Lowry Barfield Form 4 Western Refining / Lowry Barfield 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^*

Barfield Lowry

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O WESTERN REFINING, INC.

123 W. MILLS AVENUE, SUITE 200

(Street)

EL PASO

79901

(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)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Sr. VP Legal Gen Counsel & Sec

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/23/2016

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	06/23/2016		A		2,593	A	$0.00⁽¹⁾	23,683	D
Common Stock	06/23/2016		A		1,254	A	$0.00⁽²⁾	24,937	D
Common Stock								19,937	I	By TGMD Family LLLP

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)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Explanation of Responses:

1. The transaction reported occurred in connection with the merger of Northern Tier Energy LP ("NTI") with a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Refining, Inc. ("WNR"), effective June 23, 2016. On June 23, 2016, the last trading day for NTI common units, the closing price of NTI common units was $21.15 per unit and the closing price of WNR's common stock was $20.25. Each NTI common unit held by the reporting person (except for the vested NTI phantom units discussed in Note 2, which received the Mixed Consideration) was converted into the right to receive, at his election but subject to proration, (i) $15.00 in cash without interest and 0.2986 of a share of WNR common stock ("Mixed Consideration"), (ii) $26.06 in cash without interest or (iii) 0.7036 of a share of WNR common stock.

2. The reporting person received $15.00 in cash without interest and 0.2986 of a share of WNR common stock for each time-based NTI phantom unit held that vested immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger. The reporting person held 4,202 time-based NTI phantom units immediately prior to the effective time of the merger.

Remarks:

	/s/ Lowry Barfield	06/27/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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Lowry Barfield Form 4Western Refining / Lowry Barfield ownership change