0000048039-17-000055.txt : 20171107 0000048039-17-000055.hdr.sgml : 20171107 20171106184119 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000048039-17-000055 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20171106 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20171107 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20171106 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: 171180681 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-form8xknewdirectors2.htm 8-K Document


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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): November 6, 2017
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:

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240.13e-4(c))

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company        ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.        ¨
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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.

On November 6, 2017, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of HollyFrontier Corporation (the “Company”) expanded the size of the Board from nine to eleven members and appointed Anne-Marie N. Ainsworth and Anna C. Catalano as members of the Board.

Ms. Ainsworth, 61, served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the general partner of Oiltanking Partners, L.P. and of Oiltanking Holding Americas, Inc., companies engaged in the terminaling, storage and transportation by pipeline of crude oil, refined petroleum products and liquefied petroleum gas, from November 2012 until her retirement in March 2014, Senior Vice President, Manufacturing of Sunoco Inc. from November 2009 to April 2012, and General Manager of the Motiva Enterprises, LLC Norco, Louisiana Refinery from November 2006 to October 2009. Prior to joining Motiva, Ms. Ainsworth served in various capacities at Royal Dutch Shell. Ms. Ainsworth has served on the boards of directors of Pembina Pipeline Corporation since November 2014, Archrock, Inc. since April 2015 and Kirby Corporation since October 2015. She served on the board of directors of Seventy Seven Energy Inc. until June 2015. Ms. Ainsworth brings to the Board extensive experience in the oil industry and strong business, operational and financial acumen from her leadership roles at other public companies.

Ms. Catalano, 58, served in various capacities for BP plc, and its predecessor Amoco Corporation, from 1979 until her retirement in 2003, including as Group Vice President, Marketing, for BP plc from 2000 to 2003. Ms. Catalano has served on the boards of directors of Kraton Corporation since September 2011 and Willis Towers Watson plc since January 2016 (having previously served on the board of directors of Willis Group from July 2006 until the merger of Willis Group and Towers Watson & Co.). She served on the boards of directors of Mead Johnson Nutrition Company until May 2017 and Chemtura Corporation until June 2017. Ms. Catalano brings to the Board significant corporate and international business and marketing experience.

There are no arrangements or understandings between any of Ms. Ainsworth or Ms. Catalano and any other person pursuant to which such director was selected as a director. Neither Ms. Ainsworth nor Ms. Catalano has any family relationship with any director or executive officer of the Company or any person nominated or chosen by the Company to become a director or executive officer. There are no transactions in which Ms. Ainsworth or Ms. Catalano has an interest requiring disclosure under item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Item 7.01     Regulation FD Disclosure.
On November 6, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Ms. Ainsworth and Ms. Catalano to the Board. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein 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

* 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/ Denise C. McWatters    
Name:    Denise C. McWatters
Title:
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
 
Date:    November 6, 2017






EXHIBIT INDEX
* Furnished herewith.


EX-99.1 2 newdirectorpressrelease1161.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 Exhibit

HOLLYFRONTIER CORPORATION ANNOUNCES
APPOINTMENT OF TWO DIRECTORS TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

November 6, 2017 – HollyFrontier Corporation (NYSE:HFC) (“HollyFrontier”) today announced that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) appointed Anne-Marie N. Ainsworth and Anna C. Catalano to the Board effective November 6, 2017. These appointments increase the size of the Board to eleven directors and increase the number of independent directors on the Board from seven to nine.

Ms. Ainsworth served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the general partner of Oiltanking Partners, L.P. and of Oiltanking Holding Americas, Inc. from 2012 until her retirement in 2014, Senior Vice President, Manufacturing of Sunoco Inc. from 2009 to 2012, and General Manager of the Motiva Enterprises, LLC Norco, Louisiana Refinery from 2006 to 2009. Prior to joining Motiva, Ms. Ainsworth served in various capacities at Royal Dutch Shell. Ms. Ainsworth has served on the boards of directors of Pembina Pipeline Corporation since November 2014, Archrock, Inc. since April 2015 and Kirby Corporation since October 2015. She served on the board of directors of Seventy Seven Energy Inc. until June 2015. Ms. Ainsworth brings to the Board extensive experience in the oil industry and strong business, operational and financial acumen from her leadership roles at other public companies.

Ms. Catalano served in various capacities for BP plc, and its predecessor Amoco Corporation, from 1979 until her retirement in 2003, including serving as Group Vice President, Marketing, for BP plc from 2000 to 2003. Ms. Catalano has served on the boards of directors of Kraton Corporation since September 2011 and Willis Towers Watson plc since January 2016 (having previously served on the board of directors of Willis Group from July 2006 until the merger of Willis Group and Towers Watson & Co.). She served on the boards of directors of Mead Johnson Nutrition Company until May 2017 and Chemtura Corporation until June 2017. Ms. Catalano brings to the Board significant corporate and international business and marketing experience.

“Anne-Marie and Anna are accomplished business leaders, and we look forward to the experience and expertise that they each bring to HollyFrontier. Their background in the oil industry will provide valuable insight to the Board,” said Michael Jennings, Chairman of the Board.

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 45,000 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. In addition, HollyFrontier, through its subsidiary, owns Petro-Canada Lubricants Inc., whose Mississauga, Ontario facility produces 15,600 barrels per day of base oils and other specialized lubricant products, and owns a 59% interest and a non-economic general partner interest in Holly Energy Partners, L.P.

HollyFrontier Corporation
Craig Biery, 214-954-6510
Director, Investor Relations
or
Jared Harding, 214-954-6510
Investor Relations