Five Independent Shareholder Nominees Waive Rights to Receive Payments in Elliott Management's Compensation Plan

The five independent shareholder nominees for the board of Hess Corporation HES today issued the following letter to all Hess shareholders in advance of Hess's 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which will take place May 16, 2013. For more information on how to vote FOR the election of these highly qualified independent nominees on the GREEN proxy card, visit www.reassesshess.com. Full text of the letter follows: “Dear Shareholder, Over the past months we have had the opportunity to meet and speak with many of you and to hear your thoughts and concerns about Hess. Today we See full press release