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Parkland Fuel Corporation Remains on Track With First Quarter 2013 Results

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Parkland Penny Plan Update

The Parkland Penny Plan, announced on May 15, 2012, is targeting:

--  Growth to seven billion litres in fuel volumes by 2016 through organic    growth and acquisitions; and--  1 cent per litre in additional EBITDA margin by 2016 through economies    of scale, better supply options, and efficiencies.


Penny Plan Scorecard Summary:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                    2016Area   Commitment    Analysis                     Target   Q1 2013      2012----------------------------------------------------------------------------       Organic       Gaining Market Share            0.5    (12.7)    (29.7)       growth        Amid Lower Consumption      billion       YTD       YTD                     Base volumes, excluding      litres   million   million                     Elbow River Marketing,                 litres    litres                     continue to be down dueGrow                 to softness across                     several commercial                     sectors partially                     offset by strong sales                     efforts.       ---------------------------------------------------------------------       Major         $27 million in Adjusted         2.5       620         -       acquisitions  EBITDA Added                billion   million                     The acquisition of           litres    litres                     Elbow River Marketing,                     Sparling's Propane, and                     TransMontaigne will                     contribute towards the                     $55 million in Adjusted                     EBITDA Parkland is                     targeting by 2016. The                     mergers and                     acquisitions                     environment remains                     very active. The Q1                     2013 results exclude                     327 million litres of                     fuel and propane volume                     from Elbow River                     Marketing.============================================================================       Supply        On Track                       100%  On Track  On Track       Margins       Parkland continues to    Normalized                     extend its progress on       profit                     replacing the average      plus 1/3                     normalized profit(ii)          cent                     of its refiners' margin                     contract through theSupply               negotiation of supply                     contracts, supply                     management, terminals,                     and the addition of                     Elbow River Marketing.                     No problems are                     foreseen in replacing                     the volume.============================================================================       Operating     Significant Progress       3.60 cpl  3.52 cpl  3.61 cpl       costs         Elbow River Marketing's                   TTM       TTM                     volumes and operating                     costs have been                     excluded in theOperate              calculations this                     quarter. Lower costs in                     Commercial and Retail                     drove operating costs                     on a cpl basis down.       ---------------------------------------------------------------------       Marketing,    MGA Decreases on Base      1.59 cpl  1.85 cpl  1.87 cpl       General and   Business                                  TTM       TTM       Administrati  Elbow River Marketing's       on ("MGA")    volumes and MG&A costs       costs         have been excluded in                     the calculations this                     quarter. Acquisition                     and restructuring costs                     of approximately $1.5                     million in the first                     quarter of 2013 have                     also been excluded to                     present a fair                     portrayal of the                     ongoing MGA costs in                     Parkland's base                     business.       ---------------------------------------------------------------------       Total         Safety Continues to       Less than      2.53      2.33       Recordable    Improve                           2       TTM       TTM       Injury        Lost time injury       Frequency     frequency improved to                     0.55 during the first                     quarter compared with                     2.03 in Q1 2012. Total                     recordable injury                     frequency improved to                     2.53 compared with 3.66                     in Q1 2012.----------------------------------------------------------------------------(i) Normalized for Cango and one-time costs; (ii)The average annualized benefit under this contract excluding performance from outlier yearsNote: 2016 cost targets will be updated in the event of a significant change to Parkland's business mix.Abbreviations:   CPL = Cents per litre                 YTD = Year-to-date                 TTM = Trailing twelve months----------------------------------------------------------------------------

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