8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): July 9, 2014

PBF ENERGY INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware	001-35764	45-3763855
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

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One Sylvan Way, Second Floor

Parsippany, New Jersey 07054

(Address of the Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(973) 455-7500

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including area code)

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 5.02.  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(d) Election of Directors.

On July 9, 2014, PBF Energy Inc. (the "Company") announced the election of Ms. Eija Malmivirta and Mr. Gene Edwards as independent members of its Board of Directors effective as of such date. The Company’s Board of Directors now consists of nine members, including eight independent directors.

      Ms. Malmivirta and Mr. Edwards will participate in the Company’s compensation program for its non-employee, outside directors, as described on page 36 of the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A for the 2014 annual meeting of stockholders, filed April 1, 2014, including an annual cash retainer of $100,000 and a $100,000 grant of restricted shares of the Company’s Class A common stock.  In addition, the Company will enter into its standard form of indemnification agreement with Ms. Malmivirta and Mr. Edwards.

The Board determined that each of Ms. Malmivirta and Mr. Edwards meets the independence requirements under the rules of the New York Stock Exchange and the Company’s independence standards, and that there are no transactions between the Company and Ms. Malmivirta or Mr. Edwards that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

The press release announcing Ms. Malmivirta and Mr. Edwards's election is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.   Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1 Press release dated July 9, 2014

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: July 9, 2014

PBF Energy Inc. (Registrant)
By:	/s/ Jeffrey Dill
Name:	Jeffrey Dill
Title:	Senior Vice President, General Counsel

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release dated July 9, 2014

EX-99.1

PBF Energy Announces Election of New Members to its Board of Directors

PARSIPPANY, NJ– July 9, 2014 – PBF Energy Inc. (NYSE: PBF) announced today the election of Eija Malmivirta and Gene Edwards as independent members of its Board of Directors. The company’s Board of Directors now consists of nine members, including eight independent directors.

Eija Malmivirta has over 40 years of experience in the energy sector. Ms. Malmivirta served in various positions at Neste Oy from 1969 to 1996, most recently as an Executive Vice President, Head of Neste International Oil Trading and Supply. She served as the Chairman and principal owner of Merei Energy Oy Ltd., an oil trading company, from 1996 to 2002. Ms. Malmivirta served as a member of the Board of Directors of Kemira Oyj, a chemical company from 1997 to 2008, VR Group Ltd. (Finnish Railways) from 1993 to 2006, National Emergency Supply Agency from 1997 to 2009, all located in Helsinki, Finland. She was also a board member for Tosco Corporation from 1997 to 2001, Premcor from 2002 to 2004 and Petroplus from 2006 to 2011.

Ms. Malmivirta’s extensive oil industry expertise and public entity board member experience, including in the refining sector, provides our board with added depth and strategic insight.

Gene Edwards has over 35 years of experience in the energy and refining sectors. Most recently he retired from Valero in April of 2014 where he was Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer. Mr. Edwards began his career with Valero as an Analyst in Planning and Economics in 1982 and then served as Director of Business Development; Director of Petrochemical Products; Vice President of Planning and Business Development; Senior Vice President of Supply, Marketing & Transportation; Senior Vice President of Planning, Business Development and Risk Management and as Senior Vice President of Product Supply and Trading. Prior to joining Valero, he was an energy analyst with Pace Consultants and a refinery process engineer with Citgo. He previously served as a director of CST Brands, a spin-off of Valero, from May to October 2013. Mr. Edwards has served as a director of Green Plains Energy since June 2014.

Mr. Edwards’ decades of experience in all aspects of the refining sector provides our board with additional industry-specific knowledge from an individual deeply connected with the independent refining sector.

Thomas D. O’Malley, PBF’s Executive Chairman, said, “We are very pleased to have Ms. Malmivirta and Mr. Edwards join PBF’s Board of Directors. Eija Malmivirta brings to PBF a wealth of energy sector and commercial expertise and Gene Edwards brings with him extensive experience in the U.S. independent refining sector. Ms. Malmivirta and Mr. Edwards are both valuable additions to the PBF Energy Board and I look forward to serving with them.”

About PBF Energy Inc.

PBF Energy Inc. (NYSE:PBF) is one of the largest independent refiners in North America, operating, through its subsidiaries, oil refineries and related facilities in Delaware City, Delaware, Paulsboro, New Jersey and Toledo, Ohio. Our mission is to operate our facilities in a safe, reliable and environmentally sensitive manner, provide

employees with a safe and rewarding workplace, become a positive influence in the communities where we do business, and provide superior returns to our investors.

PBF Energy Inc. also indirectly owns the general partner and approximately 50.2% of the limited partnership interest of PBF Logistics LP (NYSE: PBFX).

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Contacts:                        

Colin Murray (investors)                                 

ir@pbfenergy.com

Tel: 973.455.7578                                 

Michael C. Karlovich (media)

mediarelations@pbfenergy.com

Tel: 973.455.8994