Hess (HES) DEFA14A Additional proxy soliciting materials

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Hess's Slate of Five New, Non-Conflicted,

Experienced Nominees = Right Choice for Shareholders

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John Krenicki, Jr.

The

Right Choice for Shareholders

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Helped

double

revenue

at

GE

Energy

to

over

$50

billion

–

representing

2/3

of

GE’s

financial

revenues

Oversaw GE’s Oil & Gas, Power & Water, and Energy management businesses, which employ

more than 100,000 people in over 165 countries

Led

streamlining

and

turnarounds

at

GE

Infrastructure

and

Energy

sectors

and

the

GE

Transportation Systems division; was member of GE’s Corporate Executive Council

Mr. Krenicki is one of America’s top corporate executives with a strong track record of success,

experience, and leadership in operations, oil and gas, and energy

Senior partner at private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice

Director

Experience:

Chairman

(and

interim

CEO)

of

ServiceMaster

Global

Holdings;

Wilsonart

International

Former Director: GE Capital

Source: Bloomberg, CapIQ, The Corporate Library

John Krenicki’s experience leading large-scale 

initiatives and operations across a global energy 

portfolio will add important perspective to the Hess 

Board as the Company completes its transformation 

to a pure play E&P company

Dr. Kevin Meyers

The

Right Choice for Shareholders

3

Helped divest $6 billion of low-growth, low-margin assets at ConocoPhillips to focus capital into

emerging shale plays

Oversaw

6,000

employees

and

a

$6

billion

annual

capital

program,

and

was

responsible

for

reorganizing and driving business value in the Americas E&P portfolio

Spearheaded

the

Company’s

development

of

the

Eagle

Ford,

moving

it

from

exploration

to

a

twelve-

rig development program in less than a year, and increased investment in both the Permian Basin

and the Bakken

ConocoPhillips’

stock price increased approximately 60% during his tenure

Director Experience:  Bill Barrett Corporation, Denbury Resources, Hornbeck Offshore Resources,

and Precision Drilling Corporation

Former Director: LUKOIL

Source: Bloomberg, CapIQ, The Corporate Library

Based on his experience, Dr. Meyers will bring to the 

Hess Board decades of managing cost-efficient E&P 

operations in geographies directly relevant to Hess’ 

focused E&P portfolio

Fredric Reynolds

The

Right Choice for Shareholders

4

Led several significant reorganizations, asset divestitures and spinoffs, including the sale of all of the

legacy industrials business of Westinghouse, the spinoff of MTV Networks, and the firm-wide

reorganization of CBS

While CFO of CBS, shareholders experienced substantial share appreciation and return of capital

Other

C-level

experience

includes

CFO

positions

at

Viacom,

PepsiCo

Foods

International

and

Frito-

Lay and the CEO position at a key Viacom subsidiary

Director Experience: AOL (Lead Director), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Mondelez International

(formally Kraft Foods)

Former Director: Blockbuster, Sportsline.com, and The Reader’s Digest Association

Source: Bloomberg, CapIQ, The Corporate Library

Fredric Reynolds will bring to the Hess Board his 

substantial experience as a CFO with a successful 

track record of financial oversight, leading a 

successful transformation, returning capital, and 

delivering long-term returns

William Schrader

The

Right Choice for Shareholders

5

Led BP’s assets in Azerbaijan, Indonesia, and TNK-BP

TNK-BP comprised 29% of BP’s total production

During his tenure as President of BP Azerbaijan, production increased from 240,000 bpd to over

950,000 bpd, while operating costs were reduced from $7/bbl to $4/bbl

Oversaw and drove focused international growth strategies and efficiencies during his 30 years at

BP

Deep experience in joint venture and other production and cost-sharing structures

Director Experience: Ophir Energy

Source: Bloomberg, CapIQ, The Corporate Library

William Schrader is an outstanding E&P executive 

responsible for transforming BP’s best and most 

valued E&P assets and will bring to the Board his 

experience as a disciplined E&P operator with 

expertise in production sharing structures, 

government relations, and delivering returns

Dr. Mark Williams

The

Right Choice for Shareholders

6

Worked for over 30 years at Shell, including for 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

Transformed

the

U.S.

downstream

business

by

leading

the

creation

of

the

Shell

/

Texaco

/

Saudi

Aramco alliance in the late 1990s

One of three top operating executives responsible for all strategic, capital, and operational matters

at Royal Dutch Shell

Oversaw $400 billion in revenues and approximately 55,000 people, generating $5.3 billion in profit

annually,

and

redirected

a

$6

billion

annual

investment

into

the

higher-growth

markets

of

China

and

Brazil, while strengthening Shell’s position in key hubs in the U.S. Gulf Coast and Singapore

Source: Bloomberg, CapIQ, The Corporate Library

Mark Williams’ experience at the highest management 

levels of one of the world’s largest oil and gas 

companies and service in its top executive group 

charged with setting strategy and direction will 

provide invaluable insights to Hess' Board

Other Information

Important Additional Information

Hess Corporation, its directors and certain of its executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from Hess

shareholders

in

connection

with

the

matters

to

be

considered

at

Hess’

2013

Annual

Meeting.

Hess

has

filed

a

definitive

proxy

statement

and

form of WHITE proxy card with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the 2013 Annual Meeting. HESS

SHAREHOLDERS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO READ THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT AND ACCOMPANYING WHITE

PROXY

CARD

AS

THEY

CONTAIN

IMPORTANT

INFORMATION.

Information

regarding

the

identity

of

potential

participants,

and

their

direct

or

indirect

interests,

by

security

holdings

or

otherwise,

is

set

forth

in

the

proxy

statement

and

other

materials

filed

with

the

SEC.

Shareholders

will be able to obtain any proxy statement, any amendments or supplements to the proxy statement and other documents filed by Hess with the

SEC

for

no

charge

at

the

SEC’s

website

at

www.sec.gov.

Copies

will

also

be

available

at

no

charge

at

Hess’

website

at

www.hess.com,

by

writing

to

Hess

Corporation

at

1185

Avenue

of

the

Americas,

New

York,

NY

10036,

by

calling

Hess’

proxy

solicitor,

MacKenzie

Partners,

toll-

free at (800) 322-2885 or by email at hess@mackenziepartners.com.

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