . | |||
(v) | Is executed (or would otherwise become effective) at the request of a third party who effectuates a Change in Control. |
For purposes of this Section X(b), approval by the Corporation shall mean written approval (by a person or entity within the Corporation that has authority to do so) of the subsequent execution of such Plan amendment or termination. | ||||
No person shall take any action that would directly or indirectly have the same effect as any of the prohibited amendments or termination described in Section X(b). | ||||
(c) | Section X(b) shall not apply to the extent: |
(i) | the amendment or termination of the Plan is approved after any plans have been abandoned to effect the transaction which, if effected, would have constituted a Change in Control and the event which would have constituted the Change in Control has not occurred, and | |||
(ii) | within a period of six months after such approval, no other event constituting a Change in Control shall have occurred, and no public announcement of a proposed event which would constitute a change in control shall have been made, unless thereafter any plans to effect the Change in Control have been abandoned and the event which would have constituted the Change in Control has not occurred. |
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XI. | NON-ALIENATION OF BENEFITS |
To the full extent permitted by law and except as provided in the Plan, no Severance Pay Benefit shall be subject to anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance or charge, and any attempt to do so shall be void. |
XII. | SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS |
The Plan shall be binding upon the Corporation, its Successors and Assigns. Notwithstanding that the Plan may be binding upon a Successor or Assign by operation of law, the Corporation shall require any Successor or Assign to expressly assume and agree to be bound by the Plan in the same manner and to the same extent that the Corporation would be if no succession or assignment had taken place. |
XIII. | LEGAL CONSTRUCTION |
This Plan is governed by and shall be construed in accordance with ERISA and, to the extent not preempted by ERISA, with the laws of the State of California. |
XIV. | ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION OF THE PLAN |
(a) | Plan Sponsor and Plan Administrator. | |||
The Corporation is the Plan Sponsor and the Plan Administrator of the Plan as such terms are used in ERISA. |
(b) | Administrative Power and Responsibility. | |||
The Corporation in its capacity as Plan Administrator of the Plan is the named fiduciary that has the authority to control and manage the operation and administration of the Plan. The Corporation shall make such rules, regulations, interpretations and computations and shall take such other action to administer the Plan as it may deem appropriate. The Corporation shall have the sole discretion to interpret the provisions of the Plan and to determine eligibility for benefits pursuant to the objective criteria set forth in the Plan. In administering the Plan, the Corporation shall at all times discharge its duties with respect to the Plan in accordance with the standards set forth in Section 404(a)(1) of ERISA. The Corporation may engage the services of such persons or organizations to render advice or perform services with respect to its responsibilities under the Plan as it shall determine to be necessary or appropriate. Such persons or organizations may include (without limitation) actuaries, attorneys, accountants and consultants. |
(c) | Review Panel. |
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Upon receipt of a request for review the Corporation shall appoint a Review Panel that shall consist of three or more individuals. The Review Panel shall be the named fiduciary that shall have authority to act with respect to appeals from denial of benefits under the Plan. |
(d) | Service in More Than One Fiduciary Capacity. | |||
Any person or group of persons may serve in more than one fiduciary capacity with respect to the Plan. |
(e) | Performance of Responsibilities. | |||
The responsibilities of the Corporation under the Plan shall be carried out on its behalf by its officers, Employees and agents. The Corporation may delegate any of its fiduciary responsibilities under the Plan to another person or persons pursuant to a written instrument that specifies the fiduciary responsibilities so delegated to each such person. |
(f) | Employee Communications and Other Plan Activities. | |||
In communications with its Employees and in any other activities relating to the Plan, the Corporation shall comply with the rules, regulations, interpretations, computations and instructions that were issued to administer the Plan. With respect to matters relating to the Plan, directors, officers and Employees of the Corporation shall act on behalf or in the name of the Corporation in their capacity as directors, officers and Employees and not as individual fiduciaries. |
XV. | CLAIMS, INQUIRIES AND APPEALS |
(a) | Claims for Benefits and Inquiries. | |||
All claims for benefits and all inquiries concerning the Plan or present or future rights to benefits under the Plan, shall be submitted to the Plan Administrator in writing and addressed as follows: Chevron Corporation, Plan Administrator under the Chevron Corporation Change in Control Surplus Employee Severance Program for E-Level Salary Grades, 6001 Bollinger Canyon Road, Bldg. H. CHVPK, Room Number H3501-B7, San Ramon, CA 94583-0967 or such other location as communicated to the Member. A claim for benefits shall be signed by the Member, or if a Member is deceased, by such Members spouse, designated beneficiary or estate, as the case may be. |
(b) | Denials of Claims. |
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In the event that any claim for benefits is denied, in whole or in part, the Plan Administrator shall notify the claimant in writing of such denial and of the right to a review thereof. Such written notice shall set forth in a manner calculated to be understood by the claimant, specific reasons for such denial, specific references to the Plan provision on which such denial is based, a description of any information or material necessary to perfect the claim, an explanation of why such material is necessary and an explanation of the Plans review procedure. Such written notice shall be given to the claimant within 90 days after the Plan Administrator receives the claim, unless special circumstances require an extension of time of up to an additional 90 days for processing the claim. If such an extension of time for processing is required, written notice of the extension shall be furnished to the claimant prior to the termination of the initial 90-day period. This notice of extension shall indicate the special circumstances requiring the extension of time and the date by which the Plan Administrator expects to render its decision on the claim for benefits. If written notice of denial of the claim for benefits is not furnished within the time specified in this Section XV(b), the claim shall be deemed denied. The claimant shall be permitted to appeal such denial in accordance with the Review Procedure set forth below. |
(c) | Review Panel. | |||
The Plan Administrator shall appoint a Review Panel, consisting of three or more individuals who may (but need not) be Employees of the Company. The Review Panel shall be the named fiduciary that has the authority to act with respect to any appeal from a denial of benefits. |
(d) | Requests for a Review. | |||
Any person whose claim for benefits is denied (or is deemed denied) in whole or in part, or such persons duly authorized representative, may appeal from such denial by submitting a request for a review of the claim to the Review Panel within 60 days after receiving written notice of such denial from the Plan Administrator (or, in the case of a deemed denial, within 60 days after the claim is deemed denied). The Plan Administrator shall give the claimant or such representative an opportunity to review pertinent documents that are not privileged in preparing a request for a review. A request for review shall be in writing and shall be addressed as follows: Review Panel under the Chevron Corporation Change in Control Surplus Employee Severance Program E-Level Salary Grades, 6001 Bollinger Canyon Road, Bldg. H. CHVPK, Room Number H3501-B7, San Ramon, CA 94583-0967 or such other location as communicated to the Member. A request for review shall set forth all of the grounds on which it is based, all facts in support of the request and any other matters that the claimant deems pertinent. The Review Panel may require the |
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claimant to submit such additional facts, documents or other material as it may deem necessary or appropriate in making its review. |
(e) | Decision on Review. | |||
The Review Panel shall act on each request for review and notify the claimant within 60 days after receipt thereof unless special circumstances require an extension of time, up to an additional 60 days, for processing the request. If such an extension for review is required, written notice of the extension shall be furnished to the claimant within the initial 60-day period. The Review Panel shall give prompt, written notice of its decision to the claimant and to the Plan Administrator. In the event that the Review Panel confirms the denial of the claim for benefits, in whole or in part, such notice shall set forth, in a manner calculated to be understood by the claimant, the specific reasons for such denial, and specific references to the Plan provisions on which the decision is based. If written notice of the Review Panels decision is not given to the claimant within the time prescribed in this Section XV(e), the claim will be deemed denied on review. |
(f) | Rules and Procedures. | |||
The Review Panel shall establish such rules and procedures, consistent with the Plan and with ERISA, as it may deem necessary or appropriate in carrying out its responsibilities under this Section XV. The Review Panel may require a claimant who wishes to submit additional information in connection with an appeal from the denial (or deemed denial) of benefits to do so at the claimants own expense. |
(g) | Exhaustion of Remedies. | |||
No legal action for benefits under the Plan shall be brought unless and until the claimant: |
(i) | has submitted a written claim for benefits in accordance with Section XV(a); | |||
(ii) | has been notified by the Plan Administrator that the claim is denied, or the claim is deemed denied; | |||
(iii) | has filed a written request for a review of the claim in accordance with Section XV(d); and | |||
(iv) | has been notified in writing that the Review Panel has affirmed the denial of the claim, or the claim is deemed denied. |
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XVI. | BASIS OF PAYMENTS TO AND FROM PLAN |
All Severance Pay Benefits under the Plan shall be paid by the Company. The Plan shall be unfunded and benefits hereunder shall be paid only from the general assets of the Company. |
XVII. | OTHER PLAN INFORMATION |
(a) | Plan Identification Numbers. | |||
The Employer Identification Number (EIN) assigned to the Plan Sponsor (Chevron Corporation) by the Internal Revenue Service is 94-0890210. The Plan Number (PN) assigned to the Plan by the Plan Sponsor pursuant to instructions of the Internal Revenue Service is . |
(b) | Ending Date of the Plans Fiscal Year. | |||
The date of the end of the year for the purpose of maintaining the Plans fiscal records is December 31. |
(c) | Agent for the Service of Legal Process. | |||
The agent for the service of legal process with respect to the Plan is the Secretary of Chevron Corporation, 575 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. The service of legal process may also be made on the Plan by serving the Plan Administrator. |
(d) | Plan Sponsor and Administrator. | |||
The Plan Sponsor and the Plan Administrator of the Plan is Chevron Corporation, 6001 Bollinger Canyon Road, Bldg. H. CHVPK, Room Number H3501-B7, San Ramon, CA 94583-0967; telephone (925) 842-0673 or such other location as communicated to the Member. The Plan Administrator is the named fiduciary charged with responsibility for administering the Plan. |
XVIII. | STATEMENT OF ERISA RIGHTS |
(a) | As a participant in this Plan (which is a welfare plan sponsored by the Corporation), you are entitled to the following rights and protection (ERISA): | |||
(b) | Examine, without charge, at the Plan Administrators office and at other specified locations such as work sites, all plan documents, collective bargaining agreements and copies of all documents filed by the plan with the U.S. Department of Labor. |
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(c) | Obtain copies of all plan documents and other plan information upon written request to the Plan Administrator. The Administrator may make a reasonable charge for the copies. | |||
(d) | In addition to creating rights for plan participants, ERISA imposes duties upon the people responsible for the operation of the Employee benefit plan. The people who operate your plan, called fiduciaries of the plan, have a duty to do so prudently and in the interest of you and other plan participants and beneficiaries. | |||
(e) | No one, including your employer, your union, nor any other person, may fire you or otherwise discriminate against you in any way to prevent you from obtaining a plan benefit or exercising your rights under ERISA. If your claim for a plan benefit is denied in whole or in part, you must receive a written explanation of the reason for the denial. You have the right to have the claim reviewed and reconsidered. | |||
(f) | Under ERISA, there are steps you can take to enforce the above rights. For instance, if you request materials from the plan and do not receive them within 30 days, you may file suit in a federal court. In such a case, the court may require the Plan Administrator to provide the materials and pay you up to $110 a day until you receive the materials, unless the materials were not sent because of reasons beyond the control of the Administrator. If you have a claim for benefits which is denied or ignored, in whole or in part, you may file suit in a state or federal court. If it should happen that the plan fiduciaries misuse the Plans money, or if you are discriminated against for asserting your rights, you may seek assistance from the U.S. Department of Labor, or you may file suit in a federal court. The court will decide who should pay court costs and legal fees. If you are successful, the court may order the person you have sued to pay these costs and fees. If you lose, the court may order you to pay these costs and fees, for example, if it finds your claim is frivolous. | |||
(g) | If you have any questions about your plan, you should contact the Plan Administrator. If you have any questions about this statement or about your rights under ERISA, you should contact the nearest office of the U.S. Labor-Management Services Administration, Department of Labor. |
XIX. | AVAILABILITY OF PLAN DOCUMENTS FOR EXAMINATION |
ERISA requires Chevron Corporation as the Plan Administrator of a benefit plan sponsored by the Corporation to make available for your examination the plan documents under which the plan is established and operated. |
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The pertinent plan documents include official plan texts and any other documents under which the plan is established or operated, and applicable collective bargaining agreements. | ||||
These plan documents are available for your examination at the Plan Administrators office, 6001 Bollinger Canyon Road, Bldg. T. CHVPK, Room Number T1118, San Ramon, CA 94583-0967, and at certain other locations such as the Companys Human Resources offices. | ||||
The following rules have been established by the Corporation for the examination and distribution of plan documents: |
RULES
1. | When employed within a reasonable distance from a facility of the Company having a Human Resources office: |
a. | Plan documents may be examined during regular business hours as specified at each facility. | |||
b. | Plan documents may not be removed from the premises. |
2. | When not employed within a reasonable distance from a facility of the Corporation having a Human Resources office: |
a. | Plan documents may be requested from the Plan Administrator on a 30-day loan basis. | |||
b. | Plan documents not returned within 30 days to the Plan Administrator will result in the Employee being charged under Rule 3. below. |
3. | Copies of plan documents or sections thereof will be provided by the Plan Administrator at a charge of 10 cents per page. Payments may be made only by check or money order payable to Chevron Corporation. | |||
4. | Plan documents covering only those plans for which an Employee is eligible will be made available. | |||
5. | All requests for plan documents must be in writing and should include the Employees name, Social Security number, mailing address, employing Company, department/staff and location, and title of the document desired. |
XX. | DEFINITIONS |
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(a) | Affiliate | |||
means a member of the Affiliated Group other than the Corporation and a Subsidiary |
(b) | Affiliated Group | |||
means the Corporation, each Subsidiary and each other entity that has been designated in writing as a Member of the Affiliated Group by the Corporation. |
(c) | Approved Part-Time Schedule | |||
means a part-time schedule that is approved by the Company under the Corporations Part-Time Employee Guidelines, a amended from time to time. |
(d) | Beneficiary | |||
means the person or persons so designated by a Member. A Member may change or revoke a designation of a Beneficiary at any time. To be effective, any designation of a Beneficiary, or any change or revocation thereof, must be made in writing on the prescribed form, must be received by the Corporation (in a form acceptable to the Corporation) before the Members death . If a Member fails to make a valid designation of a Beneficiary, or if the validly designated Beneficiary is not living when a payment is to be made to a Beneficiary hereunder, the Members Beneficiary shall be the Members spouse if then living or, if not, the Members then living children in equal shares or, if none, the Members estate. |
(e) | Buyer | |||
means an entity that purchases (or has purchased) some or all of the Affiliated Groups interest applicable to the operation in which the Member is employed, or an entity that is a direct or indirect successor in ownership or management of the operation in which the Member is employed. Notwithstanding the above, Buyer shall not include the entity that effectuates a Change in Control. |
(f) | Casual Employee | |||
means an individual who works a Regular Work Schedule but is hired for a job with the expectation that employment will be terminated within four months. If a Casual Employees employment is not terminated within such four-month period, status as an Employee will be considered to commence on the first day following the date of completion of such four-month period. |
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(g) | Change in Control | |||
means a change in control of the Corporation as defined in Section IV of the Corporations By-Laws, as it may be amended from time-to-time. |
(h) | Chevron Corporation Retirement Plan | |||
means the Chevron Corporation Retirement Plan, as it may be amended from time to time. |
(i) | Chevron Part-Time Employment Guidelines | |||
means the formal written part-time employment guidelines issued by the Corporation in its sole discretion. |
(j) | Company | |||
means Chevron Corporation, its Subsidiaries, and any of their Successors or Assigns. |
(k) | Continuous Service | |||
means the sum of the following: |
(i) | Any period of time during which a person qualifies as an Employee or, having once so qualified, is on a leave of absence with pay, a paid vacation or holiday or is receiving benefits under the Corporations Short-Term Disability Plan; provided however that in the case of a Seasonal Employee, Continuous Service shall not include any period of less than 90 consecutive calendar days of employment in a single season; provided, further, that except as provided in (4) below, any period of time during which an individual is on strike shall not constitute Continuous Service; | |||
(ii) | Any period of authorized leave of absence without pay that constitutes Continuous Service under the Corporations Leave of Absence Policy; or | |||
(iii) | Any other period that constitutes Continuous Service under written rules or procedures adopted from time to time by the Corporation, subject to such terms and conditions as the Corporation may establish; and any period of time while employed by Corporations Successor or Assigns that that would have constituted Continuous Service if the service had been with the Company prior to the Change in Control. |
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An Employee whose Continuous Service is interrupted and who subsequently returns to a status that constitutes Continuous Service shall be disregarded for all purposes of the Plan except under the following circumstances: |
(1) | In the case of an Employee laid off for lack of work, as defined in the Retirement Plan, if such Employee is reemployed within 365 calendar days after being laid off, all prior Continuous Service and the period of layoff shall be considered Continuous Service; | |||
(2) | In such case of an Employee who resigns, if such Employee is reemployed within 31 days following such resignation, all prior Continuous Service and the time period between the date of resignation and reemployment will be considered Continuous Service; | |||
(3) | In the case of an Employee on an authorized leave of absence without pay, any portion of which does not constitute Continuous Service under the Corporations Leave of Absence Policy, if such Employee abides by all the terms and conditions of such leave, which may include a requirement of returning to active employment with the Corporation, all prior Continuous Service will be considered Continuous Service; and | |||
(4) | In the case of an individual on strike, the strike period shall count as Continuous Service only if: |
(a) | the individual returns to work as an Employee at the end of the strike, and | |||
(b) | Continuous Service treatment for the period of strike is agreed to pursuant to the collective bargaining process. |
(l) | Corporation | |||
means Chevron Corporation, a publicly held Delaware Corporation, and any Successor or Assigns. |
(m) | Demotion | |||
means a reduction in Salary Grade, a material reduction in authority or responsibility, or a reduction in Overall Compensation. |
(n) | Eligible Employee |
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means any Employee who meets all the following conditions: |
(i) | Prior to the Change in Control is in the Companys E-level salary grades; and | |||
(ii) | At termination of employment with the Company: |
(1) | has at least one Year of Continuous Service with the Company; | |||
(2) | is not a Temporary, Casual or Seasonal Employee of the Company; | |||
(3) | is not on a Leave of Absence without Pay other than the following: |
(a) | Family Leave; | |||
(b) | Reserve or active military duty leave; | |||
(c) | Union business leave; | |||
(d) | Political activity or public office leave; or | |||
(e) | Expatriate employee furlough leave between foreign assignments (Form GO 120-19). |
(4) | is not included in a collective bargaining unit, unless participation in the Plan for Employees in such unit: |
(a) | is provided for under an agreement between the Company and the collective bargaining representative; or | |||
(b) | is offered to the collective bargaining representative and, after exhaustion of statutory bargaining requirements, is extended by the Corporation to such Employees. | |||
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, in the event a collective bargaining representative becomes recognized or certified for a unit of Employees that includes one or more Employees previously eligible to participate in the Plan, their eligibility shall not be affected by their inclusion in a bargaining until such time as statutory bargaining requirements are completed regarding the participation, if any, of such Employees in the Plan. |
An individuals status as an Eligible Employee shall be determined by the Corporation in its sole discretion, and such determination shall be conclusively binding on all persons. |
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(o) | Eligible Retiree | |||
means an Eligible Retiree as defined in the Omnibus Health Care Plan of the Chevron Corporation Medical Plan Organization. |
(p) | Employee | |||
means a common law employee of the Company who meets all of the following conditions: |
(i) | Is employed by the Company prior to the Change in Control; | |||
(ii) | Prior to the Change in Control, is assigned to a Regular Work Schedule of: |
(1) | at least 40 hours per week; or | |||
(2) | on or after January 1, 1994, at least 20 hours per week, if such schedule is an Approved Part-Time Schedule pursuant to the Corporations Part-Time Employment Guidelines. | |||
An individual who is disabled and receiving or entitled to receive benefits under a long-term disability plan, such as the Long-Term Disability Plan of the Chevron Corporation Disability Plan Organization are deemed to be assigned to a Regular Work Schedule. |
(iii) | Is not on the payroll of a person other than the Company and who for any reason is deemed to be a common law employee of the Company; and | |||
(iv) | Is not considered to be an independent contractor by the Company in its sole discretion regardless of whether the individual is in fact a common law employee of the Company. | |||
An individuals status as an Employee shall be determined by the Corporation in its sole discretion, an such determination shall be conclusively binding on all persons. |
(q) | Enhanced Regular Earnings | |||
means the sum of Regular Earnings and MIP Target Bonus. For purposes of determining Enhanced Regular Earnings for a period of less than one year, the MIP Target Bonus for a Year will be allocated pro rata over the entire year. |
(r) | ERISA |
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means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time-to-time. |
(s) | Extended Benefit Protection Period | |||
means the period commencing on the Extended Benefit Protection Period Commencement Date and terminating the earlier of the following: |
(i) | three years after the date of a Change in Control; or | |||
(ii) | the date of abandonment of any plans to effectuate a transaction which, if effectuated, would have been a Change in Control and such transaction has not occurred. |
(t) | Extended Benefit Protection Period Commencement Date | |||
means the date six months prior to the public announcement of the proposed transaction which, when effected, is a Change in Control. |
(u) | Family Leave | |||
mean a Leave under the Corporations Family Leave Policy. |
(v) | Leave of Absence without Pay | |||
means a Leave of Absence without Pay under the Corporations Leave of Absence Policy. |
(w) | Member | |||
means any Eligible Employee who has commenced participation in the Plan pursuant to Section II and whose participation has not terminated pursuant to Section III. |
(x) | MIP Target Bonus | |||
means an amount equal to the Members target bonus under the Chevron Corporation Management Incentive Plan for the year prior to his or her termination of employment (or for the last year of the Chevron Corporation Management Incentive Plan if it no longer exists in the year prior to the Members termination of employment), as determined pursuant to the established procedures of that Plan prior to the Change in Control. |
(y) | New Work Location |
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means Members normal work location if he or she should accept a job offer with the Company, a Buyer, or an Outsourcing Supplier. For a rotational job, the normal work location shall be the actual work location and not either the point of demarcation or the Members residence.. |
(z) | Off the Job Disability | |||
means a disability not directly caused by employment with the Company. The classification of a disability shall be determined by the Corporation and such classification shall be conclusive and binding on all persons. |
(aa) | Outsourcing Supplier | |||
means an entity to whom the Company outsources a function performed by Employees where the Company agrees with such entity in the outsourcing agreement that it will offer jobs to current Employees performing that function for the Company. |
(bb) | Overall Compensation | |||
means the sum of Regular Earnings, and the benefit under the Chevron Corporation Long-Term Incentive Program for the benefit period immediately prior to the Change in Control. It shall not include the value of any other employee benefit plan or program. |
(cc) | Plan | |||
means the Chevron Corporation Change in Control Surplus Employee Severance Plan for E-Level Salary Grades. |
(dd) | Plan Administrator | |||
means the Corporation. |
(ee) | Present Work Location | |||
means a Members current normal work location with the Company without regard to any Special Assignment. For a rotational job, the normal work location shall be the actual work location and not either the point of demarcation or the Members residence. |
(ff) | Regular Earnings |
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means straight-time wages or salary paid to a Member by any entity within the Affiliated Group for working a Regular work Schedule or for a leave of absence with pay, and shall include the straight-time portion of amounts paid for regularly scheduled overtime and any amount that is contributed to any employee benefit plan on behalf of the Member by any entity within the Affiliated Group under a salary reduction agreement entered into pursuant to such plan and that is excluded from the Members gross income under §§ 125, 132(f), or 402(a)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Plan is applicable to Members employed by PLEXCO Inc. or by the PLEXCO division of Chevron Chemical Company, Regular Earnings, shall include PLEXCO-specific incentive compensation. Such Incentive compensation shall be deemed paid in equal monthly installments over the period for which it is awarded. |
(gg) | Regular Work Schedule | |||
means the continually recurring pattern of work established and changed as necessary by the Company for a job in each work week or period of work weeks to meet operating needs. |
(hh) | Release | |||
means a Release determined by the Company in its sole discretion. Pursuant to such Release, the Member shall waive all employment-related claims in connection with his or her employment with the Company other than claims for benefits under the actual terms of an employee benefit plan and workers compensation. Such Release shall be construed to comply with the requirements of the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, 29 U.S.C. § 626(f). |
(ii) | Salary Grade | |||
means the classification of a job under the Companys written salary structure providing a guiding minimum, competitive objective and guiding maximum in compensation for the job. |
(jj) | Seasonal Employee | |||
means an individual who is hired to work a Regular Work Schedule for a portion of each year on a repetitive basis in a job described to cover a seasonal operating need. |
(kk) | Special Assignment |
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means a job assignment that is expected to be temporary and is designated as a special assignment by the Company in its sole discretion. |
(ll) | Subsidiary | |||
means any Corporation with respect to which the Corporation, one or more Subsidiaries, or the Corporation together with one or more Subsidiaries, own not less than 80% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock entitled to vote, or not less than 80% of the total value of al shares of all classes of stock. |
(mm) | Successors and Assigns | |||
means a corporation or other entity acquiring all or substantially all the assets and business of the Corporation (including the Plan) whether by operation of law or otherwise. |
(nn) | Temporary Employee | |||
means an Employee classified as a Temporary Employee by the Company in its sole discretion. |
(oo) | Transfer | |||
means a non-temporary reassignment to a job with the Company in a New Work Location that is more than 50 miles from the Employees Present Work Location. An offer of a position with a Buyer is not a Transfer. Notwithstanding the above, Transfer shall not include: |
(i) | in the case where an Employees current job is a rotational job, a reassignment to a job with the Company in a New Work location that is no more than 50 miles from the Employees last work location with the Company that did not involve a rotational job, and | |||
(ii) | in the case where an Employees current job is in a non-U.S. location, a reassignment to a U.S. location at the Employees request. |
(pp) | Year of Continuous Service | |||
means the number of full months (as defined by the Corporation in written rules adopted by it from time to time) of Continuous Service, divided by 12. |
XXI. | EXECUTION |
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Pursuant to the authority granted to us by resolutions adopted by the Board of directors of Chevron Corporation on March 29, 2000, the Corporation has caused its authorized officer(s) to execute the adoption of the foregoing Plan effective as of that date. |
CHEVRON CORPORATION | ||
By: | ||
/s/ G. MATIUK | ||
G. Matiuk Vice-President, Human Resources and Quality |
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Exhibit 10.15
CHEVRON CORPORATION
BENEFIT PROTECTION PROGRAM
Section 1. Establishment and Purpose.
This Chevron Corporation Benefit Protection Program was established effective March 29, 2000 by action of the Board of Chevron Corporation. The purpose of the Program is to protect certain benefits provided to employees of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries against elimination or reduction in the event of a Change in Control. In addition, the Program is designed to provide individuals who are eligible to receive awards under the Chevron Corporation Long-Term Incentive Plan compensation to offset any excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Section 2. Definitions.
(a) Accountants means the independent accountants retained by the Company most recently prior to the Change in Control.
(b) Benefit Protection Period means the period commencing six months prior to the public announcement of a proposed transaction which, when effected, is a Change in Control and ending on the date which is two years after the date of a Change in Control.
(c) Board means the board of directors of the Corporation.
(d) Change in Control shall have the meaning assigned to it in Article VI of the bylaws of the Corporation, as such bylaws may be amended from time to time.
(e) Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(f) Corporation means Chevron Corporation, a Delaware corporation, or any successor corporation.
(g) Equalization Amount shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4 of the Program.
(h) Excise Tax shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4 of the Program.
(i) Payment shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4 of the Program.
(j) Program means this Chevron Corporation Benefit Protection Program.
(k) Subsidiary means any corporation or entity in which the Corporation directly or indirectly controls more than 50% of the total voting power of all classes of its
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stock having voting powers and which the Board has designated as a Subsidiary for purposes of the Program.
Section 3. Benefit Protection.
(a) Severance Programs. Concurrent with the adoption of the Program, the Board has adopted the Chevron Corporation Change in Control Surplus Employee Severance Program for Salary Grades Below 1AA, the Chevron Corporation Change in Control Surplus Employee Severance Program for Salary Grades 1AA to 1XA and the Chevron Corporation Change in Control Surplus Employee Severance Program for E-Level Salary Grades in order to provide protection to eligible employees of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries in the event of a Change in Control.
(b) Other Chevron Plans.
(i) Retiree Health Care and Life Insurance Coverage. During the Benefit Protection Period, neither the Corporation nor a Subsidiary may take any action which would render ineligible for post-retirement health care or life insurance coverage an individual who as of the date of a Change in Control had satisfied the eligibility requirements for such coverage (as determined under the terms of the applicable plan). This provision shall be applicable to any such individual, whether or not he or she was employed by the Corporation or a Subsidiary on the date of the Change in Control.
(ii) Employer Health Care and Life Insurance Coverage Contribution. During the Benefit Protection Period, neither the Corporation nor a Subsidiary may take any action which would reduce the amount or duration of employer contributions toward the cost of health care coverage or the proportion which employer contributions bears to the total cost of life insurance coverage for any individual who as of the date of a Change in Control was entitled to have the Corporation or a Subsidiary pay for all or a portion of the cost of such coverage (or who becomes so entitled during the Benefit Protection Period). This provision shall be applicable to any such individual, whether or not he or she was employed by the Corporation or a Subsidiary on the date of the Change in Control.
(iii) Retirement Plan Vesting. Upon a Change in Control, all Members in the Chevron Corporation Retirement Plan who were on the active payroll of the Corporation or a Subsidiary on the date of a Change in Control shall become fully vested in their benefits accrued under the Retirement Plan.
(iv) Potential Profit Sharing Savings Plan Vesting. Unless the Board determines, upon the advice of the independent accountants of the
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Corporation, that such action would jeopardize the Corporations ability to use pooling of interests accounting with respect to any transaction for which the Corporation desires to use such accounting treatment, upon a Change in Control the Board shall adopt an amendment to the Profit Sharing Savings Plan providing that the unvested balance in the Plan account of any Member who was on the active payroll of the Corporation or a Subsidiary on the date of a Change in Control shall become 100% vested and nonforfeitable as of the date of the Change in Control.
(c) Change in Control Effected Pursuant to Agreement. The Board shall take such action, if a Change in Control is effected pursuant to an agreement between the Corporation and another party or parties, as is necessary to require that such agreement contain provisions reasonably effective to ensure that (i) the benefits intended to be provided under the foregoing plans to eligible persons as of the date of the Change in Control will be effectively provided following the Change in Control and for at least two years thereafter; and (ii) following a Change in Control if any benefit plan or program previously maintained by the Corporation or any Subsidiary is eliminated or amended to reduce the benefits provided thereunder, the benefits thereafter provided under any comparable plan maintained by the Corporation or any Subsidiary or by the party or parties to the Change in Control shall be no less favorable to the individuals previously eligible to participate in the amended or eliminated plan or program than the benefits provided under comparable plans or programs to similarly situated employees or retirees, as applicable, of the party or parties to the Change in Control.
(d) General Provisions.
(i) No Mitigation of Damages. No employee shall be required to mitigate the amount of any payment or benefit provided for in any plan or program of the corporation or a Subsidiary by seeking other employment or otherwise and, except as otherwise provided in the Chevron Corporation Change in Control Surplus Employee Severance Program for Salary Grades 1AA to 1XA or the Chevron Corporation Change in Control Surplus Employee Severance Program for E-Level Salary Grades, as applicable, no such payment shall be offset or reduced by the amount of any compensation or benefits provided to any employee in any subsequent employment.
(ii) Severability. The provisions of this Program shall be deemed severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof.
(iii) Successors and Assigns. The Program shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the Corporation, its successors and assigns and the Corporation shall require any successor or assign to expressly assume and agree to perform the Program in the same manner and to the same extent that the Corporation would be required to perform
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them if no such succession or assignment had taken place. The term the Corporation as used herein shall include such successors and assigns. The term successors and assigns as used herein shall mean a corporation or other entity acquiring all or substantially all the assets and business of the corporation (including the Program) whether by operation of law or otherwise.
(iv) No right of Setoff. The Corporations obligation to make the payments and provide the benefits included in the Program and otherwise to perform its obligations hereunder shall not be affected by any circumstances, including, without limitation, any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other rights which the Corporation may have against the affected employee or others.
(v) Waiver. No provision of the Program may be modified, waived or discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in writing and signed by the affected employee and the Corporation. No waiver by either party hereto at any time of any breach by the other party hereto of, or compliance with, any condition or provision of the Program to be performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the time or at any prior or subsequent time.
Section 4. Payment of Tax Equalization Benefits.
(a) Eligibility. This Section 4 shall be applicable to any individual who is eligible to receive an award under the Chevron Corporation Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time. Such individuals shall be referred to in this Section 4 as Eligible Employees.
(b) Tax Equalization Benefits. If any payments, distributions or other benefits payable by or from the Corporation to or for the benefit of an Eligible Employee in connection with or in any way related (or deemed related) to a Change in Control from any source whatsoever (collectively the Payment) would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code or any interest or penalties are incurred by the Eligible Employee with respect to such excise tax (such excise tax, together with any such interest and penalties, are collectively referred to as the Excise Tax), then the Payment shall be limited to the largest amount which would not cause the Eligible Employee to be subject to the Excise Tax (the Limited Payment). The preceding sentence shall not apply, however, if the Payment (prior to such limitation) exceeds the Limited Payment by more than the lesser of ten percent of the Payment or $50,000. Where the Payment is not limited to the Limited Payment, the Eligible Employee shall be entitled to receive from the Corporation or the Subsidiary which employs the Eligible Employee an additional payment (the Equalization Amount) in an amount such that after payment by the Eligible Employee of all taxes (including, without limitation, any income and employment taxes and any interest and penalties imposed thereto) and the
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Excise Tax imposed on the Equalization Amount, the Eligible Employee retains an amount of the Equalization Payment equal to the Excise Tax imposed upon the Payment. All calculations required pursuant to the Program shall be performed by the Accountants based on information supplied by the Corporation and the Eligible Employee. All fees and expenses of the Accountants shall be paid by the Corporation. In the event that an Eligible Employees Payment is limited to a Limited Payment, the components of the Payment shall be reduced in the following order, solely to the extent necessary to reduce the Payment to the Limited Payment:
(i) Payments pursuant to a severance program described in Section 3(a);
(ii) Payments pursuant to a performance unit granted under the Chevron Corporation Long-Term Incentive Plan which was accelerated by reason of the Change in Control;
(iii) The right to exercise a stock option granted under the Chevron Corporation Long-Term Incentive Plan the vesting of which was accelerated by reason of the Change in Control; and
(iv) Any other component of the Payment.
Section 5. Administration.
(a) The Committee. The Program shall be administered by the Management Compensation Committee of the Board, or any successor thereto. The Board may at any time replace the Management Compensation Committee with another Committee.
(b) Actions by the Committee. The Committee shall hold meetings at such times and places as it may determine. Acts approved by a majority of the members of the Committee present at a meeting at which a quorum is present, or acts reduced to or approved in writing by a majority of the members of the Committee, shall be the valid acts of the Committee.
(c) Powers of the Committee. The Committee shall have the authority to administer the Program in its sole discretion. To this end, the Committee is authorized to construe and interpret the Program, to promulgate, amend and rescind Rules relating to the implementation of the Program and to make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of the Program. Subject to the requirements of applicable law, the Committee may designate persons other than members of the Committee to carry out its responsibilities and may prescribe such conditions and limitations as it may deem appropriate. Any determination, decision or action of the Committee in connection with the construction, interpretation, administration, or application of the Program shall be final, conclusive and binding upon all persons participating in the Program and any person validly claiming under or through persons
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participating in the Program.
(d) Liability of Committee Members. No member of the Board or the Committee will be liable for any action or determination made in good faith by the Board or the Committee with respect to the Program.
Section 6. Amendment or Termination of the Program.
The Board may amend, suspend or terminate the Program at any time; provided, however, that no amendment, suspension or termination which was approved by the Board during the Benefit Protection Period shall be valid or effective if such amendment, suspension or termination would alter the provisions of this Section 6, adversely affect an Eligible Employees right to or amount of an Equalization Amount under the Program, whether or not the Eligible Employees employment had terminated at the time the amendment, suspension or termination was so approved, or otherwise eliminate or reduce any protection provided by the Program; provided, however, that any such amendment, suspension or termination may be effected, even if so approved after such a public announcement, if (a) the amendment, suspension or revision is approved after any plans have been abandoned to effect the transaction which, if effected, would have constituted a Change in Control and the event which would have constituted the Change in Control has not occurred, and (b) within a period of six months after such approval, no other event constituting a Change in Control shall have occurred, and no public announcement of a proposed event which would constitute a Change in Control shall have been made, unless thereafter any plans to effect the Change in Control have been abandoned and the event which would have constituted the Change in Control has not occurred. Any amendment, suspension or termination of the Program which is approved by the Board prior to a Change in Control at the request of a third party who effectuates a Change in Control shall be deemed to be an amendment, suspension or termination which is approved during the Benefit Protection Period.
Section 7. General.
(a) No Right of Employment. Nothing contained in the Program nor any action of the Committee pursuant to the Program shall give any individual any right to remain in the employ of the Corporation or to impair the Corporations right to terminate the employment of any individual at any time, with or without cause, which right is hereby reserved.
(b) Costs of the Program. The costs and expenses of administering the Program shall be borne by the Corporation.
(c) No Assignment. The interest and property rights of any individual under the Program shall not be subject to option or be assignable either by voluntary or involuntary assignment or by operation of law, including (without limitation) bankruptcy, garnishment, attachment or other creditors process, and any act in violation of this
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Section 7(c) shall be void.
(d) Applicable Law. The Program shall be administered, enforced, construed and governed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without regard to the conflicts of laws principles thereof.
(e) Participants Rights Unsecured. The Program is not intended and shall not be construed to require the Corporation to fund any of the benefits provided hereunder or to establish a trust for such purpose. The interest under the Program of any individual shall be an unsecured claim against the general assets of the Corporation.
Section 8. Execution.
To record the adoption of the Chevron Corporation Benefit Protection Program to read as set forth herein effective March 29, 2000, Chevron Corporation has caused its authorized officer to affix the corporate name hereto this 29th day of March, 2000.
CHEVRON CORPORATION
By: /s/ LYDIA BEEBE
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Three Months | Year Ended December 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Ended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
March 31, 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||
(Dollars in Millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Income from Continuing Operations
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$ | 2,677 | $ | 13,034 | $ | 7,382 | $ | 1,102 | $ | 3,875 | $ | 7,638 | ||||||||||||
Income Tax Expense
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2,230 | 7,517 | 5,294 | 2,998 | 4,310 | 6,237 | ||||||||||||||||||
Distributions (Less) Greater Than Equity in Earnings of
Affiliates
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(210 | ) | (1,422 | ) | (383 | ) | 510 | (489 | ) | (26 | ) | |||||||||||||
Minority Interest
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21 | 85 | 80 | 57 | 121 | 111 | ||||||||||||||||||
Previously Capitalized Interest Charged to Earnings During Period
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22 | 83 | 76 | 70 | 67 | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||
Interest and Debt Expense
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107 | 406 | 474 | 565 | 833 | 1,110 | ||||||||||||||||||
Interest Portion of Rentals*
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173 | 687 | 507 | 407 | 357 | 340 | ||||||||||||||||||
Earnings Before Provision for Taxes And Fixed Charges
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$ | 5,020 | $ | 20,390 | $ | 13,430 | $ | 5,709 | $ | 9,074 | $ | 15,481 | ||||||||||||
Interest and Debt Expense
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$ | 107 | $ | 406 | $ | 474 | $ | 565 | $ | 833 | $ | 1,110 | ||||||||||||
Interest Portion of Rentals*
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173 | 687 | 507 | 407 | 357 | 340 | ||||||||||||||||||
Preferred Stock Dividends of Subsidiaries
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| 1 | 4 | 5 | 48 | 50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Capitalized Interest
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2 | 64 | 75 | 67 | 122 | 108 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total Fixed Charges
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$ | 282 | $ | 1,158 | $ | 1,060 | $ | 1,044 | $ | 1,360 | $ | 1,608 | ||||||||||||
Ratio Of Earnings To Fixed Charges
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17.80 | 17.61 | 12.67 | 5.47 | 6.67 | 9.63 |
* | Calculated as one-third of rentals. Considered a reasonable approximation of interest factor. |
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a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this Quarterly Report is being prepared; | |
b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; | |
c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and | |
d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrants first fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting; and |
a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and | |
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrants internal control over financial reporting. |
/s/ David J. OReilly | |
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David J. OReilly | |
Chairman of the Board and | |
Chief Executive Officer |
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a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this Quarterly Report is being prepared; | |
b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; | |
c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and | |
d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrants first fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting; and |
a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and | |
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrants internal control over financial reporting. |
/s/ Stephen J. Crowe | |
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Stephen J. Crowe | |
Vice President and | |
Chief Financial Officer |
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(1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and | |
(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
/s/ David J. OReilly | |
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David J. OReilly | |
Chairman of the Board and | |
Chief Executive Officer |
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(1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and | |
(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
/s/ Stephen J. Crowe | |
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Stephen J. Crowe | |
Vice President and | |
Chief Financial Officer |
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