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DONATION GUIDELINES

This guideline advises how to handle donations and charity requests less than USD $5,000. Requests greater than USD $5,000 will be handeled by the Corporate Contributions Committee.
The guidelines presented below are based on the Company's Philanthropy Policy and Grant Guidelines modified for Norwegian conditions.

OUR RESPONSIBILITY

• Approval of the Donations and Charity budget
• Assess any potential conflicts of interest in the evaluation of the applications
• Report annual accounts
• Inform the organisation about spending of the budget
• Submit applications to the Corporate Contributions Committee for funding $5,000 or above

REQUESTOR'S RESPONSIBILITY

Submit an application online stating:

• Concise description of organization and its mission
• Purpose and amount of request
• Budget information and other funding sources
• Explanation of existing relationship with Marathon
• Any support, may by tax reasons, assuming a return favour, lead to profiling of MPC(N) by use of logo on clothes, equipment, ads, brochures etc.

PROCESS

The applications will be processed by a committee consisting of management representatives and employee representatives e.g. Safety Delegate, Work Environment Committee members.
The Company may also evaluate requests outside meetings subject to discretion.

DISTRIBUTION OF BUDGET

The distribution of the budget is based on the following guidelines:

• Christmas donation - 10% of the budget

In lieu of Christmas presents and cards to staff and business partners, Marathon Oil Norge will support a charitable organisation in December of each year. In November the staff will be asked to nominate candidates. We will then have a vote and the charity that gets the most votes will receive the donation.

• Leisure activities for kids of employees - 10% of the budget

Once a year the employees can apply for funding for the committee's evaluation. All approved applicants will receive an amount of maximum NOK 3000. The application should state information about the organization, a specific purpose and amount of the request. Organisations or teams receiving a contribution will be ineligible for any further funding within the year the grant was provided. If the number of applicants exceeds the budget, the allocation will be decided by drawing, and applicants that received support last year will not be given priority.

• Education - 30% of the budget

This will be split between student activities and direct support to education or education-linked events.

• Humanitarian causes - 30% of the budget

Should go to local causes. International humanitarian organizations and international disasters are covered by corporate.

• Culture - 10% of the budget

Should go to support of local cultural events or groups.

• Business related projects - 10% of the budget

Should be used for projects related to our business in Norway.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

The following criteria must be met in order to issue a donation:

• Only organizations are eligible (individuals are not eligible)
• The donation must benefit the community that MPC(N) is a part of
• The donation must not duplicate any other efforts of Marathon created programs
• The donation's objective must coincide with that of the company
• The donation should fulfil and important community need

The following types of organizations are generally ineligible for funding:

• Religious organizations
• Veteran and fraternal organizations
• Political parties, labour and lobbying organizations

The following projects are generally ineligible for funding:

• Special events such as galas, balls, golf tournaments, etc.
• Memberships
• Emergency funding