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Hess Corporation
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ELLIOTT ASSOCIATES, L.P. ELLIOTT INTERNATIONAL, L.P. PAUL E. SINGER ELLIOTT CAPITAL ADVISORS, L.P. ELLIOTT SPECIAL GP, LLC BRAXTON ASSOCIATES, INC. ELLIOTT ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC THE LIVERPOOL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP LIVERPOOL ASSOCIATES LTD. ELLIOTT INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL ADVISORS INC. HAMBLEDON, INC. ELLIOTT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION RODNEY F. CHASE HARVEY GOLUB KARL F. KURZ DAVID McMANUS MARSHALL D. SMITH WILLIAM B. BERRY JONATHAN R. MACEY
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The presentation attached hereto as Exhibit 1 was made available to stockholders of Hess Corporation on April 30, 2013 by Elliott Associates, L.P. and Elliott International, L.P. (collectively, “Elliott”). This presentation is being filed by Elliott in HTML format and PDF format as a convenience for readers.