Current Report Filing (8-k)

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): December 8, 2016

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 Drive, Suite 1600

Dallas, Texas 75251

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: [phone]

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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On December 8, 2016, Alon USA Energy, Inc. (the “Company”), and Export Development Canada (“EDC”), entered into a Loan Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) for a term loan in the amount of USD 35,000,000.

The Loan Agreement bears interest at a rate equal to LIBOR plus a margin of 3.75% per annum. Principal payments under the Loan Agreement will be made in nine consecutive quarterly installments commencing December 2018. The loan will mature on December 8, 2020.

The term loan is secured by a lien on certain of the Company’s asphalt terminals. The Loan Agreement includes customary events of default and restrictive covenants, including maintenance financial covenants.

Proceeds under the Loan Agreement are intended to be used for general corporate purposes.

A copy of the Loan Agreement is attached as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The description of the Loan Agreement contained herein is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Loan Agreement.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)     Exhibits .

Exhibit Number		Description
10.1		Loan Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2016, by and between Alon USA Energy, Inc. and Export Development Canada.

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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:	December 13, 2016	By:	/s/ Shai Even
			Shai Even
			Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number		Description
10.1		Loan Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2016, by and between Alon USA Energy, Inc. and Export Development Canada.