Western Refining Form 4 Western Refining / L Frederick Francis ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Francis L Frederick

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O WESTERN REFINING, INC.

212 N. CLARK ST.

(Street)

EL PASO TX 79905

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Western Refining, Inc. [ WNR ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/18/2017

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Share Units	(1)	01/18/2017		A		4,257		(2)	(2)	Common Stock	4,257	$0.00	45,120(3)	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Each restricted share unit ("RSU") represents a contingent right to receive one share of WNR common stock or, at the election of the Compensation Committee of WNR's Board of Directors, the cash value thereof. The RSUs were issued as compensation for services as a director.

2. These RSUs are scheduled to vest on January 17, 2018. The vested shares underlying the RSUs, or the value thereof, will be delivered to the reporting person on or promptly following the vesting date applicable thereto, but not later than December 31 of the year in which such vesting date occurs.

3. This number of derivative securities, awarded as compensation for services as a director, includes (a) 4,257 shares which vest on January 17, 2018, (b) 8,183 that remain outstanding pursuant to an RSU award granted on June 27, 2016, which are scheduled to vest on June 27, 2017, and (c) 32,680 RSUs which have vested, each of which are subject to a deferral election made by the reporting person. The vested shares underlying such RSUs, or the value thereof, will be delivered to the reporting person on or promptly following the date on which the reporting person ceases to be a director of WNR, or on an earlier date as may be provided under the terms of the deferral.

Remarks:

	/s/ L. Frederick Francis	01/20/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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