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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): March 23, 2018
 
 

Par Pacific Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
Delaware
 
1-36550
 
84-1060803
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
800 Gessner Road, Suite 875
Houston, Texas
 
77024
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
(281) 899-4800
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
 

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Item 8.01.    Other Events

On March 23, 2018 (the “Closing Date”), Par Hawaii, Inc. (“Par Hawaii”), an indirect subsidiary of Par Pacific Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) wholly-owned by Par Petroleum, LLC, closed its previously announced acquisition of (a) twenty-one (21) owned retail gasoline, convenience store facilities and (b) twelve (12) leased retail gasoline, convenience store facilities, all at various locations in Washington and Idaho (the “Acquired Station Properties”) from CHS, Inc., a Minnesota cooperative corporation, pursuant to that certain Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of January 9, 2018 (the “Transaction”).
In connection with the closing of the Transaction, the parties entered into a number of ancillary agreements, including a multi-year branded petroleum marketing agreement for the continued supply of Cenex-branded refined products to the Acquired Station Properties and a multi-year supply agreement pursuant to which Hermes Consolidated, LLC d/b/a Wyoming Refining Company, an affiliate of Par Hawaii, will supply refined products to CHS, Inc. within the Rocky Mountain and Pacific Northwest markets.

Item 7.01.     Regulation FD Disclosure.

On the Closing Date, the Company issued a news release announcing the closing of the Transaction. The news release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K, and is incorporated herein by reference.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the foregoing information, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information and Exhibit be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Forward-Looking Statements

This Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, includes certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which are intended to qualify for the “safe harbor” from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical fact, including, without limitation, statements with respect to the anticipated synergies and other benefits of the Transaction, the anticipated financial and operating results of the Transaction and the effect on the Company’s cash flows and profitability (including Adjusted EBITDA), are forward-looking statements. Additionally, forward looking statements are subject to certain risks, trends, and uncertainties. The Company cannot provide assurances that the assumptions upon which these forward-looking statements are based will prove to have been correct.  Should one of these risks materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements, and investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are current only as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K.  The Company does not intend to update or revise any forward-looking statements made herein or any other forward looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The Company further expressly disclaims any written or oral statements made by a third party regarding the subject matter of this news release.

Item 9.01        Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)     




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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.
Date: March 23, 2018
 
 
 
 
PAR PACIFIC HOLDINGS, INC.
 
 
By:
 
/s/ J. Matthew Vaughn
 
 
J. Matthew Vaughn
 
 
Senior Vice President and General Counsel


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