Canadian Natural's Directors, Officers and employees think like shareholders because the majority are shareholders; either through granted stock options or participation in Canadian Natural's employee stock savings plan or both.
Management and Directors have the highest level of personal wealth at stake of any of our peer group of companies. It is important to remember that this is long ownership and not the value of stock options. This high level of internal ownership provides incentive for management and employees to think about value creation over the near, mid and long-term.
