My Encana PSUs were worthless the last few years before the company downsized. As stated, be prepared for the possibility that those Cenovus PSU also can end up worthless (i.e. don't make a big purchase in 2.5 year relying on them paying out in 3). I agree with
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cjblair
, if we're all wrong, lying, or PSUs work differently at Cenovus this year (they often rejig the long term incentive packages) your wife might miss out on a chunk of change that may require her to act in 3-5 year to receive the money. She needs to get the info from the horse's mouth.