UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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 6, 2013
ALON USA PARTNERS, LP
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | 001-35742 (Commission File Number) | 46-0810241 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
12700 Park Central Dr., Suite 1600
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 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On November 6, 2013, Alon USA Partners, LP (the “Partnership”) issued a press release (the “Press Release”) reporting its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2013. 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 Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On November 4, 2013, Shraga F. Biran was appointed to the board of directors of the general partner of the Partnership. There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Biran and any other person pursuant to which he was elected as a director.
Mr. Biran is the founder and a senior partner of Shraga F. Biran & Company, a premier law firm with an office in Tel-Aviv. In 2010 Mr. Biran established the Institute for Structural Reforms, which aims to offer and promote new policies culminating in structural reforms in the field of intellectual property, urban renewal and geo-politics in the Middle East. In 2008 Mr. Biran was appointed Chairman of Israel's National Task-Force on Urban Renewal by the late Israeli Minister of Housing and Land Authority. As a Chairman, one of his primary accomplishments was the creation of a draft law on the urban renewal of Israel that gained consensus both in the government and with the public. Mr. Biran is a significant shareholder in Alon Israel Oil Company Ltd., which is the parent company of Alon USA Energy, Inc. (“Alon Energy”).
Alon Energy owns 100% of the voting interests in our general partner and 81.6% of the Partnership’s common units. For a full description of the agreements between the Partnership and Alon Energy, see Item 13 of the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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| Exhibit Number | | Description |
| 99.1 | | Press Release dated November 6, 2013. |
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 Partners, LP |
| | | By: | Alon USA Partners GP, LLC |
| | | | its general partner |
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| Date: | November 6, 2013 | By: | /s/ Shai Even |
| | | | Shai Even |
| | | | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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| Exhibit Number | | Description |
| 99.1 | | Press Release dated November 6, 2013. |
