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): June 15, 2010
ALON USA ENERGY, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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| Delaware | | 001-32567 | | 74-2966572 |
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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
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On June 15, 2010, Alon Refining Krotz Springs, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ARKS”), entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Credit Agreement dated as of March 15, 2010, by and among ARKS, as borrower, the financial institutions party thereto from time to time as lenders (the “Lenders”), and Bank Hapoalim B.M., a bank organized under the laws of Israel, acting through its New York branch, as administrative agent and collateral agent for the Lenders (as amended to date, the “Facility”). ARKS is a subsidiary of Alon USA Energy, Inc., the registrant.
The Amendment extends the maturity date of the Facility from June 15, 2010 to August 16, 2010. As of June 15, 2010, the principal amount outstanding under the Facility was $30,000,000.
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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 | |
| | | General Counsel, Senior Vice President – Legal and Secretary | |
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Date: June 18, 2010
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