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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2012
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM __________TO __________
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Delaware
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74-2966572
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(State or other jurisdiction of
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(I.R.S. Employer
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incorporation or organization)
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Identification No.)
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Large accelerated filer
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Accelerated filer
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Non-accelerated filer
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Smaller reporting company
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(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
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ITEM 1.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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March 31,
2012 |
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December 31,
2011 |
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(unaudited)
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ASSETS
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Current assets:
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Cash and cash equivalents
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$
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50,289
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$
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157,066
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Accounts and other receivables, net
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191,274
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247,214
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Inventories
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197,071
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147,272
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Deferred income tax asset
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71,358
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49,410
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets
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16,941
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8,376
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Total current assets
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526,933
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609,338
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Equity method investments
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20,403
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20,342
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Property, plant and equipment, net
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1,493,396
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1,504,870
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Goodwill
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105,943
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105,943
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Other assets, net
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89,665
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89,889
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Total assets
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$
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2,236,340
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$
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2,330,382
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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Current liabilities:
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Accounts payable
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$
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327,831
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$
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298,596
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Accrued liabilities
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145,698
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91,416
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Current portion of long-term debt
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11,523
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119,874
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Total current liabilities
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485,052
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509,886
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Other non-current liabilities
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193,102
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192,065
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Long-term debt
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902,856
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930,322
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Deferred income tax liability
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289,892
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302,325
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Total liabilities
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1,870,902
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1,934,598
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Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)
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Stockholders’ equity:
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Preferred stock, par value $0.01, 10,000,000 shares authorized; 7,000,000 issued and outstanding at March 31, 2012 and 4,000,000 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2011, respectively
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70,000
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40,000
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Common stock, par value $0.01, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 56,190,964 and 56,107,986 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively
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562
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561
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Additional paid-in capital
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318,242
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318,659
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Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of income tax
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(50,602
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)
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(26,483
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)
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Retained earnings
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30,819
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63,273
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Total stockholders’ equity
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369,021
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396,010
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Non-controlling interest in subsidiaries
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(3,583
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)
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(226
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)
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Total equity
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365,438
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395,784
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Total liabilities and equity
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$
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2,236,340
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$
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2,330,382
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For the Three Months Ended
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March 31,
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2012
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2011
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Net sales (1)
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$
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1,792,133
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$
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1,651,104
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Operating costs and expenses:
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Cost of sales
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1,618,674
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1,461,123
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Unrealized losses on commodity swaps
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45,312
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—
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Direct operating expenses
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72,209
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56,923
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Selling, general and administrative expenses
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35,140
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34,330
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Depreciation and amortization
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30,711
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25,447
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Total operating costs and expenses
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1,802,046
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1,577,823
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Gain on disposition of assets
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131
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12
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Operating income (loss)
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(9,782
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)
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73,293
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Interest expense
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(31,040
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)
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(20,440
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)
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Equity earnings (loss) of investees
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61
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(245
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)
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Other loss, net
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(8,100
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)
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(31,913
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)
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Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit)
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(48,861
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)
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20,695
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Income tax expense (benefit)
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(17,751
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)
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7,470
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Net income (loss)
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(31,110
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)
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13,225
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Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest
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(1,743
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)
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160
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Net income (loss) available to common stockholders
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$
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(29,367
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)
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$
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13,065
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Earnings (loss) per share, basic
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$
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(0.52
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)
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$
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0.24
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Weighted average shares outstanding, basic (in thousands)
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56,028
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54,549
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Earnings (loss) per share, diluted
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$
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(0.52
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)
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$
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0.22
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Weighted average shares outstanding, diluted (in thousands)
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56,028
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60,484
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Cash dividends per share
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$
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0.04
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$
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0.04
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(1)
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Includes excise taxes on sales by the retail segment of
$16,124
and
$14,218
for the
three
months ended
March 31, 2012
and
2011
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For the Three Months Ended
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March 31,
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2012
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2011
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Net income (loss)
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$
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(31,110
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)
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$
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13,225
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Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
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Interest rate derivatives designated as cash flow hedges:
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Unrealized holding loss arising during period, net of tax
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(111
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(36
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Less: reclassification adjustments for gain (loss) realized in net loss, net of tax
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647
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634
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Net gain (loss), net of tax
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536
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598
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Commodity contracts designated as cash flow hedges:
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Unrealized holding gain (loss) arising during period, net of tax
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(26,134
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)
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—
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Less: reclassification adjustments for gain (loss) realized in net loss, net of tax
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—
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—
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Net gain (loss), net of tax
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(26,134
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)
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—
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Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
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(25,598
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)
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598
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Comprehensive income (loss)
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(56,708
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)
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13,823
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Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest
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(3,222
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)
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160
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Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to common stockholders
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$
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(53,486
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)
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$
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13,663
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ALON USA ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited, dollars in thousands)
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For the Three Months Ended
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March 31,
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2012
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2011
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Cash flows from operating activities:
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Net income (loss) available to common stockholders
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$
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(29,367
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)
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$
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13,065
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Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) available to common stockholders to cash provided by operating activities:
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Depreciation and amortization
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30,711
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25,447
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Stock compensation
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563
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254
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Deferred income tax expense (benefit)
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(20,627
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)
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5,580
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Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest
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(1,743
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)
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160
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Equity earnings of investees (net of dividends)
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(61
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)
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—
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Amortization of debt issuance costs
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1,725
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1,404
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Amortization of original issuance discount
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786
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455
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Write-off of unamortized original issuance discount
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9,624
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—
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Gain on disposition of assets
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(131
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)
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(12
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)
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Unrealized losses on commodity swaps
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45,312
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—
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Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
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Accounts and other receivables, net
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23,262
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(39,787
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)
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Inventories
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(49,799
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)
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(3,699
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)
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets
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(8,565
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)
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(786
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)
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Other assets, net
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(1,556
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)
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(19,958
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)
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Accounts payable
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29,235
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(30,004
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)
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Accrued liabilities
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467
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27,394
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Other non-current liabilities
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1,037
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44,868
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Net cash provided by operating activities
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30,873
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24,381
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Cash flows from investing activities:
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Capital expenditures
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(14,557
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)
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(25,163
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)
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Capital expenditures for turnarounds and catalysts
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(2,105
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)
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(185
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)
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Dividends from investees, net of equity earnings
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—
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2,495
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Proceeds from disposition of assets
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11
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18
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Earnout payment related to Krotz Springs refinery acquisition
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—
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(2,187
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)
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Net cash used in investing activities
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(16,651
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)
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(25,022
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)
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Cash flows from financing activities:
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Dividends paid to stockholders
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(2,237
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)
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(2,204
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)
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Dividends paid to non-controlling interest
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(135
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)
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(287
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)
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Proceeds from issuance of common stock
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—
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10,100
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Stock issuance costs
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—
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(282
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)
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Inventory supply agreement
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—
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1,165
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Deferred debt issuance costs
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(2,400
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)
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(1,567
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)
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Revolving credit facilities, net
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(113,341
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)
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13,852
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Additions to long-term debt
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—
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30,000
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Payments on long-term debt
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(2,886
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)
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(2,378
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)
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Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
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(120,999
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)
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48,399
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Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
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(106,777
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)
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47,758
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Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
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157,066
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71,687
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Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
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$
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50,289
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$
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119,445
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Supplemental cash flow information:
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Cash paid for interest
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$
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14,456
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$
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12,737
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Refunds received for income tax
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$
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(1,980
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)
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$
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(186
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)
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Non-cash activity:
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Financing activity — payment on long-term debt from issuance of preferred stock
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$
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(30,000
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)
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$
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—
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(1)
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Basis of Presentation
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(a)
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Basis of Presentation
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(b)
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New Accounting Standards
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(2)
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Segment Data
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(a)
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Refining and Unbranded Marketing Segment
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(b)
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Asphalt Segment
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(c)
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Retail and Branded Marketing Segment
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(d)
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Corporate
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Refining and
Unbranded Marketing
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Asphalt
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Retail and Branded
Marketing
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Corporate
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Consolidated
Total
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Three Months Ended March 31, 2012
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Net sales to external customers
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$
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1,331,117
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$
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92,549
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$
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368,467
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$
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—
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$
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1,792,133
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Intersegment sales/purchases
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311,254
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(31,189
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)
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(280,065
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)
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—
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—
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Depreciation and amortization
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25,702
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1,382
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|
3,074
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|
553
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30,711
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Operating income (loss)
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(2,111
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)
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(1,421
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)
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(5,507
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)
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(743
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)
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(9,782
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)
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Total assets
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1,878,201
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120,430
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222,200
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15,509
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2,236,340
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Turnaround, chemical catalyst and capital expenditures
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9,636
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1,491
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|
5,409
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|
126
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|
16,662
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Refining and
Unbranded Marketing
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Asphalt
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Retail and Branded
Marketing
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Corporate
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|
Consolidated
Total
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||||||||||
Three Months Ended March 31, 2011
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Net sales to external customers
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$
|
1,248,677
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|
|
$
|
86,243
|
|
|
$
|
316,184
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
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$
|
1,651,104
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Intersegment sales/purchases
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250,347
|
|
|
(23,487
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)
|
|
(226,860
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)
|
|
—
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|
|
—
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|
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Depreciation and amortization
|
20,037
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|
|
1,730
|
|
|
3,277
|
|
|
403
|
|
|
25,447
|
|
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Operating income (loss)
|
79,289
|
|
|
(9,628
|
)
|
|
4,223
|
|
|
(591
|
)
|
|
73,293
|
|
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Total assets
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1,863,971
|
|
|
118,012
|
|
|
200,931
|
|
|
16,882
|
|
|
2,199,796
|
|
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Turnaround, chemical catalyst and capital expenditures
|
23,278
|
|
|
660
|
|
|
1,345
|
|
|
65
|
|
|
25,348
|
|
(3)
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Fair Value
|
|
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
For Identical
Assets or
Liabilities
(Level 1)
|
|
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
|
|
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
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Consolidated
Total
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As of March 31, 2012
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Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Commodity contracts (futures and forwards)
|
$
|
3,487
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
3,487
|
|
Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Commodity contracts (swaps)
|
—
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|
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54,211
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|
|
—
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|
|
54,211
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|
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Commodity contracts (call options)
|
—
|
|
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9,034
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|
|
—
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|
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9,034
|
|
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Interest rate swap
|
—
|
|
|
3,373
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|
|
—
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|
|
3,373
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|
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As of December 31, 2011
|
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Assets:
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Commodity contracts (swaps)
|
—
|
|
|
31,936
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
31,936
|
|
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Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Commodity contracts (futures and forwards)
|
78
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
78
|
|
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Commodity contracts (call options)
|
—
|
|
|
9,268
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
9,268
|
|
||||
Interest rate swap
|
—
|
|
|
4,197
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
4,197
|
|
(4)
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Derivative Financial Instruments
|
|
As of March 31, 2012
|
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Asset Derivatives
|
|
Liability Derivatives
|
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|
Balance Sheet
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|
Balance Sheet
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|
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Location
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Fair Value
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|
Location
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Fair Value
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Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Commodity contracts (swaps)
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
Accrued liabilities
|
|
$
|
(13,376
|
)
|
Commodity contracts (call options)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Accrued liabilities
|
|
(9,034
|
)
|
||
Commodity contracts (futures and forwards)
|
Accounts receivable
|
|
5,032
|
|
|
Accrued liabilities
|
|
(1,545
|
)
|
||
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
|
|
|
$
|
5,032
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
(23,955
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Commodity contracts (swaps)
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
Accrued liabilities
|
|
$
|
(40,835
|
)
|
Interest rate swap
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Other non-current liabilities
|
|
(3,373
|
)
|
||
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
(44,208
|
)
|
||
Total derivatives
|
|
|
$
|
5,032
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
(68,163
|
)
|
|
As of December 31, 2011
|
||||||||||
|
Asset Derivatives
|
|
Liability Derivatives
|
||||||||
|
Balance Sheet
|
|
|
|
Balance Sheet
|
|
|
||||
|
Location
|
|
Fair Value
|
|
Location
|
|
Fair Value
|
||||
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Commodity contracts (swaps)
|
Accounts receivable
|
|
$
|
32,678
|
|
|
Accrued liabilities
|
|
$
|
(742
|
)
|
Commodity contracts (call options)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Accrued liabilities
|
|
(9,268
|
)
|
||
Commodity contracts (futures and forwards)
|
Accounts receivable
|
|
809
|
|
|
Accrued liabilities
|
|
(887
|
)
|
||
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
|
|
|
$
|
33,487
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
(10,897
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Interest rate swap
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
Other non-current liabilities
|
|
$
|
(4,197
|
)
|
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
(4,197
|
)
|
||
Total derivatives
|
|
|
$
|
33,487
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
(15,094
|
)
|
Cash Flow Hedging Relationships
|
|
Gain (Loss) Recognized
in OCI
|
|
Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)
|
|
Gain (Loss) Reclassified
from Accumulated OCI into
Income (Ineffective
Portion and Amount
Excluded from
Effectiveness Testing)
|
||||||||||
|
|
|
|
Location
|
|
Amount
|
|
Location
|
|
Amount
|
||||||
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2012
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Commodity contracts (swaps)
|
|
$
|
(40,835
|
)
|
|
Cost of sales
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Interest rate swap
|
|
824
|
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
(995
|
)
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|||
Total derivatives
|
|
$
|
(40,011
|
)
|
|
|
|
$
|
(995
|
)
|
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2011
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Interest rate swaps
|
|
$
|
922
|
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
$
|
(975
|
)
|
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Total derivatives
|
|
$
|
922
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
(975
|
)
|
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income
|
||||
|
Location
|
|
Amount
|
||
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2012
|
|
|
|
||
Commodity contracts (futures & forwards)
|
Cost of sales
|
|
$
|
1,714
|
|
Commodity contracts (swaps)
|
Cost of sales
|
|
(14,334
|
)
|
|
Commodity contracts (swaps)
|
Unrealized losses on commodity swaps
|
|
(45,312
|
)
|
|
Commodity contracts (call options)
|
Other loss, net
|
|
(8,153
|
)
|
|
Total derivatives
|
|
|
$
|
(66,085
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
||
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2011
|
|
|
|
||
Commodity contracts (futures & forwards)
|
Cost of sales
|
|
$
|
(2,070
|
)
|
Commodity contracts (swaps)
|
Cost of sales
|
|
5,259
|
|
|
Commodity contracts (swaps)
|
Other loss, net
|
|
(31,919
|
)
|
|
Total derivatives
|
|
|
$
|
(28,730
|
)
|
(5)
|
Inventories
|
|
March 31,
2012 |
|
December 31,
2011 |
||||
Crude oil, refined products, asphalt and blendstocks
|
$
|
69,070
|
|
|
$
|
37,159
|
|
Crude oil inventory consigned to others
|
74,362
|
|
|
62,489
|
|
||
Materials and supplies
|
25,928
|
|
|
21,491
|
|
||
Store merchandise
|
20,314
|
|
|
19,322
|
|
||
Store fuel
|
7,397
|
|
|
6,811
|
|
||
Total inventories
|
$
|
197,071
|
|
|
$
|
147,272
|
|
(6)
|
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
|
|
March 31,
2012 |
|
December 31,
2011 |
||||
Refining facilities
|
$
|
1,727,767
|
|
|
$
|
1,718,792
|
|
Pipelines and terminals
|
43,461
|
|
|
43,414
|
|
||
Retail
|
149,723
|
|
|
147,679
|
|
||
Other
|
18,811
|
|
|
18,685
|
|
||
Property, plant and equipment, gross
|
1,939,762
|
|
|
1,928,570
|
|
||
Less accumulated depreciation
|
(446,366
|
)
|
|
(423,700
|
)
|
||
Property, plant and equipment, net
|
$
|
1,493,396
|
|
|
$
|
1,504,870
|
|
(7)
|
Additional Financial Information
|
(a)
|
Other Assets, Net
|
|
March 31,
2012 |
|
December 31,
2011 |
||||
Deferred turnaround and chemical catalyst cost
|
$
|
18,189
|
|
|
$
|
20,998
|
|
Environmental receivables
|
17,017
|
|
|
17,369
|
|
||
Deferred debt issuance costs
|
13,029
|
|
|
12,354
|
|
||
Intangible assets, net
|
7,298
|
|
|
7,418
|
|
||
Receivable from supply agreements
|
12,496
|
|
|
12,496
|
|
||
Other, net
|
21,636
|
|
|
19,254
|
|
||
Total other assets
|
$
|
89,665
|
|
|
$
|
89,889
|
|
(b)
|
Accrued Liabilities and Other Non-Current Liabilities
|
|
March 31,
2012 |
|
December 31,
2011 |
||||
Accrued Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
||||
Taxes other than income taxes, primarily excise taxes
|
$
|
21,789
|
|
|
$
|
32,892
|
|
Employee costs
|
11,372
|
|
|
11,368
|
|
||
Commodity contracts
|
64,790
|
|
|
10,897
|
|
||
Accrued finance charges
|
17,508
|
|
|
10,902
|
|
||
Environmental accrual
|
6,292
|
|
|
6,292
|
|
||
Other
|
23,947
|
|
|
19,065
|
|
||
Total accrued liabilities
|
$
|
145,698
|
|
|
$
|
91,416
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Other Non-Current Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
||||
Pension and other postemployment benefit liabilities, net
|
$
|
46,747
|
|
|
$
|
46,493
|
|
Environmental accrual (Note 14)
|
58,296
|
|
|
59,171
|
|
||
Asset retirement obligations
|
11,570
|
|
|
11,442
|
|
||
Interest rate swap valuations
|
3,373
|
|
|
4,197
|
|
||
Consignment inventory
|
60,737
|
|
|
58,328
|
|
||
Other
|
12,379
|
|
|
12,434
|
|
||
Total other non-current liabilities
|
$
|
193,102
|
|
|
$
|
192,065
|
|
(8)
|
Postretirement Benefits
|
|
For the Three Months Ended
|
||||||
|
March 31,
|
||||||
|
2012
|
|
2011
|
||||
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
|
|
|
|
||||
Service cost
|
$
|
943
|
|
|
$
|
914
|
|
Interest cost
|
1,032
|
|
|
1,035
|
|
||
Expected return on plan assets
|
(1,077
|
)
|
|
(933
|
)
|
||
Amortization of net loss
|
646
|
|
|
448
|
|
||
Net periodic benefit cost
|
$
|
1,544
|
|
|
$
|
1,464
|
|
(9)
|
Indebtedness
|
|
March 31,
2012 |
|
December 31,
2011 |
||||
Term loan credit facility
|
$
|
424,125
|
|
|
$
|
425,250
|
|
Revolving credit facilities
|
195,000
|
|
|
308,341
|
|
||
Senior secured notes
|
209,849
|
|
|
209,324
|
|
||
Retail credit facilities
|
85,405
|
|
|
107,281
|
|
||
Total debt
|
914,379
|
|
|
1,050,196
|
|
||
Less current portion
|
(11,523
|
)
|
|
(119,874
|
)
|
||
Total long-term debt
|
$
|
902,856
|
|
|
$
|
930,322
|
|
(10)
|
Stock-Based Compensation
|
|
|
|
Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Values
|
|||
Nonvested Shares
|
Shares
|
|
(per share)
|
|||
Nonvested at January 1, 2011
|
16,169
|
|
|
$
|
9.28
|
|
Granted
|
186,015
|
|
|
13.50
|
|
|
Vested
|
(7,278
|
)
|
|
10.31
|
|
|
Forfeited
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Nonvested at December 31, 2011
|
194,906
|
|
|
$
|
13.26
|
|
Granted
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Vested
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Forfeited
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Nonvested at March 31, 2012
|
194,906
|
|
|
$
|
13.26
|
|
(11)
|
Stockholders’ Equity (per share in dollars)
|
(a)
|
Preferred stock (share value in dollars)
|
(b)
|
Dividends
|
(c)
|
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
|
|
Unrealized Loss on Cash Flow Hedges
|
|
Defined Benefit Pension Plans
|
|
Total
|
||||||
Balance at December 31, 2011
|
$
|
(3,194
|
)
|
|
$
|
(23,289
|
)
|
|
$
|
(26,483
|
)
|
Current period other comprehensive loss, net of tax
|
(24,119
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(24,119
|
)
|
|||
Balance at March 31, 2012
|
$
|
(27,313
|
)
|
|
$
|
(23,289
|
)
|
|
$
|
(50,602
|
)
|
(12)
|
Earnings (Loss) Per Share
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
||||||
|
March 31,
|
||||||
|
2012
|
|
2011
|
||||
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders
|
$
|
(29,367
|
)
|
|
$
|
13,065
|
|
Average number of shares of common stock outstanding
|
56,028
|
|
|
54,549
|
|
||
Dilutive SARs, RSUs, convertible preferred stock and warrants
|
—
|
|
|
5,935
|
|
||
Average number of shares of common stock outstanding assuming dilution
|
56,028
|
|
|
60,484
|
|
||
Earnings (loss) per share – basic
|
$
|
(0.52
|
)
|
|
$
|
0.24
|
|
Earnings (loss) per share – diluted
|
$
|
(0.52
|
)
|
|
$
|
0.22
|
|
(13)
|
Related-Party Transactions
|
(14)
|
Commitments and Contingencies
|
(a)
|
Commitments
|
(b)
|
Contingencies
|
(c)
|
Environmental
|
(15)
|
Subsequent Events
|
ITEM 2.
|
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
|
•
|
changes in general economic conditions and capital markets;
|
•
|
changes in the underlying demand for our products;
|
•
|
the availability, costs and price volatility of crude oil, other refinery feedstocks and refined products;
|
•
|
changes in the spread between West Texas Intermediate ("WTI") crude oil and West Texas Sour ("WTS") crude oil;
|
•
|
changes in the spread between WTI crude oil and Light Louisiana Sweet and Heavy Louisiana Sweet crude oils, as well as the spread between California crudes such as Buena Vista and WTI;
|
•
|
the effects of transactions involving forward contracts and derivative instruments;
|
•
|
actions of customers and competitors;
|
•
|
termination of our Supply and Offtake Agreements with J. Aron & Company (“J. Aron”), which include all our refineries and under which J. Aron is our largest supplier of crude oil and our largest customer of refined products. Additionally, we are obligated to repurchase all consigned inventories and certain other inventories upon termination of these Supply and Offtake Agreements;
|
•
|
changes in fuel and utility costs incurred by our facilities;
|
•
|
disruptions due to equipment interruption, pipeline disruptions or failure at our or third-party facilities;
|
•
|
the execution of planned capital projects;
|
•
|
adverse changes in the credit ratings assigned to our trade credit and debt instruments;
|
•
|
the effects of and cost of compliance with current and future state and federal environmental, economic, safety and other laws, policies and regulations;
|
•
|
operating hazards, natural disasters such as flooding, casualty losses and other matters beyond our control;
|
•
|
the global financial crisis’ impact on our business and financial condition; and
|
•
|
the other factors discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2011
under the caption “Risk Factors”.
|
•
|
Combined refinery throughput for the
first
quarter of
2012
averaged
135,190
bpd, consisting of
69,512
bpd at the Big Spring refinery and
65,678
bpd at the Krotz Springs refinery, compared to
135,638
bpd for the
first
quarter of
2011
, consisting of
62,181
bpd at the Big Spring refinery and
73,457
bpd at the Krotz Springs refinery. The California refineries were not in operation for the first quarter of 2012 or 2011.
|
•
|
Operating margin at the Big Spring refinery was
$17.05
per barrel for the
first
quarter of
2012
, compared to
$19.50
per barrel for the same period in
2011
. This decrease in operating margin is mainly due to a $1.41 per barrel impact on realized hedging losses and an $0.85 per barrel impact from lower by-product pricing. Additionally, mid-continent product pricing, being lower than Gulf Coast pricing, impacted margins.
|
•
|
Operating margin at the Krotz Springs refinery was
$4.90
per barrel for the
first
quarter of
2012
, compared to
$5.06
per barrel for the same period in
2011
. This decrease in operating margin is due to a $0.92 per barrel impact on realized hedging losses and a $1.10 per barrel impact from lower by-product pricing. Additionally, light product yields were lower in the first quarter of
2012
compared to the same period in
2011
as a result of unplanned outages in the FCC Unit and the FCC Gasoline Treater.
|
•
|
The average sweet/sour spread for the
first
quarter of
2012
was
$3.62
per barrel compared to
$4.10
per barrel for the same period in
2011
. The average LLS to WTI spread for the
first
quarter of
2012
was
$12.61
per barrel compared to
$9.35
per barrel for the same period in
2011
.
|
•
|
The average Gulf Coast 3/2/1 crack spread was
$24.78
per barrel for the
first
quarter of
2012
compared to
$18.09
per barrel for the
first
quarter of
2011
. The average Gulf Coast 2/1/1 high sulfur diesel crack spread for the
first
quarter of
2012
was
$12.46
per barrel compared to
$9.03
per barrel for the
first
quarter of
2011
.
|
•
|
Asphalt margins in the
first
quarter of
2012
were
$55.18
per ton compared to
$18.18
per ton in the
first
quarter of
2011
. This increase was primarily due to non-cash inventory items, partially offset by higher crude oil costs. The average blended asphalt sales price increased
13.0%
from
$506.55
per ton in the
first
quarter of
2011
to
$572.54
per ton in the
first
quarter of
2012
and the average non-blended asphalt sales price increased
12.9%
from
$302.57
per ton in the
first
quarter of
2011
to
$341.49
per ton in the
first
quarter of
2012
. The average price of Buena Vista crude increased
16.8%
from
$99.31
per barrel in the
first
quarter of
2011
to
$116.00
per barrel in the
first
quarter of
2012
.
|
•
|
Retail fuel sales volume increased by
12.8%
from
36.7 million
gallons in the
first
quarter of
2011
to
41.3 million
gallons in the
first
quarter of
2012
. Our branded fuel sales volume increased by
9.3%
from
85.6 million
gallons in the
first
quarter of
2011
to
93.5 million
gallons in the
first
quarter of
2012
.
|
•
|
On
March 15, 2012
, we paid a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.04 per share on our common stock to stockholders of record at the close of business on
March 1, 2012
.
|
•
|
On
March 31, 2012
, 82,978 shares of our common stock were issued for payment of the quarterly 8.5% Series A Convertible Preferred Stock dividend to preferred stockholders of record at the close of business on
March 20, 2012
.
|
|
March 31,
2012 |
|
December 31,
2011 |
||
BALANCE SHEET DATA (end of period):
|
|
|
|
||
Cash and cash equivalents
|
50,289
|
|
|
157,066
|
|
Working capital
|
41,881
|
|
|
99,452
|
|
Total assets
|
2,236,340
|
|
|
2,330,382
|
|
Total debt
|
914,379
|
|
|
1,050,196
|
|
Total equity
|
365,438
|
|
|
395,784
|
|
(1)
|
Includes excise taxes on sales by the retail and branded marketing segment of
$16,124
and
$14,218
for the three months ended
March 31, 2012
and
2011
, respectively.
|
(2)
|
Includes corporate headquarters selling, general and administrative expenses of
$190
and
$188
for the three months ended
March 31, 2012
and
2011
, respectively, which are not allocated to our three operating segments.
|
(3)
|
Includes corporate depreciation and amortization of
$553
and
$403
for the three months ended
March 31, 2012
and
2011
, respectively, which are not allocated to our three operating segments.
|
(4)
|
Interest expense for the
three
months ended
March 31, 2012
, includes a charge of $9,624 for the write-off of unamortized original issuance discount associated with our repayment of the Alon Brands Term Loan.
|
(5)
|
Other loss, net for both the
three
months ended
March 31, 2012
and
2011
is substantially the loss on heating oil call option crack spread contracts.
|
(6)
|
Adjusted EBITDA represents earnings before non-controlling interest in income of subsidiaries, income tax expense, interest expense, depreciation and amortization and gain on disposition of assets. Adjusted EBITDA is not a recognized measurement under GAAP; however, the amounts included in Adjusted EBITDA are derived from amounts included in our consolidated financial statements. Our management believes that the presentation of Adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors because it is frequently used by securities analysts, investors, and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies in our industry. In addition, our management believes that Adjusted EBITDA is useful in evaluating our operating performance compared to that of other companies in our industry because the calculation of Adjusted EBITDA generally eliminates the effects of non-controlling interest in income of subsidiaries, income tax expense, interest expense, gain on disposition of assets and the accounting effects of capital expenditures and acquisitions, items that may vary for different companies for reasons unrelated to overall operating performance.
|
•
|
Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect our cash expenditures or future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments;
|
•
|
Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect the interest expense or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments on our debt;
|
•
|
Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect the prior claim that non-controlling interest have on the income generated by non-wholly-owned subsidiaries;
|
•
|
Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect changes in or cash requirements for our working capital needs; and
|
•
|
Our calculation of Adjusted EBITDA may differ from EBITDA calculations of other companies in our industry, limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure.
|
|
For the Three Months Ended
|
||||||
|
March 31,
|
||||||
|
2012
|
|
2011
|
||||
|
(dollars in thousands)
|
||||||
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders
|
$
|
(29,367
|
)
|
|
$
|
13,065
|
|
Non-controlling interest in income (loss) of subsidiaries
|
(1,743
|
)
|
|
160
|
|
||
Income tax expense (benefit)
|
(17,751
|
)
|
|
7,470
|
|
||
Interest expense
|
31,040
|
|
|
20,440
|
|
||
Depreciation and amortization
|
30,711
|
|
|
25,447
|
|
||
Gain on disposition of assets
|
(131
|
)
|
|
(12
|
)
|
||
Adjusted EBITDA
|
$
|
12,759
|
|
|
$
|
66,570
|
|
(7)
|
Includes corporate capital expenditures of
$126
and
$65
for the three months ended
March 31, 2012
and
2011
, respectively, which are not allocated to our three operating segments.
|
REFINING AND UNBRANDED MARKETING SEGMENT
|
|
|
|
||||
|
For the Three Months Ended
|
||||||
|
March 31,
|
||||||
|
2012
|
|
2011
|
||||
|
(dollars in thousands, except per barrel data and pricing statistics)
|
||||||
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS DATA:
|
|
|
|
||||
Net sales (1)
|
$
|
1,642,371
|
|
|
$
|
1,499,024
|
|
Operating costs and expenses:
|
|
|
|
||||
Cost of sales
|
1,503,393
|
|
|
1,345,021
|
|
||
Unrealized losses on commodity swaps
|
45,312
|
|
|
—
|
|
||
Direct operating expenses
|
63,219
|
|
|
46,949
|
|
||
Selling, general and administrative expenses
|
6,856
|
|
|
7,728
|
|
||
Depreciation and amortization
|
25,702
|
|
|
20,037
|
|
||
Total operating costs and expenses
|
1,644,482
|
|
|
1,419,735
|
|
||
Operating income (loss)
|
$
|
(2,111
|
)
|
|
$
|
79,289
|
|
KEY OPERATING STATISTICS:
|
|
|
|
||||
Per barrel of throughput:
|
|
|
|
||||
Refinery operating margin – Big Spring (2)
|
$
|
17.05
|
|
|
$
|
19.50
|
|
Refinery operating margin – CA Refineries (2)
|
N/A
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
||
Refinery operating margin – Krotz Springs (2)
|
4.90
|
|
|
5.06
|
|
||
Refinery direct operating expense – Big Spring (3)
|
3.59
|
|
|
4.13
|
|
||
Refinery direct operating expense – CA Refineries (3)
|
N/A
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
||
Refinery direct operating expense – Krotz Springs (3)
|
3.99
|
|
|
2.85
|
|
||
Capital expenditures
|
7,531
|
|
|
23,093
|
|
||
Capital expenditures for turnaround and chemical catalyst
|
2,105
|
|
|
185
|
|
||
PRICING STATISTICS:
|
|
|
|
||||
WTI crude oil (per barrel)
|
$
|
103.00
|
|
|
$
|
94.13
|
|
WTS crude oil (per barrel)
|
99.38
|
|
|
90.03
|
|
||
Buena Vista crude oil (per barrel)
|
116.00
|
|
|
99.31
|
|
||
LLS crude oil (per barrel)
|
112.51
|
|
|
98.37
|
|
||
Crack spreads (3/2/1) (per barrel):
|
|
|
|
||||
Gulf Coast
|
$
|
24.78
|
|
|
$
|
18.09
|
|
Crack spreads (3/1/1/1) (per barrel):
|
|
|
|
||||
West Coast
|
12.64
|
|
|
12.15
|
|
||
Crack spreads (2/1/1) (per barrel):
|
|
|
|
||||
Gulf Coast high sulfur diesel
|
$
|
12.46
|
|
|
$
|
9.03
|
|
Crude oil differentials (per barrel):
|
|
|
|
||||
WTI less WTS
|
$
|
3.62
|
|
|
$
|
4.10
|
|
LLS less WTI
|
12.61
|
|
|
9.35
|
|
||
WTI less Buena Vista
|
(13.00
|
)
|
|
(5.18
|
)
|
||
Product price (dollars per gallon):
|
|
|
|
||||
Gulf Coast unleaded gasoline
|
$
|
2.98
|
|
|
$
|
2.60
|
|
Gulf Coast ultra-low sulfur diesel
|
3.16
|
|
|
2.83
|
|
||
Gulf Coast high sulfur diesel
|
3.12
|
|
|
2.76
|
|
||
West Coast LA CARBOB (unleaded gasoline)
|
3.20
|
|
|
2.79
|
|
||
West Coast LA ultra-low sulfur diesel
|
3.24
|
|
|
2.91
|
|
||
Natural gas (per MMBTU)
|
2.50
|
|
|
4.20
|
|
THROUGHPUT AND PRODUCTION DATA:
BIG SPRING REFINERY
|
For the Three Months Ended
|
||||||||||
March 31,
|
|||||||||||
|
2012
|
|
2011
|
||||||||
|
bpd
|
|
%
|
|
bpd
|
|
%
|
||||
Refinery throughput:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Sour crude
|
55,546
|
|
|
79.9
|
|
|
52,124
|
|
|
83.8
|
|
Sweet crude
|
12,206
|
|
|
17.6
|
|
|
8,499
|
|
|
13.7
|
|
Blendstocks
|
1,760
|
|
|
2.5
|
|
|
1,558
|
|
|
2.5
|
|
Total refinery throughput (4)
|
69,512
|
|
|
100.0
|
|
|
62,181
|
|
|
100.0
|
|
Refinery production:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Gasoline
|
35,140
|
|
|
50.7
|
|
|
30,373
|
|
|
49.3
|
|
Diesel/jet
|
22,236
|
|
|
32.1
|
|
|
19,988
|
|
|
32.4
|
|
Asphalt
|
4,535
|
|
|
6.6
|
|
|
4,340
|
|
|
7.0
|
|
Petrochemicals
|
4,136
|
|
|
6.0
|
|
|
3,824
|
|
|
6.2
|
|
Other
|
3,187
|
|
|
4.6
|
|
|
3,165
|
|
|
5.1
|
|
Total refinery production (5)
|
69,234
|
|
|
100.0
|
|
|
61,690
|
|
|
100.0
|
|
Refinery utilization (6)
|
|
|
96.8
|
%
|
|
|
|
86.6
|
%
|
THROUGHPUT AND PRODUCTION DATA:
KROTZ SPRINGS REFINERY
|
For the Three Months Ended
|
||||||||||
March 31,
|
|||||||||||
|
2012
|
|
2011
|
||||||||
|
bpd
|
|
%
|
|
bpd
|
|
%
|
||||
Refinery throughput:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Light sweet crude
|
53,658
|
|
|
81.7
|
|
|
52,930
|
|
|
72.0
|
|
Heavy sweet crude
|
11,004
|
|
|
16.8
|
|
|
19,224
|
|
|
26.2
|
|
Blendstocks
|
1,016
|
|
|
1.5
|
|
|
1,303
|
|
|
1.8
|
|
Total refinery throughput (4)
|
65,678
|
|
|
100.0
|
|
|
73,457
|
|
|
100.0
|
|
Refinery production:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Gasoline
|
27,533
|
|
|
41.6
|
|
|
31,175
|
|
|
42.4
|
|
Diesel/jet
|
28,713
|
|
|
43.4
|
|
|
34,542
|
|
|
46.9
|
|
Heavy Oils
|
5,045
|
|
|
7.6
|
|
|
1,659
|
|
|
2.3
|
|
Other
|
4,927
|
|
|
7.4
|
|
|
6,146
|
|
|
8.4
|
|
Total refinery production (5)
|
66,218
|
|
|
100.0
|
|
|
73,522
|
|
|
100.0
|
|
Refinery utilization (6)
|
|
|
77.8
|
%
|
|
|
|
86.8
|
%
|
(1)
|
Net sales include intersegment sales to our asphalt and retail and branded marketing segments at prices which approximate wholesale market prices. These intersegment sales are eliminated through consolidation of our financial statements.
|
(2)
|
Refinery operating margin is a per barrel measurement calculated by dividing the margin between net sales and cost of sales (exclusive of substantial unrealized hedge positions and inventory adjustments related to acquisitions) attributable to each refinery by the refinery's throughput volumes. Industry-wide refining results are driven and measured by the margins between refined product prices and the prices for crude oil, which are referred to as crack spreads. We compare our refinery operating margins to these crack spreads to assess our operating performance relative to other participants in our industry.
|
(3)
|
Refinery direct operating expense is a per barrel measurement calculated by dividing direct operating expenses at our Big Spring, California, and Krotz Springs refineries, exclusive of depreciation and amortization, by the applicable refinery’s total throughput volumes.
|
(4)
|
Total refinery throughput represents the total barrels per day of crude oil and blendstock inputs in the refinery production process. The California refineries were not in operation for the first quarter of
2012
or
2011
.
|
(5)
|
Total refinery production represents the barrels per day of various products produced from processing crude and other refinery feedstocks through the crude units and other conversion units at the refineries.
|
(6)
|
Refinery utilization represents average daily crude oil throughput divided by crude oil capacity, excluding planned periods of downtime for maintenance and turnarounds.
|
ASPHALT SEGMENT
|
|
|
|
||||
|
For the Three Months Ended
|
||||||
|
March 31,
|
||||||
|
2012
|
|
2011
|
||||
|
(dollars in thousands, except per ton data)
|
||||||
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS DATA:
|
|
|
|
||||
Net sales
|
$
|
92,549
|
|
|
$
|
86,243
|
|
Operating costs and expenses:
|
|
|
|
||||
Cost of sales (1)
|
82,672
|
|
|
82,752
|
|
||
Direct operating expenses
|
8,990
|
|
|
9,974
|
|
||
Selling, general and administrative expenses
|
926
|
|
|
1,415
|
|
||
Depreciation and amortization
|
1,382
|
|
|
1,730
|
|
||
Total operating costs and expenses
|
93,970
|
|
|
95,871
|
|
||
Operating loss
|
$
|
(1,421
|
)
|
|
$
|
(9,628
|
)
|
KEY OPERATING STATISTICS:
|
|
|
|
||||
Blended asphalt sales volume (tons in thousands) (2)
|
136
|
|
|
138
|
|
||
Non-blended asphalt sales volume (tons in thousands) (3)
|
43
|
|
|
54
|
|
||
Blended asphalt sales price per ton (2)
|
$
|
572.54
|
|
|
$
|
506.55
|
|
Non-blended asphalt sales price per ton (3)
|
341.49
|
|
|
302.57
|
|
||
Asphalt margin per ton (4)
|
55.18
|
|
|
18.18
|
|
||
Capital expenditures
|
$
|
1,491
|
|
|
$
|
660
|
|
(1)
|
Cost of sales includes intersegment purchases of asphalt blends from our refining and unbranded marketing segment at prices which approximate wholesale market prices. These intersegment purchases are eliminated through consolidation of our financial statements.
|
(2)
|
Blended asphalt represents base asphalt that has been blended with other materials necessary to sell the asphalt as a finished product.
|
(3)
|
Non-blended asphalt represents base material asphalt and other components that require additional blending before being sold as a finished product.
|
(4)
|
Asphalt margin is a per ton measurement calculated by dividing the margin between net sales and cost of sales by the total sales volume. Asphalt margins are used in the asphalt industry to measure operating results related to asphalt sales.
|
RETAIL AND BRANDED MARKETING SEGMENT
|
|
|
|
||||
|
For the Three Months Ended
|
||||||
|
March 31,
|
||||||
|
2012
|
|
2011
|
||||
|
(dollars in thousands, except per gallon data)
|
||||||
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS DATA:
|
|
|
|
||||
Net sales (1)
|
$
|
368,467
|
|
|
$
|
316,184
|
|
Operating costs and expenses:
|
|
|
|
||||
Cost of sales (2)
|
343,863
|
|
|
283,697
|
|
||
Selling, general and administrative expenses
|
27,168
|
|
|
24,999
|
|
||
Depreciation and amortization
|
3,074
|
|
|
3,277
|
|
||
Total operating costs and expenses
|
374,105
|
|
|
311,973
|
|
||
Gain on disposition of assets
|
131
|
|
|
12
|
|
||
Operating income (loss)
|
$
|
(5,507
|
)
|
|
$
|
4,223
|
|
KEY OPERATING STATISTICS:
|
|
|
|
||||
Branded fuel sales (thousands of gallons) (3)
|
93,490
|
|
|
85,570
|
|
||
Branded fuel margin (cents per gallon) (3)
|
(5.3
|
)
|
|
3.7
|
|
||
Number of stores (end of period) (4)
|
300
|
|
|
304
|
|
||
Retail fuel sales (thousands of gallons)
|
41,329
|
|
|
36,655
|
|
||
Retail fuel sales (thousands of gallons per site per month) (4)
|
48
|
|
|
42
|
|
||
Retail fuel margin (cents per gallon) (5)
|
10.8
|
|
|
14.6
|
|
||
Retail fuel sales price (dollars per gallon) (6)
|
$
|
3.46
|
|
|
$
|
3.19
|
|
Merchandise sales
|
$
|
73,482
|
|
|
$
|
68,001
|
|
Merchandise sales (per site per month) (4)
|
$
|
81
|
|
|
$
|
75
|
|
Merchandise margin (7)
|
32.1
|
%
|
|
33.1
|
%
|
||
Capital expenditures
|
$
|
5,409
|
|
|
$
|
1,345
|
|
(1)
|
Includes excise taxes on sales by the retail and branded marketing segment of
$16,124
and
$14,218
for the three months ended
March 31, 2012
and
2011
, respectively. Net sales also includes net royalty and related net credit card fees of
$1,474
and
$1,419
for the three months ended
March 31, 2012
and
2011
, respectively.
|
(2)
|
Cost of sales includes intersegment purchases of motor fuels from our refining and unbranded marketing segment at prices which approximate wholesale market prices. These intersegment purchases are eliminated through consolidation of our financial statements.
|
(3)
|
Branded fuel sales represent branded fuel sales to our wholesale marketing customers that are primarily supplied by the Big Spring refinery. The branded fuels that are not supplied by the Big Spring refinery are obtained from third-party suppliers. The branded fuel margin represents the margin between the net sales and cost of sales attributable to our branded fuel sales volume, expressed on a cents-per-gallon basis.
|
(4)
|
At March 31, 2012 we had
300
retail convenience stores of which
287
sold fuel. At March 31, 2011 we had
304
retail convenience stores of which
292
sold fuel.
|
(5)
|
Retail fuel margin represents the difference between motor fuel sales revenue and the net cost of purchased motor fuel, including transportation costs and associated motor fuel taxes, expressed on a cents-per-gallon basis. Motor fuel margins are frequently used in the retail industry to measure operating results related to motor fuel sales.
|
(6)
|
Retail fuel sales price per gallon represents the average sales price for motor fuels sold through our retail convenience stores.
|
(7)
|
Merchandise margin represents the difference between merchandise sales revenues and the delivered cost of merchandise purchases, net of rebates and commissions, expressed as a percentage of merchandise sales revenues. Merchandise margins, also referred to as in-store margins, are commonly used in the retail convenience store industry to measure in-store, or non-fuel, operating results.
|
|
For the Three Months Ended
|
||||||
|
March 31,
|
||||||
|
2012
|
|
2011
|
||||
|
(dollars in thousands)
|
||||||
Cash provided by (used in):
|
|
|
|
||||
Operating activities
|
$
|
30,873
|
|
|
$
|
24,381
|
|
Investing activities
|
(16,651
|
)
|
|
(25,022
|
)
|
||
Financing activities
|
(120,999
|
)
|
|
48,399
|
|
||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
(106,777
|
)
|
|
$
|
47,758
|
|
Description
|
|
Contract
|
|
Wtd Avg Purchase
|
|
Wtd Avg Sales
|
|
Contract
|
|
Market
|
|
Gain
|
|||||||||
of Activity
|
|
Volume
|
|
Price/BBL
|
|
Price/BBL
|
|
Value
|
|
Value
|
|
(
Loss
)
|
|||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|||||||||||||
Forwards-long (Crude)
|
|
569,659
|
|
|
115.26
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
65,658
|
|
|
$
|
64,226
|
|
|
$
|
(1,432
|
)
|
Forwards-long (Gasoline)
|
|
229,407
|
|
|
139.06
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
31,902
|
|
|
32,358
|
|
|
456
|
|
|||
Forwards-short (Gasoline)
|
|
(217,963
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
136.09
|
|
|
(29,664
|
)
|
|
(29,017
|
)
|
|
647
|
|
|||
Forwards-long (Distillate)
|
|
166,945
|
|
|
139.89
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
23,354
|
|
|
23,111
|
|
|
(243
|
)
|
|||
Forwards-long (Jet)
|
|
72,616
|
|
|
138.03
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
10,023
|
|
|
9,951
|
|
|
(72
|
)
|
|||
Forwards-long (Slurry)
|
|
81,403
|
|
|
105.62
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
8,598
|
|
|
8,501
|
|
|
(97
|
)
|
|||
Forwards-short (Slurry)
|
|
(738
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
110.62
|
|
|
(82
|
)
|
|
(81
|
)
|
|
1
|
|
|||
Forwards-long (Catfeed)
|
|
131,944
|
|
|
134.53
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
17,750
|
|
|
17,876
|
|
|
126
|
|
|||
Forwards-short (Slop)
|
|
(24,887
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
97.12
|
|
|
(2,417
|
)
|
|
(2,338
|
)
|
|
79
|
|
|||
Forwards-long (Propane)
|
|
88
|
|
|
81.21
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
—
|
|
|||
Forwards-short (Propane)
|
|
(996
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
50.24
|
|
|
(50
|
)
|
|
(49
|
)
|
|
1
|
|
|||
Forwards-short (Asphalt)
|
|
(93,443
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
77.46
|
|
|
(7,238
|
)
|
|
(7,168
|
)
|
|
70
|
|
|||
Futures-short (Crude)
|
|
(1,008,000
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
105.59
|
|
|
(106,433
|
)
|
|
(103,628
|
)
|
|
2,805
|
|
|||
Futures-short (Gasoline)
|
|
(290,000
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
139.72
|
|
|
(40,520
|
)
|
|
(40,293
|
)
|
|
227
|
|
|||
Futures-short (Distillate)
|
|
(320,000
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
136.02
|
|
|
(43,526
|
)
|
|
(42,606
|
)
|
|
920
|
|
|||
Description
|
|
Contract
|
|
Wtd Avg Contract
|
|
Wtd Avg Market
|
|
Contract
|
|
Market
|
|
Gain
|
|||||||||
of Activity
|
|
Volume
|
|
Spread
|
|
Spread
|
|
Value
|
|
Value
|
|
(
Loss
)
|
|||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(in thousands)
|
|||||||||||||
Futures-swaps
|
|
(9,724,400
|
)
|
|
22.07
|
|
|
27.65
|
|
|
$
|
(214,646
|
)
|
|
$
|
(268,857
|
)
|
|
$
|
(54,211
|
)
|
Futures-call options
|
|
(500,500
|
)
|
|
13.70
|
|
|
29.86
|
|
|
(6,856
|
)
|
|
(14,943
|
)
|
|
(8,087
|
)
|
(1)
|
Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures.
|
(2)
|
Changes in internal control over financial reporting.
|
Exhibit
|
|
|
Number
|
|
Description of Exhibit
|
3.1
|
|
Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Alon USA Energy, Inc.
|
3.2
|
|
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Alon USA Energy, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Form S-1, filed by the Company on July 14, 2005, SEC File No. 333-124797).
|
4.1
|
|
Specimen Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Form S-1/A, filed by the Company on June 17, 2005, SEC File No. 333-124797).
|
4.2
|
|
Specimen 8.50% Series A Convertible Preferred Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to Form 10-Q, filed by the Company on November 9, 2010, SEC File No. 001-32567).
|
4.3
|
|
Indenture, dated as of October 22, 2009, by and among Alon Refining Krotz Springs, Inc. and Wilmington Trust FSB, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K, filed by the Company on October 23, 2009, SEC File No. 001-32567).
|
4.4
|
|
Form of Certificate of Designation of the 8.50% Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Form 10-Q filed by Alon on November 9, 2010, SEC File No. 001-32567).
|
4.5
|
|
Form of Certificate of Designation of the 8.50% Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to Form 10-K, filed by the Company on March 13, 2012, SEC File No. 001-32567).
|
10.1
|
|
First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 20, 2012 among Southwest Convenience Stores, LLC, Skinny's LLC, the lender party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association.
|
10.2
|
|
Alon USA Energy, Inc. Second Amended and Restated Incentive Compensation Plan.
|
31.1
|
|
Certifications of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to §302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|
31.2
|
|
Certifications of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to §302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|
32.1
|
|
Certifications of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|
101
|
|
The following financial information from Alon USA Energy, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2012, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (v) Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
|
|
|
Alon USA Energy, Inc.
|
|
Date:
|
May 8, 2012
|
By:
|
/s/ David Wiessman
|
|
|
|
David Wiessman
|
|
|
|
Executive Chairman
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Date:
|
May 8, 2012
|
By:
|
/s/ Paul Eisman
|
|
|
|
Paul Eisman
|
|
|
|
Chief Executive Officer
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Date:
|
May 8, 2012
|
By:
|
/s/ Shai Even
|
|
|
|
Shai Even
|
|
|
|
Chief Financial Officer
|
Exhibit
|
|
|
Number
|
|
Description of Exhibit
|
3.1
|
|
Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Alon USA Energy, Inc.
|
3.2
|
|
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Alon USA Energy, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Form S-1, filed by the Company on July 14, 2005, SEC File No. 333-124797).
|
4.1
|
|
Specimen Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Form S-1/A, filed by the Company on June 17, 2005, SEC File No. 333-124797).
|
4.2
|
|
Specimen 8.50% Series A Convertible Preferred Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to Form 10-Q, filed by the Company on November 9, 2010, SEC File No. 001-32567).
|
4.3
|
|
Indenture, dated as of October 22, 2009, by and among Alon Refining Krotz Springs, Inc. and Wilmington Trust FSB, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K, filed by the Company on October 23, 2009, SEC File No. 001-32567).
|
4.4
|
|
Form of Certificate of Designation of the 8.50% Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Form 10-Q filed by Alon on November 9, 2010, SEC File No. 001-32567).
|
4.5
|
|
Form of Certificate of Designation of the 8.50% Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to Form 10-K, filed by the Company on March 13, 2012, SEC File No. 001-32567).
|
10.1
|
|
First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 20, 2012 among Southwest Convenience Stores, LLC, Skinny's LLC, the lender party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association.
|
10.2
|
|
Alon USA Energy, Inc. Second Amended and Restated Incentive Compensation Plan.
|
31.1
|
|
Certifications of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to §302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|
31.2
|
|
Certifications of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to §302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|
32.1
|
|
Certifications of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|
101
|
|
The following financial information from Alon USA Energy, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2012, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (v) Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
|
|
THE BORROWERS
:
SOUTHWEST CONVENIENCE STORES, LLC
,
as a Borrower and a Credit Party
By:
/s/ Michael Oster
Name: Michael Oster
Title: Vice President
|
|
SKINNY'S, LLC
, as a Borrower and a Credit Party
By:
/s/ Michael Oster
Name: Michael Oster
Title: Vice President
|
|
THE SUBSIDIARY GUARANTOR:
GTS LICENSING COMPANY, INC.
, as a Subsidiary Guarantor and a Credit Party
By:
/s/ Michael Oster
Name: Michael Oster
Title: Vice President
|
|
THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
AND THE LENDERS
:
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Administrative Agent and a Lender
By:
/s/ W.R. Birdwell
Name:
W.R. Birdwell
Title:
Senior Vice President
|
|
BANK LEUMI USA,
as a Lender
By:
/s/ Dr. Avram Keusch
Name:
Dr. Avram Keusch
Title:
First Vice President
|
|
By:
/s/ Sivan Maseng
Name:
Sivan Maseng
Title:
Assistant Vice President
|
|
|
|
|
SECTION
|
|
PAGE
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Purpose ..........................................................................................................................................
|
1
|
|
2
|
Term ...............................................................................................................................................
|
1
|
|
3
|
Definitions .....................................................................................................................................
|
1
|
|
4
|
Shares Available Under Plan .........................................................................................................
|
5
|
|
5
|
Limitations on Awards ...................................................................................................................
|
5
|
|
6
|
Stock Options .................................................................................................................................
|
6
|
|
7
|
Appreciation Rights .......................................................................................................................
|
8
|
|
8
|
Restricted Shares ...........................................................................................................................
|
9
|
|
9
|
Restricted Stock Units ...................................................................................................................
|
10
|
|
10
|
Performance Shares and Performance Units .................................................................................
|
11
|
|
11
|
Senior Executive Plan Bonuses .....................................................................................................
|
12
|
|
12
|
Awards to Eligible Directors ..........................................................................................................
|
13
|
|
13
|
Transferability ................................................................................................................................
|
13
|
|
14
|
Adjustments ...................................................................................................................................
|
13
|
|
15
|
Fractional Shares ...........................................................................................................................
|
14
|
|
16
|
Withholding Taxes .........................................................................................................................
|
14
|
|
17
|
Administration of the Plan .............................................................................................................
|
15
|
|
18
|
Amendments and Other Matters ....................................................................................................
|
15
|
|
19
|
Governing Law ..............................................................................................................................
|
16
|
|
1.
|
Purpose
. The Plan amends and restates the Amended and Restated Alon USA Energy, Inc. 2005 Incentive Compensation Plan (the "Prior Plan"). The purpose of the Plan is to recruit and retain highly qualified directors, executive officers and selected employees, and to provide them incentives to put forth maximum efforts for the success of the Company's business, in order to serve the best interests of the Company and its stockholders.
|
2.
|
Term
. The Prior Plan was approved at the Company's 2010 annual meeting of the stockholders. The amendments affected by this Plan were approved by the Board on March 5, 2012 and will become effective, subject to approval by the stockholders of the Company, on the date of such stockholder approval. The Plan will expire on the tenth anniversary of the date on which it is approved by the stockholders of the Company. No further Awards will be made under the Plan on or after such tenth anniversary. Awards that are outstanding on the date the Plan terminates will remain in effect according to their terms and the provisions of the Plan.
|
3.
|
Definitions
. The following terms, when used in the Plan with initial capital letters, will have the following meanings:
|
(a)
|
Appreciation Right
means a right granted pursuant to Section 7.
|
(b)
|
Award
means the award of a Senior Executive Plan Bonus; the grant of Appreciation Rights, Stock Options, Performance Shares, Performance Units or Restricted Stock Units; or the grant or sale of Restricted Shares.
|
(c)
|
Board
means the Board of Directors of the Company.
|
(d)
|
Code
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as in effect from time to time.
|
(e)
|
Committee
means:
|
(i)
|
with respect to any matter arising under the Plan that relates to a Participant who is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the Incentive Compensation Plan Committee appointed by the Board, which committee at all times will consist of two or more members of the Board, all of whom are intended (A) to meet all applicable independence requirements of the New York Stock Exchange or the principal national securities exchange or principal market on or in which the Common Stock is traded and (B) to
|
(ii)
|
with respect to any matter arising under the Plan that relates to any other Participant, the Compensation Committee of the Board; and
|
(iii)
|
to the extent the administration of the Plan has been assumed by the Board pursuant to Section 17, the Board.
|
(f)
|
Common Stock
means the common stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Company or any security into which such Common Stock may be changed by reason of any transaction or event of the type described in Section 14.
|
(g)
|
Date of Grant
means the date specified by the Committee on which an Award will become effective.
|
(h)
|
Deferral Period
means the period of time during which Restricted Stock Units are subject to deferral limitations under Section 9.
|
(i)
|
Eligible Director
means a member of the Board or, if designated by the Board, any member of the board of directors or board of managers of a Subsidiary who is not (i) an employee of the Company or any Subsidiary or (ii) an officer, director or employee of (A) Alon Israel Oil Company or any of its affiliates other than the Company or any Subsidiary; (B) Africa Israel Investments Ltd. or any of its affiliates; (C) Bielsol Investments (1987) Ltd. or any of its affiliates; or (D) Kibbutz Movement or any of its affiliates.
|
(j)
|
Evidence of Award
means an agreement, certificate, resolution or other type or form of writing or other evidence approved by the Committee which sets forth the terms and conditions of an Award. An Evidence of Award may be in any electronic medium, may be limited to a notation on the books and records of the Company and need not be signed by a representative of the Company or a Participant.
|
(k)
|
Exchange Act
means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
|
(l)
|
Grant Price
means the price per share of Common Stock at which an Appreciation Right is granted.
|
(m)
|
Management Objectives
means the measurable performance objectives, if any, established by the Committee for a Performance Period that are to be achieved with respect to an Award. Management Objectives may be described in terms of company-wide objectives (
i.e.,
the performance of the Company and all of its Subsidiaries) or in terms of objectives that are related to the performance of the individual Participant or of the division, Subsidiary, department, region or
|
(i)
|
profitability measures;
|
(ii)
|
revenue, sales and same store sales measures;
|
(iii)
|
business unit performance;
|
(iv)
|
leverage measures;
|
(v)
|
stockholder return;
|
(vi)
|
expense management;
|
(vii)
|
asset and liability measures;
|
(viii)
|
individual performance;
|
(ix)
|
supply chain efficiency;
|
(x)
|
customer satisfaction;
|
(xi)
|
productivity measures;
|
(xii)
|
cash flow measures;
|
(xiii)
|
return measures; and
|
(xiv)
|
product development and/or performance
|
(n)
|
Market Value per Share
means, at any date, the closing sale price of the Common Stock on that date (or, if there are no sales on that date, the last preceding date on which there was a sale) on the principal national securities exchange or in the principal market on or in which the Common Stock is traded.
|
(o)
|
Option Price
means the purchase price per share payable on exercise of a Stock Option.
|
(p)
|
Participant
means a person who is selected by the Committee to receive an Award under the Plan and who at that time is an executive officer or other key employee of the Company or any Subsidiary, or who at that time is an Eligible Director, provided that an Eligible Director shall be a Participant only for purposes of Awards of Restricted Shares.
|
(q)
|
Performance Share
means a bookkeeping entry that records the equivalent of one share of Common Stock awarded pursuant to Section 10.
|
(r)
|
Performance Period
means, with respect to an Award, a period of time within which the Management Objectives relating to such Award are to be measured. The Performance Period for a Senior Executive Plan Bonus will be the fiscal year of the Company, and, unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, the Performance Period for all other Awards will be established by the Committee at the time of the Award.
|
(s)
|
Performance Unit
means a unit equivalent to $1.00 (or such other value as the Committee determines) granted pursuant to Section 10.
|
(t)
|
Restricted Shares
means shares of Common Stock granted or sold pursuant to Section 8 as to which neither the ownership restrictions nor the restrictions on transfer have expired.
|
(u)
|
Restricted Stock Units
means an Award pursuant to Section 9 of the right to receive shares of Common Stock at the end of a specified Deferral Period.
|
(v)
|
Rule 16b-3
means Rule 16b-3 under Section 16 of the Exchange Act as amended (or any successor rule to the same effect), as in effect from time to time.
|
(w)
|
Senior Executive Plan Bonus
means an Award of annual incentive compensation made pursuant to and subject to the conditions set forth in Section 11.
|
(x)
|
Senior Officer
means for purposes of Section 5(b), the Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, or any Senior Vice President of the Company.
|
(y)
|
Spread
means the excess of the Market Value per Share on the date an Appreciation Right is exercised over (i) the Option Price provided for in the Stock Option granted in tandem with the Appreciation Right or (ii) if there is no tandem Stock Option, the Grant Price provided for in the Appreciation Right, in either case multiplied by the number of shares of Common Stock in respect of which the Appreciation Right is exercised.
|
(z)
|
Stock Option
means the right to purchase shares of Common Stock upon exercise of an option granted pursuant to Section 6.
|
(aa)
|
Subsidiary
means (i) any corporation of which at least 50% of the combined voting power of the then outstanding shares of Voting Stock is owned directly or indirectly by the Company, (ii) any partnership of which at least 50% of the profits interest or capital interest is owned directly or indirectly by the Company and (iii) any other entity of which at least 50% of the total equity interest is owned directly or indirectly by the Company.
|
(bb)
|
Voting Stock
means the securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors or persons who serve similar functions.
|
4.
|
Shares Available Under Plan
. The aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be (i) subject to an Award of Appreciation Rights or Stock Options or (ii) issued or transferred as Restricted Shares and released from all restrictions or in payment of Performance Shares, Performance Units, Restricted Stock Units or Senior Executive Plan Bonuses will not exceed in the aggregate 5,200,000 shares consisting of (A) 2,200,000 shares originally authorized under the Prior Plan, and (B) an additional 3,000,000 shares. Such shares may be shares of original issuance or treasury shares or a combination of the foregoing. The number of shares of Common Stock available under this Section 4 will be subject to adjustment as provided in Section 14 and will be further adjusted to include shares that relate to Awards that expire or are forfeited. The number of shares of Common Stock available under this Section 4 will not be adjusted to include (i) any shares withheld by, or tendered to, the Company in payment of the Option Price with respect to a Stock Option or in satisfaction of the taxes required to be withheld in connection with any Award granted under the Plan or (ii) any shares subject to an Appreciation Right that are not transferred to a Participant upon exercise of the Appreciation Right.
|
5.
|
Limitations on Awards
. Awards under the Plan will be subject to the following limitations:
|
(a)
|
No more than 5,200,000 shares of Common Stock, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4, may be subject to an Award of Stock Options that are intended to qualify as incentive stock options under Section 422 of the Code.
|
(b)
|
The maximum number of shares of Common Stock that:
|
(i)
|
may be subject to Stock Options or Appreciation Rights granted to a Participant during any calendar year will not exceed 100,000 shares plus
|
(ii)
|
may be granted to a Participant during any calendar year as Performance Shares, Restricted Shares or Restricted Stock Units may not exceed 50,000 shares plus an additional 50,000 shares with respect to Performance Shares, Restricted Shares or Restricted Stock Units granted a Participant who has not previously been employed by the Company or any Subsidiary; provided however, that, upon prior approval of the Board, a Senior Officers of the Company may, in addition to any other grants to such individual pursuant to the Plan, receive a one-time grant of up to 500,000 shares with respect to Performance Shares, Restricted Shares or Restricted Stock Units.
|
(c)
|
The maximum aggregate cash value of payments to any Participant for any Performance Period pursuant to an award of Performance Units will not exceed $1 million.
|
(d)
|
The payment of a Senior Executive Plan Bonus to any Participant will not exceed $1 million.
|
6.
|
Stock Options
. The Committee may from time to time authorize grants of options to any Participant to purchase shares of Common Stock upon such terms and conditions as it may determine in accordance with this Section 6. Each Participant who is a key employee of the Company or any Subsidiary will be eligible to receive a grant of Stock Options that are intended to qualify as incentive stock options within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code. Each grant of Stock Options may utilize any or all of the authorizations, and will be subject to all of the requirements, contained in the following provisions:
|
(a)
|
Each grant will specify the number of shares of Common Stock to which it relates.
|
(b)
|
Each grant will specify the Option Price, which will not be less than 100% of the Market Value per Share on the Date of Grant.
|
(c)
|
Each grant will specify whether the Option Price will be payable (i) in cash or by check acceptable to the Company, (ii) by the actual or constructive transfer to the Company of shares of Common Stock owned by the Participant for at least six months (or, with the consent of the Committee, for less than six months) having an aggregate Market Value per Share at the date of exercise equal to the aggregate Option Price, (iii) with the consent of the Committee, by authorizing the Company to withhold a number of shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable to the Participant having an aggregate Market Value per Share
|
(d)
|
To the extent permitted by law, any grant may provide for deferred payment of the Option Price from the proceeds of sale through a bank or broker of some or all of the shares to which such exercise relates.
|
(e)
|
Successive grants may be made to the same Participant whether or not any Stock Options or other Awards previously granted to such Participant remain unexercised or outstanding.
|
(f)
|
Each grant will specify the required period or periods of continuous service by the Participant with the Company or any Subsidiary that are necessary before the Stock Options or installments thereof will become exercisable.
|
(g)
|
Any grant may specify the Management Objectives that must be achieved as a condition to the exercise of the Stock Options.
|
(h)
|
Any grant may provide for the earlier exercise of the Stock Options in the event of a change in control or other similar transaction or event.
|
(i)
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Stock Options may be (i) options which are intended to qualify under particular provisions of the Code, (ii) options which are not intended to so qualify or (iii) combinations of the foregoing.
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(j)
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On or after the Date of Grant, the Committee may provide for the payment to the Participant of dividend equivalents thereon in cash or Common Stock on a current, deferred or contingent basis.
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(k)
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The Committee will have the right to substitute Appreciation Rights for outstanding Options granted to one or more Participants, provided the terms and the economic benefit of the substituted Appreciation Rights are at least equivalent to the terms and economic benefit of such Options, as determined by the Committee in its discretion.
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(l)
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Any grant may provide for the effect on the Stock Options or any shares of Common Stock issued, or other payment made, with respect to the Stock Options of any conduct of the Participant determined by the Committee to be injurious, detrimental or prejudicial to any significant interest of the Company or any Subsidiary.
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(m)
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Each grant will be evidenced by an Evidence of Award, which may contain such terms and provisions, consistent with the Plan, as the Committee may approve, including without limitation provisions relating to the Participant's
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7.
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Appreciation Rights
. The Committee may also from time to time authorize grants to any Participant of Appreciation Rights upon such terms and conditions as it may determine in accordance with this Section 7. Appreciation Rights may be granted in tandem with Stock Options or separate and apart from a grant of Stock Options. An Appreciation Right will be a right of the Participant to receive from the Company upon exercise an amount which will be determined by the Committee at the Date of Grant and will be expressed as a percentage of the Spread (not exceeding 100%) at the time of exercise. An Appreciation Right granted in tandem with a Stock Option may be exercised only by surrender of the related Stock Option. Each grant of an Appreciation Right may utilize any or all of the authorizations, and will be subject to all of the requirements, contained in the following provisions:
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(a)
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Each grant will state whether it is made in tandem with Stock Options and, if not made in tandem with any Stock Options, will specify the number of shares of Common Stock in respect of which it is made.
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(b)
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Each grant made in tandem with Stock Options will specify the Option Price and each grant not made in tandem with Stock Options will specify the Grant Price, which in either case will not be less than 100% of the Market Value per Share on the Date of Grant.
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(c)
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Any grant may provide that the amount payable on exercise of an Appreciation Right may be paid (i) in cash, (ii) in shares of Common Stock having an aggregate Market Value per Share equal to the Spread (or the designated percentage of the Spread) or (iii) in a combination thereof, as determined by the Committee in its discretion.
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(d)
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Any grant may specify that the amount payable to the Participant on exercise of an Appreciation Right may not exceed a maximum amount specified by the Committee at the Date of Grant.
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(e)
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Successive grants may be made to the same Participant whether or not any Appreciation Rights or other Awards previously granted to such Participant remain unexercised or outstanding.
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(f)
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Each grant will specify the required period or periods of continuous service by the Participant with the Company or any Subsidiary that are necessary before the Appreciation Rights or installments thereof will become exercisable, and will provide that no Appreciation Rights may be exercised except at a time when the Spread is positive and, with respect to any grant made in tandem with Stock Options, when the related Stock Options are also exercisable.
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(g)
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Any grant may specify the Management Objectives that must be achieved as a condition to the exercise of the Appreciation Rights.
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(h)
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Any grant may provide for the earlier exercise of the Appreciation Rights in the event of a change in control or other similar transaction or event.
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(i)
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On or after the Date of Grant, the Committee may provide for the payment to the Participant of dividend equivalents thereon in cash or Common Stock on a current, deferred or contingent basis.
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(j)
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Any grant may provide for the effect on the Appreciation Rights or any shares of Common Stock issued, or other payment made, with respect to the Appreciation Rights of any conduct of the Participant determined by the Committee to be injurious, detrimental or prejudicial to any significant interest of the Company or any Subsidiary.
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(k)
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Each grant will be evidenced by an Evidence of Award, which may contain such terms and provisions, consistent with the Plan, as the Committee may approve, including without limitation provisions relating to the Participant's termination of employment or other termination of service by reason of retirement, death, disability or otherwise.
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8.
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Restricted Shares
. The Committee may also from time to time authorize grants or sales to any Participant of Restricted Shares upon such terms and conditions as it may determine in accordance with this Section 8. Each grant or sale will constitute an immediate transfer of the ownership of shares of Common Stock to the Participant in consideration of the performance of services, entitling such Participant to voting and other ownership rights, but subject to the restrictions set forth in this Section 8. Each such grant or sale may utilize any or all of the authorizations, and will be subject to all of the requirements, contained in the following provisions:
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(a)
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Each grant or sale may be made without additional consideration or in consideration of a payment by the Participant that is less than the Market Value per Share at the Date of Grant, except as may otherwise be required by the Delaware General Corporation Law.
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(b)
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Each grant or sale may limit the Participant's dividend rights during the period in which the shares of Restricted Shares are subject to any such restrictions.
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(c)
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Each grant or sale will provide that the Restricted Shares will be subject, for a period to be determined by the Committee at the Date of Grant, to one or more restrictions, including without limitation a restriction that constitutes a "substantial risk of forfeiture" within the meaning of Section 83 of the Code and the regulations of the Internal Revenue Service under such section.
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(d)
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Any grant or sale may specify the Management Objectives that, if achieved, will result in the termination or early termination of the restrictions applicable to the shares.
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(e)
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Any grant or sale may provide for the early termination of any such restrictions in the event of a change in control or other similar transaction or event.
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(f)
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Each grant or sale will provide that during the period for which such restriction or restrictions are to continue, the transferability of the Restricted Shares will be prohibited or restricted in a manner and to the extent prescribed by the Committee at the Date of Grant (which restrictions may include without limitation rights of repurchase or first refusal in favor of the Company or provisions subjecting the Restricted Shares to continuing restrictions in the hands of any transferee).
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(g)
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Any grant or sale may provide for the effect on the Restricted Shares or any shares of Common Stock issued free of restrictions, or other payment made, with respect to the Restricted Shares of any conduct of the Participant determined by the Committee to be injurious, detrimental or prejudicial to any significant interest of the Company or any Subsidiary.
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(h)
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Each grant or sale will be evidenced by an Evidence of Award, which may contain such terms and provisions, consistent with the Plan, as the Committee may approve, including without limitation provisions relating to the Participant's termination of employment or other termination of service by reason of retirement, death, disability or otherwise.
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9.
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Restricted Stock Units
. The Committee may also from time to time authorize grants or sales to any Participant of Restricted Stock Units upon such terms and conditions as it may determine in accordance with this Section 9. Each grant or sale will constitute the agreement by the Company to issue or transfer shares of Common Stock to the Participant in the future in consideration of the performance of services, subject to the fulfillment during the Deferral Period of such conditions as the Committee may specify. Each such grant or sale may utilize any or all of the authorizations, and will be subject to all of the requirements, contained in the following provisions:
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(a)
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Each grant or sale may be made without additional consideration from the Participant or in consideration of a payment by the Participant that is less than the Market Value per Share on the Date of Grant, except as may otherwise be required by the Delaware General Corporation Law.
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(b)
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Each grant or sale will provide that the Restricted Stock Units will be subject to a Deferral Period, which will be fixed by the Committee on the Date of Grant, and any grant or sale may provide for the earlier termination of such period in the event of a change in control or other similar transaction or event.
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(c)
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During the Deferral Period, the Participant will not have any right to transfer any rights under the Restricted Stock Units, will not have any rights of ownership in the Restricted Stock Units and will not have any right to vote the
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(d)
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Any grant or sale may provide for the effect on the Restricted Stock Units or any shares of Common Stock issued free of restrictions, or other payment made, with respect to the Restricted Stock Units of any conduct of the Participant determined by the Committee to be injurious, detrimental or prejudicial to any significant interest of the Company or any Subsidiary.
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(e)
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Each grant or sale will be evidenced by an Evidence of Award, which will contain such terms and provisions as the Committee may determine consistent with the Plan, including without limitation provisions relating to the Participant's termination of employment or other termination of service by reason of retirement, death, disability or otherwise.
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10.
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Performance Shares and Performance Units
. The Committee may also from time to time authorize grants to any Participant of Performance Shares and Performance Units, which will become payable upon achievement of specified Management Objectives, upon such terms and conditions as it may determine in accordance with this Section 10. Each such grant may utilize any or all of the authorizations, and will be subject to all of the requirements, contained in the following provisions:
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(a)
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Each grant will specify the number of Performance Shares or Performance Units to which it relates.
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(b)
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The Performance Period with respect to each Performance Share and Performance Unit will be determined by the Committee at the time of grant.
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(c)
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Each grant will specify the Management Objectives that, if achieved, will result in the payment of the Performance Shares or Performance Units.
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(d)
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Each grant will specify the time and manner of payment of Performance Shares or Performance Units which have become payable, which payment may be made in (i) cash, (ii) shares of Common Stock having an aggregate Market Value per Share equal to the aggregate value of the Performance Shares or Performance Units which have become payable or (iii) any combination thereof, as determined by the Committee in its discretion at the time of payment.
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(e)
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Any grant of Performance Shares may specify that the amount payable with respect thereto may not exceed a maximum specified by the Committee on the Date of Grant. Any grant of Performance Units may specify that the amount payable, or the number of shares of Common Stock issued, with respect to the Performance Units may not exceed maximums specified by the Committee on the Date of Grant.
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(f)
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On or after the Date of Grant, the Committee may provide for the payment to the Participant of dividend equivalents on Performance Shares in cash or Common Stock on a current, deferred or contingent basis.
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(g)
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Any grant may provide for the effect on the Performance Shares or Performance Units or any shares of Common Stock issued, or other payment made, with respect to the Performance Shares or Performance Units of any conduct of the Participant determined by the Committee to be injurious, detrimental or prejudicial to any significant interest of the Company or any Subsidiary.
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(h)
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Each grant will be evidenced by an Evidence of Award, which will contain such terms and provisions as the Committee may determine consistent with the Plan, including without limitation provisions relating to the payment of the Performance Shares or Performance Units in the event of a change in control or other similar transaction or event and provisions relating to the Participant's termination of employment or other termination of service by reason of retirement, death, disability or otherwise.
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11.
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Senior Executive Plan Bonuses
. The Committee may from time to time authorize the payment of annual incentive compensation to a Participant who is, or is determined by the Committee to be likely to become, a "covered employee" within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code (or any successor provision), which incentive compensation will become payable upon achievement of specified Management Objectives. Subject to Section 5(d), Senior Executive Plan Bonuses will be payable upon such terms and conditions as the Committee may determine in accordance with the following provisions:
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(a)
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No later than 90 days after the first day of the Company's fiscal year, the Committee will specify the Management Objectives that, if achieved, will result in the payment of a Senior Executive Plan Bonus for such year.
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(b)
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Following the close of the Company's fiscal year, the Committee will certify in writing whether the specified Management Objectives have been achieved. Approved minutes of a meeting of the Committee at which such certification is made will be treated as written certification for this purpose. The Committee will also specify the time and manner of payment of a Senior Executive Plan Bonus which becomes payable, which payment may be made in (i) cash, (ii) shares of Common Stock having an aggregate Market Value per Share equal to the aggregate value of the Senior Executive Plan Bonus which has become payable or (iii) any combination thereof, as determined by the Committee in its discretion at the time of payment.
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(c)
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If a change in control occurs during a Performance Period, the Senior Executive Plan Bonus payable to each Participant for the Performance Period will be determined at the highest level of achievement of the Management Objectives, without regard to actual performance and without proration for less than a full
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(d)
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Each grant may be evidenced by an Evidence of Award, which will contain such terms and provisions as the Committee may determine consistent with the Plan, including without limitation provisions relating to the Participant's termination of employment by reason of retirement, death, disability or otherwise.
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12.
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Awards to Eligible Directors
.
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(a)
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Effective upon the consummation of the Company's initial public offering, each Eligible Director will be granted Restricted Shares having an aggregate Market Value per Share equal to $25,000 on the Date of Grant.
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(b)
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Following the Company's initial public offering, on the date of an Eligible Director's first election to the Board, if such date is not also the date of an annual meeting of the stockholders of the Company, and immediately after each annual meeting of the stockholders of the Company, each Eligible Director will be granted Restricted Shares having an aggregate Market Value per Share equal to $25,000 on the Date of Grant.
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(c)
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Each grant of Restricted Shares to an Eligible Director will vest in three equal installments on the first, second and third anniversaries of the Date of Grant and may not be sold or otherwise transferred (other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution) prior to such vesting date. If, prior to a vesting date, an Eligible Director voluntarily resigns or is removed from the Board, the Eligible Director's unvested Restricted Shares will be forfeited and canceled. In the event of an Eligible Director's retirement from the Board, death or disability prior to a vesting date, all unvested Restricted Shares will become fully vested.
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13.
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Transferability
. No Award may be sold, pledged, assigned or transferred in any manner other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order or, with the consent of the Committee, by gifts to family members of the Participant, including to trusts in which family members of the Participant own more than 50% of the beneficial interests, to foundations in which family members of the Participant or the Participant controls the management of assets and to other entities in which more than 50% of the voting interests are owned by family members of the Participant or the Participant. No Stock Option or Appreciation Right granted to a Participant will be exercisable during the Participant's lifetime by any person other than the Participant or the Participant's guardian or legal representative or any permitted transferee.
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(a)
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The Committee may make or provide for such adjustments in (i) the maximum number of shares of Common Stock specified in Sections 4 and 5,
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(b)
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The Committee may accelerate the payment of, or vesting with respect to, any Award under the Plan upon the occurrence of a transaction or event described in this Section 14; provided, however, that in the case of any Award that constitutes a deferral of compensation within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, the Committee will not accelerate the payment of the Award unless it determines in good faith that such transaction or event satisfies the requirements of a change in control event under guidance issued by the Secretary of the Treasury under Section 409A.
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15.
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Fractional Shares
. the Company will not be required to issue any fractional share of Common Stock pursuant to the Plan. The Committee may provide for the elimination of fractions or for the settlement of fractions in cash.
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16.
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Withholding Taxes
. To the extent that the Company is required to withhold federal, state, local or foreign taxes in connection with any payment made or benefit realized by a Participant or other person under the Plan, and the amounts available to the Company for such withholding are insufficient, it will be a condition to the receipt of such payment or the realization of such benefit that the Participant or such other person make arrangements satisfactory to the Company for payment of the balance of such taxes required to be withheld. In addition, if permitted by the Committee, the Participant or such other person may elect to have any withholding obligation of the Company satisfied with shares of Common Stock that would otherwise be transferred to the Participant or such other person in payment of the Participant's Award.
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17.
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Administration of the Plan
.
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(a)
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Unless the administration of the Plan has been expressly assumed by the Board pursuant to a resolution of the Board, the Plan will be administered by the Committee. A majority of the Committee will constitute a quorum, and the action of the members of the Committee present at any meeting at which a quorum is present, or acts unanimously approved in writing, will be the acts of the Committee.
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(b)
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The Committee has the full authority and discretion to administer the Plan and to take any action that is necessary or advisable in connection with the administration of the Plan, including without limitation the authority and discretion to interpret and construe any provision of the Plan or of any agreement, notification or document evidencing an Award. The interpretation and construction by the Committee of any such provision and any determination by the Committee pursuant to any provision of the Plan or of any such agreement, notification or document will be final and conclusive. No member of the Committee will be liable for any such action or determination made in good faith.
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(c)
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It is the Company's intention that any Award granted under the Plan that constitutes a deferral of compensation within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and the guidance issued by the Secretary of the Treasury under Section 409A satisfy the requirements of Section 409A. In granting such an Award, the Committee will use its best efforts to exercise its authority under the Plan with respect to the terms of such Award in a manner that the Committee determines in good faith will cause the Award to comply with Section 409A and thereby avoid the imposition of penalty taxes and interest upon the Participant receiving the Award.
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(d)
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If the administration of the Plan is assumed by the Board pursuant to Section 17(a), the Board will have the same authority, power, duties, responsibilities and discretion given to the Committee under the terms of the Plan.
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(a)
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The Plan may be amended from time to time by the Committee or the Board but may not be amended without further approval by the stockholders of the Company if such amendment would result in the Plan no longer satisfying any applicable requirements of the New York Stock Exchange (or the principal national securities exchange on which the Common Stock is traded), Rule 16b-3 or Section 162(m) of the Code.
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(b)
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Neither the Committee nor the Board will authorize the amendment of any outstanding Stock Option to reduce the Option Price without the further approval
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(c)
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The Plan may be terminated at any time by action of the Board. The termination of the Plan will not adversely affect the terms of any outstanding Award.
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(d)
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The Plan does not confer upon any Participant any right with respect to continuance of employment or other service with the Company or any Subsidiary, nor will it interfere in any way with any right the Company or any Subsidiary would otherwise have to terminate such Participant's employment or other service at any time.
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(e)
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If the Committee determines, with the advice of legal counsel, that any provision of the Plan would prevent the payment of any Award intended to qualify as performance-based compensation within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code from so qualifying, such Plan provision will be invalid and cease to have any effect without affecting the validity or effectiveness of any other provision of the Plan.
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19.
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Governing Law
. The Plan, all Awards and all actions taken under the Plan and the Awards will be governed in all respects in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, including without limitation, the Delaware statute of limitations, but without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of laws of such State.
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1.
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I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Alon USA Energy, Inc.;
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2.
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Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
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3.
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Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
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4.
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The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
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a)
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Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
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b)
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Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
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c)
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Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
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d)
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Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
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5.
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The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
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a)
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All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
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b)
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Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
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Date:
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May 8, 2012
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By:
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/s/ Paul Eisman
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Paul Eisman
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Chief Executive Officer
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1.
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I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Alon USA Energy, Inc.;
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2.
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Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
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3.
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Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
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4.
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The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
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a)
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Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
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b)
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Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
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c)
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Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
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d)
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Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
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5.
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The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
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a)
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All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
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b)
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Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
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Date:
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May 8, 2012
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By:
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/s/ Shai Even
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Shai Even
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Chief Financial Officer
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1)
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The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
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2)
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The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of the dates and for the periods expressed in the Report.
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Date:
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May 8, 2012
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By:
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/s/ Paul Eisman
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Paul Eisman
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Chief Executive Officer
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Date:
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May 8, 2012
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By:
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/s/ Shai Even
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Shai Even
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Chief Financial Officer
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