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LOGO

HESS CORPORATION

April 2, 2015

Dear Stockholder:

You are cordially invited to attend the annual meeting of stockholders, which will be held at Hess Corporation, 1501 McKinney Street, Houston, Texas 77010, on Wednesday, May 6, 2015, at 9:00 a.m., local time. The formal notice of annual meeting and proxy statement, which are contained in the following pages, outline the action to be taken by the stockholders at the meeting.

It is important that your shares be represented at the meeting whether or not you are personally able to attend. Accordingly, after reading the attached Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and Proxy Statement, please promptly submit your proxy by telephone, internet or mail as described in your proxy card. If you submit your proxy over the internet, you will have the opportunity to agree to receive future stockholder documents electronically via email, and we encourage you to do so. If you choose to submit your vote by traditional proxy or voting instruction card, please sign, date and mail the card in the pre-addressed reply envelope provided to you. Your cooperation will be appreciated.

Sincerely yours,

LOGO

Chief Executive Officer

The attached proxy statement is dated April 2, 2015 and is first being mailed to stockholders on or about April 2, 2015.


NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS			i

PROXY STATEMENT			1

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE ANNUAL MEETING AND VOTING			2

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION			7

PROPOSAL 1: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS			9

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance			22
Ownership of Voting Securities by Certain Beneficial Owners			23
Ownership of Equity Securities by Management			25
Director Compensation			26
Executive Compensation			27

PROPOSAL 2: ADVISORY VOTE TO APPROVE THE COMPENSATION OF THE NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS			57

PROPOSAL 3: RATIFICATION OF SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS			59

PROPOSAL 4: APPROVAL OF THE AMENDED AND RESTATED 2008 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN			61

PROPOSAL 5: STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL FOR PROXY ACCESS			77

PROPOSAL 6: STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL FOR A SCENARIO ANALYSIS REPORT REGARDING CARBON ASSET RISK			82

OTHER MATTERS			85

ANNEX A: AMENDED AND RESTATED 2008 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN			A-1

ANNEX B: NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION			B-1

LOGO

HESS CORPORATION

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

Wednesday, May 6, 2015, at 9:00 a.m.

To the Stockholders:

The annual meeting of stockholders of Hess Corporation will be held at Hess Corporation, 1501 McKinney Street, Houston, Texas 77010, on Wednesday, May 6, 2015, at 9:00 a.m., local time, for the following purposes:

To elect ten directors for the ensuing one-year term (pages 9 to 56 of the accompanying proxy statement);

To conduct a non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers (pages 57 and 58);

To act upon the ratification of the selection by the audit committee of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors (pages 59 and 60);

To approve the company’s amended and restated 2008 long-term incentive plan (pages 61 to 76);

To act upon the stockholder proposals described in the accompanying proxy statement if properly introduced at the meeting (pages 77 to 84); and

To transact any other business which properly may be brought before the meeting.

All stockholders are cordially invited to attend, although only stockholders of record at the close of business on March 19, 2015, the record date for the annual meeting, will be entitled to vote at the meeting.

By order of the board of directors,

George C. Barry

Secretary

April 2, 2015

YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT

You are urged to date, sign and promptly return the proxy card in the envelope provided to you, or to use the telephone or internet method of voting described in your proxy card, so that if you are unable to attend the meeting your shares can be voted.

Hess Corporation’s proxy statement and 2014 annual report are available at http://www.envisionreports.com/HES

LOGO

HESS CORPORATION

PROXY STATEMENT

The enclosed proxy is solicited by the board of directors of Hess Corporation for use at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held on Wednesday, May 6, 2015, at 9:00 a.m., local time.

The company’s principal executive office is located at 1185 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10036. On or about April 2, 2015, we commenced mailing this proxy statement, the notice of annual meeting and the proxy card to stockholders.

Holders of record of common stock of the company at the close of business on March 19, 2015 will be entitled to vote at the annual meeting. Each share of common stock will be entitled to one vote. As of March 19, 2015, there were 287,425,839 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the annual meeting. There are no other voting securities of the company outstanding. A majority of the outstanding shares of common stock, present in person or represented by proxy, will constitute a quorum at the annual meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes will be counted as shares present for purposes of determining the presence of a quorum for the transaction of business.

If at the close of business on March 19, 2015 your shares were held in an account at a brokerage firm, bank, dealer, or other similar organization, then you are the beneficial owner of shares held in “street name” and the proxy materials, as applicable, are being forwarded to you by that organization. The organization holding your account is considered the stockholder of record for purposes of voting at the annual meeting. As a beneficial owner, you have the right to direct that organization on how to vote the shares in your account. If that organization is not given specific direction, shares held in the name of that organization may not be voted and will not be considered as present and entitled to vote on any matter to be considered at the annual meeting, except with respect to the ratification of the company’s independent auditors. Brokers are not permitted to vote your shares for the election of directors, for the advisory vote on executive compensation, for the amended and restated 2008 long-term incentive plan or for or against the stockholder proposals without your instructions as to how to vote. Please instruct your broker how to vote your shares using the voting instruction form provided by your broker so that your vote can be counted.

If you are a registered stockholder, you can simplify your voting by using the internet or calling a toll-free telephone number. Internet and telephone voting information is provided on the proxy card. A control number, located on the instruction sheet attached to the proxy card, is designated to verify your identity and allow you to vote your shares and confirm that your voting instructions have been recorded properly. If you vote via the internet or by telephone, there is no need to return a signed proxy card. However, you may still vote by proxy by using the proxy card.

Proxies will be voted at the annual meeting in accordance with the specifications you make on the proxy. If you sign the proxy card or submit a proxy by telephone or over the internet and do not specify how your shares are to be voted, your shares will be voted in accordance with the recommendations of the board of directors (See “Questions and Answers about the Annual Meeting and Voting”).

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE ANNUAL MEETING AND VOTING

Why did I receive these proxy materials?

You have received these proxy materials because you are a Hess Corporation stockholder, and our board of directors is soliciting your authority, or proxy, to vote your shares at the 2015 annual meeting of stockholders. The proxy materials include our notice of annual meeting of stockholders, proxy statement and 2014 annual report. These materials also include the proxy card and postage paid return envelope or voting instruction form for the annual meeting. Proxy cards are being solicited on behalf of our board of directors. The proxy materials include detailed information about the matters that will be discussed and voted on at the meeting, and provide updated information about our company that you should consider in order to make an informed decision when voting your shares. The proxy materials are first being furnished to stockholders on or about April 2, 2015.

The following proposals are scheduled to be voted on at the annual meeting:

Proposal 1: Election of ten director nominees;

Proposal 2: Advisory approval of the compensation of our named executive officers;

Proposal 3: Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015;

Proposal 4: Approval of the amended and restated 2008 long-term incentive plan;

Proposal 5: Stockholder proposal recommending that the company adopt proxy access; and

Proposal 6: Stockholder proposal recommending that the company provide a scenario analysis report regarding carbon asset risk.

Can I access the proxy materials on the internet?

Yes. The company’s proxy statement and 2014 annual report are available at http://www.envisionreports.com/HES.

How do I attend the annual meeting?

The annual meeting will be held at Hess Corporation, 1501 McKinney Street, Houston, Texas 77010 on Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at 9:00 a.m., local time. When you arrive, signs will direct you to the appropriate room. Please note that the doors to the meeting room will not be open until 8:00 a.m. You should be prepared to present valid government-issued photo identification, such as a driver’s license or passport, for admittance. In addition, if you are a stockholder of record, your name will be verified against the list of stockholders of record prior to admittance to the annual meeting. If you are a beneficial owner, you must provide proof of beneficial ownership, such as your account statement showing that you own our stock, a copy of the voting instruction form provided by your broker, trustee or nominee, or other similar evidence of ownership. If you do not provide valid government-issued photo identification and comply with the other procedures outlined above, you will not be admitted to the annual meeting.

Directions to attend the annual meeting can be found at www.hess.com/company/hess-offices. You do not need to attend the annual meeting to vote. Even if you plan to attend the annual meeting, please submit your vote in advance as instructed herein.

What is the quorum requirement for holding the 2015 annual meeting?

A majority of the outstanding shares of common stock, present in person or represented by proxy, will constitute a quorum at the annual meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes will be counted as shares present for purposes of determining the presence of a quorum for the transaction of business.

Who can vote?

Holders of record of common stock at the close of business on March 19, 2015 will be entitled to vote at the annual meeting. Each share of common stock will be entitled to one vote on all matters properly brought before the meeting. As of March 19, 2015, there were 287,425,839 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the annual meeting. There are no other voting securities of the company outstanding.

What is the difference between holding shares as a holder of record and as a beneficial owner?

If at the close of business on March 19, 2015, the record date for the annual meeting, your shares were held in an account at a brokerage firm, bank, dealer, or other similar organization or other nominee, then you are the beneficial owner of shares held in “street name” and the proxy materials, as applicable, are being forwarded to you by that organization. The organization holding your account is considered the stockholder of record for purposes of voting at the annual meeting. As a beneficial owner, you have the right to direct that organization on how to vote the shares in your account. If that organization is not given specific direction, shares held in the name of that organization may not be voted and will not be considered as present and entitled to vote on any matter to be considered at the annual meeting, except with respect to the ratification of the company’s independent auditors. Brokers are not permitted to vote your shares for the election of directors, for the advisory vote on executive compensation, for the amended and restated 2008 long-term incentive plan or for or against the stockholder proposals without your instructions as to how to vote. Please instruct your broker how to vote your shares using the voting instruction form provided by your broker. The voting instruction forms provided by your bank, broker or other nominee will also include information about how to vote your shares over the internet or telephonically, if such options are available. Please return your completed voting instruction form to your broker and contact the person responsible for your account or vote by internet or telephone so that your vote can be counted.

How do I vote my shares?

You may vote your shares using one of the following methods (please also see the information provided above concerning the difference between holding shares as a holder of

record or registered holder and holding shares beneficially through a bank, broker or other nominee—beneficial holders should follow the voting instructions provided by such nominee):

Over the internet. If you have access to the internet, you can submit your proxy online by following the instructions included on your proxy card (or voting instruction form in the case of beneficial holders for whom internet voting is available) for voting over the internet.

By telephone. You can vote by calling a toll-free telephone number listed on the proxy card (or voting instruction form in the case of beneficial holders for whom telephone voting is available). Please refer to your proxy card or voting instruction form for instructions on voting by phone.

By mail. You may vote your shares by completing, signing and mailing the proxy card included with your proxy materials (or voting instruction form in the case of beneficial holders). Please refer to your proxy card or voting instruction form for instructions on voting by mail.

In person at the annual meeting. Stockholders are invited to attend the annual meeting and vote in person at the annual meeting. If you are a beneficial owner of shares you must obtain a legal proxy from the bank, broker or other holder of record of your shares to be entitled to vote those shares in person at the meeting.

A control number, located on the instruction sheet attached to the proxy card, is designated to verify your identity and allow you to vote your shares and confirm that your voting instructions have been recorded properly. If you vote via the internet or by telephone, there is no need to return a signed proxy card. However, you may still vote by proxy by using the proxy card.

As noted above, if you hold shares beneficially in street name through a bank, broker or other nominee, you may vote by submitting the enclosed voting instruction form. Telephone and internet voting may be also available—please refer to the voting instruction form provided by your bank, broker or other nominee for more information.

Can I change my vote?

Yes. You may revoke the proxy at any time prior to its use by:

delivering a written notice to the secretary of the company, mailed to Hess Corporation, 1185 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10036;

executing and submitting a later-dated proxy;

re-voting your shares by telephone or on the internet; or

attending the annual meeting and voting in person.

What vote is required to approve each of the proposals?

Proposal 1: Election of directors: The election of directors is considered an uncontested election as defined in the company’s by-laws. This means that, to be elected as a director of the company at the 2015 annual meeting, nominees must receive a majority of the votes cast. A majority of votes cast means that the number of shares voted “for” a

director’s election exceeds 50% of the number of votes cast with respect to that director’s election. Abstentions and broker non-votes are not counted as votes cast.

Proposal 2: Advisory vote to approve the compensation of the named executive officers: Approval of this proposal requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the annual meeting. Abstentions will be counted as present for the purposes of this vote and will have the effect of a vote against the proposal. Broker non-votes will not be counted as present and are not entitled to vote on the proposal.

Proposal 3: Ratification of selection of independent registered public accountants: Approval of this proposal requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the annual meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes will be counted as present for purposes of this vote and will have the effect of a vote against the proposal.

Proposal 4: Approval of the amended and restated 2008 long-term incentive plan: Approval of this proposal requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of common stock present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the annual meeting. Abstentions will be counted as present for the purposes of this vote and will have the effect of a vote against the proposal. Broker non-votes will not be counted as present and are not entitled to vote on the proposal.

Proposals 5 and 6: Stockholder proposals: Approval of these proposals requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the annual meeting. Abstentions will be counted as present for the purposes of this vote and will have the effect of a vote against these proposals. Broker non-votes will not be counted as present and are not entitled to vote on these proposals.

What are the recommendations of the board of directors?

The board of directors recommends that you vote your shares on your proxy card:

FOR the election of directors nominated herein;

FOR the advisory approval of the compensation of our named executive officers;

FOR the proposal to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015;

FOR the approval of the amended and restated 2008 long-term incentive plan;

AGAINST the stockholder proposal recommending proxy access; and

AGAINST the stockholder proposal recommending a scenario analysis report regarding carbon asset risk.

What does it mean if I receive more than one proxy card on or about the same time?

It generally means you hold shares registered in more than one account. In order to vote all of your shares, please sign and return each proxy card or, if you vote via the internet or telephone, vote once for each proxy card you receive.

What if I do not specify how I want my shares to be voted?

If you are the record holder of your shares and do not specify on your proxy card (or when giving your proxy by telephone or the internet) how you want to vote your shares, your shares will be voted:

FOR the election of directors nominated herein;

FOR the advisory approval of the compensation of our named executive officers;

FOR the proposal to ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015;

FOR the approval of the amended and restated 2008 long-term incentive plan;

AGAINST the stockholder proposal recommending proxy access; and

AGAINST the stockholder proposal recommending a scenario analysis report regarding carbon asset risk.

If you are a beneficial owner of shares and do not specify how you want to vote, your shares may not be voted by the record holder and will not be considered as present and entitled to vote on any matter to be considered at the annual meeting, except with respect to the ratification of the company’s independent auditors. If your shares are held of record by a bank, broker, or other nominee, we urge you to give instructions to your bank, broker, or other nominee as to how you wish your shares to be voted so you may participate in the stockholder voting on these important matters.

What is the effect of an “ABSTAIN” vote?

Abstentions are considered to be present and entitled to vote with respect to each relevant proposal, but will not be considered a vote cast with respect to that proposal. Therefore, an abstention will effectively be a vote against each of the proposals, except for the election of directors.

What is a “broker non-vote”?

A “broker non-vote” occurs when a beneficial owner of shares held by a broker, bank or other nominee fails to provide the record holder with voting instructions on any “non-routine” matters brought to a vote at a stockholder meeting.

Under the rules of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), “non-routine” matters include the election of directors, the advisory vote to approve the compensation of named executive officers, approval of the amended and restated 2008 long-term incentive plan and the stockholder proposals described in this proxy statement. As such, a broker may not vote your shares with respect to such matters without your instructions.

If your shares are held of record by a bank, broker, or other nominee, we urge you to give instructions to your bank, broker, or other nominee as to how you wish your shares to be voted so you may participate in the stockholder voting on these important matters.

What should I do if I have other questions?

If you have any questions or require any assistance with voting your shares, please contact our proxy solicitor, MacKenzie Partners Inc., toll free at (800) 322-2885 or directly at (212) 929-5500.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Availability of additional materials

The company will provide to any person whose proxy is solicited by this proxy statement, without charge, upon written request to the company’s corporate secretary at Hess Corporation, 1185 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10036, a copy of the company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, or the company’s proxy statement.

The information provided on the company’s website (www.hess.com) is referenced in this proxy statement for information purposes only. Neither the information on the company’s website, nor the information in the company’s sustainability report, shall be deemed to be a part of or incorporated by reference into this proxy statement or any other filings we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

Proxy solicitation expenses

The cost of preparing and mailing this proxy statement and the accompanying proxy and the cost of solicitation of proxies on behalf of the board of directors will be borne by the company. Solicitation will be made by mail and internet. Some personal solicitation may be made by directors, officers and employees without special compensation, other than reimbursement for expenses. In addition, MacKenzie Partners Inc. has been retained to aid in the solicitation. Its fees for this solicitation are not expected to exceed $25,000, exclusive of expenses.

Brokers and other nominees will be requested to solicit proxies or authorizations from beneficial owners and will be reimbursed for their reasonable and documented expenses in connection therewith.

Submission of stockholder proposals and nominations for the 2016 annual meeting

Proposals which stockholders wish to include in the company’s proxy materials relating to the 2016 annual meeting of stockholders must be received by the corporate secretary at the address below no later than December 4, 2015. Such proposals must meet the requirements of the SEC to be eligible for inclusion in the company’s proxy materials. Proposals must be addressed to:

Hess Corporation

1185 Avenue of the Americas

New York, N.Y. 10036

Attn: Corporate Secretary

Any stockholder proposal for the 2016 annual meeting which the proponent does not wish to include in the company’s proxy materials for that meeting will be considered untimely, and

therefore subject to the discretionary authority of proxies solicited by the board of directors, unless notice of the proposal is received by the company at the above address on or before February 17, 2016. Pursuant to the company’s by-laws, stockholder nominations of candidates for election at the 2016 annual meeting must be received on or prior to February 6, 2016 together with the information required by such provision.

PROPOSAL 1: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

At the 2013 annual meeting of stockholders, stockholders approved an amendment to the company’s restated certificate of incorporation to eliminate the classification of the board of directors. The declassification is being implemented without shortening the term of any incumbent director. Therefore, directors elected at or after the 2014 annual meeting are elected for one-year terms. Directors elected at the 2013 annual meeting will complete their current three-year terms and will be elected for one-year terms at the annual meeting in 2016. Beginning with the 2016 annual meeting, all of the company’s directors will be elected annually for one-year terms.

At the 2015 annual meeting, ten directors are to be elected to serve for a term of one year and until their successors are elected and qualified.

It is intended that proxies will be voted for the nominees set forth herein. The company’s by-laws provide for majority voting in uncontested elections of directors, which is the case for the election of directors at the 2015 annual meeting. Accordingly, to be elected as a director of the company at the 2015 annual meeting, nominees must receive a majority of the votes cast. A majority of votes cast means that the number of shares voted “for” a director’s election exceeds 50% of the number of votes cast with respect to that director’s election. Abstentions and broker non-votes are not counted as votes cast.

If a director is not elected at the 2015 annual meeting and no successor has been elected at the annual meeting, the director is required to promptly tender his or her resignation to the board of directors. The corporate governance and nominating committee is then required to make a recommendation to the board of directors as to whether to accept or reject the tendered resignation, or whether other action should be taken. The board of directors will act on the tendered resignation and will publicly disclose its decision and rationale within 90 days following certification of the election results. These procedures are described in full in our by-laws, which may be found on the company’s website at www.hess.com.

It is expected that all candidates will be able to serve. However, if one or more are unable to do so, the proxy holders will vote the proxies for the remaining nominees and for substitute nominees chosen by the board of directors unless the board reduces the number of directors to be elected at the annual meeting.

The following table presents information as of February 1, 2015 about the nominees for election as directors of the company and the directors continuing in their respective terms of office, including the specific experience, qualifications, attributes or skills that led the board to conclude that such person should serve as a director.

Nominees for Director

For one-year term expiring in 2016


Name	Age	Director since	Principal occupation, other directorships and skills and experience
Rodney F. Chase	71	2013	Principal Occupation: Former Deputy Group Chief Executive of BP plc. Other Directorships: Genel Energy, plc (Non-executive Chairman), Tesoro Corporation and Computer Sciences Corporation (Non-executive Chairman). Former Director, Petrofac Limited, Nalco Holding Company and Tesco plc. Skills and Experience: Mr. Chase’s experience in the oil and gas industry, corporate management, international operations, public company governance and board practices provides the Hess board with valuable industry knowledge and strategic planning experience.

Terrence J. Checki	69	2014	Principal Occupation: Former Executive Vice President and Head, Emerging Markets and International Affairs, Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Skills and Experience: Mr. Checki brings decades of experience in management and international relations to the Hess board. He has had key roles in the resolution of numerous economic and financial challenges in the U.S. and abroad during his tenure at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Harvey Golub	75	2013	Principal Occupation: Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of American Express Company. Other Directorships: Miller Buckfire & Co. (Chairman), Former Director, Ripplewood Holdings LLC (Executive Chairman), Campbell Soup Company, American International Group, Inc. and RHJ International S.A. Skills and Experience: Mr. Golub has extensive experience in management, public company governance, finance, operations, and strategic turnarounds that provides the Hess board with valuable judgment and perspective.

John B. Hess	60	1978	Principal Occupation: Chief Executive Officer. Other Directorships: KKR Management LLC, General Partner of KKR & Co. L.P. Former Director, Dow Chemical Company. Skills and Experience: Mr. Hess has over 35 years of experience with the company and is its longest-serving director. During his career, Mr. Hess has acquired in-depth knowledge of the company’s strategy and operations and the history of the company’s development, and he and his family have had a long-standing commitment to the company.


Name	Age	Director since	Principal occupation, other directorships and skills and experience
Edith E. Holiday	62	1993	Principal Occupation: Corporate Director and Trustee. Former Assistant to the President of the United States and Secretary of the Cabinet. Former General Counsel, United States Department of the Treasury. Other Directorships: Canadian National Railway Company, RTI International Metals, Inc., White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd. and Director or trustee of various Franklin Templeton mutual funds. Former Director, H.J. Heinz Company. Skills and Experience: Ms. Holiday brings deep public policy and governance expertise to the Hess board. The first woman to serve as General Counsel of the Treasury Department, Ms. Holiday possesses strong corporate governance and regulatory expertise, as well as legal and managerial experience in both private and public sectors. She has also served in a directorship capacity across a diverse range of industries throughout her career. Ms. Holiday currently chairs our corporate governance and nominating committee.

Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, MD	60	2004	Principal Occupation: President and Chief Executive Officer, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Other Directorships: Former Director, Genworth Financial, Inc. Skills and Experience: Dr. Lavizzo-Mourey is a former director of five public companies, including service on audit committees. She has decades of leadership and technical experience and has significant experience in the nonprofit and health care sectors.

David McManus	61	2013	Principal Occupation: Former Executive Vice President and Head of International Operations, Pioneer Natural Resources Co. Other Directorships: FLEX LNG Limited (Chairman), Rockhopper Exploration plc, Caza Oil & Gas Inc. and Costain Group plc. Former Director, Cape plc. Skills and Experience: Mr. McManus is an experienced international business leader in the energy industry and provides the Hess board with oil and gas project management and commercial expertise.


Name	Age	Director since	Principal occupation, other directorships and skills and experience
John H. Mullin III	73	2007	Principal Occupation: Chairman, Ridgeway Farm LLC (private company engaged in timber and farming activity). Former Managing Director, Dillon, Read & Co. Inc. (former investment banking firm). Other Directorships: Former Lead Director, Progress Energy, Inc. Former Director, Sonoco Products Company, the Ryland Group, Inc. and Adolph Coors Company. Former Trustee, The Putnam Funds. Skills and Experience: With over 35 years of investment banking and public company board experience, Mr. Mullin adds valuable financial and governance expertise to the Hess board. Mr. Mullin has served on the board of directors of multiple companies across sectors, including finance, packaging, real estate and energy.

James H. Quigley	62	2013	Principal Occupation: Former Chief Executive Officer, Deloitte, Touche Tohmatsu Limited. Other Directorships: Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Wells Fargo & Company. Skills and Experience: Mr. Quigley led Deloitte, one of the world’s largest accounting and consulting firms. During his 38 years at Deloitte, he was a trusted consultant on strategic leadership and operating matters to senior management teams of multinational companies across industries. He brings to the Hess board significant global experience and knowledge of financial, tax and regulatory matters that are relevant to Hess’ operations. Mr. Quigley currently chairs our audit committee.

Robert N. Wilson	74	1996	Principal Occupation: Chairman and Mevion Medical Systems (medical device company). Former Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, Johnson & Johnson. Other Directorships: Charles Schwab Corporation and Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp. Former Chairman, Caxton Health Holdings, LLC and Vivus Inc. (biopharmaceutical company). Skills and Experience: Mr. Wilson brings decades of management and executive experience to the Hess board. He has had key roles in driving growth and development at two leading companies in the health care industry, and brings to the board experience in marketing, finance and international business strategy. Mr. Wilson currently chairs our compensation and management development committee.

The board of directors recommends that stockholders vote FOR the election of each of the ten director nominees named above.

Members of Board of Directors Continuing in Office

Terms expiring in 2016


Name	Age	Director since	Principal occupation, other directorships and skills and experience
Kevin O. Meyers, Ph.D.	61	2013	Principal Occupation: Independent Energy Consultant. Former Senior Vice President of E&P for the Americas, ConocoPhillips. Other Directorships: Bill Barrett Corporation, Denbury Resources Inc. Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. and Precision Drilling Corporation. Former Director, LUKOIL. Skills and Experience: Dr. Meyers has over 30 years of experience in exploration and production, both domestic and international. Based on this experience, Dr. Meyers brings to the Hess board decades of managing E&P operations in geographies directly relevant to Hess’ focused E&P portfolio.

Fredric G. Reynolds	64	2013	Principal Occupation: Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, CBS Corporation. Other Directorships: AOL, Inc. and Mondelez International Inc. Former Director, The Readers Digest Association, Blockbuster Inc. and Sportsline.com, Inc. Skills and Experience: During his tenure as Chief Financial Officer of CBS Corporation, shareholders experienced substantial share appreciation and return of capital. Mr. Reynolds brings to the Hess board his substantial experience as a Chief Financial Officer with a successful track record of financial oversight, leading a successful transformation, returning capital, and delivering long term returns.

William G. Schrader	57	2013	Principal Occupation: Former Chief Operating Officer, TNK-BP Russia. Other Directorships: Ophir Energy (African oil and gas exploration company), Bahamas Petroleum Company plc (Chairman) and CHC Group Ltd. Skills and Experience: Mr. Schrader is an experienced E&P executive responsible for transforming BP’s significant E&P assets, and brings to the Hess board his experience as a disciplined E&P operator with expertise in production sharing structures, government relations and delivering returns.

Mark R. Williams, Ph.D	63	2013	Principal Occupation: Chairman of the Board. Former Member, Executive Committee, Royal Dutch Shell plc. Other Directorships: Intertek plc. Skills and Experience: Dr. Williams worked for 33 years at Shell, including more than 17 years in Shell’s E&P and upstream business, serving most recently as a member of the executive committee of Royal Dutch Shell, where he was one of the top three operating executives collectively responsible for all strategic, capital and operational matters. His experience as part of an executive group with ultimate strategic responsibilities for the overall direction of one of the world’s largest oil and gas companies adds invaluable insight to the Hess board.

All of the nominees and directors named above have held substantially the positions or former positions indicated for the past five years, except as described below. Mr. Checki retired as Executive Vice President and Head, Emerging Markets and International Affairs at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in March 2014. Dr. Meyers retired from ConocoPhillips in December 2010, where he served in senior executive positions since 2002. Mr. Schrader retired as chief operating officer of TNK-BP in 2011 after serving in senior executive roles at BP for many years. Dr. Williams retired from Royal Dutch Shell plc in March 2013 after a 33-year career with that company. Mr. Reynolds retired as senior vice president and chief financial officer for CBS Corporation in 2009, where he had served in senior executive positions at CBS and its affiliates since 1994. Mr. Quigley has over 35 years of experience in audit, tax, consulting and financial services, and retired in 2012 from Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, where he last served as chief executive officer from 2007 to 2011. Mr. McManus has over 35 years of experience in the oil and gas industry and retired in 2011 from Pioneer Natural Resources Co., where he last served as Executive Vice President and Head of International Operations since 2008.

Mr. Hess may be deemed to be a control person of the company by virtue of his beneficial ownership of common stock as described under “Ownership of Voting Securities by Certain Beneficial Owners.”

The board of directors met ten times in 2014, including eight regularly scheduled meetings and two special meetings. Each director attended at least 75% of the aggregate of all board of directors meetings and all meetings of the committees of the board of directors on which he or she served during 2014.

Non-management directors meet without members of management present generally after each regularly scheduled board meeting. The chairman of the board of directors presides at these meetings.

All of the current directors who were serving as a director at the time of last year’s annual meeting attended that meeting.

Director and Nominee Independence

The board of directors has affirmatively determined that thirteen of the fourteen current directors on the board, namely, Mr. Chase, Mr. Checki, Mr. Golub, Ms. Holiday, Dr. Lavizzo-Mourey, Dr. Meyers, Mr. McManus, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Schrader, Dr. Williams and Mr. Wilson, are independent within the meaning of the rules and standards of the NYSE. In addition, the board of directors has affirmatively determined that nine of the company’s proposed ten nominees for election at the 2015 annual meeting, namely, Mr. Chase, Mr. Checki, Mr. Golub, Ms. Holiday, Dr. Lavizzo-Mourey, Mr. McManus, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Quigley and Mr. Wilson, are independent within the meaning of the rules and standards of the NYSE. The board determined that these directors and nominees not only met all “bright-line” criteria under these rules, but also that, based on all known relevant facts and circumstances, there did not exist any relationship that would compromise the independence of these directors.

Corporate Governance Guidelines

The board has approved a set of corporate governance guidelines in accordance with rules of the NYSE. These guidelines set forth the key policies relating to corporate governance, including director qualification standards, director responsibilities and director compensation. The board has also approved a code of business conduct and ethics in accordance with rules of the NYSE and the SEC applicable to all directors, officers and employees, including the chief executive officer, the principal financial and accounting officer and other senior financial officers. The code is intended to provide guidance to directors and management to assure compliance with law and promote ethical behavior. Copies of the company’s corporate governance guidelines and its code of business conduct and ethics may be found on the company’s website at www.hess.com and are also available without charge upon request to the company’s corporate secretary at its principal executive office set forth on the first page of this proxy statement.

Stockholder and Interested Party Communications

Any stockholder or interested party who wishes to communicate or request a meeting with members of the board of directors or with only non-management directors or any specified individual director may do so by writing to them in care of the chairman of the board of directors, Hess Corporation, at its principal executive office set forth on the first page of this proxy statement. The stockholders may also communicate directly to the chairman by e-mail to BoardChairman@hess.com. Communications sent by mail or e-mail will be reviewed by the chairman and will be referred for resolution and response as deemed appropriate by the chairman. If a stockholder requests a meeting, the corporate governance and nominating committee will decide whether the subject matter is a proper one to be addressed by the board and, if so, whether a meeting is warranted. The corporate governance and nominating committee will meet periodically to review all stockholder communications received.

Board Leadership Structure

During 2013, the board of directors amended the by-laws to provide for a non-executive chairman of the board and separated the positions of chairman of the board and chief executive officer. Currently, Dr. Mark R. Williams serves as the independent chairman of the board and Mr. John B. Hess serves as chief executive officer and a director of the board.

The board currently believes that separating the roles of chairman and chief executive officer allows for better alignment of corporate governance with stockholder interests and aids in the board’s oversight of management and the board’s ability to carry out its roles and responsibilities on behalf of the stockholders. The board also believes that the separation of the roles of chairman and chief executive officer allows the chief executive officer to focus more of his time and energy on operating and managing the company and leverages the chairman’s experience in the oil and gas industry.

Independent Chairman of the Board

The chairman, an independent member of the board who has not previously served as an executive officer of the company, is appointed by the board annually. As set forth in the company’s corporate governance guidelines, the responsibilities of the chairman include:

acting as chair of regular and special meetings of the board;

acting as chair of executive sessions or other meetings of the independent directors and leading such executive sessions and meetings;

determining if special meetings of the board should be called (but without prejudice to any rights of others to call special board meetings);

acting as a liaison between the chief executive officer and the board and facilitating communication between meetings, including discussing action items with the chief executive officer following executive sessions;

consulting with the chief executive officer regarding agenda items and appropriate materials for board meetings, and the allocation of time to each discussion topic on the agenda and coordinating with committee chairpersons to facilitate their meetings;

presiding over the annual stockholders meeting;

being available to participate in or facilitating appropriate meetings with stockholders; and

partnering with the chairman of the compensation and management development committee to provide annual performance evaluation feedback to the chief executive officer.

Related Party Transactions

The company expects all directors and executive officers to bring to the company’s attention any related party transactions, including transactions which may be required to be disclosed under Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC. The company’s code of business conduct and ethics provides that if any company representative, including a director or officer, considers conducting any transaction that reasonably would be expected to give rise to a conflict of interest between the representative and the company, such representative must disclose such transaction in advance to the company’s legal department for review. In addition, the company annually sends each director and executive officer a questionnaire requiring such person to describe any transaction contemplated under Item 404 or in the case of independent directors, any transaction that might compromise their independence. The company also annually conducts a review of its accounting records to determine whether any such related party transaction occurred in the prior fiscal year. If any proposed or existing related party transaction is identified, the transaction is brought to the general counsel for review. If the general counsel determines the transaction poses a conflict of interest, or would compromise the independence of a non-management director, the general counsel will advise the audit committee of the transaction and the disinterested members of the audit committee will determine whether the transaction serves the best interest of the company and its stockholders and whether if proposed, it may proceed and if existing, it may continue to exist. The general counsel and the disinterested members of the audit committee will determine the appropriate scope of, and process for, the review of any such transaction based on the then existing facts and circumstances of the transaction in view of applicable listing standards of the NYSE.

Compensation and Management Development Committee

The compensation and management development committee of the board of directors is composed of Robert N. Wilson, Chairman, Dr. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, David McManus, James H. Quigley and Dr. Mark R. Williams. The board has determined that each member of this committee is independent within the meaning of applicable rules of the NYSE. This committee met six times in 2014.

The board of directors has adopted a written charter for the compensation and management development committee in accordance with applicable rules of the NYSE. A current copy of this charter is available on the company’s website, www.hess.com, and also available without charge upon request to the company’s corporate secretary at the company’s principal executive office set forth on the first page of this proxy statement. As stated in the charter, this committee’s principal responsibilities are to:

review the performance and approve the compensation of the company’s chief executive officer and other named executive officers;

review and monitor the company’s compensation and benefit programs;

administer and make awards of stock-based compensation under the company’s long-term incentive plans;

review management development and succession programs;

approve the retention and review the performance of independent compensation consultants to the committee; and

prepare its annual report on executive compensation for the company’s proxy statement.

The committee’s processes for determining executive compensation are described in “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” on page 27.

Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, Board Diversity and Consideration of Stockholder Recommended Candidates

The corporate governance and nominating committee is composed of Edith E. Holiday, Chairperson, Rodney F. Chase, Harvey Golub, John H. Mullin, III and Fredric G. Reynolds. The board of directors has determined that each member of this committee is independent within the meaning of applicable rules of the NYSE. The corporate governance and nominating committee met seven times in 2014.

The board of directors has adopted a written charter for the corporate governance and nominating committee in accordance with applicable rules of the NYSE. A current copy of this charter is available on the company’s website, www.hess.com, and is also available without charge upon request to the company’s secretary at the company’s principal executive office set forth on the first page of this proxy statement. As stated in this charter, this committee’s principal responsibilities are to:

identify and recommend individuals to the board for nomination as members of the board and its committees consistent with criteria approved by the board;

make recommendations to the board relating to board practices and corporate governance; and

develop, recommend to the board and periodically review a set of corporate governance principles applicable to the company.

This committee recommends for election as directors qualified candidates identified through a variety of sources, including stockholder suggestions. Stockholders may suggest candidates by writing to the committee, in care of the secretary of the company at the company’s principal executive office set forth on the first page of this proxy statement. Stockholder suggestions should include a summary of the candidate’s qualifications, the information required by SEC rules for director nominees and contact information for the candidate. In accordance with the company’s corporate governance guidelines approved by the board of directors, nominees are reviewed and recommended based on a variety of criteria including:

personal qualities and characteristics, education, background, accomplishments and reputation in the business community;

current knowledge of the energy industry or industries relevant to the company’s business and relationships with individuals or organizations affecting the domestic and international areas in which the company does business;

ability and willingness to commit adequate time to board and committee matters;

the fit of the individual’s skills and personality with those of other directors and potential directors in building a board that is effective, collegial and responsive to the needs of the company;

diversity of viewpoints, background and experience; and

compatibility with independence and other qualifications established by applicable law and rules.

As noted above, among the criteria used to evaluate nominees for the board is diversity of viewpoints, background and experience. The board believes that such diversity provides varied perspectives which promote active and constructive dialogue among board members and between the board and management, resulting in more effective oversight. The board believes this diversity is amply demonstrated in the varied experience, qualifications and skills of the current and proposed members of the board. In the board’s executive sessions and in annual performance evaluations conducted by the board and its committees, the board from time to time considers whether the members of the board reflect such diversity and whether such diversity contributes to a constructive and collegial environment. In addition, the company has adopted a director retirement policy, which provides that no person may be nominated to stand for election or re-election to the board of directors as a non-management director if the election would take place after such person has attained the age of 75. In its agreement with Elliott Management LLC, the company agreed to waive the director retirement policy for Harvey Golub to permit his reelection in 2015.

In advance of the annual meeting, the committee meets to recommend nominees for election at each annual meeting. From time to time throughout the year, members of the committee are

furnished appropriate materials regarding any new nominees and may from time to time meet with new potential candidates. Stockholder suggestions should be submitted no later than December 1 for consideration as nominees for election at the next annual meeting and otherwise in accordance with the company’s policy and by-laws. The committee follows the same process of identifying and evaluating nominees recommended by stockholders as that for candidates recommended by any other source.

The corporate governance and nominating committee has retained Egon Zehnder International, a director and executive search and recruiting firm, to identify and review potential independent director candidates and assist the committee and the board in assessing the qualifications of candidates. The committee has not paid fees to any other third parties to assist in identifying or evaluating potential nominees. Each of the nominees for election at the 2015 annual meeting were recommended by the non-management directors of the corporate governance and nominating committee, with the input of senior management, Egon Zehnder and our financial and legal advisors.

Audit Committee

The audit committee of the board of directors is composed of James H. Quigley, Chairman, Rodney F. Chase, Harvey Golub, Edith E. Holiday, Dr. Kevin O. Meyers, Fredric G. Reynolds and William G. Schrader. The board has determined that each member of the audit committee is independent within the meaning of applicable rules of the SEC and the NYSE. The board has also determined that Messrs. Quigley, Chase, Golub and Reynolds are “audit committee financial experts” as this term is defined under applicable rules of the SEC. The audit committee met eight times in 2014. In addition, the audit committee held four reviews of quarterly financial results with management and independent registered public accountants. In 2013, the audit committee established a subcommittee to focus the committee’s oversight of environmental, health and safety matters. The members of this subcommittee are James H. Quigley, Chairman, Rodney F. Chase, Dr. Kevin O. Meyers and William G. Schrader.

The board of directors has adopted a written charter for the audit committee in accordance with applicable rules of the NYSE and the SEC. The charter is available on the company’s website at www.hess.com and without charge upon request to the company’s corporate secretary at its principal executive office set forth on the first page of this proxy statement. As stated in the charter, the audit committee’s principal responsibility is to provide assistance to the board of directors in fulfilling its oversight responsibility to the stockholders, the investment community and others relating to:

the company’s financial statements;

the financial reporting practices of the company;

the systems of internal accounting and financial controls;

the internal audit function;

the annual independent audit of the company’s financial statements;

the retention of outside auditors and review of their independence;

the review of risk, risk controls and compliance; and

the company’s environment, health, safety and social responsibility programs and compliance.

Report of the Audit Committee

The audit committee of the board of directors oversees the company’s financial reporting on behalf of the board. Management is responsible for the system of internal controls and for preparing financial statements. The independent registered public accountants are responsible for expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting and the fair presentation of the financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. The audit committee operates in accordance with a charter approved by the board of directors.

In fulfilling its oversight responsibilities, the audit committee reviewed the audited December 31, 2014 financial statements of the company with management and the independent registered public accountants. Management represented to the committee that these statements were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The audit committee also discussed accounting policies, significant judgments inherent in the financial statements, disclosures and other matters required by generally accepted auditing standards with management and the independent registered public accountants. In addition, the committee has received from the independent registered public accountants the annual independence disclosures and letter pursuant to Rule 3526 of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) regarding the independent registered public accountants’ communications with the audit committee concerning independence and discussed with them their independence from management and the company. In that connection, the audit committee considered the compatibility of all non-audit services with the auditors’ independence.

During 2014, the audit committee met with management, the independent registered public accountants and internal auditors to discuss:

the annual audit scope and plans for their respective audits;

the adequacy of staffing and related fees;

the results of their examinations;

the adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures;

issues raised on the company’s hotline reporting system;

matters related to risk, risk controls and compliance; and

all communications required by PCAOB Standards.

The audit committee also met separately with the independent registered public accountants and the internal auditors without management present.

In reliance on the reviews and discussions with management and the independent registered public accountants, the audit committee recommended to the board of directors, and the board

approved, the inclusion of the audited financial statements in the annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 filed with the SEC. The audit committee has also selected Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accountants for 2015. The board has proposed that the stockholders ratify this selection at the annual meeting.

James H. Quigley, Chairman

Rodney F. Chase

Harvey Golub

Edith E. Holiday

Dr. Kevin O. Meyers

Fredric G. Reynolds

William G. Schrader

Risk Management Oversight

In the normal course of its business, the company is exposed to a variety of risks, including market risks relating to changes in commodity prices, interest rates and currencies, technical risks affecting the company’s resource base, political and regulatory risks and credit and investment risks.

The company operates a risk control program under the direction of its chief risk officer and through its corporate risk policy, which senior management has approved. The company is continuing to develop and implement an enterprise risk program across the company to strengthen the consistency of risk consideration in making business decisions.

The audit committee of the board of directors has been delegated primary responsibility for oversight of the company’s risk management practices. At least annually, the chief risk officer presents a comprehensive review of the company’s corporate risk policy to the audit committee, discussing the risk control organization and risk control practices. The audit committee will also receive updates at other meetings during the year on any particular matters relating to risk controls that management believes needs to be brought to the attention of the committee. In addition, the full board of directors has oversight of the company’s risk management policies with an emphasis on understanding the key enterprise risks affecting the company’s business and the ways in which the company attempts to prudently mitigate such risks, to the extent reasonably practicable and consistent with the company’s long-term strategies. The chief risk officer reviews the enterprise risk program with the board periodically. In addition, the company conducts an annual risk assessment to determine the extent, if any, to which the company’s compensation programs and practices may create incentives for excessive risk-taking. For a discussion of this assessment, see “Compensation and Risk” on page 55.

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) requires the company’s directors, certain of its officers and persons who beneficially own more than 10% of the company’s common stock to file initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership with the SEC. Based solely on the company’s review of copies of such reports, and on written representations from such reporting persons, the company believes that in 2014 all such reporting persons filed the required reports on a timely basis in accordance with Section 16(a), except for one Form 3 filing by Mr. Eugene W. Goodwillie, Jr., which was filed late due to an administrative error. The filing obligation arose when the beneficial ownership of certain trusts and related entities for which Mr. Goodwillie serves as trustee or director, but in which Mr. Goodwillie has no pecuniary interest, exceeded the 10% threshold solely by reason of the reduction in outstanding shares due to the repurchase of shares by the company pursuant to a board authorized stock repurchase program.

Ownership of Voting Securities by Certain Beneficial Owners

The following table sets forth, as of March 4, 2015, for Messrs. Hess, Brady, Kean and Goodwillie, and as of December 31, 2014 for Elliott Associates, L.P. and BlackRock, Inc., information as to the ownership of more than 5% of any class of the company’s voting securities by beneficial owners known by the company to hold more than 5% of any such class:


Title of class	Name and address of beneficial owner	Amount and nature of beneficial ownership(a)	Percent of class
Common Stock	John B. Hess	35,764,523(b)(c)(d)(e)		12.39
	Nicholas F. Brady	19,014,070(b)(c)(f)		6.62
	Thomas H. Kean	25,366,738(b)(c)(d)(g)		8.83
	Eugene W. Goodwillie, Jr.	29,320,440(b)(c)(d)(e)(h)		10.20
	c/o Hess Corporation 1185 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10036
	Elliott Associates, L.P.	18,800,000(i)		6.3
	40 West 57^th Street, 57^th Floor New York, New York 10019
	BlackRock, Inc.	15,375,177(j)		5.10
	55 East 52^nd Street New York, New York 10022

(a)

The individual amounts and percentages shown for Messrs. Hess, Brady, Kean and Goodwillie should not be added because they reflect shared beneficial ownership. Information with respect to Elliott Associates, L.P. was obtained from a Schedule 13G/A filed by such person with the SEC on February 17, 2015. Information with respect to BlackRock, Inc. was obtained from a Schedule 13G filed by such person with the SEC on February 6, 2015.

(b)	This amount includes 10,079,037 shares held by a charitable lead annuity trust established under the will of Leon Hess. Mr. John B. Hess has sole voting power over the stock held by this trust and shares dispositive power over such stock with Messrs. Brady, Kean and Goodwillie.

(c)	This amount includes 8,817,802 shares held by a limited partnership. Messrs. Hess, Brady, Kean and Goodwillie serve on the management committee of the general partner of this limited partnership and share voting and dispositive power with respect to shares held by the limited partnership.

(d)	This amount includes 6,436,881 shares held by the Hess Foundation, Inc. of which Messrs. Hess, Kean and Goodwillie are directors and as to which Mr. Hess has sole voting power and shares dispositive power with Messrs. Kean and Goodwillie.

(e)	This amount includes:

1,491,507 shares owned directly by Mr. Hess, as to which he has sole voting and dispositive power;

28,753 shares held by a family liability company controlled by Mr. Hess, as to which Mr. Hess has sole voting power and dispositive power;

158,505 shares of restricted stock held in escrow under the company’s incentive plan as to which Mr. Hess has voting but not dispositive power;

1,338,899 shares underlying options to purchase common stock, as to which Mr. Hess has no voting or dispositive power until they are acquired upon exercise of the options;

56,024 shares vested in the name of Mr. Hess under the employees’ savings plan as to which he has sole voting and dispositive power;

1,008,401 shares held by a trust for the benefit of Mr. Hess, of which he and Mr. Goodwillie are co-trustees, as to which Mr. Hess has sole voting power and shares dispositive power with Mr. Goodwillie;

82,488 shares held by three trusts of which Mr. Hess is a co-trustee and has shared voting and dispositive power;

2,371,878 shares held by Mr. Hess’s siblings or their children, or by trusts for the benefit of Mr. Hess’s siblings or their children, as to which Mr. Hess has sole voting power pursuant to shareholders agreements among Mr. Hess and his siblings or their children and as to 978,471 shares of which he shares dispositive power pursuant to a shareholders agreement among Mr. Hess and a sibling and others;

1,008,402 shares held by a trust for the benefit of Mr. Hess’ sibling, of which Mr. Hess has sole voting and shared dispositive power; and

2,885,946 shares held by trusts as to which Mr. Hess has sole voting power and as to which Mr. Goodwillie shares dispositive power.

(f)	This amount includes 112,248 shares held directly by Mr. Brady, as to which he has sole voting and dispositive power. This amount also includes 4,983 shares held by a trust of which Mr. Brady is a co-trustee as to which Mr. Brady shares voting and dispositive power.

(g)	This amount includes 33,018 shares held directly by Mr. Kean, as to which he has sole voting and dispositive power.

(h)	This amount includes 92,373 shares held by three trusts as to 30,791 of which shares Mr. Goodwillie has sole voting and dispositive power and as to 61,582 of which shares he shares voting and dispositive power.

(i)

This amount includes (x) 6,579,910 shares, including 350,000 shares underlying currently exercisable options, held by Elliott Associates, L.P., which has sole voting and dispositive power with respect to such shares and (y) 12,220,090 shares, including 650,000 shares underlying currently exercisable options, collectively held by Elliott International, L.P. and Elliott International Capital Advisors, Inc., both of which share voting and dispositive power of such shares.

(j)	This amount includes (x) 12,655,214 shares over which Blackrock, Inc. has sole voting power and (y) 15,375,177 shares over which BlackRock, Inc. has sole dispositive power. The shares are held by subsidiaries of Blackrock, Inc.

Ownership of Equity Securities by Management

The table below sets forth as to each director, nominee and named executive officer, and all directors, nominees and executive officers as a group, information regarding their ownership of equity securities of the company on March 4, 2015. The persons listed below have sole voting and investment power as to all shares indicated except as set forth in the footnotes to the table. Where no information appears in the column “Percent of outstanding shares of common stock owned,” the securities held represent less than 1% of the common stock outstanding.


Name	Total number of shares beneficially owned and nature of beneficial ownership(a)			Percent of outstanding shares of common stock owned		Of total number of shares beneficially owned, number of option shares
Rodney F. Chase		41,128			—		—
Terrence J. Checki		3,666			—		—
Harvey Golub		6,228			—		—
Timothy B. Goodell		233,341			—		157,040
John B. Hess		35,764,523	(b)		12.39		1,338,899
Gregory P. Hill		201,823			—		113,126
Edith E. Holiday		38,130			—		—
Risa Lavizzo-Mourey		28,830			—		—
David McManus		6,128			—		—
Kevin O. Meyers		10,378			—		—
John H. Mullin III		53,830			—		—
James H. Quigley		7,081			—		—
Fredric G. Reynolds		21,128			—		—
John P. Rielly		494,138			—		310,640
William G. Schrader		8,128			—		—
Michael R. Turner		136,390			—		81,584
Mark R. Williams		18,128	(c)		—		—
Robert N. Wilson		77,540			—		—
All directors and executive officers as a group		37,318,549			12.89		2,058,259

(a)

These figures include 56,024 shares vested in the name of Mr. Hess, 4,256 shares vested in the name of Mr. Rielly and 61,597 shares vested for all executive officers and directors as a group under the employees’ savings plan as to which these individuals and the group have voting and dispositive power. These amounts also include 36,664 shares held in escrow under the second amended and restated 1995 LTI plan or the 2008 LTI plan, as amended, or both, for Mr. Goodell, 158,505 shares held in escrow under these plans for Mr. Hess, 70,943 shares held in escrow under these plans for Mr. Hill, 36,664 shares held in escrow under the these plans for Mr. Rielly, 28,431 shares held in escrow under these plans for Mr. Turner and 401,394 shares held in escrow under these plans for all executive officers and directors as a group. As to these shares, these individuals and the group have voting power but not dispositive power. Holders of stock options do not have the right to vote or any other right of a stockholder with respect to shares of common stock underlying such options until they are exercised.

(b)	See footnotes (b), (c), (d) and (e) to the table under the caption “Ownership of Voting Securities by Certain Beneficial Owners.”

(c)	This figure includes 12,000 shares held by a family limited partnership, of which Dr. Williams serves as a general partner. Dr. Williams shares voting and investment power as to such shares with his spouse.

Director Compensation

The following table shows compensation paid to our non-employee directors in 2014.


Name (a)	Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) (b)		Stock Awards(1) ($) (c)		All Other Compensation(2) ($) (d)		Total ($) (e)
Chase, Rodney F.		150,000		175,002		15,773		340,775
Checki, Terrence J.		73,334		116,690		128		190,152
Golub, Harvey		145,000		175,002		192		320,194
Holiday, Edith E.		155,000		175,002		192		330,194
Krenicki, John(3)		40,000		175,002		0		215,002
Lavizzo-Mourey, Risa		120,000		175,002		192		295,194
McManus, David		120,000		175,002		192		295,194
Meyers, Kevin O.		140,000		175,002		192		315,194
Mullin III, John H.		120,000		175,002		192		295,194
Quigley, James H.		160,000		175,002		15,773		350,775
Reynolds, Fredric G.		145,000		175,002		1,226		321,228
Schrader, William G.		140,000		175,002		6,008		321,010
Williams, Mark R.		310,000		175,002		192		485,194
Wilson, Robert N.		130,000		175,002		192		305,194

(1)

Stock awards consist of 2,178 common shares granted to non-employee directors on March 4, 2014, as well as 1,316 shares granted on May 13, 2014 to Mr. Checki, which, in each case, were fully vested on the grant date. The aggregate grant date value for 2014 stock awards was computed in accordance with ASC 718.

(2)	Amounts in this column consist of annual life insurance premiums for each director and, (i) for Messrs. Chase and Quigley, $15,581 in medical and dental benefits and, (ii) for Mr. Schrader, $5,816 in partial year medical and dental benefits and, (iii) for Mr. Reynolds, $1,034 in dental benefits.

(3)	Mr. Krenicki resigned from the board effective May 1, 2014.

Each director who was not an employee of the company or any of its subsidiaries receives an annual cash retainer of $110,000 for membership on the board of directors and the independent chairman of the board receives an additional annual cash retainer of $185,000. Directors receive an additional annual cash fee of $25,000 for service on the audit committee and $10,000 for service on each of the other committees of the board of directors on which such director serves. The chairperson of the audit committee receives an annual cash fee of $30,000 and the chairperson of each of the other board committees receives an annual cash fee of $15,000. In addition, each non-employee director receives shares of fully vested common stock constituting approximately $175,000 in value on the date of award. These awards are made from shares purchased by the company in the open market. For 2014, Mr. Krenicki and Mr. Checki received pro-rated board and committee retainers based on their length of service on the board and Mr. Krenicki’s service on the compensation and management development committee in 2014, and Mr. Checki received a pro-rated stock award based on his length of service on the board in 2014.

Executive Compensation

Compensation Discussion and Analysis

This Compensation Discussion and Analysis (“CD&A”) explains the key elements of our executive compensation program and 2014 compensation decisions for our named executive officers (“NEOs”). The Compensation and Management Development Committee of our Board of Directors (the “compensation committee” or the “committee”), with input from its independent compensation consultant, oversees these programs and determines compensation for our NEOs.

For fiscal year 2014, our NEOs were:

John B. Hess, Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”)

Gregory P. Hill, Chief Operating Officer (“COO”) and President of Exploration and Production

Timothy B. Goodell, Senior Vice President and General Counsel

John P. Rielly, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”)

Michael R. Turner, Senior Vice President, Onshore

CD&A Table of Contents


Executive Summary			page 27
Strong 2014 Say on Pay Vote Result and Ongoing Stockholder Engagement			page 31
2015 Compensation Actions to Recognize Lower Commodity Price Environment			page 31
Total Compensation – Objectives, Philosophy and Key Practices			page 31
2014 Total Direct Compensation			page 33
Peer Group			page 41
Process for Determining Compensation and Role of Compensation Consultants			page 41
Additional Information			page 42
Compensation Committee Report			page 46

Executive Summary

Summary of Hess’ Business. Hess Corporation is a leading global independent energy company engaged in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas.

In 2014, the board of directors and management team substantially completed the process of transforming Hess into a more focused pure play exploration and production (“E&P”) company. This multi-year, strategic transformation was designed to drive cash generative growth and sustainable returns to stockholders by focusing on lower risk, higher growth unconventional assets, exploiting existing offshore assets and executing a smaller, more targeted exploratory program. The transformation plan included fully exiting the company’s downstream businesses, including its refining, energy marketing, terminal, retail and energy trading operations, as well as the sale of mature or lower margin exploration and production assets internationally and domestically.

Corporate Performance Overview. 2014 was a strong year for Hess. For the three-year period ending December 31, 2014, our total shareholder return (“TSR”), which is the change in stock price plus reinvested dividends, was top quartile compared to our 2014 and 2015 peer companies. We also substantially completed execution of our strategic plan to transition to a pure

play E&P company. The resulting smaller, restructured organization, combined with a strong balance sheet, leaves the company better positioned for the lower oil price environment. Select 2014 highlights are summarized below.

2014 Strategic Initiative Results

Focused Pure Play E&P Company

Ÿ Substantially completed execution of strategic plan to transition to a pure play E&P company

Ÿ Completed sale of retail marketing business for $2.8 billion, exceeding market expectations

Ÿ Sold Utica dry gas acreage – approximately 77,000 net acres – for $1.1 billion

Ÿ Progressed monetization of our Bakken midstream assets

Total Hess Asset Sales

Ÿ Completed asset sales totaling $5.9 billion during 2014, including sale of our retail marketing business and assets in Indonesia and Thailand. In total, our asset sale program has generated approximately $13.4 billion since the beginning of 2013

Stockholder Returns

Ÿ Increased $4 billion share repurchase program authorization to $6.5 billion, with approximately $3.75 billion of shares purchased in 2014 ($5.26 billion since the program commenced in 2013)

2014 Operational Results

Production and Reserves

Ÿ Production averaged 318 thousand barrels of oil equivalent (“BOE”) per day on a pro forma basis, excluding divestitures and Libya

Ÿ Replaced 158% of production, at a finding, development and acquisition cost of approximately $28.75 per barrel of oil equivalent

Ÿ At year end, our proved reserves were 1.4 billion barrels of oil equivalent and our reserve life was 11.7 years

Cost Reduction / Spending Efficiency

Ÿ Delivered budgeted Bakken capital spend of $2.2 billion, and continued to drive down Bakken drilling and completion costs

Ÿ Delivered below budget total capital spend ($5.6 billion)

Finance

Ÿ Strong financial position with $2.4 billion of cash on our balance sheet and a debt to capitalization ratio of 21% at year end

Ÿ Earned $1.3 billion in adjusted net income⁽¹⁾ and generated $5.0 billion of cash flow from continuing operations before changes in operating assets and liabilities⁽¹⁾

2014 Relative Performance

Ÿ A signal of Hess accomplishments during 2014: three-year and one-year TSR was well above median of 2014 peers and 2015 peers

(1)	See Annex B for a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures.

Summary of Hess’ 2014 Executive Compensation Program. A summary of our executive compensation program during 2014 is provided below.


Compensation Philosophy
¡ Generally, we target total direct compensation (salary, annual bonus and long-term incentives) within a competitive range of market median. ¡ Sustained performance may be recognized in individual pay components, and pay will vary above or below target based primarily on enterprise and, to a lesser degree, individual performance outcomes. ¡ Annual incentive plan was redesigned for 2014, to provide greater emphasis on formulaic enterprise results and decreased weighting on individual results. ¡ Long-term incentives are delivered using different types of awards to balance absolute and relative performance, over varying time horizons, and retention considerations. ¡ Mix of long-term awards was modified for 2014, to increase the weighting on performance-contingent awards from 50% to 80% based on grant date target value.
Compensation Element		2014 Result
Base Salary ¡ Fixed rate of pay		No increase for 3 of 5 NEOs, including the CEO. One NEO received an increase reflective of enhanced role and responsibilities, and one NEO was new to our proxy officer group for 2014.
Annual Incentive Plan (“AIP”)
¡ Payout from 0%-200% of target ¡ Payout based on enterprise performance factor (0%-175% of target) and an individual performance modifier of 0% to +25% of target ¡ 2014 Enterprise performance metrics included: 1. Environment, health and safety 2. Proved reserve additions 3. Production 4. Controllable operated cash costs 5. E&P capital and exploratory spend 6. Cash return on capital employed		CEO target award decreased by $1 million in 2014 Enterprise Result 135% of target. Individual modifiers for 3 of 5 NEOs resulted in no adjustment to enterprise results. Two NEOs received adjustments of 4%. ¡ Based on evaluation of performance versus pre-defined goals ¡ Tempered to reflect current lower oil price environment
Long-term Incentives (“LTI”)
¡ 60% Performance Share Units (“PSUs”); payout from 0%-200% of target ¡ 20% Stock Options; stock price must appreciate for any value to be realized ¡ 20% Restricted Stock		No increase in target grant date value of 2014 LTI awards for CEO. Corresponding increase to offset reduction in cash bonus target applies in 2015. Among other NEOs, increases averaged 12%. Actual grant date values of 2014 LTI awards for all NEOs were approximately 15% above target, reflecting strong 2013 performance. PSUs at-risk based on three-year TSR performance compared to peers. Payout of PSUs for the 2012-14 performance period was 200% of target, given top quartile TSR performance versus peers.

Pay Mix. The majority of NEO compensation is variable. For our CEO and other NEOs, approximately 90% and 80%, respectively, on average, of 2014 target total direct compensation was variable. Variable pay directly ties their pay to company performance outcomes, both retrospectively and prospectively, including financial results, strategic initiatives, and stock price performance.

In March 2014, the committee decided to reduce Mr. Hess’ cash bonus target for 2014 by $1 million and approved a corresponding increase in the value of his target LTI award in 2015 by $1 million. Accordingly the target annual bonus declined from 217% to 150% of salary – from $3.25 to $2.25 million. The result of this change in mix was to align a greater portion of Mr. Hess’ target total direct compensation with the company’s long-term performance.

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Pay vs. Performance Alignment (Realizable Compensation). A comparison of realizable pay to target pay, based on the grant date opportunity, and TSR illustrates how performance outcomes have impacted pay over time. The graph below shows the average realizable pay of the CEO for each of the three-year periods ending December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, and the correlation with the indexed TSR of Hess common stock. As shown below, realizable CEO compensation is sensitive to TSR, indicating alignment with stockholder interests.

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(1)	Grant date opportunity reflects the average of salary, target cash bonus, and grant date fair market value of equity awards, as reported in the Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table, for each respective year.

(2)

Realizable pay reflects the average of salary, actual cash bonus, and the intrinsic value of stock options, the market value of restricted stock, and the market value of PSUs, in each case awarded in each of these three-year periods. Stock options, restricted stock, and PSUs are valued at year end 2012, 2013 and 2014 closing prices of common stock.

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For more information on total compensation as calculated under SEC rules, see the narrative and notes accompanying the Summary Compensation Table on page 47. The amounts reported as realizable compensation differs substantially from the amounts reported as total compensation in the Summary Compensation Table and is not a substitute for those amounts.

Strong 2014 Say on Pay Vote Result and Ongoing Stockholder Engagement

At our 2014 annual stockholders meeting, over 96% of votes cast supported Hess’ executive compensation program, a significant improvement over 2013. We view this as an affirmation of our current pay practices. As a result, no significant changes were made to our NEO compensation program for 2015. However, we regularly engage stockholders to discuss a variety of aspects of our business and welcome stockholder input and feedback. The “say on pay” vote serves as an additional tool to guide the board and the compensation committee in ensuring alignment of our executive compensation programs with stockholder interests.

Specifically, we engage with our stockholders in order to ensure we fully understand the factors they consider to be the most important when evaluating our executive compensation program. Before our 2014 annual meeting and continuing throughout 2014, our CEO and other members of senior management, at times accompanied by our non-executive chairman, conducted a broad outreach effort which included nearly 72 institutional stockholders representing—in the aggregate—over 37% of our outstanding shares. The purpose of this outreach was to discuss and solicit stockholder views on our business plan, corporate governance and other matters of concern, including executive compensation.

2015 Compensation Actions to Recognize Lower Commodity Price Environment

Given the current lower oil and gas price environment, and our disciplined approach to executive compensation, the committee approved the following compensation actions for 2015:

salaries were frozen at 2014 levels for our most senior leaders, including our NEOs, during 2015;

despite strong 2014 enterprise and individual results, 2014 individual modifiers—part of determining final annual incentive payments—were limited, with three NEOs receiving no adjustment and the remaining two NEOs receiving adjustments of 4%;

annual incentive targets were frozen at 2014 levels for our most senior leaders, including our NEOs; and

grant date values of long-term incentive awards for each of our NEOs were reduced in 2015 compared to 2014 grant date values.

Total Compensation – Objectives, Philosophy and Key Practices

Objectives. The objective of our executive compensation program is to attract and retain talented executives and motivate them to achieve our business goals through a combination of cash and stock-based compensation. The principal elements of an executive’s total compensation consist of:

base salary,

cash bonus, and

long-term incentives.

We also review other elements of compensation, including retirement benefits, life insurance, savings, health and welfare plans and other benefits offered to employees generally in order to evaluate the entire compensation package offered to executives.

Compensation Philosophy. Generally, we target total direct compensation (salary, annual bonus and long-term incentives) within a competitive range of market median. Sustained performance may be recognized in individual pay components, and pay will vary above or below target based primarily on actual enterprise performance and, to a lesser degree, individual performance. Variations in total direct compensation among the NEOs reflect differences in competitive pay for their respective positions as well as the size and complexity of the business units or functions they oversee, the performance of those business units or functions, and individual performance.

Key Compensation Practices. Key executive compensation practices are summarized below. We believe these practices promote alignment with the interests of our stockholders.



What We Do

ü		Directly link pay to performance outcomes, operational results and stockholder returns
ü		Engage in ongoing dialogue with stockholders to incorporate feedback into our compensation programs
ü		Target total direct compensation (base salary / cash bonus / long-term incentives) within a competitive range of market median
ü		Use a structured approach to CEO performance evaluation and related compensation decisions
ü		Maintain a cap on CEO incentive compensation payments
ü		Emphasize a culture of safety (a weighted metric in the bonus program for all employees)
ü		Have stringent stock ownership guidelines for NEOs
ü		Design compensation plans with provisions to mitigate undue risk
ü		Double-trigger change-in-control severance benefits
ü		Maintain a compensation clawback policy, which includes recoupment and forfeiture provisions
ü		Have an anti-hedging policy and an anti-pledging policy for all executives
ü		Review share utilization annually
ü		Limit perquisites available to executives
ü		Offer executives the same health and welfare benefit and savings plans as other salaried employees
ü		Devote significant time to management succession and leadership development efforts
ü		Include criteria in incentive compensation plans to maximize tax deductibility
ü		Utilize an independent compensation consultant



What We Don’t Do

x		No employment contract for NEOs
x		No payment of dividends or dividend equivalents on unearned restricted shares or PSUs
x		No excise tax gross-ups in change-in-control agreements since 2010
x		No re-pricing of underwater stock options without stockholder approval
x		No excessive severance or change in control benefits

2014 Total Direct Compensation

We structure NEO total direct compensation so that the majority is delivered in the form of equity awards, in order to provide incentives to work toward growth of long-term profitability that will enhance stockholder returns. We also structure NEOs’ cash compensation so that a significant portion is at risk under the company’s annual incentive plan, payable primarily based on enterprise results, and to a lesser degree individual performance. We further detail each component of total direct compensation below.

Base Salary. We review base salaries annually, but we do not necessarily award salary increases each year. In determining base salary levels for executive officers, the committee considers the following qualitative and quantitative factors: job level and responsibilities, relevant experience, individual performance, recent corporate and business unit performance, internal equity and our objective of paying competitive total direct compensation if performance is met.

From time to time base salaries may be adjusted other than as a result of an annual review in order to address competitive pressures or in connection with a promotion.


Name	Salary							Rationale
Name	2013		2014		% Increase 2013-2014			Rationale
Hess, John B CEO	$	1,500,000	$	1,500,000		0.0	%
Hill, Gregory P COO & President of E&P	$	1,000,000	$	1,100,000		10.0	%	Expanded role/responsibilities
Goodell, Timothy B SVP & General Counsel		$750,000		$750,000		0.0	%
Rielly, John P SVP & Chief Financial Officer		$775,000		$775,000		0.0	%
Turner, Michael R. SVP, Onshore		—		$575,000		—		Not a 2013 NEO
				Average:		2.5	%

Annual Incentive Plan (“AIP”). We establish a cash bonus target for each executive officer based upon his or her position within the company, corresponding responsibilities and competitive cash bonus opportunity for similar positions in other companies. Final actual payouts may range from 0% to 200% of the target cash bonus opportunity based on actual enterprise and individual performance outcomes.


Name	2014 Cash Bonus Opportunity ($)
Name	Minimum (0% of target)	Target (100% of target)	Maximum (200% of target)
Hess, John B. CEO	$0	$2,250,000 (150% of salary)	$4,500,000
Hill, Gregory P. COO & President of E&P	$0	$1,430,000 (130% of salary)	$2,860,000
Goodell, Timothy B. SVP & General Counsel	$0	$700,000 (93% of salary)	$1,400,000
Rielly, John P. SVP & Chief Financial Officer	$0	$700,000 (90% of salary)	$1,400,000
Turner, Michael R. SVP, Onshore	$0	$285,000 (50% of salary)	$570,000

In March 2014, the committee decided to reduce Mr. Hess’ cash bonus target for 2014 by $1 million and approved a corresponding increase in the value of his target LTI award for 2015 by $1 million. Accordingly the target annual bonus declined from 217% to 150% of salary – from $3.25 to $2.25 million. The result of this change in mix was to align a greater portion of Mr. Hess’ target total direct compensation with the company’s long-term performance. At the same time, the committee increased the target bonus opportunity for Mr. Hill from 95% to 130% of salary and Mr. Rielly from 65% to approximately 90% of salary. The changes for Mr. Hill and Mr. Rielly were approved to maintain alignment of their compensation with our compensation philosophy to target their compensation within a competitive range of market median. The target bonus increases for Messrs. Hill and Rielly also took into account their respective increased responsibilities and roles within the company.

2014 AIP Design. The annual AIP payout for executive officers is primarily determined based on enterprise performance results that align with the company’s business strategy.


2014 Enterprise Metrics		Weighting
Environment, Health & Safety (“EHS”)		18%
Proved Reserve Additions		18%
Production		18%
Controllable Operated Cash Costs		18%
Capital and Exploratory Spend		18%
Cash Return on Capital Employed		10%

Payouts under the AIP depend on enterprise results, and payouts can range from 0% to 175% of target. An individual performance multiplier can reduce the bonus down to zero or increase it by up to 25% of target based on actual individual performance results measured against pre-defined individual performance goals. There will be no payout if the threshold level of enterprise performance is not achieved. The payout is capped at 200% of the target award.

Illustration of 2014 AIP Design

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Actual Cash Bonus Awards. The following table shows actual performance as a percent of target based on the 2014 results for each component of the bonus, and the actual cash bonus award for each NEO. The following pages explain how the payouts on each component were determined.


Name	2014 Target Cash Bonus Opportunity	X 2014 Enterprise Performance as % of Target	X 2014 Individual Performance Modifier	= Combined	2014 Actual Cash Bonus Award
Hess, John B. CEO	$2,250,000	135%	No adjustment		$3,037,500
Hill, Gregory P. COO & President of E&P	$1,430,000	135%	104%		$2,000,000
Goodell, Timothy B. SVP & General Counsel	$700,000	135%	No adjustment		$945,000
Rielly, John P. SVP & Chief Financial Officer	$700,000	135%	No adjustment		$945,000
Turner, Michael R. SVP, Onshore	$285,000	135%	104%		$400,000

2014 Enterprise Performance Metrics. The following table details our 2014 goals for enterprise performance metrics and actual results.


2014 Metric	Rationale for Use	2014 Threshold /Target/ Maximum	2014 Result	Metric Payout
Environment, Health & Safety (5 measures)	Ÿ Protects employees, contractors, communities, reputation and ensures safe operations	Varies by measure¹			116	%
Proved Reserve Additions	Ÿ Aligned to sustainability Ÿ Aligned to growth	115/160/200 (MMBOE)	192		160	%
Production²	Ÿ Aligned to growth Ÿ Primary output of E&P investments	305/310/320 (MMBOE)	318		160	%
Controllable Operated Cash Costs	Ÿ Management of expenses to maximize cash margin Ÿ Controllable component of cash margin	$1,525/$1,450/$1,325 ($MM)	$1,467		83	%
Capital and Exploratory Spend	Ÿ Aligned to sustainability and profitability	$5,900/$5,800/$5,600 ($MM)	$5,606		173	%
Cash Return on Capital Employed	Ÿ Clear value measure of E&P performance	12.5/17.0/21.5 (%)	17.4		107	%
¹ Includes 5 metrics (equally weighted): leadership site visits, closure of EHS audit findings, closure of process safety check observations, Total Recordable Incident Rate, and Loss of Primary Containment Gross BOE / Gross Operated BOE. ² Total 2014 production was 330,000 BOE per day. 2014 result in the table reflects pro-forma production adjustment for sold assets (8,000 BOE per day) and Libya (4,000 BOE per day).			Total		135	%

Assessment of Individual Performance. We assess individual performance based on goals set at the beginning of each year, specific to each NEO. Following year end, achievement of these pre-defined individual goals is assessed. The CEO conducts performance reviews for the other NEOs and makes compensation recommendations to the committee based on these reviews, with the committee making the final determination. The committee reviews the CEO’s attainment of his individual performance objectives. This individual performance assessment for each NEO determines the modifier used (if any) to influence the final payout of their annual cash bonus. This review can also influence the grant date value of LTI compensation and base salary adjustments for the subsequent year. The target LTI value for any NEO can be adjusted down to zero or increased by up to +25%, given the result of each individual performance assessment.

In March 2014, the committee approved the individual objectives for our CEO and for other NEOs. None of the objectives had any specific weighting and are intended to be used together with other information the committee determines relevant to develop a holistic evaluation of individual performance.

In the first quarter of 2015, the committee evaluated 2014 performance for each NEO against, among other factors, the approved individual objectives. For Mr. Hess, the committee reviewed and considered his 2014 performance self-assessment. For each of the other NEOs, the

committee reviewed their respective 2014 performance self-assessments, and considered Mr. Hess’ recommendation and summary of each of the other NEO’s performance.

Specific items considered by the committee in its assessment of individual performance are outlined below. After evaluating Mr. Hess’ performance on these criteria, the committee concluded that his 2014 performance exceeded expectations.

Performance vs. Goals for Our Chief Executive Officer:

Ÿ Strategic Initiatives:

- Substantially completed execution of strategic plan – transforming company into a more focused pure-play E&P company – resulting in strong balance sheet and better positioning the company for cash generative growth

- Completed $5.9 billion of asset sales, including retail marketing business, which exceeded expectations ($2.8 billion)

Ÿ Annual Operational Goals:

- Exceeded total production goal

- Exceeded goal for additions to proved reserves

- Delivered capital spend under budget

- Environment, health and safety results generally met or exceeded expectations

- Met corporate expense guidance

- Added to executive bench strength through multiple senior executive hires, and strengthened leadership succession process

Ÿ Relative Performance:

- TSR performance versus peers for the three-year period ending December 31, 2014 was 1^st quartile compared to our 2014 and 2015 peers

Ÿ Corporate Reputation and Relationship Building:

- Continued broad outreach and communications effort with stockholders and other stakeholders

Messrs. Hill, Goodell, Rielly and Turner contributed to the positive 2014 outcomes listed above. In addition, specific to each individual, the committee considered, among other things, the items listed below for each individual, as well as input from the CEO.

Mr. Hill delivered key business targets and major milestones set in his performance goals, oversaw significant advances in lean methodology throughout the company’s operations, particularly in the Bakken, recruited key executive talent for global exploration and drilling and developments and oversaw significant improvement in safety.

Mr. Goodell successfully restructured the external affairs function, improving the company’s interaction with stakeholders. He also led a project to enhance the capabilities and processes of the global compliance function, oversaw legal preparation for the initial public offering of Hess Midstream Partners LP (the “MLP”) and successfully managed significant litigation to mitigate financial and operational impact on the company.

Mr. Rielly played a key role in the preparation and execution of a successful investor day. He advanced the MLP’s organizational capability and leadership in preparation for its initial public offering. He also successfully transitioned the corporate tax and accounting functions to Houston and managed significant international restructurings.

Mr. Turner successfully oversaw reduction in Bakken drilling and completion costs, advanced decisions on acquisition and appraisal opportunities, established an enterprise leadership team to support the E&P business and foster functional excellence, furthered initiatives on organizational effectiveness and talent succession and sustained EHS improvements.

After reviewing 2014 individual performance, including the pre-defined individual performance goals and also considering the current lower oil and gas price environment, the committee determined to make no individual adjustment to bonus payments for Messrs. Hess, Goodell and Rielly. The committee determined this action was appropriate despite the company having a strong performance year and each individual, overall, either meeting or exceeding individual performance expectations. The committee determined to make small positive adjustments to Mr. Hill’s bonus payment and to Mr. Turner’s bonus payment, based on respective individual performance results. Although all of the NEOs met their individual performance goals, the committee determined it was appropriate to make positive adjustments for Messrs. Hill and Turner because their contributions were more directly linked to the company’s strong operational performance in 2014.

LTI Program Structure. Long-term Incentive (“LTI”) compensation is an important tool to drive behavior that supports our business strategy. LTI compensation is also an important retention tool. As a result, LTI compensation represents the largest portion of each executive officer’s target total direct compensation package. For 2014 LTI awards, we modified our approach for NEOs by decreasing the weighting on time-based restricted stock, increasing the weighting on PSUs, and re-introducing stock options. This change increased the performance-based component of our LTI awards from 50% to 80%, based on grant date target value, which the committee believed would further support alignment of the interests of our senior-most management and stockholders. Payout of PSUs is contingent upon the company’s TSR compared with that of our peer companies, identified below, over a three-year period. In addition, our TSR must be positive during the three-year performance period for payout to exceed target, even if Hess outperforms peers.


2013				2014
LTI Vehicle	Weighting			LTI Vehicle	Weighting
PSUs		50	%	PSUs		60	%	}	80% performance-contingent
Stock Options		0	%	Stock Options		20	%	}	80% performance-contingent
Restricted Stock		50	%	Restricted Stock		20	%

In approving the 2014 LTI mix, the committee considered stockholder feedback, the typical time horizons of investment decisions for Hess’ business and industry, the current performance metric for PSUs and market practice. During our stockholder outreach described above, we listened to our stockholders. We learned that an emphasis on performance-based LTI is preferred. A number of investors noted their support for the use of stock options with NEOs, and that they view stock options as performance-based LTI. Use of stock options, which remain exercisable for ten years, is supported by Hess’ capital intensive industry, where the time horizon for investment decisions often extends over many years. Stock options, which only provide value

upon absolute stock price appreciation, also reinforce a balance between relative and absolute stock price performance goals, given PSU payout is primarily based on relative TSR.

The charts below reflect the payout matrix for the outstanding PSU awards. The first chart below reflects the payout matrix for our 2012 and 2013 PSU awards, and the second chart below reflects the payout matrix for 2014 PSU awards. In defining the PSU payout schedules, the following guiding principles were used: for maximum payout, performance must be approximately top 15% for 2014 awards, up from top quartile for 2012 and 2013 awards; for target payout, performance must exceed median; for threshold payout, approximately 25^th percentile must be achieved for any payout, and no payout is earned for performance below 25^th percentile. In addition, as described above, no matter the payout these relative performance matrices may imply, payout may not exceed target if our TSR during the performance measurement period is not positive.

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2012 PSU Award Payout. For the 2012 to 2014 performance period, Hess TSR ranked third among peers. As a result of Hess’ outperformance versus peers, including positive TSR during the performance period, 200% of the target number of PSUs were earned with respect to the 2012 award. For a list of the peer companies used in the relative comparison, see our proxy statement, filed with the SEC on March 21, 2013.

Timing of LTI Awards. Awards of restricted stock and payouts of cash bonuses to the NEOs are made in early March after our financial statements have been audited by our independent public accountants, as required by our performance incentive plan for senior officers approved by stockholders in 2011. However, the committee retains discretion to vary the timing of awards as it deems appropriate. In general, annual stock option and performance share unit awards are made on the same day as restricted stock awards.

Terms of LTI Awards. Restricted stock awards generally fully vest three years from the date of grant, and stock options vest ratably over a three-year period, generally subject to continued employment, and remain exercisable until ten years after the date of grant. PSUs, if earned, vest after the three-year performance period. We believe these vesting periods promote retention and are consistent with market practices.

Shares of restricted stock are issued and outstanding from the date of grant, but are held in escrow until the vesting date. Restricted shares are therefore entitled to dividends if and when paid on shares of common stock. Dividends accrued on shares of restricted stock are paid upon vesting. To the extent earned, performance share units will be paid in shares of Hess common stock which will vest and be issued following the end of the performance period. Dividend equivalents for PSUs will only be paid out on earned PSUs, after the performance period.

Value of LTI Awards. We aim to provide long-term awards such that together with cash compensation, target total direct compensation is within a competitive range of market median. Compensation is intended to vary based on company and individual performance outcomes. The committee bases individual award levels on comparative market data for the executive’s position, award levels of comparably-situated executives, and an assessment of individual potential and performance. In making awards to any individual, the committee does not consider his or her gains made, or failure to achieve gains, on prior restricted stock, stock option or performance share unit awards. Actual 2014 LTI awards for all NEOs, which reflect 2013 performance, were approximately 15% above target values in view of strong corporate and individual performance in 2013.

Peer Group

The committee reviews compensation data from a comparative group of oil and gas companies to ensure our compensation and benefit programs are competitive within our industry. For 2014, our peer group consisted of 11 companies, as shown below. For 2015, two companies were added to our peer group, considering Hess’ relative size and business strategy.


2014 Peer Group – 11 Companies 12/31/14 Market Cap: Hess – $22.1B, Peer Median – $23.6B
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation	Devon Energy Corporation	Noble Energy, Inc.
Apache Corporation	EOG Resources, Inc.	Occidental Petroleum Corporation
Chesapeake Energy Corporation	Marathon Oil Corporation	Talisman Energy Inc.
ConocoPhillips	Murphy Oil Corporation

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2015 Peer Group – 13 Companies 12/31/14 Market Cap: Hess – $22.1B, Peer Median – $22.2B
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation	Devon Energy Corporation	Occidental Petroleum Corporation
Apache Corporation	EOG Resources, Inc.	*Pioneer Natural Resources Co.*
Chesapeake Energy Corporation	Marathon Oil Corporation	Talisman Energy Inc.
ConocoPhillips	Murphy Oil Corporation
*Continental Resources, Inc*.	Noble Energy, Inc.

Note: From time to time, the committee reviews data from large integrated oil and gas companies, for reference purposes only.

As discussed above, generally, we target total direct compensation (salary, annual bonus and long-term incentives) within a competitive range of market median. Overall, our review found that target total direct compensation of our NEOs was aligned with our executive compensation philosophy.

Process for Determining Compensation and Role of Compensation Consultants

The committee has exclusive authority for approving the compensation of the CEO and the other NEOs. Human resources management, acting under the supervision of the CEO, develops compensation recommendations for all officers and employees, including the NEOs, in accordance with the compensation philosophy and policies more fully described elsewhere in this CD&A.

To assist in its review of the compensation recommendations, in 2014 the committee directly engaged the firm Semler Brossy Consulting Group LLC (“Semler Brossy”) as its independent compensation consultant. Semler Brossy reported exclusively to the committee, which has sole authority to engage, dismiss and approve the terms of engagement of its consultant. During 2014, Semler Brossy did not provide any additional services to the company. The committee assessed the independence of Semler Brossy pursuant to SEC and NYSE rules, and concluded that no conflict of interest concerns exist.

The compensation consultant’s principal responsibility is to advise the committee on compensation recommendations for the NEOs, as well as on general matters relating to executive compensation strategy and programs. The CEO meets with the committee and the compensation consultant to discuss performance objectives and review compensation recommendations for executive officers directly reporting to him, including the other NEOs. Thereafter, the committee meets privately with the independent compensation consultant to review the compensation recommendations. Final decisions on compensation for the NEOs are made solely by the committee.

In addition, during 2014 management retained Compensation Advisory Partners LLC as its executive compensation consultant to advise on matters related to executive compensation strategy and program design.

Additional Information

Other Benefits. We have adopted certain broad-based employee benefit plans in which executive officers are permitted to participate on the same terms as other eligible employees of the company, subject to applicable limits imposed on contributions and benefits under applicable law. Our objective is that the value of these benefits be competitive with what is offered by companies in our peer group. In addition to group life insurance and health and welfare plans, we have a savings plan under which participants can elect to invest (subject to contribution limits imposed by law) up to 25% of pre-tax salary in a variety of funds, one of which invests in our common stock, and the company provides matching contributions up to approximately 8% of pre-tax salary for each participant, which are invested at the discretion of the participant.

Pension Benefits. As explained later in this proxy statement, all of our employees are eligible for both a qualified defined benefit pension plan and a non-qualified supplemental plan (the restoration plan referred to in the Pension Benefits table) that provides only the benefits that would otherwise be paid to participants under the qualified pension plan but for limitations imposed by the Internal Revenue Code.

While benefits from the qualified pension plan are payable as monthly annuities beginning at retirement, benefits from the restoration plan are payable in a single lump sum at first retirement eligibility, but no earlier than six months following termination of employment. The value of the lump sum payment is determined by the benefit formula and assumptions. A significant assumption is the interest rate which is used to determine the equivalent present value of the amount that would be payable monthly if the restoration plan paid annuities. Lower interest rates produce higher lump sum values.

Historically, the assumption used in the Summary Compensation Table has been long-term in nature, consistent with what is used to develop the year end financial statements. Based on the assumption-setting procedures used to develop the consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 and the associated Form 10-K, the interest rate assumption is formulaically determined based on long-term interest rates. The interest rate assumption used to determine estimated lump sum payments from the restoration plan was formulaically reduced in the short-term, reflecting the current historically low interest rate environment.

The estimated lump sum amounts payable for all the executive officers increased over the prior year values, as payments are assumed to be made during periods when interest rates remain low under the assumptions. To illustrate the impact of the change, the table below shows the change in pension value using both the old and new interest rate assumption and the impact on 2014 total compensation for our NEOs. This single assumption change is responsible for almost all of the additional increase in value in 2014. Excluding the impact of the interest rate assumption change, 2014 total compensation reported for Mr. Hess would have decreased from 2013:



Name	Change in Pension Value for 2014 - Previous Interest Rate Assumption	Change in Pension Value for 2014 - Current Interest Rate Assumption	Impact of Interest Rate Assumption Change	2014 Total Compensation (Excluding Impact of Interest Rate Assumption Change)(1)
John B. Hess	$650,116	$8,126,303	$7,476,187	$14,983,343
Gregory P. Hill	$1,188,449	$2,060,866	$872,417	$9,737,214
John P. Rielly	$1,117,785	$1,956,014	$838,229	$5,158,509
Timothy B. Goodell	$481,407	$699,231	$217,824	$4,497,131
Michael R. Turner	$402,865	$499,516	$96,651	$3,148,662

(1)

For more information on total compensation as calculated under SEC rules, see the narrative and notes accompanying the Summary Compensation Table on page 47. The amounts reported as total compensation in this table differ substantially from the amounts reported as total compensation in the Summary Compensation Table and are included for illustrative purposes only.

No changes were made to the plan provisions of either the restoration plan or the qualified pension plan or the formula used to determine the interest rate assumption.

Prior to 2010, the committee granted additional years of credited service under our pension restoration plan to Messrs. Hill, Rielly and Turner as part of the compensation packages necessary to recruit them. In 2009, the committee gave Mr. Hill credit for ten years of service with his prior employer, upon completion of five years of service with the company. Mr. Hill worked for over 25 years with Royal Dutch Shell plc and its affiliates, most recently in senior executive positions. This agreement was intended to compensate Mr. Hill for the difference between the pension benefits he would have received from his prior employer had he retired from his prior employment at age 60 and the pension benefits he would have received, absent such credited service, under the company’s pension plans for his retirement at the same age. The additional years of service for Mr. Rielly are equal to his service with his prior employer, and his supplemental benefits are offset by his pension benefits from his prior employer. Mr. Rielly had more than 16 years of experience with Ernst & Young LLP. He had a successful career at his prior employer and would have continued to accrue years of service under the pension plan of his prior employer. Again, the committee believed that an award of credited service was necessary to compensate this executive for the loss of pension benefits and to induce him to join the company. Mr. Turner was granted an additional $1,850,000 lump sum in the pension restoration plan conditional on his reaching age 60 at final retirement. This agreement was intended to compensate Mr. Turner for the difference in pension benefits at retirement under the plans of his prior employer, Royal Dutch Shell, and the company’s plans. In the event that the company initiates a termination of employment (other than for cause) prior to that time, a prorated portion of the payment would be due.

Perquisites. The company did not provide perquisites or personal benefits valued at $10,000 or more to any of our NEOs in 2014. While we offer a very limited amount of perquisites and other personal

benefits to our NEOs, perquisites are not a material part of our compensation program. The committee periodically reviews the levels of perquisites and other personal benefits provided to our NEOs.

Management Stock Ownership Guidelines. In order to further align the interests of senior management and stockholders, we maintain stock ownership guidelines for corporate officers. The guidelines require that each corporate officer attain a specified level of ownership of shares of the company’s common stock equal in value to a multiple of the their base salary within five years of the later of the date of adoption of the guidelines and the officer’s first election to his or her role.



Role		Requirement (multiple of base salary)
Chief Executive Officer		6.0x
Executive Vice Presidents		4.0x
Senior Vice Presidents		3.0x
Vice Presidents		1.0x

Our NEOs maintain significant ownership in Hess stock. As of the end of 2014, each of the NEOs had attained their required level of ownership. Mr. Hess, our CEO, currently beneficially owns approximately 12.39% of our outstanding shares, and among the other NEOs, on average, ownership exceeds nine times base salary. This reflects significant alignment of interests between our NEOs and our stockholders. Currently, shares owned outright by an executive, restricted stock and stock held in an executive’s savings plan account are counted for purposes of determining stock ownership levels. Stock options and unvested performance share units are not counted.

Anti-hedging and Anti-pledging Policies. We do not permit directors or executive officers to trade in equity derivative instruments in order to hedge the economic risks of holding the company’s stock. The purpose of these guidelines is to align the interests, including the economic risk of ownership, of directors, management and stockholders. In addition, we do not permit our executives to pledge shares of company stock in which they have a financial interest.

Recoupment (“Clawback”) Policy. In the event that the company is required to prepare an accounting restatement due to the material noncompliance of the company with any financial reporting requirement under U.S. securities laws, the company has the right to recover from any current or former executive officer of the company who received incentive-based compensation (including stock options awarded as compensation) during the three-year period preceding the date on which the company is required to prepare an accounting restatement, based on the erroneous data, in excess of what would have been paid to the executive officer under the accounting restatement. The committee has full authority and discretion to administer this policy and all determinations of the committee are final and binding. This policy operates in addition to any compensation recoupment provided for by law or by the company’s 2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended. Once final rules are released regarding clawback requirements under the Dodd-Frank Act, the company intends to review its compensation recoupment policy and, if necessary, amend such policy to comply with the new mandates.

In addition, in the event of misconduct by an employee that results in material noncompliance with financial reporting requirements, we reserve the right to take all appropriate

action to remedy the misconduct, discipline such officer or employee and prevent its recurrence, including (i) termination of employment of such officer or employee and forfeiture of outstanding equity awards, (ii) commencing an action for breach of fiduciary duty and/or (iii) seeking reimbursement of any compensation paid in excess of that which would have been paid in the absence of such noncompliance, either by legal action or by offsetting other amounts owed by the company to such officer or employee to the extent permissible.

Change in Control Agreements. As explained in greater detail later in this proxy statement, we have change in control agreements with certain executives, including Messrs. Hess, Hill, Goodell and Rielly, that provide for a lump sum cash payment equal to a multiple of the executive’s compensation, as well as other benefits, if (1) there is a change in control, as defined in the agreements, and (2) the executive is actually or constructively terminated within 24 months following a change in control (“double-trigger”). In view of continuing consolidation within the oil and gas industry, we believe these agreements are necessary to remain competitive with the overall compensation packages afforded by companies in our peer group. We also believe these agreements work to provide security to our executives, many of whom would have key roles in negotiating and implementing a potential change in control transaction, and further align their interests with the best long-term interests of stockholders. In 2010, the committee decided to eliminate “golden parachute” excise tax gross-up provisions from any such agreements entered into in the future.

Tax Deductibility of Compensation. Tax rules under section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code generally limit the deductibility of compensation paid to our NEOs (excluding the CFO) to $1 million during any fiscal year unless such compensation is “performance-based.” In general, the company intends to structure its incentive compensation arrangements in a manner that would comply with these tax rules. The committee reserves the right to pay compensation that may exceed the limits on tax deductibility or not satisfy the performance-based award exception, and therefore would not be deductible, if it determines it is in our and our stockholders’ best interests. Not all amounts paid under our compensation programs necessarily qualify for deductibility. Cash salary in excess of $1 million is not exempt from the limitation, and therefore is not deductible. The tax deductibility of other components of compensation, including the taxable value of executive benefits and perquisites, is potentially limited under current tax rules.

In 2006, stockholders approved and in 2011 reapproved a performance incentive plan for senior officers designed to permit the company to award deductible compensation in the form of restricted stock and cash bonuses. The plan limits awards of incentive cash compensation and restricted and deferred stock granted in any year to each participant to 1%, and to all participants in the aggregate to 5%, of adjusted net cash flow from operations for the prior year minus a specified amount of not less than $1,750 million. The plan is not intended to increase award levels beyond those that the committee would otherwise approve consistent with its compensation policies described previously. Participants in the plan include the NEOs and any other senior officers that the committee may designate. For 2014, the aggregate value of cash bonus and restricted stock awards for each of the NEOs was substantially less than the maximum amount permitted for each of those individuals. The committee exercises discretion to award aggregate amounts of cash bonus and restricted stock less than that amount for each of the NEOs consistent with its policies as previously explained.

Accounting Implications. In designing our compensation and benefit programs, the committee reviews and considers the accounting implications of its decisions, including the accounting treatment of amounts awarded or paid to our executives.

Compensation Committee Report

The compensation and management development committee of the board of directors of the company has reviewed and discussed the Compensation Discussion and Analysis section with management, and based on this review and discussion, the compensation and management development committee recommended to the board of directors that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis section be included in this proxy statement and incorporated by reference into the 2014 annual report on Form 10-K.

Robert N. Wilson, Chairman

Dr. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey

David McManus

James H. Quigley

Dr. Mark R. Williams

Summary Compensation Table

The following table sets forth information regarding compensation paid or accrued for the last three fiscal years to the CEO, the chief financial officer and the three other most highly compensated executive officers, for services in all capacities to the company and its subsidiaries.


Name & Principal Position	Year		Salary ($)		Bonus(1) ($)		Stock Awards(2) ($)		Option Awards(3) ($)		Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation(1) ($)		Change in Pension Value & Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings(4) ($)			All Other Compensation(5) ($)		Total(7) ($)
(a)	(b)		(c)		(d)		(e)		(f)		(g)		(h)			(i)		(j)
Hess, John B.		2014		1,500,000		—		7,819,982		1,954,997		3,037,500		8,126,303			20,748		22,459,530
CEO		2013		1,500,000		1,516,667		8,511,308		—		2,278,250		2,327,085			20,349		16,153,659
		2012		1,500,000		—		8,514,673		—		—		3,106,643			19,950		13,141,266

Hill, Gregory P.		2014		1,100,000		69,500		4,342,416		1,085,601		1,930,500		2,060,866			20,748		10,609,631
COO & President of E&P		2013		1,000,000		443,333		3,504,678		—		665,950		189,621			20,349		5,823,931
		2012		975,000		—		3,506,131		—		582,983		817,745			19,950		5,901,809

Goodell, Timothy B.		2014		750,000		—		1,839,969		460,007		945,000		699,231			20,748		4,714,955
Senior Vice President &		2013		750,000		326,667		2,002,724		—		490,700		255,118			20,349		3,845,558
General Counsel		2012		725,000		—		2,003,444		—		429,567		348,230			19,950		3,526,191

Rielly, John P.		2014		775,000		—		1,839,969		460,007		945,000		1,956,014			20,748		5,996,738
Senior Vice President &		2013		775,000		433,333		2,002,724		—		350,500		(6	)		20,349		3,581,906
CFO		2012		750,000		—		2,003,444		—		306,833		876,670			19,950		3,956,897

Turner, Michael R.		2014		575,000		15,250		1,400,037		350,013		384,750		499,516			20,748		3,245,313
Senior Vice
President of Onshore

(1)

The amounts shown in column (d) represent the discretionary component of the cash bonuses, reflecting individual performance, as discussed more fully under “Assessment of Individual Performance” in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, and the amounts shown in column (g) represent the components of the cash bonuses relating to the attainment of enterprise performance metrics, paid to the NEOs under our annual incentive plan, as discussed more fully in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis. In the case of Mr. Rielly, the amount shown in column (d) includes a special recognition bonus of $200,000 for 2013. Mr. Hess waived the non-discretionary portion of his bonus in 2012 that would otherwise have been shown in column (g).

(2)

Consists of the aggregate grant date fair value of performance share units and restricted stock computed in accordance with ASC 718. A discussion of the valuation assumptions is in Note 11, Share-Based Compensation, to our consolidated financial statements included in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.

(3)

Consists of the aggregate grant date fair value of stock options granted in 2014 computed in accordance with ASC 718. The Black-Scholes option pricing model was used to estimate the fair value of the 2014 option awards using the following assumptions: risk-free interest rate of 1.855%; dividend yield of 1.24%; historical price volatility of 35.456%; and expected life of six years.

(4)	As described in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, Hess offers pension benefits to all U.S. employees consisting of the Employee’s Pension Plan (EPP) and the Pension Restoration Plan (PRP). No change was made to either plan in 2014.

As discussed more fully in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, as part of the consolidated financial statements assumption setting process for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, the interest rate assumption was reduced, reflecting the current historically low interest rate environment. The reduced interest rate assumption results in a higher lump sum value payable under the PRP and is the primary reason for the increase in the 2014 Change in Pension value for the NEOs relative to past years, as no other changes were made to the pension benefits for any employees.

(5)	Consists of matching contributions by the company credited to the named executive officers under the company’s employees’ savings plan.

(6)	Change in pension value for Mr. Rielly in 2013 was $(145,012).

(7)

Total compensation reported for Mr. Hess, and to a lesser extent, our other NEOs, was significantly impacted by a change in the interest rate assumption used to calculate the value of the lump-sum payment under the PRP, as described in footnote 4 above. Excluding the impact of the interest rate assumption change, 2014 total compensation reported for Mr. Hess above would have decreased from 2013. The following table illustrates the impact of this change on the amounts reported in columns (h) and (j) and shows what 2014 total compensation for our NEOs would have been excluding the impact of the change in the interest rate assumption in 2014. The amounts reported in this table differ substantially from, and are not a substitute for, the amounts reported above.



Name	2014 Change in Pension Value (Previous Interest Rate Assumption)		2014 Change in Pension Value (Current Interest Rate Assumption)		Impact of Interest Rate Assumption Change		2014 Total Compensation (Excluding Impact of Interest Rate Assumption Change)
John B. Hess		$650,116		$8,126,303		$7,476,187		$14,983,343
Gregory P. Hill		$1,188,449		$2,060,866		$872,417		$9,737,214
John P. Rielly		$1,117,785		$1,956,014		$838,229		$5,158,509
Timothy B. Goodell		$481,407		$699,231		$217,824		$4,497,131
Michael R. Turner		$402,865		$499,516		$96,651		$3,148,662

Grants of Plan-Based Awards

On March 4, 2014, the compensation and management development committee established target bonuses and approved awards of performance shares, stock options and restricted stock to the NEOs. The following table sets forth information concerning possible payouts under the annual AIP and possible payouts under the performance share program made under the incentive plan for 2014 and individual grants of restricted stock and stock options made under the incentive plan for 2014 to each of the NEOs:


			Estimated Future Payouts Under Non-Equity Incentive Plan Awards(1)						Estimated Future Payouts Under Equity Incentive Plan Awards (2)						All Other Stock Awards: Number of Shares of Stock or Units (#)		All Other Option Awards: Number of Securities Underlying Options (#)		Exercise Price of Option Awards ($ / Sh)		Grant Date Fair Value of Stock & Option Awards (3)
Name	Award Type	Grant Date	Threshold ($)		Target ($)		Maximum ($)		Threshold (#)		Target (#)		Maximum (#)						Exercise Price of Option Awards ($ / Sh)		Grant Date Fair Value of Stock & Option Awards (3)
(a)	(b)	(c)	(d)		(e)		(f)		(g)		(h)		(i)		(j)		(k)		(l)		(m)
Hess, John B.	Performance Shares	04-Mar-14								32,620		65,239		130,478								5,864,986
	Restricted Stock	04-Mar-14														24,331						1,954,996
	Stock Options	04-Mar-14																73,885		80.35		1,954,997
	AIP			1,125,000		2,250,000		3,937,500
Hill, Gregory P.	Performance Shares	04-Mar-14								18,114		36,227		72,454								3,256,807
	Restricted Stock	04-Mar-14														13,511						1,085,609
	Stock Options	04-Mar-14																41,028		80.35		1,085,601
	AIP			715,000		1,430,000		2,502,500

Goodell, Timothy B.	Performance Shares	04-Mar-14								7,675		15,350		30,700								1,379,965
	Restricted Stock	04-Mar-14														5,725						460,004
	Stock Options	04-Mar-14																17,385		80.35		460,007
	AIP			350,000		700,000		1,225,000

Rielly, John P.	Performance Shares	04-Mar-14								7,675		15,350		30,700								1,379,965
	Restricted Stock	04-Mar-14														5,725						460,004
	Stock Options	04-Mar-14																17,385		80.35		460,007
	AIP			350,000		700,000		1,225,000

Turner, Michael R.	Performance Shares	04-Mar-14								5,840		11,680		23,360								1,050,032
	Restricted Stock	04-Mar-14														4,356						350,005
	Stock Options	04-Mar-14																13,228		80.35		350,013
	AIP			142,500		285,000		498,750

(1)

The amount shown in columns (d), (e) and (f) above represent the threshold, target and maximum payouts for the components of the 2014 Annual Incentive Plan relating to the attainment of enterprise performance metrics. “Threshold” represents the enterprise payout if the threshold level of performance is achieved for every performance metric. “Maximum” represents a payout at 175% of target. The actual amounts paid for 2014 relating to these components are shown in column (g) of the Summary Compensation Table.

(2)

Relates to PSU awards issued under the 2008 LTIP. Actual payout of shares earned will range from 0% to 200% of the units granted based on the relative performance of the company’s TSR over the three-year performance period ending December 31, 2016, compared with that of 11 peer companies in the company’s peer group on page 41 and payouts, if any, will occur following the three-year performance period. “Target” is the number of PSUs awarded in 2014. “Threshold” represents the lowest possible payout if a payout is made (50% of the units granted).

(3)

The grant date fair value of restricted stock awards is determined by multiplying the number of shares of stock awarded as shown in column (j) by the closing price of the company’s common stock on the date of grant. A discussion of the valuation assumptions is in Note 11, Share-Based Compensation, to our consolidated financial statements included in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014. The grant date fair value of PSUs granted is determined by multiplying the number of units granted as shown in column (h) by the fair value of the award as determined by a Monte Carlo valuation model ($89.90). The grant date fair value of Stock Options granted is determined by multiplying the number of options granted by the Black-Scholes Value as described in footnote 3 to the Summary Compensation Table.

Equity awards under the 2008 LTIP are discussed in the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” under the heading “LTI Program Structure.” Non-equity incentive plan awards are discussed in the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” under the heading “Annual Incentive Plan.”

Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End

The following table shows outstanding equity awards held by the NEOs at the end of the last fiscal year.


								Stock Awards
Name (a)	Option Awards							Restricted Stock					Performance Share Units
Name (a)	Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Exercisable (b)		Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#) Unexercisable(2) (c)		Option Exercise Price ($) (d)		Option Expiration Date (e)	Number of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested (#)(7) (f)			Market Value of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested ($)(8) (g)		Number of Unearned Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested (#)(9) (h)		Market Value of Unearned Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested ($)(10) (i)
Hess, John B.		288,000		—	$	49.55	01-Feb-16		132,998	(3)		9,817,912		347,812		25,675,482
		255,000		—	$	53.20	07-Feb-17
		186,000		—	$	81.85	06-Feb-18
		225,450		—	$	56.43	04-Feb-19
		208,890		—	$	60.07	03-Feb-20
		150,930		—	$	83.88	02-Feb-21
		—		73,885(1)	$	80.35	04-Mar-24
Hill, Gregory P.		37,305		—	$	60.07	03-Feb-20		58,257	(4)		4,300,532		161,946		11,954,854
		62,145		—	$	83.88	02-Feb-21
		—		41,028(1)	$	80.35	04-Mar-24
Goodell, Timothy B.		66,000		—	$	56.43	04-Feb-19		31,294	(5)		2,310,123		81,838		6,041,281
		49,740		—	$	60.07	03-Feb-20
		35,505		—	$	83.88	02-Feb-21
		—		17,385(1)	$	80.35	04-Mar-24
Rielly, John P.		63,000		—	$	49.55	01-Feb-16		31,294	(5)		2,310,123		81,838		6,041,281
		57,000		—	$	53.20	07-Feb-17
		45,000		—	$	81.85	06-Feb-18
		54,600		—	$	56.43	04-Feb-19
		49,740		—	$	60.07	03-Feb-20
		35,505		—	$	83.88	02-Feb-21
		—		17,385(1)	$	80.35	04-Mar-24
Turner, Michael R.		25,170		—	$	59.17	05-Jun-19		24,269	(6)		1,791,538		63,186		4,664,391
		30,345		—	$	60.07	03-Feb-20
		21,660		—	$	83.88	02-Feb-21
		—		13,228(1)	$	80.35	04-Mar-24

(1)	Options vest ratably over a three-year period from the date of grant of March 4, 2014 if the NEO continues to be employed.

(2)

Options may become exercisable earlier in full upon death, disability, normal retirement or a change in control. At the discretion of the committee, upon early retirement of an awardee, options not then exercisable may become exercisable in proportion to the calendar days elapsed in the vesting period up to the early retirement date. The options remain exercisable until the tenth anniversary of the date of grant, except in cases of termination of employment for reasons other than death, disability or retirement, in which case options remain exercisable only for specified periods. If a grantee’s employment terminates (other than by reason of death, disability or retirement) before these options become exercisable, they will be forfeited.

(3)	Shares of restricted stock vest provided the NEO continues to be employed as follows: 61,638 on March 7, 2015, 47,029 on March 6, 2016 and 24,331 on March 4, 2017.

(4)	Shares of restricted stock vest provided the NEO continues to be employed as follows: 25,381 on March 7, 2015 and 19,365 on March 6, 2016 and 13,511 on March 4, 2017.

(5)	Shares of restricted stock vest provided the NEO continues to be employed as follows: 14,503 on March 7, 2015 and 11,066 on March 6, 2016 and 5,725 on March 4, 2017.

(6)	Shares of restricted stock vest provided the NEO continues to be employed as follows: 8,847 on March 7, 2015 and 11,066 on March 6, 2016 and 4,356 on March 4, 2017.

(7)	Shares of restricted stock may vest earlier in full upon normal retirement, death, permanent total disability or a change in control, with proportional vesting at the discretion of the committee in the case of early retirement.

(8)	Market Value of restricted stock is based on the closing price of $73.82 on December 31, 2014.

(9)

Performance share units based on achieving maximum performance goals. Actual payout of shares earned will range from 0% to 200% of the units granted and will occur following the three-year performance periods ending December 31,2014, December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2016. Upon a participant’s death, permanent total disability or normal retirement, the participant may be entitled to receive the same payout on the performance share units, if any, at the same time and subject to the same conditions, as would have been payable had the participant’s employment continued until the regularly scheduled vesting date, with proportional payout at the discretion of the committee in the case of early retirement.

(10)

Value of performance share units reflects maximum performance level based on the closing price of $73.82 on December 31, 2014 as required by SEC disclosure requirements. Performance attained as of December 31, 2014 was at maximum for performance share units granted in 2012 and 2013 and target for those granted in 2014, but actual payments at vesting of the 2013 and 2014 grants could be different based on final performance results.

Option Exercises and Stock Vested

The following table sets forth information as to the NEOs regarding the exercise of stock options and the vesting of restricted stock under the incentive plan during the last fiscal year:


	Option Awards				Stock Awards
Name (a)	Number of Shares Acquired on Exercise (#) (b)		Value Realized on Exercise ($) (c)		Number of Shares Acquired on Vesting (#) (d)		Value Realized on Vesting ($) (e)(1)
Hess, John B.		—		—		49,930		3,968,436
Hill, Gregory P.		12,125		409,910		20,560		1,634,109
Goodell, Timothy B.		—		—		11,750		933,890
Rielly, John P.		—		—		11,750		933,890
Turner, Michael R.		—		—		7,220		533,702

(1)

Represents the aggregate dollar amount realized upon vesting computed by multiplying the number of shares of stock by the closing market value of the underlying share of $79.48 on March 3, 2014 (the stock market was closed on the vesting date of March 2, 2014) for Messrs. Hess, Hill, Goodell and Rielly, and the closing market value of the underlying share of $73.92 on February 3, 2014 (the stock market was closed on the vesting date of February 2, 2014) for Mr. Turner.

Pension Benefits

The following table sets forth information as to the NEOs regarding payments or other benefits at, following or in connection with retirement:


Name	Plan Name	Number of Years Credited Service (#)		Present Value of Accumulated Benefit ($)			Payments During Last Fiscal Year ($)
Hess, John B.	Employees’ Pension Plan		37.58		2,120,464			—
	Restoration Plan		37.58		52,545,305			—
Hill, Gregory P.	Employees’ Pension Plan		6.00		278,216			—
	Restoration Plan		16.00		7,282,833	(1)		—
Goodell, Timothy B.	Employees’ Pension Plan		6.00		284,189			—
	Restoration Plan		6.00		1,792,462			—
Rielly, John P.	Employees’ Pension Plan		13.75		592,799			—
	Restoration Plan		30.25		7,241,372	(2)		—
Turner, Michael R.	Employees’ Pension Plan		5.58		266,649			—
	Restoration Plan		5.58		2,328,779	(3)		—

(1)	Credited years of service include ten years for service with prior employer. Additional years of credited service result in an increase of $4,748,855 under the restoration plan.

(2)	Credited years of service include 16.5 years for service with prior employer. Benefits shown are net amounts offset by amounts due from prior employer of $18,060 per year. Additional years of credited service result in an increase of $4,208,742 under the restoration plan.

(3)	Reflects present value of additional $1,850,000 payable under the restoration plan contingent upon continued employment until age 60.

We maintain an employees’ pension plan, a qualified defined benefit plan under the Internal Revenue Code, and a non-qualified supplemental plan, called the pension restoration plan, that provides benefits that would otherwise be payable to participants under the employees’ pension plan but for limitations imposed by the Internal Revenue Code, with certain modifications discussed below. Employees participate after one year of service in the employees’ pension plan and vest in a retirement benefit after five years of service. Annual retirement benefits for a participant at normal retirement age are determined by multiplying 1.6% of the participant’s final average compensation by his or her years of service and are then reduced by an offset for social security benefits. Under the employees’ pension plan, final average compensation is the average

of any three years of highest annual compensation (consisting of salary and cash bonus as shown in columns (c), (d) and (g) of the Summary Compensation Table) paid to the participant during the ten years immediately preceding his or her retirement date. Under the restoration plan, final average compensation is the average of any three years of highest annual salary (as shown in column (c) of the Summary Compensation Table) plus the average of any three years of highest cash bonus (as shown in columns (d) and (g) of the Summary Compensation Table) paid to the participant during the ten years immediately preceding his or her retirement date.

Normal retirement under the plans means retirement at age 65, but a participant retiring from active service is entitled to an unreduced benefit at age 60. A participant may elect early retirement if the participant is at least 55 years old and has ten years of service. Mr. Hess was the only NEO eligible for early retirement under the employees’ pension plan and restoration plan at December 31, 2014. The company awarded credited service for prior employment under the restoration plan for Messrs. Hill and Rielly for the reasons discussed in “Compensation Discussion and Analysis”. Under both plans, retirement benefits paid upon early retirement from active service at the age of 55 are reduced by 25% of the retirement benefit otherwise payable, with proportionately lower reductions for early retirement between ages 55 and 60. Early retirement reductions are greater if employment terminates prior to age 55. Retirement benefits under the employees’ pension plan are payable as a straight life annuity or in other forms of annuities actuarially equivalent to a straight life annuity. Retirement benefits under the restoration plan are payable as a lump sum six months after retirement. A participant’s right to payment under the restoration plan constitutes a general unsecured claim against the company.

The valuation method and material assumptions used in quantifying the present value of the accumulated benefit shown in the table are explained in Note 13, Retirement Plans, to our consolidated financial statements in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014. Retirement benefits payable to Mr. Rielly under the restoration plan are offset by retirement benefits payable by his former employer.

Nonqualified Deferred Compensation

We maintain a deferred compensation plan for certain highly-paid employees selected by us as eligible to participate under which a participant may elect in advance of any year to defer payment of up to 50% of salary and 100% of cash bonus payable for that year to a date no earlier than three years from the date of election, except that payments may be made earlier in the case of termination, death, disability, retirement or a change of control. Amounts deferred are deemed invested in investment vehicles identical to those offered under our qualified employees’ savings and stock bonus plan as the participant elects, except that the deferred compensation plan does not offer a fund for investing in the company’s stock, and earnings thereon are payable together with the deferred compensation. Payments may be made in a lump sum or in annual installments over a five year period, as the participant elects. The right of any participant to receive a payment constitutes a general unsecured claim against the company. None of our NEOs participate in the deferred compensation plan.

Employment Agreements and Termination Agreements

We have no employment agreements with our NEOs other than agreements relating to credited service discussed under “Pension Benefits” and change of control agreements discussed under “Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control” and the initial terms of employment described below for Mr. Hill.

Under the terms of employment negotiated with Mr. Hill upon joining the company in 2009, the company agreed that if the company terminates Mr. Hill’s employment without cause, he will be entitled to severance benefits equal to two times his annual base salary and target bonus for the year in which the termination occurs. The company also agreed to award credited service to Mr. Hill under the company’s pension restoration plan for the reasons described under “Compensation Discussion and Analysis”, provided Mr. Hill remains employed by the company for five years.

Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control

Termination

In the event any of the NEOs’ employment terminated at the end of the last fiscal year, the officer would be entitled to the officer’s accumulated retirement benefits in accordance with the provisions of our retirement plans as described under “Pension Benefits” on page 42. Retirement benefits under the employees’ pension plan are payable only in the form of an annuity. Retirement benefits under the restoration plan are payable only in the form of a lump sum.

In addition, because Mr. Hess was eligible for early retirement under the employees’ pension plan at December 31, 2014, a pro rata portion of his unvested equity awards would become vested at the discretion of the compensation and management development committee based on the number of calendar days elapsed in the applicable vesting period and he would be entitled to exercise all vested stock options until the option expiration date shown in the “Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End” table on page 49.

Each NEO other than Mr. Hess would also be entitled to exercise the stock options shown in the “Option Awards—Exercisable” column of the “Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End” table on page 49 for a period of 60 days from the date of termination. If any of the NEOs’ employment terminated due to death or disability (i) stock options in the “Option Awards—Unexercisable” column of the “Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End” table would have become fully exercisable, (ii) all stock options in the “Option Awards” columns of that table would remain exercisable until the option expiration date shown in the table, (iii) all restricted stock awards listed in that table would have become fully vested and (iv) PSUs would vest, to the extent earned, at the end of the applicable performance period. See that table for the market value of the unvested shares of restricted stock at the end of the last fiscal year.

In the event the company had terminated the employment of Mr. Hill without cause at the end of the last fiscal year, Mr. Hill would have been entitled to receive a cash severance payment of $5,060,000.

Change in Control

Equity Awards. In the event of a change in control of the company, pursuant to the 2008 long-term incentive plan, as amended, unexercisable stock options and unvested shares of restricted stock awarded to the NEOs will not vest solely by reason of the change in control. However, upon the occurrence of a change in control, the committee has discretion to deem all applicable performance goals fully achieved and all awards fully vested, but the committee has no current intention to exercise such discretion. In addition, except as otherwise provided in any applicable award agreement, if the surviving or successor corporation to the company, or any other corporate party to the change of control transaction, does not assume, or substitute equivalent awards for, options or other awards outstanding under the plan, or in the event of a liquidation of the company, or if the employment of a holder of an outstanding option or award is terminated involuntarily without “cause” or by the holder for “good reason” (as those terms are defined in the 2008 long-term incentive plan, as amended) then, in general: (1) any applicable target performance goals will be deemed fully achieved and those awards and restricted stock will be fully earned and vested; (2) affected options and other awards will become fully exercisable and vested; and (3) all restrictions, deferral limitations and forfeiture conditions applicable to affected awards will lapse and those awards will be deemed fully vested. In the event of a change of control, PSUs will be paid out with respect to a pro-rated portion of PSUs awarded representing the number of days lapsed in the performance cycle through the date immediately prior to the change in control based on the company’s TSR and TSR ranking through such date and will be paid at target with respect to a pro-rata portion of the PSUs representing the number of days lapsed from the change in control through the end of the performance cycle. Beginning with PSUs granted in 2015, such amount is payable only if the NEO remains employed until the end of the three-year performance period or, if within 24 months following a change in control, the employment of the NEO is terminated by the NEO for good reason, by the company without cause, on account of death or permanent total disability or retirement under the pension plan after five years of service. For PSUs granted in 2013 and 2014, such amount is payable at the time of the change in control. See the “Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End” table on page 49 for the number of unexercisable options and unvested shares of restricted stock held by each NEO at the end of the last fiscal year. The NEOs would also be able to exercise the stock options shown in the “Option Awards—Exercisable” column of that table.

For purposes of the incentive plan, “change in control” means (i) acquisition by a person or group of 20% or more of the company’s common stock or voting securities, (ii) the persons serving as directors of the company as of the effective date of the 2008 Incentive Plan, and those replacements or additions subsequently approved by a majority vote of the board, ceasing to make up at least a majority of the board; (iii) consummation of a reorganization, merger or consolidation in which the owners of the company’s common stock and voting securities immediately prior to the transaction do not own more than 51%, respectively, of the common stock and voting securities of the surviving entity, or (iv) consummation of a liquidation, dissolution or sale of all or substantially all of the company’s assets in which the owners of the company’s common stock and voting securities immediately prior to the transaction do not own more than 51%, respectively, of the common stock and voting securities of the surviving entity.

Severance Payments. The company has entered into change in control termination benefit agreements with certain of the NEOs and certain other officers of the company. These agreements provide for lump sum cash payments equal to a multiple of an executive’s annual compensation if within 24 months following a change in control the employment of the executive is terminated by the executive for good reason or by the company without cause. For these purposes, annual compensation consists of the executive’s base pay at the date of his termination or immediately before the change in control, whichever is higher, plus the greater of his or her target bonus for the year in which the change in control occurs or the highest bonus earned in the three fiscal years preceding the change in control. The multiple of annual compensation received is three times for Mr. Hess and two times for Messrs. Hill, Goodell and Rielly and all other officers with whom such agreements were made. The company has not entered into a change in control agreement with Mr. Turner.

In addition, the executive is entitled to receive a pro rata portion of his or her target bonus for the fiscal year in which termination occurs, and continuation of medical, dental and other welfare benefits. The benefits continuation period is 36 months following termination for Mr. Hess and 24 months following termination for Messrs. Hill, Goodell and Rielly and all other officers with whom such agreements were entered into. Mr. Turner currently is not entitled to receive a severance payment or any benefits continuation. The agreements provide for immediate vesting of retirement benefits upon termination, deemed age and service credit in determining retirement benefits for the number of years equal to the severance multiple, and deemed compensation in determining retirement benefits equal to the salary and bonus taken into account in determining the lump sum severance payment. The NEOs are also entitled to a “gross-up” payment from the company for any excise tax imposed by the Internal Revenue Code on “excess parachute payments” resulting from a change in control. However, the compensation and management development committee decided in 2010 to eliminate tax gross-up provisions in any change in control termination benefit agreements to be entered into thereafter.

Potential Change in Control Payments and Benefits. Set forth below is the total estimated value, assuming that a change in control occurred on December 31, 2014 and the employment of each NEO terminated on that date under circumstances entitling them to severance payments and benefits under the change in control termination benefit agreements, as well as the value of their unvested equity awards as of December 31, 2014.


Named Executive Officer	Cash Severance Payment ($)		Stock Options ($)		Restricted Stock ($)		Performance Share Units ($)(1)		Welfare Benefits ($)		Outplacement Benefits ($)		Additional Pension Benefits ($)(2)		Excise Tax Gross-Up ($)		Total ($)
Hess, John B.		15,884,751		—		9,817,912		19,702,428		54,689		30,000		4,744,797		—		50,234,577
Hill, Gregory P.		5,060,000		—		4,300,532		8,804,116		25,905		30,000		2,617,675		6,586,909		27,425,137
Goodell, Timothy B.		3,134,734		—		2,310,123		4,635,874		41,732		30,000		916,941		4,788,121		15,857,525
Rielly, John P.		2,950,000		—		2,310,123		4,635,874		4,742		30,000		1,672,260		—		11,602,999
Turner, Michael R. (3)		—		—		1,791,538		3,529,903		—		—		—		—		5,321,441

(1)

Upon a change in control, performance share units payout a pro-rata portion based on performance level to date and the remainder at target. Value of performance share units reflect maximum performance level to date for 2012 and 2013 awards and target performance level to date for 2014 awards based on the closing price of $73.82 on December 31, 2014 as required by SEC disclosure requirements. Performance attained as of December 31, 2014 was at these levels, but actual payments at vesting could be different based on final performance results.

(2)	Four of the NEOs would also be entitled to his accumulated retirement benefits in accordance with the provisions of the employees’ pension plan and pension restoration plan described under “Pension Benefits” on page 42.

(3)	Mr. Turner does not have a change in control agreement and is not guaranteed a severance payment nor is he guaranteed benefits continuation.

The amounts in the table above were calculated: assuming a change in control occurred on December 31, 2014; using the closing price of our common stock on December 31, 2014 (the last trading day of our fiscal year) of $73.82 per share; using the intrinsic value of stock options (i.e., the result of multiplying the number of unvested options by the difference between the December 31, 2014 closing price of our common stock and the exercise price) and for the purpose of determining any potential excise tax gross-up (i) assuming each of the NEOs is subject to the maximum federal and state income tax rates, (ii) using the applicable federal rates for December 2014 to calculate the present values of accelerated payments and (iii) assuming that the five-year period for determining the average total compensation of each NEO (i.e., the base amount under the golden parachute rules) ended on December 31, 2013.

The definition of “change in control” under the termination benefits agreements is substantially similar to the definition of change in control in the incentive plan, except that (i) the change in a majority of board of directors must occur within a 24-month period, (ii) the applicable event for reorganization, merger or consolidation is consummation rather than stockholder approval and (iii) the exception for reorganization, merger, consolidation, liquidation, dissolution and asset sale is 60% rather than 51%.

For purposes of these agreements, “good reason” is defined as a failure to maintain the executive in the office or position held immediately prior to the change in control (or a substantially equivalent position), the removal of the executive as a director if the executive was a director immediately prior to the change in control, a material adverse change in the nature or scope of the executive’s authorities, responsibilities or duties, a reduction in base salary or target annual bonus, termination of the ability of the executive to participate in the company’s welfare benefit plans or retirement plans as in effect immediately prior to the change in control or a material reduction in the scope or value of those welfare or retirement benefits, a relocation of the executive’s principal work location of more than 30 miles from the executive’s location immediately prior to the change in control, or an increase in the executive’s required business travel of more than 20% (based on days in any calendar quarter or year) than required in any of the three full years immediately prior to the change in control. “Cause” for purposes of these agreements is defined as conviction of a felony, gross and willful misconduct by the executive in performing the executive’s duties, or willful and continued failure of the executive to substantially perform the executive’s duties after written demand.

Compensation and Risk

The company performed a risk assessment to determine whether the amount and composition of compensation for the company’s employees and the design of compensation programs may create incentives for excessive risk-taking by its employees. The risk assessment focused on the following areas and the results were reviewed with and approved by the company’s chief risk officer:

assessment of residual risk associated with certain elements and design features of the company’s compensation program;

calculation of approximate exposure values of each business unit by aggregating the value of material risks into a single “at risk” dollar figure (“Exposure”);

assignment of a compensation risk score for major business units to attribute the level of compensation risk arising from potential for risk-taking and compensation mix (“Compensation Risk”); and

review of higher risk areas by Exposure and Compensation Risk and appropriate mitigation plans.

The risk assessment placed particular emphasis on identifying employees who have both significant compensation risk in the variability of their compensation and also the ability to expose the company to significant business risk. The company concluded that for the substantial majority of its employees, their compensation risk and their ability to take business risks is low, because their compensation consists largely of fixed cash salary and a cash bonus that has a capped payout, and they do not have the authority to take action on behalf of the company that could expose the company to significant business risks. The company focused on the compensation programs for its senior executives, as these are the employees whose actions may expose the company to significant business risk. The company reviewed the cash and equity incentive programs for these executives and concluded that the following factors tend to mitigate the likelihood of excessive risk-taking:

the compensation mix for these executives is designed to deliver a substantial portion of compensation in the form of long-term equity awards, and in the case of senior executives, such awards constitute the majority of their compensation;

payouts on annual cash bonuses are capped, reducing the incentive to take excessive risk for short-term gains;

LTI awards are made at the discretion of the compensation and management development committee with the goal of creating incentives for these employees to work for growth in the long-term profitability of the company;

the compensation and management development committee has the discretion to reduce the discretionary portion of cash bonuses as well as LTI awards as it deems appropriate;

senior executives are subject to stock ownership guidelines requiring them to hold specified levels of the company’s stock during the term of their employment, the economic risk of which may not be hedged by equity derivative instruments, in order to align their interests with the long-term interests of all stockholders;

incentive based compensation of any current or former executive officer may be subject to recoupment in certain circumstances involving financial restatement due to material noncompliance;

compliance with the company’s code of business conduct and ethics is considered in compensation determinations;

the company has an environmental, health and safety function which oversees and monitors compliance in these areas for the company;

the company’s variable compensation programs include a variety of environmental, health and safety performance metrics; and

the compensation and management development committee continually monitors the company’s compensation programs and practices to assure that they appropriately balance the interests of employees and stockholders.

For these reasons, we do not believe that our compensation policies and practices create risks that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the company.

PROPOSAL 2: ADVISORY VOTE TO APPROVE THE COMPENSATION OF

THE NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

In accordance with the Dodd-Frank Act enacted in 2010 and pursuant to Section 14A of the Exchange Act, an advisory vote on the frequency of stockholder votes on executive compensation was conducted in connection with the 2011 annual meeting of stockholders. At that meeting our stockholders agreed, and the board subsequently approved, that the advisory vote on executive compensation be held on an annual basis.

Accordingly, and pursuant to Section 14A of the Exchange Act, we are asking stockholders for an advisory approval of the compensation of our named executive officers as described in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the compensation tables and related narrative discussion included in this proxy statement. This proposal, commonly known as a “say on pay” proposal, gives stockholders an opportunity to approve, reject or abstain from voting with respect to our overall fiscal 2014 executive compensation programs and policies and the compensation paid to our named executive officers. Because the board has adopted a policy of annual “say on pay” votes, the next such vote is expected to be held at the company’s 2016 annual meeting of stockholders.

Please read the Compensation Discussion and Analysis section beginning on page 27 for additional details about our executive compensation program, including information about the fiscal year 2014 compensation of our named executive officers, our outreach to stockholders and the enhancements made to our 2014 and 2015 compensation to further align pay and performance.

This proposal allows our stockholders to express their opinions regarding the decisions of the committee on the prior year’s annual compensation to the named executive officers. Because your vote on this proposal is advisory, it will not affect existing compensation or be binding on the company, the board or the committee. However, the board and the committee will carefully consider the voting results on this proposal in future decisions on executive compensation. Your advisory vote will serve as an additional tool to guide the board and the committee in continuing to improve the alignment of the company’s executive compensation programs with the long-term interests of the company and its stockholders and is consistent with our commitment to high standards of corporate governance.

Hess’ 2014 advisory vote on executive compensation received the approval of over 96% of votes cast. Following the 2014 vote, we continued the outreach program we undertook with our stockholders and other stakeholders to discuss and solicit their views on matters of interest to them, including corporate governance and recent and contemplated changes in executive compensation as we transitioned to a pure play E&P company. For the reasons stated in the Executive Summary and elsewhere in Compensation Discussion and Analysis starting at page 27, we believe that our executive compensation program is tailored to our strategic plans, appropriately aligns executive pay with company performance and incentivizes management to work for the long-term growth of stockholder value.

Accordingly, the board of directors recommends that stockholders endorse our executive compensation program by voting FOR the following resolution:

“RESOLVED, that the compensation paid to the company’s named executive officers, as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, compensation tables and narrative discussion, is hereby APPROVED.”

Adoption of the resolution requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the 2015 annual meeting. Abstentions will be counted as present for the purposes of this vote and therefore will have the same effect as a vote against this proposal. Broker non-votes will not be counted as present and are not entitled to vote on the proposal.

PROPOSAL 3: RATIFICATION OF SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

The audit committee has selected the firm of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accountants of the company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015. Ernst & Young LLP has acted for the company in this capacity for many years. The board proposes that the stockholders ratify this selection at the annual meeting. Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accountants of the company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015 requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the annual meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes will be counted as present for purposes of this vote and will have the effect of a vote against the proposal.

If the stockholders do not ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP, the selection of independent registered public accountants will be reconsidered by the audit committee.

Representatives of Ernst & Young LLP are expected to be present at the annual meeting and will be afforded the opportunity to make a statement if they desire and will be available to respond to appropriate questions.

Independent Registered Public Accountants Fee Information

Ernst & Young LLP’s fees, by category of professional service in each of the last two fiscal years, were (in thousands):


	2014		2013
Audit Fees	$	10,743	$	9,941
Audit-Related Fees		6,162		16,031
Tax Fees		2,975		2,584
All Other Fees		0		0

Total	$	19,880	$	28,556

Ernst & Young LLP audit fees include fees associated with the last annual audit, the reviews of the company’s quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, reporting on the effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting, SEC registration statements, and statutory audits required internationally.

Ernst & Young LLP’s fees for audit-related services include pension and savings plan audits, attest services not required by statute or regulation, accounting consultations, acquisition and disposition reviews and consultations on internal accounting controls. The decrease in audit-related fees in 2014 was due principally to fewer disposition reviews in 2014 and greater complexity of reviews in 2013.

Tax fees include tax compliance services and United States and international tax advice and planning.

As part of its responsibility for oversight of the independent registered public accountants, the audit committee has established a pre-approval policy for the provision of engaging audit and permitted non-audit services provided by the company’s independent registered public accountants. In accordance with this policy, each type of audit, audit-related, tax and other permitted service to be provided by the independent registered public accountants is specifically

described and each such service, together with a fee level or budgeted amount for such service, is pre-approved annually by the audit committee. Each such service and budgeted amount is thereafter updated quarterly. Any type of permitted service not previously approved by the audit committee must be specifically pre-approved before the service can be provided. For each fiscal year, the audit committee may determine appropriate ratios between categories of services and the total fees paid to the independent registered public accountants. The audit committee has delegated authority to the chairman of the audit committee to approve additional services or an increase in fees for a previously approved service in excess of the budgeted amount for that service. However, any increased fees or additional services so approved must be reported to the audit committee at its next scheduled meeting. In 2014 and 2013, all audit, audit-related, tax and other fees were pre-approved by the audit committee or the chairman of the audit committee. The audit committee has determined that the provision of all services approved in accordance with this policy is not incompatible with the independence of the independent registered public accountants.

The board of directors recommends that stockholders vote FOR the ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accountants.

PROPOSAL 4: APPROVAL OF THE AMENDED AND RESTATED 2008 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN AND RE-APPROVAL OF THE PERFORMANCE MEASURES UNDER SECTION 162(M) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE

On March 5, 2008, the committee approved, and the board of directors adopted, the 2008 long-term incentive plan (the “2008 Incentive Plan”). The company’s stockholders approved the 2008 Incentive Plan at the 2008 annual meeting. The 2008 Incentive Plan permits the company to provide stock-based compensation to officers and other employees and consultants of the company and its subsidiaries, as well as non-employee directors of the company. The company’s stockholders approved amendments to the 2008 Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock that may be issued under the plan at the annual meetings held in 2010 and 2012 (as so amended, the “Second Amended 2008 Incentive Plan”).

Proposed Changes to the Plan

After a review of the Second Amended 2008 Incentive Plan and the company’s compensation policies by the committee, with the assistance of the committee’s compensation consultant, the committee decided to recommend certain amendments to the Second Amended 2008 Incentive Plan. Accordingly, on March 3, 2015, the committee approved, and on March 4, 2015, the board of directors adopted, the following amended and restated 2008 incentive plan (as so amended, the “Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan”), subject to the approval of stockholders. The Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan will make the following changes to the Second Amended 2008 Incentive Plan:

Increase in Share Authorization. The Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan would increase the number of shares of common stock available for award under the Second Amended 2008 Incentive Plan by 9,000,000 shares to enable the company to continue to grant stock-based awards at appropriate levels to eligible officers, other employees, consultants and non-employee directors. If approved by stockholders, the aggregate number of new shares of common stock that are authorized for issuance will be increased from 29,000,000 shares pursuant to the Second Amended 2008 Incentive Plan to 38,000,000 shares pursuant to the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan. This plan would also reduce the number of shares of common stock that may be issued upon forfeiture, settlement or termination without distribution of shares of outstanding awards under the second amended and restated 1995 long-term incentive plan (the “Prior Incentive Plan”) from 6,456,000 on or after December 31, 2011 under the Second Amended 2008 Incentive Plan to 2,864,875 on or after March 24, 2015 under the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan, in order to reflect actual outstanding awards under the Prior Incentive Plan as of March 24, 2015.

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Overview. Currently there are approximately 4,650,000 shares of common stock remaining available for awards under the Second Amended 2008 Incentive Plan. In evaluating the proposal to increase the number of shares of common stock available for award under the Second Amended 2008 Incentive Plan, the committee reviewed certain internal forecasts of equity award requirements. The company expects that the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan will provide the company with enough equity to satisfy its equity compensation needs for the next three to four years based on

certain assumed stock price levels. If the stock price for the common stock changes materially, this would impact the company’s forecasts.

The company believes that the benefits to the company’s stockholders resulting from stock-based compensation to the officers, other employees, consultants and directors of the company, including the alignment of the interests of such plan participants with those of the company’s stockholders and mitigation of the likelihood of taking excessive business risk, outweigh the potential dilutive effect of awards under the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan. The company’s board of directors recognizes the potentially dilutive impact of stock based compensation. The company also takes into consideration the company’s share utilization rate and dilution compared with those of its peers in making recommendations for additional share authorization. The company’s equity award practices are designed to balance the potential impact of dilution and the company’s need to remain competitive by attracting and retaining qualified officers, other employees, consultants and directors.

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Compensation Philosophy. The company’s board of directors believes that offering incentive compensation opportunities that are competitive with other peer companies and that are based on the performance of the company’s common stock will motivate participants to achieve our long-term goals and further align their interests with those of the company’s other stockholders. The company’s board of directors also believes that granting stock-based awards contributes to the company’s success and is comparable with the practices of other peer companies.

The Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan is designed to: (i) promote the identity of interests between stockholders of the company and plan participants by encouraging and creating significant ownership of common stock of the company by such persons; (ii) enable the company to attract and retain qualified officers, other employees, consultants and directors who contribute to the company’s success by their ability, ingenuity and industry; and (iii) provide meaningful long-term incentive opportunities for such plan participants who are responsible for the company’s success and who are in a position to make significant contributions toward their objectives.

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Shares Available for Awards. Currently there are approximately 4,650,000 shares of common stock remaining available for awards under the Second Amended 2008 Plan, which together with the additional 9,000,000 shares that will be available under the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan, assuming approval of this proposal, would represent 4.7% of the total outstanding shares of common stock as of March 19, 2015. The company expects that the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan will provide the company with enough equity to satisfy its equity compensation needs for the next three to four years based on certain assumed stock price levels. The company’s board of directors has reviewed the shares currently available

under the Second Amended 2008 Incentive Plan and has determined that it is appropriate to increase the number of shares currently authorized for issuance under the Second Amended 2008 Incentive Plan. A failure to increase the number of shares of common stock under the Second Amended 2008 Incentive Plan would likely require the use of less efficient compensation strategies or result in an inability to pay the company’s officers, other employees, consultants and directors market rates of compensation, which could compromise the company’s ability to retain or attract new qualified officers, other employees, consultants and directors.

Change in Share Counting. The Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan will provide that (i) shares withheld or tendered to pay the exercise price of an option shall not be available for delivery in connection with future awards under the plan, (ii) shares withheld or tendered to pay withholding taxes with respect to an outstanding award shall not be available for delivery in connection with future awards under the plan, (iii) shares not delivered to a participant under a stock-settled stock appreciation right (whether such shares relate to the base price or are withheld to pay withholding taxes) shall not be available for delivery in connection with future awards under the plan and (iv) shares repurchased by the company using proceeds from the exercise of an option shall not be available for delivery in connection with future awards under the plan. While the company has not utilized these share counting practices in the past, it believes it is in the best interests of stockholders to expressly prohibit such utilization as they may be perceived to be liberal share counting practices.

Re-approval of Performance Measures under Section 162(m)

A vote to approve this proposal will also constitute a vote to approve the material terms of the performance goals under the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan, i.e., the employees eligible to receive awards under the plan (as described under “Eligibility” below), the business criteria on which performance goals may be based (as described under “Terms of Awards – Performance Awards” below) and the limits on the maximum aggregate amounts of awards that may be made to any individual participant under the plan (as described under “Limitations on the Numbers of Awards” below). The material terms of these performance goals under the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan are the same as those under the Second Amended 2008 Incentive Plan. The material terms of these performance goals must be disclosed to and reapproved by the company’s stockholders at least every five years for the company to continue to make awards of “qualified performance-based compensation” under the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan that are tax deductible without regard to the limitations otherwise imposed by section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (as described under “Certain Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan” below).

Good Corporate Governance Practices

The Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan includes a number of features that promote good governance practices and further align the interests of plan participants and our stockholders, including:

• No liberal share counting. Shares used to pay the exercise price or withholding taxes related to an outstanding award and shares resulting from net settlement of outstanding stock appreciation rights (“SARs”) may not be used for future awards under the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan.

• No dividend equivalents on unearned performance share units or restricted stock. Awards granted under the plan historically have generally prohibited the payment of dividend equivalents on performance share units where the performance-based goals have not been satisfied or on unearned restricted stock.

• No repricing of stock options or SARs. The Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan prohibits the repricing of stock options or SARs without stockholder approval.

• No discounted stock options or SARs. Stock options and SARs may not be granted with exercise prices lower than the fair market value of the underlying shares of common stock on the grant date.

• No transferability. Awards generally may not be transferred, except by will or the laws of descent and distribution provided that the committee may allow a participant to transfer his or her award (other than an incentive stock option) to an immediate family member or related trust or similar entity or another transferee.

• “Double-trigger” change in control vesting. Awards granted pursuant to the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan will not automatically vest and pay out solely as a result of a change in control.

• No “evergreen” provision. Shares authorized for issuance under the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan cannot be automatically replenished.

• Administered by an independent committee. The Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan will be administered by the committee, which is made up entirely of independent directors.

• Minimum vesting requirements. The Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan generally requires a minimum one-year vesting schedule for performance awards and a minimum three-year vesting schedule for awards of restricted stock and restricted stock units. Historically, option awards granted under the plan have vested ratably over three years and PSU awards granted under the plan vest, if earned, after a three-year performance period.

• Awards subject to clawback. Awards under the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan will be subject to recoupment under certain circumstances.

These features of the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan supplement other good governance practices we implemented with respect to our compensation program, including stock ownership guidelines and anti-hedging and anti-pledging policies, as described in the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis.”

The full text of the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan is attached as Annex A to the proxy statement. Approval of the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of common stock present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the meeting. Abstentions will have the same effect as a vote against this proposal. Broker non-votes, if any, will not be counted as present and are not entitled to vote on this proposal. If the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan is approved by stockholders, shortly thereafter the company expects to file a registration statement on Form S-8 registering the additional 9,000,000 shares under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Aggregate Outstanding Grants

As of March 24, 2015, the status of awards under the Second Amended 2008 Incentive Plan and the Prior Incentive Plan, which are the only plans under which equity awards are outstanding and which were approved by stockholders, was as follows:


	1995 Long Term Incentive Plan		Second Amended 2008 Incentive Plan		Total
Stock Options
Shares of common stock subject to outstanding options		2,864,875		4,219,831		7,084,706
Weighted average exercise price per share		$66.09		$68.25		$67.36
Weighted average term remaining in years		1.56		4.68		3.93

Restricted Stock
Shares of restricted stock issued and outstanding				3,075,174		3,075,174

Performance Share Units
Shares underlying performance share units (PSUs)(1)				842,878		842,878

Available for Future Grant
Shares of common stock available for future grants						4,650,000	(2)

(1)	The number of shares underlying PSUs reflects maximum payout for awards granted in 2012 and target payout for awards granted in 2013 and 2014.

(2)

Plus up to 2,864,875 shares of common stock subject to outstanding options or other awards under the Prior Incentive Plan that are forfeited or are otherwise settled or terminated without a distribution of shares on or after March 24, 2015, subject to adjustment for certain changes in the company’s capital structure (described below under “Changes in Capital”), which may be awarded under the Second Amended 2008 Incentive Plan.

Existing Plan Benefits

The following table sets forth information with respect to equity awards made as of March 24, 2015 under the Second Amended 2008 Incentive Plan to the following named individuals and groups:


Name and Position	Stock Options		Restricted Stock		Performance Share Units(1)
	(Number of Shares)		(Number of Shares)		(Number of Shares)
John B. Hess, Chief Executive Officer		749,631		353,215		309,918
John P. Rielly, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer		176,278		83,194		71,080
Greg P. Hill, Chief Operating Officer and President of Exploration and Production		368,283		164,873		143,345
Timothy B. Goodell, Senior Vice President and General Counsel		187,678		86,994		71,080
Michael R. Turner, Senior Vice President of Onshore		105,165		54,156		52,575
All current executive officers as a group		1,726,252		844,104		742,713
All current directors who are not executive officers as a group		0		0		0
Each nominee for election as a director		0		0		0
Each associate of any such directors, executive officers or nominees		0		0		0
Each other person who received or is to receive 5% of such options or restricted stock		0		0		0
All employees, including all current officers who are not executive officers, as a group		7,236,230		6,949,189		910,125

(1)	The number of shares underlying PSUs reflects maximum payout for awards granted in 2012 and target payout for awards granted in 2013 and 2014.

Future Plan Benefits

Because it is within the committee’s discretion to determine which non-employee directors, employees and consultants receive awards under the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan, and the types and amounts of those awards, it is not possible at present to specify the persons to whom awards will be granted in the future, and the amounts and types of individual grants. However, it is anticipated that, among others, all current executive officers of the company, including the company’s named executive officers, will receive equity awards under the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan. See “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” table for a description of equity grants made to our named executive officers during 2014.

Description of the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan

The principal features of the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan are summarized in this proxy statement. Stockholders should read the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan for a full statement of its legal terms and conditions. The full text of the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan is attached as Annex A to the proxy statement.

Purpose. The purpose of the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan is to promote the identity of interests between stockholders and non-employee directors of the company and officers, other employees and consultants of the company and its subsidiaries by encouraging and

creating significant levels of ownership of common stock by those non-employee directors, officers, other employees and consultants. The Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan is intended to provide meaningful long-term incentive opportunities for non-employee directors, officers, other employees and consultants who are responsible for the success of the company and its subsidiaries and who are in a position to make significant contributions toward their objectives.

Administration. The Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan is administered by the compensation and management development committee of the board, or such other committee of the board of directors as the board may designate to administer the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan. The committee may, to the extent permissible under applicable law, delegate to officers or managers of the company or its subsidiaries the authority to perform administrative functions. The committee has full and final authority to select and designate Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan participants, to determine the type, amount and conditions of awards to be granted under the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan, and to make all determinations in connection therewith which may be necessary or advisable. Unless authority is specifically reserved to the board under the terms of the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan, or applicable law, the committee has sole discretion in exercising such authority under the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan.

The committee is composed of at least three members of the board, each of whom is selected by the board. The members of the committee are “disinterested persons,” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act, and “outside directors” for purposes of section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (to the extent that an exemption from the deduction limitations of section 162(m) is sought as to an award (see “Certain Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan” below)), and satisfy any additional regulatory, listing and independence requirements as the board may require. Currently, the members of the committee are Mr. Wilson, Chairman, Dr. Lavizzo-Mourey, Mr. McManus, Mr. Quigley and Dr. Williams, each of whom is a non-employee director of the company.

Eligibility. Awards may be granted only to individuals who are officers, other employees or consultants of the company or its subsidiaries, as well as to non-employee directors of the company. Only employees of the company and its subsidiaries are eligible to receive “incentive stock options” under the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan. Although all salaried employees of the company (approximately 2,500 in number), including all of the company’s corporate officers (20 in number, of whom eight are executive officers) are eligible to participate, it is expected that fewer than 900 salaried employees will be granted awards under the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan. All non-employee directors (13 in number) are also eligible to receive awards under the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan.

Shares Subject to Awards. A maximum of 38,000,000 shares of the company’s common stock would be available for delivery under the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan (an increase of 9,000,000 over the 29,000,000 shares currently available for delivery under the Second Amended 2008 Incentive Plan), plus up to 2,864,875 shares of common stock subject to outstanding options or other awards under the Prior Incentive Plan that are forfeited or are otherwise settled or terminated without a distribution of shares on or after March 24, 2015, subject to adjustment for certain changes in the company’s capital structure (described below under “Changes in Capital”). The shares of common stock that may be issued under the

Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan are either authorized and unissued shares (which will not be subject to preemptive rights) or previously issued shares that have been reacquired and are held as treasury stock. The Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan provides that for purposes of determining the number of shares of common stock available for delivery under the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan, (a) each share delivered upon exercise of stock options reduces the shares available for delivery under the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan by one share, (b) each share covered by the exercised portion of a stock appreciation right (“SAR”), whether settled in cash or shares, reduces the shares available for delivery under the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan by one share, (c) each share delivered pursuant to a restricted stock unit award, a dividend equivalent paid in shares, or a performance award shall reduce the share reserve by two shares, (d) each share delivered under a restricted stock award without a purchase price at least equal to the fair market value of common stock on the award date, a restricted stock unit, a performance award, or a dividend equivalent reduces the shares available for delivery under the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan by two shares, (e) any shares covered by an award which are not delivered because the award is paid in cash does not reduce the shares available for delivery under the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan, (f) any shares subject to an award or portion of an award that is forfeited, terminated, cancelled or otherwise expires will be available for future awards under the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan, (g) shares withheld or tendered to pay the exercise price of an option shall not be available for delivery in connection with future awards under the plan, (h) shares withheld or tendered to pay withholding taxes with respect to an outstanding award shall not be available for delivery in connection with future awards under the plan, (i) shares not delivered to a participant under a stock-settled stock appreciation right (whether such shares are withheld to cover the base price or are withheld to pay withholding taxes) shall not be available for delivery in connection with future awards under the plan and (j) shares repurchased by the company using proceeds from the exercise of an option shall not be available for delivery in connection with future awards under the plan. In addition, the payment of cash dividends or dividend equivalents in cash in connection with awards under the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan does not reduce the shares available for delivery under the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan. If the company or a subsidiary acquires or combines with another company, any awards that may be granted under the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan in substitution or exchange for outstanding stock options or other awards of that other company will not reduce the shares available for issuance under the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan, but the shares available for incentive stock options granted under the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan will be limited to 38,000,000 shares of the company’s common stock, adjusted as stated above, but not increased by shares subject to expired, forfeited or terminated unexercised awards under the Prior Incentive Plan. On March 4, 2015, the closing price of the company’s common stock on the NYSE was $74.84.

Terms of Awards. Awards may be granted on the terms and conditions described in the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan. In addition, the committee may generally impose on any award or the exercise thereof, at the date of grant or thereafter, such additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan, as the committee determines. Payment to be made by the company or a subsidiary upon the grant or exercise of an award may be made in such forms as the committee determines, such as

cash, shares of common stock, other awards, or other property. Generally, only services may be required as consideration for the grant of any award. If the terms and conditions imposed by the committee on any award are not complied with or achieved by a participant such award will, unless otherwise provided under the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan or determined by the committee in accordance with the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan, be forfeited by the participant. Set forth below are the specific types of awards authorized to be made by the committee under the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan:

• Non-qualified and Incentive Stock Options. The committee is authorized to grant either incentive stock options or stock options not intended to qualify as incentive stock options. The committee determines the exercise price per share purchasable under an option, which, subject to adjustment for certain changes in the company’s capital structure (described below under “Changes in Capital”), will not be less than the fair market value of a share of common stock on the date of grant (unless the stock option is granted in substitution or exchange for options or awards of a company involved in a corporate transaction with the company or its subsidiary). The committee is not otherwise permitted to reduce the exercise price of an outstanding option. The committee determines the time or times at which an option may be exercised in whole or in part, the methods by which such exercise price may be paid or deemed to be paid, the form of such payment, and the methods by which shares are delivered or deemed to be delivered to participants. Options expire not later than ten years after the date of grant; however, if the exercise of an option on its scheduled expiration date would violate law, the option may be extended until its exercise would not violate law. Options generally terminate when the holder’s employment or service with the company and its affiliates terminates. Incentive stock options comply with section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code.

• Stock Appreciation Rights. The committee is authorized to grant stock appreciation rights, which give the recipient the right to receive, upon exercise, for each share covered by the stock appreciation rights the excess of the fair market value of one share on the date of exercise over the base price of the stock appreciation rights as determined by the committee as of the date of grant, which base price, subject to adjustment for certain changes in the company’s capital structure (described below under “Changes in Capital”), may not be less than the fair market value of a share of common stock on the date of grant (unless the stock appreciation right is granted in substitution or exchange for awards of a company involved in a corporate transaction with the company or its subsidiary). The committee is not otherwise permitted to reduce the base price of an outstanding stock appreciation right. Stock appreciation rights expire not later than ten years after the date of grant.

• Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units. The committee is authorized to grant restricted stock and restricted stock units. Restricted stock awards are shares of common stock that are awarded to a participant subject to such restrictions as the committee may impose, including vesting conditions and restrictions on the transfer of the shares of restricted stock. Restricted stock units are denominated in shares of common stock, except that no shares are issued to the participant on the grant date. When a restricted stock unit award vests, the participant is entitled to receive shares of common stock, a cash payment based on the value of shares of common stock or a combination of shares and cash. Generally, an award of restricted stock or restricted stock units must vest either (1) in full at the expiration of a period of not less

than three years from the date of grant or (2) proportionally over a vesting period of not less than three years from the date of grant, except that the award may vest earlier in cases of death, or disability, as the committee shall determine, or on a change of control as provided in the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan. The committee is generally not permitted otherwise to accelerate the vesting of restricted stock or restricted stock units. However, the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan permits the committee to make awards of special restricted stock or special restricted stock units that have vesting conditions other than those described above with respect to a limited aggregate amount specified in the plan, as described below under “Limitations on the Numbers of Awards—Certain Special Awards.” Performance-based restricted stock and performance-based restricted stock units will generally be forfeited unless preestablished performance goals (as described below under “Performance Awards”) specified by the committee are met during the applicable restriction period of at least one year. Except as otherwise determined by the committee, upon termination of employment (as determined by the committee) during the applicable restriction period, restricted stock or restricted stock units that are at that time subject to restrictions will be forfeited and returned to the company. Unless otherwise determined by the committee, cash dividends and other distributions made or paid with respect to the shares underlying an award of restricted stock or performance-based restricted stock will be held in escrow, and may (but need not) be reinvested as determined by the committee and such dividends and other distributions will be paid to the participant, together with interest or other earnings thereon, if any, at the time the related shares are delivered to the participant.

• Performance Awards. The committee is authorized to grant performance awards conditioned upon the achievement of specified performance goals. Performance awards, performance-based restricted stock and performance-based restricted stock units are intended to be “qualified performance-based compensation” within the meaning of section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code and are generally paid or vested solely on account of the attainment of one or more preestablished, objective performance goals within the meaning of section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations thereunder. The performance goal is the attainment of preestablished levels of net income, earnings, reserve replacement, cash flow, net cash flow from operations, sales, production, cost of production, margins, capital expenditures, market capitalization, market price per share, return on equity, return on assets, return on capital employed, earnings per share, net asset value, book value per share or total shareholder return. Such performance goals may be applied either individually, alternatively or in any combination to the company or any subsidiary or subsidiaries, on a consolidated or individual company basis, or on a division, entity, line of business, project or geographical basis, either individually, alternatively or in any combination, as determined by the committee, in its discretion. As determined by the committee, performance goals may relate to absolute performance or relative performance compared to the performance of other companies, an index or indices or other comparator selected by the committee in its discretion consistent with the “qualified performance-based compensation” exception under section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code. The committee may provide in advance for such adjustments to any performance goal as it may determine are permitted under section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code. A performance award may be denominated in shares of common stock, shares equivalents, units or cash, and may be payable in cash, shares of common stock, other awards, or other property, and have such other terms as are determined by the committee.

• Dividend Equivalents. The committee is authorized to grant dividend equivalents, representing an amount equal to regular dividends paid on a share of the company’s common stock. The committee may provide that dividend equivalents will be paid or distributed when accrued or be reinvested in additional shares or awards, or otherwise reinvested. Dividend equivalents may not, however, be granted with respect to stock options or stock appreciation rights.

Stand-Alone, Additional, Tandem and Substitute Awards. Awards granted under the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan may, in the discretion of the committee, be granted either alone or in addition to or in tandem with any other award granted under the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan or any award granted under any other plan of the company, any subsidiary, or any business entity to be acquired by the company. Generally, awards may not be granted in substitution for another award under the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan, or retroactively in tandem with another award under the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan at an exercise or base price lower than that of the previously granted award, without first obtaining stockholder approval of the grant. However, the committee may grant shares or awards under the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan in assumption of, or substitution or exchange for, options or other awards previously granted, or the right or obligation to grant future options or other awards, by a company involved in a corporate transaction with the company or its subsidiary.

Limitations on the Number of Awards. In addition to the aggregate limit on the number of shares that may be made subject to awards under the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan, awards are also subject to the following limitations:

• Performance-Based Awards and Performance-Based Restricted Stock. The maximum aggregate amount awarded under performance awards, performance-based restricted stock and performance-based restricted stock units to an individual participant in a single calendar year may not exceed 375,000 shares of common stock (or the fair market value of that number of shares on the award date).

• Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights. Each individual participant may not receive in any year awards of options or stock appreciation rights exceeding 750,000 shares.

• Certain Special Awards. No more than a total of 650,000 shares may be made subject to awards of special restricted stock and special restricted stock units granted during the term of the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan (as described above under “Terms of Awards — Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units”).

Change of Control Provisions. The Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan provides for potential acceleration of vesting or exercisability of awards, and other potential changes to awards, upon the occurrence of a change of control. A change of control will generally be deemed to occur in the following circumstances:

• the acquisition of 20% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the company by any person or entity, other than acquisitions by Hess family members or Hess family-related entities;

• the persons serving as directors of the company as of the effective date of the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan, and those replacements or additions subsequently approved by a majority vote of the board, ceasing to make up at least a majority of the board;

• consummation of a merger, consolidation or reorganization in which the stockholders of the company prior to the merger own 51% or less of the surviving corporation; or

• consummation of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the company or sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the company, other than to a corporation more than 51% of which is owned after such sale by stockholders of the company prior to the sale.

Under the terms of the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan, except as may be otherwise provided in an award agreement in effect prior to a change in control, awards will not vest solely by reason of a change in control. However, except as otherwise provided in any applicable award agreement, if the surviving or successor corporation to the company, or any other corporate party to the change of control transaction, does not assume, or substitute equivalent awards for, options or other awards outstanding under the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan, or in the event of a liquidation of the company, or if the employment of a holder of an outstanding option or award is terminated involuntarily without “cause” or by the holder for “good reason” (as those terms are defined in the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan) then, in general: (1) any applicable target performance goals will be deemed fully achieved and those awards and restricted stock will be fully earned and vested; (2) affected options and other awards will become fully exercisable and vested; and (3) all restrictions, deferral limitations and forfeiture conditions applicable to affected awards will lapse and those awards will be deemed fully vested. Upon the occurrence of a change in control, the committee has discretion to deem all applicable performance goals fully achieved and all awards fully vested, but the committee has no current intention to exercise such discretion.

Changes in Capital. In the event a corporate event or transaction, such as a stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation or spin-off, affects the company’s common stock such that an adjustment is necessary to prevent dilution or enlargement of participants’ rights under the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan, the committee will, in a manner it deems equitable, adjust the number and kind of shares that can be issued under the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan and outstanding awards and the plan’s limits on the number of shares that can be subject to awards, described above under “Limitations on the Number of Awards,” and the exercise price, base price or purchase price relating to awards (or make a cash payment for any outstanding award). In addition, the committee is authorized to make adjustments in the terms and conditions of, and the criteria included in, awards under the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan in recognition of unusual or nonrecurring events affecting the company or any subsidiary or their financial statements, or in response to changes in applicable laws, regulations, rules or accounting principles.

Nontransferability. Generally, a participant’s rights in any award may not be pledged, encumbered or hypothecated to or in favor of any party (other than the company or a subsidiary), nor be subject to any liability of any participant to any party. Unless otherwise determined by the committee, no award subject to any restriction is assignable or transferable by a participant otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution or to the participant’s designated beneficiary. The committee may allow a participant to transfer his or her award (other than an incentive stock option) to an immediate family member or related trust or similar entity or another transferee.

Changes to the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan and Awards. The board may amend, suspend or terminate the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan without the consent of stockholders or participants, except that any such amendment, suspension or termination will be subject to the approval of the company’s stockholders within one year after such board action if (1) an amendment (a) increases the number of shares reserved for awards under the plan, (b) changes the class of participants eligible to receive awards under the plan, (c) decreases the plan’s minimum exercise price or base price requirements for options or SARs, (d) modifies or eliminates the plan’s prohibitions on re-pricing or substituting outstanding awards, or (e) materially increases the benefits to participants under the plan or (2) the board determines that stockholder approval is required by any applicable law, regulation or stock exchange rule, or is otherwise for any reason advisable. The committee may, unless expressly prohibited by the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan, also waive any conditions or rights under, or amend, suspend or terminate, any outstanding award and any related award agreement. However, without the consent of an affected participant, no amendment, suspension, waiver or termination of the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan or any award may materially impair the previously accrued rights of any participant under his or her outstanding award, unless the board or the committee determines that the action is required or advisable to comply with any law, rule or accounting standard, or is not reasonably likely to significantly diminish the benefits provided under the award.

The Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan prohibits the board or committee from reducing the exercise price or base price of an outstanding stock option or SAR, replacing an outstanding stock option or SAR with a new option or SAR that has a lower exercise price or base price, or with any other type of new award or a cash payment, except in connection with a corporate transaction involving the company, or as described under “Changes in Capital” above, without first obtaining stockholder approval.

Duration of Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan. The plan became effective as of the date of the 2008 annual meeting and will continue in effect until all shares of common stock available under the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan are delivered and all restrictions on those shares have lapsed, unless the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan is terminated earlier by the board. However, no awards may be granted under the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan on or after May 7, 2018.

Non-United States Participants. The committee may authorize appropriate procedures and subplans and grant awards or substitutes for awards to permit eligible individuals who are employed outside the United States to participate in the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan or to otherwise conform to the laws or practices of non-U.S. jurisdictions.

Forfeiture. The Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan authorizes the committee to provide for the forfeiture or recoupment of a participant’s awards in certain situations, such as the termination of the participant’s employment for cause or due to voluntary resignation, serious misconduct, breach of noncompetition, confidentiality or other restrictive covenants, or other activity detrimental to the business, reputation or interests of the company and/or any subsidiary. If the company is required to prepare an accounting restatement (a) due to the company’s material noncompliance, as a result of misconduct, with any financial reporting requirement under the securities laws, if a participant knowingly or grossly negligently engaged in, or failed to

prevent, that misconduct, or if a participant is one of the individuals subject to automatic forfeiture under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the participant will be obligated to reimburse the company the amount of any payment in settlement of an award earned or accrued during the twelve-month period following the first public issuance or filing with the SEC (whichever just occurred) of the relevant financial document, and (b) the committee may in its discretion provide that if the amount earned under any participant’s award is reduced by such restatement, that participant will reimburse the company the amount of the reduction previously paid in settlement of that award.

Tax Withholding Obligations. The Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan authorizes the company and its subsidiaries to withhold all applicable taxes from any award or payment under the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan and to take other actions necessary or advisable to satisfy those tax obligations.

Certain Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan

The following is a brief and general summary of certain federal income tax consequences applicable to transactions under the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan. The consequences of transactions depend on a variety of factors, including a participant’s tax status. References to “the company” in this summary of tax consequences mean Hess Corporation or any subsidiary of Hess Corporation that employs or receives the services of a recipient of an award under the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan, as the case may be.

• Incentive Stock Options. A participant will not recognize any income upon the grant of an incentive stock option or, assuming requirements of the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan and the Internal Revenue Code are met, upon exercise thereof. If the shares are disposed of by the participant more than two years after the date of grant of the incentive stock option, and more than one year after those shares are transferred to the participant, any gain or loss realized upon the disposition will be a long-term capital gain or loss, and the company will not be entitled to any income tax deduction in respect of the option or its exercise. If the participant disposes of the shares within either such period in a taxable transaction, the excess, if any, of the amount realized (up to the fair market value of such shares on the exercise date) over the exercise price will be compensation taxable to the participant as ordinary income, and the company will generally be entitled to a deduction equal to the amount of ordinary income recognized by the participant. If the amount realized upon that disqualifying disposition exceeds the fair market value of the shares on the exercise date, the excess will be a capital gain. If the exercise price exceeds the amount realized upon such disqualifying disposition, the difference will be a capital loss.

• Non-Qualified Stock Options. Upon the grant of a non-qualified stock option, a participant will not recognize any taxable income. Generally, at the time a non-qualified stock option is exercised, the participant will recognize compensation taxable as ordinary income, and the company will generally be entitled to a deduction, in an amount equal to the difference between the fair market value on the exercise date of the shares of common stock purchased upon exercise and the exercise price. Upon a subsequent disposition of the shares, the participant will realize either long-term or short-term capital gain or loss, depending upon the holding period of the shares.

• Stock Appreciation Rights. Upon the grant of a stock appreciation right, a participant will not recognize any taxable income. Generally, at the time a stock appreciation right is exercised, a participant will recognize compensation taxable as ordinary income, and the company will generally be entitled to a tax deduction, in an amount equal to any cash received (before applicable withholding) plus the fair market value on the exercise date of any shares of common stock received.

• Restricted Stock. A participant will not realize any income upon the award of restricted stock that is not transferable and is subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture. Generally, unless a participant has made an election under section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, at the time the vesting terms and conditions applicable to restricted stock are satisfied, the participant will recognize compensation taxable as ordinary income, and the company will generally be entitled to a deduction, equal to the then fair market value of the common stock on the vesting date, together with the amount of any accrued dividends and any interest thereon received by the participant, if any.

• Restricted Stock Units. Upon the grant of restricted stock units, a participant will not recognize any taxable income. Generally, the participant will recognize compensation taxable as ordinary income, and the company will generally be entitled to a tax deduction, in an amount equal to any cash received (before applicable withholding), plus the then-current fair market value of any shares of common stock received, by the participant upon settlement of the restricted stock units.

• Performance Awards, Other Stock-based Awards and Dividend Equivalents. The granting of a performance award, other stock-based award or dividend equivalent right will not result in the recognition of taxable income by the participant or a tax deduction by the company. The payment or settlement of a performance award, other stock-based award or dividend equivalent right generally results in immediate recognition of taxable ordinary income by the participant equal to the amount of any cash received or the then-current fair market value of the shares of common stock received, and a corresponding tax deduction by the company. If the shares covered by the award are not transferable and subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture, the tax consequences to the participant and the company will be similar to the tax consequences of restricted stock awards, described above. If the award consists of unrestricted shares of common stock, the recipient of those shares will immediately recognize as taxable ordinary income the fair market value of those shares on the date of the award, and the company will be entitled to a corresponding tax deduction.

Under section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, the company may be limited as to federal income tax deductions to the extent that total annual compensation in excess of $1 million is paid to the company’s principal executive officer or any one of the company’s other three highest paid executive officers, other than the principal executive officer or principal financial officer, who are employed by the company on the last day of the company’s taxable year. However, certain “performance-based compensation” the material terms of which are disclosed to and approved by the company’s stockholders is not subject to this deduction limitation.

The Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan has been structured with the intention that compensation resulting from stock options and SARs granted under the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan will be qualified performance-based compensation and deductible without

regard to the limitations otherwise imposed by section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan allows the committee discretion to award performance awards, performance-based restricted stock and performance-based restricted stock units that are intended to be qualified performance-based compensation for purposes of section 162(m). Approval of the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan by the company’s stockholders is necessary to preserve the company’s ability to grant such awards under the plan.

Under certain circumstances, accelerated vesting, exercise or payment of awards under the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan in connection with a “change of control” of the company might be deemed an “excess parachute payment” for purposes of the golden parachute payment provisions of section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code. To the extent it is so considered, the participant holding the award would be subject to an excise tax equal to 20% of the amount of the excess parachute payment, and the company would be denied a tax deduction for the excess parachute payment.

Board Recommendation

The board of directors recommends a vote FOR this proposal to approve the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan to increase the number of new shares of common stock available for awards under the plan by 9,000,000 shares and to change the share counting provisions. A vote to approve this proposal will also constitute a vote to approve the material terms of the performance goals under the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan. Approval of the Amended and Restated 2008 Incentive Plan requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of common stock present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the meeting. Abstentions will have the same effect as a vote against this proposal. Broker non-votes, if any, will not be counted as present and are not entitled to vote on this proposal.

Equity Compensation Plans Table

The following table shows information relating to the number of shares authorized for issuance under the company’s equity compensation plans as of December 31, 2014.


Plan Category	Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights		Weighted average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights		Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in the second column)
Equity Compensation Plans
Approved by stockholders		6,766,000	$	66.79		8,451,000	(a)(c)
Not approved by stockholders (b)		—		—		—
Total		6,766,000	$	66.79		8,451,000	(c)

(a)	These securities may be awarded as stock options, restricted stock, performance share units or other awards permitted under the company’s equity compensation plan.

(b)	The company has a Stock Award Program pursuant to which each non-employee director annually receives approximately $175,000 in value of the company’s common stock. These awards are made from shares purchased by the company in the open market.

(c)	As of March 24, 2015, the company had 4,650,000 shares of common stock available for future grants under the Prior Incentive Plan and the Second Amended 2008 Incentive Plan.

PROPOSAL 5: STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL FOR PROXY ACCESS

The company has received notice from the Comptroller of the City of New York, One Centre Street, Room 629, New York, NY 10007, as custodian and trustee of the New York City Employees’ Retirement System, the New York City Fire Department Pension Fund, the New York City Teachers’ Retirement System, and the New York City Police Pension Fund, and as custodian of the New York City Board of Education Retirement System (the “Systems”), each of which has continuously held more than $2,000 of the company’s common stock since October 22, 2013, of the Systems’ intention to present the following resolution for action at the annual meeting. The proponents also furnished the supporting statement immediately following the resolution. Adoption of this proposal requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares present in person or represented by proxy. Abstentions will be counted as present for purposes of this vote and therefore will have the same effect as a vote against this stockholder proposal. Broker non-votes will not be counted as present and are not entitled to vote on the proposal.

PROPOSAL FOR PROXY ACCESS

RESOLVED,

Shareholders of Hess Corporation (the “Company”) ask the board of directors (the “Board”) to adopt, and present for shareholder approval, a “proxy access” by-law. Such a by-law shall require the Company to include in proxy materials prepared for a shareholder meeting at which directors are to be elected the name, Disclosure and Statement (as defined herein) of any person nominated for election to the board by a shareholder or group (the “Nominator”) that meets the criteria established below. The Company shall allow shareholders to vote on such nominee on the Company’s proxy card.

The number of shareholder-nominated candidates appearing in proxy materials shall not exceed one quarter of the directors then serving. This by-law, which shall supplement existing rights under Company by-laws, should provide that a Nominator must:

have beneficially owned 3% or more of the Company’s outstanding common stock continuously for at least three years before submitting the nomination;

give the Company, within the time period identified in its by-laws, written notice of the information required by the by-laws and any SEC rules about (i) the nominee, including consent to being named in the proxy materials and to serving as director if elected; and (ii) the Nominator, including proof it owns the required shares (the “Disclosure”); and

certify that (i) it will assume liability stemming from any legal or regulatory violation arising out of the Nominator’s communications with the Company shareholders, including the Disclosure and Statement; (ii) it will comply with all applicable laws and regulations if it uses soliciting material other than the Company’s proxy materials; and (iii) to the best of its knowledge, the required shares were acquired in the ordinary course of business and not to change or influence control at the Company.

The Nominator may submit with the Disclosure a statement not exceeding 500 words in support of the nominee (the “Statement”). The Board shall adopt procedures for promptly resolving disputes over whether notice of a nomination was timely, whether the Disclosure and Statement satisfy the by-law and applicable federal regulations, and the priority to be given to multiple nominations exceeding the one-quarter limit.

SUPPORTING STATEMENT FROM STOCKHOLDER PROPONENT

We believe proxy access is a fundamental shareholder right that will make directors more accountable and contribute to increased shareholder value. The CFA Institute’s 2014 assessment of pertinent academic studies and the use of proxy access in other markets similarly concluded that proxy access:

Would “benefit both the markets and corporate boardrooms, with little cost or disruption.”

Has the potential to raise overall U.S. market capitalization by up to $140.3 billion if adopted market-wide. (http://www.cfapubs.org/doi/pdf/10.2469/ccb.v2014.n9.1)

The proposed by-law terms enjoy strong investor support—votes for similar shareholder proposals averaged 55% from 2012 through September 2014—and similar by-laws have been adopted by companies of various sizes across industries, including Chesapeake Energy, Hewlett-Packard, Western Union and Verizon.

We urge shareholders to vote FOR this proposal.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS STATEMENT

For the reasons discussed below, the board of directors recommends a vote AGAINST the stockholder proposal at this time.

The board regularly monitors corporate governance developments such as emerging topics such as proxy access, and will continue to do so, including through ongoing engagement with the company’s stockholders and reviewing market developments. However, the board believes that a proxy access requirement at this time of the nature contemplated by the proponent’s proposal is neither in the best interests of the company and its stockholders nor fully reflective of the company’s current corporate governance policies and practices that aim to promote board accountability and provide stockholders with an equitable platform for expressing their views to the board.

Specifically, the company has a robust corporate governance framework already in place that is designed to ensure director accountability and enhance stockholders’ ability to effectively influence the board, which framework includes the following features and practices:

the company has an independent, non-executive chairman of the board;

beginning with the 2016 annual meeting of stockholders, all directors will be elected annually;

directors are elected by a majority vote standard, with a requirement that directors offer to resign if they fail to receive the requisite number of votes to be elected;

13 out of 14 current directors are independent under NYSE rules, and all have highly relevant strategic, operational and financial expertise and are recognized as leaders in their respective fields;

the company has a robust process for regularly reviewing the composition of the board and has had an infusion of a majority of new independent directors since 2013, including another new independent director appointed to the board just last year;

stockholders can propose director nominees to the corporate governance and nominating committee which is composed of five independent directors, three of whom joined the board within the last two years;

stockholders can communicate directly with the board or with the directors serving on the board (including the independent chairman);

stockholders can nominate directors pursuant to the company’s by-laws and solicit proxies for director nominees under federal proxy rules;

stockholders can submit proposals for consideration at an annual meeting and for inclusion in the company’s proxy statement, subject to certain conditions and SEC rules; and

stockholders can express their views on the executive compensation program through the annual “say on pay” vote, which is further detailed in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis on page 27.

Additionally, the company has an active and ongoing stockholder outreach program through which senior management and members of the board regularly solicit stockholders’ views on a number of matters including corporate strategy, board composition, governance policies and executive compensation.

The board believes the company’s existing policies and procedures therefore ensure board accountability to stockholders, while striking an appropriate balance that also enables the board to oversee the company’s business and affairs effectively and efficiently in order to serve the long-term benefit of the stockholders. These structures are designed to foster responsiveness to stockholders while allowing the board to devote the time and attention necessary to oversee the execution of the company’s strategy.

The board recommends that you vote against the stockholder’s proxy access proposal at this time because it is not tailored to the company’s circumstances, undercuts the critical role of the board to promote stockholder interests and risks introducing an unnecessary and potentially harmful dynamic into the board election process.

The company is committed to continuing to engage with stockholders on corporate governance matters, including proxy access, and stockholders should not conclude that voting for this proposal is the only or most effective method for conveying their views on proxy access to the board.

The proponent has submitted a substantially identical version of this proposal to dozens of companies, thereby failing to draw any distinction between the specific circumstances and governance profiles of each individual company and respective stockholder base. This proposal therefore takes no account of any company-specific circumstances such as market capitalization or board size, nor of the fact that the company’s corporate governance structures and practices already ensure that the board is accountable to stockholders, and stockholders already have

several avenues to voice their opinions to, and influence, the board. The board therefore believes that the minimal eligibility requirements and significant proportion of the board availability for proxy access candidates contemplated by this proposal are disproportionate and inappropriate for a company with existing policies and procedures as robust as the company’s to ensure board accountability to stockholders.

Moreover, there is not a clear consensus among investors and corporate governance experts as to what the appropriate parameters of a proxy access by-law should be. The board believes it would be imprudent to adopt a proxy access by-law prematurely with the parameters embodied in the stockholder proposal before the company has had the opportunity to solicit the views of a broad spectrum of the company’s stockholders as to what, if any, would be an appropriate proxy access proposal construct for the company.

With respect to matters of board composition, it is critical to the company’s long-term success that the company nominate and retain qualified directors with deep knowledge of the strategic, financial and operational aspects of a large, complex, global company, as well as familiarity with the risks associated with operating in the oil and gas industry. In addition, to ensure that the company can access investment opportunities to drive long-term stockholder value, the company must ensure the stability of long-term relationships with international partners, resource holders and other stakeholders, and a well-functioning board, and orderly board refreshment process is an important part of having and presenting such stability. Prematurely adopting an inappropriate form of proxy access could undermine the role of the board and the independent corporate governance and nominating committee in the election of directors to the detriment, rather than benefit, of the stockholders. In this regard, the board believes that an effective board should include individuals with certain personal characteristics and core competencies and an appropriate commitment to the company, and the overall composition of the board should achieve a complementary balance of talents, skills and experiences, as well as independence and diversity in gender, age, ethnic background, geographic origin and professional experience. In reviewing these factors, the board acts through the corporate governance and nominating committee, which is composed entirely of independent directors—three of whom joined the board within the last two years—and receives the advice of independent outside advisors. The committee has a process for identifying and recommending director candidates for election to the board in accordance with criteria developed by the board, as further described in this proxy statement and the company’s corporate governance guidelines.

As part of the director nomination process, the independent directors serving on the corporate governance and nominating committee consider any and all stockholder recommendations for prospective director candidates, as described elsewhere in this proxy statement. The board and corporate governance and nominating committee are best situated to assess the particular characteristics and qualifications of potential director nominees and determine whether they will contribute to a well-rounded and well-functioning board that operates openly and collaboratively, provides effective oversight of management and represents the interests of all stockholders, not just those with special interests.

The board also believes that proxy access of the form contemplated by the stockholder proposal may have a number of significant adverse consequences that should be considered. Such

potential unintended consequences include increasing the influence of special interest groups who may use proxy access to promote specific agendas, lowering the commitment necessary of stockholders who seek to run proxy contests and unnecessarily increasing the frequency of such contests, discouraging highly qualified director candidates from serving on the board and promoting a short-term strategic and operational focus that would not be in the interests of long-term stockholders.

The board believes that the current measures the company employs for the nomination and election of members of the board have led to a board that is responsive to stockholder input and committed to a strategy of long-term value creation. Disruption of the board’s functioning could adversely affect the pursuit of the board’s long-term strategy and put stockholder value at risk.

For the foregoing reasons, the board believes that this proposal is unnecessary at this time and is not in the best interests of the stockholders. The board will continue to actively monitor corporate governance trends and practices and engage with stockholders on such topics, including proxy access. The board will of course take into account the vote on this proposal alongside the views expressed by the stockholders in making any future decisions regarding proxy access.

For these reasons, the board urges stockholders to vote AGAINST this proposal.

PROPOSAL 6: STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL FOR A SCENARIO ANALYSIS REPORT REGARDING CARBON ASSET RISK

The company has received notice from the Park Foundation, represented by As You Sow, 1611 Telegraph Avenue, Suite 1450, Oakland, CA 94612, the Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds, 55 Elm Street, Hartford, CT 06106-1773, and the Allen Hancock Revocable Living Trust, represented by the First Affirmative Financial Network, LLC, 5475 Mark Dabling Boulevard, Suite 108, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80918, each of which has continuously held more than $2,000 of the company’s common stock since November 24, 2013, of their intention to present the following resolution for action at the annual meeting. The proponents also furnished the supporting statement immediately following the resolution. Adoption of this proposal requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares present in person or represented by proxy. Abstentions will be counted as present for purposes of this vote and therefore will have the same effect as a vote against this stockholder proposal. Broker non-votes will not be counted as present and are not entitled to vote on the proposal.

PROPOSAL FOR CARBON ASSET RISK SCENARIO ANALYSIS REPORT

WHEREAS,

Investors require information on how Hess Corporation is preparing for the likelihood that demand for oil and gas may be significantly reduced due to regulation or other climate-associated drivers, increasing risk for stranding some portion of its reserves.

Recognizing the severe and pervasive risks associated with a warming climate, global governments have agreed that increases in global temperature should be held below 2 degrees Celsius. To achieve this goal, the International Energy Agency (IEA) states that “No more than one-third of proven reserves of fossil fuels can be consumed prior to 2050….” HSBC notes that the equity valuation of oil producers could drop by 40% to 60% under such a low carbon consumption scenario.

U.S. and China leaders recently signed an historic accord to limit greenhouse gas emissions; European leaders have committed to a 40% reduction by 2030.

In addition to the potential for global treaties, oil demand is being affected by technology innovations, falling renewable energy costs, consumer substitution, and policies related to air quality, fuel efficiency, and lower-carbon energy, cumulatively reducing demand for oil and gas.

A March 2013 Citi report states that market forces could “put in a plateau for global oil demand by the end of this decade.” The IEA and Deutsche Bank forecast global oil demand could peak in the next 10 to 15 years.

Industry production costs—and risk—are rising as companies invest in higher cost, higher carbon reserves. Kepler Cheuvreux declares a “capex crisis,” noting that, since 2005, annual upstream investment for oil has increased by 100%, while crude oil supply has increased by only 3%.

Given the likelihood of slowing demand and increasing costs, Hess’ investments in high cost projects, including a range of deep water projects, are increasingly at risk of stranding. Investors are concerned that Hess is not adequately accounting for these risks. Investors require

additional information on whether and how the company is preparing for these changing market conditions.

RESOLVED,

Shareholders request Hess to prepare a scenario analysis report by September 2015, omitting proprietary information, on the Company’s strategy to address the risk of stranded assets presented by global climate change and associated demand reductions for oil and gas, including analysis of long and short term financial and operational risks to the company.

SUPPORTING STATEMENT FROM STOCKHOLDER PROPONENT

We recommend the report:

evaluate a range of low-carbon, low-demand scenarios, including a scenario in which two-thirds of reserves cannot be monetized;

provide an assessment of different capital allocation strategies for the low-demand scenarios including diversifying capital investment or returning capital to shareholders; and

provide information on carbon price and crude oil price assumptions used in each scenario.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS STATEMENT

For the reasons discussed below the board of directors recommends a vote AGAINST the stockholder proposal.

The board has carefully considered this proposal and believes that approval of the proposed resolution is not in the best interest of the company or its stockholders. The company recognizes the importance, as both an ethical and a business responsibility, of addressing the environmental, social and business impacts of carbon emissions and climate change. To that end, the company publishes an annual sustainability report that details the company’s policies and strategy relating to corporate sustainability, including detailed discussion of the company’s policies and goals in addressing the risks and opportunities for the company presented by climate change and the changing market for energy products and services. The company’s most recent annual sustainability report for 2013 is available on the company’s website at www.hess.com. The company’s sustainability report has achieved an A+ in conformance with the GRI Sustainability Reporting Guidelines and has received recognition for its breadth and quality. In addition, in order to further underscore its commitment to addressing the environmental challenges the company and the energy industry faces, in 2013 the board established an environmental, health and safety subcommittee of its audit committee to focus and strengthen the board’s oversight of these matters.

In its 2013 sustainability report, the company specifically addressed the carbon asset risk issue. The report states that the IEA forecasts that even with rapid growth in renewable energy, fossil fuels will still account for 60% of the world’s energy mix in 2040. The report also explains that more carbon intensive fossil fuels such as coal would likely be more impacted by restrictive climate policies than light crude oil and natural gas, which comprise the bulk of the company’s reserves. The company believes that governments will choose a more moderate path than that

envisioned by the proponents, which will allow for economic growth, particularly for developing countries, while mitigating effects of greenhouse gas emissions. Moreover, a recent IHS Energy carbon asset risk study points out that the financial value of most publicly traded oil and gas companies is based primarily on the valuation of proved reserves, 90% of which are expected to be monetized over the next 10 to 15 years. For these reasons the company believes that there is not a substantial risk its reserves will not be monetized and that markets are currently valuing carbon assets rationally.

Preparing an additional report on carbon asset risk like the one described by the proponents would require a significant amount of time and effort on behalf of the company in a relatively brief period of time, without providing our stockholders with commensurate value. Analysis of short-term and long-term financial and operational risks to the company based on the parameters set forth by the proponents, including a scenario in which two-thirds of reserves cannot be monetized, would be extremely speculative and risks confusing and misleading investors about the company’s actual performance. To the extent that drastic reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and other environmental trends become material risks to the financial and operational performance of the company, those risks will be addressed in the ordinary course through the company’s annual reports on Form 10-K and/or other public filings. The company’s 2014 annual report on Form 10-K includes a risk factor addressing the effects of stringent greenhouse gas emission regulations.

Because the company has already proactively taken the steps to disclose to its stockholders through its sustainability report its efforts to reduce its operational carbon footprint, as well as its strategy to address changes in the energy market relating to the reduction of carbon emissions and increased focus on renewable energy, the board does not believe it would be in the best interests of the company to expend significant time and corporate resources to provide the type of additional speculative analysis requested by the proponents. A substantially similar proposal was submitted by the proponents at the 2014 annual meeting and was rejected by a significant margin, with only 8.4% of shares which were voted at the annual meeting voting for the proposal.

For these reasons, the board urges stockholders to vote AGAINST this proposal.

OTHER MATTERS

The board of directors knows of no other matters to come before the meeting. Should any unanticipated business properly come before the meeting, the persons named in the enclosed proxy will vote in accordance with their best judgment. The accompanying proxy confers discretionary authority to such persons to vote on any unanticipated matters.

It is important that proxies be returned promptly. Stockholders are urged to date and sign the proxy and return it promptly in the accompanying envelope, or to vote via the internet or by calling the toll-free number as instructed on the proxy card.

By order of the Board of Directors,

George C. Barry

Secretary

April 2, 2015

ANNEX A

HESS CORPORATION

AMENDED AND RESTATED 2008 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

[Approved by stockholders on May 7, 2008, and incorporating amendments to Section 9.02(c) and (d) effective March 3, 2010, and amendments to Section 4 effective when approved by stockholders on May 2, 2012, and Amended and Restated as of March 4, 2015, to be effective upon approval of the stockholders at the 2015 annual meeting]

SECTION 1. Purpose. The purpose of this Amended and Restated 2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) of Hess Corporation (together with any successor thereto, the “Corporation”) is (a) to promote the identity of interests between shareholders of the Corporation and non-employee directors of the Corporation and officers, other employees and consultants of the Corporation and the Subsidiaries by encouraging and creating significant ownership of Common Stock of the Corporation by such directors, officers, other employees and consultants; (b) to enable the Corporation and the Subsidiaries to attract and retain qualified officers, other employees, consultants and directors who contribute to the Corporation’s and its Subsidiaries’ success by their ability, ingenuity and industry; and (c) to provide meaningful long-term incentive opportunities for such officers, other employees, consultants and directors who are responsible for the success of the Corporation and the Subsidiaries and who are in a position to make significant contributions toward their objectives.

SECTION 2. Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in the Plan, the following shall be defined terms under the Plan:

2.01 “Assumed” where used to describe an Award, means that, pursuant to a transaction resulting in a Change of Control, either (a) the Award is expressly affirmed by the Corporation or (b) the contractual obligations represented by the Award are expressly (and not merely by operation of law) assumed by the surviving or successor corporation or entity to the Corporation, or any parent or subsidiary of either thereof, or any other corporation or entity that is a party to the transaction resulting in the Change of Control, in connection with such Change of Control, with appropriate adjustments to the number and kind of securities of such surviving or successor corporation or entity, or such other applicable parent, subsidiary, corporation or entity, subject to the Award and the exercise or purchase price thereof, which preserves the compensation element of the Award existing at the time of such Change of Control transaction, and provides for subsequent payout in accordance with the same (or more favorable) payment and vesting schedule applicable to such Award, as determined in accordance with the instruments evidencing the agreement to assume the Award. The determination of Award comparability for this purpose shall be made by the Committee, and its determination shall be final, binding and conclusive.

2.02 “Award” means any Performance Award, Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit or Dividend Equivalent granted to a Participant under the Plan.

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2.03 “Award Agreement” means any written or electronic agreement, contract, or other instrument or document evidencing an Award. The Committee may provide for the use of electronic, internet or other non-paper Award Agreements, and the use of electronic, internet or other non-paper means for the acceptance thereof and actions thereunder by a Participant.

2.04 “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

2.05 “Cause” means, unless otherwise provided in the Participant’s Award Agreement: (i) a felony conviction of the Participant or the failure of the Participant to contest prosecution for a felony; (ii) the Participant’s gross and willful misconduct in connection with the performance of the Participant’s duties with the Corporation and/or a Subsidiary or (iii) the willful and continued failure of the Participant to substantially perform the Participant’s duties with the Corporation after a written demand from the Board or the Committee for substantial performance which specifically identifies the manner in which the Board or the Committee, as the case may be, believes that the Participant has not performed the Participant’s duties with the Corporation, provided that the event or circumstance described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) is directly and materially harmful to the business or reputation of the Corporation or any Subsidiary; provided further, however, that, if at any particular time the Participant is subject to an effective employment agreement or change in control agreement with the Corporation or a Subsidiary, then, in lieu of the foregoing definition, “Cause” shall at that time have such meaning as may be specified in such employment agreement or change in control agreement, as applicable.

2.06 “Change of Control” and related terms are defined in Section 9.

2.07 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time. References to any provision of the Code shall be deemed to include successor provisions thereto and regulations thereunder.

2.08 “Committee” means the Compensation and Management Development Committee of the Board, or such other Board committee as may be designated by the Board to administer the Plan, or any subcommittee of either; provided, however, that the Committee, and any subcommittee thereof, shall consist of three or more directors (or such lesser number as may be permitted by applicable law or rule), each of whom is a “disinterested person” within the meaning of the applicable provisions of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, is, to the extent that an exception from the deduction limitations of Section 162(m) of the Code is sought with respect to Awards, an “outside director” within the meaning of Section 162(m)(3)(c) of the Code and Treasury Regulation Section 1.162-27(e)(3), as amended from time to time, and satisfies such additional regulatory or listing requirements as the Board may determine to be applicable or appropriate, and any such other criteria of independence as the Board may establish.

2.09 “Corporation” is defined in Section 1.

2.10 “Covered Employee” means any Participant who the Committee determines, at the time an Award is granted to such Participant, is, or may as of the end of the tax year in which the Corporation or a Subsidiary would claim a tax deduction in connection with such Award, a “covered employee” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code, and successor provisions.

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2.11 “Dividend Equivalent” means a right, granted to a Participant under Section 6.03, to receive cash, Shares, other Awards, or other property equal in value to dividends paid with respect to a specified number of Shares.

2.12 “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time. References to any provision of the Exchange Act shall be deemed to include successor provisions thereto and any rules and regulations thereunder.

2.13 “Fair Market Value” means, with respect to Shares, Awards, or other property, the fair market value of such Shares, Awards, or other property determined by such methods or procedures as shall be established from time to time by the Committee. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the Fair Market Value of Shares as of any date shall be the closing sales price on that date of a Share as reported in the New York Stock Exchange Composite Transaction Report; provided, that if there were no sales on the valuation date but there were sales on dates within a reasonable period both before and after the valuation date, the Fair Market Value is the weighted average of the closing prices on the nearest date before and the nearest date after the valuation date. The average is to be weighted inversely by the respective numbers of trading days between the selling dates and the valuation date.

2.14 “Good Reason” means, unless otherwise provided in the Participant’s Award Agreement, the occurrence of one or more of the following events (regardless of whether any other reason, other than Cause, for the Participant’s termination of employment exists or has occurred): (i) failure to elect or reelect or otherwise to maintain the Participant in the office or the position, or at least a substantially equivalent office or position, of or with the Corporation, which the Participant held immediately prior to the Change of Control, or the removal of the Participant as a director of the Corporation, if the Participant shall have been a director of the Corporation immediately prior to the Change of Control; (ii) (A) any material adverse change in the nature or scope of the Participant’s authorities, powers, functions, responsibilities or duties from those in effect immediately prior to the Change of Control, (B) a reduction in the Participant’s annual base salary rate, (C) a reduction in the Participant’s annual incentive compensation target or any material reduction in the Participant’s other bonus opportunities or (D) the termination or denial of the Participant’s ability to participate in employee welfare benefits, including travel accident, major medical, dental care and other welfare benefit programs, substantially similar to those in effect immediately prior to the Change of Control, or, if greater, to those that the Participant was receiving or entitled to receive immediately prior to the date of his or her termination of employment with the Corporation or a Subsidiary (or, if greater, immediately prior to any such termination or denial), or in the Corporation’s Employees’ Pension Plan or Pension Restoration Plan or other supplemental pension plan in effect as of the date of the Change of Control, or a material reduction in the scope or value thereof, any of which is not remedied by the Corporation within ten (10) days after receipt by the Corporation of written notice from the Participant of such change, reduction or termination, as the case may be; (iii) the Corporation requires the Participant to change the Participant’s principal location of work to a location that is in excess of thirty (30) miles from the location thereof immediately prior to the Change of Control, or requires the Participant to travel in the course of discharging the Participant’s responsibilities or duties at least 20% more (in terms of aggregate days in any calendar year or in any calendar quarter when annualized

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for purposes of comparison to any prior year) than was required of the Participant in any of the three full years immediately prior to the Change of Control without, in either case, the Participant’s prior written consent; or (iv) if at any particular time the Participant is subject to an effective employment agreement or change in control agreement with the Corporation or a Subsidiary, (A) the liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation or reorganization of the Corporation or transfer of all or substantially all of its business and/or assets, unless the successor or successors (by liquidation, merger, consolidation, reorganization, transfer or otherwise) to which all or substantially all of its businesses and/or assets have been transferred (directly or by operation of law), by agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Participant, expressly assumed and agreed to perform all duties and obligations of the Corporation or such Subsidiary under such agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Corporation or such Subsidiary would be required to so perform if no such succession had taken place or (B) without limiting the generality or effect of the foregoing, any material breach of such agreement by the Corporation or such Subsidiary, which breach is not remedied within ten (10) days after written notice to the Corporation from the Participant describing the nature of such breach. The foregoing to the contrary notwithstanding, if at any particular time the Participant is subject to an effective employment agreement or change in control agreement with the Corporation or a Subsidiary, then, in lieu of the foregoing definition, “Good Reason” shall at that time have such meaning as may be specified in such employment agreement or change in control agreement, as applicable.

2.15 “Immediate Family Member” means, with respect to any Participant, any of such Participant’s spouse, children, parents or siblings.

2.16 “Incentive Stock Option” means an Option that is intended to meet the requirements of Section 422 of the Code.

2.17 “Non-Qualified Stock Option” means an Option that is not intended to be an Incentive Stock Option.

2.18 “Option” means a right, granted to a Participant under Section 6.06, to purchase Shares at a specified price during specified time periods. An Option may be either an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Qualified Stock Option.

2.19 “Participant” means an eligible person who has been granted an Award under the Plan.

2.20 “Performance Award” means a right, granted to a Participant under Section 6.02, to receive cash, Shares, other Awards, or other property the payment of which is contingent upon achievement of performance goals specified by the Committee.

2.21 “Performance-Based Restricted Stock” means Restricted Stock that is subject to a risk of forfeiture if specified performance goals are not met within the restriction period.

2.22 “Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit” means a Restricted Stock Unit that is subject to forfeiture if specified performance criteria are not met within the restriction period.

2.23 “Plan” is defined in Section 1.

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2.24 “Replaced,” where used to describe an Award, means that pursuant to a transaction resulting in a Change of Control, the Award is replaced with a comparable stock award or a cash incentive program by the Corporation, the surviving or successor corporation or entity to the Corporation, or any parent or subsidiary of either thereof, or any other corporation or entity that is a party to the transaction resulting in the Change of Control, in connection with such Change of Control, which preserves the compensation element of the Award existing at the time of such Change of Control transaction, and provides for subsequent payout in accordance with the same (or more favorable) payment and vesting schedule applicable to such Award, as determined in accordance with the instruments evidencing the agreement to replace the Award. The determination of Award comparability for this purpose shall be made by the Committee, and its determination shall be final, binding and conclusive.

2.25 “Restricted Stock” means Shares granted to a Participant under Section 6.04, that are subject to certain restrictions and to a risk of forfeiture.

2.26 “Restricted Stock Units” means a right, granted to a Participant under Section 6.05, to receive Shares, a cash payment determined by reference to the then-current Fair Market Value of Shares or a combination of Shares and such cash payment (as the Committee shall determine) at the end of a specified restriction period.

2.27 “Rule 16b-3” means Rule 16b-3, as from time to time amended and applicable to Participants, promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

2.28 “Shares” means the Common Stock, $1.00 par value per share, of the Corporation and such other securities of the Corporation as may be substituted for Shares or such other securities pursuant to Section 10.

2.29 “Special Restricted Stock Units” means Restricted Stock Units granted under Subsection 6.05(i)(b), subject to the maximum Share limitation set forth in Section 7.02.3.

2.30 “Special Restricted Stock” means Restricted Stock granted under Subsection 6.04(i)(b), subject to the maximum Share limitation set forth in Section 7.02.3.

2.31 “Stock Appreciation Right” means a right, granted to a Participant under Section 6.07, to be paid an amount measured by the appreciation in the Fair Market Value of Shares from the date of grant to the date of exercise of the right, with payment to be made in cash, Shares, other Awards, or other property as specified in the Award or determined by the Committee.

2.32 “Subsidiary” means any corporation (other than the Corporation) with respect to which the Corporation owns, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the total combined voting power for all classes of stock. In addition, any other related entity may be designated by the Board or the Committee as a Subsidiary, provided the Board or the Committee determines that the Corporation has a substantial ownership interest in such entity; and provided further that any such determination shall be made taking into account, without limitation, Sections 409A and 422 of the Code, as applicable. The foregoing to the contrary notwithstanding, for purposes of Incentive Stock Options, “Subsidiary” means any present or future corporation which is or would be a “subsidiary corporation” of the Corporation as such term is defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.

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2.33 “Substitute Awards” has the meaning given such term in Section 7.03.

2.34 “Year” means a calendar year.

SECTION 3. Administration.

3.01 Authority of the Committee. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The Committee shall have full and final authority to take the following actions, in each case subject to and consistent with the provisions of the Plan:

(i) to select and designate Participants;

(ii) to designate Subsidiaries;

(iii) to determine the type or types of Awards to be granted to each Participant;

(iv) to determine the number of Awards to be granted, the number of Shares to which an Award will relate, the terms and conditions of any Award granted under the Plan (including, but not limited to, any exercise price, grant price, or purchase price, any restriction or condition, any schedule for lapse of restrictions or conditions relating to transferability or forfeiture, exercisability, or settlement of an Award, and waivers or accelerations thereof, and waiver of performance conditions relating to an Award, based in each case on such considerations as the Committee shall determine), and all other matters to be determined in connection with an Award;

(v) to determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances an Award may be settled, or the exercise price of an Award may be paid, in cash, Shares, other Awards, or other property, or an Award may be cancelled, forfeited, or surrendered;

(vi) to determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances cash, Shares, other Awards, or other property payable with respect to an Award will be deferred either automatically, at the election of the Committee, or pursuant to an agreement between the Corporation and the Participant;

(vii) to prescribe the form of each Award Agreement, which need not be identical for each Participant;

(viii) to adopt, amend, suspend, waive, and rescind such rules and regulations and appoint such agents as the Committee may deem necessary or advisable to administer the Plan;

(ix) to interpret the Plan and the Award Agreements hereunder, with such interpretations to be conclusive and binding on all persons and otherwise accorded the maximum deference permitted by law;

(x) to correct any defect or supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan and to construe and interpret the Plan and any Award, rules and regulations, Award Agreement, or other instrument hereunder; and

(xi) to take all other actions and make all other decisions and determinations as may be required under the terms of the Plan or as the Committee may deem necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan.

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3.02 Manner of Exercise of Committee Authority. Unless authority is specifically reserved to the Board under the terms of the Plan, or applicable law, the Committee shall have sole discretion in exercising such authority under the Plan. Any action of the Committee with respect to the Plan shall be final, conclusive, and binding on all persons, including the Corporation, Subsidiaries, Participants, any person claiming any rights under the Plan from or through any Participant, and shareholders. The express grant of any specific power to the Committee, and the taking of any action by the Committee, shall not be construed as limiting any power or authority of the Committee. The Committee may, to the extent permissible under applicable law, delegate to officers or managers of the Corporation or any Subsidiary the authority, subject to such terms as the Committee shall determine, to perform administrative functions under the Plan.

3.03 Limitation of Liability. Each member of the Committee shall be entitled to, in good faith, rely or act upon any report or other information furnished to him by any officer or other employee of the Corporation or any Subsidiary, the Corporation’s independent certified public accountants, or any consultant or other professional retained by the Corporation to assist in the administration of the Plan. No member of the Committee, nor any officer or employee of the Corporation acting on behalf of the Committee, shall be personally liable for any action, determination, or interpretation taken or made in good faith with respect to the Plan, and all members of the Committee and any officer or employee of the Corporation acting on their behalf, shall, to the extent permitted by law, be fully indemnified and protected by the Corporation with respect to any such action, determination, or interpretation.

SECTION 4. Shares Subject to the Plan. The shares of stock subject to Awards granted under the Plan shall be Shares. Shares subject to the Plan may be either authorized and unissued shares (which will not be subject to preemptive rights) or previously issued shares acquired by the Corporation or any Subsidiary. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 10, the total number of Shares reserved and available for Awards under the Plan during the term hereof shall be (a) 38,000,000 Shares, plus (b) up to 2,864,875 Shares subject to outstanding stock options or other awards under the Hess Corporation Second Amended and Restated 1995 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Prior Plan”) to the extent that on or after March 24, 2015, such stock options or other awards are forfeited or such a stock option or other award is settled or terminates without a distribution of Shares (whether or not cash, other awards or other property is distributed with respect to such stock option or other award) (the “Share Reserve”). For purposes of this Section 4, (a) each Share delivered pursuant to an Option shall reduce the Share Reserve by one (1) Share; (b) each Share subject to the exercised portion of a SAR shall reduce the Share Reserve by one (1) Share, such that the total number of Shares with respect to which such SAR is exercised shall reduce the Share Reserve by an equal number of Shares; (c) each Share delivered pursuant to a Restricted Stock Unit Award, a Dividend Equivalent paid in Shares, or a Performance Award shall reduce the Share Reserve by two (2) Shares; (d) each Share delivered pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award without a purchase price, or with a per-Share purchase price lower than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the grant date of such Restricted Stock Award, shall reduce the Share Reserve by two (2) Shares; (e) each Share delivered pursuant to a Restricted Stock Award with a per-Share purchase price at least equal to one hundred percent

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(100%) of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the grant date of such Restricted Stock Award shall reduce the Share Reserve by one (1) Share; and (f) notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this sentence to contrary, the Share Reserve shall not be reduced to the extent that a distribution pursuant to an Award is made in cash. Subject to the immediately preceding sentence, and except (x) as may be inconsistent with the rules governing Incentive Stock Options under the Code and (y) for purposes of the maximum Share amounts set forth in Sections 7.02(i) and 7.02(ii), if any Shares are subject to an Option, Stock Appreciation Right, or other Award which for any reason expires or is terminated or canceled without having been fully exercised or satisfied, or are subject to any Restricted Stock Award (including any Shares subject to a Participant’s Restricted Stock Award that are repurchased by the Corporation at the Participant’s cost), Restricted Stock Unit Award or other Award granted under the Plan which are forfeited, the Shares subject to such Award shall, to the extent of any such expiration, termination, cancellation or forfeiture, be available for delivery in connection with future Awards under the Plan. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section 4 to the contrary, (i) the payment of cash dividends or Dividend Equivalents in cash in connection with Awards shall not reduce the Share Reserve, (ii) Shares withheld or tendered to pay the exercise price of an Option shall not again be available for issuance pursuant to future Awards under the Plan, (iii) Shares withheld or tendered to pay withholding taxes with respect to an outstanding Award shall not again be available for issuance pursuant to future Awards under the Plan, (iv) Shares not delivered to a Participant under a stock–settled Stock Appreciation Right (whether such Shares are withheld to cover the base price or are withheld to pay withholding taxes) shall not again be available for issuance pursuant to future Awards under the Plan, and (v) Shares repurchased by the Corporation using proceeds from the exercise of an Option shall not again be available for issuance pursuant to future Awards under the Plan. Any Shares delivered under the Plan upon exercise or satisfaction of Substitute Awards shall not reduce the Shares available for delivery under the Plan; provided, however, that the total number of Shares that may be delivered pursuant to Incentive Stock Options granted under the Plan shall be equal to 38,000,000 Shares, as adjusted pursuant to this Section 4, but without application of the foregoing provisions of this sentence or the provisions of the first sentence of this Section 4 concerning Shares subject to certain stock options or other awards under the Prior Plan. From and after the Effective Date, no further grants or awards shall be made under the Prior Plan; however, grants or awards made under the Prior Plan before the Effective Date shall continue in effect in accordance with their terms.

SECTION 5. Eligibility. Awards may be granted only to individuals who are officers, other employees (including employees who are also directors) or consultants of the Corporation or a Subsidiary, or non-employee directors of the Corporation.

SECTION 6. Specific Terms of Awards.

6.01 General. Awards may be granted on the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 6. In addition, the Committee may impose on any Award or the exercise thereof, at the date of grant or thereafter (subject to Section 11.02), such additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as the Committee shall determine. Except as provided in Section 7.04, only services may be required as consideration for the grant of any Award.

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6.02 Performance Awards. Subject to the provisions of Sections 7.01 and 7.02, the Committee is authorized to grant Performance Awards to Participants on the following terms and conditions:

(i) Awards and Conditions. A Performance Award shall confer upon the Participant rights, valued as determined by the Committee, and payable to, or exercisable by, the Participant to whom the Performance Award is granted, in whole or in part, as determined by the Committee, conditioned upon the achievement of performance criteria determined by the Committee.

(ii) Performance Period. The period of time with respect to which it is to be determined whether the performance criteria applicable to a Performance Award have been achieved shall not be less than one year, commencing not earlier than the commencement of the performance period during or with respect to which such Performance Award is granted.

(iii) Other Terms. A Performance Award shall be denominated in Shares, Share equivalents, units or cash, and may be payable in cash, Shares, other Awards, or other property, and have such other terms as shall be determined by the Committee.

6.03 Dividend Equivalents. The Committee is authorized to grant Dividend Equivalents to Participants. The Committee may provide that Dividend Equivalents shall be paid or distributed when accrued or shall be deemed to have been reinvested in additional Shares or Awards, or otherwise reinvested. No Dividend Equivalents shall relate to Shares underlying an Option or Stock Appreciation Right.

6.04 Restricted Stock. The Committee is authorized to grant Restricted Stock to Participants on the following terms and conditions:

(i) Issuance and Restrictions.

(a) Restricted Stock (other than Special Restricted Stock) shall be subject to such restrictions on transferability and other restrictions as the Committee may impose (including, without limitation, limitations on the right to vote such Restricted Stock or the right to receive dividends thereon), which restrictions shall lapse: (x) in full with respect to all Shares underlying such Award of Restricted Stock at the expiration of a period not less than three years from the date of grant of such Award; (y) proportionally in equal installments of the Shares underlying such Award of Restricted Stock over a period not less than three years from the date of grant of such Award; or (z) in the case of Performance-Based Restricted Stock, a performance period of not less than one year with respect to which it is to be determined whether the performance goals applicable to such Performance-Based Restricted Stock have been achieved, as the Committee shall determine, except that such restrictions may lapse earlier in the event of death, disability or retirement of an awardee, on such terms as the Committee shall determine, or in accordance with Section 9 hereof. The Committee shall not have the authority to otherwise accelerate the vesting of an Award of Restricted Stock under this Section 6.04(i)(a).

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restrictions may lapse separately or in combination at such times, under such circumstances, in such installments, or otherwise, as the Committee shall determine.

(ii) Forfeiture. Performance-Based Restricted Stock shall be forfeited unless preestablished performance goals specified by the Committee are met during the applicable restriction period. Except as otherwise determined by the Committee, upon termination of employment (as determined under criteria established by the Committee) during the applicable restriction period, Restricted Stock that is at that time subject to restrictions shall be forfeited and returned to the Corporation.

(iii) Certificates of Shares. Restricted Stock granted under the Plan may be evidenced in such manner as the Committee shall determine. If certificates representing Restricted Stock are registered in the name of the Participant, such certificates shall bear an appropriate legend referring to the terms, conditions, and restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock, the Corporation or an escrow agent acting on behalf of the Corporation shall retain physical possession of the certificates, and the Participant shall deliver a stock power to the Corporation or such agent, endorsed in blank, relating to the Restricted Stock.

(iv) Dividends. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, cash dividends and other distributions made or paid with respect to the Shares underlying an Award of Restricted Stock or Performance-Based Restricted Stock shall be held in escrow, and may (but need not be) reinvested as determined by the Committee. Such dividends and other distributions shall be paid to the Participant, together with interest or other earnings thereon (if any), at the time the Shares are delivered to the Participant. Shares distributed in connection with a stock split or stock dividend, and other property distributed as a dividend or other distribution, shall be subject to restrictions and a risk of forfeiture to the same extent as the Restricted Stock or Performance-Based Restricted Stock with respect to which such stock or other property has been distributed.

6.05 Restricted Stock Units. The Committee is authorized to grant Restricted Stock Units to Participants, on the following terms and conditions:

(i) Award and Restrictions.

(a) Settlement of an Award of Restricted Stock Units by delivery of Shares, a cash payment, or a combination thereof will occur upon expiration of the restriction period specified for such Restricted Stock Units (other than Special Restricted Stock Units) by the Committee (or, if permitted by the Committee, as elected by the awardee), which restriction period shall lapse: (x) in full with respect to all Shares underlying such Award of Restricted Stock Units at the expiration of a period not less than three years from the date of grant of such Award of Restricted Stock Units; (y) proportionally in equal installments of the Shares underlying such Award of Restricted Stock Units over a period not less than three years from the date of grant of such Award of Restricted Stock Units; or (z) in the case of Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units, a performance period of not less than one year with respect to which it is to be determined whether the performance goals applicable to such Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units have been achieved, as the Committee shall determine, except that such restriction period may lapse earlier in the event of death, disability or retirement of an awardee, on such terms as the Committee shall determine, or in accordance with Section 9

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hereof. In addition, Restricted Stock Units shall be subject to such other restrictions as the Committee may impose, which other restrictions shall lapse at the expiration of such restriction period. The Committee shall not have the authority to otherwise accelerate the expiration of the restriction period for an Award of Restricted Stock Units under Section 6.05 (i)(a).

(b) Settlement of an Award of Special Restricted Stock Units by delivery of Shares, a cash payment, or a combination thereof will occur upon expiration of the restriction period specified for such Special Restricted Stock Units by the Committee (or, if permitted by the Committee, by the awardee). In addition, Special Restricted Stock Units shall be subject to such restrictions as the Committee may impose, which restrictions may lapse at the expiration of the restriction period or at earlier specified times, separately or in combination, in installments, or otherwise, as the Committee shall determine.

(ii) Forfeiture. Except as otherwise determined by the Committee, upon termination of employment (as determined under criteria established by the Committee), or failure to meet any applicable performance goals, during the applicable restriction period or portion thereof (as provided in the Award Agreement evidencing the Restricted Stock Units), all Restricted Stock Units that are at that time subject to the restriction period (other than a deferral at the election of the Participant) shall be forfeited.

(iii) Any election and other distribution provisions applicable to Restricted Stock Units, and the other terms of any Restricted Stock Units, shall be determined by the Committee, after taking into account, without limitation, the provisions of Section 409A of the Code.

6.06 Options. The Committee is authorized to grant Options to Participants on the following terms and conditions:

(i) Exercise Price. The exercise price per Share purchasable under an Option shall be determined by the Committee; provided, however, that, except as provided in Section 10, such exercise price shall be not less than the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant of such Option (or such higher exercise price as may be required under Section 422 of the Code); provided further, however, that Substitute Awards granted in the form of Options shall have an exercise price per Share that is intended to maintain the economic value of the award that was replaced, as determined by the Committee. On and after the date of grant of an Option hereunder, the Committee shall not have the authority to amend such Option to reduce the exercise price thereof, except as provided in Section 10.

(ii) Time and Method of Exercise. The Committee shall determine the time or times at which an Option may be exercised in whole or in part, the methods by which such exercise price may be paid or deemed to be paid, the form of such payment, including, without limitation, cash, previously-owned Shares, withholding of Shares, other Awards or awards issued under other Corporation plans, or other property (including notes or other contractual obligations of Participants to make payment on a deferred basis, such as through “cashless exercise” arrangements), any terms, conditions and limitations with respect to any such form of payment, and the methods by which Shares will be delivered or deemed to be delivered to Participants. Options shall expire not later than ten years after the date of grant.

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(iii) Incentive Stock Options.

(a) General. The terms of any Incentive Stock Option granted under the Plan shall comply in all respects with the provisions of Section 422 of the Code, including, but not limited to the requirement that no Incentive Stock Option shall be granted more than ten years after the effective date of the Amended and Restated Plan (for purposes Section 422 of the Code, the Amended and Restated Plan shall be deemed to be a new plan). No Incentive Stock Option shall be granted to any individual otherwise eligible to participate in the Plan who is not an employee of the Corporation or a Subsidiary on the date of granting of such Option. Any Incentive Stock Option granted under the Plan shall contain such terms and conditions, consistent with the Plan, as the Committee may determine to be necessary to qualify such Option as an “incentive stock option” under Section 422 of the Code. Any Incentive Stock Option granted under the Plan may be modified by the Committee to disqualify such Option from treatment as an “incentive stock option” under Section 422 of the Code.

(b) $100,000 Per Year Limitation. Notwithstanding any intent to grant Incentive Stock Options, an Option granted under the Plan will not be considered an Incentive Stock Option to the extent that it, together with any other “incentive stock options” (within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code, but without regard to subsection (d) of such Section) under the Plan and any other “incentive stock option” plans of the Corporation, any Subsidiary and any “parent corporation” of the Corporation within the meaning of Section 424(e) of the Code, are exercisable for the first time by any Participant during any calendar year with respect to Shares having an aggregate Fair Market Value in excess of $100,000 (or such other limit as may be required by the Code) as of the time the Option with respect to such Shares is granted. The rule set forth in the preceding sentence shall be applied by taking Options into account in the order in which they were granted.

(c) Options Granted to Certain Stockholders. No Incentive Stock Option shall be granted to an individual otherwise eligible to participate in the Plan who owns (within the meaning of Section 424(d) of the Code), at the time the Option is granted, more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Corporation or a Subsidiary or any “parent corporation” of the Corporation within the meaning of Section 424(e) of the Code. This restriction does not apply if at the time such Incentive Stock Option is granted the exercise price of the Incentive Stock Option is at least 110% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date such Incentive Stock Option is granted, and the Incentive Stock Option by its terms is not exercisable after the expiration of five years from such date of grant.

(d) Disqualifying Disposition. If Shares acquired upon exercise of an Incentive Stock Option are disposed of in a disqualifying disposition within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code by a Participant prior to the expiration of either two years from the date of grant of such Option or one year from the transfer of Shares to the Participant pursuant to the exercise of such Option, or in any other disqualifying disposition within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code, such Participant shall notify the Corporation in writing as soon as practicable thereafter of the date and terms of such disposition and, if the Corporation (or any affiliate thereof) thereupon has a tax-withholding obligation, shall pay to the Corporation (or such affiliate) an amount equal to any withholding tax the Corporation (or affiliate) is required to pay as a result of the disqualifying disposition.

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6.07 Stock Appreciation Rights. The Committee is authorized to grant Stock Appreciation Rights to Participants on the following terms and conditions:

(i) Right to Payment. A Stock Appreciation Right shall confer on the Participant to whom it is granted a right to receive, upon exercise thereof, the excess of (A) the Fair Market Value of one Share on the date of exercise over (B) the base price of the Stock Appreciation Right as determined by the Committee as of the date of grant of the Stock Appreciation Right, which shall be not less than the Fair Market Value of one Share on the date of grant (provided, however, that Substitute Awards granted in the form of Stock Appreciation Rights shall have a base price per Share that is intended to maintain the economic value of the award that was replaced, as determined by the Committee). On and after the date of grant of a Stock Appreciation Right hereunder, the Committee shall not have the authority to reduce the base price of such Stock Appreciation Right, except as provided in Section 10 hereof.

(ii) Other Terms. The Committee shall determine the time or times at which a Stock Appreciation Right may be exercised in whole or in part, the method of exercise, method of settlement, form of consideration payable in settlement, method by which Shares will be delivered or deemed to be delivered to Participants, and any other terms and conditions of any Stock Appreciation Right. Stock Appreciation Rights shall expire not later than ten years after the date of grant.

SECTION 7. Certain Provisions Applicable to Awards.

7.01 Performance-Based Awards. To the extent an exception from the deduction limitations of Section 162(m) of the Code is sought, Performance Awards, Performance-Based Restricted Stock and Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units granted to Covered Employees, are intended to be “qualified performance-based compensation” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code and shall be paid solely on account of the attainment of one or more preestablished, objective performance goals within the meaning of Section 162(m) and the regulations thereunder. The performance goal shall be the attainment of preestablished levels of net income, earnings, reserve replacement, cash flow, net cash flow from operations, sales, production, cost of production, margins, capital expenditures, market capitalization, market price per share, return on equity, return on assets, return on capital employed, earnings per share, net asset value, book value per share or total shareholder return, as determined by the Committee. Such performance goals may be applied either individually, alternatively or in any combination to the Corporation or any Subsidiary or Subsidiaries, on a consolidated or individual company basis, or on a division, entity, line of business, project or geographical basis, either individually, alternatively or in any combination, as determined by the Committee, in its discretion. As determined by the Committee, performance goals may relate to absolute performance or relative performance compared to the performance of other companies, an index or indices or other comparator selected by the Committee in its discretion consistent with the “qualified performance-based compensation” exception under Section 162(m) of the Code. The Committee may provide in advance for such adjustments to any performance goal as it may determine are permitted under Section 162(m) of the Code.

The payout of any such Award to a Covered Employee may be reduced, but not increased, based on the degree of attainment of other performance criteria or otherwise at the discretion of the Committee.

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7.02 Maximum Awards. The maximum Share amounts in this Section 7.02 are subject to adjustment under Section 10 and are subject to the Plan maximum under Section 4.

(i) Performance-Based Awards. The maximum aggregate amount awarded in respect of Performance Awards, Performance-Based Restricted Stock and Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units in any Year may not exceed 375,000 Shares, or the equivalent Fair Market Value thereof on the award date (whether or not such Award is denominated in cash, Shares, Share equivalents or units), in the case of any individual Participant.

(ii) Stock Options and SARs. Each individual Participant may not receive in any Year Awards of Options or Stock Appreciation Rights exceeding 750,000 Shares.

(iii) Special Restricted Stock and Special Restricted Stock Units. A maximum of 650,000 Shares may be made subject to Awards of Special Restricted Stock and Special Restricted Stock Units, in the aggregate, under the Plan during the term hereof.

7.03 Stand-Alone, Additional, Tandem, and Substitute Awards. Awards granted under the Plan may, in the discretion of the Committee, be granted either alone or in addition to or in tandem with any other Award granted under the Plan or any award granted under any other plan of the Corporation, any Subsidiary, or any business entity to be acquired by the Corporation or a Subsidiary, or any other right of a Participant to receive payment from the Corporation or any Subsidiary. No Award may be granted in substitution for any other Award theretofore granted under the Plan, and no Award may be retroactively granted in tandem with any other Award theretofore granted under the Plan, at an exercise or base price less than that of such other previously granted Award, without, in each such case, first obtaining approval of the shareholders of the Corporation of such action; provided, however, that the Committee may, in its discretion, grant Awards or Shares (“Substitute Awards”) in assumption of, or in substitution or exchange for, options or other awards previously granted, or the right or obligation to grant future options or other awards, by a business entity acquired or to be acquired by the Corporation or a Subsidiary or with which the Corporation or a Subsidiary combines, or otherwise in connection with any merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or stock, or reorganization involving the Corporation or a Subsidiary, including a transaction described in Section 424(a) of the Code.

7.04 Term of Awards. The term of each Award shall be for such period as may be determined by the Committee; provided, however, that (i) in no event shall the term of any Option or a Stock Appreciation Right exceed a period of ten (10) years from the date of its grant (or such shorter period as may be required under Section 422 of the Code) and; (ii) notwithstanding any contrary provision of the Plan, an Agreement may provide that the period of time over which a Non-Qualified Stock Option may be exercised shall be automatically extended if on the scheduled expiration date of such Option the Participant’s exercise of such Option would violate applicable laws, in which case (A) during such extended exercise period the Option may only be exercised to the extent the Option was exercisable in accordance with its terms immediately prior to such scheduled expiration date; and (B) such extended exercise period shall end not later than thirty (30) days after the exercise of such Option first would no longer violate such laws.

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7.05 Form of Payment Under Awards. Subject to the terms of the Plan and any applicable Award Agreement, payments to be made by the Corporation or a Subsidiary upon the grant or exercise of an Award may be made in such forms as the Committee shall determine, including without limitation, cash, Shares, other Awards, or other property, and may be made in a single payment or transfer, in installments, or on a deferred basis. Such payments may include, without limitation, provisions for the payment or crediting of reasonable interest on installment or deferred payments or the grant or crediting of Dividend Equivalents in respect of installment or deferred payments denominated in Shares.

SECTION 8. General Restrictions Applicable to Awards.

8.01 Restrictions Under Rule 16b-3; Nontransferability.

(i) Nontransferability. Awards which constitute derivative securities (including any Option, Stock Appreciation Right, or similar right) shall not be transferable by a Participant except (i) upon such terms and conditions and subject to such limitations, as the Committee may determine, to an Immediate Family Member of such Participant, or to a trust, partnership or limited liability company all of whose beneficiaries, partners or members, as the case may be, are Immediate Family Members or to another transferee permitted by the Committee (provided, however, that no Award may be transferred for value or other consideration without first obtaining approval thereof by the shareholders of the Corporation); (ii) by will or the laws of descent and distribution (or pursuant to a beneficiary designation authorized under Section 8.02) or (iii) if then permitted under Rule 16b-3, pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order as defined under the Code or Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or the rules thereunder; provided, however, that Incentive Stock Options and any Stock Appreciation Rights related to Incentive Stock Options, or, if then required by Rule 16b-3, any other derivative security, granted to a Participant under the Plan, shall be exercisable during the lifetime of such Participant only by such Participant.

(ii) Compliance with Rule 16b-3. It is the intent of the Corporation that this Plan comply in all respects with Rule 16b-3 in connection with any Award granted to a person who is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act. Accordingly, if any provision of this Plan or any Award Agreement does not comply with the requirements of Rule 16b-3 as then applicable to any such person, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to such requirements with respect to such person.

8.02 Limits on Transfer of Awards; Beneficiaries. Except as provided in Section 8.01, no right or interest of a Participant in any Award shall be pledged, encumbered or hypothecated to or in favor of any party (other than the Corporation or a Subsidiary), or shall be subject to any lien, obligation, or liability of such Participant to any party (other than the Corporation or a Subsidiary). Unless otherwise determined by the Committee (subject to the requirements of Section 8.01(i)), no Award subject to any restriction shall be assignable or transferable by a Participant otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution (except to the Corporation under the terms of the Plan); provided, however, that a Participant may, in the manner established by the Committee, designate a beneficiary or beneficiaries to exercise the rights of the Participant, and to receive any distribution, with respect to any Award, upon the death of the Participant. A beneficiary, guardian, legal representative, or other person claiming

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any rights under the Plan from or through any Participant shall be subject to all terms and conditions of the Plan and any Award Agreement applicable to such Participant or Agreement applicable to such, except to the extent the Plan and such Award Agreement or agreement otherwise provide with respect to such persons, and to any additional restrictions deemed necessary or appropriate by the Committee.

8.03 Requirements of Law; Registration and Listing Compliance.

(i) The Corporation shall not be obligated to deliver any Award or distribute any Shares with respect to any Award in a transaction subject to regulatory approval, registration, or any other applicable requirement of federal or state or other law, regulation or rule, or subject to a listing requirement under any listing or similar agreement between the Corporation and any national securities exchange, until such laws, regulations, rules and contractual obligations of the Corporation have been complied with in full, although the Corporation shall be obligated to use its best efforts to obtain any such approval and comply with such requirements as promptly as practicable.

(ii) If at any time counsel to the Corporation shall be of the opinion that any sale or delivery of Shares pursuant to an Award is or may be in the circumstances unlawful or result in the imposition of excise taxes on the Corporation or any Subsidiary under the statutes, rules or regulations of any applicable jurisdiction, the Corporation shall have no obligation to make such sale or delivery, or to make any application or to effect or to maintain any qualification or registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or otherwise with respect to Shares or Awards and the right to exercise or payment of any Option or Award shall be suspended until, in the opinion of such counsel, such sale or delivery shall be lawful or will not result in the imposition of excise taxes on the Corporation or any Subsidiary. This Section 8.03(ii) shall be applied by the Committee after taking into account, without limitation, the possible application of Section 409A of the Code, as the Committee may deem appropriate.

(iii) Upon termination of any period of suspension under this Section 8.03, any Award affected by such suspension which shall not then have expired or terminated shall be reinstated as to all Shares available before such suspension and as to the Shares which would otherwise have become available during the period of such suspension, but no suspension shall extend the term of any Award.

8.04 Share Certificates. All certificates for Shares delivered under the Plan pursuant to any Award or the exercise thereof shall be subject to such stop-transfer order and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under applicable federal or state laws, rules and regulations thereunder, and the rules of any national securities exchange on which Shares are listed. The Committee may require each person receiving Shares in connection with any Award under the Plan to represent and agree with the Corporation in writing that such person is acquiring such Shares for investment without a view to the distribution thereof, and provide such other representations and agreements as the Committee may prescribe. The Committee, in its absolute discretion, may impose such restrictions on the ownership and transferability of the Shares purchasable or otherwise receivable by any person under any Award as it deems appropriate. The Committee may cause a legend or legends to be placed on any such

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certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions or any other restrictions that may be applicable to Shares, including under the terms of the Plan or any Award Agreement. In addition, during any period in which Awards or Shares are subject to restrictions under the terms of the Plan or any Award Agreement, or during any period during which delivery or receipt of an Award or Shares has been deferred by the Committee or a Participant, the Committee may require the Participant to enter into an agreement providing that certificates representing Shares issuable or issued pursuant to an Award shall remain in the physical custody of the Corporation or such other person as the Committee may designate.

SECTION 9. Change of Control Provisions. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the following acceleration and valuation provisions of this Section 9 shall apply in the event of a “Change of Control” as defined in Section 9.

9.01 Acceleration and Cash-Out. In the event of a Change of Control, unless otherwise specifically prohibited by any applicable laws, rules or regulations or otherwise provided in any applicable Award Agreement, as in effect prior to the occurrence of the Change of Control:

(i) In its sole discretion, and on such terms and conditions as it deems appropriate, the Committee may provide, either by the terms of the Award Agreement or by resolution adopted prior to the occurrence of such Change of Control, that the target performance goals of any Performance Awards, Performance-Based Restricted Stock, Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units shall be deemed fully or partially achieved and such Awards shall be fully or partially earned and vested, subject only to the restrictions on dispositions of equity securities set forth in Section 8.01(ii) and legal restrictions on the issuance of Shares set forth in Sections 8.03 and 8.04; provided, however, that, if (i) any such Awards are not Assumed or Replaced, or in the event of a liquidation of the Corporation, or (ii) a Participant’s employment is terminated either by the Corporation or a Subsidiary without Cause or by the Participant for Good Reason, within twenty-four (24) months after the Change of Control, then, with respect to any such Awards that (x) are not so Assumed or Replaced, or are outstanding at the time of such a liquidation of the Corporation, or (y) are held by a Participant whose employment is so terminated, as the case may be, the target performance goals of any such Performance Award, Performance-Based Restricted Stock and Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units shall be deemed fully achieved and all such Awards shall be fully earned and vested, subject only to the restrictions on dispositions of equity securities set forth in Section 8.01(ii) and legal restrictions on the issuance of Shares set forth in Sections 8.03 and 8.04;

(ii) In its sole discretion, and on such terms and conditions as it deems appropriate, the Committee may provide, either by the terms of the Award Agreement or by resolution adopted prior to the occurrence of such Change of Control, that any Option, Stock Appreciation Right, and other Award in the nature of a right that may be exercised which was not previously exercisable and vested shall become exercisable and vested as determined by the Committee, subject only to the restrictions on disposition of equity securities set forth in Section 8.01(ii) and legal restrictions on the issuance of Shares set forth in Sections 8.03 and 8.04; provided, however, that if (i) any such Options, Stock Appreciation Rights or other Awards are not Assumed or Replaced, or in the event of a liquidation of the Corporation, or (ii) a Participant’s employment is terminated either by the Corporation or a Subsidiary without Cause or by the

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Participant for Good Reason, within twenty-four (24) months after the Change of Control, then all outstanding Options, Stock Appreciation Rights and such other Awards (if applicable) that (x) are not so Assumed or Replaced, or are outstanding at the time of such a liquidation of the Corporation, or (y) are held by a Participant whose employment is so terminated, as the case may be, which were not previously exercisable and vested shall become fully exercisable and vested, subject only to the restrictions on disposition of equity securities set forth in Section 8.01(ii) and legal restrictions on the issuance of Shares set forth in Sections 8.03 and 8.04;

(iii) In its sole discretion, and on such terms and conditions as it deems appropriate, the Committee may provide, either by the terms of the Award Agreement or by resolution adopted prior to the occurrence of such Change of Control, that the restrictions, deferral limitations, and forfeiture conditions applicable to any other Award granted under the Plan shall lapse and such Awards shall be deemed fully vested, in each case, to the extent provided by the Committee, subject only to the restrictions on dispositions of equity securities set forth in Section 8.01(ii) and legal restrictions on the issuance of Shares set forth in Sections 8.03 and 8.04; provided, however, that if (i) any such Awards are not Assumed or Replaced, or in the event of a liquidation of the Corporation, or (ii) a Participant’s employment is terminated either by the Corporation or a Subsidiary without Cause or by the Participant for Good Reason, within twenty-four (24) months after the Change of Control, then the restrictions, deferral limitations, and forfeiture conditions applicable to any other Award granted under the Plan that (x) is not so assumed or Replaced, or is outstanding at the time of such a liquidation of the Corporation, or (y) is held by a Participant whose employment is so terminated shall lapse and such Awards shall be deemed fully vested, subject only to the restrictions on dispositions of equity securities set forth in Section 8.01(ii) and legal restrictions on the issuance of Shares set forth in Sections 8.03 and 8.04;

(iv) Cash-Out. In the sole discretion of the Committee, all outstanding Awards may be cancelled and in such event a Participant holding any such Award shall be paid in cash therefor, on or as soon as practicable following the closing date or expiration date of the transaction resulting in the Change of Control, in an amount equal the “Change of Control Price” (as defined in as of the date that the Change of Control occurs, or such other date as the Committee may determine prior to the Change of Control, over the exercise price of any Option (or of any other Award in the nature of a right that may be exercised) or base price of any Stock Appreciation Right, as applicable, of the Shares subject to any such cashed-out Option or Stock Appreciation Right multiplied by the number of Shares subject to such an Award; provided, however, that this Section 9.01(iv) shall not apply in the case of any Award if (a) the cancellation of and payment for such Award would cause the Participant to incur actual short-swing profits liability under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act or (b) initial shareholder approval of the Plan has not been obtained; and

(v) To the extent Section 9.01(iv) of this Section 9 does not apply and at any time after the Change of Control the Shares are no longer readily tradable on an established exchange, a Participant shall, as of the date on which the Change of Control occurs, be entitled to receive consistent with Rule 16b-3, and the Corporation shall use its best efforts to compel and obligate the surviving or resulting corporation in the Change of Control and/or the other party

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to the agreement or transaction resulting in the Change of Control to grant to the Participant, substitute Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units and/or other Awards, as the case may be, in respect of the shares of common stock or other capital stock of such surviving or resulting corporation, or such other party involved in the Change of Control, on such terms and conditions, as to the number of shares, pricing, vesting, exercisability and otherwise, which shall substantially preserve the value, rights and benefits of any affected Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units and/or other Awards, as the case may be, previously granted hereunder, as determined by the Committee.

9.02 Change of Control. For purposes of this Section 9, a “Change of Control” shall mean:

(a) The acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 20% or more of either the then (i) outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Corporation (the “Outstanding Corporation Common Stock”) or (ii) combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding Voting Securities”) provided, however, that the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change of Control: (I) any acquisition by the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, (II) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, (III) any acquisition by any corporation with respect to which, following such acquisition, more than 51% of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock of such corporation and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors is then beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the Outstanding Corporation Common Stock and Outstanding Voting Securities immediately prior to such acquisition in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such acquisition, of the Outstanding Corporation Common Stock and Outstanding Voting Securities, as the case may be, or (IV) any acquisition by one or more Hess Entity (for this purpose a “Hess Entity” means (A) any of the children of Mr. Leon Hess, (B) any spouse of any person described in Section 9.02(a)(IV)(A) above, (C) any affiliate (as such term is defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act) of any person described in Section 9.02(a)(IV)(A) above, (D) the Hess Foundation Inc., or (E) any persons comprising a group controlled (as such term is defined in such Rule 12b-2) by one or more of the foregoing persons or entities described in this Section 9.02(a)(IV)); or

(b) Individuals who, as of the effective date of the Plan, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) ceasing for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the effective date of the Plan whose election, or nomination for election by the Corporation’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a

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result of either an actual or threatened solicitation to which Rule 14a-l 1 of Regulation 14A promulgated under the Exchange Act applies or other actual threatened solicitation of proxies or consents; or

(c) Consummation (or, for Awards granted prior to February 1, 2010, approval by the shareholders of the Corporation) of a reorganization, merger or consolidation, in each case, with respect to which all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the Outstanding Corporation Common Stock and Outstanding Voting Securities immediately prior to such reorganization, merger or consolidation do not, following such reorganization, merger or consolidation, beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 51% of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, as the case may be, of the corporation resulting from such reorganization, merger or consolidation in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such reorganization, merger or consolidation, of the Outstanding Corporation Common Stock and Outstanding Voting Securities, as the case may be; or

(d) Consummation (or, for Awards granted prior to February 1, 2010, approval by the shareholders of the Corporation) of (i) a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Corporation or (ii) the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation, other than to a corporation, with respect to which following such sale or other disposition, more than 51% of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock of such corporation and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors is then beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the Outstanding Corporation Common Stock and Outstanding Voting Securities immediately prior to such sale or other disposition in substantially the same proportion as their ownership, immediately prior to such sale or other disposition, of the Outstanding Corporation Common Stock and Outstanding Voting Securities, as the case may be. The term “the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation” shall mean a sale or other disposition transaction or series of related transactions involving assets of the Corporation or of any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Corporation (including the stock of any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Corporation) in which the value of the assets or stock being sold or otherwise disposed of (as measured by the purchase price being paid therefor or by such other method as the Board determines is appropriate in a case where there is no readily ascertainable purchase price) constitutes more than two-thirds of the fair market value of the Corporation (as hereinafter defined). The “fair market value of the Corporation” shall be the aggregate market value of the then Outstanding Corporation Common Stock (on a fully diluted basis) plus the aggregate market value of the Corporation’s other outstanding equity securities. The aggregate market value of the shares of Outstanding Corporation Common Stock shall be determined by multiplying the number of shares of such Common Stock (on a fully diluted basis) outstanding on the date of the execution and delivery of a definitive agreement with respect to the transaction or series of related transactions (the “Transaction Date”) by the average closing price of the shares of

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Outstanding Corporation Common Stock for the ten trading days immediately preceding the Transaction Date. The aggregate market value of any other equity securities of the Corporation shall be determined in a manner similar to that prescribed in the immediately preceding sentence for determining the aggregate market value of the shares of Outstanding Corporation Common Stock or by such other method as the Board shall determine is appropriate.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, no event or condition shall constitute a Change of Control with respect to an Award to the extent that, if it were, a 20% tax would be imposed under Section 409A of the Code on the Participant who holds such Award; provided that, in such a case, the event or condition shall continue to constitute a Change of Control to the maximum extent possible (e.g., if applicable, in respect of vesting without an acceleration of distribution) without causing the imposition of such 20% tax.

9.03 Change of Control Price. For purposes of this Section 9, “Change of Control Price” means the highest price per share paid in any transaction reported on the securities exchange or trading system on which the Shares are then primarily listed or traded, or paid or offered in any transaction related to a Change of Control at any time during the 60-day period preceding the date of the Change of Control as determined by the Committee, except that “Change of Control Price” with respect to Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights means the Fair Market Value of a Share for the date on which such an Award is cashed out.

SECTION 10. Adjustment Provisions. In the event that any dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Shares or other stock, or other property, but excluding regular cash dividends), recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, spin-off, combination, repurchase, or share exchange, or other similar corporate transaction or event, affects the Shares such that an adjustment is necessary in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the rights of Participants under the Plan, then the Committee shall, in such manner as it may deem equitable, adjust any or all of (i) the number and kind of Shares which may thereafter be issued in connection with Awards, (ii) the number and kind of Shares issued or issuable in respect of outstanding Awards, (iii) the exercise price, base price, or purchase price relating to any Award or, if deemed appropriate, make provision for a cash payment with respect to any outstanding Award and (iv) the maximum Share amounts set forth in Section 7.02; provided, however, in each case, that, with respect to Incentive Stock Options, no such adjustment shall be authorized to the extent that such authority would cause the Plan to violate Section 422(b)(l) of the Code. In addition, the Committee is authorized to make adjustments in the terms and conditions of, and the criteria included in, Awards in recognition of unusual or nonrecurring events (including, without limitation, events described in the preceding sentence) affecting the Corporation or any Subsidiary or the financial statements of the Corporation or any Subsidiary, or in response to changes in applicable laws, regulations, rules or accounting principles. Any adjustments pursuant to this Section 10 shall be determined by the Committee after taking into account, among other things, the provisions of Section 409A of the Code.

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SECTION 11. Changes to the Plan and Awards.

11.01 Changes to the Plan. The Board may, at any time and with or without prior notice, amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or terminate the Plan, retroactively or prospectively, without the consent of shareholders or Participants; provided, however, that, except as is provided in Section 10, any such amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuation, or termination shall be subject to the approval of the Corporation’s shareholders within one year after such Board action (i) if such amendment or alteration (v) increases the number of shares reserved for Awards under the Plan, (w) changes the class of Participants eligible to receive Awards under the Plan, (x) decreases the minimum exercise price or base price requirements of Section 6.06(i) or 6.07(i), (y) modifies or eliminates the provisions of Section 7.03, 7.04 or 11.03(B), or (z) materially increases the benefits to Participants under the Plan; (ii) if the Board determines that such shareholder approval is required by any federal or state law or regulation or the rules of any stock exchange on which the Shares may be listed in order to maintain compliance therewith, or (iii) if the Board in its discretion determines that obtaining such shareholder approval is for any reason advisable; provided, however, that, without the consent of an affected Participant, no amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuation, or termination of the Plan after initial shareholder approval of the Plan may materially impair the previously accrued rights of such Participant under any Award theretofore granted to him.

11.02 Changes to Awards. The Committee may, unless otherwise expressly prohibited by the Plan, at any time and with or without prior notice, waive any conditions or rights under, or amend, alter, suspend, discontinue, or terminate, retroactively or prospectively, any Award theretofore granted and any Award Agreement relating thereto; provided, however, that, without the consent of an affected Participant, no such amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuation, or termination of any Award after initial shareholder approval of the Plan may materially impair the previously accrued rights of such Participant under such Award.

11.03 Limitations on Changes. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 11 to the contrary, (A) the Board may amend or alter the Plan, and the Committee may amend or alter any Award, including any Award Agreement, either retroactively or prospectively, without the consent of the applicable Participant, (a) so as to preserve or come within any exemptions from liability under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, or (b) if the Board or the Committee determines in its discretion that such amendment or alteration either (i) is required or advisable for the Corporation, the Plan or the Award to satisfy, comply with or meet the requirements of any law, regulation, rule or accounting standard or (ii) is not reasonably likely to significantly diminish the benefits provided under such Award, or that such diminishment has been or will be adequately compensated, and (B) except in connection with a corporate transaction involving the Corporation (including, without limitation, any stock dividend, stock split, extraordinary cash dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, or exchange of shares) or as is provided in Section 10, but notwithstanding any other provisions of the Plan, neither the Board nor the Committee may take any action: (1) to amend the terms of an outstanding Option or Stock Appreciation Right to reduce the exercise price or base price thereof, cancel an Option or Stock Appreciation Right and replace it with a new Option or Stock Appreciation Right with a lower exercise price or base price, or that has an economic effect that is the same as any such

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reduction or cancellation; or (2) to cancel an outstanding Option or Stock Appreciation Right in exchange for cash or the grant of another type of Award or Options or SARs with an exercise price or grant price that is less than the exercise price of the original Options or SARs, without, in each such case, first obtaining approval of the stockholders of the Corporation of such action.

SECTION 12. General Provisions.

12.01 No Rights to Awards. No Participant, director, employee or consultant shall have any claim to be granted any Award under the Plan, and there is no obligation for uniformity of treatment of Participants and directors, employees or consultants.

12.02 No Shareholder Rights. No Award shall confer on any Participant any of the rights of a shareholder of the Corporation unless and until Shares are duly issued or transferred to the Participant in accordance with the terms of the Award.

12.03 Tax Withholding and Other Tax Matters.

(i) To the extent and in the manner permitted by applicable law, the Corporation or any Subsidiary is authorized to withhold from any Award granted, any payment relating to an Award under the Plan, including from a distribution of Shares (provided, however, that the amount of any Shares so withheld shall not exceed the amount necessary to satisfy required Federal, state, local and non-United States withholding obligations using the minimum statutory withholding rates for Federal, state, local and/or non-U.S. tax purposes, including payroll taxes, that are applicable to supplemental taxable income, except to the extent the Committee determines to permit additional withholding and determines that doing so would not result in any adverse accounting consequences for the Corporation or a Subsidiary), or any payroll or other payment to a Participant, amounts or withholding and other taxes due with respect thereto, its exercise, or any payment thereunder, and to take such other action as the Committee may deem necessary or advisable to enable the Corporation or any Subsidiary and Participants to satisfy obligations for the payment of withholding taxes and other tax liabilities relating to any Award. This authority shall include authority to withhold or receive Shares or other property and to make cash payments in respect thereof in satisfaction of the Participant’s tax obligations.

(ii) If a Participant makes an election under Section 83(b) of the Code to be taxed with respect to an Award as of the date of transfer of Shares rather than as of the date or dates upon which the Participant would otherwise be taxable under Section 83(a) of the Code, such Participant shall deliver a copy of such election to the Corporation immediately after filing such election with the Internal Revenue Service. Neither the Corporation nor any Subsidiary shall have any liability or responsibility relating to or arising out of the filing or not filing of any such election or any defects in its construction.

(iii) Although the Corporation intends to administer the Plan so that Awards will be exempt from, or will comply with, the requirements of Code Section 409A, the Corporation does not warrant that any Award under the Plan will qualify for favorable tax treatment under Code Section 409A or any other provision of federal, state, local, or non-United States law.

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12.04 No Right to Employment or Other Service. Nothing contained in the Plan or any Award Agreement shall confer, and no grant of an Award shall be construed as conferring, upon any director, employee or consultant any right to continue in the employment or other service of the Corporation or any Subsidiary or to interfere in any way with the right of the Corporation or any Subsidiary to terminate such employment or other service at any time or increase or decrease such director’s, employee’s or consultant’s compensation from the rate in existence at the time of granting of an Award.

12.05 Unfunded Status of Awards. The Plan is intended to constitute an unfunded plan for tax purposes and for purposes of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended. With respect to any payments not yet made to a Participant pursuant to an Award the Plan constitutes a mere promise to make the benefit payments provided for herein, and nothing contained in the Plan or any Award shall give any such Participant any rights that are greater than those of a general creditor of the Corporation. The Committee may authorize the creation of trusts or make other arrangements to meet the Corporation’s obligations under the Plan to deliver cash, Shares, other Awards, or other property pursuant to any award, which trusts or other arrangements shall be consistent with the unfunded status of the Plan.

12.06 Other Compensatory Arrangements. The Corporation or any Subsidiary shall be permitted to adopt other or additional compensation arrangements (which may include arrangements which relate to Awards), and such arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases.

12.07 Uncertificated Shares. To the extent that the Plan provides for issuance of certificates to reflect the transfer of Shares, the transfer of such Shares may nevertheless be effected on a noncertificated basis, to the extent not prohibited by applicable law or the rules of any stock exchange.

12.08 Fractional Shares. No fractional Shares shall be issued or delivered pursuant to the Plan or any Award. The Committee shall determine whether cash, other Awards, or other property shall be issued or paid in lieu of fractional Shares or whether such fractional Shares or any rights thereto shall be forfeited or otherwise eliminated.

12.09 Forfeiture Events.

(i) Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, the Committee shall have the authority to determine (and may so provide in any Agreement) that a Participant’s (including his or her estate’s, beneficiary’s or transferee’s) rights (including the right to exercise any Option or Stock Appreciation Right), payments and benefits with respect to any Award shall be subject to reduction, cancellation, forfeiture or recoupment (to the extent permitted by applicable law) in the event of the Participant’s termination of employment or service with the Corporation or a Subsidiary for cause (as determined by the Committee) or due to voluntary resignation; serious misconduct; violation of the Corporation’s or a Subsidiary’s policies; breach of fiduciary duty; unauthorized disclosure of any trade secret or confidential information of the Corporation or a Subsidiary; breach of applicable noncompetition, nonsolicitation, confidentiality or other restrictive covenants; or other conduct or activity that is in competition with the business of the Corporation or any Subsidiary, or otherwise detrimental to the business, reputation or interests of the Corporation

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and/or any Subsidiary; or upon the occurrence of certain events specified in the applicable Award Agreement (in any such case, whether or not the Participant is then an employee, director or consultant). The determination of whether a Participant’s conduct, activities or circumstances are described in the immediately preceding sentence shall be made by the Committee in its good faith discretion, and pending any such determination, the Committee shall have the authority to suspend the exercise, payment, delivery or settlement of all or any portion of such Participant’s outstanding Awards pending an investigation of the matter.

(ii) If the Corporation is required to prepare an accounting restatement (x) due to the material noncompliance of the Corporation, as a result of misconduct, with any financial reporting requirement under the securities laws, if a Participant knowingly or grossly negligently engaged in such misconduct, or knowingly or grossly negligently failed to prevent such misconduct, or if a Participant is one of the individuals subject to automatic forfeiture under Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the Participant shall reimburse the Corporation the amount of any payment in settlement of an Award earned or accrued during the twelve- (12-) month period following the first public issuance or filing with the SEC (whichever just occurred) of the financial document embodying such financial reporting requirement, and (y) the Committee may in its discretion provide that if the amount earned under any Participant’s Award is reduced by such restatement, such Participant shall reimburse the Corporation the amount of any such reduction previously paid in settlement of such Award.

12.10 Transfer, Leave of Absence. For purposes of the Plan, a transfer of an employee from the Corporation to a Subsidiary, or vice versa, or from one Subsidiary to another, and a leave of absence, duly authorized in writing by the Corporation or a Subsidiary, shall not be deemed a termination of such employee’s employment for purposes of the Plan or with respect to any Award. The Committee shall have the discretion to determine the effects upon any Award and upon an individual’s status as an employee, director or consultant of the Corporation or a Subsidiary for purposes of the Plan in the case of: (a) any Participant who is employed by an entity that ceases to be a Subsidiary (whether due to a spin-off or otherwise), (b) any transfer of a Participant between locations of employment with the Corporation and/or a Subsidiary or between the Corporation or a Subsidiary or between Subsidiaries, (c) any leave of absence of a Participant, (d) any change in a Participant’s status from an employee to a consultant or a non-employee director, or vice versa; and (e) any employee who experiences a termination of employment with the Corporation or a Subsidiary but becomes employed by a partnership, joint venture, corporation or other entity not meeting the requirements of a Subsidiary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 12.10 shall not cause a Participant to fail to be considered to have terminated employment for purposes of the Plan, to the extent that the Participant would be considered to have had a “separation from service” with the Corporation or a Subsidiary for purposes of Section 409A of the Code, and it would be necessary in order to comply with Section 409A of the Code to consider such Participant as having so terminated.

12.11 Participants Deemed to Accept Plan. By accepting any benefit under the Plan, each Participant and each person claiming under or through any such Participant shall be conclusively deemed to have indicated their acceptance and ratification of, and consent to, all of the terms and

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conditions of the Plan and any action taken under the Plan by the Board, the Committee or the Corporation, in any case in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Plan.

12.12 Governing Law. The validity, construction, and effect of the Plan, any rules and regulations relating to the Plan, and any Award Agreement shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to principles of conflicts of laws, and applicable federal law.

12.13 Participants Based Outside of the United States. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, in order to comply with the laws or practices of countries other than the United States in which the Corporation and/or any Subsidiary operates or has employees, directors or consultants, the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall have the power and authority to:

(a) Determine which Subsidiaries shall be covered by the Plan;

(b) Determine which such employees, directors and/or consultants outside the United States are eligible to participate in the Plan;

(c) Grant Awards (including substitutes for Awards), and modify the terms and conditions of any Awards, on such terms and conditions as the Committee determines necessary or appropriate to permit participation in the Plan by individuals otherwise eligible to so participate who are non-United States nationals or employed outside the United States, or otherwise to comply with applicable non-United States laws or conform to applicable requirements or practices of jurisdictions outside the United States;

(d) Establish subplans and adopt or modify exercise procedures and other terms and procedures, to the extent such actions may be necessary or advisable. Any subplans and modifications to Plan terms and procedures established under this Section 12.13 by the Committee shall be attached to the Plan as appendices; and

(e) Take any action, before or after an Award is made, that the Committee, in its discretion, deems advisable to obtain approval or comply with any necessary local government regulatory exemptions or approvals.

Notwithstanding the above, the Committee may not take any actions hereunder, and no Awards shall be granted, that would violate any applicable law.

SECTION 13. Effective Date; Duration of Plan. Following adoption of the Amended and Restated Plan by the Board, the Amended and Restated Plan shall be effective upon the date on which the Amended and Restated Plan is approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the Shares present or represented and entitled to vote (and the affirmative vote of a majority of the Shares voting) at a meeting of the Corporation’s shareholders during 2015, or any adjournment thereof. The Amended and Restated Plan shall remain in effect, subject to the right of the Board to amend or terminate the Amended and Restated Plan at any time pursuant to Section 11, until all Shares subject to it shall have been delivered, and any restrictions on such Shares have lapsed, pursuant to the Amended and Restated Plan’s provisions. However, in no event may an Award be granted under the Amended and Restated Plan on or after ten years from the effective date of the Amended and Restated Plan described in the first sentence of this Section 13.

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ANNEX B

NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION

We refer to certain non-GAAP financial measures in the accompanying proxy statement. Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide an additional means of analyzing our results. However, these non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in addition to, and not as a substitute for, the company’s reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP and should be read only in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. Management uses these supplemental non-GAAP financial measures internally to understand, manage and evaluate our financial performance and make operating decisions. A reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures and the most directly comparable measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP are set forth in the following tables.

Adjusted net income is not a recognized term under GAAP and should not be substituted for net income as a measure of our performance but rather should be utilized as a supplemental measure of financial performance in evaluating our business. Management believes that adjusted net income provides relevant and useful information that enables external users of our financial statements, such as industry analysts, investors, lenders and rating agencies, to better understand and evaluate our ongoing operating results and allow for greater transparency in the review of our overall financial, operational and economic performance. The company reports adjusted net income on a non-GAAP basis to exclude certain income and expenses that management believes are not indicative of future business trends and operations.


Reconciliation of net income to adjusted net income
		2014

		(Millions of dollars)
Net Income Attributable to Hess Corporation		2,317

Adjustments: Items affecting the comparability of earnings between periods relating to (after income taxes):

Exploration and Production (1):		(542)

Corporate, Interest and Other:		74

Discontinued Operations (2):		(541)

Adjusted net income		1,308

(1)	The most significant item affecting the comparability of earnings between periods relating to Exploration and Production was a net gain on asset sales of $774 million, partially offset by other items totaling $232 million.

(2)	The most significant item affecting the comparability of earnings between periods relating to Discontinued Operations was a gain on asset sales of $620 million, partially offset by other items totaling $79 million.

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Cash flow from continuing operations before changes in operating assets and liabilities is not a recognized term under GAAP and should not be substituted for cash provided by continuing operations as a measure of our performance but rather should be utilized as a supplemental measure of financial performance in evaluating our business. Management believes that cash flow from continuing operations before changes in operating assets and liabilities demonstrates the company’s ability to internally fund capital expenditures, pay dividends and service debt.


Reconciliation of Cash provided by operating activities - continuing operations to Cash flow from continuing operations before changes in operating assets and liabilities

		2014

		(Millions of dollars)
Cash provided by operating activities - continuing operations		4,511

Adjustments:

Changes in operating assets and liabilities (1):		531

Cash flow from continuing operations before changes in operating assets and liabilities		5,042

(1)	See Changes in operating assets and liabilities in the Statement of Consolidated Cash Flows in the company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.

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Electronic Voting Instructions

Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!

Instead of mailing your proxy, you may choose one of the voting methods outlined below to vote your proxy.

VALIDATION DETAILS ARE LOCATED BELOW IN THE TITLE BAR.

Proxies submitted by the Internet or telephone must be received by 11:59 p.m., EST, on May 5, 2015.

Vote by Internet

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• Or scan the QR code with your smartphone

• Follow the steps outlined on the secure website

Vote by telephone

• Call toll free 1-800-652-VOTE (8683) within the USA, US territories & Canada on a touch tone telephone. There is NO CHARGE to you for the call.

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Proposals — The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR all the nominees.

Election of Directors:

For

Against

Abstain

For

Against

Abstain

For

Against

Abstain

01 - R.F. CHASE

02 - T.J. CHECKI

03 - H. GOLUB

04 - J.B. HESS

05 - E.E. HOLIDAY

06 - R. LAVIZZO-MOUREY

07- D. MCMANUS

08 - J.H. MULLIN III

09 - J.H. QUIGLEY

10 - R.N. WILSON

The Board recommends a vote FOR Proposals 2, 3 and 4.

The Board recommends a vote AGAINST Proposals 5 and 6.

For

Against

Abstain

For

Against

Abstain

Advisory approval of the compensation of our named executive officers.

Stockholder proposal recommending proxy access.

Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors for fiscal year ending December 31, 2015.

Stockholder proposal recommending a scenario analysis report regarding carbon asset risk.

Approval of the amended and restated 2008 long-term incentive plan.

Authorized Signatures — This section must be completed for your vote to be counted. — Date and Sign Below

Please sign exactly as name(s) appears hereon. Joint owners should each sign. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, corporate officer, trustee, guardian, or custodian, please give full title.

Date (mm/dd/yyyy) — Please print date below.

Signature 1 — Please keep signature within the box.

Signature 2 — Please keep signature within the box.

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021A8B

Important notice regarding the availability of proxy materials

for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 6, 2015.

The 2015 Proxy Statement and the 2014 Annual Report to Stockholders are available at:

www.envisionreports.com/HES

All stockholders are cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting,

although only stockholders of record at the close of business on March 19, 2015,

the record date for the Annual Meeting, will be entitled to vote at the meeting.

Directions to attend the Annual Meeting, where you may vote in person, can be found at:

www.hess.com/company/hess-offices

q IF YOU HAVE NOT VOTED VIA THE INTERNET OR TELEPHONE, FOLD ALONG THE PERFORATION, DETACH AND RETURN THE BOTTOM PORTION IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. q


Proxy — Hess Corporation		+
Notice of 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

1501 McKinney Street, Houston, TX 77010 Proxy Solicited by Board of Directors for Annual Meeting — May 6, 2015 at 9:00 a.m.

The undersigned hereby appoints JOHN B. HESS, GREGORY P. HILL and TIMOTHY B. GOODELL, or any of them, proxies, each with power of substitution, to vote all shares the undersigned is entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Hess Corporation to be held at Hess Corporation, 1501 McKinney Street, Houston, Texas 77010, on May 6, 2015, at 9:00 a.m., local time, and all adjournments or postponements thereof, as directed on the reverse side of this card, and in their discretion, upon any other matters which may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment or postponements thereof.

The undersigned hereby revokes any proxy heretofore given to vote said shares, and hereby ratifies all that said proxies may do at the Annual Meeting or any adjournment or postponements thereof.

Please indicate on the reverse side of this card how your stock is to be voted.

If not otherwise specified, shares will be voted FOR all nominees in Proposal 1, FOR Proposals 2, 3 and 4, and will be voted AGAINST Proposals 5 and 6, each as set forth on the reverse side of this card.


C		Non-Voting Items


Change of Address — Please print new address below.				Comments — Please print your comments below.		Meeting Attendance


						Mark the box to the right if you plan to attend the Annual Meeting.		¨

IF VOTING BY MAIL, YOU MUST COMPLETE SECTIONS A - C ON BOTH SIDES OF THIS CARD.

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Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!

Instead of mailing your proxy, you may choose one of the voting methods outlined below to vote your proxy.

VALIDATION DETAILS ARE LOCATED BELOW IN THE TITLE BAR.

Proxies submitted by the Internet or telephone must be received by 11:59 p.m., EST, on May 5, 2015.

Vote by Internet

• Go to www.envisionreports.com/HES

• Or scan the QR code with your smartphone

• Follow the steps outlined on the secure website

Vote by telephone

• Call toll free 1-800-652-VOTE (8683) within the USA, US territories & Canada on a touch tone telephone. There is NO CHARGE to you for the call.

Using a black ink pen, mark your votes with an X as shown in this example. Please do not write outside the designated areas.

• Follow the instructions provided by the recorded message

LOGO

q IF YOU HAVE NOT VOTED VIA THE INTERNET OR TELEPHONE, FOLD ALONG THE PERFORATION, DETACH AND RETURN THE BOTTOM PORTION IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. q

Proposals — The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR all the nominees.

Election of Directors:

For

Against

Abstain

For

Against

Abstain

For

Against

Abstain

01 - R.F. CHASE

02 - T.J. CHECKI

03 - H. GOLUB

04 - J.B. HESS

05 - E.E. HOLIDAY

06 - R. LAVIZZO-MOUREY

07- D. MCMANUS

08 - J.H. MULLIN III

09 - J.H. QUIGLEY

10 - R.N. WILSON

The Board recommends a vote FOR Proposals 2, 3 and 4.

The Board recommends a vote AGAINST Proposals 5 and 6.

For

Against

Abstain

For

Against

Abstain

Advisory approval of the compensation of our named executive officers.

Stockholder proposal recommending proxy access.

Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors for fiscal year ending December 31, 2015.

Stockholder proposal recommending a scenario analysis report regarding carbon asset risk.

Approval of the amended and restated 2008 long-term incentive plan.

Authorized Signatures — This section must be completed for your vote to be counted. — Date and Sign Below

Date (mm/dd/yyyy) — Please print date below.

Signature 1 — Please keep signature within the box.

Signature 2 — Please keep signature within the box.

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021AAB

Important notice regarding the availability of proxy materials

for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 6, 2015.

The 2015 Proxy Statement and the 2014 Annual Report to Stockholders are available at:

www.envisionreports.com/HES

All stockholders are cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting,

although only stockholders of record at the close of business on March 19, 2015,

the record date for the Annual Meeting, will be entitled to vote at the meeting.

Directions to attend the Annual Meeting, where you may vote in person, can be found at:

www.hess.com/company/hess-offices

q IF YOU HAVE NOT VOTED VIA THE INTERNET OR TELEPHONE, FOLD ALONG THE PERFORATION, DETACH AND RETURN THE BOTTOM PORTION IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE. q


Proxy — Hess Corporation		+
Notice of 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

1501 McKinney Street, Houston, TX 77010 Proxy Solicited by Board of Directors for Annual Meeting — May 6, 2015 at 9:00 a.m.

The undersigned hereby appoints JOHN B. HESS, GREGORY P. HILL and TIMOTHY B. GOODELL, or any of them, proxies, each with power of substitution, to vote all shares the undersigned is entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Hess Corporation to be held at Hess Corporation, 1501 McKinney Street, Houston, Texas 77010, on May 6, 2015, at 9:00 a.m., local time, and all adjournments or postponements thereof, as directed on the reverse side of this card, and in their discretion, upon any other matters which may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment or postponements thereof.

The undersigned hereby revokes any proxy heretofore given to vote said shares, and hereby ratifies all that said proxies may do at the Annual Meeting or any adjournment or postponements thereof.

Please indicate on the reverse side of this card how your stock is to be voted.

If not otherwise specified, shares will be voted FOR all nominees in Proposal 1, FOR Proposals 2, 3 and 4, and will be voted AGAINST Proposals 5 and 6, each as set forth on the reverse side of this card.

Additional instructions for Hess Corporation Savings Plan Participants: Participants and Beneficiaries who do not vote the stock in the Company Stock Fund attributable to their accounts shall be deemed to have directed J.P. Morgan as Trustee to vote such stock on each proposal in the same proportion as other participants in the plan vote.


C		Non-Voting Items


Change of Address — Please print new address below.				Comments — Please print your comments below.		Meeting Attendance


						Mark the box to the right if you plan to attend the Annual Meeting.		¨

IF VOTING BY MAIL, YOU MUST COMPLETE SECTIONS A - C ON BOTH SIDES OF THIS CARD.