Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  06/16/2011

 Westway Group, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 Commission File Number:  001-34586

 (504) 525-9741

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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The holder of shares of Class B common stock, voting as a separate class, elected Philip A. Howell, James B. Jenkins and Anthony J. Andrukaitis to the Board of Directors. The following votes were cast by the Class B common stockholder in the election of directors:

The holders of shares of Class A common stock, voting as a separate class, elected G. Kenneth Moshenek to the Board of Directors. The following votes were cast by Class A common stockholders in the election of directors:

The holders of Class A common stock and Class B common stock, voting together as a single class, approved the amendment to the Westway Group, Inc. 2010 Incentive Compensation Plan by the following votes:

Mr. Anthony Andrukaitis, age 57, was newly elected as a director of the Company at the Annual Meeting by the holder of the Company's Class B common stock. Mr. Andrukaitis was elected to serve as a director until the next annual meeting and until a successor has been elected and has qualified, or until his earlier death, resignation or removal.

Mr. Andrukaitis's business experience includes serving in various advisory and management positions, including chief operations officer, of Trinity Industries, a railcar manufacturer, from July 2004 until December 2009. Prior to that time, he served as president and CEO of GATX Terminals Corporation, a company specializing in storage and distribution of bulk petroleum and chemical products, and was a member of the GATX Terminals management team for more than 25 years. Mr. Andrukaitis brings extensive knowledge and experience to the Company's Board of Directors, including skills in finance, marketing, and operations and experience in terminal operations both domestically and internationally. Mr. Andrukaitis is a CPA and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Illinois and a Master of Business Administration degree from DePaul University. Mr. Andrukaitis does not currently hold, and has not held during the past five years, any other directorships in any other companies.

The Company's securities are listed on Nasdaq and the company adheres to Nasdaq listing standards in determining whether a director is independent. The Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Andrukaitis meets or exceeds the criteria for independence established by the Nasdaq listing standards. In addition to his election to the Company's Board of Directors, Mr. Andrukaitis has been appointed by the Board to serve on the Company's Audit Committee. As a result of Mr. Andrukaitis's election to the Board and appointment to the Audit Committee, a majority of the members of the Board are independent within the meaning of Nasdaq Listing Rule 5605(a)(2) and the Audit Committee is composed of three independent directors.

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.