Exxon Corp. - Specimen Stock Certificate

Specimen Stock printed by Security-Columbian United States Banknote Corporation.

ExxonMobil Corporation, often referred to simply as Exxon, is a prominent American multinational oil and gas enterprise and the largest direct successor of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil. The company adopted its current name in 1999 following the merger of Exxon and Mobil. It operates with a vertical integration model throughout the oil and gas sector and includes a chemicals division that manufactures plastics, synthetic rubber, and various chemical products. ExxonMobil's headquarters is located near Spring, Texas, a suburb of Houston, although it is officially incorporated in New Jersey. The company's origins date back to 1866 with the establishment of the Vacuum Oil Company, which was acquired by Standard Oil in 1879. The entity now known as ExxonMobil evolved from the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, commonly referred to as Jersey Standard, which had control over all of Standard Oil before its dissolution. Jersey Standard expanded through significant partnerships, particularly with another descendant of Standard Oil, the Standard Oil Company of New York (Socony). Both companies grew larger by merging with various third-party firms, such as Humble Oil, which merged with Jersey Standard, and Vacuum Oil, which merged with Socony. In the 1960s and early 1970s, both companies underwent rebranding, and by the time of their merger in 1999, Jersey Standard was known as Exxon and Socony as Mobil. The merger agreement specified that Exxon would acquire Mobil and rebrand as ExxonMobil, with Mobil's CEO taking on the role of vice-chairman. Today, ExxonMobil ranks among the largest and most influential corporations globally, frequently fluctuating between the first and tenth positions in terms of revenue among publicly traded companies, and it boasts one of the highest market capitalizations in the world.