The Beneficial Owners beneficially own, in the aggregate, 6,975,560 Shares, representing approximately 9.4% of the outstanding Shares (based upon 74,124,937 Shares stated to be outstanding as of October 29, 2021, by the Company in its Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on November 5, 2021).
Certain other information concerning the Beneficial Owners may be found in the Schedule 13D, originally filed with the SEC on March 19, 2020, as amended, including the amendment filed with the SEC by Energy Holding and affiliates with respect to the Company on February 1, 2022, copies of which are available at no charge at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. None of the Beneficial Owners have conducted transactions with respect to Shares following those reported in such filing.
Randall D. Balhorn’s business experience as an executive officer of entities involved in manufacturing, refining and distribution of petroleum, chemicals and energy, as well as his knowledge and experience with capital markets, commodities, real estate and the development, management and operations of terminals, logistics centers and energy-related infrastructure, make him well qualified to serve on the Board. Since December 2015, Mr. Balhorn has been the Vice President of Business Development at US Development Group, LLC (“USDG”). USDG is engaged in designing, developing, owning and managing large-scale modal logistics centers and energy-related infrastructure across North America. In 2008, Mr. Balhorn co-founded Cogent Energy Solutions, LLC (“Cogent”), a crude oil, condensate and refined products distribution and marketing business and the developer of a Casper, Wyoming terminal. Prior to Cogent, he led multiple energy trading businesses, including at Merrill Lynch, DTE Energy Trading and EDF Trading (a joint venture between Louis Dreyfus and Electricité de France). Mr. Balhorn also spent 20 years with Koch Industries where he held several leadership positions including President of Koch Carbon, President of Koch Fuels, President of Koch Oil and Koch Oil Ltd, President of Koch Supply and Trading and President of Koch Energy Services. Mr. Balhorn also has extensive experience in the investment, development and sale of commercial and residential real estate. Mr. Balhorn’s business address is c/o US Development Group, 811 Main Street, Suite 2800, Houston, Texas 77002. Mr. Balhorn does not own, beneficially or of record, any Shares.
George J. Damiris brings extensive management and operational experience gained from his time as a senior executive at a large, public petroleum refiner and marketer, including familiarity with day-to-day operations of, and significant insight into, issues facing the refining industry. Since 2016, Mr. Damiris has served as a member of the Board of Directors and as a member of the Compensation Committee (and since 2021, Mr. Damiris has served as Chairman of the Compensation Committee) of Eagle Materials Inc. (NYSE: EXP) (“Eagle Materials”), a supplier of heavy construction materials and light building materials in the United States that are essential in commercial and residential construction, public construction projects, and projects to build, expand and repair roads and highways. Since November 2021, he has also served as a member of the Board of Directors and as a member of the Compensation Committee and the Governance Committee of MRC Global, Inc. (NYSE: MRC), a leading global distributor of pipe, valves, fittings (PVF) and other infrastructure products and services to diversified end-markets including the gas utilities, downstream, industrial and energy transition, upstream production, and midstream pipeline sectors. Mr. Damiris previously served as Chief Executive Officer and President of HollyFrontier Corporation (NYSE: HFC) (“HollyFrontier”) from 2016 through 2019 and as a member of the Board of Directors of HollyFrontier from 2015 through 2019. He previously served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer from September 2014 to January 2016 and as Senior Vice President, Supply and Marketing from January 2008 until September 2014. Prior to his retirement from HollyFrontier, Mr. Damiris also served as a director of Holly Logistics Services, L.L.C. (NYSE: HEP), the general partner of the general partner of Holly Energy Partners, L.P., since February 2016, as CEO since November 2016 and as President since February 2017. Mr. Damiris joined HollyFrontier in 2007 as Vice President, Corporate Development after an 18-year career with Koch Industries, where he was responsible for managing various refining, chemical, trading and financial businesses. Mr. Damiris’ business address is 1720 N. Barrier Cove, Wichita, KS 67206. Mr. Damiris does not own, beneficially or of record, any Shares.
Robert Edward Kent, Jr. has over 40 years of experience in the petroleum refining industry, including extensive experience leading business organizations. Mr. Kent has served as President of REK Energy, LLC, which provides problem-solving and consulting services to refining, renewable diesel and petrochemical companies throughout the world, since 2012, and as a member of the board of directors of Sinclair Oil Company, a family-owned, vertically