SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Schmidt Ralph A

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O WESTERN REFINING, INC.

123 W. MILLS AVENUE, SUITE 200

(Street)

EL PASO

79901

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Western Refining, Inc. [ WNR ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/08/2013

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	06/08/2013		M		5,074⁽¹⁾	A	$0.00	305,677	D
Common Stock								120,000	I	By Spouse
Common Stock								150,000	I	By Linda C. Schmidt Trust

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Restricted Share Units	⁽²⁾	06/08/2013		M			5,074	⁽³⁾	⁽³⁾	Common Stock	5,074	$0.00	16,848⁽⁴⁾	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. These shares were issued pursuant to a restricted share unit ("RSU") award granted to the reporting person on June 8, 2012 (the "2012 RSU Award") as compensation for services as a director settled, at the election of the Compensation Committee of WNR's Board of Directors, in WNR common stock.

2. Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of WNR common stock or, at the election of the Compensation Committee of WNR's Board of Directors, the cash value thereof. The RSUs were issued as compensation for services as a director.

3. The 2012 RSU Award was settled, at the election of the Compensation Committee of WNR's Board of Directors, in WNR common stock on June 8, 2013.

4. This number of derivative securities includes (a) 6,439 RSUs awarded on June 7, 2011, (b) 1,733 RSUs awarded on June 27, 2011, (c) 2,352 RSUs awarded on September 27, 2011, and (d) 1,620 RSUs awarded on December 27, 2011, each of which was awarded as compensation for services as a director, and each of which vested one year following the date received, the settlement of which is subject to a deferral election of the reporting person. This number also includes 4,704 RSUs awarded on June 4, 2013, which vest on June 25, 2014, the settlement of which is subject to a deferral election of the reporting person.

Remarks:

	/s/ Ralph A. Schmidt	06/11/2013
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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