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CHEVRON CORPORATION
supplement to the definitive proxy statement
for the 2024 annual meeting of stockholders
to be held on Wednesday, May 29, 2024
explanatory note
This proxy statement supplement (the “Supplement”) supplements and amends the definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A (the “Proxy Statement”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Chevron Corporation (the “Company”) on April 10, 2024.
Following the filing of the Proxy Statement, it was determined that the Summary Compensation Table included in the “Executive Compensation” section of the Proxy Statement inadvertently understated perquisite compensation for A. N. Hearne, Executive Vice President of the Company, in the amount of $608,245, comprising expatriate & tax equalization benefits related to restricted stock units awarded to him under the Chevron Corporation Long-Term Incentive Plan. Following the adjustment, the total expatriate & tax equalization benefits for Mr. Hearne in 2023 increased from $1,217,892 to $1,826,137. All of our employees on expatriate assignments are entitled to expatriate and tax equalization benefits, which have been consistently administered and are intended to place expatriate employees in a similar net tax position as a similarly compensated employee in their home country.
 
As discussed in the Proxy Statement, we do not pay tax
gross-ups
to our Named Executive Officers (NEOs). We do provide standard expatriate packages, which include tax equalization payments, to all employees of the Company who serve on overseas assignments, including executive officers.
This Supplement is being filed to correct this error by (i) reproducing the Summary Compensation Table, originally set forth on page 75 of the Proxy Statement, with changes to update the fiscal year 2023 information for Mr. Hearne with respect to his “All Other Compensation” and “Total” compensation amounts and revising footnote 6 to the Summary Compensation Table, and (ii) as a result of the changes to the Summary Compensation Table, reproducing the “Pay Versus Performance” section of the Proxy Statement, originally set forth on pages 98 through 101 of the Proxy Statement, with changes to update the “Average Summary Compensation Table Total for
Non-CEO
NEOs” and “Average Compensation Actually Paid to
Non-CEO
NEOs.” This corrected information is provided below and replaces the information originally included in the Proxy Statement in its entirety.
Except as specifically discussed in this Explanatory Note, this Supplement does not otherwise modify or update any other disclosures presented in the Proxy Statement. This Supplement should be read with the Proxy Statement, and, from and after the date of this Supplement, any references to the “Proxy Statement” shall be deemed to include the Proxy Statement as amended by this Supplement.
If you have already voted by Internet, telephone, or by mail, you do not need to take any action unless you wish to change your vote. Proxy voting instructions already returned by stockholders (via Internet, telephone, or mail) will remain valid and will be voted at the Annual Meeting unless revoked. Important information regarding how to vote your shares and revoke proxies already cast is available in the Proxy Statement under the caption “Voting and Additional Information.”
executive compensation
 
summary compensation table
The following table sets forth the compensation of our NEOs for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022, and December 31, 2021, if they were NEOs in those years. The primary components of each NEO’s compensation are also described in our “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” in this Proxy Statement.
 
Name and
principal position
 
 
Year
 
 
Salary
($)
(1)
 
 
Stock
awards
($)
(2)
 
 
Option
awards
($)
(3)
 
 
Non-equity
incentive
plan
compensation
($)
(4)
 
 
Change in pension
value and
nonqualified
deferred
compensation
earnings
($)
(5)
 
 
All other
compensation
($)
(6)
 
 
Total
($)
 
M.K. Wirth
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
      2023     $ 1,818,750     $ 13,669,951     $ 4,252,096     $ 2,610,000     $ 3,702,609     $ 436,450     $ 26,489,856
      2022     $ 1,689,583     $ 12,909,537     $ 4,000,488     $ 4,500,000           $ 474,317     $ 23,573,925
      2021     $ 1,650,000     $ 12,233,699     $ 3,874,962     $ 4,500,000           $ 351,624     $ 22,610,285
P.R. Breber
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
      2023     $ 1,134,375     $ 3,396,781     $ 1,053,860     $ 1,201,750     $ 980,658     $ 144,130     $ 7,911,554
      2022     $ 1,063,542     $ 3,275,929     $ 1,015,436     $ 1,820,000           $ 130,600     $ 7,305,507
      2021     $ 1,020,000     $ 3,158,688     $ 1,000,818     $ 1,800,000     $ 1,007,726     $ 118,302     $ 8,105,534
M.A. Nelson
Vice Chairman
      2023     $ 1,187,500     $ 4,433,692     $ 1,379,182     $ 1,436,400     $ 3,653,842     $ 127,248     $ 12,217,864
      2022     $ 1,039,583     $ 3,275,929     $ 1,015,436     $ 2,100,000           $ 129,730     $ 7,560,678
      2021     $ 950,000     $ 3,158,688     $ 1,000,818     $ 1,800,000     $ 963,473     $ 115,401     $ 7,988,380
A.N. Hearne
Executive Vice President, Oil,
Products and Gas
      2023     $ 1,039,583     $ 4,433,692     $ 1,379,182     $ 1,017,450     $ 841,155     $ 1,941,405     $ 10,652,467
                                                                               
R.H. Pate
Vice President and General
Counsel
      2023     $ 1,084,375     $ 3,396,781     $ 1,053,860     $ 1,149,500     $ 446,251     $ 149,226     $ 7,279,993
      2022     $ 1,018,542
(7)
 
    $ 3,275,929     $ 1,015,436     $ 1,680,000     $ 522,067     $ 622,218
(8)
 
    $ 8,134,192
                                                                               
 
(1)
Reflects actual salary earned during the fiscal year covered. The following table reflects the annual salary rate and effective date for the years in which each person was an NEO and the amounts deferred under the DCP.
 
Name
 
 
Salary effective date
 
 
Salary
 
   
Total salary deferred
under the DCP
 
  March 2023   $ 1,850,000     $29,775
M.K. Wirth
  March 2022   $ 1,700,000     $27,692
 
  March 2021
 
  $
 
1,650,000
 
 
 
  $27,200
 
  March 2023   $ 1,150,000     $16,087
P.R. Breber
  March 2022   $ 1,075,000     $15,171
 
  March 2021
 
  $
 
1,020,000
 
 
 
  $14,600
 
  February 2023   $ 1,200,000     $17,150
M.A. Nelson
  October 2022   $ 1,100,000     $14,692
 
 
March 2022
 
 
$
 
1,050,000
 
 
 
  March 2021
 
  $
 
950,000
 
 
 
  $13,200
 
A.N. Hearne
  March 2023   $ 1,050,000     $51,979
R.H. Pate
  March 2023   $ 1,100,000     $15,301
 
 
March 2022
 
 
$
 
1,025,000
 
 
  $20,157
 
 
 
January 2022
 
 
 
$
 
 
1,000,000
 
 
 
 
 
We explain the amount of salary and
non-equity
incentive plan compensation in proportion to total compensation in our “Compensation Discussion and Analysis–2023 Compensation Programs and Outcomes” in this Proxy Statement.

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(2)
Amounts for the 2023 fiscal year reflect the aggregate grant date fair value of performance shares and RSUs granted under the LTIP on January 25, 2023. We calculate the grant date fair value of these awards in accordance with ASC Topic 718, as described in Note 22, “Stock Options and Other Share-Based Compensation,” to the Consolidated Financial Statements contained in our Annual Report on Form
10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2023. These RSUs and performance shares accrue dividend equivalents. For purposes of this table only, estimates of forfeitures related to service-based vesting conditions for awards have been disregarded.
 
For performance shares granted on January 25, 2023, the
per-share
grant date fair value was $198.49, with valuation weighted 70% based on relative TSR and 30% based on relative
ROCE-I.
For the relative TSR valuation, we used a Monte Carlo approach to calculate the grant date fair value of $206.81. To derive estimated grant date fair value per share, this valuation technique simulates TSR for the Company and the LTIP Performance Share Peer Group and the S&P 500 Index using market data for a period equal to the term of the performance period; correlates the simulated returns within the peer group to estimate a probable payout value; and discounts the probable payout value using a risk-free rate for Treasury bonds having a term equal to the performance period. For the relative
ROCE-I
valuation, we used the grant date fair value of $179.08, the closing price of Chevron common stock on the grant date. Performance shares are settled in cash, and the cash payout, if any, is based on market conditions at the end of the performance period (January 2023 through December 2025). Payout is calculated in the manner described in footnote 2 to the “Option Exercises and Stock Vested in Fiscal Year 2023” table in this Proxy Statement. If the maximum level of performance were to be achieved for the performance shares granted in 2023, the grant date value would be $358.16 per share (200% of the grant date stock price), or $16,998,274 for Mr. Wirth; $5,512,082 for Messrs. Nelson and Hearne; and $4,222,706 for Messrs. Breber and Pate.
 
The
per-unit
grant date fair value of the RSUs was $179.08, the closing price of Chevron common stock on the grant date. These RSUs earn dividend equivalents and are settled in stock upon vesting
one-third
each January 31 following the first anniversary of the grant date.
 
The material terms of performance shares and RSUs granted in 2023 are described in the “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal Year 2023” and “Outstanding Equity Awards at 2023 Fiscal
Year-End”
tables in this Proxy Statement.
 
(3)
Amounts for each fiscal year reflect the aggregate grant date fair value of nonstatutory/nonqualified stock options granted under the LTIP on January 25, 2023. The
per-option
grant date fair value was $45.82. We calculate the grant date fair value of these stock options in accordance with ASC Topic 718, as described in Note 22, “Stock Options and Other Share-Based Compensation,” to the Consolidated Financial Statements contained in our Annual Report on Form
10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2023. Stock options do not accrue dividends or dividend equivalents. For purposes of this table only, estimates of forfeitures related to service-based vesting conditions for awards have been disregarded. The material terms of stock options granted in 2023 are described in the “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal Year 2023” and “Outstanding Equity Awards at 2023 Fiscal
Year-End”
tables in this Proxy Statement.
 
(4)
2023 amounts reflect CIP awards for the 2023 performance year that were paid in March 2024. Messrs. Nelson, Hearne, and Pate elected to defer 25% of their CIP awards to the DCP, or $359,100 for Mr. Nelson, $254,363 for Mr. Hearne, and $287,375 for Mr. Pate. See “Compensation Discussion and Analysis–Compensation Discussion and Analysis in Detail–Annual Incentive Plan (Chevron Incentive Plan)” in this Proxy Statement for a detailed description of CIP awards.
 
(5)
2023 amounts represent the aggregate change in the actuarial present value of the NEOs’ U.S. pension value for the CRP and the RRP and for Mr. Hearne the U.K. pension value from January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023, expressed as a lump sum. The DCP and
ESIP-RP
do not pay above-market or preferential earnings and are not represented in this table. For purposes of this disclosure, we have used the same amounts required to be disclosed in the “Pension Benefits Table” in this Proxy Statement.
 
2023 changes in the actuarial present value of an NEO’s U.S. pension value are attributable to seven factors:
 
Highest average earnings (“HAE”)
– For Messrs. Wirth, Breber, and Nelson, HAE is the highest consecutive
36-month
average base salary and CIP awards. The change in present value also reflects an offset for Social Security benefits, whose increase may cause a reduction in net benefits. For Messrs. Hearne and Pate, HAE is the highest consecutive five-year average base salary and CIP awards.
 
Interest rate impact
– Generally, a higher interest rate produces a lower pension value, and a lower interest rate produces a higher pension value. The 2023 discount rates used to discount pension values from age 60 to an NEO’s current age, 5.0% for the CRP and 4.8% for the RRP, are lower than the 2022 discount rates of 5.2% for both plans.
 
Lump-sum basis
– The lump-sum interest rates for determining the actuarial present values of the pension benefit are based on the Pension Protection Act of 2006 lump-sum interest rates, and such rates were lower in 2023 than those used in 2022 by an average of 0.33 percentage points. The lump-sum mortality table is based on the rates required by the Pension Protection Act of 2006. These rates are updated annually by the Internal Revenue Service.
 
An additional year of age
– The CRP and RRP provide an unreduced benefit at age 60 for eligible participants. Generally, being a year older results in an increase in pension value due to a shorter discount period from the current age to the assumed retirement age of 60. Once an NEO reaches age 60, the pension value can be negatively impacted when the assumed duration of future payments is shorter based on age and actuarial assumptions. Furthermore, the discount rate no longer applies.
 
An additional year of benefit service earned in 2023
– All of the NEOs worked for a full year in 2023; as a result, their pension benefits increased because they earned an additional year of benefit service.
 
Demographic assumptions
– Current mortality tables are unchanged compared with 2022.
 
Change in lump-sum methodology
– RRP actuarial assumptions were updated to better reflect aggregate participant elections.

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The following table provides a breakdown of the percent of change in the NEO’s pension:
 
       
Factors
 
   
Name
 
 
Total percent
change in
pension value,
Jan.–Dec.
2023
(a)
 
 
HAE
 
 
Interest rate
impact
 
 
Lump-sum

basis
 
 
One
additional
year
of age
 
 
One
additional
year of
service
 
 
Demographic
assumption
changes
 
 
Change in
lump-sum
methodology
 
M.K. Wirth
 
11.6%
 
11.9%
 
0.5%
 
0.8%
 
(2.0%)
 
 3.0%
 
0.0%
 
(2.6%)
P.R. Breber
 
 6.5%
 
 (0.1%)
 
(0.9%)
 
1.1%
 
5.5%
 
 3.2%
 
0.0%
 
(2.3%)
M.A. Nelson
 
25.0%
 
24.6%
 
0.7%
 
0.8%
 
(1.8%)
 
 3.4%
 
0.0%
 
(2.7%)
A.N. Hearne
 
38.7%
 
23.7%
 
0.0%
 
2.3%
 
5.2%
 
10.3%
 
0.0%
 
(2.8%)
R.H. Pate
 
14.0%
 
 5.7%
 
0.0%
 
0.8%
 
0.0%
 
 9.9%
 
0.0%
 
(2.4%)
 
  (a)
Calculated as follows: (actuarial present value of accumulated benefit at December 31, 2023 (reported in the “Pension Benefits Table” in this Proxy Statement) – actuarial present value of accumulated benefit at December 31, 2022 (reported in the “Pension Benefits Table” in last year’s Proxy Statement)) / actuarial present value of accumulated benefit at December 31, 2022 (reported in the “Pension Benefits Table” in last year’s Proxy Statement).
 
 
Additional information concerning the present value of benefits accumulated by our NEOs under these defined benefit retirement plans is included in the “Pension Benefits Table” in this Proxy Statement.
 
 
2023 changes in the actuarial present value of an NEO’s U.K. pension value are attributable to five factors:
 
 
An additional year of age
– The UK Pension Plan provides an unreduced benefit at age 60 for eligible participants. Generally, being a year older results in an increase in pension value due to a shorter discount period from the current age to the assumed retirement age of 60.
 
 
Emerging inflation
– The actual emerging (known and published) rates of inflation differ from those assumed at the prior year’s assessment, this changes elements of the projected pension at retirement.
 
 
Interest rate impact
– Generally, a higher interest rate produces a lower pension value, and a lower interest rate produces a higher pension value. The 2023 discount rate used to discount pension values from age 60 to an NEO’s current age, 4.7%, is lower than the 2022 discount rate of 5.0%.
 
 
Inflation
The inflation that is assumed after the measurement date impacts the projected pension at retirement and the assumed increases to benefits during retirement.
 
 
Demographic assumptions
– Changes in demographic assumptions (primarily life expectancy) affect the timing and duration of payment for pension benefits.
 
The following table provides a breakdown of the percent of change in Mr. Hearne’s U.K. pension:
 
       
Factors
 
Name
 
 
Total percent
change in
pension value,
Jan.–Dec.
2023
(a)
 
 
One
additional
year of
age
 
 
Emerging
inflation
 
 
Interest
rate
impact
 
 
Inflation
 
 
Demographic
assumption
changes
 
A.N. Hearne
 
12.6%
 
5.0%
 
4.9%
 
5.3%
 
(1.1%)
 
(1.5%)
 
  (a)
Calculated as follows: (actuarial present value of accumulated benefit at December 31, 2023 (reported in the “Pension Benefits Table” in this Proxy Statement) – actuarial present value of accumulated benefit at December 31, 2022) / actuarial present value of accumulated benefit at December 31, 2022.
 
 
Additional information concerning the present value of benefits accumulated by Mr. Hearne under this defined benefit retirement plan is included in the “Pension Benefits Table” in this Proxy Statement.

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(6)
All Other Compensation for 2023 includes the following items, but excludes other arrangements that are generally available to our salaried employees on the U.S. payroll and do not discriminate in scope, terms, or operation in favor of our NEOs, such as our medical, dental, disability, group life insurance, and vacation programs.
 
     
M.K.
Wirth
 
    
P.R.
Breber
 
    
M.A.
Nelson
 
    
A.N.
Hearne
 
    
R.H.
Pate
 
 
ESIP Company Contributions
(a)
  
$
26,400
 
  
$
26,400
 
  
$
26,400
 
  
$
26,400
 
  
$
26,400
 
ESIP-RP
Company Contributions
(a)
  
$
119,100
 
  
$
64,350
 
  
$
68,600
 
  
$
56,767
 
  
$
61,204
 
Perquisites
(b)
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
Financial Counseling
(c)
  
$
15,000
 
  
$
25,687
 
  
$
26,769
 
  
$
6,618
 
  
$
15,000
 
Motor Vehicles
(d)
  
$
11,281
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
^
 
Corporate Aircraft
(e)
  
$
220,921
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
$
19,064
 
Security
(f)
  
$
33,970
 
  
$
26,977
 
  
 
 
  
$
17,840
 
  
$
20,365
 
Executive Physical
(g)
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
$
5,176
 
  
 
 
Expatriate & Tax Equalization Benefits
(h)
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
$
1,826,137
 
  
 
 
Other
(i)
  
$
9,778
 
  
$
716
 
  
$
5,479
 
  
$
2,467
 
  
$
7,133
 
Total, All Other Compensation
  
$
436,450
 
  
$
144,130
 
  
$
127,248
 
  
$
1,941,405
 
  
$
149,226
 
 
  (a)
The ESIP is a
tax-qualified
defined contribution plan open to employees on the U.S. payroll. The Company provides a matching contribution of 8% of annual compensation when an employee contributes 2% of annual compensation or 4% if they contribute 1%. Employees may also choose to contribute an amount above 2%, but none of the amount above 2% is matched. The Company match up to IRS limits ($330,000 of income in 2023) is made to the qualified ESIP account. For amounts above the IRS limit, the executive can elect to have 2% of base pay directed into the DCP, and the Company will match those funds with a contribution to the nonqualified
ESIP-RP.
Company contributions to the
ESIP-RP
are described further in the “Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Table” in this Proxy Statement.
 
  (b)
Reflects perquisites and personal benefits received by an NEO in 2023 to the extent that the total value of such perquisites and personal benefits was equal to or exceeded $10,000. Items deemed perquisites are valued on the basis of their aggregate incremental cost to the Company. We do not provide tax
gross-ups
to our NEOs for any perquisites; however, we do in certain cases pay expatriate and tax equalization benefits in connection with overseas assignments, as discussed further in footnote h. In the table, dollar amounts below $100 are indicated by a “^.”
 
  (c)
Reflects amounts related to income tax preparation services, plus other services provided under Chevron’s Financial Counseling Program, including life event, tax, investment, and estate planning services.
 
  (d)
The Company maintains cars and drivers that the NEOs may use for business transportation and, in certain circumstances, for personal travel. NEOs may reimburse the Company’s incremental costs for any personal travel. For security reasons, Mr. Wirth is provided with access to the Company’s cars, drivers, and security personnel for both business and personal use. The aggregate incremental cost for such personal use reflects the sum of (i) a percentage of the total variable operating costs (including fuel and incremental maintenance costs, if any) for each vehicle used for personal use, based on personal use miles divided by the total miles traveled per vehicle, and (ii) all amounts paid for driver overtime for personal use.
 
  (e)
Generally, executives are not allowed to use Company planes for personal use. For security reasons, due to the nature of Chevron’s business as a global integrated energy company, the Board mandates that Mr. Wirth fly on the corporate aircraft for all business and personal travel whenever it is feasible. Chevron U.S.A. Inc. (“CUSA”) and Mr. Wirth have entered into an Aircraft Time-Sharing Agreement (“ATSA”). Pursuant to the terms of the ATSA, Mr. Wirth reimbursed CUSA for a portion of his personal use of the corporate aircraft in 2023 within amounts permitted under FAA regulations. On a very limited basis, the CEO may authorize the personal use of a Company plane by other persons if, for example, it is in relation to and part of a trip that is otherwise business-related, such as a personal leg while on Company business, authorizing a spouse and/or other family members to accompany an executive on business travel (for which there was no incremental cost to the Company in 2023), or if it is in connection with a personal emergency. Aggregate incremental cost was determined by multiplying the operating hours attributable to personal use by the 2023 average hourly direct operating costs, plus actual crew and security costs (for overnight lodging, meals, transportation, and other incremental costs), plus actual flight-specific incremental costs and fees, where applicable.

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  (f)
For Mr. Wirth, reflects expenses related to security costs at his personal residences, which includes perimeter and physical security enhancements, network security and monitoring, and security consulting fees. Also included are incremental costs of security detail incurred in relation to personal air travel (for meals, transportation, and lodging). For Mr. Breber, residential security costs related to network security and monitoring fees ($26,977). For Messrs. Hearne and Pate, includes residential security costs related to network security and monitoring, and security consulting fees.
 
  (g)
Includes executive physical and/or related diagnostic procedures.
 
  (h)
Messrs. Breber, Nelson, and Hearne served on expatriate assignments in prior years, during which they received customary expatriate and tax equalization benefits intended to place expatriate employees in a similar net tax position as a similarly compensated employee in their home country. Amount shown for Mr. Hearne reflects amended tax equalization and similar tax payments in 2023 ($1,805,876) and expatriate assignment benefits ($20,261). For Messrs. Breber and Nelson, equalization benefits are not reflected above, as estimated taxes plus prior years’ amendments resulted in a net negative value.
 
  (i)
Reflects the value of retirement gifts presented to Mr. Breber. Includes the aggregate incremental cost of tickets for performing arts events and commercial flights, meals, activities, ground transportation, domestic Board trips, and other amenities for corporate events attended by an NEO and their spouse. From time to time, the NEOs and/or their spouses attend sporting or performing arts events for which Chevron is a corporate sponsor and for which the Company incurs no incremental cost.
 
(7)
For Mr. Pate, reflects reconciling entry for paid time off taken in 2022, in the amount of $10,677.
 
(8)
For Mr. Pate, reflects payment of invoice received in 2023 of $1,115 for relocation benefits associated with moving his position from Chevron’s headquarters in the San Francisco Bay Area to our Houston, Texas, office, incurred in 2022.

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pay versus performance
pay versus performance table
As required by Section 953(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and Item 402(v) of Regulation
S-K,
we are providing the following information about the relationship between executive Compensation Actually Paid (“CAP”) and certain financial performance of the Company. For further information concerning the Company’s variable
pay-for-performance
philosophy and how the Company aligns executive compensation with the Company’s performance, refer to “Executive Compensation–Compensation Discussion and Analysis” starting on page 49.
 
   
CEO pay
 
 
Other NEO pay
 
 
Value of initial fixed
$100 investment
based on:
 
 
Other performance
measures
 
Year
 
 
Summary
compensation
table total for
CEO
(1)
 
 
CAP
for CEO
(2)
 
 
 
Average
summary
compensation
table total for
non-CEO

NEOs
(3)
 
 
Average
CAP for non-CEO

NEOs
(4)
 
 
Total
stockholder
return
(5)
 
 
Peer Group
total
stockholder
return
(5)(6)
 
 
Net income
(billions)
(7)
 
 
Return on 
capital 
employed 
(ROCE
)
(8)
 
2023
    $ 26,489,856     $ (24,671,364 )     $ 9,515,470     $ (3,300,597 )     $ 148     $ 151     $ 21.4       11.9 % 
2022
    $ 23,573,925     $ 86,746,262     $ 7,993,797
(9)
 
    $ 25,087,289     $ 171     $ 145     $ 35.5       20.3 % 
2021
    $ 22,610,285     $ 54,351,572     $ 8,654,188     $ 17,681,842     $ 108     $ 92     $ 15.6       9.4 % 
2020
 
    $
 
29,017,031
 
 
    $
 
7,582,335
 
 
    $ 9,053,126     $
 
2,548,051
 
 
    $
 
74
 
 
    $
 
66
 
 
    $
 
(5.5
 
)
 
     
 
(2.8
 
%)  
 
 
(1)
Represents amounts reported for Mr. Wirth for each corresponding year in the “Summary Compensation Table” in the “Total” column.
 
(2)
Amounts for each fiscal year do not reflect the actual amount of compensation earned by or paid to Mr. Wirth during the applicable year. In accordance with SEC rules, the amounts reported in this column for each fiscal year were calculated by making the following adjustments to amounts reported for Mr. Wirth in the “Summary Compensation Table” in the “Total” column:
 
Year
 
 
Reported
summary
compensation
table total for
CEO
 
 
Less reported
value of
equity
awards
(a)
 
 
Plus award
adjustments
(b)
 
 
Less reported
change in the
actuarial
present
value of
pension
benefits
(c)
 
 
Plus pension
benefit
adjustments
(d)
 
 
CAP 
to CEO 
 
2023
 
  $26,489,856
 
  $(17,922,047)
 
  $(30,256,850)
 
  $(3,702,609)
 
  $720,286
 
  $(24,671,364) 
 
 
  (a)
Represents, for each applicable year, the sum of the amounts reported in the “Summary Compensation Table” in the “Stock Awards” and “Option Awards” columns.

pay versus performance
 
  (b)
Represents, for each applicable year, the following adjustments: (i) the addition of
year-end
fair value of any equity awards granted in the applicable year that are outstanding and unvested as of the end of the year; (ii) the addition (or subtraction if negative) of the amount of change as of the end of the applicable year (from the end of the prior fiscal year) in fair value of any awards granted in prior years that are outstanding and unvested as of the end of the applicable year; (iii) for awards that are granted and vest in same applicable year, the addition of the fair value as of the vesting date; (iv) for awards granted in prior years that vest in the applicable year, the addition (or subtraction if negative) of the amount equal to the change as of the vesting date (from the end of the prior fiscal year) in fair value; (v) for awards granted in prior years that are determined to fail to meet the applicable vesting conditions during the applicable year, a deduction for the amount equal to the fair value at the end of the prior fiscal year; and (vi) the addition of the dollar value of any dividends or other earnings paid on stock or option awards in the applicable year prior to the vesting date that are not otherwise reflected in the fair value of such award or included in any other component of total compensation for the applicable year. Equity award values are calculated in accordance with ASC Topic 718. The amounts deducted or added in calculating the equity award adjustments are as follows:
 
Year
 
Year-end fair

value of equity
awards
granted in the
year and
unvested at
year-end
 
Year over year
change in fair
value of
outstanding
and unvested
equity awards
 
Fair value as of
vesting date of
equity awards
granted and
vested
in the year
 
Year over year
change in fair
value of equity
awards granted
in prior years
that vested in
the year
 
Fair value at the
end of the prior
year of equity
awards that
failed to meet
vesting
conditions
in the year
 
Value of
dividends or
other earnings
paid on stock or
option awards
not otherwise
reflected in fair
value or total
compensation
 
Total equity 
award 
adjustments 
 
2023
 
$
 
10,248,856
 
 
$
 
(19,131,394
 
)
 
 
 
 
 
$
 
(15,310,493
 
)
 
$
 
(6,063,819
 
)
 
 
 
 
 
$
 
(30,256,850
 
) 
 
 
  (c)
Represents, for each applicable year, the amount reported in the “Summary Compensation Table” in the “Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings” column.
 
  (d)
Represents, for each applicable year, the aggregate of two components: (i) the actuarially determined service cost under the CRP and RRP for services rendered by Mr. Wirth during the applicable year (the “service cost”); and (ii) the entire cost of benefits granted in a plan amendment (or initiation) during the applicable year that are attributed by the benefit formula to services rendered in periods prior to the plan amendment or initiation (the “prior service cost”), in each case, calculated in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The amounts deducted or added in calculating the pension benefit adjustments are as follows:
 
Year
 
 
Service cost
 
 
Prior service cost
 
 
Total pension benefit adjustments 
 
2023
 
    $
 
720,286
 
 
     
 
 
 
    $
 
720,286
 
 
 
(3)
Represents, for each applicable year, the average of the amounts reported in the “Summary Compensation Table” in the “Total” column for the NEOs as a group (excluding Mr. Wirth). The NEOs (excluding Mr. Wirth) included for purposes of calculating the average amounts in each applicable year are as follows: for 2023, Messrs. Breber, Nelson, Hearne, and Pate; for 2022, Messrs. Breber, Johnson, Nelson, and Pate; and for 2021 and 2020, Messrs. Breber, Johnson, Geagea, and Nelson.
 
(4)
Amounts for each fiscal year do not reflect the actual average of reported amounts of compensation earned by or paid to the NEOs as a group (excluding Mr. Wirth) during the applicable year. In accordance with SEC rules, the amounts reported in this column for each fiscal year were calculated by making the following adjustments to average total compensation for the NEOs as a group (excluding Mr. Wirth), using the same methodology described above in footnote 2. For Mr. Hearne, amounts include U.K. pension benefits.
 
Year
 
 
Average
reported summary
compensation
table total for
non-CEO
NEOs
 
 
Less average
reported
value of equity
awards
 
 
Plus average
equity award
adjustments
(a)
 
 
Less
average reported
change in the
actuarial present
value of pension
benefits
 
 
Plus average
pension
benefit
adjustments
(b)
 
 
Average 
CAP to 
non-CEO NEOs 
 
2023
 
    $
 
9,515,470
 
 
    $
 
(5,131,758
 
)
 
    $
 
(6,484,360
 
)
 
    $
 
(1,480,477
 
)
 
    $
 
280,528
 
 
    $
 
(3,300,597
 
)
 

pay versus performance
 
  (a)
The amounts deducted or added in calculating the total average equity award adjustments are as follows:
 
Year
 
 
Average year-
end fair value of
equity awards
granted in the
year and unvested
at
year-end
 
 
Year over year
average change
in fair value of
outstanding and
unvested equity
awards
 
 
Average fair
value as of
vesting date of
equity awards
granted and
vested in the
year
 
 
Year over year
average
change in fair
value of equity
awards granted
in prior years
that vested in
the year
 
 
Average fair
value at the end
of the prior
year of equity
awards that
failed to meet
vesting
conditions in
the year
 
 
Average value
of dividends or
other earnings
paid on stock or
option awards
not otherwise
reflected in fair
value or total
compensation
 
 
Total average 
equity
award 
adjustments 
 
2023
 
    $
 
2,934,784
 
 
    $
 
(4,557,135
 
)
 
     
 
 
 
    $
 
(3,489,420
 
)
 
    $
 
(1,372,589
 
)
 
     
 
 
 
    $
 
(6,484,360
 
) 
 
 
  (b)
The amounts deducted or added in calculating the total pension benefit adjustments are as follows:
 
Year
 
 
Average service cost
 
 
Average prior service cost
 
 
Total average pension benefit 
adjustments 
 
2023
 
    $
 
280,528
 
 
     
 
 
 
    $
 
280,528
 
 
 
(5)
Represents, for each applicable year, cumulative total stockholder return beginning December 31, 2019, at market close.
 
(6)
Competitor Peer Group refers to BP, ExxonMobil, Shell, and TotalEnergies. The average cumulative TSR is weighted by each peer’s market cap as of the beginning of each year.
 
(7)
Figures rounded.
 
(8)
ROCE is calculated by dividing earnings (adjusted for
after-tax
interest expense and noncontrolling interests) by the average of total debt, noncontrolling interests, and Chevron Corporation stockholders’ equity for the year.
 
(9)
Reflects the updated figures for Salary and All Other Compensation in 2022 for Mr. Pate, as described in footnotes 7 and 8 to the “Summary Compensation Table.”
financial performance measures
The three measures listed below are important financial performance measures used by the Company to link CAP to the NEOs, for the most recently completed fiscal year, to the Company’s performance. These financial measures are part of our short-term and long-term incentive plan design that reflects the Company’s philosophy to pay for absolute and competitive performance, in alignment with stockholder returns.
 
 
Earnings
1
 
ROCE
2
 
Free cash flow
3
 
 
1
Earnings as detailed in “Definitions of Selected Energy and Financial Terms” in Exhibit 99.1 of Chevron’s Annual Report on Form
10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2023.
 
2
ROCE is calculated by dividing earnings (adjusted for
after-tax
interest expense and noncontrolling interests) by the average of total debt, noncontrolling interests and Chevron Corporation stockholders’ equity for the year.
 
3
Free cash flow is a non-GAAP financial measure. See Appendix A for a reconciliation to U.S. GAAP.

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CAP versus TSR, net income, and company selected measure
 
A significant portion of the CAP to Mr. Wirth and to the other NEOs is composed of equity awards that motivate absolute and relative stock performance. As a result, the change in CAP amounts is aligned closely with Chevron’s absolute TSR and relative performance to the peer group.
In 2023, the CAP values for our CEO and the other NEOs are negative due to the decline in both absolute TSR and relative TSR to the peer group.
LOGO
 
Net income and ROCE are significant components of the financial measures used to assess performance within the Company’s short-term incentive compensation program. The financial results category is weighted at 35% under the Company’s annual incentive plan, which includes earnings (or net income) and ROCE as components of the metrics within the financial results category. While the change in CAP amounts for CEO and the other NEOs shows directional correlation with the change in net income and ROCE in 2023, the negative CAP amounts are largely the result of decline in TSR, despite strong net income and ROCE.
 
LOGO
LOGO
 
The change in CAP to Mr. Wirth and the change in average CAP to the Company’s other NEOs are aligned with the financial measures detailed above. The CAP calculation largely reflects accounting adjustments to outstanding equity valuation and therefore does not equate to the actual realized compensation to the NEOs.
The MCC maintains a disciplined and consistent approach in managing Chevron’s executive compensation. Market data, Company performance, realizable pay, and realized pay are regularly reviewed and discussed to ensure a healthy balance between a competitive executive compensation program for talent attraction and retention, and alignment of pay and performance to drive long-term stockholder value creation.

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