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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
        
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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): July 8, 2014

ALON USA ENERGY, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
001-32567
(Commission
File Number)
74-2966572
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

12700 Park Central Dr., Suite 1600
Dallas, Texas 75251
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (972) 367-3600

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Item 7.01.  Regulation FD Disclosure.

On July 8, 2014, Alon USA Partners, LP (“Alon Partners”), a consolidated subsidiary of Alon USA Energy, Inc. (the “Company), issued a press release (the “Press Release”) to update the second quarter expected refinery throughput guidance for the Big Spring refinery provided on May 1, 2014 and to provide expected refinery throughput guidance for the third and fourth quarters of 2014. A copy of the Press Release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this report is being furnished, not filed, pursuant to Regulation FD. Accordingly, the information in Items 7.01 and 9.01 of this report will not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement filed by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated therein by reference. The furnishing of the information in this report is not intended to, and does not, constitute a determination or admission by the Company that the information in this report is material or complete, or that investors should consider this information before making an investment decision with respect to any security of the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

Safe Harbor Statement

Statements contained in the exhibit to this report that state management’s expectations or predictions of the future are forward-looking statements intended to be covered by the safe harbor provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. It is important to note that actual results could differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements. Factors that could affect those results include those mentioned in the documents that the registrant has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)    Exhibits.
Exhibit Number
 
Description
99.1
 
Press Release dated July 8, 2014.







SIGNATURE

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.

 
 
 
ALON USA ENERGY, INC.
 
 
 
 
Date:
July 8, 2014
By:  
/s/ Shai Even
 
 
 
Shai Even 
 
 
 
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer










INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number
 
Description
99.1
 
Press Release dated July 8, 2014.