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): February 28, 2012 (February 28, 2012)
| HOLLYFRONTIER CORPORATION |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-03876 | 75-1056913 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 2828 N. Harwood, Suite 1300 Dallas, TX 75201 |
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (214) 871-3555
| Not applicable |
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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| Item 2.02. | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
The following information is furnished pursuant to Item 2.02, “Results of Operations and Financial Condition.”
On February 28, 2012, HollyFrontier Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the Company’s fourth quarter 2011 results. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein in its entirety.
By filing this report on Form 8-K and furnishing this information, the Company makes no admission as to the materiality of any information in this report, including Exhibit 99.1, or that any such information includes material investor information that is not otherwise publicly available.
The information contained in this report on Form 8-K, including the information contained in Exhibit 99.1, is intended to be considered in the context of the Company’s Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filings and other public announcements that the Company may make, by press release or otherwise from time to time. The Company disclaims any current intention to revise or update the information contained in this report, including the information contained in Exhibit 99.1, although the Company may do so from time to time as its management believes is warranted. Any such updating may be made through the furnishing or filing of other reports or documents with the SEC, through press releases or through other public disclosure.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| 99.1 | — | Press Release of the Company issued February 28, 2012 announcing fourth quarter of 2011 results.* |
| * | Furnished herewith pursuant to Item 2.02. |
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| HOLLYFRONTIER CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ Douglas S. Aron | |
| Douglas S. Aron Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
Date: February 28, 2012
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Exhibit Title | |||
| 99.1 | — | Press Release of the Company issued February 28, 2012 announcing fourth quarter of 2011 results.* | ||
| * | Furnished herewith pursuant to Item 2.02. |