Trump's secretary of state appointee agrees to cut all ties with Exxon Mobil
Rex Tillerson at a news conference following the Exxon Mobil Corporation Shareholders Meeting in Dallas in 2008.REUTERS/Mike Stone/File Photo
Exxon Mobil and Rex Tillerson agreed to sever all ties to comply with conflict-of-interest requirements as the company's former chairman and chief executive awaits confirmation as US secretary of state.
If his appointment is confirmed, the value of more than 2 million deferred Exxon Mobil shares (worth about $182 million at Tuesday's closing price) that Tillerson would have received over the next 10 years will be transferred to an independently managed trust, the company said in a statement.
The share awards will be canceled and Tillerson will also surrender entitlement to more than $4.1 million in cash bonuses, scheduled to pay out over the next three years, and other benefits, Exxon Mobil said.
Separately, Tillerson also committed to the State Department that, if confirmed, he would sell his more than 600,000 Exxon shares, the company said.
Exxon said last month that its president, Darren Woods, would become chief executive and chairman in January following the retirement of Tillerson.
Tillerson could face a rocky confirmation process, given concerns among both Democrats and Republicans about his ties to Russia.
Exxon stock has gained 6.5% since election results of November 8 up to Tuesday's close of $90.89.
(Editing by Gopakumar Warrier)
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