PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, 12.85 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10019-6064 TELEPHONE I21 2] 373?3000 LLOYD K. GARRISON {1945-1991: RAN E. PAUL (IQ-164 956] EIMON H. RIFKIND ?9504993,! LOUIS 5. WEISS (1927'! 9501 JOHN WHARTON H927- 977] DIRECT DIAL NUMBER 202-223-7321 DIRECT FACSIMILE 202-204-7393 DIRECT E-MAIL ADDRESS janderson@paulweiss.com October 20, 2016 By Ma'l Peter Frumhoff WHARTON GARRISON LLP UNIT .3601. OFFICE TOWER A. BEIJING FORTUNE NO. 7' DONGSANHUAN ZHONGLU CHAOYANG DISTRICT BEIJING 100020 REPUBLIC OF CHINA TELEPHONE (8640] 5823-5300 12TH FLOOR. HONG KONG CLUE BUILDING 3A CHATER CENTRAL HONG KONG TELEPHONE IBEZJ 2546-0300. ALDER CASTLE so NOBLE STREET TELEPHONE m4 20; 7'36? reoo SEIMEI BUILDING 2'2 UCBISAIWAECHO 2-CHOME CHIYODA-KU, TOKYO Ice-om TELEPHONE (31:3; 3597-3 I 01 TORONTO-DOMINION CENTRE 7? KING STREET WEST, SUZTE 3100 R0. BOX 226 TORONTO, ONTARIO MEN 1J3 TELEPHONE {413) 504-0520 - 2001 WASHINGTON, Dc 20006-1047 . TELEPHO?E-rzozizza-rsoo soc DELAWARE AVENUE, OFFICE BOX 32 DE 19899-0932 TELEPHONE teen) 655-4410 Union of Concerned Scientists I Two ?Brattle Square cambridg?, MA 021383780 BO PHER N0 HEN RI 0 J. RONSTE mm 0 ELLEN Ni CHINE - WILLIAM-A, LEWIS R. CLAYTON JAY GOHE KELLEY A. CDRNISH CH J. CUMMINGS CHARLES E. DAVIDOW THDMAE L. AUM ATON A . EHRLICH GREGORY A. EZRING LESLIE GORDON FAGEN AN NICHOLAS GROOMBRIDGE BRUCE A. GUTENFLAN THE NEW YORK ISIAH Re: 7Document Preservation Request" Dear Dr. Frumhoff: . DE LA BRIAN M. JANSON JAREN JANGHORBANI MEREDITH J. KANE JONATHAN a. KANTEFI ROBERTA A. KAPLAN BRAD PATRICK N. KARSNITZ JOHN c, KENNEDY BRIA KIM ALAN w. KORNBERG IEL J. OR STEVEN J. WILLIAMS LAWRENCE I. WITDORCHIC RK B. WLAZLO TY JORDAN E. YARETT KAY-E N, YDSHINO ONG TRACEY A. ZACCONE TAURIE M, ZEITZER T. ROBERT ZOCHOWSKI, JR. We Write to you on behalf of Exxon Mobil'Corporation (?EirxonMobil?) in Connection with pending and potential investigations pertaining'to climate change conducted by several state attorneys general. Litigation concerning one Of those investigations", conducted by Attorney General Claude Walker of the United States Virgin Islands, commenced on April 13, 2016. Since then, additional litigation has arisen concerning these investigations, including the proCeedings initiated against Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey on June 15, 2016. Upon thecommencement of the -f1rst_of these well-publicized proceedings, you have been on notice that you need to preserve ?an materials in your possession, custody, or control that may discoverable in pending and reasonably foreseeable litigation. I PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WI-IARTON do? GARRISON Peter Frumhoff I 2 I We believe that you may have documents that are relevant to pending and potential litigation involving the investigations of ExxonMobil, including but not limited to materials concerning the events and communications leading up to the investigations. In particular, you may possess materials that are potentially relevant'to an action now pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Exxon Mobil Corporation v. Henley, No. The purpose of this communication is to con?rm that you have been preserving and will continue to preserve all paper documents or electronically stored information in your possession, custody, or control that might be relevant in litigation relating to these investigations. v- Potentially relevant materials include but are not limited to all existing - emails-re?-tiretiemployee?s, direetorsyof?cers?, -rot?:yeur -- organization who are. involved'in pending or potential investigations of EXxonMobil; and those materials pertaining to (2) the AGs United for Clean Power Press Conference on March 29, 2016, and all meetings, documents, recordings, and communications assdciated with or leading up to that event; (3) communications" between any member of i your organization and any director, of?cer, employee, agent, or representative of the i of?ce of an attorneys general; (4) communications regarding these investigations between any member of your organization and fellow members of the public, including but not limited to Matthew Pawa, Sharon Eubanks, Albert Gore, Linda Singer, William McKibben, and Kenny Bruno; and (5) communications regarding these investigations between any member of your organization and members of the press. Please note that any ESI described above may be contained in desktop computers, laptops, mobile telephones, personal digital assistants, Blackberry and other portable devices, servers and networks, and removable media (such as DVD- ROMS, ?oppy disks, tapes, and ?ash memory storage devices). The necessary steps - should include suspending the planned destruction or automatic deletion of any document or data, including electronic mail or instant messaging software, as well as the suspension of the reuse or recycling of any back-up tape (or any other media). We also request that you direct any of your colleagues, af?liates, or advisers that maybe in passes-sion, custody, er central of-i-n'formatien regarding the . pending and potential litigation to preserve all such. paper documents and ESL Thank you for your c00peration this matter. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions. Sincerely, on? Justin Anderson 7: ,r .. . - - MATTHEW W. ABBOTT M. 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JULIA MASON WOOD JUSTIN G. JENNIFER H. WU CLAUDIA HAMMERMAN BETTY YAPT I BRIAN HERMANN JORDAN E. YARET MICHELE KATE N. YOSHINO MICHAEL S. HONO TONO YU DAVID B. HUNTINOTON TRACEY A. ZACCONE AMRAN HUSSEIN TAURIE M. ZEITZER LORETTA A, ROBERT ZOCHOWSKI. JR. LNOT T9 THE. NEW BAR By Mail Union of Concerned Scientists Two Brattle Square Cambridge, MA 02138-3780 Re: Document Preservation Request Dear Sir 'or Madam: We write to you on behalf of Exxon Mobil Corporation (f?ExxonMobiP) in connection with pending and potential investigations pertaining to climate change conducted by several state attorneys general. Litigation concerning one of those investigations, conducted by Attorney General Claude Walker of the United States Virgin Islands, commenced on April 13, 2016. Since then, additional litigation has arisen concerning these investigations, including the proceedings initiated against Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey. on June 15, 2016. Upon the commencement of the ?rst of these well-publicized proceedings, you have been on notice that you need to preserve all, possession, custody, or control that may discoverable in pendingang reasonably foreseeable ?iture litigation. II - We believe that you may have documents pending; potential litigation involving the investigations of ExxonMobil, including but not limited 33 - PAUL, RIFKIND, LL13 Union of Concerned Scientists 2 to materials concerning the events and communications leading up to the investigations. In particular, you may possess materials that are potentially relevant to an action now pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Exxon Mobil Corporation v. Henley, No. The purpose of this communication is to con?rm that you have been preserving and Will continue to preserve all paper documents or electronically stored information in your possession, custody, or control that might be relevant in litigation relating to these investigations. Potentially relevant materials include but are not limited to (1) all existing emails of the employees, directors, of?cers, agents, or representatives of your organization who are involved in pending or potential investigations of ExxonMobil, including but not limited to the emails of Peter Frumhoff; and those materials pertaining to (2) the AGs United for Clean Power Press Conference on March 29, 2016, and all meetings, documents, recordings, and communications associated with or leading up to that event; (3) communications between any member of your organization and any director, of?cer, employee, agent, or representative of the of?ce of an attorneys general; (4) communications regarding these investigations between any member of your organization and fellow members of the public, including but not limited to Matthew Pawa, Sharon Eubanks, Albert Gore, Linda Singer, William McKibben, and Kenny Bruno; and (5) communications regarding these investigations between any member of your organization and members of the press. Please note that any ESI described above may be contained in desktop computers, laptops, mobile telephones, personal digital assistants, Blackberry and other portable devices, servers and networks, and removable media (such as CD-ROMS, DVD- ROMS, ?oppy disks, tapes, and ?ash memory storage devices). The necessary steps should include suspending the planned destruction or automatic deletion of any document or data, including electronic mail" or instant messaging software, as well as the suspension of the reuse. 10f - any back-up tape (or any other. media). - We also request that you direct any of your colleagues, affiliates, or advisors that may be in possession, custody, or control of information regarding the pending and potential litigation to preserve all such paper documents and ESL Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions. Sincerely, i Justin Anderson