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Press Release
August 8, 2012

HollyFrontier Corporation Reports Second Quarter 2012 Results

Dallas, Texas, August 8, 2012 ‑‑ HollyFrontier Corporation (NYSE-HFC) (“HollyFrontier” or the “Company”) today reported second quarter net income attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders of $493.5 million or $2.39 per diluted share for the quarter ended June 30, 2012, compared to $192.2 million or $1.79 per diluted share for the quarter ended June 30, 2011. For the six months ended June 30, 2012, net income attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders totaled $735.2 million or $3.54 per diluted share compared to $276.9 million or $2.58 per diluted share for the six months ended June 30, 2011.

For the second quarter, net income attributable to our stockholders increased by $301.3 million, or 157% compared to the same period of 2011, principally reflecting increased operating scale due to our July 2011 merger, higher second quarter refining margins as well as sustained differentials between inland and coastal-sourced crude oils. Refinery gross margins were $27.43 per produced barrel, a 28% increase compared to $21.42 for the second quarter of 2011. Production levels averaged approximately 435,000 barrels per day (“BPD”) and crude oil charges averaged approximately 412,000 BPD for the current quarter. Operating expenses for the quarter were $222.7 million or $5.00 per barrel compared to $139.3 million or $5.48 per barrel for the second quarter of last year.

HollyFrontier’s President & CEO, Mike Jennings, commented, “We are extremely pleased with our outstanding second quarter results, reaching near all-time highs. For the quarter, sustained heavy crude oil differentials as well as inland to coastal crude oil differentials helped drive product margins to near record levels. Our crude advantage combined with our increased scale and the efforts of our dedicated employees have put us on track for another milestone year. We believe that the structural crude advantages currently increasing our operating margins will continue to boost our free cash generation as we go forward, allowing us to continue to pay both regular and special dividends and supporting our objective of increasing total shareholder return.”

For the second quarter of 2012, net cash provided by operations totaled $175.6 million. During the period, we paid dividends to shareholders of $123.9 million and repurchased $127.2 million in common stock. Following approval of an additional $350 million stock repurchase program by our Board of Directors in June, we had $410.2 million of remaining stock repurchase authorization under our stock repurchase programs at quarter end. Our combined balance of cash and short-term investments totaled $1.6 billion at June 30, 2012. Our consolidated debt was $1.3 billion and $682.0 million excluding Holly Energy Partners' debt, which is nonrecourse to HollyFrontier. We had no cash borrowings or outstanding principal under our credit facility during the quarter.

The Company has scheduled a webcast conference call for today, August 8, 2012, at 10:00 AM Eastern Time to discuss second quarter financial results. This webcast may be accessed at: https://event.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1007420. An audio archive of this webcast will be available using the above noted link through August 22, 2012.

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, two refinery facilities with a combined capacity of 125,000 bpsd located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a 100,000 bpsd refinery located in Artesia, New Mexico, a 52,000 bpsd refinery located in Cheyenne, Wyoming and a 31,000 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. A subsidiary of HollyFrontier also owns a 44% interest (including the general partner interest) in Holly Energy Partners, L.P.

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The following is a “safe harbor” statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: The statements in this press release relating to matters that are not historical facts are “forward-looking statements” based on management’s beliefs and assumptions using currently available information and expectations as of the date hereof, are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks and uncertainties, including those contained in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot assure you that our expectations will prove correct. Therefore, actual outcomes and results could materially differ from what is expressed, implied or forecast in such statements. Any differences could be caused by a number of factors, including, but not limited to, risks and uncertainties with respect to the actions of actual or potential competitive suppliers of refined petroleum products in the Company’s markets, the demand for and supply of crude oil and refined products, the spread between market prices for refined products and market prices for crude oil, the possibility of constraints on the transportation of refined products, the possibility of inefficiencies, curtailments or shutdowns in refinery operations or pipelines, effects of governmental and environmental regulations and policies, the availability and cost of financing to the Company, the effectiveness of the Company’s capital investments and marketing strategies, the Company’s efficiency in carrying out construction projects, the ability of the Company to acquire refined product operations or pipeline and terminal operations on acceptable terms and to integrate any future acquired operations, the possibility of terrorist attacks and the consequences of any such attacks, general economic conditions and other financial, operational and legal risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in the Company’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings. The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made and, other than as required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Financial Data (all information in this release is unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Change from 2011
 
2012
 
2011
 
Change
 
Percent
 
(In thousands, except per share data)
Sales and other revenues
$
4,806,681

 
$
2,967,133

 
$
1,839,548

 
62.0
 %
Operating costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of products sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
3,681,764

 
2,447,095

 
1,234,669

 
50.5

Operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
222,726

 
139,345

 
83,381

 
59.8

General and administrative expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
32,106

 
18,682

 
13,424

 
71.9

Depreciation and amortization
56,948

 
31,832

 
25,116

 
78.9

Total operating costs and expenses
3,993,544

 
2,636,954

 
1,356,590

 
51.4

Income from operations
813,137

 
330,179

 
482,958

 
146.3

Other income (expense):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings in equity method investments
886

 
467

 
419

 
89.7

Interest income
681

 
657

 
24

 
3.7

Interest expense
(26,942
)
 
(15,193
)
 
(11,749
)
 
77.3

Gain on sale of marketable securities
326

 

 
326

 

Merger transaction costs

 
(2,316
)
 
2,316

 
(100.0
)
 
(25,049
)
 
(16,385
)
 
(8,664
)
 
52.9

Income before income taxes
788,088

 
313,794

 
474,294

 
151.1

Income tax provision
285,718

 
111,961

 
173,757

 
155.2

Net income
502,370

 
201,833

 
300,537

 
148.9

Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
8,871

 
9,598

 
(727
)
 
(7.6
)
Net income attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders
$
493,499

 
$
192,235

 
$
301,264

 
156.7
 %
Earnings per share attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
2.40

 
$
1.80

 
$
0.60

 
33.3
 %
Diluted
$
2.39

 
$
1.79

 
$
0.60

 
33.5
 %
Cash dividends declared per common share
$
0.65

 
$
0.075

 
$
0.575

 
766.7
 %
Average number of common shares outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
205,727

 
106,730

 
98,997

 
92.8
 %
Diluted
206,481

 
107,340

 
99,141

 
92.4
 %
EBITDA
$
862,426

 
$
350,564

 
$
511,862

 
146.0
 %


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Six Months Ended June 30,
 
Change from 2011
 
2012
 
2011
 
Change
 
Percent
 
(In thousands, except per share data)
Sales and other revenues
$
9,738,419

 
$
5,293,718

 
$
4,444,701

 
84.0
 %
Operating costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of products sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
7,868,681

 
4,431,712

 
3,436,969

 
77.6

Operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
464,353

 
274,088

 
190,265

 
69.4

General and administrative expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
59,634

 
35,500

 
24,134

 
68.0

Depreciation and amortization
113,050

 
63,140

 
49,910

 
79.0

Total operating costs and expenses
8,505,718

 
4,804,440

 
3,701,278

 
77.0

Income from operations
1,232,701

 
489,278

 
743,423

 
151.9

Other income (expense):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity in earnings of SLC Pipeline
1,603

 
1,207

 
396

 
32.8

Interest income
1,141

 
742

 
399

 
53.8

Interest expense
(60,257
)
 
(31,397
)
 
(28,860
)
 
91.9

Gain on sale of marketable securities
326

 

 
326

 

Merger transaction costs

 
(6,014
)
 
6,014

 
(100.0
)
 
(57,187
)
 
(35,462
)
 
(21,725
)
 
61.3

Income before income taxes
1,175,514

 
453,816

 
721,698

 
159.0

Income tax provision
426,124

 
160,972

 
265,152

 
164.7

Net income
749,390

 
292,844

 
456,546

 
155.9

Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
14,195

 
15,915

 
(1,720
)
 
(10.8
)
Net income attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders
$
735,195

 
$
276,929

 
$
458,266

 
165.5
 %
Earnings per share attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
3.55

 
$
2.60

 
$
0.95

 
36.5
 %
Diluted
$
3.54

 
$
2.58

 
$
0.96

 
37.2
 %
Cash dividends declared per common share
$
1.25

 
$
0.15

 
$
1.10

 
733.3
 %
Average number of common shares outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
207,129

 
106,672

 
100,457

 
94.2
 %
Diluted
207,938

 
107,286

 
100,652

 
93.8
 %
EBITDA
$
1,333,485

 
$
531,696

 
$
801,789

 
150.8
 %
Our consolidated financial and operating results reflect the operations of the merged Frontier businesses beginning July 1, 2011.

Balance Sheet Data
 
June 30,
 
December 31,
 
2012
 
2011
 
(In thousands)
Cash, cash equivalents and investments in marketable securities
$
1,648,446

 
$
1,840,610

Working capital
$
2,144,007

 
$
2,030,063

Total assets
$
9,382,532

 
$
9,576,243

Long-term debt
$
1,295,163

 
$
1,214,742

Total equity
$
5,947,625

 
$
5,835,900


Segment Information

Our operations are organized into two reportable segments, Refining and HEP. Our operations that are not included in the Refining and HEP segments are included in Corporate and Other. Intersegment transactions are eliminated in our consolidated financial statements and are included in Consolidations and Eliminations. The Refining segment includes the operations of our El Dorado, Tulsa, Navajo, Cheyenne and Woods Cross refineries and NK Asphalt and involves the purchase and refining of crude oil and wholesale and branded marketing of refined products, such as gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, specialty lubricant products, and specialty and modified asphalt. The petroleum products are primarily marketed in the Mid-Continent, Southwest and Rocky Mountain regions of the United States and northern Mexico. Additionally, specialty lubricant products produced at our Tulsa West facility are marketed throughout North America and are distributed in Central and South America. NK Asphalt manufactures and markets asphalt and asphalt products in Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Texas and northern Mexico.

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The HEP segment involves all of the operations of HEP, which owns and operates logistic assets consisting of petroleum product and crude oil pipelines and terminal, tankage and loading rack facilities in the Mid-Continent, Southwest and Rocky Mountain regions of the United States. Revenues are generated by charging tariffs for transporting petroleum products and crude oil through its pipelines and by charging fees for terminalling petroleum products and other hydrocarbons, and storing and providing other services at its storage tanks and terminals. Additionally, HEP owns a 25% interest in the SLC Pipeline that serves refineries in the Salt Lake City, Utah area. Revenues from the HEP segment are earned through transactions with unaffiliated parties for pipeline transportation, rental and terminalling operations as well as revenues relating to pipeline transportation services provided for our refining operations.
 
Refining
 
HEP
 
Corporate and Other
 
Consolidations and Eliminations
 
Consolidated Total
 
(In thousands)
Three Months Ended June 30, 2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales and other revenues
$
4,795,469

 
$
63,692

 
$
4,411

 
$
(56,891
)
 
$
4,806,681

Depreciation and amortization
$
43,665

 
$
8,728

 
$
4,762

 
$
(207
)
 
$
56,948

Income (loss) from operations
$
812,936

 
$
34,554

 
$
(33,756
)
 
$
(597
)
 
$
813,137

Capital expenditures
$
56,262

 
$
5,681

 
$
4,690

 
$

 
$
66,633

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30, 2011
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales and other revenues
$
2,953,226

 
$
50,940

 
$
153

 
$
(37,186
)
 
$
2,967,133

Depreciation and amortization
$
23,478

 
$
7,309

 
$
1,252

 
$
(207
)
 
$
31,832

Income (loss) from operations
$
321,032

 
$
27,692

 
$
(18,040
)
 
$
(505
)
 
$
330,179

Capital expenditures
$
25,152

 
$
11,425

 
$
45,690

 
$

 
$
82,267

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales and other revenues
$
9,715,200

 
$
127,207

 
$
8,635

 
$
(112,623
)
 
$
9,738,419

Depreciation and amortization
$
85,197

 
$
18,587

 
$
9,680

 
$
(414
)
 
$
113,050

Income (loss) from operations
$
1,228,062

 
$
69,183

 
$
(63,505
)
 
$
(1,039
)
 
$
1,232,701

Capital expenditures
$
101,796

 
$
12,008

 
$
14,216

 
$

 
$
128,020

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2011
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales and other revenues
$
5,268,318

 
$
95,945

 
$
801

 
$
(71,346
)
 
$
5,293,718

Depreciation and amortization
$
46,461

 
$
14,544

 
$
2,549

 
$
(414
)
 
$
63,140

Income (loss) from operations
$
473,136

 
$
51,303

 
$
(34,138
)
 
$
(1,023
)
 
$
489,278

Capital expenditures
$
45,784

 
$
22,900

 
$
87,621

 
$

 
$
156,305

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
June 30, 2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash, cash equivalents and investments in marketable securities
$
19

 
$
4,216

 
$
1,644,211

 
$

 
$
1,648,446

Total assets
$
7,213,749

 
$
988,670

 
$
1,222,787

 
$
(42,674
)
 
$
9,382,532

Long-term debt
$

 
$
613,195

 
$
698,156

 
$
(16,188
)
 
$
1,295,163

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2011
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash, cash equivalents and investments in marketable securities
$

 
$
3,269

 
$
1,837,341

 
$

 
$
1,840,610

Total assets
$
6,280,426

 
$
995,120

 
$
2,421,140

 
$
(120,443
)
 
$
9,576,243

Long-term debt
$

 
$
598,761

 
$
705,331

 
$
(89,350
)
 
$
1,214,742




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Refining Operating Data

Our refinery operations include the El Dorado, Tulsa, Navajo, Cheyenne and Woods Cross refineries. The following tables set forth information, including non-GAAP performance measures about our refinery operations. The cost of products and refinery gross margin do not include the effect of depreciation and amortization. Reconciliations to amounts reported under GAAP are provided under “Reconciliations to Amounts Reported Under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles” below.
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
  Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
Mid-Continent Region (El Dorado and Tulsa Refineries)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Crude charge (BPD) (1)    
243,150

 
110,100

 
249,710

 
107,860

Refinery throughput (BPD) (2)    
259,250

 
111,850

 
266,020

 
109,290

Refinery production (BPD) (3)    
251,870

 
110,110

 
260,070

 
107,050

Sales of produced refined products (BPD)
242,560

 
112,710

 
250,810

 
106,400

Sales of refined products (BPD) (4)    
246,130

 
114,300

 
255,260

 
107,390

Refinery utilization (5)    
93.5
%
 
88.1
%
 
96.0
%
 
86.3
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average per produced barrel (6)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net sales
$
118.72

 
$
129.11

 
$
119.38

 
$
122.65

    Cost of products (7)    
94.16

 
109.94

 
98.31

 
105.53

    Refinery gross margin
24.56

 
19.17

 
21.07

 
17.12

    Refinery operating expenses (8)    
4.63

 
5.56

 
4.73

 
5.76

    Net operating margin
$
19.93

 
$
13.61

 
$
16.34

 
$
11.36

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Refinery operating expenses per throughput barrel (9)    
$
4.33

 
$
5.60

 
$
4.46

 
$
5.61

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Feedstocks:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Sweet crude oil
71
%
 
93
%
 
71
%
 
95
%
    Sour crude oil
7
%
 
%
 
8
%
 
%
    Heavy sour crude oil
16
%
 
5
%
 
15
%
 
4
%
    Other feedstocks and blends
6
%
 
2
%
 
6
%
 
1
%
    Total
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales of produced refined products:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Gasolines
46
%
 
38
%
 
46
%
 
37
%
    Diesel fuels
28
%
 
30
%
 
30
%
 
30
%
    Jet fuels
10
%
 
8
%
 
9
%
 
8
%
    Asphalt
2
%
 
5
%
 
2
%
 
5
%
    Lubricants
5
%
 
10
%
 
5
%
 
11
%
    Gas oil/intermediates
%
 
6
%
 
%
 
6
%
LPG and other
9
%
 
3
%
 
8
%
 
3
%
Total
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%



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Three Months Ended June 30,
 
  Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
Southwest Region (Navajo Refinery)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Crude charge (BPD) (1)    
92,960

 
86,080

 
87,050

 
78,070

Refinery throughput (BPD) (2)    
101,090

 
94,190

 
95,740

 
86,600

Refinery production (BPD) (3)    
100,960

 
93,620

 
94,010

 
85,220

Sales of produced refined products (BPD)
98,680

 
94,340

 
92,970

 
87,130

Sales of refined products (BPD) (4)    
103,380

 
98,120

 
98,250

 
92,440

Refinery utilization (5)    
93.0
%
 
86.1
%
 
87.1
%
 
78.1
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average per produced barrel (6)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net sales
$
123.25

 
$
126.36

 
$
124.50

 
$
119.35

    Cost of products (7)    
94.98

 
104.24

 
100.33

 
100.30

    Refinery gross margin
28.27

 
22.12

 
24.17

 
19.05

    Refinery operating expenses (8)    
5.06

 
5.17

 
5.81

 
5.71

    Net operating margin
$
23.21

 
$
16.95

 
$
18.36

 
$
13.34

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Refinery operating expenses per throughput barrel (9)    
$
4.94

 
$
5.18

 
$
5.64

 
$
5.74

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Feedstocks:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Sweet crude oil
4
%
 
4
%
 
2
%
 
4
%
    Sour crude oil
80
%
 
71
%
 
80
%
 
72
%
    Heavy sour crude oil
8
%
 
16
%
 
9
%
 
14
%
    Other feedstocks and blends
8
%
 
9
%
 
9
%
 
10
%
    Total
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales of produced refined products:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Gasolines
49
%
 
52
%
 
51
%
 
52
%
    Diesel fuels
40
%
 
32
%
 
38
%
 
33
%
    Jet fuels
%
 
1
%
 
%
 
1
%
    Fuel oil
6
%
 
7
%
 
6
%
 
6
%
    Asphalt
2
%
 
4
%
 
2
%
 
4
%
    LPG and other
3
%
 
4
%
 
3
%
 
4
%
    Total
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
Rocky Mountain Region (Cheyenne and Woods Cross Refineries)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Crude charge (BPD) (1)    
75,680

 
26,840

 
72,960

 
26,310

Refinery throughput (BPD) (2)    
83,860

 
28,740

 
81,300

 
28,320

Refinery production (BPD) (3)    
82,270

 
28,320

 
79,730

 
27,480

Sales of produced refined products (BPD)
80,230

 
27,600

 
78,440

 
27,130

Sales of refined products (BPD) (4)    
82,360

 
27,600

 
80,840

 
27,170

Refinery utilization (5)    
91.2
%
 
86.6
%
 
87.9
%
 
84.9
%


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Three Months Ended June 30,
 
  Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
Rocky Mountain Region (Cheyenne and Woods Cross Refineries)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average per produced barrel (6)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales
$
120.97

 
$
128.02

 
$
115.98

 
$
118.62

Cost of products (7)
85.93

 
99.79

 
91.24

 
94.95

Refinery gross margin
35.04

 
28.23

 
24.74

 
23.67

Refinery operating expenses (8)    
6.05

 
6.16

 
6.30

 
6.29

Net operating margin
$
28.99

 
$
22.07

 
$
18.44

 
$
17.38

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Refinery operating expenses per throughput barrel (9)    
$
5.79

 
$
5.92

 
$
6.08

 
$
6.03

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Feedstocks:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sweet crude oil
43
%
 
61
%
 
44
%
 
59
%
Sour crude oil
2
%
 
%
 
2
%
 
%
Heavy sour crude oil
34
%
 
5
%
 
33
%
 
5
%
Black wax crude oil
11
%
 
28
%
 
11
%
 
29
%
Other feedstocks and blends
10
%
 
6
%
 
10
%
 
7
%
Total
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales of produced refined products:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gasolines
54
%
 
61
%
 
55
%
 
61
%
Diesel fuels
33
%
 
31
%
 
32
%
 
30
%
Jet fuels
%
 
1
%
 
%
 
1
%
Fuel oil
1
%
 
3
%
 
2
%
 
3
%
Asphalt
6
%
 
2
%
 
5
%
 
3
%
LPG and other
6
%
 
2
%
 
6
%
 
2
%
Total
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
Consolidated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Crude charge (BPD) (1)    
411,790

 
223,020

 
409,720

 
212,240

Refinery throughput (BPD) (2)    
444,200

 
234,780

 
443,060

 
224,210

Refinery production (BPD) (3)    
435,100

 
232,050

 
433,810

 
219,750

Sales of produced refined products (BPD)
421,470

 
234,650

 
422,220

 
220,660

Sales of refined products (BPD) (4)    
431,870

 
240,020

 
434,350

 
227,000

Refinery utilization (5)    
93.0
%
 
87.1
%
 
92.5
%
 
82.9
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average per produced barrel (6)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Net sales
$
120.21

 
$
127.87

 
$
119.87

 
$
120.85

    Cost of products (7)    
92.78

 
106.45

 
97.44

 
102.16

    Refinery gross margin
27.43

 
21.42

 
22.43

 
18.69

    Refinery operating expenses (8)    
5.00

 
5.48

 
5.26

 
5.80

    Net operating margin
$
22.43

 
$
15.94

 
$
17.17

 
$
12.89

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Refinery operating expenses per throughput barrel (9)    
$
4.75

 
$
5.47

 
$
5.01

 
$
5.71

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Feedstocks:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Sweet crude oil
51
%
 
54
%
 
51
%
 
55
%
    Sour crude oil
22
%
 
29
%
 
22
%
 
28
%
    Heavy sour crude oil
18
%
 
9
%
 
17
%
 
8
%
    Black wax crude oil
2
%
 
3
%
 
2
%
 
4
%
    Other feedstocks and blends
7
%
 
5
%
 
8
%
 
5
%
    Total
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%


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Three Months Ended June 30,
 
  Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
Consolidated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales of produced refined products:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Gasolines
48
%
 
46
%
 
49
%
 
46
%
    Diesel fuels
32
%
 
31
%
 
32
%
 
32
%
    Jet fuels
6
%
 
4
%
 
6
%
 
4
%
    Fuel oil
2
%
 
3
%
 
2
%
 
3
%
    Asphalt
3
%
 
5
%
 
2
%
 
4
%
    Lubricants
3
%
 
5
%
 
3
%
 
5
%
    Gas oil / intermediates
%
 
3
%
 
%
 
3
%
    LPG and other
6
%
 
3
%
 
6
%
 
3
%
    Total
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%

(1)
Crude charge represents the barrels per day of crude oil processed at our refineries.
(2)
Refinery throughput represents the barrels per day of crude and other refinery feedstocks input to the crude units and other conversion units at our refineries.
(3)
Refinery production represents the barrels per day of refined products yielded from processing crude and other refinery feedstocks through the crude units and other conversion units at our refineries.
(4)
Includes refined products purchased for resale.
(5)
Represents crude charge divided by total crude capacity (BPSD). As a result of our merger effective July 1, 2011 our consolidated crude capacity increased from 256,000 BPSD to 443,000 BPSD.
(6)
Represents average per barrel amount for produced refined products sold, which is a non-GAAP measure. Reconciliations to amounts reported under GAAP are provided under “Reconciliations to Amounts Reported Under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles” below.
(7)
Transportation costs billed from HEP are included in cost of products.
(8)
Represents operating expenses of our refineries, exclusive of depreciation and amortization.
(9)
Represents refinery operating expenses, exclusive of depreciation and amortization divided by refinery throughput.



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Reconciliations to Amounts Reported Under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

Reconciliations of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) to amounts reported under generally accepted accounting principles in financial statements.

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, which we refer to as EBITDA, is calculated as net income attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders plus (i) interest expense, net of interest income, (ii) income tax provision, and (iii) depreciation and amortization. EBITDA is not a calculation provided for under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States; however, the amounts included in the EBITDA calculation are derived from amounts included in our consolidated financial statements. EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to net income or operating income as an indication of our operating performance or as an alternative to operating cash flow as a measure of liquidity. EBITDA is not necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. EBITDA is presented here because it is a widely used financial indicator used by investors and analysts to measure performance. EBITDA is also used by our management for internal analysis and as a basis for financial covenants.

Set forth below is our calculation of EBITDA.
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
  Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
 
(In thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income attributable to HollyFrontier stockholders
$
493,499

 
$
192,235

 
$
735,195

 
$
276,929

    Add income tax provision
285,718

 
111,961

 
426,124

 
160,972

    Add interest expense
26,942

 
15,193

 
60,257

 
31,397

    Subtract interest income
(681
)
 
(657
)
 
(1,141
)
 
(742
)
    Add depreciation and amortization
56,948

 
31,832

 
113,050

 
63,140

EBITDA
$
862,426

 
$
350,564

 
$
1,333,485

 
$
531,696


Reconciliations of refinery operating information (non-GAAP performance measures) to amounts reported under generally accepted accounting principles in financial statements.

Refinery gross margin and net operating margin are non-GAAP performance measures that are used by our management and others to compare our refining performance to that of other companies in our industry. We believe these margin measures are helpful to investors in evaluating our refining performance on a relative and absolute basis.

Refinery gross margin per barrel is the difference between average net sales price and average cost of products per barrel of produced refined products. Net operating margin per barrel is the difference between refinery gross margin and refinery operating expenses per barrel of produced refined products. These two margins do not include the effect of depreciation and amortization. Each of these component performance measures can be reconciled directly to our consolidated statements of income.

Other companies in our industry may not calculate these performance measures in the same manner.

Refinery Gross and Net Operating Margins

Below are reconciliations to our consolidated statements of income for (i) net sales, cost of products and operating expenses, in each case averaged per produced barrel sold, and (ii) net operating margin and refinery gross margin. Due to rounding of reported numbers, some amounts may not calculate exactly.


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Reconciliations of refined product sales from produced products sold to total sales and other revenues
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
  Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
 
(Dollars in thousands, except per barrel amounts)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consolidated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average sales price per produced barrel sold
$
120.21

 
$
127.87

 
$
119.87

 
$
120.85

Times sales of produced refined products (BPD)
421,470

 
234,650

 
422,220

 
220,660

Times number of days in period
91

 
91

 
182

 
181

Refined product sales from produced products sold
$
4,610,507

 
$
2,730,427

 
$
9,211,295

 
$
4,826,684

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total refined product sales
$
4,610,507

 
$
2,730,427

 
$
9,211,295

 
$
4,826,684

Add refined product sales from purchased products and rounding (1)    
120,676

 
63,170

 
276,066

 
138,718

Total refined product sales
4,731,183

 
2,793,597

 
9,487,361

 
4,965,402

Add direct sales of excess crude oil (2)    
32,558

 
138,492

 
190,840

 
273,901

Add other refining segment revenue (3)    
31,728

 
21,137

 
36,999

 
29,015

Total refining segment revenue
4,795,469

 
2,953,226

 
9,715,200

 
5,268,318

Add HEP segment sales and other revenues
63,692

 
50,940

 
127,207

 
95,945

Add corporate and other revenues
4,411

 
153

 
8,635

 
801

Subtract consolidations and eliminations
(56,891
)
 
(37,186
)
 
(112,623
)
 
(71,346
)
Sales and other revenues
$
4,806,681

 
$
2,967,133

 
$
9,738,419

 
$
5,293,718


Reconciliation of average cost of products per produced barrel sold to total cost of products sold
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
  Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
 
(Dollars in thousands, except per barrel amounts)
Consolidated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average cost of products per produced barrel sold
$
92.78

 
$
106.45

 
$
97.44

 
$
102.16

Times sales of produced refined products (BPD)
421,470

 
234,650

 
422,220

 
220,660

Times number of days in period
91

 
91

 
182

 
181

Cost of products for produced products sold
$
3,558,463

 
$
2,273,043

 
$
7,487,683

 
$
4,080,215

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total cost of products for produced products sold
$
3,558,463

 
$
2,273,043

 
$
7,487,683

 
$
4,080,215

Add refined product costs from purchased products sold and rounding (1)    
121,872

 
64,206

 
278,196

 
139,746

Total cost of refined products sold
3,680,335

 
2,337,249

 
7,765,879

 
4,219,961

Add crude oil cost of direct sales of excess crude oil (2)    
29,733

 
135,981

 
185,543

 
268,861

Add other refining segment cost of products sold (4)    
27,649

 
10,205

 
28,087

 
12,539

Total refining segment cost of products sold
3,737,717

 
2,483,435

 
7,979,509

 
4,501,361

Subtract consolidations and eliminations
(55,953
)
 
(36,340
)
 
(110,828
)
 
(69,649
)
Costs of products sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
$
3,681,764

 
$
2,447,095

 
$
7,868,681

 
$
4,431,712



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Reconciliation of average refinery operating expenses per produced barrel sold to total operating expenses
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
  Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
 
(Dollars in thousands, except per barrel amounts)
Consolidated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average refinery operating expenses per produced barrel sold
$
5.00

 
$
5.48

 
$
5.26

 
$
5.80

Times sales of produced refined products (BPD)
421,470

 
234,650

 
422,220

 
220,660

Times number of days in period
91

 
91

 
182

 
181

Refinery operating expenses for produced products sold
$
191,769

 
$
117,015

 
$
404,200

 
$
231,649

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total refinery operating expenses for produced products sold
$
191,769

 
$
117,015

 
$
404,200

 
$
231,649

Add other refining segment operating expenses and rounding (5)    
9,382

 
8,266

 
18,232

 
15,711

Total refining segment operating expenses
201,151

 
125,281

 
422,432

 
247,360

Add HEP segment operating expenses
17,923

 
14,366

 
34,911

 
27,162

Add corporate and other costs
3,786

 
(168
)
 
7,352

 
(174
)
Subtract consolidations and eliminations
(134
)
 
(134
)
 
(342
)
 
(260
)
Operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
$
222,726

 
$
139,345

 
$
464,353

 
$
274,088


Reconciliation of net operating margin per barrel to refinery gross margin per barrel to total sales and other revenues
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
  Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
 
(Dollars in thousands, except per barrel amounts)
Consolidated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net operating margin per barrel
$
22.43

 
$
15.94

 
$
17.17

 
$
12.89

Add average refinery operating expenses per produced barrel
5.00

 
5.48

 
5.26

 
5.80

Refinery gross margin per barrel
27.43

 
21.42

 
22.43

 
18.69

Add average cost of products per produced barrel sold
92.78

 
106.45

 
97.44

 
102.16

Average sales price per produced barrel sold
$
120.21

 
$
127.87

 
$
119.87

 
$
120.85

Times sales of produced refined products (BPD)
421,470

 
234,650

 
422,220

 
220,660

Times number of days in period
91

 
91

 
182

 
181

Refined product sales from produced products sold
$
4,610,507

 
$
2,730,427

 
$
9,211,295

 
$
4,826,684

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total refined product sales from produced products sold
$
4,610,507

 
$
2,730,427

 
$
9,211,295

 
$
4,826,684

Add refined product sales from purchased products and rounding (1)    
120,676

 
63,170

 
276,066

 
138,718

Total refined product sales
4,731,183

 
2,793,597

 
9,487,361

 
4,965,402

Add direct sales of excess crude oil (2)    
32,558

 
138,492

 
190,840

 
273,901

Add other refining segment revenue (3)    
31,728

 
21,137

 
36,999

 
29,015

Total refining segment revenue
4,795,469

 
2,953,226

 
9,715,200

 
5,268,318

Add HEP segment sales and other revenues
63,692

 
50,940

 
127,207

 
95,945

Add corporate and other revenues
4,411

 
153

 
8,635

 
801

Subtract consolidations and eliminations
(56,891
)
 
(37,186
)
 
(112,623
)
 
(71,346
)
Sales and other revenues
$
4,806,681

 
$
2,967,133

 
$
9,738,419

 
$
5,293,718

(1)
We purchase finished products when opportunities arise that provide a profit on the sale of such products, or to meet delivery commitments.
(2)
We purchase crude oil that at times exceeds the supply needs of our refineries. Quantities in excess of our needs are sold at market prices to purchasers of crude oil that are recorded on a gross basis with the sales price recorded as revenues and the corresponding acquisition cost as inventory and then upon sale as cost of products sold. Additionally, at times we enter into buy/sell exchanges of crude oil with certain parties to facilitate the delivery of quantities to certain locations that are netted at carryover cost.
(3)
Other refining segment revenue includes the incremental revenues associated with NK Asphalt and miscellaneous revenue.
(4)
Other refining segment cost of products sold includes the incremental cost of products for NK Asphalt and miscellaneous costs.
(5)
Other refining segment operating expenses include the marketing costs associated with our refining segment and the operating expenses of NK Asphalt.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, Contact:

Douglas S. Aron, Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
M. Neale Hickerson, Vice President,
Investor Relations
HollyFrontier Corporation
214/871-3555


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