UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): November 4, 2009
ALON USA ENERGY, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) | | 001-32567
(Commission
File Number) | | 74-2966572
(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
7616 LBJ Freeway, Suite 300
Dallas, Texas 75251
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:(972) 367-3600
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (seeGeneral Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On November 4, 2009, Alon USA Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release reporting our financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2009. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.02.
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On November 4, 2009, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company appointed Shlomo Even to fill the vacancy on the Board resulting from the resignation of Ron Fainaro on September 17, 2009. There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Even and any other person pursuant to which he was elected as a director.
Mr. Even has been a certified public accountant and partner of the certified public accounting firm of Tiroshi Even since 1986. Mr. Even also serves as a director of Alon Israel Oil Company, Ltd., Dor Alon Energy in Israel (1988) Ltd., which is listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (“TASE”), Blue Square — Israel Ltd., which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and TASE, and Rosebud Medical Ltd., which is listed on the TASE. Mr. Even is the brother of Shai Even, our Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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| Number | | Description |
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| | 99.1 | | | Press Release dated November 4, 2009 |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| | ALON USA ENERGY, INC.
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| | By: | /s/ Harlin R. Dean | |
| | | Harlin R. Dean | |
| | | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |
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Date: November 4, 2009
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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| Exhibit | | |
| Number | | Description |
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| | 99.1 | | | Press Release dated November 4, 2009 |
