HFC-Form8-KDividendsAug2012

0000048039-12-000047.txt : 20120814 0000048039-12-000047.hdr.sgml : 20120814 20120813184253 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000048039-12-000047 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120813 ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20120814 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120813 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HollyFrontier Corp CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000048039 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PETROLEUM REFINING [2911] IRS NUMBER: 751056913 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-03876 FILM NUMBER: 121028966 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2828 N. HARWOOD STREET 2: SUITE 1300 CITY: DALLAS STATE: TX ZIP: 75201 BUSINESS PHONE: 2148713555 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2828 N. HARWOOD STREET 2: SUITE 1300 CITY: DALLAS STATE: TX ZIP: 75201 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: HOLLY CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: GENERAL APPLIANCE CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19680508 8-K 1 hfc-form8xkdividendsaug2012.htm HFC-Form8-KDividendsAug2012

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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

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):

August 13, 2012 (August 13, 2012)



HOLLYFRONTIER CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware	001-03876	75-1056913
(State of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

2828 N. Harwood, Suite 1300, Dallas, Texas 75201

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(214) 871-3555

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR

240.14d-2(b))

[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR

240.13e-4(c))

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On August 13, 2012, HollyFrontier Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing a regular quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share and a special cash dividend of $0.50 per share. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated in this Item 7.01 in its entirety.

The information contained in, or incorporated into, this Item 7.01 is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference to such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits



Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release of the Company issued August 13, 2012.*

* Furnished herewith.

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.



				HOLLYFRONTIER CORPORATION


				By:	/s/ Douglas S. Aron
				Name:	Douglas S. Aron
				Title:	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Date: August 13, 2012

EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release of the Company issued August 13, 2012.*

* Furnished herewith.

EX-99.1 2 hfcaugust2012dividendpress.htm HFCAugust2012DividendpressreleaseFINAL

August 13, 2012

HollyFrontier Corporation Announces Special and Regular Cash Dividends

DALLAS, Texas, August 13, 2012 -- HollyFrontier Corporation (NYSE: HFC) ("HollyFrontier") announced today that its Board of Directors declared a special cash dividend in the amount of $0.50 per share, payable on September 4, 2012 to holders of record of common stock on August 27, 2012.

The Board of Directors also approved a regular quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share. This dividend will be paid on October 2, 2012 to all holders of record of common stock on September 10, 2012.

Mike Jennings, CEO and President of HollyFrontier, said, "After last week’s outstanding second quarter results, our Board of Directors authorized another special dividend, the fifth since our July 2011 merger. Over the last twelve months we have returned $2.42 per share in cash to shareholders through regular and special dividends, which equates to a more than 6% yield on today’s closing price of $39.59 per share."

About HollyFrontier Corporation

HollyFrontier Corporation, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is an independent petroleum refiner and marketer that produces high value light products such as gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel and other specialty products. HollyFrontier operates through its subsidiaries a 135,000 barrels per stream day (“bpsd”) refinery located in El Dorado, Kansas, a 125,000 bpsd refinery in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a 100,000 bpsd refinery located in Artesia, New Mexico, a 52,000 bpsd refinery located in Cheyenne, Wyoming and a 31,000 bpsd refinery in Woods Cross, Utah. HollyFrontier markets its refined products principally in the Southwest U.S., the Rocky Mountains extending into the Pacific Northwest and in other neighboring Plains states. A subsidiary of HollyFrontier also owns a 44% interest (including the 2% general partner interest) in Holly Energy Partners, L.P.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, Contact:

M. Neale Hickerson

Julia Heidenreich

Investor Relations

HollyFrontier Corporation

214-871-3555

Information about HollyFrontier may be found on its website at http://www.hollyfrontier.com.