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10-Q

Imperial Oil Ltd (IMO)

10-Q 2022-05-04 For: 2022-03-31
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2022

OR

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from

to

Commission file number 0-12014

IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

CANADA 98-0017682
(State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
505 Quarry Park Boulevard S.E. Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2C 5N1
(Address of principal executive offices) (Postal Code)

1-800-567-3776

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class Trading symbol Name of each exchange on<br><br>which registered
None None

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

YES      ✓      NO

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).

YES      ✓      NO

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definition of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act of 1934.

Large accelerated filer Smaller reporting company
Non-accelerated filer Emerging growth company
Accelerated filer

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act of 1934).

YES

NO   ✓

The number of common shares outstanding, as of March 31, 2022 was 669,143,714.


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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION 3
Item 1. Financial statements 3
Consolidated statement of income 3
Consolidated statement of comprehensive income 4
Consolidated balance sheet 5
Consolidated statement of shareholders’ equity 6
Consolidated statement of cash flows 7
Notes to the consolidated financial statements 8
Item 2. Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations 18
Item 3. Quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk 23
Item 4. Controls and procedures 23
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION 24
Item 1. Legal proceedings 24
Item 2. Unregistered sales of equity securities and use of proceeds 24
Item 6. Exhibits 25
SIGNATURES 26

In this report all dollar amounts are expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated. This report should be read in conjunction with the company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021. Note that numbers may not add due to rounding.

The term “project” as used in this report can refer to a variety of different activities and does not necessarily have the same meaning as in any government payment transparency reports.

In this report, unless the context otherwise indicates, reference to “the company” or “Imperial” includes Imperial Oil Limited and its subsidiaries.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial statements

Consolidated statement of income (U.S. GAAP, unaudited)
Three Months
to March 31
millions of Canadian dollars 2022 2021
Revenues and other income
Revenues <br>(a) 12,657 6,992
Investment and other income <br>(note 3) 29 6
Total revenues and other income 12,686 6,998
Expenses
Exploration 2 2
Purchases of crude oil and products <br>(b) 8,350 3,887
Production and manufacturing <br>(c) 1,659 1,485
Selling and general <br>(c) 225 189
Federal excise tax and fuel charge 479 404
Depreciation and depletion 426 494
Non-service<br> pension and postretirement benefit 4 11
Financing <br>(d) (note 5) 7 14
Total expenses 11,152 6,486
Income (loss) before income taxes 1,534 512
Income taxes 361 120
Net income (loss) 1,173 392
Per share information<br><br>(Canadian dollars)
Net income (loss) per common share - basic <br>(note 9) 1.75 0.53
Net income (loss) per common share - diluted <br>(note 9) 1.75 0.53
(a)  Amounts from related parties included in revenues. 3,959 1,508
(b)  Amounts to related parties included in purchases of crude oil and products. 650 515
(c)   Amounts to related parties included in production and manufacturing, and selling and general expenses. 118 116
(d)  Amounts to related parties included in financing (note 5). 4 11

The information in the notes to consolidated financial statements is an integral part of these statements.

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Consolidated statement of comprehensive income (U.S. GAAP, unaudited)
Three Months
to March 31
millions of Canadian dollars 2022 2021
Net income (loss) 1,173 392
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes
Postretirement benefits liability adjustment (excluding amortization) 24 54
Amortization of postretirement benefits liability adjustment included in net benefit costs 21 33
Total other comprehensive income (loss) 45 87
Comprehensive income (loss) 1,218 479

The information in the notes to consolidated financial statements is an integral part of these statements.

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Consolidated balance sheet (U.S. GAAP, unaudited)
As at As at
Mar 31 Dec 31
millions of Canadian dollars 2022 2021
Assets
Current assets
Cash 3,149 2,153
Accounts receivable - net <br>(a) 5,413 3,869
Inventories of crude oil and products 1,374 1,102
Materials, supplies and prepaid expenses 782 689
Total current assets 10,718 7,813
Investments and long-term receivables <br>(b) 754 757
Property, plant and equipment, 56,925 56,762
less accumulated depreciation and depletion (25,818 ) (25,522 )
Property, plant and equipment, net 31,107 31,240
Goodwill 166 166
Other assets, including intangibles - net 1,065 806
Total assets 43,810 40,782
Liabilities
Current liabilities
Notes and loans payable 122 122
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities <br>(a) (note 7) 7,364 5,184
Income taxes payable 1,165 248
Total current liabilities 8,651 5,554
Long-term debt <br>(c) (note 6) 5,049 5,054
Other long-term obligations <br>(note 7) 3,426 3,897
Deferred income tax liabilities 4,408 4,542
Total liabilities 21,534 19,047
Shareholders’ equity
Common shares at stated value <br>(d) (note 9) 1,237 1,252
Earnings reinvested 22,171 21,660
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) <br>(note 10) (1,132 ) (1,177 )
Total shareholders’ equity 22,276 21,735
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity 43,810 40,782
(a)  Accounts receivable - net included net amounts receivable from related parties of $1,632 million (2021 - $1,031 million).
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(b)  Investments and long-term receivables included amounts from related parties of $297 million (2021 - $298 million).
(c)   Long-term debt included amounts to related parties of $4,447 million (2021 - $4,447 million).
(d)  Number of common shares authorized and outstanding were 1,100 million and 669 million, respectively (2021 - 1,100 million and 678 million, respectively).
The information in the notes to consolidated financial statements is an integral part of these statements.

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Consolidated statement of shareholders’ equity (U.S. GAAP, unaudited)
Three Months
to March 31
millions of Canadian dollars 2022 2021
Common shares at stated value<br><br>(note 9)
At beginning of period 1,252 1,357
Share purchases at stated value (15 ) -
At end of period 1,237 1,357
Earnings reinvested
At beginning of period 21,660 22,050
Net income (loss) for the period 1,173 392
Share purchases in excess of stated value (434 ) -
Dividends declared (228 ) (161 )
At end of period 22,171 22,281
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)<br><br>(note 10)
At beginning of period (1,177 ) (1,989 )
Other comprehensive income (loss) 45 87
At end of period (1,132 ) (1,902 )
Shareholders’ equity at end of period 22,276 21,736
The information in the notes to consolidated financial statements is an integral part of these statements.

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Consolidated statement of cash flows (U.S. GAAP, unaudited)
Three Months
Inflow (outflow) to March 31
millions of Canadian dollars 2022 2021
Operating activities
Net income (loss) 1,173 392
Adjustments for <br>non-cash<br> items:
Depreciation and depletion 426 494
(Gain) loss on asset sales <br>(note 3) (20 ) (3 )
Deferred income taxes and other (331 ) 60
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable (1,544 ) (469 )
Inventories, materials, supplies and prepaid expenses (364 ) (159 )
Income taxes payable 459 21
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 2,144 584
All other items - net <br>(b) (29 ) 125
Cash flows from (used in) operating activities 1,914 1,045
Investing activities
Additions to property, plant and equipment (304 ) (167 )
Proceeds from asset sales <br>(note 3) 24 7
Loans to equity companies - net 1 13
Cash flows from (used in) investing activities (279 ) (147 )
Financing activities
Short-term debt - net - (36 )
Reduction in finance lease obligations <br>(note 6) (5 ) (4 )
Dividends paid (185 ) (162 )
Common shares purchased <br>(note 9) (449 ) -
Cash flows from (used in) financing activities (639 ) (202 )
Increase (decrease) in cash 996 696
Cash at beginning of period 2,153 771
Cash at end of period <br>(a) 3,149 1,467
(a)  Cash is composed of cash in bank and cash equivalents at cost. Cash equivalents are all highly liquid securities with maturity of three months or less when purchased.
(b)  Included contributions to registered pension plans. (50 ) (28 )
Income taxes (paid) refunded. (223 ) 1
Interest (paid), net of capitalization. (12 ) (13 )
The information in the notes to consolidated financial statements is an integral part of these statements.

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Notes to consolidated financial statements (unaudited)

1. Basis of financial statement preparation

These unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and follow the same accounting policies and methods of computation as, and should be read in conjunction with, the most recent annual consolidated financial statements filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the company’s 2021 annual report on Form 10-K. In the opinion of the company, the information furnished herein reflects all known accruals and adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the results for the periods reported herein. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature.

The company’s exploration and production activities are accounted for under the “successful efforts” method.

The results for the three months ended March 31, 2022, are not necessarily indicative of the operations to be expected for the full year.

All amounts are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise indicated.

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2. Business segments
Three Months to March 31 Upstream Downstream Chemical
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millions of Canadian dollars 2022 2021 2022 2021 2022 2021
Revenues and other income
Revenues <br>(a) 99 2,142 12,191 4,527 367 323
Intersegment sales 4,431 1,351 1,833 773 104 53
Investment and other income <br>(note 3) 4 - 21 5 - -
4,534 3,493 14,045 5,305 471 376
Expenses
Exploration 2 2 - - - -
Purchases of crude oil and products 1,890 1,834 12,512 4,020 315 209
Production and manufacturing 1,249 1,109 356 326 54 50
Selling and general - - 147 133 23 25
Federal excise tax and fuel charge - - 479 404 - -
Depreciation and depletion 373 445 41 39 5 4
Non-service<br> pension and postretirement benefit - - - - - -
Financing <br>(note 5) - 1 - - - -
Total expenses 3,514 3,391 13,535 4,922 397 288
Income (loss) before income taxes 1,020 102 510 383 74 88
Income tax expense (benefit) 238 23 121 91 18 21
Net income (loss) 782 79 389 292 56 67
Cash flows from (used in) operating activities 1,447 531 375 462 67 62
Capital and exploration expenditures <br>(b) 222 85 68 68 1 2
Total assets as at March 31 29,182 31,754 10,179 4,909 501 462
Three Months to March 31 Corporate and other Eliminations Consolidated
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millions of Canadian dollars 2022 2021 2022 2021 2022 2021
Revenues and other income
Revenues <br>(a) - - - - 12,657 6,992
Intersegment sales - - (6,368 ) (2,177 ) - -
Investment and other income <br>(note 3) 4 1 - - 29 6
4 1 (6,368 ) (2,177 ) 12,686 6,998
Expenses
Exploration - - - - 2 2
Purchases of crude oil and products - - (6,367 ) (2,176 ) 8,350 3,887
Production and manufacturing - - - - 1,659 1,485
Selling and general 56 32 (1 ) (1 ) 225 189
Federal excise tax and fuel charge - - - - 479 404
Depreciation and depletion 7 6 - - 426 494
Non-service<br> pension and postretirement benefit 4 11 - - 4 11
Financing <br>(note 5) 7 13 - - 7 14
Total expenses 74 62 (6,368 ) (2,177 ) 11,152 6,486
Income (loss) before income taxes (70 ) (61 ) - - 1,534 512
Income tax expense (benefit) (16 ) (15 ) - - 361 120
Net income (loss) (54 ) (46 ) - - 1,173 392
Cash flows from (used in) operating activities 25 (10 ) - - 1,914 1,045
Capital and exploration expenditures <br>(b) 5 8 - - 296 163
Total assets as at March 31 4,136 2,346 (188 ) (464 ) 43,810 39,007

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(a) Included export sales to the United States of $2,504 million (2021 - $1,569 million).
(b) Capital and exploration expenditures (CAPEX) include exploration expenses, additions to property, plant and equipment, additions to finance leases, additional investments and acquisitions and the company’s share of similar costs for equity companies. CAPEX excludes the purchase of carbon emission credits.
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3. Investment and other income

Investment and other income included gains and losses on asset sales as follows:

Three Months<br> to March 31
millions of Canadian dollars 2022 2021
Proceeds from asset sales 24 7
Book value of asset sales 4 4
Gain (loss) on asset sales, before tax 20 3
Gain (loss) on asset sales, after tax 16 2
4. Employee retirement benefits
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The components of net benefit cost were as follows:

Three Months<br> to March 31
millions of Canadian dollars 2022 2021
Pension benefits:
Service cost 70 81
Interest cost 73 68
Expected return on plan assets (103 ) (107 )
Amortization of prior service cost 4 4
Amortization of actuarial loss (gain) 22 36
Net benefit cost 66 82
Other postretirement benefits:
Service cost 6 7
Interest cost 6 6
Amortization of actuarial loss (gain) 2 4
Net benefit cost 14 17
5. Financing costs
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Three Months<br> to March 31
--- --- --- --- --- --- ---
millions of Canadian dollars 2022 2021
Debt-related interest 12 21
Capitalized interest (5 ) (8 )
Net interest expense 7 13
Other interest - 1
Total financing 7 14

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6. Long-term debt
As at<br> Mar 31 As at<br> Dec 31
--- --- --- --- ---
millions of Canadian dollars 2022 2021
Long-term debt 4,447 4,447
Finance leases 602 607
Total long-term debt 5,049 5,054
7. Other long-term obligations
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As at<br> Mar 31 As at<br> Dec 31
--- --- --- --- ---
millions of Canadian dollars 2022 2021
Employee retirement benefits <br>(a) 1,326 1,362
Asset retirement obligations and other environmental liabilities <br>(b) 1,713 1,713
Share-based incentive compensation liabilities 111 79
Operating lease liability <br>(c) 138 147
Other obligations 138 596
Total other long-term obligations 3,426 3,897
(a) Total recorded employee retirement benefits obligations also included $56 million in current liabilities (2021 - $56 million).
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(b) Total asset retirement obligations and other environmental liabilities also included $102 million in current liabilities (2021 - $102 million).
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(c) Total operating lease liability also included $95 million in current liabilities (2021 - $102 million). In addition to the total operating lease liability, additional undiscounted commitments for leases not yet commenced totalled $0 million (2021 - $5 million).
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8. Financial and derivative instruments

Financial instruments

The fair value of the company’s financial instruments is determined by reference to various market data and other appropriate valuation techniques. There are no material differences between the fair value of the company’s financial instruments and the recorded carrying value. At March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the fair value of long-term debt ($4,447 million, excluding finance lease obligations) was primarily a level 2 measurement.

Derivative instruments

The company’s size, strong capital structure and the complementary nature of the Upstream, Downstream and Chemical businesses reduce the company’s enterprise-wide risk from changes in commodity prices and currency exchange rates. In addition, the company uses commodity-based contracts, including derivative instruments to manage commodity price risk and to generate returns from trading. Commodity contracts held for trading purposes are presented in the Consolidated statement of income on a net basis in the line “Revenues”. The company does not designate derivative instruments as a hedge for hedge accounting purposes.

Credit risk associated with the company’s derivative position is mitigated by several factors, including the use of derivative clearing exchanges and the quality of and financial limits placed on derivative counterparties. The company maintains a system of controls that includes the authorization, reporting and monitoring of derivative activity.

The net notional long/(short) position of derivative instruments was:

As at<br> Mar 31 As at<br> Dec 31
thousands of barrels 2022 2021
Crude (620 ) 7,390
Products (70 ) (560 )

Realized and unrealized gain or (loss) on derivative instruments recognized in the Consolidated statement of income is included in the following lines on a before-tax basis:

Three Months<br> to March 31
millions of Canadian dollars 2022 2021
Revenues 37 -
Purchases of crude oil and products - (14 )
Total 37 (14 )

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The estimated fair value of derivative instruments, and the related hierarchy level for the fair value measurement is as follows:

At March 31, 2022
millions of Canadian dollars
Fair value Effect of Effect of Net
counterparty collateral carrying
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total netting netting value
Assets
Derivative assets <br>(a) 48 18 - 66 (59 ) - 7
Liabilities
Derivative liabilities <br>(b) 53 25 - 78 (59 ) (4 ) 15
(a) Included in the Consolidated balance sheet line: “Materials, supplies and prepaid expenses”, “Accounts receivable—net” and “Other assets, including intangibles - net”.
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(b) Included in the Consolidated balance sheet line: “Accounts payable and accrued liabilities” and “Other long-term obligations”.
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At December 31, 2021
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millions of Canadian dollars
Fair value Effect of Effect of Net
counterparty collateral carrying
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total netting netting value
Assets
Derivative assets <br>(a) 24 17 - 41 (31 ) - 10
Liabilities
Derivative liabilities <br>(b) 31 12 - 43 (31 ) (7 ) 5
(a) Included in the Consolidated balance sheet line: “Materials, supplies and prepaid expenses”, “Accounts receivable - net” and “Other assets, including intangibles - net”.
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(b) Included in the Consolidated balance sheet line: “Accounts payable and accrued liabilities” and “Other long-term obligations”.
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At March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the company had $47 million and $6 million, respectively, of collateral under a master netting arrangement not offset against the derivatives on the Consolidated balance sheet in “Accounts receivable - net”, primarily related to initial margin requirements.

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9. Common shares
As of As of
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Mar 31 Dec 31
thousands of shares 2022 2021
Authorized 1,100,000 1,100,000
Common shares outstanding 669,144 678,080

The most recent 12-month normal course issuer bid program came into effect June 29, 2021, under which Imperial continued its existing share purchase program. The program enabled the company to purchase up to a maximum of 35,583,671 common shares (5 percent of the total shares on June 15, 2021) which included shares purchased under the normal course issuer bid and from Exxon Mobil Corporation concurrent with, but outside of the normal course issuer bid. As in the past, Exxon Mobil Corporation advised the company that it intended to participate to maintain its ownership percentage at approximately 69.6 percent. The program completed on January 31, 2022 as a result of the company purchasing the maximum allowable number of shares under the program.

On April 29, 2022 the company announced its intention to launch a substantial issuer bid pursuant to which the company will offer to purchase for cancellation up to $2,500,000,000 of its common shares. The substantial issuer bid will be made through a modified Dutch auction, with a tender price range to be determined by the company at the time of commencement of the offer. Shares may also be tendered by way of a proportionate tender, which will result in a shareholder maintaining their proportionate share ownership. ExxonMobil has advised Imperial that it intends to make a proportionate tender in connection with the offer in order to maintain its proportionate share ownership at approximately 69.6 percent following completion of the offer. Nothing in this report shall constitute an offer to purchase or a solicitation of an offer to sell any shares.

The excess of the purchase cost over the stated value of shares purchased has been recorded as a distribution of earnings reinvested.

The company’s common share activities are summarized below:

Thousands of<br> shares Millions of<br> dollars
Balance as at December 31, 2020 734,077 1,357
Issued under employee share-based awards 7 -
Purchases at stated value (56,004 ) (105 )
Balance as at December 31, 2021 678,080 1,252
Issued under employee share-based awards - -
Purchases at stated value (8,936 ) (15 )
Balance as at March 31, 2022 669,144 1,237

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The following table provides the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per common share and the dividends declared by the company on its outstanding common shares:

Three Months
to March 31
2022 2021
Net income (loss) per common share - basic
Net income (loss) <br>(millions of Canadian dollars) 1,173 392
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding <br>(millions of shares) 670.5 734.1
Net income (loss) per common share <br>(dollars) 1.75 0.53
Net income (loss) per common share - diluted
Net income (loss) <br>(millions of Canadian dollars) 1,173 392
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding <br>(millions of shares) 670.5 734.1
Effect of employee share-based awards <br>(millions of shares) 1.4 1.6
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, assuming dilution <br>(millions of shares) 671.9 735.7
Net income (loss) per common share <br>(dollars) 1.75 0.53
Dividends per common share - declared <br>(dollars) 0.34 0.22

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  1. Other comprehensive income (loss) information

Changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss):

millions of Canadian dollars 2022 2021
Balance at January 1 (1,177 ) (1,989 )
Postretirement benefits liability adjustment:
Current period change excluding amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income 24 54
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income 21 33
Balance at March 31 (1,132 ) (1,902 )
Amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) - before tax income (expense):
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Three Months
--- --- --- --- ---
to March 31
millions of Canadian dollars 2022 2021
Amortization of postretirement benefits liability adjustment included in net benefit cost <br>(a) (28 ) (44 )
(a) This accumulated other comprehensive income component is included in the computation of net benefit cost (note 4).
Income tax expense (credit) for components of other comprehensive income (loss):
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Three Months
--- --- --- ---
to March 31
millions of Canadian dollars 2022 2021
Postretirement benefits liability adjustments:
Postretirement benefits liability adjustment (excluding amortization) 8 17
Amortization of postretirement benefits liability adjustment included in net benefit cost 7 11
Total 15 28

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Item 2. Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations

Non-GAAP financial measures and other specified financial measures

Certain measures included in this document are not prescribed by U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). These measures constitute “non-GAAP financial measures” under Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation G, and “specified financial measures” under National Instrument 52-112

Non-GAAP and Other Financial Measures Disclosure

of the Canadian Securities Administrators.

Reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most comparable GAAP measure, and other information required by these regulations have been provided. Non-GAAP financial measures and specified financial measures are not standardized financial measures under GAAP and do not have a standardized definition. As such, these measures may not be directly comparable to measures presented by other companies, and should not be considered a substitute for GAAP financial measures.

Net income (loss) excluding identified items

Net income (loss) excluding identified items is a non-GAAP financial measure that is total net income (loss) excluding individually significant non-operational events with an absolute corporate total earnings impact of at least $100 million in a given quarter. The net income (loss) impact of an identified item for an individual segment in a given quarter may be less than $100 million when the item impacts several segments or several periods. The most directly comparable financial measure that is disclosed in the financial statements is net income (loss) within the company’s Consolidated statement of income. Management uses these figures to improve comparability of the underlying business across multiple periods by isolating and removing significant non-operational events from business results. The company believes this view provides investors increased transparency into business results and trends, and provides investors with a view of the business as seen through the eyes of management. Net income (loss) excluding identified items is not meant to be viewed in isolation or as a substitute for net income (loss) as prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. All identified items are presented on an after-tax basis.

Reconciliation of net income (loss) excluding identified items

There were no identified items in the first quarter of 2022 and 2021.

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Current business environment

During the COVID-19 pandemic, industry investment to maintain and increase production capacity was restrained to preserve capital, resulting in underinvestment and supply tightness as demand for petroleum and petrochemical products recovered. Across late 2021 and early 2022, this dynamic, along with supply chain constraints, and a continuation of demand recovery led to a steady increase in oil and natural gas prices. In the first quarter of 2022, tightness in the oil and natural gas markets was further exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and subsequent sanctions imposed upon business and other activities in Russia. The price of crude oil and certain regional natural gas indicators increased to levels not seen for several years.

Operating results

First quarter 2022 vs. first quarter 2021

First Quarter
millions of Canadian dollars, unless noted 2022 2021
Net income (loss) <br>(U.S. GAAP) 1,173 392
Net income (loss) per common share, assuming dilution <br>(dollars) 1.75 0.53

Upstream

Net income (loss) factor analysis

millions of Canadian dollars

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Price – Higher realizations were generally in line with increases in marker prices, driven primarily by increased demand and supply chain constraints. Average bitumen realizations increased by $42.17 per barrel generally in line with WCS and synthetic crude oil realizations increased by $49.83 per barrel generally in line with WTI.

Volumes – Lower volumes primarily driven by extreme cold weather and unplanned downtime at Kearl.

Royalty – Higher royalties primarily driven by improved commodity prices.

Marker prices and average realizations

First Quarter
Canadian dollars, unless noted 2022 2021
West Texas Intermediate <br>(US$) 95.01 58.14
Western Canada Select <br>(US$) 80.46 45.64
WTI/WCS Spread <br>(US$) 14.55 12.50
Bitumen <br>(per barrel) 89.36 47.19
Synthetic crude oil <br>(per barrel) 117.24 67.41
Average foreign exchange rate <br>(US$) 0.79 0.79

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Production

First Quarter
thousands of barrels per day 2022 2021
Kearl <br>(Imperial’s share) 132 178
Cold Lake 140 140
Syncrude <br>(Imperial’s share) (a) 77 79
Kearl total gross production <br>(thousands of barrels per day) 186 251

(a) In the first quarter of 2022, Syncrude (Imperial’s share) gross production included about 1 thousand barrels per day of bitumen (2021 - rounded to 0 thousand barrels per day) that was exported to the operator’s facilities using an existing interconnect pipeline.

Lower production at Kearl was primarily a result of extreme cold weather and unplanned downtime.

Downstream

Net income (loss) factor analysis

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Margins – Higher margins primarily reflect improved market conditions.

Refinery utilization and petroleum product sales
First Quarter
thousands of barrels per day, unless noted 2022 2021
Refinery throughput 399 364
Refinery capacity utilization (percent) 93 85
Petroleum product sales 447 414

Improved refinery throughput in the first quarter of 2022 primarily reflects increased demand.

Improved petroleum product sales in the first quarter of 2022 were mainly due to increased demand.

Chemicals

Net income (loss) factor analysis

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Corporate and other

First Quarter
millions of Canadian dollars 2022 2021
Net income (loss) <br>(U.S. GAAP) (54 ) (46 )

Liquidity and capital resources

First Quarter
millions of Canadian dollars 2022 2021
Cash flow generated from (used in):
Operating activities 1,914 1,045
Investing activities (279 ) (147 )
Financing activities (639 ) (202 )
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 996 696
Cash and cash equivalents at period end 3,149 1,467

Cash flow generated from operating activities primarily reflects higher Upstream realizations, improved Downstream margins, and favourable working capital impacts.

Cash flow used in investing activities primarily reflects higher additions to property, plant and equipment.

Cash flow used in financing activities primarily reflects:

First Quarter
millions of Canadian dollars, unless noted 2022 2021
Dividends paid 185 162
Per share dividend paid <br>(dollars) 0.27 0.22
Share repurchases <br>(a) 449 -
Number of shares purchased <br>(millions)<br> <br>(a) 8.9 -
(a) Share repurchases were made under the company’s normal course issuer bid program, and include shares purchased from Exxon Mobil Corporation concurrent with, but outside of the normal course issuer bid.

The company completed share repurchases under its normal course issuer bid on January 31, 2022. The company did not purchase shares during the first quarter of 2021.

On April 29, 2022 the company announced its intention to launch a substantial issuer bid pursuant to which the company will offer to purchase for cancellation up to $2,500,000,000 of its common shares. The substantial issuer bid will be made through a modified Dutch auction, with a tender price range to be determined by the company at the time of commencement of the offer. Shares may also be tendered by way of a proportionate tender, which will result in a shareholder maintaining their proportionate share ownership. ExxonMobil has advised Imperial that it intends to make a proportionate tender in connection with the offer in order to maintain its proportionate share ownership at approximately 69.6 percent following completion of the offer. Nothing in this report shall constitute an offer to purchase or a solicitation of an offer to sell any shares.

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Forward-looking statements

Statements of future events or conditions in this report, including projections, targets, expectations, estimates, and business plans are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as believe, anticipate, intend, propose, plan, goal, seek, project, predict, target, estimate, expect, strategy, outlook, schedule, future, continue, likely, may, should, will and similar references to future periods. Forward-looking statements in this release include, but are not limited to, references to the use of derivative instruments and effectiveness of risk mitigation; the company’s intention to initiate a substantial issuer bid, including the size, timing for determining the terms and pricing, commencement, structure and ExxonMobil’s intent to make a proportionate tender; updated earnings sensitivities; and the company’s continued evaluation of renewal of its normal course issuer bid program.

Forward-looking statements are based on the company’s current expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions at the time the statements are made. Actual future financial and operating results, including expectations and assumptions concerning demand growth and energy source, supply and mix; commodity prices, foreign exchange rates and general market conditions; production rates, growth and mix; project plans, timing, costs, technical evaluations and capacities and the company’s ability to effectively execute on these plans and operate its assets; that the necessary exemptive relief to proceed with the substantial issuer bid under applicable securities laws will be received on the timeline anticipated; ExxonMobil making a proportionate tender in connection with the substantial issuer bid; cash generation, financing sources and capital structure, including the timing and amount of share repurchases; capital and environmental expenditures; the adoption and impact of new facilities or technologies on reductions to GHG emissions intensity; receipt of regulatory approvals; applicable laws and government policies, including with respect to climate change and GHG emissions reductions; progression of COVID-19 and its impacts on Imperial’s ability to operate its assets; the company’s ability to effectively execute on its business continuity plans and pandemic response activities; and commodity prices, foreign exchange rates and general market conditions could differ materially depending on a number of factors.

These factors include global, regional or local changes in supply and demand for oil, natural gas, and petroleum and petrochemical products and resulting price, differential and margin impacts, including foreign government action with respect to supply levels and prices, the impact of COVID-19 on demand and the occurrence of wars; availability and allocation of capital; the receipt, in a timely manner, of regulatory and third-party approvals; project management and schedules and timely completion of projects; unanticipated technical or operational difficulties; management effectiveness and disaster response preparedness, including business continuity plans in response to COVID-19; operational hazards and risks; availability and performance of third-party service providers, including in light of restrictions related to COVID-19; environmental risks inherent in oil and gas exploration and production activities; political or regulatory events, including changes in law or government policy such as tax laws, production curtailment and actions in response to COVID-19; the results of research programs and new technologies, and ability to bring new technologies to commercial scale on a cost-competitive basis; cybersecurity incidents, including increased reliance on remote working arrangements; currency exchange rates; general economic conditions; and other factors discussed in Item 1A risk factors and Item 7 management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations of Imperial Oil Limited’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K.

Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve a number of risks and uncertainties, some that are similar to other oil and gas companies and some that are unique to Imperial. Imperial’s actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by its forward-looking statements and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on them. Imperial undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained herein, except as required by applicable law.

The term “project” as used in this report can refer to a variety of different activities and does not necessarily have the same meaning as in any government payment transparency reports.

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Item 3.  Quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk

Information about market risks for the three months ended March 31, 2022, does not differ materially from that discussed on page 33 of the company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021. The following table details those earnings sensitivities that have been updated from the fiscal year-end to reflect current market conditions.

Earnings Sensitivities <br>(a)
millions of Canadian dollars after tax
One dollar (U.S.) per barrel increase (decrease) in crude oil prices + (-) 105
One dollar (U.S.) per barrel increase (decrease) in light and heavy crude price differentials + (-) 35
One cent decrease (increase) in the value of the Canadian dollar versus the U.S. dollar + (-) 200
(a) Each sensitivity calculation shows the annual impact on net income resulting from a change in one factor, after tax and royalties and holding all other factors constant. These sensitivities have been updated to reflect current market conditions. They may not apply proportionately to larger fluctuations.
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Item 4.  Controls and procedures

As indicated in the certifications in Exhibit 31 of this report, the company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have evaluated the company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2022. Based on that evaluation, these officers have concluded that the company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the company in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is accumulated and communicated to them in a manner that allows for timely decisions regarding required disclosures and are effective in ensuring that such information is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. There has not been any change in the company’s internal control over financial reporting during the last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.  Legal proceedings

Imperial has elected to use a $1 million threshold for disclosing environmental proceedings.

Item 2.  Unregistered sales of equity securities and use of proceeds

Issuer purchases of equity securities

Total number of<br> <br>shares purchased Average price paid<br> <br>per share<br> <br>(Canadian dollars) Total number of<br> <br>shares purchased<br> <br>as part of publicly<br> <br>announced plans<br> <br>or programs Maximum number<br>of shares that may<br> <br>yet be purchased<br> <br>under the plans or<br> <br>programs <br>(a)
January 2022
(January 1 - January 31) 8,936,150 50.30 8,936,150 -
February 2022
(February 1 - February 28) - - - -
March 2022
(March 1 - March 31) - - - -
(a) On June 23, 2021, the company announced by news release that it had received final approval from the Toronto Stock Exchange for a new normal course issuer bid to continue its existing share purchase program. The program enabled the company to purchase up to a maximum of 35,583,671 common shares during the period June 29, 2021 to June 28, 2022. This maximum included shares purchased under the normal course issuer bid and from Exxon Mobil Corporation concurrent with, but outside of the normal course issuer bid. As in the past, Exxon Mobil Corporation advised the company that it intended to participate to maintain its ownership percentage at approximately 69.6 percent. The program ended on January 31, 2022 as a result of the company purchasing the maximum allowable number of shares under the program.
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On April 29, 2022 the company announced its intention to launch a substantial issuer bid pursuant to which the company will offer to purchase for cancellation up to $2,500,000,000 of its common shares. The substantial issuer bid will be made through a modified Dutch auction, with a tender price range to be determined by the company at the time of commencement of the offer. Shares may also be tendered by way of a proportionate tender, which will result in a shareholder maintaining their proportionate share ownership. ExxonMobil has advised Imperial that it intends to make a proportionate tender in connection with the offer in order to maintain its proportionate share ownership at approximately 69.6 percent following completion of the offer. Nothing in this report shall constitute an offer to purchase or a solicitation of an offer to sell any shares.

The company will continue to evaluate the renewal of its normal course issuer bid share purchase program in June 2022 in the context of its overall capital activities.

Purchase plans may be modified at any time without prior notice.

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Item 6. Exhibits

(31.1) Certification by the principal executive officer of the company pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a).

(31.2) Certification by the principal financial officer of the company pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a).

(32.1) Certification by the chief executive officer of the company pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.

(32.2) Certification by the chief financial officer of the company pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.

(101) Interactive Data Files (formatted as Inline XBRL).

(104) Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Imperial Oil Limited
(Registrant)
Date: May 4, 2022 /s/ Daniel E. Lyons
(Signature)
Daniel E. Lyons
Senior vice-president, finance and
administration, and controller
(Principal accounting officer)
Date: May 4, 2022 /s/ Cathryn Walker
(Signature)
Cathryn Walker
Assistant corporate secretary

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EX-31.1

IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED

Exhibit (31.1)

Certification

Pursuant to SecuritiesExchange Act Rule 13a-14(a)

I, Bradley W. Corson, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Imperial Oil Limited;<br>
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material<br>fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
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3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present<br>in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
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4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure<br>controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
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(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under<br>our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;<br>
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(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be<br>designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;<br>
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(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our<br>conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
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(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred<br>during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control<br>over financial reporting; and
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5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal<br>control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
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(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial<br>reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
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(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the<br>registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
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Date:    May 4, 2022

/s/ Bradley W. Corson

Bradley W. Corson

Chairman, president and

chief executive officer

(Principal executive officer)

EX-31.2

IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED

Exhibit (31.2)

Certification

Pursuant to SecuritiesExchange Act Rule 13a-14(a)

I, Daniel E. Lyons, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Imperial Oil Limited;<br>
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material<br>fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
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3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present<br>in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
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4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure<br>controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
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(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under<br>our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;<br>
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(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be<br>designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;<br>
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(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our<br>conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
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(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred<br>during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control<br>over financial reporting; and
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5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal<br>control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
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(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial<br>reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
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(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the<br>registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
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Date:      May 4, 2022
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/s/ Daniel E. Lyons
Daniel E. Lyons
Senior vice-president, finance and<br><br><br>administration, and controller
(Principal financial officer)

EX-32.1

IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED

Exhibit (32.1)

Certification of Periodic Financial Report

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

For purposes of 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned, Bradley W. Corson, the chief executive officer of Imperial Oil Limited (the “company”), hereby certifies that, to his knowledge:

(i) The quarterly report on Form 10-Q of the company for the quarter ended<br>March 31, 2022 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(ii) The information contained in the report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of<br>operations of the company.
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Date:      May 4, 2022
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/s/ Bradley W. Corson
Bradley W. Corson
Chairman, president and<br><br><br>chief executive officer
(Principal executive officer)

EX-32.2

IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED

Exhibit (32.2)

Certification of Periodic Financial Report

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

For purposes of 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned, Daniel E. Lyons, the chief financial officer of Imperial Oil Limited (the “company”), hereby certifies that, to his knowledge:

(i) The quarterly report on Form 10-Q of the company for the quarter ended<br>March 31, 2022 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(ii) The information contained in the report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of<br>operations of the company.
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Date:      May 4, 2022
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/s/ Daniel E. Lyons
Daniel E. Lyons
Senior vice-president, finance and
administration, and controller
(Chief financial officer)