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 22, 2016
WESTERN REFINING, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-32721 | 20-3472415 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
123 West Mills Avenue, Suite 200
El Paso, Texas 79901
(Address of principal executive offices)
(915) 534-1400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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:
| x | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On June 22, 2016, Western Refining, Inc. (“WNR”) and Northern Tier Energy LP (“NTI”) issued a joint press release announcing the preliminary results of the elections made by NTI unitholders as to the form of merger consideration they will receive in connection with the previously announced merger of NTI and a subsidiary of WNR pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of December 21, 2015, by and among NTI, WNR and various of their respective affiliates.
The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release of Western Refining, Inc. and Northern Tier Energy LP, dated June 22, 2016. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| WESTERN REFINING, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Gary R. Dalke | |
| Name: | Gary R. Dalke | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
Date: June 22, 2016
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release of Western Refining, Inc. and Northern Tier Energy LP, dated June 22, 2016. |