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): June 4, 2013
 
 

WESTERN REFINING, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Delaware
 
001-32721
 
20-3472415
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification Number)
123 West Mills Avenue, Suite 200
El Paso, Texas 79901
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(915) 534-1400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
 

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Western Refining, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on June 4, 2013, at 8:30 AM MDT at the Plaza Theater, located at 125 Pioneer Plaza, El Paso, Texas 79901, with 57,471,648 of the Company’s shares present or represented by proxy. This represented approximately 68% of the Company’s 84,159,720 shares outstanding and entitled to vote as of April 8, 2013, the record date of the Annual Meeting. The matters submitted for a vote and the related final voting results are set forth below. A more detailed description of each proposal is set forth in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 22, 2013.
(1)
Proposal 1: Elect three Class II directors to the Company’s Board of Directors. The election of each Class II director nominee was approved as follows:

William D. Sanders
 
Shares voted (*)
For
 
49,594,080
Against
 
N/A
Withhold
 
572,186
Broker Non-Votes
 
7,305,382

 
Ralph A. Schmidt
 
Shares voted (*)
For
 
48,524,279
Against
 
N/A
Withhold
 
1,641,987
Broker Non-Votes
 
7,305,382


Jeff A. Stevens
 
Shares voted (*)
For
 
49,547,253
Against
 
N/A
Withhold
 
619,013
Broker Non-Votes
 
7,305,382

(2)
 Proposal 2: Ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for fiscal year 2013. Proposal 2 was approved as follows:

 
 
Shares voted (*)
For
 
57,021,748
Against
 
213,689
Abstain
 
236,211
Broker Non-Votes
 
N/A

 
* Notes:
Required votes. For Proposal 1, the affirmative vote of holders of a plurality of the common stock present or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting and entitled to vote was required for the election of each director nominee. Therefore, abstentions and broker non-votes were not taken into account in determining the outcome of the election of directors. For ratification of the independent auditor for fiscal year 2013, the affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the common stock present or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting and entitled to vote were required. Therefore, on such matters, abstentions had the effect of a negative vote, and broker non-votes were not taken into account. There were no broker non-votes for Proposal 2.






SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
 
WESTERN REFINING, INC.
 
 
By:
 
/s/ Gary R. Dalke
 
 
Name: Gary R. Dalke
 
 
Title:   Chief Financial Officer
Dated: June 10, 2013