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)
September 11, 1995
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HOWELL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
1-8704 74-1223027
(Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1111 Fannin, Suite 1500, Houston, Texas 77002
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (713) 658-4000
Item 5. Other Events
On September 11, 1995, the Registrant issued the following press release
announcing certain changes in the directors and officers of the Company. These
changes are effective immediately.
HOWELL CORPORATION ANNOUNCES MANAGEMENT CHANGES
HOUSTON, TEXAS, SEPTEMBER 11, 1995 -- THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF HOWELL
CORPORATION (HWL:NYSE; HWLLP:NASDAQ) today announced that Ronald E. Hall has
been elected Chairman of Howell's Board. Paul N. Howell, former Chairman, will
remain Chief Executive Officer of the company and become President, replacing
Paul W. Funkhouser, who has resigned as President and a Director.
Commenting on the announcement, Paul Howell stated, "Ron Hall brings to our
growing family of Howell energy companies a wealth of industry experience and
success that will assist us in identifying and capitalizing on future growth
opportunities."
Mr. Hall recently retired from his position as President and Chief Executive
Officer of Tulsa-based CITGO Petroleum Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Petroleos de Venezuela, S. A., the national oil company of Venezuela. During
his ten years with CITGO, Mr. Hall developed and implemented a strategic plan
that moved CITGO from potential dissolution to its current position as one of
the premier downstream companies in the United States. Mr. Hall also served on
the CITGO Board of Directors from 1990 to 1995.
Prior to joining CITGO, Mr. Hall was Senior Vice President, Refined Products
Marketing, for Gulf Oil Products Company, a division of Gulf Oil Corporation in
Houston, Texas. Before joining Gulf, he was with Shell Oil Company for 26 years
and was Vice President, Chemical Products Business Center, at Shell's Houston
headquarters at the time he left Shell.
Mr. Hall holds a B.S. from Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois, and an M.S. in
business administration from Columbia University, New York. Southern Illinois
University's College of Business and Administration awarded its first honorary
Doctor of Commercial Science degree to Mr. Hall in 1988. He is a member of the
Bradley University Board of Trustees and a member of that university's College
of Business Administration's National Council of Advisors.
He serves as a Director of Saint Francis Hospital, Inc., in Tulsa; Indian
Nations Council, Boy Scouts of America and the Metropolitan Tulsa Chamber of
Commerce. He is a member of the National Petroleum Council, the American
Petroleum Institute's 25 Year Club and the Rotary Club of Houston Lombardi Award
Advisory Committee.
Howell Corporation is a diversified independent energy company engaged in oil
and gas exploration, production, marketing, transportation and chemical
processing.
SIGNATURES
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.
HOWELL CORPORATION
(Registrant)
Date: September 18, 1995 By /s/ ALLYN R. SKELTON, II
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Allyn R. Skelton, II
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer