As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2005 Registration No.
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
SUNCOR ENERGY INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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(I.R.S. Employer |
112-4th Avenue S.W.
(Address of principal executive offices)
SUNCOR ENERGY INC.
(Full title of the Plan)
CT Corporation System
111-8th Avenue
New York, New York 10011
(Name and address of agent for service)
(212) 894-8700
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
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Amount to be |
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Proposed Maximum |
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Amount of |
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Common Shares |
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463,100 |
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U.S.$36.68 |
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U.S.$16,986,508 |
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U.S.$1,999.31 |
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Common Shares |
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56,900 |
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U.S.$33.89 |
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U.S.$1,928,341 |
(3) |
U.S.$226.97 |
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(1) Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement covers, in addition to the number of Common Shares stated above, such additional Common Shares to be offered or issued to prevent dilution as a result of future stock dividends or stock splits. In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the Suncor Energy Inc. Key Contributor Stock Option Plan.
(2) Estimated pursuant to paragraphs (c) and (h) of Rule 457 under the Securities Act of 1933 solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee, based upon the average of the high and low prices for the Common Shares quoted on The New York Stock Exchange on April 27, 2005.
(3) Pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, the proposed maximum offering price per share is based on the average weighted offering price of (i) 53,600 Common Shares subject to outstanding but unexercised options granted under the Suncor Energy Inc. Key Contributor Stock Option Plan (the Plan) on February 2, 2005, (ii) 1,500 Common Shares subject to outstanding but unexercised options granted under the Plan on March 1, 2005, (iii) 1,800 Common Shares subject to outstanding but unexercised options granted under the Plan on April 1, 2005, and is estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
ITEM 1. Plan Information*
ITEM 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information*
* Information required by Part I to be contained in the Section 10(a) prospectus is omitted from this Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933 and the "Note" to Part I of Form S-8.
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PART II
The following documents previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) by Suncor Energy Inc. (the Registrant) are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:
(a) Annual Report on Form 40-F for the fiscal-year ended December 31, 2004, filed with the SEC on March 31, 2005;
(b) The Registrants reports on Form 6-K dated January 21, 2005, January 25, 2005, January 28, 2005, March 30, 2005 and April 28, 2005; and
(c) The Registrants Registration Statement on Form 8-A (SEC File No. 1-12384) filed with the SEC on March 20, 1997.
All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be a part thereof from the date of filing such documents. In addition, reports on Form 6-K furnished by the Registrant to the SEC shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part thereof from the date such documents are furnished to the SEC.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
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Under the Canada Business Corporations Act (the Act), a corporation may indemnify a director or officer of the corporation, a former director of the corporation, or another individual who acts or acted at the corporations request as a director or officer, or an individual acting in a similar capacity, of another entity, against all costs, charges and expenses, including an amount paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment, reasonably incurred by the individual in respect of any civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or other proceeding in which the individual is involved because of that association with the corporation or other entity, if (a) the individual acted honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the corporation, or as the case may be, to the best interests of the other entity for which the individual acted as director or officer or in a similar capacity at the corporations request, and (b) in the case of a criminal or administrative action or proceeding that is enforced by a monetary penalty, the individual had reasonable grounds for believing that the individuals conduct was lawful. Where that action is by or on behalf of the corporation or that body corporate, the approval of the court is also required.
In accordance with the Act, the By-laws of the Registrant provide that the Registrant shall indemnify a director or officer of the Registrant, a former director or officer of the Registrant or a person who acts or acted at the Registrants request as a director or officer, or in a similar capacity, of another entity, and the heirs and legal representatives of such a person, to the extent permitted under the Act.
A policy of directors and officers liability insurance is maintained by the Registrant which insures directors and officers of the Registrant for losses as a result of claims based upon their acts or omissions as directors and officers, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, and also reimburses the Registrant for payments made pursuant to the indemnity provisions under the Act.
ITEM 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
Not Applicable.
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Certificate and Articles of Amalgamation, as amended by Articles of Amendment, of the Registrant (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrants Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-118648) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 30, 2004). |
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By-law No. 1 of the Registrant (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrants Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-118648) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 30, 2004). |
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Key Contributor Stock Option Plan |
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Opinion of Janice B. Odegaard, Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of the Registrant, as to the legality of the Common Shares being registered. |
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Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. |
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Consent of Janice B. Odegaard, Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of the Registrant (included in Exhibit 5). |
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Consent of Gilbert Laustsen Jung Associates Ltd. |
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Powers of Attorney. |
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The Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrants annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers, and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Calgary, Province of Alberta, Country of Canada, on this 28th day of April, 2005.
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SUNCOR ENERGY INC. |
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JANICE B. ODEGAARD |
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Janice B. Odegaard |
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Vice-President, Associate |
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General Counsel and |
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Corporate Secretary |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on this 28th day of April, 2005:
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*Richard L. George |
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President, Chief Executive Officer and Director |
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(Principal Executive Officer) |
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Senior Vice President |
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J. KENNETH ALLEY |
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J. Kenneth Alley |
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Principal Accounting Officer) |
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*Mel E. Benson |
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Director |
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*Brian A. Canfield |
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Director |
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*Bryan P. Davies |
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Director |
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*Brian A. Felesky |
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Director |
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*John T. Ferguson |
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Director |
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*W. Douglas Ford |
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Director |
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*John R. Huff |
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Director |
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*Robert W. Korthals |
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Director |
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*M. Ann McCaig |
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Director |
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*Michael W. OBrien |
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Director |
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*JR Shaw |
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Chairman of the Board |
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JANCE B. ODEGAARD |
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Janice B. Odegaard |
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Attorney-in-Fact |
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AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 6(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, the undersigned has signed this Registration Statement, solely in the capacity of the duly authorized representative of Suncor Energy Inc. in the United States, on this 28th day of April, 2005.
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SUNCOR ENERGY (USA) INC. |
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Authorized Representative in the United States |
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J. KENNETH ALLEY |
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J. Kenneth Alley |
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Senior Vice President, Finance and |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number |
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Description |
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3.1 |
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Certificate and Articles of Amalgamation, as amended by Articles of Amendment, of the Registrant (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrants Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-118648) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 30, 2004). |
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By-law No. 1 of the Registrant (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrants Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-118648) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 30, 2004). |
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Key Contributor Stock Option Plan. |
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Opinion of Janice B. Odegaard, Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of the Registrant, as to the legality of the Common Shares being registered. |
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Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. |
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Consent of Janice B. Odegaard, Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of the Registrant (included in Exhibit 5). |
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Consent of Gilbert Laustsen Jung Associates Ltd. |
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