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Sunoco Reports Third Quarter Results

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PHILADELPHIA, PA USA
    PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sunoco, Inc. (NYSE: SUN)
today reported net income of $109 million ($1.40 per share diluted) for the
third quarter of 2003 versus a net loss of $10 million ($.13 per share
diluted) for the 2002 third quarter.  Results for the current quarter included
a $15 million after-tax charge to write down the company's one-third interest
in a MTBE production facility in Mont Belvieu, TX. Excluding this special
item, income for the third quarter of 2003 amounted to $124 million ($1.59 per
share diluted). There were no special items in the prior-year third quarter.
    (Logo:  http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19981105/PHTH006 )
    For the first nine months of 2003, Sunoco reported net income of $276
million ($3.56 per share diluted) versus a net loss of $108 million ($1.42 per
share diluted) for the 2002 nine-month period. Excluding special items,
Sunoco's income for the first nine months of 2003 was $291 million ($3.75 per
share diluted) versus a loss of $91 million ($1.19 per share diluted).
    "Good results from each of our businesses led to our highest quarterly
earnings in over two years," said John G. Drosdick, Sunoco Chairman and CEO.
"Our Refining and Supply business was again the leading contributor, earning
$98 million in the quarter. Improved gasoline demand and several industry
operating issues resulted in strong refining margins. Operationally, our
performance also continued to improve. For the quarter, crude unit
utilization was at 100 percent of rated capacity, which includes strong
operations at our Toledo refinery, despite the power blackout in mid-August.
Refining margins in our core U.S. northeast and mid-continent markets have
been strong for much of this year and our refineries have operated at
consistently high utilization levels. Year-to-date, Refining and Supply has
earned $241 million.
    "We are also encouraged by the improved results of our Chemicals business,
which earned $21 million in the current quarter. For Sunoco Chemicals, margins
and results have increased substantially over the past two quarters. With
continued global economic growth, our Chemicals business should continue to
increase its contribution to the company's earnings in the future."
    Commenting further on the company's results, Drosdick said, "Retail
Marketing also recorded a good result for the quarter with earnings of $20
million. After lagging behind crude oil and wholesale gasoline price increases
in July and August, retail margins recovered sharply in September and averaged
10 cents per gallon for the quarter.  Our third-quarter results included a $4
million income contribution from the retail sites acquired from Speedway in
June 2003. Year-to-date, Retail Marketing has earned $66 million."
    Drosdick continued, "Year-to-date, all five of our business units have
improved results from 2002. Strategically, we have strengthened our Retail
Marketing and Chemicals businesses through our 2003 transactions with Speedway
and Equistar, respectively. We expect to generate sales proceeds of
approximately $150 million from previously announced sales of selected retail
sites in Mid-America and of our Chemicals plasticizer business. We continue to
work with El Paso Corporation and the Federal Trade Commission to complete our
purchase of the Eagle Point, NJ refinery and believe that we will be able to
conclude this process by year-end. These transactions should substantially
increase the company's earnings power. We continue to maintain a strong
balance sheet and have the financial capacity to pursue additional strategic
opportunities."

    DETAILS OF THIRD QUARTER RESULTS
    REFINING AND SUPPLY
    Refining and Supply earned $98 million in the current quarter versus a
loss of $18 million in the third quarter of 2002. Significantly higher margins
and higher production volumes led to the much improved results versus the
comparable prior-year quarter. Partially offsetting these positive factors
were higher expenses, including refinery fuel costs.
    Margins at each of Sunoco's refining centers were much improved,
particularly in the mid-continent region. While most product margins were
higher, wholesale gasoline margins were especially strong during much of the
quarter.
    Operationally, total production increased at each refining system and, in
total, was approximately 3.3 million barrels higher than the 2002 third
quarter. At Sunoco's Toledo refinery, crude and conversion unit throughputs
were at near-record levels despite being impacted for several days by the
electrical power failure in the region.

    RETAIL MARKETING
    Retail Marketing earned $20 million in the third quarter of 2003 versus $7
million in the third quarter of 2002. The increase in earnings was due largely
to higher retail gasoline margins, which were up one cent per gallon compared
to the prior-year quarter, and higher gasoline and distillate sales volumes.
The Speedway acquisition, which was completed in June 2003, added $4 million
after tax to earnings for the third quarter of 2003.

    CHEMICALS
    Chemicals earned $21 million in the third quarter of 2003 versus $10
million in the prior-year period. Average margins were 9.1 cents per pound, up
almost 3 cents per pound versus the prior-year quarter. Margins for both
phenol and polypropylene products were improved for the quarter. Results for
the quarter included a $4 million after-tax income contribution related to a
supply agreement with Equistar and from the polypropylene facility acquired
from Equistar on March 31, 2003.
    Partially offsetting these improvements were lower sales volumes, higher
expenses including natural gas fuel costs, and lower equity earnings from
Belvieu Environmental Fuels (BEF), Sunoco's joint venture MTBE interest. Sales
volumes were lower, in part, due to maintenance activities at Sunoco operating
plants, as well as at certain customer facilities.

    LOGISTICS
    Sunoco's Logistics segment, which is comprised of Sunoco's 75-percent
interest in Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P. (NYSE: SXL) and certain other
assets and joint venture interests, earned $9 million in both third-quarter
periods.

    COKE
    The Coke business earned $11 million in the third quarter of 2003 versus
$14 million in the third quarter of 2002. Results for the prior-year quarter
included income from approximately 160,000 tons of coke sold from inventory
during the period.

    CORPORATE AND OTHER
    Corporate administrative expenses were $10 million after tax in the
current quarter versus $7 million in the comparable quarter last year. The
increase was largely due to higher employee-related expenses, including
pension and performance-related incentive compensation.
    Net financing expenses were $25 million after tax in both third-quarter
periods.

    NINE MONTH RESULTS
    Sunoco had net income of $276 million for the first nine months of 2003
versus a net loss of $108 million in the comparable 2002 period.
    Year-to-date results for 2003 included the aforementioned $15 million
after-tax charge associated with the write-down of the MTBE production
facility. Results for the first nine months of 2002 included a $17 million
after-tax provision primarily for asset write-downs and associated charges
related to the shutdown of a polypropylene line at the La Porte, TX plant and
the shutdown of certain processing units at the Toledo refinery. Also included
in the provision was a $3 million after-tax accrual relating to a lawsuit
concerning the Puerto Rico refinery, which was divested in December 2001.
Excluding these special items, Sunoco earned $291 million for the first nine
months of 2003 versus a loss of $91 million in the comparable 2002 period.
    The improvement in earnings was primarily due to higher margins in the
Refining and Supply, Retail Marketing and Chemicals business units. Higher
sales volumes in the Refining and Supply and Retail Marketing businesses also
contributed to the improved results. Sunoco's other business units also had
slightly higher earnings in 2003. Partially offsetting these increases were
higher expenses across the business units, primarily refinery fuel and utility
costs and employee-related expenses and higher corporate and net financing
expenses.

    Sunoco, Inc., headquartered in Philadelphia, PA, is a leading manufacturer
and marketer of petroleum and petrochemical products. With 730,000 barrels per
day of refining capacity, over 4,600 retail sites selling gasoline and
convenience items, interests in almost 11,000 miles of domestic crude oil and
refined product pipelines and 34 product terminals, Sunoco is one of the
largest independent refiner-marketers in the United States. Sunoco is a
growing force in petrochemicals with approximately six billion pounds of
annual sales, largely chemical intermediates used in the manufacture of
fibers, plastics, film and resins. Utilizing a proprietary technology, Sunoco
also manufactures two million tons annually of high-quality blast furnace coke
for use in the steel industry.
    Anyone interested in obtaining further insights into this quarter's
results can monitor the Company's quarterly teleconference call, which is
scheduled for 3:00 p.m. ET today (October 23, 2003). It can be accessed
through Sunoco's Web site - http://www.SunocoInc.com. It is suggested that you visit
the site prior to the teleconference to ensure that you have downloaded any
necessary software.

    NOTE:  In this earnings release, Sunoco has provided income (loss) before
special items in addition to net income (loss) determined in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). This non-GAAP financial
measure is used by Sunoco management to evaluate financial and operating
performance as the special items are not directly related to operating results
for the period. It also facilitates comparisons to prior-period financial
results and to the results of the company's competitors. The measure is also
comparable to earnings forecasts made by securities analysts and others, which
generally exclude special items as they are difficult to predict in advance. A
reconciliation of income before special items to GAAP net income is presented
in the Earnings Profile of Sunoco Businesses on pages 8, 9, 15 and 16 in this
release. Special items are not allocated to Sunoco's business segments in its
consolidated financial statements. Income (loss) before special items should
not be considered a substitute for net income (loss).

    Those statements made in this release 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. Although Sunoco believes that the assumptions
underlying these statements are reasonable, investors are cautioned that such
forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain and necessarily involve
risks that may affect Sunoco's business prospects and performance causing
actual results to differ from those discussed in the foregoing release. Such
risks and uncertainties include, by way of example and not of limitation:
general business and economic conditions; competitive products and pricing;
changes in refining, chemical and other product margins; variation in
petroleum-based commodity prices and availability of crude oil supply or
transportation; fluctuations in supply of feedstocks and demand for products
manufactured; changes in operating conditions and costs; changes in the
expected level of environmental capital, operating or remediation
expenditures; potential equipment malfunction; potential labor relations
problems; the legislative and regulatory environment; plant
construction/repair delays; nonperformance by major customers, suppliers or
other business partners; and political and economic conditions, including the
impact of potential terrorist acts and international hostilities. These and
other applicable risks and uncertainties have been described more fully in
Sunoco's second quarter Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on August 7, 2003 and in other periodic reports filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Sunoco undertakes no obligation to update
any forward-looking statements in this release, whether as a result of new
information or future events.


                                 Sunoco, Inc.
             2003 Third Quarter and Nine-Month Financial Summary
                                 (Unaudited)



    Third Quarter                                   2003               2002

    Revenues                              $4,594,000,000     $3,812,000,000

    Net Income (Loss)                       $109,000,000      $(10,000,000)*

    Net Income (Loss) Per Share of
     Common Stock:
       Basic                                       $1.41             $(.13)
       Diluted                                     $1.40             $(.13)**

    Weighted Average Number of Shares
     Outstanding (In Millions):
       Basic                                        77.1               76.3
       Diluted                                      78.0              76.3**


    Nine Months

    Revenues                             $13,353,000,000    $10,299,000,000

    Net Income (Loss)                       $276,000,000     $(108,000,000)*

    Net Income (Loss) Per Share of
     Common Stock:
       Basic                                       $3.59             $(1.42)
       Diluted                                     $3.56             $(1.42)**

    Weighted Average Number of Shares
     Outstanding (In Millions):
       Basic                                        76.8               76.2
       Diluted                                      77.6              76.2**

    *  Restated to reflect the adoption of the fair value method of accounting
       for employee stock compensation plans effective January 1, 2002.
    ** Since the assumed issuance of common stock under stock incentive awards
       would not have been dilutive, the diluted per share amounts are equal
       to the basic per share amounts.


                                 Sunoco, Inc.
              Earnings Profile of Sunoco Businesses (after tax)
                            (Millions of Dollars)
                                 (Unaudited)


                                         Three Months Ended
                                            September 30
                                       2003            2002      Variance
    Refining and Supply                $ 98            $(18)         $116
    Retail Marketing                     20               7            13
    Chemicals                            21              10            11
    Logistics                             9               9            --
    Coke                                 11              14            (3)
    Corporate and Other:
     Corporate expenses                 (10)             (7)           (3)
     Net financing expenses and other   (25)            (25)           --
                                        124             (10)          134
    Asset write-downs and other
     matters                            (15)             --           (15)
    Consolidated net income (loss)     $109            $(10)         $119

    Earnings per share of common stock
     (diluted):
      Income (loss) before special
       items                          $1.59           $(.13)        $1.72
      Special items                   (.19)              --          (.19)
      Net income (loss)               $1.40           $(.13)        $1.53


                                 Sunoco, Inc.
              Earnings Profile of Sunoco Businesses (after tax)
                            (Millions of Dollars)
                                 (Unaudited)

                                        Nine Months Ended
                                           September 30
                                       2003            2002      Variance
    Refining and Supply                $241            $(79)         $320
    Retail Marketing                     66               8            58
    Chemicals                            27              11            16
    Logistics                            29              26             3
    Coke                                 32              30             2
    Corporate and Other:
     Corporate expenses                 (29)            (21)           (8)
     Net financing expenses and other   (75)            (66)           (9)
                                        291             (91)          382
    Asset write-downs and other
     matters                            (15)            (17)            2
    Consolidated net income (loss)     $276           $(108)         $384

    Earnings per share of common stock
     (diluted):
      Income (loss) before special
       items                          $3.75          $(1.19)        $4.94
      Special items                   (.19)            (.23)          .04
      Net income (loss)               $3.56          $(1.42)        $4.98

                                 Sunoco, Inc.
                Financial and Operating Statistics (Unaudited)

    Certain revisions to Sunoco's Financial and Operating Statistics have been
made to the 2002 amounts to conform to the 2003 presentation. The primary
changes provide refinery production volumes (instead of the previously
reported sales volumes) and realized refining margin per barrel on the basis
of production available for sale (instead of the previously reported sales
volumes which included purchase-for-sale activity). More detailed information
concerning refining throughputs has also been provided. Additionally, the
value of internally produced fuel at Sunoco's refineries and chemical plants,
which was previously shown as an operating expense, is now shown as a
reduction to realized margins.

    Note: Comparable Financial and Operating Statistics for periods dating
back to 1999 are available at Sunoco's website, http://www.SunocoInc.com, under
"Shareholder and Financial Information - Financial Reports".


                                For the Three                For the Nine
                                 Months Ended                Months Ended
                                 September 30                September 30
                              2003          2002         2003          2002
    TOTAL REFINING AND SUPPLY

    Income (Loss) (Millions of
     Dollars)                  $98          $(18)        $241          $(79)
    Realized Wholesale Margin*
     (Per Barrel of Production
     Available for Sale)     $5.36         $2.65        $5.00         $2.35
    Crude Inputs as Percent
     of Crude Unit
    Rated Capacity             100            94           98            94
    Throughputs (Thousand
     Barrels Daily):
      Crude Oil              727.2         686.7        718.1         688.8
      Other Feedstocks        50.5          55.4         53.1          58.6
       Total Throughputs     777.7         742.1        771.2         747.4
    Products Manufactured
     (Thousand Barrels Daily):
      Gasoline               388.9         375.9        374.3         376.0
      Middle Distillates     236.0         228.0        238.1         227.5
      Residual Fuel           64.7          51.6         63.0          55.8
      Petrochemicals          29.7          28.5         28.1          30.8
      Lubricants              13.9          13.8         13.7          13.9
      Other                   74.5          73.3         83.7          74.1
       Total Production      807.7         771.1        800.9         778.1
      Less: Production Used as
       Fuel in Refinery
       Operations             38.1          37.6         37.9          37.3
        Total Production
         Available for Sale  769.6         733.5        763.0         740.8
    * Wholesale sales revenue less cost of crude oil, other feedstocks,
      product purchases and related terminalling and transportation.


                                 Sunoco, Inc.
                Financial and Operating Statistics (Unaudited)

                                For the Three                For the Nine
                                Months Ended                 Months Ended
                                September 30                 September 30
                              2003          2002         2003          2002
    Northeast Refining System

    Realized Wholesale Margin
     (Per Barrel of Production
     Available for Sale)     $4.81         $2.25        $4.96         $1.91
    Market Benchmark 6-3-2-1
     (Per Barrel)            $5.58         $2.32        $5.99         $1.80
    Crude Inputs as Percent
     of Crude Unit
     Rated Capacity             99            94           98            94
    Throughputs (Thousand
     Barrels Daily):
      Crude Oil              499.2         475.9        493.4         476.8
      Other Feedstocks        44.4          46.8         46.5          51.3
       Total Throughputs     543.6         522.7        539.9         528.1
    Products Manufactured
     (Thousand Barrels Daily):
      Gasoline               266.2         269.8        262.3         267.1
      Middle Distillates     173.5         164.4        171.7         165.5
      Residual Fuel           60.5          47.7         58.9          52.0
      Petrochemicals          21.4          20.7         20.8          22.9
      Other                   41.3          40.7         46.7          42.4
       Total Production      562.9         543.3        560.4         549.9
      Less: Production Used as
       Fuel in Refinery
       Operations             26.6          26.9         26.9          26.7
        Total Production
         Available for Sale  536.3         516.4        533.5         523.2

    Toledo Refinery

    Realized Wholesale Margin
     (Per Barrel of Production
     Available for Sale)     $7.31         $3.39        $5.53         $2.95
    Market Benchmark 4-3-1
     (Per Barrel)            $7.93         $4.36        $6.59         $4.08
    Crude Inputs as Percent
     of Crude Unit
     Rated Capacity            106            95          101            95
    Throughputs (Thousand
     Barrels Daily):
      Crude Oil              147.8         132.7        141.6         132.7
      Other Feedstocks         6.0           8.0          6.2           6.9
       Total Throughputs     153.8         140.7        147.8         139.6


                                 Sunoco, Inc.
                Financial and Operating Statistics (Unaudited)

                                For the Three               For the Nine
                                 Months Ended               Months Ended
                                 September 30               September 30
    Toledo Refinery
     (Continued)              2003          2002         2003          2002

    Products Manufactured
     (Thousand Barrels Daily):
      Gasoline               104.7          87.4         94.5          87.9
      Middle Distillates      34.4          37.6         37.1          34.9
      Residual Fuel            4.2           3.9          4.1           3.8
      Petrochemicals           8.3           7.8          7.3           7.9
      Other                   12.9          12.2         13.7          13.5
       Total Production      164.5         148.9        156.7         148.0
      Less: Production Used as
       Fuel in Refinery
       Operations              9.4           8.8          9.0           8.6
        Total Production
         Available for Sale  155.1         140.1        147.7         139.4

    Tulsa Refinery

    Realized Wholesale Margin
     (Per Barrel
     of Production Available
     for Sale)               $5.32         $3.96        $4.29         $4.29
    Market Benchmark 3-1-2
     (Per Barrel)            $6.08         $3.95        $5.59         $3.10
    Crude Inputs as Percent
     of Crude Unit
     Rated Capacity             94            92           98            93
    Throughputs (Thousand
     Barrels Daily):
      Crude Oil               80.2          78.1         83.1          79.3
      Other Feedstocks          .1            .6           .4            .4
      Total Throughputs       80.3          78.7         83.5          79.7
    Products Manufactured
     (Thousand
     Barrels Daily):
      Gasoline                18.0          18.7         17.5          21.0
      Middle Distillates      28.1          26.0         29.3          27.1
      Lubricants              13.9          13.8         13.7          13.9
      Other                   20.3          20.4         23.3          18.2
       Total Production       80.3          78.9         83.8          80.2
      Less: Production Used
      as Fuel in
      Refinery Operations      2.1           1.9          2.0           2.0
       Total Production
        Available for
        Sale                  78.2          77.0         81.8          78.2


                                 Sunoco, Inc.
                Financial and Operating Statistics (Unaudited)

                                For the Three               For the Nine
                                 Months Ended               Months Ended
                                 September 30               September 30
                              2003          2002         2003          2002
    RETAIL MARKETING

    Income (Millions of
     Dollars)                  $20            $7          $66            $8
    Retail Margin (Per Barrel):
      Gasoline               $4.20         $3.85        $4.21         $3.04
      Middle Distillates     $3.25         $2.63        $4.86         $4.03
    Sales of Petroleum
     Products (Thousand
     Barrels Daily):
      Gasoline               303.6         270.9        275.1         261.2
      Middle Distillates      38.0          33.8         39.9          35.3
                             341.6         304.7        315.0         296.5
    Total Retail Gasoline
     Outlets, End of
     Period                  4,620         4,408        4,620         4,408
    Throughput per Company
     Owned or
     Leased Outlet
     (M Gal/Site/Month)        127           120          115           113
    Convenience Stores:
      Total Stores, End of
       Period                  842           644          842           644
      Merchandise Sales
      (M$/Store/Month)         $80           $76          $73           $68
      Merchandise Margin
      (Company
      Operated)(% of Sales)    24%           25%          24%           25%

    CHEMICALS

    Income (Millions of
     Dollars)                  $21           $10          $27           $11
    Margin (Cents per Pound)
     - All
     Products                  9.1           6.3          7.6           5.9
    Sales (Millions of Pounds):
     Phenol and Related Products
      (including Bisphenol-A)  635           757        1,934         2,094
       Polypropylene*          403           320        1,139         1,040
       Plasticizers            155           149          446           460
       Propylene               191           198          578           568
       Other                    34            43          116           142
                             1,418         1,467        4,213         4,304
    Margin for Key Products**
     (Cents per Pound)
      Phenol and Related
       Products***            14.3           7.4         12.8           5.8
      Polypropylene*          12.6          10.8         10.7           9.3
    *  Excludes Epsilon Products Company, LLC polypropylene joint venture.
    ** Before terminalling and transportation costs.
    ***Consists of margin for phenol and byproducts divided by phenol sales
        volumes. Excludes margin and sales volumes attributable to a long-
        term, cost-based contract with Honeywell International Inc.


                                 Sunoco, Inc.
                Financial and Operating Statistics (Unaudited)

                                For the Three               For the Nine
                                Months Ended                Months Ended
                                September 30                September 30
                              2003          2002         2003          2002
    COKE

    Income (Millions of
     Dollars)                  $11           $14          $32           $30
    Coke Production
     (Thousands of Tons)       517           529        1,511         1,487
    Coke Sales (Thousands of
     Tons)                     516           690        1,511         1,540

    CAPITAL EXPENDITURES (Millions of Dollars)

    Refining and Supply        $60           $32         $163          $110
    Retail Marketing            27            34           62*           81
    Chemicals                    8             7           18**          23
    Logistics                    9            12           24            27
    Coke                         1             1            3             3
                              $105           $86         $270          $244
    * Excludes $162 million purchase from a subsidiary of Marathon Ashland
       Petroleum LLC of 193 direct Speedway retail gasoline sites located
       primarily in Florida and South Carolina, including related inventory.
    **Excludes $198 million associated with the formation of a propylene
       partnership with Equistar Chemicals, L.P., which includes a 700 million
       pounds-per-year, 15-year propylene supply contract with Sunoco, and the
       acquisition of Equistar's Bayport polypropylene facility.

    DEPRECIATION, DEPLETION AND
    AMORTIZATION (Millions of Dollars)

    Refining and Supply        $42           $38         $121         $ 114
    Retail Marketing            25            25           73            71
    Chemicals                   16            11           43            32
    Logistics                    6             7           20            19
    Coke                         4             3           10             9
                               $93           $84         $267          $245

    BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION
    (Millions of Dollars)                                 At             At
                                                September 30    December 31
                                                        2003           2002
    Cash and Cash Equivalents                           $355           $390

    Total Borrowings (including
     Current Portion)                                 $1,458         $1,455

    Shareholders' Equity                              $1,619         $1,394



                                 Sunoco, Inc.
              Earnings Profile of Sunoco Businesses (after tax)
                            (Millions of Dollars)
                                 (Unaudited)

                                              2002*
                      1st          2nd          3rd          4th       Total
    Refining and
     Supply          $(76)         $15         $(18)         $48        $(31)
    Retail
     Marketing        (20)          21            7           12          20
    Chemicals           2           (1)          10           17          28
    Logistics           8            9            9            7          33
    Coke                7            9           14           12          42
    Corporate and
     Other:
      Corporate
       expenses        (8)          (6)          (7)          (5)        (26)
      Net financing
       expenses and
       other          (20)         (21)         (25)         (25)        (91)
                     (107)          26          (10)          66         (25)
      Asset write-downs
       and other
       matters         --          (17)          --           (5)        (22)

      Consolidated net
       income
       (loss)       $(107)          $9         $(10)        $ 61        $(47)

    Earnings per
     share of common
     stock
     (diluted):

      Income (loss)
       before special
       items      $(1.41)        $ .34        $(.13)       $ .86        $(.33)
      Special items    --         (.22)          --         (.07)        (.29)
      Net income
      (loss)      $(1.41)        $ .12         $(.13)      $ .79        $(.62)

    * During the fourth quarter of 2002, Sunoco adopted the fair value method
      of accounting for employee stock compensation plans. In connection
      therewith, the Company recognized $4 million of after-tax expense in
      2002 ($1 million in each quarter) for all unvested stock options
      attributable to the vesting that occurred in 2002. The first three
      quarters of 2002 were restated to give retroactive effect to this
      accounting change.


                                 Sunoco, Inc.
              Earnings Profile of Sunoco Businesses (after tax)
                            (Millions of Dollars)
                                 (Unaudited)


                                                      2003
                                        1st             2nd           3rd
    Refining and Supply                 $93             $50           $98
    Retail Marketing                     10              36            20
    Chemicals                            (4)             10            21
    Logistics                            11               9             9
    Coke                                 10              11            11
    Corporate and Other:
      Corporate expenses                 (9)            (10)          (10)
      Net financing expenses and
       other                            (25)            (25)          (25)
                                         86              81           124
    Asset write-downs and other matters  --              --           (15)

    Consolidated net income             $86             $81          $109

    Earnings per share of common stock
     (diluted):

      Income before special items     $1.12           $1.04         $1.59
      Special items                      --              --          (.19)
      Net income                      $1.12           $1.04         $1.40



                                 Sunoco, Inc.
                    Consolidated Statements of Operations
                            (Millions of Dollars)
                                 (Unaudited)

                                               2002*
                      1st          2nd          3rd          4th       Total

    REVENUES

    Sales and other
     operating revenue
     (including consumer
     excise
     taxes)        $2,918       $3,527       $3,789       $4,065     $14,299
    Interest income     1            2            2            2           7
    Other income       12           27           21           18          78
                    2,931        3,556        3,812        4,085      14,384
    COSTS AND EXPENSES

    Cost of products
     sold and
     operating
     expenses       2,380        2,780        3,047        3,223      11,430
    Consumer excise
     taxes            428          460          478          468       1,834

    Selling, general
     and administrative
     expenses         154          146          166          156         622

    Depreciation,
     depletion and
     amortization      79           82           84           84         329
    Payroll, property
     and other taxes   28           23           25           24         100

    Provision for
     write-down of assets
     and other
     matters           --           26           --            8          34

    Interest cost and
     debt expense      26           28           29           28         111

    Interest
     capitalized       --           (1)          (1)          (1)         (3)

                    3,095        3,544        3,828        3,990      14,457

    Income (loss)
     before income tax
     expense
     (benefit)       (164)          12          (16)          95         (73)

    Income tax
     expense
     (benefit)        (57)           3           (6)          34         (26)

    Net Income
     (Loss)        $ (107)          $9         $(10)         $61        $(47)

    * During the fourth quarter of 2002, Sunoco adopted the fair value method
      of accounting for employee stock compensation plans. In connection
      therewith, the Company recognized $4 million of after-tax expense in
      2002 ($1 million in each quarter) for all unvested stock options
      attributable to the vesting that occurred in 2002. The first three
      quarters of 2002 were restated to give retroactive effect to this
      accounting change.


                                 Sunoco, Inc.
                    Consolidated Statements of Operations
                            (Millions of Dollars)
                                 (Unaudited)

                                                      2003
                                        1st             2nd           3rd

    REVENUES

    Sales and other operating
     revenue
     (including consumer excise
     taxes)                          $4,560          $4,169        $4,601
    Interest income                       3               2             1
    Other income (loss)                   7              18            (8)
                                      4,570           4,189         4,594
    COSTS AND EXPENSES

    Cost of products sold and
     operating expenses               3,701           3,250         3,515
    Consumer excise taxes               437             490           556

    Selling, general and
     administrative
     expenses                           160             178           199

    Depreciation, depletion and
     amortization                        84              90            93
    Payroll, property and other taxes    27              24            30

    Interest cost and debt expense       28              29            28

    Interest capitalized                 (1)             --            (1)

                                      4,436           4,061         4,420
    Income before income tax expense    134             128           174

    Income tax expense                   48              47            65

    Net Income                          $86             $81          $109



SOURCE Sunoco, Inc.




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