Safe Harbor Statement This slide presentation should be reviewed in conjunction with Sunoco’s Third Quarter 2006 earnings conference call, held on November 2, 2006 at 3:00 p.m. ET. You may listen to the audio portion of the conference call on the website or an audio recording will be available after the call’s completion by calling 1-800-642-1687 and entering conference ID#7772020. Those statements made by representatives of Sunoco during the course of this conference call that are not historical facts are forward- looking statements intended to be covered by the safe harbor provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements are based upon a number of assumptions by Sunoco concerning future conditions, any or all of which may ultimately prove to be inaccurate. Forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain and necessarily involve risks that may affect Sunoco's business prospects and performance, causing actual results to differ materially from those discussed during this conference call. Such risks and uncertainties include, by way of example and not of limitation: general economic, financial and business conditions which could affect Sunoco’s financial condition and results of operations; changes in competition and competitive practices, including the impact of foreign imports; effects of weather conditions and natural disasters on the Company’s operating facilities and on product supply and demand; changes in refined product and chemical margins; variation in petroleum-based commodity prices and availability of crude oil and feedstock supply or transportation; effects of transportation disruptions; changes in the price differentials between light-sweet and heavy- sour crude oils; changes in the marketplace which may affect supply and demand for Sunoco’s products; changes in the level of operating expenses; changes in product specifications; availability and pricing of ethanol; changes in the expected level of environmental capital, operating or remediation expenditures; age of, and changes in the reliability, efficiency and capacity of, the Company’s operating facilities or those of third parties; effects of adverse events relating to the operation of the Company’s facilities and to the transportation and storage of hazardous materials (including equipment malfunction, explosions, fires, spills and the effects of severe weather conditions); risks related to labor relations and workplace safety; changes in applicable statutes and government regulations or their interpretations, including those relating to the environment and global warming; changes in tax laws or their interpretations, including pension funding requirements; ability to identify acquisitions, execute them under favorable terms and integrate them into the Company’s existing businesses; ability to enter into joint ventures and other similar arrangements under favorable terms; delays and/or costs related to construction, improvements, and/or repairs of facilities (including shortages of skilled labor, the issuance of applicable permits and inflation); non-performance by or disputes with major customers, suppliers, dealers, distributors or other business partners; changes in financial markets impacting pension expense and funding requirements; political and economic conditions in the markets in which the Company, its suppliers and customers operate, including the impact of potential terrorist acts and international hostilities; military conflicts between, or internal instability in, one or more oil producing countries, governmental actions and other disruptions in the ability to obtain crude oil; and changes in the status of, or initiation of, new litigation, arbitration or other proceedings to which the Company is a party or liability resulting from such litigation, arbitration or other proceedings, including natural resource damage claims. These and other applicable risks and uncertainties have been described more fully in Sunoco's Third Quarter 2006 Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 2, 2006. Other factors not discussed herein also could materially and adversely affect Sunoco’s business prospects and/or performance. All forward-looking statements included in this conference call are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing cautionary statements. Sunoco undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information or future events. 2 |