UNITED STATES

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Washington, D.C. 20549

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(ANADARKO LOGO)
P.O. Box 1330
Houston, Texas77251-1330
March 25, 2011
21, 2014

TO OUR STOCKHOLDERS:

The 20112014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation will be held at The Woodlands Waterway MarriottHyatt Market Street Hotel, and Convention Center, 1601 Lake Robbins9595 Six Pines Drive, Suite 1100, The Woodlands, Texas, 77380 on Tuesday, May 17, 2011,13, 2014, at 8:00 a.m. (Central Daylight Time).

The attached Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and proxy statement provide information concerning the matters to be considered at the Annual Meeting. The Annual Meeting will cover only the business contained in the proxy statement and will not include a management presentation.

Pursuant to rules promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, we are

We also providingprovide access to our proxy materials over the Internet. As a result, we are mailing to most of our stockholders a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (Notice) instead of a paper copy of this proxy statement, a proxy card and our 20102013 annual report. The Notice contains instructions on how to access those documents over the Internet, as well as instructions on how to request a paper copy of our proxy materials. All stockholders who do not receive a Notice should receive a paper copy of the proxy materials by mail. We believe that the Notice process will allow us to provide you with the information you need in a timelier manner, will save us the cost of printing and mailing documents to you, and will conserve natural resources.

Your vote is important and we encourage you to vote even if you are unable to attend the Annual Meeting. You may vote by Internet or by telephone using the instructions on the Notice, or, if you received a paper copy of the proxy card, by signing and returning it in the postage pre-paid envelope provided.provided for your convenience. You may also attend and vote at the Annual Meeting.

Very truly yours,

-s- James T. Hackett
JAMES T. HACKETT

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R. A. WALKER

Chairman of the Board, President

and

Chief Executive Officer

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1201 Lake Robbins Drive

(ANADARKO LOGO IN BLACK)
P.O. Box 1330
Houston,The Woodlands, Texas77251-1330
77380-1046

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation will be held at The Woodlands Waterway MarriottHyatt Market Street Hotel, and Convention Center, 1601 Lake Robbins9595 Six Pines Drive, Suite 1100, The Woodlands, Texas, 77380 on Tuesday, May 17, 2011,13, 2014, at 8:00 a.m. (Central Daylight Time) to consider the following proposals:

(1) elect seven directors;
(2) ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for 2011;
(3) an advisory vote on the Company’s named executive officer compensation;
(4) an advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on the Company’s named executive officer compensation;
(5) if presented, vote on stockholder proposals set forth on pages 73 through 80 in the accompanying proxy statement; and
(6) transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting and any adjournments or postponements thereof.

(1)elect nine directors;

(2)ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for 2014;

(3)an advisory vote to approve the Company’s named executive officer compensation;

(4)if presented, vote on the stockholder proposals set forth on pages 80 through 85 in the accompanying proxy statement; and

(5)transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting and any adjournments or postponements thereof.

If you are a holder of record holder of common stock at the close of business on March 22, 2011,18, 2014, the record date, then you are entitled to receive notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting.

Please take the time to vote by following the Internet or telephone voting instructions provided. If you received a paper copy of the proxy card, you may also vote by completing and mailing the proxy card in the postage-prepaid envelope provided for your convenience. You may also attend and vote at the Annual Meeting.You may revoke your proxy at any time before the vote is taken by following the instructions in this proxy statement.

As a stockholder, your vote is very important and the Company’s Board of Directors strongly encourages you to exercise your right to vote.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

-s- David L. Siddall
David L. Siddall

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Amanda M. McMillian

Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, and

Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer

March 25, 2011

21, 2014

The Woodlands, Texas

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials

for the Stockholder Meeting to be Held on May 17, 2011:
13, 2014:

The Proxy Statement and Annual Report for 20102013 are available at
http:

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ITEM 4 — STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL — REPORT ON POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS

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1201 Lake Robbins Drive

(ANADARKO LOGO IN BLACK)
P. O. Box 1330
Houston,The Woodlands, Texas77251-1330
77380-1046

PROXY STATEMENT

ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

May 17, 2011

GENERAL INFORMATION
13, 2014

We are furnishing you this proxy statement in connection with the solicitation of proxies by our Board of Directors (Board) to be voted at the 20112014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (Annual Meeting) of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, (Annual Meeting), a Delaware corporation, sometimes referred to herein as the Company, Anadarko, our, us, we or we.like terms. The Annual Meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 17, 201113, 2014, at 8:00 a.m. (Central Daylight Time). The proxy materials, including this proxy statement, proxy card or voting instructions and our 20102013 annual report, are being distributed and made available on or about April 1, 2011.

In accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), we are providing our stockholdersMarch 28, 2014.

We provide access to our proxy materials to our stockholders on the Internet. Accordingly, a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (Notice) will be mailed to most of our stockholders on or about April 1, 2011.March 28, 2014. Stockholders will have the ability to access the proxy materials on a web sitethe website referred to in the Notice or request a printed set of the proxy materials to be sent to them by following the instructions in the Notice.

The Notice also provides instructions on how to inform us whether to send future proxy materials to you electronically bye-mail or in printed form by mail. If you choose to receive future proxy materials bye-mail, you will receive ane-mail next year with instructions containing a link to those materials and a link to the proxy voting site. Your election to receive proxy materials bye-mail or printed form will remain in effect until you terminate it.

Choosing to receive future proxy materials bye-mail will allow us to provide you with the information you need in a timeliermore timely manner, save us the cost of printing and mailing documents to you, and conserve natural resources.

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE ANNUAL MEETING

Where and when is the Annual Meeting?

The Annual Meeting will be held at The Woodlands Waterway MarriottHyatt Market Street Hotel, and Convention Center, 1601 Lake Robbins9595 Six Pines Drive, Suite 1100, The Woodlands, Texas, 77380, on Tuesday, May 17, 2011,13, 2014, at 8:00 a.m. (Central Daylight Time).

Who may vote?

You may vote if you were thea holder of record holder of Anadarko common stock as of the close of business on March 22, 2011,18, 2014, the record date for the Annual Meeting. Each share of Anadarko

common stock is entitled to one vote at the Annual Meeting. On the record date, there were 503,145,133512,076,629 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.

There are no cumulative voting rights associated with Anadarko common stock.


May I attend the Annual Meeting?

Yes. Attendance is limited to stockholders of record as of the record date for the Annual Meeting.Meeting, Company employees, and certain guests invited by the Company. Admission will be on a first-come, first-served basis. You may

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be asked to present valid picture identification, such as a driver’s license or passport. If your shares of common stock isare held in the name of a bank, broker, or other holder of record and you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, you must present proof of your ownership, of Company stock, such as a current bank or brokerage account statement reflecting ownership as of the record date for the Annual Meeting, to be admitted. Cameras, recording devices, cell phones and other electronic devices cannot be used during the Annual Meeting.

Why did I receive a Notice in the mail regarding the Internet availability of proxy materials this year instead of a full set of proxy materials?

In accordance with SEC rules, we

We are providing access to our proxy materials over the Internet. As a result, we have sent to most of our stockholders a Notice instead of a paper copy of the proxy materials. The Notice contains instructions on how to access the proxy materials over the Internet and how to request a paper copy. In addition, stockholders may request to receive future proxy materials in printed form by mail or electronically bye-mail. A stockholder’s election to receive proxy materials by mail ore-mail will remain in effect until the stockholder terminates it.

Why didn’t I receive a Notice in the mail regarding the Internet availability of proxy materials?

We are providing certain stockholders, including those who have previously requested to receive paper copies of the proxy materials, with paper copies of the proxy materials instead of a Notice. If you would like to reduce the costs incurred by Anadarko in mailing proxy materials, you can consent to receive all future proxy statements, proxy cards and annual reports electronically viae-mail or the Internet. To sign up for electronic delivery, please follow the instructions provided with your proxy materials and on your proxy card or voting instruction card to vote using the Internet. When

prompted, indicate that you agree to receive or access stockholder communications electronically in the future.

Can I vote my stock by filling out and returning the Notice?

No. The Notice will, however, provide instructions on how to vote by Internet, by telephone, by requesting and returning a paper proxy card, or by submitting a ballot in person at the Annual Meeting.

How can I access the proxy materials over the Internet?

Your Notice or proxy card will contain instructions on how to view our proxy materials for the Annual Meeting on the Internet. Our proxy materials are also available athttp: https://bnymellon.mobular.net/bnymellon/apc.

materials.proxyvote.com/032511.

What am I voting on?

You are voting on:
• the election of seven directors;
• the ratification of KPMG LLP as our independent auditor for 2011;
• an advisory vote on our named executive officer (NEO) compensation;
• an advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on our NEO compensation;
• if presented, the stockholder proposals set forth on pages 73 through 80; and
• any other business properly coming before the Annual Meeting.


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Howon and how does the Board recommend that I vote?
The Board recommends that you vote:

Proposal

 

FORBoard Vote
Recommendation
each of the nominees for director;

Election of Directors

FOR EACH
DIRECTOR
NOMINEE

Management Proposals

 
• FORthe ratification

Ratification of KPMG LLP as our independent auditorIndependent Auditor for 2011;2014

FOR

Advisory Vote to Approve
the Company’s Named
Executive Officer
2013 Compensation

FOR

Stockholder Proposals

 

Provide a Report
Regarding Political
Contributions

 FORthe approval, on an advisory basis, of our NEO compensation;AGAINST

Provide a Report Regarding Climate Change Risk

 FORthe approval, on an advisory basis, of a triennial advisory vote on our NEO compensation; andAGAINST

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What is the effect of an “advisory” vote?

Because your votesvote with respect to approval of our NEOnamed executive officer (NEO) compensation and the frequency of futureis advisory, votes on the approval of our NEO compensation are advisory, theyit will not be binding upon the Board. However, our Compensation and Benefits Committee (Compensation Committee) and the Board will takecarefully consider the outcomesoutcome of the votes into accountvote when consideringreviewing future executive compensation arrangements offor our NEOs and when determining the frequency of future advisory votes on the approval of NEO compensation that the Board will adopt, respectively.

executive officers.

Why should I vote?

Your vote is very important regardless of the amount of stock you hold. The Board strongly encourages you to exercise your right to vote as a stockholder of the Company.

How do I vote?

You may vote by any of the following four methods:

(i)Internet. Vote on the Internet at http://www.proxyvote.com. This website also allows electronic proxy voting using smartphones, tablets and other web-connected mobile devices (additional charges may apply pursuant to your service provider plan). Simply follow the instructions on the Notice, or if you received a proxy card by mail, follow the instructions on the proxy card and you can confirm that your vote has been properly recorded. If you vote on the Internet, you can request electronic delivery of future proxy materials. Internet voting facilities for stockholders of record will be available 24 hours a day and will close at 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) on May 12, 2014.

(ii)Telephone. Vote by telephone by following the instructions on the Notice or, if you received a proxy card, by following the instructions on the proxy card. Easy-to-follow voice prompts allow you to vote your stock and confirm that

(i) Internet.  Vote on the Internet athttp://www.proxyvote.com, the web site for Internet voting. Simply follow the instructions on the Notice, or if you received a proxy card by mail, follow the instructions on the proxy card and you can confirm that your vote has been properly recorded. If you vote on the Internet, you can request electronic delivery of future proxy materials. Internet voting facilities for stockholders of record will be available 24 hours a day and will close at 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) on May 16, 2011.
(ii) Telephone.  Vote by telephone by following the instructions on the Notice, or if you received a proxy card, by following the instructions on the proxy card.Easy-to-follow voice prompts allow you to vote your stock and confirm that your vote has been properly recorded. Telephone voting facilities for stockholders of record will be available 24 hours a day and will close at 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) on May 16, 2011.
(iii) Mail.  If you received a proxy card by mail, vote by mail by completing, signing, dating and returning your proxy card in the pre-addressed, postage-paid envelope provided. If you vote by mail and your proxy card is returned unsigned, then your vote cannot be counted. If you vote by mail and the returned proxy card is signed without indicating how you want to vote, then your proxy will be voted as recommended by the Board. If mailed, your completed and signed proxy card must be received by May 16, 2011.
(iv) Meeting.  You may attend and vote at the Annual Meeting.

your vote has been properly recorded. Telephone voting facilities for stockholders of record will be available 24 hours a day and will close at 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) on May 12, 2014.

(iii)Mail. If you received a proxy card by mail, vote by mail by completing, signing, dating and returning your proxy card in the pre-addressed, postage-paid envelope provided. If you vote by mail and your proxy card is returned unsigned, then your vote cannot be counted. If you vote by mail and the returned proxy card is signed without indicating how you want to vote, then your proxy will be voted as recommended by the Board. If mailed, your completed and signed proxy card must be received by May 12, 2014.

(iv)Meeting. You may attend and vote at the Annual Meeting.

The Board recommends that you vote using one of the first three methods discussed above, as it is not practical for most stockholders to attend and vote at the Annual Meeting. Using one of the first three methods discussed above to vote will not limit your right to vote at the Annual Meeting if you later decide to attend in person. If your stock is held in street name (for example, held in the name of a bank, broker, or other holder of record), you must obtain a proxy executed in your favor from your bank, broker or other holder of record to be able to attend and vote at the Annual Meeting.


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If I vote by telephone or Internet and received a proxy card in the mail, do I need to return my proxy card?

No.

If I vote by mail, telephone or Internet, may I still attend the Annual Meeting?

Yes.

 

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Yes.

Can I change my vote?

Yes. You may revoke your proxy at any time before the voting polls are closed at the Annual Meeting, by the following methods:

voting at a later time by Internet or telephone until 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) on May 12, 2014;

voting in person at the Annual Meeting;
• voting at a later time by Internet or telephone;
• voting in person at the Annual Meeting;
• delivering to the Corporate Secretary of Anadarko a proxy with a later date or a written revocation of your prior proxy; or
• giving notice to the inspector of elections at the Annual Meeting.

delivering to Anadarko’s Corporate Secretary a proxy with a later date or a written revocation of your most recent proxy; or

giving notice to the inspector of elections at the Annual Meeting.

If you are a street name stockholder (for example, if your shares are held in the name of a bank, broker, or other holder of record) and you vote by proxy, you may later revoke your proxy by informing the holder of record in accordance with that entity’s procedures.

How many votes must be present to hold the Annual Meeting?

Your stock is counted as present at the Annual Meeting if you attend the Annual Meeting and vote in person or if you properly return a proxy by Internet, telephone or mail. In order for us to hold our Annual Meeting, holders of a majority of our common stock entitled to vote must be present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting. This is referred to as a quorum. Abstentions and broker non-votes will be counted as present for purposes of determining a quorum.

What is a broker non-vote?

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) permits brokers to vote their customers’ stock held in street name on routine matters when the brokers have not received voting instructions from their customers. The NYSE does not, however, allow brokers to vote their customers’ stock held in

street name on non-routine matters unless they have received voting instructions from their customers. In such cases, the uninstructed shares for which the broker is unable to vote are called broker non-votes.

What routine matters will be voted on at the Annual Meeting?

The ratification of the independent auditor is the only routine matter on which brokers may vote in their discretion on behalf of customers who have not provided voting instructions.

What non-routine matters will be voted on at the Annual Meeting?

The election of directors, anthe advisory vote on our NEO compensation, an advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes onto approve our NEO compensation and the stockholder proposals, if presented, are non-routine matters on which brokers are not allowed to vote unless they have received voting instructions from their customers. Due to recent rule changes by the NYSE, your broker will no longer be allowed to vote your shares on any of these non-routine matters without your specific instructions.


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How many votes are needed to approve each of the proposals or, with respect to the advisory votes,vote, to be considered the recommendation of the stockholders?

(i)Election of Directors.The election of each director requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast for such director. Under our By-Laws, a majority of votes are cast for the election of a director if the number of votes cast “for” the director exceeds the number of votes cast “against” the director. For this purpose, abstentions and broker non-votes are not counted as a vote cast either “for” or “against” the director.

(ii)Independent Auditor.The ratification of the independent auditor requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the stock entitled to vote and present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes will have the same effect as votes cast “against” the proposal.

proposals.

(iii)NEO Compensation.Our NEO compensation will be considered approved by

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our stockholders in an advisory manner upon the affirmative vote of a majority of the stock entitled to vote and present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting. For this purpose, abstentions will have the same effect as votes cast “against” the proposal. Broker non-votes are not counted as a vote cast either “for” or “against” the proposal.

The frequency of future advisory votes on our NEO compensation receiving the greatest number of votes (every three, two or one years) will be considered the frequency recommended by stockholders in an advisory manner. For this purpose, abstentions and broker non-votes are not counted as a vote cast “for” any of a three, two or one year frequency.

(iv)Stockholder Proposals.The approval of the stockholder proposals, if presented, requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the stock entitled to vote and present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting. For this purpose, abstentions will have the same effect as votes cast “against” the proposals. Broker non-votes are not counted as a vote cast either “for” or “against” the proposals.

Could other matters be decided at the Annual Meeting?

We are not aware of any matters that will be considered at the Annual Meeting other than those set forth in this proxy statement. However, if any other matters arise at the Annual Meeting, the persons named in your proxy will vote in accordance with their best judgment.

Where can I find the voting results of the Annual Meeting?

We will announce the preliminary voting results at the Annual Meeting and disclose the final voting results in a current report onForm 8-K filed with the SECU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) within four business days of the date of the Annual Meeting unless only preliminary voting results are available at that time. To the extent necessary, we will file an amended report onForm 8-K to disclose the final voting results within four business days after the final voting results are known. Additionally, we will file an amended report onForm 8-K no later than 150 calendar days after the Annual Meeting, but in no event later than October 4, 2011, disclosing the frequency of future advisory votes on our NEO compensation adopted by the Board. You may access or obtain a copy of these and other reports free of charge on the Company’s web sitewebsite athttp://www.anadarko.com, or by contacting our investor relations department at investor@anadarko.com. Also, thisthe referenced Form 8-K, any amendments thereto and other

reports filed by the Company with the SEC are available to you over the Internet at the SEC’s web sitewebsite athttp://www.sec.gov.

How can I view the stockholder list?

A complete list of stockholders of record entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting will be available for viewing during ordinary business hours for a period of ten days before the Annual Meeting at our offices at 1201 Lake Robbins Drive, The Woodlands, Texas 77380-1046.

77380-1046.

Who pays for the proxy solicitation related to the Annual Meeting?

We do. In addition to sending you these materials or otherwise providing you access to these materials, some of our directors and officers as well as management and non-management employees may contact you


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by telephone, mail,e-mail or in person. You may also be solicited by means of press releases issued by Anadarko, postings on our web sitewebsite athttp://www.anadarko.com, advertisements in periodicals, or other media forms. None of our officers or employees will receive any extra compensation for soliciting you. We have retained Morrow & Co., LLC, 470 West Ave., Stamford, CT 06902, to assist us in soliciting your proxy for an estimated fee of $8,500,$12,500, plus reasonableout-of-pocket expenses. Morrow ensures that brokers, custodians and nominees will supply additional copies of the proxy materials for distribution to the beneficial owners. We will also reimburse banks, nominees, fiduciaries, brokers and other custodians for their costs of sending the proxy materials to the beneficial owners of Anadarko common stock.

Who will tabulate and certify the vote?

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., an independent third party, will tabulate and certify the vote, and will have a representative to act as the independent inspector of elections for the Annual Meeting.

 

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If I want to submit a stockholder proposal or nominate a director for the 20122015 Annual Meeting, when is that proposal or nomination due?

If you are an eligible stockholder and want to submit a proposal for possible inclusion in the proxy statement relating to the 20122015 Annual Meeting, your proposal must be delivered to the attention of our Corporate Secretary and must be received at our principal office, 1201 Lake Robbins Drive, The Woodlands, Texas77380-1046, offices no later than December 3, 2011.November 28, 2014. We will only consider proposals that meet the requirements of the applicable rules of the SEC and our By-Laws. Similarly, if

If I want to nominate a director for the 2015 Annual Meeting, when is that nomination due?

If you wishare an eligible stockholder and want to nominate an individual for election to our Board, our By-Laws provide that you must provide your nomination in writing to our Corporate Secretary (at the same address noted above) no later than the close of business on February 17, 201212, 2015, and no earlier than the close of business on January 18, 2012.

13, 2015.

How can I obtain a copy of the Annual Report onForm 10-K?

Stockholders may request a free copy of our Annual Report onForm 10-K by submitting such request to Investor Relations, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, 1201 Lake Robbins Drive, The Woodlands,P.O. Box 1330, Houston, Texas77380-1046 77251-1330. Stockholders may also submit such request via e-mail at investor@anadarko.com or viaby calling

e-mail(855) 820-6605. at investor@anadarko.com. Alternatively, stockholders can access our Annual Report onForm 10-K on Anadarko’s web sitewebsite athttp://www.anadarko.com. Also, our Annual Report onForm 10-K and other reports filed by the Company with the SEC are available to you over the Internet at the SEC’s web sitewebsite athttp://www.sec.gov.

Will I get more than one copy of the proxy statement, annual report or Notice if there are multiple stockholders at my address?

In some cases, only one copy of this proxy statement, annual report or Notice is being delivered to multiple stockholders sharing an address unless we have received contrary instructions from one or more of the stockholders. We will deliver promptly, upon a written or oral request, a separate copy of this proxy statement, annual report or Notice to a stockholder at a shared address to which a single copy of the document was delivered. Stockholders sharing an address may also submit requests for delivery of a single copy of the proxy statement, annual report or Notice, but in such event will still receive separate proxies for each account. To request separate or single delivery of these materials now or in the future, a stockholder may submit a written request to the Corporate Secretary, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, 1201 Lake Robbins Drive, The Woodlands, Texas77380-1046 or a stockholder may make a request by calling the Corporate Secretary at(832) 636-1000, or by contacting our transfer agent, BNY Mellon Shareowner Services, at BNY Mellon Shareowner Services,Computershare, P.O. Box 358016, Pittsburgh, PA15252-8016.


630170, College Station, TX 77842-3170.


ANADARKO BOARD OF DIRECTORS
 

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Although we have historically maintained a staggered, or classified,


Anadarko Board for election purposes, in 2009, we amended our Restated Certificate of Incorporation to declassify our Board. These changes to our Restated Certificate of Incorporation provide that the directors to be elected at the 2011 Annual Meeting will be elected to serve a one-year term and all directors will be elected annually beginning at the 2012 Annual Meeting.

Under Delaware law, stockholders may only remove directors of corporations with classified boards for cause. However, in Delaware, directors of corporations without classified boards may be removed with or without cause. Directors

ITEM 1 — ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

Our Restated Certificate of Incorporation also provides that all directors are to be elected annually and that any director or(or the entire BoardBoard) may be removed with or without cause at and after the 2012 Annual Meeting. Prior to that time, directors may be removed only for cause.

Meeting at which he or she is elected.

At the 20112014 Annual Meeting, the terms of sixour eleven incumbent directors will expire. Those sixNine of those incumbent directors have been nominated to stand for election and, if elected at this Annual Meeting, will hold office until the expiration in 2015 of each of their one-year terms in 2012. In addition, General Chilton has been nominated for election at thisterms. As of the Annual Meeting, and if elected, will hold office until the expiration of his one-year term in 2012. If General Chilton is elected, the number of directors shall be increaseddecreased from nineeleven to ten.

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The Board is not aware of any reason why the director nominees would not be able to serve as directors of the Company. However, if a nominee is unavailable for election, then the proxies will be voted for the election of another nominee proposed by the Board or, as an alternative, the Board may reduce the number of directors to be elected at the Annual Meeting. The Board is not aware of any reason why the director nominees would not be able to serve as directors of the Company.

Our By-Laws provide for the election of directors by the majority vote of stockholders in uncontested elections. This means the number of votes cast “for” a nominee’s election must exceed the number of votes cast “against” such nominee’s election in order for him or her to be elected to the Board. In addition, each incumbent nominee is required to provide an irrevocable letter of resignation that states that he or she will resign if that director does not receive the required majority vote. If a director failswere to fail to receive a majority of votes cast and the Board acceptswere to accept the resignation tendered, then that director would cease to be a director of Anadarko. Each of the sixnine incumbent director nominees named below has submitted an irrevocable letter of resignation that becomes effective if he or she does not receive a majority of the votes cast for his or her election and the Board decides to accept such resignation. If General Chilton does not receive a majority of the votes cast for his election, he will not be elected to the Board.

As discussed in more detail on page 1718 of this proxy statement, the Board considers several qualifications, characteristics and other factors when evaluating individual directors, as well as the composition of the Board as a whole. As part of this process, the Board and its Governance and Risk Committee (formerly the Nominating and Corporate Governance CommitteeCommittee) review the particular experiences, qualifications, attributes orand skills that caused the NominatingGovernance and Corporate GovernanceRisk Committee and the Board to determine that the person should serve as a director of the Company. The biographies of each of the nominees and continuing directors beginning on the next pagebelow contain information regarding the person’s experience and director positions held currently or at any time during the last five years, and information regarding involvement in certain legal or administrative proceedings, ifto the extent applicable. They also highlight the particular experiences, qualifications, attributes or skills that caused the NominatingGovernance and Corporate GovernanceRisk Committee and the Board to conclude that the person should be nominated to serve as a director of the Company.


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Nominees for Director Nominated this Year by the Board of Directors for Terms Expiring in 20122015

ANTHONY R. CHASE

 
  
John R. Butler, Jr.
(PHOTO OF JOHN R. BUTLER, JR)
Age: 72
Houston, Texas
Independent
Biography/Qualifications

Since 1976,

Mr. Butler has beenChase, 59, is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of J. R. ButlerChaseSource, L.P., a Houston-based staffing and real estate development firm. He served as an Executive Vice President of Crest Investment Company, a reservoir engineeringHouston-based private equity firm, from January 2009 until December 2009. Prior to these positions, he had most recently served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ChaseCom, L.P., a global customer relationship management and staffing services company, locateduntil its sale in 2007 to AT&T. Mr. Chase has also been a Professor of Law at the University of Houston Texas. Since October 2006,since 1991. Mr. Butler hasChase is on the board of directors of the Greater Houston Partnership, and served as its Chairman during 2012. From July 2004 to July 2008, he served as a director of the general partnerFederal Reserve Bank of BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P. (BreitBurn), a publicly traded upstream master limited partnership,Dallas, and was namedalso served as its Deputy Chairman from 2006 until his departure in July 2008. He is also on the board of directors of the Houston Endowment and the Texas Medical Center and serves on the Board of the general partnerTrustees for St. John’s School and KIPP Schools. Mr. Chase holds Bachelor of BreitBurn in April 2010. He also serves as a directorArts, Master of the Houston chapterBusiness Administration and Juris Doctor degrees from Harvard University. In addition to Mr. Chase’s current directorships of the National Association of Corporate Directors. Mr. Butler is currently a member of the Society of Petroleum Evaluation Engineers. Mr. Butler has been a director of the Company since October 1996.

As Chairman of a reservoir engineering company since 1976, Mr. Butler provides valuable insightspublic companies noted to the Board from a managerial and entrepreneurial perspective and to the Board’s Audit Committee regarding oil and gas reserves matters. His active involvement in the National Association of Corporate Directors, as well as his current and previous service on the boards of other public companies, also provides him with an expansive understanding of corporate governance issues.

Public company directorshipsright, in the past five years
•   BreitBurn Energy he also served on the board of Cornell Companies and Western Gas Holdings, LLC, a subsidiary of Anadarko and general partner of Western Gas Partners, L.P. (2006 – present)
LP.

Mr. Chase’s unique experience as a successful and widely respected business leader, entrepreneur and legal scholar provides invaluable perspective to the Board. In addition, he has significant experience with strategic transactions and mergers and acquisitions.

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Director Since:

February 2014

Independent

Current Directorships:

Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.

   
Kevin P. Chilton
   
   
PHOTO OF KEVIN P. CHILTON)
Age: 56
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Independent
  
 
Biography/Qualifications

KEVIN P. CHILTON

General Chilton, 59, retired as Commander of the United States Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, in February 2011, where he was responsible for the plans and operations for all U.S. forces conducting strategic deterrence and Department of Defense space and cyberspace operations. General Chilton served in the United States Air Force (USAF) for more than 34 years in a wide variety of assignments including pilot, test pilot, instructor and astronaut, while earning numerous major awards and decorations.

General Chilton’s service as Deputy Program Manager of Operations, International Space Program and Director of Politico-Military Affairs,Asia-Pacific and Middle East, Joint Staff, the Pentagon, provides him with an invaluable blend of political, legislative, international and regulatory knowledge and experience. He also gained valuable managerial, financial and executive experience with his involvement in preparing the USAFAir Force five-year budget/program for several years.

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May 2011

Independent

Current Directorships:

Level 3 Communications, Inc.

Orbital Sciences Corporation


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Nominees for Director Nominated by the Board of Directors for Terms Expiring in 2015

H. PAULETT EBERHART

 
  
(PHOTO OF LUKE R. CORBETT)
Age: 64
Edmond, Oklahoma
Independent
Biography/Qualifications

Mr. Corbett

Ms. Eberhart, 60, has been a retired business executive since Kerr-McGee Corporation’s (Kerr-McGee) merger with Anadarko in August 2006. He served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Kerr-McGee from 1999 until August 2006. Mr. Corbett had been with Kerr-McGee since 1985 when he joined the company’s Exploration and Production Division as vice president of geophysics. In subsequent years, he held a wide array of senior executive positions withKerr-McGee. Mr. Corbett also serves on the board of OGE Energy Corp. Mr. Corbett has been a director of the Company since August 2006.

Mr. Corbett brings invaluable perspective and industry-specific business acumen and managerial experience to the Board as the former Chairman and CEO of Kerr-McGee and as an industry veteran with decades of technical experience in the exploration and production (E&P) industry. The knowledge and experience he has attained through his service on other public company boards also enables Mr. Corbett to provide a keen understanding of various corporate governance matters.

Public company directorships in the past five years
•   OGE Energy Corp. (1996 – present)
•   Kerr-McGee Corporation (1999 – 2006)
•   Noble Corporation (2001 – 2009)
H. Paulett Eberhart
(PHOTO OF H. PAULETT EBERHART)
Age: 57
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Independent
Biography/Qualifications

Ms. Eberhart was named the President and Chief Executive Officer of CDI Corp. (CDI), a corporation which providesprovider of engineering and information technology outsourcing and professional staffing services, to its customers, insince January 2011. From January 2009 until January 2011, Ms. Eberhart was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of HMS Ventures, a privately held business involved with technology services and the acquisition and management of real estate. She served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Invensys Process Systems, Inc. (Invensys), a process automation company, from January 2007 to January 2009. From 2003 until March 2004, Ms. Eberhart was President of Americas of Electronic Data Systems Corporation (EDS), an information technology and business process outsourcing company. From 2002 to 2003, she was Senior Vice President of EDS and President of Solutions Consulting. SheMs. Eberhart was also a member of the Executive Operations Team and Investment Committee of EDS. Ms. EberhartShe was an employee of EDS from 1978 to 2004. Ms. Eberhart is a Certified Public Accountant. In addition to Ms. EberhartEberhart’s current directorships of public companies noted to the right, in the past five years she also serves as a directorserved on the board of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. and CDI Corp. Ms. Eberhart has been a director of the Company since August 2004.

Fluor Corporation.

Ms. Eberhart brings a wealth of accounting and financial experience to the Board, as well as managerial, manufacturing and global experience, through her numerous years of service as an executive officer for both EDS, Invensys and Invensys.CDI. She also held various other executive, operating and financial positions during her 26 years at EDS. She alsoIn addition, she gained significant experience through her service on the boards of other public companies and her involvement with various civic and charitable organizations.

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August 2004

Independent

Current Directorships:

Advanced Micro
Devices, Inc.

Cameron International
Corporation

CDI Corp.

   
Public company directorships in the past five years
•   Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (2004 – present)
•   Solectron Corporation (2005 – 2007)
•   Fluor Corporation (2010 – 2011)
•   CDI Corp. (2011 – present)
   

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Preston M. Geren III
   
   
(PHOTO OF PRESTON M. GEREN III)
Age: 59
Falls Church, Virginia
Independent
Biography/Qualifications

Mr. Geren has served as Senior Adviser and President-Elect of the Sid W. Richardson Foundation since April 2010. Mr. Geren retired as Secretary of the Army in September 2009, a position in which he had served since July 2007. Prior to that appointment, Mr. Geren served as Under Secretary of the Army from February 2006 until he was named Acting Secretary of the Army in March 2007. Mr. Geren served as Acting Secretary of the Air Force from July 2005 to November 2005. He joined the Department of Defense in September 2001 to serve as Special Assistant to the Secretary of Defense with responsibilities in the areas of inter-agency initiatives, legislative affairs and special projects. Prior to joining the Department of Defense, he was an attorney and businessman in Ft. Worth, Texas. From 1989 until his retirement in 1997, Mr. Geren was a member of the U.S. Congress, representing the 12th Congressional District of Texas for four terms. In 1997, he was appointed to the Board of Directors of Union Pacific Resources Group, Inc. (UPR), where he served until UPR was acquired by Anadarko in 2000. He then served as a director of the Company from July 2000 until his resignation in July 2005 to accept an appointment as Acting Secretary of the U.S. Air Force. Mr. Geren has been a director of the Company since October 2009.

Mr. Geren’s several years of service as a member of the U.S. Congress and various positions within the Department of Defense, such as Secretary of the Army, have enabled Mr. Geren to bring to the Board a unique mix of executive, political, legislative, international and regulatory knowledge and experience. He also brings to the Board leadership experience attained through his previous service on the boards of other public companies and involvement with various civic and charitable organizations.
   
   

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(PHOTO OF JOHN R. GORDON)
Age: 62
New York, New York
Independent
Biography/Qualifications

Mr. Gordon is Senior Managing Director of Deltec Asset Management LLC, an investment firm located in New York, New York. He was President of Deltec Securities Corporation from 1988 until it was converted into Deltec Asset Management LLC. Mr. Gordon has been a director of the Company since April 1988.

Mr. Gordon’s role as Senior Managing Director of Deltec Asset Management LLC (a registered investment company) since 1988 provides him with significant finance and banking experience (including in the energy industry) as well as considerable managerial expertise.
Public company directorships in the past five years
•   Deltec Asset Management LLC (1988 – present)


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James T. Hackett
(PHOTO OF JAMES T. HACKETT)
Age: 57
Houston, Texas
Not Independent – Management
Biography/Qualifications

Mr. Hackett was named Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Company in December 2003 and Chairman ofNominees for Director Nominated by the Board of the Company in January 2006. He also served as President of the Company from December 2003 to February 2010. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Hackett was the Chief Operating Officer of Devon Energy Corporation (Devon) from April 2003 to December 2003, following Devon’s merger with Ocean Energy, Inc. (Ocean). Mr. Hackett was President and Chief Executive Officer of Ocean from March 1999 to April 2003 and was Chairman of the Board from January 2000 to April 2003. He currently serves as a director of Fluor Corporation, Halliburton Company and The Welch Foundation. In addition to the above experience, Mr. Hackett has held leadership positions with Duke Energy, Pan Energy, NGC Corp., Burlington Resources and Amoco Oil Co.

In addition to his extensive experience as a senior energy industry executive, Mr. Hackett has over 34 years of financial, marketing and exploration and production engineering experience in the industry. Additionally, as former Chairman of the Board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas he has unique insights into global fiscal markets, monetary policy and banking operations. His service on the boards of directors of several other public companies provides him with a broad perspective on various corporate governance and other matters. He currently serves as Chairman of America’s Natural Gas Alliance and is a leading industry spokesperson on domestic energy policy matters. He also has significant involvement in various civic and charitable organizations.
Public company directorships in the past five years
•   Temple-Inland, Inc. (2000 – 2008)
•   Fluor Corporation (2001 – present)
•   Halliburton Company (2008 – present)
Continuing Directors withfor Terms Expiring in 20122015

PETER J. FLUOR

 
  
Robert J. Allison, Jr.
(PHOTO OF ROBERT J. ALLISON, JR.)
Age: 72
Houston, Texas
Not Independent
Biography/Qualifications

Mr. Allison has been Chairman Emeritus of the Board of the Company since January 2006 and a director since June 1985. He was Chairman of the Board from 1986 until December 2005, and served as Chief Executive Officer of the Company from 1986 until January 2002, and from March 2003 until December 2003. Mr. Allison is also a director of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.

Mr. Allison has decades of E&P operations, international, government relations and managerial experience attained through his experience as the former President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, as well as through his service on the boards of other public companies and involvement with various civic and charitable organizations. As an industry veteran, his prior engineering andE&P-related experience provides an invaluable perspective in the Board’s oversight of the Company’s execution of its long-term business strategy.
Public company directorships in the past five years
•   Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (2001 – present)

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Peter J. Fluor
(PHOTO OF PETER J. FLUOR)
Age: 63
Houston, Texas
Independent
Biography/Qualifications

Mr. Fluor, 66, has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Texas Crude Energy, Inc., a private, independent oil and gas exploration company located in Houston, Texas, since 1990. He has been employed by Texas Crude Energy, Inc. since 1972 and took over the responsibilities of President in 1980. Mr. Fluor serves as lead director of Fluor Corporation and as a director of Cameron International Corporation. Mr. Fluor has been a director of the Company since August 2007.

Mr. Fluor brings almostmore than 40 years of E&Pexploration and production operations, E&Pexploration and production service, finance, banking and managerial experience to the Board as a result of his experience at Texas Crude Energy, Inc. (most recently as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer), as well as his service as a director of other public companies and involvement with various civic and charitable organizations.

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Current Directorships:

Fluor Corporation

Cameron International
Corporation

 
Public company directorships in the past five years
•   Fluor Corporation (1984 – present)
•   Devon Energy Corporation (2003 – 2007)
•   Cameron International Corporation (2005 – present)
  

RICHARD L. GEORGE

 
  
Paula Rosput Reynolds
(PHOTO OF PAULA ROSPUT REYNOLDS)
Age: 54
Seattle, Washington
Independent
Biography/Qualifications

Ms. Reynolds has served as President and Chief Executive Officer

Mr. George, 63, was appointed independent Chairman of Preferwest, LLC, a business advisory group, since October 2009. She served as Vice Chairman and Chief Restructuring Officerthe Board of American International Group Inc. (AIG)Penn West Petroleum Ltd., an insuranceexploration and financial servicesproduction company locatedbased in New York, New York from October 2008 to September 2009. Prior to her appointment to that position, she served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Safeco Corporation (Safeco), a property and casualty insurance company locatedCalgary, Alberta, in Seattle, Washington, until its acquisition by Liberty Mutual Group in September 2008. Prior to joining Safeco in January 2006, she served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of AGL Resources Inc., a regional energy services company from August 2002 to December 2005. Ms. Reynolds alsoMay 2013. He previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Houston-based DukeSuncor Energy North America,Inc., an integrated energy company, from 1991 to December 2011, at which time he relinquished the title of President but continued to serve as Chief Executive Officer until his retirement in May 2012. In 2011, Mr. George was named Canadian Energy Person of the Year by the Energy Council of Canada. He has also served on the board of directors of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives since 2003. In 2008, he was inducted into the Canadian Petroleum Hall of Fame. Mr. George was named a subsidiarymember of Dukethe Order of Canada in 2007 for his leadership in the development of Canada’s natural resources sector, for his efforts to provide economic opportunities to Aboriginal communities and for his commitment to sustainable development. In addition to Mr. George’s current directorships of public companies noted to the right, in the past five years he also served on the boards of Canadian Pacific Railway, Suncor Energy Inc., and Transocean.

Mr. George’s extensive leadership roles and career experiences in the global energy industry field provide invaluable insight to the Board and strategically assist Anadarko as it pursues its expanding business opportunities.

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Independent

Current Directorships:

Penn West Petroleum Ltd.

Royal Bank of Canada

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Nominees for Director Nominated by the Board of Directors for Terms Expiring in 2015

CHARLES W. GOODYEAR

Mr. Goodyear, 56, was appointed non-executive Chairman of the Board of Metallum Holding 1 B.V., a non-ferrous metals recycling and processing company headquartered in the Netherlands, in January 2014. From February 2009 until his retirement in August 2009, Mr. Goodyear was the Chief Executive designate of Temasek Holdings (Pte) LTD, an Asian investment company wholly owned by the Singapore Ministry of Finance. From 1999 to January 2008, Mr. Goodyear served in numerous leadership roles at BHP Billiton, the world’s largest diversified natural resource company, including as its Chief Executive Officer from 2003 to 2007 after having served as its Chief Development Officer and Chief Financial Officer since 1999.

Mr. Goodyear has a lengthy record of public company executive leadership roles in the natural resource industry on a worldwide level as well as significant finance, investment banking and merger and acquisition experience. Mr. Goodyear’s career experiences enable him to provide invaluable insight to the Board and enhance its ability to direct a sustainable and growing enterprise.

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March 2012

Independent

JOHN R. GORDON

Mr. Gordon, 65, is Senior Managing Director of Deltec Asset Management LLC, a registered investment firm located in New York, New York. He was President of Deltec Securities Corporation from 1988 until it was converted into Deltec Asset Management LLC. Prior to joining Deltec Asset Management LLC, Mr. Gordon was a managing director of Kidder, Peabody & Co., where he spent 12 years in the firm’s corporate finance department.

Mr. Gordon’s role as Senior Managing Director of Deltec Asset Management LLC since 1988 provides him with significant finance and banking experience (including in the energy industry) as well as considerable managerial expertise. He also has significant involvement in various civic and charitable organizations.

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Nominees for Director Nominated by the Board of Directors for Terms Expiring in 2015

ERIC D. MULLINS

Mr. Mullins, 51, has served as the Co-Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of LRE GP, LLC, the general partner of LRR Energy, L.P., a company which operated power-generating facilities acrossoperates, acquires, exploits and develops producing oil and natural gas properties, since May 2011. He also serves as the United States,Managing Director and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Lime Rock Resources, a company that he co-founded in 2005 which acquires, operates and improves lower-risk oil and natural gas properties. Prior to co-founding Lime Rock Resources, Mr. Mullins served as a Managing Director in the Investment Banking Division of Goldman Sachs where he led numerous financing, structuring and strategic advisory transactions in the division’s Natural Resources Group.

Mr. Mullins’s career experiences and knowledge in financing and strategic mergers and acquisitions for exploration and production companies greatly assists and enhances the Board’s ability to direct a sustainable and growing enterprise.

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Independent

Current Directorships:

LRE GP, LLC

R. A. WALKER

Mr. Walker, 57, was named Chairman of the Board of the Company in May 2013, in addition to the role of Chief Executive Officer and director, both of which he assumed in May 2012, and the role of President, which he assumed in February 2010. He previously served as Chief Operating Officer from March 2009 until his appointment as Chief Executive Officer. He served as Senior Vice President, of Pacific Gas Transmission Company, which ownedFinance and operated a major natural gas pipeline inChief Financial Officer from September 2005 until March 2009. Mr. Walker serves on the Pacific Northwest. She is also a director of Delta Air Lines, Inc. Effective April 1, 2011, Ms. Reynolds will become a director of BAE Systems plc. Ms. Reynolds has been a directorBoards and Executive Committees of the Company since August 2007.

Ms. Reynolds has significant finance, banking, government relationsAmerican Petroleum Institute and managerial experience, most recently attained through her experience as Vice ChairmanAmerica’s Natural Gas Alliance, in addition to being a member of the Business Roundtable and Chief Restructuring Officerthe Business Council. He also serves on the Board of AIG, as well as through her Chief Executive Officer and other senior executive officer roles at companies in bothTrustees for the insurance and energy sectors.Houston Museum of Natural Science. In addition to her extensivehis current directorships of public companies noted to the right, in the past five years he also served on the boards of Western Gas Equity Holdings, LLC and Western Gas Holdings, LLC, both of which are subsidiaries of Anadarko, on the board of Temple-Inland, Inc, where he chaired the Audit Committee, and the board of trustees for the United Way of Greater Houston. Mr. Walker served as Chairman of the Board of Western Gas Holdings LLC from August 2007 to September 2009.

Mr. Walker has more than 30 years of experience in the energy industry, with a focus on exploration and insurance experience, sheproduction, including finance, institutional investing, and mergers and acquisitions. He has served as a directoron the boards of several otherdirectors of more than ten public companies, across a variety of industries, which brings to the Boardincluding Maxus Energy Corporation, Ocean Energy, Inc., Seagull Energy Corporation, Hadson Corporation, 3TEC Energy Corporation, TEPPCO Partners, L.P. and others. This experience provides him with a broad perspective on various business and corporate governance and other matters. He also has significant involvement in various civic and charitable organizations.

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Not Independent -
Management

Current Directorships:

BOK Financial Corporation

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

   
Public company directorships in the past five years
•   Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. (2001 – 2007)
•   Delta Air Lines, Inc. (2004 – present)
•   Safeco Corporation (2006 – 2008)
   

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Our Board recognizes that excellence in corporate governance is essential in carrying out our responsibilities to our stakeholders, including our stockholders, employees, customers, communities, and creditors, as well as to the environment. Our Corporate Governance Guidelines, By-Laws, Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, Code of Ethics for Seniorthe Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officers,Officer and Chief Accounting Officer, and written charters for the Audit Committee, the Compensation and Benefits Committee, (Compensation Committee), and the NominatingGovernance and Corporate GovernanceRisk Committee, all as amended from time to time, can be found on the Company’s web sitewebsite athttp://www.anadarko.com/About/Pages/Governance.aspx. These documents provide the framework for our corporate governance. Any of these documents will be furnished in print free of charge to any stockholder who requests one or more of them. You can submit such a request to the Corporate Secretary. Furthermore, we have implemented the majority voting standard for directors in uncontested director elections, including the election of our directorsSecretary at the Annual Meeting, and will have completely declassified our Board by the 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

Each director that served on our Board during 2010 attended at least 75% of the meetings of the Board and of each committee on which he or she served. There were eight Board meetings and 28 Board committee meetings in 2010. In addition, all of the incumbent directors attended the 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. 1201 Lake Robbins Drive, The Woodlands, Texas 77380-1046.

Under the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines, directors are expected to attend regularly scheduled Board of Director meetings and meetings of committees on which they serve, as well as the Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

Each director that served on our Board Leadership Structure
The Company’s Board structure is currently designed to ensure open communication betweenduring 2013 attended at least 75% of the meetings of the Board and executive managementthe committees on which he or she served. There were eight Board meetings and to provide consistent and effective leadership19 Board committee meetings in 2013. In addition, all of boththe incumbent directors attended the 2013 Annual Meeting, other than Mr. Chase, who joined the Board and executive management. As part of this approach, our Chief Executive Officer (CEO) also serves asin February 2014.

BOARD LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE

Mr. Walker was elected Chairman of the Board, (Chairman)effective following the Company’s 2013 Annual Meeting. Mr. Walker, as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), and works in concert with the rest of our majority-independent Board and the independent Lead Director, Mr. Gordon, to oversee the execution of the Company’s strategy.

Our By-Laws and Corporate Governance Guidelines currently permit the roles of Chairman and CEO to be separate, and the Company has at various points in its history maintained separate Chairman and CEO positions. Such an approach can be useful when transitioning a new CEO into The Board believes that the combined Chairman and CEO role ensures open communication between the Board and can also potentially provide a backstop to ensure thatexecutive management and promotes consistent and effective leadership of both the talent is available to fillBoard and executive management. Given Mr. Walker’s successful leadership transition during 2012 and 2013, the CEO role should a senior management succession failure occur.
At this time, we believeBoard believes that a combined Chairman and CEO role is currently the most desirablebest approach for promotingto promote long-term stockholder value for several reasons:

  Promotes Unified Approach on Corporate Strategy Development and Execution— Maintaining a combined role enables the Company’s CEO to act as a bridge between management and the Board, helping both to act with a common purpose. This also fosters consensus building and can help prevent divergent viewsalignment on strategy and tactical execution of a Board-approved vision and strategy at the top levels within the Company;

  Requires that CEO Recognize Importance of Good Corporate Governance— Maintaining a combined position requires that the CEO’s responsibilities include a mastery of good corporate governance, a focus on broad stakeholder interests, and an open channel of communication, all of which enhanceand requires the CEO’s credibilityCEO to work together with the BoardLead Director as a team and require the CEO to appreciate the vital importance of good governance practices in executing the Company’s strategy;

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  Provides Clear Roadmap for Stockholder/Stakeholder Communications— A combined position provides the Company’s stakeholders the opportunity to deal with one versus several points of overall authority, which we believe results in more efficient and effective communications with stakeholders.
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Role of Lead Director. Consistent with industry best practices, the Board has a strong and active Lead Director whose duties and responsibilities ensure the Company maintains a corporate-governance structure with appropriate independence and balance. Our independent Lead Director’s duties are already closely aligned with the role of an independent, non-executive chairman. As Lead Director elected exclusively by the independent directors, Mr. Gordon’s role is to assist the Chairman and the remainder of the Board in assuring effective corporate governance in managing the affairs of the Board and the Company. Mr. Gordon serves as a liaison between the Chairman and the independent directors and works with ourthe Chairman to approve all meeting agendas, andagendas. He presides at (i) executive sessions of the non-employee directors, which are held in conjunction with each regularly scheduled quarterly meeting of the Board, (ii) executive sessions of the independent directors, which are held at least once a year, and (iii) at any other meetings as requesteddetermined by the directors.Lead Director. Mr. Gordon also approves information sent to the Board and approves meeting schedules to assure there is sufficient time for discussion of all agenda items. In addition, as Lead Director, Mr. Gordon has authority to call special meetings of the Board and is also a member of the Board’s Executive Committee, providing additional representation for the independent directors in anyall actions considered by the Executive Committee between Board meetings.

The Board’s Role in Risk Oversight Mr. Gordon is required, if requested by major stockholders, to be available for consultation and direct communication.

THE BOARD’S ROLE IN RISK OVERSIGHT

The Board’s role in the identification, assessment, oversight and management of potential risks that could affect the Company’s ability to achieve its strategic, operational and financial objectives consists of (i) reviewing and discussing the Company’s risk framework and risk management policies, (ii) facilitating appropriate coordination among the Board’s committees with respect to oversight of risk management by delegating oversight of the Company’s enterprise risk management program to the Governance and Risk Committee, the risk assessment framework and risk management policies, including the framework with respect to significant financial and compensation risksrisk exposures, to the Audit Committee, and compensation risk to the Compensation Committee, respectively, and (iii) periodically meeting with members of management, including members of the Company’s internal standing Risk Council, to identify, review and assess the Company’s major risk exposures and steps taken to monitor, mitigate report and respond toreport such exposures.

Board Committees. The AuditGovernance and Risk Committee is responsible for oversight of the Company’s significant financial risk exposures and periodically reviews and discusses with members of management those financial risk exposures and the steps being taken to identify, monitor and mitigate such exposures. With the assistance of the Compensation Committee’s independent executive compensation consultant, the Compensation Committee is responsible for the oversight of the annual internal risk assessment of the Company’s compensation programs.

The Audit Committee is responsible for oversight of the Company’s risk assessment framework and risk management policies, including the framework with respect to significant financial risk exposures, and periodically reviews and discusses such framework and policies with members of management.

Internal Risk Council. In order to facilitate oversight of potential risk exposures to the Company that have not been specifically delegated to any Board committee, the Board periodically meets with members of the Company’s internal Risk Council to review and assess the Company’s risk-management processrisk management processes and to discuss significant risk exposures. Members of senior management comprise the Company’s internal Risk Council and provide periodic reports to the CEO, the AuditGovernance and Risk Committee and the full Board regarding the Company’s risk profile and risk managementrisk-management strategies. In addition, the Company’s internal audit function regularly provides additional perspective and insight to the Board regarding potential risks facing the Company.

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With the assistance of its independent executive compensation consultant, the

COMPENSATION COMMITTEE RISK ASSESSMENT

The Compensation Committee reviewed an internala comprehensive compensation risk assessment conducted independently by Frederic W. Cook & Co., Inc. (FWC), the Compensation Committee’s executive compensation consultant. The assessment focused on the design and application of the Company’s executive and non-executive compensation programs and whether such programs encourage excessive risk taking by executive officers and other employees. Based on the outcomes of such assessment. Based on suchthis assessment and the Compensation Committee’s review, the Compensation Committee believes that the Company’s compensation programs (i) do not motivate our executivesexecutive officers or our non-executive employees to take excessive risks, (ii) are well designed to encourage behaviors aligned with stockholders’ bestthe long-term interests of stockholders and (iii) are not reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company. Anadarko’s compensation programs are designed to support and reward appropriate risk taking and include the following:

• a proper balance of operating and financial performance measures;
• short-term and long-term performance periods;
• significant stock ownership requirements for executives;
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an appropriate balance of fixed versus variable pay, cash and equity pay components, operating and financial performance measures, short-term and long-term performance periods, extended vesting schedules, and established formulas and discretion;

established policies to mitigate compensation risk including significant stock ownership guidelines for officers of the Company, insider-trading prohibitions, clawback provisions, and specified caps on incentive awards; and

• clawback provisions for misconduct (as defined in the 2008 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan); and
• caps on incentive awards.
Theindependent Compensation Committee believes that these factors encourage all ofoversight, which also extends to incentive plans below the Company’s employees to focus on Anadarko’s sustained long-term performance.executive officer level.
Committees of the Board

COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD

The Board has four standing committees: (i) the Audit Committee, (ii) the Compensation Committee, (iii) the NominatingGovernance and Corporate GovernanceRisk Committee, and (iv) the Executive Committee. For each of the current committees of the Board, the table below shows the current membership, the principal functions and the number of meetings held in 2010:

2013:

Name, Members

and Meetings

  

Principal Functions

Meetings
AUDIT COMMITTEE(1)

Committees and
Held in
MembershipPrincipal Functions2010
AUDIT†

H. Paulett Eberhart††*
JohnEric D. Mullins (Chair)(2) Kevin P. Chilton

Charles W. Goodyear

Paula R. Butler, Jr.

Reynolds

Meetings in 2013: 8

   Discusses the integrity of the Company’s accounting policies, internal controls, financial reporting practices and the financial statements with management, the independent auditor and internal audit.12
Paula Rosput Reynolds   Reviews and discusses with management the Company’s risk assessment framework and risk management policies, including the framework with respect to significant financial risk exposures, and the steps management has taken to monitor and mitigate such exposures.
  
 Monitors the qualifications, independence and performance of the Company’s internal audit function and independent auditor, and meets periodically with management, internal audit and the independent auditor in separate executive sessions.
   Establishes and maintains procedures for the submission, receipt, retention and treatment of complaints and concerns received by the Company regarding accounting, internal controls or auditing matters, including those complaints and concerns received through the confidential anonymous Anadarko Hotline.

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Name, Members

and Meetings

  

Principal Functions

AUDIT COMMITTEE

(Continued)

   Monitors compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and the business practices and ethical standards of the Company.
   Approves the appointment, compensation, retention and oversight of the work of the Company’s independent auditor and establishes guidelines for the retention of the independent auditor for any permissible services.
  Oversees the work of the Company’s independent reserve engineering consultant, including meeting with the Company’s internal reserve engineers and the independent reserve engineering consultant, and meets with the independent reserve engineering consultant in executive session.
 Prepares the Audit Committee report, which is on page 26.28.
† None of these committee members serve on the audit committee of more than two other public companies.
†† The Board has determined that Ms. Eberhart qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” under the rules of the SEC based upon her education and employment experience as more fully detailed in Ms. Eberhart’s biography set forth above.
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Meetings
Committees and
Held in
MembershipPrincipal Functions2010
COMPENSATION
AND BENEFITS

 COMMITTEE(3)
Peter J. Fluor*
Preston M. Geren III
Fluor (Chair)

Richard L. George

John R. Gordon

Meetings in 2013: 7

  Ensures that our compensation objectives and philosophy are implemented through a compensation strategy that strategically aligns the interests of our executives with those of our stockholders.9
 Approves and evaluates the Company’s director and officer compensation plans, policies and programs.
   Conducts an annual review and evaluation of the CEO’s performance in light of the Company’s goals and objectives.
  Retains, and is directly responsible for the oversight of, compensation or other consultants to assist in the evaluation of director or executive compensation and otherwise to aid the Compensation Committee in meeting its responsibilities. For additional information on the role of compensation consultants, please see “CompensationCompensation Discussion and Analysis”Analysis beginning on page 28.

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   Annually reviews the Company’s internal process for assessingcompensation-related risk profile to confirm that compensation-related risks are not reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the risk associated with the Company’s compensation programs and the outcomes of such assessment.

Company.
   Periodically reviews and discusses with its independent compensation consultants and senior management itsthe Company’s policy on executive severance arrangements, and recommends any proposed changes to the Board to the extent required by the Compensation Committee charter.

   Reviews the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, disclosures for advisory votes by stockholders on executive compensation, including frequency of such votes, and other relevant disclosures made in the proxy statement.

   Produces an annual Compensation Committee report, which is on page 27.29.
NOMINATING

GOVERNANCE AND
CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE

RISK COMMITTEE(4)

H. Paulett Eberhart (Chair)

Anthony R. Chase

Preston M. Geren III*
John R. Butler, Jr.
Luke R. Corbett**
H. Paulett Eberhart
Peter J. Fluor
John R. Gordon
Paula Rosput Reynolds

III

Meetings in 2013: 4

   Recommends nominees for director to the full Board and ensures such nominees possess the director qualifications set forth in the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines.4
   Reviews the qualifications of existing Board members before they are nominated for re-election to the Board.
   Recommends members of the Board for committee membership.
   Proposes Corporate Governance Guidelines for the Company and reviews them annually.
   Oversees the Company’s compliance structure and programs.

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Name, Members

and Meetings

  

Principal Functions

GOVERNANCE AND

RISK COMMITTEE (Continued)

   Develops and oversees an evaluation process for the Board and its committees.

   Oversees the emergency and expected CEO succession plans.

   Reviews and approves related-partyrelated-person transactions in accordance with the Board’s procedures.

   Reviews and investigates any reports to the confidential anonymous Anadarko Hotline regarding significantmaterial non-financial matters.
Committee Chairperson.
**Mr. Corbett was appointed to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee in February 2011.

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Meetings
Committees and
Held in
MembershipPrincipal Functions2010
EXECUTIVE

James T. Hackett*
Robert J. Allison, Jr.
H. Paulett Eberhart
Peter J. Fluor
Preston M. Geren III
John R. Gordon**
  Reviews and discusses with management the Company’s significant risk exposures and the steps management has taken to identify, monitor and mitigate such exposures.
Oversees the work of the Company’s independent reserve engineering consultant.
Oversees the Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Political and Public Engagement Policy and the Company’s political activity, including annually reviewing the Company’s political contributions and trade association payments.
Reviews and discusses with management the Company’s environmental, health and safety programs.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

R. A. Walker (Chair)

H. Paulett Eberhart

Peter J. Fluor

John R. Gordon

Eric D. Mullins

Meetings in 2013: 0

Acts with the power and authority of the Board, in accordance with the Company’s By-Laws, in the management of the business and affairs of the Company while the Board is not in session.3
  •   Approves specific terms of financing or other transactions that have previously been approved by the Board.
   
   

(1)None of the Audit Committee members serve on the audit committee of more than two other public companies.

(2)The Board has determined that Mr. Mullins qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” under the rules of the SEC based upon his education and employment experience as more fully detailed in Mr. Mullins’s biography set forth above. The Board has also determined that Mr. Mullins, as well as each member of the Audit Committee, is independent, as independence for audit committee members is defined in Rule 10A-3(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act), and under the standards set forth by the NYSE.

(3)The Board has determined that each member of the Compensation Committee is (i) independent under the standards set forth by the NYSE governing Compensation Committee membership; (ii) a “non-employee director” under Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act; and (iii) an “outside director” under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (IRC).

(4)The Board has determined that each member of the Governance and Risk Committee is independent under the standards set forth by the NYSE governing Board membership.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Director Independence

In accordance with NYSE rules, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the Securities Exchange Act, of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act), and the rules and regulations adopted thereunder, and the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines, the Board must affirmatively determine the independence of each director and director nominee in accordance with the Company’s director independence standards, which are contained in the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines found on the Company’s web sitewebsite athttp://www.anadarko.com/About/Pages/Governance.aspx.

Based on the standards contained in our Corporate Governance Guidelines, and the recommendation by the NominatingGovernance and Corporate GovernanceRisk Committee, the Board has determined that each of the following non-employee director nominees areis independent and havehas no material relationship with the Company that could impair such nominee’s independence:

•      Anthony R. Chase

  

•      Richard L. George

•      Kevin P. Chilton

  

•      Charles W. Goodyear

•      H. Paulett Eberhart

  

•      John R. Gordon

      Peter J. Fluor

  John R. Butler, Jr. 

Peter J. Fluor
Kevin P. ChiltonPreston M. Geren III
Luke R. CorbettJohn R. Gordon
H. Paulett EberhartPaula Rosput Reynolds      Eric D. Mullins

In addition, the Board has affirmatively determined that (a) 

Mr. HackettWalker is not independent because he is the Chairman, President and CEO of the Company; and (b) Mr. Allison is not independent because he had been an executive officer of Anadarko for many years and, as part of his retirement package, the Company continues to provide him use of the Company’s aircraft, office space, secretarial assistance and a monitored residential security system during his lifetime.

With respect to Mr. Butler, the Board specifically considered that Mr. Butler’sson-in-law was a non-executive employee of the Company who worked for the Company from 2001 to July 2010. The Board determined that this does not impact Mr. Butler’s independence.
Company.

For information regarding our policy on Transactions with Related Persons, please see page 6975 of this proxy statement.

Selection of Directors

The Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines require that with respect to Board vacancies, the NominatingGovernance and Corporate GovernanceRisk Committee (or a subcommittee thereof) (a): (i) identify the personal characteristics needed in a director nominee so that the Board as a whole will possess such qualifications as more fully identified below; (b)(ii) compile, through such means as the NominatingGovernance and Corporate GovernanceRisk Committee considers appropriate, a list of potential director nominees thought to possess the individual qualifications identified in the Corporate Governance Guidelines, as well as any additional specific qualifications the Board deems appropriate at the time; (c)(iii) engage an outside consultant, as necessary, to assist in the

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search for qualified nominees; (d)(iv) review the background, character, experience and temperament of each potential nominee; (e)(v) conduct interviews, and, if appropriate recommend that other members of the Boardand/or management interview such potential nominee; and (f)(vi) evaluate each potential nominee in relation to the culture of the Company and the Board, which emphasizes independent thinking and teamwork.

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As stated in our Corporate Governance Guidelines, one of the core competencies our Board has identified in assessing the qualifications of the Board as a whole is a diversity of experience, professional expertise, perspective and age. The Board recognizes that such diversity is an important factor in board composition and the NominatingGovernance and Corporate GovernanceRisk Committee ensures that such diversity considerations are discussed in connection with each candidate for director. For the past several years, our Board has reviewed on at least an annual basis a director skillset chart set forth below that identifies characteristics that the Board believes contribute to an effective and well-functioning board and that the Board as a whole should possesspossess. The factors the Board considers include the following:

other board service (both prior and current)
current or former experience as CEO of a public company
public company executive service (both prior and current)
financial expertise
banking/finance expertise
exploration and production operations expertise
other Board service (both prior and current)exploration and production operations expertise
current or former experience as CEO of a  oil and gas service company expertise
 public company
  international business experience
 public company executive service (both
  government relations experience
 prior and current)
  marketing/commodity risk management experience
 financial expertise
  manufacturing/operations experience
 banking/finance expertise
  civic/charitable experience
 

The NominatingGovernance and Corporate GovernanceRisk Committee considers these and other factors and the extent to which such skillsets can be represented when evaluating potential candidates for the Board. Together, this diversity of skillsets, experiences and personal backgrounds allows our directors to provide the diversity of thought that is critical to the Board’s decision-making and oversight process. Based upon the joint recommendation of an incumbent non-employee director and the Chairman of the Board, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee considered one or more of the foregoing factors in its (and the Board’s) consideration and nomination of General Chilton for election at the Annual Meeting.

Annual Evaluations

The Board and each of the independent committees have conducted self-evaluations related to their performance in 2010.2013. The performance evaluations were supervised by the NominatingGovernance and Corporate GovernanceRisk Committee and the results were discussed by the applicable committee and the Board. The Board and each committee have implemented any necessary changes as a result of these evaluations.

Communication with the Directors of the Company

The Board welcomes questions or comments about the Company and its operations. Interested parties may contactwho wish to communicate with the Board, including the Lead Director, the non-employee or independent directors, or any individual director, may contact the Chairperson of the Governance and Risk Committee at nominating_governance@apcdirector.comgovernanceriskchair@anadarko.com or at Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Attn: Corporate Secretary, 1201 Lake Robbins Drive, The Woodlands, Texas,77380-1046. Any If requested, any questions or comments will be kept confidential to the extent reasonably possible,possible. Depending on the subject matter, the Chairperson of the Governance and Risk Committee, with the assistance of the Corporate Secretary, will:

forward the communication to the director or directors to whom it is addressed;

refer the inquiry to the General Counsel for referral to the appropriate corporate department if requested. it is a matter that does not appear to require direct attention by the Board or an individual director; or

not forward the communication if it is primarily commercial in nature or if it relates to an improper or irrelevant topic.

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These procedures may change from time to time, and you are encouraged to visit our web sitewebsite for the most current means of contacting our directors. If you wish to request copies of any of our governance documents, please see page 13 of this proxy statement for instructions on how to obtain them.

Stockholder Participation in the Selection of Director Nominees

The Nominating

During the past year, no stockholder submitted names to the Governance and Corporate GovernanceRisk Committee did not receive any names of individuals suggested for nomination to the Company’s Board by stockholders duringpursuant to the past year. However,procedures discussed below. For nomination at the 2015 Annual Meeting, the Board will consider individuals identified by stockholders on the same basis as nominees identified from other sources. To nominate a director for the 2015 Annual Meeting, a stockholder must follow the procedures described in the Company’s By-


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Laws,By-Laws, which require that the stockholder give written notice to the Company’s Corporate Secretary at the Company’s principal executive offices. The notice to the Corporate Secretary must include the following:

the name and address of the stockholder and beneficial owner, if any, as they appear on the Company’s books;

the class or series and number of shares of the Company which are, directly or indirectly owned (including through a partnership) beneficially and of record by the stockholder and such beneficial owner and any derivative instrument directly or indirectly owned beneficially by such stockholder;

any proxy, contract, arrangement, understanding, or relationship pursuant to which such stockholder has a right to vote any shares of any security of the Company;

any economic interest in any security of the Company, including any short interest, and any rights to dividends on the shares of the Company owned beneficially by such stockholder that are separated or separable from the underlying shares of the Company;

any performance-related fees (other than an asset-based fee) that such stockholder (including such stockholder’s immediate family) is entitled to based on any increase or decrease in the value of shares of the Company or derivative instruments, if any, as of the date of such notice;

a representation as to whether the stockholder or the beneficial owner, if any, intends or is part of a group which intends to deliver a proxy statement and/or form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of the Company’s outstanding capital stock required to elect the nominee and/or otherwise to solicit proxies from stockholders in support of such nomination;

all information relating to such stockholder and beneficial owner, if any, that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for election of directors in a contested election pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (including such person’s written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected);

a description of all direct and indirect compensation and other material monetary agreements, arrangements and understandings during the past three years, and any other material relationships, between or among such stockholder and beneficial owner, if any, and their respective affiliates and associates and each proposed nominee, and his or her respective affiliates and associates;

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• the name and address of the stockholder and beneficial owner, if any, as they appear on the Company’s books;
  • the class or series and number of shares of the Company which are, directly or indirectly owned (including through a partnership) beneficially and of record by the stockholder and such beneficial owner and any derivative instrument directly or indirectly owned beneficially by such stockholder;
• any proxy, contract, arrangement, understanding, or relationship pursuant to which such stockholder has a right to vote any shares of any security of the Company;
• any economic interest in any security of the Company, including any short interest, and any rights to dividends on the shares of the Company owned beneficially by such stockholder that are separated or separable from the underlying shares of the Company;
• any performance-related fees (other than an asset-based fee) that such stockholder (including such stockholder’s immediate family) is entitled to based on any increase or decrease in the value of shares of the Company or derivative instruments, if any, as of the date of such notice;
• a representation whether the stockholder or the beneficial owner, if any, intends or is part of a group which intends to deliver a proxy statementand/or form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of the Company’s outstanding capital stock required to elect the nomineeand/or otherwise to solicit proxies from stockholders in support of such nomination;
• all information relating to such stockholder and beneficial owner, if any, that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for election of directors in a contested election pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (including such person’s written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected);
• a description of all direct and indirect compensation and other material monetary agreements, arrangements and understandings during the past three years, and any other material relationships, between or among such stockholder and beneficial owner, if any, and their respective affiliates and associates and each proposed nominee, and his or her respective affiliates and associates;
• with respect to each nominee for election or reelection to the Board a completed and signed questionnaire, representation and agreement that the nominee is not and will not become a party to the following:LOGO


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with respect to each nominee for election or reelection to the Board, a completed and signed questionnaire, representation and agreement that the nominee is not and will not become a party to the following:

  any agreement, arrangement or understanding as to how such person, if elected as a director of the Company, will act or vote on any issue or question that has not been disclosed to the Company;

  any voting commitment that could limit or interfere with such person’s ability to comply, if elected as a director of the Company, with such person’s fiduciary duties under applicable law; and

  any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any person or entity other than the Company with respect to any direct or indirect compensation, reimbursement or indemnification in connection with service or action as a director that has not been disclosed.
• In addition, the nominee must be in compliance, if elected as a director of the Company,disclosed; and agree to continue to comply with all applicable publicly disclosed corporate governance, conflict of interest, confidentiality and stock ownership and trading policies and guidelines of the Company; and
• Any such other information as may reasonably be required by the Company to determine the eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve as an independent director of the Company or that could be material to a reasonable stockholder’s understanding of the independence, or lack thereof, of such nominee.


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any such other information as may reasonably be required by the Company to determine the eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve as an independent director of the Company or that could be material to a reasonable stockholder’s understanding of the independence, or lack thereof, of such nominee.

In addition, the nominee must be in compliance, if elected as a director of the Company, and agree to continue to comply with all applicable publicly disclosed corporate governance, conflict of interest, confidentiality and stock ownership and trading policies and guidelines of the Company.


Generally, nominations must be received no earlier than the close of business on the 120th day prior to, and no later than the close of business on the 90th day prior to, the first anniversary of our last annual meeting of stockholders, or, if the nomination is with respect to a special meeting of stockholders, not earlier than the close of business on the 120th day prior to, and no later than the close of business on the 90th day prior to, such special meeting. For more information on stockholder participation in the selection of director nominees, please refer to that section in our Corporate Governance Guidelines and our By-Laws, which are posted on the Company’s web sitewebsite athttp://www.anadarko.com/About/Pages/Governance.aspx.

Directors’ Continuing Education

The Company’s Director Education Policy encourages all members of the Board to attend director education programs appropriate to their individual backgrounds to stay abreast of developments in corporate governance and “best practices”best practices relevant to their contribution to the Board as well as their responsibilities in their specific committee assignments. The Director Education Policy provides that the Company will reimburse directors for all costs associated with attending any director education program.

Compensation and Benefits Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

The Compensation Committee is made up of three independent directors, Messrs. Fluor, Geren and Gordon.directors. None of our executive officers currently serve, or in the past year have served, as a member of the board of directors or compensation committee of any entity that has one or more executive officers serving on our Board or our Compensation Committee.

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Director Compensation

Non-employee directors receive a combination of cash and stock-based compensation designed to attract and retain qualified candidates to serve on the Board. Mr. HackettWalker does not receive any compensation for his service as a director. In setting non-employee director compensation, the Board considers the significant amount of time that non-employee directors spend in fulfilling their duties to the Company and its stockholders as well as the skill level required by the Company’s Board members. The Compensation Committee is responsible for determining the type and amount of compensation for non-employee directors. TheTo assist in the 2013 annual review of director compensation, the Compensation Committee directly retained Hewitt Associates LLCFWC as its outside independent compensation consultant to assist in the 2010 annual review of director compensation by providingprovide benchmark compensation data and recommendations for compensation program design.

Retainer and Meeting Fees. The following is a schedule of current annual retainers and meeting fees for non-employee directors in effect during 20102013 and payable on a quarterly basis:

     
Type of Fee
 Amount 
 
Annual Board Retainer $50,000 
Additional Annual Retainer to Chairperson of Audit Committee $25,000 
Additional Annual Retainer to Chairperson of Compensation Committee and of Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee $15,000 
Additional Annual Retainer for Board Member Serving as Lead Director $25,000 
Additional Annual Retainer to Audit Committee Members $6,000 
Additional Annual Retainer for Other Committee Members $3,000 
Fee for each Board Meeting Attended (plus expenses related to attendance) $2,000 
Fee for each Board Committee Meeting Attended (plus expenses related to attendance) $2,000 
Stock Plan for Non-employee Directors.  Stock-based awards made to non-employee directors are made pursuant to the Anadarko Petroleum Corporation 2008 Director Compensation Plan (Director Compensation Plan). In addition to the retainer and meeting fee compensation, non-employee directors receive annual equity grants. Equity grants to non-employee directors are automatically awarded each year on the date of the Company’s Annual Meeting. For 2010, each non-employee director received an annual equity grant with a value targeted at approximately $225,000, with 100% of the value delivered in deferred shares. Directors may


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Type of Fee

    Amount($)    

Annual Board Retainer

70,000

Additional Annual Retainer to Chairperson of Audit Committee and of Compensation Committee

25,000

Additional Annual Retainer to Chairperson of Governance and Risk Committee

15,000

Additional Annual Retainer to Lead Director(1)

35,000

Additional Annual Retainer to Audit Committee and Compensation Committee Members

6,000

Additional Annual Retainer for Governance and Risk Committee Members

3,000

Fee for each Board Meeting Attended (plus expenses related to attendance)

2,000

Fee for each Board Committee Meeting Attended (plus expenses related to attendance)

2,000

Additional Fee for Non-Employee Director Residing Outside North America to Attend Each
In-Person Board Meeting in the U.S.

4,000

(1)Effective July 1, 2013, the Annual Retainer for the Lead Director was increased from $25,000 to $35,000 to reflect the enhanced duties of the Lead Director role discussed on page 14.

elect to receive these shares on a specific date, but not earlier than one year from the date of grant, or when they leave the Board.
Non-employee directors may elect to receive their retainer and meeting fees in cash, common stock, or deferred cash under the Anadarko Deferred Compensation Plan described below, or any combination of the foregoing. Receipt of compensation in the form of common stock provides non-employee directors the opportunity to increase their personal ownership in the Company and comply with the established director stock ownership guidelines that require directors to hold stock equivalent to seven times the annual Board retainer. Directors have three years from the date of their initial election to the Board to comply with the guidelines. All non-employee directors currently exceed the Company’s stock ownership guidelines. This election option also provides the directors a method to invest in the Company as a stockholder and aligns their interests with the interests of the Company’s stockholders.thereof. The amount of stock issued to non-employee directors for payment in lieu of their cash fees is determined at the end of the quarter for which compensation is earned, and is calculated by dividing the closing stock price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant into the applicable fee for that period.
This election option provides non-employee directors a method to invest in the Company as a stockholder and further align their interests with the interests of the Company’s stockholders.

Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-employee Directors. Non-employee directors are eligible to participate in the Company’s Deferred Compensation Plan. The Deferred Compensation Plan allows non-employee directors to defer receipt of up to 100% of their retainers and meeting fees, and to allocate the deferred amounts among a group of notional accounts that mirror the gainsand/or losses of various investment funds, including common stock of the Company. The interest rate earned on the deferred amounts is not above-market or preferential. In general, deferred amounts are distributed to the participant upon leaving the Board or at a specific date as elected by the participant. Mr.Messrs. Fluor and Geren and Ms. Reynolds are the only directors who elected to defer compensation during 2010.

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Stock Plan for Non-employee Directors. Stock-based awards made to non-employee directors are made pursuant to the Anadarko Petroleum Corporation 2008 Director Compensation Plan. In addition to the retainer and meeting fee compensation, non-employee directors receive annual equity grants. Equity grants to non-employee directors are automatically awarded each year on the date of the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders. For 2013, each non-employee director received an annual equity grant with a value targeted at approximately $250,000. For U.S. and Canadian-resident non-employee directors, 100% of the value was delivered in deferred shares. Non-employee directors may elect to receive these shares on a specific date, but not earlier than one year from the date of grant, or when they leave the Board. For non-employee directors residing in the United Kingdom, 100% of the value was delivered in restricted shares, which vest on the fifth anniversary of the date of grant.

Stock Ownership Guidelines for Non-employee Directors. Non-employee directors are required to hold stock with a value equivalent to seven times the annual Board retainer and have three years from the date of their initial election to the Board to comply with the guidelines. All non-employee directors, other than Mr. Chase, who joined the Board in 2014, currently exceed the Company’s stock ownership guidelines.

Other Compensation. Non-employee directors are covered under the Company’s Accidental Death & Dismemberment Plan and the Company pays the annual premium for such coverage on behalf of each non-employee director. The Company also provides each non-employee director with Personal Excess Liability coverage and pays the annual premium on their behalf. The Company maintains an Aid to Education Program under which certain gifts by employees, officers, non-employee directors and retired employees to qualified institutions of learning are matched on atwo-to-one basis. The maximum contribution matched per donor, per calendar year is $2,500, resulting in a maximum Company yearly match of $5,000.


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Corporate Governance

Director Compensation Table for 2010DIRECTOR COMPENSATION TABLE FOR 2013

The following table sets forth information concerning total non-employee director compensation earned during the 20102013 fiscal year by each non-employeeincumbent director who served on the Board in 2013, other than Mr. Walker, who does not receive any compensation for his service as a director:

                             
          Change in
    
          Pension Value
    
          and Non-qualified
    
        Non-Equity
 Deferred
    
  Fees Earned or
 Stock
 Option
 Incentive Plan
 Compensation
 All Other
  
  Paid in Cash
 Awards
 Awards
 Compensation
 Earnings
 Compensation
 Total
Name
 ($) ($)(1) ($)(2) ($) ($) ($)(3) ($)
 
Robert J. Allison, Jr.(4)  72,000   225,021   0   0   0   4,055   301,076 
John R. Butler, Jr.(5)  105,000   225,021   0   0   0   4,055   334,076 
Luke R. Corbett  62,000   225,021   0   0   0   4,055   291,076 
H. Paulett Eberhart  138,000   225,021   0   0   0   4,055   367,076 
Peter J. Fluor(6)  119,000   225,021   0   0   0   4,055   348,076 
Preston M. Geren III  117,000   225,021   0   0   0   4,055   346,076 
John R. Gordon  129,000   225,021   0   0   0   4,055   358,076 
Paula Rosput Reynolds(7)  107,000   225,021   0   0   0   4,055   336,076 

Name

 Fees Earned
or Paid in
Cash($)
 Stock
Awards
($)(1)
 Option
Awards
($)(2)
 Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation
($)
 Change in
Pension Value
and Non-
qualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings($)
 All Other
Compensation
($)(3)
 Total($)

Kevin P. Chilton

   116,558    250,065    0    0    0    4,381    371,004 

Luke R. Corbett(4)

   97,000    250,065    0    0    0    4,381    351,446 

H. Paulett Eberhart

   139,640    250,065    0    0    0    4,381    394,086 

Peter J. Fluor(5)

   141,558    250,065    0    0    0    4,381    396,004 

Richard L. George(6)

   116,558    250,065    0    0    0    4,381    371,004 

Preston M. Geren III(4)(5)

   128,903    250,065    0    0    0    4,381    383,349 

Charles W. Goodyear

   126,558    250,065    0    0    0    4,381    381,004 

John R. Gordon

   146,558    250,065    0    0    0    4,381    401,004 

Eric D. Mullins

   122,245    250,065    0    0    0    4,381    376,691 

Paula R. Reynolds(4)(5)

   116,558    250,065    0    0    0    4,381    371,004 

(1)TheFor all non-employee directors, except for Mr. Goodyear, the amounts included in this column represent the aggregate grant date fair value of 2,817 deferred shares granted to each non-employee director on May 14, 2013, computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. For Mr. Goodyear, the awards made to non-employee directors in 2010amount includes 2,817 restricted shares granted on May 14, 2013, computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. The value ultimately realized by theeach director may or may not be equal to this determined value. For a discussion of valuation assumptions, seeNote 13 —15 – Share-Based Compensationof the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in our annual report under Item 8 of thein our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.2013. As of December 31, 2010,2013, each of the non-employee directors had aggregate outstanding deferred shares as follows: Mr. AllisonGen. Chilton16,777 shares; Mr. Butler — 22,695 shares;10,030; Mr. Corbett — 11,677 shares;21,707; Ms. Eberhart — 15,677 shares;25,707; Mr. Fluor — 13,348 shares;23,378; Mr. George — 6,584; Mr. Geren — 5,127 shares;15,157; Mr. Goodyear — 729; Mr. Gordon — 28,453 shares;38,483; Mr. Mullins — 2,817; and Ms. Reynolds — 11,399 shares.21,429. Mr. Goodyear also had 6,584 restricted shares outstanding as of December 31, 2013.

(2)The non-employee directors did not receive any stock option awards in 2010;2013; however, as of December 31, 2010,2013, each of the non-employee directors had aggregate outstanding vested and exercisable stock options as follows: Mr. AllisonGen. Chilton32,100 options; Mr. Butler — 42,100 options;0; Mr. Corbett — 27,100 options;27,100; Ms. Eberhart — 24,600 options;0; Mr. Fluor — 5,650 options;5,650; Mr. George — 0; Mr. Geren — 13,900 options;8,900; Mr. Goodyear — 0; Mr. Gordon — 62,100 options;32,100; Mr. Mullins — 0; and Ms. Reynolds — 5,650 options.5,650. There were no unvested options as of December 31, 2013.

(3)The amounts in this column include annual premiums paid by the Company for each director’s benefit in the amount of $155$124 and $1,400, respectively,$1,757 for Accidental Death & Dismemberment coverage and Personal Excess Liability coverage, andrespectively. The amounts also include a $2,500 charitable donation made on their behalf to a charity of their choice.

(4)Certain ongoing benefits provided to Mr. Allison, which are not part of his compensation for serviceCorbett retired from the Company’s Board effective February 11, 2014. Mr. Geren and Ms. Reynolds will retire from the Board effective as a director of the Company, are discussed on page 69.close of the Annual Meeting.

(5)Mr. Butler elected to receive half of his retainerMessrs. Fluor and meeting fees in cash and half in common stock.
(6)Mr. FluorGeren each deferred all of histheir retainer and meeting fees into the Company’s Deferred Compensation Plan.
(7)Ms. Reynolds deferred halfforty percent of her retainer and meeting fees into the Company’s Deferred Compensation Plan.


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(6)Mr. George elected to receive all of his fees in common stock.


The following table contains the grant date fair value of deferred stock awards made to each non-employee director during 2010:
             
      Grant Date Fair
      Value of Stock
  Grant
 Deferred
 Awards
Directors
 Date Stock (#) ($)(1)
 
All Non-Employee Directors  May 18   3,877   225,021 
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The amounts included in the “Grant Date Fair Value of Stock Awards” column represent the grant date fair value of the awards made to non-employee directors in 2010 computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. The value ultimately realized by a director upon the actual vesting of the award(s) may or may not be equal to this determined value. For a discussion of valuation assumptions, seeNote 13 — Share-Based Compensationof the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in our annual report under Item 8 of theForm 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.LOGO


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Security Ownership of Certain


Beneficial Owners and Management

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

The information provided below summarizes the beneficial ownership of our NEOs, each of our directors and director nominees, all of our directors, director nominees and executive officers as a group, and owners of more than five percent of our outstanding common stock. “Beneficial ownership” generally includes those shares of common stock held by someone who has investmentand/or voting authority of such shares or has the right to acquire such common stock within 60 days. The ownership includes common stock that is held directly and also stock held indirectly through a relationship, a position as a trustee, or under a contract or understanding.

Directors, Director Nominees and Executive Officers

DIRECTORS, DIRECTOR NOMINEES AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

The following table sets forth the number and percentage of Anadarko common stock beneficially owned by our NEOs, each of our directors and director nominees, and all of our executive officers, directors and director nominees as a group as of March 5, 2011:

                 
  Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership
  Number of Shares
 Stock
    
  of Common Stock
 Acquirable
 Total
  
  Beneficially
 Within
 Beneficial
 Percent
Name of Beneficial Owner
 Owned(1)(2) 60 Days Ownership of Class
 
James T. Hackett  319,111   506,600   825,711   * 
Robert G. Gwin  12,327   243,367   255,694   * 
R. A. Walker  87,025   368,568   455,593   * 
Charles A. Meloy  56,662   136,634   193,296   * 
Robert P. Daniels(3)  36,159   66,595   102,754   * 
Robert J. Allison, Jr.   286,025   32,100   318,125   * 
John R. Butler, Jr.   82,002   37,100   119,102   * 
Kevin P. Chilton  0   0   0   * 
Luke R. Corbett  11,677   27,100   38,777   * 
H. Paulett Eberhart  15,677   24,600   40,277   * 
Peter J. Fluor  14,348   5,650   19,998   * 
Preston M. Geren III  9,987   13,900   23,887   * 
John R. Gordon  184,513   62,100   246,613   * 
Paula Rosput Reynolds  14,999   5,650   20,649   * 
All directors, director nominees and executive officers as a group (16 persons)  1,236,679   1,808,440   3,045,119   * 
3, 2014:

   Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership
Name of Beneficial Owner  Number of
Shares of
Common Stock
Beneficially
Owned(1)(2)
  Stock
Acquirable
Within 60 Days
  Total Beneficial
Ownership(3)(4)
  Percent of
Class

R. A. Walker(5)

    194,639     535,078     729,717     * 

Robert G. Gwin

    61,257     345,202     406,459     * 

Charles A. Meloy

    107,802     198,594     306,396     * 

Robert P. Daniels(6)

    86,976     215,824     302,800     * 

Robert K. Reeves(7)

    156,456     288,378     444,834     * 

Anthony R. Chase

    765     0     765     * 

Kevin P. Chilton

    10,030     0     10,030     * 

H. Paulett Eberhart

    25,707     0     25,707     * 

Peter J. Fluor

    32,089     5,650     37,739     * 

Richard L. George

    17,339     0     17,339     * 

Preston M. Geren III

    25,158     8,900     34,058     * 

Charles W. Goodyear

    17,313     0     17,313     * 

John R. Gordon

    164,543     32,100     196,643     * 

Eric D. Mullins

    6,584     0     6,584     * 

Paula R. Reynolds

    30,333     5,650     35,983     * 

All directors, director nominees and executive officers as a group (17 persons)

    1,001,196     1,750,581     2,751,777     * 

*Less than one percent.

(1)DoesThis column does not include shares of common stock that the directors or executive officers of the Company have the right to acquire within 60 days of March 5, 2011.3, 2014. This column does include shares of common stock held in the Company’s Benefits Trust as a result of the director compensation and deferral elections made in accordance with our benefit plans described elsewhere in this proxy statement. Those shares are subject to shared voting power with the trustee under that Trust and receive dividend equivalents on such shares, but the individuals do not have the power to dispose of, or direct the disposition of, such shares until such shares are distributed to them. In addition, some shares of common stock reflected in this column for certain individuals are subject to restrictions.

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Security Ownership of Certain

Beneficial Owners and Management

(2)DoesThis column does not include the following number of restricted stock units, which do not have voting rights but do receive dividend equivalents and are payable (after taxes are withheld) in the form of Company common stock: Mr. Walker, 86,706; Mr. Gwin, 30,308; Mr. Meloy, 31,068; Mr. Daniels, 31,068 and Mr. Reeves, 27,695.


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stock: Mr. Hackett, 170,104; Mr. Gwin, 51,458; Mr. Walker, 67,914; Mr. Meloy, 63,863; and Mr. Daniels, 80,484. The terms associated with these awards are described in more detail on page 39.
(3)In addition to the Anadarko common stock reported in the table, as of December 1, 2013, the directors and executive officers beneficially owned common units of Western Gas Partners, LP (WES) as follows: Mr. Walker, 6,900; Mr. Gwin, 10,000; Mr. Meloy, 3,000; Mr. Daniels, 5,150; Mr. Reeves, 9,000; Ms. Eberhart, 1,000; and Ms. Reynolds, 19,758. The Company owns a majority interest in WES indirectly through its wholly-owned subsidiaries. As of December 31, 2013, there were 117,322,812 common units of WES outstanding.

(4)In addition to the Anadarko common stock reported in the table, as of December 2010,1, 2013, the directors and executive officers beneficially owned common units of Western Gas Equity Partners, LP (WGP) as follows: Mr. Walker, 6,000; Mr. Gwin, 200,000; Mr. Meloy, 5,000; Mr. Daniels, transferred 46,46320,000; Mr. Reeves, 9,000; Mr. Chilton, 900; Mr. Fluor, 144,801; Mr. George, 5,000; Mr. Geren, 2,000; Mr. Gordon, 10,000; and Ms. Reynolds, 9,000. As of December 31, 2013, there were 218,895,515 common units of WGP outstanding.

(5)Includes 108,000 share of common stock held by a limited liability company (LLC) of which Mr. Walker exercises investment control. The membership interests in the LLC are held by Mr. Walker, his wife and family trusts of which he is the trustee.

(6)Includes 63,766 shares of Company common stock employee stock options to purchase 94,470held by a family limited partnership (FLP) of which Mr. Daniels exercises investment control. The limited partner interests in the FLP are held by Mr. Daniels and family trusts.

(7)Includes 95,000 shares of Company common stock held by a FLP. Two LLCs serve as the general partners of the FLP. Mr. Reeves serves as the sole manager of one of the LLCs and 4,681 employee restricted stock unitshis wife serves as the sole manager of Company common stock to his ex-wife pursuant to a divorce decree. Consequently,the other. The limited partner interests in the FLP are held by family trusts of which Mr. Daniels does not report sharesReeves is the trustee. Mr. Reeves disclaims beneficial ownership of Company common stock or stock options that have been assigned to his ex-wife and in which he has no beneficial interest.these shares.
Certain Beneficial Owners

CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS

The following table shows the beneficial owners of more than five percent of the Company’s common stock as of December 31, 20102013, based on information available as of February 14, 2011:

           
    Amount and Nature
  
    of Beneficial
 Percent of
Title of Class
 
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner
 Ownership Class
 
           
Common Stock BlackRock Inc.
40 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10022
  35,797,946(1)  7.22%
           
Common Stock Wellington Management Company, LLP
280 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02210
  27,552,569(2)  5.56%
           
Common Stock FMR LLC
82 Devonshire Street
Boston, MA 02109
  27,253,435(3)  5.49%
2014:

Title of Class

  

Name and Address

of Beneficial Owner

  Amount and Nature of
Beneficial Ownership
  Percent
of Class

Common Stock

  

BlackRock Inc.

40 East 52nd Street

New York, NY 10022

    40,059,983(1)      8.00%  

Common Stock

  

The Vanguard Group

100 Vanguard Blvd.

Malvem, PA 19355

    25,647,988(2)      5.09%  

(1)Based upon its Schedule 13G/A filed February 2, 2011,10, 2014, with the SEC with respect to Company securities held as of December 31, 2010,2013, BlackRock Inc. has sole voting power as to 35,797,94634,708,174 shares of common stock and sole dispositive power as to 35,797,94640,059,983 shares of common stock.

(2)Based upon its Schedule 13G filed February 14, 2011,11, 2014, with the SEC with respect to Company securities held as of December 31, 2010, Wellington Management Company, LLP2013, The Vanguard Group has sharedsole voting power as to 12,983,409818,175 shares of common stock, sole dispositive power as to 24,882,549 shares of common stock and shared dispositive power as to 27,552,569765,439 shares of common stock.

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Based upon its Schedule 13G/A filed February 14, 2011, with the SEC with respect to Company securities held as of December 31, 2010, FMR LLC has sole voting power as to 5,094,400 shares of common stock and sole dispositive power as to 27,253,435 shares of common stock.LOGO


SECTIONSection 16(A) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCEBeneficial

Ownership Reporting Compliance

Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires the Company’s directors and executive officers, and persons who own more than ten percent10% of a registered class of the Company’s equity securities, to file with the SEC and any exchange or other system on which such securities are traded or quoted, initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership of the Company’s common stock and other equity securities. Officers, directors andgreater-than-ten-percent more than 10% stockholders are required by the SEC’s regulations to furnish the Company and any exchange or other system on which such securities are traded or quoted with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they filed with the SEC.

To the Company’s knowledge, based solely on a review of the copies of such reports furnished to the Company and written representations that no other reports were required, the Company believes that all reporting obligations of the Company’s officers, directors andgreater-than-ten-percent more than 10% stockholders under Section 16(a) were satisfied during the year ended December 31, 2010.


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2013, except that James J. Kleckner, Executive Vice President, International and Deepwater Operations of the Company, inadvertently omitted 8,436 shares of the Company’s common stock from an otherwise timely filed Form 3. An amended Form 3 was filed on February 13, 2014.


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Audit Committee Report

AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT

The following report of the Audit Committee of the Company, dated February 25, 2014, shall not be deemed to be “soliciting material” or to be “filed” with the Securities and Exchange Commission, nor shall this report be incorporated by reference into any filing made by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

The Audit Committee of the Board is responsible for independent, objective oversight of the Company’s accounting functions and internal controls over financial reporting. The Audit Committee is composed of threefour directors, each of whom is independent as defined by the NYSE listing standards. The Audit Committee operates under a written charter approved by the Board of Directors, which is available on the Company’s web site athttp://www.anadarko.com/About/Pages/Governance.aspx.

Management is responsible for the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting. The independent auditor is responsible for performing an independent audit of the Company’s consolidated financial statements in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards in the United States of America and issuing a report thereon. The independent auditor is also responsible for performing independent audits of the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting. The Audit Committee’s responsibility is to monitor and oversee these processes.

KPMG LLP served as the Company’s independent auditor during 20102013 and was appointed by the Audit Committee to serve in that capacity for 20112014 (and we are seeking ratification by the Company’s stockholders at this Annual Meeting of such appointment). KPMG LLP has served as the Company’s independent auditor since its initial public offering in 1986.

In connection with these responsibilities, the Audit Committee met with management and the independent auditor to review and discuss the December 31, 20102013 audited consolidated financial statements and matters related to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The Audit Committee also discussed with the independent auditor the matters required by Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61 (Communication with Audit Committees), as amended.

superseded by Auditing Standard No. 16.

The Audit Committee also received written disclosures and the letter from the independent auditor required by Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Rule 3526 regarding the independent auditor’s communications with the Audit Committee concerning independence, and the Audit Committee discussed with the independent auditor that firm’s independence.

Based upon the Audit Committee’s review and discussions with management and the independent auditor referred to above, the Audit Committee recommended that the Board of Directors include the audited consolidated financial statements in the Company’s Annual Report onForm 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20102013 filed with the SEC.

THE AUDIT COMMITTEE

H. Paulett Eberhart,

Eric D. Mullins, Chairperson

John

Kevin P. Chilton

Charles W. Goodyear

Paula R. Butler, Jr.
Paula Rosput Reynolds


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COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS COMMITTEE REPORT
ON 2010 EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION2013 Executive Compensation

The Compensation Committee, the members of which are listed below, is responsible for establishing and administering the executive compensation programs of the Company. The Compensation Committee of the Company has reviewed and discussed the Compensation Discussion and Analysis required by Item 402(b) ofRegulation S-K with management and, based on such review and discussions, the Compensation Committee recommended to the Board that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in this proxy statement.

THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS COMMITTEE

Peter J. Fluor, Chairman

Preston M. Geren III
Chairperson

Richard L. George

John R. Gordon


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Compensation Discussion and Analysis

COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

This Compensation Discussion and Analysis focuses on the following:

executive summary;
our pay-for-performance philosophy and practices;
how we make compensation decisions;
elements of our compensation program; and
analysis of 2013 compensation actions.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The Compensation Committee believes that Anadarko achieved exceptional operational and financial performance in 2013, as it has done over the last several years. This performance has not, however, been reflected in our stock performance, which we believe is largely as a result of uncertainty related to the Tronox Adversary Proceeding (described below). Our delivery of executive compensation for 2013 reflects these factors — while payouts under the Annual Incentive Plan were above target, reflecting strong annual performance, the value of long-term equity awards (representing more than 75% of target total compensation) decreased as a result of lower stock price performance.

Operational and Financial Performance. Anadarko is among the world’s largest independent exploration and production companies, with approximately 2.8 billion barrels of oil equivalent of proved reserves at December 31, 2013. Our asset portfolio is aimed at delivering long-term value to stockholders by combining a large inventory of development opportunities in the U.S. onshore with high-potential worldwide offshore exploration and development activities.

The Company’s 2013 performance continued the trend over the last several years of delivering consistent high-quality additions of proved reserves, increasing year-over-year margins, increasing year-over-year sales volumes, and allocating capital efficiently, all while maintaining a strong safety record. Achieving these key business objectives is fundamental to delivering superior returns for our stakeholders over time. Specific achievements included:

Continued Volumes Growth.  The Company achieved record sales volumes in 2013, representing a 7% year-over-year increase of daily sales volumes.

Continued Reserve Growth.  The Company added over 500 million barrels of proved reserves replacing 194% of its production in 2013 before the effects of price revisions, at very competitive costs. Year-end proved reserves were approximately 2.8 billion BOE, representing a 9% increase over 2012.

Sustained Exploration Success.  The Company continued its exploration success with an industry-leading deepwater exploration/appraisal success rate of approximately 67% in 2013, which provides resources and optionality for strategically managing the Company’s portfolio.

Active Portfolio Management.  The Company continued to demonstrate its focus on and commitment to active portfolio management, including a property exchange in the Wattenberg field and an acquisition of additional working interests in the Moxa area of Wyoming. The Company also announced approximately $4.5 billion of asset monetization transactions during the year through carried-interest arrangements, divestitures and exploration farm-outs, which accelerate value, reduce execution risk and enhance returns without leveraging the balance sheet.

Advancement of Mega-Projects.  The Company achieved first production from all three facilities at the El Merk complex in Algeria, successfully sanctioned the TEN (Tweneboa, Enyenra, and

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Compensation Discussion and Analysis

 

Ntomme) complex offshore Ghana and the Heidelberg project in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, and successfully installed the Lucius spar on location in the Gulf of Mexico.

 the philosophy and principles on which our executive compensation program is based;
 Exceptional Safety Performance.  The Company’s safety performance in 2013 was the best in the Company’s history. This record performance demonstrates the Company’s safety-oriented culture and continuing commitment to safety across the organization.

 ourpay-for-performance approach, includingDoubled Quarterly Dividend.  In August 2013, the elements of our total executive compensation program andBoard increased the reasons why we have chosen each element;quarterly dividend paid to its common stockholders from 9 cents per share to 18 cents per share.

In addition to these achievements, during 2013 Anadarko was once again recognized by various independent organizations for the Company’s leadership, innovation and environmental stewardship in its operating areas. For example, based on our ability to find, develop and produce onshore resources Wood Mackenzie identified Anadarko in a December 2013 study as the top company in our industry for creating value from U.S. onshore resources. Additionally, we received the 2013 Platts Global Energy Award for E&P Leadership, the Oil Council’s Large Cap Company of the Year and the Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission’s Technology Application/Community Relations/Local Government Coordination Award. For a full list of Anadarko’s awards and recognitions see http://www.anadarko.com/Responsibility/Pages/AwardsRecogniton.aspx.

Stock Price Performance. Our relative total stockholder return (TSR) for 2013 does not reflect the Company’s exceptional operational and financial performance. We believe this apparent disconnect is largely due to the ongoing litigation relating to the Tronox Adversary Proceeding, including the issuance of a Memorandum of Opinion, After Trial in December 2013 by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York in which the court found Kerr-McGee Corporation, a subsidiary acquired by the Company in 2006, liable for fraudulent transfer in connection with a 2002 internal corporate restructuring of Kerr-McGee and the 2005 initial public offering of Tronox Incorporated, a subsidiary of Kerr-McGee. For additional information regarding the nature and status of the Tronox Adversary Proceeding, seeNote 17 — Contingencies—Tronox Litigation in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013. While the Company’s TSR performance relative to our peers ranked in the top quartile for the three-year periods ending in 2011 and 2010, we believe uncertainty related to the Tronox Adversary Proceeding has adversely affected the Company’s stock price performance for both of the three-year periods ending in 2012 and 2013. For 2010-2012, TSR performance relative to our peers was in the third quartile and for 2011-2013 performance was in the fourth quartile.

Impact of 2013 Company Performance on Executive Compensation

We have structured our cash and equity-based compensation program to position more than 85% of our executive officers’ target total compensation opportunity in at-risk compensation components tied to the achievement of short- and long-term performance criteria aligned with our business objectives. Long-term incentives combine performance units, stock options and restricted stock units to provide a compensation opportunity aligned with the Company’s long-term stock performance, delivered through awards that are performance-based in absolute and relative terms, while also encouraging retention.

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how we make compensation decisions and determine the amount of each element of compensation; and

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• an analysis of the material compensation decisions made by the Compensation Committee for 2010 performance.


Executive SummaryCompensation Discussion and Analysis

Anadarko

The Company’s excellent operational and financial performance was able to achieve or to exceed each of its key operational objectives for 2010 during a year that presented unprecedented challengesreflected in above target payouts under the AIP:

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The Company’s lagging stock price performance in 2013, however, resulted in below target payouts for the Company, its employeesperformance units payable for the performance periods 2011-2013 and its stakeholders. This performance, which continues to generate competitive returns and advance our longer-term growth objectives, was driven by several factors, including the following:

2012-2013.

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Furthermore, the lagging 2013 stock price performance has negatively impacted the current value of executive long-term incentive awards. The following chart illustrates that as of December 31, 2013, the intrinsic value of the CEO’s 2013 long-term incentive awards (as defined below) is 75% less than the original grant date values and a revised year-end fair market valuation of the awards is 30% less than the original grant date values:

2013 CEO Long-Term Incentive Awards(1)

Award Type

  Grant Date   Grant Date
Fair Market
Values($)(2)
   12/31/2013
Intrinsic
Values($)(3)
   12/31/2013
Fair Market
Values($)(4)
 

Stock Options

   11/6/2013     3,848,495     0     3,019,648  

Restricted Stock Units

   11/6/2013     2,755,539     2,375,237     2,375,237  

Performance Units(1)

   11/5/2012     2,775,473     0     1,183,364  

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   9,379,507     2,375,237     6,578,249  
% Decrease from Grant Date Value     -75%     -30%  

(1)The above table reflects values for the second consecutive year;equity incentive awards reported in the 2013 Summary Compensation Table, with the exception that the performance unit values reflect the performance units granted in November 2012. The 2012 performance units have a performance period that commenced January 1, 2013, whereas the performance units awarded in 2013 have a performance period commencing January 1, 2014.

(2)Grant date fair market values reflect the accounting grant date fair value of awards as reported in the applicable Summary Compensation Table.

(3)Intrinsic values reflect the value of the equity awards on December 31, 2013 based on the Company’s closing stock price of $79.32. The stock options, with an exercise price of $92.02, are currently underwater and based on our 2013 TSR performance the performance units are currently tracking a zero percent payout.

(4)The December 31, 2013 fair market values include: (i) a revised Black-Scholes valuation for the stock options assuming the year-end stock price of $79.32 and a shorter expected term; and (ii) a revised Monte Carlo valuation for the performance units which takes into account our 2013 TSR performance relative to our peers. These revised values are provided to reflect the fact that, while the stock options and performance units currently have an intrinsic value of $0, assuming sufficient absolute stock price improvement and improvement in relative TSR, there remains a payout opportunity under the awards.

In addition to the Company’s performance, the Committee’s compensation decisions for 2013, summarized below, were influenced by the following:

the Committee’s desire to retain and motivate a highly experienced and cohesive executive team with a strong track record of working together to successfully manage the operations of a global company of our scope and complexity; and

the leadership skills exhibited by the NEOs, which were reflected in the Company’s continued achievement of strong annual operating and financial results and management of key challenges, including the uncertainty presented by the Tronox Adversary Proceeding, uncertain political and regulatory environments, and severe flooding in Colorado and Texas.

CEO Compensation. In connection with Mr. Walker’s appointment to CEO in May 2012, the Committee positioned his targeted annual total direct compensation opportunity at the median of the survey data, which represented a 22% decrease relative to his predecessor in 2011. In November 2013, based on a recommendation from Mr. Walker in light of the lack of clarity at the time with regard to the Tronox Adversary Proceeding, the Committee determined not to adjust Mr. Walker’s targeted annual total direct compensation opportunity for 2013.

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the addition of 359 million barrels of oil equivalent (BOE) of proved reserves, including the effects of price revisions and divestitures, which equates to replacing 153% of production;

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• continued offshore exploration and appraisal drilling success with an approximate 75% success rate;
• the achievement of first oil at the Jubilee field offshore Ghana in a record 3.5 years following discovery;
• a total stockholder return of 22% for 2010; and
• strengthening of the Company’s balance sheet by refinancing $3.0 billion of its 2011 and 2012 scheduled maturities with longer-term debt and replacing its $1.3 billion revolving credit facility maturing in 2013 with a five-year $5.0 billion senior secured revolving credit facility, which enhanced the Company’s liquidity.

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As CEO, Mr. Walker’s compensation is higher than the Company achieved these results while spending approximately $200 million less capital than originally projectedcompensation of the other NEOs. This difference in compensation is supported by the industry peer group benchmark data, which is substantially higher for the year. Anadarko was also recognizedCEO role than for the other NEO positions, and is indicative of the greater responsibility the CEO position entails for the strategic direction, financial condition, operating results and reputation of the Company.

Other NEO Compensation. In November 2013, the Committee approved salary increases for the other NEOs ranging from 4.9% to 16.7%. The base salary increase for Mr. Gwin represents his first increase since November 2010 and the base salary increases for Messrs. Meloy, Daniels and Reeves represent their first increases since November 2011. No changes were made to the NEO bonus targets for 2014. The annual equity awards made to the other NEOs in November 2013 reflect approximately 12% increases over their prior year awards. These compensation actions were determined based on the Committee’s consideration of each NEO’s contribution, individually and collectively as an executive team, to the successful execution of the Company’s strategic goals for the year; the importance of retaining and motivating the executive team for the execution of the Company’s long-term strategy, particularly in light of the departure of a senior executive officer to a peer company during the year; Peer Proxy Data (as defined on page 37); and internal equity factors. These actions position the aggregate total target direct compensation of our NEOs at approximately the 75th percentile of the Peer Proxy Data, which is similarly aligned with severalthe Company’s total assets and market capitalization positioning against the industry peer group as discussed on page 37.

A detailed description of our executive compensation program and the compensation decisions made by the Committee for 2013 are reported on the pages that follow.

Continued Engagement with Stockholders

Our stockholders’ views on corporate governance and executive compensation are important to us, and we value the feedback and insights that we receive from our stockholders through ongoing dialogue. Since our 2013 Annual Meeting, we have continued to engage in periodic dialogue with stockholders and have solicited feedback from stockholders representing approximately 48% of the Company’s outstanding common stock.

At our 2013 Annual Meeting, more than 85% of our stockholders who voted on the proposal voted in support of our executive compensation program. We believe our stockholders’ strong support reaffirmed the design and structure of our compensation program. While the feedback we receive from our stockholders varies depending upon investment goals and strategies, our stockholders have consistently emphasized that executive compensation should be closely aligned with long-term performance results. Following discussions with stockholders, the Committee took the following actions:

In February 2013 the Committee determined that for annual equity-based awards during 2010 for these results as well as for its focusto be made to our executive officers in 2013, performance units would comprise no less than 35% of the total grant values and time-vested restricted stock units would comprise no more than 25% of such grant values.

In November 2013, when the annual equity-based grants were approved, the Committee determined that additional emphasis should be placed on environmental stewardship, healthrelative TSR performance and safety and corporate citizenship, includingfurther increased the following:amount of performance units to 40% of the total grant values.

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• 2010 District Safe Award for Excellence (SAFE) from the Minerals Management Service (now known as the Bureau of Ocean Energy, Regulation and Enforcement);
  • Earth Day Award — Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining;
• Interstate Oil & Gas Compact Commission Chairman’s Stewardship Award;
• “Number 1 Large Company” in theHouston Chronicle’s2010 survey of the best places to work in Houston; and
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OUR PAY-FOR-PERFORMANCE PHILOSOPHY AND PRACTICES

The main objective of all of the Company’s awards and recognitions can be found under the “Corporate Responsibility” section of our website at www.anadarko.com.)


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All of the achievements set forth on the previous page reflect the focused leadership of our executive team and the capabilities and dedication of our employees and were made in the midst of several challenges impacting the Company and the energy industry, including the Deepwater Horizon events, continued global and domestic economic uncertainty, low natural gas prices and an uncertain political and regulatory environment.
As more fully described on the following pages, our executive compensation program operated as designedis to pay for 2010, deliveringperformance while aligning executives’ interests with stockholder interests. Our compensation philosophy recognizes the value of rewarding our NEOs for their performance and motivating them to continue to excel in the future. We provide competitive pay relative to our performance. Under our Annual Incentive Program, we achieved a performance score of 146% for 2010 due to our record sales volumes and growth, outstanding exploration success, strategic capital allocation management, successful cost inflation management, and commitment to the health and safety of our employees for the year. The annual bonus awarded to each of our NEOs reflects both the Company’s performance and their individual achievements. Our long-term incentive program (to which the substantial majority of our NEOs’ compensation is tied) is designed to emphasize stock price performance and the creation of value benefiting all of our stockholders. As a result of Anadarko’s relative stock performance ranking against specified industry peer companies for the two-year and three-year performance periods ending December 31, 2010, our NEOs achieved above-target level payouts under the executive performance unit award program.
During 2010, the Compensation Committee undertook a comprehensive review and assessment of the various design features of the Company’s executive compensation and benefits programs to confirm that such programs are competitively structured, are aligned with our short and long-term strategic goals and reflect a strongpay-for-performance orientation. Following the Deepwater Horizon events (Anadarko owns a 25% non-operating leasehold interest in the Macondo lease), the Compensation Committee considered various retention challenges in addition to the Company’s operational and financial performance to ensure that the Company retained a strong and focused executive leadership team. The compensation actions taken with respect to 2010 reflect the Compensation Committee’s adherence to its established executive compensation philosophy and principles, and a strongpay-for-performance orientation.
Below are the key actions and decisions made regarding the Company’s executive compensation program review in 2010 and early 2011, as approved by the Compensation Committee with counsel from its independent compensation consultant:
• held base salaries for Messrs. Hackett, Daniels and Meloy at current levels (for the second year in a row) and increased the base salaries for Messrs. Gwin and Walker for competitive reasons;
• reduced or maintained the value of the 2010 annual long-term incentive awards for each of the NEOs relative to the value of the annual long-term incentive awards made for 2009;
• made performance-based incentive bonus awards to NEOs to recognize both Company and individual performance for 2010 and, beginning with the 2011 plan year, established maximum caps of 275% for each performance metric under the Annual Incentive Program, (in addition to the existing overall program cap of 200%);
• increased the stock ownership requirements for our CEO from five times base salary to six times base salary and for our non-employee directors from five times annual retainer to seven times annual retainer;
• reduced the level of executive severance benefits provided in the event of an involuntary not for cause termination, outside of achange-of-control, by eliminating: (1) the special retirement benefit enhancement, except for in special cases as approved by the Compensation Committee; and (2) the post-termination financial planning benefits;
• reduced the level of post-change-of-control severance benefits for prospective senior executives by: (1) eliminating the modified single trigger provision and replacing it with a double trigger provision; (2) reducing the protection period from three years to two years; (3) eliminating the excise taxgross-up provision and replacing it with abest-of-net approach; and (4) eliminating post-termination financial planning benefits;


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• executed a special retention agreement with Mr. Meloy, providing for his continued leadership of the Company’s worldwide operations, to ensure that the Company is able to successfully execute on its business strategy in light of ongoing regulatory challenges in the Gulf of Mexico; and
• awarded Mr. Daniels a special restricted stock grant to recognize his leadership for the Company’s exceptional exploration achievements in 2010.
As demonstrated during 2010, significant operational, regulatory and legal challenges have required that our executive management team remains disciplined and provides strong, focused leadership. The tragic Deepwater Horizon events, and the regulatory uncertainty that followed, created challenges for many deepwater operators. The Company’s reaction to these unfortunate events demonstrated the depth and flexibility of our portfolio, as we effectively reallocated capital, strengthened our balance sheet and enhanced liquidity in a manner that enabled us to exceed our corporate operating objectives for the year. The Compensation Committee understands the continuing challenges still facing the Company and our industry as a whole and recognizes the role the Compensation Committee plays in maintaining an executive management team capable of the discipline and leadership necessary to guide the Company through these challenges in the best manner for our stockholders. The actions taken by the Compensation Committee for 2010 were designed to ensure stability of our executive management team in light of these challenges and to continue aligning a significant portion of executive compensation to long-term stockholder value by further emphasizingpay-for-performance.
The Compensation Committee has adopted an executive compensation philosophy and designed an executive compensation program that positions a significant majority of each NEO’s compensation opportunity to be earned over the long-term (e.g., multi-year), while at the same time avoiding the encouragement of unnecessary or excessive risk-taking. The Compensation Committee’s focus in 2011 will continue to ensure that the Company’s executive compensation program remains competitively positioned to attract and retain talented leadersthe best talent and provideswe structure pay to support our business objectives with appropriate incentiverewards for short-term operating results and reasonable rewards relative to the contributions made by our executives and the performance achieved for our stockholders. The Company and the Compensation Committee recognize the importance of our stockholders’ opportunity to an advisory“say-on-pay” vote as a means of expressing views regarding the compensation practices and programs for our NEOs. The Compensation Committee believes that maintaining a consistent compensation philosophy — which reflects a significant focus on long-term compensation — in addition to a program that may be adjusted, as appropriate, to address industry trends and developments as well as evolving executive compensation practices, will provide our stockholders the moststockholder value through the alignment of their interests with a consistent, talented executive team.
Our Executive Compensation Philosophy and Guiding Principles
Philosophy
Our compensation philosophy is reviewed and confirmed by the Compensation Committee each year to ensure that it provides the appropriate foundation and principles for governing our executive compensation programs. The Compensation Committee believes that:
creation.

What We Do

LOGORequire a Majority of Pay To Be At-Risk — More than 85% of our executive officer’s target total compensation opportunity is at-risk, including our annual target bonuses and annual long-term incentive awards. A smaller portion is represented by base salary, or fixed, compensation.

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• executive interests should be aligned withEmphasize Long-Term Performance — We believe that long-term stockholder interests;
• executive compensation should be structured to provide appropriate incentiveperformance is the most important measure of our success and reasonable rewardwe manage our operations and business for the contributions madelong-term benefit of our stockholders. Accordingly, our equity-based incentives (which represent 79% for the CEO and performance achieved;75%, on average, of target total compensation for the other NEOs) emphasize and reward long-term absolute and relative stock-price performance.

LOGO• Maintain a competitiveCompetitive Compensation Package — We provide a compensation package must be provideddesigned to attract, retain, motivate and retainreward experienced and talented executives to ensure Anadarko’s success.


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Design Principles
In support of this philosophy, our executive compensation programs are designed to adhere to the following principles:
• a majority of total executive compensation should be in the form of equity-based compensation;
• a meaningful portion of total executive compensation should be tied directly to the achievement of goals and objectives related to Anadarko’s targeted financial and operating performance;
• a significant component of performance-based compensation should be tied to long-term relative performance measuresofficers. We believe that emphasize an increase in stockholder value over time;
• performance-based compensation opportunities should not encourage excessive risk taking that may compromise the Company’s value;
• executives should maintain significant levels of equity ownership;
• to encourage retention, a substantial portion of compensation should be forfeitable by the executive upon voluntary termination;
• total compensation opportunities should be reflective of each executive officer’s role, skills, experience level and individual contributioncontributions to the organization;Company and
•  that our executivesexecutive officers should be motivated to contribute as team members to Anadarko’s overall success, as opposed to merely achieving specific individual objectives.

LOGORequire Robust Stock Ownership — To align executive and stockholder interests, we require stock ownership levels equal to 6 times base salary for the CEO and 3 times base salary for the other executive officers, with holding requirements under certain circumstances.

LOGOMaintain Equity Grant Administration Procedures — The Committee has established Equity Grant Administrative Procedures to maintain the integrity of the Company’s process for granting equity awards and to ensure that such awards are consistent with legal, regulatory and accounting requirements.

LOGOProvide for Double-Trigger Equity Acceleration Upon a Change of Control — Under the 2012 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan (2012 Omnibus Plan), accelerated vesting of equity awards due to a change of control will only occur upon the executive officer’s termination without cause or for good reason during the applicable protection period following such change of control.

LOGOProvide for Clawback Provisions — Each award under the 2008 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan (2008 Omnibus Plan) and the 2012 Omnibus Plan may be subject to forfeiture or repayment if the Company is required to prepare an accounting restatement as a result of material noncompliance with applicable rules.

LOGOStructure Incentive Compensation To Be Deductible — Performance units, stock options, restricted stock units, and cash awards granted under our 2012 Omnibus Plan are intended to be fully deductible by the Company by satisfying the performance-based requirements of IRC Section 162(m). Under the 2012 Omnibus Plan, the Committee is prohibited from taking any action that would cause awards intended to qualify as performance-based to fail to satisfy the IRC Section 162(m) requirements.

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What We Don’t Do

LOGONo Employment Contracts — We do not have an employment contract with any executive officer.

LOGONo Tax Gross-Ups on Perquisites — We do not provide tax gross-ups on executive perquisites, except where such gross-ups are considered a normal benefit under the Company’s standard relocation program available to all employees.

LOGONo Permitted Short Sales or Derivative Transactions in Company Stock We prohibit all non-employee directors, officers and other employees of the Company from engaging in any short-term, speculative securities transactions related to the Company, including engaging in short sales, buying or selling put or call options, and trading in options of the Company.

LOGONo New Excise Tax Gross-ups — In February 2011 we eliminated the excise tax gross-up provision in key employee change-of-control contracts executed with newly appointed and/or newly hired executive officers who are not otherwise subject to any existing agreements and replaced it with a best-of-net provision (as described on page 53). The CEO’s Severance Agreement includes a best-of-net provision.

LOGONo Payment of Current Dividends or Dividend Equivalents on Unvested Awards — Beginning in May 2012, dividend equivalents on restricted stock unit awards granted to executive officers must be reinvested in shares of the Company’s common stock and will be paid upon the applicable vesting of the underlying award (rather than paid in cash on a current basis).

LOGONo Repricing — The 2008 and 2012 Omnibus Plans expressly prohibit repricing of stock options and stock appreciation rights, unless approved by stockholders.

LOGONo Hedging or Pledging — We prohibit directors, officers and other employees from entering into equity derivative or other financial instruments that would have the effect of limiting downward market risk of owning the Company’s securities (including equity securities received as part of the Company’s compensation program). We also prohibit directors and executive officers from purchasing Company securities on margin and pledging such securities as security for loans (including holding Company securities in a margin account).

HOW WE MAKE COMPENSATION DECISIONS

The Committee has overall responsibility for Performance

We believe that long-term performanceapproving and evaluating the director and officer compensation plans, policies and programs of the Company. The Committee is the most important measure of our success and we manage our operations and businessalso responsible for the long-term benefit of our stockholders. Accordingly, our executive compensation program is weighted toward variable, or “At-Risk,” pay components with the heaviest emphasis placed on incentives that are dependent upon longer-term corporate performance and stock price appreciation. These long-term incentives, designed to motivate and reward our executive officers for maximizing long-term stockholder value, include stock options, restricted stock units and performance units and typically comprise more than 75% of each NEO’s annual total compensation.
Our executive compensation program includes both direct and indirect compensation elements (which are outlined in the tables below). We believe thatproducing a majority of executive compensation should be performance-based; however, we do not have a specific formula that dictates the overall weighting of each element as a part of total compensation. The Compensation Committee determines total compensation based on a review of competitive compensation data, consistency with our overall compensation philosophy and its judgment as a committee.


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Direct Compensation Elements
The level of each element of direct compensation (both “fixed” and “variable”) is generally benchmarked against the 50th and 75th percentiles of our industry peer group. When making decisions on each of these elements, the Compensation Committee takes into consideration the multiple factors discussed in theHow We Make Compensation Decisionssection beginning on page 34.
Direct Compensation Element
Primary Purposes
Fixed Pay
Base SalaryProvides a fixed level of income to compensate executives for their level of responsibility, relative expertise and experience, and in some cases their potential for advancement
Variable or At-Risk Pay(mix of annual and long-term compensation opportunity)
Annual Incentive ProgramMotivates and rewards executives for achieving annual Company objectives aligned with value creation
Recognizes individual contributions to Company performance
Restricted Stock UnitsAligns the interests of executives with stockholders by emphasizing long-term share ownership and stock appreciation
Provides a forfeitable ownership stake to encourage executive retention
Stock OptionsAligns the interests of executives with stockholders by rewarding long-term growth in our stock value
Provides a forfeitable ownership stake to encourage executive retention
Performance UnitsRecognizes how the Company performs relative to its industry peers under common external market conditions
Motivates and rewards the achievement of long-term strategic Company objectives
Provides a forfeitable long-term incentive to encourage executive retention
The proportion of total direct compensation that each of the fixed and At-Risk elements represent are illustrated in the charts below and reflect the following: base salaries that became effective November 2010, as discussed on page 36; target bonus opportunities effective for 2011, as discussed on page 37; and the estimated grant date value for the 2010 annual equity awards (excluding the value of any one-time awards), as discussed on page 41.
(PIE CHART)(PIE CHART)
Percent of total direct compensation At-Risk: 91%
Percent of total direct compensation that isLong-Term: 79%
Percent of total direct compensation At-Risk: 88%
Percent of total direct compensation that isLong-Term: 76%
These charts highlight the significant portion of total direct compensation that is At-Risk andreport reviewing the Company’s emphasis on long-term equity-based incentives. Any value ultimately realized for the long-term equity-based awards is directly tied to Anadarko’s absoluteCompensation Discussion and relative stock price performance.Analysis. The actions taken by our Compensation Committee for 2010 and the compensation earned by our NEOs in 2010 emphasize our focus on and alignment with long-term performance.


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This pay-for-performance alignment is further illustrated by the graph below which compares the three-year cumulative total return to our stockholders relative to the cumulative total return of the industry peer group that we use for executive compensation benchmarking as well as the S&P 500 Index. The information contained in the graph below is furnished and not filed, and is not incorporated by reference into any document that incorporates this proxy statement by reference. The companies included in the industry peer group are: Apache Corporation; Chesapeake Energy Corporation; Chevron Corporation; ConocoPhillips; Devon Energy Corporation; EOG Resources, Inc.; Hess Corporation; Marathon Oil Corporation; Noble Energy, Inc.; Occidental Petroleum Corporation; Pioneer Natural Resources Company; and Plains Exploration & Production Company.
COMPARISON OF 3 YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN
Among Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, the S&P 500 Index
and an Industry Peer Group
(PERFORMANCE GRAPH)
An investment of $100 (with reinvestment of all dividends) is assumed to have been made in the Company’s common stock, in the S&P 500 Index and in the industry peer group on December 31, 2007 and its relative performance is tracked through December 31, 2010.
                 
Fiscal Year Ended December 31
 2007  2008  2009  2010 
 
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation $100.00  $59.08  $96.41  $118.37 
S&P 500 Index  100.00   63.00   79.67   91.67 
Industry Peer 50th Percentile  100.00   61.36   86.23   97.58 
Industry Peer 75th Percentile  100.00   74.56   97.89   112.09 


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Indirect Compensation Elements
In addition to direct compensation elements, the Company also provides certain benefits and perquisites (considered “indirect compensation elements”) that are considered typical within our industry and necessary to attract and retain executive talent. The table below identifies each element of indirect compensation and the primary purpose for using each element. The value of each element of indirect compensation is generally structured to be competitive within our industry.
Indirect Compensation Element
Primary Purposes
Retirement BenefitsProvides a competitive means for executives to build financial security
Attracts talented executives and rewards them for extended service
Offers secure and tax-advantaged vehicles for executives to save effectively for retirement
Other Benefits (for example,
health care, paid time off,
disability and life insurance)
and Perquisites
Enhances executive welfare and financial security
Provides a competitive package to attract and retain executive officers, but does not constitute a significant part of an executives’ compensation
Severance BenefitsAttracts and helps retain executive officers in a volatile and consolidating industry
Provides transitional income following an executive officer’s involuntary termination of employment
How We Make Compensation Decisions
The Compensation Committee utilizesuses several different tools and resources in reviewing elements of executive compensation and making compensation decisions. These decisions, however, are not purely formulaic and the Compensation Committee exercises judgment and discretion in making them.
In making compensation decisions, the Committee may form and delegate authority to subcommittees and individual directors when the Committee determines that such action is appropriate.

Compensation Consultant. The Compensation Committee utilizeshas retained Frederic W. Cook & Co., Inc. (FWC) as an independent consultant to provide advice on executive compensation consultantmatters. The decision to review executive compensationengage FWC was made by the Committee and benefit programs. Initially, in 2010, the Compensation Committee directly retained Hewitt Associates LLC, or Hewitt, as its outside independent compensation consultant. On October 1, 2010, the Compensation Committee then retained Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC, or Meridian, as its outside independent executive compensation consultant upon Meridian’s separation from Hewitt. In these engagements, the consultants reportedFWC reports directly and exclusively to the Compensation Committee; however, at the Compensation Committee’s direction, the consultants workedconsultant works directly with management to review or prepare materials for the Compensation Committee’s consideration. TheWhile engaged as the Committee’s consultant, engaged at

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FWC did not perform any services for the timeCompany outside the scope of its arrangement with the Committee. During 2013, the Committee reviewed FWC’s independence and determined that there were no conflicts of interest as a result of the applicable meeting attended eachCommittee’s engagement of the nine Compensation Committee meetings in 2010.FWC. The Compensation Committee did not engage any consultant other than Hewitt or MeridianFWC during 20102013 to provide executive compensation consulting services. The Compensation Committee’s engagement of its compensation consultant included the following services:

• providing relevant market data (including benchmarking, surveys, trends and best practices information) as a background against which the Compensation Committee could consider total executive officer compensation elements and awards;
• advising the Compensation Committee on aligning compensation programs with the interests of our stockholders; and
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During 2010, Hewitt performed no material services for us in the United States outside the scope of its engagement with the Compensation Committee; however, Hewitt does provide actuarial services for our United Kingdom pension program. During 2010, Meridian performed no services for us outside the scope of its engagement with the Compensation Committee. As partIn 2013, FWC attended all of the consultant’s engagement agreementCommittee meetings and provided the Committee with the Compensation Committee, any significant new engagement between usmarket analyses, including both survey and the consultant is contingent upon notification to the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee reviews the engagement of its independent executive compensation consultant onPeer Proxy Data (as defined below), and an annual basis, and as partindependent assessment of that process reviews a summary of all services provided by the consultant and related costs.
The table below identifies the executive and non-executive compensation consulting fees paid by us to Hewitt for services provided during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010:
     
  2010 
 
Executive Compensation Consulting Fees $339,445 
Non-Executive Compensation Consulting Fees  689,901 
     
Total $1,029,346 
     
The non-executive compensation consulting fees include $660,798 in feesrisk associated with the actuarial servicesCompany’s compensation programs. In addition, FWC advised the Committee on the following: market trends; regulatory and governance developments and how they may impact our executive compensation programs; the design and structure of our executive compensation programs to ensure linkage between pay and performance; setting the pay for our United Kingdom pensionCEO; and insurance programs and $29,103compensation recommendations for the other executive officers, in fees associatedconsultation with our purchase of compensation surveys and market data not related to executive compensation. Although the decision to engage Hewitt for these non-executive compensation services was made by management and not approved by the Compensation Committee, the Compensation Committee did consider allCEO.

Benchmarking Peers. Each year, FWC conducts an independent review of the services provided by Hewitt when engaging them as its independent consultant in 2010.

Benchmarking.  During 2010, the Compensation Committee conducted its annual benchmarking review of anCompany’s industry peer group for the Committee to use as a reference point for assessing competitive executive compensation data.data (including base salary, target annual incentives and annualized long-term incentive grant values). This industryreview includes an evaluation of Anadarko’s peers as designated by proxy advisors, peers of direct peers, and companies included in Anadarko’s broad Global Industry Classification Standard Industry Group. In each case, FWC assesses whether there are companies that should be added to or deleted from Anadarko’s existing peer group consists of select oil and gas industry peer companies, approved by the Compensation Committee, which are similar to us inbased on relevant size, scope and nature of business operations. The Compensation Committee’s consultant collects and analyzesFollowing this review, the benchmark data using their proprietary incentive valuation models and presents its analysis toCommittee determined that, with the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee also reviewed data from a broader groupexception of Plains Exploration & Production Company, which was acquired in May 2013, the other 11 companies which consists of select companies from diverse industries that are similar to us in size (based primarily on annual revenues) but are not directly comparable to us. This data is used for gaining a general understanding of broader trends outside our industry, but is not used to benchmark our total executive compensation.
Our 2010the Company’s industry peer group consistedremain appropriate for comparison. The Committee also determined that Murphy Oil Company should replace Plains Exploration & Production Company since it meets the industry criteria and is the appropriate size, is a peer of the following companies:
Company’s direct peers and is also designated as a peer of Anadarko by various proxy advisors. At the time of the 2013 review, the Company’s revenues were at the median and its total assets and market capitalization approximated the 75th percentile of the peer group. The Company’s industry peer group used for conducting the 2013 executive compensation benchmarking assessment is listed below.

•  Apache Corporation •  Devon Energy Corporation •  Noble Energy, Inc.Murphy Oil Company
•  Chesapeake Energy Corporation •  EOG Resources, Inc. •  Occidental Petroleum CorporationNoble Energy, Inc.
•  Chevron Corporation •  Hess Corporation •  Pioneer Natural Resources CompanyOccidental Petroleum Corporation
•  ConocoPhillips •  Marathon Oil Corporation •  Plains Exploration & ProductionPioneer Natural Resources Company

Within the oil and gas industry, there are a very limited number of companies that closely resemble us in size, scope and nature of business operations. Our industry peer group contains companies in our industry that are both larger and smallervary in size and scope and that may operate in related business segments in the industry in whichthese respects because we have no operations, such as refining. We compete with these companies for talent and believe the selected companies are currently the most appropriate with respect to executive compensation benchmarking. The differences and similarities between us and the companies in our industry peer group are taken into consideration when referencing benchmarks for executive compensation decisions.

Benchmarking Data. To assist in reviewing the design and structure of our executive compensation program, FWC provides the Committee with an independent assessment of the compensation programs and practices of the companies in our industry peer group. This comprehensive analysis includes both third-party survey data and supplemental compensation data that is obtained from the latest peer proxy statements and updated, as applicable, with recent public filings for company-by-company detail on peer NEO positions (Peer Proxy Data).

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Historically, the primary focus of the Committee has been on third-party survey data that provides aggregated data by functional position. Due to organizational differences in executive leadership structures and business strategies across our peers, it has become increasingly difficult to benchmark comparable executive leadership positions for many of our NEOs. As a result, the Committee placed more emphasis on the Peer Proxy Data in making compensation decisions for 2013 because this data provides greater transparency and insight into the comparability of our NEOs and executive leadership structure relative to the NEOs and executive leadership structure of our peers. The Peer Proxy Data includes individual incumbent data for each company in our industry peer group and illustrates the differences in job scope, incumbent tenure and overall experience level of peer NEOs compared to our NEOs. In assessing the Peer Proxy Data, the Committee reviewed data summarized by functional positions, by order of pay (i.e., second highest paid, third highest paid, etc.), and aggregated by the total direct compensation opportunity of the NEOs collectively as a management team at each peer company. Evaluating the total direct compensation opportunity for each peer company’s management team as a whole allows the Committee to consider how each peer company structures the compensation opportunity for their management team regardless of individual functional responsibilities. This approach recognizes the differences in executive leadership structures and business strategies across our peers. When reviewing benchmarking data, the Committee reviews 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile data; however, the Committee does not target a specific percentile of the benchmark data and in making officer compensation decisions takes into account other considerations as noted below.

Role of CEOand/or Other Executive Officers in Determining Executive Compensation.  Our CEO, Mr. Hackett, provides recommendations to The Committee, after reviewing the Compensation Committee for each element of compensation for each of the NEOsinformation provided by FWC and considering other than himself. In forming his recommendations, he may seek input from other senior officers about the employees who report to each of them. The Compensation Committee,factors and with input from its consultant,FWC, determines each element of compensation for Mr. Hackett and, with input from its consultant and Mr. Hackett, determinesour CEO. When making determinations about each element of compensation for the other NEOs. Atexecutive officers, the CompensationCommittee also considers recommendations from our CEO. Additionally, at the Committee’s


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request, our executive officers may assess the design of, and make recommendations related to, our compensation and benefit programs, including recommendations related to the appropriate financial and non-financial performance measures used in our incentive programs. The Compensation Committee is under no obligation to utilizeimplement these recommendations. Executive officers and others may also attend Compensation Committee meetings when invited to do so.
Tally Sheets.  To enhance the analytical data used by the Compensation Committee to evaluate our NEO compensation and to provide the Compensation Committee a single source for viewing the aggregate value of all material elements of executive compensation, we have incorporated “tally sheets” into the Compensation Committee’s annual executive compensation review. The tally sheets provide a snapshot of:
• current total annual compensation, including base salary, annual cash incentives, equity compensation, benefits and perquisites;
• accumulated unvested equity award values and total stock ownership levels; and
• estimated termination benefits for a variety of voluntary and involuntary termination events, includingchange-of-control.
The Compensation Committee does not assign a specific weighting to the tally sheets in their overall decision-making process, but rather uses the information provided in the tally sheets to gain additional perspective and as a reference in the decision-making process.

Other Important Considerations. In addition to the above resources, the Compensation Committee strongly considers other factors when making compensation decisions, such as individual experience, individual performance, internal pay equity, developmentand/or and succession status, and other individual or organizational circumstances. With respect to equity-based awards, the Compensation Committee also considers the costexpense of such awards, the impact on dilution, and the relative value of each element comprising total target executive compensation.

Tally Sheets.2010 The Committee uses tally sheets in its annual executive compensation review to enhance the analytical data used by the Committee to evaluate our executive officer compensation and to provide the Committee with a consolidated source for viewing the aggregate value of all elements of executive compensation. The Committee does not assign a specific weighting to the tally sheets in their overall decision-making process, but uses them to gain additional perspective and as a reference in the decision-making process.

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ELEMENTS OF OUR COMPENSATION PROGRAM

Our executive compensation program includes direct and indirect compensation elements. We believe that a majority of an executive officer’s total compensation opportunity should be performance-based; however, we do not have a specified formula that dictates the overall weighting of each element. The Committee determines total compensation opportunity based on a review of competitive compensation data, including both survey and Peer Proxy Data, consistency with our compensation philosophy, and its judgment as a committee. In doing so, the Committee considers any specific circumstances related to the Company and/or the executive officer.

As illustrated in the charts below, 79% of the current CEO and 75%, on average, of target total compensation for the other NEOs is provided through equity-based incentives that are dependent upon long-term corporate performance and stock-price appreciation. Any value ultimately realized for these long-term equity-based awards is directly tied to Anadarko’s absolute and relative stock-price performance.

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Direct Compensation Elements

The direct compensation elements are outlined in the table below. The indirect compensation elements are outlined in a table on page 49.

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ANALYSIS OF 2013 COMPENSATION ACTIONS

The following is a discussion of each compensation element and the specific actions taken by the Compensation Committee in 20102013 related to each element.of our direct compensation elements. Each of these elementselement is reviewed on an annual basis, and may be reviewedannually, as well as at the time of a promotion, other change in responsibilities, other significant corporate events or a material change in market conditions. The same design principles and factors are applied in a consistent manner to all NEOs. Material differences in the amount of compensation awarded to each of the NEOs generally reflect the differences in the individual responsibility and experience of each officer and the differences in the amounts of compensation paid to officers in comparable positions in our industry peer group. For example, our CEO’s compensation is higher than the compensation of the other NEOs. This difference in compensation reflects that our industry peer group benchmark data is substantially higher for the CEO role than for the other NEO positions, reflecting the higher degree of responsibility and scrutiny the CEO position entails for the image, strategic direction, financial condition, and operating results of the Company.

Base Salary
The table below reflects the base salaries that were approved by the Compensation Committee in 2010:
             
  Salary as of
 Salary Effective
  
Name
 January 1, 2010 November 2010 Increase%
 
Mr. Hackett $1,567,500  $1,567,500   0.0%
Mr. Gwin $650,000  $715,000   10.0%
Mr. Walker $700,000  $735,000   5.0%
Mr. Meloy $575,000  $575,000   0.0%
Mr. Daniels $575,000  $575,000   0.0%
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benchmark comparisons. The base salaries for Messrs. Hackett and Meloy are positioned at approximately the 75th percentile of the industry peer group, and the base salary for Mr. Daniels is above the 75th percentile. Each of our peer companies structure its operations and explorations groups differently (some by geography, some by function), which results in varying levels of leadership responsibility. While we consider the available industry peer group benchmark data for Messrs. Meloy’s and Daniels’ functional positions, we place a greater emphasis on internal pay equity within our executive team in determining their compensation levels. As a result of this approach, we have chosen to compensate Messrs. Meloy and Daniels at the same base salary levels. We believe the salaries for Messrs. Meloy and Daniels appropriately reflect more than 25 years of experience that each executive has in the oil and gas industry and the value we place on their technical knowledge and leadership within the Company. Mr. Walker received a five-percent base salary increase to recognize his expanded role as President. This increase positions his salary between the 50th and 75th percentile of the industry peer group. Mr. Gwin received a ten-percent increase to position his salary at approximately the 75th percentile of the industry peer group and to recognize his increasing contributions and valuable leadership on the executive team.
Performance-Based Annual Cash Incentives (Bonuses)
Our executive officers participate in the Annual Incentive Program, or AIP, which is part of our 2008 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan (Omnibus Plan) that was approved by our stockholders in May 2008. In February 2010, the Compensation Committee established a baseline AIP performance hurdle for the NEOs of $2.0 billion of Cash Flow from Operating Activities (Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities) as calculated in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the fiscal year. If this performance hurdle is not achieved, the NEOs earn no AIP bonuses for the year. If the performance hurdle is met, the bonus pool is funded at the maximum bonus opportunity level for each NEO. The Compensation Committee may apply negative discretion in determining actual awards, taking into consideration our actual performance against corporate annual performance goals (as discussed below), each individual officer’s performance and contributions, and other factors as deemed appropriate by the Compensation Committee, but the Compensation Committee does not have the discretion to increase bonuses above funded amounts. The AIP bonus pool was fully funded for the 2010 performance year based on our exceeding the established performance hurdle.
If the initial performance hurdle is met, the Compensation Committee uses the following formula as a guideline for determining individual bonus payments:
(FORMULA)
Individual Target Bonus Opportunities.  Individual target bonus opportunities, set as a percentage of base salary, are generally established to provide bonus opportunities between the 50th and 75th percentile levels of our industry peer group. Messrs. Meloy’s and Daniels’ target bonuses were established based on internal equity factors as previously discussed under theBase Salarysection,

The table below reflects the base salaries for the NEOs that were approved by the Committee in 2013:

Name

  Salary as of
January 1, 2013($)
  Salary as of
November 10, 2013($)
  Increase%

Mr. Walker

    1,300,000     1,300,000     0% 

Mr. Gwin

    715,000     750,000     4.9% 

Mr. Meloy

    600,000     700,000     16.7% 

Mr. Daniels

    600,000     700,000     16.7% 

Mr. Reeves

    650,000     700,000     7.7% 

Mr. Walker’s base salary has not been increased since his appointment to CEO in May 2012. The base salary increase for Mr. Gwin represents his first increase since November 2010 and the base salary increases for Messrs. Meloy, Daniels and Reeves represent their first increases since November 2011. See page 34 for additional discussion regarding the Committee’s decision to increase certain of our NEO’s base compensation in 2013.

Performance-Based Annual Cash Incentives (Bonuses)

Our executive officers participate in the Annual Incentive Program (AIP), which is part of our 2012 Omnibus Plan that was approved by our stockholders in May 2012. Our AIP is designed to reward our executives for effectively managing the Company’s investment dollars in the safe and efficient growth of sales volumes, reserves and cash flows by focusing on the following performance criteria:

•      Reserve Additions

•      EBITDAX/BOE

•      Sales Volumes

•      Total Recordable Incident Rate

•      Capital Expenditures

Capital expenditure and cash flow margin targets are incorporated in the incentive compensation program to incentivize financial discipline and cost management. We believe these five metrics together provide the best, most direct means of aligning the actions of our executive officers and employees in the short term to position their target opportunities above the 75th percentilecompany to deliver superior total stockholder returns over the long term.

In February 2013, the Committee established a baseline AIP performance hurdle for the NEOs of $3.1 billion of Cash Flow from Operating Activities (Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities) as calculated in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, but excluding the effect of any significant (i.e., $100 million or greater) legal settlements/satisfaction of judgments (as described in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Liquidity and Capital Resources — Sources of Cash — Operating Activities) for the fiscal year as published in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013. If this performance hurdle was not achieved, the NEOs subject to Section 162(m) of the benchmark data.IRC would earn no AIP bonuses for the year under the 2012 Omnibus Plan. If the performance hurdle was met, the bonus

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pool would be funded at the maximum bonus opportunity level for each NEO. The Committee may apply negative discretion in determining actual awards, taking into consideration our actual performance against corporate annual performance goals, each individual officer’s performance and contributions, and other factors. The Committee does not have the discretion to increase bonuses above funded amounts. The AIP bonus pool was fully funded for the 2013 performance year because the Company exceeded the established performance hurdle.

If the initial performance hurdle is met, the Committee uses the following formula as a guideline for determining individual bonus payments:

Individual base

salary earnings

for the year

  X  

Individual target

bonus opportunity

(equal to a

% of base salary)

  X  

AIP

performance

score %

  +/-  

Individual

performance

adjustments

(if any)

  =  

Actual

bonus

earned

Individual Target Bonus Opportunities. Individual target bonus opportunities are set as a percentage of base salary. Executive officers may earn from 0% up to 200% of their individual bonus target. The bonus targets for 2010the NEOs for 2013 are shown in the table below. As part ofFollowing its annual review of executive compensation in 2010,November 2013, the Compensation Committee made no changes to the NEOs’NEO bonus targets for 2011.

             
  Minimum
 Target
 Maximum
  Payout as a
 Payout as a
 Payout as a
Name
 % of Salary % of Salary % of Salary
 
Mr. Hackett  0%  130%  260%
Mr. Gwin  0%  95%  190%
Mr. Walker  0%  100%  200%
Mr. Meloy  0%  95%  190%
Mr. Daniels  0%  95%  190%


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Name

  Minimum Payout
as a % of Salary
  Target Payout
as a % of Salary
  Maximum Payout
as a % of Salary

Mr. Walker

    0%     130%     260% 

Mr. Gwin

    0%     95%     190% 

Mr. Meloy

    0%     95%     190% 

Mr. Daniels

    0%     95%     190% 

Mr. Reeves

    0%     95%     190% 

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AIP Performance Score.  In determining the The Company’s AIP performance score underfor 2013 was based on the Company’s AIPachievement of targeted levels of performance for 2010, the Compensation Committee approved the following internal operational, financial and safety measures and weightings:

goals:

Performance GoalsPurpose

Operational:

•  Reserve Additions

•  Sales Volumes

Operational Measures (Reserve Additions and Production Volumes)— The primary business objectives for an exploration and production company are to find reserves at a competitive cost while generating economic value for its stockholders and produce reserves.assuring that these reserves are prudently converted into production and cash flow. Including specific operational goals on reserve additions (before(excluding price revisions, acquisitions and divestitures) and productionsales volumes provides a direct line of sight for our operations personnelemployees and gives them a direct stake in our operational successes.

Financial(1):

•  Capital Expenditures

•  EBITDAX/BOE

  • Financial Measures (Capital Expenditures and EBITDAX/Barrel of Oil Equivalent (BOE)) — These financial measuresgoals focus on financial discipline and encourage employees to manage costs relative to gross margins and the commodity price environment. For AIP purposes, EBITDAX/BOE is calculated as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, depletion, amortization, impairments and exploration expenses divided by sales volumes for the year. It excludes results from financial instruments, gains/losses on sales of assets and other income/expense items.

Safety:

•  Total Recordable Incident Rate

  • Safety— The health and safety of our employees is very important to us and critical to our success. Accordingly, we include among our performance metricsgoals a target total recordable incident rate per 100 employees so that employees are focused on maintaining a safe work environment.

(1)• Cash Cost Management Factor— This factor acts as a potential multiplier onFor AIP purposes, Capital Expenditures excludes the AIP performance resultscapital expenditures of WES and WGP, expenditures for 2010 (as calculated below)acquisitions, and certain other expenditures including capital associated with assets expected to be divested and capital that is intended to encourage employees to focus on efficiencies that impact controllable cash costs. The cash cost management factorcarried or subsequently reimbursed by another party. EBITDAX/BOE is calculated as oilearnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, depletion, amortization, and gas lease operating expense plus general and administrative expenseexploration expenses divided by total sales volumes.volumes for the year. For AIP purposes, it excludes hedging arrangements, gains/losses on sales of assets, and other non-operating income/expense items.
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As illustrated in the charts below, the Committee establishes increasingly challenging annual operational performance goals under our AIP to generate competitive returns and measuringadvance our longer-term growth objectives, without compromising the Company’ssafety of our employees. For 2013 the Committee again increased the targeted goals for reserve additions, sales volumes and safety performance against those(as compared to the targets established for 2012) and the Company outperformed each goal with record-setting operational results and a continued commitment to safety.

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(1)U.S. Oil and Natural Gas Industry averages for 2011 and 2012 as published in the American Petroleum Institute Workplace Injuries and Illnesses Safety (WIIS) Report for 2003 - 2012. The 2013 data is not yet available.

For 2013 the Company also outperformed the targeted financial goals established by the Compensation Committee may use its discretion in determining the extent to which such goals or results properly reflect the Company’s achievement of overall business objectives, including any material changesfor Capital Expenditures and EBITDAX/BOE (as reflected in the Company’s operations or business objectives duringtable below), which demonstrates our continued commitment to financial discipline by spending efficiently and maximizing margins. Because the coursetargeted performance levels for Capital Expenditures and EBITDAX/BOE may fluctuate each year based on the oil and gas operating budget approved by the Board of a givenDirectors and the commodity price environment in which we operate, historical performance charts are not helpful for these two performance goals. The Committee believes that the targets established for all of the AIP performance goals are challenging and appropriately require the executive officers to strive for strong performance on key metrics that will result in long-term stockholder value creation.

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The relative weighting and the 2013 performance targets were established by the Committee at the beginning of the year. The table below reflects the 2010 target and the 20102013 performance results against each of these specified targets. Each performance goal is capped at 275% and the target for each measure under the AIP:

                 
  Relative
   AIP
 AIP
  Weighting
 AIP Target
 Performance
 Performance
2010 AIP Performance Goals
 Factor Performance Results(1) Score
 
Reserve Additions (before price revisions and divestitures), MMBOE  25%   310   329   33% 
Production Volumes, MMBOE  25%   231   235   35% 
Capital Expenditures, $MM  20%  $5,600  $5,238   29% 
EBITDAX/BOE, $  20%  $25.88  $28.43   25% 
Total Recordable Incident Rate (Safety)  10%   0.70   0.69   11% 
                 
Sub-total
  100%           133% 
Cash Cost Management Factor(2)  £10% Multiplier  $9.30  $8.40   x1.10 
                 
Total
              146% 
total AIP score cannot exceed 200%.

2013 AIP Performance Goals

  

Relative
Weighting Factor

  AIP Target
Performance
  AIP
Performance
Results(1)
  

AIP
Performance
Score(1)

Reserve Additions (before price revisions and divestitures), MMBOE

    25%    454     514.3     52%

Sales Volumes, MMBOE

    25%    281     284.2     39%

Capital Expenditures, $MM

    20%    7,700     6,954     33%

EBITDAX/BOE($)

    20%    31.80     34.79     26%

Total Recordable Incident Rate (Safety)

    10%    0.49     0.28     23%
  

 

        

 

Total

      100%                173%    

(1)The Compensation Committee did not make any adjustments to any of the measured 20102013 AIP performance results or overall calculated 20102013 AIP performance score.
(2)This factor is capped at a 10% multiplier and cannot cause the total AIP performance score to exceed 200%.

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Compensation Committeeperformance to recognize an individual’s significant contributions that may not be reflected in the overall AIP performance score.
In determining 2010 Such adjustment cannot result in a bonus awardspayment that exceeds the maximum bonus opportunity funded for each NEO by the NEOs,achievement of the Compensationprescribed IRC Section 162(m) performance hurdle. The Committee considereddid not make individual performance adjustments for any NEO’s 2013 bonus payments in recognition of the team effort necessary to drive the Company’s overall performance results for the year which included record sales volumes, above-target reserve growth, industry-leading exploration results and strong stock performance. The Compensation Committee also considered the executive leadership that was exhibited to achieve this performance in the midst of numerous challenges impacting the Company and the energy industry, including the Deepwater Horizon events, continued global and domestic economic uncertainty, low natural gas prices and an uncertain political and regulatory environment. Although the Company delivered strong performance during 2010 in the midst of these challenges, Messrs. Hackett and Walker each requested that their individual AIP awards not exceed the Company’s AIP performance score. This request was a reflection of their belief that, to the extent the Compensation Committee determined to make individual awards greater than the Company’s AIP performance score, the other NEOs should be given credit for their extraordinary accomplishments during 2010. In light of the foregoing requests and based upon the Compensation Committee’s overall assessment of Company and individual NEO performance, the Compensation Committee determined that it was appropriate to award bonuses to Messrs. Hackett and Walker equal to the Company’s overall 146% AIP performance score. The Compensation Committee awarded bonuses of 175% of target to Messrs. Gwin, Meloy and Daniels, which included individual performance-based adjustments, relative to the Company’s AIP performance score, to recognize their leadership and individual contributions in their respective areas as more fully described below:
• For Mr. Gwin in recognition of his efforts in strengthening the Company’s balance sheet by refinancing $3.0 billion of its 2011 and 2012 scheduled maturities with longer-term debt and replacing its $1.3 billion revolving credit facility maturing in 2013 with a five-year $5.0 billion senior secured revolving credit facility, which enhanced the Company’s liquidity. The award for Mr. Gwin also recognizes his critical role in representing the Company’s interests surrounding the Deepwater Horizon events.
• For Mr. Meloy in recognition of the Company’s record-setting production and sales volumes and solid execution of the Company’s evaluation and development activities while avoiding the distractions to execution that might have occurred following the Deepwater Horizon events. Under his leadership, the Company’syear-over-year operating achievements continue to add differentiating value for Anadarko stockholders.
• For Mr. Daniels in recognition of the Company’s outstanding exploration success in 2010 that created significant growth potential and a strong catalyst for longer-term equity performance. This success was achieved despite being constrained for more than six months from any exploration drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.
success.

Actual Bonuses Earned for 2010.2013. The AIP awards earned for 2010 and paid to each of2013 for the NEOs are shown in the table below and are reflected in the “Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation” column of the Summary Compensation Table.

                                         
  Base Salary
   Target Bonus
   AIP
   Individual
      
  Earnings for
   as% of Base
   Performance
   Performance
   Actual Bonus
 Actual Bonus
Name
 2010   Salary   Score   Adjustments   Award ($) Award (%)
 
Mr. Hackett $1,567,500   X   130%  X   146%  +  $0   =  $2,975,115   146%
Mr. Gwin $657,500   X   95%  X   146%  +  $181,141   =  $1,093,094   175%
Mr. Walker $704,039   X   100%  X   146%  +  $0   =  $1,027,896   146%
Mr. Meloy $575,000   X   95%  X   146%  +  $158,412   =  $955,937   175%
Mr. Daniels $575,000   X   95%  X   146%  +  $158,412   =  $955,937   175%

Name

  Base
Salary
Earnings

for 2013($)
     Target Bonus
as % of Base
Salary
     AIP
Performance
Score
     Individual
Performance
Adjustments
     Actual
Bonus
Award
($)

Mr. Walker

    1,300,000   X    130%   X    173%   +    0   =    2,923,700 

Mr. Gwin

    719,038   X    95%   X    173%   +    0   =    1,181,740 

Mr. Meloy

    611,539   X    95%   X    173%   +    0   =    1,005,064  

Mr. Daniels

    611,539   X    95%   X    173%   +    0   =    1,005,064 

Mr. Reeves

    655,769   X    95%   X    173%   +    0   =    1,077,757 

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Equity Compensation

The Compensation Committee makes

Our equity-based long-term incentive program is designed to reward our executive officers for sustained long-term share performance. This program represents 75% or more of target total compensation opportunity and includes a combination of equity-based awards under(performance units, stock options and restricted stock units) that are performance-based in absolute and relative terms. Pursuant to our Omnibus Plan. AnnualEquity Grant Administration Procedures established by the Committee, annual equity-based awards for NEOsexecutive officers are typically made at the regularly scheduled Committee meeting of the Compensation Committee each


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in November. Equity awards for newly hired NEOs are made on the executive officer’s first day of employment with us. Equityofficers or awards for NEOs made in connection with promotions are made on the date such awards are approved by the Compensation Committee and the grant date is generally effective the date of appointment.
Committee.

Our annual awards are determined based on a targeted dollar value and consist of a combination of stock options, time-based restricted stock units and performance unit awards.value. The 20102013 targeted equity award value (calculated using Meridian’s proprietary incentive valuation models) was allocated 40% in performance units, 35% in non-qualified stock options, 35%and 25% in restricted stock units, and 25% in performance units. This allocation provides a combination of equity-based awards that is performance-based in absolute and relative terms, while also encouraging retention. In addition,For additional details on the useterms of performance unitthese awards and restricted stock units enables us to better manage our potential stock dilution.see page 59.

Performance Units. With respect to the restricted stockperformance units, the Compensation Committee establishes an objectivehas established TSR as the performance criteria for each calendar year that must be achieved before the restricted stock units are awarded to executives the following year. The restricted stock unit awards made in November 2010 were based on the Company’s achievement of the 2009 performance criteria ($1.6 billion of cash flow from continuing operations for fiscal year 2009).

Below iscriterion because it provides a summary of the typical provisions of each of the equity award types:
Equity Award Type
Provisions
Stock OptionsThe term of the grant does not exceed seven years
The exercise price is not less than the market price on the date of grant
Repricing of options to a lower exercise price is prohibited, unless approved by stockholders
Options typically vest pro-rata annually over three years, beginning with the first anniversary of the date of grant
Generally, an executive officer will forfeit any unvested stock options if the executive terminates voluntarily or is terminated for cause prior to the vesting date
Restricted Stock UnitsTypically vest pro-rata annually over three years, beginning with the first anniversary of the date of grant
Executive officers receive dividend equivalents on the units, but do not have voting rights
Generally, an executive officer will forfeit any unvested restricted stock units if the executive terminates voluntarily or is terminated for cause prior to the vesting date
Executive officers have the ability to defer restricted stock unit awards
Performance UnitsPerformance units are earned based on the Company’s relative total stockholder return (TSR) performance against a specified peer group
Each performance unit is denominated as an equivalent of one share of our stock, with payout based on performance over a specified performance period
Awards are paid in either shares or cash, as determined by the Compensation Committee at the time of grant
Executive officers are awarded a target award, with actual payout ranging from 0% to 200% of the target award
Executive officers do not have voting rights with respect to, and no dividend equivalents are paid on, these awards
Generally, an executive officer will forfeit any unvested performance units if the executive terminates voluntarily or is terminated for cause prior to the end of the performance period
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Performance Unit Program
The following table reflects the payout scale for the current annual performance unit program:
                                     
Final TSR Ranking
  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12
                                     
Payout as% of Target
  200%  182%  164%  146%  128%  110%  92%  72%  54%  0%  0%  0%
                                     
The TSR measure provides an external comparison of our performance against an industry peer group. As part of its annual assessment, the Committee considered whether to include additional performance metrics in the performance unit program. The Committee specifically discussed various operational and financial measures, including return measures, but concluded that the performance measures with the strongest correlation to TSR are already included in our AIP. It was also determined that return metrics are not appropriate given the long-natured and upfront-capital requirements of our exploration program as the capital we invest today may not generate cash returns for many years. The Committee believes that such a metric would not appropriately incentivize the executive officers. Instead, the Committee believes that a focus on TSR and growth should improve return over time without requiring a specific return metric. As a result, the Committee determined that a single focus on TSR as the performance criterion for the performance units was appropriate and is consistent with most energy industry peers.

The industry peer group for our most recent awards granted in 2013 is listed below:

•  Apache Corporation •  EOG Resources, Inc. •  Occidental Petroleum CorporationNoble Energy, Inc.
•  Chevron Corporation •  Hess Corporation •  Pioneer Natural Resources CompanyOccidental Petroleum Corporation
•  ConocoPhillips •  Marathon Oil Corporation •  Plains Exploration & ProductionPioneer Natural Resources Company
•  Devon Energy Corporation •  Noble Energy, Inc.Murphy Oil Company 

If any of these peer companies undergoes a change in corporate capitalization or a corporate transaction (including, but not limited to, a going-private transaction, bankruptcy, liquidation, merger consolidation, etc.)or consolidation) during the performance period, the Compensation Committee shall undertake an evaluation to determine whether such peer company will be replaced. The Compensation Committee has pre-approved Murphy Oil Corporation, Nexen, Inc., and Chesapeake Energy Corporation and Talisman Energy as replacement companies (in that order).

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The following table reflects the payout scale for the annual performance unit program:

Final TSR Ranking

     1         2         3         4         5         6         7         8         9         10         11         12    

Payout as % of Target

  200%   182%   164%   146%   128%   110%   92%   72%   54%   0%   0%   0% 

Below is an example of how the performance unit payout scale works, assuming an executive officer received a target award of 20,000 performance units.

Total Target
Award

   Performance
Period
Target
Performance
Units for
Each
Performance
Period
 Relative TSR
UnitsRanking for
the
Performance
Period
 Ranking forPayout
%
Each
the
 Number of
Total Target
Performance
Performance
Performance
Payout
Performance Units
 Earned(1)
 Timing of
Payout
Award

20,000
performance
units

 PeriodPeriodPeriod%Earned(1)Payout
20,000
performance
units
 50% tied to a
two-year
performance
period
 10,000
(20,000 x 50%)
 3rd 164% 16,400 units
(10,000 x 164%)
 Paid after end of
two-year
performance
period
  50% tied to a
three-year
performance
period
 10,000

(20,000 x 50%)

 10th 0% 0 units

(10,000 x 0%)

 No payout after
end ofthree-year
performance
period

(1)Each performance unit earned hasis a valueright to receive a cash payment equal to the closing price of one share of our common stock on the date the Compensation Committee certifies the performance results for the respective performance period.

Stock Options. Stock options vest pro-rata annually over three years, beginning with the first anniversary of the date of grant, and have a term of seven years. The exercise price is not less than the market price on the date of grant and repricing of stock options to a lower exercise price is prohibited, unless approved by stockholders.

Restricted Stock Units. With respect to the restricted stock units, the Committee establishes objective performance criteria for each calendar year that must be achieved before any restricted stock units are awarded to executive officers the following year. If the performance criteria are achieved, the Committee may make awards of restricted stock units to the executive officers. The restricted stock units awarded vest pro-rata annually over three years, beginning with the first anniversary of the grant date. All of the restricted stock unit awards made in November 2013 were made after the Company’s achievement of the 2012 performance criterion, which was to obtain $2.5 billion in Cash Flows from Operating Activities (Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities), as calculated in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the fiscal year as published in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

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Equity Awards Made During 20102013

On November 9, 2010,6, 2013, the Compensation Committee approved the following annual long-term incentive awards.awards under our 2012 Omnibus Plan for the NEOs. These awards, as well as a description of the methodology for calculating the grant date fair value, are included in the Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table on page 54.

             
    Number of
 Target Number
  Number of
 Restricted Stock
 of Performance
Name
 Stock Options Units Units
 
Mr. Hackett  188,044   79,571   56,837 
Mr. Gwin  54,256   22,959   16,399 
Mr. Walker  85,189   36,048   25,749 
Mr. Meloy  48,586   20,560   14,686 
Mr. Daniels  48,586   20,560   14,686 


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   Total LTI
Grant
Date
Value($)
  Performance
Units (40%)
  Stock
Options (35%)
  Restricted Stock
Units (25%)

Name

    Target #
of Units
  Grant Date
Value($)
  # of Stock
Options
  Grant Date
Value($)
  # of
Units
  Grant Date
Value($)

Mr. Walker

    11,039,373     43,997     4,435,339     148,378     3,848,495     29,945     2,755,539 

Mr. Gwin

    4,406,940     17,564     1,770,627     59,232     1,536,306     11,954     1,100,007 

Mr. Meloy

    4,507,133     17,963     1,810,852     60,579     1,571,244     12,226     1,125,037 

Mr. Daniels

    4,507,133     17,963     1,810,852     60,579     1,571,244     12,226     1,125,037 

Mr. Reeves

    3,449,489     13,748     1,385,936     46,363     1,202,522     9,357     861,031 

In determining these annual awards, the Compensation Committee considered the following factors:
• competitive benchmarking data, which reflected an overall flat to downward value of long-term incentive awards at the 50th and 75th percentile levels, respectively;
• each executive’s contribution to the successful execution of the Company’s strategic goals for the year;
• the leadership and actions demonstrated by the executive team to protect the Company’s and stockholders’ interests in response to the complex business challenges arising from the Deepwater Horizon events; and
• the importance of retaining and engaging this executive team for the execution of the Company’s long-term strategy.
Based on these considerations, the Compensation Committee determined that for the NEOs (other than Mr. Hackett), it was appropriate to hold the 2010 annual award values flat relative to their 2009 award values. Influenced by the downward pressure in the competitive benchmarking data at the CEO level and the relative TSR performance at the time of the award, the Compensation Committee approved a 2010 equity award for Mr. Hackett that was approximately 20% less than his 2009 award. These actions position the NEOs’ annual awards in the top quartile of the benchmarking data.
In addition to Mr. Daniels’ annual award discussed above, the Compensation Committee awarded him a special grant of 15,788 restricted stock units, targeted at approximately $1,000,000, to recognize his leadership for the Company’s exceptional exploration achievements in 2010. This award is subject to pro-rata vesting over the next three years, beginning one year from the date of grant.
Performance Units — Results for Performance Periods EndingEnded in 20102013

In February 2011,January 2014, the Compensation Committee certified the performance results for the 20072010 and 20082011 annual performance unit awards withfor the three-year and two-year performance periods, respectively, that ended December 31, 2010.2013. Under the provisions of these awards, the targeted performance units were subject to our relative TSR performance against athe defined TSR peer group.group discussed under the Equity Compensation section on page 46. However, Plains Exploration & Production Company, which was included in the TSR peer group at the time the awards were granted, was acquired in May 2013 and the Committee replaced it with Murphy Oil Company. TSR performance is based on the difference between (1) the average closing stock price for the 30 trading days preceding the beginning of the performance period, and (2) the average closing stock price for the last 30 trading days of the performance period, plus dividends paid for the performance period, and further adjusted for any other distributions or stock splits, where applicable.

For the three-year performance period beginning January 1, 2008 and endingperiods ended December 31, 2013, the performance results and Anadarko’s ranking, as highlighted, were as follows:

2010 the Company’s TSR performance ranked sixth relativeAnnual Award — Three-Year Performance Period (January 1, 2011 to the defined peer group. The defined TSR peer group for the three-year performance period included: Apache Corporation; ConocoPhillips; Devon Energy Corporation; EnCana Corporation; EOG Resources, Inc.; Hess Corporation; Marathon Oil Corporation; Noble Energy, Inc.; Occidental Petroleum Corporation; Pioneer Natural Resources Company and Talisman Energy, Inc. This ranking resulted in a 110% payout as a percent of target.

                                     
                  APC                  
Final TSR Ranking
  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12
                                     
TSR
  79.9%  34.7%  16.2%  14.1%  13.7%  13.3%  7.2%  –8.1%  –12.7%  –13.9%  –14.5%  –34.6%
                                     
Payout as % of Target
  200%  182%  164%  146%  128%  110%  92%  72%  54%  0%  0%  0%
                                     


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For the two-year performance period beginning January 1, 2009 and ending December 31, 2010, the Company’s TSR performance ranked second relative to the defined peer group. The defined TSR peer group for the two-year performance period included: Apache Corporation; Chevron Corporation; ConocoPhillips; Devon Energy Corporation; EOG Resources, Inc.; Hess Corporation; Marathon Oil Corporation; Noble Energy, Inc.; Occidental Petroleum Corporation; Pioneer Natural Resources Company2013)

Final TSR Ranking

 1 2 3 4 5 6 APC

7

 8 9 10 11 12

TSR

 118.4% 82.9% 78.5% 69.5% 59.1% 53.5% 26.8% 13.6% 12.4% 8.5% -14.4% -20.3%

Payout as % of Target

 200% 182% 164% 146% 128% 110% 92% 72% 54% 0% 0% 0%
2011 Annual Award — Two-Year Performance Period (January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2013)

Final TSR Ranking

 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 APC

9

 10 11 12

TSR

 106.3% 69.2% 51.9% 47.5% 43.9% 42.2% 36.3% 27.7% 11.8% 6.6% -0.3% -2.3%

Payout as % of Target

 200% 182% 164% 146% 128% 110% 92% 72% 54% 0% 0% 0%

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      APC                              
Final TSR Ranking
  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12
                                     
TSR
  380.1%  86.4%  83.1%  80.0%  61.6%  56.8%  50.3%  44.4%  36.8%  28.7%  24.4%  11.9%
                                     
Payout as % of Target
  200%  182%  164%  146%  128%  110%  92%  72%  54%  0%  0%  0%
                                     
Analysis

The following tables listtable lists the number of performance units awarded at minimum, target, and maximum levels and the actual number of performance units earned by the NEOs under the provisions of these awards for the three-year and two-year performance periods that ended December 31, 2010:

                 
  2007 Annual Award
        Actual #
  Minimum #
 Target #
 Maximum #
 Performance Units
Name
 Performance Units Performance Units Performance Units Earned
 
Mr. Hackett  0   43,750   87,500   48,125 
Mr. Gwin  0   3,800   7,600   4,180 
Mr. Walker  0   10,900   21,800   11,990 
Mr. Meloy  0   6,100   12,200   6,710 
Mr. Daniels  0   7,050   14,100   7,755 
                 
  2008 Annual Award
        Actual #
  Minimum #
 Target #
 Maximum #
 Performance Units
Name
 Performance Units Performance Units Performance Units Earned
 
Mr. Hackett  0   70,300   140,600   127,946 
Mr. Gwin  0   9,650   19,300   17,563 
Mr. Walker  0   22,500   45,000   40,950 
Mr. Meloy  0   9,800   19,600   17,836 
Mr. Daniels  0   11,750   23,500   21,385 
2013:

   2010 Annual Performance Unit Award     2011 Annual Performance Unit Award

Name

  Minimum
# Units
  Target
# Units
  Maximum
# Units
  Actual #
Units
Earned
     Minimum
# Units
  Target
# Units
  Maximum
# Units
  Actual #
Units
Earned

Mr. Walker

    0     12,875     25,750     11,845       0     8,178     16,356     4,416 

Mr. Gwin

    0     8,200     16,400     7,544       0     4,902     9,804     2,647 

Mr. Meloy

    0     7,343     14,686     6,756       0     5,032     10,064     2,717 

Mr. Daniels

    0     7,343     14,686     6,756       0     5,032     10,064     2,717 

Mr. Reeves

    0     6,418     12,836     5,905       0     3,837     7,674     2,072 

Indirect Compensation Elements

As identified in the table below, the Company provides certain benefits and perquisites (considered indirect compensation elements) that are considered typical within our industry and necessary to attract and retain executive talent. The value of each element of indirect compensation is generally structured to be competitive within our industry.

Indirect Compensation
Element
Primary Purpose
Retirement Benefits

Attracts talented executive officers and rewards them for extended service

Offers secure and tax-advantaged vehicles for executive officers to save effectively for retirement

Other Benefits (for example, health care, paid time off, disability and life insurance) and Perquisites

Enhances executive welfare and financial security

Provides a competitive package to attract and retain executive talent, but does not constitute a significant part of an executive officer’s compensation

Severance Benefits

Attracts and helps retain executives in a volatile and consolidating industry

Provides transitional income following an executive’s involuntary termination of employment

Retirement Benefits

Our executive officers participate in the following retirement and related plans:

Anadarko Employee Savings Plans. The Anadarko Employee Savings Plan or 401(k) Plan,(401(k) Plan) is a tax-qualified retirement savings plan that allows participating United StatesU.S. employees to contribute up to 30% of eligible compensation, on a before-tax basis or on an after-tax basis (via a Roth or traditional after-tax contribution), into their 401(k) Plan accounts. Eligible compensation for NEOs includes base salary and AIP bonus payments. Under the 401(k) Plan, we match an amount equal to one dollar for each dollar contributed by participants up to six percent of their total eligible compensation. This planThe 401(k) Plan is subject to applicable Internal Revenue Service, or IRS,IRC limitations regarding contributions under this plan.participant and Company contributions. Due to IRSIRC limitations that restrict the amount of benefits payable under tax-qualified plans, we also sponsor a non-qualified Savings Restoration Plan. The Savings Restoration Plan accrues a benefit substantially equal to the amount

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excess, if any, of Company matching and Personal Wealth Account (PWA) contributions that in the absence of any IRS limitations, would have been allocated to an employee’sa participant’s 401(k) Plan account aseach year without regard to the IRC limitation over amounts that were, in fact, allocated to a matching contribution underparticipant’s account. For additional details on the 401(k) Plan. The Savings Restoration Plan permits participants to allocate the matching contributions among a group of notional accounts that mirror the gainsand/or losses of various investment funds provided in the 401(k) Plan (but excluding the Company stock fund). Notional earnings are credited to their account based on the market rate of return provided by the investment funds.


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see page 67. Amounts deferred, if any, under the 401(k) Plan and the Savings Restoration Plan (collectively, the Savings Plans) by the NEOs are included, respectively, in the “Salary” and “Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation” columns of the Summary Compensation Table. Our matching contributions allocated to the NEOs under the 401(k) Plan and the Savings Restoration PlanPlans are included in the “All Other Compensation” column of the Summary Compensation Table.

Pension Plans. Anadarko provides funded, tax-qualified retirement benefits for all United StatesU.S. employees. Due to IRSIRC limitations that restrict the amount of benefits payable under tax-qualified plans, we also sponsor non-qualified restoration plans that cover the NEOsexecutive officers and certain other employees. The pension plans do not require contributions by employeesparticipants and an employeea participant becomes vested in his or her benefit at the completion of three years of service as defined in the pension plans. CompensationEligible compensation covered by the pension plans for the participants includes base salary and AIP bonus payments.

Messrs. HackettWalker and WalkerReeves each have certain supplemental retirement benefits under our non-qualified Retirement Restoration Plan. The Retirement Restoration Plan provides that Mr. Hackett will receive aprovide for special service credit to be applied towards his eligibility for our retiree medical and dental benefit programs. This benefit will accrue in a manner similar to the special pension crediting in Mr. Hackett’s employment agreement, which was provided to account for certain retirement benefits from his prior employer that were foregone when he was hired by Anadarko in 2003. The plan also provides for a one-time service creditcredits of eight years to Mr. Walkerand five years, respectively, if he remainsthey each remain employed by us until the age of 55. ThisMessrs. Walker and Reeves vested in these benefits in 2012. The service credit will becredits are considered applicable service towards our retirement benefit programs, including pension and retiree medical and dental benefits. These supplemental retirement benefits were provided to Mr.Messrs. Walker and Reeves in 2007 to recognize that he was athey were mid-career hirehires that we would like to retain for the remainder of his career.their careers. Providing himthem additional service credits recognizes a portion of histheir prior industry experience and service years which directly benefit us and our stockholders. The accrued benefits related to these special pension credits are discussed in the Pension Benefits Table on page 60. The Compensation Committee does not intend to grant any additional pension credits to our executive officers at this time.

Messrs. Hackett andMr. Meloy are bothis eligible to receive supplemental pension benefits upon meeting certain employment conditions under the terms respectively, of Mr. Hackett’s amended and restated employment agreement, which was entered into in November 2009 (2009 Employment Agreement), and Mr. Meloy’shis retention agreement, which was entered into in August 2006 in connection with the closing of the Kerr-McGee acquisition (2006 Retention Agreement). Details of Mr. Hackett’s 2009 Employment Agreement are discussed further in theEmployment Agreementssection beginning on page 48.

The details of Mr. Meloy’s 2006 Retention Agreement, including the accrued benefits for each of the NEOs, including the benefits related to any special service credits are discussed further in the Pension Benefits Table on page 60.

66. The Committee does not intend to grant any additional pension credits to executive officers and has not done so since 2007.

Other Benefits

In addition to the retirement benefits discussed above, we also

We provide other benefits such as medical, dental, and vision insurance, flexible spending and health savings accounts, paid time off, payments for certain relocation costs, disability coverage and life insurance to each NEO.executive officer. These benefits are also provided to all other eligible United States basedU.S.-based employees. Certain employees, including the NEOsexecutive officers, are eligible for participation in the Company’s Management Life Insurance Plan, which provides an additional life insurance benefit of two times base salary.

We also maintain asalary, and the Deferred Compensation Plan, for certain employees, including the NEOs. This Planwhich allows employeesparticipants to voluntarily defer receipt of up to 75% of their salaryand/or up to 100% of their AIP bonus payments and allocate the deferred amounts among a group of notional accounts that mirror the gainsand/or losses of various investment funds provided in the 401(k) Plan (but excluding the Company stock fund). In general, deferred amounts are distributed to the participant upon termination or at a specific date as elected by the participant. We do not subsidize or match these deferred amounts.payments. Details regarding the Deferred Compensation Plan and participation in the plan by the NEOs can be found in the Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Tableare discussed beginning on page 61.


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Perquisites

We provide a limited number of perquisites to the NEOs.executive officers. These perquisites are assessed annually by the Compensation Committee as part of the total competitive reviewreview. The expenses related to the perquisites are imputed and includeconsidered taxable income to the following:

• Financial Counseling, Tax Preparation and Estate Planning— Executive officers are eligibleexecutive officers as applicable. We do not provide any tax gross-ups on these perquisites. The perquisites provided to receive reimbursement for eligible expenses up to a specified annual maximum. For 2010, financial counseling and tax preparation benefits were reimbursed up to a maximum of $21,195 in the first year of use and up to a maximum of $12,690 for each following year. The estate planning services are made available to executive officers on an as-needed basis and the services have typically been utilized once every three years. All expenses related to financial counseling, tax preparation and estate planning are considered taxable income to the executive officer. Mr. Hackett has voluntarily declined to utilize the financial planning, tax preparation and estate planning perquisites offered by us.
• Executive Physical Program— Executive officers are eligible to receive reimbursement for an annual physical exam.
• Personal Excess Liability Insurance— We pay an annual premium to maintain excess liability coverage on behalf of each officer. The annual premium is imputed and considered taxable income to the officer.
• Personal Use of Company Aircraft— We maintain aircraft for business travel purposes. Officers may, from time to time, utilize such aircraft for personal travel. When so utilized, the compensation related to such personal use is imputed and considered taxable income to the executive officer as required by applicable statutes and regulations.
• Club Memberships— We reimburse certain executive officers for monthly dues and any additional business expenses related to club memberships.
• Entertainment Events and Other— We purchase tickets to various sporting and entertainment events for business purposes. We have also leased recreational facilities for business purposes. If not used for business purposes, we may make these tickets and facilities available to our employees, including our executive officers, as a form of recognition and reward for their efforts.
• CNG Vehicle— To promote our business interests and the use of natural gas as a clean alternative fuel, we have provided Mr. Hackett the use of a Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vehicle. Mr. Hackett’s personal use, including commuting to work, is imputed and considered taxable income.
As required by the Board, we provide secondary monitoringexecutive officers are as follows:

Financial Counseling, Tax Preparation and Estate Planning

Annual Physical Exam Program

Personal Excess Liability Insurance

Limited Personal Use of Company Aircraft

Club Memberships

Limited Personal Use of Company Facilities and Event Venues

Mr. Hackett’s existing home security system. Pursuant to our security policy, we also require Mr. HackettWalker has a personal usage limit allowing him to use ourCompany aircraft for a limited amount of personal use as well as business travel. Any timetravel and, to the extent his usage exceeds such amount, requiring him to reimburse the Company pursuant to a time-sharing agreement. The prior year’s aggregate incremental direct operating costs for each aircraft is used to calculate the value of personal usage. Mr. Hackett uses our aircraft forWalker is allowed up to $250,000 of personal use, although it is understood that he engages in business activities while in flight, compensation is imputed to Mr. Hackett for that use and for any passengers that accompany Mr. Hackett in accordance with the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the IRC. Personal use includes his participation on outside boards, which directly and indirectly benefits Anadarko.

usage annually.

The valuesincremental costs of the various perquisites provided are included in the “All Other Compensation” column of the Summary Compensation Table on page 52. Individual perquisite values (or the incremental cost of a perquisite, as applicable) are disclosed57 and in the All Other Compensation Table and supporting footnotes following the Summary Compensation Table on page 53. We do not provide any tax58.

gross-ups on these perquisites.

Severance Benefits

Post-termination andchange-of-control severance benefits are typical within our industry and theindustry. The Company currently provides the severance benefits described below to its NEOs. We believe theseexecutive officers. These plans are an essential component of our executive compensation program and are necessary to attract and retain executive talent in a highly competitive market, provide continuity of management in the event of an actual or threatenedchange-of-control change of control and provide executive officers with the security to make decisions that are in the best long-term interest of the stockholders. On a periodic basis, the Compensation Committee, in consultation


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with its executive compensation consultant, will review, consider and adjust, as the Compensation Committee deems necessary and appropriate, the provisions of post-termination and change-of-control severance andchange-of-control benefits provided to executives. In connection with any such review, the Compensation Committee will determine whether and to what extent severance benefits should be promised and the appropriate level of compensation payable in a severance orchange-of-control context. The Compensation Committee will take into consideration other arrangements that may exist for an executive so asofficers to ensure that such arrangements serve the entire compensation package isCompany’s interests in retaining key executives, are consistent with the Compensation Committee’s executive compensation philosophy.
market practice and are reasonable.

Officer Severance Plan. Our NEOsexecutive officers are eligible for benefits under the Officer Severance Plan. Benefits provided under this plan may vary depending upon the executive officer’s level within the organization and years of service with us and are made at the discretion of the Compensation Committee. Executive officers receiving benefits under the Officer Severance Plan are required to execute an agreement releasing us from any and all claims from any and all kinds of actions arising from the executive officer’s employment with us or the termination of such employment.

In 2010, the Compensation Committee, following a comprehensive review of executive Mr. Walker does not participate in this plan as his severance benefits andare included in consultation with its executive compensation consultant, reduced the level of executive severance benefits following an involuntary not for cause termination (as definedhis Severance Agreement, which is described on page 63) by eliminating: (1) the special retirement benefit enhancement, except for in special cases as may be approved by the 54.

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The typical severance benefits that may be provided for our executive officers following the occurrence of such an involuntary termination event include:(as described on page 69) include the following:

a payment equal to two times annual base salary plus one year’s target bonus under our AIP;

if provided, a pro-rata bonus under our AIP for the year of termination, which will be payable at the end of the performance period, based on actual Company performance as certified by the Committee;
• a payment equal to 2 times the officer’s annual base salary plus one year’s target bonus under our AIP;
• if provided, a pro-rata bonus under our AIP for the year of termination, which will be payable at the end of the performance period, based on actual Company performance as certified by the Compensation Committee;
• if applicable, the present value of retiree life insurance;
• the option to continue existing medical and dental coverage levels at current active employee rates for up to 6 months. After 6 months, we will pay the cost of COBRA until the first to occur of (a) 18 months or (b) obtaining comparable coverage as a result of employment with another employer;
• the vesting of some or all unvested restricted stock, unvested restricted stock units and stock options; and
• a payout, if any, of outstanding performance units that will be made at the end of the performance period based on actual Company performance results.

if applicable, the present value of retiree life insurance;

the option to continue existing medical and dental coverage levels at current active employee rates for up to six months. After six months, we will pay the cost of COBRA until the first to occur of (a) 18 months or (b) the officer obtaining comparable coverage as a result of employment with another employer;

the vesting of some or all unvested restricted stock, unvested restricted stock units and stock options; and

a payout, if any, of outstanding performance units, which will be made at the end of the performance period based on actual Company performance results.

Key EmployeeChange-of-Control Contracts. We have entered into key employeechange-of-control contracts with all of our executive officers, including the NEOs, with the exception of Mr. HackettWalker, whosechange-of-control severance benefits are included in his employment agreement,Severance Agreement, which was effective as of November 2009 and is described on page 48. These key employeechange-of-control54. contracts have an initial three-year term that is automatically extended for one year upon each anniversary, unless either party provides notice not to extend.

If we experience achange-of-control change of control (as defined on page 63)69) during the term of the executive officer’s contract, then the contract becomes operative for a fixed three-yearspecified protection period. These contracts generally provide that the executive officer’s terms of employment (including position, work location, compensation and benefits) will not be adversely changed during the three-year period after achange-of-control.protection period. If we (or any successor in interest) terminate the executive officer’s employment (other than for cause (as defined on page 63)69), death or disability), the executive officer terminates for Good Reasongood reason (as defined on page 63)70) during such three-yearprotection period, or upon certain terminations prior to achange-of-control change of control or in connection with or in anticipation of achange-of-control, change of control, the NEOexecutive officer is generally entitled to receive certain payments and benefits. In 2013, no payments were paid under the following payment and benefits:

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In February 2011, the Committee approved changes to the contracts that reduced the level of post-change-of-control severance benefits under the Key Employee Change-of-Control Contracts, on a prospective basis, for newly appointed and newly hired executive officers who are not otherwise subject to an existing agreement. The table below summarizes the general provisions of the contracts (our current NEOs have contracts that were entered into prior to February 2011).

Key Employee Change-of-Control Contracts

Entered Into Prior to February 2011

Key Employee Change-of-Control Contracts

Entered Into Post-February 2011

Initial three-year term automatically extended each year unless either party provides notice not to extend

Initial three-year term automatically extended each year unless either party provides notice not to extend
Modified single-trigger provision(1)  Double-trigger provision(2)
Three-year protection periodTwo-year protection period
 2.9 times the executive officer’s base salary plus AIP bonus (based on highest AIP bonusesbonus paid over the last three years);
  the present value2.9 times base salary plus AIP bonus (based on highest AIP bonus paid over last three years)
Up to three additional years of the investments credited to the executive officer undermatching contributions into the Savings Plans and theRestoration PlanUp to three additional years of matching contributions that would have been made had the executive officer continued to participate ininto the Savings Plans for up to an additional three years; andRestoration Plan
 • the present valueUp to three additional years of the accrued retirement benefitage and service credits under the Company’s retirement and pension plansUp to three additional years of age and service credits under the Company’s retirement and pension plans
Three years continuation of medical, dental, and life insurance benefitsThree years continuation of medical, dental, and life insurance benefits
Three years of financial planning benefitsNo continuation of financial planning benefits
Excise tax gross-up(3)Best-of-net tax provision (i.e., no tax gross-up by the Company)(4)
Outplacement services up to a maximum of $30,000Outplacement services up to a maximum of $30,000
Officer is subject to a confidentiality provisionOfficer is subject to a confidentiality provision

(1)A good reason provision allowing an executive officer to terminate for any reason during the 30-day period immediately following the first anniversary of a change of control and receive severance benefits.

(2)Severance payments are made only in the event of both a change of control and the additional retirement benefits, including retiree medical, whichtermination of the executive would have received hadofficer’s employment without cause or for good reason during the applicable protection period.

(3)The executive officer will be entitled to receive a payment in an amount sufficient to make the executive whole for any excise tax on excess parachute payments imposed under IRC Section 4999.

(4)Requires the Company to either (1) reduce the amount of certain severance benefits otherwise payable so that such severance benefits will not be subject to the tax imposed by IRC Section 4999, or alternatively (2) pay the full amount of severance benefits to the executive officer continued service(but with no tax gross-up), whichever produces the better after-tax result for up to an additional three years.the executive officer.
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change-of-control contracts provide for a continuation of various medical, dental, disabilityCompensation Discussion and life insurance benefits and financial counseling for a period of up to three years. The contracts also provide for outplacement services and the payment of all legal fees and expenses incurred by the executive officer in enforcing any right or benefit provided by thechange-of-controlAnalysis contract. The executive will also be entitled to receive a payment in an amount sufficient to make the executive whole for any excise tax on excess parachute payments imposed under IRC Section 4999. The Company does not pay the executive’s normal income taxes.

As a condition to receipt ofchange-of-control severance benefits, the executive officer must remain employed by us and provide services commensurate with his or her position until the executive officer is terminated pursuant to the provisions of the contract. The executive officer must also agree to retain in confidence any and all confidential information known to him or her concerning us and our business so long as the information is not otherwise publicly disclosed. In 2010, no amounts

Change of Control — Treatment of Outstanding Unvested Equity Awards. The treatment of unvested outstanding equity awards upon a change of control of Anadarko is prescribed by the applicable plan document under which the awards were paidgranted. The Company’s 2008 Omnibus Plan, which governs awards made prior to May 15, 2012, included a single-trigger provision for the accelerated vesting of equity awards upon a change of control. All outstanding awards to the NEOs under thechange-of-control contracts.

As part 2008 Omnibus Plan will be fully vested by the end of 2014. The 2012 Omnibus Plan, which governs awards made on or after May 15, 2012, includes a double-trigger provision that provides that, unless otherwise specified in the award agreement, there is only accelerated vesting of awards in the event of both a change of control of the comprehensive reviewCompany and the termination of executive severance benefits conducted over the past year, and in consultation with its executive compensation consultant,participant’s employment without cause or for good reason during the Compensation Committee confirmed that it was appropriate to honor and preserveapplicable protection period. All equity awards issued under the existing provisions of thechange-of-control2012 Omnibus Plan contain this double-trigger feature. contracts that have been executed with the Company’s current executive officers, including the NEOs. The Compensation Committee further recognizes that good governance practices with respect to executive compensation require certain prospective changes to our programs. In February 2011, the Compensation Committee approved the following changes to thechange-of-control severance benefits provisions, on a prospective basis, for newly appointedand/or newly hired senior executives who are not otherwise subject to an existing agreement:
• eliminated as a definition of Good Reason the modified single trigger provision that allowed an executive to terminate for any reason during the30-day period immediately following the first anniversary of achange-of-control and receive severance benefits and replaced it with a double trigger provision;
• reduced the severance protection period from three years to two years following the effective date of achange-of-control;
• eliminated post-termination financial planning benefits; and
• eliminated the taxgross-up provision that obligates the Company to pay an additional amount to a senior executive if his or her benefits are subject to the tax imposed on excess parachute payments by IRC Section 4999 and replaced it with a provision that requires the Company either (1) to reduce the amount of certain severance benefits otherwise payable so that such severance benefits will not be subject to the tax imposed by IRC Section 4999, or alternatively (2) to pay the full amount of severance benefits to the senior executive (but with no taxgross-up), whichever produces the better after-tax result for the senior executive (often referred to as the best-of-net approach).
Change-of-Control — Equity Plans.  In addition to thechange-of-control benefits discussed above, our equity plans provide the following upon achange-of-control of Anadarko:
• outstanding options and stock appreciation rights that are not vested and exercisable become fully vested and exercisable;
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• if any performance unit awards or performance-based restricted stock or restricted stock unit awards are outstanding, they become fully vested and the performance goals are deemed to be earned at target.
We believe this “single-trigger” treatment in our stock plans is appropriate because it ensures that continuing employees are treated the same as terminated employees, and is particularly appropriate for performance-based equity given the potential difficulty of replicating or meeting the performance goals after thechange-of-control.
Director and Officer Indemnification Agreements
We have entered into indemnification agreements with our directors and certain executive officers, in part to enable us to attract and retain qualified directors and executive officers. These agreements require us, among other things, to indemnify such persons against certain liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors or officers, to advance their expenses for proceedings for which they may be indemnified, and to cover such person under any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy that we may maintain from time to time. These agreements are intended to provide indemnification rights to the fullest extent permitted under applicable Delaware law and are in addition to any other rights our directors and executive officers may have under our Restated Certificate of Incorporation, By-Laws and applicable law.

AGREEMENTS WITH EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Employment AgreementsMr. Walker — Severance Agreement

We have

At the time the Board announced Mr. Walker’s appointment to President and CEO in 2012, the Committee determined that Mr. Walker’s employment should be continued on an at-will basis. On February 16, 2012, the Company and Mr. Walker entered into an employment agreement witha Severance Agreement to combine and restructure certain severance benefits previously provided to him under the Officer Severance Plan and through his key employee change-of-control contract. Effective May 15, 2012, Mr. HackettWalker was no longer eligible to receive benefits under the Officer Severance Plan and a retention agreement with Mr. Meloy. Both agreements are discussed below.

Mr. Hackett — Employment Agreement
Atwaived the requestseverance benefits under his key employee change-of-control contract, thereby reducing the level of change-of-control severance benefits that he was formerly eligible to receive. The general provisions of the Company, Mr. Hackett entered intoSeverance Agreement are described in the 2009 Employment Agreement, which replaced in its entirety Mr. Hackett’s previous Employment Agreement dated December 11, 2006, as amended (2006 Employment Agreement). The primary purpose of the amendments to the 2006 Employment Agreement was to ensure that performance-based compensation elements (annual bonus and performance units) related to certain termination events complied with IRC Section 162(m), including the 2008 Revenue Ruling that impacts compensation tied to performance periods beginning January 1, 2010. The amendment is intended to comply with this Revenue Ruling and preserve meaningful cost savings for the Company. Under the terms of the 2009 Employment Agreement, Mr. Hackett receives a minimum annual base salary (currently $1,567,500), and is eligible for an annual incentive cash bonus at a target of not less than 130% of annual base salary with a maximum annual incentive cash bonus of 260% of base salary. This agreement also outlines certain payments and benefits to be paid to Mr. Hackett under various termination scenarios, including the following:
tables below:

• Severance Benefits Outside of a without cause (involuntary) termination (as defined on page 63 or termination for Good Reason (as defined on page 63);Change of Control
Prorated annual bonus based on actual performance for the year of termination
 Two times the sum of his annual base salary and annual target bonus for the year of termination
Up to six months continued participation in the Company’s medical and dental care plans at active employee rates and reimbursement for the cost of up to 18 additional months of COBRA continuation coverage

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Change-of-Control Severance Benefits
Double-trigger provision (requiring both a without cause (involuntary)change-of-control and a termination of employment)
Three-year protection period following Change of Control
2.5 times salary plus the higher of target bonus for the year of termination or terminationthe average bonus for Good Reason within threethe last two years after achange-of-control, or termination in anticipation of achange-of-control;
Up to three additional years of matching contributions into the Savings Restoration Plan
 termination for death or disability;Up to three additional years of age and service credits under the Company’s retirement and pension plans
Three years continuation of medical, dental, and life insurance benefits
 voluntary termination (other than for Good Reason).Best-of-net tax provision (i.e., no tax gross-up by the Company)
Outplacement services up to a maximum of $30,000
Subject to a confidentiality provision

The above scenarios are discussed in more detail beginning on page 63. We will provide agross-up payment to Mr. Hackett to the extent any of the above payments become subject to the federal excise tax relating to excess parachute payments. Pre-change-of-control severance benefits are conditioned upon the execution of a mutual release between us and Mr. Hackett.

The 2009 Employment Agreement also provides that since Mr. Hackett remained employed by us through December 3, 2008, he received a special pension benefit, computed so that his total pension benefits from us will equal those to which he would have been entitled if his actual years of employment with us were doubled. This service-crediting provision was implemented when Mr. Hackett was hired in order to compensate for projected retirement benefits forgone in leaving his former employer.


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Mr. Meloy — Retention Agreement
In August 2010, the Company entered into a retention agreement (2010 Retention Agreement) with Mr. Meloy to retain his continued services and leadership to the Company for the next two years. The Compensation Committee determined that retaining him is necessary to ensure that the Company is able to successfully execute on its business strategy in light of ongoing events in the Gulf of Mexico. Under the terms of the agreement, Mr. Meloy received a one-time cash retention payment of $5,000,000, less applicable taxes, and must remain with the Company through August 2, 2012, in order to realize the full value of the retention payment. If Mr. Meloy resigns (including retirement) from the Company without Good Reason (as defined in the 2010 Retention Agreement) or is determined by the Board of Directors to be terminable by the Company for Cause (as defined in the 2010 Retention Agreement) at any time prior to August 2, 2012, he is required to repay to the Company a portion of the cash retention payment, as set forth in terms of the 2010 Retention Agreement. In the eventdescription of Mr. Meloy’s death, permanent and total disability, or involuntary termination by the Company without Cause, he shall not be required to return any portion of the retention payment. However, if heWalker’s Severance Agreement is entitled to receive any severance payment during the retention period, there shall be a direct offset of any severance payment by the remaining retention payment subject to being repaid during the retention period, as set forth in the 2010 Retention Agreement. Mr. Meloy shall continue to be subject to confidentiality and non-solicitation provisions following a termination of employment, as provided in the 2010 Retention Agreement.
The above descriptions of Mr. Hackett’s employment agreement and Mr. Meloy’s 2010 Retention Agreement are not a full summary of all of the terms and conditions of these agreementsthe agreement and areis qualified in theirits entirety by the full text of the agreements,agreement, which areis on file with the SEC.
Continuous Improvement in Compensation Practices
Over the years, we have implemented new as well as maintained long-standing practices that we believe contribute to good governance. These practices include:
Compensation Risk Assessment Process.  We have a formalized process used to evaluate risks associated with our compensation programs. As described under theCompensation Committee Risk Assessmentsection on page 14, the Compensation Committee completed a formal review of the assessments conducted jointly by its independent executive compensation consultant and management relating to compensation risk. The Compensation Committee believes that our compensation policies and practices for 2010 do not create risks that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company.
Stock Ownership Guidelines.

STOCK OWNERSHIP GUIDELINES

We have maintained stock ownership guidelines for executive officers since 1993 with the goal of promoting equity ownership and aligning our executive officers’ interests with those of our stockholders. Generally, theseThese guidelines must be met within three years after becoming subject to them. Currently, all of our executive officers either meet or exceed their specified guidelines. The ownership guidelines are currently established at the following minimum levels:

Ownership Status

Position

  Guideline  Ownership Status
as of 12/31/20102013

Chief Executive Officer

  6 x base salary(1)  Exceeds 
Chief Operating Officer

Executive Vice Presidents

  3 x base salary    Exceeds 

Senior Vice Presidents

  2.5 x base salary    Exceeds 

Vice Presidents

  2 x base salary    Exceeds(2)(1)

(1)Our CEO ownership guidelines were increased from five times base salary to six times base salary in February 2011.
(2)Currently, all of our executive officersthe vice presidents either meet or exceed their specified guidelines, with the exception of one officerthree officers appointed in 2013, who isare still within the three yearthree-year compliance period.

The Compensation Committee reviews the stock ownership levels annually. During 2013, Messrs. Gwin, Meloy, Daniels and Reeves were promoted from Senior Vice Presidents to Executive Vice Presidents and their stock ownership requirements were subsequently increased to three times base salary. In determining stock ownership levels, we include shares of common stock held directly by the executive officer (including shares beneficially owned in a trust, by a limited liability company or partnership, and by a spouse and/or minor children, unless the non-management director or officer expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares); shares of common stock held indirectly through the Anadarko Employee Savings Plan; deferred share balances resulting from an investment in the Company Stock Fund as defined in the Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan provided such balance is payable in shares; unvested restricted stock, and unvested restricted stock units,units. For those executive officers of Anadarko who are also officers of WES and/or WGP, any WES and/or WGP equity they own is also included in the calculation to determine their compliance. Outstanding

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common stock. Outstandingand unexercised stock options are not included. If an executive officer does not satisfy the stock ownership requirements during the applicable timeframe, he or she must retain all shares acquired on the vesting of equity awards or the exercise of stock options (net of exercise costs and taxes) until compliance is achieved. Because of our robust ownership levels, other than as described above we do not maintain separate holding requirements for our equity awards.
Prohibited Equity Transactions.  We maintain a policy that prohibits all non-employee directors and employees of the Company, including NEOs, from engaging in any short-term, speculative securities transactions, including engaging in short sales, buying or selling put or call options, and trading in options (other than those employee stock options granted by the Company). Additionally, any equity awards granted to such individuals may not be transferred, sold, assigned, pledged, exchanged, hypothecated or otherwise transferred, or disposed of to the extent that such awards are then subject to restrictions. In addition, all employees of the Company, including the NEOs and directors of the Company, are subject to the Company’s Insider Trading Policy.
Clawback Provision.  Our Omnibus Plan, which was approved by our stockholders in May 2008, includes a recoupment or “clawback” provision. Under the Omnibus Plan, if the Company is required to prepare an accounting restatement as a result of material noncompliance with applicable rules, the plan administrator may determine that a Participant (as defined in the plan) who is deemed to have knowingly engaged in or failed to prevent misconduct giving rise to such a restatement will be required to reimburse the Company an amount equal to any Award (as defined in the plan) earned or accrued during the12-month period following the first public issuance or filing with the SEC of financial statements containing such misstatement.
Elimination of TaxGross-ups on Perquisites.  We eliminated all taxgross-ups on executive perquisites in 2009, except where suchgross-ups are considered a normal benefit under the Company’s standard relocation program available to all employees.
Regulatory Requirements.

REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS

Together with the Compensation Committee, wethe Company carefully reviewreviews and taketakes into account current tax, accounting and securities regulations as they relate to the design of our compensation programs and related decisions.

IRC Section 162(m) limits a company’s ability to deduct compensation paid in excess of $1 million during any fiscal year to each of certain NEOs, unless the compensation is “performance-based”performance-based as defined under federal tax laws. Stock options, performance units and cash awards granted under our 2008 and 2012 Omnibus PlanPlans and our 1999 Stock Incentive Plan are intended to satisfy the performance-based requirements and, as such, are designed to be fully deductible. InSince 2008, the Compensation Committee has approved aan annual program intended to qualify our restricted stock awards (including restricted shares and restricted stock units), beginning with the 2009 grants, as performance-based compensation under IRC Section 162(m). The Compensation Committee reviews and considers the deductibility of our executive compensation programs; however, the Compensation Committee believes it is important to provide compensation that is not fully deductible when necessary to retain and motivate certain executive officers and when it is in the best interest of the Company and our stockholders. For these reasons, Mr. HackettWalker receives a base salary above $1 million, and therefore the portion of base salary in excess of $1 million is not deductible. In addition, during 2010, Mr. Meloy received a one-time cash retention payment of $5 million pursuant to the 2010 Retention Agreement, which is not considered performance-based compensation under IRC Section 162(m). All other awards made during 2010 were designed to be performance-based under IRC Section 162(m).

IRC Section 409A provides that all amounts deferred under a non-qualified deferred compensation plan are currently included in gross income, to the extent not subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture and not previously included in gross income, unless certain requirements are met. We have designed or amended our plans and programs to be in compliance with all applicable statutory and regulatory requirements to properly allow deferral.

Awards of performance units, stock options, performance units, restricted shares and restricted stock units under our 2012 Omnibus Plan, 2008 Omnibus Plan and 1999 Stock Incentive Plan are accounted for under FASB ASC Topic 718.

The benefits payable under non-qualified plans for our executive officers and directors are unsecured obligations to pay. TheseAssets to pay these benefits may be securedheld under the Company’s Benefits Trust, which areis subject to the claims of the general creditors of the Company.


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CONCLUSION

Conclusion
We believe the design of our total executive compensation program is designed to pay for performance. It aligns the interests of our executive officers with those of our stockholders and provides executive officers with the necessary motivation to maximize the long-term operational and financial performance of the Company, while using sound financial controls and high standards of integrity. We also believe that total compensation for each executive officer should be, and is, commensurate with the execution of specified short- and long-term operational, financial and strategic objectives. The programs currently offered have been critical elements in the successful hiring of several executives and have been equally effective in retaining executive officers during a period of strong competitive demand and a shortage of talented executives within the oil and gas exploration and production industry. We believe that the quality of our executive compensation program will continue to be reflected in positive operational, financial and stock price performance. We also believe that total compensation for each executive officer should be, and is, commensurate with the execution of specified short- and long-term operational and financial and strategic objectives.


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EXECUTIVESUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
Summary Compensation Table

The following table summarizes the compensation for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2010, 2009,2013, 2012, and 20082011 for our CEO, our Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and our three highest paid executive officers other than our CEO and CFO:

                                     
              Change in
    
              Pension Value
    
              and
    
              Non-Qualified
    
            Non-Equity
 Deferred
    
        Stock
 Option
 Incentive Plan
 Compensation
 All Other
  
Name and Principal
   Salary
 Bonus
 Awards
 Awards
 Compensation
 Earnings
 Compensation
 Total
Position
 Year ($) ($) ($)(1) ($)(1) ($)(2) ($)(3) ($)(4) ($)
 
James T. Hackett(5)  2010   1,567,500   0   9,246,818   4,257,091   2,975,115   5,530,662   751,524   24,328,710 
Chairman and Chief  2009   1,567,500   0   12,158,360   5,293,585   3,749,460   3,956,376   741,496   27,466,777 
Executive Officer  2008   1,510,385   0   9,572,026   7,121,658   3,416,491   1,643,878   571,276   23,835,714 
                                     
Robert G. Gwin(6)  2010   657,500   0   2,667,995   1,228,291   1,093,094   468,084   156,650   6,271,614 
Senior Vice President,  2009   569,231   0   3,952,953   2,168,884   995,015   232,669   132,190   8,050,942 
Finance and Chief
Financial Officer
                                    
                                     
R. A. Walker(7)  2010   704,039   0   4,189,092   1,928,577   1,027,896   1,541,374   253,540   9,644,518 
President and Chief  2009   685,192   0   4,478,274   1,947,589   1,260,754   1,305,419   200,287   9,877,515 
Operating Officer  2008   655,000   0   3,064,814   2,276,392   1,139,700   328,684   180,995   7,645,585 
                                     
Charles A. Meloy  2010   575,000   5,000,000(8)  2,389,254   1,099,929   955,937   3,307,281   129,251   13,456,652 
Senior Vice President,  2009   575,000   0   4,853,076   870,656   1,005,100   5,455,686(9)  134,802   12,894,320 
Worldwide Operations  2008   553,846   575,000(10)  1,335,616   989,465   915,508   3,740,448(9)  106,832   8,216,715 
                                     
Robert P. Daniels(11)  2010   575,000   0   3,389,266   1,099,929   955,937   2,007,439   134,735   8,162,306 
Senior Vice President,  2009   575,000   0   4,853,076   870,656   1,005,100   1,529,833   122,461   8,956,126 
Worldwide Exploration                                    

Name and

Principal

Position

 Year Salary
($)
 Bonus
    ($) ��  
 Stock
Awards
($)(1)
 Option
Awards
($)(1)
 Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation
($)(2)
 Change in  
Pension Value  
and  
Non-Qualified  
Deferred  
Compensation  
Earnings  
($)(3)  
 All Other
Compensation
($)(4)
 Total
($)

R. A. Walker(5)

Chairman, President
and Chief
Executive Officer

   2013    1,300,000    0    7,190,878    3,848,495    2,923,700    1,154,412      501,944    16,919,429 
   2012    1,105,769    0    8,578,095    5,694,735    2,248,890    1,545,387      492,009    19,664,885 
   2011    742,500    0    3,892,653    2,647,467    1,128,600    1,105,184      290,270    9,806,674 
                    

Robert G. Gwin

Executive Vice President,
Finance and Chief
Financial Officer

   2013    719,038    0    2,870,634    1,536,306    1,181,740        (6)     236,592    6,544,310 
   2012    715,000    0    2,361,475    1,566,974    0    840,846      188,380    5,672,675 
   2011    715,000    0    2,333,484    1,586,972    1,032,460    637,703      146,829    6,452,448 
                    

Charles A. Meloy

Executive Vice President,
US Onshore
Exploration and
Production

   2013    611,539    0    2,935,889    1,571,244    1,005,064         (6)     232,411    6,356,147 
   2012    600,000    0    2,424,231    1,608,632    974,700    1,729,903      173,034    7,510,500 
   2011    577,885    0    2,395,464    1,629,204    834,465    2,253,427      148,653    7,839,098 
                    
                    

Robert P. Daniels

Executive Vice President,
International and
Deepwater
Exploration

   2013    611,539    0    2,935,889    1,571,244    1,005,064         (6)     173,942    6,297,678 
   2012    600,000    0    2,424,231    1,608,632    974,700    1,425,005      113,439    7,146,007 
   2011    577,885    0    2,395,464    1,629,204    834,465    1,330,904      121,801    6,889,723 
                    
                    

Robert K. Reeves

Executive Vice President,
General Counsel
and Chief
Administrative
Officer

   2013    655,769    0    2,246,967    1,202,522    1,077,757         (6)     174,495    5,357,510 
   2012    650,000    0    1,848,466    1,226,577    1,000,350    992,888      109,674    5,827,955 
   2011    621,869    0    2,826,579    1,242,190    850,717    872,784      121,759    6,535,898 
                    
                    
                    

(1)The amounts included in these columns represent the aggregate grant date fair value of the awards made to NEOs in 20102013 computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718.718, disregarding estimated forfeitures. The value ultimately realized by the executiveNEOs upon the actual vesting of the award(s) or the exercise of the stock option(s) may or may not be equal to this determined value. For a discussion of valuation assumptions, seeNote 1315 — Share-Based Compensationof the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in our annual report under Item 8 of thein our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.2013. The values in the “Stock Awards” column represent the grant date fair values for both restricted stock unit and performance unit awards. The performance unit awards are subject to market conditions and have been valued based on the probable outcome of the market conditions as of the grant date.

(2)The amounts in this column reflect the incentive cash bonus awards for 20102013 that were determined by the Compensation Committee and paid out in February 20112014 pursuant to the Company’s AIP. These awards are discussed in further detail beginning on page 37.41.

(3)

The amounts in this column reflect the actuarial increase, if any, in the present value of the NEO’s benefits under the Company’s Retirement Plan and Retirement Restoration Planpension plans determined by using interest rate and mortality rate assumptions consistent with those used in the Company’s financial statements and includesinclude amounts that the NEO may not currently be

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entitled to receive because such amounts are not vested. The Company’s Deferred Compensation Plan does not provide for above-market or preferential earnings so no such amounts are included.

(4)The amounts shown in this column for each NEO are described further in the All Other Compensation Table on the following page.below.

(5)Effective February 15, 2010, Mr. Hackett was named Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company as a result of the appointment ofOn May 14, 2013, Mr. Walker toassumed the position of Chairman, President and Chief Operating Officer.CEO. Prior to that date, Mr. Walker served as President and CEO.

(6)Compensation informationMessrs. Gwin, Meloy, Daniels, and Reeves each had a negative change in pension value for 2008 is not reflected for2013 as follows: Mr. Gwin because he was not an NEO for 2008.
(7)Effective February 15, 2010,— $(222,912); Mr. Walker was named PresidentMeloy — $(334,010); Mr. Daniels — $(1,157,927); and Chief Operating Officer of the Company.Mr. Reeves — $(198,775).


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(8)The $5,000,000 reflected in the “Bonus” column for Mr. Meloy in 2010 is a cash retention bonus paid to him as part of his 2010 Retention Agreement entered into on August 2, 2010. The details of this agreement are discussed beginning on page 49.
(9)The 2009 and 2008 values in the “Change in Pension Value and Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Earnings” column have been restated to reflect Mr. Meloy’s eligibility to receive unreduced retirement benefits at age 55 under the KMG Retirement Plan and KMG Restoration Plan as a result of the vesting of additional pension credits in August 2009 pursuant to his 2006 Retention Agreement. The 2009 and 2008 values in the Company’s 2010 proxy statement were calculated based on the unreduced retirement age of 60 under the KMG Retirement Plan and KMG Restoration Plan.
(10)The $575,000 reflected in the “Bonus” column for Mr. Meloy in 2008 is a cash retention bonus paid to him as part of his retention agreement entered into on August 10, 2006, but which is no longer effective following our entry with Mr. Meloy into his 2010 Retention Agreement.
(11)Compensation information for 2008 is not reflected for Mr. Daniels because he was not an NEO for 2008.
All Other Compensation Table for 20102013

The following table describes each component of the “All Other Compensation” column for the fiscal year ended December 31, 20102013 in the Summary Compensation Table:

                                 
    Payments by
            
    the Company to
            
    Employee
            
    401(k) Plan
            
  Personal
 and Savings
 Club
 Financial/
 Excess
      
  Use of
 Restoration
 Membership
 Tax/Estate
 Liability
 Tax
    
  Aircraft
 Plan
 Dues
 Planning
 Insurance
 Benefit
 Other
 Total
Name
 ($)(1) ($) ($)(2) ($) ($) ($) ($)(3) ($)
 
James T. Hackett(4)  421,841   319,018   830   0   1,400   0   8,435   751,524 
Robert G. Gwin  29,457   99,151   13,952   12,690   1,400   0   0   156,650 
R. A. Walker  131,455   117,887   2,798   0   1,400   0   0   253,540 
Charles A. Meloy  6,471   94,806   13,884   12,690   1,400   0   0   129,251 
Robert P. Daniels  14,321   94,806   11,518   12,690   1,400   0   0   134,735 

Name

  Personal
Use of
Aircraft
($)(1)
  Payments
by the
Company to
Employee
401(k) Plan
and
Savings
Restoration
Plan
($)
  Club
Membership
Dues
($)(2)
  Financial/
Tax/Estate
Planning
($)
  Excess
Liability
Insurance
($)
  Tax
Benefit
($)
  Totals
($)

R. A. Walker(3)

    247,600     212,933     37,488     2,166     1,757     0     501,944 

Robert G. Gwin

    150,013     43,142     27,415     14,265     1,757     0     236,592 

Charles A. Meloy

    47,588     158,624     10,177     14,265     1,757     0     232,411 

Robert P. Daniels

    37,542     95,174     25,204     14,265     1,757     0     173,942 

Robert K. Reeves

    34,070     99,367     8,936     30,365     1,757     0     174,495 

(1)The amount reported above reflects the value of personal aircraft use for 2013. The value of personal aircraft use is based on the Company’s aggregate incremental direct operating costs, including cost of fuel, maintenance, landing and ramp fees, and other miscellaneous trip-related variable costs. Because the Company’s aircraft are used predominantly for business purposes, fixed costs, which do not change based on use of the aircraft, are excluded. The value of travel to board meetings for companies other than Anadarko or its affiliates and civic organizations for which the NEOs serve as directors is considered personal use and is included in the amount reported above. Compensation is imputed for personal use of our aircraft by the NEOs and their guests.

(2)The Company pays annual membership fees of $830 to a business club that is used by Mr. Hackett during business travel. Because Mr. Hackett used this club while traveling for an outside board meeting, which we consider personal use, the entire annual membership fees are disclosed. We have also includedamounts disclosed represent the payment of club membership fees on behalf of Messrs. Gwin, Walker, Meloy and Daniels.fees. For those clubs not used exclusively for business, the entire amount has been included, although we believe that only a portion of this cost represents a perquisite.

(3)The amount reflected in this column for Mr. Hackett represents his use ofWalker has a Company-provided CNG vehicle. The CNG vehicle is being used by Mr. Hackettpersonal usage limit with respect to promote the Company’s business interests and the use of natural gas as a clean alternative fuel. Heaircraft, which is imputed income for any personal use of the car, including expenses for commuting to work. The value of personal use of the CNG vehicle is baseddiscussed in more detail on the aggregate incremental cost including cost of fuel provided by the Company, lease payments and maintenance expenses.
(4)The Company’s security policy requires the CEO to use Company aircraft for personal use as well as business travel. The value of travel to board meetings for companies other than Anadarko and civic organizations for which Mr. Hackett serves as a director is considered personal use and is included in the amount reported above. Any time Mr. Hackett uses our aircraft for personal use, although it is understood that he engages in business activities while in flight, compensation is imputed to Mr. Hackett for that use and for any passengers who accompany Mr. Hackett. Personal use includes his participation on outside boards, which directly and indirectly benefits Anadarko.page 51.


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The Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2010
The following tableTable sets forth information concerning annual incentive awards, performance units, stock options, and restricted stock units and performance units granted or modified during 2010 to2013 for each of the NEOs:
                                             
                  All other
    
                All Other
 Option
    
                Stock
 Awards:
   Grant Date
                Awards:
 Number of
 Exercise or
 Fair Value
    Estimated Future Payouts Under Non-
 Estimated Future Payouts Under
 Number of
 Securities
 Base Price
 of Stock
    Equity Incentive Plan Awards(1) Equity Incentive Plan Awards(2) Shares of
 Underlying
 of Option
 and Option
    Threshold
 Target
 Maximum
 Threshold
 Target
 Maximum
 Stock or
 Options
 Awards
 Awards
Name
 Grant Date ($) ($) ($) (#) (#) (#) Units (#)(3) (#)(4) ($/Sh) ($)(5)
 
James T. Hackett      0   2,037,750   4,075,500                      
   11/9/2010                        188,044   63.34   4,257,091 
   11/9/2010                     79,571         5,040,027 
   11/9/2010            15,346   56,837   113,674            4,206,791 
 
 
Robert G. Gwin      0   624,625   1,249,250                      
   11/9/2010                        54,256   63.34   1,228,291 
   11/9/2010                     22,959         1,454,223 
   11/9/2010            4,428   16,399   32,798            1,213,772 
 
 
R. A. Walker      0   704,039   1,408,078                      
   11/9/2010                        85,189   63.34   1,928,577 
   11/9/2010                     36,048         2,283,280 
   11/9/2010            6,952   25,749   51,498            1,905,812 
 
 
Charles A. Meloy      0   546,250   1,092,500                      
   11/9/2010                        48,586   63.34   1,099,929 
   11/9/2010                     20,560         1,302,270 
   11/9/2010            3,965   14,686   29,372            1,086,984 
 
 
Robert P. Daniels      0   546,250   1,092,500                      
   11/9/2010                        48,586   63.34   1,099,929 
   11/9/2010                     20,560         1,302,270 
   11/9/2010            3,965   14,686   29,372            1,086,984 
   11/9/2010                     15,788         1,000,012 
 
 
NEOs as described below.

Non-equity incentive plan awards. Values disclosed reflect the estimated cash payouts under the Company’s AIP, as discussed on page 41, based on actual salaries earned in 2013. If threshold levels of performance are not met, the payout can be zero. If maximum levels of performance are achieved, the payout can be 200% of each NEO’s target. The amounts actually paid to the NEOs for 2013 are disclosed in the Summary Compensation Table in the “Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation” column.

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Equity incentive plan awards. Awards reported reflect performance units, as discussed on page 46, which are denominated as an equivalent of one share of our stock and, if earned, are paid in cash. Executive officers may earn from 0% to 200% of the targeted award based on the Company’s relative TSR performance against a specified peer group over a designated performance period. The threshold value reported represents the lowest earned amount, other than zero, based on a defined payout scale. Fifty percent of the award is tied to a two-year performance period and the remaining fifty percent is tied to a three-year performance period. Executive officers do not have voting rights with respect to performance units, and unless after a change of control the award has been converted into restricted stock units of the surviving company, no dividend equivalents are paid on the awards.

Stock awards. Awards reported reflect restricted stock unit awards that vest pro-rata annually over three years, beginning with the first anniversary of the grant date. Dividend equivalents are reinvested in shares of the Company’s common stock and paid upon the applicable vesting of the underlying award. Awards are eligible to be voluntarily deferred.

Stock option awards. Stock options vest pro-rata annually over three years, beginning with the first anniversary of the date of grant and have a term of seven years. The exercise price is not less than the market price on the date of grant and repricing of stock options to a lower exercise price is prohibited, unless approved by stockholders.

    Estimated Future Payouts Under
Non-Equity Incentive Plan
Awards
 Estimated Future Payouts Under
Equity Incentive Plan Awards
 All Other
Stock
Awards:
Number of
Shares of
Stock or
Units
(#)
 All Other
Option
Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Options
(#)
 Exercise or
Base Price
of Option
Awards
($/Sh)
 Grant Date
Fair Value
of Stock
and Option
Awards
($)(1)

Name

 Grant
Date
 Threshold
($)
 Target
($)
 Maximum
($)
 Threshold
(#)
 Target
(#)
 Maximum
(#)
    

R. A. Walker

     0    1,690,000    3,380,000                             
   11/6/2013                                148,378    92.02    3,848,495 
   11/6/2013                            29,945            2,755,539 
   11/6/2013                11,879    43,997    87,994                4,435,339 

Robert G. Gwin

     0    683,087    1,366,174                             
   11/6/2013                                59,232    92.02    1,536,306 
   11/6/2013                            11,954            1,100,007 
   11/6/2013                4,742    17,564    35,128                1,770,627 

Charles A. Meloy

     0    580,962    1,161,924                             
   11/6/2013                                60,579    92.02    1,571,244 
   11/6/2013                            12,226            1,125,037 
   11/6/2013                4,850    17,963    35,926                1,810,852 

Robert P. Daniels

     0    580,962    1,161,924                             
   11/6/2013                                60,579    92.02    1,571,244 
   11/6/2013                            12,226            1,125,037 
   11/6/2013                4,850    17,963    35,926                1,810,852 

Robert K. Reeves

     0    622,981    1,245,962                             
   11/6/2013                                46,363    92.02    1,202,522 
   11/6/2013                            9,357            861,031 
   11/6/2013                3,712    13,748    27,496                1,385,936 

(1)TheUnless otherwise noted, the amounts included in these columns reflect estimated future cash payouts under the Company’s AIP based on actual base salaries earned in 2010. If threshold levels of performance are not met, then the payout can be zero. Actual bonus payouts under the AIP for 2010 are reflected in the “Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation” column of the Summary Compensation Table.
(2)The amounts included in these columns reflect the estimated future payout under the Company’s performance unit awards, which are subject to market conditions as defined in FASB ASC Topic 718. Executives may earn from 0% to 200% of the targeted award based on the Company’s relative TSR performance over a specified performance period. Fifty percent of this award is tied to a two-year performance period and the remaining fifty percent is tied to a three-year performance period. If earned, the awards are to be paid in cash. The threshold value represents the lowest earned amount based on the payout scale described on page 41, although the minimum payout is zero.
(3)The amounts included in this column reflect the number of restricted stock units awarded in 2010. These awards vest pro-rata annually over three years, beginning with the first anniversary of the grant date. Executive officers receive dividend equivalents on the units, but do not have voting rights. As described on page 42, Mr. Daniels was awarded a special grant of 15,788 restricted stock units by the Compensation Committee.
(4)The amounts included in this column reflect the number of stock options awarded in 2010. These options vest pro-rata annually over three years, beginning with the first anniversary of the date of grant and have a term of seven years.
(5)The amounts included in this column represent the aggregate grant date fair value of the awards made to NEOs in 20102013 computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718.718, disregarding estimated forfeitures. The value ultimately realized by the executiveeach NEO upon the actual vesting of the award(s) or the exercise of the stock option(s) may or may not be equal to this determined value. For a discussion of the valuation assumptions, seeNote 1315 — Share-Based Compensationof the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in our annual report under Item 8 of thein our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.2013.


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Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End 2010OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR-END 2013

The following table reflects outstanding stock option awards classified as exercisable and unexercisable as of December 31, 2010 for each of the NEOs. The table also reflects unvested and unearned stock awards (both time-based and performance-contingent) as of December 31, 2013, assuming a market value of $76.16$79.32 a share (the closing stock price of the Company’s stock on December 31, 2010)2013).

                                 
          Stock Awards(2)(3)
              Equity Incentive Plan Awards
              Performance Units
                Market or
          Restricted Stock/Units   Payout
            Market
   Value of
            Value of
 Number of
 Unearned
          Number of
 Shares or
 Unearned
 Shares,
          Shares or
 Units of
 Shares,
 Units or
  Option Awards(1) Units of
 Stock
 Units or
 Other
  Number of Securities
 Option
 Option
 Stock That
 That Have
 Other Rights
 Rights
  Underlying Unexercised Options Exercise
 Expiration
 Have Not
 Not Vested
 That Have
 That Have
Name
 Exercisable (#) Unexercisable (#) Price ($) Date Vested (#) ($) Not Vested (#) Not Vested ($)
 
James T. Hackett  250,000   0   59.8700   11/6/2014   31,000   2,360,960   48,125   3,665,200 
   190,733   190,733   35.1800   11/4/2015   59,533   4,534,033   255,892   19,488,735 
   65,867   131,733   65.4400   11/10/2016   79,571   6,060,127   47,952   3,652,024 
   0   188,044   63.3400   11/9/2017           56,837   4,328,706 
 
 
Robert G. Gwin  27,000   0   50.6900   1/16/2013   4,266   324,899   4,180   318,349 
   19,100   0   48.6900   12/4/2013   19,933   1,518,097   35,126   2,675,196 
   41,000   0   40.5100   1/10/2014   14,266   1,086,499   11,448   871,880 
   21,700   0   59.8700   11/6/2014   22,959   1,748,577   16,399   1,248,948 
   14,867   7,433   64.6900   3/12/2015   6,667(5)  333,350(5)        
   52,400   26,200   35.1800   11/4/2015                 
   22,067   44,133   34.9500   3/1/2016                 
   15,734   31,466   65.4400   11/10/2016                 
   0   54,256   63.3400   11/9/2017                 
   13,333(4)  6,667(4)  50.0000   4/2/2018                 
 
 
R. A. Walker  50,000   0   45.8000   9/6/2012   9,933   756,497   11,990   913,158 
   22,800   0   43.5550   11/15/2012   21,933   1,670,417   81,900   6,237,504 
   46,400   0   48.6900   12/4/2013   36,048   2,745,416   17,658   1,344,833 
   41,000   0   48.9000   1/10/2014           25,749   1,961,044 
   62,200   0   59.8700   11/6/2014                 
   121,934   60,966   35.1800   11/4/2015                 
   24,234   48,466   65.4400   11/10/2016                 
   0   85,189   63.3400   11/9/2017                 
 
 
Charles A. Meloy  38,200   0   48.6900   12/4/2013   4,333   330,001   6,710   511,034 
   34,600   0   59.8700   11/6/2014   38,970   2,967,955   35,672   2,716,780 
   53,000   26,500   35.1800   11/4/2015   20,560   1,565,850   15,336   1,167,990 
   10,834   21,666   65.4400   11/10/2016           14,686   1,118,486 
   0   48,586   63.3400   11/9/2017                 
 
 
Robert P. Daniels  9,300   0   33.3650   11/16/2011   5,166   393,443   7,755   590,621 
   8,900   0   43.5550   11/15/2012   38,970   2,967,955   42,770   3,257,363 
   19,100   0   48.6900   12/4/2013   20,560   1,565,850   15,336   1,167,990 
   40,100   0   59.8700   11/6/2014   15,788   1,202,414   14,686   1,118,486 
   63,600   31,800   35.1800   11/4/2015                 
   10,834   21,666   65.4400   11/10/2016                 
   0   48,586   63.3400   11/9/2017                 
 
 


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  Option Awards(1)  Stock Awards(2)(3) 
        Equity Incentive Plan
Awards
 
  Restricted Stock/Units  Performance Units 
  Number of
Shares or
Units of
Stock That
Have Not
Vested(#)
  Market Value
of Shares or
Units of
Stock That
Have Not
Vested
($)
  Number of
Unearned
Shares,
Units or
Other Rights
That Have
Not Vested(#)
  Market or
Payout
Value of
Unearned
Shares,
Units or
Other Rights
That Have
Not Vested($)
 
 Number of Securities
Underlying Unexercised
Options
  Option
Exercise
Price($)
  Option
Expiration
Date
     

Name

 Exercisable(#)  Unexercisable(#)       

R. A. Walker

  62,200    0    59.87    11/6/2014    9,033    716,498    11,845    939,545  
  182,900    0    35.18    11/4/2015    11,541    915,432    8,832    700,554  
  72,700    0    65.44    11/10/2016    36,576    2,901,208    5,674    450,062  
  85,189    0    63.34    11/9/2017    30,013    2,380,631    18,541    1,470,672  
  58,051    29,025    83.95    11/8/2018       43,997    3,489,842  
  17,504    35,007    66.38    5/15/2019       
  56,534    113,066    70.70    11/5/2019       
  0    148,378    92.02    11/6/2020       

Robert G. Gwin

  21,700    0    59.87    11/6/2014    5,415    429,518    7,544    598,390  
  22,300    0    64.69    3/12/2015    13,036    1,034,016    5,295    419,999  
  78,600    0    35.18    11/4/2015    11,981    950,333    6,608    524,147  
  66,200    0    34.95    3/1/2016       17,564    1,393,176  
  47,200    0    65.44    11/10/2016       
  54,256    0    63.34    11/9/2017       
  34,797    17,399    83.95    11/8/2018       
  20,149    40,298    70.70    11/5/2019       
  0    59,232    92.02    11/6/2020       

Charles A. Meloy

  34,600    0    59.87    11/6/2014    5,559    440,940    6,756    535,886  
  26,500    0    35.18    11/4/2015    13,382    1,061,460    5,435    431,104  
  32,500    0    65.44    11/10/2016    12,254    971,987    6,784    538,107  
  48,586    0    63.34    11/9/2017       17,963    1,424,825  
  35,723    17,862    83.95    11/8/2018       
  20,685    41,369    70.70    11/5/2019       
  0    60,579    92.02    11/6/2020       

Robert P. Daniels

  40,100    0    59.87    11/6/2014    5,559    440,940    6,756    535,886  
  95,400    0    35.18    11/4/2015    13,382    1,061,460    5,435    431,104  
  32,500    0    65.44    11/10/2016    12,254    971,987    6,784    538,107  
  48,586    0    63.34    11/9/2017       17,963    1,424,825  
  35,723    17,862    83.95    11/8/2018       
  20,685    41,369    70.70    11/5/2019       
  0    60,579    92.02    11/6/2020       

Robert K. Reeves

  50,900    0    59.87    11/6/2014    4,239    336,237    5,905    468,385  
  115,300    0    35.18    11/4/2015    3,971    314,980    4,145    328,781  
  36,700    0    65.44    11/10/2016    10,204    809,381    5,173    410,322  
  42,469    0    63.34    11/9/2017    9,378    743,863    13,748    1,090,491  
  27,237    13,619    83.95    11/8/2018       
  15,772    31,544    70.70    11/5/2019       
  0    46,363    92.02    11/6/2020       

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(1)The table below shows the vesting dates for the respective unexercisable stock options listed in the above Outstanding Equity Awards Table:

Vesting Date

  Mr.
Walker
  Mr.
Gwin
  Mr.
Meloy
  Mr.
Daniels
  Mr.
Reeves

5/15/2014

    17,503                     

11/5/2014

    56,533     20,149     20,684     20,684     15,772 

11/6/2014

    49,460     19,744     20,193     20,193     15,455 

11/8/2014

    29,025     17,399     17,862     17,862     13,619 

5/15/2015

    17,504                     

11/5/2015

    56,533     20,149     20,685     20,685     15,772 

11/6/2015

    49,459     19,744     20,193     20,193     15,454 

11/6/2016

    49,459     19,744     20,193     20,193     15,454 
                     
Vesting Date
 Mr. Hackett Mr. Gwin Mr. Walker Mr. Meloy Mr. Daniels
 
3/1/2011     22,066          
3/12/2011     7,433          
11/4/2011  190,733   26,200   60,966   26,500   31,800 
11/9/2011  62,682   18,086   28,397   16,196   16,196 
11/10/2011  65,866   15,733   24,233   10,833   10,833 
3/1/2012     22,067          
11/9/2012  62,681   18,085   28,396   16,195   16,195 
11/10/2012  65,867   15,733   24,233   10,833   10,833 
11/9/2013  62,681   18,085   28,396   16,195   16,195 

(2)The table below shows the vesting dates for the respective restricted stock shares and units, including any dividend equivalents accrued but unvested, listed in the above Outstanding Equity Awards Table:

Vesting Date

  Mr.
Walker
  Mr.
Gwin
  Mr.
Meloy
  Mr.
Daniels
  Mr.
Reeves

5/15/2014

    5,770                     

11/5/2014

    18,288       6,517       6,690       6,690       5,102 

11/6/2014

    10,004     3,994     4,085     4,085     3,126 

11/8/2014

    9,033     5,415     5,559     5,559     8,210 

5/15/2015

    5,771                     

11/5/2015

    18,288     6,519     6,692     6,692     5,102 

11/6/2015

    10,004     3,993     4,084     4,084     3,126 

11/6/2016

    10,005     3,994     4,085     4,085     3,126 
                     
Vesting Date
 Mr. Hackett Mr. Gwin Mr. Walker Mr. Meloy Mr. Daniels
 
3/1/2011     9,966          
11/9/2011  26,524   7,653   12,016   6,854   12,117 
11/10/2011  29,766   7,133   10,966   4,330   4,330 
12/1/2011  31,000   4,266   9,933   4,333   5,166 
3/1/2012     9,967          
11/9/2012  26,523   7,653   12,016   6,853   12,115 
11/10/2012  29,767   7,133   10,967   34,640   34,640 
11/9/2013  26,524   7,653   12,016   6,853   12,116 

(3)The table below shows the performance periods for the respective performance units listed in the above Outstanding Equity Awards Table. TheGenerally, the number of outstanding units disclosedfor each award is calculated based on our performance to date for each award. The estimated payout percentages reflect our relative performance ranking as of December 31, 20102013, and are notis necessarily indicative of what the payout percent earned will be at the end of the performance period. The awards with performance periods beginning in 2013 are currently tracking a 0% payout; however the number of outstanding units disclosed is calculated based on achieving threshold performance. For awards that were granted in 20102013 with performance periods beginning in 2011,2014, target payout has been assumed.

Performance Period

  Performance to
Date Payout
  Mr.
Walker
  Mr.
Gwin
  Mr.
Meloy
  Mr.
Daniels
  Mr.
Reeves

1/1/2011 to 12/31/2013

    92%     11,845       7,544     6,756     6,756     5,905 

1/1/2012 to 12/31/2013

    54%     4,416     2,647     2,717     2,717     2,072 

1/1/2012 to 12/31/2014

    54%     4,416     2,648     2,718     2,718     2,073 

5/15/2012 to 5/14/2014

    54%     2,837                     

5/15/2012 to 5/14/2015

    54%     2,837                     

1/1/2013 to 12/31/2014

    54%     9,270     3,304     3,392     3,392     2,586 

1/1/2013 to 12/31/2015

    54%     9,271     3,305     3,392     3,392     2,587 

1/1/2014 to 12/31/2015

    100%     21,998     8,782     8,981     8,981     6,874 

1/1/2014 to 12/31/2016

    100%     21,999     8,782     8,982     8,982     6,874 
                         
  Performance to
          
Performance Period
 Date Payout % Mr. Hackett Mr. Gwin Mr. Walker Mr. Meloy Mr. Daniels
 
1/1/2008 to 12/31/2010  110%  48,125   4,180   11,990   6,710   7,755 
1/1/2009 to 12/31/2010  182%  127,946   17,563   40,950   17,836   21,385 
1/1/2009 to 12/31/2011  182%  127,946   17,563   40,950   17,836   21,385 
1/1/2010 to 12/31/2011  54%  23,976   5,724   8,829   7,668   7,668 
1/1/2010 to 12/31/2012  54%  23,976   5,724   8,829   7,668   7,668 
1/1/2011 to 12/31/2012  100%  28,418   8,199   12,874   7,343   7,343 
1/1/2011 to 12/31/2013  100%  28,419   8,200   12,875   7,343   7,343 

(4)LOGOThis award represents a grant of unit appreciation rights under the Western Gas Holdings, LLC Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan for Mr. Gwin’s service to our subsidiary. The unexercisable unit appreciation rights vest April 2, 2011. For additional discussion of the unit appreciation rights, please seeWestern Gas Holdings, LLC Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Planunder Item 11 of Western Gas Partners, LP’sForm 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, which shall not be incorporated by reference into this proxy statement.
  
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This award represents a grant of unit value rights under the Western Gas Holdings, LLC Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan for Mr. Gwin’s service to our subsidiary. The market value for this award is calculated based on the maximum per unit value specified under the award agreement of $50.00. The unit value rights vest on April 2, 2011. For additional discussion of the unit value rights, please seeWestern Gas Holdings, LLC Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Planunder Item 11 of Western Gas Partners, LP’sForm 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, which shall not be incorporated by reference into this proxy statement.


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Option Exercises and Stock Vested in 2010OPTION EXERCISES AND STOCK VESTED IN 2013

The following table provides information about the aggregate dollar value realized during 2013 by the NEOs onfor Anadarko awards, including option award exercises, vesting of restricted stock shares and units and performance unit award payouts during 2010.

                 
  Option Awards Stock Awards
  Number of Shares
   Number of Shares
  
  Acquired on
 Value Realized on
 Acquired on
 Value Realized on
Name
 Exercise (#) Exercise ($)(1) Vesting (#)(2) Vesting ($)(1)(3)
 
James T. Hackett  584,534   17,233,518   248,671   16,414,664 
 
 
Robert G. Gwin  0   0   38,063   2,558,601 
 
 
R. A. Walker  0   0   62,073   4,102,645 
 
 
Charles A. Meloy  0   0   30,126   1,991,818 
 
 
Robert P. Daniels  69,300   2,500,815   40,738   2,692,554 
 
 
payouts.

   Option Awards  Stock Awards

Name

  Number of Shares
Acquired on
Exercise(#)
  Value Realized on
Exercise($)(1)
  Number of Shares
Acquired on
Vesting(#)(2)
  Value Realized on
Vesting($)(1)

R. A. Walker(3)

    87,400     3,702,772     66,077     5,787,906 

Robert G. Gwin(4)

    87,100     3,564,501     33,106     2,868,584 

Charles A. Meloy

    0     0     34,599     2,982,019 

Robert P. Daniels

    19,100     730,366     39,862     3,460,794 

Robert K. Reeves(5)

    76,500     3,239,195     29,850     2,603,833 

(1)The value realized reflects the taxable value to the NEO as of the date of the option exercise, vesting of restricted stock vesting of restricted stock units, or payment of performance unit awards. The actual value ultimately realized by the NEO may be more or less than the value realized calculated in the above table depending on whether and when the NEO held or sold the stock associated with the exercise or vesting occurrence.

(2)Shares acquired on vestingThe numbers disclosed include restricted stock shares or units and performance unit awards paid in shares and cash, respectively, for which restrictions lapsed during 2010.2013.

(3)Mr. Walker’s value includes the exercise of expiring stock options purchased with shares of Company common stock previously held by Mr. Walker. On November 13, 2013 and November 14, 2013, respectively, Mr. Walker transferred 33,841 and 29,977 shares of Company common stock to the Company (based on the applicable stock prices of $91.22 and $91.08) as consideration for the exercise price and applicable withholding tax.

(4)Mr. Hackett’sGwin’s value includes 26,204the exercise of expiring stock options purchased with shares issued in 2010 as settlement for a portion of his 2009 AIP award. TheCompany common stock previously held by Mr. Gwin. On January 3, 2013, Mr. Gwin transferred 20,738 shares were valued at $1,711,645 and previously reported inof Company common stock to the “Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation” column of the Summary Compensation Table for 2009. Mr. Hackett’s value also includes 71,750 shares earned and deferred under his 2007 annual performance share award for the performance period ending December 31, 2009. Mr. Hackett elected in 2007 to defer receipt of any shares earned under this award until the earlier of November 28, 2013 or separation from service. The value of these sharesCompany (based on the date of deferral (February 15, 2010, the date the Compensation Committee certified the results of the performance period) was $4,686,710 based on the closingapplicable stock price of $65.32.$76.29) as consideration for the exercise price and applicable withholding tax.

(5)Mr. Reeves’s value includes the exercise of expiring stock options purchased with shares of Company common stock previously held by Mr. Reeves. On November 13, 2013 and November 14, 2013, respectively, Mr. Reeves transferred 25,891 and 29,977 shares of Company common stock to the Company (based on the applicable stock price of $91.22 and $91.08) as consideration for the exercise price and applicable withholding tax.

Pension Benefits for 2010PENSION BENEFITS FOR 2013

The Company maintains the Anadarko Retirement Plan or the(the APC Retirement Plan,Plan) and theKerr-McGee Corporation Retirement Plan or the(the KMG Retirement Plan,Plan), both of which are funded tax-qualified defined benefit pension plans. In addition, the Company maintains the Anadarko Retirement Restoration Plan, or the APC Retirement Restoration Plan, and the Kerr-McGee Benefits Restoration Plan, or the KMG Restoration Plan, both of which are unfunded, non-qualified pension benefit plans that are designed to provide for supplementary pension benefits due to limitations imposed by the IRC that restrict the amount of benefits payable under tax-qualified plans.

APC Retirement Plan and APC Retirement Restoration Plan collectively the APC Retirement Plans

The APC Retirement Plan covers all United States-basedU.S.-based Anadarko employees, except for legacy Kerr-McGee employees. The APC Retirement Restoration Plan covers certain United States-basedU.S.-based Anadarko employees, except for legacy Kerr-McGee employees, who are affected by certain IRC limitations. For those employees hired prior to January 1, 2007, which includes all of the NEOs except Mr. Meloy (who is a participant in the KMG Retirement Plan), benefits under these plans are based upon the employee’s years of service and the greater of either (1)average monthly earnings during the annual average of the employee’s36 highest compensation over threepaid consecutive calendar years outmonths of the last 10 years of employment with the Company; or (2) the annual average compensation over the last 36 consecutive120 months of employment with the Company.

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The APC Retirement PlansPlan and the APC Restoration Plan (collectively, APC Retirement Plans) do not require contributions by employees and anemployees. An employee becomes vested in his or her benefit at the completion of three years of service. Compensation covered by the APC Retirement Plans includes base salary and payments under the AIP. The maximum amount of compensation for 20102013 that may be considered in calculating benefits under the APC Retirement Plan is $245,000was $255,000 due to the annual IRC


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limitation. Compensation in excess of $245,000 is$255,000 was recognized in determining benefits payable under the APC Retirement Restoration Plan.

For employees hired prior to January 1, 2007, benefits under the APC Retirement Plans are calculated as a “life-only”life-only annuity (meaning that benefits end upon the participant’s death) and are equal to the sum of the following:

1.4% x average compensation x years of service with the Company; plus

0.4% x (average compensation - covered compensation) x years of service with the Company (limited to 35 years).
• 1.4% x average compensation x years of service with the Company; plus
• 0.4% x (average compensation — covered compensation) x years of service with the Company (limited to 35 years).

Covered compensation is the average (without indexing) of the Social Security taxable wage base during the35-year period ending with the last day of the year in which an individual reaches Social Security retirement age. Benefits are calculated based on a normal retirement age of 65; however, employees may receive a reduced early retirement benefit as early as age 55. Employees may choose to receive their benefits under several different forms provided under the APC Retirement Plan. Employees receive their benefits from the APC Retirement Restoration Plan in the form of a lump-sum payment.

Currently, Mr. Hackett is

As of December 31, 2013, Messrs. Walker and Reeves were the only NEONEOs eligible for early retirement under the APC Retirement Plans. Early retirement benefits are calculated using the formula described above; however, the value is multiplied by an early retirement reduction factor as follows:

     
Age
 Early Retirement Factor
 
62 and older  100%
61  97%
60  94%
59  91%
58  88%
57  85%
56  82%
55  79%

Age

  Early Retirement Factor

62 and older

    100% 

61

    97% 

60

    94% 

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    91% 

58

    88% 

57

    85% 

56

    82% 

55

    79% 

KMG Retirement Plan and KMG Restoration Plan collectively the KMG Retirement Plans

The KMG Retirement Plan covers all United States-based,U.S.-based, legacy Kerr-McGee employees who have not incurred a break in service of greater than one year since the dateKerr-McGee was acquired by Anadarko. The KMG Restoration Plan covers certain legacy Kerr-McGee United States-basedU.S.-based employees that are affected by the IRC limitations. Benefits under these plans are based upon the employee’s years of service and the average monthly earnings during the 36 highest paid consecutive months of the last 120 months of employment.

The KMG Retirement PlansPlan and the KMG Restoration Plan (collectively, KMG Retirement Plans) do not require contributions by employees and anemployees. An employee becomes vested in his or her benefit at the

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completion of three years of service. Compensation covered by the KMG Retirement Plans includes base salary and payments under the AIP. The maximum amount of compensation for 20102013 that may be considered in calculating benefits under the KMG Retirement Plan is $245,000was $255,000 due to the annual IRC limitation. Compensation in excess of $245,000 is$255,000 was recognized in determining benefits payable under the KMG Restoration Plan.


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Benefits under the KMG Retirement Plans are calculated as a “life-only”life-only annuity for single participants, and a joint and 50% contingent annuity for married participants who are eligible for retirement. Benefits under this plan are equal to the sum of Part A and Part B:

Part A:

1.1% x average compensation x years of service prior to March 1, 1999; plus

0.5% x (average compensation - covered compensation) x years of service prior to March 1, 1999 (limited to 35 years).
• 1.1% x average compensation x years of service prior to March 1, 1999; plus
• 0.5% x (average compensation — covered compensation) x years of service prior to March 1, 1999 (limited to 35 years).

Part B:

1.667% x average compensation x years of service on or after March 1, 1999 (limited to 30 years); plus

0.75% x average compensation x years of service on or after March 1, 1999 in excess of 30 years; less
• 1.667% x average compensation x years of service on or after March 1, 1999 (limited to 30 years); plus
• 0.75% x average compensation x years of service on or after March 1, 1999 in excess of 30 years; less
• 1% x primary social security benefit x years of service on or after March 1, 1999 as of age 65 (limited to 30 years) x (years of service on or after March 1, 1999 divided by years of service on or after March 1, 1999 at age 65).

1% x primary Social Security benefit x years of service on or after March 1, 1999 as of age 65 (limited to 30 years) x (years of service on or after March 1, 1999 divided by years of service on or after March 1, 1999 at age 65).

Covered compensation is the average (without indexing) of the Social Security taxable wage base during the35-year period ending with the last day of the year in which an individual reaches Social Security retirement age. Benefits are calculated based on a normal retirement age of 65; however, employees may receive a reduced early retirement benefit as early as age 52. Employees may choose to receive their benefits under several different forms provided under the KMG Retirement Plan. Employees receive their benefits from the KMG Restoration Plan in the form of a lump-sum payment.

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Mr. Meloy is eligible for early retirement under the KMG Restoration Plan because of the additional years of age and service credited to him under his 2006 Retention Agreement.Plan. Early retirement benefits under the KMG Retirement Plans are calculated using the formula described above, however, the value is multiplied by an early retirement reduction factor as follows:

   First Formula
Percentage of Normal
Retirement Age Benefit Payable
(Age Reductions for  Benefits Earned

Before March 1, 1999)
  Second Formula
Percentage of Normal
Retirement Age Benefit Payable

(Age Reductions for  Benefits
Earned On or After
March 1, 1999)

Age Benefit Payments Start

  Part A  Part B  

62 and older

  100%  100%    100%

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  100%  95%  100%

60

  100%  90%  100%

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    95%  85%    95%

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    90%  80%    90%

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    85%  75%    85%

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    80%  67.5%       80%

55

    75%  60%    75%

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    70%  55%    70%

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    65%  50%    65%

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    60%  45%    60%

As of December 31, 2011, recognizing the high percentage of employees eligible to retire and based upon a recommendation from the Committee, the Board provided legacy participants in both the APC and KMG Retirement Plans a one-time option to either (1) continue to accrue benefits as outlined above (Option 1) or (2) accrue future benefits under the PWA using the same cash balance formula as employees hired on or after January 1, 2007 (Option 2). This one-time election was designed to increase employee retention by minimizing the impact of interest rate fluctuations on early retirement decisions and to accelerate the migration of employees into the PWA. For participants electing Option 2, the above formulae were modified such that:

             
  First Formula
 Second Formula
  Percentage of Normal
 Percentage of Normal
  Retirement Age Benefit Payable
 Retirement Age Benefit Payable
  (Age Reductions for Benefits Earned
 (Age Reductions for Benefits
Age Benefit
 Before March 1, 1999) Earned On or After March 1, 1999)
Payments Start
 Part A Part B  
 
65  100%  100%  100%
64  100%  100%  100%
63  100%  100%  100%
62  100%  100%  100%
61  100%  95%  100%
60  100%  90%  100%
59  95%  85%  95%
58  90%  80%  90%
57  85%  75%  85%
56  80%  67.5%  80%
55  75%  60%  75%
54  70%  55%  70%
53  65%  50%  65%
52  60%  45%  60%
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Consistent with the treatment of employees hired on or after January 1, 2007, Anadarko will make an additional contribution each year to the Employee Savings Plan (and/or the Savings Restoration Plan, to the extent required) of four percent of eligible compensation;

Service and average compensation used in determining benefits under the above final average pay formulae were frozen as of December 31, 2011;

If retirement eligible on or before December 31, 2012, the lump sum interest rate used in determining the lump sum value of pre-2012 accruals would be no greater than 3.18%; and

If not retirement eligible on or before December 31, 2012, the lump sum interest rate used in determining the lump sum value of pre-2012 accruals would be no greater than the rate in effect on the date the participant first becomes eligible for early retirement.

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Messrs. Walker, Gwin, Daniels, and Reeves chose to continue receiving benefits under Option 1. Mr. Meloy chose to accrue benefits under the PWA beginning in 2012, according to Option 2. The current pay credits provided under the PWA are as follows:

Points

  Pay Credit

80 or more

    13% 

70

    11% 

60

    9% 

50

    7% 

40

    6% 

Less than 40

    5% 

The present values provided in the table below are based on the pension benefits accrued through December 31, 2010,2013, assuming that such benefit is paid in the same form as reflected in the accounting valuation. The benefits are assumed to commence at the specified plan’s earliest unreduced retirement age, which is age 62 for those NEOs under the APC Retirement Plans and age 55 for Mr. Meloy under the KMG Retirement Plans pursuant to his 2006 Retention Agreement. All pre-retirement decrements such as pre-retirement mortality and terminations have been ignored for the purposes of these calculations. The interest rate used for discounting payments back to December 31, 20102013, is 5.0% for4.50% in the APC Restoration Plan and 5.00% in the APC Retirement Plan, 4.25% forPlan; and 4.50% in both the APC RetirementKMG Restoration Plan 4.5% forand the KMG Retirement Plan, and 4.25% for the KMG Restoration Plan, consistent with the weighted average discount raterates used in the accounting valuation. The long-term interest rate used for converting the benefit to a lump-sum form of payment is set at 100 basis points less than the discount rate, but not less than the most recently published 30-year Treasury rate. Lump sums for all Plans exceptNEOs who have locked in or will lock in a known interest rate pursuant to Option 2 (PWA) choice are valued using such lock-in rate. The interest rates used for calculating the values below are 3.89% in the APC Restoration Plan and 4.00% in the APC Retirement Plan; and 3.89% in both the KMG Restoration Plan which is set at 120 basis points less thanand the discount rate.

Pension Benefits
               
    Number of
 Present Value of
 Payments
    Years of
 Accumulated
 During
    Credited Service
 Benefit
 2010
Name
 
Plan Name
 (#) ($) ($)
 
James T. Hackett(1) APC Retirement Plan  7.000   302,673   0 
  APC Retirement Restoration Plan  14.000   14,642,651   0 
 
 
Robert G. Gwin APC Retirement Plan  5.000   135,503   0 
  APC Retirement Restoration Plan  5.000   695,974   0 
 
 
R. A. Walker(2) APC Retirement Plan  5.000   185,427   0 
  APC Retirement Restoration Plan  13.000   4,067,427   0 
 
 
Charles A. Meloy(3) KMG Retirement Plan  28.583   1,246,171   0 
  KMG Restoration Plan  33.583   16,835,834   0 
 
 
Robert P. Daniels APC Retirement Plan  25.000   841,705   0 
  APC Retirement Restoration Plan  25.000   5,404,236   0 
 
 
KMG Retirement Plan.

PENSION BENEFITS

Name

  

Plan Name

  Number of
Years of
Credited
Service
(#)
  Present Value
of Accumulated
Benefit
($)
  Payments
During
2013
($)

R. A. Walker(1)

  

APC Retirement Plan

    8.000     358,153     0 
  

APC Retirement Restoration Plan

    16.000     7,699,683     0 

Robert G. Gwin

  

APC Retirement Plan

    8.000     261,513     0 
  

APC Retirement Restoration Plan

    8.000     1,825,600     0 

Charles A. Meloy(2)

  

KMG Retirement Plan

    31.583     1,639,093     0 
  

KMG Restoration Plan

    36.583     20,092,233     0 

Robert P. Daniels

  

APC Retirement Plan

    28.000     1,137,717     0 
  

APC Retirement Restoration Plan

    28.000     6,706,206     0 

Robert K. Reeves(1)

  

APC Retirement Plan

    10.000     429,854     0 
  

APC Retirement Restoration Plan

    15.000     4,045,479     0 

(1)

The value of Mr. Hackett’sMessrs. Walker’s and Reeves’s APC Retirement Restoration Plan benefit in the table includes the effect of the additional pension service credit provided under his 2009 Employment Agreement, which was originally effective ascredits equal to eight and five years of December 2003 and reflected future retirement benefits forfeited with his prior employer. Mr.��Hackett vested in these additional pensioncredited service, credits on December 3, 2008.

(2)Mr. Walker will be provided additional pension service credits under the APC Retirement Restoration Plan if he remains employed until age 55. These additional pension service credits wererespectively, provided in 2007 to recognize that he was athey were mid-career hirehires that we would like to retain for the remainder

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of his career.their careers. Providing himthem additional service credits recognizesrecognized a portion of histheir prior industry and service years, which directly benefits us and our stockholders. The value reflectedMessrs. Walker and Reeves vested in the APC Retirement Restoration Plan amount includes the effect of thisthese additional pension credit, assuming its applicationservice credits on February 20, 2012 and December 12, 2012, respectively. Messrs. Walker’s and Reeves’s total pension values as of December 31, 2010. However, as of December 31, 2010, Mr. Walker has not yet earned the right to this2013, excluding these additional pension service credit. The value of Mr. Walker’s APC Retirement Restoration Plan benefit as of December 31, 2010 excluding the effect of the additional pension service credit is $1,433,964, for a total pension value of $1,619,391.credits are $4,022,454 and $2,977,792, respectively.

(3)(2)The value of Mr. Meloy’s KMG Retirement Restoration Plan benefit includes the effect of the additional pension service credits equal to five years of credit service provided under his 2006 Retention Agreement. Mr. Meloy vested in these additional pension service credits on August 10, 2009. The additional pension service credit was included in the 2006 Retention Agreement to compensate him for certain severance benefits he was otherwise entitled to receive under thechange-of-control agreement he had with Kerr-McGee. Mr. Meloy’s total pension value as of December 31, 2013, excluding these additional pension service credits is $14,365,910.


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Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation for 2010
The Company maintains a Deferred Compensation Plan for certain employees, including the NEOs. Under this Plan, certain employees may voluntarily defer receipt of up to 75% of their salaryand/or up to 100% of their AIP payments. The Company does not match these deferred amounts. In general, deferred amounts are distributed to the participant upon separation from service or at a specific date as elected by the participant. At the time deferral elections are made, participants also elect to receive their distributions in either lump-sum or annual installments not exceeding 15 years.
The

Due to IRC limitations that restrict the amount of benefits payable under the tax-qualified 401(k) Plan, the Company hassponsors a non-qualified Savings Restoration Plan. The Savings Restoration Plan that accrues a benefit substantially equal to the amountexcess, if any, of Company matching and PWA contributions that in the absence of certain IRC limitations, would have been allocated to an NEO’sa participant’s 401(k) Plan account as Company matching contributionseach year without regard to IRC limitations over amounts that were, in fact, allocated to a participant’s account. After a participant reaches the IRC limitations under the 401(k) Plan.Plan, the Company makes contributions on their behalf up to the six-percent match on eligible compensation they would have otherwise been entitled to receive under the 401(k) Plan and, if applicable, an additional four percent of eligible compensation for PWA participants. Eligible compensation includes base salary and AIP bonus payments. In general, deferred amounts are distributed to the participant in lump-sum upon separation from service.

Both the Deferred Compensation Plan and the Savings Restoration Plan permit participants to allocate the deferred amounts among a group of notional accounts that mirror the gainsand/or losses of various investment funds provided in the 401(k) Plan (but excluding the Company stock fund). These notional accounts do not provide for above-market or preferential earnings. Each participant directs investments of the individual accounts set up for the participant under the plans and may make changes in the investments as often as daily. Since each executive officer chooses the investment vehicle or vehicles (including a selection of funds ranging from fixed income to emerging markets, as well as other equity, debt and mixed investment strategies in between) and may change their allocations from time to time, the return on the investment will depend on how well theeach underlying investment fund performed during the time the executive officer chose it as an investment vehicle. The aggregate performance of such investment is reflected in the “Aggregate Earnings/Losses in 2010”2013” column.

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Executive officers were given the opportunity to make voluntary deferral elections for all of their annual restricted stock unit and performance unit awards granted under the Company’s 1999 Stock Incentive Plan and subsequently, the 2008 and 2012 Omnibus Plan.Plans. Any earningsand/or losses attributable to the deferred shares otherwise payable under these awards are based on the performance of the Company’s stock over the deferral period. In general, deferred awards are distributed to the participant, in the form of Company common stock or cash, as designated by the Compensation Committee at the time of grant, upon termination or at a specific date as elected by the participant. The Company does not subsidize or match any deferrals of compensation into these plans.

                     
  Executive
 Company
 Aggregate
 Aggregate
 Aggregate Balance
  Contributions in
 Contributions in
 Earnings/Losses
 Withdrawals/
 at End of
  2010
 2010
 in 2010
 Distributions
 2010
Name
 ($) ($) ($) ($) ($)
 
James T. Hackett
                    
Deferred Compensation Plan  0   0   0   0   0 
Savings Restoration Plan(1)  0   304,318   195,088   0   1,664,922 
1999 Stock Incentive Plan(2)  4,686,710   0   777,770   0   5,464,480 
Omnibus Plan  0   0   0   0   0 
 
 
Robert G. Gwin
                    
Deferred Compensation Plan  0   0   0   0   0 
Savings Restoration Plan(1)  0   84,451   46,198   0   250,118 
1999 Stock Incentive Plan  0   0   0   0   0 
Omnibus Plan  0   0   0   0   0 
 
 
R. A. Walker
                    
Deferred Compensation Plan  0   0   0   0   0 
Savings Restoration Plan(1)  0   105,637   45,152   0   424,723 
1999 Stock Incentive Plan  0   0   0   0   0 
Omnibus Plan  0   0   0   0   0 
 
 


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 Executive
Contributions
in 2013
($)
 Company
Contributions
in 2013
($)
 Aggregate
Earnings/(Losses)
in 2013
($)
 Aggregate
Withdrawals /
Distributions
($)
 Aggregate
Balance at End
of 2013
($)

R. A. Walker

          

Deferred Compensation Plan

               0    0    0                0    0 

Savings Restoration Plan(1)

   0    200,933    109,964    0    1,011,348 

1999 Stock Incentive Plan

   0    0    0    0    0 

2008 Omnibus Plan

   0    0    0    0    0 

2012 Omnibus Plan

   0    0    0    0    0 

Robert G. Gwin

          

Deferred Compensation Plan

   0    0    0    0    0 

Savings Restoration Plan(1)

   0    27,842    191,430    0    704,153 

1999 Stock Incentive Plan

   0    0    0    0    0 

2008 Omnibus Plan

   0    0    0    0    0 

2012 Omnibus Plan

   0    0    0    0    0 

Charles A. Meloy

          

Deferred Compensation Plan

   0    0    0    0    0 

Savings Restoration Plan(1)

   0    149,393    130,985    0    960,848 

1999 Stock Incentive Plan

   0    0    0    0    0 

2008 Omnibus Plan

   0    0    0    0    0 

2012 Omnibus Plan

   0    0    0    0    0 

Robert P. Daniels

          

Deferred Compensation Plan(2)

   0    0    435,127    0    2,028,461 

Savings Restoration Plan(1)

   0    89,636    68,485    0    618,062 

1999 Stock Incentive Plan

   0    0    0    0    0 

2008 Omnibus Plan

   0    0    0    0    0 

2012 Omnibus Plan

   0    0    0    0    0 

Robert K. Reeves

          

Deferred Compensation Plan

   0    0    0    0    0 

Savings Restoration Plan(1)

   0    93,367    74,078    0    739,329 

1999 Stock Incentive Plan

   0    0    0    0    0 

2008 Omnibus Plan

   0    0    0    0    0 

2012 Omnibus Plan

   0    0    0    0    0 

                     
  Executive
 Company
 Aggregate
 Aggregate
 Aggregate Balance
  Contributions in
 Contributions in
 Earnings/Losses
 Withdrawals/
 at End of
  2010
 2010
 in 2010
 Distributions
 2010
Name
 ($) ($) ($) ($) ($)
 
Charles A. Meloy
                    
Deferred Compensation Plan  0   0   0   0   0 
Savings Restoration Plan(1)  0   89,498   48,274   0   405,474 
1999 Stock Incentive Plan  0   0   0   0   0 
Omnibus Plan  0   0   0   0   0 
 
 
Robert P. Daniels
                    
Deferred Compensation Plan  0   0   184,078   0   1,448,999 
Savings Restoration Plan(1)  0   80,106   41,511   0   510,593 
1999 Stock Incentive Plan  0   0   0   0   0 
Omnibus Plan  0   0   0   0   0 
 
 
(1)Company contributions in the Savings Restoration Plan are reported in the Summary Compensation Table for each of the NEOs under the “All Other Compensation” column for the fiscal year 2010.2013. The Savings Restoration Plan Aggregate Balance includes amounts reported in the “All Other Compensation” column of the Summary Compensation Table for 20102013 as well as amounts previously reported in prior Summary Compensation Tables, to the extent the executive was an NEO for that fiscal year.Tables. The amounts currently or previously reported in the Summary Compensation Table for each NEO are as follows: Mr. HackettWalker$1,211,149;$772,787; Mr. Gwin — $139,208; Mr. Walker — $351,202;$359,084; Mr. Meloy — $299,377; and$669,708; Mr. Daniels — $154,836.$402,331; and Mr. Reeves — $387,407.

(2)Mr. Hackett electedDaniels’s balance in 2007 to defer receipt of any shares earned under his 2007 annual performance share award. In accordance with his election, 71,750 shares earned for the performance period ending December 31, 2009 were deferred until the earlier of November 28, 2013 or separation from service. The value of these shares on the date of deferral (February 15, 2010, the date the Committee certified the results of the performance period) was $4,686,710 based on the closing stock price of $65.32. The value of these shares on December 31, 2010 was $5,464,480 based on the closing stock price of $76.16.Deferred Compensation Plan includes $366,203 previously reported in prior Summary Compensation Tables.

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Potential Payments Upon Termination orChange-of-ControlPOTENTIAL PAYMENTS UPON TERMINATION OR CHANGE OF CONTROL

The following tables reflect potential payments to our NEOs under existing contracts, agreements, plans or arrangements, whether written or unwritten, for various scenarios involving achange-of-control change of control or termination of employment of each NEO, assuming a termination date of December 31, 2010 termination date,2013, and, where applicable, using the closing price of our common stock of $76.16$79.32 (as reported on the NYSE as of December 31, 2010)2013).

The following are general definitions that apply to the termination scenarios detailed below. These definitions have been summarized and are qualified in their entirety by the full text of the applicable plans or agreements to which our NEOs are parties.

Involuntary Termination”Termination is generally defined as any termination that does not result from the following termination events: resignation; retirement; for cause; death; qualifying disability; extended leave of absence; continued failure to perform duties or responsibilities; a termination in connection with any corporate sale transaction where continued employment is available; or a termination if the employeeNEO is eligible to receive benefits from a Key EmployeeChange-of-Control Contract.

Contract, or under an employment or severance agreement.

For Cause”Cause is generally defined as the following:

the willful and continued failure of the executive officer to perform substantially the executive officer’s duties with the Company or one of its affiliates (other than any such failure resulting from incapacity due to physical or mental illness) or material breach of any material provision in an employment agreement (if applicable), after written demand for substantial performance is delivered to the executive officer by the Board or the CEO of the Company which specifically identifies the manner in which the Board or CEO believes that the executive officer has not substantially performed the executive officer’s duties; or

the willful engaging by the executive officer in illegal conduct or gross misconduct which is materially and demonstrably injurious to the Company.
• the willful and continued failure of the executive to perform substantially the executive’s duties with the Company or one of its affiliates (other than any such failure resulting from incapacity due to physical or mental illness) or material breach of any material provision in an employment agreement (if applicable), after written demand for substantial performance is delivered to the executive by the Board or the CEO of the Company which specifically identifies the manner in which the Board or CEO believes that the executive has not substantially performed the executive’s duties; or
• the willful engaging by the executive in illegal conduct or gross misconduct which is materially and demonstrably injurious to the Company.

A“Change-of-Control” Change of Control is generally defined as any one of the following occurrences:

any individual, entity or group acquires beneficial ownership of 20% or more of either the outstanding shares of our common stock or our combined voting power;

individuals who constitute the Board (as of the date of either a given change-of-control contract or an award agreement under our equity plans, as applicable) cease to constitute a majority of the Board, provided that an individual whose election or nomination as a director is approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors as of the date of either the change-of-control contract or an award agreement under our equity plans, as applicable, will be deemed a member of the incumbent Board;

a reorganization, merger or consolidation or sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of our assets or the acquisition of assets of another entity, unless following the business combination,

• any individual, entity or group acquires beneficial ownership of 20% or more of either the outstanding shares of our common stock or our combined voting power;
• individuals who constitute the Board (as of the date of either a givenchange-of-control contract or an award agreement under our equity plans, as applicable) cease to constitute a majority of the Board, provided that an individual whose election or nomination as a director is approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors as of the date of either thechange-of-control contract or an award agreement under our equity plans, as applicable, will be deemed a member of the incumbent Board;
• a reorganization, merger or consolidation or sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of our assets or the acquisition of assets of another entity, unless following the business combination,
  all or substantially all of the beneficial owners of our outstanding common stock prior to the business combination own more than 60% of the outstanding common stock of the corporation resulting from the business combination;

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  no person, entity or group owns 20% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the corporation resulting from the business combination; and

  at least a majority of the board of the corporation resulting from the business combination were members of our Board prior to the business combination; or

approval by our stockholders of our complete liquidation or dissolution.
• approval by our stockholders of our complete liquidation or dissolution.

Good Reason”Reason is generally defined as any one of the following occurrences within three years of aChange-of-Control:

• diminution in the executive’s position, authority, duties or responsibilities that were effective immediately prior to theChange-of-Control, excluding for this purpose an isolated, insubstantial and


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diminution in the executive officer’s position, authority, duties or responsibilities that were effective immediately prior to the Change of Control, excluding for this purpose an isolated, insubstantial and inadvertent action not taken in bad faith and which is remedied by the Company promptly after receipt of notice thereof given by the executive officer;

any failure by the Company to provide compensation to the executive officer at levels that were effective immediately prior to the Change of Control, excluding for this purpose an isolated, insubstantial and inadvertent action not taken in bad faith and which is remedied by the Company promptly after receipt of notice thereof given by the executive officer;

inadvertent action not taken in bad faith and which is remedied by the Company promptly after receipt of notice thereof given by the executive;
any material change in the location, as defined in the applicable agreement, where the executive officer was employed immediately preceding the Change of Control, or the Company requiring the executive officer to travel on Company business to a substantially greater extent than required immediately prior to the Change of Control;

any termination by the executive officer for any reason during the 30-day period immediately following the first anniversary of a Change of Control (such occurrence is not part of the good reason definition under Mr. Walker’s Severance Agreement);
• any failure by the Company to provide compensation to the executive at levels that were effective immediately prior to theChange-of-Control, excluding for this purpose an isolated, insubstantial and inadvertent action not taken in bad faith and which is remedied by the Company promptly after receipt of notice thereof given by the executive;
• any material change in the location, as defined in the applicable agreement, where the executive was employed immediately preceding theChange-of-Control, or the Company requiring the executive to travel on Company business to a substantially greater extent than required immediately prior to theChange-of-Control;
• any termination by the executive for any reason during the30-day period immediately following the first anniversary of aChange-of-Control;
• any purported termination by the Company of the executive’s employment otherwise than as expressly permitted in theirChange-of-Control or Employment Agreement; or
• any failure by the Company to require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to assume the terms provided in the executive’sChange-of-Control or Employment Agreement.

any purported termination by the Company of the executive officer’s employment otherwise than as expressly permitted in their Change-of-Control, Employment or Severance Agreement; or

any failure by the Company to require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to assume the terms provided in the executive officer’s Change-of-Control or Employment or Severance Agreement.

In February 2011, the Compensation Committee eliminated on a prospective basis the “Good Reason”Good Reason provision allowing an executive officer to terminate for any reason during the30-day period immediately following the first anniversary of aChange-of-Control Change of Control for all newChange-of-Controlkey employee change-of-control contracts executed with any newly appointedand/or newly hired senior executivesexecutive officers who are not otherwise subject to an existing agreement.

“Disability” The new Severance Agreement for Mr. Walker also excludes this modified single-trigger provision.

Disability is generally defined as the absence of the executive officer from the executive’shis or her duties with the Company on a full-time basis for 180 business days as a result of incapacity due to mental or physical illness that is determined to be total and permanent by a physician selected by the Company or its insurers and acceptable to the executive officer or the executive’sexecutive officer’s legal representative.

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Additional details of the post-termination arrangements can be found in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis beginning on page 45.

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Involuntary For Cause or Voluntary Termination (Including Retirement)

                     
  Mr. Hackett(1) Mr. Gwin Mr. Walker Mr. Meloy(1) Mr. Daniels
 
Retirement Restoration Plan Benefits(2) $16,446,642  $539,360  $1,092,900  $16,112,160  $4,136,079 
Non-qualified Deferred Compensation(3) $7,129,402  $250,118  $424,723  $405,474  $1,959,592 
Pro-rata Portion of Performance Unit Awards(4) $8,017,922  $  $  $1,392,256  $ 
Health and Welfare Benefits(5) $100,993  $  $  $  $ 
Repayment of Retention Payment(6) $  $  $  $(5,000,000) $ 
Total
 $31,694,959  $789,478  $1,517,623  $12,909,890  $6,095,671 

   Mr.
Walker($)
  Mr.
Gwin($)
  Mr.
Meloy($)
  Mr.
Daniels($)
  Mr.
Reeves($)

Cash Severance

    0     0     0     0     0 

Total

    0     0     0     0     0 

 

Voluntary Termination (Including Retirement)

  

   Mr.
Walker($)(1)
  Mr.
Gwin($)
  Mr.
Meloy($)(1)
  Mr.
Daniels($)
  Mr.
Reeves($)(1)

Prorated Portion of Performance Unit Awards(2)

    546,049     0     143,718     0     109,595 

Total

    546,049     0     143,718     0     109,595 

(1)As of December 31, 2013, Messrs. HackettWalker, Meloy and Meloy are currently the only NEOsReeves were eligible for retirement.

(2)Reflects the lump-sum present value of vested benefits related to the Company’s supplemental pension benefits.
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Incentive Plan in settlement for his 2007 annual performance share award for the performance period ending December 31, 2009.
(4)Under the terms of the performance unit agreements, retirement eligibleretirement-eligible participants receive a prorated payout, paid after the end of the performance period, based on actual performance and the number of months worked during the performance period. Messrs. Hackett’sWalker’s, Meloy’s and Meloy’sReeves’s values reflect an estimated payout based on performance to date through December 31, 2010,2013, which is not indicative of the actual payout they will receive at the end of the performance period based on actual performance. No values have been reported for the other NEOs as they are not retirement eligible.
(5)Mr. Hackett’s value represents the lump-sum value of vested subsidized retiree medical benefits.
(6)Pursuant to the terms of Mr. Meloy’s 2010 Retention Agreement and described on page 49, in the event he voluntarily resigns (including retirement) or is terminated for cause through December 31, 2010, he is required to repay 100% of his retention payment, or $5,000,000.

Involuntary Not For Cause Termination

                     
  Mr. Hackett Mr. Gwin Mr. Walker Mr. Meloy Mr. Daniels
 
Cash Severance(1) $10,815,750  $2,109,250  $2,205,000  $  $1,696,250 
Pro-rata AIP Bonus for 2010(2) $2,975,115  $1,093,094  $1,027,896  $955,937  $955,937 
Accelerated Equity Compensation(3) $37,929,039  $12,977,759  $14,301,873  $9,837,752  $11,469,313 
Retirement Restoration Plan Benefits(4) $23,658,198  $539,360  $1,092,900  $19,156,280  $4,136,079 
Non-qualified Deferred Compensation(5) $7,129,402  $250,118  $424,723  $405,474  $1,959,592 
Health and Welfare Benefits(6) $172,519  $44,322  $67,417  $41,212  $324,532 
Total
 $82,680,023  $17,013,903  $19,119,809  $30,396,655  $20,541,703 

   Mr.
Walker($)
  Mr.
Gwin($)
  Mr.
Meloy($)
  Mr.
Daniels($)
  Mr.
Reeves($)

Cash Severance(1)

    5,980,000     2,212,500     2,065,000     2,065,000     2,065,000 

Pro-rata AIP Bonus(2)

    2,923,700     1,181,740     1,005,064     1,005,064     1,077,757 

Accelerated Equity Compensation(3)

    12,631,562     4,364,421     4,471,391     4,471,391     3,731,254 

Retirement Restoration Plan Benefits(4)

    0     0     2,704,483     0     0 

Health and Welfare Benefits(5)

    130,033     68,856     52,873     510,813     80,226 

Total

    21,665,295     7,827,517     10,298,811     8,052,268     6,954,237 

(1)Mr. Hackett’sWalker’s value assumes threetwo times the sum of his base salary in effect at the end of 2013 plus his target AIP bonus;bonus (with his target AIP calculated based on his salary in effect at the beginning of the year); all other NEO values assume two times base salary plus one times target AIP target bonus. Pursuant to Mr. Meloy’s 2010 Retention Agreement and describedbonus, in each case calculated based on page 49, if his employment is terminated under an involuntary not for cause scenario through December 31, 2010, then his retention paymentthe NEO’s base salary in effect at the end of $5,000,000 shall be applied as on offset against the amount of severance pay owed by the Company. As a result, Mr. Meloy’s retention payment reduced his cash severance amount to $0.2013.

(2)Payment,All payments, if provided, will be paid at the end of the performance period based on actualfollowing the Committee’s certification of corporate performance. TheAll NEO values in the table are based on base salary earnings for the year and reflect the actual bonuses awarded under the Company’s 20102013 AIP as discussed on page 39.45.

(3)Reflects thein-the-money value of unvested stock options, the estimated current value of unvested performance units (based on performance to date) and the value of unvested restricted stock shares and restricted stock units, under Anadarko equity plans, all as of December 31, 2010.2013. In the event of an involuntary termination, unvested performance units granted prior to 2009 would be paid at target upon termination and all other unvested performance units would be paid after the end of the applicable performance periods based on actual performance. For performance units payable based on actual performance, current values reflect performance to date estimates as of December 31, 2010. Mr. Gwin’s value includes his unvested unit value rights and unit appreciation rights under the Western Gas Holdings, LLC Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan for his service to our subsidiary. The value of his unvested unit value rights is calculated based on the maximum per unit value specified under the award agreement of $50.00. The value of his unvested unit appreciation rights is based on the per unit value effective on December 31, 2010 of $215.00.

(4)

Reflects the lump-sum present value of vestedadditional benefits related to the Company’s supplemental pension benefits. Values exclude vested amounts payable underbenefits which are contingent upon the qualified plans available to all employees.termination event. All values include special pension credits, if applicable, provided through an employment agreement, retention agreement, the APC Retirement Restoration Plan or the KMG Restoration Plan.Plan, respectively. On acase-by-case basis, the Compensation Committee may approve a special retirement benefit enhancement that is equivalent to


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Walker, Meloy, and MeloyReeves are not eligible for this supplemental benefit because they are currentlywere eligible for early retirement.retirement as of December 31, 2013. If the Compensation Committee were to have approved this special benefit for the other NEOs, the incremental value as of December 31, 20102013, to the retirement restoration planRetirement Restoration Plan benefits disclosed above would have been as follows:$993,719 for Mr. Gwin — $380,172;and $3,519,791 for Mr. Walker — $693,424; and Mr. Daniels — $2,734,492.Daniels.

(5)Reflects the combined vested balances in the non-qualified Savings Restoration Plan and Deferred Compensation Plan. Mr. Hackett’s value includes the shares he earned and deferred under the 1999 Stock Incentive Plan in settlement for his 2007 annual performance share award for the performance period ending December 31, 2009.
(6)Mr. Hackett’s value represents 18 months of health and welfare benefit coverage and the lump-sum value of subsidized retiree medical benefits; all other NEO values representa total of 24 months of health and welfare benefit coverage. All amounts are present values determined in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 715. Mr. Daniels’Daniels’s value also includes the present value of a retiree death benefit in the Management Life Insurance Plan or MLIP.(MLIP). The MLIP provides for a retiree death benefit equal to one times final base salary. This retiree death benefit is only applicable to participants who were employed by the Company on June 30, 2003. Therefore, this benefit is only applicable to Mr. Daniels.

Change-of-Control:Change of Control: Involuntary Termination or Voluntary Termination For Good Reason

                     
  Mr. Hackett Mr. Gwin Mr. Walker Mr. Meloy Mr. Daniels
 
Cash Severance(1) $10,815,750  $4,959,044  $5,787,687  $  $4,582,290 
Pro-rata AIP Bonus for 2010(2) $2,037,750  $995,015  $1,260,754  $1,005,100  $1,005,100 
Accelerated Equity Compensation(3) $41,040,023  $13,720,472  $15,447,471  $10,832,706  $12,464,267 
Retirement Restoration Plan Benefits(4) $23,636,357  $2,260,821  $5,384,096  $19,156,280  $8,144,268 
Non-qualified Deferred Compensation(5) $8,086,455  $557,921  $783,959  $689,892  $2,244,010 
Health and Welfare Benefits(6) $242,035  $70,357  $193,733  $61,524  $346,012 
Outplacement Assistance $30,000  $30,000  $30,000  $30,000  $30,000 
Financial Counseling(7) $  $41,190  $41,190  $41,190  $41,190 
Excise Tax andGross-up(8)
 $13,252,887  $5,449,468  $8,069,428  $3,424,670  $6,045,231 
Total
 $99,141,257  $28,084,288  $36,998,318  $35,241,362  $34,902,368 

   Mr.
Walker($)
 Mr.
Gwin($)
  Mr.
Meloy($)
  Mr.
Daniels($)
  Mr.
Reeves($)

Cash Severance(1)

    7,475,000    5,344,973     4,856,630     4,856,630     4,931,015 

Pro-rata AIP Bonus(2)

    2,923,700    1,093,094     974,700     974,700     1,000,350 

Accelerated Equity Compensation(3)

    12,929,954    4,543,317     4,655,031     4,655,031     3,871,292 

Retirement Restoration Plan Benefits(4)

    6,390,043    2,238,386     2,704,483     4,753,675     1,537,936 

Nonqualified Deferred Compensation(5)

    638,800    135,000     502,410     301,446     306,063 

Health and Welfare Benefits(6)

    193,391    102,893     81,038     536,656     119,766 

Outplacement Assistance

    30,000    30,000     30,000     30,000     30,000 

Financial Counseling(7)

    0    46,309     46,309     46,309     46,309 

Excise Tax and Gross-Up(8)

    N/A    0     0     0     0 

Best-of-Net Tax Adjustment(9)

    (4,324,441)   N/A     N/A     N/A     N/A 

Total

    26,256,447    13,533,972     13,850,601     16,154,447     11,842,731 

(1)Mr. Hackett’sWalker’s value assumes three2.5 times the sum of his base salary in effect at the end of 2013 plus his target AIP bonus;bonus for the year of termination; all other NEO values assume 2.9 times the sum of base salary plus the highest AIP bonus paid in the past three years. Pursuant to Mr. Meloy’s 2010 Retention Agreement and described on page 49, if his employment is terminated because of either an involuntary termination or voluntary for Good Reason termination in achange-of-control scenario through December 31, 2010, then his retention payment of $5,000,000 shall be applied as an offset against the amount of severance pay owed by the Company. As a result, Mr. Meloy’s retention payment reduced his cash severance amount to $0.

(2)Mr. Hackett’sWalker’s value assumes payment of a pro-rata AIP bonus based on thehis target AIP bonus percentage andin effect for the year of termination, his base salary in effect asat the beginning of December 31, 2010;the year and the Company’s actual performance under the Company’s 2013 AIP; all other NEO values assume the full-year equivalent of the highest annual AIP bonus the officer received over the past three years.

(3)Includes thein-the-money value of unvested stock options, the target value of unvested performance units, and the value of unvested restricted stock units and the estimated current value of unvested performance units, all as of December 31, 2010. Mr. Gwin’s value includes his2013. Upon a Change of Control, unvested unit value rights and unit appreciation rights underperformance units granted prior to 2012 would be paid at target. Upon a Change of Control, the Western Gas Holdings, LLC Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan for his service to our subsidiary. The value of his unvested unit value rights isany outstanding performance units granted in 2012 and 2013 will be calculated based on the maximum per unit value specified underCompany’s TSR performance and the award agreementprice of $50.00. Thethe Company’s Common Stock at the time of the Change of Control and converted into restricted stock units of the surviving company. In the event of an involuntary not for cause or voluntary for good reason termination within two years following a Change of Control, the units will generally be paid on the first business day that is at least six months and one day following the separation from service. In the event of an involuntary not for cause or voluntary for good reason termination that is more than two years following a Change of Control, the units will be paid at the end of the performance period. For performance units payable based on actual performance, current values reflect performance to date estimates as of December 31, 2013.

(4)

Reflects the lump-sum present value of his unvested unit appreciation rights is based onadditional benefits related to the per unit value effective onCompany’s supplemental pension benefits which are contingent upon the termination event. For Messrs. Gwin and Daniels, who as of December 31, 2010 of $215.00.


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(4)For all NEOs, except for Mr. Hackett, who is already2013 were not retirement eligible, for early retirement, the values include a special retirement benefit enhancement that is equivalent to the additional supplemental pension benefits that would have accrued assuming the

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NEOs were eligible for subsidized early retirement benefits. Values exclude vested amounts payable under the qualified plans available to all employees. All values include special pension credits, provided through an employment agreement, retention agreement, the APC Retirement Restoration Plan, the KMG Restoration Plan or a key employee change-of-control agreement. contract, respectively.

(5)Includes the combined balances in the non-qualified Savings Restoration Plan and Deferred Compensation Plan plusvalue of an additional three years of employer contributions into the Savings Restoration Plan based on each officer’s current contribution rate to the Plan. Mr. Hackett’s value includes the shares he earned and deferred under the 1999 Stock Incentive Plan in settlement for his 2007 annual performance share award for the performance period ending December 31, 2009.

(6)Values represent 36 months of health and welfare benefit coverage. Messrs. Hackett’s and Walker’s values also include the lump-sum value of subsidized retiree medical benefits. All amounts are present values determined in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 715. Mr. Daniels’Daniels’s value also includes the present value of a retiree death benefit in the MLIP. The MLIP provides for a retiree death benefit equal to one times final base salary. This retiree death benefit is only applicable to participants who were employed by the Company on June 30, 2003. Therefore, this benefit is only applicable to Mr. Daniels.

(7)Values assumereflect the cost of continuation of financial counseling services continue for three years after termination. Per the terms of Mr. Hackett doesWalker’s Severance Agreement, he is not currently use this Company-provided service and therefore benefits are not assumed to be extended to him after termination.eligible for post-termination financial counseling benefits.

(8)Values estimate the total payment required to make each executive officer whole for the 20% excise tax imposed by IRC Section 4999. Mr. Walker is no longer eligible for this excise tax gross-up benefit per the terms of his Severance Agreement.
Disability
                     
  Mr. Hackett Mr. Gwin Mr. Walker Mr. Meloy Mr. Daniels
 
Cash Severance $  $  $  $  $ 
Pro-rata AIP Bonus for 2010(1) $2,037,750  $624,625  $704,039  $546,250  $546,250 
Accelerated Equity Compensation(2) $41,040,023  $13,720,472  $15,447,471  $10,832,706  $12,464,267 
Retirement Restoration Plan Benefits(3) $16,446,642  $539,360  $1,092,900  $16,112,160  $4,136,079 
Non-qualified Deferred Compensation(4) $7,129,402  $250,118  $424,723  $405,474  $1,959,592 
Health and Welfare Benefits(5) $1,266,246  $450,541  $416,147  $352,178  $343,502 
Total
 $67,920,063  $15,585,116  $18,085,280  $28,248,768  $19,449,690 

(9)Reflects the aggregate impact of the best-of-net tax adjustment as prescribed under Mr. Walker’s Severance Agreement (as discussed on page 54).

Disability

   Mr.
Walker($)
  Mr.
Gwin($)
  Mr.
Meloy($)
  Mr.
Daniels($)
  Mr.
Reeves($)

Cash Severance

    0     0     0     0     0 

Pro-rata AIP Bonus(1)

    1,690,000     683,087     580,962     580,962     622,981 

Accelerated Equity Compensation(2)

    12,929,954     4,543,317     4,655,031     4,655,031     3,871,292 

Health and Welfare Benefits(3)

    906,673     459,225     399,831     380,211     360,112 

Total

    15,526,627     5,685,629     5,635,824     5,616,204     4,854,385 

(1)Represents payment of a pro-rata target AIP bonus based on target bonus percentages effective for the 20102013 AIP and eligible earnings as of December 31, 2010.2013.

(2)Includes the in-the-money value of unvested stock options, the value of unvested restricted stock units and the estimated current value of unvested performance units, all as of December 31, 2013. In the event of a termination as a result of a disability, unvested performance units granted prior to 2012 would be paid at target. Performance units granted in 2012 and 2013 would be paid after the end of the applicable performance period, based on actual performance. For performance units payable based on actual performance, current values reflect performance to date estimates as of December 31, 2013.

(3)Reflects the cost of the continuation of additional death benefit coverage provided to executive officers of the Company until age 65. All amounts are present values determined in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 715.

Death

   Mr.
Walker($)
  Mr.
Gwin($)
  Mr.
Meloy($)
  Mr.
Daniels($)
  Mr.
Reeves($)

Cash Severance

    0     0     0     0     0 

Pro-rata AIP Bonus(1)

    1,690,000     683,087     580,962     580,962     622,981 

Accelerated Equity Compensation(2)

    16,036,777     5,514,036     5,651,528     5,651,528     4,631,099 

Life Insurance Proceeds(3)

    2,928,510     2,463,394     2,067,183     2,067,183     2,239,449 

Total

    20,655,287     8,660,517     8,299,673     8,299,673     7,493,529 

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(1)Represents payment of a pro-rata target AIP bonus based on target bonus percentages effective for the 2013 AIP and eligible earnings as of December 31, 2013.

(2)Includes the in-the-money value of unvested stock options, the target value of unvested performance units, and the value of unvested restricted stock and units, all as of December 31, 2010. Mr. Gwin’s value includes his unvested unit value rights and unit appreciation rights under the Western Gas Holdings, LLC Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan for his service to our subsidiary. The value of his unvested unit value rights is calculated based on the maximum per unit value specified under the award agreement of $50.00. The value of his unvested unit appreciation rights is based on the per unit value effective on December 31, 2010 of $215.00.
(3)Reflects the lump-sum present value of vested benefits related to the Company’s supplemental pension benefits.
(4)Reflects the combined vested balances in the non-qualified Savings Restoration Plan and Deferred Compensation Plan. Mr. Hackett’s value includes the shares he earned and deferred under the 1999 Stock Incentive Plan in settlement for his 2007 annual performance share award for the performance period ending December 31, 2009.2013.


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(5)Reflects the continuation of additional death benefit coverage provided to officers of the Company until age 65. All amounts are present values determined in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 715. Mr. Hackett’s value also includes the lump-sum value of vested subsidized retiree medical benefits.
Death
                     
  Mr. Hackett Mr. Gwin Mr. Walker Mr. Meloy Mr. Daniels
 
Cash Severance $  $  $  $  $ 
Pro-rata AIP Bonus for 2010(1) $2,037,750  $624,625  $704,039  $546,250  $546,250 
Accelerated Equity Compensation(2) $41,040,023  $13,720,472  $15,447,471  $10,832,706  $12,464,267 
Retirement Restoration Plan Benefits(3) $16,446,642  $539,360  $1,092,900  $16,112,160  $4,136,079 
Non-qualified Deferred Compensation(4) $7,129,402  $250,118  $424,723  $405,474  $1,959,592 
Life Insurance Proceeds(5) $7,606,894  $2,250,197  $2,313,139  $1,809,599  $1,809,599 
Total
 $74,260,711  $17,384,772  $19,982,272  $29,706,189  $20,915,787 
(1)Represents payment of a pro-rata target AIP bonus based on target bonus percentages effective for the 2010 AIP and eligible earnings as of December 31, 2010.
(2)Includes thein-the-money value of unvested stock options, the target value of unvested performance units, and the value of unvested restricted stock and units, all as of December 31, 2010. Mr. Gwin’s value includes his unvested unit value rights and unit appreciation rights under the Western Gas Holdings, LLC Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan for his service to our subsidiary. The value of his unvested unit value rights is calculated based on the maximum per unit value specified under the award agreement of $50.00. The value of his unvested unit appreciation rights is based on the per unit value effective on December 31, 2010 of $215.00.
(3)Includes the lump-sum present value of vested benefits related to the Company’s supplemental pension benefits.
(4)Includes the combined vested balances in the non-qualified Savings Restoration Plan and Deferred Compensation Plan. Mr. Hackett’s value includes the shares he earned and deferred under the 1999 Stock Incentive Plan in settlement for his 2007 annual performance share award for the performance period ending December 31, 2009.
(5)Includes amounts payable under additional death benefits provided to executive officers and other key employees of the Company. These liabilities are not insured, but are self-funded by the Company. Proceeds are not exempt from federal taxes; values shown include an additional taxgross-up amount to equate benefits with nontaxable life insurance proceeds. Values exclude death benefit proceeds from programs available to all employees. Mr. Hackett’s

In addition to the benefits outlined above for each termination scenario, each of the NEOs would be paid following termination for any reason, the following vested amounts under our nonqualified benefit programs, which have been previously earned but not paid:

   Mr.
Walker($)
  Mr.
Gwin($)
  Mr.
Meloy($)
  Mr.
Daniels($)
  Mr.
Reeves($)

Retirement Restoration Plan Benefits(1)

    10,360,461     1,891,960     21,111,121     6,562,068     5,588,367 

Non-qualified Deferred Compensation(2)

    1,011,348     704,153     960,848     2,646,523     739,329 

Health and Welfare Benefits(3)

    113,518     0     0     0     122,289 

Total

    11,485,327     2,596,113     22,071,969     9,208,591     6,449,985 

(1)Reflects the lump-sum present value also includesof vested benefits related to the Company’s supplemental pension benefits.

(2)Reflects the combined vested balances in the non-qualified Savings Restoration Plan and Deferred Compensation Plan.

(3)Messrs. Walker’s and Reeves’s values represent the lump-sum value of vested subsidized retiree medical benefits. This benefit is coordinated with any additional continuation of health and welfare benefits. In the event of an involuntary not for cause termination, Messrs. Walker’s and Reeves’s vested benefits would be reduced to $82,000 and $90,803, respectively. In the event of an involuntary not for cause or voluntary for good reason termination following a change of control, Messrs. Walker’s and Reeves’s vested benefits would be reduced to $67,166 and $76,012, respectively.


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TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PERSONS

The Company recognizes that related-person transactions can present potential or actual conflicts of interest and it is the Company’s preference that related-person transactions are avoided as a general matter. However, the Company also recognizes that there are situations, including certain transactions negotiated on an arm’s length basis, where related-person transactions may be in, or may not be inconsistent with, the best interest of the Company and our stockholders. Therefore, the Company has written procedures for the approval, ratification and review of ongoing related-person transactions. Either the Board’s NominatingGovernance and Corporate GovernanceRisk Committee or the full Board (as determined by the NominatingGovernance and Corporate GovernanceRisk Committee) will review, ratify or approve, as necessary, any related-person transactions prior to the transaction being entered into, or ratify any related personrelated-person transactions that have not been previously approved, in which a director,five-percent owner, executive officer or immediate family member of any such person has a material interest, and whichwhere the transaction is in an amount in excess of $120,000, either individually or in the aggregate of several transactions during any calendar year. This review typically occurs in connection with regularly scheduled Board meetings.

In addition to those matters described above, the NominatingGovernance and Corporate GovernanceRisk Committee has approved in advance the following categories of related-person transactions: (i) the rates and terms involved in such transactions where the Company’s standard rates and terms for such transactions apply:apply; and (ii) the hiring of a related person (including immediate family members) as an employee of the Company (but not an officer), provided that total annual compensation (meaning base salary, annual incentive bonus and other amounts to be reported on aW-2) does not exceed $120,000.

Mr. Butler’s,son-in-law, Scott Prince, was a non-executive employee of

In 2011, the Company leased a mineral interest in the Supply Chain Management department who worked for theWard County, Texas owned by Mr. Geren. The Company from 2001paid Mr. Geren $134,902 in royalty payments during 2013, pursuant to July 2010. Mr. Prince’s totalW-2 compensation for 2010 was greater than $120,000 but less than $300,000. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee has reviewed and approved his employment arrangement in accordancea lease with the Company’s policy on transactions with related persons.

In 2004, the Company and Mr. Allison entered into an agreement that replaced the Memorandum of Understanding dated October 26, 2000 between the Company and Mr. Allison. The 2004 agreement was effective as of Mr. Allison’s retirement from the Company in December 2003 and provides that, during Mr. Allison’s lifetime, he has the use of the Company’s aircraft, or an alternative aircraft, for up to 200 hours annually. If the Company no longer maintains an aircraft, the Company will provide to him an annual payment sufficient to allow him to secure comparable aircraft usage. In addition, the agreement provides that the Company will furnish Mr. Allison, during his lifetime, office space, secretarial assistance, office utilities and a monitored security system for his personal residence. In connection with prior service as an executive of Anadarko, the Company also purchased supplemental life insurance policies for Mr. Allison in 1998 and 2000.


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ITEM 2 —LOGORATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR

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ITEM 2 — RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR

The Audit Committee has appointed KPMG LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, to audit the Company’s financial statements for 2011.2014. The Board, at the request of the Audit Committee, is asking you to ratify that appointment.

THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” RATIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF KPMG LLP TO AUDIT THE COMPANY’S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR 2011.2014. If the stockholders do not ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP, the Audit Committee will make the final determination of the independent auditor for 2011.

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR
2014.

KPMG LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, served as the Company’s independent auditor during 2010.2013. Representatives of KPMG LLP will be present at the meetingAnnual Meeting to make a statement, if they desire to do so, and to respond to appropriate questions from stockholders.

The following table presents fees for the audits of the Company’s annual consolidated financial statements for 20102013 and 20092012 and for other services provided by KPMG LLP.

         
  2010  2009 
 
Audit Fees $5,535,000  $5,600,000 
Audit-related Fees  947,000   1,369,000 
Tax Fees  605,000   230,000 
All Other Fees  0   0 
         
Total $7,087,000  $7,199,000 
         

       2013      

    2012    

Audit Fees

   $        6,530,000   $        6,042,000

Audit-related Fees

    1,219,000   871,000

Tax Fees

    0   4,000

All Other Fees

    274,000   0
   

 

 

   

 

Total

   $        8,023,000   $        6,917,000
   

 

 

   

 

Audit fees are primarily for the audit of the Company’s consolidated financial statements included in theForm 10-K, including the audit of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting, and the reviews of the Company’s financial statements included in theForms 10-Q. KPMG LLP also served as the independent auditor of Western Gas Partners, LP (WES)WES and fees for the audit of WES’s annual consolidated financial statements for 20102013 and 20092012 were $920,000$1,031,000 and $915,000,$948,000, respectively, which are not included in the table above.

In addition, KPMG LLP served as the independent auditor of WGP and fees for the audit of WGP’s annual consolidated financial statements for 2013 and 2012 were $300,000 and $450,000, respectively, which are not included in the table above.

Audit-related fees are primarily for the audits of the Company’s benefit plans, other audits, consents, comfort letters and certain financial accounting consultation. Audit-related fees related to WES for 20102013 and 20092012 were $640,000$758,000 and $289,000,$665,000, respectively, which are not included in the table above.

Audit-related fees related to WGP for 2013 and 2012 were $75,000 and $275,000, respectively, which are not included in the table above.

Tax fees are primarily for tax planning compliance and services including approximately $5,000 and $93,000 in 2010 and 2009, respectively, for services related to individual income tax services for Company employees in connection with foreign assignments.services. The Audit Committee has concluded that the provision of tax services is compatible with maintaining KPMG LLP’s independence.

All Other Fees are primarily for consulting services. The Audit Committee has concluded that these services are compatible with maintaining KPMG LLP’s independence.

The Audit Committee adopted a Pre-Approval Policy with respect to services which may be performed by KPMG LLP. This policy lists specific audit, audit-related, and tax services as well as any

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other services that KPMG LLP is authorized to perform and sets out specific dollar limits for each specific service, which may not be exceeded without additional Audit Committee authorization. The Audit Committee receives quarterly reports on the status of expenditures pursuant to that Pre-Approval Policy.

The Audit Committee reviews the policy at least annually in order to approve services and limits for the current year. Any service that is not clearly enumerated in the policy must receive specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee or by its Chairperson, to whom such authority has been conditionally delegated, prior to engagement. During 2010,2013, no fees for services outside the scope of audit, review, or attestation that exceed the waiver provisions of 17 CFR 210.2-01(c)(7)(i)(C) were requested of or approved by the Audit Committee.


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Executive Compensation

ITEM 3 — ADVISORY VOTE ONTO APPROVE THE COMPANY’S NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Act) enables our stockholders to vote to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s NEOs, as disclosed in this proxy statement pursuant to the SEC’s compensation disclosure rules.

The Board recognizes the importance of our stockholders’ opportunity for an advisory say-on-pay vote as a means of expressing views regarding the compensation practices and programs for our NEOs. Based upon the outcome of our 2011 say-on-pay frequency vote, the Company will hold an annual advisory say-on-pay vote until the next say-on-pay frequency vote, which, in accordance with applicable law, will occur no later than the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders in 2017.

As described in detail under the heading “CompensationCompensation Discussion and Analysis, the Committee believes that the main objective of our executive compensation program alignsis to pay for performance while aligning executives’ interests with our business strategy, focuses on long-term value creation for our stockholders and deliversstockholder interests. We pay relativecompetitive levels of compensation to our performance, which will attract and retain experienced, talented executives and we structure pay to ensuresupport our business objectives with appropriate rewards for short-term operating results and long-term stockholder value creation. Accordingly, our compensation philosophy recognizes the value of rewarding our executive officers for their performance and motivating them to continue to excel in the future. The incentive compensation earned and paid to our NEOs for 2013 and the decisions made by the Committee impacting compensation for our NEOs in 2013 reflect the pay-for-performance alignment of our compensation programs and adherence to our compensation philosophy. Specifically:

Under our long-term incentive program, the relative total stockholder return performance for the two- and three-year performance periods ended December 31, 2013, was below the median of our peers and our NEOs earned below-target payouts of 54% and 92% (out of a maximum 200%) of their performance units for these periods.

As a result of the Company’s success. achievement of record-setting sales volumes and reserve growth, financial discipline through prudent capital spending and efficient cost management, and a continued commitment to the safety of our employees, a performance score of 173% was achieved under the Annual Incentive Program for 2013 for the NEOs.

Based on a recommendation from Mr. Walker in light of the lack of clarity with respect to the Tronox Adversary Proceeding, the Committee determined not to adjust Mr. Walker’s compensation for 2013 as compared to 2012, which represented a 22% decrease relative to his predecessor in 2011.

The Committee approved salary increases for the NEOs, other than the CEO, ranging from 4.9% to 16.7%, and increased their annual equity awards by approximately 12% based on the Company’s successful execution of the strategic goals for the year, peer benchmarking data and the desire to retain and motivate the executive team for the execution of the Company’s long-term strategy. The base salary increase for Mr. Gwin represents his first increase since November 2010 and the base salary increases for Messrs. Meloy, Daniels and Reeves represent their first increases since November 2011.

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As described on page 35, our compensation program consists of several practices that we believe contribute to good governance. These practices include the following:

What We DoWhat We Don’t Do

Require a Majority of Pay to Be At-Risk

No Employment Contracts

Emphasize Long-Term Performance

No Tax Gross-Ups on Perquisites

Maintain a Competitive Compensation Package

No Permitted Short Sales or Derivative Transactions in Company Stock

Require Robust Stock Ownership

No New Excise Tax Gross-Ups

Provide for Double-Trigger Equity Acceleration Upon a Change of Control

No Payment of Current Dividends or Dividend Equivalents on Unvested Awards
(beginning with awards granted in 2012)

Provide for Clawback Provisions Applicable to Incentive Awards

No Repricing of Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights

Structure Incentive Compensation to Be Deductible

No Hedging or Pledging of Company Stock

Please read the “CompensationCompensation Discussion and Analysis”Analysis beginning on page 2830 for additional details about our executive compensation program, including information about the compensation of our NEOs during 2010.

During 2010, the Compensation Committee undertook a comprehensive review and assessment of the various design features of the Company’s executive compensation and benefits programs to confirm that such programs are competitively structured, are aligned with our short and long-term strategic goals and reflect a strongpay-for-performance orientation. Following the Deepwater Horizon events (Anadarko owns a 25% non-operating leasehold interest in the Macondo lease), the Compensation Committee considered various retention challenges in addition to the Company’s operational and financial performance to ensure that the Company retained a strong and focused executive leadership team. The compensation actions taken with respect to 2010 reflect the Compensation Committee’s adherence to its established executive compensation philosophy and principles, and a strongpay-for-performance orientation.
Below are the key actions and decisions made regarding the Company’s executive compensation program review in 2010 and early 2011, as approved by the Compensation Committee with counsel from its independent compensation consultant:
• held base salaries for Messrs. Hackett, Daniels and Meloy at current levels (for the second year in a row) and increased the base salaries for Messrs. Gwin and Walker for competitive reasons;
• reduced or maintained the value of the 2010 annual long-term incentive awards for each of the NEOs relative to the value of the annual long-term incentive awards made for 2009;
• made performance-based incentive bonus awards to NEOs to recognize both Company and individual performance for 2010 and, beginning with the 2011 plan year, established maximum caps of 275% for each performance metric under the Annual Incentive Program, (in addition to the existing overall program cap of 200%);
• increased the stock ownership requirements for our CEO from five times base salary to six times base salary and for our non-employee directors from five times annual retainer to seven times annual retainer;
• reduced the level of executive severance benefits provided in the event of an involuntary not for cause termination, outside of achange-of-control, by eliminating: (1) the special retirement benefit enhancement, except for in special cases as approved by the Compensation Committee; and (2) the post-termination financial planning benefits;
• reduced the level of post-change-of-control severance benefits for prospective senior executives by: (1) eliminating the modified single trigger provision and replacing it with a double trigger provision; (2) reducing the protection period from three years to two years; (3) eliminating the full excise taxgross-up provision and replacing it with abest-of-net approach; and (4) eliminating the post-termination financial planning benefits;
• executed a special retention agreement with Mr. Meloy, providing for his continued leadership of the Company’s worldwide operations, to ensure that the Company is able to successfully execute on its business strategy in light of ongoing regulatory challenges in the Gulf of Mexico; and


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• awarded Mr. Daniels a special restricted stock grant to recognize his leadership for the Company’s exceptional exploration achievements in 2010.
After careful consideration of this Item 3, theThe Board has determined that the Company’s NEO compensation aligns with our business strategy, focuses on long-term value creation for our stockholders and delivers competitive pay relative to our performance, and therefore the Board recommends that you vote “FOR” the approval, on an advisory basis, of the Company’s NEO compensation as disclosed pursuant to the SEC’s compensation disclosure rules (which disclosure shall include the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the Summary Compensation Table, and the related tables and disclosure in this proxy statement).
performance.

THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT STOCKHOLDERS VOTE “FOR” THE APPROVAL, ON AN ADVISORY BASIS, OF THE COMPANY’S NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION AS DISCLOSED IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO THE COMPENSATION DISCLOSURE RULES OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

COMMISSION, WHICH DISCLOSURE SHALL INCLUDE THE COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS, THE SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE, AND THE RELATED TABLES AND DISCLOSURE IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT.

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ITEM 4 — ADVISORY VOTE ON THE FREQUENCY OF FUTURE ADVISORY VOTES ON THE COMPANY’S NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION

The Act enables our stockholders to indicate how frequently we should seek an advisory vote on the compensation of the NEOs, as disclosed pursuant to the SEC’s compensation disclosure rules, such as Item 3 included in this proxy statement. By voting on this Item 4, stockholders may indicate whether the advisory vote should occur every three years, every two years or every year, or abstain on this matter.
After careful consideration of this Item 4, the Board has determined that an advisory vote on executive compensation that occurs every three years (a triennial vote) is the most appropriate alternative for the Company, as described further below.
Setting a three-year period for holding this stockholder vote will provide a clear, simple and effective means for us to obtain information on investor sentiment about our executive compensation philosophy and react thereto. As further discussed in the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis — Our Executive Compensation Philosophy and Guiding Principles” and “— Paying for Performance,” we seek to maintain a consistent compensation program based on certain core compensation principles, including long-term relative performance measures that emphasize an increase in stockholder value over time. A triennial vote would closely align stockholder feedback with the multi-year performance measurement cycle we use to reward long-term performance while at the same time afford our stockholders an effective means of providing feedback on the application of our consistent core compensation principles. Additionally, as we seek to avoid significant deviation in our compensation programs year to year, in part to ensure retention of talented executive team members, we believe our stockholders are not subject to the type of risks associated with fluctuating executive compensation that is cause for more frequent stockholder review. Furthermore, we believe a triennial vote represents the most effective timeframe for us to respond to stockholder feedback and provides us with sufficient time to engage with stockholders to understand and respond to the vote results and develop and implement any adjustments to our executive compensation program.
The Board is aware of and took into account views that some have expressed in support of conducting an annual advisory vote on executive compensation. We are aware that some stockholders believe that annual advisory votes will enhance or reinforce accountability. However, we have in the past been, and will in the future continue to be, proactively engaged with our stockholders on a number of topics and in a number of forums. Thus, we view the advisory vote on executive compensation as an additional, but not exclusive, opportunity for our stockholders to communicate with us regarding their views on the Company’s executive compensation programs. In addition, because our executive compensation programs have typically not changed materially fromyear-to-year and are designed to foster long-term performance, we are concerned that an annual advisory vote on executive compensation could lead to a short-term perspective inappropriately bearing on our executive compensation programs. Furthermore, we grant awards with multi-year performance and service periods to encourage our NEOs to focus on long-term performance, and believe a triennial vote allows our executive compensation programs to be evaluated over a similar time frame and in relation to our long-term performance. Finally, although we believe that holding an advisory vote on executive compensation every


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three years will reflect the right balance of considerations in the normal course, we will periodically reassess that view and can provide for an advisory vote on executive compensation on a more frequent basis if changes in our executive compensation programs or other circumstances suggest that such a vote would be appropriate.
This advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation is non-binding on the Board. Notwithstanding the Board’s recommendation and the outcome of the stockholder vote, the Board may in the future decide to conduct advisory votes on alternative bases and may vary its practice based on factors such as discussions with stockholders and the adoption of material changes to our executive compensation programs. The Board will disclose its position on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation as part of our Corporate Governance Guidelines on our website at www.anadarko.com.
The vote with regard to Item 4 will determine the schedule on which future“say-on-pay” proposals like Item 3 are presented to stockholders. You may cast your vote on your preferred voting frequency by choosing the option of three years, two years, one year or abstain from voting when you vote in response to this Item 4.
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT STOCKHOLDERS VOTE FOR A FREQUENCY OF “THREE YEARS” FOR FUTURE ADVISORY VOTES ON THE COMPANY’S NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION.
ITEM 5 — IF PRESENTED, CONSIDER AND VOTE UPON A STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL REGARDING AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMPANY’S NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY TO INCLUDE GENDER IDENTITY— REPORT ON POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS

The New York City Fire Department PensionState Common Retirement Fund, and thelocated at 633 Third Avenue-31st Floor, New York, City Board of Education Retirement System, located at 1 Centre Street, New York, NY10007-2341, 10017, telephone(212) 669-2651, are the beneficial owners of more than $2,000 worth of the Company’s common stock, and have notified the Company that they intend to present the following resolution at the meeting for action by the stockholders.

GENDER IDENTITY NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY
Whereas, Anadarko Petroleum Corporationdoes not explicitly prohibit discrimination based on gender identity in its Code of Business Conduct and Ethics;
According to the Human Rights Campaign, over 30% of Fortune 100 companies now prohibit discrimination based on gender identity;
Increasingly, companies are amending their employment policies to prohibit discrimination based on gender identity. Some recent examples include: Bob-Ton Stores; Flowserve Corporation; Nalco Company; Atmos Energy Corporation; Autoliv, Inc.; Community Health Systems; Core-Mark Holding Company; FMC Technologies Inc.; Genworth Financial; Hertz Global Holdings; Jacobs Engineering Group; Western Union; and World Fuel Services;
Whereas, a significant number of states and local governments also prohibit workplace discrimination based on gender identity. For example, the District of Columbia; Baltimore City; Montgomery County; California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York City, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington have gender identity discrimination statues on their books. And even in states without specific statues, courts have sometimes interpreted other antidiscrimination statues, like those protecting individuals based on their gender, to include gender identity;
Whereas, the New York City Human Rights Law, which is Title 8 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York, makes it clear that gender identity is protected under the law, more specifically it is a protected classification under employment discrimination;
Whereas, the jobs web site of the U.S. federal government includes language that explicitly bans employment discrimination based on gender identity;


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Whereas, as long-term investors, we believe that corporations that prohibit workplace discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of gender identity, have a competitive advantage in recruiting and retaining employees from the widest talent pool, and reduce exposure to related legal and reputational risks;
Our company has significantly increased the size and scope of its midstream business through acquisition, and at the end of 2009, had systems located throughout major onshore producing basins in seven states, including two, Colorado and New Mexico, that prohibit workplace discrimination based on gender identity;
Resolved:  The shareholders request that Anadarko Petroleum Corporation amend its Code of Business and Ethics to explicitly prohibit discrimination based on gender identity or expression, and to substantially implement the policy.
Supporting Statement:  Employment discrimination on the basis of gender identity diminishes employee morale and productivity. Because state and local laws are inconsistent with respect to employment discrimination, our company would benefit from a consistent, corporate-wide policy to enhance efforts to prevent discrimination, resolve complaints internally, and ensure a respectful and supportive atmosphere for all employees. We believe thatAnadarko Petroleum Corporationwould enhance its competitive edge by joining the growing ranks of companies guaranteeing equal opportunity for all employees.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ STATEMENT REGARDING PROPOSAL
The Board of Directors recommends a vote “AGAINST” the above stockholder proposal for the following reasons:
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation is proud of its commitment to a diverse workplace free from discrimination and harassment. The Company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (available athttp://www.anadarko.com/SiteCollectionDocuments/PDF/Corp%20Gov/codeethics_web.html) prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, color, gender, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, veteran’s status, marital status, disability or any other legally-protected status. Our corporate values also require our employees to act with the highest ethical standards, respect diversity in thought, practice and culture, and never to tolerate intimidation. The morale and productivity level of our employees is extremely high as evidenced by the Houston Chronicle’s designation of the Company as being “Houston’s Top Workplace in 2010 (Large Company).” As a result, we believe that our current policies adequately reflect our strong commitment to non-discrimination. We therefore believe that there is no need to adopt this proposal.
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “AGAINST” THIS STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL.
ITEM 6 — IF PRESENTED, CONSIDER AND VOTE UPON A STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL RECOMMENDING ADOPTION OF A POLICY PROVIDING THAT THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD BE AN INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR
AFSCME Employees Pension Plan, located at 1625 L Street, NW, Washington, DC20036-5687, telephone(202) 775-8142,681-4489, is the beneficial owner of more than $2,000 worth of the Company’s common stock, and has notified the Company that it intends to present the following resolution at the meeting for action by the stockholders.
RESOLVED:  That stockholders of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (“Anadarko” or the “Company”) ask the Board of Directors to adopt a policy that the Board’s Chairman be an independent director according to the definition set forth in the New York Stock Exchange listing standards, unless Anadarko stock ceases being listed there and is listed on another exchange, at which point, that exchange’s standard of independence should apply. If the Board determines that a Chairman who was independent when he or she was selected is no longer independent, the Board shall promptly select a new Chairman who satisfies this independence requirement. Compliance with this requirement may be excused if no director who qualifies as independent is elected by shareholders or if no independent director is willing to serve as Chairman. This independence requirement shall apply prospectively so as not to violate any Company contractual obligation at the time this resolution is adopted.


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SUPPORTING STATEMENT
Anadarko’s CEO, James Hackett, also serves as chairman of the Company’s board of directors. As Intel former chairman Andrew Grove stated, “The separation of the two jobs goes to the heart of the conception of a corporation. Is a company a sandbox for the CEO, orWhat is the CEO an employee? If he’s an employee, he needs a boss, and that boss is the board. The chairman runs the board. How can the CEO be his own boss?”
In our view, an independent board chair provides a better balance of power between the CEO and the board and supports strong, independent board leadership and functioning. The primary duty of a board of directors is to oversee the management of a company on behalf of its shareowners. But if a CEO also serves as chair, we believe this presents a conflict of interest that can result in excessive management influence on the board and weaken the board’s oversight of management.
In March 2009, the Chairmen’s Forum, a group of more than 50 current and former board chairman, directors, chief executives, investors and governance experts hosted by Yale’s Millstein Center, endorsed the voluntary adoption of independent, non-executive chairmen of the board, finding that “[t]he independent chair curbs conflicts of interest, promotes oversight of risk, manages the relationship between the board and CEO, serves as a conduit for regular communication with shareowners, and is a logical next step in the development of an independent board.” (Chairing the Board: The Case for Independent Leadership in Corporate North America,Proposal? Yale Millstein Center, 2009).
An independent chairman is standard best practice at companies in the United Kingdom, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, and South Africa (McKinsey Quarterly 2004 Number 2, p 44). We believe that independent board leadership would be particularly constructive at Anadarko, where Mr. Hackett ranked 332 out of 338 CEOs inChief Executivemagazine’s 2010 ranking of economic value creation.
We urge stockholders to vote for this proposal.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ STATEMENT REGARDING PROPOSAL
The Board of Directors recommends a vote “AGAINST” the above stockholder proposal for the following reasons:
The Company’s Board structure is currently designed to ensure open communication between the Board and executive management and to provide consistent and effective leadership of both the Board and executive management. As part of this approach, our Chief Executive Officer (CEO) also serves as Chairman of the Board (Chairman), and works in concert with the rest of our majority-independent Board and the independent Lead Director to oversee the execution of the Company’s strategy.
Our By-Laws and Corporate Governance Guidelines currently permit the roles of Chairman and CEO to be separate, and the Company has at various points in its history maintained separate Chairman and CEO positions. Such an approach can be useful when transitioning a new CEO into the combined Chairman and CEO role, and can also potentially provide a backstop to ensure that the talent is available to fill the CEO role should a senior management succession failure occur.
At this time, we believe that a combined Chairman and CEO role is currently the most desirable approach for promoting long-term stockholder value for several reasons:
• Promotes Unified Approach on Corporate Strategy Development and Execution— Maintaining a combined role enables the Company’s CEO to act as a bridge between management and the Board, helping both to act with a common purpose. This also fosters consensus-building and can help prevent divergent views on strategy and tactical execution of a Board-approved vision and strategy at the top levels within the Company;
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CEO’s credibility with the Board and require the CEO to appreciate the vital importance of good governance practices in executing the Company’s strategy;
• Provides Clear Lines of Accountability— A combined position has the practical effect of simplifying the accountability of the executive management team, therefore reducing potential confusion and fractured leadership that could result from reporting to two individuals as opposed to one; and
• Provides Clear Roadmap for Stakeholder Communications— A combined position provides the Company’s stakeholders the opportunity to deal with one versus several points of overall authority, which we believe results in more efficient and effective communications with stakeholders.
While we recognize that there may be compelling arguments to having an independent chairman under any circumstance, our independent Lead Director’s duties are already closely aligned with the role of an independent, non-executive chairman. Our Lead Director’s role is to assist the Chairman and the remainder of the Board in assuring effective corporate governance in managing the affairs of the Board and the Company. Our Lead Director works with our Chairman to approve all meeting agendas, and presides at (i) executive sessions of the non-employee directors, which are held in conjunction with each regularly scheduled quarterly meeting of the Board, (ii) executive sessions of the independent directors, which are held at least once a year, and (iii) any other meetings as requested by the directors. Our Lead Director is also a member of the Board’s Executive Committee, providing additional representation for the independent directors in any actions considered by the Executive Committee between Board meetings.
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “AGAINST” THIS STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL.
ITEM 7 — IF PRESENTED, CONSIDER AND VOTE UPON A STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL
RECOMMENDING ADOPTION OF A POLICY RELATING TO ACCELERATED VESTING OF EXECUTIVE OFFICER EQUITY AWARDS UPON A TERMINATION OR A CHANGE OF CONTROL
The Amalgamated Bank’s LongView Large Cap 500 Index Fund, located at 275 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 1001, telephone(212) 255-6200, is the beneficial owner of more than $2,000 worth of the Company’s common stock, and has notified the Company that it intends to present the following resolution at the meeting for action by the stockholders.
RESOLVED:  The shareholders hereby ask the board of directors of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (the “Company”) to adopt a policy that if a senior executive is terminated or there is a change of control of the Company, there shall be no acceleration in the vesting of any future equity award to a senior executive, provided that any unvested award may vest on apro ratabasis as of the termination date; to the extent any such unvested awards are based on performance, the performance goals must have been met. This policy shall not affect any legal obligations that may exist at the time of adoption of the requested policy, but would affect any extensions, modifications of continuations or any such existing legal obligations.
SUPPORTING STATEMENT
Under various executive compensation agreements, the Company’s senior executives may receive severance awards if they are involuntarily terminated without cause or if they are terminated under certain circumstances after a change in control of the Company.
We support the concept of performance-based equity awards to senior executives to the extent that such awards are tailored to align the interests of senior executives with the interests of shareholders. We also believe that severance payments may be appropriate in some circumstances as well.
We are concerned, however, that the Company’s current practices may permit accelerated vesting of unearned equity awards upon termination at levels that have nothing to do with performance.
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reason would have accelerated $39.3 million worth of unearned equity for Mr. Hackett, the Chairman and CEO, using the stock price on December 31, 2009. Even without a change in control, he would have been entitled to the same acceleration after an involuntary,not-for-cause termination. Estimated acceleration for other senior executives upon termination would have ranged from $8.3 to $12.8 million apiece.
We note too that Anadarko’s definition of a change in control is somewhat expansive and can occur with only a 20% ownership change.
We believe that it is important to retain the link between senior executive pay and the Company’s performance, and one way to achieve that goal is to prevent possible windfalls that an executive has not earned. We therefore propose that Anadarko limit acceleration of equity awards following termination or a change in control and allow equity awards to vest only on apro rata basis as of the date of any triggering event; to the extent that any such awards are performance-based, the performance goals must have been met before the date that an award is triggered.
The approach that we recommend is not unique. In 2010 Occidental Petroleum, one of Anadarko’s industry peers, adopted such a policy for senior executives with respect to achange-in-control event.
We urge you to vote FOR this proposal.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ STATEMENT REGARDING PROPOSAL
The Board of Directors recommends a vote “AGAINST” the above stockholder proposal for the following reasons:
The Compensation Committee believes the current structure of the Company’s executive compensation program is in the best interest of the Company and its stockholders and consistent with the compensation practices of our industry peer group. Provisions in the Company’s executive compensation program providing for the accelerated vesting of executive officer equity awards if a senior executive is terminated or upon a change of control are appropriate and effective to further the objectives of our executive compensation program by aligning the interests of our executive officers with the interests of our stockholders. A significant portion of each executive’s annual target total compensation opportunity (more than 75%) is delivered in the form of long-term equity awards and considered At-Risk compensation. Awards are structured in a combination of equity-based awards (stock options, time-based restricted stock units and performance unit awards) that encourages retention. Non-qualified stock options and restricted stock units are subject to a three-year vesting period and performance units are subject to two and three year performance periods, with payout based on the Company’s total shareholder return relative to our industry peer group. In addition to providing a retention component to our compensation program, the Company believes that placing a significant percentage of compensation opportunity at risk over extended vesting periods incentivizes executive officers to have a long-term perspective, focus on long-term stock price performance and create long-term value for the Company and our stockholders.
Contractual agreements and benefit plans for the benefit of key employees in the face of a change of control event (such as a merger, reorganization or tender offer) allow the Company’s executive management to remain objective and focused on protecting stockholders’ interests and maximizing stockholder value during a potential change of control event. These arrangements may also enable our executive management to avoid distractions and potential personal conflicts of interest that could otherwise arise when the Board is considering a potential change of control transaction, thus permitting a continued focus of business operations and reducing the risk of executive management turnover and keeping executive management’s objective input available to the Board during any such transaction.
In addition, the Company’s stockholders are free to sell their stock at the time of a change of control and thereby realize, in full, the value created at the time of the transaction. The Board believes that the value created at the time of a change of control transaction should be attributed, at least in part, to the efforts and talents of the Company’s executive officers. As previously mentioned, the Company’s philosophy is to position the majority of annual compensation in the form of At-Risk, long-term equity awards for the purpose of


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incentivizing executive officers to have a long-term perspective, focus on long-term stock price performance and create long-term value for the Company and our stockholders. The Board believes that accelerating the vesting of executive officer equity awards upon a change of control is appropriate given the design of the Company’s current executive compensation program because it provides executive officers with the opportunity to realize the full value of their equity awards and participate with the Company’s stockholders in the value created as a result of the change of control transaction.
Adoption of the proposal could disadvantage the Company from a competitive standpoint, thus jeopardizing our long-term performance and ability to create and deliver maximum value to our stockholders. A majority of our peers do not have a policy eliminating the accelerated vesting of equity if a senior executive is terminated or upon a change of control. Our executive compensation program is designed to attract, motivate and retain a highly qualified executive management team and appropriately reward executive officers for their contribution to the achievement of our short-term and long-term goals and the creation and enhancement of stockholder value. Unless the prohibition urged by the proposal is implemented by our competitors for executive officer talent, the Board believes that the proposal could significantly disadvantage us from a competitive standpoint.
Further, the Board also believes that implementation of this proposal, as proposed, is impractical as it lacks specificity relative to critical terms used in the proposal such as “change of control” and “termination” of employment. Consequently, the proposal is unclear regarding the circumstances under which accelerated vesting of unvested equity awards held by our executive officers would be prohibited. Likewise, the proposal is unclear as to how pro rata vesting would be administered and calculated.
We believe that the current structure of the Company’s executive compensation programs, including the provisions of the Company’s program providing for the accelerated vesting of executive officer equity awards if a senior executive is terminated or upon a change of control, is appropriate and effective, is consistent with the compensation practices of our industry peer companies and is in the best interest of the Company and its stockholders.
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “AGAINST” THIS STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL.
ITEM 8 — IF PRESENTED, CONSIDER AND VOTE UPON A STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL RELATING TO POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS
The New York State Common Retirement Fund, located at 633 Third Avenue-31st Floor, New York, NY 10017, telephone(212) 681-4489, is the beneficial owner of more than $2,000 worth of the Company’s common stock, and has notified the Company that it intends to present the following resolution at the meeting for action by the stockholders.
Resolved, that the shareholders ofAnadarko Petroleum Corporation (“Company”) hereby request that the Company provide a report, updated semi-annually,semiannually, disclosing the Company’s:
1. Policies and procedures for political contributions and expenditures (both direct and indirect) made with corporate funds.
2. Monetary and non-monetary contributions and expenditures (direct and indirect) used to participate in or intervene in any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for public office, and used in any attempt to influence the general public, or segments thereof, with respect to elections or referendums. The report shall include the following:
a. An accounting through an itemized report that includes the identity of the recipient as well as the amount paid to each recipient of the Company’s funds that are used for political contributions or expenditures as described above; and
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1.Policies and procedures for making, with corporate funds or assets, contributions and expenditures (direct or indirect) to (a) participate or intervene in any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for public office, or (b) influence the general public, or any segment thereof, with respect to an election or referendum.

2.Monetary and non-monetary contributions and expenditures (direct and indirect) used in the manner described in section 1 above, including:

a.The identity of the recipient as well as the amount paid to each; and

b.The title(s) of the person(s) in the Company responsible for decision-making.

The report shall be presented to the board of directors’ audit committeedirectors or other relevant oversightboard committee and posted on the company’s website to reduce costs to shareholders.

Stockholder Supporting Statement
Company’s website.

STOCKHOLDER SUPPORTING STATEMENT

As long-term shareholders of Anadarko Petroleum, Corporation, we support transparency and accountability in corporate spending on political activities. These include any activities includeconsidered intervention in any political campaign under the Internal Revenue Code, such as direct and indirect political contributions to political candidates, political parties, political organizations or ballot referendums;organizations; independent expenditures; or electioneering communications on behalf of a federal, state or local candidate.

candidates.

Disclosure is consistent with public policy, in the best interest of the company and its shareholders and critical for compliance with federal ethics laws. Moreover, the majority in the Supreme Court’sCitizens Uniteddecision recognized the importance of political spending disclosure for shareholders when it said, “[D]isclosure permits citizens and shareholders to react to the speech of corporate entities in a proper way. This transparency enables the electorate to make informed decisions and give proper weight to different speakers and messages.” Gaps in transparency and accountability may expose the company to reputational and business risks that could threaten long-term shareholder value.

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation contributed at least $1,544,705$2,044,863 in corporate funds since the 20022003 election cycle. (CQ:http://moneyline.cq.com/pml/home.domoneyline.cq.com and National Institute on Money in State Politics:http:www.followthemoney.org/index.phtml.)

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However, relying on publicly available data does not provide a complete picture of the Company’s political expenditures.spending. For example, the Company’s payments to trade associations used for political activities are undisclosed and unknown. In manysome cases, even management does not know how trade

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associations use their company’s money politically. The proposal asks the Company to disclose all of its political contributions,spending, including payments to trade associations and other tax exempt organizations.organizations used for political purposes. This would bring our Company in line with a growing number of leading companies, including Hewlett-Packard, AetnaQualcomm, Exelon, Merck and American Electric PowerMicrosoft that support political disclosure and accountability and present this information on their websites.

The Company’s Board and its shareholders need completecomprehensive disclosure to be able to fully evaluate the political use of corporate assets. Thus, weWe urge your support for this critical governance reform.

What does the Board recommend?

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ STATEMENT REGARDINGDIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “AGAINST” THE ABOVE

STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL

FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS:

The Board has adopted a Political and Public Engagement Policy that addresses the items to be included in the reports requested in the proposal. The Policy can be found on the Company’s website at https://www.anadarko.com/Responsibility/Pages/PoliticalContributions.aspx. As a result of Directors recommends a vote “AGAINST”this Policy and the above stockholder proposal foradditional actions described below, the following reasons:

The Board believes that the requested reports would result in an unnecessary and unproductive use of the Company’s time and resources.

Anadarko believes that it is in the best interest of the CompanyAnadarko and its stockholders for usthe Company to participate in the political processprocess. The oil and gas industry, and as a result, the Company’s business and operations, are directly affected by engagingpolitical developments, including but not limited to policies related to energy, tax, and the environment. Anadarko has a stake in helping to elect candidates who understand and support the oil and gas industry. Accordingly, the Company maintains a government relations program to educate public officials about our position on issues significant to the Company’s business, and to support those candidates who advocate pro-growth, free enterprise economic policies. A major vehiclepolicies and for causes consistent with Company goals and interests. Anadarko participates in the Company’s political activitiesprocess only to the extent that it is the Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Political Action Committee (“APC PAC”). The APC PAC was formed more than 20 years ago as a nonpartisan committee which allows Anadarko employees the opportunity to voluntarily contribute personal funds and join together to make political contributions topermissible under federal, state, and local candidates who sharelaws, rules and regulations. Its political contributions originate from corporate funds, where permitted by law, as well as through Anadarko’s commitment to a strong, free enterprise-based energy industry. All of APC PAC’snon-partisan political action committee (APC PAC), which is financed through voluntary contributions made by eligible employees.

To ensure that Anadarko’s political activities are fully disclosedtransparent to the Federal Election Commission (“FEC”)Company’s stockholders and posted byother stakeholders, the FECPolicy requires the Company to post on its website, where they can be reviewed by any stockholder or member of the public.

at least annually, a report regarding its political contributions and its contributions to 501(c)(4) social welfare organizations. The APCreport identifies Anadarko’s corporate and PAC provides value to our stockholders by enhancing our ability to engagepolitical contributions in the democratic political process, communicate clearly and frequently with public officials, advocate sound and responsible legislative and regulatory policies, and identify and support candidates who support our Company and industry.
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measure committees and other organizations organized under Section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code. The report also discloses all 501(c)(4) social welfare organizations to which the Company made payments in excess of $25,000 in the aggregate for a fiscal year that are paid or managed through Anadarko’s Government Relations department.


are reported by the candidates or ballot initiative committees to the appropriate state agencies. Such contributions are already a matter of public record. Indeed, as noted by the requestor, this information is often already available to the public, having been compiled by advocacy groups or the press.
Additionally, theThe Company participates in various industry trade associations. None of the trade associations the Company belongs to are political committees, and consequently, none of its dues payments or assessments are, as a matter of law, “political contributions.” The Company’s dues and other payments to trade associations and other tax-exempt organizations are used for a wide variety of purposes by those organizations, such as educational initiatives, developing and publishing technical industry standards and providing professional development research and education. research. Some trade associations also engage in certain lobbying activities that seek to promote legislative solutions that are sound and responsible and appropriately advance Anadarko’s business goals and interests. Since the primary reason for membership in such associations is not political, the Company believes that it is not necessary to report such payments.

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The Governance and Risk Committee of the Board, a committee which consists solely of independent directors, has oversight responsibility for the Policy and for Anadarko’s political activity. The Policy requires that the Vice President, Government Relations provide an annual report to the Governance and Risk Committee. The report must detail the Company’s political contributions, contributions to 501(c)(4) social welfare organizations and trade association payments.

In lightaddition, the Policy establishes the Company’s internal approval process to ensure that its political contributions comply with applicable laws and are consistent with the Company’s public policy agenda and business priorities. Pursuant to the policy, no Company resources, including the use of these industry specific purposes, it wouldCompany premises, use of Company equipment, or monetary payments, may be misleadingcontributed to treat all such paymentsany political candidate, political committee (other than for the administrative or solicitation expenses of the APC PAC, as “political contributions”permitted by law), political party, ballot measure committee, trade association, or 501(c)(4) social welfare organization, or to any other organization for the purpose of attempting to influence elections or ballot measures without advance approval by the Company.

Vice President, Government Relations or the Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer.

The requester’s usePolicy further requires that all political contributions made with Company funds or resources, or made through APC PAC, must promote the interests of the term “political contribution,” whichCompany and must be made without regard for the requester does not define, appears to be extremely overbroad. Moreover,personal political preferences of Company officers or executives. Contribution decisions are made based upon the requester loosely seeks disclosure of “indirect” contributions, without specifying what would be considered an indirect contribution. Particularly in light offollowing principles:

Any political activity must appropriately advance the vague use of these undefined terms,Company’s business goals and interests.

The Company advocates for sound and responsible legislative and regulatory policies.

The Company supports candidates who support the oil and gas industry.

The Board believes that additionalthe Policy substantially fulfills the purposes of the reports requested in the proposal, beyond the public disclosure thatproposal. Requiring the Company is already required to make and does make,provide such additional reports would result in an unnecessary and unproductive use of the Company’s time and resources.

THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “AGAINST” THIS STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL.

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ITEM 5 — STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL — REPORT ON CLIMATE CHANGE RISK

The Park Foundation Inc., located at P.O. Box 550, Ithaca, NY 14851, telephone (607) 272-9124, is the beneficial owner of more than $2,000 worth of the Company’s common stock, and has notified the Company that it intends to present the following resolution at the meeting for action by the stockholders.

What is the Proposal?

WHEREAS:

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation is among the world’s largest independent oil and natural gas exploration and production companies.

In recognition of the need to address climate change and minimize global temperature rise, nearly every national government has agreed that “deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) are required;” and that “the increase in global temperature should be below 2 degrees Celsius.”

The International Energy Agency (IEA) states that “No more than one-third of proven reserves of fossil fuels can be consumed prior to 2050 if the world is to achieve the 2 degrees Celsius goal, unless carbon capture and storage technology is widely deployed.”

To achieve a 66 percent probability of not exceeding a global temperature rise above 2 degrees Celsius, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change estimates that approximately 987 gigatons of carbon dioxide can be emitted through 2100. The IEA states that total proven reserves of coal, oil, and natural gas, represent approximately 2,860 gigatons of potential CO2 emissions.

Several analysts indicate that companies may not be adequately accounting for or disclosing the downside risks that could result from lower than expected demand or prices for oil.

A March 2013 research paper by Citi stated that market forces could “put in a plateau for global oil demand by the end of this decade.”

HSBC reports that the equity valuation of oil producers could drop by 40 to 60 percent under a low emissions scenario.

Given the growing public concern about climate change, investors are concerned that actions to significantly reduce GHG emissions could reduce the value of Anadarko’s oil and gas reserves and/or related infrastructure before the end of their expected useful life.

Investors require additional information on how Anadarko is preparing for potential scenarios in which demand for oil and gas is greatly reduced due to regulation or other climate-associated drivers. Without additional disclosure, shareholders are unable to determine whether Anadarko is adequately managing these risks or seizing related opportunities.

RESOLVED:

Shareholders request Anadarko to prepare a report by September 2014, omitting proprietary information and prepared at reasonable cost, on the company’s goals and plans to address global concerns regarding fossil fuels and their contribution to climate change, including analysis of long and short term financial and operational risks to the company.

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STOCKHOLDER SUPPORTING STATEMENT

We recommend the report include:

BY ORDER OF The risks and opportunities associated with various low-carbon scenarios, including reducing GHG emissions by 80 percent by 2050, as well as a scenario in which global oil demand declines due to evolving policy, technology, or consumer responses to address climate change;

Whether and how the company’s capital allocation plans account for the risks and opportunities in these scenarios;

How the company will manage these risks, such as reducing the carbon intensity of its assets, diversifying its business by investing in lower-carbon energy sources, or returning capital to shareholders;

The Board of Directors’ role in overseeing capital allocation and climate risk reduction strategies.

What does the Board recommend?

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “AGAINST” THE ABOVE

STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS:

Anadarko continues to demonstrate its commitment to responsible environmental stewardship by continually looking for ways to minimize the overall environmental impacts of its activities, including the reduction of GHG emissions. In light of the Company’s current reporting on this matter and other steps the Company has taken to assess various risks associated with climate change which are discussed below, the Board believes that the requested report would result in an unnecessary and unproductive use of the Company’s time and resources.

In support of its commitment to responsible environmental stewardship, in 2003 Anadarko formed a Climate Change Committee to organize, evaluate and take action on climate change and GHG emissions. The committee’s charter can be found on the Company’s website at http://www.anadarko.com/SiteCollectionDocuments/PDF/ClimateChangeCmtCharter.pdf. The committee, which reports annually to the Governance and Risk Committee of the Board, assists management with monitoring the science of climate change, monitoring the Company’s measures to reduce GHG emissions and overseeing implementation of GHG emission programs in an effort to maximize the commercial value of proactive GHG management.

Anadarko already reports information responsive to the proposal that addresses the long and short term financial and operational risk to the Company of concerns regarding climate change. Anadarko annually reports climate-related risks and opportunities to the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) and will continue to do so in 2014. As part of this disclosure, for each identified risk, Anadarko reports potential financial implications, methods for mitigation, and costs of mitigation. Anadarko’s reports can be found on the Company’s website at http://www.anadarko.com/Responsibility/Pages/ClimateChange.aspx.

In its CDP reports, Anadarko has identified the potential for changing consumer behavior, particularly a decline in the demand for petroleum products, to represent an indirect financial risk to revenues from Anadarko’s crude oil production. Anadarko currently considers this risk to have little to

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no impact to its operations and revenues based on its deep, balanced and diversified portfolio and the flexibility it affords. Specifically, Anadarko is among the largest producers of clean-burning natural gas in the U.S. Natural gas is a low-carbon alternative supported by state and federal administrations to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions, while providing reliable, efficient and affordable energy to consumers. Anadarko anticipates that natural gas demand may increase as consumer preferences shift away from more carbon-intensive fuels, particularly as end users seek greater energy security, recoil from volatile oil prices, and refining demand lowers.

To further demonstrate its commitment to responsible environmental stewardship Anadarko has incorporated best practices into its operations that are intended to reduce GHG emissions, including:

Leak detection surveying and inefficient pipe replacement

Plunger lift, flare, and natural gas recovery system installation to reduce vented CH4

-s- David L. SiddallReplacement of natural gas-fired pneumatic pumps with solar-powered pumps

Replacement of older and less efficient compressors
David L. Siddall
Vice President, Deputy General Counsel,

The Company also supports and

Corporate Secretary
participates in ongoing GHG emission-mitigation research. For example, Anadarko partnered with the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and university research teams to conduct studies based on sound scientific principles to assess emissions, find and more accurately measure leaks and releases across the natural gas supply chain, determine the impacts and ultimately reduce them. In addition, Anadarko worked collaboratively with Colorado’s Governor, the EDF and other industry peers on proposed state regulations that would utilize industry-leading practices and more formal processes for identifying, controlling and reducing methane leaks and other emissions.

Finally, in order to implement the proposal, the Company would be required to engage in speculation on a variety of matters, including future possible restrictions on carbon emissions and the reaction and conduct of consumers in response to any such regulations. The Company cannot, at a reasonable cost, determine what actions political bodies, including U.S. federal, state or foreign governments, are likely to take in the future relating to restrictions on fossil fuels and their contribution to climate change.

For these reasons, the Board believes that the requested report would result in an unnecessary and unproductive use of the Company’s time and resources.

THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “AGAINST” THIS STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL.

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BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Amanda M. McMillian

Vice President, Deputy General Counsel,

Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer

Dated: March 25, 2011

21, 2014

The Woodlands, Texas

See enclosed proxy card — please vote promptly


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VOTING, BOTH ARE AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK
VOTE BY INTERNET -www.proxyvote.com
Use the Internet to transmit your voting instructions and for electronic delivery of information up until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time the day before the cut-off date or meeting date. Have your proxy card in hand when you access the web site and follow the instructions to obtain your records and to create an electronic voting instruction form.
ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF FUTURE PROXY MATERIALS
If you would like to reduce the costs incurred by Anadarko Petroleum Corporation in mailing proxy materials, you can consent to receiving all future proxy statements, proxy cards and annual reports electronically via e-mail or the Internet. To sign up for electronic delivery, please follow the instructions above to vote using the Internet and, when prompted, indicate that you agree to receive or access proxy materials electronically in future years.
VOTE BY PHONE - 1-800-690-6903
Use any touch-tone telephone to transmit your voting instructions up until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time the day before the cut-off date or meeting date. Have your proxy card in hand when you call and then follow the instructions.
VOTE BY MAIL
Mark, sign and date your proxy card and return it in the postage-paid envelope we have provided or return it to Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, c/o Broadridge, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, NY 11717.


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1201 LAKE ROBBINS DRIVE

THE WOODLANDS, TX 77380

 

WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF INTERNET OR TELEPHONE

VOTING. BOTH ARE AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK.

VOTE BY INTERNET– www.proxyvote.com

Use the Internet to transmit your voting instructions and for electronic delivery of information up until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time the day before thecut-off date or meeting date. Have your proxy card in hand when you access the website and follow the instructions to obtain your records and to create an electronic voting instruction form.

ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF FUTURE PROXY MATERIALS

If you would like to reduce the costs incurred by Anadarko Petroleum Corporation in mailing proxy materials, you can consent to receiving all future proxy statements, proxy cards and annual reports electronically viae-mail or the Internet. To sign up for electronic delivery, please follow the instructions above to vote using the Internet and, when prompted, indicate that you agree to receive or access proxy materials electronically in future years.

VOTE BYPHONE–1-800-690-6903

Use any touch-tone telephone to transmit your voting instructions up until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time the day before thecut-off date or meeting date. Have your proxy card in hand when you call and then follow the instructions.

VOTE BY MAIL

Mark, sign and date your proxy card and return it in the postage-paid envelope we have provided or return it to Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, c/o Broadridge, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, NY 11717.

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THIS PROXY CARD IS VALID ONLY WHEN SIGNED AND DATED.

                           
ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION              
                           
  
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” ITEMS 1, 2 AND 3.
Vote on Directors
             
  1. Election of Directors
Nominees:
 For Against Abstain              
    1a. John R. Butler, Jr. o o o              
                           
    1b. Kevin P. Chilton o o o   
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR “3 YEARS” FOR ITEM 4.
 3 Years 2 Years 1 Year Abstain
                        
    1c.

1d.
 Luke R. Corbett

H. Paulett Eberhart
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   4. Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on Named Executive Officer Compensation. o o o o
                      
    1e. Preston M. Geren III o o o   
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “AGAINST” ITEMS 5, 6, 7 AND 8.
 For Against Abstain
                           
    1f. John R. Gordon o o o   5. 
Stockholder Proposal- Gender Identity Non-Discrimination Policy.
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    1g. James T. Hackett o o o   6. Stockholder Proposal- Adoption of Policy of Independent Director Chairman. o o o
                           
  Vote on Proposals    7. Stockholder Proposal- Adoption of Policy on Accelerated Vesting of Equity Awards. o o o
  2. Ratification of Appointment of KPMG LLP as Independent Auditor. o o o   
8.
 

Stockholder Proposal- Report on Political Contributions.
 
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  3. Advisory Vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation. o o o              
 
  For address changes and/or comments, please check this box and write them on the back where indicated. o   
The shares represented by this proxy, when properly executed, will be voted in the manner directed herein by the undersigned stockholder(s).If no direction is made, this proxy will be voted FOR Items 1, 2 and 3, for “3 YEARS” for Item 4, andAGAINST Items 5, 6, 7 and 8. If any other matters come properly before the meeting, or if cumulative voting is required, the person named in this proxy will vote in their discretion.
  
Please indicate if you plan to attend this meeting.
 
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  Please sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s) hereon. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, or other fiduciary, please give full title as such. Joint owners should each sign personally. All holders must sign. If a corporation or partnership, please sign in full corporate or partnership name, by authorized officer.   
Each signatory to this proxy acknowledges receipt from Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, prior to execution of this proxy, of a notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and a proxy statement dated March 25, 2011.

ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION

              
  

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" ITEMS 1, 2 AND 3.

       
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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting:
The Notice and Proxy Statement and 10-K Wrap are available at:
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THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
May 17, 2011
The undersigned hereby appoint(s) James T. Hackett, Robert G. Gwin and Robert K. Reeves, and each of them, as proxies, each with the power to appoint his substitute, and hereby authorizes them to represent and vote, as designated on the reverse side of this proxy, all of the shares of Common Stock of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation that the undersigned is entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held at 8:00 a.m., Central Daylight Time, on May 17, 2011, at The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel and Convention Center and any adjournment or postponement thereof.
THIS PROXY, WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED, WILL BE VOTED AS DIRECTED BY THE UNDERSIGNED. IF NO SUCH DIRECTIONS ARE MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR THE ELECTION OF THE NOMINEES LISTED ON THE REVERSE SIDE FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND AS RECOMMENDED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR EACH PROPOSAL AND IN THE PROXYHOLDERS’ DISCRETION ON ANY OTHER MATTER PRESENTED AT THE MEETING OR ANY ADJOURNMENT THEREOF.
PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THE PROXY CARD PROMPTLY USING THE ENCLOSED REPLY ENVELOPE.

1.     Election of Directors

ForAgainstAbstain

Nominees:

1a.    Anthony R. Chase

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Vote On ProposalsForAgainstAbstain

1b.    Kevin P. Chilton

¨¨¨2.Ratification of Appointment of KPMG LLP as Independent Auditor.¨¨¨

1c.    H. Paulett Eberhart

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3. 

Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation.

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1d.    Peter J. Fluor

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1e.    Richard L. George

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1f.     Charles W. Goodyear

¨¨¨THEBOARDOFDIRECTORSRECOMMENDSAVOTE“AGAINST”ITEMS4 AND 5.

1g.    John R. Gordon

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Stockholder Proposal – Report on Political Contributions.

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1h.    Eric D. Mullins

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5. 

Stockholder Proposal – Report on Climate Change Risk.

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1i.     R. A. Walker

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For address changes and/or comments, please check this box and write them on the back where indicated.

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The shares represented by this proxy, when properly executed, will be voted in the manner directed herein by the undersigned stockholder(s).If no direction is made, this proxy will be voted FOR Items 1, 2 and 3, and AGAINST Items 4 and 5.If any other matters come properly before the meeting, or if cumulative voting is required, the person named in this proxy will vote in their discretion.

  
  

Please sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s) hereon. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, or other fiduciary, please give full title as such. Joint owners should each sign personally. All holders must sign. If a corporation or partnership, please sign in full corporate or partnership name by authorized officer.

EachsignatorytothisproxyacknowledgesreceiptfromAnadarkoPetroleumCorporation, priortoexecutionofthisproxy,ofanoticeofAnnualMeetingofStockholdersandaproxy statementdatedMarch21,2014.

  
       
 
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Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting:

The Notice and Proxy Statement and10-K/Annual Report are available at:

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THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

May 13, 2014

The undersigned hereby appoint(s) R. A. Walker, Robert G. Gwin and Robert K. Reeves, and each of them, as proxies, each with the power to appoint his substitute, and hereby authorizes them to represent and vote, as designated on the reverse side of this proxy, all of the shares of Common Stock of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation that the undersigned is entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held at 8:00 a.m., Central Daylight Time, on May 13, 2014, at The Hyatt Market Street Hotel, 9595 Six Pines Drive, Suite 1100, The Woodlands, Texas 77380, and any adjournment or postponement thereof.

THIS PROXY, WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED, WILL BE VOTED AS DIRECTED BY THE UNDERSIGNED. IF NO SUCH DIRECTIONS ARE MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR THE ELECTION OF THE NOMINEES LISTED ON THE REVERSE SIDE FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND AS RECOMMENDED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR EACH PROPOSAL.

PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THE PROXY CARD PROMPTLY USING THE ENCLOSED REPLY ENVELOPE.

Address Changes/Comments:  

(If you noted any Address Changes/Comments above, please mark the corresponding box on the reverse side.)

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