UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
 
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
March 21, 2023
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
 
DELEK US HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
001-38142
35-2581557
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

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310 Seven Springs Way, Suite 500
Brentwood
Tennessee
37027
(Address of Principal Executive)
   
(Zip Code)
 
(615) 771-6701
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
Not Applicable
 
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
 
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of each class
 
Trading Symbol(s)
 
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Common Stock, $0.01 par value
 
DK
 
New York Stock Exchange
 
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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.

Senior Leadership Changes

On March 24, 2023, Delek US Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) announced the following changes to its senior leadership team:


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Joseph Israel will join the Company as Executive Vice President, Operations, effective March 27, 2023, and will be responsible for refining operations at the Company and logistics operations at Delek Logistics Partners, LP.
 

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Tommy Chavez will be named Senior Vice President, Refining, effective April 10, 2023, and will oversee refining operations at the Company.
 

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On March 21, 2023, Todd O’Malley, the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, resigned to pursue other opportunities and will remain with the company until September 22, 2023 to ensure a smooth transition.
 

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On March 23, 2023, Nithia Thaver, the Company’s Executive Vice President, President of Refining, announced he will depart the company. Mr. Thaver is pursuing other opportunities and will remain at the company until May 21, 2023, to ensure an orderly transition.
 
CFO Employment Agreement Amendment

On March 23, 2023, the Company entered into a First Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement (the “Amendment”) with Reuven Spiegel, the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. The Amendment, which is effective as of March 1, 2023, extends the term of Mr. Spiegel’s existing employment agreement to run through December 31, 2024, increases Mr. Spiegel’s base compensation to $600,000 annually, establishes Mr. Spiegel’s annual target bonus at 90% of base compensation and provides for a grant of $1,100,000 of RSUs, 50% of which are time-vesting RSUs and 50% of which are performance-based vesting RSUs.  The Amendment also provides that upon the end of the term, or earlier if Mr. Spiegel provides at least three months’ notice of resignation, the Company will enter into a consulting arrangement with Mr. Spiegel with base compensation of $400,000 over a 12-month period. All other provisions of Mr. Spiegel’s existing employment agreement remain unchanged.

Item 7.01
Regulation FD.

On March 24, 2023, the Company issued a press release concerning the senior leadership changes mentioned above.  A copy of the press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)          Exhibits.
 
 
Press release issued March 24, 2023.
     
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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: March 24, 2023
DELEK US HOLDINGS, INC.
 
 
 
/s/ Denise McWatters
 
   Name: Denise McWatters
 
Title:
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary