Talley Darrin L 4

What Happened

Darrin L. Talley, Vice President — Corporate Strategic Planning at Exxon Mobil (XOM), sold a total of 5,000 shares in open-market transactions on February 2, 2026. The sales were reported as two transactions: 650 shares at $139.75 for $90,841 and 4,350 shares at $139.75 for $607,913, for total proceeds of approximately $698,754. These were sales (transaction code S), not purchases or option exercises.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-02 (reported on Form 4 filed 2026-02-03). Filing appears timely.
• Prices and amounts: 650 shares @ $139.75 = $90,841; 4,350 shares @ $139.75 = $607,913; total ≈ $698,754.
• Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the provided filing excerpt.
• Footnotes: F1 = shares held jointly with spouse; F2 = shares held by spouse in a separate trust.
• No 10b5‑1 plan, tax‑withholding, or option exercise was indicated in the provided details.

Context

This was an open-market sale, which is commonly a routine liquidity or portfolio-management action and does not by itself indicate the insider’s future view of the company. For retail investors, purchases tend to carry clearer signals than routine sales; here, the filing documents dispositions only. The footnotes indicate some holdings are joint or held by a spouse’s trust, which can affect how beneficial ownership is reported.