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Defined Benefit Obligations and Funded Status

Other 
Post-Retirement
Pension Benefits Benefits 
($ millions)
2013 2012 2013
2012

(restated – 
note 6)
Change in benefit obligation
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Benefit obligation at beginning of year 4 137 3 698 545 510 
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Current service costs 160 143 13 11 
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Past service costs 13 — — — 
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Plan participants’ contributions 14 14 — — 
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Benefits paid (186) (172) (16) (18) 
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Interest costs 159 163 21 22 
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Foreign exchange 17 2 2 — 
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Settlements 2 2 — — 
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Actuarial remeasurement:
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Experience loss (gain) arising on plan liabilities 25 18 (5) (13) 
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Actuarial loss (gain) arising from changes in demographic
assumptions 38 — (1) —
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Actuarial (gain) loss arising from changes in financial

assumptions (488) 269 (70) 33

Benefit obligation at end of year 3 891 4 137 489 545 

Change in plan assets
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Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year 2 832 2 488 — — 
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Employer contributions 220 267 — — 
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Plan participants’ contributions 14 14 — — 
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Benefits paid (178) (172) — — 
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Foreign exchange 14 3 — — 
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Settlements 2 2 — — 
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Administrative costs (2) — — — 
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Interest income on plan assets 112 106 — — 
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Actuarial remeasurement:
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Return on plan assets (excluding amounts included in net 

interest expense)
279 124 — — 

Fair value of plan assets at end of year 3 293 2832—— 
Net unfunded obligation
598
1305 489 545



Of the total net unfunded obligation as at December 31, 2013, 86% relates to Canadian pension and other 
post-retirement benefits obligation (excluding Syncrude) (December 31, 2012 – 88%). The weighted average duration of 

the Canadian pension and other post-retirement plans (excluding Syncrude) is 14.0 years (2012 – 14.2 years).











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