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President and CEO 2013 Pay at a Glance. As displayed 
($‘000s)
in the corresponding chart, Mr. Williams’ 2013 total direct Total Direct 
compensation is approximately 15% higher than the 
Compensation 
benchmarked total direct compensation (‘‘TDC’’) structure. Target Total Direct 12,852
The 2013 compensation level reflects his personal Compensation 
11,165
4,454
performance for the past year as assessed by the Board, 
the corporate and business unit results for 2013 and a full Stock options
3,850

year at the President & CEO annual incentive target level. 
For more information on Mr. Williams’ performance and 
4,687
At risk 
compensation in 2013, see pages 41 to 45 in this PSUs
Comp.
3,850
management proxy circular.



Bonus Target 1,925
Actual 2,420


Salary
Fixed 1,540
1,291
Comp.
President & CEO Steve Williams 
pay structure
2013
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President and CEO Realizable Pay 2011 to 2013. The 
($‘000s)
aggregate three-year realizable pay chart shows the 
President and CEO’s realizable total direct compensation 
Total Direct 
compared to his pay opportunity at December 31, 2013 for Compensation 
the three-year period from 2011 to 2013. The realizable 29,590
Total Direct 
pay value is 20% below the pay opportunity level and Compensation 
reflects both the below target payout level for the 2011 
23,632
PSU award, and that only two of the three stock option 
grants during the period have realizable value as at 

December 31, 2013. The realizable pay level demonstrates 
pay for performance alignment and is in line with the 

shareholder experience for the three-year period.






Aggregate 3 Year Aggregate 3 Year 

Pay Opportunity
Realizable Pay
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Pay Programs Are Supported By Key Governance requirement level through the first year following 
Practices. Suncor has implemented and maintains a retirement. See ‘‘Our Approach to Executive 

number of key executive compensation governance Compensation – President and CEO Hold Requirement’’ 
practices including:
on page 36 of this management proxy circular.

• Share ownership guidelines – market competitive • Claw back policy – a claw back policy was 

guidelines that range from 5  salary for the President implemented in 2012 (the ‘‘Claw Back Policy’’). See 
and CEO to 3  salary for executive vice presidents to ‘‘Compensation Governance – Managing Compensation 
 
2 salary for senior vice presidents. See ‘‘Our Risk – Key Risk Mitigating Features’’ on page 33 of this 
Approach to Executive Compensation – Executive Share management proxy circular.
Ownership Guidelines’’ on page 36 of this 
• Compensation risk assessment framework – a 
management proxy circular.
comprehensive compensation risk assessment was 

• Post-employment hold periods for the President conducted in 2011, which included implementing a 
and CEO – a market leading approach where the detailed 22-element risk framework (the ‘‘Risk 

President and CEO must maintain his share ownership
Framework’’), which assesses pay philosophy and




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